N-CSR 1 d517287dncsr.htm ISHARES TRUST iSHARES TRUST

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT

OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-09729

 

 

iShares Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

c/o BlackRock Fund Advisors

400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

The Corporation Trust Company

1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 670-2000

Date of fiscal year end: July 31, 2023

Date of reporting period: July 31, 2023

 

 

 


Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders.

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


 

LOGO

  JULY 31, 2023

 

 

   2023 Annual Report

 

 

iShares Trust

 

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iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF | ETEC | NASDAQ

 

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iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF | IHAK | NYSE Arca

 

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iShares Exponential Technologies ETF | XT | NASDAQ

 

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iShares Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF | IDAT | NYSE Arca

 

·  

iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF | IDNA | NYSE Arca

 

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iShares Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF | IBRN | NYSE Arca

 

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iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF | IRBO | NYSE Arca

 

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iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF | IDRV | NYSE Arca

 

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iShares Virtual Work and Life Multisector ETF | IWFH | NYSE Arca


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Despite an uncertain economic landscape during the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2023, the resilience of the U.S. economy in the face of ever tighter financial conditions provided an encouraging backdrop for investors. While inflation was near multi-decade highs at the beginning of the period, it declined precipitously as commodity prices dropped. Labor shortages also moderated, although wages continued to grow and unemployment rates reached the lowest levels in decades. This robust labor market powered further growth in consumer spending, backstopping the economy.

Equity returns were solid, as the durability of consumer sentiment eased investors’ concerns about the economy’s trajectory. The U.S. economy resumed growth in the third quarter of 2022 and continued to expand thereafter. Most major classes of equities advanced, including large- and small-capitalization U.S. stocks and equities from developed and emerging markets.

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. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, 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”), acknowledging that inflation has been more persistent than expected, raised interest rates seven times during the 12-month period ended July 31, 2023. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and incrementally reduced its balance sheet by not replacing securities that reach maturity. However, the Fed declined to raise interest rates at its June 2023 meeting, the first time it paused its tightening in the current cycle, before again raising rates in July 2023.

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 decelerated the pace of interest rate hikes and recently opted for a pause, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period to keep inflation under control. Furthermore, ongoing structural changes may mean that the Fed will be hesitant to cut interest rates in the event of faltering economic activity lest inflation accelerate again. We believe investors should expect a period of higher volatility as markets adjust to the new economic reality and policymakers attempt to adapt.

While we favor an overweight position to developed market equities in the long term, we prefer an underweight stance in the near-term. Expectations for corporate earnings remain elevated, which seems inconsistent with macroeconomic constraints. Nevertheless, we are overweight on emerging market stocks in the near-term as growth trends for emerging markets appear brighter. We also believe that stocks with an A.I. tilt should benefit from an investment cycle that is set to support revenues and margins. We are neutral on credit overall amid tightening credit and financial conditions; however, there are selective opportunities in the near term. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries, U.S. inflation-linked bonds, U.S. mortgage-backed securities, 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.

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

Total Returns as of July 31, 2023

 

    

 

6-Month  

 

 

 

12-Month

 

   

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

  13.52%   13.02%
   

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

  4.51    7.91 
   

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

  6.65    16.79   
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  3.26    8.35 
   

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

  2.34    3.96 
   

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

  (2.08)   (7.56)
   

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

  (1.02)   (3.37)
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  0.20    0.93 
   

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

  2.92    4.42 

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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Table of Contents

 

     Page  

The Markets in Review

    2  

Annual Report:

 

Market Overview

    4  

Fund Summary

    6  

About Fund Performance

    24  

Disclosure of Expenses

    24  

Schedules of Investments

    25  

Financial Statements:

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    49  

Statements of Operations

    52  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    55  

Financial Highlights

    60  

Notes to Financial Statements

    69  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    81  

Important Tax Information

    82  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

    83  

Supplemental Information

    89  

Trustee and Officer Information

    90  

General Information

    93  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

    94  

 

 

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Market Overview

 

 

iShares Trust

Global Market Overview

Global equity markets advanced during the 12 months ended July 31, 2023 (“reporting period”), supported by continued economic growth and moderating inflation. The MSCI ACWI, a broad global equity index that includes both developed and emerging markets, returned 12.91% in U.S. dollar terms for the reporting period. Despite concerns about the impact of higher interest rates and rising prices, the global economy continued to grow, albeit at a slower pace than during the initial post-pandemic recovery. Inflation began to subside in most regions of the world, and lower energy prices reduced pressure on consumers, leading consumer and business sentiment to improve. While the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued to disrupt trade in Europe and elsewhere, market adaptation lessened the economic impact of the ongoing war. The prices of oil, natural gas, and wheat all declined during the reporting period, easing pressure on the world’s economies.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) tightened monetary policy rapidly, raising short-term interest rates seven times during the reporting period. The pace of tightening decelerated as the Fed twice lowered the increment of increase before pausing entirely in June 2023, the first time it declined to take action since the tightening cycle began. However, the Fed then raised interest rates again at its July 2023 meeting and stated that it would continue to monitor economic data. The Fed also continued to decrease the size of its balance sheet by reducing the store of U.S. Treasuries it had accumulated to stabilize markets in the early phases of the coronavirus pandemic.

Despite the tightening financial conditions, the U.S. economy demonstrated continued strength, and U.S. equities advanced. The economy returned to growth in the third quarter of 2022 and showed robust, if slightly slower, growth thereafter. Consumers powered the economy and increased their spending in both nominal and inflation-adjusted terms. Spending was helped by a strong labor market, as unemployment remained very low in historic terms, and the total number of employed persons reached an all-time high. Tightness in the labor market drove higher wages, although wage growth slowed as the reporting period continued.

European stocks outpaced their counterparts in most other regions of the globe, advancing strongly for the reporting period despite modest economic growth. European stocks benefited from a solid recovery following the early phases of the war in Ukraine. While the conflict disrupted critical natural gas supplies, new sources were secured and prices declined, while a warm winter helped moderate consumption. The European Central Bank (“ECB”) responded to the highest inflation since the introduction of the euro by raising interest rates eight times and beginning to reduce the size of its debt holdings.

Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region gained, albeit at a slower pace than other regions of the world. Japan returned to growth in the fourth quarter of 2022 and first quarter of 2023, as strong business investment and exports helped boost the economy and support Japanese equities. However, Chinese stocks were negatively impacted by slowing economic growth. While investors were initially optimistic following China’s lifting of several pandemic-related lockdowns in December 2022, subsequent performance disappointed, and tensions with the U.S. increased. Emerging market stocks advanced, as the improving global economic environment reassured investors. The declining value of the U.S. dollar relative to many other currencies and the slowing pace of the Fed’s interest rate increases also supported emerging market stocks.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023    iShares® Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. and non-U.S. companies involved in breakthrough innovations and development of new technologies that address the climate transition, as represented by the Morningstar Global Emerging Green Technologies Select 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

 

     Cumulative Total Returns   
    

Since

Inception

 

Fund NAV

    8.54

Fund Market

    8.36  

Index

    9.18  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was March 28, 2023. The first day of secondary market trading was March 30, 2023.

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

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return         
 

Beginning
Account Value
(03/28/23)
 
 
(a)  
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(b)  
           

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(b)  
    

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
 $ 1,000.00        $ 1,000.00        $ 1.61             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.50        $ 2.36        0.47

 

  (a) 

Commencement of operations.

 
  (b) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 125/365 for actual expenses and 181/365 for hypothetical expenses (to reflect the six month period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF

 

Portfolio Information

 

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

 

Industry    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Automobiles

    21.9

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    21.5  

Electrical Equipment

    16.9  

Machinery

    13.7  

Chemicals

    7.2  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    5.4  

Building Products

    5.4  

Multi-Utilities

    4.8  

Automobile Components

    2.2  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

    1.0  

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

United States

    22.6

China

    21.3  

Japan

    10.4  

Germany

    6.7  

Switzerland

    6.6  

Cayman Islands

    5.9  

Sweden

    5.3  

South Korea

    4.5  

Belgium

    4.1  

Denmark

    3.7  

Netherlands

    3.4  

United Kingdom

    3.1  

Canada

    1.5  

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    0.9  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023    iShares® Cybersecurity and Tech ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed and emerging market companies that are involved in cyber security and technology, including cyber security hardware, software, products, and services, as represented by the NYSE® FactSet® Global Cyber Security Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

     Average Annual Total Returns             Cumulative Total Returns   
     1 Year      Since
Inception
           1 Year      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    7.57      12.20       7.57      61.08

Fund Market

    7.78        12.22         7.78        61.18  

Index

    8.08        12.62               8.08        63.51  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was June 11, 2019. The first day of secondary market trading was June 13, 2019.

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
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
           

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
    

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
 $ 1,000.00        $ 1,154.30        $ 2.51             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.50        $ 2.36        0.47

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® Cybersecurity and Tech ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Stocks of global cybersecurity and technology companies advanced for the reporting period. Stocks in growth-oriented companies, including many in the information technology sector, outperformed the broader market. While growth stocks declined sharply in 2022 amid high inflation and rising interest rates, they rebounded in 2023 amid moderating inflation and investor optimism that interest rates would stabilize. Global cybersecurity attacks increased significantly in 2022, contributing to higher spending on technology-related security and risk management by global governments and businesses. Broadly, demand for cybersecurity analysts and engineers grew at twice the rate of employment demand for the general workforce. The increased adoption of artificial intelligence (“AI”) capabilities heightened cybersecurity concerns while at the same time aiding and improving security efforts.

U.S. stocks contributed the most to the Index’s return, led by the industrials sector. Research and consulting services companies specializing in cyber and digital intelligence reported strong demand for their services, partly reflecting new contracts from government agencies seeking to improve cloud and other technology security. Contractors providing technical and engineering assistance to the U.S. military benefited from new and renewing projects.

The U.S. information technology sector contributed significantly to the Index’s return. Systems software companies benefited from increased demand for software focused on helping companies secure their technology systems. Increased adoption of cloud platforms for cybersecurity programs and the modernization of companies’ security operation centers helped feed demand and encouraged the pursuit of smaller providers by larger technology conglomerates. Integration of security and networks into single platforms also boosted revenue and market share gains for systems software providers.

Stocks in Taiwan also contributed to the Index’s return, with AI-related demand attracting investors to the country’s information technology sector. Communications equipment companies benefited from rising sales of network appliances, ethernet switches, and other related hardware.

On the downside, Japanese stocks detracted from the Index’s return. Systems software companies, in the information technology sector, declined as rising global interest rates early in the reporting period pressured the broader Japanese equity market, particularly technology stocks.

Portfolio Information

 

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

 

Industry    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Software

    64.9

Professional Services

    13.8  

Communications Equipment

    11.2  

IT Services

    10.1  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

United States

    73.2

Israel

    8.8  

Japan

    4.5  

Taiwan

    4.0  

Canada

    2.8  

Germany

    2.2  

Denmark

    2.0  

United Kingdom

    1.4  

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    1.1  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023    iShares® Exponential Technologies ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Exponential Technologies ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of stocks of developed and emerging market companies that create or use exponential technologies, as represented by the Morningstar® Exponential Technologies IndexSM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years     Since
Inception
            1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    13.05      10.26     11.70        13.05      62.96      152.48

Fund Market

    13.04        10.23       11.69          13.04        62.77        152.31  

Index

    13.55        10.66       12.03                13.55        65.92        158.67  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was March 19, 2015. The first day of secondary market trading was March 23, 2015.

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

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return         
 

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid Durintg
the Period
 
 
(a)  
           

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
    

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
 $ 1,000.00        $ 1,107.70        $ 2.40             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.50        $ 2.31        0.46

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® Exponential Technologies ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Stocks of global companies that create or use exponential technologies advanced for the reporting period. Stocks in growth-oriented companies, including many in the information technology sector, outperformed the broader market. While growth stocks declined sharply in 2022 amid high inflation and rising interest rates, they rebounded in 2023 amid moderating inflation and investor optimism that interest rates would stabilize. The widespread emergence of artificial intelligence (“AI”) applications increased demand for machine learning capabilities, boosting the stocks of companies heavily involved in the burgeoning technology.

U.S. stocks, which represented approximately 64% of the Index on average during the reporting period, contributed the most to the Index’s return, led by the information technology sector. Demand for software and services rose as business and government enterprises sought increased implementation of machine learning and AI capabilities. That included increased demand from the U.S. intelligence and defense communities for AI-assisted software platforms. As providers of customer relationship management platforms developed new AI-powered offerings, demand for their software increased. Meanwhile, the rising proliferation of data-intensive applications and related analytics supported companies building platforms for the expanding data aggregation and cloud monitoring market.

U.S. semiconductor firms also contributed to the Index’s return. As with software, AI’s widespread emergence buoyed stocks of companies producing chips that power generative AI services, such as ChatGPT, other specialized AI applications, and the data centers that support AI functions. Makers of solar panels and microchips used in electric vehicles received a boost from the federal government’s Inflation Reduction Act, which created subsidies and tax credits for green energy initiatives.

Australian stocks contributed notably to the Index’s return. The information technology sector led the advance as logistics software firms benefited from businesses’ needs to improve supply chain efficiency following coronavirus pandemic-related disruptions. In Germany, information technology stocks also contributed as stronger-than-expected demand supported semiconductor manufacturers, particularly makers of microchips for automotive and industrial uses.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Information Technology

    51.4

Health Care

    16.7  

Industrials

    7.7  

Financials

    7.4  

Consumer Discretionary

    5.5  

Communication Services

    4.2  

Materials

    2.8  

Utilities

    2.4  

Real Estate

    1.3  

Consumer Staples

    0.6  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a)
 

United States

    65.0

China

    5.7  

Japan

    4.8  

Australia

    3.4  

Netherlands

    2.7  

Canada

    2.4  

Germany

    2.0  

United Kingdom

    2.0  

Switzerland

    2.0  

France

    1.4  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023    iShares® Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF (the “Fund”) (Formerly the iShares Cloud 5G and Tech ETF) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of companies from developed and emerging markets that could benefit from providing products, services, and technologies related to cloud computing and 5G, as represented by the Morningstar® Global Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      Since
Inception
           1 Year      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    14.84      1.71       14.84      3.71

Fund Market

    14.74        1.63         14.74        3.52  

Index

    15.28        1.73               15.28        3.75  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was June 8, 2021. The first day of secondary market trading was June 10, 2021.

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
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
           

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
    

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
 $ 1,000.00        $ 1,101.00        $ 2.45             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.50        $ 2.36        0.47

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Equities with considerable exposure to cloud computing and 5G networking advanced for the reporting period. Stocks in growth-oriented companies, including many in the information technology sector, outperformed the broader market. While growth stocks declined sharply in 2022 amid high inflation and rising interest rates, they rebounded in 2023 amid moderating inflation and investor optimism that interest rates would stabilize. The swift emergence of artificial intelligence (“AI”) applications drove rising demand for cloud computing solutions and the microchips that power AI. Mobile carriers continued expanding 5G networks as governments and carriers throughout the world increased their commitment to building them.

U.S. stocks, which represented approximately 73% of the Index on average during the reporting period, contributed the most to the Index’s return, led by the information technology sector. Amid strong growth forecasts, application software providers, particularly cloud computing platforms, benefited from ongoing digital transformation and data center modernization. Revenue for cloud service providers increased substantially amid rising demand for simplified and aggregated platform solutions. Likewise, companies providing software used to monitor network infrastructure, allowing companies to trouble-shoot technical problems, reported higher demand and revenue. Speculation that larger technology conglomerates might seek to expand their cloud operations via acquisitions also supported smaller cloud providers. The U.S. semiconductors industry also advanced, as investments in AI spurred rising demand for microchips used in data centers and specialized microchips that speed AI applications, boosting revenue for firms supplying them. Revenue also increased for firms that produce microchips for converting analog signals into digital data, particularly products used in automobile and industrial manufacturing.

Stocks in Taiwan contributed notably to the Index’s return. Within the information technology sector, technology hardware and equipment companies advanced amid strong demand from customers building AI servers. German information technology stocks also contributed, as supply chain improvements following disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the beginning of the war in Ukraine increased revenue for companies supplying microchips to automotive and industrial markets.

Portfolio Information

 

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

 

Industry    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a)
 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    33.1

Communications Equipment

    14.1  

IT Services

    13.8  

Software

    13.4  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    5.8  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    5.4  

Specialized REITs

    5.2  

Consumer Finance

    5.0  

Chemicals

    2.4  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    1.0  

Media

    0.8  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a)
 

United States

    76.0

Taiwan

    9.0  

Japan

    3.8  

Germany

    2.9  

Australia

    2.1  

Finland

    1.7  

Sweden

    1.7  

United Kingdom

    1.0  

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    1.8  
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023     iShares® Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed and emerging market companies that could benefit from the long-term growth and innovation in genomics, immunology and bioengineering, as represented by the NYSE® FactSet® Global Genomics and Immuno Biopharma IndexTM (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

     Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      Since
Inception
           1 Year      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    (24.04 )%       0.12       (24.04 )%       0.52

Fund Market

    (24.04      0.14         (24.04      0.58  

Index

    (23.55      0.27               (23.55      1.14  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was June 11, 2019. The first day of secondary market trading was June 13, 2019.

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
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
           

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
    

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
 $ 1,000.00        $ 890.80        $ 2.25             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.40        $ 2.41        0.48

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Global genomics, immunology, and healthcare stocks declined significantly for the reporting period. Growth-oriented stocks declined sharply in 2022 amid high inflation, a slowing economy, and rising interest rates. They rebounded in 2023 as inflation moderated and investors’ optimism increased that interest rates would stabilize. However, innovation-related healthcare stocks did not benefit from that recovery, as growth investors mostly targeted technology stocks while generally avoiding the healthcare sector. Waning demand for COVID-19 vaccines and legislative challenges to drugmakers’ prices further reduced investor interest. Patent disputes between vaccine makers exacerbated biotech stocks’ weakness from falling vaccine demand.

U.S. equities, which represented approximately 64% of the Index on average during the reporting period, detracted the most from the Index’s return, driven by declines in the healthcare sector. Biotechnology stocks, in particular, accounted for the majority of the Index’s decline. Notably, an innovative biotechnology company focused on developing cellular immunotherapies declined after ending a research collaboration with a major healthcare-centered company. Despite an increase in COVID-19 vaccine prices, falling demand reduced revenue for vaccine makers. In May 2023, the U.S. government officially ended the coronavirus health emergency and lifted its vaccine mandate for international travelers. Biotechnology companies faced headwinds as demand for COVID-19 vaccinations and booster shots trailed expectations and manufacturers anticipated deliveries falling by as much as two-thirds overall for 2023. Vaccine makers responded with plans to significantly cut costs through infrastructure consolidation and considerable layoffs. Investors’ lessening interest in biotechnology stocks extended to companies not involved in vaccine development, especially startups facing delays in clinical trials and early-stage firms yet to receive approval for marketable treatments.

Healthcare stocks in Germany and Taiwan also detracted from the Index’s return. Patent disputes weighed on German biotechnology companies. Additionally, a leading biotechnology firm reduced its earnings outlook after suffering a cyberattack. In Taiwan, biotechnology firms involved in vaccine production faced headwinds as global demand for COVID-19 vaccines waned.

Portfolio Information

 

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

 

Industry    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a)
 

Biotechnology

    76.7

Pharmaceuticals

    15.5  

Chemicals

    6.3  

Health Care Providers & Services

    1.0  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    0.5  

 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a)
 

United States

    62.7

Switzerland

    7.1  

France

    6.3  

Germany

    4.8  

Denmark

    4.3  

China

    3.9  

Japan

    3.9  

Netherlands

    2.3  

Taiwan

    2.2  

South Korea

    1.8  
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023    iShares® Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. and non-U.S. companies that could benefit from the growth and innovation in neuroscience, as represented by the NYSE® FactSet® Global Neuro Biopharma and MedTech 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

 

                                Cumulative Total Returns  
     

          

                           

Since

Inception

 

Fund NAV

                (2.45 )% 

Fund Market

                (2.27

Index

                                        (2.29

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was August 24, 2022. The first day of secondary market trading was August 26, 2022.

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
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
           

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
    

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
 $ 1,000.00        $ 916.60        $ 2.23             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.50        $ 2.36        0.47

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Global stocks of companies involved in neuroscience, treatments for neurological disorders, and related healthcare innovation declined slightly for the reporting period. After falling earlier in the reporting period amid high inflation, a slowing economy, and rising interest rates, growth-oriented stocks rebounded in 2023 as inflation moderated and investors’ optimism increased that interest rates would stabilize. However, despite the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approval of the first drug proven to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, innovation-related healthcare stocks did not fully participate in that recovery. Investors who gravitated toward the healthcare sector as the stock market declined in 2022 increasingly sought other alternatives as stocks recovered later in the reporting period.

Equities in Switzerland detracted the most from the Index’s return, led by biotechnology stocks in the healthcare sector. Financial losses widened at a leading provider of treatments for insomnia and other conditions; the company responded by adopting cost cuts aimed at reducing its cash outflow by half. Amid a cash shortfall, the firm secured bridge financing while attempting to sell a portion of its operations. In the meantime, its revenue continued rising and it launched an innovative drug targeting the effects of chronic insomnia.

U.S. stocks also detracted from the Index’s performance. In the healthcare sector, the healthcare equipment and supplies industry declined. Ongoing struggles to achieve profitability weighed on the stocks of medical device makers, including a supplier of systems aimed at alleviating chronic pain via spinal cord stimulation and a manufacturer of devices to help patients with bladder and bowel dysfunction. Though reporting varying degrees of revenue growth, these companies disclosed either minimal profits or ongoing net losses.

Some countries contributed to the Index’s return. In Ireland, a fledging drugmaker benefited from the FDA’s approval of new treatment for daytime drowsiness in adults with narcolepsy, boosting stocks in the country’s pharmaceutical industry. Stocks in South Korea’s pharmaceutical industry also rose amid expansion plans, acquisitions, and partnerships announced by a leading maker of treatments for central nervous system disorders.

Portfolio Information

 

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

 

Industry    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a)
 

Biotechnology

    57.1

Pharmaceuticals

    28.6  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    14.0  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    0.3  

 

 

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a)
 

United States

    72.4

Ireland

    6.5  

South Korea

    4.8  

Canada

    3.8  

British Virgin Islands

    2.9  

Sweden

    2.8  

Australia

    2.4  

Switzerland

    2.4  

China

    1.2  

Singapore

    0.8  
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023     iShares® Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed and emerging market companies that could benefit from the long-term growth and innovation in robotics technologies and artificial intelligence, as represented by the NYSE® FactSet® Global Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns         Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
         1 Year     5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    22.55      9.00      8.67       22.55     53.87      52.77

Fund Market

    23.16        8.95        8.73         23.16       53.50        53.24  

Index

    22.44        9.22        8.87           22.44       55.40        54.21  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was June 26, 2018. The first day of secondary market trading was June 28, 2018.

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
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
           

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
   

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
 $ 1,000.00        $ 1,164.50        $ 2.52             $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.50        $ 2.36          0.47

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Stocks of global companies producing or using robotics and artificial intelligence applications advanced considerably for the reporting period. Many stocks, particularly in the information technology sector, benefited from renewed investor interest in growth-oriented companies. Although growth stocks declined sharply in 2022 amid high inflation and rising interest rates, they rebounded in 2023 as inflation moderated and optimism increased that interest rates would stabilize. The widespread emergence of artificial intelligence (“AI”) applications increased demand for machine learning capabilities, boosting the stocks of companies heavily involved in the burgeoning technology.

U.S. equities, which represented approximately 53% of the Index on average for the reporting period, contributed the most to the Index’s return, led by the information technology sector. AI-related demand boosted the software and services industry, as business and government enterprises increasingly sought to implement machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities. Providers of customer relationship management platforms benefited from new AI-powered offerings and related integration that increased demand for their software. In addition, revenue rose for makers of data analytics platforms. Strong interest in AI also buoyed stocks of companies producing chips that power generative AI services.

Chinese stocks also contributed to the Index’s return, led by the communications sector. Global investment demand for exposure to the Chinese market increased after the country lifted restrictive Covid-19 pandemic policies. Stocks within the media and entertainment industry rose, as subscriber growth rebounded for both visual and audio streaming services after a stretch of industry-wide declines. Social media and livestream platforms, including dating and other apps, also benefited from improved financial performance and changes in leadership that boosted investors’ optimism. In addition, a popular app provider generated first-time profits.

Stocks in Taiwan further benefited performance, driven by gains in the semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry. Chipmakers that also provide engineering, consulting, and technical-support services advanced, as demand for engineering designs and solutions increased alongside the surge in orders for AI-related chips needed to train and deploy AI models.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a)
 

Information Technology

    55.6

Communication Services

    19.0  

Industrials

    13.1  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.4  

Financials

    1.0  

Health Care

    0.9  

 

 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a)
 

United States

    51.2

China

    13.1  

Japan

    9.9  

Taiwan

    8.6  

Israel

    2.9  

South Korea

    2.5  

Switzerland

    1.8  

Germany

    1.6  

France

    1.3  

Australia

    1.2  
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023    iShares® Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed and emerging market companies that may benefit from growth and innovation in and around electric vehicles, battery technologies and autonomous driving technologies, as represented by the NYSE® FactSet® Global Autonomous Driving and Electric Vehicle Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      Since
Inception
           1 Year      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    14.17      16.50       14.17      92.61

Fund Market

    13.93        16.44         13.93        92.24  

Index

    14.57        16.63               14.57        93.45  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was April 16, 2019. The first day of secondary market trading was April 18, 2019.

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
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
           

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
    

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
 $ 1,000.00        $ 1,121.20        $ 2.47             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.50        $ 2.36        0.47

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Stocks of companies related to innovation in electric vehicles (“EVs”) and self-driving cars advanced for the reporting period. Globally, EV sales increased in 2022 by approximately 52% to 10 million vehicles, with forecasts of continued growth in 2023. The U.S. government’s Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 expanded subsidies and taxes for green energy initiatives, including EVs, with a goal of pushing EVs to half of all U.S. car sales by 2030. Building on EV initiatives from the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the 2022 act spurred several new manufacturing investments from makers of vehicles and batteries. The impacts of those new programs increased capacity of global EV supply chains to support strong consumer demand. Meanwhile, automakers expanded investments in self-driving cars, which made inroads into ride-hailing and taxi services.

Stocks in China contributed the most to the Index’s return, led by the automobiles industry. China accounted for nearly 60% of global EV sales in 2022, while EVs almost doubled as a proportion of domestic car sales. EV sales also rose after China lifted highly restrictive coronavirus policies late in 2022, reopening large parts of the economy for the first time since the pandemic started. Stocks of EV manufacturers also benefited from announced plans to cut costs amid increasing global competition, and an investment from a large German automaker further aided the industry. The introduction of new models boosted new vehicle deliveries, which grew substantially even as price competition intensified. Rising sales bolstered industry profitability and raised expectations that the nation’s leading EV manufacturer might soon take over the top spot in the world.

The automobiles industry in Germany also contributed to the Index’s return. During the first seven months of 2023, new EV car registrations increased at a year-over-year rate of 13%, pushing sales to a fifth of the total market. South Korean stocks also aided performance, led by the materials sector. Stocks of chemical makers increased, as rising demand for materials used to manufacture batteries drove increased sales and profitability.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a)
 

Consumer Discretionary

    63.1

Materials

    16.0  

Industrials

    14.5  

Information Technology

    6.4  

Communication Services

    0.0  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a)
 

United States

    38.9

China

    19.3  

South Korea

    11.1  

Germany

    8.2  

Australia

    7.6  

France

    5.4  

Switzerland

    3.5  

Sweden

    2.7  

Japan

    1.5  

United Kingdom

    1.1  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023    iShares® Virtual Work and Life Multisector ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Virtual Work and Life Multisector ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. and non-U.S. companies that provide products, services and technologies that empower individuals to work remotely, and support an increasingly virtual way of life across entertainment, wellness and learning, as represented by the NYSE® FactSet® Global Virtual Work and Life Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

     Average Annual Total Returns             Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      Since
Inception
           1 Year      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    12.58      (13.73 )%        12.58      (34.23 )% 

Fund Market

    12.59        (13.75       12.59        (34.30

Index

    13.71        (13.32             13.71        (33.34

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was September 29, 2020. The first day of secondary market trading was October 1, 2020.

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

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a)  

           

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a)  

    

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

$ 1,000.00        $ 1,079.10        $ 2.42             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.50        $ 2.36        0.47

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® Virtual Work and Life Multisector ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Global stocks of companies focused on helping people work, consume entertainment, or study from home advanced during the reporting period. Stocks in growth-oriented companies, including many in the communication services and information technology sectors, outperformed the broader market. Even as the U.S. government proclaimed an official end to the coronavirus emergency, the growing shift to working from home persisted. Compared with prior to the pandemic, about six times as many total workdays occurred from home, and job listings mentioning remote work also rose almost sixfold.

U.S. equities contributed the most to the Index’s return, led by the communication services sector. In the entertainment industry, stocks of visual and audio streaming services, including content providers and the interfaces and platforms from which consumers access them, benefited from subscription and revenue growth after a post-pandemic lull. The U.S. software and services industry within the information technology sector also contributed to the Index’s performance, led by companies providing business software designed to enhance remote work environments. Demand increased for cloud-based applications used to manage workflow, organization, and customer relationships, boosting revenue for the firms providing them. Amid substantial customer growth, subscription revenue also rose for suppliers of software targeting innovative project management collaboration.

Outside the U.S., stocks in China and India contributed to the Index’s return. In China, within the communication services sector, stocks of interactive and media services companies rose as revenue for large social media platforms increased, while cost containment raised profits for suppliers of related mobile-based apps. In addition, stocks in visual and audio streaming services benefited from subscription growth that rebounded after a stretch of widespread declines. In China’s consumer discretionary sector, revenue increased significantly for providers of education services. In India, food delivery companies in the consumer discretionary sector benefited from rising orders. On the downside, Swedish stocks detracted slightly from performance. Streaming services in the communication services sector reported slowing growth amid rising inflation.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Information Technology

    44.5

Communication Services

    31.9  

Consumer Discretionary

    16.9  

Consumer Staples

    3.9  

Health Care

    2.8  

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

Security    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Roku Inc.

    3.6

DoorDash Inc., Class A

    3.0  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV

    2.9  

Five9 Inc.

    2.8  

Delivery Hero SE

    2.8  

Teladoc Health Inc.

    2.7  

Match Group Inc.

    2.7  

RingCentral Inc., Class A

    2.7  

Activision Blizzard Inc.

    2.6  

Dropbox Inc., Class A

    2.6  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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About Fund Performance   

 

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

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

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

Disclosure of Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments 

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Automobile Components — 2.1%            

Linamar Corp.

    1,144     $ 66,385  

Tianneng Power International Ltd.

    24,000       26,891  
   

 

 

 
      93,276  
Automobiles — 21.9%  

Li Auto Inc.(a)

    8,400       180,323  

NIO Inc.(a)

    16,800       256,492  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    888       237,478  

XPeng Inc.(a)

    20,800       221,872  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(b)

    24,000       54,616  
   

 

 

 
      950,781  
Building Products — 5.3%  

Munters Group AB(b)

    3,988       50,617  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    20,100       181,056  
   

 

 

 
      231,673  
Chemicals — 7.2%  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    5,878       135,942  

Umicore SA

    6,011       178,017  
   

 

 

 
      313,959  
Electrical Equipment — 16.8%  

ABB Ltd., Registered

    5,092       204,329  

Alfen Beheer BV(a)(b)

    636       44,134  

Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,600       11,919  

Gotion High-tech Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    4,000       15,434  

GS Yuasa Corp.

    2,000       40,244  

Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd., Class A

    5,600       14,152  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,760       60,481  

Nordex SE(a)

    3,296       46,574  

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

    26,400       17,632  

Signify NV(b)

    3,239       101,839  

SunPower Corp.(a)(c)

    1,496       14,766  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    6,041       161,575  
   

 

 

 
      733,079  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 5.4%  

Landis+Gyr Group AG

    540       46,888  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    356       185,834  
   

 

 

 
      232,722  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 1.0%  

Gunkul Engineering PCL, NVDR

    138,800       14,042  

Sunnova Energy International Inc.(a)(c)

    1,756       31,011  
   

 

 

 
      45,053  
Machinery — 13.7%  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    3,200       128,688  

Meidensha Corp.

    1,200       17,888  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    7,200       88,303  

Xylem Inc./NY

    1,655       186,601  
Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    4,000     $ 173,881  
   

 

 

 
      595,361  
Multi-Utilities — 4.8%  

E.ON SE

    16,537       209,198  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 21.5%        

Daqo New Energy Corp., ADR(a)

    1,632       63,762  

Duk San Neolux Co. Ltd.(a)

    348       10,997  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)(c)

    640       97,171  

First Solar Inc.(a)

    604       125,270  

Hangzhou First Applied Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,820       23,622  

JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,880       22,729  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,900       83,380  

Meyer Burger Technology AG(a)

    57,580       34,619  

SMA Solar Technology AG(a)

    364       34,703  

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.(a)

    399       96,342  

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

    10,400       42,373  

TSEC Corp.

    8,465       8,425  

United Renewable Energy Co. Ltd.

    28,000       15,886  

Universal Display Corp.

    1,320       192,562  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    76,000       82,524  
   

 

 

 
      934,365  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $4,070,081)

 

    4,339,467  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 3.0%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(d)(e)(f)

    130,333       130,372  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 3.0%
(Cost: $130,370)

 

    130,372  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 102.7%
(Cost: $4,200,451)

 

    4,469,839  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.7)%

 

    (118,430
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  4,351,409  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(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 (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

Affiliated Issuer     
Value at
03/28/23
 
(a) 
    
Purchases
at Cost
 
 
    

Proceeds

from Sale

 

 

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

 

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

 

    

Value at

07/31/23

 

 

    

Shares

Held at

07/31/23

 

 

 

     Income       

Capital
Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds


 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     $    —        $130,370(b)        $    —      $      $ 2      $ 130,372        130,333      $ 32 (c)     $  

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

            0(b)                                           25         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $      $ 2      $ 130,372         $ 57      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Commencement of operations.

 
  (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.

 
  (d) 

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

 

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

              

Micro E-Mini Russell 2000 Index

   1        09/15/23        $  10   $ 557  
              

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $ 557      $      $      $      $ 557  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 405      $      $      $      $ 405  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 557      $      $      $      $ 557  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $5,034 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

         
      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 1,111,348        $ 3,228,119        $        $ 4,339,467  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     130,372                            130,372  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,241,720        $ 3,228,119        $        $ 4,469,839  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 557        $        $   —        $ 557  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Cybersecurity and Tech ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Communications Equipment — 11.2%  

Accton Technology Corp.

    2,038,000     $  24,864,330  

ADTRAN Holdings Inc.

    417,890       4,066,070  

Calix Inc.(a)

    343,875       15,512,201  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    739,484       20,557,655  

Radware Ltd.(a)

    232,251       4,363,996  
   

 

 

 
      69,364,252  
IT Services — 10.1%            

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    244,892       23,142,294  

Change Holdings Inc.(b)

    239,000       3,158,978  

Netcompany Group A/S(a)(c)

    259,660       12,053,065  

Okta Inc.(a)(b)

    309,996       23,826,293  
   

 

 

 
      62,180,630  
Professional Services — 13.7%            

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Class A

    220,832       26,738,338  

CACI International Inc., Class A(a)

    74,322       26,045,402  

My EG Services Bhd

    27,571,200       4,681,643  

Science Applications International Corp.

    225,755       27,393,112  
   

 

 

 
      84,858,495  
Software — 64.8%            

A10 Networks Inc.

    403,913       6,268,730  

Ahnlab Inc.

    34,411       1,696,115  

Alarm.com Holdings Inc.(a)

    278,665       15,385,095  

BlackBerry Ltd.(a)

    3,383,992       17,219,570  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)

    184,646       24,412,048  

Clear Secure Inc., Class A(b)

    475,283       11,268,960  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    151,208       24,444,285  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)

    153,339       25,455,807  

Darktrace PLC(a)

    1,858,603       8,814,529  

Digital Arts Inc.

    63,900       2,528,727  

Everbridge Inc.(a)

    235,396       7,259,613  

ForgeRock Inc., Class A (a)(b)

    257,527       5,317,933  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    335,775       26,096,433  

OneSpan Inc.(a)

    213,687       2,936,059  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)

    105,307       26,322,538  

Qualys Inc.(a)(b)

    176,137       24,447,816  

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Software (continued)            

Rapid7 Inc.(a)

    345,663     $ 15,869,388  

SentinelOne Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,268,547       21,146,678  

TeamViewer AG(a)(c)

    794,908       13,512,355  

Tenable Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    562,083       27,350,959  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan

    473,100       22,351,955  

Varonis Systems Inc.(a)

    623,376       17,890,891  

VMware Inc., Class A(a)

    165,953       26,159,171  

Zscaler Inc.(a)

    160,748       25,780,764  
   

 

 

 
      399,936,419  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8%
(Cost: $601,315,149)

 

    616,339,796  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 4.7%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(d)(e)(f)

    27,926,516       27,934,894  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(d)(e)

    1,260,000       1,260,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 4.7%
(Cost: $29,196,334)

 

    29,194,894  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 104.5%
(Cost: $630,511,483)

 

    645,534,690  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (4.5)%

 

    (27,906,035
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 617,628,655  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

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

 

 

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

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

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 56,048,701     $     $ (28,123,025 )(a)    $ 24,358     $ (15,140   $ 27,934,894       27,926,516       $ 92,846 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    510,000       750,000 (a)                        1,260,000       1,260,000       36,112       1  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 24,358     $ (15,140   $ 9,194,894         $128,958     $ 1  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Cybersecurity and Tech ETF

 

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                          

E-Mini Technology Select Sector Index

     6        09/15/23      $ 1,085    $ 26,926  
           

 

 

 

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)

   $     —      $    —        $ 26,926   $        $        $        $ 26,926  
  

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                             

Futures contracts

   $    —      $    —        $ 64,187   $        $        $        $ 64,187  
  

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                             

Futures contracts

   $    —      $        $(32,713)   $        $        $        $ (32,713
  

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 755,745  

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

   $ 522,678,099        $ 93,661,697        $        $ 616,339,796  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     29,194,894                            29,194,894  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 551,872,993        $ 93,661,697        $        $ 645,534,690  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 26,926        $        $        $ 26,926  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Exponential Technologies ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

Common Stocks

 

Australia — 3.4%  

IRESS Ltd.

    2,261,522      $ 15,809,654  

Megaport Ltd.(a)(b)

    3,509,740        24,112,427  

Netwealth Group Ltd.

    1,572,165        16,062,733  

NEXTDC Ltd.(a)

    2,453,386        21,056,209  

Technology One Ltd.

    1,624,576        17,212,631  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    412,049        23,795,431  
    

 

 

 
       118,049,085  
Canada — 2.3%             

Ballard Power Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    2,699,708        12,836,742  

BlackBerry Ltd.(a)

    3,351,724        17,055,373  

Boralex Inc., Class A

    534,594        13,832,592  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    476,280        14,844,809  

Lithium Americas Corp.(a)(b)

    618,322        12,482,260  

Northland Power Inc.

    531,359        10,279,428  
    

 

 

 
       81,331,204  
Cayman Islands — 0.5%             

NIO Inc.(a)(b)

    1,160,750        17,721,660  
    

 

 

 
China — 5.7%             

Baidu Inc.(a)

    1,030,950        20,155,884  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    376,400        14,367,317  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    12,841,000        12,432,098  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,338,000        18,088,791  

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,259,960        10,567,714  

GDS Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    6,856,300        11,288,985  

Genscript Biotech Corp.(a)

    5,452,000        14,042,003  

Innovent Biologics Inc.(a)(c)

    4,154,500        18,576,591  

Li Auto Inc.(a)

    1,306,000        28,035,929  

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

    1,815,327        10,355,104  

Tianqi Lithium Corp.

    1,789,200        11,196,799  

XPeng Inc.(a)

    2,609,600        27,836,414  
    

 

 

 
       196,943,629  
Denmark — 0.8%             

Orsted AS(c)

    159,092        13,844,101  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    561,938        15,029,852  
    

 

 

 
       28,873,953  
Finland — 1.0%             

Nokia OYJ

    3,064,816        12,047,605  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    1,716,031        21,558,234  
    

 

 

 
       33,605,839  
France — 1.4%             

Dassault Systemes SE

    400,950        17,136,057  

Sanofi

    154,353        16,467,076  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    333,456        13,217,996  
    

 

 

 
       46,821,129  
Germany — 2.0%             

Infineon Technologies AG

    454,482        19,967,877  

Merck KGaA

    81,184        14,266,053  

SAP SE

    137,465        18,751,815  

Siemens AG, Registered

    105,139        17,920,117  
    

 

 

 
       70,905,862  
Israel — 0.5%             

Nice Ltd.(a)

    77,319        16,830,064  
    

 

 

 
Italy — 1.0%             

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    1,471,507        18,453,866  
Security   Shares      Value  
Italy (continued)             

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    1,800,287      $ 15,590,490  
    

 

 

 
       34,044,356  
Japan — 4.7%             

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    553,300        16,466,894  

Denso Corp.

    279,300        19,446,957  

FANUC Corp.

    484,500        14,822,027  

Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.

    554,300        15,266,451  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    274,300        16,293,886  

Nabtesco Corp.

    593,100        12,580,480  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    466,100        13,898,779  

TDK Corp.

    425,300        16,292,500  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    134,700        20,216,710  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    442,700        19,244,290  
    

 

 

 
       164,528,974  
Netherlands — 2.7%             

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    10,055        18,662,227  

ASM International NV

    52,950        25,155,503  

ASML Holding NV

    24,770        17,741,978  

QIAGEN NV(a)

    302,867        14,210,988  

TomTom NV(a)

    2,016,639        17,617,520  
    

 

 

 
       93,388,216  
South Korea — 0.9%             

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    144,323        16,464,203  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    27,470        14,339,464  
    

 

 

 
       30,803,667  
Spain — 1.1%             

Amadeus IT Group SA

    278,357        19,968,243  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    422,209        17,242,626  
    

 

 

 
       37,210,869  
Sweden — 1.2%             

Sandvik AB

    815,253        16,559,845  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)(b)

    731,816        14,323,888  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    2,332,329        11,732,720  
    

 

 

 
       42,616,453  
Switzerland — 2.0%             

CRISPR Therapeutics AG(a)(b)

    290,965        16,681,023  

Novartis AG, Registered

    161,618        16,920,941  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    45,736        14,180,508  

STMicroelectronics NV

    392,112        20,972,642  
    

 

 

 
       68,755,114  
Taiwan — 1.3%             

MediaTek Inc.

    640,000        14,083,143  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    965,000        17,425,583  

Yageo Corp.

    947,000        13,883,342  
    

 

 

 
       45,392,068  
United Kingdom — 2.0%             

AstraZeneca PLC

    107,044        15,379,675  

GSK PLC

    805,181        14,333,149  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    1,755,955        21,139,182  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    1,515,857        18,233,602  
    

 

 

 
       69,085,608  
United States — 64.8%             

AbbVie Inc.

    89,409        13,373,799  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    209,923        24,015,191  

AeroVironment Inc.(a)

    178,884        17,040,490  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    95,996        11,689,433  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)

    164,851        15,578,419  

Albemarle Corp.

    57,006        12,101,234  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Exponential Technologies ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    63,787     $ 12,463,980  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    155,198       20,597,879  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    166,454       22,251,571  

American Tower Corp.

    70,084       13,337,686  

Analog Devices Inc.

    88,746       17,707,489  

Ansys Inc.(a)

    60,660       20,751,786  

Applied Materials Inc.

    138,579       21,007,191  

Aptiv PLC(a)

    150,930       16,525,326  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    116,162       18,015,565  

Atlassian Corp., NVS(a)(b)

    117,406       21,360,848  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    76,358       16,187,132  

Biogen Inc.(a)(b)

    50,435       13,627,033  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    142,459       12,526,420  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    182,779       15,243,769  

Blackbaud Inc.(a)

    261,130       19,702,258  

Block Inc.(a)(b)

    241,671       19,461,766  

Bloom Energy Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    732,297       13,078,824  

Box Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    530,142       16,566,937  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    183,737       11,426,604  

Broadcom Inc.

    28,383       25,506,383  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    103,618       17,399,535  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    91,754       21,471,354  

Celanese Corp., Class A

    144,779       18,153,839  

ChargePoint Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,374,552       11,903,620  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    304,943       15,869,234  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    332,712       22,880,604  

Cogent Communications Holdings Inc.

    262,107       16,051,433  

Coinbase Global Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    357,108       35,214,420  

CoStar Group Inc.(a)

    184,242       15,470,801  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    130,163       21,042,151  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)

    215,764       25,183,974  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    135,820       16,925,888  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    1,022,796       8,110,772  

DocuSign Inc., Class A(a)

    350,138       18,844,427  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    667,937       18,000,902  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    211,778       16,440,326  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    408,285       22,329,107  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)(b)

    203,063       16,665,380  

Elastic NV(a)

    283,384       18,830,867  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    39,613       18,006,089  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    46,191       7,013,180  

Envestnet Inc.(a)(b)

    234,192       14,515,220  

Exact Sciences Corp.(a)(b)

    320,853       31,296,002  

F5 Inc.(a)

    99,397       15,728,581  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    32,842       14,287,584  

First Solar Inc.(a)

    95,195       19,743,443  

Five9 Inc.(a)

    228,592       20,058,948  

Fortinet Inc.(a)(b)

    285,649       22,200,640  

Gen Digital Inc.

    654,263       12,725,415  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    168,342       12,817,560  

Global Payments Inc.

    149,289       16,459,112  

Guardant Health Inc.(a)

    305,592       11,924,200  

Guidewire Software Inc.(a)(b)

    244,376       20,727,972  

Hubbell Inc., Class B

    59,690       18,623,280  

HubSpot Inc.(a)

    53,430       31,018,786  

Illumina Inc.(a)(b)

    70,766       13,597,687  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    174,736       11,134,178  

Intel Corp.

    520,402       18,614,780  

Intellia Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    387,052       16,383,911  

Intuit Inc.

    37,953       19,420,550  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)(b)

    54,983     $ 17,836,485  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    385,885       15,987,216  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    97,882       12,765,770  

Johnson & Johnson

    82,732       13,860,092  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    82,650       13,313,262  

KLA Corp.

    38,011       19,535,753  

Lam Research Corp.

    33,139       23,810,040  

Livent Corp.(a)(b)

    585,297       14,410,012  

Lumen Technologies Inc.

    2,693,450       4,821,275  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)

    124,818       23,792,807  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    53,209       14,324,927  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    134,031       14,294,406  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    129,285       41,190,201  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    196,113       18,422,855  

Micron Technology Inc.(b)

    273,682       19,538,158  

Microsoft Corp.

    60,487       20,318,793  

Moderna Inc.(a)

    82,295       9,682,830  

MongoDB Inc.(a)

    82,618       34,980,461  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.(b)

    40,034       22,398,623  

Nvidia Corp.

    91,330       42,677,596  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    89,979       20,063,517  

Okta Inc.(a)

    238,977       18,367,772  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b)

    209,985       22,625,884  

Oracle Corp.

    187,005       21,922,596  

Palantir Technologies Inc., Class A(a)

    2,083,056       41,327,831  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    89,458       22,360,922  

Plug Power Inc.(a)(b)

    1,075,870       14,115,414  

PTC Inc.(a)(b)

    121,273       17,682,816  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    154,591       17,008,102  

Qualcomm Inc.

    124,867       16,503,671  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    19,294       14,314,412  

Revvity Inc.

    105,327       12,949,955  

RingCentral Inc., Class A(a)

    417,990       17,288,066  

Salesforce Inc.(a)(b)

    112,951       25,415,105  

SEI Investments Co.(b)

    243,906       15,363,639  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    37,936       22,116,688  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    160,196       18,321,617  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)

    107,261       19,061,352  

SoFi Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    3,424,906       39,215,174  

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.(a)

    47,514       11,472,730  

Splunk Inc.(a)(b)

    176,025       19,068,788  

SunPower Corp.(a)(b)

    667,836       6,591,541  

Sunrun Inc.(a)(b)

    513,134       9,739,283  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    45,509       20,560,966  

Teradyne Inc.

    161,213       18,207,396  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    84,632       22,633,136  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    84,226       15,160,680  

Toast Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    855,437       18,879,495  

Tradeweb Markets Inc., Class A(b)

    229,101       18,738,171  

Twilio Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    325,201       21,473,022  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    47,758       18,942,256  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    89,107       18,197,432  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    46,392       16,345,757  

VMware Inc., Class A(a)

    124,795       19,671,436  

Waters Corp.(a)

    43,505       12,016,516  

Zscaler Inc.(a)(b)

    128,946       20,680,359  
   

 

 

 
      2,246,595,824  
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks — 99.3%
(Cost: $2,844,888,023)
        3,443,503,574  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Exponential Technologies ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Preferred Stocks

   
Chile — 0.4%            

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B, Preference Shares

    155,477     $ 11,400,232  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.4%
(Cost: $8,873,464)

 

    11,400,232  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $2,853,761,487)

 

    3,454,903,806  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 6.6%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(d)(e)(f)

    224,335,809       224,403,109  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(d)(e)

    5,560,000       5,560,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 6.6%
(Cost: $229,893,594)

 

    229,963,109  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 106.3%
(Cost: $3,083,655,081)

 

    3,684,866,915  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (6.3)%

 

    (217,266,670
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  3,467,600,245  
   

 

 

 
(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

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

 

Affiliates

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

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/22
   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
07/31/23
   

Shares

Held at
07/31/23

    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

    $164,930,879       $59,422,597 (a)      $       —     $ 4,527     $ 45,106     $ 224,403,109       224,335,809     $ 1,825,929 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    5,890,000             (330,000 )(a)                   5,560,000       5,560,000       120,863       1  

BlackRock
Inc.(c)

    14,603,515       588,715       (15,900,340     5,205,181       (4,497,071                 213,368        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 5,209,708     $ (4,451,965   $ 229,963,109       $ 2,160,160     $ 1  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

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

 

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

              

Euro STOXX 50 Index

   21        09/15/23        $ 1,037     $ 37,113  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

   28        09/15/23          1,476       60,985  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

   41        09/15/23          9,460       512,511  
              

 

 

 
               $ 610,609  
              

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Exponential Technologies ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

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

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 610,609      $      $      $      $ 610,609  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 629,369      $      $      $      $ 629,369  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 204,841      $      $      $      $ 204,841  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 9,791,021   

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

   $ 2,344,608,051        $ 1,098,895,523        $        $ 3,443,503,574  

Preferred Stocks

     11,400,232                            11,400,232  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     229,963,109                            229,963,109  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 2,585,971,392        $ 1,098,895,523        $    —        $ 3,684,866,915  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 573,496        $ 37,113        $        $ 610,609  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Chemicals — 2.4%            

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    1,869     $ 145,090  
   

 

 

 
Communications Equipment — 14.1%            

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    1,026       159,122  

Ciena Corp.(a)

    3,036       128,119  

F5 Inc.(a)

    883       139,726  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    4,074       113,257  

Lumentum Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,165       113,359  

Nokia OYJ

    27,230       107,040  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    20,672       103,990  
   

 

 

 
      864,613  
Consumer Finance — 5.0%            

SoFi Technologies Inc.(a)

    26,727       306,024  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0%            

JTOWER Inc.(a)

    200       10,216  

NetLink NBN Trust

    63,000       40,751  

Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT

    82,200       10,520  
   

 

 

 
      61,487  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 5.4%  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    2,400       142,564  

Quectel Wireless Solutions Co. Ltd., Class A

    408       3,271  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    2,700       80,512  

Yageo Corp.

    7,142       104,704  
   

 

 

 
       331,051  
Specialized REITs — 5.2%            

American Tower Corp.

    615       117,041  

Crown Castle Inc.

    939       101,684  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

    453       99,184  
   

 

 

 
      317,909  
IT Services — 13.8%            

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,468       138,727  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,952       203,009  

Computacenter PLC

    2,288       64,549  

GDS Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    21,300       35,071  

Kyndryl Holdings Inc.(a)

    6,575       89,814  

NEXTDC Ltd.(a)

    14,760       126,678  

Twilio Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,889       190,761  
   

 

 

 
      848,609  
Media — 0.8%            

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)

    6,046       47,945  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 33.0%  

Analog Devices Inc.

    781       155,833  

Broadcom Inc.

    251       225,561  

Diodes Inc.(a)

    1,431       135,215  
Security   Shares     Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

Infineon Technologies AG

    4,020     $ 176,621  

Intel Corp.

    4,631       165,651  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc., Class H(a)

    1,525       106,628  

MediaTek Inc.

    6,000       132,029  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    795       177,269  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    1,369       150,617  

Qualcomm Inc.

    1,105       146,048  

SiTime Corp.(a)(b)

    368       47,476  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    1,418       162,177  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    8,000       144,461  

Wolfspeed Inc.(a)(b)

    1,597       105,242  
   

 

 

 
      2,030,828  
Software — 13.4%            

Confluent Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    4,561       157,537  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)

    1,916       223,636  

New Relic Inc.(a)

    1,648       138,399  

Nutanix Inc., Class A(a)

    4,314       130,283  

Teradata Corp.(a)

    3,104       176,462  
   

 

 

 
      826,317  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 5.8%  

Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,200       20,464  

Pure Storage Inc., Class A(a)

    4,545       168,120  

Wiwynn Corp.

    3,000       170,367  
   

 

 

 
      358,951  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.9%
(Cost: $6,384,851)

      6,138,824  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 11.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(c)(d)(e)

    697,435       697,644  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 11.3%
(Cost: $697,642)

 

    697,644  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 111.2%
(Cost: $7,082,493)

 

    6,836,468  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (11.2)%

 

    (688,914
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  6,147,554  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(e) 

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

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

Affiliated Issuer    
Value at
07/31/22
 
 
   
Purchases
at Cost
 
 
   
Proceeds
from Sale
 
 
   
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 
 
   


Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
   
Value at
07/31/23
 
 
   

Shares
Held at
07/31/23
 
 
 
    Income      


Capital

Gain
Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 
 

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 133,722     $ 563,844 (a)    $     $ 76     $ 2     $ 697,644       697,435     $ 631 (b)     $  

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

          0 (a)                                     60        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 76     $ 2     $ 697,644       $ 691     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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.

 
  (c) 

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

 

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

   $ 4,696,000        $ 1,442,824        $        $ 6,138,824  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     697,644                            697,644  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 5,393,644        $ 1,442,824        $        $ 6,836,468  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Canada — 0.7%            

Arbutus Biopharma Corp.(a)

    473,769     $ 1,028,079  
   

 

 

 
China — 3.9%            

BeiGene Ltd.(a)

    338,200       5,601,444  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 4.2%            

Genmab A/S(a)

    14,938       6,157,437  
   

 

 

 
France — 6.3%            

Sanofi

    57,473       6,131,479  

Valneva SE(a)(b)

    398,508       2,992,606  
   

 

 

 
      9,124,085  
Germany — 4.8%            

BioNTech SE, ADR(a)

    54,146       5,894,875  

MorphoSys AG(a)

    36,182       1,059,241  
   

 

 

 
      6,954,116  
Japan — 3.9%            

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    183,000       5,595,196  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 2.3%            

CureVac NV(a)(b)

    357,680       3,319,270  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 1.8%            

ABLBio Inc.(a)

    112,085       1,683,393  

Geneone Life Science Inc.(a)

    275,250       929,210  
   

 

 

 
      2,612,603  
Switzerland — 7.0%            

CRISPR Therapeutics AG(a)

    79,988       4,585,712  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    18,142       5,624,951  
   

 

 

 
       10,210,663  
Taiwan — 2.2%            

Adimmune Corp.(a)

    1,358,000       1,516,083  

Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp.(a)

    957,815       1,737,522  
   

 

 

 
      3,253,605  
United States — 62.6%            

Allogene Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    295,036       1,463,379  

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)

    25,403       888,089  

Arcus Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    182,505       3,631,850  

Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    281,609       965,919  

Beam Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    172,048       5,311,122  

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    701,169       5,181,639  

BioNano Genomics Inc.(a)

    1,156,157       679,473  

Blueprint Medicines Corp.(a)

    100,563       6,637,158  

Caribou Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    205,660       1,478,695  

Coherus Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    288,921       1,392,599  

Editas Medicine Inc.(a)

    262,162       2,301,782  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Exelixis Inc.(a)

    305,095     $ 6,013,422  

Fate Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    354,386       1,463,614  

Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    3,614,048       9,071,260  

ImmunityBio Inc.(a)(b)

    418,787       921,331  

Intellia Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    86,842       3,676,022  

Invitae Corp.(a)(b)

    971,080       1,378,934  

Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)

    665,314       4,830,180  

Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    398,310       716,958  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    62,353       4,173,286  

MacroGenics Inc.(a)

    224,876       1,072,659  

Moderna Inc.(a)(b)

    44,861       5,278,345  

OmniAb Inc., 12.50 Earnout Shares(c)

    19,498        

OmniAb Inc., 15.00 Earnout Shares(c)

    19,498        

Prime Medicine Inc., NVS(a)

    30,180       454,813  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    7,913       5,870,734  

Sana Biotechnology Inc.(a)

    88,593       519,155  

SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    182,097       5,714,204  

Twist Bioscience Corp.(a)(b)

    210,834       5,131,700  

Vir Biotechnology Inc.(a)

    214,539       3,020,709  

Xencor Inc.(a)(b)

    62,323       1,513,826  
   

 

 

 
      90,752,857  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $212,319,212)

 

    144,609,355  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 16.7%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(d)(e)(f)

    24,049,783       24,056,998  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(d)(e)

    70,000       70,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 16.7%
(Cost: $24,128,841)

 

    24,126,998  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 116.4%
(Cost: $236,448,053)

 

    168,736,353  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (16.4)%

 

    (23,742,022
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  144,994,331  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

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

(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 (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

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

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 29,522,610     $     $ (5,475,155 )(a)    $ 11,459     $ (1,916   $ 24,056,998       24,049,783     $ 422,031 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    210,000             (140,000 )(a)                  70,000       70,000       6,772        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 11,459     $ (1,916   $ 24,126,998       $ 428,803     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

              

E-Mini Health Care Sector Index

   2        09/15/23        $ 272     $ 7,450  
              

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $ 7,450      $      $      $      $ 7,450  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 32,386      $      $      $      $ 32,386  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (30,897    $      $      $      $ (30,897
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 372,073   

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

         
      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 105,580,793        $ 39,028,562        $        $ 144,609,355  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     24,126,998                            24,126,998  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 129,707,791        $ 39,028,562        $    —        $ 168,736,353  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 7,450        $        $        $ 7,450  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Biotechnology — 57.0%            

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    8,008     $ 234,154  

Alector Inc.(a)

    7,557       51,841  

Alkermes PLC(a)

    6,712       196,527  

Anavex Life Sciences Corp.(a)

    9,668       79,761  

Annexon Inc.(a)

    4,302       14,842  

BioArctic AB, Class B(a)(b)

    4,802       137,594  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    660       178,325  

Biohaven Ltd., NVS(a)

    7,182       142,778  

Bioxcel Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    2,477       22,640  

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(c)

    12,258       169,528  

Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)

    5,907       180,695  

Design Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    4,013       32,666  

Dyne Therapeutics Inc.(a)(c)

    3,849       46,881  

Idorsia Ltd.(a)(c)

    14,827       117,599  

Karuna Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    844       168,606  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    2,136       217,637  

Prothena Corp. PLC(a)

    2,858       196,830  

PTC Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    4,490       181,127  

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.(a)(c)

    1,583       171,581  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    6,801       39,310  

Voyager Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    4,243       39,545  

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    5,084       187,701  
   

 

 

 
      2,808,168  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 14.0%  

Axogen Inc.(a)

    5,003       43,226  

Axonics Inc.(a)

    4,076       246,068  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)

    5,088       231,351  

Nevro Corp.(a)

    4,257       106,383  

Peijia Medical Ltd.(a)(b)

    54,000       61,264  
   

 

 

 
      688,292  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.4%  

Cellivery Therapeutics Inc.(a)(d)

    3,565       16,815  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 28.5%  

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    5,095       119,478  

Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC, ADR(a)

    8,651       121,979  

Cassava Sciences Inc.(a)(c)

    4,836       106,295  
Security   Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)  

Edgewise Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    4,907     $ 35,772  

Harmony Biosciences Holdings Inc.(a)(c)

    4,135       146,255  

Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.(a)

    3,216       198,878  

KemPharm Inc.(a)(c)

    3,689       18,002  

Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    5,875       62,510  

Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd., NVS(a)

    13,475       117,858  

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,420       218,388  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    5,909       181,347  

WaVe Life Sciences Ltd.(a)

    8,533       37,289  

Xeris Biopharma Holdings Inc.(a)

    15,969       41,679  
   

 

 

 
      1,405,730  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.9%
(Cost: $4,974,420)

 

    4,919,005  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 13.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(e)(f)(g)

    656,384       656,581  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 13.3%
(Cost: $656,527)

 

    656,581  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 113.2%
(Cost: $5,630,947)

 

    5,575,586  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (13.2)%

 

    (650,258
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  4,925,328  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(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.

 

Affiliates

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

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer    
Value at
08/24/22
 
(a) 
   
Purchases
at Cost
 
 
   
Proceeds
from Sale
 
 
   
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 
 
   


Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
   
Value at
07/31/23
 
 
   

Shares
Held at
07/31/23
 
 
 
    Income      





Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 
 
 
 
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $     $ 656,476 (b)    $     $ 51     $ 54     $ 656,581       656,384       $17,876 (c)    $  

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

          0 (b)                                     420        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 51     $ 54     $ 656,581         $18,296     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Commencement of operations.

 
  (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.

 
  (d) 

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

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

         
      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 4,249,487        $ 652,703        $ 16,815        $ 4,919,005  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     656,581                            656,581  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 4,906,068        $ 652,703        $ 16,815        $ 5,575,586  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 1.2%            

Megaport Ltd.(a)

    878,585     $  6,036,008  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 0.8%            

ATS Corp.(a)

    92,945       4,215,001  
   

 

 

 
China — 13.0%            

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(a)

    394,700       5,044,020  

Baidu Inc.(a)

    251,800       4,922,888  

Hello Group Inc., ADR

    468,510       4,989,632  

iQIYI Inc., ADR(a)

    934,918       5,927,380  

JOYY Inc., ADR

    144,186       5,011,905  

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

    761,964       5,364,227  

Kuaishou Technology(a)(c)

    575,200       5,048,326  

Meitu Inc.(b)(c)

    15,922,500       5,812,924  

Meituan, Class B(a)(c)

    267,790       5,112,142  

NetEase Inc.

    239,000       5,205,497  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    97,300       4,472,017  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(c)

    3,035,600       4,829,279  

ZTE Corp., Class H

    1,326,400       4,854,394  
   

 

 

 
      66,594,631  
France — 1.3%  

Atos SE(a)

    267,044       2,773,902  

Dassault Systemes SE

    93,109       3,979,352  
   

 

 

 
      6,753,254  
Germany — 1.6%  

Duerr AG

    136,785       4,267,758  

Nemetschek SE

    51,848       3,772,927  
   

 

 

 
      8,040,685  
Guernsey — 1.1%  

Genius Sports Ltd.(a)

    734,230       5,756,363  
   

 

 

 
India — 1.0%            

PB Fintech Ltd.(a)

    575,476       5,129,224  
   

 

 

 
Israel — 2.9%            

Maytronics Ltd.

    354,777       4,832,183  

Nano Dimension Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    1,718,850       5,328,435  

Stratasys Ltd.(a)(b)

    260,837       4,728,975  
   

 

 

 
      14,889,593  
Italy — 1.1%  

Stellantis NV

    262,339       5,382,641  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 9.8%            

FANUC Corp.

    121,000       3,701,683  

Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.

    121,800       3,354,598  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    190,800       4,866,014  

Kyocera Corp.

    73,300       3,944,424  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    216,400       4,008,329  

Nidec Corp.

    78,600       4,694,381  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    52,900       3,708,216  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    498,600       4,435,379  

Sharp Corp./Japan(a)

    765,000       4,548,812  

Sony Group Corp.

    42,100       3,943,348  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    163,500       4,795,275  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    97,100       4,220,964  
   

 

 

 
      50,221,423  
Netherlands — 0.0%  

Yandex NV, Class A(a)(d)

    50,541       506  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Norway — 0.9%            

AutoStore Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    1,845,516     $ 4,602,497  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 2.6%            

AfreecaTV Co. Ltd.

    79,111       4,532,680  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    74,930       4,102,615  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    43,272       4,356,339  
   

 

 

 
      12,991,634  
Sweden — 1.0%  

Spotify Technology SA(a)

    27,637       4,129,244  

Viaplay Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    198,825       863,201  
   

 

 

 
      4,992,445  
Switzerland — 1.8%  

ABB Ltd., Registered

    110,783       4,445,446  

STMicroelectronics NV

    91,963       4,918,766  
   

 

 

 
      9,364,212  
Taiwan — 8.5%  

Alchip Technologies Ltd.

    77,000       4,901,117  

Faraday Technology Corp.

    741,000       7,718,344  

Global Unichip Corp.

    89,000       4,655,105  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    540,392       3,637,555  

Holtek Semiconductor Inc.

    1,815,000       4,009,935  

HTC Corp.(a)

    2,022,000       3,601,325  

Nuvoton Technology Corp.

    997,000       4,460,511  

Via Technologies Inc.

    1,507,000       6,414,334  

Winbond Electronics Corp.(a)

    4,490,000       4,208,600  
   

 

 

 
      43,606,826  
United States — 51.2%  

3D Systems Corp.(a)(b)

    452,025       3,937,138  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    9,566       5,224,662  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    35,472       4,057,997  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    35,981       4,775,398  

Altair Engineering Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    56,213       4,212,602  

Alteryx Inc., Class A(a)

    98,733       4,093,470  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    33,753       4,512,101  

Ambarella Inc.(a)

    54,349       4,533,794  

AMETEK Inc.

    27,830       4,413,838  

Analog Devices Inc.

    23,131       4,615,328  

Ansys Inc.(a)(b)

    12,902       4,413,774  

Apple Inc.

    24,149       4,744,071  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    20,367       4,317,600  

Bentley Systems Inc., Class B(b)

    88,730       4,780,772  

Bumble Inc., Class A(a)

    253,506       4,694,931  

CEVA Inc.(a)(b)

    166,609       4,525,100  

Cognex Corp.

    73,893       4,036,036  

Credo Technology Group Holdings Ltd.(a)

    253,979       4,310,024  

Desktop Metal Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,049,448       3,729,995  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    175,689       4,734,819  

Elastic NV(a)

    58,134       3,863,004  

Freshworks Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    265,668       4,957,365  

fuboTV Inc.(a)(b)

    2,493,853       8,404,285  

GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)

    55,485       4,277,339  

HubSpot Inc.(a)

    8,015       4,653,108  

Informatica Inc. , Class A(a)(b)

    235,731       4,488,318  

Intel Corp.

    132,870       4,752,760  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    13,445       4,361,558  

iRobot Corp.(a)

    104,059       4,162,360  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b)

    52,504       4,774,714  

Lumen Technologies Inc.

    2,069,834       3,705,003  

Marvell Technology Inc.

    69,691       4,538,975  

Matterport Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,599,962       5,423,871  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)  

MaxLinear Inc.(a)

    144,306     $ 3,560,029  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    15,521       4,944,991  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    54,112       5,083,281  

Microsoft Corp.

    12,616       4,237,967  

MicroStrategy Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    13,918       6,094,414  

MicroVision Inc.(a)(b)

    856,200       3,424,800  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    11,137       4,888,809  

Nvidia Corp.

    10,663       4,982,713  

Pegasystems Inc.(b)

    87,799       4,631,397  

Peloton Interactive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    497,059       4,826,443  

Pinterest Inc., Class A(a)

    178,697       5,180,426  

Proto Labs Inc.(a)(b)

    126,730       4,201,099  

PTC Inc.(a)

    30,401       4,432,770  

Qualcomm Inc.

    35,980       4,755,477  

Regal Rexnord Corp.(b)

    29,715       4,640,889  

Rumble Inc.(a)(b)

    420,229       3,622,374  

Salesforce Inc.(a)

    19,871       4,471,174  

Silicon Laboratories Inc.(a)(b)

    28,644       4,271,966  

Snap Inc., Class A, NVS(a)

    403,683       4,585,839  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)

    24,154       4,292,407  

Splunk Inc.(a)(b)

    40,834       4,423,547  

Sprinklr Inc.(a)

    315,651       4,431,740  

Teradata Corp.(a)

    85,861       4,881,198  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    23,929       4,307,220  

Vimeo Inc.(a)

    268,642       1,106,805  
   

 

 

 
      261,305,885  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8%
(Cost: $472,075,469)

 

    509,882,828  
   

 

 

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 9.6%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(e)(f)(g)

    49,075,660     $ 49,090,383  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(e)(f)

    60,000       60,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 9.6%
(Cost: $49,153,109)

 

    49,150,383  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 109.4%
(Cost: $521,228,578)

 

    559,033,211  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (9.4)%

 

    (48,013,539
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  511,019,672  
   

 

 

 

 

(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.

 

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/22
   

Purchases

at Cost

    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
07/31/23
   

Shares

Held at
07/31/23

    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 20,896,442     $ 28,192,166 (a)    $     $ 4,705     $ (2,930   $ 49,090,383       49,075,660     $ 1,386,461 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    200,000             (140,000 )(a)                  60,000       60,000       10,645        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 4,705     $ (2,930   $ 49,150,383       $ 1,397,106     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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                             

E-Mini Technology Select Sector Index

     4          09/15/23        $ 723   $ 10,560  
              

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

 

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

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $  10,560      $      $      $      $ 10,560  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 337,965      $      $      $      $ 337,965  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (43,071    $      $      $      $ (43,071
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 1,269,170  

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

   $ 306,757,047        $ 203,125,275        $ 506        $ 509,882,828  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     49,150,383                            49,150,383  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 355,907,430        $ 203,125,275        $    506        $ 559,033,211  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 10,560        $        $        $ 10,560  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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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July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 7.6%            

Allkem Ltd.(a)

    1,658,526     $ 16,604,519  

ARB Corp. Ltd.

    55,082       1,156,383  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.

    5,480,186       17,928,674  

Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd.(a)

    551,089       1,650,182  
   

 

 

 
      37,339,758  
China — 19.2%            

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    518,000       18,450,134  

Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    1,847,280       11,900,935  

Li Auto Inc.(a)

    1,079,700       23,177,942  

XPeng Inc.(a)

    3,871,100       41,292,743  
   

 

 

 
      94,821,754  
France — 5.4%            

Faurecia SE(a)

    113,832       2,860,469  

Renault SA

    456,525       20,051,323  

Valeo

    163,696       3,700,213  
   

 

 

 
      26,612,005  
Germany — 1.5%            

Continental AG

    78,917       6,300,706  

Vitesco Technologies Group AG(a)

    12,477       1,067,082  
   

 

 

 
      7,367,788  
Israel — 0.1%            

Innoviz Technologies Ltd.(a)(c)

    94,814       388,737  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 1.5%            

GS Yuasa Corp.

    379,500       7,636,290  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 0.0%            

Yandex NV, Class A(a)(d)

    94,146       942  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 11.0%            

Chunbo Co. Ltd.

    22,226       3,322,867  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    46,584       8,511,656  

LG Energy Solution(a)

    35,974       15,804,510  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    29,584       15,442,982  

SK IE Technology Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    134,239       11,311,445  
   

 

 

 
      54,393,460  
Sweden — 2.7%            

Hexagon AB, Class B

    1,360,267       13,188,886  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 3.5%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    433,061       17,377,662  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 0.6%            

Advanced Energy Solution Holding Co. Ltd.

    144,000       3,180,892  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 1.1%            

Polestar Automotive Holding U.K. PLC, Class A(a)(c)

    1,222,061        5,474,833  
   

 

 

 
United States — 38.7%            

Adient PLC(a)

    66,996       2,851,350  

Aptiv PLC(a)

    172,918       18,932,792  

Aurora Innovation Inc., Class A(a)

    228,615       749,857  

Autoliv Inc.

    62,556       6,313,777  

Blink Charging Co.(a)(c)

    251,085       1,606,944  

Canoo Inc.(a)(c)

    2,148,197       1,386,017  

ChargePoint Holdings Inc., Class A(a)(c)

    1,300,965       11,266,357  

CTS Corp.

    22,651       1,010,914  

EVgo Inc.(a)(c)

    460,420       2,012,035  

Fisker Inc., Class A(a)(c)

    971,942       5,996,882  
Security   Shares      Value  
United States (continued)  

Gentex Corp.

    170,424      $ 5,722,838  

Gentherm Inc.(a)

    23,862        1,426,232  

Lear Corp.

    43,018        6,657,466  

Livent Corp.(a)

    646,678        15,921,212  

Lucid Group Inc.(a)(c)

    2,455,595        18,687,078  

Luminar Technologies Inc.(a)(c)

    166,768        1,234,083  

Methode Electronics Inc.

    24,647        829,125  

Microvast Holdings Inc.(a)(c)

    861,504        2,472,517  

Nikola Corp.(a)(c)

    2,678,667        7,152,041  

QuantumScape Corp.(a)(c)

    1,343,472        17,881,612  

Rivian Automotive Inc., Class A(a)(c)

    1,118,834        30,924,572  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC(c)

    110,840        4,682,990  

Solid Power Inc.(a)(c)

    585,580        1,674,759  

Stoneridge Inc.(a)

    19,464        397,844  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    75,715        20,248,462  

Visteon Corp.(a)

    20,527        3,163,005  
    

 

 

 
       191,202,761  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 92.9%
(Cost: $396,298,353)

       458,985,768  
    

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

    
Germany — 6.6%             

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    278,893        16,456,330  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    124,279        16,463,931  
    

 

 

 
       32,920,261  
    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 6.6%
(Cost: $35,371,957)

       32,920,261  
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.5%
(Cost: $431,670,310)

       491,906,029  
    

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

    
Money Market Funds — 18.9%             

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(e)(f)(g)

    93,093,689        93,121,617  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(e)(f)

    180,000        180,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 18.9%
(Cost: $93,299,119)

 

     93,301,617  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 118.4%
(Cost: $524,969,429)

 

     585,207,646  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (18.4)%

 

     (91,000,328
    

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

   $  494,207,318  
    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(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 (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

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

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 13,521,649     $ 79,594,454 (a)    $     $ 3,125     $ 2,389     $ 93,121,617       93,093,689     $ 3,991,654 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    160,000       20,000 (a)                         180,000       180,000       22,727       2  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 3,125     $ 2,389     $ 93,301,617       $ 4,014,381     $ 2  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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                             

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     14          09/15/23        $  692   $ 17,365  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     6          09/15/23        1,384     36,532  
              

 

 

 
               $ 53,897  
              

 

 

 

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)

  $    —      $    —      $ 53,897      $    —      $    —      $    —      $ 53,897  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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).

 

 

     
Commodity
Contracts
 
 
    
Credit
Contracts
 
 
    
Equity
Contracts
 
 
    


Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
 
 
 
 
    

Interest
Rate
Contracts
 
 
 
    
Other
Contracts
 
 
     Total  
               

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                   

Futures contracts

  $    —      $    —      $ 363,492      $    —      $    —      $    —      $ 363,492  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                   

Futures contracts

  $    —      $    —      $ 9,082      $    —      $    —      $    —      $ 9,082  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

   

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $1,371,437

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

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

         
      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 197,066,331        $ 261,918,495        $ 942        $ 458,985,768  

Preferred Stocks

              32,920,261                   32,920,261  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     93,301,617                            93,301,617  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 290,367,948        $ 294,838,756        $ 942        $ 585,207,646  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 36,532        $ 17,365        $        $ 53,897  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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 

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Virtual Work and Life Multisector ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Communication Services — 31.9%

   

Activision Blizzard Inc.(a)

    926     $ 85,897  

Bandwidth Inc., Class A(a)

    816       12,362  

Bumble Inc., Class A(a)

    2,414       44,707  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    582       79,356  

fuboTV Inc.(a)

    6,964       23,469  

Hello Group Inc., ADR

    3,468       36,934  

HUYA Inc., ADR(a)

    2,204       7,560  

iQIYI Inc., ADR(a)

    12,842       81,418  

JOYY Inc., ADR

    1,116       38,792  

Kahoot! ASA(a)

    682       2,346  

Match Group Inc.(a)(b)

    1,908       88,741  

Meitu Inc.(c)

    7,000       2,556  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    184       80,770  

Paradox Interactive AB

    70       2,010  

Roku Inc.(a)

    1,234       118,797  

Rumble Inc.(a)(b)

    1,910       16,464  

Snap Inc., Class A, NVS(a)(b)

    7,138       81,088  

Spotify Technology SA(a)

    491       73,360  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)

    542       82,894  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    200       9,192  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a)

    2,338       78,631  

Viaplay Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    176       764  

XD Inc.(a)

    800       1,941  
   

 

 

 
       1,050,049  
Consumer Discretionary — 16.9%            

2U Inc.(a)

    1,862       8,900  

Chegg Inc.(a)

    2,850       28,870  

Deliveroo PLC, Class A(a)(c)

    27,854       46,971  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    2,030       92,141  

DoorDash Inc., Class A(a)

    1,090       98,961  

Duolingo Inc, Class A(a)(b)

    478       74,181  

GN Store Nord A/S(a)

    404       10,773  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(c)

    5,318       95,405  

Meituan, Class B(a)(c)

    650       12,409  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.(a)

    2,200       12,532  

Peloton Interactive Inc., Class A(a)

    7,634       74,126  

Zomato Ltd.(a)

    1,380       1,413  
   

 

 

 
      556,682  
Consumer Staples — 3.9%            

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.(a)

    16,000       11,488  

Dada Nexus Ltd., ADR(a)

    6,144       41,103  

DocMorris AG(a)

    310       18,972  

JD Health International Inc.(a)(c)

    1,500       10,966  

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

    1,600       4,241  

Shop Apotheke Europe NV(a)(c)

    356       41,276  
   

 

 

 
      128,046  
Health Care — 2.7%            

Teladoc Health Inc.(a)

    3,036       90,382  
   

 

 

 
Information Technology — 44.5%            

8x8 Inc.(a)

    4,016       19,036  
Security   Shares     Value  
Information Technology (continued)            

Asana Inc., Class A(a)

    2,918     $ 70,849  

Box Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,562       80,062  

Braze Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,820       82,737  

Cerence Inc.(a)

    1,392       38,712  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,054       72,484  

Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc.(a)

    652       21,131  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    3,144       84,731  

Everbridge Inc.(a)

    1,428       44,039  

Five9 Inc.(a)

    1,058       92,839  

GB Group PLC

    10,862       34,891  

Gen Digital Inc.

    4,108       79,901  

Instructure Holdings Inc.(a)

    374       10,162  

Life360 Inc.(a)(c)

    2,914       15,182  

LivePerson Inc.(a)

    2,632       12,502  

Megaport Ltd.(a)

    3,530       24,252  

Microsoft Corp.

    220       73,902  

Mitek Systems Inc.(a)

    1,514       15,458  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    420       75,928  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    94       20,461  

PagerDuty Inc.(a)(b)

    3,124       80,974  

PowerSchool Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    1,322       31,953  

RingCentral Inc., Class A(a)

    2,112       87,352  

Smartsheet Inc., Class A(a)

    1,520       67,488  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)

    184       72,980  

Verint Systems Inc.(a)

    1,986       74,217  

Zoom Video Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    1,110       81,418  
   

 

 

 
       1,465,641  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.9%
(Cost: $4,958,098)

      3,290,800  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 13.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(d)(e)(f)

    437,671       437,802  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 13.3%
(Cost: $437,788)

      437,802  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 113.2%
(Cost: $5,395,886)

      3,728,602  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (13.2)%

      (433,384
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 3,295,218  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

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

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Virtual Work and Life Multisector ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

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

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 456,546     $     $ (18,734 )(a)    $ (7   $ (3   $ 437,802       437,671     $ 3,724 (b)    $  

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

          0 (a)                                     141        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (7   $ (3   $ 437,802       $ 3,865     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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.

 
  (c) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

     
Commodity
Contracts
 
 
    
Credit
Contracts
 
 
    
Equity
Contracts
 
 
   


Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
 
 
 
 
    

Interest
Rate
Contracts
 
 
 
    
Other
Contracts
 
 
     Total  
               

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Futures contracts

  $    —      $  —      $ (46   $    —      $    —      $    —      $ (46
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 2,788,968        $ 501,832        $        $ 3,290,800  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     437,802                            437,802  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 3,226,770        $ 501,832        $    —        $ 3,728,602  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

July 31, 2023

 

     iShares
Breakthrough
Environmental
Solutions
ETF
     iShares
Cybersecurity
and Tech
ETF
    iShares
Exponential
Technologies ETF
     iShares
Future Cloud
5G and Tech
ETF
 

ASSETS

         

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

  $ 4,339,467      $ 616,339,796     $ 3,454,903,806      $ 6,138,824  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    130,372        29,194,894       229,963,109        697,644  

Cash

    5,265        9,849       2,697        2,354  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    1,000        58,000       504,000         

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

                 74,766         

Foreign currency, at value(e)

    5,399        198,008       4,119,823        6,674  

Receivables:

         

Investments sold

                 46,844         

Securities lending income — affiliated

    32        6,566       234,221        111  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    4,005        426       1,836,526        1,426  

Dividends — affiliated

           4,890       26,933        7  

Tax reclaims

    1,525        2,835       1,559,500        549  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    110        2,400       16,154         
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    4,487,175        645,817,664       3,693,288,379        6,847,589  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

         

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    130,370        27,951,865       224,375,205        697,657  

Payables:

         

Investments purchased

    1,718                      

Investment advisory fees

    1,678        237,144       1,312,929        2,378  

Other liabilities

    2,000                      
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    135,766        28,189,009       225,688,134        700,035  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

         

NET ASSETS

  $ 4,351,409      $ 617,628,655     $ 3,467,600,245      $ 6,147,554  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

         

Paid-in capital

  $ 4,025,360      $ 651,470,398     $ 2,909,953,806      $ 7,007,192  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    326,049        (33,841,743     557,646,439        (859,638
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 4,351,409      $ 617,628,655     $ 3,467,600,245      $ 6,147,554  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETVALUE

         

Shares outstanding

    160,000        15,650,000       59,300,000        240,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 27.20      $ 39.47     $ 58.48      $ 25.61  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited       Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None       None        None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 4,070,081      $ 601,315,149     $ 2,853,761,487      $ 6,384,851  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 126,461      $ 27,767,971     $ 226,166,702      $ 676,762  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 130,370      $ 29,196,334     $ 229,893,594      $ 697,642  

(d) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $      $     $ 75,278      $  

(e) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 5,381      $ 198,159     $ 4,127,651      $ 6,718  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

     iShares
Genomics
Immunology
and
Healthcare
ETF
    iShares
Neuroscience
and
Healthcare
ETF
   

iShares

Robotics and
Artificial
Intelligence
Multisector
ETF

    iShares
Self-Driving
EV and Tech
ETF
 

ASSETS

       

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

  $ 144,609,355     $ 4,919,005     $ 509,882,828     $ 491,906,029  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    24,126,998       656,581       49,150,383       93,301,617  

Cash

    5,704       2,850       758,822       5,627  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    12,000             20,000       68,000  

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

                      49,477  

Foreign currency, at value(e)

    219,335       4,059       142,174       542,540  

Receivables:

       

Securities lending income — affiliated

    41,404       1,245       82,444       524,063  

Capital shares sold

                1,502,669        

Dividends — unaffiliated

                390,866       348,449  

Dividends — affiliated

    518             1,199       733  

Tax reclaims

    112,412             44,759       764,730  

Variation margin on futures contracts

                852       2,132  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    169,127,726       5,583,740       561,976,996       587,513,397  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

       

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    24,066,095       656,476       49,104,542       93,119,069  

Payables:

       

Investments purchased

                1,421,946        

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

                241,923        

Investment advisory fees

    57,679       1,936       187,130       187,010  

Professional fees

    7,442             1,783        

Variation margin on futures contracts

    2,179                    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    24,133,395       658,412       50,957,324       93,306,079  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

       

NET ASSETS

  $ 144,994,331     $ 4,925,328     $ 511,019,672     $ 494,207,318  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 292,677,108     $ 5,044,932     $ 542,786,227     $ 526,355,062  

Accumulated loss

    (147,682,777     (119,604     (31,766,555     (32,147,744
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 144,994,331     $ 4,925,328     $ 511,019,672     $ 494,207,318  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETVALUE

       

Shares outstanding

    6,050,000       200,000       14,800,000       10,800,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 23.97     $ 24.63     $ 34.53     $ 45.76  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None       None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 212,319,212     $ 4,974,420     $ 472,075,469     $ 431,670,310  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 23,346,364     $ 647,598     $ 46,548,580     $ 91,333,536  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 24,128,841     $ 656,527     $ 49,153,109     $ 93,299,119  

(d)  Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $     $     $     $ 49,215  

(e)  Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 217,165     $ 3,961     $ 141,340     $ 543,551  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

      iShares
Virtual Work
and Life
Multisector
ETF
 

ASSETS

  

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

   $ 3,290,800  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

     437,802  

Cash

     2,356  

Foreign currency, at value(d)

     2,626  

Receivables:

  

Securities lending income — affiliated

     102  

Dividends — unaffiliated

     557  

Tax reclaims

     158  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     3,734,401  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

     437,943  

Payables:

  

Investment advisory fees

     1,240  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     439,183  
  

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

  

NET ASSETS

   $ 3,295,218  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 6,699,279  

Accumulated loss

     (3,404,061
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 3,295,218  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

  

Shares outstanding

     200,000  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value

   $ 16.48  
  

 

 

 

Shares authorized

     Unlimited  
  

 

 

 

Par value

     None  
  

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

   $ 4,958,098  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

   $ 441,742  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

   $ 437,788  

(d)  Foreign currency, at cost

   $ 2,561  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended July 31, 2023

 

     



iShares
Breakthrough
Environmental
Solutions
ETF




(a)  
   


iShares
Cybersecurity
and Tech
ETF



 
   


iShares
Exponential
Technologies
ETF



 
   


iShares
Future Cloud
5G and Tech
ETF



 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 34,000     $ 2,545,549     $ 33,388,770     $ 91,425  

Dividends — affiliated

    25       36,112       334,231       60  

Interest — unaffiliated

    66       2,754       32,068       103  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    32       92,846       1,825,929       631  

Other income — unaffiliated

                1,019        

Foreign taxes withheld

    (3,623     (125,377     (2,758,480     (7,853

Foreign withholding tax claims

                413,095        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    30,500       2,551,884       33,236,632       84,366  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    6,554       2,455,446       14,188,759       29,614  

Commitment costs

          1,420       11,165       37  

Professional

                41,412        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    6,554       2,456,866       14,241,336       29,651  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    23,946       95,018       18,995,296       54,715  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated(b)

    48,562       (16,821,154     (7,166,243     (455,241

Investments — affiliated

          24,358       5,086,514       76  

Capital gain distributions from underlying funds — affiliated

          1       1        

Foreign currency transactions

    (385     (23,848     (61,325     (286

Futures contracts

    405       64,187       629,369        

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(c)

          9,040,109       37,742,930       133,934  

In-kind redemptions — affiliated(c)

                123,194        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    48,582       (7,716,347     36,354,440       (321,517
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated(d)

    269,386       50,905,954       354,564,742       1,209,675  

Investments — affiliated

    2       (15,140     (4,451,965     2  

Foreign currency translations

    126       (3,775     109,989       (75

Futures contracts

    557       (32,713     204,841        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    270,071       50,854,326       350,427,607       1,209,602  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    318,653       43,137,979       386,782,047       888,085  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 342,599     $ 43,232,997     $ 405,777,343     $ 942,800  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) For the period from March 28, 2023 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2023.

       

(b) Net of foreign capital gain tax and capital gain tax refund, if applicable

  $     $     $ (864,535   $  

(c)  See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

       

(d)  Net of reduction in deferred foreign capital gain tax of

  $     $     $ 1,115,749     $  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (continued)

Year Ended July 31, 2023

 

     




iShares
Genomics
Immunology
and
Healthcare
ETF





 
   



iShares
Neuroscience
and
Healthcare
ETF




(a)  
   




iShares
Robotics and
Artificial
Intelligence
Multisector
ETF





 
   


iShares
Self-Driving
EV and Tech
ETF



 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 1,067,234     $     $ 3,192,232     $ 9,786,346 (b) 

Dividends — affiliated

    6,772       420       10,645       22,727  

Interest — unaffiliated

    856       65       5,084       2,757  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    422,031       17,876       1,386,461       3,991,654  

Other income — unaffiliated

    3,853                    

Foreign taxes withheld

    (136,890           (304,846     (1,117,428

Foreign withholding tax claims

    69,992             17,604        

Other foreign taxes

    (15,348                  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    1,418,500       18,361       4,307,180       12,686,056  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    770,296       22,026       1,354,621       2,020,766  

Professional

    7,390             1,760        

Commitment costs

    290             1,849       4,340  

Interest expense

                1,260       516  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    777,976       22,026       1,359,490       2,025,622  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    640,524       (3,665     2,947,690       10,660,434  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated(c)

    (54,445,684     (64,390     (24,597,954     (79,547,087

Investments — affiliated

    11,459       51       4,705       3,125  

Capital gain distributions from underlying funds — affiliated

                      2  

Foreign currency transactions

    8,957       197       (56,499     70,776  

Futures contracts

    32,386             337,965       363,492  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(d)

    2,349,472             910,999       3,245,569  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (52,043,410     (64,142     (23,400,784     (75,864,123
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated(e)

    2,540,149       (55,415     90,511,607       122,494,186  

Investments — affiliated

    (1,916     54       (2,930     2,389  

Foreign currency translations

    15,855       97       1,187       26,623  

Futures contracts

    (30,897           (43,071     9,082  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    2,523,191       (55,264     90,466,793       122,532,280  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (49,520,219     (119,406     67,066,009       46,668,157  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (48,879,695   $ (123,071   $ 70,013,699     $ 57,328,591  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) For the period from August 24, 2022 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2023.

       

(b) Includes $2,513,953 related to a special distribution from Volkswagen AG.

       

(c)  Net of foreign capital gain tax and capital gain tax refund, if applicable

  $     $     $ (6,976   $ (34,499

(d)  See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

       

(e)  Net of increase in deferred foreign capital gain tax of

  $     $     $ (241,923   $  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (continued)

Year Ended July 31, 2023

 

      



iShares
Virtual Work
and Life
Multisector
ETF




 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends — unaffiliated

   $ 9,808  

Dividends — affiliated

     141  

Interest — unaffiliated

     61  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

     3,724  

Foreign taxes withheld

     (293
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     13,441  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Investment advisory

     14,369  

Commitment costs

     3  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     14,372  
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (931
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments — unaffiliated

     (982,471

Investments — affiliated

     (7

Foreign currency transactions

     (604

Futures contracts

     (46

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a)

     (389,200
  

 

 

 
     (1,372,328
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments — unaffiliated

     1,512,928  

Investments — affiliated

     (3

Foreign currency translations

     115  
  

 

 

 
     1,513,040  
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     140,712  
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 139,781  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares
Breakthrough
Environmental
Solutions ETF
    iShares
Cybersecurity and Tech ETF
 
   

Period From

03/28/23

to 07/31/23

 

(a) 

 

   
Year Ended
07/31/23

 
   
Year Ended
07/31/22

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     

OPERATIONS

     

Net investment income

  $ 23,946     $ 95,018     $ 3,801,354  

Net realized gain (loss)

    48,582       (7,716,347     12,489,986  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    270,071       50,854,326       (123,288,836
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    342,599       43,232,997       (106,997,496
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(b)

     

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (16,550     (566,608     (4,167,125
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    4,025,360       35,073,669       34,658,872  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    4,351,409       77,740,058       (76,505,749

Beginning of period

          539,888,597       616,394,346  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 4,351,409     $ 617,628,655     $ 539,888,597  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    iShares
Exponential Technologies ETF
    iShares
Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF
 
   

Year Ended

07/31/23

 

 

   
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 18,995,296     $ 27,596,886     $ 54,715     $ 65,871  

Net realized gain (loss)

    36,354,440       89,057,717       (321,517     548,409  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    350,427,607       (850,719,765     1,209,602       (1,781,418
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    405,777,343       (734,065,162     942,800       (1,167,138
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (17,634,859     (31,230,965     (50,307     (63,758
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

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

    (80,184,166     10,360,369       (1,935,326     51,010  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    307,958,318       (754,935,758     (1,042,833     (1,179,886

Beginning of year

    3,159,641,927       3,914,577,685       7,190,387       8,370,273  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 3,467,600,245     $ 3,159,641,927     $ 6,147,554     $ 7,190,387  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    iShares
Genomics Immunology and Healthcare
ETF
    iShares
Neuroscience
and Healthcare
ETF
 
   

Year Ended

07/31/23

 

 

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

 

 

   

Period From

08/24/22

to 07/31/23

 

(a) 

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     

OPERATIONS

     

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 640,524     $ 966,416     $ (3,665

Net realized loss

    (52,043,410     (17,729,834     (64,142

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    2,523,191       (117,898,157     (55,264
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

    (48,879,695     (134,661,575     (123,071
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(b)

     

From net investment income

    (435,229     (2,812,804      

Return of capital

                (1,648
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (435,229     (2,812,804     (1,648
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     

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

    (5,024,984     8,990,520       5,050,047  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (54,339,908     (128,483,859     4,925,328  

Beginning of period

    199,334,239       327,818,098        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 144,994,331     $ 199,334,239     $ 4,925,328  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

(b)

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    iShares
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Multisector ETF
    iShares
Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF
 
   

Year Ended

07/31/23

 

 

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

 

 

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

 

 

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

 

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 2,947,690     $ 1,042,005     $ 10,660,434     $ 5,946,133  

Net realized loss

    (23,400,784     (15,447,483     (75,864,123     (407,070

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    90,466,793       (127,618,290     122,532,280       (123,993,144
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    70,013,699       (142,023,768     57,328,591       (118,454,081
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (2,261,595     (10,540,562     (8,577,251     (9,781,417
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

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

    182,260,510       (19,873,283     (20,839,481     165,346,390  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    250,012,614       (172,437,613     27,911,859       37,110,892  

Beginning of year

    261,007,058       433,444,671       466,295,459       429,184,567  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 511,019,672     $ 261,007,058     $ 494,207,318     $ 466,295,459  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    iShares
Virtual Work and Life Multisector
ETF
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

OPERATIONS

   

Net investment loss

  $ (931   $ (4,780

Net realized loss

    (1,372,328     (321,143

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    1,513,040       (3,180,036
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    139,781       (3,505,959
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

   

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (9,849     (6,350
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (1,240,169     (548,572
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   

Total decrease in net assets

    (1,110,237     (4,060,881

Beginning of year

    4,405,455       8,466,336  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 3,295,218     $ 4,405,455  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

 

    iShares
Breakthrough
Environmental
Solutions
ETF
 
   

Period From

03/28/23

to 07/31/23

 

(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 25.16  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain(c)

    1.99  
 

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    2.14  
 

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.10
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 27.20  
 

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

 

Based on net asset value

    8.54 %(f)  
 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

 

Total expenses

    0.47 %(h)  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.72 %(h)  
 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 4,351  
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    9
 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(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.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF  
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/21
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/20
 
 
     

Period From
06/11/19

to 07/31/19

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 36.73       $ 43.87       $ 33.69       $ 26.58       $ 24.94  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.01         0.26         0.02         0.33 (c)         0.00 (d) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(e)

    2.77         (7.13       10.22         7.02         1.64  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    2.78         (6.87       10.24         7.35         1.64  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(f)

                 

From net investment income

    (0.04       (0.27       (0.06       (0.15        

From net realized gain

                            (0.09        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.04       (0.27       (0.06       (0.24        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 39.47       $ 36.73       $ 43.87       $ 33.69       $ 26.58  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(g)

                 

Based on net asset value

    7.57       (15.73 )%        30.42       27.85       6.58 %(h) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(i)

                 

Total expenses

    0.47       0.47       0.47       0.47       0.47 %(j) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.02       0.62       0.04       1.12 %(c)         0.06 %(j) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 617,629       $ 539,889       $ 616,394       $ 109,489       $ 3,987  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(k)

    39       44       38       29       8
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

 

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) 

Includes a one-time special distribution from NortonLifeLock Inc. Excluding such special distribution, the net investment income would have been $0.08 per share and 0.26% of average net assets.

 

(d) 

Rounds to less than $0.01.

 

(e) 

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.

 

(f) 

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

 

(g) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(h) 

Not annualized.

 

(i) 

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

 

(j) 

Annualized.

 

(k) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Exponential Technologies ETF  
 

 

 

 
    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 year

  $ 52.01       $ 63.91       $ 47.25       $ 38.89       $ 37.73  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.32 (b)         0.44         0.52         0.44         0.55  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    6.44         (11.84       16.61         8.47         1.16  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    6.76         (11.40       17.13         8.91         1.71  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.29       (0.50       (0.47       (0.55       (0.55
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 58.48       $ 52.01       $ 63.91       $ 47.25       $ 38.89  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                 

Based on net asset value

    13.05 %(b)         (17.91 )%        36.33       23.05       4.67
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                 

Total expenses

    0.46       0.46       0.46       0.47       0.47
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.46       0.46       N/A         N/A         N/A  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.62 %(b)         0.74       0.91       1.07       1.47
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 3,467,600       $ 3,159,642       $ 3,914,578       $ 2,657,627       $ 2,562,819  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    45       69       23       23       21
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) 

Reflects the one-time, 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:

   

Net investment income per share by $0.01.

   

Total return by 0.01%.

   

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 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) 

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

 

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF  
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
     

Period From
06/08/21

to 07/31/21

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 22.47       $ 26.16       $ 25.07  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.19         0.21         0.04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    3.12         (3.70       1.05  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    3.31         (3.49       1.09  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.17       (0.20        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 25.61       $ 22.47       $ 26.16  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

         

Based on net asset value

    14.84       (13.46 )%        4.35 %(f) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

         

Total expenses

    0.47       0.47       0.47 %(h) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.87       0.80       1.09 %(h) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 6,148       $ 7,190       $ 8,370  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    45       51       0
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

 

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(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.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF  
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/21
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/20
 
 
     

Period From
06/11/19

to 07/31/19

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 31.64       $ 50.05       $ 37.28       $ 27.61       $ 24.46  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.10 (c)         0.14         0.08         0.17         (0.01

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(d)

    (7.70       (18.16       12.78         9.82         3.16  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (7.60       (18.02       12.86         9.99         3.15  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(e)

                 

From net investment income

    (0.07       (0.39       (0.09       (0.08        

From net realized gain

                            (0.24        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.07       (0.39       (0.09       (0.32        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 23.97       $ 31.64       $ 50.05       $ 37.28       $ 27.61  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(f)

                 

Based on net asset value

    (24.04 )%(c)         (36.11 )%        34.49       36.42       12.88 %(g) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(h)

                 

Total expenses

    0.47       0.47       0.47       0.47       0.47 %(i) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.47       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    0.39 %(c)         0.35       0.16       0.54       (0.35 )%(i) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 144,994       $ 199,334       $ 327,818       $ 141,675       $ 24,851  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(j)

    45       59       52       38       19
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

 

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) 

Reflects the one-time, 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:

   

Net investment income per share by $0.01.

   

Total return by 0.03%.

   

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

 

(d) 

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.

 

(e) 

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

 

(f) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(g) 

Not annualized.

 

(h) 

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

 

(i) 

Annualized.

 

(j) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

 

    iShares
Neuroscience
and
Healthcare
ETF
 
 

 

 

 
   

Period From
08/24/22

to 07/31/23

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 25.25  
 

 

 

 

Net investment loss(b)

    (0.02

Net realized and unrealized loss(c)

    (0.59
 

 

 

 

Net decrease from investment operations

    (0.61
 

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

 

From net investment income

     

Return of capital

    (0.01
 

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.01
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 24.63  
 

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

 

Based on net asset value

    (2.45 )%(f) 
 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

 

Total expenses

    0.47 %(h) 
 

 

 

 

Net investment loss

    (0.08 )%(h) 
 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 4,925  
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    61
 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

 

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(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.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF  
 

 

 

 
    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 year

  $ 28.37       $ 43.34       $ 31.43       $ 24.99       $ 23.63  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.30         0.11         0.17         0.11         0.24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    6.07         (14.03       12.00         6.44         1.30  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    6.37         (13.92       12.17         6.55         1.54  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

    (0.21       (1.05       (0.26       (0.11       (0.18
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 34.53       $ 28.37       $ 43.34       $ 31.43       $ 24.99  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                 

Based on net asset value

    22.55 %(e)        (32.79 )%        38.79       26.27       6.60
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                 

Total expenses

    0.47       0.47       0.47       0.47       0.47
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.47       N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.02 %(e)         0.29       0.42       0.40       1.02
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 511,020       $ 261,007       $ 433,445       $ 157,172       $ 44,978  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    35       58       42       34       35
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) 

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.

 

(c) 

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

 

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(e) 

Reflects the one-time, 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:

   

Total return by 0.01%.

   

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.01%.

 

(f) 

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

 

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF  
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/21
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/20
 
 
     

Period From
04/16/19

to 07/31/19

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 40.90       $ 49.91       $ 29.69       $ 24.08       $ 25.39  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.95 (c)         0.54         0.50         0.37         0.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(d)

    4.68         (8.71       20.04         5.59         (1.30
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    5.63         (8.17       20.54         5.96         (1.13
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(e)

    (0.77       (0.84       (0.32       (0.35       (0.18
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 45.76       $ 40.90       $ 49.91       $ 29.69       $ 24.08  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(f)

                 

Based on net asset value

    14.17       (16.54 )%        69.28       24.91 %(g)        (4.40 )%(h) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(i)

                 

Total expenses

    0.47       0.47       0.47       0.47       0.47 %(j) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.48 %(c)         1.16       1.10       1.44       2.43 %(j) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 494,207       $ 466,295       $ 429,185       $ 32,660       $ 26,493  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(k)

    85       41       24       19       2
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

 

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) 

Includes a special distribution from Volkswagen AG. Excluding such special distribution, the net investment income would have been $0.72 per share and 1.89% of average net assets.

 

(d) 

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.

 

(e) 

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

 

(f) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

(g) 

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

 

(h) 

Not annualized.

 

(i) 

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

 

(j) 

Annualized.

 

(k) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Virtual Work and Life Multisector ETF  
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
     

Period From
09/29/20

to 07/31/21

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 14.68       $ 28.22       $ 25.22  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment loss(b)

    (0.00       (0.02       (0.04

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    1.85         (13.50       3.09  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    1.85         (13.52       3.05  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.05       (0.02       (0.05
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 16.48       $ 14.68       $ 28.22  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

         

Based on net asset value

    12.58       (47.89 )%        12.11 %(f) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

         

Total expenses

    0.47       0.47       0.47 %(h) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment loss

    (0.03 )%        (0.08 )%        (0.16 )%(h) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 3,295       $ 4,405       $ 8,466  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    47       46       27
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

 

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(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.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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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

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions(a)

   Non-diversified

Cybersecurity and Tech

   Non-diversified

Exponential Technologies

   Diversified

Future Cloud 5G and Tech(b)

   Non-diversified

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

   Non-diversified

Neuroscience and Healthcare(c)

   Non-diversified

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

   Diversified

Self-Driving EV and Tech

   Non-diversified

Virtual Work and Life Multisector(d)

   Diversified

 

  (a) 

The Fund commenced operations on March 28, 2023.

 
  (b) 

Formerly the iShares Cloud 5G and Tech ETF.

 
  (c) 

The Fund commenced operations on August 24, 2022.

 
  (d) 

The Fund’s classification changed from non-diversified to diversified during the reporting period.

 

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. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.

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 July 31, 2023, 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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements(continued)

 

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, net realized capital gains and/or return of capital for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

The portion of distributions that exceeds each Fund’s current and accumulated earning and profits will constitute a non-taxable return of capital. Distributions in excess of each Fund’s minimum distribution requirements, but not in excess of the Fund’s earnings and profits, will be taxable to the Fund’s shareholders and will not constitute non-taxable returns of capital. Return of capital distributions will reduce a shareholder’s cost basis and will result in higher capital gains or lower capital losses when each Fund’s shares on which distributions were received are sold. Once a shareholder’s cost basis is reduced to zero, further distributions will be treated as capital gains.

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

 

 

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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.

 

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  

 

 

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions

        

BofA Securities, Inc.

  $ 21,545      $ (21,545   $     $  

UBS AG

    91,098        (91,098            

UBS Securities LLC

    13,818        (13,299           519  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 126,461      $ (125,942   $     $ 519  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cybersecurity and Tech

        

BofA Securities, Inc.

  $ 16,411,041      $ (16,411,041   $     $  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    4,927,797        (4,927,797            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    1,272,910        (1,269,913           2,997 (b)  

HSBC Bank PLC

    15,853        (15,205           648  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    1,089,712        (1,089,712            

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    83,280        (83,192           88 (b)  

UBS AG

    863,506        (817,869           45,637 (b)  

Virtu Americas LLC

    3,103,872        (3,045,872           58,000 (b)  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 27,767,971      $ (27,660,601   $     $ 107,370  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty    
Securities Loaned
at Value
 
 
    
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a)  
   
Non-Cash Collateral
Received, at Fair Value
 
(a) 
    Net Amount  

 

 

Exponential Technologies

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 9,430,607      $ (9,365,622   $     $ 64,985  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    10,071,418        (9,890,267           181,151 (b)  

BNP Paribas SA

    19,148,806        (17,884,727           1,264,079  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    33,955,090        (33,955,090            

Citadel Clearing LLC

    3,856,698        (3,856,698            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    5,916,851        (5,858,826           58,025 (b)  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    32,576,583        (31,514,789           1,061,794  

HSBC Bank PLC

    5,362,297        (5,362,297            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    46,752,228        (46,537,233           214,995 (b)  

Jefferies LLC

    4,682,192        (4,682,192            

Natixis SA

    1,934,238        (1,922,353           11,885  

SG Americas Securities LLC

    460,394        (460,356           38 (b)  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    914,531        (914,531            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    21,836,756        (21,836,756            

UBS AG

    1,717,656        (1,640,820           76,836 (b)  

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    218,715        (218,715            

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    27,331,642        (26,815,196           516,446  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 226,166,702      $ (222,716,468   $     $ 3,450,234  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 45,283      $ (44,747   $     $ 536 (b)  

BNP Paribas SA

    377,440        (375,155           2,285 (b)  

HSBC Bank PLC

    150,905        (150,905            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    103,134        (102,495           639  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 676,762      $ (673,302   $     $ 3,460  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

        

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 1,407,194      $ (1,407,194   $     $  

BNP Paribas SA

    568,174        (565,636           2,538 (b)  

Citadel Clearing LLC

    890,292        (890,292            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    206,725        (206,725            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    15,702,323        (15,702,323            

Jefferies LLC

    2,008,827        (1,967,020           41,807 (b)  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    108,007        (108,007            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    104,185        (104,185            

UBS AG

    1,621,145        (1,621,145            

Virtu Americas LLC

    729,492        (729,492            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 23,346,364      $ (23,302,019   $     $ 44,345  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Neuroscience and Healthcare

        

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 8,558      $ (8,558   $     $  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    2,054        (2,054            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    325,054        (325,054            

HSBC Bank PLC

    21,096        (21,096            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    37,430        (37,430            

UBS AG

    253,406        (253,406            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 647,598      $ (647,598   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty    
Securities Loaned
at Value
 
 
    
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a)  
   
Non-Cash Collateral
Received, at Fair Value
 
(a) 
    Net Amount  

 

 

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

        

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 2,758,428      $ (2,758,428   $     $  

BNP Paribas SA

    526,031        (526,031            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    2,150,064        (2,150,064            

Citadel Clearing LLC

    4,628,557        (4,587,016           41,541  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    5,175,614        (5,069,059           106,555 (b)  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    300        (289           11 (b)  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    13,789,352        (13,595,026           194,326 (b)  

HSBC Bank PLC

    102,630        (98,962           3,668  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    8,170,049        (8,170,049            

Jefferies LLC

    132,123        (132,123            

Morgan Stanley

    3,714,420        (3,714,420            

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    179,435        (179,435            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    1,045,195        (1,045,195            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    2,364,788        (2,364,788            

UBS AG

    655,208        (655,208            

UBS Securities LLC

    1,156,386        (1,156,386            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 46,548,580      $ (46,202,479   $     $ 346,101  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Self-Driving EV and Tech

        

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 6,428,476      $ (6,428,476   $     $  

BNP Paribas SA

    38,160,197        (38,160,197            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    5,778,421        (5,500,528           277,893 (b)  

ING Financial Markets LLC

    72,982        (68,330           4,652 (b)  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    31,746,603        (31,746,603            

Jefferies LLC

    1,877,712        (1,877,712            

National Financial Services LLC

    3,440,542        (3,440,542            

UBS AG

    3,828,603        (3,828,603            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 91,333,536      $ (91,050,991   $     $ 282,545  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 54,315      $ (54,047   $     $ 268  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    15,000        (15,000            

Citadel Clearing LLC

    62,076        (61,574           502 (b)  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    144,037        (141,499           2,538 (b)  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    81,789        (80,661           1,128 (b)  

UBS AG

    807        (807            

UBS Securities LLC

    83,718        (83,718            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 441,742      $ (437,306   $     $ 4,436  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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.

 
  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of July 31, 2023. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by a counterparty.

 

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 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.

 

 

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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 each of the following Funds, BFAis entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fees  

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions

    0.47

Cybersecurity and Tech

    0.47  

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

    0.47  

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

    0.47  

Neuroscience and Healthcare

    0.47  

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

    0.47  

Self-Driving EV and Tech

    0.47  

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

    0.47  

For its investment advisory services to the iShares Exponential Technologies ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

Aggregate Average Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fees  

First $2 billion

    0.4700

Over $2 billion, up to and including $3 billion

    0.4465  

Over $3 billion, up to and including $4 billion

    0.4242  

Over $4 billion

    0.4030  

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 of iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF and iShares Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF (the “Group 1 Funds”), retains 81% 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.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each of iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF, iShares Exponential Technologies ETF, iShares Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF, iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF, iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF, iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF and iShares Virtual Work and Life Multisector ETF (the “Group 2 Funds”), 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.

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 a given calendar year exceeds a specified threshold: (1) each Group 1 Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 81% 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, and (2) each Group 2 Fund will retain for the remainder of that

 

 

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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 year ended July 31, 2023, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

iShares ETF   Amounts  

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions

  $ 10  

Cybersecurity and Tech

    34,644  

Exponential Technologies

    470,235  

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

    231  

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

    100,939  

Neuroscience and Healthcare

    4,226  

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

    310,850  

Self-Driving EV and Tech

    880,007  

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

    933  

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 year ended July 31, 2023, 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)
 

Cybersecurity and Tech

  $ 13,038,440         $ 47,438,466         $ (23,636,745

Exponential Technologies

    128,718,372           189,831,990           38,376,409  

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

    705,728           272,102           (37,265

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

    6,256,675           25,278,918           (4,629,069

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

    18,621,444           17,791,380           (2,635,272

Self-Driving EV and Tech

    29,803,869           113,792,431           (11,130,182

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

    304,984                 161,554                 (224,701

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 year ended July 31, 2023, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions

  $ 884,531      $ 370,491  

Cybersecurity and Tech

    207,631,475        206,741,091  

Exponential Technologies

    1,416,032,465        1,385,719,086  

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

    2,855,850        3,007,831  

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

    72,294,006        73,628,928  

Neuroscience and Healthcare

    3,150,123        3,049,206  

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

    144,433,004        103,054,276  

Self-Driving EV and Tech

    364,955,147        366,664,028  

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

    1,429,022        1,461,532  

 

 

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For the year ended July 31, 2023, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
    

In-kind

Sales

 

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions

  $ 3,507,534      $  

Cybersecurity and Tech

    83,877,528        50,784,454  

Exponential Technologies

    61,059,443        153,256,869  

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

           1,759,050  

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

    12,855,976        16,171,661  

Neuroscience and Healthcare

    4,937,895         

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

    156,430,824        13,229,277  

Self-Driving EV and Tech

    13,753,786        31,924,490  

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

           1,213,273  

 

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 July 31, 2023, 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.

U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. As of July 31, 2023, permanent differences attributable to net investment loss, distributions paid in excess of taxable income and realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

iShares ETF   Paid-in
Capital
    Accumulated
Earnings (Loss)
 

Cybersecurity and Tech

  $ 8,328,729     $ (8,328,729

Exponential Technologies

    35,458,405       (35,458,405

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

    127,463       (127,463

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

    1,925,033       (1,925,033

Neuroscience and Healthcare

    (3,467     3,467  

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

    817,056       (817,056

Self-Driving EV and Tech

    2,400,122       (2,400,122

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

    (405,812     405,812  

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

iShares ETF    Period Ended
07/31/23
 

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions

  

Ordinary income

   $ 16,550  
  

 

 

 

 

iShares ETF   Year Ended
07/31/23
     Year Ended
07/31/22
 

Cybersecurity and Tech

    

Ordinary income

  $ 566,608      $ 4,167,125  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exponential Technologies

    

Ordinary income

  $ 17,634,859      $ 31,230,965  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

    

Ordinary income

  $ 50,307      $ 63,758  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

    

Ordinary income

  $ 435,229      $ 2,812,804  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

iShares ETF    Period Ended
07/31/23
 

Neuroscience and Healthcare

  

Return of capital

   $ 1,648  
  

 

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF   Year Ended
07/31/23
     Year Ended
07/31/22
 

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

    

Ordinary income

  $ 2,261,595      $ 10,540,562  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Self-Driving EV and Tech

    

Ordinary income

  $ 8,577,251      $ 9,781,417  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

    

Ordinary income

  $ 9,849      $ 6,350  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of July 31, 2023, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    
Undistributed
Ordinary Income
 
 
    
Undistributed
Long-Term Capital Gains
 
 
    

Non-expiring
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
 
 
(a) 
    
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
 
(b) 
    
Qualified
Late-Year Losses
 
(c) 
     Total  

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions

  $ 57,049      $ 577      $      $ 268,423      $      $ 326,049  

Cybersecurity and Tech

                  (46,277,332      12,454,929        (19,340      (33,841,743

Exponential Technologies

    1,903,814               (34,675,999      590,418,624               557,646,439  

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

    17,505               (613,248      (263,895             (859,638

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

    973,171               (74,880,768      (73,775,180             (147,682,777

Neuroscience and Healthcare

                  (59,252      (60,352             (119,604

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

    1,928,437               (62,816,894      29,121,902               (31,766,555

Self-Driving EV and Tech

    2,667,354               (88,412,872      53,597,774               (32,147,744

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

    51,062               (1,676,647      (1,778,476             (3,404,061

 

  (a) 

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

 
  (b) 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies and the characterization of corporate actions.

 
  (c) 

The Funds have elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the next taxable year.

 

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 July 31, 2023, 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)
 

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions

  $ 4,201,542      $ 493,218      $ (224,921)      $ 268,297  

Cybersecurity and Tech

    633,079,681        78,384,938        (65,929,929      12,455,009  

Exponential Technologies

    3,094,417,499        845,263,125        (254,813,709      590,449,416  

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

    7,100,322        870,549        (1,134,403      (263,854

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

    242,518,180        10,765,045        (84,546,872      (73,781,827

Neuroscience and Healthcare

    5,636,035        538,504        (598,953      (60,449

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

    529,670,905        77,052,977        (47,690,671      29,362,306  

Self-Driving EV and Tech

    531,632,550        83,631,690        (30,056,594      53,575,096  

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

    5,507,101        184,988        (1,963,487      (1,778,499

 

9.

LINE OF CREDIT

The iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF, iShares Exponential Technologies ETF, iShares Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF, iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF, iShares Robotics andArtificial Intelligence Multisector ETF, iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF and iShares Virtual Work and Life Multisector ETF, along with certain other iShares funds (“Participating Funds”), are parties to a $800 million credit agreement (“Syndicated Credit Agreement”) with a group of lenders, which expires on August 11, 2023. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings in certain target markets. The Funds may borrow up to the aggregate commitment amount subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the Syndicated Credit Agreement. The Syndicated Credit Agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 0.10% and 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is generally allocated to each Participating Fund based on the lesser of a Participating Fund’s relative exposure to certain target markets or a Participating Fund’s maximum borrowing amount as set forth by the terms of the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

 

 

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During the year ended July 31, 2023, the iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF, iShares Exponential Technologies ETF, iShares Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF, iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF and iShares Virtual Work and Life Multisector ETF did not borrow under the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

For the year ended July 31, 2023, the maximum amount borrowed, the average daily borrowing and the weighted average interest rate, if any, under the Syndicated Credit Agreement were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Maximum
Amount
Borrowed
     Average
Borrowing
     Weighted
Average
Interest Rates
 

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

  $ 2,100,000      $ 23,014        5.40

Self-Driving EV and Tech

    860,000        9,425        5.40  

 

10.

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 a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

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.

Infectious Illness Risk: An outbreak of an infectious illness, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may adversely impact the economies of many nations and the global economy, and may impact individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen. An infectious illness outbreak may result in, among other things, closed international borders, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, market volatility or disruptions and other significant economic, social and political impacts.

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.

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.

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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements(continued)   

 

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in the United States. A decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the United States may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States may also have a significant effect on U.S. markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental agencies project that the United States will continue to maintain elevated public debt levels for the foreseeable future which may constrain future economic growth. Circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. government debt, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. If U.S. relations with certain countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect issuers that rely on the United States for trade. The United States has also experienced increased internal unrest and discord. If these trends were to continue, they may have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the the Funds invest.

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. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

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.

 

11.

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:

 

 

 
     Period Ended
07/31/23(a)
 
iShares ETF    Shares      Amount  

 

 

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions

     

Shares sold

     160,000      $ 4,025,360  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The Fund commenced operations on March 28, 2023.

 

 

 

 
    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Cybersecurity and Tech

       

Shares sold

    2,500,000     $ 89,024,383       4,600,000     $ 198,682,832  

Shares redeemed

    (1,550,000     (53,950,714     (3,950,000     (164,023,960
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    950,000     $ 35,073,669       650,000     $ 34,658,872  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Exponential Technologies

       

Shares sold

    1,750,000     $ 85,761,417       3,700,000     $ 234,079,077  

Shares redeemed

    (3,200,000     (165,945,583     (4,200,000     (223,718,708
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (1,450,000   $ (80,184,166     (500,000   $ 10,360,369  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

       

Shares sold

        $       80,000     $ 2,360,993  

Shares redeemed

    (80,000     (1,935,326     (80,000     (2,309,983
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (80,000   $ (1,935,326         $ 51,010  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

       

Shares sold

    450,000     $ 13,403,128       1,150,000     $ 54,981,603  

Shares redeemed

    (700,000     (18,428,112     (1,400,000     (45,991,083
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (250,000   $ (5,024,984     (250,000   $ 8,990,520  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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     Period Ended
07/31/23(a)
 
iShares ETF    Shares      Amount  

Neuroscience and Healthcare

     

Shares sold

     200,000      $ 5,050,047  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The Fund commenced operations on August 24, 2022.

 

 

 

 
    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

       

Shares sold

    6,200,000     $ 197,528,251       1,000,000     $ 39,951,403  

Shares redeemed

    (600,000     (15,267,741     (1,800,000     (59,824,686
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    5,600,000     $ 182,260,510       (800,000   $ (19,873,283
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Self-Driving EV and Tech

       

Shares sold

    400,000     $ 15,998,969       3,800,000     $ 206,676,608  

Shares redeemed

    (1,000,000     (36,838,450     (1,000,000     (41,330,218
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (600,000   $ (20,839,481     2,800,000     $ 165,346,390  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

       

Shares sold

        $       100,000     $ 2,213,935  

Shares redeemed

    (100,000     (1,240,169     (100,000     (2,762,507
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (100,000   $ (1,240,169         $ (548,572
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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. Investors 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. Investors 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.

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.

 

12.

FOREIGN WITHHOLDING TAX CLAIMS

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) 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 Exponential Technologies ETF is able to pass through to shareholders as a foreign tax credit in the current year, the Fund 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.

 

13.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and the following items were noted:

Effective August 11, 2023, the Syndicated Credit Agreement to which the Participating Funds are party was extended until August 2024 under the same terms. As part of the Syndicated Credit Agreement renewal, iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF was added as a Participating Fund.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of

iShares Trust and Shareholders of each of the nine funds listed in the table below

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (nine of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of July 31, 2023, the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated below, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods included therein (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of July 31, 2023, the results of each of their operations and the changes in each of their net assets for the periods indicated in the table below, and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

 iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF(1)

 

 iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF

 

 iShares Exponential Technologies ETF

 

 iShares Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF

 

 iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF

 

 iShares Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF(2)

 

 iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF

 

 iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF

 

 iShares Virtual Work and Life Multisector ETF

 

(1) 

Statement of operations and statement of changes in net assets for the period March 28, 2023 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2023.

(2) 

Statement of operations and statement of changes in net assets for the period August 24, 2022 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2023.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 22, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

iShares ETF   Qualified Dividend
Income
 

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions

  $ 30,922  

Cybersecurity and Tech

    2,165,824  

Exponential Technologies

     27,281,164  

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

    56,363  

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

    1,065,995  

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

    1,700,366  

Self-Driving EV and Tech

    9,251,376  

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

    5,160  

The Funds intend to pass through to their shareholders the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of foreign source income earned and foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

iShares ETF   Foreign Source
Income Earned
     Foreign
Taxes Paid
 

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions

  $ 32,835      $ 3,377  

Self-Driving EV and Tech

     8,377,711         1,132,337  

The following percentage, or maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

iShares ETF   Dividends-Received
Deduction
 

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions

    1.51

Exponential Technologies

    62.78

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

    57.22

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

    11.92

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

    14.58

Self-Driving EV and Tech

    11.37

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

    3.06

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF (each the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required to consider and approve the proposed Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the proposed Advisory Agreement. At a meeting held on December 12-14, 2022, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, approved the selection of BFA as investment adviser and approved the proposed Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA. The Board also considered information previously provided by BFA, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), as applicable, at prior Board meetings. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services to be provided to the Fund and the availability of information related to profits to be realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, no one of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances.

The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Agreement.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided by BFA: The Board reviewed the scope of services to be provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time and have made significant investments into the iShares business to support the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board considered representations by BFA, BTC, and BlackRock that the scope and quality of services to be provided to the Fund would be similar to the scope and quality of services provided to other iShares funds. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to other iShares funds. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons who will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources that will be available to them in managing the Fund. The Board also considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies, which were provided throughout the year with respect to other iShares funds, and other matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program.

Based on review of this information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services to be Provided to the Fund and Profits to be Realized by BFA and Affiliates: The Board did not consider the profitability of the Fund to BFA based on the fees payable under the Advisory Agreement or revenue to be received by BFAor its affiliates in connection with services to be provided to the Fund since the proposed relationship had not yet commenced. The Board noted that it expects to receive profitability information from BFA periodically following the Fund’s launch and will thus be in a position to evaluate whether any new or additional breakpoints or other adjustments in Fund fees would be appropriate.

Economies of Scale: The Board considered information that it had previously received regarding potential economies of scale, efficiencies and scale benefits shared with the iShares funds through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

This consideration of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Agreement.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds, and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index

 

 

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as the Fund. The Board further noted that BFA previously provided the Board with detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) generally differ from the iShares funds, including in terms of the different and generally more extensive services provided to the iShares funds, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: Except as noted below, the Board did not consider the “fallout” benefits or ancillary revenue to be received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services to be provided to the Fund by BFA since the proposed relationship had not yet commenced. However, the Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board considered the potential payment of advisory fees and/or administration fees to BFA(or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services and/or administration services. The Board also noted the potential revenue to be received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that would permit a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board also considered the potential for revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, and its affiliates in the event of any loaning of portfolio securities of the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the Advisory Agreement.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services to be rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the Advisory Agreement.

iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF, iShares Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF, iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF, iShares Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF, iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF, iShares Self-Driving EVandTech ETF, iShares Virtual Work and Life Multisector ETF (each the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide.At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic

 

 

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comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and

 

 

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strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year

iShares Exponential Technologies ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide.At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying

 

 

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index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund already provided for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund, on an aggregated basis with the assets of certain other iShares funds, increase. The Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding new or revised breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and

 

 

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strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

July 31, 2023

 

     Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year
    % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Year
 
iShares ETF   Net
Investment
Income
    Net Realized
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
    Total Per
Share
    Net
Investment
Income
    Net Realized
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
    Total Per
Share
 

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions(a)

  $  0.103423     $    —     $  0.000014     $  0.103437       100             100

Cybersecurity and Tech(a)

    0.023100             0.014712       0.037812       61             39       100  

Exponential Technologies(a)

    0.281035             0.011283       0.292318       96             4       100  

Neuroscience and Healthcare(a)

                0.008241       0.008241                   100       100  

Virtual Work and Life Multisector(a)

    0.016890             0.032357       0.049247       34             66       100  

 

  (a) 

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 

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.

Premium/Discount Information

Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited)

 

The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by BFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes incapacitated. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are referred to as independent trustees (“Independent Trustees”).

The registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into one complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds and ETFs (the “BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex”), one complex of closed-end funds and open-end non-index fixed-income funds (including ETFs) (the “BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex”) and one complex of ETFs (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fundis included in the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust and, as a result, oversees all of the funds within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex, which consists of 387 funds as of July 31, 2023. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Aaron Wasserman, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito, Mr. Ramji and Mr. Wasserman is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. The Board has designated John E. Kerrigan as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers may be found in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).

 

Interested Trustees
       

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Robert S. Kapito(a)

(1957)

   Trustee (since 2009).    President, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (since its formation in 1998) and BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities (since 1988); Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (since 2009); President of Board of Directors, Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund (since 2002).    Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Salim Ramji(b)

(1970)

   Trustee (since 2019).    Senior Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Global Head of BlackRock’s ETF and Index Investments Business (since 2019); Head of BlackRock’s U.S. Wealth Advisory Business (2015-2019); Global Head of Corporate Strategy, BlackRock, Inc. (2014-2015); Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (2010-2014).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2019); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2019).

(a) Robert S. Kapito is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

(b) Salim Ramji is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

Independent Trustees
       

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

John E. Kerrigan

(1955)

   Trustee (since 2005); Independent Board Chair (since 2022).    Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).

Jane D. Carlin

(1956)

   Trustee (since 2015); Risk Committee Chair (since 2016).    Consultant (since 2012); Member of the Audit Committee (2012-2018), Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (2017-2018) and Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (2012-2018); Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Holding Company Governance & Assurance and the Global Head of Operational Risk Management of Morgan Stanley (2006-2012).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2015); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2015); Member of the Audit Committee (since 2016), Chair of the Audit Committee (since 2020) and Director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (since 2016).

Richard L. Fagnani

(1954)

   Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).    Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016); Director of One Generation Away (since 2021).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)
       

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Cecilia H. Herbert

(1949)

   Trustee (since 2005); Nominating and Governance and Equity Plus Committee Chairs (since 2022).    Chair of the Finance Committee (since 2019) and Trustee and Member of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees of Stanford Health Care (since 2016); Trustee of WNET, New York’s public media company (since 2011) and Member of the Audit Committee (since 2018), Investment Committee (since 2011) and Personnel Committee (since 2022); Member of the Wyoming State Investment Funds Committee (since 2022); Director of the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts (since 2021); Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Drew E. Lawton

(1959)

   Trustee (since 2017); 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2017).    Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Director of Jackson Financial Inc. (since 2021).

John E. Martinez

(1961)

   Trustee (since 2003); Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2019).    Director of Real Estate Equity Exchange, Inc. (since 2005); Director of Cloudera Foundation (2017-2020); and Director of Reading Partners (2012-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Madhav V. Rajan

(1964)

   Trustee (since 2011); Fixed-Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2019).    Dean, and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 2017); Advisory Board Member (since 2016) and Director (since 2020) of C.M. Capital Corporation; Chair of the Board for the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (since 2020); Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001-2017); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (2005-2017); Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2010-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).
Officers
     

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Dominik Rohé

(1973)

   President (since 2023).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2005); Head of Americas ETF and Index Investments (since 2023); Head of Latin America (2019-2023).

Trent Walker

(1974)

   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since September 2019); Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Funds, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds V and BlackRock Funds VI (since 2021); Executive Vice President of PIMCO (2016-2019); Senior Vice President of PIMCO (2008-2015); Treasurer (2013-2019) and Assistant Treasurer (2007-2017) of PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Managed Accounts Trust, 2 PIMCO-sponsored interval funds and 21 PIMCO-sponsored closed-end funds.

Aaron Wasserman

(1974)

   Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2023; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2023).    Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (since 2023); Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (2014-2023).

Marisa Rolland

(1980)

   Secretary (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2023); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2018-2022); Vice President, BlackRock, Inc. (2010-2017).

Rachel Aguirre

(1982)

   Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2018); Head of U.S. iShares Product (since 2022); Head of EII U.S. Product Engineering (since 2021); Co-Head of EII’s Americas Portfolio Engineering (2020-2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Jennifer Hsui

(1976)

   Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

James Mauro

(1970)

   Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of Fixed Income Index Investments in the Americas and Head of San Francisco Core Portfolio Management (since 2020).

 

 

Effective March 30, 2023, Dominik Rohé replaced Armando Senra as President.

 

Effective July 1, 2023, Aaron Wasserman replaced Charles Park as Chief Compliance Officer.

 

 

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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
NVDR   Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
NVS   Non-Voting Shares

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

S&P   Standard & Poor’s

 

 

 

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  JULY 31, 2023

 

  

2023 Annual Report

 

 

iShares Trust

 

·  

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF | ACWI | NASDAQ

·  

iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF | CRBN | NYSE Arca

·  

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF | AAXJ | NASDAQ

·  

iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF | EUFN | NASDAQ

·  

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF | IEUS | NASDAQ

·  

iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF | TOK | NYSE Arca


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Despite an uncertain economic landscape during the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2023, the resilience of the U.S. economy in the face of ever tighter financial conditions provided an encouraging backdrop for investors. While inflation was near multi-decade highs at the beginning of the period, it declined precipitously as commodity prices dropped. Labor shortages also moderated, although wages continued to grow and unemployment rates reached the lowest levels in decades. This robust labor market powered further growth in consumer spending, backstopping the economy.

Equity returns were solid, as the durability of consumer sentiment eased investors’ concerns about the economy’s trajectory. The U.S. economy resumed growth in the third quarter of 2022 and continued to expand thereafter. Most major classes of equities advanced, including large- and small-capitalization U.S. stocks and equities from developed and emerging markets.

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. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, 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”), acknowledging that inflation has been more persistent than expected, raised interest rates seven times during the 12-month period ended July 31, 2023. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and incrementally reduced its balance sheet by not replacing securities that reach maturity. However, the Fed declined to raise interest rates at its June 2023 meeting, the first time it paused its tightening in the current cycle, before again raising rates in July 2023.

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 decelerated the pace of interest rate hikes and recently opted for a pause, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period to keep inflation under control. Furthermore, ongoing structural changes may mean that the Fed will be hesitant to cut interest rates in the event of faltering economic activity lest inflation accelerate again. We believe investors should expect a period of higher volatility as markets adjust to the new economic reality and policymakers attempt to adapt.

While we favor an overweight position to developed market equities in the long term, we prefer an underweight stance in the near-term. Expectations for corporate earnings remain elevated, which seems inconsistent with macroeconomic constraints. Nevertheless, we are overweight on emerging market stocks in the near-term as growth trends for emerging markets appear brighter. We also believe that stocks with an A.I. tilt should benefit from an investment cycle that is set to support revenues and margins. We are neutral on credit overall amid tightening credit and financial conditions; however, there are selective opportunities in the near term. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries, U.S. inflation-linked bonds, U.S. mortgage-backed securities, 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.

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of July 31, 2023  
     
      6-Month       12-Month  
   

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

    13.52%       13.02%  
   

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

    4.51          7.91     
   

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

    6.65          16.79     
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

    3.26          8.35     
   

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

    2.34          3.96     
   

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

    (2.08)         (7.56)     
   

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

    (1.02)         (3.37)     
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

    0.20          0.93     
   

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

    2.92          4.42     
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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Table of Contents

 

     Page  

 

 

The Markets in Review

     2  

Annual Report:

  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     17  

Disclosure of Expenses

     17  

Schedules of Investments

     18  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     93  

Statements of Operations

     95  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     97  

Financial Highlights

     100  

Notes to Financial Statements

     106  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     119  

Important Tax Information

     120  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     121  

Supplemental Information

     129  

Trustee and Officer Information

     131  

General Information

     134  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     135  

 

 

 

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Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

Global Market Overview

Global equity markets advanced during the 12 months ended July 31, 2023 (“reporting period”), supported by continued economic growth and moderating inflation. The MSCI ACWI, a broad global equity index that includes both developed and emerging markets, returned 12.91% in U.S. dollar terms for the reporting period. Despite concerns about the impact of higher interest rates and rising prices, the global economy continued to grow, albeit at a slower pace than during the initial post-pandemic recovery. Inflation began to subside in most regions of the world, and lower energy prices reduced pressure on consumers, leading consumer and business sentiment to improve. While the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued to disrupt trade in Europe and elsewhere, market adaptation lessened the economic impact of the ongoing war. The prices of oil, natural gas, and wheat all declined during the reporting period, easing pressure on the world’s economies.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) tightened monetary policy rapidly, raising short-term interest rates seven times during the reporting period. The pace of tightening decelerated as the Fed twice lowered the increment of increase before pausing entirely in June 2023, the first time it declined to take action since the tightening cycle began. However, the Fed then raised interest rates again at its July 2023 meeting and stated that it would continue to monitor economic data. The Fed also continued to decrease the size of its balance sheet by reducing the store of U.S. Treasuries it had accumulated to stabilize markets in the early phases of the coronavirus pandemic.

Despite the tightening financial conditions, the U.S. economy demonstrated continued strength, and U.S. equities advanced. The economy returned to growth in the third quarter of 2022 and showed robust, if slightly slower, growth thereafter. Consumers powered the economy and increased their spending in both nominal and inflation-adjusted terms. Spending was helped by a strong labor market, as unemployment remained very low in historic terms, and the total number of employed persons reached an all-time high. Tightness in the labor market drove higher wages, although wage growth slowed as the reporting period continued.

European stocks outpaced their counterparts in most other regions of the globe, advancing strongly for the reporting period despite modest economic growth. European stocks benefited from a solid recovery following the early phases of the war in Ukraine. While the conflict disrupted critical natural gas supplies, new sources were secured and prices declined, while a warm winter helped moderate consumption. The European Central Bank (“ECB”) responded to the highest inflation since the introduction of the euro by raising interest rates eight times and beginning to reduce the size of its debt holdings.

Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region gained, albeit at a slower pace than other regions of the world. Japan returned to growth in the fourth quarter of 2022 and first quarter of 2023, as strong business investment and exports helped boost the economy and support Japanese equities. However, Chinese stocks were negatively impacted by slowing economic growth. While investors were initially optimistic following China’s lifting of several pandemic-related lockdowns in December 2022, subsequent performance disappointed, and tensions with the U.S. increased. Emerging market stocks advanced, as the improving global economic environment reassured investors. The declining value of the U.S. dollar relative to many other currencies and the slowing pace of the Fed’s interest rate increases also supported emerging market stocks.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023      iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

    12.75      8.30      8.82       12.75     49.01      132.76

Fund Market

    12.65        8.32        8.83         12.65       49.09        133.02  

Index

    12.91        8.24        8.64               12.91       48.55        128.98  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

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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

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

       

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

   

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

  $   1,000.00          $   1,099.90          $   1.67           $  1,000.00       $  1,023.20          $   1.61          0.32

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023  (continued)    iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Global stocks advanced notably for the reporting period, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. U.S. stocks, which represented approximately 61% of the Index on average, drove the majority of gains.

Among U.S. stocks, the information technology sector was the largest contributor to the Index’s return. While companies in the sector were negatively impacted by rising interest rates, the pace of interest rate increases slowed as the reporting period continued, and investor optimism surrounding new developments in artificial intelligence (“AI”) applications boosted stocks in the sector. The semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry was the leading source of strength, as the potential for growth in AI buoyed the industry. Generative AI is computationally intensive, and the strong interest in the area benefited companies that manufacture specialty chips that can be used for these applications. The U.S. software and services industry also advanced, driven by strength among systems software companies. An investment in a leading AI company by a large systems software company enabled the incorporation of AI into a search engine, driving optimism about other future applications. The technology hardware, storage, and peripherals industry also gained amid growing revenues from services.

The U.S. communication services sector was another notable contributor to the Index’s performance, helped by aggressive cost-cutting in the media and entertainment industry. Stocks in the industrials sector advanced amid a surge in new manufacturing capacity, leading to higher demand for machinery and equipment.

Japanese stocks also contributed to the Index’s return, as the economy returned to growth and the government lifted strict border controls. The industrials sector gained the most, helped by higher profits and government reforms that aimed to improve the corporate environment for investors.

European stocks, particularly from France and Germany, also contributed. The French consumer discretionary sector benefited from solid European sales of luxury goods, while German industrials stocks were buoyed by strong earnings guidance amid easing supply chain bottlenecks.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Sector  

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

Information Technology

    21.9%  

Financials

    15.6    

Health Care

    11.6    

Consumer Discretionary

    11.4    

Industrials

    10.5    

Communication Services

    7.5    

Consumer Staples

    7.2    

Energy

    4.7    

Materials

    4.6    

Utilities

    2.7    

Real Estate

    2.3    

 

 
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Country/Geographic Region  

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

United States

    61.9%  

Japan

    5.5    

United Kingdom

    3.6    

China

    3.3    

France

    2.9    

Canada

    2.9    

Switzerland

    2.6    

Germany

    2.1    

Australia

    1.8    

Taiwan

    1.6    

 

 
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023      iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large and mid-capitalization developed and emerging market equities with a lower carbon exposure than that of the broad market, as represented by the MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
           1 Year     5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    12.50      8.45      8.34       12.50     50.05      99.96

Fund Market

    12.41        8.43        8.33         12.41       49.88        99.82  

Index

    12.42        8.24        8.08               12.42       48.58        95.77  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSETVALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was December 8, 2014. The first day of secondary market trading was December 9, 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

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

       

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

   

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

  $   1,000.00          $   1,098.20          $   1.04           $  1,000.00       $  1,023.80          $   1.00          0.20

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023  (continued)    iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

As the global economy continued to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, rising economic activity drove an increase in energy use and global carbon emissions grew by 0.9% in 2022. However, this represented a significant slowdown from the prior year’s sharp increase as the global economy rebounded. In addition, emissions growth in 2022 trailed global economic growth. Renewable energy output increased significantly and was able to meet 90% of the growth in demand for electricity. Nonetheless, elevated prices for fossil fuels drove a wave of switching from natural gas to coal for energy generation, which offset some of the benefits of increased renewable capacity.

In this environment, stocks of companies with lower carbon exposure advanced strongly for the reporting period. U.S. stocks contributed the most to the Index’s return, driven primarily by the information technology sector. Investor optimism surrounding new developments in artificial intelligence (“AI”) applications boosted stocks in the sector. The semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry gained notably, as generative AI is computationally intensive, and the strong interest in the area benefited companies that manufacture specialty chips that can be used for these applications.

The U.S. software and services industry also advanced, as an investment in a leading AI company by a large systems software company enabled the incorporation of AI into a search engine. The communication services sector also gained, helped by cost cutting measures and improved advertising targeting.

The Japanese financials sector was a source of strength, as the Bank of Japan eased its policy toward 10-year bond yields, allowing banks to keep portions of their capital in higher-yielding investments. In France, strong European sales of luxury goods drove gains in the consumer discretionary sector.

In terms of relative performance, the Index underperformed the broader market, as represented by the MSCI ACWI Index, while tracking it fairly closely. Relative to broader market, the investment approach for CRBN leads to overweight positions in stocks with lower carbon exposure and underweight positions in stocks with higher carbon exposure. For the reporting period, the Index had underweight positions in the energy and materials sectors, resulting in relative underperformance, while overweight positions in the financials and communication services sectors contributed positively to relative performance. Security selection within the energy sector was the primary detractor from relative performance, meanwhile security selection within the financials sector offset these losses.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Sector  

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

Information Technology

    22.0%  

Financials

    17.5    

Health Care

    11.7    

Consumer Discretionary

    10.6    

Industrials

    10.3    

Communication Services

    8.5    

Consumer Staples

    6.8    

Materials

    4.0    

Energy

    3.5    

Real Estate

    2.9    

Utilities

    2.2    

 

 

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Country/Geographic Region  

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

United States

    61.5%  

Japan

    5.5    

China

    3.6    

Canada

    3.6    

United Kingdom

    3.4    

France

    2.6    

Switzerland

    2.4    

Germany

    1.7    

Australia

    1.7    

South Korea

    1.5    

 

 
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023      iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Asian equities, excluding Japan, as represented by the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

    5.64      1.25      4.20       5.64     6.42      50.93

Fund Market

    5.57        1.08        4.24         5.57       5.53        51.44  

Index

    6.19        1.97        4.92               6.19       10.23        61.69  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

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

Expense Example

 

Actual         Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

       

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

   

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

  $   1,000.00          $  1,004.70          $   3.48           $  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.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023  (continued)    iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Stocks in Asia excluding Japan advanced for the reporting period, albeit at a slower pace than other regions of the world. South Korean stocks were the largest contributor to the Index’s return, led by the information technology sector. The technology hardware, storage, and peripherals industry performed strongly, as companies benefited from a series of positive developments. A U.S. law enacted in August 2022 directed incentives toward a leading South Korean chip producer and electronics conglomerate to expand its manufacturing footprint within the U.S. Investors also responded favorably to early-2023 production cuts by chip producers, which aimed to lower inventories and help the market for chips to recover. In the materials sector, South Korean companies in the metals and mining industry involved in the production of electric vehicle batteries received positive investor attention in the wake of a U.S. government investigation involving the partnership between a U.S. automaker and a Chinese battery manufacturer.

Taiwanese information technology stocks contributed meaningfully to the Index’s performance, as companies in its technology hardware, storage, and peripherals industry and its semiconductors industry were buoyed by growing investor interest in technologies related to artificial intelligence (“AI”). In this environment, companies involved in AI-related activities, such as manufacturing AI servers and producing chips for AI applications, posted strong gains. A slowdown in the inflation rate in the U.S. also provided a tailwind to Taiwanese information technology stocks, as investors grew optimistic that the monetary tightening cycle was nearing an end.

Financials stocks in India added to the Index’s return. The Indian banking industry gained, as investors reacted positively to banks’ robust profits, driven by strength in net interest income (the difference between the return on interest-bearing assets and interest paid to depositors), and welcomed plans by one of the country’s largest banks to expand its service offerings in the wealth management space. Further, against a backdrop of strong economic growth in India, both state-owned and private banks benefited from increased volume of personal loans and term deposits along with improved asset quality.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Sector  

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

Information Technology

    23.1%  

Financials

    20.6    

Consumer Discretionary

    15.5    

Communication Services

    10.0    

Industrials

    7.4    

Materials

    5.1    

Consumer Staples

    5.1    

Health Care

    3.8    

Energy

    3.6    

Real Estate

    3.4    

Utilities

    2.4    

 

 
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Country/Geographic Region  

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

China

    35.4%  

Taiwan

    17.0    

India

    16.3    

South Korea

    14.2    

Hong Kong

    6.6    

Singapore

    3.8    

Thailand

    2.2    

Indonesia

    2.2    

Malaysia

    1.6    

Philippines

    0.7    

 

 
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023      iShares® MSCI Europe Financials ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market European equities in the financials sector, as represented by the MSCI Europe Financials Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

    31.94      3.10      3.19       31.94     16.51      36.85

Fund Market

    31.84        3.09        3.12         31.84       16.45        35.96  

Index

    32.63        3.14        3.31               32.63       16.73        38.54  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

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

Expense Example

 

Actual         Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

       

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

   

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

  $   1,000.00          $   1,053.70          $   2.55           $  1,000.00       $  1,022.30          $   2.51          0.50

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023  (continued)    iShares® MSCI Europe Financials ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

European financials equities advanced for the reporting period, as European stocks outpaced those in most other regions of the globe despite modest economic growth. The ECB responded to the highest inflation since the introduction of the euro by raising interest rates eight times and beginning to reduce the size of its debt holdings. The inflation rate slowed significantly, and unemployment declined to a historic low.

U.K. stocks contributed the most to the Index’s performance, despite sluggish economic growth. The banking industry in the financials sector was the leading source of strength. Bank revenues rose in an environment of rising interest rates, and cost cuts in the form of automation and layoffs also improved profitability, resulting in larger dividend payouts and a stock buyback program. A rebound in an international interbank lending rate drove higher net interest margins (a measure of the profitability of interest-bearing assets compared to interest paid to depositors) for large British banks.

German financials stocks added to the Index’s return, led by the insurance industry. Multi-line insurers benefited from higher prices for property and casualty policies, an expansion of life and health insurance business in Asia, and strategic acquisitions. Likewise, reinsurance companies performed strongly during the reporting period. Solid growth in premium volume for property and casualty reinsurance drove robust financial performance for German reinsurers, leading to a dividend increase and a stock buyback initiative.

In Italy, bank stocks further contributed to the Index’s performance. Net interest income (the difference between the return on interest-bearing assets and interest paid to depositors) grew and asset quality remained robust, as the ECB’s program of interest rate increases boosted the profits of the largest lenders. Improved trading revenues amid higher demand for hedging products further supported earnings of Italian diversified banks. Spanish banks also contributed, similarly buoyed by higher net interest income. The largest banks in both Italy and Spain maintained only limited exposure to a major Swiss bank that was forced by the Swiss government to merge with a rival in March 2023.

Portfolio Information

 

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Industry  

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

Banks

    47.2%  

Insurance

    28.4    

Capital Markets

    15.2    

Financial Services

    9.2    

 

 

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Country/Geographic Region  

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

United Kingdom

    24.9%  

Switzerland

    13.7    

Germany

    12.8    

France

    11.2    

Sweden

    8.2    

Italy

    7.8    

Spain

    7.1    

Netherlands

    7.0    

Belgium

    2.0    

Denmark

    1.3    

 

 
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023      iShares® MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

    8.07      1.99      6.17       8.07     10.37      82.06

Fund Market

    7.98        2.03        6.19         7.98       10.58        82.28  

Index

    8.61        2.05        6.24               8.61       10.67        83.23  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

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

Expense Example

 

Actual         Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

       

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

   

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

  $   1,000.00          $   1,026.50          $   2.01           $  1,000.00       $ 1,022.80          $  2.01          0.40

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023  (continued)    iShares® MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Small-capitalization European equities advanced strongly during the reporting period despite modest economic growth in the region. European stocks benefited from a solid recovery following the early phases of the war in Ukraine. While the conflict initially disrupted critical natural gas supplies, new sources were secured and prices declined, while a warm winter helped to moderate consumption. The ECB responded to the highest inflation since the introduction of the euro by raising interest rates eight times, to the highest levels since 2008, and beginning to reduce the size of its debt holdings.

Italian stocks contributed the most to the Index’s performance, as inflation declined substantially and unemployment reached a 14-year low. Banking stocks in the financials sector gained the most, as higher interest rates buoyed the profits of Italian lenders, leading to increased dividend payments and investor optimism about a potential rise in merger and acquisition activity for smaller banks.

Swiss stocks also contributed amid strength in the industrials sector and the growing value of the Swiss franc relative to the U.S. dollar. Continued strong demand for improved energy efficiency and high-quality drinking water resulted in robust sales of casting and piping products, bolstering the machinery industry.

German stocks were another source of strength, led by the industrials sector, as supply chain improvements boosted the sales of industrial trucks in the construction machinery industry. The information technology sector also advanced, as semiconductor materials and equipment companies benefited from growing demand for efficient power electronics.

In France, the diversified support services industry in the industrials sector added to the Index’s return, as a rebound in hospitality business supported revenues of companies that provide facilities management services. Spanish banks in the financials sector also contributed, as higher interest rates drove gains in net interest income (the difference between the return on interest-bearing assets and interest paid to depositors).

On the downside, Swedish real estate stocks detracted from the Index’s performance. Rising interest rates dampened commercial real estate activity and increased the cost of servicing debt.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Sector  

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

Industrials

    25.8%  

Financials

    14.6    

Consumer Discretionary

    11.0    

Information Technology

    10.0    

Real Estate

    8.2    

Health Care

    7.7    

Materials

    6.9    

Communication Services

    4.9    

Consumer Staples

    4.8    

Energy

    3.7    

Utilities

    2.4    

 

 

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Country/Geographic Region  

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

United Kingdom

    30.0%  

Sweden

    10.5    

Germany

    9.9    

Switzerland

    8.9    

France

    7.7    

Italy

    6.8    

Netherlands

    4.8    

Norway

    4.7    

Denmark

    4.3    

Spain

    3.8    

 

 
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023      iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

    13.50      9.79      9.86       13.50     59.52      156.19

Fund Market

    13.80        9.82        9.79         13.80       59.76        154.37  

Index

    13.37        9.57        9.63               13.37       57.89        150.77  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

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

Expense Example

 

Actual         Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

       

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

   

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

  $   1,000.00          $   1,110.90          $   1.31           $  1,000.00       $  1,023.60          $   1.25          0.25

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023  (continued)    iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Developed market stocks outside of Japan advanced during the reporting period, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. U.S. stocks, which represented approximately 73% of the Index on average, drove the majority of gains.

Among U.S. stocks, the information technology sector was the largest contributor to the Index’s return. While companies in the sector were negatively impacted by rising interest rates, the pace of interest rate increases slowed as the reporting period continued, and investor optimism surrounding new developments in artificial intelligence (“AI”) applications boosted stocks in the sector. The semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry was the leading source of strength, as the potential for growth in AI buoyed the industry. Generative AI is computationally intensive, and the strong interest in the area benefited companies that manufacture specialty chips that can be used for these applications. Graphics processing units are particularly useful in training AI models, advantaging companies at the forefront of this market. The U.S. software and services industry also advanced, driven by strength among systems software companies. An investment in a leading AI company by a large systems software company enabled the incorporation of AI into a search engine, driving optimism about other future applications. The technology hardware, storage, and peripherals industry also gained amid growing revenues from services and an increasing installed base of users.

The U.S. communication services sector also contributed to the Index’s performance, driven by aggressive cost-cutting in the media and entertainment industry. Stocks in the industrials sector advanced amid a surge in new manufacturing capacity, leading to higher demand for machinery and equipment.

European stocks, particularly from France and Germany, also contributed to the Index’s performance. The French consumer discretionary sector benefited from solid European sales of luxury goods, while German industrials stocks were buoyed by strong earnings guidance amid easing supply chain bottlenecks. U.K. stocks also contributed modestly, as cost-cutting and high interest rates supported the banking industry in the financials sector.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Sector  

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

Information Technology

    22.6%  

Financials

    15.1    

Health Care

    12.8    

Consumer Discretionary

    10.5    

Industrials

    10.2    

Consumer Staples

    7.3    

Communication Services

    7.2    

Energy

    4.9    

Materials

    4.2    

Utilities

    2.8    

Real Estate

    2.4    

 

 
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Country/Geographic Region  

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

United States

    73.9%  

United Kingdom

    4.3    

France

    3.5    

Canada

    3.5    

Switzerland

    3.1    

Germany

    2.5    

Australia

    2.2    

Netherlands

    1.3    

Sweden

    0.9    

Denmark

    0.9    

 

 
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

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

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

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

Disclosure of Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Australia — 1.8%

 

Ampol Ltd.

    83,746     $ 1,854,692  

APA Group

    345,281       2,322,747  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    171,027       4,529,688  

ASX Ltd.

    60,098       2,510,813  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    573,384       1,469,476  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    819,610       14,219,549  

BHP Group Ltd.

    1,400,877       43,597,907  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    131,805       1,943,734  

Brambles Ltd.

    417,379       3,948,726  

Cochlear Ltd.

    19,614       3,155,350  

Coles Group Ltd.

    381,187       4,661,381  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    463,138       32,951,694  

Computershare Ltd.

    167,279       2,821,203  

CSL Ltd.

    133,109       23,975,080  

Dexus

    350,751       1,941,333  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    355,785       1,454,213  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    458,425       6,739,180  

Goodman Group

    460,302       6,364,666  

GPT Group (The)

    705,001       2,060,618  

IDP Education Ltd.

    59,429       995,935  

IGO Ltd.

    180,003       1,681,996  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    503,431       2,009,702  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    119,833       3,511,932  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

    195,606       1,137,169  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    592,015       2,060,149  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    96,767       11,411,724  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    914,310       2,158,600  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    48,847       2,360,130  

Mirvac Group

    1,420,629       2,239,337  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    869,456       16,655,341  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    230,108       4,127,435  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    362,613       2,830,631  

Orica Ltd.

    149,460       1,585,889  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    498,714       2,839,194  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.

    824,651       2,697,883  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    255,654       1,123,285  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    440,727       4,679,155  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    54,282       2,151,101  

REA Group Ltd.

    13,321       1,412,205  

Reece Ltd.

    73,670       972,803  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    83,854       6,639,961  

Santos Ltd.

    969,419       5,216,432  

Scentre Group

    1,515,142       2,867,090  

SEEK Ltd.

    124,301       2,084,543  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    121,161       2,862,767  

South32 Ltd.

    1,407,354       3,705,838  

Stockland

    747,094       2,123,264  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    339,332       3,251,487  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    1,085,044       3,105,625  

Transurban Group

    851,260       8,218,953  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    228,132       1,726,657  

Vicinity Ltd.

    1,226,434       1,630,671  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    67,452       1,496,600  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    302,413       10,104,263  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    973,195       14,627,964  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    46,251       2,670,950  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    528,269       13,616,227  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    339,007       8,803,617  
Security   Shares     Value  

Australia (continued)

   

Xero Ltd.(a)

    41,471     $ 3,408,974  
   

 

 

 
      331,325,529  
Austria — 0.0%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    85,659       3,237,556  

OMV AG

    43,999       1,982,335  

Verbund AG

    20,185       1,672,468  

voestalpine AG(b)

    37,685       1,245,314  
   

 

 

 
      8,137,673  
Belgium — 0.2%            

Ageas SA/NV

    51,736       2,190,153  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    233,349       13,348,880  

Argenx SE(a)

    16,055       8,085,931  

D’ieteren Group

    6,164       1,076,519  

Elia Group SA/NV

    9,522       1,172,396  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    34,226       2,769,305  

KBC Group NV

    65,866       4,957,390  

Sofina SA

    3,860       917,802  

Solvay SA

    18,781       2,255,565  

UCB SA

    35,333       3,128,641  

Umicore SA

    58,604       1,735,565  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    64,185       1,896,492  
   

 

 

 
       43,534,639  
Brazil — 0.4%            

Ambev SA

    1,283,806       4,034,334  

Atacadao SA

    94,443       274,017  

B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao

    1,693,296       5,335,471  

Banco Bradesco SA

    90,907       285,481  

Banco BTG Pactual SA

    428,261       3,080,128  

Banco do Brasil SA

    230,784       2,351,886  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    29,400       177,566  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    187,167       1,231,750  

CCR SA

    386,833       1,087,182  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

    364,603       2,980,049  

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    110,000       1,351,520  

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA

    191,583       560,721  

Cosan SA

    360,842       1,521,584  

Energisa SA

    20,142       213,783  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    54,547       508,009  

Equatorial Energia SA

    351,179       2,490,837  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA(a)(c)

    1,434,118       1,455,726  

Hypera SA

    177,504       1,623,859  

JBS SA

    278,948       1,107,828  

Klabin SA

    215,260       1,046,995  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    209,810       2,982,485  

Lojas Renner SA

    277,063       1,098,584  

Magazine Luiza SA(a)

    796,400       564,196  

Natura & Co. Holding SA(a)

    289,238       1,117,500  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    763,511       5,620,474  

PRIO SA(a)

    195,478       1,885,849  

Raia Drogasil SA

    367,397       2,250,804  

Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA(c)

    166,684       1,268,966  

Rumo SA

    404,503       1,987,978  

Sendas Distribuidora SA

    401,014       1,142,302  

Suzano SA

    203,236       2,065,991  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    145,782       1,298,204  

Tim SA

    335,031       1,015,986  

TOTVS SA

    193,176       1,207,976  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    234,821       938,043  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Brazil (continued)

 

Vale SA

    937,290     $ 13,708,269  

Vibra Energia SA

    308,058       1,115,947  

WEG SA

    517,752       4,370,851  
   

 

 

 
       78,359,131  
Canada — 2.9%  

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    135,286       7,092,345  

Air Canada(a)

    52,213       962,173  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    172,307       1,421,681  

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    231,134       11,701,745  

AltaGas Ltd.

    71,908       1,419,456  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    165,060       2,493,456  

Bank of Montreal

    188,035       17,473,787  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    323,402       16,284,755  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    469,192       8,105,406  

BCE Inc.

    25,152       1,086,458  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    96,037       3,239,469  

Brookfield Corp., Class A

    383,826       13,398,181  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    32,773       1,021,477  

BRP Inc.

    8,949       823,269  

CAE Inc.(a)

    86,823       1,983,830  

Cameco Corp.

    121,494       4,271,385  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    29,434       1,147,539  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    245,992       10,834,729  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    159,005       19,273,772  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    315,333       19,176,092  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    257,374       21,177,021  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    18,122       2,488,966  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A, NVS

    90,060       2,242,877  

CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS

    50,606       2,426,202  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    394,523       7,503,611  

CGI Inc.(a)

    57,416       5,834,561  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    5,990       12,655,292  

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(a)

    17,254       1,345,750  

Dollarama Inc.

    87,824       5,785,002  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    112,814       1,819,705  

Emera Inc.

    82,771       3,357,540  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    33,415       907,437  

Enbridge Inc.

    557,462       20,495,020  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    7,037       5,614,231  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    174,390       5,172,254  

FirstService Corp.

    9,657       1,512,428  

Fortis Inc.

    106,308       4,531,584  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    53,489       7,805,220  

George Weston Ltd.

    15,637       1,800,689  

GFL Environmental Inc.

    63,829       2,179,668  

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    52,529       1,633,651  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    76,657       2,311,947  

Hydro One Ltd.(c)

    101,612       2,866,543  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    28,638       1,984,126  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    60,567       3,262,943  

Intact Financial Corp.

    50,796       7,504,318  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)

    161,192       1,708,918  

Keyera Corp.

    58,279       1,458,909  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    426,652       2,125,737  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    40,839       3,623,526  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    179,343       1,603,499  

Magna International Inc.

    81,169       5,220,447  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    531,794       10,630,637  

Metro Inc.

    55,150       2,968,184  

National Bank of Canada

    101,243       7,929,608  
Security   Shares     Value  

Canada (continued)

 

Northland Power Inc.

    60,893     $ 1,178,008  

Nutrien Ltd.

    139,009       9,579,303  

Nuvei Corp.(a)(c)

    19,828       676,195  

Onex Corp.

    17,206       1,056,773  

Open Text Corp.

    86,361       3,709,466  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    98,709       1,670,788  

Parkland Corp.

    46,136       1,259,893  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    165,155       5,229,000  

Power Corp. of Canada

    181,382       5,138,916  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    33,521       820,580  

RB Global Inc.

    50,694       3,273,879  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    82,390       6,307,413  

RioCan REIT

    19,364       294,429  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    106,070       4,644,509  

Royal Bank of Canada

    381,545       37,826,093  

Saputo Inc.

    90,232       1,905,023  

Shopify Inc., Class A(a)

    333,920       22,557,611  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    161,988       8,525,361  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    373,100       11,674,141  

TC Energy Corp.

    278,725       9,989,416  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    129,893       5,770,395  

TELUS Corp.

    137,406       2,446,664  

TFI International Inc.

    21,880       2,808,319  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    51,333       6,929,264  

TMX Group Ltd.

    76,935       1,709,472  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    16,720       1,424,557  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    498,931       32,902,620  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    87,090       4,513,503  

Waste Connections Inc.(b)

    71,801       10,136,147  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    18,937       1,595,496  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    131,182       5,882,373  

WSP Global Inc.

    31,811       4,382,109  
   

 

 

 
      534,516,772  
Chile — 0.1%  

Banco de Chile

    10,718,416       1,193,285  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

    32,591       978,960  

Banco Santander Chile

    19,759,281       1,054,918  

Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA

    105,695       876,356  

Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA

    3,271,046       247,586  

Empresas CMPC SA

    341,833       674,747  

Empresas COPEC SA

    139,972       1,073,634  

Enel Americas SA(a)

    8,633,698       1,167,015  

Enel Chile SA

    9,195,982       634,553  

Falabella SA

    181,034       500,627  
   

 

 

 
      8,401,681  
China — 3.3%  

3SBio Inc.(c)

    696,000       670,489  

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

    220,500       505,178  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    5,211,100       2,640,381  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    7,482,000       2,721,540  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    384,945       1,086,138  

Air China Ltd., Class H(a)

    862,000       706,883  

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

    185,000       979,820  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(a)

    4,588,276       58,635,310  

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.(a)

    1,652,000       1,186,165  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H

    1,516,000       753,874  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    571,092       2,173,198  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    357,400       4,235,516  

Autohome Inc., ADR

    20,138       643,812  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    934,000     $ 467,918  

Baidu Inc.(a)

    620,960       12,140,257  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    21,696,000        8,046,999  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,871,900       1,525,544  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    736,000       444,640  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    395,315       1,613,419  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,006,351       869,024  

BeiGene Ltd.(a)

    184,134       3,049,723  

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

    552,000       360,986  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    82,000       326,134  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    1,340,000       326,967  

Beijing Kingsoft Office Software Inc., Class A

    13,600       773,888  

Bilibili Inc.(a)

    57,168       1,087,326  

BOC Aviation Ltd.(c)

    70,100       587,589  

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

    1,128,000       517,125  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    77,100       2,942,933  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    237,500       8,459,280  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    268,500       1,036,562  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    5,503,000       1,350,660  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    554,000       58,468  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    2,139,000       1,034,409  

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    695,000       503,699  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    582,000       276,867  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    489,500       613,029  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    26,220,260       15,282,701  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,407,100       1,488,517  

China Everbright Environment Group Ltd.

    1,206,000       481,242  

China Evergrande Group(a)(b)(d)

    740,000       69,558  

China Feihe Ltd.(c)

    1,232,000       754,993  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    810,200       907,582  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

    680,500       656,600  

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

    828,400       1,833,362  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.(b)

    1,386,000       227,771  

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

    391,000       267,152  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,069,000       3,632,357  

China Literature Ltd.(a)(c)

    121,000       551,257  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,059,000       1,025,278  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    417,000       702,209  

China Meidong Auto Holdings Ltd.

    214,000       234,764  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    927,000       3,520,921  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    646,200       3,224,812  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    942,288       4,685,744  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    444,000       610,832  

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

    630,222       1,258,597  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    2,870,400       1,614,586  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    13,500       5,146  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    1,060,000       669,977  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    670,000       790,961  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    1,063,000       2,521,615  

China Overseas Property Holdings Ltd.

    515,000       605,055  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    402,697       1,690,103  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    399,800       1,077,829  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    7,187,200       4,025,091  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    1,850,000       695,237  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    1,507,000       990,793  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    474,000       3,053,921  
Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

    506,000     $ 220,466  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    284,000       983,842  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    866,000        4,040,952  

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services Ltd.(c)

    187,400       906,964  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    612,000       1,327,697  

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,608,000       489,551  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    334,300       1,329,682  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    673,000       2,017,244  

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

    768,000       481,365  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    2,216,277       1,898,207  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    686,000       841,082  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    678,400       756,720  

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

    48,592       858,830  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(c)

    11,498,000       1,299,717  

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,174,000       542,755  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    605,800       438,313  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    665,296       1,421,896  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    933,810       2,806,756  

Chinasoft International Ltd.

    930,000       582,545  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    87,150       569,906  

CITIC Ltd.

    1,441,000       1,626,636  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    502,623       1,698,612  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    551,525       1,187,947  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class H

    1,476,000       987,723  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    98,500       3,283,693  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,217,800       1,288,934  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    542,000       342,444  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,770,866       569,249  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    655,000       749,941  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A

    2,875,200       2,701,799  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    2,737,120       2,286,248  

Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd.(c)

    1,218,000       568,638  

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

    19,565       764,405  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    670,000       313,579  

Dongyue Group Ltd.

    508,000       501,174  

East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    866,860       1,955,877  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    217,400       2,642,452  

Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    95,300       791,324  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    462,000       347,497  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    262,000       784,237  

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

    130,321       846,303  

Fosun International Ltd.

    667,000       486,196  

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

    237,200       1,057,015  

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

    134,840       868,695  

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,500       247,427  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.

    5,464,000       1,190,408  

GDS Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    281,788       463,968  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    1,711,000       2,496,748  

Genscript Biotech Corp.(a)(b)

    464,000       1,195,064  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    566,800       906,896  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    995,000       1,361,463  

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.

    259,000       297,738  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

Greentown Service Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    488,000     $ 256,229  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    1,022,000       884,763  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,068,000       672,266  

H World Group Ltd., ADR(a)

    61,533        2,956,045  

Haidilao International Holding Ltd.(c)

    398,000       1,124,136  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A

    110,200       381,635  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H

    755,000       2,482,810  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    196,000       490,920  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    892,800       624,631  

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

    65,100       423,229  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd.(c)

    480,000       779,442  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    226,500       931,663  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd.(a)(c)

    182,000       619,721  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class H(a)

    1,992,000       1,106,568  

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

    645,400       920,906  

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

    143,800       934,849  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    3,788,791       2,529,949  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    14,946,260       7,298,669  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    838,000       1,956,131  

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

    368,100       1,478,437  

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B(a)

    453,800       667,887  

Innovent Biologics Inc.(a)(c)

    402,000       1,797,518  

iQIYI Inc., ADR(a)

    117,687       746,136  

JD Health International Inc.(a)(c)

    336,100       2,456,990  

JD.com Inc., Class A

    643,926       13,331,571  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    524,000       480,522  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    256,118       1,600,027  

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

    58,600       1,203,328  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    375,000       629,984  

Jiumaojiu International Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    307,000       605,878  

Kanzhun Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    49,184       918,757  

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

    176,214       3,069,648  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    282,000       784,708  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    494,000       506,855  

Kingdee International Software Group Co.
Ltd.(a)

    864,000       1,515,510  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    335,800       1,445,337  

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

    129,500       633,259  

Kuaishou Technology(a)(c)

    635,500       5,577,557  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    1,192,000       975,407  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,232       6,131,488  

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

    19,238       1,452,854  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    2,166,000       2,493,474  

Li Auto Inc.(a)

    320,976       6,890,398  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    682,500       4,160,812  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    555,000       1,501,513  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    390,020       1,634,164  

Lufax Holding Ltd., ADR

    217,336       386,858  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    337,940       1,530,969  

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,100       1,186,454  

Meituan, Class B(a)(c)

    1,401,020       26,745,634  

Microport Scientific Corp.(a)(b)

    269,400       543,686  

Minth Group Ltd.

    244,000       781,053  

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

    161,612       1,005,145  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    173,520       590,914  
Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,900     $ 513,096  

NetEase Inc.

    554,490       12,076,971  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    231,500       671,357  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group
Inc.(a)

    430,830        2,454,231  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.(b)

    456,000       300,502  

NIO Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    400,629       6,129,624  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    502,000       2,926,877  

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

    40,000       668,408  

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

    2,442,000       940,143  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,788,000       4,243,973  

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

    141,600       370,817  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,996,000       2,341,155  

Pinduoduo Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    138,718       12,459,651  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    871,100       1,504,342  

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

    185,800       492,535  

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

    311,900       2,304,349  

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

    1,604,000       11,687,926  

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

    734,999       1,466,467  

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

    153,600       436,481  

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

    2,277,900       1,656,739  

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

    1,333,000       821,791  

Qifu Technology Inc.

    28,384       566,545  

Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    173,300       308,519  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    599,513       1,301,335  

Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    707,000       1,119,011  

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    143,400       356,720  

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    216,000       1,505,649  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    498,700       1,134,770  

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

    274,000       547,230  

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

    904,800       1,168,506  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class B

    325,052       839,291  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    256,000       675,585  

Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    169,000       450,537  

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

    299,900       201,488  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    369,900       671,384  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,090,665       1,161,444  

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

    32,100       1,074,690  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    50,600       503,332  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    296,500       278,196  

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

    40,200       1,668,150  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    225,700       2,395,763  

Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.

    273,605       53,325  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    3,057,000       1,386,464  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    450,800       1,419,655  

Smoore International Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    536,000       603,463  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    49,300       770,360  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    208,400     $ 2,043,169  

TAL Education Group, ADR(a)(b)

    111,771       914,287  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    1,723,400       79,209,395  

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

    229,292       1,602,751  

Tongcheng Travel Holdings Ltd.(a)

    455,200       1,104,594  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    190,200       927,742  

Topsports International Holdings Ltd.(c)

    512,000       473,277  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    444,000       852,662  

Trip.com Group Ltd.(a)

    145,676       5,949,815  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    102,600       1,418,737  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    62,000       557,525  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    586,000       506,650  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

    204,000       412,188  

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

    111,908       2,107,228  

Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    172,053       2,358,396  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    1,672,000       1,166,008  

Weibo Corp., ADR

    20,779       327,269  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    649,000       961,459  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    561,416       1,494,136  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    93,200       2,367,197  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    128,859       1,296,645  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    12       114  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc.(a)(c)

    1,019,500       5,883,326  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(c)

    4,060,800       6,460,250  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    1,544,000       1,676,546  

XPeng Inc.(a)(b)

    236,534       2,523,091  

Xtep International Holdings Ltd.

    442,500       493,143  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    446,000       1,014,943  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    864,000       1,300,845  

Yihai International Holding Ltd.

    194,000       446,927  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    399,000       526,553  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    121,584       7,419,056  

Zai Lab Ltd.(a)(b)

    286,080       874,831  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,692       881,452  

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd., Class H

    462,500       667,199  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    528,000       424,089  

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

    208,900       684,601  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    187,000       657,016  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd.

    216,100       861,500  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    362,200       661,475  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,812,000       3,129,550  

ZTE Corp., Class H

    243,600       891,534  

ZTO Express Cayman Inc., ADR

    122,992       3,419,178  
   

 

 

 
       607,545,623  
Colombia — 0.0%            

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    26,649       116,696  
   

 

 

 

Czech Republic — 0.0%

   

CEZ AS

    53,068       2,348,439  

Komercni Banka AS

    40,647       1,331,199  
   

 

 

 
      3,679,638  
Denmark — 0.7%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    1,906       3,832,252  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    437       897,688  

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    26,937       4,040,068  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    31,086       2,348,971  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    35,403       4,400,819  

Danske Bank A/S

    191,033       4,536,091  
Security   Shares     Value  

Denmark (continued)

   

Demant A/S(a)

    24,815     $ 987,507  

DSV A/S

    53,931       10,793,749  

Genmab A/S(a)

    18,979       7,823,136  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    458,595       73,949,449  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    59,557       2,986,979  

Orsted AS(c)

    55,069       4,792,075  

Pandora A/S

    26,300       2,630,840  

Tryg A/S

    112,497       2,221,118  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    284,717       7,615,172  
   

 

 

 
      133,855,914  
Egypt — 0.0%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    636,678       820,751  
   

 

 

 
Finland — 0.2%            

Elisa OYJ

    32,204       1,679,935  

Fortum OYJ

    129,755       1,756,525  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    77,603       1,552,734  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    88,084       4,518,075  

Metso OYJ

    152,807       1,736,509  

Neste OYJ

    121,372       4,468,319  

Nokia OYJ

    1,519,410       5,972,709  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    27,418       1,053,704  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    128,646       5,668,995  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    180,794       2,216,401  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    153,192       5,071,830  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    156,489       1,965,947  
   

 

 

 
       37,661,683  
France — 2.9%            

Accor SA

    56,857       2,145,330  

Aeroports de Paris

    5,652       780,496  

Air Liquide SA

    146,202       26,286,242  

Airbus SE

    160,945       23,707,201  

Alstom SA

    82,624       2,529,967  

Amundi SA(c)

    12,544       769,768  

ArcelorMittal SA

    129,351       3,741,061  

Arkema SA

    13,122       1,415,063  

AXA SA

    524,601       16,125,630  

BioMerieux

    10,445       1,121,264  

BNP Paribas SA

    298,677       19,697,090  

Bollore SE

    246,856       1,560,802  

Bouygues SA

    73,152       2,620,417  

Bureau Veritas SA

    102,721       2,821,108  

Capgemini SE

    48,322       8,756,843  

Carrefour SA

    176,345       3,525,336  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    142,850       9,661,139  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    209,034       6,845,247  

Covivio

    9,045       436,707  

Credit Agricole SA

    311,456       3,866,843  

Danone SA

    168,594       10,295,485  

Dassault Aviation SA

    6,399       1,243,078  

Dassault Systemes SE

    176,659       7,550,165  

Edenred

    77,638       5,042,616  

Eiffage SA

    30,009       3,122,062  

Engie SA

    508,421       8,340,811  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    80,564       16,207,478  

Eurazeo SE

    3,235       197,528  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    33,156       2,280,357  

Euronext NV(c)

    15,114       1,150,382  

Gecina SA

    12,822       1,386,219  

Getlink SE

    119,929       2,108,036  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

France (continued)

   

Hermes International

    8,893     $ 19,682,563  

Ipsen SA

    10,773       1,357,687  

Kering SA

    20,878       11,987,423  

Klepierre SA

    40,707       1,080,513  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    26,279       1,003,263  

Legrand SA

    79,598       7,980,074  

L’Oreal SA

    67,434       31,364,188  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    77,196       71,697,138  

Orange SA

    504,129       5,698,591  

Pernod Ricard SA

    59,894       13,204,923  

Publicis Groupe SA

    68,041       5,485,832  

Remy Cointreau SA

    4,015       689,208  

Renault SA

    60,590       2,661,212  

Safran SA

    91,298       15,156,665  

Sanofi

    312,359       33,323,870  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    7,802       2,441,022  

Schneider Electric SE

    149,844       26,727,978  

SEB SA

    5,107       571,708  

Societe Generale SA

    209,165       5,688,605  

Sodexo SA

    24,675       2,531,097  

Teleperformance

    17,029       2,469,866  

Thales SA

    29,061       4,347,229  

TotalEnergies SE

    663,802       40,330,291  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)(b)

    37,951       2,150,412  

Valeo

    70,069       1,583,852  

Veolia Environnement SA

    197,873       6,442,536  

Vinci SA

    150,099       17,628,735  

Vivendi SE

    212,715       1,899,193  

Wendel SE

    14,726       1,453,670  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    68,027       2,696,550  
   

 

 

 
       538,673,665  
Germany — 1.9%            

adidas AG

    45,107       9,106,429  

Allianz SE, Registered

    113,042       27,016,965  

BASF SE

    246,006       13,188,627  

Bayer AG, Registered

    271,680       15,888,777  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    95,682       11,668,417  

Bechtle AG

    24,042       1,058,175  

Beiersdorf AG

    25,276       3,273,377  

Brenntag SE

    41,665       3,232,563  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    12,224       1,416,525  

Commerzbank AG

    297,445       3,557,882  

Continental AG

    30,151       2,407,245  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    59,100       3,174,786  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    137,237       5,150,544  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    53,862       2,444,781  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    560,219       6,210,103  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    52,859       10,127,865  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    166,295       1,677,294  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    281,743       14,488,130  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    884,661       19,286,701  

E.ON SE

    624,959       7,905,932  

Evonik Industries AG

    44,116       913,775  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    55,852       2,900,646  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    112,857       3,541,694  

GEA Group AG

    54,820       2,326,660  

Hannover Rueck SE

    18,604       3,969,611  

HeidelbergCement AG

    39,029       3,163,216  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    48,677       1,388,029  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    31,587       2,207,370  
Security   Shares     Value  

Germany (continued)

   

Infineon Technologies AG

    358,015     $ 15,729,555  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    15,885       1,117,318  

LEG Immobilien SE(a)

    17,941       1,268,475  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    239,349       19,115,109  

Merck KGaA

    37,966       6,671,573  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    16,043       3,746,224  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AGin Muenchen, Registered

    37,820       14,237,183  

Nemetschek SE

    19,408       1,412,301  

Puma SE

    30,919       2,089,545  

Rational AG

    1,390       1,040,495  

Rheinmetall AG

    12,093       3,425,294  

RWE AG

    175,757       7,564,342  

SAP SE

    289,628       39,508,606  

Scout24 SE(c)

    25,597       1,692,107  

Siemens AG, Registered

    210,687       35,909,945  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    77,639       4,511,083  

Symrise AG, Class A

    38,558       4,211,758  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    210,293       566,609  

Volkswagen AG

    3,088       493,511  

Vonovia SE

    197,197       4,594,686  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

    61,134       2,110,632  
   

 

 

 
       353,708,470  
Greece — 0.0%            

Alpha Services and Holdings SA(a)

    635,608       1,144,673  

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

    733,696       1,281,687  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    56,482       891,397  

JUMBO SA

    65,225       1,946,343  

Mytilineos SA

    25,139       1,046,178  

National Bank of Greece SA(a)

    143,659       989,338  

OPAP SA

    53,509       941,092  
   

 

 

 
      8,240,708  
Hong Kong — 0.6%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    3,277,800       32,793,523  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    1,096,500       3,346,564  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)

    495,800       1,209,314  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

    542,400       946,979  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    604,516       3,500,795  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    755,516       4,659,514  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    215,000       1,139,358  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    464,500       3,786,200  

ESR Group Ltd.(c)

    686,600       1,203,984  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    19,804       1,192,201  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.(a)

    656,000       4,788,490  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    610,000       951,934  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    209,100       3,196,210  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    299,003       924,269  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    1,215,000       1,435,157  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    3,484,040       2,988,809  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    338,300       14,263,405  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.(b)

    365,600       1,302,895  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    40,700       2,010,393  

Link REIT

    706,160       3,969,435  

MTR Corp. Ltd.(b)

    432,500       1,993,089  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    483,916       1,196,710  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    450,000       2,358,550  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    696,400       2,682,889  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    1,668,000       2,047,509  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Hong Kong (continued)

   

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    441,000     $ 966,300  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    429,500       5,393,068  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    142,500       1,191,191  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    195,800       491,326  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    397,000       4,510,138  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    1,619,000       883,634  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    476,200       2,555,511  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    547,000       910,261  
   

 

 

 
       116,789,605  
Hungary — 0.0%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    119,126       940,464  

OTP Bank Nyrt

    73,273       2,664,655  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    22,159       558,974  
   

 

 

 
      4,164,093  
India — 1.5%            

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

    45,254       1,372,808  

Adani Green Energy Ltd.(a)

    88,152       1,171,770  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    144,051       1,362,934  

Adani Power Ltd.(a)

    204,666       680,810  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    189,376       1,067,262  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    32,206       2,027,406  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    122,739       5,041,871  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    103,245       1,033,124  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd.(a)(c)

    44,367       2,027,112  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    679,253       7,885,783  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    20,243       1,215,122  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    80,410       7,148,436  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    128,412       2,499,031  

Bandhan Bank Ltd.(a)(c)

    184,727       502,212  

Bharat Electronics Ltd.

    1,053,536       1,676,323  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    71,325       808,400  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    251,010       1,152,788  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    692,888       7,503,957  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    32,604       1,900,516  

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd.

    132,926       1,831,538  

Cipla Ltd.

    145,111       2,075,413  

Coal India Ltd.

    384,143       1,072,158  

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    32,670       802,773  

Container Corp. of India Ltd.

    90,484       765,068  

Dabur India Ltd.

    158,487       1,110,306  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    41,499       1,861,236  

DLF Ltd.

    194,177       1,225,981  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    36,581       2,509,651  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    42,820       1,753,867  

GAIL India Ltd.

    677,920       982,373  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.(a)

    105,198       1,326,201  

Godrej Properties Ltd.(a)

    32,882       696,562  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    82,044       1,847,560  

Havells India Ltd.

    85,052       1,380,990  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    319,221       4,338,843  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

    823,683       16,536,331  

HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    269,443       2,120,046  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    34,865       1,359,309  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    405,205       2,284,293  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    235,472       7,335,095  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    1,598,271       19,478,877  

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    69,193       1,166,082  

Indian Hotels Co. Ltd. (The), Class A

    238,669       1,148,001  

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corp. Ltd.

    74,239       578,868  
Security   Shares     Value  

India (continued)

   

Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

    104,676     $ 590,032  

Info Edge India Ltd.

    24,979       1,396,003  

Infosys Ltd.

    927,347       15,348,627  

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.(a)(c)

    39,590       1,249,122  

ITC Ltd.

    929,499       5,266,914  

Jio Financial Services Ltd., NVS

    860,644       2,384,203  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    258,915       2,575,933  

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.

    118,201       688,661  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    306,781       6,932,976  

Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd.(c)

    30,540       1,819,855  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    188,021       6,134,886  

Lupin Ltd.

    83,400       999,966  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    247,707       4,447,457  

Marico Ltd.

    148,901       1,015,881  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    38,708       4,625,721  

Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.(a)

    229,591       1,661,751  

Nestle India Ltd.

    8,554       2,345,776  

NTPC Ltd.

    1,093,986       2,908,054  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    940,384       2,028,043  

Page Industries Ltd.

    1,783       820,055  

PI Industries Ltd.

    23,399       1,029,378  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    44,530       1,416,863  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    775,076       2,509,495  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    860,644       26,716,937  

Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.

    510,553       611,063  

SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    132,381       2,066,481  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    2,990       877,010  

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.

    78,383       1,807,043  

Siemens Ltd.

    22,438       1,087,335  

SRF Ltd.

    43,279       1,144,106  

State Bank of India

    542,646       4,099,037  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    270,629       3,764,386  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    258,909       10,785,880  

Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

    186,424       1,948,771  

Tata Elxsi Ltd.

    11,558       1,007,701  

Tata Motors Ltd.

    487,497       3,825,116  

Tata Power Co. Ltd. (The)

    430,153       1,238,968  

Tata Steel Ltd.

    2,124,458       3,187,286  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    188,881       2,565,613  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    103,037       3,765,408  

Trent Ltd.

    69,964       1,496,529  

Tube Investments of India Ltd.

    34,678       1,300,228  

TVS Motor Co. Ltd.

    131,376       2,202,118  

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

    29,065       2,941,719  

UPL Ltd.

    156,658       1,191,158  

Varun Beverages Ltd.

    139,780       1,367,840  

Vedanta Ltd.

    221,160       744,252  

Wipro Ltd.

    368,466       1,817,321  

Zomato Ltd.(a)

    1,279,337       1,309,675  
   

 

 

 
       280,729,720  
Indonesia — 0.2%            

Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT

    4,744,900       759,045  

Aneka Tambang Tbk

    2,287,700       301,542  

Astra International Tbk PT

    6,945,500       3,156,343  

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    13,646,600       8,264,809  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    9,662,528       3,673,165  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    3,114,288       1,833,390  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    18,475,930       6,917,461  

Barito Pacific Tbk PT

    7,625,694       391,849  

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT(a)

    2,535,445       869,753  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Indonesia (continued)

   

GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT(a)

    225,498,000     $ 1,692,742  

Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk PT

    682,500       414,305  

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    2,709,200       1,316,172  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    8,902,700       1,130,750  

Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT(a)

    4,712,932       1,098,165  

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    1,602,002       741,292  

Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT

    6,202,500       1,110,608  

Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    12,158,500       2,995,559  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    2,390,800       610,383  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    762,906       1,393,735  
   

 

 

 
       38,671,068  
Ireland — 0.2%            

AIB Group PLC

    194,648       915,558  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    220,118       2,322,422  

CRH PLC

    235,853       14,049,983  

Flutter Entertainment PLC, Class DI(a)

    46,585       9,265,739  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    56,697       5,632,895  

Kingspan Group PLC

    35,332       2,835,871  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    91,793       3,632,343  
   

 

 

 
       38,654,811  
Israel — 0.2%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    10,219       581,511  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    363,470       3,228,645  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    380,251       3,035,399  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)

    26,388       3,488,757  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)(b)

    12,525       2,079,275  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    9,213       1,959,015  

ICL Group Ltd.

    282,739       1,882,615  

Isracard Ltd.

    1       4  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    297,531       1,575,947  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    67,220       2,426,973  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    5,322       962,111  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    18,036       3,925,905  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)

    316,728       2,660,515  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)(b)

    31,401       1,164,577  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    16,486       1,554,959  
   

 

 

 
       30,526,208  
Italy — 0.6%            

Amplifon SpA

    32,389       1,095,787  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    285,801       6,087,709  

DiaSorin SpA

    7,108       797,462  

Enel SpA

    2,185,726       15,071,011  

Eni SpA

    666,025       10,168,115  

Ferrari NV

    36,169       11,595,299  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    151,268       2,348,774  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    45,609       571,973  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    4,387,868       12,688,254  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    229,402       3,057,148  

Moncler SpA

    42,539       3,070,193  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    143,593       1,243,516  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    103,000       1,176,619  

Prysmian SpA

    95,153       3,794,239  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    45,327       2,340,690  

Snam SpA

    655,889       3,447,854  

Stellantis NV

    574,019       11,777,654  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    3,175,713       915,467  

Tenaris SA

    157,569       2,618,407  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    530,902       4,485,593  
Security   Shares     Value  

Italy (continued)

   

UniCredit SpA

    527,581     $ 13,358,481  
   

 

 

 
       111,710,245  
Japan — 5.5%            

Advantest Corp.

    52,500       7,261,267  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    175,400       3,798,925  

AGC Inc.

    58,300       2,106,590  

Aisin Corp.

    44,000       1,429,784  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    128,800       5,018,678  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    37,000       887,039  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    125,700       4,941,173  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    69,100       1,418,020  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    388,000       2,644,122  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    509,700       7,453,010  

Azbil Corp.

    39,900       1,259,055  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    164,000       3,710,428  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    42,000       1,356,379  

Bridgestone Corp.

    155,500       6,452,534  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    80,500       1,254,827  

Canon Inc.

    270,000       6,978,253  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    48,300       2,171,906  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    35,400       4,511,136  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    180,700       2,263,772  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    187,300       5,574,280  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    301,100       1,377,238  

CyberAgent Inc.

    119,900       757,978  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    67,200       1,910,225  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    90,000       1,924,843  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    268,200       5,479,785  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    512,000       15,769,400  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    71,000       14,356,108  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    17,400       1,871,691  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    126,400       3,435,414  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    631       1,242,332  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    407,000       2,206,308  

Denso Corp.

    116,800       8,132,490  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    66,500       2,225,181  

Disco Corp.

    27,000       5,075,347  

East Japan Railway Co.

    84,400       4,778,232  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    70,300       4,435,479  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    869,980       3,156,408  

FANUC Corp.

    259,500       7,938,733  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    48,600       12,174,918  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    40,700       1,840,030  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    101,500       5,893,661  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    48,700       6,306,152  

GLP J-Reit

    1,180       1,162,494  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    14,200       1,083,302  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    70,500       811,061  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    33,300       1,604,440  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    70,300       2,335,568  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    6,500       964,516  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    9,200       1,165,250  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    31,000       930,264  

Hitachi Ltd.

    257,200       16,837,465  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    436,600       13,919,414  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    30,300       1,162,031  

Hoya Corp.

    99,500       11,587,702  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    124,800       1,062,573  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    36,500       2,218,443  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    65,400       1,381,040  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    36,200     $ 635,038  

Inpex Corp.

    288,000       3,718,719  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    173,100       2,248,698  

ITOCHU Corp.

    319,000       12,902,050  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    33,500       849,029  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    42,000       909,326  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    140,100       2,440,990  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    2,328       1,596,769  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    414,500       3,448,450  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    648,800       4,737,918  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    50,200       811,240  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    361       1,451,977  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    313,400       6,954,219  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    138,600       2,241,981  

JSR Corp.

    63,100       1,810,131  

Kajima Corp.

    124,100       1,961,084  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    217,900       2,862,613  

Kao Corp.

    132,300       5,026,288  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    35,900       1,082,551  

KDDI Corp.

    414,000       12,184,723  

Keio Corp.

    32,800       1,090,292  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    43,200       1,793,027  

Keyence Corp.

    54,300        24,366,688  

Kikkoman Corp.

    41,300       2,380,154  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    55,300       1,855,127  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    228,500       3,375,045  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    14,900       819,073  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.(b)

    45,000       1,198,601  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    32,800       561,245  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    62,800       1,154,730  

Komatsu Ltd.

    243,700       6,827,117  

Konami Group Corp.

    28,100       1,576,315  

Kose Corp.

    9,700       949,884  

Kubota Corp.

    292,600       4,420,006  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    38,800       1,560,349  

Kyocera Corp.

    89,600       4,821,561  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    80,900       1,544,840  

Lasertec Corp.

    21,000       3,179,018  

Lixil Corp.

    77,400       989,158  

M3 Inc.

    125,600       2,904,352  

Makita Corp.

    62,900       1,766,298  

Marubeni Corp.

    429,100       7,597,213  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    30,100       1,761,500  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    157,900       1,566,445  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(b)

    24,100       948,652  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    73,200       1,691,205  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    113,400       2,100,483  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    92,400       1,690,377  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    338,400       2,024,250  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    347,700       17,790,577  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    499,400       7,206,907  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    297,300       3,643,616  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    92,200       4,374,339  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    3,192,900       25,710,023  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    371,600       14,503,577  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    45,000       1,293,928  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    228,900       4,702,736  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    103,500       2,675,662  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    649,090       11,012,048  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    88,700       1,082,569  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    124,600     $ 4,634,287  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    155,900       9,260,725  

NEC Corp.

    73,100       3,698,524  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    112,200       2,140,710  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    79,500       975,009  

Nidec Corp.

    117,700       7,029,626  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    283,900        12,842,142  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    505       2,116,865  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    16,900       990,867  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    274,100       2,511,375  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    245       501,003  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    55,200       1,334,810  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    20,300       820,924  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    234,634       5,362,881  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    8,107,500       9,297,016  

Nippon Yusen KK

    135,000       3,284,031  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    39,700       1,783,946  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    629,100       2,771,277  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    71,500       886,672  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,600       978,060  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    22,700       2,779,674  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    38,300       2,723,551  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    877,700       3,631,020  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    26,300       652,319  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    1,267       1,507,398  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    121,600       3,455,254  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    194,600       2,707,118  

Obayashi Corp.

    190,500       1,761,331  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    20,600       3,370,987  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    91,200       1,332,470  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    194,000       765,970  

Olympus Corp.

    338,000       5,515,121  

Omron Corp.

    55,700       2,989,768  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    117,200       2,147,727  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    28,800       1,095,906  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    13,500       946,331  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    307,900       11,809,053  

ORIX Corp.

    348,300       6,700,079  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    119,600       1,881,887  

Otsuka Corp.

    30,800       1,282,615  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    109,900       4,040,727  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    117,900       2,331,071  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    611,800       7,551,681  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    64,000       1,265,960  

Rakuten Group Inc.

    429,700       1,683,033  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    398,900       13,816,160  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    338,000       6,521,313  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    600,400       3,268,626  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    195,100       1,735,544  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    24,800       2,323,964  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    68,330       1,442,944  

SCSK Corp.

    53,300       886,115  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    56,800       3,811,555  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    85,400       1,402,414  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    129,800       1,971,597  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    161,800       3,300,994  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    204,100       8,467,105  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    96,900       1,414,111  

Sharp Corp./Japan(a)(b)

    53,700       319,309  

Shimadzu Corp.

    75,900       2,305,145  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Shimano Inc.

    21,300     $ 3,210,488  

Shimizu Corp.

    141,500       974,869  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    511,600       16,854,582  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    80,200       3,361,024  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    110,300       4,836,000  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    130,100       1,086,609  

SMC Corp.

    15,800       8,256,495  

SoftBank Corp.

    785,400       8,721,474  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    284,500       14,470,351  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    74,000       3,271,595  

Sony Group Corp.

    348,100       32,605,213  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    24,500       1,134,822  

Subaru Corp.

    165,300       3,133,025  

SUMCO Corp.

    102,000       1,486,336  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    384,500       1,185,859  

Sumitomo Corp.

    334,400       7,173,843  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    208,000       2,666,969  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    71,400       2,465,813  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    359,100       16,824,427  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    92,408       3,594,829  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    80,300       2,151,993  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    41,700       1,484,395  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    102,300       4,108,937  

Sysmex Corp.

    49,700       3,365,441  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    151,600       2,464,835  

Taisei Corp.

    53,000       2,008,510  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    414,734       12,680,426  

TDK Corp.

    105,500       4,041,521  

Terumo Corp.

    185,000       6,058,578  

TIS Inc.

    63,100       1,600,455  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    63,900       1,690,923  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    35,500       1,383,894  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    502,700       11,559,577  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    445,000       1,767,113  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    122,400       18,370,640  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    112,000       2,539,719  

Tokyu Corp.

    156,000       1,979,278  

Toppan Inc.

    73,200       1,723,020  

Toray Industries Inc.

    409,200       2,291,279  

Toshiba Corp.

    107,800       3,480,454  

Tosoh Corp.

    64,600       844,365  

TOTO Ltd.

    37,700       1,158,978  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    38,900       2,811,192  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    2,936,000       49,365,166  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    56,400       3,299,691  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan

    39,500       1,866,206  

Unicharm Corp.

    114,600       4,240,046  

USS Co. Ltd.

    66,100       1,146,179  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    33,600       632,478  

West Japan Railway Co.

    62,100       2,551,338  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    37,800       2,097,364  

Yamaha Corp.

    40,500       1,569,302  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    91,300       2,677,728  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    77,700       1,455,163  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    67,000       2,912,508  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    75,900       1,425,318  

Z Holdings Corp.

    761,100       2,121,953  

ZOZO Inc.

    39,200       765,263  
   

 

 

 
       1,004,529,021  
Security   Shares     Value  

Kuwait — 0.1%

   

Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC(a)

    573,590     $ 1,176,265  

Boubyan Bank KSCP

    1,053,360       2,125,819  

Kuwait Finance House KSCP

    1,812,461       4,656,190  

Mabanee Co. KPSC

    379,518       1,091,035  

Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP

    1,318,808       2,236,655  

National Bank of Kuwait SAKP

    1,598,683       5,006,417  
   

 

 

 
       16,292,381  
Malaysia — 0.2%            

Axiata Group Bhd

    352,300       208,650  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    1,770,600       2,181,114  

Dialog Group Bhd

    1,725,000       880,545  

DiGi.Com Bhd(b)

    1,776,700       1,741,718  

Genting Bhd

    1,208,500       1,155,456  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    423,900       244,515  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    276,500       1,201,284  

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    411,600       1,670,499  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    1,339,600       1,769,264  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    81,700       422,572  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    1,023,000       2,046,734  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    498,300       762,548  

Maxis Bhd(b)

    1,213,000       1,086,974  

MISC Bhd

    384,100       612,394  

MR DIY Group M Bhd(c)

    449,000       146,404  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    680,100       1,049,128  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    465,500       1,763,305  

PPB Group Bhd

    174,100       644,815  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    1,483,600       1,658,982  

Public Bank Bhd

    3,739,150       3,458,745  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    350,200       354,003  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    423,200       477,828  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd(b)

    672,400       1,431,858  

Top Glove Corp. Bhd(a)(b)

    1,424,100       290,716  
   

 

 

 
      27,260,051  
Mexico — 0.3%            

America Movil SAB de CV

    8,652,600       9,068,566  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    94,200       943,744  

Banco del Bajio SA(c)

    190,200       579,857  

Cemex SAB de CV, NVS(a)

    5,156,354       3,916,920  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

    124,900       1,054,396  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

    674,500       1,013,462  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    593,400       6,725,318  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    44,475       797,814  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    101,900       1,941,547  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    45,435       1,285,150  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    369,400       1,915,056  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1

    196,200       1,560,109  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    772,500       7,321,796  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O(a)

    615,700       1,494,667  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    1,028,128       5,344,178  

Grupo Televisa SAB, CPO

    814,600       862,031  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV(a)(b)

    45,395       649,085  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

    306,900       720,652  

Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV

    623,823       1,415,290  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    1,494,100       6,219,989  
   

 

 

 
       54,829,627  
Netherlands — 1.1%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    125,802       2,139,037  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Netherlands (continued)

   

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    6,035     $ 11,201,048  

Aegon NV

    553,189       3,002,865  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    41,846       2,670,193  

Akzo Nobel NV

    51,716       4,424,201  

ASM International NV

    12,670       6,019,268  

ASML Holding NV

    112,368       80,485,690  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    202,275       2,720,372  

EXOR NV, NVS(b)

    28,595       2,672,075  

Ferrovial SE

    160,204       5,308,991  

Heineken Holding NV

    38,158       3,128,007  

Heineken NV

    71,787       7,026,617  

IMCD NV

    15,415       2,335,826  

ING Groep NV

    1,017,993       14,859,300  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(c)

    55,986       1,004,388  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    277,002       9,547,876  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    835,773       3,024,040  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    263,335       5,470,426  

NEPI Rockcastle NV

    94,255       564,726  

NN Group NV

    72,525       2,780,241  

OCI NV

    26,393       752,195  

Prosus NV

    220,146       17,415,169  

QIAGEN NV(a)

    57,696       2,707,186  

Randstad NV

    25,597       1,499,613  

Universal Music Group NV

    214,446       5,500,520  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    73,989       9,291,243  
   

 

 

 
       207,551,113  
New Zealand — 0.1%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.(a)

    521,759       2,723,712  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    34,390       824,131  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    181,162       2,765,809  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    278,970       979,150  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    749,019       2,411,501  
   

 

 

 
      9,704,303  
Norway — 0.2%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    70,019       517,934  

Aker BP ASA

    98,215       2,751,255  

DNB Bank ASA

    267,501       5,512,522  

Equinor ASA

    266,701       8,157,976  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    33,914       535,381  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    26,510       1,150,299  

Mowi ASA

    107,419       1,888,415  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    410,765       2,690,272  

Orkla ASA

    247,986       1,956,814  

Salmar ASA

    18,052       833,975  

Telenor ASA

    197,875       2,118,240  

Yara International ASA

    53,659       2,191,540  
   

 

 

 
      30,304,623  
Peru — 0.0%            

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    85,396       659,257  

Credicorp Ltd.

    19,375       3,042,844  

Southern Copper Corp.

    22,859       1,998,791  
   

 

 

 
      5,700,892  
Philippines — 0.1%            

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    892,620       873,696  

ACEN Corp.(a)

    116,662       11,090  

Ayala Corp.

    51,850       581,152  

Ayala Land Inc.

    2,625,600       1,311,106  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    819,068       1,707,880  

BDO Unibank Inc.

    1,181,676       3,125,002  
Security   Shares     Value  

Philippines (continued)

   

JG Summit Holdings Inc.

    576,359     $ 452,225  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    271,050       1,258,954  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    549,610       600,807  

PLDT Inc.

    16,515       394,096  

SM Investments Corp.

    70,920       1,178,391  

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    4,363,525       2,654,986  
   

 

 

 
       14,149,385  
Poland — 0.1%            

Allegro.eu SA (a)(c)

    122,096       1,076,460  

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA

    63,764       1,882,816  

CD Projekt SA

    16,970       692,358  

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

    219,215       883,353  

Dino Polska SA(a)(c)

    14,477       1,612,159  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    56,799       1,756,597  

LPP SA

    303       1,042,302  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    155,150       2,765,324  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

    303,272       3,077,005  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    139,463       1,410,382  
   

 

 

 
       16,198,756  
Portugal — 0.0%            

Banco Espirito Santo SA, Registered,NVS(d)(e)

    3        

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    899,839       4,203,903  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    131,096       1,742,215  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    87,858       2,392,002  
   

 

 

 
      8,338,120  
Qatar — 0.1%            

Commercial Bank PSQC (The)

    900,003       1,544,971  

Industries Qatar QSC

    423,320       1,549,350  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    3,587,719       2,472,654  

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.

    1,233,545       661,026  

Ooredoo QPSC

    643,581       2,019,611  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    490,464       2,848,260  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    1,243,763       5,798,647  
   

 

 

 
      16,894,519  
Russia — 0.0%            

Alrosa PJSC(a)(d)

    472,000       51  

Gazprom PJSC(a)(d)

    3,457,370       377  

Inter RAO UES PJSC(d)

    11,798,500       1,286  

LUKOIL PJSC(d)

    127,513       14  

Magnit PJSC(d)

    16,753       2  

Magnit PJSC, GDR(d)(e)

    3        

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC(d)

    19,665       2  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC(d)

    482,206       53  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC(d)

    490,370       53  

Novatek PJSC(d)

    290,740       32  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC(a)(d)

    316,690       35  

PhosAgro PJSC(d)

    26,470       3  

PhosAgro PJSC, New(d)

    511       5  

Polymetal International PLC(a)(d)

    71,803       8  

Polyus PJSC(a)(d)

    9,781       1  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC(d)

    352,530       38  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC(d)

    2,557,600       279  

Severstal PAO(a)(d)

    47,814       5  

Surgutneftegas PJSC(d)

    2,443,710       267  

Tatneft PJSC(d)

    397,511       43  

TCS Group Holding PLC, GDR(a)(d)(e)

    35,279       4  

X5 Retail Group NV, GDR(a)(d)

    24,002       3  

Yandex NV(a)(d)

    90,278       10  
   

 

 

 
      2,571  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Saudi Arabia — 0.5%

   

ACWA Power Co.

    24,108     $ 1,185,040  

Al Rajhi Bank

    548,061       10,894,111  

Alinma Bank

    449,208       4,428,993  

Almarai Co. JSC

    121,346       2,228,386  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

    109,059       2,418,894  

Arab National Bank

    165,045       1,171,807  

Bank AlBilad

    126,339       1,472,693  

Bank Al-Jazira

    333,461       1,633,251  

Banque Saudi Fransi

    250,858       2,847,782  

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.

    20,006       920,165  

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co.(a)

    168,874       762,039  

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    24,324       1,873,845  

Etihad Etisalat Co.

    113,443       1,416,531  

Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co.(a)

    120,124       333,185  

Reinet Investments SCA

    31,273       757,617  

Riyad Bank

    504,046       4,273,081  

SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.

    76,534       2,941,535  

Sahara International Petrochemical Co.

    107,561       1,085,377  

Saudi Arabian Mining Co.(a)

    408,537       4,837,215  

Saudi Arabian Oil Co.(c)

    748,022       6,464,243  

Saudi Awwal Bank

    271,338       2,752,413  

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

    230,749       5,273,638  

Saudi Electricity Co.

    486,332       2,909,374  

Saudi Industrial Investment Group

    52,162       347,526  

Saudi Investment Bank (The)

    70,310       335,441  

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.(a)

    195,819       639,764  

Saudi National Bank (The)

    894,037       9,186,955  

Saudi Research & Media Group(a)

    7,436       371,133  

Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Co.

    13,276       712,554  

Saudi Telecom Co.

    511,534       5,784,249  

Savola Group (The)

    66,245       746,701  

Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.

    32,669       399,145  
   

 

 

 
       83,404,683  
Singapore — 0.4%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    1,475,479       3,120,084  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    2,159,632       3,315,649  

Capitaland Investment Ltd/Singapore

    960,300       2,457,868  

City Developments Ltd.

    111,500       620,418  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    477,800       12,325,825  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    2,738,700       1,937,152  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    471,876       1,807,285  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    30,000       774,295  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    536,500       2,979,310  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    686,945       873,302  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    546,400       678,641  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.(b)

    837,100       8,377,489  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    99,036       6,587,875  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    11,788,430       1,249,401  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(b)

    347,000       1,965,763  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    64,300       470,020  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    451,100       1,266,465  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    1,953,200       3,918,246  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    325,800       7,390,278  

UOL Group Ltd.

    86,200       456,099  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    95,900       1,081,169  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    425,000       1,234,936  
   

 

 

 
      64,887,570  
South Africa — 0.3%            

Absa Group Ltd.

    185,233       1,963,180  
Security   Shares     Value  

South Africa (continued)

   

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    15,298     $ 764,581  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    105,329       1,129,576  

Bid Corp. Ltd.

    134,379       3,182,942  

Bidvest Group Ltd. (The)

    85,142       1,321,138  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    25,700       2,577,236  

Clicks Group Ltd.

    54,661       857,399  

Discovery Ltd.(a)

    94,243       832,569  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    51,288       464,650  

FirstRand Ltd.

    1,280,307       5,208,125  

Foschini Group Ltd. (The)

    60,120       364,303  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    270,267       4,191,618  

Growthpoint Properties Ltd.

    1,875,787       1,328,928  

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.

    138,760       599,145  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    238,897       1,725,570  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    15,618       428,418  

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

    114,111       1,004,643  

MTN Group Ltd.

    504,857       3,953,602  

MultiChoice Group

    157,902       781,486  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    56,150       11,032,732  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    163,427       2,147,499  

Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd.(a)

    113,902       962,359  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    1,545,956       1,124,646  

Remgro Ltd.

    71,193       640,045  

Sanlam Ltd.

    829,103       3,049,143  

Sasol Ltd.

    169,424       2,365,516  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    121,530       1,755,971  

Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.

    659,667       1,253,638  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    371,132       3,963,722  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    119,982       792,244  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

    407,544       1,823,081  
   

 

 

 
       63,589,705  
South Korea — 1.3%            

Amorepacific Corp.

    10,769       951,189  

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    4,415       579,277  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.

    30,864       1,594,485  

Celltrion Inc.

    29,267       3,367,088  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    4,008       879,836  

CJ Corp.

    13,339       678,123  

CosmoAM&T Co. Ltd.(a)

    6,403       913,011  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    19,043       611,970  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    8,850       523,304  

Doosan Enerbility Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    121,144       1,662,822  

Ecopro BM Co. Ltd.

    13,861       4,559,286  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    96,068       2,960,383  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.

    32,991       1,000,659  

Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.

    2,975       622,038  

Hanwha Aerospace Co. Ltd.

    10,254       983,766  

Hanwha Solutions Corp.(a)

    30,281       898,716  

HD Hyundai Co. Ltd.

    25,617       1,237,074  

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,768       522,699  

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    14,648       1,417,885  

HLB Inc.(a)(b)

    37,901       977,382  

HMM Co. Ltd.

    78,465       1,077,010  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    7,699       454,824  

HYBE Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,860       1,000,856  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    16,025       470,323  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    7,866       1,075,582  

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    6,661       488,132  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    18,814       3,437,625  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

South Korea (continued)

   

Hyundai Motor Co.

    46,404     $ 7,134,773  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    38,345       1,087,045  

Iljin Materials Co. Ltd.(b)

    6,529       280,890  

Kakao Corp.(b)

    94,110       3,788,579  

Kakao Games Corp.(a)

    10,163       251,502  

KakaoBank Corp.(b)

    44,721       912,255  

Kangwon Land Inc.

    26,358       322,611  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    104,175       4,172,354  

Kia Corp.

    73,145       4,747,060  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

    29,765       1,149,183  

Korea Electric Power Corp.(a)

    76,646       1,154,880  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    3,688       1,428,667  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.

    37,349       720,918  

Krafton Inc.(a)

    7,834       1,056,010  

KT Corp.

    8,741       202,420  

KT&G Corp.

    34,020       2,201,362  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

    5,329       501,825  

L&F Co. Ltd.(b)

    7,356       1,486,690  

LG Chem Ltd.

    14,286       7,267,371  

LG Corp.

    28,831       1,887,401  

LG Display Co. Ltd.(a)

    86,203       911,438  

LG Electronics Inc.

    32,614       2,776,148  

LG Energy Solution(a)

    9,344       4,105,113  

LG H&H Co. Ltd.

    3,048       1,022,673  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    4,287       888,930  

LG Uplus Corp.

    32,904       258,262  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    7,368       870,607  

Meritz Financial Group Inc.

    27,202       1,050,278  

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.

    246,522       1,340,144  

NAVER Corp.

    34,690       6,180,625  

NCSoft Corp.

    4,750       1,030,494  

Netmarble Corp.(a)(c)

    7,710       297,726  

Orion Corp./Republic of Korea

    11,572       1,029,968  

Pearl Abyss Corp.(a)

    9,872       433,961  

POSCO Future M Co. Ltd.

    8,747       3,618,734  

POSCO Holdings Inc.(b)

    19,772       9,962,740  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    5,477       3,288,763  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    27,680       2,242,651  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    11,547       1,317,268  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    1,317,188       72,119,505  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    41,262       1,196,888  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    11,524       2,202,773  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    224,945       1,594,326  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.(b)

    15,948       8,324,928  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    7,375       742,466  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    4,442       125,090  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    108,096       2,975,157  

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.(a)

    12,849       820,487  

SK Bioscience Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    6,817       392,554  

SK Hynix Inc.

    152,135       14,733,509  

SK IE Technology Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    6,469       545,100  

SK Inc.

    9,944       1,191,929  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.(a)

    15,992       2,712,549  

SK Square Co. Ltd.(a)

    21,510       748,888  

SKC Co. Ltd.

    6,573       511,687  

S-Oil Corp.

    11,194       658,030  

Woori Financial Group Inc.

    123,278       1,126,659  
   

 

 

 
       232,048,189  
Spain — 0.6%            

Acciona SA

    5,239       785,320  
Security   Shares     Value  

Spain (continued)

   

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    71,792     $ 2,511,194  

Aena SME SA(c)

    17,513       2,796,689  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    124,955       8,963,783  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    1,721,448       13,644,841  

Banco Santander SA

    4,546,150       18,422,278  

CaixaBank SA

    1,170,341       4,734,264  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    151,473       6,186,018  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    80,709       1,541,614  

Enagas SA

    14,013       248,682  

Endesa SA

    91,089       1,952,297  

Grifols SA(a)

    92,834       1,363,760  

Iberdrola SA

    1,695,812       21,166,324  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    295,740       11,320,282  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    47,992       1,463,310  

Redeia Corp. SA

    116,669       1,951,366  

Repsol SA

    402,748       6,148,923  

Telefonica SA

    1,400,732       5,968,187  
   

 

 

 
       111,169,132  
Sweden — 0.8%            

Alfa Laval AB

    85,253       3,191,320  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    282,832       6,800,097  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    796,128       11,309,703  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    392,275       4,844,171  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    128,525       1,747,749  

Boliden AB

    83,974       2,469,612  

Embracer Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    171,049       490,961  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    288,077       5,751,638  

EQT AB

    93,279       2,228,163  

Essity AB, Class B

    166,717       4,133,962  

Evolution AB(c)

    52,470       6,470,212  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)

    146,923       685,612  

Getinge AB, Class B

    64,729       1,206,097  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    183,697       3,089,741  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    604,733       5,863,374  

Holmen AB, Class B

    21,754       837,980  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    103,301       1,013,234  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    17,239       489,535  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    58,484       1,656,897  

Indutrade AB

    76,121       1,597,501  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    39,962       805,299  

Investor AB, Class B

    605,301       12,362,660  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    66,284       904,690  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    17,727       781,219  

Lifco AB, Class B

    65,434       1,319,270  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    421,869       3,800,095  

Nordea Bank Abp

    960,991       10,876,818  

Saab AB, Class B

    23,908       1,260,169  

Sagax AB, Class B

    47,127       1,046,486  

Sandvik AB

    302,360       6,141,695  

Securitas AB, Class B

    122,768       1,044,973  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    441,613       5,353,334  

Skanska AB, Class B

    77,148       1,230,463  

SKF AB, Class B

    105,038       2,001,229  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    156,234       2,075,954  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    396,662       3,482,675  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    245,926       4,510,698  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)(b)

    41,298       808,329  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    129,607       975,235  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    815,423       4,101,964  

Telia Co. AB

    728,016       1,564,493  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Sweden (continued)

   

Volvo AB, Class B

    439,100     $ 9,685,938  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)(b)

    166,154       821,299  
   

 

 

 
      142,832,544  
Switzerland — 2.6%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    457,379       18,353,483  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    47,757       1,946,304  

Alcon Inc.

    138,924       11,821,268  

Bachem Holding AG, Class A

    8,832       815,822  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    8,792       1,360,903  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    9,248       1,038,008  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    707       1,325,625  

BKW AG

    5,757       1,030,182  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    424       5,185,618  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    12       1,458,425  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    144,928       23,338,162  

Clariant AG, Registered

    42,921       703,311  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    68,598       2,018,354  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    51,283       5,666,761  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    1,756       1,465,645  

Geberit AG, Registered

    10,392       5,897,480  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    2,572       8,681,710  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    9,545       1,412,498  

Holcim Ltd.

    145,574       10,146,059  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    66,623       4,718,743  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    15,846       4,958,149  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    47,968       3,391,286  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    21,485       12,483,556  

Nestle SA, Registered

    762,692       93,444,358  

Novartis AG, Registered

    576,061       60,311,935  

Partners Group Holding AG

    6,447       7,237,619  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    8,144       2,700,314  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    196,474       60,917,027  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    10,366       2,517,038  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    9,623       2,231,204  

SGS SA

    41,781       4,056,727  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    147,490       2,498,721  

SIG Group AG

    82,155       2,196,304  

Sika AG, Registered

    42,000       13,071,974  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    14,825       4,132,395  

STMicroelectronics NV

    189,539       10,137,750  

Straumann Holding AG

    30,615       5,065,953  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    10,708       3,426,993  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    8,498       5,403,488  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    28,681       2,776,590  

Swiss Re AG

    80,840       8,434,789  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    7,388       4,750,894  

Temenos AG, Registered

    19,022       1,635,945  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    902,842       20,033,046  

VAT Group AG(c)

    8,006       3,402,926  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    41,488       20,059,386  
   

 

 

 
       469,660,728  
Taiwan — 1.6%            

Accton Technology Corp.

    201,000       2,452,272  

Acer Inc.

    808,000       902,325  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    131,312       1,639,790  
Security   Shares     Value  

Taiwan (continued)

   

Airtac International Group

    48,393     $ 1,439,345  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.

    992,873       3,633,994  

Asia Cement Corp.

    754,000       967,333  

Asustek Computer Inc.

    206,000       2,392,545  

AUO Corp.

    1,884,400       1,243,105  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    155,000       857,107  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,800,264        4,081,593  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    447,326       2,961,920  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    992,212       595,712  

China Airlines Ltd.

    815,000       648,105  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.(a)

    4,621,000       1,847,595  

China Steel Corp.

    3,021,305       2,687,965  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    1,030,140       3,800,141  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    4,992,142       4,176,265  

Delta Electronics Inc.

    561,000       6,548,948  

E Ink Holdings Inc.

    265,000       1,900,532  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    4,761,240       3,921,528  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    65,000       1,124,470  

eMemory Technology Inc.

    21,000       1,244,425  

Eva Airways Corp.

    729,000       854,785  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

    302,000       1,001,499  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    445,000       1,004,749  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    135,800       918,497  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,926,158       2,706,949  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    1,042,000       2,169,174  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    1,175,160       3,111,460  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,340,419       4,884,958  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    101,553       753,322  

Global Unichip Corp.

    23,000       1,203,005  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    71,000       1,163,566  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    3,678,000        12,727,096  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    100,000       2,414,522  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,448,398       1,734,481  

Innolux Corp.

    2,688,755       1,427,796  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    32,000       2,219,573  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    783,000       3,764,895  

MediaTek Inc.

    430,000       9,462,112  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,850,994       3,655,857  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    269,000       1,668,484  

momo.com Inc.

    29,600       565,337  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    1,339,830       2,985,704  

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp.

    86,000       680,959  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    331,000       763,806  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    175,000       2,366,618  

Parade Technologies Ltd.

    25,000       733,945  

Pegatron Corp.

    450,000       1,095,798  

PharmaEssentia Corp.(a)

    74,000       807,317  

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.

    873,000       834,471  

President Chain Store Corp.

    175,000       1,554,722  

Quanta Computer Inc.

    759,000       5,774,365  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    153,000       2,101,321  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    654,000       742,106  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,094,851       1,534,710  

Silergy Corp.

    100,000       1,057,738  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,008,713       1,786,699  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,745,063       1,596,968  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    1,717,227       2,040,425  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    3,182,827       2,979,423  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    545,000       523,417  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    532,000       1,598,570  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Taiwan (continued)

   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    6,834,000     $ 123,405,631  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    388,000       2,290,677  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    1,493,600       3,583,246  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    3,260,000       4,898,798  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    314,000       774,184  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    24,000       1,339,213  

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

    849,869       1,084,881  

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

    234,600       377,078  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    108,000       563,976  

Winbond Electronics Corp.(a)

    1,015,000       951,387  

Wistron Corp.

    789,000       3,561,334  

Wiwynn Corp.

    33,000       1,874,041  

Yageo Corp.

    105,858       1,551,914  

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

    525,000       778,788  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    3,637,475       2,828,601  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    198,000       663,505  
   

 

 

 
       294,565,468  
Thailand — 0.2%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    346,300       2,288,062  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,190,500       2,487,352  

B Grimm Power PCL, NVDR

    603,000       683,328  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    4,220,400       3,550,528  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    3,385,500       901,045  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    2,813,400       666,189  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    563,500       1,120,668  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR(b)

    2,556,000       1,516,834  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    1,829,600       3,396,122  

CP Axtra PCL(b)

    142,800       144,025  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR

    1,008,200       3,333,558  

Electricity Generating PCL, NVDR(b)

    277,300       1,081,561  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR

    645,900       1,171,754  

Global Power Synergy PCL, NVDR

    442,800       747,512  

Gulf Energy Development PCL, NVDR

    1,270,856       1,848,988  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR(b)

    873,033       874,367  

Intouch Holdings PCL, NVDR

    734,500       1,653,551  

Muangthai Capital PCL, NVDR

    306,500       318,411  

Osotspa PCL, NVDR

    213,500       182,640  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    397,900       1,858,096  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR(b)

    627,600       725,392  

PTT Public Company Ltd., NVDR

    2,715,300       2,778,398  

Ratch Group PCL, NVDR

    1,111,600       1,177,745  

Siam Cement PCL (The), NVDR(b)

    205,100       1,948,883  

Srisawad Corp. PCL, NVDR(b)

    303,400       419,422  

True Corp. PCL

    2,450,790       519,555  
   

 

 

 
      37,393,986  
Turkey — 0.1%            

Akbank TAS

    1,082,756       1,123,607  

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS

    535,777       1,483,393  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    210,410       1,689,638  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS(a)

    518,327       801,809  

Hektas Ticaret TAS(a)

    370,393       419,624  

Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS

    482,146       501,114  

Sasa Polyester Sanayi AS(a)

    287,580       650,565  

Turk Hava Yollari AO(a)

    178,861       1,555,423  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS(b)

    381,536       731,947  

Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    455,756       1,749,367  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    870,502       1,725,859  
      12,432,346  
Security   Shares     Value  

United Arab Emirates — 0.1%

   

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    1,496,880     $ 3,578,264  

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC

    324,383       992,694  

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. for Distribution PJSC

    824,011       874,961  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    1,075,081       1,512,958  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    1,594,391       2,933,755  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

    690,145       3,193,381  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    958,385       5,844,159  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    1,247,286       4,970,959  

Multiply Group(a)

    905,432       796,154  
   

 

 

 
       24,697,285  
United Kingdom — 3.6%            

3i Group PLC

    314,590       7,981,512  

abrdn PLC

    704,590       2,096,837  

Admiral Group PLC

    50,892       1,389,504  

Anglo American PLC

    327,001       10,055,861  

Antofagasta PLC

    134,771       2,898,892  

Ashtead Group PLC

    135,248       10,006,159  

Associated British Foods PLC

    99,858       2,627,963  

AstraZeneca PLC

    426,746       61,313,243  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    295,868       2,453,802  

Aviva PLC

    659,846       3,287,459  

BAE Systems PLC

    923,625       11,045,672  

Barclays PLC

    4,389,474       8,710,082  

Barratt Developments PLC

    295,829       1,731,667  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    44,661       2,490,194  

BP PLC

    5,062,648       31,410,935  

British American Tobacco PLC

    590,777       19,866,708  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    319,813       1,387,732  

BT Group PLC

    1,937,286       3,035,698  

Bunzl PLC

    78,476       2,908,942  

Burberry Group PLC

    126,407       3,608,317  

Centrica PLC

    1,292,775       2,290,992  

CNH Industrial NV

    316,658       4,573,484  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    60,072       3,807,964  

Compass Group PLC

    455,825       11,859,485  

Croda International PLC

    30,315       2,295,245  

DCC PLC

    25,782       1,492,745  

Diageo PLC

    621,667       27,130,952  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    31,270       753,485  

Entain PLC

    171,645       3,057,249  

Experian PLC

    267,296       10,329,805  

Glencore PLC

    2,876,322       17,492,161  

GSK PLC

    1,087,200       19,353,412  

Haleon PLC

    1,345,134       5,806,165  

Halma PLC

    85,568       2,457,335  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    84,699       926,709  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    36,772       987,507  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    5,584,784       46,389,520  

Imperial Brands PLC

    261,906       6,187,644  

Informa PLC

    316,837       3,082,782  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    36,871       2,725,032  

Intertek Group PLC

    51,049       2,859,685  

J Sainsbury PLC

    622,742       2,217,263  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    638,792       1,293,958  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    58,564       1,354,429  

Kingfisher PLC(b)

    653,672       2,061,269  

Land Securities Group PLC

    242,650       2,015,157  

Legal & General Group PLC

    1,732,797       5,192,958  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    19,272,729       11,134,766  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    108,619       11,795,453  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

   

M&G PLC

    620,038     $ 1,597,155  

Mondi PLC

    84,466       1,481,584  

National Grid PLC

    914,797       12,125,463  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    1,453,410       4,562,309  

Next PLC

    41,217       3,727,698  

NMC Health PLC, NVS(d)

    19,275        

Ocado Group PLC(a)(b)

    156,818       1,887,864  

Pearson PLC

    225,978       2,499,667  

Persimmon PLC

    92,610       1,376,826  

Prudential PLC

    780,728       10,841,443  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    193,386       14,486,942  

RELX PLC

    549,010       18,477,869  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    650,419       5,303,620  

Rio Tinto PLC

    336,609       22,249,086  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    2,317,756       5,495,717  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    224,395       2,699,152  

Schroders PLC

    125,640       741,250  

Segro PLC

    271,454       2,660,128  

Severn Trent PLC

    93,273       3,056,916  

Shell PLC

    1,953,397       59,203,073  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    258,904       3,938,706  

Smiths Group PLC

    91,048       1,985,725  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    17,465       2,494,347  

SSE PLC

    293,111       6,337,978  

St. James’s Place PLC

    228,171       2,754,280  

Standard Chartered PLC

    739,462       7,102,936  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    1,089,895       1,599,812  

Tesco PLC

    1,996,952       6,614,046  

Unilever PLC

    707,972       38,041,385  

United Utilities Group PLC

    138,593       1,777,254  

Vodafone Group PLC

    6,764,252       6,434,560  

Whitbread PLC

    45,146       2,028,008  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    172,295       1,718,448  

WPP PLC

    362,088       3,953,541  
   

 

 

 
       664,486,578  
United States — 61.6%            

3M Co.

    150,383       16,767,704  

A O Smith Corp.

    37,315       2,710,188  

Abbott Laboratories

    482,501       53,716,836  

AbbVie Inc.

    492,745       73,704,797  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    176,073       55,700,694  

Activision Blizzard Inc.(a)

    205,927       19,101,788  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    128,594       70,234,185  

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    16,677       1,240,602  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)(b)

    448,244       51,279,114  

AECOM

    35,972       3,129,564  

AES Corp. (The)

    195,613       4,231,109  

Aflac Inc.

    165,804       11,994,260  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    81,887       9,971,380  

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    61,872       18,891,378  

Airbnb Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    114,023       17,353,160  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)

    43,784       4,137,588  

Albemarle Corp.

    32,893       6,982,526  

Albertsons Companies Inc., Class A

    75,902       1,649,350  

Alcoa Corp.

    50,778       1,837,656  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

    43,422       5,457,277  

Align Technology Inc.(a)

    20,894       7,895,634  

Allegion PLC

    27,312       3,191,680  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    75,549       4,060,003  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    73,350       8,265,078  
Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

Ally Financial Inc.

    78,583     $ 2,399,925  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    34,702       6,780,771  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    1,652,662       219,341,301  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    1,508,415        200,785,121  

Altria Group Inc.

    489,609       22,238,041  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    2,578,459       344,688,399  

Amcor PLC

    435,351       4,466,701  

AMERCO(b)

    23,375       1,337,284  

Ameren Corp.

    73,019       6,255,538  

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    136,980       11,607,685  

American Express Co.

    176,954       29,883,991  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    22,758       2,767,600  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    84,874       3,181,077  

American International Group Inc.

    200,974       12,114,713  

American Tower Corp.

    130,751       24,883,223  

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    53,031       7,818,360  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    29,808       10,386,598  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    47,723       8,919,429  

AMETEK Inc.

    62,557       9,921,540  

Amgen Inc.

    148,346       34,735,216  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    163,355       14,425,880  

Analog Devices Inc.

    140,657       28,065,291  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    137,473       2,761,833  

Ansys Inc.(a)

    24,555       8,400,265  

Aon PLC, Class A

    57,215       18,222,977  

APA Corp.

    86,485       3,501,778  

Apollo Global Management Inc.

    113,916       9,308,076  

Apple Inc.

    4,420,568       868,420,584  

Applied Materials Inc.

    236,357       35,829,358  

Aptiv PLC(a)

    74,958       8,207,151  

Aramark

    65,365       2,638,785  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    108,634       8,439,775  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    153,521       13,043,144  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    46,736       4,637,146  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    73,107       11,338,165  

Arrow Electronics Inc.(a)

    20,228       2,883,299  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    61,125       13,129,650  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)

    7,629       1,361,776  

Assurant Inc.

    14,406       1,937,751  

AT&T Inc.

    1,969,214       28,592,987  

Atlassian Corp., NVS(a)

    41,638       7,575,618  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    38,956       4,741,335  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    59,865       12,690,781  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    114,579       28,330,804  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    5,220       12,954,578  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    38,808       7,321,129  

Avantor Inc.(a)

    175,913       3,618,530  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    21,007       3,865,498  

Axon Enterprise Inc.(a)

    19,614       3,646,831  

Baker Hughes Co., Class A

    280,930       10,054,485  

Ball Corp.

    90,973       5,339,205  

Bank of America Corp.

    2,002,824       64,090,368  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    226,009       10,251,768  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    61,494       2,278,968  

Baxter International Inc.

    138,149       6,248,479  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    79,023       22,017,388  

Bentley Systems Inc., Class B

    61,451       3,310,980  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    361,255       127,147,310  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    55,700       4,625,885  

Bill.com Holdings Inc.(a)

    25,767       3,229,636  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

Biogen Inc.(a)

    39,816     $ 10,757,885  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    52,634       4,628,108  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(a)

    6,716       2,722,398  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    42,901       3,577,943  

Black Knight Inc.(a)

    43,010       3,024,463  

BlackRock Inc.(f)

    41,748       30,845,510  

Blackstone Inc., NVS

    196,737       20,616,070  

Block Inc.(a)

    150,687       12,134,824  

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

    158,563       37,872,773  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    10,522       31,258,758  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Class A

    39,716       4,808,813  

BorgWarner Inc.

    68,732       3,196,038  

Boston Properties Inc.

    42,940       2,861,092  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    397,520       20,611,412  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    583,977       36,317,530  

Broadcom Inc.

    116,663       104,839,205  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    34,593       5,808,857  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    70,299       4,952,565  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    89,531       6,320,889  

Builders FirstSource Inc.(a)

    38,640       5,580,775  

Bunge Ltd.

    38,757       4,211,723  

Burlington Stores Inc.(a)

    18,698       3,321,139  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    76,302       17,855,431  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)

    58,946       3,478,993  

Camden Property Trust

    27,688       3,020,484  

Campbell Soup Co.

    58,367       2,674,376  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    106,323       12,441,917  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    76,232       6,972,941  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    14,498       4,018,846  

Carlyle Group Inc. (The)

    56,150       2,001,747  

CarMax Inc.(a)(b)

    46,298       3,824,678  

Carnival Corp.(a)(b)

    273,264       5,148,294  

Carrier Global Corp.

    235,255       14,009,435  

Catalent Inc.(a)(b)

    49,524       2,402,904  

Caterpillar Inc.

    144,256       38,252,363  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    29,452       4,113,855  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)

    87,788       7,313,618  

CDW Corp./DE

    38,259       7,157,111  

Celanese Corp., Class A

    31,639       3,967,214  

Centene Corp.(a)

    155,817       10,609,580  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    188,789       5,680,661  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)

    40,546       2,871,062  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    54,630       4,484,030  

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.(b)

    34,556       3,461,820  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(a)

    13,225       2,771,166  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    419,654        27,739,129  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    27,021       10,948,639  

Cheniere Energy Inc.

    68,337       11,061,027  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    31,805       2,682,434  

Chevron Corp.

    500,155       81,855,367  

Chewy Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    28,113       953,031  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., Class A(a)

    7,737       15,182,160  

Chubb Ltd.

    115,742       23,658,822  

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    71,797       6,868,819  

Cigna Group (The)

    82,858       24,451,396  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    43,024       4,628,522  

Cintas Corp.

    26,300       13,203,652  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    1,150,034       59,847,769  

Citigroup Inc.

    541,890       25,826,477  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    139,899       4,513,142  
Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

Clarivate PLC(a)(b)

    105,136     $ 999,843  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(a)

    144,433       2,549,242  

Clorox Co. (The)

    34,888       5,284,834  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    76,089       5,232,641  

CME Group Inc.

    99,960       19,888,042  

CMS Energy Corp.

    82,278       5,024,717  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    1,145,649       70,950,043  

Cognex Corp.

    51,992       2,839,803  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    146,881       9,698,552  

Coinbase Global Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    45,972       4,533,299  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    217,990       16,623,917  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    1,168,876       52,903,328  

Conagra Brands Inc.

    143,179       4,697,703  

ConocoPhillips

    337,726       39,757,105  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    93,923       8,909,536  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    45,599       12,439,407  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    93,606       9,047,020  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)

    12,777       4,999,129  

Copart Inc.(a)

    118,364       10,462,194  

Corning Inc.

    218,296       7,408,966  

Corteva Inc.

    201,142       11,350,443  

CoStar Group Inc.(a)(b)

    112,140       9,416,396  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    123,695       69,352,076  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    218,435       6,015,700  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    62,203       10,055,737  

Crown Castle Inc.

    119,781       12,971,084  

Crown Holdings Inc.

    31,767       2,946,707  

CSX Corp.

    565,167       18,831,364  

Cummins Inc.

    40,451       10,549,621  

CVS Health Corp.

    355,720       26,568,727  

Danaher Corp.

    192,897       49,200,309  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    36,263       6,125,546  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)

    42,251       2,925,882  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)

    69,569       8,120,094  

DaVita Inc.(a)

    16,282       1,660,601  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    7,040       3,827,578  

Deere & Co.

    78,389       33,675,914  

Dell Technologies Inc., Class C

    70,590       3,735,623  

Delta Air Lines Inc.

    45,050       2,084,013  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

    64,648       2,684,185  

Devon Energy Corp.

    174,237       9,408,798  

Dexcom Inc.(a)

    107,728       13,418,600  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    44,423       6,544,396  

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    17,309       2,440,569  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    80,956       10,088,737  

Discover Financial Services

    74,393       7,852,181  

DocuSign Inc., Class A(a)

    56,524       3,042,122  

Dollar General Corp.

    61,616       10,404,478  

Dollar Tree Inc.(a)

    62,100       9,583,893  

Dominion Energy Inc.

    227,966        12,207,579  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    9,859       3,911,460  

DoorDash Inc., Class A(a)

    69,892       6,345,495  

Dover Corp.

    41,756       6,095,123  

Dow Inc.

    200,001       11,294,056  

DR Horton Inc.

    89,424       11,358,636  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    88,152       2,375,696  

DTE Energy Co.

    55,412       6,333,592  

Duke Energy Corp.

    206,048       19,290,214  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    130,039       10,094,928  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    58,629       3,206,420  
 

 

 

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iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

Eastman Chemical Co.

    30,848     $ 2,639,972  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    110,851       22,759,927  

eBay Inc.

    143,336       6,379,885  

Ecolab Inc.

    71,406       13,077,295  

Edison International

    104,319       7,506,795  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    170,111       13,961,010  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    77,341       10,545,445  

Elevance Health Inc.

    66,064       31,157,764  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    226,516        102,962,848  

Emerson Electric Co.

    156,602       14,305,593  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)

    38,115       5,787,000  

Entegris Inc.(b)

    42,326       4,643,585  

Entergy Corp.

    56,796       5,832,949  

EOG Resources Inc.

    163,480       21,666,004  

EPAM Systems Inc.(a)

    16,110       3,815,009  

EQT Corp.

    100,355       4,232,974  

Equifax Inc.

    36,398       7,428,104  

Equinix Inc.

    25,804       20,899,176  

Equitable Holdings Inc.

    108,637       3,116,796  

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc.

    40,457       2,879,729  

Equity Residential

    101,067       6,664,358  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    9,142       2,029,158  

Essential Utilities Inc.

    68,313       2,888,957  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    18,934       4,611,376  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    63,524       11,434,320  

Etsy Inc.(a)

    35,003       3,558,055  

Everest Group Ltd.

    12,400       4,470,324  

Evergy Inc.

    64,940       3,894,452  

Eversource Energy

    91,631       6,627,670  

Exact Sciences Corp.(a)(b)

    49,898       4,867,051  

Exelon Corp.

    273,582       11,452,142  

Expedia Group Inc.(a)

    40,474       4,959,279  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    42,897       5,460,788  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    58,960       8,229,047  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1,129,469       121,124,256  

F5 Inc.(a)

    17,761       2,810,501  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    11,253       4,895,505  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    7,350       6,159,079  

Fastenal Co.

    162,946       9,550,265  

FedEx Corp.

    66,441       17,935,748  

Ferguson PLC

    58,716       9,489,680  

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

    78,594       3,078,527  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    166,431       10,049,104  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    195,332       5,684,161  

First Citizens BancShares Inc./NC, Class A

    3,070       4,394,091  

First Horizon Corp.

    143,444       1,955,142  

First Solar Inc.(a)

    28,690       5,950,306  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    151,097       5,951,711  

Fiserv Inc.(a)

    174,923       22,077,032  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    20,116       5,007,074  

FMC Corp.

    37,559       3,614,303  

Ford Motor Co.

    1,087,776       14,369,521  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    185,987       14,454,910  

Fortive Corp.

    92,934       7,281,379  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc., NVS

    32,707       2,324,486  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    106,763       3,571,222  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    85,333       2,495,137  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    395,865       17,675,372  

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc.

    69,391       3,293,297  

Garmin Ltd.

    39,880       4,222,893  
Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

Gartner Inc.(a)

    22,217     $ 7,855,709  

GE Healthcare Inc., NVS(a)

    111,539       8,700,042  

Gen Digital Inc.

    169,531       3,297,378  

Generac Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    17,845       2,742,776  

General Dynamics Corp.

    64,696       14,464,732  

General Electric Co.

    303,543       34,676,752  

General Mills Inc.

    163,670       12,232,696  

General Motors Co.

    385,499       14,791,597  

Genuine Parts Co.

    41,176       6,411,927  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    348,145       26,507,760  

Global Payments Inc.

    74,164       8,176,581  

Globe Life Inc.

    25,798       2,893,762  

GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)

    41,752       3,218,662  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    93,595       33,307,653  

Graco Inc.

    47,116       3,737,712  

Halliburton Co.

    254,503       9,945,977  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    95,914       6,894,298  

Hasbro Inc.

    36,825       2,377,422  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    58,444       15,944,108  

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc., Class A

    103,367       2,018,757  

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

    160,592       3,505,723  

HEICO Corp.

    13,594       2,392,272  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    17,405       2,442,792  

Henry Schein Inc.(a)(b)

    38,742       3,052,482  

Hershey Co. (The)

    40,680       9,409,691  

Hess Corp.

    75,384       11,438,014  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    373,515       6,491,691  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    42,500       2,213,825  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

    74,809       11,632,051  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    67,863       5,389,679  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    281,844       94,090,801  

Honeywell International Inc.

    185,891       36,087,020  

Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a)

    59,540       5,970,076  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    85,620       3,500,146  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    204,455       3,761,972  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    115,266       5,894,703  

HP Inc.

    265,461       8,715,085  

Hubbell Inc., Class B

    15,402       4,805,424  

HubSpot Inc.(a)

    13,204       7,665,582  

Humana Inc.

    35,211       16,085,441  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    421,970       5,164,913  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

    12,359       2,838,492  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A

    11,344       1,433,314  

IDEX Corp.

    22,380       5,053,628  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    23,400       12,980,682  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    86,910       22,885,141  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    43,640       8,385,426  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    53,523       3,410,486  

Ingersoll Rand Inc.

    108,219       7,063,454  

Insulet Corp.(a)

    19,205       5,314,984  

Intel Corp.

    1,158,462       41,438,186  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    155,578       17,860,354  

International Business Machines Corp.

    252,073       36,343,885  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    69,705       5,897,740  

International Paper Co.

    91,415       3,296,425  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    105,598       3,614,620  

Intuit Inc.

    78,088       39,957,630  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    97,736       31,705,558  

Invesco Ltd.

    99,646       1,674,053  

Invitation Homes Inc.

    179,060       6,356,630  
 

 

 

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iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    52,836     $ 11,822,583  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    82,328       5,054,939  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    20,393       3,417,255  

Jacobs Solutions Inc., NVS

    35,716       4,479,144  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    18,745       2,444,723  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    23,402       4,772,604  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    29,381       4,426,248  

Johnson & Johnson

    725,621        121,563,286  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    190,993       13,283,563  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    819,058       129,378,402  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    91,985       2,557,183  

Kellogg Co.

    74,853       5,006,917  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

    241,589       8,216,442  

KeyCorp

    263,414       3,242,626  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    50,711       8,168,528  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    93,404       12,058,456  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    166,523       3,373,756  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    613,472       10,864,589  

KKR & Co. Inc.

    165,377       9,820,086  

KLA Corp.

    38,499       19,786,561  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

    45,098       2,739,703  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    216,022       7,815,676  

Kroger Co. (The)

    191,583       9,318,597  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

    53,095       10,060,972  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

    23,061       4,933,440  

Lam Research Corp.

    37,724       27,104,317  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    41,423       4,292,665  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)

    94,306       5,640,442  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    37,743       3,432,348  

Lear Corp.

    14,355       2,221,580  

Leidos Holdings Inc.

    38,278       3,580,141  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    74,420       9,438,689  

Lennox International Inc.

    9,718       3,570,782  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C (a)

    30,728       2,738,787  

Liberty Global PLC, Class A(a)

    41,981       779,587  

Liberty Global PLC, Class C, NVS(a)

    82,719       1,634,527  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class C, NVS(a)

    58,759       4,265,903  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C, NVS(a)

    39,932       1,271,036  

Linde PLC

    137,656       53,778,069  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)

    47,260       4,147,065  

LKQ Corp.

    80,184       4,393,281  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    63,933       28,537,773  

Loews Corp.

    46,949       2,941,355  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    165,894       38,863,987  

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

    21,090       4,837,202  

Lucid Group Inc.(a)(b)

    228,119       1,735,986  

Lululemon Athletica Inc.(a)

    32,067       12,138,321  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    75,118       7,426,165  

M&T Bank Corp.

    47,544       6,649,504  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    181,824       4,776,516  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    124,485       16,558,995  

Markel Group Inc.(a)(b)

    3,517       5,098,630  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    10,967       2,952,536  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A

    73,162       14,764,823  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    138,008       26,003,467  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    17,178       7,669,290  

Marvell Technology Inc.

    239,432       15,594,206  

Masco Corp.

    65,876       3,997,356  
Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

Masimo Corp.(a)

    13,399     $ 1,638,698  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    236,501       93,247,614  

Match Group Inc.(a)

    73,383       3,413,043  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    71,789       6,423,680  

McDonald’s Corp.

    203,017       59,524,584  

McKesson Corp.

    39,365       15,840,476  

Medtronic PLC

    367,074       32,214,414  

MercadoLibre Inc.(a)(b)

    12,573       15,566,003  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    709,889       75,709,662  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    618,931        197,191,417  

MetLife Inc.

    184,446       11,614,565  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    6,359       7,996,252  

MGM Resorts International

    89,741       4,556,151  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    150,819       14,167,937  

Micron Technology Inc.

    303,833       21,690,638  

Microsoft Corp.

    1,974,416       663,245,823  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    33,893       5,072,426  

Moderna Inc.(a)

    93,433       10,993,327  

Mohawk Industries Inc.(a)

    15,237       1,620,303  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    16,328       4,971,713  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    55,528       3,874,189  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    380,068       28,174,441  

MongoDB Inc.(a)

    19,683       8,333,782  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    12,435       6,957,258  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    219,189       12,601,176  

Moody’s Corp.

    46,549       16,420,160  

Morgan Stanley

    350,950       32,132,982  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    92,516       3,770,952  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    47,500       13,614,925  

MSCI Inc., Class A

    22,800       12,496,224  

Nasdaq Inc.

    99,658       5,031,732  

NetApp Inc.

    67,318       5,251,477  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    124,312       54,569,239  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    26,499       2,699,983  

Newmont Corp.

    218,229       9,366,389  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    115,802       2,295,196  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    561,002       41,121,447  

Nike Inc., Class B

    343,587       37,928,569  

NiSource Inc.

    116,141       3,233,365  

Nordson Corp.

    14,572       3,666,461  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    62,510       14,601,711  

Northern Trust Corp.

    57,704       4,623,244  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    40,593       18,063,885  

Novocure Ltd.(a)(b)

    27,296       890,941  

NRG Energy Inc.

    71,033       2,698,544  

Nucor Corp.

    70,734       12,172,614  

Nvidia Corp.

    689,917       322,391,315  

NVR Inc.(a)

    814       5,133,442  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    72,649       16,199,274  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    201,064       12,693,170  

Okta Inc.(a)

    43,541       3,346,561  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    28,474       11,944,558  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    59,463       5,031,759  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    122,651       13,215,645  

ONEOK Inc.

    127,119       8,522,058  

Oracle Corp.

    451,750       52,958,652  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    17,383       16,093,008  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    115,297       10,487,415  

Ovintiv Inc.

    63,822       2,941,556  

Owens Corning

    24,724       3,461,113  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

PACCAR Inc.

    147,881     $ 12,736,991  

Packaging Corp. of America

    24,028       3,684,694  

Palantir Technologies Inc., Class A(a)

    499,638       9,912,818  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)

    84,286       21,068,129  

Paramount Global, Class B, NVS

    140,020       2,244,521  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    35,051       14,371,260  

Paychex Inc.

    92,257       11,575,486  

Paycom Software Inc.

    14,501       5,347,389  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)

    12,995       2,947,916  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    295,724       22,421,794  

Pentair PLC

    52,954       3,680,303  

PepsiCo Inc.

    384,192       72,020,632  

Pfizer Inc.

    1,570,772       56,642,038  

PG&E Corp.(a)

    494,077       8,700,696  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    432,294       43,108,358  

Phillips 66

    129,532       14,449,295  

Pinterest Inc., Class A(a)

    163,088       4,727,921  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    63,862       14,411,738  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    112,808       15,442,287  

Pool Corp.

    10,647       4,096,327  

PPG Industries Inc.

    66,831       9,616,981  

PPL Corp.

    202,417       5,572,540  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    69,722       5,568,696  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    657,968       102,840,398  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    161,915       20,398,052  

Prologis Inc.

    254,895       31,798,151  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    106,316       10,258,431  

PTC Inc.(a)

    32,523       4,742,179  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    142,666       9,005,078  

Public Storage

    44,212       12,456,731  

PulteGroup Inc.

    66,717       5,630,248  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    29,845       3,283,547  

Qualcomm Inc.

    307,851       40,688,667  

Quanta Services Inc.(b)

    40,635       8,192,829  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    31,513       4,260,873  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    58,717       6,462,980  

Realty Income Corp.

    175,428       10,695,845  

Regency Centers Corp.

    36,488       2,391,059  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    29,806        22,113,369  

Regions Financial Corp.

    275,216       5,606,150  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    16,078       4,708,603  

Repligen Corp.(a)

    16,119       2,765,376  

Republic Services Inc., Class A

    63,008       9,521,139  

ResMed Inc.

    41,446       9,215,518  

Revvity Inc.

    35,700       4,389,315  

Rivian Automotive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    177,199       4,897,780  

Robert Half Inc.

    31,425       2,330,164  

ROBLOX Corp., Class A(a)

    117,035       4,593,624  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    31,971       10,751,528  

Roku Inc.(a)(b)

    33,489       3,223,986  

Rollins Inc.

    73,991       3,021,053  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    29,683       14,635,203  

Ross Stores Inc.

    95,909       10,995,008  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)

    63,896       6,971,693  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    97,166       3,049,069  

RPM International Inc.

    35,367       3,653,765  

RTX Corp.

    405,498       35,655,439  

S&P Global Inc.

    91,634       36,150,529  

Salesforce Inc.(a)

    277,959       62,543,555  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

    29,452       6,448,515  
Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

Schlumberger NV

    396,341     $ 23,122,534  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    54,778       3,478,403  

Seagen Inc.(a)

    39,567       7,588,159  

Sealed Air Corp.

    40,683       1,855,958  

SEI Investments Co.

    41,497       2,613,896  

Sempra Energy

    85,693       12,769,971  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC

    39,266       1,658,988  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    56,642       33,022,286  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    68,249       18,870,848  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    88,245       10,995,327  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(b)

    229,223       1,169,037  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    46,727       5,344,167  

Snap Inc., Class A, NVS(a)

    293,874       3,338,409  

Snap-on Inc.

    13,811       3,762,669  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)

    72,437       12,872,779  

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    15,204       3,671,158  

Southern Co. (The)

    306,888       22,200,278  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    41,428       1,415,180  

Splunk Inc.(a)(b)

    45,645       4,944,723  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

    63,058       3,673,128  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    41,504       4,120,102  

Starbucks Corp.

    319,014       32,402,252  

State Street Corp.

    95,902       6,947,141  

Steel Dynamics Inc.(b)

    47,038       5,013,310  

STERIS PLC

    28,055       6,327,805  

Stryker Corp.

    95,438       27,048,084  

Sun Communities Inc.

    36,981       4,818,624  

Synchrony Financial

    125,165       4,323,199  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    42,957       19,407,973  

Sysco Corp.

    138,179       10,544,439  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    63,943       7,881,614  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)

    47,268       7,229,168  

Targa Resources Corp.

    59,386       4,869,058  

Target Corp.

    128,588       17,548,404  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    89,986       12,912,091  

Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)

    12,300       4,729,719  

Teleflex Inc.

    12,431       3,122,294  

Teradyne Inc.(b)

    44,300       5,003,242  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    797,006        213,143,315  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    251,387       45,249,660  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    1,761       2,652,594  

Textron Inc.

    61,739       4,801,442  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    107,869       59,183,406  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    320,964       27,773,015  

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)

    168,205       23,173,603  

Toast Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    88,480       1,952,754  

Toro Co. (The)

    29,465       2,995,117  

Tractor Supply Co.

    31,311       7,013,351  

Trade Desk Inc. (The), Class A(a)(b)

    122,843       11,210,652  

Tradeweb Markets Inc., Class A

    30,974       2,533,363  

Trane Technologies PLC

    62,965       12,557,740  

TransDigm Group Inc.

    15,239       13,710,833  

TransUnion

    54,898       4,374,822  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    63,796       11,011,828  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    75,705       4,072,929  

Truist Financial Corp.

    372,546       12,375,978  

Twilio Inc., Class A(a)

    49,409       3,262,476  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)

    11,617       4,607,651  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

    80,531       4,487,187  

U.S. Bancorp

    418,220       16,594,970  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

Uber Technologies Inc.(a)

    506,224     $ 25,037,839  

UDR Inc.

    85,631       3,500,595  

UGI Corp.

    58,060       1,567,039  

UiPath Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    91,013       1,645,515  

Ulta Beauty Inc.(a)

    13,950       6,204,960  

Union Pacific Corp.

    170,064       39,458,249  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    200,890       37,592,546  

United Rentals Inc.

    19,699       9,153,731  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

    12,516       3,037,884  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    259,880       131,595,436  

Unity Software Inc.(a)(b)

    69,057       3,165,573  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B

    18,137       2,520,318  

Vail Resorts Inc.

    12,130       2,856,494  

Valero Energy Corp.

    102,747       13,245,116  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)

    41,496       8,474,313  

Ventas Inc.

    107,171       5,199,937  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    26,107       5,507,272  

Verisk Analytics Inc., Class A

    41,063       9,400,963  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    1,159,011       39,499,095  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    71,820       25,305,059  

VF Corp.

    84,817       1,680,225  

Viatris Inc.

    336,407       3,542,366  

VICI Properties Inc., Class A

    268,591       8,455,245  

Visa Inc., Class A

    451,355       107,300,624  

Vistra Corp.

    104,699       2,937,854  

VMware Inc., Class A(a)

    64,906       10,231,133  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    37,573       8,284,846  

W R Berkley Corp.

    59,923       3,696,650  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    208,971       6,262,861  

Walmart Inc.

    414,458       66,255,256  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

    510,330       45,363,234  

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.(a)(b)

    644,989       8,430,006  

Waste Management Inc.

    113,944       18,662,888  

Waters Corp.(a)

    16,194       4,472,945  

Watsco Inc.

    9,106       3,443,798  

Webster Financial Corp.

    48,243       2,282,859  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    89,540       8,046,064  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    1,049,670        48,452,767  

Welltower Inc.

    135,838       11,159,092  

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

    21,147       7,782,942  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    84,819       3,609,897  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    49,484       5,860,885  

Westlake Corp.

    9,363       1,287,412  

Westrock Co.

    76,972       2,562,398  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    203,493       6,930,972  

Whirlpool Corp.

    16,647       2,401,496  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    332,081       11,440,190  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    29,005       6,129,627  

Wolfspeed Inc.(a)(b)

    35,067       2,310,915  

Workday Inc., Class A(a)

    56,662       13,436,260  

WP Carey Inc.

    64,078       4,327,187  

WW Grainger Inc.

    13,138       9,702,282  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    30,353       3,307,870  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    147,296       9,239,878  

Xylem Inc./NY

    66,175       7,461,231  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    76,005       10,463,608  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

    14,654       4,512,846  

Zillow Group Inc., Class C (a)

    42,948       2,326,064  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    56,879       7,857,834  

Zoetis Inc.

    130,548       24,554,773  
Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

Zoom Video Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    63,142     $ 4,631,466  

ZoomInfo Technologies Inc., Class A(a)

    78,167       1,998,730  

Zscaler Inc.(a)

    23,963       3,843,186  
   

 

 

 
      11,360,051,504  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.2%
(Cost: $15,151,054,154)

      18,282,799,403  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Brazil — 0.2%            

Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,752,155       6,173,069  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares, NVS

    506,421       1,356,882  

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    304,890       1,885,918  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,264,621       7,659,264  

Itausa SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,521,586       3,159,815  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,651,943       10,867,977  
   

 

 

 
      31,102,925  

Chile — 0.0%

   

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B, Preference Shares

    41,563       3,047,575  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.0%            

Bancolombia SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    177,201       1,353,073  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 0.1%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    18,328       2,059,170  

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

    31,290       3,826,224  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    47,538       3,668,333  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    44,832       2,645,352  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    7,800       3,218,119  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    64,778       8,581,503  
   

 

 

 
      23,998,701  
Russia — 0.0%            

Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS(d)

    1,929,900       210  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.1%            

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    235,428       10,603,854  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.4%
(Cost: $58,801,279)

      70,106,338  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $15,209,855,433)

 

    18,352,905,741  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 1.4%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(f)(g)(h)

    237,007,937       237,079,040  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Money Market Funds (continued)

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(f)(g)

    32,270,000     $ 32,270,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.4%
(Cost: $269,228,177)

      269,349,040  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 101.0%
(Cost: $15,479,083,610)

      18,622,254,781  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.0)%

 

    (193,124,386
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  18,429,130,395  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(f) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(g) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(h) 

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

 

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 

   
  Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/22
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
07/31/23
   

Shares

Held at
07/31/23

    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

   
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 168,555,690     $ 68,439,897 (a)    $     $ 17,896     $ 65,557     $ 237,079,040       237,007,937     $ 1,355,778 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    18,730,000       13,540,000 (a)                        32,270,000       32,270,000       1,144,778       16    
 

BlackRock Inc.

    31,719,801       5,590,507       (9,151,325     3,229,424       (542,897     30,845,510       41,748       900,466          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ 3,247,320     $ (477,340   $ 300,194,550       $ 3,401,022     $ 16    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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

                 

MSCI EAFE Index

     157          09/15/23        $ 17,316        $ 419,879  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     158          09/15/23          8,329          317,974  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     191          09/15/23          44,068          2,126,037  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 2,863,890  
                 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

 

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

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

             

Futures contracts

             

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $     $     $ 2,863,890     $     $     $     $ 2,863,890  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

             

Futures contracts

  $     $     $ 7,181,573     $     $     $     $ 7,181,573  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

             

Futures contracts

  $     $     $ 362,816     $     $     $     $ 362,816  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 54,657,104  

 

 

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

   $ 12,218,357,683        $ 6,064,369,591        $ 72,129        $ 18,282,799,403  

Preferred Stocks

     35,503,573          34,602,555          210          70,106,338  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     269,349,040                            269,349,040  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 12,523,210,296        $ 6,098,972,146        $ 72,339        $ 18,622,254,781  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 2,863,890        $        $        $ 2,863,890  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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 

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Australia — 1.7%  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    13,431     $ 355,723  

ASX Ltd.

    3,441       143,760  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    34,766       603,161  

Brambles Ltd.

    73,371       694,146  

Cochlear Ltd.

    1,110       178,568  

Coles Group Ltd.

    6,771       82,800  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    22,422       1,595,298  

Computershare Ltd.

    26,307       443,674  

CSL Ltd.

    7,326       1,319,531  

Dexus

    74,370       411,622  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    16,983       69,415  

Goodman Group

    32,967       455,840  

GPT Group (The)

    43,068       125,882  

IDP Education Ltd.

    4,218       70,687  

IGO Ltd.

    64,269       600,546  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    55,500       221,557  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    15,984       468,441  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    64,602       224,808  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    5,106       602,150  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    35,631       84,121  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    14,874       718,664  

Mirvac Group

    68,931       108,656  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    45,288       867,539  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    15,207       272,767  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    30,303       321,724  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    3,552       140,760  

Scentre Group

    97,236       183,999  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    9,324       220,306  

Stockland

    77,367       219,879  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    21,534       206,339  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    100,233       286,888  

Transurban Group

    63,381       611,946  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    28,860       218,432  

Vicinity Ltd.

    138,750       184,483  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    17,427       582,273  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    49,839       749,123  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    2,775       160,254  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    14,319       371,848  

Xero Ltd.(a)

    2,109       173,363  
   

 

 

 
       15,350,973  
Austria — 0.1%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    12,987       490,855  

Verbund AG

    4,107       340,294  
   

 

 

 
          831,149  
Belgium — 0.2%            

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    21,201       1,212,817  

Argenx SE(a)

    222       111,808  

D’ieteren Group

    444       77,543  

Elia Group SA/NV

    2,256       277,770  
   

 

 

 
      1,679,938  
Brazil — 0.4%            

Ambev SA

    88,816       279,102  

B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao

    116,550       367,242  

Banco Bradesco SA

    60,456       189,854  

Banco BTG Pactual SA

    53,391       383,997  

Banco do Brasil SA

    67,488       687,760  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    34,632       227,914  

CCR SA

    68,376       192,169  
Security   Shares     Value  
Brazil (continued)  

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    10,767     $ 132,289  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA(a)(b)

    40,163       40,768  

Hypera SA

    8,325       76,160  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    14,073       200,050  

Lojas Renner SA

    20,313       80,543  

PRIO SA(a)

    65,934       636,090  

Suzano SA

    14,541       147,816  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    17,316       154,201  
   

 

 

 
       3,795,955  
Canada — 3.6%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    11,211       587,735  

Bank of Montreal

    8,325       773,629  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    19,203       966,958  

BCE Inc.

    19,980       863,050  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    4,308       145,315  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    15,873       494,733  

CAE Inc.(a)

    32,634       745,658  

Cameco Corp.

    11,766       413,659  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    11,100       488,900  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    8,880       1,076,388  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    12,210       1,004,652  

CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS

    3,441       164,972  

CGI Inc.(a)

    2,109       214,315  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    555       1,172,569  

Dollarama Inc.

    10,323       679,980  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    10,212       164,721  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    1,110       885,576  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    29,415       872,423  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    9,879       1,441,563  

George Weston Ltd.

    2,220       255,645  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    8,488       255,995  

Hydro One Ltd.(b)

    50,061       1,412,254  

Intact Financial Corp.

    3,108       459,159  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    4,884       433,343  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    41,403       370,183  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    80,475       1,608,707  

Metro Inc.

    4,995       268,832  

Northland Power Inc.

    15,318       296,335  

Onex Corp.

    4,218       259,065  

Open Text Corp.

    4,440       190,711  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    5,772       97,699  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    80,919       2,561,990  

Power Corp. of Canada

    6,216       176,112  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    15,096       369,544  

RB Global Inc.

    6,660       430,111  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    4,218       322,911  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    6,882       301,344  

Royal Bank of Canada

    19,314       1,914,776  

Shopify Inc., Class A(a)

    15,540       1,049,788  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    6,660       350,513  

TC Energy Corp.

    22,089       791,663  

TELUS Corp.

    8,214       146,259  

TFI International Inc.

    1,443       185,210  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    10,976       1,481,612  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    22,866       1,507,927  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    28,416       1,274,211  

WSP Global Inc.

    3,219       443,432  
   

 

 

 
          32,372,127  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Chile — 0.1%            

Banco de Chile

    1,019,535     $ 113,505  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

    3,883       116,636  

Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA

    4,432,785       335,519  

Falabella SA

    129,093       356,991  
   

 

 

 
      922,651  
China — 3.6%            

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    1,110,000       403,757  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(a)

    233,168        2,979,742  

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

    42,000       30,157  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    22,200       263,090  

Asia - Potash International Investment Guangzhou Co. Ltd.(a)

    22,200       85,114  

Baidu Inc.(a)

    36,140       706,565  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    99,900       65,293  

Bank of Chengdu Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,300       65,995  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    2,220,000       823,393  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    366,300       298,524  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    222,000       134,117  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    210,900       213,320  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    233,100       201,291  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    444,000       108,338  

BOC Aviation Ltd.(b)

    11,100       93,042  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    20,500       730,169  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    1,776,000       435,903  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,331,000       246,009  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    999,000       483,111  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    333,000       417,035  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class A

    122,100       105,337  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    1,554,000       905,762  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    532,800       232,773  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    336,000       100,098  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    388,500       227,298  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    222,000       389,745  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,400       221,575  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    55,500       275,986  

China Merchants Energy Shipping Co. Ltd., Class A

    166,500       148,910  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    222,000       305,416  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    277,560       156,126  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,022,500       389,741  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    355,298       363,655  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    444,000       524,159  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    88,800       239,398  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,000       90,200  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    6,000       27,997  

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd.(a)

    444,000       135,175  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    88,800       99,052  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(b)

    2,220,000       250,945  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    55,500       78,663  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    77,700       233,543  

China Zheshang Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    360,750       140,448  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    144,300       79,399  

CITIC Ltd.

    333,000       375,899  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class A

    177,600       364,761  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class H

    222,000       245,328  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    55,500       58,742  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    222,000       140,263  

Dong-E-E-Jiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,100       76,045  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    111,000       83,490  
Security   Shares      Value  
China (continued)             

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    66,600      $ 69,518  

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

    33,080        213,115  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    55,500        75,941  

Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,100        57,280  

H World Group Ltd., ADR(a)

    1,998        95,984  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    122,100        99,138  

Huizhou Desay Sv Automotive Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,100        242,007  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    999,000        487,839  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    99,998        233,424  

JD Health International Inc.(a)(b)

    27,750        202,861  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    222,000        203,580  

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

    5,772        100,548  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    22,200        95,552  

Kuaishou Technology(a)(b)

    22,200        194,842  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    800        211,139  

Li Auto Inc.(a)

    33,780        725,156  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    55,500        338,352  

Meituan, Class B(a)(b)

    67,200        1,282,856  

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,936        86,675  

NetEase Inc.

    44,400        967,046  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    155,400        450,665  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    44,400        258,871  

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

    999,000        384,604  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    90,000        105,563  

Pinduoduo Inc., ADR(a)

    7,659        687,931  

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

    134,500        980,066  

Qifu Technology Inc.

    11,100        221,556  

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

    88,800        248,738  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    66,600        70,922  

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

    16,410        90,528  

Shenzhen Capchem Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,100        75,799  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    444,000        416,591  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    22,200        235,649  

Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    66,600        134,789  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    11,100        108,825  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    88,800        4,081,348  

Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class A

    22,200        207,253  

Trip.com Group Ltd.(a)

    8,910        363,909  

Weihai Guangwei Composites Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,180        77,260  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    13,100        124,613  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc.(a)(b)

    55,500        320,279  

XPeng Inc.(a)

    17,100        182,404  

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

    22,200        87,086  

Yintai Gold Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,400        81,296  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    1,665        101,598  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    444,000        356,620  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd.

    22,200        88,502  

ZTO Express Cayman Inc., ADR

    6,660        185,148  
    

 

 

 
        32,561,160  
Colombia — 0.1%             

Bancolombia SA

    29,082        247,579  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    92,685        405,866  
    

 

 

 
       653,445  
Czech Republic — 0.0%             

Komercni Banka AS

    7,770        254,469  
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Denmark — 0.7%            

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    1,170     $ 175,479  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    3,885       293,565  

DSV A/S

    3,108       622,035  

Genmab A/S(a)

    619       255,151  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    23,199       3,740,890  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    4,329       217,114  

Pandora A/S

    888       88,828  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    18,537       495,799  
   

 

 

 
       5,888,861  
Egypt — 0.0%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    80,520       103,800  

Eastern Co. SAE

    225,240       107,478  

Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding Co.(a)

    283,950       119,478  
   

 

 

 
      330,756  
Finland — 0.1%            

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    6,660       133,258  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    2,997       153,725  

Nokia OYJ

    60,384       237,366  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    3,219       141,850  
   

 

 

 
      666,199  
France — 2.6%            

Aeroports de Paris

    1,554       214,595  

AXA SA

    39,405       1,211,264  

BioMerieux

    555       59,579  

BNP Paribas SA

    16,539       1,090,711  

Bureau Veritas SA

    7,326       201,200  

Capgemini SE

    1,776       321,844  

Covivio

    4,107       198,292  

Credit Agricole SA

    6,882       85,443  

Dassault Systemes SE

    6,105       260,919  

Edenred

    3,030       196,800  

Eiffage SA

    1,998       207,867  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    4,551       915,548  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    2,220       152,684  

Gecina SA

    1,286       139,033  

Getlink SE

    11,988       210,717  

Hermes International

    555       1,228,362  

Ipsen SA

    666       83,934  

Kering SA

    1,221       701,056  

Klepierre SA

    20,646       548,020  

Legrand SA

    7,293       731,157  

L’Oreal SA

    3,885       1,806,950  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    3,996       3,711,355  

Orange SA

    25,822       291,888  

Pernod Ricard SA

    3,552       783,115  

Publicis Groupe SA

    7,437       599,611  

Sanofi

    17,094       1,823,665  

Schneider Electric SE

    10,767       1,920,532  

Societe Generale SA

    17,094       464,901  

Teleperformance

    2,442       354,185  

Thales SA

    1,998       298,880  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    13,946       790,220  

Vinci SA

    10,212       1,199,373  

Wendel SE

    666       65,744  

Worldline SA/France(a)(b)

    5,550       219,999  
   

 

 

 
      23,089,443  
Germany — 1.7%            

Allianz SE, Registered

    6,882       1,644,794  

Bayer AG, Registered

    15,540       908,832  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    9,879     $ 1,204,744  

Commerzbank AG

    11,211       134,100  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(b)

    2,664       120,918  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    38,961       431,888  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    2,220       425,355  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    12,765       656,417  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    44,178       963,135  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    6,882       215,972  

Hannover Rueck SE

    1,110       236,845  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    5,994       170,920  

Infineon Technologies AG

    19,647       863,200  

LEG Immobilien SE(a)

    1,776       125,568  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    14,208       1,134,692  

Merck KGaA

    2,109       370,604  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    2,553       961,066  

Rational AG

    111       83,090  

Rheinmetall AG

    333       94,321  

SAP SE

    14,874       2,028,986  

Siemens AG, Registered

    8,214       1,400,012  

Symrise AG, Class A

    2,109       230,370  

Vonovia SE

    22,533       525,018  
   

 

 

 
       14,930,847  
Hong Kong — 0.6%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    155,400       1,554,736  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(b)

    55,500       135,371  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    55,500       321,404  

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

    1,221       73,504  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.(a)

    46,000       335,778  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    20,900       881,186  

Link REIT

    54,000       303,542  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    55,500       290,888  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    44,400       171,052  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    38,000       46,646  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    89,000       1,117,539  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    26,500       301,055  
   

 

 

 
      5,532,701  
India — 1.3%            

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    25,389       240,217  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    1,332       83,851  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    11,544       474,204  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd.(a)(b)

    5,772       263,721  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    38,588       447,987  

Bandhan Bank Ltd.(a)(b)

    21,680       58,941  

Bharat Electronics Ltd.

    375,957       598,200  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    53,058       574,617  

DLF Ltd.

    30,747       194,128  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.(a)

    8,214       103,552  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    19,425       264,024  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    15,873       494,454  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    53,788       655,540  

ICICI Bank Ltd., ADR, NVS

    9,248       227,223  

Indian Hotels Co. Ltd. (The), Class A

    53,391       256,811  

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corp. Ltd.

    9,435       73,568  

Infosys Ltd.

    50,949       843,263  

ITC Ltd.

    144,189       817,033  

Jio Financial Services Ltd., NVS

    35,187       97,477  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    6,993       158,036  

Nestle India Ltd.

    666       182,638  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

PI Industries Ltd.

    5,883     $ 258,807  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    7,963       253,368  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    269,064       871,159  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    35,187       1,092,309  

SRF Ltd.

    2,997       79,227  

State Bank of India

    15,318       115,709  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    16,317       226,966  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    17,760       739,863  

Tata Elxsi Ltd.

    666       58,066  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    14,652       199,021  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    4,773       174,426  

United Spirits Ltd.(a)

    13,431       165,993  

Varun Beverages Ltd.

    22,866       223,759  

Wipro Ltd.

    22,977       113,325  
   

 

 

 
       11,681,483  
Indonesia — 0.2%            

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    444,000       268,900  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    732,600       278,494  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    66,600       39,208  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    899,237       336,678  

Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT(a)

    2,974,835       693,169  

Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT

    521,700       93,415  

Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    1,764,900       434,829  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    366,300       93,518  
   

 

 

 
      2,238,211  
Ireland — 0.1%            

AIB Group PLC

    56,943       267,841  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    26,529       279,902  

Flutter Entertainment PLC, Class DI(a)

    3,996       794,803  
   

 

 

 
      1,342,546  
Israel — 0.3%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    2,997       170,544  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    42,402       376,650  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    46,888       374,289  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(c)

    3,330       440,259  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    444       94,410  

Isracard Ltd.

          1  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    37,684       199,603  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    6,549       236,451  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    999       217,453  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)

    42,069       353,379  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    777       73,287  
   

 

 

 
      2,536,326  
Italy — 0.7%            

Ferrari NV

    4,662       1,494,575  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    309,690       895,520  

Moncler SpA

    4,551       328,462  

Poste Italiane SpA(b)

    30,525       348,702  

Tenaris SA

    117,105       1,945,995  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    73,482       620,850  

UniCredit SpA

    39,516       1,000,555  
   

 

 

 
      6,634,659  
Japan — 5.5%            

Advantest Corp.

    6,300       871,352  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    11,100       227,786  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    33,900       495,698  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    4,500       101,810  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    4,400       142,097  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    11,100       499,134  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Central Japan Railway Co.

    7,100     $ 904,776  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    11,100       78,048  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    22,200       660,700  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    66,600       304,630  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    22,200       453,584  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    33,300        1,025,627  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    1,200       242,638  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    11,100       301,686  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    22,200       120,344  

Disco Corp.

    3,800       714,308  

East Japan Railway Co.

    11,100       628,417  

FANUC Corp.

    33,300       1,018,728  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    3,000       751,538  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    3,300       427,316  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    1,900       281,935  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    2,100       265,981  

Hoya Corp.

    11,100       1,292,698  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    44,400       378,031  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    133,200       972,704  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    11,100       179,378  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    44,400       985,218  

KDDI Corp.

    33,300       980,076  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    11,100       460,708  

Keyence Corp.

    3,700       1,660,345  

Konami Group Corp.

    8,000       448,773  

Lasertec Corp.

    1,700       257,349  

M3 Inc.

    1,600       36,998  

Makita Corp.

    11,100       311,700  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    11,100       203,065  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    44,400       544,153  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    133,200       881,167  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    188,700       1,519,459  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    33,300       684,146  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    44,400       753,262  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    11,100       412,846  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    11,100       659,359  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    11,100       211,781  

Nidec Corp.

    4,100       244,872  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    20,100       909,218  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    33,300       305,103  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    832,500       954,643  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    11,100       498,786  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    133,200       551,045  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    11,100       275,313  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    11,100       315,406  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    11,100       154,414  

Olympus Corp.

    22,200       362,236  

Omron Corp.

    2,700       144,926  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    11,100       203,411  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    33,300       1,277,173  

ORIX Corp.

    44,400       854,101  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    11,100       219,465  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    22,200       768,911  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    55,500       1,070,807  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    88,800       483,434  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    33,300       703,206  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    11,100       744,864  

Shimano Inc.

    600       90,436  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    44,400       1,462,751  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    2,500       104,770  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    11,100     $ 486,669  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    11,100       92,708  

SMC Corp.

    2,300       1,201,895  

SoftBank Corp.

    33,300       369,780  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    22,200       1,129,145  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    6,300       278,528  

Sony Group Corp.

    22,200       2,079,390  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    22,200       1,040,107  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    33,300       892,420  

Sysmex Corp.

    7,700       521,406  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    33,375       1,020,435  

Terumo Corp.

    11,100       363,515  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    33,300       765,733  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    7,800       1,170,678  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    11,100       186,633  

USS Co. Ltd.

    22,200       384,950  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    11,100       208,446  

Z Holdings Corp.

    55,500       154,734  
   

 

 

 
      49,397,812  
Kuwait — 0.1%            

Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC(a)

    271,617       557,007  

Kuwait Finance House KSCP

    80,747       207,438  

Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP

    93,351       158,320  

National Bank of Kuwait SAKP

    116,784       365,719  
   

 

 

 
      1,288,484  
Malaysia — 0.1%            

Dialog Group Bhd

    943,500       481,620  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.2%            

America Movil SAB de CV

    288,601       302,475  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

    210,900       316,886  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    11,100       211,493  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1

    32,100       255,247  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    22,201       210,422  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    122,100       634,672  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    66,600       277,258  
   

 

 

 
      2,208,453  
Netherlands — 1.1%            

Adyen NV(a)(b)

    333       618,053  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    11,988       764,954  

ASM International NV

    444       210,936  

ASML Holding NV

    5,550       3,975,292  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    14,541       195,560  

EXOR NV, NVS(c)

    7,326       684,582  

Ferrovial SE

    10,767       356,807  

Heineken NV

    2,886       282,486  

ING Groep NV

    3,279       47,862  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    5,550       191,301  

NN Group NV

    4,440       170,207  

Prosus NV

    14,652       1,159,081  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    6,105       766,642  
   

 

 

 
       9,423,763  
Norway — 0.4%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    24,642       182,278  

DNB Bank ASA

    55,389       1,141,428  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    32,745       516,927  

Mowi ASA

    38,022       668,423  

Orkla ASA

    555       4,379  

Salmar ASA

    9,657       446,139  
Security   Shares      Value  
Norway (continued)             

Telenor ASA

    71,151      $ 761,667  
    

 

 

 
       3,721,241  
Peru — 0.1%             

Southern Copper Corp.

    9,879        863,820  
    

 

 

 
Philippines — 0.1%             

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    61,050        241,270  

PLDT Inc.

    2,775        66,219  

SM Investments Corp.

    9,990        165,992  

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    259,900        158,136  
    

 

 

 
       631,617  
Portugal — 0.0%             

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    3,774        102,750  
    

 

 

 
Qatar — 0.2%             

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    585,303        451,480  

Commercial Bank PSQC (The)

    20,091        34,489  

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.

    1,202,574        644,429  

Ooredoo QPSC

    161,061        505,423  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    17,871        103,782  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    51,948        242,191  
    

 

 

 
       1,981,794  
Russia — 0.0%             

Alrosa PJSC(a)(d)

    184,910        20  

Magnit PJSC(d)

    4,127         

Magnit PJSC, GDR(d)

    1         

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC(d)

    73,304        8  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC(d)

    152,460        17  

Ozon Holdings PLC, GDR(a)(d)

    5,270        1  

Polymetal International PLC(a)(d)

    12,434        1  

Polyus PJSC(a)(d)

    1,430         

Sberbank of Russia PJSC(d)

    292,860        32  

TCS Group Holding PLC, GDR(a)(d)(e)

    4,185         

United Co. RUSAL International PJSC(a)(d)

    509,950        56  

VK Co. Ltd.(a)(d)

    22,940        3  

VTB Bank PJSC(a)(d)

    22,490,000        2  

Yandex NV(a)(d)

    9,920        1  
    

 

 

 
       141  
Saudi Arabia — 0.8%             

Al Rajhi Bank

    30,553        607,319  

Alinma Bank

    19,425        191,522  

Arab National Bank

    32,301        229,335  

Arabian Internet & Communications Services Co.

    3,552        345,295  

Bank AlBilad

    6,105        71,164  

Bank Al-Jazira

    12,432        60,890  

Banque Saudi Fransi

    16,650        189,014  

Dallah Healthcare Co.

    4,107        193,111  

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co.(a)

    110,223        497,378  

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    6,993        538,719  

Elm Co.

    888        160,962  

Emaar Economic City(a)

    73,371        176,073  

Etihad Etisalat Co.

    23,310        291,065  

Jarir Marketing Co.

    19,980        82,561  

Mouwasat Medical Services Co.

    1,998        133,597  

Nahdi Medical Co.

    8,658        401,197  

Riyad Bank

    43,179        366,053  

Saudi Awwal Bank

    24,975        253,343  

Saudi Investment Bank (The)

    14,985        71,492  

Saudi National Bank (The)

    55,775        573,133  

Saudi Research & Media Group(a)

    3,219        160,661  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Saudi Arabia (continued)            

Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Co.

    2,331     $ 125,110  

Saudi Telecom Co.

    78,144       883,625  

Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.

    20,646       252,250  
   

 

 

 
       6,854,869  
Singapore — 0.4%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    61,902       130,900  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    144,300       221,542  

Capitaland Investment Ltd/Singapore

    111,000       284,102  

City Developments Ltd.

    122,100       679,399  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    8,500       219,275  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    754,800       533,889  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    66,600       369,845  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.(c)

    37,200       372,288  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)

    2,886       191,977  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    1,271,522       134,763  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    244,200       489,881  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    5,100       115,686  
   

 

 

 
      3,743,547  
South Africa — 0.3%            

Absa Group Ltd.

    23,199       245,873  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    1,443       144,706  

FirstRand Ltd.

    115,662       470,498  

Growthpoint Properties Ltd.

    239,094       169,390  

MTN Group Ltd.

    31,524       246,869  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    3,996       785,161  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    18,266       240,023  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    112,221       81,638  

Sanlam Ltd.

    43,197       158,863  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    15,873       169,525  
   

 

 

 
      2,712,546  
South Korea — 1.5%            

Amorepacific Corp.

    1,332       117,651  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.

    2,494       128,844  

Celltrion Inc.

    1,604       184,536  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    1,776       105,016  

Ecopro BM Co. Ltd.

    888       292,089  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    13,875       427,565  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    1,443       85,246  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    76,368       622,597  

Kakao Corp.

    10,878       437,915  

Kangwon Land Inc.

    13,875       169,824  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    11,655       466,799  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,430       552,943  

Krafton Inc.(a)

    333       44,888  

KT&G Corp.

    7,215       466,867  

L&F Co. Ltd.

    444       89,735  

LG Energy Solution(a)

    888       390,126  

LG H&H Co. Ltd.

    222       74,486  

Meritz Financial Group Inc.

    6,327       244,288  

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.

    59,385       322,829  

NAVER Corp.

    3,330       593,297  

NCSoft Corp.

    555       120,405  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    25,641       199,126  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    333       199,956  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    68,598       3,755,921  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    2,331       127,525  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    777       405,597  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    777       78,223  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    17,871       491,869  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

SK Hynix Inc.

    6,105     $ 591,239  

SK IE Technology Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    4,662       392,836  

SK Square Co. Ltd.(a)

    7,215       251,196  

Woori Financial Group Inc.

    66,822       610,698  
   

 

 

 
       13,042,132  
Spain — 0.9%            

Aena SME SA(b)

    3,663       584,952  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    13,875       995,338  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    110,112       872,789  

Banco Santander SA

    272,394       1,103,817  

Cellnex Telecom SA(b)

    3,663       149,594  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    9,879       310,949  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    63,707       1,216,861  

Enagas SA

    7,009       124,385  

Grifols SA(a)

    5,661       83,162  

Iberdrola SA

    85,127       1,062,518  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    21,645       828,523  

Redeia Corp. SA

    9,559       159,881  

Telefonica SA

    124,653       531,117  
   

 

 

 
      8,023,886  
Sweden — 0.7%            

Alfa Laval AB

    4,884       182,825  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    13,542       325,589  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    31,968       454,134  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    77,418       956,028  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    11,433       228,267  

Evolution AB(b)

    3,108       383,256  

Getinge AB, Class B

    2,997       55,843  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    61,938       600,539  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    15,096       427,681  

Investor AB, Class B

    38,850       793,472  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    4,773       65,145  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    28,638       257,964  

Nordea Bank Abp

    36,963       418,360  

Sandvik AB

    13,875       281,836  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    14,319       190,263  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    8,436       74,068  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    4,218       77,365  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    17,205       129,460  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    48,063       241,780  
   

 

 

 
      6,143,875  
Switzerland — 2.3%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    28,083       1,126,901  

Alcon Inc.

    5,106       434,478  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    18       220,144  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    7,770       1,251,225  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    2,825       312,162  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    666       555,877  

Geberit AG, Registered

    444       251,971  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    160       540,075  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    2,664       188,685  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    1,998       141,256  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    666       386,970  

Nestle SA, Registered

    28,416       3,481,504  

Novartis AG, Registered

    31,635       3,312,094  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    8,769       2,718,840  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    1,110       269,527  

SGS SA

    2,775       269,439  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Sika AG, Registered

    3,219     $ 1,001,873  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    555       154,703  

STMicroelectronics NV

    12,654       676,816  

Straumann Holding AG

    1,998       330,615  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    333       106,573  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    333       211,739  

Swiss Re AG

    4,107       428,522  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    111       71,379  

Temenos AG, Registered

    1,665       143,195  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    55,794       1,238,006  

VAT Group AG(b)

    888       377,442  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    1,776       858,693  
   

 

 

 
       21,060,704  
Taiwan — 1.4%            

Airtac International Group

    10,000       297,428  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    111,000       613,799  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    555,103       809,104  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    36,000       238,370  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.(a)

    444,542       177,739  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    111,000       409,474  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    444,400       371,771  

Delta Electronics Inc.

    35,000       408,580  

E Ink Holdings Inc.

    18,000       129,093  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    234,799       490,076  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,000       24,145  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    4,000       277,447  

MediaTek Inc.

    25,000       550,123  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.(a)

    888,675       272,768  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    84,959       50,452  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    354,000       6,392,390  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    222,000       333,599  

Yageo Corp.

    12,000       175,924  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    459,498       357,318  
   

 

 

 
      12,379,600  
Thailand — 0.2%            

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR(a)

    355,200       742,132  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    466,200       124,078  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    35,800       226,138  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR

    154,700       280,648  
   

 

 

 
      1,372,996  
Turkey — 0.1%            

Akbank TAS

    135,919       141,047  

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS

    146,853       406,589  

Hektas Ticaret TAS(a)

    29,859       33,828  

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C

    280,497       157,471  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

    84,360       44,587  
   

 

 

 
      783,522  
United Arab Emirates — 0.2%            

Emaar Properties PJSC

    428,127       787,774  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

    34,521       159,733  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    63,603       387,846  

Multiply Group(a)

    527,028       463,420  
   

 

 

 
      1,798,773  
United Kingdom — 3.4%            

3i Group PLC

    58,751       1,490,581  

Admiral Group PLC

    3,219       87,888  

Antofagasta PLC

    40,959       881,014  

Ashtead Group PLC

    16,983       1,256,467  

AstraZeneca PLC

    21,090       3,030,131  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

BAE Systems PLC

    32,079     $ 383,634  

Barclays PLC

    267,066       529,942  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    3,286       183,220  

British American Tobacco PLC

    56,277       1,892,489  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    35,076       152,202  

BT Group PLC

    187,479       293,777  

Bunzl PLC(c)

    6,549       242,758  

Burberry Group PLC

    7,992       228,133  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    1,554       98,508  

Compass Group PLC

    30,969       805,740  

Croda International PLC

    3,774       285,741  

Diageo PLC

    41,625       1,816,609  

Entain PLC

    5,994       106,762  

Experian PLC

    14,805       572,147  

GSK PLC

    65,268       1,161,845  

Haleon PLC

    75,813       327,241  

Halma PLC

    5,772       165,760  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    271,284       2,253,397  

Imperial Brands PLC

    49,728       1,174,846  

Informa PLC

    34,854       339,125  

Intertek Group PLC

    2,886       161,669  

Land Securities Group PLC

    22,644       188,054  

Legal & General Group PLC

    130,592       391,366  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    1,072,926       619,880  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    4,662       506,269  

National Grid PLC

    56,721       751,826  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    61,844       194,131  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    3,996       48,106  

Pearson PLC

    15,873       175,580  

Prudential PLC

    40,380       560,730  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    10,989       823,208  

RELX PLC

    35,409       1,191,750  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    24,975       203,650  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    111       1,335  

Severn Trent PLC

    13,542       443,824  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    13,209       200,948  

Smiths Group PLC

    13,209       288,084  

SSE PLC

    20,757       448,831  

Standard Chartered PLC

    25,899       248,774  

Unilever PLC

    37,032       1,989,837  

United Utilities Group PLC

    46,065       590,717  

Vodafone Group PLC

    444,999       423,310  

Whitbread PLC

    4,551       204,436  

WPP PLC

    28,749       313,902  
   

 

 

 
       30,730,174  
United States — 61.3%            

3M Co.

    5,883       655,955  

A O Smith Corp.

    3,885       282,168  

Abbott Laboratories

    24,975       2,780,467  

AbbVie Inc.

    25,419       3,802,178  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    8,769       2,774,073  

Activision Blizzard Inc.(a)

    11,100       1,029,636  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    6,438       3,516,242  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    23,643       2,704,759  

Aflac Inc.

    9,884       715,009  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    4,551       554,175  

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    666       203,350  

Airbnb Inc., Class A(a)(c)

    8,214       1,250,089  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)

    2,775       262,238  

Albemarle Corp.(c)

    3,330       706,892  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

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iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

    1,998     $ 251,109  

Align Technology Inc.(a)

    1,221       461,404  

Allegion PLC

    2,906       339,595  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    3,552       400,239  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    1,443       281,962  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    84,027       11,152,063  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    72,173       9,606,948  

Altria Group Inc.

    43,512       1,976,315  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    126,540       16,915,867  

AMERCO

    3,996       228,611  

American Express Co.

    8,103       1,368,435  

American International Group Inc.

    21,645       1,304,761  

American Tower Corp.

    6,549       1,246,340  

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    9,657       1,423,732  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    1,666       580,518  

AMETEK Inc.

    9,879       1,566,809  

Amgen Inc.

    7,881       1,845,336  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    11,166       986,069  

Analog Devices Inc.

    7,770       1,550,348  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    24,006       482,281  

Ansys Inc.(a)

    333       113,919  

Aon PLC, Class A

    2,886       919,191  

Apollo Global Management Inc.

    5,328       435,351  

Apple Inc.

    219,669        43,153,975  

Applied Materials Inc.

    6,771       1,026,416  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    4,112       319,461  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    3,108       482,020  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    2,109       453,013  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)

    444       79,254  

Assurant Inc.

    786       105,725  

AT&T Inc.

    114,440       1,661,669  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    2,775       588,272  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    9,657       2,387,790  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    222       550,942  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    2,220       418,803  

Avantor Inc.(a)

    9,435       194,078  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    2,442       449,352  

Axon Enterprise Inc.(a)

    3,885       722,338  

Baker Hughes Co., Class A

    71,007       2,541,341  

Bank of America Corp.

    94,239       3,015,648  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    10,545       478,321  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    4,440       164,546  

Baxter International Inc.

    6,105       276,129  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    3,996       1,113,366  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    16,428       5,781,999  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    2,553       689,795  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    2,553       224,485  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    2,331       194,405  

Black Knight Inc.(a)

    2,775       195,139  

BlackRock Inc.(f)

    1,690       1,248,656  

Blackstone Inc., NVS

    10,101       1,058,484  

Block Inc.(a)

    4,444       357,875  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    666       1,978,553  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Class A

    3,219       389,757  

Boston Properties Inc.

    1,887       125,731  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    21,201       1,099,272  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    37,407       2,326,341  

Broadcom Inc.

    6,216       5,586,008  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    3,175       533,146  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    1,887       132,939  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    6,039     $ 426,353  

Burlington Stores Inc.(a)

    777       138,011  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    3,552       831,204  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)

    1,110       65,512  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    4,884       571,526  

Carlyle Group Inc. (The)

    5,217       185,986  

Carrier Global Corp.

    10,767       641,175  

Catalent Inc.(a)

    3,219       156,186  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    1,554       217,063  

CDW Corp./DE

    1,665       311,472  

Centene Corp.(a)

    3,663       249,414  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(a)

    555       116,295  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    18,981       1,254,644  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    1,665       674,641  

Chewy Inc., Class A(a)(c)

    2,775       94,073  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., Class A(a)

    444       871,252  

Chubb Ltd.

    5,883       1,202,544  

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    4,107       392,917  

Cigna Group (The)

    4,329       1,277,488  

Cintas Corp.

    1,665       835,897  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    70,152       3,650,710  

Citigroup Inc.

    28,749       1,370,177  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    12,765       411,799  

Clarivate PLC(a)

    9,546       90,782  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)(c)

    1,887       129,769  

CME Group Inc.

    4,773       949,636  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    63,048       3,904,563  

Cognex Corp.

    2,886       157,633  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    8,547       564,358  

Coinbase Global Inc., Class A(a)(c)

    2,664       262,697  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    13,209       1,007,318  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    62,382       2,823,409  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    2,109       200,060  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    4,107       1,120,390  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)

    555       217,149  

Copart Inc.(a)

    9,324       824,148  

Corning Inc.

    7,881       267,481  

Corteva Inc.

    26,751       1,509,559  

CoStar Group Inc.(a)

    6,327       531,278  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    3,996       2,240,437  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    2,220       358,885  

Crown Castle Inc.

    6,660       721,211  

CSX Corp.

    34,632       1,153,938  

CVS Health Corp.

    17,649       1,318,204  

Danaher Corp.

    10,212       2,604,673  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    1,443       243,752  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)

    3,108       215,229  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)

    2,442       285,030  

DaVita Inc.(a)

    3,108       316,985  

Deere & Co.

    3,885       1,668,996  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

    4,662       193,566  

Dexcom Inc.(a)

    5,328       663,656  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    2,331       290,489  

Discover Financial Services

    2,220       234,321  

DocuSign Inc., Class A(a)

    222       11,948  

Dollar General Corp.

    3,552       599,791  

Dollar Tree Inc.(a)

    3,219       496,788  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    666       264,229  

DoorDash Inc., Class A(a)

    3,774       342,641  

DR Horton Inc.

    967        122,828  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    6,216     $ 482,548  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    7,104        1,458,593  

eBay Inc.

    13,875       617,576  

Ecolab Inc.

    8,769       1,605,955  

Edison International

    17,094       1,230,084  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    9,435       774,330  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    3,774       514,585  

Elevance Health Inc.

    3,330       1,570,528  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    11,322       5,146,415  

Emerson Electric Co.

    10,212       932,866  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)

    2,553       387,622  

Entegris Inc.

    1,887       207,023  

EPAM Systems Inc.(a)

    888       210,287  

Equifax Inc.

    2,442       498,363  

Equinix Inc.

    1,221       988,912  

Equitable Holdings Inc.

    28,305       812,070  

Equity Residential

    4,995       329,370  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    888       216,272  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    3,996       719,280  

Etsy Inc.(a)

    2,442       248,229  

Everest Group Ltd.

    333       120,050  

Eversource Energy

    16,761       1,212,323  

Exelon Corp.

    24,864       1,040,807  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    3,774       480,430  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    2,220       309,845  

F5 Inc.(a)

    888       140,517  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    333       279,044  

Fastenal Co.

    10,434       611,537  

FedEx Corp.

    1,998       539,360  

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

    8,682       340,074  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    9,768       589,792  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    8,436       245,488  

First Citizens BancShares Inc./NC, Class A

    111       158,874  

First Solar Inc.(a)

    2,331       483,449  

Fiserv Inc.(a)

    9,324       1,176,782  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,110       276,290  

FMC Corp.

    5,772       555,440  

Ford Motor Co.

    8,325       109,973  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    8,214       638,392  

Fortive Corp.

    15,096       1,182,772  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc., NVS

    2,109       149,887  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    6,105       204,212  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    8,658       253,160  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    58,830       2,626,760  

Garmin Ltd.

    2,664       282,091  

Gartner Inc.(a)

    1,443       510,230  

Gen Digital Inc.

    29,193       567,804  

General Mills Inc.

    9,990       746,653  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    20,313       1,546,632  

Global Payments Inc.

    4,329       477,272  

GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)

    2,220       171,140  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    4,884       1,738,069  

Graco Inc.

    7,962       631,625  

Halliburton Co.

    165,143       6,453,788  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    4,440       319,147  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    3,663       999,303  

HEICO Corp.(c)

    4,662       820,419  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    777       109,052  

Hershey Co. (The)

    2,886       667,561  

Hess Corp.

    2,775       421,051  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    29,637     $ 515,091  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

    2,997       466,004  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    3,441       273,284  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    14,097       4,706,143  

Honeywell International Inc.

    9,324       1,810,068  

Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a)

    2,220       222,599  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    20,646       379,886  

Hubbell Inc., Class B

    2,109       658,008  

Humana Inc.

    1,776       811,330  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    14,541       177,982  

IDEX Corp.

    2,775       626,623  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    1,110       615,750  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    5,883       1,549,112  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    2,220       426,573  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    2,331       148,531  

Ingersoll Rand Inc.

    16,225       1,059,006  

Insulet Corp.(a)

    777       215,035  

Intel Corp.

    61,827       2,211,552  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    7,215       828,282  

International Business Machines Corp.

    15,318       2,208,549  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    6,660       563,503  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    7,992       273,566  

Intuit Inc.

    3,774       1,931,156  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    5,217       1,692,395  

Invitation Homes Inc.

    8,463       300,437  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,997       670,609  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    5,328       327,139  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    888       148,802  

Jacobs Solutions Inc., NVS

    2,109       264,490  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    1,332       173,719  

Johnson & Johnson

    37,185       6,229,603  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    39,429       6,228,205  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    3,774       104,917  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

    14,430       490,764  

KeyCorp

    20,868       256,885  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    2,553       411,237  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    2,886       372,583  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    7,437       150,674  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    99,900       1,769,229  

KKR & Co. Inc.

    7,437       441,609  

KLA Corp.

    2,553       1,312,114  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

    13,431       2,545,040  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

    1,332       284,955  

Lam Research Corp.

    1,776       1,276,038  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)

    9,324       557,668  

Leidos Holdings Inc.

    2,331       218,018  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C (a)

    2,109       187,975  

Liberty Global PLC, Class A(a)

    10,212       189,637  

Liberty Global PLC, Class C, NVS(a)

    14,319       282,943  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class C, NVS(a)

    4,329       314,285  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C, NVS(a)

    12,321       392,177  

Linde PLC

    6,216       2,428,405  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)

    2,664       233,766  

Loews Corp.

    12,543       785,819  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    9,213       2,158,330  

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

    1,110       254,590  

Lucid Group Inc.(a)

    39,516       300,717  

Lululemon Athletica Inc.(a)

    1,887       714,286  

M&T Bank Corp.

    3,219        450,209  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    555     $ 149,417  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A

    2,220       448,018  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    8,240        1,552,581  

Marvell Technology Inc.

    12,543       816,926  

Masco Corp.

    8,547       518,632  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    11,877       4,682,864  

Match Group Inc.(a)

    3,330       154,878  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    4,662       417,156  

McDonald’s Corp.

    11,877       3,482,336  

Medtronic PLC

    18,870       1,656,031  

MercadoLibre Inc.(a)

    777       961,965  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    36,297       3,871,075  

Meta Platforms Inc., Class A(a)

    31,302       9,972,817  

MetLife Inc.

    10,323       650,039  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    333       418,738  

MGM Resorts International

    5,661       287,409  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    8,991       844,615  

Micron Technology Inc.

    15,540       1,109,401  

Microsoft Corp.

    97,347       32,700,804  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    1,554       232,572  

Moderna Inc.(a)

    4,662       548,531  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    22,089       1,637,458  

MongoDB Inc.(a)(c)

    222       93,995  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    777       434,724  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    13,764       791,292  

Moody’s Corp.

    1,998       704,795  

Morgan Stanley

    18,204       1,666,758  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    3,330       954,478  

NetApp Inc.

    3,552       277,092  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    6,771       2,972,266  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    888       90,478  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    27,306       2,001,530  

Nike Inc., Class B

    17,538       1,936,020  

Nordson Corp.

    666       167,572  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    3,441       803,783  

Northern Trust Corp.

    2,109       168,973  

Novocure Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,554       50,723  

Nucor Corp.

    2,553       439,346  

Nvidia Corp.

    34,965       16,338,795  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    3,996       891,028  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    1,665       698,451  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    3,108       262,999  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    6,216       669,774  

Oracle Corp.

    26,034       3,051,966  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    999       924,864  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    6,771       615,890  

Palantir Technologies Inc., Class A(a)

    24,642       488,897  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)(c)

    4,107       1,026,586  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    1,443       591,644  

Paychex Inc.

    9,213       1,155,955  

Paycom Software Inc.

    111       40,932  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    15,096       1,144,579  

Pentair PLC

    4,662       324,009  

PepsiCo Inc.

    20,091       3,766,259  

Pfizer Inc.

    81,030       2,921,942  

PG&E Corp.(a)

    20,757       365,531  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    29,970       2,988,608  

Pinterest Inc., Class A(a)(c)

    7,659       222,034  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    6,438       881,298  

Pool Corp.

    555       213,531  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

PPG Industries Inc.

    5,772     $ 830,591  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    5,772       461,010  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    34,521       5,395,632  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    7,770       978,865  

Prologis Inc.

    13,908       1,735,023  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    6,993       674,755  

PTC Inc.(a)

    1,110       161,849  

Public Storage

    2,553       719,308  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    888       97,698  

Qualcomm Inc.

    17,538       2,317,997  

Quanta Services Inc.

    2,109       425,217  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    1,887       255,141  

Realty Income Corp.

    3,690       224,979  

Regency Centers Corp.

    2,442       160,024  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    1,554       1,152,928  

Regions Financial Corp.

    20,424       416,037  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    5,106       1,495,343  

Repligen Corp.(a)

    444       76,173  

ResMed Inc.

    1,998       444,255  

Revvity Inc.

    1,776       218,359  

Rivian Automotive Inc., Class A(a)(c)

    18,870       521,567  

Robert Half Inc.

    2,442       181,074  

ROBLOX Corp., Class A(a)

    5,439       213,481  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    1,221       410,610  

Roku Inc.(a)

    1,887       181,662  

Rollins Inc.

    5,994       244,735  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    2,383       1,174,938  

Ross Stores Inc.

    4,329       496,277  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    8,214       257,755  

S&P Global Inc.

    5,114       2,017,524  

Salesforce Inc.(a)

    12,432       2,797,324  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

    1,998       437,462  

Schlumberger NV

    38,406       2,240,606  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    1,665       105,728  

Seagen Inc.(a)

    1,110       212,876  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC

    11,988       506,493  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    2,442       1,423,686  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    4,440       1,227,660  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    7,215       898,989  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    2,442       279,292  

Snap Inc., Class A, NVS(a)

    15,762       179,056  

Snap-on Inc.

    1,110       302,408  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)

    2,886       512,871  

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.(a)(c)

    777       187,614  

Splunk Inc.(a)

    333       36,074  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

    12,432       724,164  

Starbucks Corp.

    18,426       1,871,529  

State Street Corp.

    4,662       337,715  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    4,218       449,554  

STERIS PLC

    999       225,324  

Stryker Corp.

    4,551       1,289,799  

Sun Communities Inc.

    412       53,684  

Synchrony Financial

    8,658       299,047  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    1,887       852,547  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    3,108       383,092  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)

    2,220       339,527  

Targa Resources Corp.

    57,165       4,686,958  

Target Corp.

    6,327       863,446  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    5,328       764,515  

Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)

    333       128,049  
 

 

 

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July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Teleflex Inc.

    555     $ 139,399  

Teradyne Inc.

    2,664       300,872  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    41,292        11,042,720  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    13,209       2,377,620  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    1,221       1,839,192  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    5,550       3,045,063  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    16,872       1,459,934  

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)

    8,991       1,238,690  

Tractor Supply Co.

    555       124,314  

Trade Desk Inc. (The), Class A(a)(c)

    6,216       567,272  

Tradeweb Markets Inc., Class A

    2,109       172,495  

Trane Technologies PLC

    687       137,015  

TransDigm Group Inc.

    1,332       1,198,427  

TransUnion

    5,733       456,863  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    3,337       576,000  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    4,440       238,872  

Truist Financial Corp.

    19,536       648,986  

U.S. Bancorp

    19,203       761,975  

Uber Technologies Inc.(a)

    23,865       1,180,363  

UDR Inc.

    1,478       60,421  

Ulta Beauty Inc.(a)

    777       345,610  

Union Pacific Corp.

    8,880       2,060,338  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    9,768       1,827,886  

United Rentals Inc.

    4,107       1,908,441  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    12,321       6,238,985  

Vail Resorts Inc.

    888       209,115  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)(c)

    3,552       725,389  

Ventas Inc.

    1,332       64,629  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    1,221       257,570  

Verisk Analytics Inc., Class A

    3,108       711,546  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    62,937       2,144,893  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    3,663       1,290,621  

VF Corp.

    6,105       120,940  

Viatris Inc.

    67,044       705,973  

VICI Properties Inc., Class A

    14,541       457,751  

Visa Inc., Class A

    22,644       5,383,158  

VMware Inc., Class A(a)

    3,552       559,902  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    3,996       881,118  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    14,097       422,487  

Walmart Inc.

    19,869       3,176,258  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

    24,531       2,180,561  

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.(a)

    28,860       377,200  

Waters Corp.(a)

    888       245,274  

Webster Financial Corp.

    2,997       141,818  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    53,058       2,449,157  

Welltower Inc.

    3,441       282,678  

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

    999       367,672  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    2,109       249,790  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    68,265       2,351,729  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    1,796       379,549  

Wolfspeed Inc.(a)(c)

    2,109       138,983  

Workday Inc., Class A(a)

    1,665       394,821  

WW Grainger Inc.

    777       573,807  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    1,998       217,742  

Xylem Inc./NY

    5,772       650,793  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    4,662       641,818  

Zillow Group Inc., Class C (a)

    3,552       192,376  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    2,997       414,036  

Zoetis Inc.

    6,771       1,273,557  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Zoom Video Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    1,998     $ 146,553  

ZoomInfo Technologies Inc., Class A(a)

    3,774       96,501  
   

 

 

 
      550,006,623  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.4%
(Cost: $811,989,454)

      892,048,641  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Brazil — 0.1%            

Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    55,592       195,858  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    38,295       231,936  
   

 

 

 
      427,794  
Chile — 0.0%            

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B, Preference Shares

    3,996       293,004  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.0%            

Bancolombia SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    51,282       391,579  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 0.1%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    3,319       372,893  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS(c)

    333       137,389  
   

 

 

 
      510,282  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.2%
(Cost: $1,278,529)

      1,622,659  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $813,267,983)

       893,671,300  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 1.0%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(f)(g)(h)

    7,596,639       7,598,918  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(f)(g)

    1,170,000       1,170,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.0%
(Cost: $8,766,410)

      8,768,918  

Total Investments — 100.6%
(Cost: $822,034,393)

      902,440,218  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.6)%

 

    (5,232,238
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 897,207,980  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) 

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

(e) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(f) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(g) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(h) 

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

 

 

 

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July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

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

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 9,661,298     $     $ (2,062,511 )(a)    $ (709   $ 840     $ 7,598,918       7,596,639     $ 46,167 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    1,320,000             (150,000 )(a)                  1,170,000       1,170,000       54,117       1  

BlackRock Inc.

    1,410,631             (278,334     (2,946     119,305       1,248,656       1,690       38,967        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (3,655   $ 120,145     $ 10,017,574       $ 139,251     $ 1  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

MSCI EAFE Index

     8        09/15/23      $ 882      $ 28,518  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     7        09/15/23        369        18,916  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     7        09/15/23        1,615        76,100  
           

 

 

 
            $ 123,534  
           

 

 

 

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)

   $        $        $ 123,534        $        $        $        $ 123,534  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                                

Futures contracts

   $        $        $ 532,547        $        $        $        $ 532,547  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                                

Futures contracts

   $        $        $ (54,907      $        $        $        $ (54,907
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 3,052,803  

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

   $ 598,818,272        $ 293,230,228        $ 141        $ 892,048,641  

Preferred Stocks

     1,112,377          510,282                   1,622,659  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     8,768,918                            8,768,918  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 608,699,567        $ 293,740,510        $    141        $ 902,440,218  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 123,534        $        $        $ 123,534  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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 

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

China — 35.2%  

360 Security Technology Inc., Class A(a)

    247,200     $ 410,865  

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

    82,449       310,562  

3SBio Inc.(b)

    824,000       793,797  

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

    309,000       707,936  

AECC Aviation Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    83,491       472,910  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    2,575,000       1,304,711  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    13,596,000       4,945,477  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    280,960       792,740  

Air China Ltd., Class A(a)

    267,919       350,958  

Air China Ltd., Class H(a)

    828,000       679,001  

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

    206,000       1,091,043  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(a)

    7,766,240         99,247,711  

Alibaba Health Information Technology
Ltd.(a)

    2,060,000       1,479,116  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    432,699       386,494  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H

    2,060,000       1,024,393  

Angel Yeast Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,298       214,359  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    123,680       470,644  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    515,000       1,554,731  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    35       1,333  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class B

    41,200       770,193  

Anhui Kouzi Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,600       175,889  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    576,800       6,835,607  

Autohome Inc., ADR

    36,668       1,172,276  

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

    309,000       177,995  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,236,000       619,215  

Baidu Inc.(a)

    1,060,920       20,741,821  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    782,800       511,626  

Bank of Chengdu Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,000       204,128  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    1,071,200       586,334  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    37,286,000       13,829,296  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,256,686       1,024,163  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,914,100       2,364,627  

Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    206,060       353,989  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    432,600       437,563  

Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd., Class A

    353,200       423,964  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    206,025       840,860  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    556,241       480,336  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    700,495       629,873  

BBMG Corp., Class A

    584,094       197,097  

BeiGene Ltd.(a)

    309,030       5,118,315  

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

    824,000       538,864  

Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    144,200       142,937  

Beijing Enlight Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,000       120,894  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    206,000       819,311  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    2,060,000       502,651  

Beijing Kingsoft Office Software Inc., Class A

    14,800       842,173  

Beijing New Building Materials PLC, Class A

    62,426       247,635  

Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    114,096       222,302  

Beijing Tongrentang Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,200       294,333  

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

    29,333       284,775  

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

    768,200       588,579  

Bethel Automotive Safety Systems Co. Ltd.

    20,600       261,219  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Betta Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,600     $ 157,056  

BGI Genomics Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,690       173,979  

Bilibili Inc.(a)

    92,408       1,757,585  

BOC Aviation Ltd.(b)

    103,200       865,039  

BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,194,800       707,878  

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

    1,784,000       817,864  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,850       2,360,836  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    464,500       16,544,570  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    412,000       1,590,553  

By-health Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,800       183,025  

C&D International Investment Group Ltd.

    206,000       562,760  

Caitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    217,208       253,830  

Cambricon Technologies Corp. Ltd.(a)

    11,908       273,960  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    5,364,000       1,316,544  

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

    20,600       433,635  

Changjiang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    330,400       308,647  

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

    82,497       375,443  

Chengxin Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,200       158,891  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,326,000       456,557  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    4,326,200       2,092,126  

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,030,000       746,490  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,236,000       587,985  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    756,000       946,783  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class A

    350,200       302,121  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    45,114,390         26,295,305  

China CSSC Holdings Ltd., Class A

    164,800       770,537  

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

    350,295       239,984  

China Energy Engineering Corp. Ltd.

    947,600       325,102  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,297,800       566,992  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,442,000       429,586  

China Everbright Environment Group Ltd.

    1,854,370       739,967  

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

    2,502,000       235,183  

China Feihe Ltd.(b)

    1,650,000       1,011,151  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    123,651       235,551  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,751,000       1,024,449  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    1,318,400       1,476,865  

China Greatwall Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,000       176,676  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

    1,133,000       1,093,208  

China International Capital Corp. Ltd., Class A

    44,000       246,277  

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

    741,600       1,641,262  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    2,884,000       473,948  

China Jushi Co. Ltd., Class A

    123,671       257,185  

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

    618,000       422,251  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    82,490       424,223  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,504,000       6,151,658  

China Literature Ltd.(a)(b)

    206,000       938,504  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,648,000       1,595,522  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    618,000       1,040,683  

China Meidong Auto Holdings Ltd.

    412,000       451,976  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    1,442,000       5,476,988  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    597,404       2,981,300  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,751,446       8,709,468  

China Merchants Energy Shipping Co. Ltd., Class A

    288,400       257,932  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    412,180       567,056  

China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    247,265       518,417  

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

    227,460       454,253  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,277,298     $ 718,474  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    2,575,020       981,507  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,648,000       1,041,625  

China National Chemical Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    226,656       275,375  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    638,600       653,621  

China National Software & Service Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,050       197,065  

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

    123,600       427,650  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    900,000       1,062,484  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    1,751,260       4,154,284  

China Overseas Property Holdings Ltd.

    925,000       1,086,750  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    226,698       951,442  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,194,800        3,221,085  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    1,071,292       930,746  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    11,536,000       6,460,576  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    2,267,000       851,947  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class A

    721,000       812,084  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    1,854,000       1,218,932  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    824,000       5,308,925  

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

    1,236,000       538,529  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    453,200       1,569,990  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    1,541,555       7,193,245  

China Resources Microelectronics Ltd.

    28,396       228,236  

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services Ltd.(b)

    329,600       1,595,172  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.(b)

    824,000       641,336  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    824,000       1,787,619  

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

    41,273       289,354  

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    2,472,000       752,593  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    206,018       819,439  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,545,000       4,630,969  

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

    391,400       383,562  

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

    824,000       516,465  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,256,600       1,076,259  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    824,000       1,010,279  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    700,590       781,471  

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

    885,800       668,547  

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

    20,600       330,922  

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

    62,898       1,111,679  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(b)

    20,600,000       2,328,593  

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,246,000       576,042  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    1,053,400       762,165  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    329,607       704,449  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    947,684       1,343,200  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    762,248       2,291,091  

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

    20,600       257,729  

China Zheshang Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,125,300       438,103  

Chinasoft International Ltd.

    1,236,000       774,221  

Chongqing Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,296       283,779  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    267,978       602,708  

Chongqing Fuling Zhacai Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,100       142,986  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,800       404,133  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

CITIC Ltd.

    2,678,000     $ 3,022,992  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    329,602        1,113,889  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    927,025       1,996,749  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class A

    803,400       695,543  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class H

    1,236,000       827,118  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    123,698       4,123,719  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,000       211,545  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class H

    412,000       455,294  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    391,612       555,273  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,442,399       1,526,653  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    824,000       520,616  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    5,947,838       1,221,929  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,048,000       1,199,906  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A

    738,500       693,962  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    2,532,000       1,397,432  

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class A

    144,299       538,040  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    4,121,440       3,442,536  

Dajin Heavy Industry Co. Ltd.

    20,600       87,421  

Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    927,000       432,781  

Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    473,800       474,698  

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

    28,840       1,126,779  

DaShenLin Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    31,380       122,250  

DHC Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    144,200       137,243  

Dong-E-E-Jiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,200       282,258  

Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd., Class A

    123,888       333,918  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,236,000       578,483  

Dongxing Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    165,698       211,394  

Dongyue Group Ltd.

    824,000       812,928  

East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    494,414       1,115,535  

Ecovacs Robotics Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,600       228,234  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    370,800       4,506,997  

Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,816       513,289  

Everbright Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    124,693       320,592  

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

    167,175       145,150  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    618,000       464,834  

First Capital Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    185,400       163,583  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,800       303,611  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    206,000       616,614  

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    474,940       495,748  

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

    139,492       905,860  

Fosun International Ltd.

    1,236,000       900,957  

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A

    288,400       903,124  

Fujian Sunner Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,200       123,328  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    82,499       437,917  

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

    247,200       1,101,577  

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

    175,120       1,128,195  

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,857       518,816  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.

    9,888,000       2,154,237  

GD Power Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    576,800       297,894  

GDS Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    413,240       680,405  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    2,886,000       4,211,347  

Gemdale Corp., Class A

    144,246       174,659  

Genscript Biotech Corp.(a)

    412,000       1,061,134  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    164,800       378,388  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    494,400       791,054  

GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc., Class A

    20,735       333,441  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

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iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Ginlong Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,600     $ 272,925  

GoerTek Inc., Class A

    103,297       258,976  

Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    123,613       193,863  

Gotion High-tech Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    61,800       238,453  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class A

    62,000       257,121  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,133,000       1,550,289  

Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A

    82,400       447,428  

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.

    412,000       473,622  

Greentown Service Group Co. Ltd.(c)

    412,000       216,325  

GRG Banking Equipment Co. Ltd., Class A

    123,660       199,400  

Guangdong Haid Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,899       436,339  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    1,648,000       1,426,701  

Guangdong Kinlong Hardware Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,700       169,281  

Guanghui Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    268,900       268,158  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    144,200       236,561  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,648,397       1,037,604  

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,800       275,760  

Guangzhou Great Power Energy & Technology Co. Ltd.(a)

    20,600       135,454  

Guangzhou Haige Communications Group Inc. Co., Class A

    144,211       201,234  

Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,298       224,993  

Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,658       187,242  

Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,800       318,910  

Guosen Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    267,800       363,499  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    309,000       674,598  

Guoyuan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    206,030       213,048  

H World Group Ltd., ADR(a)

    93,319       4,483,045  

Haidilao International Holding Ltd.(b)

    824,000        2,327,358  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A

    226,600       784,742  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,071,600       3,523,945  

Hainan Airlines Holding Co. Ltd.

    922,200       215,691  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    206,000       515,966  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    535,600       776,865  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    910,800       637,224  

Hangzhou Chang Chuan Technology Co. Ltd.

    20,600       121,409  

Hangzhou First Applied Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,623       292,204  

Hangzhou Lion Electronics Co. Ltd.

    20,600       110,877  

Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,383       169,158  

Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,800       265,318  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,690       209,025  

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

    41,400       269,150  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    412,000       669,021  

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

    103,098       364,454  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    309,000       1,271,010  

Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    247,299       539,095  

Hengyi Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    185,400       189,562  

Hesteel Co. Ltd., Class A

    391,400       132,069  

Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,688       548,074  

Hongfa Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,840       149,927  

Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,600       207,935  

Hoyuan Green Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,984       205,968  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd.(a)(b)

    206,000     $ 701,443  

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class A

    329,600       261,784  

Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,887       376,459  

Hualan Biological Engineering Inc., Class A

    103,080       332,421  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class A(a)

    412,000       495,719  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class H(a)

    1,652,000       917,696  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    267,800       636,661  

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

    576,800       823,022  

Huaxi Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    164,800       212,951  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    576,899       468,410  

Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,800       120,576  

Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,200       285,336  

Huizhou Desay Sv Automotive Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,600       449,130  

Hundsun Technologies Inc., Class A

    55,735       321,258  

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

    171,200       1,112,978  

Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,800       544,017  

Imeik Technology Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,200       546,851  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    1,874,600       1,251,756  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    26,368,350        12,876,389  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    638,625       1,490,733  

Industrial Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    380,386       371,770  

Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    1,483,296       392,678  

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

    638,600       399,716  

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

    206,091       827,744  

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B(a)

    577,125       849,392  

Innovent Biologics Inc.(a)(b)

    515,000       2,302,791  

Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    46,248       295,763  

iQIYI Inc., ADR(a)

    201,880       1,279,919  

JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,032       479,877  

Jafron Biomedical Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,920       69,393  

Jason Furniture Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    28,280       179,504  

JD Health International Inc.(a)(b)

    535,600       3,915,393  

JD Logistics Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    824,000       1,402,376  

JD.com Inc., Class A

    1,102,132       22,818,073  

Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co. Ltd., Class A

    206,000       362,350  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    824,000       755,630  

Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,265       414,455  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    185,410       1,158,298  

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

    41,200       352,981  

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

    41,200       846,026  

Jiangsu Yuyue Medical Equipment & Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,200       194,833  

Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,200       227,474  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class A

    82,400       230,990  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    618,000       1,038,214  

Jinko Solar Co. Ltd.

    178,748       311,816  

Jiumaojiu International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    412,000       813,100  

Joincare Pharmaceutical Group Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,000       181,353  

Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    123,640       171,424  

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

    41,286       202,768  

JOYY Inc., ADR

    21,836       759,019  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Juewei Food Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,600     $ 110,723  

Kanzhun Ltd., ADR(a)

    88,168       1,646,978  

KE Holdings Inc., ADR(a)

    310,236       5,404,311  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    309,000       859,840  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    412,000       422,721  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,236,000       2,168,022  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    453,600       1,952,367  

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

    206,000       1,007,347  

Kuaishou Technology(a)(b)

    1,091,800       9,582,340  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    2,060,000       1,685,686  

Kunlun Tech Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    44,000       228,369  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    37,572       9,916,161  

LB Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    82,400       219,373  

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

    27,192       2,053,540  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    3,296,000       3,794,317  

Lens Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    164,886       285,488  

Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,800       180,116  

Li Auto Inc.(a)

    515,036         11,056,288  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    1,133,000       6,907,253  

Lingyi iTech Guangdong Co., Class A

    309,000       265,999  

Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc., Class A

    41,201       212,266  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.(b)

    927,000       2,507,932  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    226,628       949,560  

Lufax Holding Ltd., ADR

    327,540       583,021  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    206,230       934,283  

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,200       1,392,647  

Mango Excellent Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    62,550       301,103  

Maxscend Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,664       348,567  

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

    144,287       146,085  

Meituan, Class B(a)(b)

    2,369,050       45,225,438  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    721,008       423,144  

Microport Scientific Corp.(a)

    391,400       789,899  

Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd., Class A

    61,800       156,171  

MINISO Group Holding Ltd.

    45,320       952,173  

Minth Group Ltd.

    412,000       1,318,828  

Montage Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,200       334,036  

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

    165,036       1,026,440  

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

    55,001       104,569  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    247,267       842,056  

NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,600       819,363  

NavInfo Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    82,400       129,393  

NetEase Inc.

    927,070       20,191,884  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    82,499       525,841  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    370,800       1,075,331  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    144,272       252,537  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.(a)

    721,080       4,107,646  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.

    824,000       543,013  

Ninestar Corp., Class A

    62,300       292,208  

Ningbo Deye Technology Co. Ltd., NVS

    22,000       386,001  

Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp., Class A

    41,200       109,879  

Ningbo Orient Wires & Cables Co. Ltd.

    20,600       134,104  

Ningbo Tuopu Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    43,800       450,906  

Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    267,800       531,525  

NIO Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    647,046       9,899,804  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(b)(c)

    824,000       4,804,277  

Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    145,000       127,211  

Oppein Home Group Inc., Class A

    20,600       310,334  

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

    80,500       1,345,172  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Orient Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    278,813     $ 422,514  

Ovctek China Inc., Class A

    41,280       196,777  

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

    370,800       213,399  

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

    4,326,000       1,665,461  

Perfect World Co. Ltd., Class A

    82,489       173,427  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A

    638,600       709,190  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    9,888,000       7,250,242  

Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    50,250       199,178  

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

    144,300       377,888  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,297,814       3,868,083  

Pinduoduo Inc., ADR(a)

    237,724         21,352,370  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    597,638       1,032,088  

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

    267,800       709,908  

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

    329,699       2,435,850  

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

    2,987,000       21,765,483  

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

    370,895       740,008  

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

    247,200       702,462  

Porton Pharma Solutions Ltd.

    20,600       87,187  

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

    824,000       599,303  

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

    3,708,000       2,285,972  

Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    473,800       398,169  

Qifu Technology Inc.

    56,856       1,134,846  

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

    164,800       461,621  

Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    329,668       586,896  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    267,898       581,514  

Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    132,000       313,717  

Sangfor Technologies Inc., Class A(a)

    20,600       325,994  

Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    618,000       978,146  

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    267,899       666,422  

Satellite Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    129,991       293,254  

SDIC Power Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    176,000       313,432  

Seazen Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    61,824       142,742  

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    144,295       1,005,822  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    329,699       750,216  

Shan Xi Hua Yang Group New Energy Co. Ltd.

    154,950       176,487  

Shandong Buchang Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    82,400       235,252  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    164,880       563,449  

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

    360,500       719,987  

Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    82,420       390,312  

Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,400       139,651  

Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. Ltd., Class A

    782,800       355,399  

Shandong Sun Paper Industry JSC Ltd., Class A

    103,000       173,327  

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

    1,236,800       1,597,268  

Shanghai Aiko Solar Energy Co. Ltd.

    61,820       223,399  

Shanghai Bairun Investment Holding Group Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    41,268       213,808  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    67,456       453,857  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class B

    297,004       766,870  

Shanghai Construction Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    391,400       162,756  

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

    515,000       343,957  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    82,400       365,906  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    206,000     $ 543,635  

Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    206,000       549,176  

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

    41,200       273,838  

Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    370,800       281,399  

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

    26,564       151,528  

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

    576,875       387,573  

Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc., Class A

    41,200       258,133  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,000       289,978  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    309,000       560,848  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    906,495       965,322  

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

    63,260       348,983  

Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    123,600       131,518  

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

    185,400       235,670  

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

    82,400       188,643  

Shanxi Meijin Energy Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    144,200       156,898  

Shanxi Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    185,440       169,045  

Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    227,700       137,119  

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

    41,280        1,382,031  

Shengyi Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,000       229,792  

Shennan Circuits Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,620       220,990  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    844,697       596,120  

Shenzhen Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    391,486       376,403  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,800       614,742  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    618,000       579,849  

Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    56,800       233,035  

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

    41,275       1,712,759  

Shenzhen New Industries Biomedical Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,000       174,212  

Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    288,400       198,425  

Shenzhen SC New Energy Technology Corp., Class A

    20,600       270,466  

Shenzhen Transsion Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,451       402,904  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    391,400       4,154,637  

Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,800       215,954  

Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.

    511,452       99,682  

Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    164,800       333,533  

Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,200       159,326  

Sichuan Road & Bridge Co. Ltd., Class A

    288,400       399,009  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    4,738,250       2,148,974  

Sinomine Resource Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,760       188,621  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    185,400       84,054  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    659,200       2,075,946  

Smoore International Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    824,000       927,712  

Songcheng Performance Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    114,120       214,377  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

SooChow Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    194,357     $ 246,837  

Southwest Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    412,000       273,659  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,200       643,789  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    329,600       3,231,422  

Sunwoda Electronic Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,499       146,324  

Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Class A

    82,400       259,096  

Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,940       204,673  

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

    27,530       124,084  

TAL Education Group, ADR(a)(c)

    212,850       1,741,113  

TBEA Co. Ltd., Class A

    187,606       430,758  

TCL Technology Group Corp., Class A(a)

    567,750       341,192  

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

    131,098       534,131  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    2,925,200         134,445,470  

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR(a)

    335,500       2,345,145  

Thunder Software Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,600       260,609  

Tianma Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    164,889       216,305  

Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class A

    41,600       388,365  

Tianshui Huatian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    165,000       221,644  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    826,000       1,275,583  

Toly Bread Co. Ltd., Class A

    75,738       111,972  

Tongcheng Travel Holdings Ltd.(a)

    576,800       1,399,670  

Tongkun Group Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    84,096       175,822  

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    489,400       222,928  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    123,600       602,886  

Topchoice Medical Corp., Class A(a)

    12,200       197,258  

Topsports International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    824,000       761,681  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    414,000       795,049  

Trina Solar Co. Ltd.

    79,596       420,065  

Trip.com Group Ltd.(a)

    257,530       10,518,245  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,600       284,854  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    368,000       3,309,179  

Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,599       386,725  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    620,000       536,046  

Unisplendour Corp. Ltd., Class A

    103,020       393,774  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

    206,000       416,229  

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

    168,714       3,176,885  

Walvax Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,800       234,924  

Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    104,699       1,435,149  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.(c)

    2,268,000       1,581,642  

Weibo Corp., ADR

    29,664       467,208  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    206,000       380,769  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,030,600       1,526,780  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    206,098       548,503  

Western Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    247,299       249,012  

Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Shanghai, Class A

    41,210       592,749  

Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,200       268,370  

Wuchan Zhongda Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    206,099       148,063  

Wuhan Guide Infrared Co. Ltd., Class A

    241,760       278,164  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,099       2,618,622  

WUS Printed Circuit Kunshan Co. Ltd., Class A

    82,450       253,250  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,764       852,938  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    164,874       1,568,350  

Wuxi Autowell Technology Co. Ltd.

    4,282       103,196  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc.(a)(b)

    1,751,000       10,104,663  

XCMG Construction Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A

    480,298       475,472  

Xiamen C & D Inc., Class A

    103,000       161,862  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(b)

    7,210,000       11,470,252  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Xinjiang Daqo New Energy Co. Ltd.

    46,748     $ 270,003  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    2,472,000       2,684,210  

XPeng Inc.(a)(c)

    494,402       5,273,750  

Xtep International Holdings Ltd.

    618,000       688,728  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    412,000       937,571  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    123,600       306,996  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,191,000       1,793,179  

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

    41,301       162,015  

Yealink Network Technology Corp. Ltd., Class A

    51,327       270,364  

Yifeng Pharmacy Chain Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,320       156,045  

Yihai International Holding Ltd.

    206,000       474,572  

Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,200       242,916  

Yintai Gold Co. Ltd., Class A

    123,621       226,348  

Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,290       273,078  

YTO Express Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,000       226,841  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    824,600       1,088,209  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    196,318       11,979,324  

Yunda Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,020       149,919  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    62,515       471,174  

Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    28,500       385,551  

Zai Lab Ltd.(a)(c)

    448,290       1,370,869  

Zangge Mining Co. Ltd.

    61,800       208,336  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,602       837,160  

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd., Class H

    618,000       891,522  

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

    267,872       198,254  

Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd., Class A

    82,400       326,996  

Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    123,600       380,050  

Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,647       170,768  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    826,000       663,442  

Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,825       159,350  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,800       436,446  

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

    41,200       356,519  

Zhejiang NHU Co. Ltd., Class A

    123,812       286,175  

Zhejiang Supcon Technology Co. Ltd.

    34,292       259,893  

Zhejiang Supor Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,299       156,164  

Zhejiang Weixing New Building Materials Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,496       192,838  

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

    20,600       109,213  

Zheshang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    144,200       219,453  

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

    350,200       1,147,666  

Zhongji Innolight Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,699       371,268  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    309,000       1,085,657  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd.

    288,400       1,149,730  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    576,800       1,053,392  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,472,000       4,269,452  

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

    330,137       318,459  

ZTE Corp., Class A

    123,600       677,984  

ZTE Corp., Class H

    329,600       1,206,279  

ZTO Express Cayman Inc., ADR

    197,966       5,503,455  
   

 

 

 
       1,025,203,128  
Hong Kong — 6.5%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    5,438,400       54,409,754  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    1,751,000       5,344,126  
Security   Shares     Value  
Hong Kong (continued)            

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(b)

    782,800     $ 1,909,341  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

    988,800       1,726,352  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    927,132       5,369,087  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    1,236,132       7,623,630  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    309,000       1,637,497  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    721,000       5,876,966  

ESR Group Ltd.(b)

    989,200       1,734,607  

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

    25,956       1,562,551  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.(a)

    1,030,000       7,518,513  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    824,000       1,285,891  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    350,200       5,353,002  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    618,166       1,910,855  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    1,856,640       2,193,062  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    5,356,763       4,595,338  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    580,553       24,477,276  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.(c)

    535,600       1,908,726  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    81,600       4,030,665  

Link REIT

    1,194,800       6,716,157  

MTR Corp. Ltd.(c)

    722,000       3,327,192  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    618,166       1,528,706  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    618,000       3,239,075  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    1,153,600       4,444,258  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    1,649,200       2,024,431  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    618,000       1,354,134  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    719,500       9,034,487  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    206,000       1,722,003  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    535,600       1,343,994  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    618,000       7,020,819  

WH Group Ltd.(b)

    3,914,000       2,136,222  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    824,000       4,421,969  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    824,000       1,371,215  
   

 

 

 
       190,151,901  
India — 16.3%            

ABB India Ltd.

    24,926       1,381,515  

ACC Ltd.

    31,455       772,522  

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

    81,799       2,481,423  

Adani Green Energy Ltd.(a)

    146,815       1,951,554  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    249,733       2,362,840  

Adani Power Ltd.(a)

    362,221       1,204,908  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    282,426       1,591,662  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    49,028       3,086,371  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    180,662       7,421,231  

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.(b)

    76,538       680,573  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    121,334       1,214,132  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd.(a)(b)

    77,250       3,529,524  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    1,105,530       12,834,643  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    31,106       1,867,192  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    126,896       11,281,033  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    182,310       3,547,942  

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.

    12,772       1,172,327  

Balkrishna Industries Ltd.

    38,316       1,185,183  

Bandhan Bank Ltd.(a)(b)

    353,424       960,844  

Bank of Baroda

    493,988       1,216,566  

Berger Paints India Ltd.

    127,102       1,055,608  

Bharat Electronics Ltd.

    1,724,394       2,743,752  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    122,158       1,384,543  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    356,998       1,639,549  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    1,037,004       11,230,724  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    50,882       2,965,957  

CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.

    291,696       1,427,366  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

India (continued)

   

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd.

    196,112     $ 2,702,155  

Cipla Ltd.

    241,432       3,453,020  

Coal India Ltd.

    701,842       1,958,869  

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    54,796       1,346,458  

Container Corp. of India Ltd.

    127,720       1,079,910  

Dabur India Ltd.

    297,876       2,086,818  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    56,444       2,531,522  

DLF Ltd.

    297,876       1,880,708  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    50,470       3,462,510  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    64,890       2,657,834  

GAIL India Ltd.

    1,121,368       1,624,973  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.(a)

    192,198       2,422,985  

Godrej Properties Ltd.(a)

    60,770       1,287,333  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    129,986       2,927,172  

Havells India Ltd.

    115,566       1,876,446  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    444,754       6,045,084  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

    1,299,997         26,098,852  

HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(b)

    445,578       3,505,921  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    52,324       2,039,996  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    591,838       3,336,414  

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

    37,961       1,831,498  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    272,538       935,675  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    383,778       11,954,917  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    2,422,775       29,527,493  

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd.(b)

    106,826       1,800,296  

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(b)

    174,603       1,231,629  

Indian Hotels Co. Ltd. (The), Class A

    384,602       1,849,941  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

    1,312,632       1,497,159  

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corp. Ltd.

    122,010       951,355  

Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

    145,906       822,434  

Info Edge India Ltd.

    34,608       1,934,140  

Infosys Ltd.

    1,547,266       25,608,978  

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.(a)(b)

    59,534       1,878,384  

ITC Ltd.

    1,410,894       7,994,691  

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

    176,130       1,435,639  

Jio Financial Services Ltd., NVS

    1,427,296       3,953,974  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    264,298       2,629,488  

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.

    184,370       1,074,174  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    536,424       12,122,702  

Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd.(b)

    42,436       2,528,729  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    312,708       10,203,264  

Lupin Ltd.

    96,202       1,153,462  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    431,982       7,756,023  

Marico Ltd.

    239,578       1,634,527  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    62,418       7,459,136  

Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.(a)

    373,010       2,699,800  

Mphasis Ltd.

    37,286       1,041,901  

MRF Ltd.

    1,030       1,290,376  

Muthoot Finance Ltd.

    63,036       1,035,846  

Nestle India Ltd.

    16,068       4,406,351  

NTPC Ltd.

    2,030,542       5,397,625  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    1,395,444       3,009,431  

Page Industries Ltd.

    2,884       1,326,437  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    358,440       1,019,091  

PI Industries Ltd.

    39,552       1,739,986  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    72,718       2,313,754  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    1,622,250       5,252,424  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    1,423,048       44,175,622  

Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.

    1,028,558       1,231,044  

SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd.

    125,454       1,305,983  
Security   Shares     Value  

India (continued)

   

SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(b)

    204,970     $ 3,199,603  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    4,532       1,329,301  

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.

    131,584       3,033,540  

Siemens Ltd.

    39,758       1,926,654  

Sona Blw Precision Forgings Ltd.(b)

    185,194       1,284,899  

SRF Ltd.

    70,658       1,867,886  

State Bank of India

    817,614       6,176,090  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    448,050       6,232,271  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    425,184       17,712,723  

Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

    264,092       2,760,669  

Tata Elxsi Ltd.

    16,686       1,454,793  

Tata Motors Ltd.

    781,770       6,134,111  

Tata Power Co. Ltd. (The)

    683,302       1,968,112  

Tata Steel Ltd.

    3,455,444       5,184,140  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    253,380       3,441,718  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    167,272       6,112,826  

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    48,174       1,174,528  

Trent Ltd.

    88,992       1,903,538  

Tube Investments of India Ltd.

    52,324       1,961,853  

TVS Motor Co. Ltd.

    109,798       1,840,429  

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

    51,912       5,254,103  

United Spirits Ltd.(a)

    141,110       1,743,970  

UPL Ltd.

    235,935       1,793,945  

Varun Beverages Ltd.

    222,892       2,181,146  

Vedanta Ltd.

    354,114       1,191,672  

Wipro Ltd.

    608,967       3,003,502  

Yes Bank Ltd.(a)

    5,967,614       1,230,789  

Zomato Ltd.(a)

    1,983,780       2,030,822  
   

 

 

 
       472,661,476  
Indonesia — 2.2%            

Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT

    6,715,600       1,074,299  

Aneka Tambang Tbk

    4,202,400       553,920  

Astra International Tbk PT

    9,455,400       4,296,953  

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    25,482,200       15,432,819  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    17,489,404       6,648,515  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    3,563,815       2,098,027  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    31,682,867       11,862,189  

Barito Pacific Tbk PT

    14,740,842       757,464  

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT(a)

    3,502,000       1,201,318  

GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT(a)

    386,023,400       2,897,756  

Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk PT

    1,401,200       850,584  

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    988,800       734,751  

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    1,977,600       960,749  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    10,423,600       1,323,922  

Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT(a)

    6,180,177       1,440,049  

Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT

    9,743,800       655,769  

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    1,671,325       773,370  

Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT

    8,034,000       1,438,553  

Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    23,133,800       5,699,607  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    3,605,000       920,375  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    700,443       1,279,623  

Vale Indonesia Tbk PT

    1,524,400       695,642  
   

 

 

 
      63,596,254  
Malaysia — 1.6%            

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    885,800       758,527  

Axiata Group Bhd

    1,442,000       854,026  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    2,822,200       3,476,527  

Dialog Group Bhd

    1,854,062       946,426  

DiGi.Com Bhd

    1,559,000       1,528,304  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Malaysia (continued)            

Gamuda Bhd

    865,200     $ 825,007  

Genting Bhd

    988,800       945,399  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    1,545,000       891,192  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    267,800       1,163,486  

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    144,200       585,243  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    844,600       1,115,497  

Inari Amertron Bhd

    1,462,600       979,845  

IOI Corp. Bhd

    1,112,400       1,029,182  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    226,600       1,172,031  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    2,451,400       4,904,559  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    370,800       567,435  

Maxis Bhd(c)

    1,091,800       978,366  

MISC Bhd

    638,600       1,018,159  

MR DIY Group M Bhd(b)

    1,353,200       441,233  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    39,800       1,181,907  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    1,246,700       1,923,170  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    144,200       734,272  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    371,000       1,405,340  

PPB Group Bhd

    309,020       1,144,519  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    1,751,000       1,957,992  

Public Bank Bhd

    6,923,050       6,403,880  

QL Resources Bhd

    597,400       726,048  

RHB Bank Bhd

    700,445       884,296  

Sime Darby Bhd

    1,442,000       697,847  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    968,200       978,715  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    576,800       651,255  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    1,133,000       2,412,693  

Top Glove Corp. Bhd(a)(c)

    2,492,600       508,840  
   

 

 

 
       45,791,218  
Philippines — 0.7%            

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    927,050       907,396  

ACEN Corp.(a)

    392,103       37,273  

Ayala Corp.

    121,548       1,362,351  

Ayala Land Inc.

    3,337,200       1,666,447  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    741,062       1,545,226  

BDO Unibank Inc.

    1,155,664       3,056,212  

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    437,280       1,728,132  

JG Summit Holdings Inc.

    1,420,425       1,114,500  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    228,660       1,062,064  

Manila Electric Co.

    115,360       748,241  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    977,360       1,068,402  

PLDT Inc.

    38,120       909,654  

SM Investments Corp.

    107,200       1,781,212  

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    5,005,825       3,045,793  

Universal Robina Corp.

    440,840       985,858  
   

 

 

 
      21,018,761  
Singapore — 3.8%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    1,606,814       3,397,808  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    2,554,447       3,921,802  

Capitaland Investment Ltd/Singapore

    1,236,000       3,163,517  

City Developments Ltd.

    226,600       1,260,867  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    844,600       21,788,179  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    2,822,200       1,996,214  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    867,672       3,323,184  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    41,200       1,063,365  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    700,400       3,889,485  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    1,545,061       1,964,211  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    1,112,400       1,381,626  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.(c)

    1,586,275       15,875,045  
Security   Shares     Value  
Singapore (continued)            

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)

    171,186     $ 11,387,293  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    19,631,885       2,080,692  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(c)

    639,000       3,619,950  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    422,000       3,084,732  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    742,000       2,083,168  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    3,893,400       7,810,414  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    576,800       13,083,832  

UOL Group Ltd.

    206,000       1,089,982  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    144,200       1,625,699  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    865,200       2,514,040  
   

 

 

 
       111,405,105  
South Korea — 13.4%            

Amorepacific Corp.

    13,596       1,200,888  

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    3,708       486,514  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.

    49,440       2,554,152  

Celltrion Inc.

    51,088       5,877,535  

Celltrion Pharm Inc.(a)

    8,925       621,433  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    4,120       904,423  

CJ Corp.

    7,622       387,484  

CosmoAM&T Co. Ltd.(a)

    11,413       1,627,392  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    27,402       880,596  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    21,424       1,266,809  

Doosan Bobcat Inc.

    23,896       1,096,145  

Doosan Enerbility Co. Ltd.(a)

    207,854       2,853,003  

Ecopro BM Co. Ltd.

    23,072       7,589,051  

E-MART Inc.

    9,476       562,471  

F&F Co. Ltd./New

    8,858       719,167  

GS Holdings Corp.

    24,926       736,549  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    137,402       4,234,111  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.

    37,492       1,137,180  

Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.

    3,573       747,073  

Hanon Systems

    89,198       596,629  

Hanwha Aerospace Co. Ltd.

    17,115       1,642,008  

Hanwha Solutions Corp.(a)

    48,616       1,442,885  

HD Hyundai Co. Ltd.

    22,660       1,094,277  

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    10,300       1,129,154  

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    19,574       1,894,707  

HLB Inc.(a)

    53,842       1,388,465  

HMM Co. Ltd.

    113,300       1,555,155  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    15,862       937,059  

HYBE Co. Ltd.(a)

    8,858       1,824,194  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    37,492       1,100,365  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    7,004       957,714  

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    10,506       769,902  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    28,428       5,194,259  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    64,272       9,882,039  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    40,182       1,139,122  

Iljin Materials Co. Ltd.

    11,948       514,025  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    125,660       1,024,454  

Kakao Corp.

    158,414       6,377,261  

Kakao Games Corp.(a)

    17,922       443,512  

Kakao Pay Corp.(a)

    12,772       502,677  

KakaoBank Corp.

    77,662       1,584,211  

Kangwon Land Inc.

    48,616       595,040  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    181,074       7,252,266  

Kia Corp.

    129,986       8,436,001  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

    32,548       1,256,630  

Korea Electric Power Corp.(a)

    124,012       1,868,577  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    20,814       797,572  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    3,708     $ 1,436,415  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.

    83,224       1,606,407  

Krafton Inc.(a)

    14,214       1,916,023  

KT Corp.

    28,634       663,092  

KT&G Corp.

    47,792       3,092,519  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

    9,064       853,545  

L&F Co. Ltd.

    11,742       2,373,126  

LG Chem Ltd.

    23,072       11,736,860  

LG Corp.

    44,290       2,899,413  

LG Display Co. Ltd.(a)

    112,302       1,187,387  

LG Electronics Inc.

    49,028       4,173,330  

LG Energy Solution(a)(c)

    16,480       7,240,182  

LG H&H Co. Ltd.

    4,326       1,451,471  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    7,004       1,452,312  

LG Uplus Corp.

    102,588       805,208  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    10,123       1,196,140  

Meritz Financial Group Inc.

    50,265       1,940,748  

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.

    133,488       725,668  

NAVER Corp.

    61,594       10,974,040  

NCSoft Corp.

    6,798       1,474,800  

Netmarble Corp.(a)(b)

    9,682       373,876  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    62,006       481,534  

Orion Corp./Republic of Korea

    11,536       1,026,764  

Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.

    137,402       515,227  

Pearl Abyss Corp.(a)

    15,040       661,140  

POSCO Future M Co. Ltd.

    14,626       6,050,943  

POSCO Holdings Inc.

    33,578       16,919,324  

Posco International Corp.(c)

    23,917       1,692,438  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    8,446       5,071,552  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    37,492       3,037,625  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    25,956       2,961,031  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    2,232,216       122,219,693  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    74,778       2,169,087  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    14,214       2,716,957  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    305,704       2,166,716  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    36,874       2,017,311  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    25,544       13,334,084  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    16,480       1,659,098  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    30,694       864,367  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    199,408       5,488,364  

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    16,274       1,039,194  

SK Bioscience Co. Ltd.(a)

    12,566       723,608  

SK Hynix Inc.

    254,822       24,678,228  

SK IE Technology Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    11,742       989,422  

SK Inc.

    14,832       1,777,825  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    26,574       4,507,458  

SK Square Co. Ltd.(a)

    47,586       1,656,745  

SKC Co. Ltd.(c)

    9,270       721,640  

S-Oil Corp.

    21,836       1,283,611  

Woori Financial Group Inc.

    254,616       2,326,979  

Yuhan Corp.

    25,744       1,472,967  
   

 

 

 
       390,485,630  
Taiwan — 16.9%            

Accton Technology Corp.

    206,000       2,513,274  

Acer Inc.

    1,236,830       1,381,216  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    227,927       2,846,292  

Airtac International Group

    69,109       2,055,497  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,442,110       5,278,238  

Asia Cement Corp.

    1,030,448       1,321,998  

Asustek Computer Inc.

    377,100       4,379,751  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

AUO Corp.

    3,134,264     $ 2,067,618  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    406,000       2,245,068  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    4,326,374       6,306,011  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    707,107       4,682,032  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    2,266,442       1,360,745  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    824,303       1,010,374  

China Airlines Ltd.

    1,442,000       1,146,709  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.(a)

    7,416,763       2,965,412  

China Steel Corp.

    5,562,484       4,948,777  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    1,648,110       6,079,806  

Compal Electronics Inc.

    1,856,000       1,801,856  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    8,240,456       6,893,700  

Delta Electronics Inc.

    922,000       10,763,156  

E Ink Holdings Inc.

    412,000       2,954,790  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    6,481,742       5,338,595  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    95,208       1,647,054  

eMemory Technology Inc.

    34,000       2,014,784  

Eva Airways Corp.

    1,236,000       1,449,265  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

    412,376       1,367,530  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    1,442,040       1,363,849  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    618,000       1,395,360  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    206,340       1,395,601  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    4,896,591       4,529,769  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    1,648,740       3,432,250  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    412,000       1,051,512  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    1,854,400       4,909,878  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    3,472,163       7,247,151  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    185,650       1,377,156  

Global Unichip Corp.

    45,000       2,353,705  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    116,000       1,901,037  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    5,768,516        19,960,972  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    149,000       3,597,638  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,276,466       3,029,511  

Innolux Corp.

    4,292,852       2,279,612  

Inventec Corp.

    1,236,460       2,515,197  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    48,000       3,329,359  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    824,371       3,963,819  

MediaTek Inc.

    721,391       15,874,144  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    5,302,097       6,798,930  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    375,000       2,325,953  

momo.com Inc.

    42,000       802,167  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    2,266,000       5,049,599  

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp.

    137,000       1,084,783  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    618,000       1,426,080  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    68,000       704,884  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    282,000       3,813,636  

Parade Technologies Ltd.

    40,000       1,174,312  

Pegatron Corp.

    824,000       2,006,528  

PharmaEssentia Corp.(a)

    127,000       1,385,530  

Pou Chen Corp.

    824,000       819,942  

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.

    1,442,000       1,378,359  

President Chain Store Corp.

    280,000       2,487,555  

Quanta Computer Inc.

    1,236,000       9,403,314  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    206,642       2,838,047  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    812,776       922,272  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,648,982       2,311,464  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.(a)

    6,182,143       1,897,534  

Silergy Corp.

    168,000       1,777,000  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,944,633       2,936,329  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    618,950       1,166,555  
 

 

 

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July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    5,366,751     $ 3,122,162  

Taiwan Business Bank

    2,884,000       1,324,097  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    2,933,464       3,485,569  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    4,738,521       4,435,698  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    824,000       791,367  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    824,000       2,475,981  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    11,536,670        208,324,559  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    618,000       3,648,552  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    2,268,694       5,442,749  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    5,356,000       8,048,455  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    414,000       1,020,740  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    34,000       1,897,218  

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

    1,236,272       1,578,136  

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

    206,875       332,515  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    206,000       1,075,732  

Winbond Electronics Corp.(a)

    1,442,000       1,351,626  

Wistron Corp.

    1,236,000       5,578,972  

Wiwynn Corp.

    45,000       2,555,510  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    620,100       996,661  

Yageo Corp.

    168,112       2,464,579  

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

    852,000       1,263,862  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    4,738,890       3,685,091  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    206,097       690,638  
   

 

 

 
      492,428,310  
Thailand — 2.3%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    557,300       3,682,174  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,915,800       4,002,747  

Asset World Corp. PCL, NVDR

    4,429,000       580,380  

B Grimm Power PCL, NVDR

    432,600       490,229  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    4,964,600       4,176,607  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    3,687,400       981,395  

Banpu PCL, NVDR(c)

    3,852,200       1,098,055  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    597,400       611,073  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR(c)

    3,953,400       936,131  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    288,400       1,821,738  

Carabao Group PCL, NVDR

    144,200       306,976  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    988,800       1,966,490  

Central Retail Corp. PCL, NVDR

    906,474       1,093,042  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR(c)

    1,689,200       1,002,440  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    2,719,200       5,047,406  

CP Axtra PCL

    878,200       885,731  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR(c)

    1,462,600       4,836,007  

Electricity Generating PCL, NVDR(c)

    123,600       482,080  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR

    824,000       1,494,852  

Global Power Synergy PCL, NVDR

    351,300       593,047  

Gulf Energy Development PCL, NVDR

    1,462,800       2,128,251  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    2,884,043       1,197,355  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR(c)

    885,800       887,154  

Intouch Holdings PCL, NVDR

    473,825       1,066,703  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    267,800       987,069  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    1,462,675       876,718  

Krungthai Card PCL, NVDR

    453,200       622,830  

Land & Houses PCL, NVDR

    3,357,800       834,042  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    1,586,220       1,530,480  

Muangthai Capital PCL, NVDR

    370,800       385,210  

Osotspa PCL, NVDR

    679,800       581,541  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    659,284       3,078,695  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    1,091,876       1,262,011  

PTT Oil & Retail Business PCL, NVDR

    1,318,400       824,695  

PTT Public Company Ltd., NVDR

    4,655,600       4,763,786  
Security   Shares     Value  
Thailand (continued)            

Ratch Group PCL, NVDR

    453,200     $ 480,167  

SCB X PCL, NVS

    370,800       1,219,746  

SCG Packaging PCL, NVDR

    576,800       682,948  

Siam Cement PCL (The), NVDR

    350,200       3,327,639  

Srisawad Corp. PCL, NVDR(c)

    391,400       541,073  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    576,800       865,430  

True Corp. PCL

    4,902,856       1,039,380  
   

 

 

 
      65,271,523  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.9%
(Cost: $2,749,172,315)

       2,878,013,306  
   

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks            
South Korea — 0.7%            

Hyundai Motor Co.

   

Preference Shares, NVS

    10,506       883,705  

Series 2, Preference Shares, NVS

    16,686       1,419,255  

LG Chem Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    3,708       1,142,747  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    381,924       17,202,143  
   

 

 

 
      20,647,850  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.7%
(Cost: $5,956,680)

 

    20,647,850  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   
China — 0.0%            

Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.,
(Expires 12/31/49)(a)

    41,477        
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

 

     
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $2,755,128,995)

 

    2,898,661,156  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 2.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(e)(f)(g)

    53,892,062       53,908,230  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(e)(f)

    5,680,000       5,680,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.1%
(Cost: $59,567,845)

 

    59,588,230  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 101.7%
(Cost: $2,814,696,840)

 

    2,958,249,386  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.7)%

 

    (48,054,286
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 2,910,195,100  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(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.

 

 

 

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(g) 

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

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/22

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

07/31/23

   

Shares

Held at

07/31/23

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 71,779,106     $     $ (17,897,341 )(a)    $ 22,681     $ 3,784     $ 53,908,230       53,892,062     $ 646,892 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    5,400,000       280,000 (a)                        5,680,000       5,680,000       252,301       10  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $   22,681     $   3,784     $ 59,588,230       $ 899,193     $    10  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

           

MSCI China Index

     60        09/15/23      $ 1,539      $ 150,854  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     188        09/15/23        9,910        471,324  
           

 

 

 
            $ 622,178  
           

 

 

 

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)

   $        $        $ 622,178        $        $        $        $ 622,178  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                                

Futures contracts

   $        $        $ (830,793      $        $        $        $ (830,793
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                                

Futures contracts

   $        $        $ 871,672        $        $        $        $ 871,672  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 5,373,742  

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

   $ 103,919,450        $ 2,773,858,673        $ 235,183        $ 2,878,013,306  

Preferred Stocks

              20,647,850                   20,647,850  

Rights

                                 

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     59,588,230                            59,588,230  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 163,507,680        $ 2,794,506,523        $ 235,183        $ 2,958,249,386  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 471,324        $ 150,854        $        $ 622,178  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Financials ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Austria — 0.7%

   

Erste Group Bank AG

    288,516     $  10,904,714  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 2.0%            

Ageas SA/NV

    135,315       5,728,323  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    84,206       6,813,303  

KBC Group NV

    210,015       15,806,734  

Sofina SA

    12,947       3,078,442  
   

 

 

 
          31,426,802  
Denmark — 1.3%            

Danske Bank A/S

    579,219       13,753,591  

Tryg A/S

    302,112       5,964,839  
   

 

 

 
          19,718,430  
Finland — 1.1%            

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    387,261       17,065,286  
   

 

 

 
France — 11.1%            

Amundi SA(a)

    51,315       3,148,967  

AXA SA

    1,542,650       47,419,284  

BNP Paribas SA

    933,958       61,592,473  

Credit Agricole SA

    1,016,406       12,619,063  

Edenred

    209,593       13,613,141  

Eurazeo SE

    36,582       2,233,687  

Euronext NV(a)

    71,907       5,473,106  

Societe Generale SA

    612,563       16,659,713  

Wendel SE

    22,375       2,208,737  

Worldline SA/France(a)(b)

    202,298       8,018,972  
   

 

 

 
          172,987,143  
Germany — 12.7%            

Allianz SE, Registered

    339,093       81,043,008  

Commerzbank AG

    893,133       10,683,191  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    1,631,859       18,089,378  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    159,860       30,629,419  

Hannover Rueck SE

    50,637       10,804,623  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    117,817       44,351,723  

Talanx AG(b)(c)

    53,152       3,255,020  
   

 

 

 
          198,856,362  
Ireland — 0.9%            

AIB Group PLC

    1,121,492       5,275,120  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    897,916       9,473,737  
   

 

 

 
          14,748,857  
Italy — 7.7%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    851,120       18,129,297  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    516,706       8,023,017  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    13,576,318       39,258,195  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    463,147       6,172,173  

Nexi SpA(a)(b)

    495,222       4,288,624  

Poste Italiane SpA(a)

    438,338       5,007,349  

UniCredit SpA

    1,550,795       39,266,511  
   

 

 

 
          120,145,166  
Netherlands — 6.9%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(a)

    338,877       5,761,995  

Adyen NV(a)(b)

    18,273       33,914,956  

Aegon NV

    1,427,393       7,748,290  

EXOR NV, NVS

    91,018       8,505,226  

ING Groep NV

    3,043,705       44,427,935  
Security   Shares     Value  

Netherlands (continued)

   

NN Group NV

    210,402     $ 8,065,745  
   

 

 

 
          108,424,147  
Norway — 1.2%            

DNB Bank ASA

    780,454       16,083,192  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    167,809       2,649,104  
   

 

 

 
          18,732,296  
Spain — 7.1%            

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    5,071,470       40,198,369  

Banco Santander SA

    13,833,212       56,056,065  

CaixaBank SA

    3,461,839       14,003,833  
   

 

 

 
          110,258,267  
Sweden — 8.2%            

EQT AB

    298,633       7,133,471  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    109,227       3,101,714  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    129,563       3,670,620  

Investor AB, Class A

    366,103       7,434,967  

Investor AB, Class B

    1,456,465       29,746,822  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(b)

    203,623       2,779,190  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    63,770       2,810,307  

Nordea Bank Abp

    2,724,435       30,836,069  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    1,361,082       16,499,349  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    1,223,756       10,744,526  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    715,627       13,125,807  
   

 

 

 
          127,882,842  
Switzerland — 13.7%            

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    38,460       5,953,178  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    25,288       2,838,360  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    31,148       4,609,375  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    179,405       12,706,814  

Partners Group Holding AG

    19,113       21,456,897  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    25,888       16,460,990  

Swiss Re AG

    253,883       26,489,973  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    2,765,136       61,355,249  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    126,513       61,168,846  
   

 

 

 
          213,039,682  
United Kingdom — 24.7%            

3i Group PLC

    817,345       20,736,989  

abrdn PLC

    1,679,542       4,998,263  

Admiral Group PLC

    178,124       4,863,319  

Aviva PLC

    2,348,669       11,701,448  

Barclays PLC

    13,086,177       25,967,046  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    298,482       3,265,751  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    16,796,539       139,518,982  

Legal & General Group PLC

    5,011,499       15,018,785  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    55,747,160       32,207,767  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    337,792       36,682,437  

M&G PLC

    1,881,332       4,846,122  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    4,830,727       15,163,836  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    629,546       4,447,817  

Prudential PLC

    2,316,346       32,165,533  

Schroders PLC

    676,270       3,989,853  

St. James’s Place PLC

    459,865       5,551,086  

Standard Chartered PLC

    2,021,243       19,415,141  

Wise PLC, Class A(b)

    515,846       5,144,982  
   

 

 

 
          385,685,157  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.3%
(Cost: $1,591,649,743)

      1,549,875,151  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Financials ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Securities

 

Money Market Funds — 0.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(d)(e)(f)

    3,288,605     $ 3,289,592  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(d)(e)

    570,000       570,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.3%
(Cost: $3,859,279)

      3,859,592  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $1,595,509,022)

      1,553,734,743  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.4%

      6,818,130  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  1,560,552,873  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

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

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

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

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 2,031,168      $ 1,260,603 (a)    $      $ (2,371    $ 192      $ 3,289,592        3,288,605      $ 32,486 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     370,000        200,000 (a)                           570,000        570,000        53,244        
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
           $ (2,371    $ 192      $ 3,859,592         $ 85,730     $  
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

                 

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     135          09/15/23        $ 6,669        $ 247,839  

FTSE 100 Index

     38          09/15/23          3,751          38,482  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 286,321  
                 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Financials ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

 

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

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 286,321      $      $      $      $ 286,321  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 1,462,669      $      $      $      $ 1,462,669  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (194,972    $      $      $      $ (194,972
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 13,325,841   

 

 

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

   $ 14,748,857      $ 1,535,126,294      $      $ 1,549,875,151  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     3,859,592                      3,859,592  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 18,608,449      $ 1,535,126,294      $      $ 1,553,734,743  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Equity Contracts

   $      $ 286,321      $      $ 286,321  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Austria — 2.0%

   

Agrana Beteiligungs AG

    1,128     $ 20,092  

ams-OSRAM AG(a)(b)

    26,323        232,999  

ANDRITZ AG

    6,610       348,995  

AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG(b)

    2,453       92,646  

BAWAG Group AG(c)

    7,557       368,158  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    4,143       132,123  

DO & CO AG

    667       90,057  

EVN AG

    3,559       84,362  

IMMOFINANZ AG(a)

    3,520       70,632  

Lenzing AG(a)(b)

    1,699       85,529  

Oesterreichische Post AG

    3,308       120,673  

Palfinger AG

    1,662       48,706  

Porr AG

    1,989       27,730  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG(a)

    14,506       234,554  

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

    1,010       61,210  

Semperit AG Holding

    793       17,709  

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    11,809       96,459  

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

    3,780       101,100  

Wienerberger AG

    10,401       341,578  
   

 

 

 
          2,575,312  
Belgium — 2.9%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    2,291       398,900  

Aedifica SA

    4,541       311,880  

AGFA-Gevaert NV(a)

    12,630       32,488  

Barco NV

    6,394       148,802  

Bekaert SA

    3,297       157,368  

bpost SA(b)

    10,376       49,969  

Cofinimmo SA

    3,168       247,939  

Deme Group NV

    730       96,674  

Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV

    5,919       225,597  

Euronav NV

    10,806       177,539  

Exmar NV

    1,276       16,031  

Fagron

    6,740       119,936  

Galapagos NV(a)

    4,485       188,479  

Immobel SA

    414       16,376  

Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV

    2,585       38,029  

Ion Beam Applications

    2,097       33,847  

KBC Ancora

    3,436       160,795  

Kinepolis Group NV(b)

    1,318       64,244  

Melexis NV

    1,948       210,004  

Montea NV

    1,328       107,608  

Ontex Group NV(a)

    6,311       54,086  

Proximus SADP

    14,616       112,058  

Recticel SA(b)

    3,996       50,735  

Retail Estates NV

    1,043       66,596  

Shurgard Self Storage Ltd.

    2,613       119,233  

Telenet Group Holding NV

    4,450       101,897  

Tessenderlo Group SA

    2,452       82,247  

VGP NV

    1,340       143,062  

X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE(a)(b)(c)

    5,591       67,768  

Xior Student Housing NV

    2,731       85,174  
   

 

 

 
          3,685,361  
China — 0.0%            

Boshiwa International Holding Ltd.(d)

    20,000        
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 4.3%            

ALK-Abello AS(a)

    12,940       140,897  
Security   Shares     Value  

Denmark (continued)

   

Alm Brand A/S

    82,890     $ 132,106  

Ambu A/S, Class B(a)(b)

    18,443       272,104  

Bavarian Nordic A/S(a)(b)

    7,640       163,916  

Better Collective A/S(a)(b)

    2,851       65,544  

cBrain A/S

    1,037       22,898  

Chemometec A/S(a)

    1,510       101,329  

D/S Norden A/S

    2,363       118,372  

Dfds A/S

    3,404       122,034  

FLSmidth & Co. A/S

    5,035       238,224  

GN Store Nord A/S(a)

    11,244       299,819  

H Lundbeck AS

    27,365       135,825  

H Lundbeck AS, Class A

    3,912       17,544  

ISS A/S

    15,216       307,458  

Jyske Bank A/S, Registered(a)

    4,714       356,589  

Matas A/S

    3,439       50,537  

Netcompany Group A/S(a)(c)

    4,423       205,310  

Nilfisk Holding A/S(a)

    1,136       21,396  

NKT A/S(a)(b)

    5,260       300,537  

NTG Nordic Transport Group A/S, Class A(a)

    655       40,877  

Per Aarsleff Holding A/S

    1,652       78,413  

Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S

    2,771       394,365  

Royal Unibrew A/S

    4,897       423,262  

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, Class A(c)

    5,459       94,957  

Schouw & Co. A/S

    1,227       97,364  

SimCorp A/S

    3,953       423,866  

Solar A/S, Class B

    541       40,442  

Spar Nord Bank A/S

    7,248       115,248  

Sydbank AS

    5,738       275,184  

Topdanmark AS

    4,376       198,364  

TORM PLC, Class A

    2,832       69,705  

Trifork Holding AG

    1,199       23,600  

Zealand Pharma A/S(a)

    4,799       166,539  
   

 

 

 
           5,514,625  
Finland — 2.5%            

Aktia Bank OYJ

    5,338       55,178  

Anora Group OYJ

    3,867       20,072  

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    3,767       179,913  

Caverion OYJ

    8,187       77,054  

Citycon OYJ

    8,522       52,901  

Finnair OYJ(a)(b)

    65,631       40,633  

F-Secure OYJ

    11,712       28,855  

Huhtamaki OYJ

    9,461       336,315  

Incap OYJ(a)(b)

    1,568       18,493  

Kemira OYJ

    10,550       165,484  

Kempower OYJ(a)(b)

    1,555       69,415  

Kojamo OYJ

    12,167       118,874  

Konecranes OYJ

    6,612       240,324  

Marimekko OYJ

    2,995       29,637  

Metsa Board OYJ, Class B(b)

    15,841       127,803  

Musti Group OYJ

    2,976       58,374  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    12,612       117,306  

Oriola OYJ, Class B

    11,159       13,594  

Outokumpu OYJ

    35,241       182,325  

Puuilo OYJ

    5,474       44,750  

QT Group OYJ(a)

    1,878       155,768  

Revenio Group OYJ

    2,097       74,184  

Rovio Entertainment OYJ(c)

    4,329       43,837  

Talenom OYJ(b)

    2,962       21,690  

TietoEVRY OYJ

    10,277       262,193  

Tokmanni Group Corp.

    4,541       70,128  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Finland (continued)

   

Uponor OYJ

    5,034     $ 159,296  

Valmet OYJ

    15,281       405,340  

YIT OYJ

    13,217       31,890  
   

 

 

 
           3,201,626  
France — 7.6%            

AB Science SA(a)(b)

    2,707       11,937  

ABC arbitrage

    3,439       22,460  

Abivax SA, NVS

    1,871       36,042  

Air France-KLM(a)

    111,531       192,600  

AKWEL(b)

    861       15,525  

ALD SA(c)

    13,768       146,278  

Altarea SCA

    391       36,544  

Alten SA

    2,869       413,233  

Antin Infrastructure Partners SA

    3,456       62,066  

APERAM SA

    4,982       157,227  

Atos SE(a)

    10,898       113,202  

Aubay

    744       34,936  

Believe SA(a)

    1,789       21,734  

Beneteau SA

    3,513       57,356  

Boiron SA

    603       33,349  

Bonduelle SCA

    1,193       14,200  

Carmila SA

    6,352       102,937  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA(a)(b)

    3,549       9,251  

CGG SA(a)

    68,734       48,359  

Chargeurs SA

    1,896       23,312  

Cie. des Alpes

    1,834       26,971  

Cie. Plastic Omnium SA

    5,781       112,584  

Coface SA

    10,104       148,012  

Derichebourg SA

    8,186       50,470  

Elior Group SA(a)(b)(c)

    11,027       28,104  

Elis SA

    18,065       373,225  

Equasens

    522       48,045  

Eramet SA

    847       71,314  

Esker SA

    520       86,365  

Etablissements Maurel et Prom SA

    5,640       26,600  

Euroapi SA(a)

    5,144       60,024  

Eutelsat Communications SA(b)

    13,448       90,588  

Faurecia SE(a)

    15,388       386,683  

Fnac Darty SA

    1,056       36,814  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    3,266       398,332  

GL Events

    736       14,902  

ICADE

    3,339       136,033  

ID Logistics Group(a)

    239       68,535  

Imerys SA

    3,362       116,746  

Interparfums SA

    2,022       145,945  

IPSOS

    3,870       193,461  

JCDecaux SE(a)

    6,190       115,996  

Kaufman & Broad SA

    1,120       30,833  

Korian SA(b)

    7,071       55,060  

LISI(b)

    1,565       40,907  

Maisons du Monde SA(c)

    2,698       28,328  

Manitou BF SA(b)

    902       26,033  

McPhy Energy SA(a)(b)

    1,929       16,263  

Mercialys SA

    7,839       67,858  

Mersen SA

    2,162       101,758  

Metropole Television SA

    2,651       37,447  

Neoen SA(c)

    6,567       215,931  

Nexans SA

    2,580       229,053  

Nexity SA

    4,135       70,015  

OVH Groupe SAS, NVS(a)(b)

    3,743       42,237  
Security   Shares     Value  

France (continued)

   

Peugeot Invest

    472     $ 55,644  

Pierre & Vacances SA, NVS(a)

    13,266       22,557  

Quadient SA

    3,211       71,587  

Rexel SA

    23,611       569,551  

Rubis SCA

    9,616       237,115  

SCOR SE

    14,047       419,801  

Seche Environnement SA, NVS

    221       28,284  

SES SA, Class A

    37,655       243,948  

SES-Imagotag SA(a)

    623       80,572  

SMCP SA(a)(c)

    4,559       34,207  

Societe BIC SA

    2,324       142,077  

SOITEC(a)

    2,606       512,155  

Sopra Steria Group SACA

    1,512       328,762  

SPIE SA

    13,643       409,535  

Television Francaise 1

    3,995       32,670  

Trigano SA

    857       125,491  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a)

    9,260       311,429  

Vallourec SA(a)

    14,610       190,611  

Valneva SE(a)(b)

    10,365       77,836  

Verallia SA(c)

    7,264       321,980  

Vicat SA

    1,825       62,036  

Vilmorin & Cie. SA

    569       39,164  

Virbac SA

    406       125,053  

Voltalia SA(a)(b)

    3,776       65,610  

Waga Energy SA(a)

    459       14,384  

Wavestone

    754       44,763  
   

 

 

 
           9,816,842  
Germany — 9.2%            

1&1 AG

    3,473       39,595  

About You Holding SE(a)(b)

    3,479       24,765  

Adesso SE

    307       35,856  

ADVA Optical Networking SE(a)

    1,746       38,395  

AIXTRON SE

    11,079       439,533  

Amadeus Fire AG

    567       67,336  

Aroundtown SA(a)

    83,038       129,009  

Atoss Software AG

    396       96,154  

Aurubis AG

    3,087       290,586  

Auto1 Group SE(a)(c)

    9,543       102,837  

Basler AG

    1,238       20,300  

BayWa AG(b)

    1,322       55,402  

Befesa SA(c)

    3,875       148,507  

Bertrandt AG

    517       27,143  

Bilfinger SE

    2,770       100,286  

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA(a)

    7,352       35,108  

CANCOM SE

    3,397       97,809  

Ceconomy AG(a)

    14,577       43,679  

Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGaA

    517       53,434  

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA

    2,619       133,008  

CropEnergies AG

    2,397       24,115  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    6,081       415,004  

CureVac NV(a)(b)

    9,812       86,547  

Datagroup SE

    386       24,658  

Dermapharm Holding SE

    1,870       91,346  

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG

    1,430       47,644  

Deutsche EuroShop AG

    1,399       34,103  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG(b)(c)

    13,163       109,554  

Deutz AG

    12,063       66,374  

DIC Asset AG(b)

    4,153       20,456  

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA

    282       12,520  

Duerr AG

    5,033       157,032  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Germany (continued)

   

Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG

    1,498     $ 59,286  

Elmos Semiconductor SE

    803       71,522  

ElringKlinger AG

    2,811       24,106  

Encavis AG(a)

    11,065       185,536  

Energiekontor AG

    687       59,664  

Evotec SE(a)

    13,884       365,728  

Fielmann AG

    2,407       123,664  

flatexDEGIRO AG(a)

    6,712       66,165  

Formycon AG

    866       63,680  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide(a)

    3,626       191,579  

Freenet AG

    11,464       283,770  

Gerresheimer AG

    3,372       399,392  

GFT Technologies SE

    1,632       47,361  

Grand City Properties SA(a)

    7,788       64,228  

GRENKE AG

    2,757       76,040  

Hamborner REIT AG

    6,890       49,862  

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG(b)

    2,456       32,282  

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG(a)(b)

    24,070       38,356  

Hensoldt AG

    5,157       175,338  

HOCHTIEF AG

    2,291       225,675  

Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA

    823       66,569  

Hugo Boss AG

    5,498       443,955  

Hypoport SE(a)(b)

    439       91,599  

Indus Holding AG(b)

    1,881       50,339  

Instone Real Estate Group SE(b)(c)

    3,000       20,847  

Ionos SE(a)

    2,063       31,983  

Jenoptik AG

    4,967       160,656  

JOST Werke AG(c)

    1,221       71,142  

K+S AG, Registered

    18,454       352,349  

KION Group AG

    7,055       295,626  

Kloeckner & Co. SE

    6,859       64,120  

Knaus Tabbert AG

    408       26,885  

Kontron AG

    3,750       81,560  

Krones AG

    1,371       165,209  

LANXESS AG

    7,908       266,707  

MBB SE

    221       19,159  

Medios AG(a)(b)

    1,396       26,901  

METRO AG(a)

    14,272       124,098  

MorphoSys AG(a)(b)

    3,214       94,091  

Nagarro SE(a)(b)

    808       76,547  

Nordex SE(a)

    11,486       162,304  

Norma Group SE

    2,887       50,937  

Northern Data AG(a)

    1,170       25,317  

OHB SE

    471       16,394  

PATRIZIA SE

    3,979       40,712  

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    329       54,476  

PNE AG

    2,954       43,262  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE(b)

    16,021       159,269  

PVA TePla AG(a)

    2,110       49,700  

SAF-Holland SE

    4,459       63,717  

Salzgitter AG(b)

    2,361       81,822  

Secunet Security Networks AG

    151       34,645  

SGL Carbon SE(a)(b)

    6,185       51,748  

Shop Apotheke Europe NV(a)(c)

    1,431       165,915  

Siltronic AG

    1,771       155,906  

Sixt SE

    1,328       160,132  

SMA Solar Technology AG(a)(b)

    1,536       146,440  

Software AG, NVS

    5,111       178,702  

Stabilus SE

    2,377       135,517  

Steico SE(b)

    518        20,072  
Security   Shares     Value  

Germany (continued)

   

Stratec SE

    766     $ 42,994  

Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA

    3,280       158,625  

Suedzucker AG

    6,017       104,168  

SUESS MicroTec SE

    1,784       44,509  

SUSE SA(a)(b)

    4,062       47,847  

Synlab AG

    6,320       62,592  

TAG Immobilien AG(a)

    16,074       180,681  

Takkt AG

    2,256       32,395  

TeamViewer AG(a)(c)

    13,449       228,615  

thyssenkrupp AG

    48,640       386,706  

United Internet AG, Registered(e)

    8,510       127,404  

Varta AG(b)

    1,993       45,228  

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG(b)

    1,872       91,254  

Vib Vermoegen AG

    809       14,099  

Vitesco Technologies Group AG(a)

    1,914       163,693  

Vossloh AG

    810       36,324  

Wacker Neuson SE

    2,820       73,147  

Wuestenrot & Wuerttembergische AG

    2,158       37,347  
   

 

 

 
          11,876,286  
Hong Kong — 0.0%            

Peace Mark Holdings Ltd.(d)

    30,000        
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 0.6%            

Cairn Homes PLC(a)

    63,126       75,793  

Dalata Hotel Group PLC(a)

    20,825       97,427  

Glanbia PLC

    19,557       303,406  

Glenveagh Properties PLC(a)(c)

    54,364       64,196  

Greencore Group PLC(a)

    50,173       56,470  

Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC

    44,711       47,587  

Origin Enterprises PLC

    11,423       40,191  

Uniphar PLC(a)

    26,818       84,773  
   

 

 

 
          769,843  
Italy — 6.6%            

A2A SpA

    151,024       288,148  

ACEA SpA

    4,005       49,069  

Anima Holding SpA(c)

    17,019       65,577  

Antares Vision SpA(a)

    2,585       17,451  

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA

    11,822       27,853  

Ascopiave SpA(b)

    5,283       13,268  

Azimut Holding SpA

    10,534       248,735  

Banca Generali SpA

    5,607       210,041  

Banca IFIS SpA

    2,510       44,329  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    21,998       213,753  

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA(a)(b)

    49,494       142,934  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SPA

    40,066       193,548  

Banco BPM SpA

    132,668       663,877  

BFF Bank SpA(c)

    18,237       205,848  

Biesse SpA

    848       11,428  

Bio On SpA(b)(d)

    801        

BPER Banca

    103,607       358,512  

Brembo SpA

    14,451       204,549  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    3,333       281,807  

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    9,417       267,611  

Carel Industries SpA(c)

    3,929       112,457  

CIR SpA-Compagnie Industriali(a)

    64,315       28,639  

Credito Emiliano SpA

    8,447       72,214  

d’Amico International Shipping SA, NVS

    4,227       17,516  

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA

    1,134       28,054  

Datalogic SpA

    2,094       15,577  

De’ Longhi SpA

    7,299        185,209  
 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Italy (continued)

   

Digital Bros. SpA(b)

    489     $ 7,557  

Digital Value SpA(b)

    403       26,962  

doValue SpA(b)(c)

    5,606       28,004  

El.En. SpA

    4,344       51,608  

Enav SpA(c)

    26,572       114,257  

ERG SpA

    5,861       168,478  

Esprinet SpA(b)

    3,600       21,173  

Eurogroup Laminations SpA(a)

    7,388       40,656  

Fila SpA

    3,238       28,838  

Fincantieri SpA(a)(b)

    45,766       26,264  

Gruppo MutuiOnline SpA

    2,436       87,181  

GVS SpA(a)(c)

    6,705       42,485  

Hera SpA

    80,289       249,300  

Illimity Bank SpA

    5,782       39,542  

Industrie De Nora SpA

    3,224       66,588  

Interpump Group SpA

    6,912       376,074  

Iren SpA

    63,932       129,558  

Italgas SpA

    46,902       276,339  

Juventus Football Club SpA(a)

    93,397       35,095  

Leonardo SpA

    39,470       534,399  

LU-VE SpA, NVS(b)

    866       28,041  

Maire Tecnimont SpA(b)

    15,045       61,812  

MARR SpA

    3,362       52,257  

OVS SpA(c)

    19,635       53,955  

Pharmanutra SpA(b)

    363       23,186  

Piaggio & C SpA

    15,211       59,812  

Pirelli & C SpA(c)

    29,468       157,094  

RAI Way SpA(c)

    9,542       54,346  

Reply SpA

    2,388       258,709  

Safilo Group SpA(a)

    21,226       27,067  

Saipem SpA(a)

    117,395       187,982  

Salcef SpA

    1,532       39,668  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA

    5,803       94,505  

Sanlorenzo SpA/Ameglia

    1,368       53,134  

Saras SpA

    50,431       72,118  

Seco SpA(a)(b)

    3,948       20,281  

Sesa SpA

    759       88,929  

SOL SpA

    3,570       100,682  

Tamburi Investment Partners SpA

    10,923       105,983  

Technogym SpA(c)

    12,854       118,578  

Technoprobe SpA(a)

    11,450       104,702  

Tinexta SpA

    2,132       39,820  

Tod’s SpA(a)

    1,020       46,322  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    38,002       211,583  

Webuild SpA

    39,752       77,819  

Wiit SpA(b)

    1,029       21,828  

Zignago Vetro SpA

    3,158       56,583  
   

 

 

 
           8,535,158  
Netherlands — 4.7%            

Aalberts NV

    9,708       438,069  

Alfen Beheer BV(a)(b)(c)

    2,123       147,322  

Allfunds Group PLC

    34,040       221,939  

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV

    3,029       123,841  

Arcadis NV

    7,073       310,094  

Ariston Holding NV

    6,164       57,370  

ASR Nederland NV

    14,563       660,132  

B&S Group Sarl(c)

    2,822       12,427  

Basic-Fit NV(a)(b)(c)

    5,189       175,151  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    7,525       898,474  

Brunel International NV

    2,082       28,983  
Security   Shares     Value  

Netherlands (continued)

   

Cementir Holding NV

    4,491     $ 42,367  

Corbion NV

    5,712       134,233  

Ebusco Holding NV(a)(b)

    1,377       12,171  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    4,073       102,947  

Fastned BV(a)(b)

    663       22,061  

Flow Trades Ltd., NVS

    3,156       68,672  

Fugro NV(a)

    11,143       198,694  

InPost SA(a)

    21,694       259,239  

Iveco Group NV(a)

    17,316       164,235  

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

    26,355       61,324  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    6,723       253,469  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class A

    82,457       43,644  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class B

    28,800       22,219  

NSI NV

    1,914       40,237  

Ordina NV

    7,958       49,875  

Pharming Group NV(a)(b)

    63,875       80,623  

PostNL NV

    29,967       60,853  

SBM Offshore NV

    13,850       201,212  

Signify NV(c)

    12,547       394,496  

Sligro Food Group NV

    2,224       42,937  

Technip Energies NV

    14,113       321,663  

TKH Group NV

    3,921       204,584  

TomTom NV(a)

    6,821       59,589  

Van Lanschot Kempen NV

    3,171       103,904  

Vastned Retail NV

    1,081       24,122  

Wereldhave NV

    3,118       55,713  
   

 

 

 
           6,098,885  
Norway — 4.7%            

Aker ASA, Class A

    2,148       136,585  

Aker Carbon Capture ASA(a)

    35,060       53,179  

Aker Horizons Holding AS(a)(b)

    22,148       12,943  

Aker Solutions ASA

    24,206       107,601  

Atea ASA

    7,585       102,979  

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    8,733       65,570  

Bakkafrost P/F

    4,923       286,489  

Belships ASA

    8,703       15,568  

Bewi ASA

    4,396       17,805  

BLUENORD ASA(a)

    2,316       101,839  

Bonheur ASA

    2,146       53,994  

Borr Drilling Ltd.(a)

    19,980       170,426  

Borregaard ASA

    9,338       152,399  

BW Energy Ltd.(a)

    8,190       24,337  

BW LPG Ltd.(c)

    7,527       80,555  

BW Offshore Ltd.

    8,917       24,422  

Cadeler AS(a)(b)

    10,576       43,932  

Cool Co. Ltd.

    2,373       32,277  

Crayon Group Holding ASA(a)(c)

    7,142       76,045  

DNO ASA

    46,858       50,829  

Elkem ASA(c)

    28,265       67,050  

Elopak ASA

    9,085       19,855  

Entra ASA(c)

    7,156       69,799  

Europris ASA(c)

    15,534       94,238  

Flex LNG Ltd.

    2,826       89,624  

Frontline PLC, NVS

    12,863       214,319  

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.

    12,796       100,266  

Grieg Seafood ASA

    5,015       36,146  

Hafnia Ltd.

    19,913       108,231  

Hexagon Composites ASA(a)

    12,177       36,331  

Hexagon Purus ASA(a)(b)

    13,746       27,985  

Hoegh Autoliners ASA

    4,578       26,492  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Norway (continued)

   

Kahoot! ASA(a)

    31,466     $ 108,240  

Kitron ASA

    16,506       61,004  

Leroy Seafood Group ASA

    25,782       107,264  

MPC Container Ships AS

    30,533       56,963  

NEL ASA(a)

    160,367       217,502  

Nordic Semiconductor ASA(a)

    16,115       237,323  

Norske Skog ASA(a)(c)

    6,052       27,133  

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA(a)

    68,455       68,330  

Nykode Therapeutics AS(a)(b)

    9,459       27,174  

Odfjell Drilling Ltd.(a)

    8,758       24,902  

PGS ASA(a)

    84,089       59,131  

Protector Forsikring ASA

    5,673       92,663  

REC Silicon ASA(a)(b)

    26,286       44,806  

Scatec ASA(c)

    11,068       92,506  

Schibsted ASA, Class A

    7,152       153,219  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    9,427       184,858  

SpareBank 1 Nord Norge

    9,469       90,185  

SpareBank 1 Oestlandet

    3,244       40,778  

SpareBank 1 SMN

    12,534       175,644  

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA

    17,547       226,470  

Stolt-Nielsen Ltd.

    2,299       56,844  

Storebrand ASA

    43,884       383,591  

Subsea 7 SA

    21,584       290,071  

TGS ASA

    12,393       165,413  

TOMRA Systems ASA

    23,153       356,805  

Veidekke ASA

    10,344       116,759  

Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA

    10,446       72,533  
   

 

 

 
           6,038,221  
Portugal — 0.6%            

Altri SGPS SA

    6,553       30,813  

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R(a)

    811,881       221,729  

Corticeira Amorim SGPS SA

    4,029       45,628  

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

    8,409       33,193  

Greenvolt Energias Renovaveis SA(a)

    5,393       37,678  

Mota-Engil SGPS SA

    9,040       24,881  

Navigator Co. SA (The)

    20,211       70,843  

NOS SGPS SA

    19,270       73,224  

REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

    38,400       104,856  

Semapa-Sociedade de Investimento e Gestao

    1,517       22,017  

Sonae SGPS SA

    78,582       85,439  
   

 

 

 
          750,301  
Singapore — 0.0%            

Jurong Technologies Industrial Corp. Ltd.(d)

    60,000        
   

 

 

 
Spain — 3.8%            

Acerinox SA

    17,851       187,925  

Almirall SA

    8,159       78,267  

Applus Services SA

    12,995       139,404  

Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA

    8,163       33,838  

Audax Renovables SA(a)

    12,855       17,677  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    547,340       674,527  

Bankinter SA

    65,741       425,347  

Cia. de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

    5,868       163,277  

Cie. Automotive SA

    4,112       128,872  

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA

    1,635       55,755  

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA(a)

    1,494,495       25,103  

Ebro Foods SA

    6,731       124,080  

eDreams ODIGEO SA(a)

    8,774       64,407  

Ence Energia y Celulosa SA

    13,650       41,570  

Faes Farma SA

    29,562       102,435  
Security   Shares     Value  

Spain (continued)

   

Fluidra SA

    9,402     $ 207,927  

Gestamp Automocion SA(c)

    17,195       83,482  

Global Dominion Access SA(c)

    8,894       37,405  

Grenergy Renovables SA(a)(b)

    1,395       42,110  

Indra Sistemas SA

    12,147       176,661  

Inmobiliaria Colonial SOCIMI SA

    29,225       188,655  

Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA

    2,122       101,883  

Lar Espana Real Estate SOCIMI SA

    4,996       32,354  

Linea Directa Aseguradora SA Cia de Seguros y Reaseguros

    57,719       56,037  

Mapfre SA

    89,166       185,328  

Melia Hotels International SA(a)

    10,625       78,002  

Merlin Properties SOCIMI SA

    31,706       295,467  

Miquel y Costas & Miquel SA

    1,561       19,635  

Neinor Homes SA(c)

    2,611       25,837  

Opdenergy Holdings SA, NVS(a)

    4,261       26,751  

Pharma Mar SA

    1,426       53,614  

Prosegur Cash SA(c)

    28,424       19,889  

Prosegur Cia. de Seguridad SA

    20,176       37,106  

Sacyr SA

    38,807       132,670  

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA(a)

    7,978       124,786  

Soltec Power Holdings SA(a)

    3,421       15,725  

Talgo SA(c)

    5,801       23,976  

Talgo SA, NVS

    166       685  

Tecnicas Reunidas SA(a)

    4,639       44,702  

Unicaja Banco SA(b)(c)

    130,392       152,190  

Vidrala SA

    1,913       194,766  

Viscofan SA

    3,867       251,049  
   

 

 

 
          4,871,176  
Sweden — 10.4%            

AAK AB

    17,773       341,620  

AcadeMedia AB(c)

    7,897       38,073  

AddLife AB, Class B

    10,961       89,264  

AddTech AB, Class B

    25,285       471,055  

AFRY AB

    9,029       125,301  

Alimak Group AB(c)

    6,223       45,255  

Alleima AB, NVS

    19,264       83,681  

Ambea AB(c)

    6,786       21,970  

Arjo AB, Class B

    21,163       90,546  

Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B

    5,077       99,575  

Attendo AB(a)(c)

    10,409       31,643  

Avanza Bank Holding AB

    12,323       279,059  

Axfood AB

    10,528       268,241  

Beijer Alma AB

    4,480       81,970  

Betsson AB

    11,396       137,891  

BICO Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    4,366       17,079  

Bilia AB, Class A

    5,965       62,688  

Billerud AB

    21,773       185,672  

BioArctic AB, Class B(a)(c)

    3,624       103,840  

BioGaia AB, Class B

    8,289       82,210  

Biotage AB

    6,373       78,666  

BoneSupport Holding AB(a)(c)

    5,339       74,735  

Boozt AB(a)(b)(c)

    5,495       65,461  

Bravida Holding AB(c)

    20,021       160,911  

Bufab AB

    2,642       77,335  

Bure Equity AB

    5,418       115,269  

Calliditas Therapeutics AB, Class B(a)(b)

    3,582       34,895  

Camurus AB(a)

    2,969       83,881  

Castellum AB(b)

    37,622       428,444  

Catena AB

    3,172       121,853  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Sweden (continued)

   

Cellavision AB

    1,477     $ 30,799  

Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB

    4,428        49,792  

Clas Ohlson AB, Class B

    3,740       30,462  

Cloetta AB, Class B

    20,360       36,448  

Collector Bank AB(a)

    5,922       19,199  

Coor Service Management Holding AB(c)

    8,904       40,991  

Corem Property Group AB, Class B

    52,531       35,433  

Creades AB, Class A

    5,514       38,286  

Dios Fastigheter AB

    9,283       63,299  

Dometic Group AB(c)

    31,528       234,922  

Dustin Group AB(a)(c)

    7,380       19,251  

Electrolux AB, Class B

    21,573       266,453  

Electrolux Professional AB, Class B

    23,185       130,619  

Elekta AB, Class B

    33,757       273,473  

Engcon AB

    3,913       28,881  

Fabege AB

    25,816       223,577  

Fortnox AB

    47,538       291,780  

GARO AB

    3,074       17,027  

Granges AB

    10,118       103,344  

Hemnet Group AB

    7,881       139,630  

Hexatronic Group AB(b)

    15,842       120,044  

Hexpol AB

    25,885       280,813  

HMS Networks AB

    2,764       111,613  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

    10,826       132,532  

Instalco AB

    20,555       80,875  

Intrum AB(b)

    7,772       60,553  

Investment AB Oresund

    2,848       28,291  

INVISIO AB

    4,011       83,475  

Inwido AB

    5,030       55,506  

JM AB(b)

    6,268       98,482  

Kambi Group PLC, Class B(a)

    2,351       44,522  

K-Fast Holding AB, Class B(a)(b)

    5,246       10,023  

Kindred Group PLC

    22,410       269,559  

KNOW IT AB

    2,454       34,668  

Lindab International AB

    7,369       114,247  

Loomis AB, Class B

    7,024       204,908  

Medicover AB, Class B

    6,182       94,585  

MEKO AB

    3,792       39,580  

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR(a)

    16,964       263,403  

MIPS AB

    2,589       117,217  

Modern Times Group MTG AB, Class B(a)

    9,368       60,931  

Munters Group AB(c)

    12,696       161,143  

Mycronic AB

    7,161       154,103  

NCC AB, Class B

    7,368       79,345  

New Wave Group AB, Class B

    8,730       79,171  

Nobia AB(a)

    11,939       12,907  

Nolato AB, Class B

    17,812       73,622  

Nordnet AB publ

    13,289       197,173  

Note AB(a)

    1,851       31,350  

NP3 Fastigheter AB

    2,617       43,935  

Nyfosa AB

    14,734       93,470  

Orron Energy AB(a)

    19,225       22,225  

OX2 AB, Class B(a)

    10,707       66,984  

Pandox AB, Class B

    8,935       105,357  

Paradox Interactive AB

    3,631       104,242  

Peab AB, Class B

    16,403       72,561  

Platzer Fastigheter Holding AB, Class B

    5,706       43,365  

PowerCell Sweden AB(a)(b)

    4,351       40,072  

Ratos AB, Class B

    20,289       67,449  

Resurs Holding AB(c)

    11,848       28,717  
Security   Shares     Value  

Sweden (continued)

   

Rvrc Holding AB

    5,277     $ 17,036  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB(b)

    102,663       44,390  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB, Class D(b)

    16,128       6,660  

Scandic Hotels Group AB(a)(b)(c)

    13,834       54,554  

Sdiptech AB, Class B(a)

    2,655       73,216  

Sectra AB, NVS

    13,067        209,236  

Sinch AB(a)(b)(c)

    65,799       170,540  

SkiStar AB

    3,982       43,236  

SSAB AB, Class A

    22,422       142,278  

SSAB AB, Class B

    63,654       389,432  

Stillfront Group AB(a)

    45,683       84,542  

Storskogen Group AB

    130,965       134,806  

Surgical Science Sweden AB(a)

    3,493       81,282  

Svolder AB

    8,899       50,394  

Sweco AB, Class B

    21,011       216,370  

SwedenCare AB

    6,817       29,264  

Synsam AB

    5,339       21,812  

Thule Group AB(c)

    10,236       319,634  

Trelleborg AB, Class B

    21,237       565,385  

Troax Group AB

    3,684       66,353  

Truecaller AB(a)(b)

    22,496       89,113  

Vestum AB(a)(b)

    20,303       19,268  

Viaplay Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    6,743       29,275  

Vimian Group AB(a)(b)

    17,680       45,819  

Vitec Software Group AB, Class B

    3,009       171,401  

Vitrolife AB

    7,310       108,470  

Volati AB(b)

    2,304       21,692  

Wallenstam AB, Class B

    33,990       132,509  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    27,132       212,168  

XANO Industri AB, Class B

    1,434       15,285  

Xvivo Perfusion AB(a)

    2,074       62,814  
   

 

 

 
          13,383,001  
Switzerland — 8.8%            

Accelleron Industries AG, NVS

    7,899       208,102  

Allreal Holding AG, Registered

    1,436       263,819  

ALSO Holding AG, Registered

    626       143,249  

Arbonia AG

    4,935       57,251  

Aryzta AG(a)

    97,495       166,628  

Autoneum Holding AG(a)

    260       44,805  

Basilea Pharmaceutica AG, Registered(a)

    1,226       61,810  

Belimo Holding AG, Registered

    960       517,392  

Bell Food Group AG, Registered

    215       63,546  

Bossard Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    555       129,708  

Bucher Industries AG, Registered

    652       290,540  

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    301       177,391  

Burkhalter Holding AG

    717       76,595  

Bystronic AG, Registered

    135       94,587  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    2,936       222,849  

Coltene Holding AG, Registered

    236       19,067  

Comet Holding AG, Registered

    750       197,306  

COSMO Pharmaceuticals NV

    948       48,702  

Daetwyler Holding AG, Bearer

    727       143,807  

DKSH Holding AG

    3,515       283,636  

DocMorris AG(a)(b)

    1,117       68,359  

dormakaba Holding AG

    309       150,663  

Dottikon Es Holding AG(a)(b)

    279       76,629  

EFG International AG

    9,202       114,798  

Emmi AG, Registered

    206       201,602  

Flughafen Zurich AG, Registered

    1,924       407,305  

Forbo Holding AG, Registered

    95       136,664  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Switzerland (continued)

   

Galenica AG(c)

    4,884     $ 393,065  

Georg Fischer Ltd.

    7,980        545,004  

Gurit Holding AG(a)

    276       29,561  

Huber + Suhner AG, Registered

    1,688       145,798  

Idorsia Ltd.(a)(b)

    11,061       87,729  

Implenia AG, Registered

    1,297       63,174  

Inficon Holding AG, Registered

    168       215,381  

Interroll Holding AG, Registered

    67       214,314  

Intershop Holding AG

    103       71,099  

Kardex Holding AG, Registered

    611       152,883  

Komax Holding AG, Registered

    378       92,926  

Landis+Gyr Group AG

    2,141       185,902  

LEM Holding SA, Registered

    55       132,447  

Leonteq AG

    943       44,523  

Medacta Group SA(c)

    662       96,152  

Medartis Holding AG(a)(c)

    433       40,219  

Medmix AG(c)

    2,350       65,591  

Meier Tobler Group AG

    455       24,932  

Metall Zug AG, Class B, Registered

    20       36,236  

Meyer Burger Technology AG(a)

    317,128       190,667  

Mobilezone Holding AG, Registered

    4,397       73,280  

Mobimo Holding AG, Registered

    706       208,776  

Montana Aerospace AG(a)(c)

    2,740       43,126  

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, Registered

    18,250       99,235  

Orior AG

    612       52,635  

Peach Property Group AG(a)(b)

    1,224       16,432  

PolyPeptide Group AG(a)(b)(c)

    1,477       34,817  

PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered

    4,467       526,391  

Rieter Holding AG, Registered(b)

    217       24,137  

Schweiter Technologies AG, NVS(b)

    99       76,206  

Sensirion Holding AG(a)(b)(c)

    896       78,522  

SFS Group AG

    1,718       204,232  

Siegfried Holding AG, Registered

    388       342,809  

SKAN Group AG

    994       91,107  

Softwareone Holding AG

    10,891       233,095  

St. Galler Kantonalbank AG, Class A, Registered

    293       167,577  

Stadler Rail AG

    5,895       236,729  

Sulzer AG, Registered

    1,823       178,967  

Swissquote Group Holding SA, Registered

    1,105       250,274  

Tecan Group AG, Registered

    1,244       495,026  

TX Group AG

    258       29,358  

u-blox Holding AG

    676       75,706  

Untrade Real Gold Mining(d)

    27,000        

Valiant Holding AG, Registered

    1,527       168,020  

Vetropack Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    1,285       64,615  

Vontobel Holding AG, Registered

    2,728       183,779  

V-ZUG Holding AG(a)(b)

    184       15,002  

Ypsomed Holding AG, Registered

    469       137,694  

Zehnder Group AG, Registered

    894       65,478  
   

 

 

 
          11,367,438  
United Kingdom — 29.8%            

4imprint Group PLC

    2,756       156,862  

888 Holdings PLC(a)

    39,342       54,570  

AB Dynamics PLC

    1,687       39,511  

Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC

    21,687       69,163  

AG Barr PLC

    9,195       55,639  

Airtel Africa PLC(c)

    89,945       134,592  

AJ Bell PLC

    30,062       126,465  

Alliance Pharma PLC(b)

    41,653       27,262  

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting PLC

    10,940       53,632  
Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

   

Alpha FX Group PLC

    3,404     $ 98,292  

Alphawave IP Group PLC(a)

    24,091       49,838  

AO World PLC(a)

    42,557       51,854  

Ascential PLC(a)

    42,941       115,287  

Ashmore Group PLC

    45,083       119,554  

ASOS PLC(a)

    7,616       41,137  

Assura PLC

    288,421        175,301  

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC(a)(c)

    30,887       156,987  

Atalaya Mining PLC

    10,405       44,066  

Auction Technology Group PLC(a)

    8,958       81,508  

Avon Protection PLC

    2,962       31,192  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    92,506       657,062  

Babcock International Group PLC(a)

    23,849       114,813  

Balanced Commercial Property Trust Ltd.

    67,555       60,254  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    56,098       251,545  

Bank of Georgia Group PLC

    3,375       140,984  

Beazley PLC

    65,473       461,300  

Bellway PLC

    11,879       337,797  

Big Yellow Group PLC

    17,125       235,677  

Bodycote PLC

    18,400       163,406  

boohoo Group PLC(a)

    95,308       47,520  

Breedon Group PLC

    29,525       137,923  

Bridgepoint Group PLC(c)

    23,712       57,484  

Britvic PLC

    25,349       281,370  

Burford Capital Ltd.

    17,945       242,528  

Bytes Technology Group PLC

    22,339       147,931  

C&C Group PLC

    39,121       69,292  

Capita PLC(a)

    158,792       56,286  

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    143,954       221,322  

Capricorn Energy PLC

    14,338       32,606  

Carnival PLC(a)

    13,648       231,485  

Centamin PLC

    112,527       138,943  

Central Asia Metals PLC

    17,464       41,149  

Ceres Power Holdings PLC(a)(b)

    12,598       58,947  

Chemring Group PLC

    28,006       101,894  

Clarkson PLC

    2,859       102,368  

Close Brothers Group PLC

    14,499       171,569  

CLS Holdings PLC

    17,155       30,778  

CMC Markets PLC(c)

    9,443       16,942  

Coats Group PLC

    153,477       137,875  

Computacenter PLC

    7,857       221,661  

ConvaTec Group PLC(c)

    159,588       427,559  

Craneware PLC

    2,966       52,148  

Cranswick PLC

    5,178       222,148  

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    22,295       61,059  

Currys PLC

    105,812       72,446  

Custodian Reit PLC

    43,022       48,035  

CVS Group PLC

    7,024       185,589  

Darktrace PLC(a)

    24,378       115,614  

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

    11,087       528,544  

Deliveroo PLC, Class A(a)(c)

    94,971       160,152  

Derwent London PLC

    9,383       254,978  

Diploma PLC

    13,049       542,737  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    128,886       248,886  

DiscoverIE Group PLC

    9,169       94,087  

Diversified Energy Co. PLC

    95,419       116,088  

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    37,290       166,252  

Dowlais Group PLC(a)

    130,306       205,607  

Dr. Martens PLC

    63,898       124,997  

Draper Esprit PLC(a)

    13,224       44,600  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

   

Drax Group PLC

    39,396     $  305,780  

DS Smith PLC

    134,075       533,062  

Dunelm Group PLC

    11,885       175,405  

easyJet PLC(a)

    29,399       170,754  

Elementis PLC(a)

    58,480       83,006  

EMIS Group PLC

    5,908       110,091  

Empiric Student Property PLC

    56,760       64,102  

Energean PLC

    13,197       196,123  

EnQuest PLC(a)

    140,798       32,253  

Ergomed PLC(a)

    4,274       59,368  

Essentra PLC

    29,908       62,388  

FD Technologies PLC(a)

    2,376       54,601  

Ferrexpo PLC

    27,554       32,462  

Fevertree Drinks PLC

    10,323       177,788  

Finablr PLC(a)(c)(d)

    20,497        

Firstgroup PLC

    69,075       129,369  

Forterra PLC(c)

    18,778       41,450  

Frasers Group PLC(a)

    13,802       143,855  

Future PLC

    10,488       112,629  

Games Workshop Group PLC

    3,212       480,214  

Gamma Communications PLC

    9,038       128,940  

GB Group PLC

    24,796       79,651  

Genel Energy PLC

    14,288       19,107  

Genuit Group PLC

    24,423       98,104  

Genus PLC

    6,342       200,608  

Grafton Group PLC

    19,208       215,914  

Grainger PLC

    69,263       223,822  

Great Portland Estates PLC

    24,922       136,762  

Greatland Gold PLC(a)

    428,690       38,511  

Greggs PLC

    9,934       352,297  

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.

    20,519       32,732  

Halfords Group PLC

    20,881       59,276  

Hammerson PLC

    388,846       132,741  

Harbour Energy PLC

    61,048       208,996  

Hays PLC

    155,304       213,681  

Helios Towers PLC(a)

    72,288       83,711  

Hill & Smith PLC

    7,678       155,567  

Hiscox Ltd.

    33,774       467,481  

Hochschild Mining PLC

    32,161       31,868  

Home Reit PLC(d)

    61,201       25,403  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    53,812       509,543  

Hunting PLC

    14,014       47,480  

Ibstock PLC(c)

    38,554       74,431  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    40,260       365,826  

IMI PLC

    25,388       530,797  

Impact Healthcare Reit PLC, Class B

    33,334       39,785  

Impax Asset Management Group PLC

    9,768       68,874  

Inchcape PLC

    36,336       382,146  

Indivior PLC, NVS(a)

    12,832       288,683  

IntegraFin Holdings PLC

    28,839       90,676  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    28,289       510,561  

International Distributions Services PLC(a)

    70,475       240,727  

Investec PLC

    63,852       401,200  

IP Group PLC

    97,385       74,737  

ITM Power PLC(a)(b)

    43,899       52,116  

ITV PLC

    355,005       329,687  

IWG PLC(a)

    73,588       144,397  

J D Wetherspoon PLC(a)

    8,690       75,390  

JET2 PLC

    16,882       243,342  

John Wood Group PLC(a)

    66,531       126,462  
Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

   

Johnson Service Group PLC

    41,550     $ 59,935  

JTC PLC(c)

    13,908        128,512  

Judges Scientific PLC

    577       70,051  

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    43,318       63,590  

Just Group PLC

    102,169       107,911  

Kainos Group PLC

    7,866       132,361  

Keller Group PLC

    7,010       77,008  

Keywords Studios PLC

    7,167       162,065  

Kier Group PLC(a)

    41,510       46,773  

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

    23,527       180,074  

Learning Technologies Group PLC

    55,932       53,835  

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

    5,927       49,164  

LondonMetric Property PLC

    96,653       229,297  

LXI REIT PLC

    160,991       196,587  

Man Group PLC/Jersey

    118,231       362,448  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC(a)

    191,519       507,316  

Marlowe PLC(a)

    7,601       55,407  

Marshalls PLC

    21,446       73,876  

Melrose Industries PLC

    131,860       897,381  

Mitchells & Butlers PLC(a)

    25,535       75,294  

Mitie Group PLC

    127,289       166,048  

Mobico Group PLC

    52,355       62,771  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    49,175       173,170  

Moonpig Group PLC(a)

    23,661       54,506  

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

    28,122       98,663  

Morgan Sindall Group PLC

    4,052       99,385  

NCC Group PLC

    29,050       35,976  

Network International Holdings PLC(a)(c)

    46,230       229,248  

Next Fifteen Communications Group PLC

    8,155       66,457  

Ninety One PLC

    27,521       60,890  

OSB Group PLC

    41,559       196,417  

Oxford Biomedica PLC(a)

    6,510       36,891  

Oxford Instruments PLC

    5,334       164,289  

Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC(a)

    52,792       178,726  

Pagegroup PLC

    31,685       181,434  

Pan African Resources PLC

    161,451       29,919  

Paragon Banking Group PLC

    22,370       151,581  

Patisserie Holdings PLC, NVS(d)

    7,527        

Penno Group PLC

    25,540       230,640  

Petrofac Ltd.(a)(b)

    43,165       43,541  

Pets at Home Group PLC

    47,457       238,481  

Picton Property Income Ltd.

    53,273       48,299  

Playtech PLC(a)

    22,293       160,500  

Plus500 Ltd.

    8,805       170,176  

Polar Capital Holdings PLC

    8,910       55,458  

Premier Foods PLC

    64,231       104,522  

Primary Health Properties PLC

    131,280       159,460  

Provident Financial PLC

    24,937       40,260  

PRS REIT PLC (The)

    53,205       56,263  

PZ Cussons PLC

    22,912       48,806  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    50,094       207,419  

Quilter PLC(c)

    137,838       138,359  

Rank Group PLC(a)

    19,024       22,412  

Rathbones Group PLC

    5,965       138,003  

Reach PLC

    32,990       35,966  

Redde Northgate PLC

    20,783       91,751  

Redrow PLC

    25,994       172,805  

Regional REIT Ltd.(c)

    46,918       26,915  

Renewi PLC(a)

    7,351       49,119  

Renishaw PLC

    3,509       175,628  
 

 

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July 31, 2023

  

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

   

Restore PLC

    13,450     $ 28,049  

RHI Magnesita NV(b)

    2,771        106,258  

Rightmove PLC

    79,941       585,727  

Rotork PLC

    83,995       332,706  

RS GROUP PLC

    46,079       464,153  

RWS Holdings PLC

    28,165       93,834  

S4 Capital PLC(a)

    36,332       49,176  

Safestore Holdings PLC

    21,009       238,827  

Savills PLC

    13,476       168,448  

Serco Group PLC

    110,372       219,976  

Serica Energy PLC

    24,336       74,922  

SIG PLC(a)

    64,121       23,823  

Sirius Real Estate Ltd.

    114,336       121,499  

Smart Metering Systems PLC

    13,102       117,197  

Softcat PLC

    12,678       244,274  

SolGold PLC(a)

    146,077       29,680  

Spectris PLC

    10,205       460,526  

Spire Healthcare Group PLC(c)

    26,737       73,944  

Spirent Communications PLC

    58,724       127,628  

SSP Group PLC(a)

    77,476       250,163  

SThree PLC

    12,794       57,928  

Supermarket Income Reit PLC

    120,402       117,854  

Synthomer PLC(a)

    34,780       37,248  

Target Healthcare REIT PLC

    62,904       59,335  

Tate & Lyle PLC

    39,259       376,109  

TBC Bank Group PLC

    4,087       130,602  

Team17 Group PLC(a)

    11,513       46,690  

Telecom Plus PLC

    7,024       149,997  

THG PLC, Class B(a)

    89,338       118,248  

TI Fluid Systems PLC(c)

    30,663       52,731  

TP ICAP Group PLC

    75,855       154,784  

Trainline PLC(a)(c)

    44,029       148,833  

Travis Perkins PLC

    20,490       229,184  

Tremor International Ltd.(a)(b)

    10,004       38,259  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

    180,188       319,511  

Trustpilot Group PLC(a)(c)

    26,787       30,114  

TUI AG(a)

    44,699       362,085  

Tullow Oil PLC(a)(b)

    113,443       50,198  

Tyman PLC

    18,464       74,168  

UK Commercial Property REIT Ltd.

    79,054       53,134  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    33,253       415,182  

Urban Logistics REIT PLC

    47,088       73,604  

Vesuvius PLC

    21,395       121,142  

Victoria PLC(a)(b)

    5,429       45,706  

Victrex PLC

    8,485       168,472  

Virgin Money U.K. PLC

    114,078       258,775  

Vistry Group PLC

    33,923       344,073  

Volex PLC

    13,230       49,068  

Volution Group PLC

    18,812       96,956  

Warehouse REIT PLC

    38,399       42,282  

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC(a)(c)

    23,431       226,579  

Weir Group PLC (The)

    25,251       594,705  

WH Smith PLC

    12,767       244,753  

Wickes Group PLC

    24,158       42,350  

Wincanton PLC

    11,622       36,095  

Workspace Group PLC

    13,691       87,254  

XP Power Ltd.

    1,645       43,137  

Yellow Cake PLC(a)(c)

    19,459       107,735  

YouGov PLC

    9,673       120,414  
Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

   

Young & Co.‘s Brewery PLC, Series A, Class A

    2,094     $ 31,845  
   

 

 

 
          38,289,669  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.5%
(Cost: $167,227,376)

      126,773,744  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.6%            

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    865       43,448  

Einhell Germany AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    175       29,324  

Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    6,802       281,560  

Jungheinrich AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    4,673       174,834  

Schaeffler AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    12,290       78,373  

Sixt SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,617       120,075  

STO SE & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    262       43,246  
   

 

 

 
          770,860  
Italy — 0.1%            

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA, Preference Shares, NVS(b)

    3,854       74,071  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.7%
(Cost: $925,091)

      844,931  
   

 

 

 

Warrants

   
Italy — 0.0%            

Webuild SpA (Issued/Exercisable 08/02/21, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 08/31/30, Strike Price EUR 0.001)(a)(b)

    5,910        
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

       
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.2%
(Cost: $168,152,467)

      127,618,675  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 4.8%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(f)(g)(h)

    6,086,502       6,088,328  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(f)(g)

    40,000       40,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 4.8%
(Cost: $6,127,228)

      6,128,328  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 104.0%
(Cost: $174,279,695)

      133,747,003  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (4.0)%

 

    (5,114,946
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  128,632,057  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(f) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 

 

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(g) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(h) 

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

 

 

Affiliates

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

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer    
Value at
07/31/22
 
 
   
Purchases
at Cost
 
 
   
Proceeds
from Sale
 
 
   
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 
 
   


Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
   
Value at
07/31/23
 
 
   

Shares
Held at
07/31/23
 
 
 
    Income      





Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 
 
 
 
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 4,948,756     $ 1,137,043 (a)    $     $ 997     $ 1,532     $ 6,088,328       6,086,502     $ 199,385 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    30,000       10,000 (a)                        40,000       40,000       2,753        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 997     $ 1,532     $ 6,128,328       $ 202,138     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

           

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     15        09/15/23      $ 741      $ 20,176  

FTSE 100 Index

     4        09/15/23        395        7,489  
           

 

 

 
            $ 27,665  
           

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $ 27,665      $      $      $      $ 27,665  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 197,446      $      $      $      $ 197,446  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (24,318    $      $      $      $ (24,318
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 1,068,424   

 

 

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

   $ 18,403,533        $ 108,344,808        $ 25,403        $ 126,773,744  

Preferred Stocks

     29,324          815,607                   844,931  

Warrants

                                 

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     6,128,328                            6,128,328  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $  24,561,185        $  109,160,415        $  25,403        $  133,747,003  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $        $ 27,665        $        $ 27,665  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Australia — 2.2%

 

Ampol Ltd.

    992     $ 21,969  

APA Group

    4,800       32,290  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    2,193       58,082  

ASX Ltd.

    660       27,574  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    5,461       13,996  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    11,115       192,836  

BHP Group Ltd.

    18,478        575,070  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    1,944       28,668  

Brambles Ltd.

    4,718       44,636  

Cochlear Ltd.

    260       41,827  

Coles Group Ltd.

    5,255       64,261  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    6,123       435,644  

Computershare Ltd.

    1,985       33,478  

CSL Ltd.

    1,735       312,502  

Dexus

    3,889       21,525  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    4,593       18,773  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    6,412       94,261  

Goodman Group

    6,039       83,502  

GPT Group (The)

    7,034       20,559  

IDP Education Ltd.

    743       12,452  

IGO Ltd.

    2,483       23,202  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    7,987       31,884  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    1,614       47,301  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

    2,151       12,505  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    7,678       26,719  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    1,326       156,375  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    10,219       24,126  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    613       29,618  

Mirvac Group

    16,010       25,237  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    11,554       221,329  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    3,119       55,945  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    4,013       31,326  

Orica Ltd.

    1,447       15,354  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    6,536       37,210  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.

    9,244       30,242  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    2,731       11,999  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    5,684       60,346  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    660       26,155  

REA Group Ltd.

    163       17,280  

Reece Ltd.

    1,074       14,182  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    1,323       104,762  

Santos Ltd.

    11,667       62,780  

Scentre Group

    20,712       39,193  

SEEK Ltd.

    1,157       19,403  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    1,572       37,143  

South32 Ltd.

    17,914       47,171  

Stockland

    9,307       26,451  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    4,552       43,617  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    15,762       45,114  

Transurban Group

    11,533       111,352  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    2,566       19,421  

Vicinity Ltd.

    12,205       16,228  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    784       17,395  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    4,137       138,226  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    12,841       193,011  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    536       30,953  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    6,873       177,153  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    4,505       116,990  
Security   Shares     Value  

Australia (continued)

   

Xero Ltd.(a)

    446     $ 36,662  
   

 

 

 
       4,315,265  

Austria — 0.1%

   

Erste Group Bank AG

    1,323       50,004  

OMV AG

    577       25,996  

Verbund AG

    246       20,383  

voestalpine AG(b)

    453       14,970  
   

 

 

 
      111,353  

Belgium — 0.3%

   

Ageas SA/NV

    495       20,955  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    3,145       179,912  

Argenx SE(a)

    197       99,217  

D’ieteren Group

    90       15,718  

Elia Group SA/NV

    130       16,006  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    412       33,336  

KBC Group NV

    909       68,416  

Sofina SA

    42       9,986  

Solvay SA

    287       34,468  

UCB SA

    454       40,201  

Umicore SA

    743       22,004  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    539       15,926  
   

 

 

 
      556,145  

Canada — 3.5%

   

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    1,794       94,050  

Air Canada(a)

    494       9,103  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    2,690       22,195  

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    2,835       143,529  

AltaGas Ltd.

    866       17,095  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    2,500       37,766  

Bank of Montreal

    2,599       241,521  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    4,334       218,237  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    6,285       108,575  

BCE Inc.

    246       10,626  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    1,281       43,210  

Brookfield Corp., Class A

    5,131       179,107  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    453       14,119  

BRP Inc.

    138       12,695  

CAE Inc.(a)

    1,051       24,014  

Cameco Corp.

    1,490       52,384  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    287       11,189  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    3,310       145,789  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    2,046       248,006  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    4,036       245,438  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    3,436       282,718  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    234       32,139  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A, NVS

    494       12,303  

CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS

    536       25,697  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    4,899       93,176  

CGI Inc.(a)

    751       76,316  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    72       152,117  

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(a)

    308       24,023  

Dollarama Inc.

    952       62,709  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    1,430       23,066  

Emera Inc.

    909       36,873  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    536       14,556  

Enbridge Inc.

    7,364       270,737  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    80       63,825  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    2,213       65,636  

FirstService Corp.

    162       25,372  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Canada (continued)

   

Fortis Inc.

    1,695     $ 72,253  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    701       102,291  

George Weston Ltd.

    224       25,795  

GFL Environmental Inc.

    860       29,368  

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    743       23,107  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    1,075       32,422  

Hydro One Ltd.(c)

    1,199       33,825  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    412       28,545  

IGM Financial Inc.

    301       9,379  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    819       44,122  

Intact Financial Corp.

    660       97,505  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    2,193       23,250  

Keyera Corp.

    743       18,600  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    4,262       21,235  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    619       54,922  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    2,400       21,458  

Magna International Inc.

    1,034       66,502  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    6,826       136,453  

Metro Inc.

    811       43,648  

National Bank of Canada

    1,240       97,120  

Northland Power Inc.

    701       13,561  

Nutrien Ltd.

    1,765       121,629  

Nuvei Corp.(a)(c)

    164       5,593  

Onex Corp.

    288       17,689  

Open Text Corp.

    950       40,805  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    1,328       22,478  

Parkland Corp.

    536       14,637  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    2,116       66,995  

Power Corp. of Canada

    2,151       60,942  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    494       12,093  

RB Global Inc.

    660       42,624  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    1,033       79,082  

RioCan REIT

    536       8,150  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    1,389       60,820  

Royal Bank of Canada

    5,025       498,175  

Saputo Inc.

    1,075       22,696  

Shopify Inc., Class A(a)

    4,371       295,278  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    2,068       108,838  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    4,781       149,595  

TC Energy Corp.

    3,557       127,482  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    1,730       76,854  

TELUS Corp.

    1,613       28,721  

TFI International Inc.

    288       36,965  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    651       87,876  

TMX Group Ltd.

    1,020       22,664  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    288       24,538  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    6,546        431,684  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    1,116       57,837  

Waste Connections Inc.

    950       134,111  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    219       18,451  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    1,717       76,993  

WSP Global Inc.

    483       66,535  
   

 

 

 
      6,954,102  

Denmark — 0.9%

   

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    11       22,117  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    18       36,976  

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    375       56,243  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    370       27,959  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    411       51,090  

Danske Bank A/S

    2,566       60,930  
Security   Shares     Value  

Denmark (continued)

   

Demant A/S(a)

    412     $ 16,395  

DSV A/S

    687       137,496  

Genmab A/S(a)

    246       101,401  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    6,031       972,512  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    701       35,157  

Orsted AS(c)

    665       57,868  

Pandora A/S

    371       37,112  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    38       10,220  

Tryg A/S

    1,448       28,589  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    3,558       95,164  
   

 

 

 
       1,747,229  

Finland — 0.2%

   

Elisa OYJ

    577       30,099  

Fortum OYJ

    1,695       22,946  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    992       19,849  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    1,198       61,449  

Metso OYJ

    2,416       27,456  

Neste OYJ

    1,530       56,327  

Nokia OYJ

    19,030       74,806  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    370       14,219  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    1,691       74,517  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    1,944       23,832  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    2,010       66,546  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    1,571       19,736  
   

 

 

 
      491,782  

France — 3.5%

   

Accor SA

    702       26,488  

Aeroports de Paris

    121       16,709  

Air Liquide SA

    1,893       340,350  

Airbus SE

    2,152       316,990  

Alstom SA

    1,241       38,000  

Amundi SA(c)

    245       15,035  

ArcelorMittal SA

    1,901       54,980  

Arkema SA

    245       26,421  

AXA SA

    6,620       203,491  

BioMerieux

    163       17,498  

BNP Paribas SA

    3,984       262,736  

Bollore SE

    3,060       19,348  

Bouygues SA

    785       28,120  

Bureau Veritas SA

    950       26,091  

Capgemini SE

    617       111,812  

Carrefour SA

    2,110       42,181  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    1,741       117,746  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    2,485       81,376  

Covivio

    204       9,849  

Credit Agricole SA

    4,184       51,946  

Danone SA

    2,274       138,866  

Dassault Aviation SA

    80       15,541  

Dassault Systemes SE

    2,482       106,077  

Edenred

    867       56,312  

Eiffage SA

    287       29,859  

Engie SA

    6,971       114,361  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    1,071       215,459  

Eurazeo SE

    163       9,953  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    454       31,225  

Euronext NV(c)

    328       24,965  

Gecina SA

    188       20,325  

Getlink SE

    1,267       22,271  

Hermes International

    113       250,099  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

France (continued)

   

Ipsen SA

    121     $ 15,249  

Kering SA

    269       154,450  

Klepierre SA

    784       20,810  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    328       12,522  

Legrand SA

    1,015       101,758  

L’Oreal SA

    866       402,785  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    1,001       929,696  

Orange SA

    6,752       76,323  

Pernod Ricard SA

    737       162,488  

Publicis Groupe SA

    785       63,291  

Remy Cointreau SA

    80       13,733  

Renault SA

    701       30,789  

Safran SA

    1,236       205,192  

Sanofi

    4,089       436,233  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    109       34,103  

Schneider Electric SE

    1,989       354,782  

SEB SA

    80       8,956  

Societe Generale SA

    2,577       70,086  

Sodexo SA

    329       33,748  

Teleperformance

    205       29,733  

Thales SA

    371       55,498  

TotalEnergies SE

    8,535       518,557  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    429       24,308  

Valeo

    909       20,547  

Veolia Environnement SA

    2,482       80,811  

Vinci SA

    1,920       225,499  

Vivendi SE

    2,607       23,276  

Wendel SE

    121       11,944  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    785       31,117  
   

 

 

 
       6,990,764  

Germany — 2.3%

   

adidas AG

    591       119,314  

Allianz SE, Registered

    1,455       347,744  

BASF SE

    3,393       181,902  

Bayer AG, Registered

    3,634       212,529  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,199       146,218  

Bechtle AG

    288       12,676  

Beiersdorf AG

    370       47,917  

Brenntag SE

    577       44,766  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    121       14,022  

Commerzbank AG

    4,054       48,492  

Continental AG

    371       29,621  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    660       35,454  

Daimler Truck Holding AG(b)

    1,740       65,303  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    577       26,190  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    7,449       82,573  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    701       134,313  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    1,779       17,943  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    3,641       187,232  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    11,786       256,949  

E.ON SE

    8,235       104,175  

Evonik Industries AG

    826       17,109  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    702       36,458  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    1,530       48,015  

GEA Group AG

    452       19,184  

Hannover Rueck SE

    211       45,022  

HeidelbergCement AG

    536       43,442  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    660       18,820  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    411       28,722  

Infineon Technologies AG

    4,801       210,934  
Security   Shares     Value  

Germany (continued)

   

Knorr-Bremse AG

    287     $ 20,187  

LEG Immobilien SE(a)

    246       17,393  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    3,134       250,290  

Merck KGaA

    493       86,632  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    204       47,636  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    516       194,246  

Nemetschek SE

    204       14,845  

Puma SE

    370       25,005  

Rational AG

    17       12,726  

Rheinmetall AG

    156       44,186  

RWE AG

    2,440       105,014  

SAP SE

    3,819       520,956  

Scout24 SE(c)

    226       14,940  

Siemens AG, Registered

    2,748       468,375  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    992       57,638  

Symrise AG, Class A

    515       56,254  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    2,935       7,908  

Volkswagen AG

    126       20,137  

Vonovia SE

    2,742       63,889  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

    826       28,517  
   

 

 

 
       4,639,813  

Hong Kong — 0.7%

   

AIA Group Ltd.

    42,600       426,202  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    15,000       45,781  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)

    7,900       19,269  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    6,836       39,588  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    10,336       63,745  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    2,000       10,599  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    6,000       48,907  

ESR Group Ltd.(c)

    8,400       14,730  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    183       11,017  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.(a)

    7,000       51,097  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    7,000       10,924  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    2,600       39,742  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    4,523       13,981  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    12,740       15,048  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    38,618       33,129  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    4,300       181,297  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    3,800       13,542  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    500       24,698  

Link REIT

    9,440       53,064  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    4,500       20,737  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    5,583       13,806  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    6,000       31,447  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    10,000       38,525  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    12,000       14,730  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,000       8,765  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    5,500       69,061  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    1,500       12,539  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    4,000       10,037  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    5,393       61,267  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    28,500       15,555  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    6,000       32,199  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    9,000       14,977  
   

 

 

 
      1,460,005  

Ireland — 0.2%

   

AIB Group PLC

    3,871       18,208  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    3,865       40,779  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Ireland (continued)

   

CRH PLC

    2,695     $ 160,543  

Flutter Entertainment PLC, Class DI(a)

    638       126,898  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    578       57,425  

Kingspan Group PLC

    577       46,312  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    951       37,632  
   

 

 

 
      487,797  

Israel — 0.2%

   

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    163       9,275  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    4,316       38,338  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    5,271       42,076  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)

    370       48,918  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)(b)

    181       30,048  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    119       25,304  

ICL Group Ltd.

    2,648       17,632  

Isracard Ltd.

          1  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    4,469       23,671  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    454       16,392  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    246       53,547  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    3,971       33,356  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)

    396       14,687  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    205       19,336  
   

 

 

 
      372,581  

Italy — 0.7%

   

Amplifon SpA

    453       15,326  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    3,889       82,838  

DiaSorin SpA

    80       8,975  

Enel SpA

    29,910       206,235  

Eni SpA

    8,311       126,883  

Ferrari NV

    457       146,508  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    2,231       34,641  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    908       11,387  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    57,780       167,081  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    2,358       31,424  

Moncler SpA

    777       56,079  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    2,354       20,386  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    1,944       22,207  

Prysmian SpA

    1,005       40,074  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    411       21,224  

Snam SpA

    6,784       35,662  

Stellantis NV

    8,102       166,236  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    33,891       9,770  

Tenaris SA

    1,737       28,865  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    4,883       41,256  

UniCredit SpA

    6,647       168,304  
   

 

 

 
       1,441,361  

Netherlands — 1.3%

   

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    1,695       28,821  

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    79       146,625  

Aegon NV

    6,951       37,732  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    604       38,541  

Akzo Nobel NV

    660       56,462  

ASM International NV

    163       77,438  

ASML Holding NV

    1,462       1,047,185  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    2,192       29,480  

EXOR NV, NVS

    371       34,668  

Ferrovial SE

    1,610       53,354  

Heineken Holding NV

    415       34,020  

Heineken NV

    975       95,435  

IMCD NV

    204       30,912  
Security   Shares     Value  

Netherlands (continued)

   

ING Groep NV

    13,016     $ 189,990  

JDE Peet’s NV

    287       8,659  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(c)

    660       11,840  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    3,530       121,674  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    12,411       44,906  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    3,370       70,007  

NN Group NV

    950       36,418  

OCI NV

    383       10,916  

Prosus NV

    2,907       229,965  

QIAGEN NV(a)

    826       38,757  

Randstad NV

    453       26,539  

Universal Music Group NV

    2,975       76,309  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    992       124,571  
   

 

 

 
       2,701,224  

New Zealand — 0.1%

   

Auckland International Airport Ltd.(a)

    3,641       19,007  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    590       14,139  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    2,110       32,213  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    2,524       10,336  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    4,925       17,286  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    6,494       20,908  
   

 

 

 
      113,889  

Norway — 0.2%

   

Adevinta ASA(a)

    868       6,421  

Aker BP ASA

    1,202       33,671  

DNB Bank ASA

    3,226       66,480  

Equinor ASA

    3,338       102,104  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    744       11,745  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    323       14,015  

Mowi ASA

    1,596       28,058  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    4,882       31,974  

Orkla ASA

    2,977       23,491  

Salmar ASA

    214       9,887  

Telenor ASA

    2,731       29,235  

Yara International ASA

    619       25,281  
   

 

 

 
      382,362  

Portugal — 0.1%

   

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    10,970       51,250  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    1,902       25,277  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    1,033       28,124  
   

 

 

 
      104,651  

Singapore — 0.4%

   

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    12,077       25,538  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    22,631       34,745  

Capitaland Investment Ltd/Singapore

    10,300       26,363  

City Developments Ltd.

    1,600       8,903  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    6,700       172,840  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    20,500       14,500  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    5,870       22,482  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    400       10,324  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    4,600       25,545  

Mapletree Logistics Trust(b)

    12,043       15,310  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust(b)

    8,000       9,936  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    12,125       121,344  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    1,306       86,875  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    169,208       17,934  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(b)

    6,400       36,256  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    1,200       8,772  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    7,500       21,056  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Singapore (continued)

   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    28,700     $ 57,574  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    4,200       95,271  

UOL Group Ltd.

    1,600       8,466  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    900       10,146  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    8,000       23,246  
   

 

 

 
      853,426  

Spain — 0.7%

   

Acciona SA

    89       13,341  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    919       32,146  

Aena SME SA(c)

    289       46,151  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    1,613       115,710  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    21,912       173,683  

Banco Santander SA

    60,252       244,158  

CaixaBank SA

    16,300       65,937  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    2,058       84,047  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    238       7,491  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    1,047       19,999  

Enagas SA

    594       10,541  

Endesa SA

    1,117       23,941  

Grifols SA(a)

    1,117       16,409  

Iberdrola SA

    21,893       273,260  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    4,083       156,288  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    443       13,507  

Redeia Corp. SA

    961       16,073  

Repsol SA

    5,254       80,215  

Telefonica SA

    19,820       84,448  
   

 

 

 
       1,477,345  

Sweden — 0.9%

   

Alfa Laval AB

    946       35,412  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    3,773       90,714  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    9,932       141,093  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    5,791       71,513  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    1,233       16,767  

Boliden AB

    950       27,939  

Embracer Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    1,899       5,451  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    2,483       49,575  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    1,447       24,583  

EQT AB

    1,480       35,353  

Essity AB, Class B

    2,193       54,378  

Evolution AB(c)

    715       88,168  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)

    2,235       10,429  

Getinge AB, Class B

    826       15,391  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    2,607       43,849  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    6,909       66,988  

Holmen AB, Class B

    341       13,136  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    1,158       11,358  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    453       12,864  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    536       15,185  

Indutrade AB

    993       20,839  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    536       10,801  

Investor AB, Class A

    1,460       29,650  

Investor AB, Class B

    6,257       127,793  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    909       12,407  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    288       12,692  

Lifco AB, Class B

    827       16,674  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    5,214       46,966  

Nordea Bank Abp

    11,678       132,175  

Saab AB, Class B

    293       15,444  

Sagax AB, Class B

    577       12,813  
Security   Shares     Value  

Sweden (continued)

   

Sandvik AB

    4,013     $ 81,514  

Securitas AB, Class B

    1,949       16,589  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    5,748       69,679  

Skanska AB, Class B

    1,365       21,771  

SKF AB, Class B

    1,022       19,472  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    2,069       27,492  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    4,936       43,338  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    3,350       61,445  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)(b)

    613       11,998  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    1,559       11,731  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    10,758       54,118  

Telia Co. AB

    9,639       20,714  

Volvo AB, Class A

    743       16,848  

Volvo AB, Class B

    5,493       121,168  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)(b)

    2,168       10,716  
   

 

 

 
       1,856,993  

Switzerland — 3.0%

   

ABB Ltd., Registered

    5,677       227,804  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    619       25,227  

Alcon Inc.

    1,827       155,462  

Bachem Holding AG, Class A

    86       7,944  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    163       25,231  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    109       12,234  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    12       22,500  

BKW AG

    76       13,600  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    8       97,842  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    1,876       302,097  

Clariant AG, Registered

    660       10,815  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    702       20,655  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    619       68,399  

Dufry AG, Registered(a)

    361       18,652  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    24       20,032  

Geberit AG, Registered

    120       68,100  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    32       108,015  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    136       20,126  

Holcim Ltd.

    2,060       143,576  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    809       57,299  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    204       63,831  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    660       46,661  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    272       158,042  

Nestle SA, Registered

    9,972       1,221,761  

Novartis AG, Registered

    7,429       777,795  

Partners Group Holding AG

    84       94,301  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    109       36,141  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    2,548       790,011  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    163       39,579  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    80       18,549  

SGS SA

    574       55,733  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    1,892       32,054  

SIG Group AG

    1,105       29,541  

Sika AG, Registered

    535       166,512  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    175       48,780  

STMicroelectronics NV

    2,546       136,176  

Straumann Holding AG

    420       69,499  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    99       31,684  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    163       9,789  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    107       68,036  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    328       31,753  

Swiss Re AG

    1,128       117,695  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Switzerland (continued)

   

Swisscom AG, Registered

    88     $ 56,589  

Temenos AG, Registered

    246       21,157  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    11,995       266,155  

VAT Group AG(c)

    84       35,704  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    552       266,891  
   

 

 

 
       6,116,029  

United Kingdom — 4.3%

   

3i Group PLC

    3,640       92,351  

abrdn PLC

    7,572       22,534  

Admiral Group PLC

    744       20,313  

Anglo American PLC

    4,536       139,490  

Antofagasta PLC

    1,282       27,576  

Ashtead Group PLC

    1,654       122,369  

Associated British Foods PLC

    1,323       34,817  

AstraZeneca PLC

    5,619       807,317  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    2,986       24,765  

Aviva PLC

    9,446       47,062  

BAE Systems PLC

    11,167       133,547  

Barclays PLC

    56,727       112,564  

Barratt Developments PLC

    3,558       20,827  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    453       25,258  

BP PLC

    64,167       398,121  

British American Tobacco PLC

    7,598       255,506  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    3,558       15,439  

BT Group PLC

    25,487       39,938  

Bunzl PLC

    1,282       47,521  

Burberry Group PLC

    1,254       35,796  

Centrica PLC

    20,822       36,900  

CNH Industrial NV

    3,598       51,966  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    701       44,436  

Compass Group PLC

    6,201       161,335  

Croda International PLC

    536       40,582  

DCC PLC

    370       21,423  

Diageo PLC

    8,151       355,728  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    680       16,385  

Entain PLC

    2,420       43,104  

Experian PLC

    3,225       124,632  

Glencore PLC

    37,511       228,121  

GSK PLC

    14,701       261,695  

Haleon PLC

    18,375       79,314  

Halma PLC

    1,406       40,377  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    1,281       14,016  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    743       19,953  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    71,849       596,807  

Imperial Brands PLC

    3,093       73,073  

Informa PLC

    5,048       49,116  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    614       45,379  

Intertek Group PLC

    619       34,675  

J Sainsbury PLC

    5,790       20,615  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    10,054       20,366  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    743       17,184  

Kingfisher PLC(b)

    7,945       25,054  

Land Securities Group PLC

    2,814       23,370  

Legal & General Group PLC

    21,182       63,480  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    246,548       142,442  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    1,462       158,766  

M&G PLC

    9,805       25,257  

Mondi PLC

    1,819       31,906  

National Grid PLC

    13,358       177,058  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    19,746       61,983  
Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

   

Next PLC

    454     $ 41,060  

Ocado Group PLC(a)(b)

    1,655       19,924  

Pearson PLC

    2,648       29,291  

Persimmon PLC

    1,117       16,606  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    3,124       22,071  

Prudential PLC

    9,923       137,794  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    2,530       189,528  

RELX PLC

    6,943       233,679  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    9,090       74,121  

Rio Tinto PLC

    4,040       267,035  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    30,241       71,706  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    3,972       47,778  

Schroders PLC

    2,677       15,794  

Segro PLC

    4,262       41,766  

Severn Trent PLC

    867       28,415  

Shell PLC

    24,813       752,026  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    3,225       49,062  

Smiths Group PLC

    1,448       31,580  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    287       40,989  

SSE PLC

    3,957       85,563  

St. James’s Place PLC

    1,944       23,466  

Standard Chartered PLC

    9,059       87,017  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    14,853       21,802  

Tesco PLC

    27,428       90,843  

Unilever PLC

    9,175       492,999  

United Utilities Group PLC

    2,441       31,302  

Vodafone Group PLC

    84,017       79,922  

Whitbread PLC

    743       33,376  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    2,251       22,451  

WPP PLC

    3,909       42,681  
   

 

 

 
       8,651,256  

United States — 73.7%

   

3M Co.

    1,976       220,324  

A O Smith Corp.

    412       29,924  

Abbott Laboratories

    6,343       706,166  

AbbVie Inc.

    6,397       956,863  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    2,303       728,554  

Activision Blizzard Inc.(a)

    2,728       253,049  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    1,663       908,281  

Advance Auto Parts Inc.

    197       14,655  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    5,824       666,266  

AECOM

    480       41,760  

AES Corp. (The)

    2,275       49,208  

Aflac Inc.

    2,090       151,191  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    1,074       130,781  

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    812       247,928  

Airbnb Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,514       230,416  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)

    577       54,527  

Albemarle Corp.

    412       87,459  

Albertsons Companies Inc., Class A

    1,051       22,838  

Alcoa Corp.

    672       24,320  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

    535       67,239  

Align Technology Inc.(a)

    255       96,362  

Allegion PLC

    288       33,656  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    850       45,679  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    934       105,243  

Ally Financial Inc.

    1,143       34,907  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    446       87,148  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    21,663       2,875,113  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    19,477       2,592,583  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

Altria Group Inc.

    6,492     $ 294,867  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    33,539       4,483,494  

Amcor PLC

    5,544       56,881  

AMERCO

    366       20,939  

Ameren Corp.

    909       77,874  

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    1,909       161,769  

American Express Co.

    2,313       390,619  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    261       31,740  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    1,139       42,690  

American International Group Inc.

    2,621       157,994  

American Tower Corp.

    1,696       322,766  

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    711       104,823  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    381       132,759  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    585       109,336  

AMETEK Inc.

    850       134,810  

Amgen Inc.

    1,929       451,675  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    2,193       193,664  

Analog Devices Inc.

    1,821       363,344  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    1,750       35,158  

Ansys Inc.(a)

    328       112,209  

Aon PLC, Class A

    755       240,467  

APA Corp.

    1,033       41,826  

Apollo Global Management Inc.

    1,500       122,565  

Apple Inc.

    57,458       11,287,624  

Applied Materials Inc.

    3,065       464,623  

Aptiv PLC(a)

    992       108,614  

Aramark

    909       36,696  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    1,294       100,531  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    1,963       166,776  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    563       55,861  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    903       140,046  

Arrow Electronics Inc.(a)

    187       26,655  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    768       164,966  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)

    104       18,564  

Assurant Inc.

    193       25,960  

AT&T Inc.

    25,661       372,598  

Atlassian Corp., NVS(a)(b)

    545       99,157  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    495       60,246  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    785       166,412  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    1,494       369,406  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    65       161,312  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    495       93,382  

Avantor Inc.(a)

    2,529       52,022  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    287       52,811  

Axon Enterprise Inc.(a)

    248       46,111  

Baker Hughes Co., Class A

    3,769       134,893  

Ball Corp.

    1,157       67,904  

Bank of America Corp.

    26,102       835,264  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    2,778       126,010  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    868       32,168  

Baxter International Inc.

    1,852       83,766  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    1,033       287,814  

Bentley Systems Inc., Class B

    813       43,804  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    4,708       1,657,028  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    723       60,045  

Bill.com Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    363       45,498  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    536       144,822  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    660       58,034  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(a)

    80       32,429  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    598       49,873  
Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

Black Knight Inc.(a)

    537     $ 37,762  

BlackRock Inc.(d)

    546       403,412  

Blackstone Inc., NVS

    2,580       270,358  

Block Inc.(a)

    1,999       160,979  

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

    2,067       493,703  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    138       409,970  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Class A

    511       61,872  

BorgWarner Inc.

    787       36,596  

Boston Properties Inc.

    572       38,112  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    5,244       271,901  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    7,627       474,323  

Broadcom Inc.

    1,512       1,358,759  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    412       69,183  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    925       65,166  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    1,116       78,790  

Builders FirstSource Inc.(a)

    505       72,937  

Bunge Ltd.

    536       58,247  

Burlington Stores Inc.(a)(b)

    246       43,695  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    992       232,138  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)

    744       43,911  

Camden Property Trust

    386       42,109  

Campbell Soup Co.

    693       31,753  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    1,369       160,200  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    967       88,451  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    186       51,559  

Carlyle Group Inc. (The)

    777       27,700  

CarMax Inc.(a)(b)

    578       47,749  

Carnival Corp.(a)

    3,996       75,285  

Carrier Global Corp.

    3,024       180,079  

Catalent Inc.(a)(b)

    619       30,034  

Caterpillar Inc.

    1,872       496,398  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    383       53,497  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)

    1,100       91,641  

CDW Corp./DE

    509       95,219  

Celanese Corp., Class A

    411       51,535  

Centene Corp.(a)

    2,037       138,699  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    2,234       67,221  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)

    494       34,980  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    730       59,918  

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.(b)

    417       41,775  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(a)

    194       40,651  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    5,457       360,708  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    360       145,868  

Cheniere Energy Inc.

    891       144,217  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    372       31,374  

Chevron Corp.

    6,527       1,068,209  

Chewy Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    287       9,729  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., Class A(a)

    100       196,228  

Chubb Ltd.

    1,491       304,775  

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    909       86,964  

Cigna Group (The)

    1,077       317,823  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    577       62,074  

Cintas Corp.

    329       165,171  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    14,853       772,950  

Citigroup Inc.

    7,086       337,719  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    1,878       60,584  

Clarivate PLC(a)

    1,240       11,792  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(a)

    1,909       33,694  

Clorox Co. (The)

    453       68,620  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    942       64,781  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

CME Group Inc.

    1,328     $ 264,219  

CMS Energy Corp.

    1,034       63,146  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    14,904       923,005  

Cognex Corp.

    660       36,049  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    1,902       125,589  

Coinbase Global Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    600       59,166  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    2,903       221,383  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    15,215       688,631  

Conagra Brands Inc.

    1,778       58,336  

ConocoPhillips

    4,438       522,441  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    1,248       118,385  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    614       167,499  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    1,199       115,883  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)(b)

    189       73,948  

Copart Inc.(a)

    1,571       138,861  

Corning Inc.

    2,977       101,039  

Corteva Inc.

    2,553       144,066  

CoStar Group Inc.(a)

    1,485       124,695  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    1,612       903,800  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    2,824       77,773  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    816       131,915  

Crown Castle Inc.

    1,602       173,481  

Crown Holdings Inc.

    411       38,124  

CSX Corp.

    7,428       247,501  

Cummins Inc.

    520       135,616  

CVS Health Corp.

    4,641       346,636  

Danaher Corp.

    2,530       645,302  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    454       76,690  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)

    582       40,304  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)

    876       102,247  

DaVita Inc.(a)(b)

    205       20,908  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    97       52,738  

Deere & Co.

    1,031        442,918  

Dell Technologies Inc., Class C

    1,034       54,719  

Delta Air Lines Inc.

    536       24,795  

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.

    743       30,849  

Devon Energy Corp.

    2,261       122,094  

Dexcom Inc.(a)

    1,383       172,266  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    619       91,191  

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    227       32,007  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    1,033       128,732  

Discover Financial Services

    922       97,317  

DocuSign Inc., Class A(a)

    668       35,952  

Dollar General Corp.

    781       131,880  

Dollar Tree Inc.(a)

    826       127,477  

Dominion Energy Inc.

    2,967       158,883  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    122       48,402  

DoorDash Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    853       77,444  

Dover Corp.

    495       72,255  

Dow Inc.

    2,643       149,250  

DR Horton Inc.

    1,121       142,389  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    1,075       28,971  

DTE Energy Co.

    749       85,611  

Duke Energy Corp.

    2,826       264,570  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    1,665       129,254  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    832       45,502  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    399       34,146  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    1,448       297,303  

eBay Inc.

    1,905       84,792  

Ecolab Inc.

    911       166,841  
Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

Edison International

    1,437     $ 103,407  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    2,188       179,569  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    1,004       136,895  

Elevance Health Inc.

    866       408,432  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    2,929       1,331,377  

Emerson Electric Co.

    2,059       188,090  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    488       74,093  

Entegris Inc.

    576       63,193  

Entergy Corp.

    744       76,409  

EOG Resources Inc.

    2,116       280,433  

EPAM Systems Inc.(a)

    204       48,309  

EQT Corp.

    1,233       52,008  

Equifax Inc.

    453       92,448  

Equinix Inc.

    338       273,753  

Equitable Holdings Inc.

    1,261       36,178  

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc.

    679       48,331  

Equity Residential

    1,316       86,777  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    80       17,757  

Essential Utilities Inc.

    975       41,233  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    236       57,478  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    862       155,160  

Etsy Inc.(a)

    453       46,047  

Everest Group Ltd.

    153       55,158  

Evergy Inc.

    868       52,054  

Eversource Energy

    1,319       95,403  

Exact Sciences Corp.(a)(b)

    689       67,205  

Exelon Corp.

    3,598       150,612  

Expedia Group Inc.(a)

    535       65,554  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    552       70,270  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    771       107,608  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    14,793        1,586,401  

F5 Inc.(a)

    205       32,439  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    135       58,730  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    88       73,741  

Fastenal Co.

    2,127       124,663  

FedEx Corp.

    866       233,777  

Ferguson PLC

    734       118,629  

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

    869       34,039  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    2,192       132,353  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    2,442       71,062  

First Citizens BancShares Inc./NC, Class A

    42       60,115  

First Horizon Corp.

    1,954       26,633  

First Solar Inc.(a)

    349       72,383  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    1,902       74,920  

Fiserv Inc.(a)

    2,265       285,866  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    276       68,699  

FMC Corp.

    489       47,056  

Ford Motor Co.

    14,149       186,908  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    2,464       191,502  

Fortive Corp.

    1,281       100,366  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc., NVS

    453       32,195  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    1,116       37,330  

Fox Corp., Class B

    619       19,443  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    1,157       33,831  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    5,231       233,564  

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc.

    924       43,853  

Garmin Ltd.

    577       61,099  

Gartner Inc.(a)

    288       101,834  

GE Healthcare Inc., NVS(a)

    1,486       115,908  

Gen Digital Inc.

    2,250       43,763  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

Generac Holdings Inc.(a)

    215     $ 33,046  

General Dynamics Corp.

    828       185,124  

General Electric Co.

    3,994       456,275  

General Mills Inc.

    2,130       159,196  

General Motors Co.

    5,067       194,421  

Genuine Parts Co.

    532       82,843  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    4,552       346,589  

Global Payments Inc.

    1,003       110,581  

Globe Life Inc.

    329       36,904  

GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)

    542       41,783  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    1,210       430,603  

Graco Inc.

    614       48,709  

Halliburton Co.

    3,225       126,033  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    1,167       83,884  

Hasbro Inc.

    495       31,957  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    744       202,971  

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc., Class A

    1,369       26,737  

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

    1,819       39,709  

HEICO Corp.

    186       32,732  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    246       34,526  

Henry Schein Inc.(a)

    536       42,231  

Hershey Co. (The)

    542       125,370  

Hess Corp.

    1,031       156,434  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    4,435       77,080  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    592       30,837  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

    991       154,091  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    909       72,193  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    3,672        1,225,860  

Honeywell International Inc.

    2,414       468,630  

Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a)

    826       82,823  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    1,075       43,946  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    2,731       50,250  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    1,323       67,658  

HP Inc.

    3,247       106,599  

Hubbell Inc., Class B

    194       60,528  

HubSpot Inc.(a)

    163       94,630  

Humana Inc.

    454       207,401  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    5,378       65,827  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

    163       37,436  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(b)

    174       21,985  

IDEX Corp.

    290       65,485  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    305       169,193  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    1,118       294,392  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    575       110,486  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    661       42,119  

Ingersoll Rand Inc.

    1,415       92,357  

Insulet Corp.(a)

    246       68,081  

Intel Corp.

    15,176       542,846  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    2,062       236,718  

International Business Machines Corp.

    3,292       474,641  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    909       76,910  

International Paper Co.

    1,282       46,229  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    1,365       46,724  

Intuit Inc.

    1,027       525,516  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    1,270       411,988  

Invesco Ltd.

    1,245       20,916  

Invitation Homes Inc.

    2,357       83,673  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    659       147,458  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    1,033       63,426  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    245       41,055  
Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

Jacobs Solutions Inc., NVS

    453     $ 56,811  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    253       32,996  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    288       58,735  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    412       62,068  

Johnson & Johnson

    9,422        1,578,468  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    2,473       171,997  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    10,684       1,687,645  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    1,249       34,722  

Kellogg Co.

    950       63,546  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

    3,348       113,865  

KeyCorp

    3,582       44,094  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    660       106,313  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    1,240       160,084  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    2,222       45,018  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    7,365       130,434  

KKR & Co. Inc.

    2,081       123,570  

KLA Corp.

    497       255,433  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

    506       30,740  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    2,897       104,813  

Kroger Co. (The)

    2,472       120,238  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

    713       135,106  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

    336       71,880  

Lam Research Corp.

    493       354,216  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    523       54,198  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(a)

    1,255       75,062  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b)

    504       45,834  

Lear Corp.

    204       31,571  

Leidos Holdings Inc.

    454       42,463  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    950       120,488  

Lennox International Inc.

    121       44,460  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C (a)(b)

    463       41,267  

Liberty Global PLC, Class A(a)

    702       13,036  

Liberty Global PLC, Class C, NVS(a)

    1,116       22,052  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class C, NVS(a)

    743       53,942  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class C, NVS(a)

    672       21,390  

Linde PLC

    1,778       694,611  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    622       54,581  

LKQ Corp.

    950       52,051  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    835       372,719  

Loews Corp.

    701       43,918  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    2,163       506,726  

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

    289       66,285  

Lucid Group Inc.(a)(b)

    3,275       24,923  

Lululemon Athletica Inc.(a)

    430       162,768  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    908       89,765  

M&T Bank Corp.

    594       83,077  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    2,299       60,395  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    1,617       215,093  

Markel Group Inc.(a)(b)

    49       71,036  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    136       36,614  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A

    936       188,894  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    1,808       340,663  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    220       98,221  

Marvell Technology Inc.

    3,099       201,838  

Masco Corp.

    826       50,122  

Masimo Corp.(a)(b)

    163       19,935  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    3,087       1,217,142  

Match Group Inc.(a)

    1,068       49,673  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    950       85,006  
 

 

 

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iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

McDonald’s Corp.

    2,646     $ 775,807  

McKesson Corp.

    497       199,993  

Medtronic PLC

    4,826       423,530  

MercadoLibre Inc.(a)

    163       201,802  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    9,250       986,512  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    8,031       2,558,677  

MetLife Inc.

    2,350       147,979  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    80       100,598  

MGM Resorts International

    1,134       57,573  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    2,027       190,416  

Micron Technology Inc.

    3,950       281,990  

Microsoft Corp.

    25,681        8,626,762  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    412       61,660  

Moderna Inc.(a)

    1,191       140,133  

Mohawk Industries Inc.(a)

    204       21,693  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    204       62,116  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    702       48,979  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    4,968       368,278  

MongoDB Inc.(a)

    243       102,886  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    163       91,197  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    2,812       161,662  

Moody’s Corp.

    603       212,708  

Morgan Stanley

    4,548       416,415  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    1,183       48,219  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    619       177,424  

MSCI Inc., Class A

    295       161,684  

Nasdaq Inc.

    1,245       62,860  

NetApp Inc.

    738       57,571  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    1,619       710,692  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    329       33,522  

Newmont Corp.

    2,856       122,580  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    1,406       27,867  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    7,350       538,755  

Nike Inc., Class B

    4,468       493,223  

NiSource Inc.

    1,365       38,002  

Nordson Corp.

    170       42,774  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    825       192,712  

Northern Trust Corp.

    714       57,206  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    528       234,960  

Novocure Ltd.(a)

    328       10,706  

NRG Energy Inc.

    910       34,571  

Nucor Corp.

    930       160,044  

Nvidia Corp.

    8,976       4,194,395  

NVR Inc.(a)

    11       69,371  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    950       211,831  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    2,647       167,105  

Okta Inc.(a)

    532       40,890  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    359       150,597  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    700       59,234  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    1,529       164,750  

ONEOK Inc.

    1,655       110,951  

Oracle Corp.

    5,892       690,719  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    220       203,674  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    1,530       139,169  

Ovintiv Inc.

    926       42,679  

Owens Corning

    317       44,377  

PACCAR Inc.

    1,923       165,628  

Packaging Corp. of America

    328       50,299  

Palantir Technologies Inc., Class A(a)

    6,585       130,646  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)(b)

    1,104       275,956  
Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

Paramount Global, Class B, NVS

    1,772     $ 28,405  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    476       195,165  

Paychex Inc.

    1,198       150,313  

Paycom Software Inc.

    176       64,902  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)

    149       33,801  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    3,860       292,665  

Pentair PLC

    619       43,021  

PepsiCo Inc.

    5,023       941,612  

Pfizer Inc.

    20,587       742,367  

PG&E Corp.(a)

    6,577       115,821  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    5,648       563,219  

Phillips 66

    1,671       186,400  

Pinterest Inc., Class A(a)

    2,254       65,343  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    826       186,403  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    1,474       201,776  

Pool Corp.

    141       54,248  

PPG Industries Inc.

    868       124,905  

PPL Corp.

    2,649       72,927  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    842       67,251  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    8,555        1,337,146  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    2,140       269,597  

Prologis Inc.

    3,365       419,784  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    1,358       131,033  

PTC Inc.(a)

    411       59,928  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    1,861       117,466  

Public Storage

    575       162,006  

PulteGroup Inc.

    791       66,752  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    337       37,077  

Qualcomm Inc.

    4,043       534,363  

Quanta Services Inc.

    522       105,246  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    391       52,867  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    701       77,159  

Realty Income Corp.

    2,305       140,536  

Regency Centers Corp.

    578       37,876  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    388       287,861  

Regions Financial Corp.

    3,219       65,571  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    214       62,672  

Repligen Corp.(a)

    190       32,596  

Republic Services Inc., Class A

    821       124,061  

ResMed Inc.

    536       119,180  

Revvity Inc.

    490       60,246  

Rivian Automotive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,356       65,120  

Robert Half Inc.

    411       30,476  

ROBLOX Corp., Class A(a)

    1,526       59,896  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    412       138,551  

Roku Inc.(a)

    412       39,663  

Rollins Inc.

    909       37,114  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    393       193,769  

Ross Stores Inc.

    1,248       143,071  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)

    826       90,125  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    1,240       38,911  

RPM International Inc.

    494       51,035  

RTX Corp.

    5,286       464,798  

S&P Global Inc.

    1,201       473,807  

Salesforce Inc.(a)

    3,640       819,036  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

    385       84,296  

Schlumberger NV

    5,133       299,459  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    663       42,101  

Seagen Inc.(a)

    495       94,931  

Sealed Air Corp.

    578       26,368  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

SEI Investments Co.

    492     $ 30,991  

Sempra Energy

    1,157       172,416  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC

    619       26,153  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    739       430,837  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    904       249,956  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    1,151       143,415  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(b)

    2,658       13,556  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    619       70,795  

Snap Inc., Class A, NVS(a)(b)

    3,847       43,702  

Snap-on Inc.

    206       56,123  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)

    952       169,180  

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.(a)

    205       49,499  

Southern Co. (The)

    3,970       287,190  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    577       19,710  

Splunk Inc.(a)

    554       60,015  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

    826       48,115  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    578       57,378  

Starbucks Corp.

    4,201       426,696  

State Street Corp.

    1,217       88,159  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    576       61,390  

STERIS PLC

    370       83,453  

Stryker Corp.

    1,238       350,862  

Sun Communities Inc.

    426       55,508  

Synchrony Financial

    1,612       55,678  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    562       253,912  

Sysco Corp.

    1,816       138,579  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    826       101,813  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)

    593       90,693  

Targa Resources Corp.

    787       64,526  

Target Corp.

    1,661       226,677  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    1,157       166,018  

Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)

    163       62,678  

Teleflex Inc.(b)

    163       40,941  

Teradyne Inc.

    594       67,086  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    10,344        2,766,296  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    3,279       590,220  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    25       37,658  

Textron Inc.

    733       57,005  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    1,397       766,478  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    4,140       358,234  

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.(a)

    2,206       303,921  

Toast Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    891       19,664  

Toro Co. (The)

    378       38,424  

Tractor Supply Co.

    412       92,284  

Trade Desk Inc. (The), Class A(a)

    1,652       150,762  

Tradeweb Markets Inc., Class A

    411       33,616  

Trane Technologies PLC

    821       163,740  

TransDigm Group Inc.

    198       178,145  

TransUnion

    660       52,595  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    858       148,099  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    950       51,110  

Truist Financial Corp.

    4,775       158,625  

Twilio Inc., Class A(a)

    636       41,995  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)

    160       63,461  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

    1,013       56,444  

U.S. Bancorp

    5,563       220,740  

Uber Technologies Inc.(a)

    6,637       328,266  

UDR Inc.

    1,165       47,625  

UGI Corp.

    841       22,699  

UiPath Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,304       23,576  
Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

Ulta Beauty Inc.(a)

    192     $ 85,402  

Union Pacific Corp.

    2,235       518,565  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    2,623       490,842  

United Rentals Inc.

    245       113,847  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

    168       40,777  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    3,383       1,713,050  

Unity Software Inc.(a)

    757       34,701  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B

    245       34,045  

Vail Resorts Inc.

    159       37,443  

Valero Energy Corp.

    1,324       170,677  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)

    535       109,258  

Ventas Inc.

    1,504       72,974  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    332       70,035  

Verisk Analytics Inc., Class A

    529       121,109  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    15,301       521,458  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    937       330,143  

VF Corp.

    1,241       24,584  

Viatris Inc.

    4,469       47,059  

VICI Properties Inc., Class A

    3,533       111,219  

Visa Inc., Class A

    5,893        1,400,943  

Vistra Corp.

    1,231       34,542  

VMware Inc., Class A(a)

    857       135,089  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    494       108,927  

W R Berkley Corp.

    744       45,897  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    2,648       79,361  

Walmart Inc.

    5,376       859,407  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(a)

    6,625       588,896  

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.(a)(b)

    8,621       112,676  

Waste Management Inc.

    1,474       241,426  

Waters Corp.(a)

    219       60,490  

Watsco Inc.

    122       46,139  

Webster Financial Corp.

    647       30,616  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    1,158       104,058  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    13,646       629,899  

Welltower Inc.

    1,733       142,366  

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

    259       95,322  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    1,157       49,242  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    595       70,472  

Westlake Corp.

    139       19,113  

Westrock Co.

    950       31,626  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    2,773       94,448  

Whirlpool Corp.

    204       29,429  

Williams Companies Inc. (The)

    4,427       152,510  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    409       86,434  

Wolfspeed Inc.(a)

    450       29,655  

Workday Inc., Class A(a)

    743       176,188  

WP Carey Inc.

    758       51,188  

WW Grainger Inc.

    163       120,374  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    350       38,143  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    2,039       127,906  

Xylem Inc./NY

    835       94,146  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    1,009       138,909  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

    178       54,817  

Zillow Group Inc., Class C (a)

    536       29,030  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    743       102,645  

Zoetis Inc.

    1,693       318,436  

Zoom Video Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    826       60,587  

ZoomInfo Technologies Inc., Class A(a)

    1,020       26,081  
 

 

 

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iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

Zscaler Inc.(a)(b)

    287     $ 46,029  
   

 

 

 
          147,767,901  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.5%
(Cost: $210,133,502)

      199,593,273  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.2%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    205       23,032  

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

    410       50,136  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    660       50,930  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    577       34,046  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS(b)

    94       38,783  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    749       99,224  
   

 

 

 
          296,151  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.2%
(Cost: $423,061)

      296,151  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $210,556,563)

       199,889,424  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Securities

 

Money Market Funds — 1.2%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(d)(e)(f)

    2,207,860     $ 2,208,523  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(d)(e)

    280,000       280,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.2%
(Cost: $2,487,678)

      2,488,523  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.9%
(Cost: $213,044,241)

      202,377,947  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.9)%

 

    (1,798,971
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  200,578,976  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

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

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

07/31/22

    

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

07/31/23

    

Shares

Held at

07/31/23

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

   $ 2,040,973      $ 166,096 (a)    $      $ 1,081      $ 373      $ 2,208,523        2,207,860      $ 10,330 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     140,000        140,000 (a)                           280,000        280,000        10,687        

BlackRock Inc.

     343,289        53,625       (25,607      (4,254      36,359        403,412        546        10,597        
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
           $ (3,173    $ 36,732      $ 2,891,935         $ 31,614     $  
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

                 

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     4          09/15/23        $ 198        $ 4,776  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     2          09/15/23          461          27,211  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 31,987  
                 

 

 

 

 

 

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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)

   $      $      $ 31,987      $      $      $      $ 31,987  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 21,546      $      $      $      $ 21,546  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 5,151      $      $      $      $ 5,151  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 607,736  

 

 

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

   $ 155,675,221      $ 43,918,052      $      $ 199,593,273  

Preferred Stocks

            296,151               296,151  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     2,488,523                      2,488,523  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 158,163,744      $ 44,214,203      $      $ 202,377,947  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Equity Contracts

   $ 27,211      $ 4,776      $      $ 31,987  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

 

    

iShares

MSCI ACWI ETF

    

iShares

MSCI ACWI

Low Carbon

Target ETF

    

iShares

MSCI All Country

Asia ex Japan ETF

   

iShares

MSCI Europe

Financials ETF

 

ASSETS

         

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

  $ 18,322,060,231      $ 892,422,644      $ 2,898,661,156     $ 1,549,875,151  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    300,194,550        10,017,574        59,588,230       3,859,592  

Cash

    708,603               369,698       6,664  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    3,197,000        117,000        466,000        

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

                        678,670  

Foreign currency, at value(e)

    24,461,628        1,113,605        5,919,060       2,374,752  

Receivables:

         

Investments sold

                  1,664        

Securities lending income — affiliated

    106,075        1,358        44,586       1,249  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    20,878,750        1,140,155        12,593,667       29,276  

Dividends — affiliated

    127,751        5,405        25,436       1,747  

Tax reclaims

    7,654,374        338,597              8,162,596  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    59,930        1,966        23,148       720  

Other assets

    116,924        13,906               
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    18,679,565,816        905,172,210        2,977,692,645       1,564,990,417  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

         

Bank overdraft

           452               

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    237,010,419        7,602,413        53,885,512       3,289,267  

Payables:

         

Investments purchased

                  2,645,996        

Capital shares redeemed

                        360,065  

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

    6,585,564        212,186        9,269,973        

Investment advisory fees

    4,877,022        149,179        1,696,064       626,251  

IRS compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims

    1,806,667                      

Professional fees

    155,749                     161,961  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    250,435,421        7,964,230        67,497,545       4,437,544  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

         

NET ASSETS

  $ 18,429,130,395      $ 897,207,980      $ 2,910,195,100     $ 1,560,552,873  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

         

Paid-in capital

  $ 16,422,107,215      $ 892,960,668      $ 3,552,406,380     $ 1,800,460,835  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    2,007,023,180        4,247,312        (642,211,280     (239,907,962
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 18,429,130,395      $ 897,207,980      $ 2,910,195,100     $ 1,560,552,873  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

         

Shares outstanding

    185,600,000        5,550,000        41,200,000       77,550,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 99.29      $ 161.66      $ 70.64     $ 20.12  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None        None       None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 15,183,889,118      $ 811,978,364      $ 2,755,128,995     $ 1,591,649,743  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 224,073,903      $ 7,475,766      $ 51,716,111     $ 3,222,441  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 295,194,492      $ 10,056,029      $ 59,567,845     $ 3,859,279  

(d) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $      $      $     $ 673,876  

(e) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 24,396,072      $ 1,122,969      $ 5,930,248     $ 2,367,302  

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

MSCI Europe

Small-Cap

ETF

   

iShares

MSCI

Kokusai ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

   

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

  $ 127,618,675     $ 199,486,012  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    6,128,328       2,891,935  

Cash

    410       9,344  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

          25,000  

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

    75,693       14,293  

Foreign currency, at value(e)

    512,517       220,727  

Receivables:

   

Securities lending income — affiliated

    17,242       801  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    118,876       142,183  

Dividends — affiliated

    140       1,053  

Tax reclaims

    297,627       42,933  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    97       718  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    134,769,605       202,834,999  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

   

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    6,091,507       2,214,322  

Payables:

   

Investment advisory fees

    42,956       41,701  

Professional fees

    3,085        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    6,137,548       2,256,023  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

   

NET ASSETS

  $ 128,632,057     $ 200,578,976  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

   

Paid-in capital

  $ 186,089,568     $ 238,653,058  

Accumulated loss

    (57,457,511     (38,074,082
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 128,632,057     $ 200,578,976  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

   

Shares outstanding

    2,350,000       2,100,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 54.74     $ 95.51  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 168,152,467     $ 210,083,790  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 5,422,793     $ 2,177,465  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 6,127,228     $ 2,960,451  

(d) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $ 76,649     $ 15,207  

(e) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 512,527     $ 216,853  

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended July 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

MSCI ACWI ETF

   

iShares

MSCI ACWI

Low Carbon

Target ETF

   

iShares

MSCI All

Country Asia

ex Japan

ETF

   

iShares

MSCI Europe

Financials

ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 413,402,962     $ 19,795,242     $ 81,436,690     $ 75,959,099  

Dividends — affiliated

    2,045,244       93,084       252,301       53,244  

Interest — unaffiliated

    156,876       7,743       29,785       20,443  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    1,355,778       46,167       646,892       32,486  

Other income — unaffiliated

    66,323       110             313,134  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (22,562,882     (1,262,579     (9,366,215     (7,043,132

Foreign withholding tax claims

    2,176,932       37,686             4,066,415  

IRS compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims

    (42,747                  

Other foreign taxes

    (109,647     (4,722     (165,001      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    396,488,839       18,712,731       72,834,452       73,401,689  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    56,517,117       1,721,204       20,348,108       6,634,007  

Professional

    225,575       3,780             437,981  

Commitment costs

    49,961       4,469       49,961        

Interest expense

          3,429       31,682        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    56,792,653       1,732,882       20,429,751       7,071,988  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    339,696,186       16,979,849       52,404,701       66,329,701  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated(a)

    (310,236,901     (23,837,050     (284,976,915     (76,359,488

Investments — affiliated

    (194,576     (54,657     22,681       (2,371

Capital gain distributions from underlying funds — affiliated

    16       1       10        

Foreign currency transactions

    (1,633,066     (68,795     (704,474     (48,956

Futures contracts

    7,181,573       532,547       (830,793     1,462,669  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(b)

    1,571,173,796       25,865,463       (15,191,648     34,651,460  

In-kind redemptions — affiliated(b)

    3,441,896       51,002              
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    1,269,732,738       2,488,511       (301,681,139     (40,296,686
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated(c)

    576,207,294       80,756,742       358,332,765       357,372,583  

Investments — affiliated

    (477,340     120,145       3,784       192  

Foreign currency translations

    751,580       20,942       54,670       492,353  

Futures contracts

    362,816       (54,907     871,672       (194,972
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    576,844,350       80,842,922       359,262,891       357,670,156  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    1,846,577,088       83,331,433       57,581,752       317,373,470  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 2,186,273,274     $ 100,311,282     $ 109,986,453     $ 383,703,171  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Net of foreign capital gain tax and capital gain tax refund, if applicable

  $ (1,461,283   $ (131,122   $ (1,356,359   $  

(b) See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements

       

(c)  Net of increase in deferred foreign capital gain tax of

  $ (1,970,926   $ (21,209   $ (5,171,878   $  

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations (continued)

Year Ended July 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

MSCI Europe

Small-Cap

ETF

   

iShares

MSCI

Kokusai ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 4,012,495     $ 3,681,290  

Dividends — affiliated

    2,753       21,284  

Interest — unaffiliated

    1,911       1,320  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    199,385       10,330  

Other income — unaffiliated

    1,746       38,563  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (408,082     (186,070

Foreign withholding tax claims

    169,223       168,656  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    3,979,431       3,735,373  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory

    451,568       438,109  

Professional

    17,097       20,754  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    468,665       458,863  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3,510,766       3,276,510  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    (6,219,326     (2,654,876

Investments — affiliated

    997       (776

Foreign currency transactions

    42,603       8,420  

Futures contracts

    197,446       21,546  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a)

    (1,302,461     732,671  

In-kind redemptions — affiliated(a)

          (2,397
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (7,280,741     (1,895,412
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    11,892,422       22,389,876  

Investments — affiliated

    1,532       36,732  

Foreign currency translations

    19,907       7,005  

Futures contracts

    (24,318     5,151  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    11,889,543       22,438,764  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    4,608,802       20,543,352  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 8,119,568     $ 23,819,862  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

iShares

MSCI ACWI ETF

       

iShares

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

07/31/23

    

Year Ended

07/31/22

       

Year Ended

07/31/23

    

Year Ended

07/31/22

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

           

OPERATIONS

           

Net investment income

  $ 339,696,186      $ 310,089,383       $ 16,979,849      $ 19,671,712  

Net realized gain

    1,269,732,738        217,017,555         2,488,511        52,893,381  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    576,844,350        (2,540,124,332       80,842,922        (223,072,095
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    2,186,273,274        (2,013,017,394       100,311,282        (150,507,002
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

           

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (315,032,351      (342,708,658       (15,702,910      (22,125,984
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

           

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

    (1,569,487,274      3,517,278,339         (94,713,446      218,726,937  
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

           

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    301,753,649        1,161,552,287         (10,105,074      46,093,951  

Beginning of year

    18,127,376,746        16,965,824,459         907,313,054        861,219,103  
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 18,429,130,395      $ 18,127,376,746       $ 897,207,980      $ 907,313,054  
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

   

iShares

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

         

iShares

MSCI Europe Financials ETF

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
    

Year Ended

07/31/22

(a) 

 

     
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
    
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

           

OPERATIONS

           

Net investment income

  $ 52,404,701      $ 65,939,672       $ 66,329,701      $ 69,104,959  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (301,681,139      452,293,902         (40,296,686      (82,024,424

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    359,262,891        (1,507,886,812       357,670,156        (313,933,523
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    109,986,453        (989,653,238       383,703,171        (326,852,988
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(b)

           

From net investment income

    (50,273,411      (94,511,519       (63,365,245      (83,531,263

Return of capital

                          (547,504
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (50,273,411      (94,511,519       (63,365,245      (84,078,767
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

           

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

    (497,708,960      (1,142,147,278       268,062,230        (162,927,425
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

           

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (437,995,918      (2,226,312,035       588,400,156        (573,859,180

Beginning of year

    3,348,191,018        5,574,503,053         972,152,717        1,546,011,897  
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 2,910,195,100      $ 3,348,191,018       $ 1,560,552,873      $ 972,152,717  
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

(b) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

   

iShares

MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

       

iShares

MSCI Kokusai ETF

 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

07/31/23

    

Year Ended

07/31/22

       

Year Ended

07/31/23

    

Year Ended

07/31/22

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

           

OPERATIONS

           

Net investment income

  $ 3,510,766      $ 4,911,678       $ 3,276,510      $ 5,627,497  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (7,280,741      18,700,757         (1,895,412      155,521,841  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    11,889,543        (87,280,425       22,438,764        (84,708,726
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    8,119,568        (63,667,990       23,819,862        76,440,612  
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

           

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (3,109,383      (7,908,962       (3,368,028      (5,904,840
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

           

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

    14,444,402        (263,106,981       12,882,742        (387,883,657
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

           

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    19,454,587        (334,683,933       33,334,576        (317,347,885

Beginning of year

    109,177,470        443,861,403         167,244,400        484,592,285  
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 128,632,057      $ 109,177,470       $ 200,578,976      $ 167,244,400  
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

F I N A N C I A L  S T A T E M E N T S

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

          iShares MSCI ACWI ETF  
       

 

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 year

    $ 89.65     $ 101.96     $ 77.73      $ 73.94      $ 73.31  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.72 (b)       1.72 (b)       1.42        1.48        1.60  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      9.55       (12.09     24.22        3.87        0.58  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      11.27       (10.37     25.64        5.35        2.18  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (1.63     (1.94     (1.41      (1.56      (1.55
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 99.29     $ 89.65     $ 101.96      $ 77.73      $ 73.94  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

      12.75 %(b)       (10.30 )%(b)       33.14      7.29      3.14
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

             

Total expenses

      0.32     0.32     0.32      0.32      0.32
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.32     0.32     0.31      0.31      0.31
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.32     0.32     0.32      N/A        0.32
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.93 %(b)       1.77 %(b)       1.55      2.01      2.25
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 18,429,130     $ 18,127,377     $ 16,965,824      $ 12,033,016      $ 10,854,370  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

      5     5     6      16      11
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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 $0.01 and $0.02.

• Total return by 0.01% and 0.02%.

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

(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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF  
 

 

 

 
    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 year

  $ 146.34     $ 167.23     $ 127.09     $ 120.26     $ 118.67  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    2.86 (b)       2.83       2.49       2.49       2.58  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    15.18       (20.67     39.88       6.91       1.70  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    18.04       (17.84     42.37       9.40       4.28  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (2.72     (3.05     (2.23     (2.57     (2.69
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 161.66     $ 146.34     $ 167.23     $ 127.09     $ 120.26  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

         

Based on net asset value

    12.50 %(b)      (10.78 )%      33.48     7.88     3.82
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

         

Total expenses

    0.20     0.20     0.20     0.20     0.20
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.20     0.20     N/A       N/A       N/A  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.97 %(b)       1.76     1.64     2.07     2.24
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 897,208     $ 907,313     $ 861,219     $ 432,095     $ 468,999  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    19     20     12     15     14
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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:

• Net investment income per share by $0.01.

• Total return by 0.00%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.00%.

(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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF  
 

 

 

 
   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
    
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
(a)  
    
Year Ended
07/31/21
 
(a)  
    
Year Ended
07/31/20
 
(a)  
    
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
(a)  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 68.05      $ 87.65      $ 75.15      $ 68.54      $ 72.59  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    1.19        1.19        1.00        1.20        1.24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    2.58        (18.91      12.46        6.61        (3.95
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    3.77        (17.72      13.46        7.81        (2.71
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (1.18      (1.88      (0.96      (1.20      (1.34
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 70.64      $ 68.05      $ 87.65      $ 75.15      $ 68.54  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

    5.64      (20.51 )%       17.88      11.52      (3.61 )% 
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

             

Total expenses

    0.70      0.69      0.69      0.70      0.68
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.80      1.49      1.12      1.75      1.82
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 2,910,195      $ 3,348,191      $ 5,574,503      $ 4,043,280      $ 4,030,348  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    15      20      31      23      17
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Consolidated Financial Highlights.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF  
    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 year

  $ 15.91     $ 19.64     $ 14.48      $ 17.53      $ 21.18  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.86 (b)       0.86 (b)       0.48        0.31        0.68  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    4.15       (3.51     5.17        (3.01      (3.35
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    5.01       (2.65     5.65        (2.70      (2.67
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

           

From net investment income

    (0.80     (1.07     (0.49      (0.35      (0.98

Return of capital

          (0.01                    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.80     (1.08     (0.49      (0.35      (0.98
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 20.12     $ 15.91     $ 19.64      $ 14.48      $ 17.53  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

           

Based on net asset value

    31.94 %(b)       (13.92 )%(b)      38.98      (15.62 )%       (12.53 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

           

Total expenses

    0.51     0.49     0.48      0.48      0.48
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.48     0.48     0.48      N/A        0.48
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.80 %(b)       4.51 %(b)       2.68      1.90      3.62
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 1,560,553     $ 972,153     $ 1,546,012      $ 718,923      $ 1,035,148  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    12     7     4      5      5
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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 $0.05 and $0.01.

• Total return by 0.30% and 0.07%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.26% and 0.05%.

(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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF  
    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 year

  $ 51.99     $ 71.59     $ 49.62      $ 49.09      $ 57.28  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.59 (b)       1.15 (b)       1.25        0.81        1.51  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    2.53       (18.54     21.87        0.68        (7.50
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    4.12       (17.39     23.12        1.49        (5.99
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (1.37     (2.21     (1.15      (0.96      (2.20
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 54.74     $ 51.99     $ 71.59      $ 49.62      $ 49.09  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

           

Based on net asset value

    8.07 %(b)       (24.65 )%(b)      46.76      2.98      (10.32 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

           

Total expenses

    0.42     0.40     0.40      0.40      0.40
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.40     0.40     N/A        N/A        0.40
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.11 %(b)       1.74 %(b)       1.98      1.67      2.95
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 128,632     $ 109,177     $ 443,861      $ 124,046      $ 139,918  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    13     16     14      20      17
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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 $0.07 and $0.01.

• Total return by 0.13% and 0.02%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.13% 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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF  
    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 year

  $ 85.77     $ 96.92     $ 72.42      $ 68.33      $ 66.90  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.60 (b)       1.32 (b)       1.31        1.32        1.42  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    9.80       (9.44     24.61        4.06        1.51  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    11.40       (8.12     25.92        5.38        2.93  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (1.66     (3.03     (1.42      (1.29      (1.50
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 95.51     $ 85.77     $ 96.92      $ 72.42      $ 68.33  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

           

Based on net asset value

    13.50 %(b)      (8.46 )%(b)      36.01      7.94      4.59
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

           

Total expenses

    0.26     0.25     0.25      0.25      0.25
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.25     0.25     0.25      N/A        N/A  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.87 %(b)       1.39 %(b)       1.53      1.93      2.17
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 200,579     $ 167,244     $ 484,592      $ 152,085      $ 143,483  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    3     9     3      4      4
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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 $0.07 and $0.03.

• Total return by 0.08% and 0.08%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.08% and 0.04%.

(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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

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 ACWI

    Diversified  

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

    Diversified  

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

    Diversified  

MSCI Europe Financials

    Diversified  

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

    Diversified  

MSCI Kokusai

    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 July 31, 2023, 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.

 

 

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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, net realized capital gains and/or return of capital for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

The portion of distributions that exceeds each Fund’s current and accumulated earning and profits will constitute a non-taxable return of capital. Distributions in excess of each Fund’s minimum distribution requirements, but not in excess of the Fund’s earnings and profits, will be taxable to the Fund’s shareholders and will not constitute non-taxable returns of capital. Return of capital distributions will reduce a shareholder’s cost basis and will result in higher capital gains or lower capital losses when each Fund’s shares on which distributions were received are sold. Once a shareholder’s cost basis is reduced to zero, further distributions will be treated as capital gains.

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

 

 

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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.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Warrants: Warrants entitle a fund to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date of the warrants, if any. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the strike price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and a fund will lose any amount it paid for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.

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.

 

 

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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 ACWI

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 26,068,477      $ (26,068,477   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    18,364,590        (18,364,590            

BNP Paribas SA

    7,860,995        (7,860,995            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    8,371,008        (8,371,008            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    1,356,504        (1,356,504            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    24,292,012        (24,292,012            

HSBC Bank PLC

    2,374,559        (2,374,559            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    57,372,439        (57,372,439            

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC

    145,358        (145,358            

Jefferies LLC

    11,210,456        (11,210,456            

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

    135,099        (135,099            

Morgan Stanley

    22,093,436        (22,093,436            

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    15,922,376        (15,922,376            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    5,645,339        (5,645,339            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    2,413,009        (2,413,009            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    1,061,015        (1,061,015            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    1,629,044        (1,622,147           6,897 (b)  

UBS AG

    12,747,266        (12,706,053           41,213  

UBS Securities LLC

    739,298        (739,298            

Virtu Americas LLC

    759,152        (759,152            

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    3,248,957        (3,090,661           158,296  

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    263,514        (263,514            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 224,073,903      $ (223,867,497   $     $ 206,406  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 1,010,692      $ (1,010,692   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    677,667        (677,667            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    1,054,871        (1,054,871            

Citadel Clearing LLC

    84,680        (83,953           727 (b)  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    1,701,445        (1,701,445            

HSBC Bank PLC

    240,311        (240,311            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    263,080        (263,080            

Scotia Capital, Inc.

    1,237,457        (1,237,457            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    46,231        (46,231            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    28,649        (28,649            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    191,352        (190,277           1,075 (b)  

UBS Securities LLC

    679,296        (678,982           314 (b)  

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    260,035        (254,988           5,047 (b)  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 7,475,766      $ (7,468,603   $     $ 7,163  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 3,581,851      $ (3,581,851   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    519,851        (519,851            

BNP Paribas SA

    1,131,695        (1,128,355           3,340 (b)  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    9,995,814        (9,995,814            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    144,872        (144,872            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    8,355,451        (8,355,451            

HSBC Bank PLC

    135,732        (135,732            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    4,487,297        (4,487,297            

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC

    254,420        (254,420            

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

    928,593        (928,593            

Morgan Stanley

    21,312,010        (21,312,010            

UBS AG

    868,525        (868,525            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 51,716,111      $ (51,712,771   $     $ 3,340  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Europe Financials

        

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

  $ 3,222,441      $ (3,222,441   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty

   

Securities Loaned

at Value

 

 

    

Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a)  

   

Non-Cash Collateral

 Received, at Fair Value

 

(a) 

    Net Amount  

 

 

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

        

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 387,794      $ (387,794   $     $  

BNP Paribas SA

    52,467        (52,467            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    660,935        (660,935            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    67,485        (67,485            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    1,951,020        (1,951,020            

HSBC Bank PLC

    48,635        (48,635            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    645,481        (645,481            

Morgan Stanley

    1,447,712        (1,447,712            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    155,956        (146,997           8,959  

UBS AG

    5,308        (5,308            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 5,422,793      $ (5,413,834   $     $ 8,959  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Kokusai

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 305,460      $ (305,460   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    18,323        (18,323            

BNP Paribas SA

    14,804        (14,804            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    34,129        (34,129            

Citadel Clearing LLC

    177,630        (176,933           697 (b)  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    70,523        (70,523            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    120,731        (120,060           671 (b)  

HSBC Bank PLC

    181,315        (181,315            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    130,953        (130,953            

Morgan Stanley

    237,872        (237,872            

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    79,824        (77,788           2,036 (b)  

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    54,274        (54,274            

Scotia Capital, Inc.

    227,981        (227,981            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    341,962        (341,962            

Virtu Americas LLC

    108,284        (108,284            

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    65,240        (65,240            

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    8,160        (8,160            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 2,177,465      $ (2,174,061   $     $ 3,404  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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.

 
  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of July 31, 2023. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by a counterparty.

 

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 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.

 

 

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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 ACWI ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fees  

First $30 billion

    0.350

Over $30 billion, up to and including $60 billion

    0.320  

Over $60 billion, up to and including $90 billion

    0.280  

Over $90 billion, up to and including $120 billion

    0.252  

Over $120 billion, up to and including $150 billion

    0.227  

Over $150 billion

    0.204  

For its investment advisory services to each of the following Funds, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fees  

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

    0.20

MSCI Europe Financials

    0.48  

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

    0.40  

MSCI Kokusai

    0.25  

For its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fees  

First $14 billion

    0.75

Over $14 billion, up to and including $28 billion

    0.68  

Over $28 billion, up to and including $42 billion

    0.61  

Over $42 billion, up to and including $56 billion

    0.54  

Over $56 billion, up to and including $70 billion

    0.47  

Over $70 billion, up to and including $84 billion

    0.41  

Over $84 billion

    0.35  

Expense Waivers: A fund may incur its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). The total of the investment advisory fee and acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, is a fund’s total annual operating expenses. Total expenses as shown in the Statements of Operations does not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

For each of the iShares MSCI ACWI and iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETFs, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for the Funds through November 30, 2026 in an amount equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, attributable to each Fund’s investments in other iShares funds.

For year ended July 31, 2023, there were no fees waived by BFA pursuant to these arrangements.

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.

 

 

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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, the iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF (the “Group 1 Fund”), retains 81% 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.

Pursuant to the current securities lending agreement, each of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF, iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF, iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF, iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF and iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (the “Group 2 Funds”), 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.

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 a given calendar year exceeds a specified threshold: (1) the Group 1 Fund, pursuant to the securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 81% 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, and (2) each Group 2 Fund 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 year ended July 31, 2023, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts  

MSCI ACWI

  $  378,825  

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

    12,663  

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

    162,033  

MSCI Europe Financials

    8,051  

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

    45,212  

MSCI Kokusai

    3,243   

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 year ended July 31, 2023, 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 ACWI

  $  98,281,276      $  126,277,264      $  (63,403,830

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

    64,754,044        73,413,088        (9,446,371

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

    6,347,450        11,146,101        (11,635,417

MSCI Europe Financials

    31,159,809        48,936,867        (14,704,520

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

    1,774,911        5,797,631        122,755  

MSCI Kokusai

    547,926        598,251        (507,383 )  

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.

 

 

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7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended July 31, 2023, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases     Sales  

MSCI ACWI

  $  1,075,236,675      $  876,300,251  

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

    166,697,583       172,935,510  

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

    433,823,164       610,652,342  

MSCI Europe Financials

    176,984,808       166,199,470  

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

    17,197,170       15,117,790  

MSCI Kokusai

    6,161,284       5,748,240   

For the year ended July 31, 2023, in-kind transactions were as follows: 

 

     
iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

   

In-kind

Sales

 

MSCI ACWI

  $  2,262,324,909      $  4,015,551,259  

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

          86,186,009  

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

    35,514,322       339,843,752  

MSCI Europe Financials

    538,392,680       279,494,822  

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

    26,762,946       12,530,618  

MSCI Kokusai

    20,726,000       8,332,265   

 

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 July 31, 2023, 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.

U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. As of July 31, 2023, permanent differences attributable to realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

     
iShares ETF   Paid-in Capital    

Accumulated

Earnings (Loss)

 

MSCI ACWI

  $  1,559,764,347     $  (1,559,764,347

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

    25,581,636       (25,581,636

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

    (19,961,460 )       19,961,460  

MSCI Europe Financials

    34,434,089       (34,434,089

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

    (1,333,388     1,333,388  

MSCI Kokusai

    728,162       (728,162

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows: 

 

 

 
iShares ETF  

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

 

 

 

MSCI ACWI

   

Ordinary income

  $  315,032,351      $  342,708,658  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

   

Ordinary income

  $ 15,702,910     $ 22,125,984  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

   

Ordinary income

  $ 50,273,411     $ 94,511,519  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Europe Financials

   

Ordinary income

  $ 63,365,245     $ 83,531,263  

Return of capital

          547,504  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 63,365,245     $ 84,078,767  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

   

Ordinary income

  $ 3,109,383     $ 7,908,962  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Kokusai

   

Ordinary income

  $ 3,368,028     $ 5,904,840  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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As of July 31, 2023, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

iShares ETF

   

Undistributed

Ordinary Income

 

 

    

Non-expiring

Capital Loss

Carryforwards

 

 

(a) 

   

Net Unrealized

Gains (Losses)

 

(b) 

    Total  

MSCI ACWI

  $ 63,214,241      $  (1,089,461,508   $  3,033,270,447     $  2,007,023,180  

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

    3,988,604        (76,822,624     77,081,332       4,247,312  

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

    23,199,511        (890,673,987     225,263,196       (642,211,280

MSCI Europe Financials

    10,131,538        (195,271,680     (54,767,820     (239,907,962

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

    601,651        (15,892,116     (42,167,046     (57,457,511

MSCI Kokusai

    168,283        (27,092,169     (11,150,196     (38,074,082

 

  (a) 

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

 
  (b) 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts, timing and recognition of partnership income, characterization of corporate actions, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies, foreign tax withholding reclaims and the timing and recognition of realized gains/losses for tax purposes.

 

For the year ended July 31, 2023, the iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF utilized $3,582,079 of its capital loss carryforwards.

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 July 31, 2023, 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 ACWI

  $  15,582,450,711     $ 4,171,939,588     $ (1,132,135,518   $  3,039,804,070  

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

    825,149,100       142,602,831       (65,311,713     77,291,118  

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

    2,723,751,414       873,088,929       (638,590,957     234,497,972  

MSCI Europe Financials

    1,608,484,161        73,483,706        (128,233,124 )       (54,749,418

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

    175,915,402       5,385,069       (47,553,468     (42,168,399

MSCI Kokusai

    213,532,128       17,072,912       (28,227,093     (11,154,181

 

9.

LINE OF CREDIT

The iShares MSCIACWI, iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target and iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETFs, along with certain other iShares funds (“Participating Funds”), are parties to a $800 million credit agreement (“Syndicated Credit Agreement”) with a group of lenders, which expires on August 11, 2023. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings in certain target markets. The Funds may borrow up to the aggregate commitment amount subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the Syndicated Credit Agreement. The Syndicated Credit Agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 0.10% and 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is generally allocated to each Participating Fund based on the lesser of a Participating Fund’s relative exposure to certain target markets or a Participating Fund’s maximum borrowing amount as set forth by the terms of the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

For the year ended July 31, 2023, the maximum amount borrowed, the average daily borrowing and the weighted average interest rate, if any, under the Syndicated Credit Agreement were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF  

Maximum

Amount

Borrowed

    

Average

Borrowing

    

Weighted

Average

Interest Rates

 

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

  $ 2,360,000      $ 64,055        5.54

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

     16,500,000         546,575        5.58  

 

 

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10.

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 a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

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.

Market Risk: The iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF invests in A-shares (i.e., equity securities of companies based in the People’s Republic of China (“China” or “PRC”) that trade on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange) primarily through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program or the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program (together, “Stock Connect”). Investing in A-shares through Stock Connect is subject to trading, clearance and settlement procedures, which could pose risks to the Fund. Trading through Stock Connect is subject to a daily quota, which limits the maximum net purchases under Stock Connect each day. The daily quota may restrict the Fund’s ability to invest in A-shares on a timely basis and could affect the Fund’s ability to effectively pursue its investment strategy. Additionally, the Fund may be subject to the risk of price fluctuations on days when the Chinese markets are open, but Stock Connect is not trading. The A-shares market has a higher propensity for trading suspensions than many other global equity markets.

Infectious Illness Risk: An outbreak of an infectious illness, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may adversely impact the economies of many nations and the global economy, and may impact individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen. An infectious illness outbreak may result in, among other things, closed international borders, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, market volatility or disruptions and other significant economic, social and political impacts.

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.

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.

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.

 

 

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Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions in that country or those countries may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Unanticipated or sudden political or social developments may cause uncertainty in the markets and as a result adversely affect the Fund’s investments. Foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices as used in the United States. Foreign securities markets may also be more volatile and less liquid than U.S. securities and may be less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities. Investment percentages in specific countries are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in the United States. A decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the United States may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States may also have a significant effect on U.S. markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental agencies project that the United States will continue to maintain elevated public debt levels for the foreseeable future which may constrain future economic growth. Circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. government debt, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. If U.S. relations with certain countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect issuers that rely on the United States for trade. The United States has also experienced increased internal unrest and discord. If these trends were to continue, they may have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the the Funds invest.

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 China or with significant exposure to Chinese issuers. Investments in Chinese securities, including certain Hong Kong-listed securities, involve risks specific to China. China may be subject to considerable degrees of economic, political and social instability and demonstrates significantly higher volatility from time to time in comparison to developed markets. Chinese markets generally continue to experience inefficiency, volatility and pricing anomalies resulting from governmental influence, a lack of publicly available information and/or political and social instability. Internal social unrest or confrontations with other neighboring countries may disrupt economic development in China and result in a greater risk of currency fluctuations, currency non-convertibility, interest rate fluctuations and higher rates of inflation. Incidents involving China’s or the region’s security may cause uncertainty in Chinese markets and may adversely affect the Chinese economy and a fund’s investments. Reduction in spending on Chinese products and services, institution of tariffs or other trade barriers, or a downturn in any of the economies of China’s key trading partners may have an adverse impact on the Chinese economy. In addition, measures may be taken to limit the flow of capital and/or sanctions may be imposed, which could prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer fund assets and may also include retaliatory actions, such as seizure of fund assets.

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.

 

11.

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.

 

 

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Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

MSCI ACWI

       

Shares sold

    32,000,000     $ 2,753,829,363       42,600,000     $ 4,227,601,620  

Shares redeemed

    (48,600,000     (4,323,316,637     (6,800,000     (710,323,281
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (16,600,000   $ (1,569,487,274     35,800,000     $ 3,517,278,339  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

       

Shares sold

        $ 24,806       2,650,000     $ 451,305,999  

Shares redeemed

    (650,000     (94,738,252     (1,600,000     (232,579,062
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (650,000   $ (94,713,446     1,050,000     $ 218,726,937  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

       

Shares sold

    4,000,000     $ 289,083,612       7,200,000     $ 600,595,116  

Shares redeemed

    (12,000,000     (786,792,572     (21,600,000     (1,742,742,394
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (8,000,000   $ (497,708,960     (14,400,000   $ (1,142,147,278
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Europe Financials

       

Shares sold

    32,900,000     $ 554,975,187       35,100,000     $ 734,872,943  

Shares redeemed

    (16,450,000     (286,912,957     (52,700,000     (897,800,368
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    16,450,000     $ 268,062,230       (17,600,000   $ (162,927,425
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

       

Shares sold

    500,000     $ 27,238,196       500,000     $ 35,879,764  

Shares redeemed

    (250,000     (12,793,794     (4,600,000     (298,986,745
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    250,000     $ 14,444,402       (4,100,000   $ (263,106,981
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Kokusai

       

Shares sold

    250,000     $ 21,573,570       39,500,000     $ 3,704,423,261  

Shares redeemed

    (100,000     (8,690,828     (42,550,000     (4,092,306,918
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    150,000     $ 12,882,742       (3,050,000   $ (387,883,657
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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. Investors 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. Investors 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.

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.

 

12.

FOREIGN WITHHOLDING TAX CLAIMS

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) 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 iShares MSCI ACWI ETF, iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF, iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF, iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF and iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF are able to pass through to shareholders as a foreign tax credit in the current year, each of the Funds 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 Funds.

The iShares MSCI ACWI ETF is expected to seek a closing agreement with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) to address any prior years’ U.S. income tax liabilities attributable to Fund shareholders resulting from the recovery of foreign taxes. The closing agreement would result in the Fund paying a compliance fee to the IRS, on behalf of its shareholders, representing the estimated tax savings generated from foreign tax credits claimed by Fund shareholders on their tax returns in prior years. The Fund has accrued a liability for the estimated IRS compliance fee related to foreign withholding tax claims, which is disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. The actual IRS compliance fee may differ from the estimate and that difference may be material.

 

 

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13.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and the following items were noted:

Effective August 11, 2023, the Syndicated Credit Agreement to which the Participating Funds are party was extended until August 2024 under the same terms.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of

iShares Trust and Shareholders of each of the six funds listed in the table below

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (six of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of July 31, 2023, the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in the table below, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of July 31, 2023, the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets, and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF(1)

iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF(1)

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF(2)

iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF(1)

iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF(1)

iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF(1)

 

(1) Statement of operations for the year ended July 31, 2023, statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended July 31, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended July 31, 2023.

(2) Statement of operations for the year ended July 31, 2023, statement of changes in net assets for the year ended July 31, 2023, consolidated statement of changes in net assets for the year ended July 31, 2022, the financial highlights for the year ended July 31, 2023 and the consolidated financial highlights for each of the four years in the period ended July 31, 2022.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 22, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information(unaudited)

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

   
iShares ETF  

 Qualified Dividend 

Income  

 

MSCI ACWI

  $ 351,874,519   

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

    17,190,021   

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

    36,820,441   

MSCI Europe Financials

    72,577,007   

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

    3,553,130   

MSCI Kokusai

    3,454,236   

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified business income for individuals for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

   
iShares ETF  

 Qualified Business 

Income  

 

MSCI ACWI

  $ 2,605,640   

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

    141,337   

MSCI Kokusai

    30,367   

The Funds intend to pass through to their shareholders the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of foreign source income earned and foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

     
iShares ETF  

 Foreign Source

Income Earned

      

Foreign 

 Taxes Paid 

 

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

  $ 88,723,699        $ 11,667,474   

MSCI Europe Financials

    75,959,101          2,477,618   

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

    3,999,188          326,020   

The following percentage, or maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

   
iShares ETF  

Dividends-Received

Deduction

 

MSCI ACWI

    44.46 %  

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

    42.62 %  

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

    0.17 %  

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

    0.34 %  

MSCI Kokusai

    52.13 %  

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA

 

 

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and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund already provided for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund, on an aggregated basis with the assets of certain other iShares funds, increase. The Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding new or revised breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract  (continued)

 

iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF, iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF, iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF (each the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA

 

 

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and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were higher than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA

 

 

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and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund already provided for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund, on an aggregated basis with the assets of certain other iShares funds, increase. The Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding new or revised breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were within range of the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA

 

 

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and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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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.

Premium/Discount Information

Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.

Regulation under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, and its United Kingdom (“UK”) equivalent, (“AIFMD”) impose detailed and prescriptive obligations on fund managers established in the European Union (the “EU”) and the UK. These do not currently apply to managers established outside of the EU or UK, such as BFA (the “Company”). Rather, the Company is only required to comply with certain disclosure, reporting and transparency obligations of AIFMD because it has registered the iShares MSCIACWI ETF, iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF and iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF (the “Funds”) to be marketed to investors in the EU and/or UK.

Report on Remuneration

The Company is required under AIFMD to make quantitative disclosures of remuneration. These disclosures are made in line with BlackRock’s interpretation of currently available regulatory guidance on quantitative remuneration disclosures. As market or regulatory practice develops BlackRock may consider it appropriate to make changes to the way in which quantitative remuneration disclosures are calculated. Where such changes are made, this may result in disclosures in relation to a fund not being comparable to the disclosures made in the prior year, or in relation to other BlackRock fund disclosures in that same year.

Disclosures are provided in relation to (a) the staff of the Company; (b) staff who are senior management; and (c) staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Funds.

All individuals included in the aggregated figures disclosed are rewarded in line with BlackRock’s remuneration policy for their responsibilities across the relevant BlackRock business area. As all individuals have a number of areas of responsibilities, only the portion of remuneration for those individuals’ services attributable to the Funds is included in the aggregate figures disclosed.

BlackRock has a clear and well-defined pay-for-performance philosophy, and compensation programs which support that philosophy.

BlackRock operates a total compensation model for remuneration which includes a base salary, which is contractual, and a discretionary bonus scheme. Although all employees are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus, there is no contractual obligation to make a discretionary bonus award to any employees. For senior management and staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Funds, a significant percentage of variable remuneration is deferred over time. All employees are subject to a clawback policy.

Remuneration decisions for employees are made once annually in January following the end of the performance year, based on BlackRock’s full-year financial results and other non-financial goals and objectives. Alongside financial performance, individual total compensation is also based on strategic and operating results and other considerations such as management and leadership capabilities. No set formulas are established and no fixed benchmarks are used in determining annual incentive awards.

Annual incentive awards are paid from a bonus pool which is reviewed throughout the year by BlackRock’s independent compensation committee, taking into account both actual and projected financial information together with information provided by the Enterprise Risk and Regulatory Compliance departments in relation to any activities, incidents or events that warrant consideration in making compensation decisions. Individuals are not involved in setting their own remuneration.

Each of the control functions (Enterprise Risk, Legal & Compliance, and Internal Audit) each have their own organizational structures which are independent of the business units and therefore staff members in control functions are remunerated independently of the businesses they oversee. Functional bonus pools for those control functions are determined with reference to the performance of each individual function and the remuneration of the senior members of control functions is directly overseen by BlackRock’s independent remuneration committee.

Members of staff and senior management of the Company typically provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the Company and across the broader BlackRock group. Conversely, members of staff and senior management of the broader BlackRock group may provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the broader BlackRock group and of the Company. Therefore, the figures disclosed are a sum of individuals’ portion of remuneration attributable to the Company according to an objective apportionment methodology which acknowledges the multiple-service nature of the Company and the broader BlackRock group. Accordingly, the figures are not representative of any individual’s actual remuneration or their remuneration structure.

The amount of the total remuneration awarded to the Company’s staff in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2022 was USD 4.12 million. This figure is comprised of fixed remuneration of USD 685 thousand and variable remuneration of USD 3.43 million. There was a total of 8 beneficiaries of the remuneration described above.

 

 

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Supplemental Information(unaudited) (continued)

 

The amount of the aggregate remuneration awarded by the Company in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2022, to its senior management was USD 2.96 million, and to other members of its staff whose actions potentially have a material impact on the risk profile of the Company or its funds was USD 970 thousand. These figures relate to the entire Company and not to the Funds.

Disclosures Under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

The iShares MSCI ACWI ETF, iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF and iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF (the “Funds”) are registered under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive to be marketed to European Union (“EU”) investors, as noted above. As a result, certain disclosures are required under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”).

Each Fund has not been categorized under the SFDR as an “Article 8” or “Article 9” product. In addition, each Fund’s investment strategy does not take into account the criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities under the EU sustainable investment taxonomy regulation or principal adverse impacts (“PAIs”) on sustainability factors under the SFDR. PAIs are identified under the SFDR as the material impacts of investment decisions on sustainability factors relating to environmental, social and employee matters, respect for human rights, and anti-corruption and anti-bribery matters.

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited)

 

The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by BFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes incapacitated. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are referred to as independent trustees (“Independent Trustees”).

The registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into one complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds and ETFs (the “BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex”), one complex of closed-end funds and open-end non-index fixed-income funds (including ETFs) (the “BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex”) and one complex of ETFs (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust and, as a result, oversees all of the funds within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex, which consists of 387 funds as of July 31, 2023. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Aaron Wasserman, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito, Mr. Ramji and Mr. Wasserman is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. The Board has designated John E. Kerrigan as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers may be found in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).

 

Interested Trustees
       

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Robert S. Kapito(a)

(1957)

   Trustee (since 2009).    President, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (since its formation in 1998) and BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities (since 1988); Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (since 2009); President of Board of Directors, Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund (since 2002).    Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Salim Ramji(b)

(1970)

   Trustee (since 2019).    Senior Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Global Head of BlackRock’s ETF and Index Investments Business (since 2019); Head of BlackRock’s U.S. Wealth Advisory Business (2015-2019); Global Head of Corporate Strategy, BlackRock, Inc. (2014-2015); Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (2010-2014).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2019); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2019).

 

  (a) 

Robert S. Kapito is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

 
  (b) 

Salim Ramji is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

 

 

Independent Trustees
       

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

John E. Kerrigan

(1955)

   Trustee (since 2005); Independent Board Chair (since 2022).    Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).

Jane D. Carlin

(1956)

   Trustee (since 2015); Risk Committee Chair (since 2016).    Consultant (since 2012); Member of the Audit Committee (2012-2018), Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (2017-2018) and Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (2012-2018); Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Holding Company Governance & Assurance and the Global Head of Operational Risk Management of Morgan Stanley (2006-2012).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2015); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2015); Member of the Audit Committee (since 2016), Chair of the Audit Committee (since 2020) and Director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (since 2016).

Richard L. Fagnani

(1954)

   Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).    Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016); Director of One Generation Away (since 2021).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)
       

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Cecilia H. Herbert

(1949)

   Trustee (since 2005); Nominating and Governance and Equity Plus Committee Chairs (since 2022).    Chair of the Finance Committee (since 2019) and Trustee and Member of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees of Stanford Health Care (since 2016); Trustee of WNET, New York’s public media company (since 2011) and Member of the Audit Committee (since 2018), Investment Committee (since 2011) and Personnel Committee (since 2022); Member of the Wyoming State Investment Funds Committee (since 2022); Director of the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts (since 2021); Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Drew E. Lawton

(1959)

   Trustee (since 2017); 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2017).    Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Director of Jackson Financial Inc. (since 2021).

John E. Martinez

(1961)

   Trustee (since 2003); Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2019).    Director of Real Estate Equity Exchange, Inc. (since 2005); Director of Cloudera Foundation (2017-2020); and Director of Reading Partners (2012-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Madhav V. Rajan

(1964)

   Trustee (since 2011); Fixed-Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2019).    Dean, and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 2017); Advisory Board Member (since 2016) and Director (since 2020) of C.M. Capital Corporation; Chair of the Board for the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (since 2020); Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001-2017); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (2005-2017); Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2010-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

 

Officers
     

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Dominik Rohé

(1973)

   President (since 2023).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2005); Head of Americas ETF and Index Investments (since 2023); Head of Latin America (2019-2023).

Trent Walker

(1974)

   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since September 2019); Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Funds, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds V and BlackRock Funds VI (since 2021); Executive Vice President of PIMCO (2016-2019); Senior Vice President of PIMCO (2008-2015); Treasurer (2013-2019) and Assistant Treasurer (2007-2017) of PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Managed Accounts Trust, 2 PIMCO-sponsored interval funds and 21 PIMCO-sponsored closed-end funds.

Aaron Wasserman

(1974)

   Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2023; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2023).    Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (since 2023); Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (2014-2023).

Marisa Rolland

(1980)

   Secretary (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2023); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2018-2022); Vice President, BlackRock, Inc. (2010-2017).

Rachel Aguirre

(1982)

   Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2018); Head of U.S. iShares Product (since 2022); Head of EII U.S. Product Engineering (since 2021); Co-Head of EII’s Americas Portfolio Engineering (2020-2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Jennifer Hsui

(1976)

   Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

James Mauro

(1970)

   Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of Fixed Income Index Investments in the Americas and Head of San Francisco Core Portfolio Management (since 2020).

 

Effective March 30, 2023, Dominik Rohé replaced Armando Senra as President.

Effective July 1, 2023, Aaron Wasserman replaced Charles Park as Chief Compliance Officer.

 

 

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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
CPO    Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)
GDR    Global Depositary Receipt
JSC    Joint Stock Company
NVDR    Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
PJSC    Public Joint Stock Company
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
SDR    Swedish Depositary Receipt

 

 

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

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The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Despite an uncertain economic landscape during the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2023, the resilience of the U.S. economy in the face of ever tighter financial conditions provided an encouraging backdrop for investors. While inflation was near multi-decade highs at the beginning of the period, it declined precipitously as commodity prices dropped. Labor shortages also moderated, although wages continued to grow and unemployment rates reached the lowest levels in decades. This robust labor market powered further growth in consumer spending, backstopping the economy.

Equity returns were solid, as the durability of consumer sentiment eased investors’ concerns about the economy’s trajectory. The U.S. economy resumed growth in the third quarter of 2022 and continued to expand thereafter. Most major classes of equities advanced, including large- and small-capitalization U.S. stocks and equities from developed and emerging markets.

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. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, 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”), acknowledging that inflation has been more persistent than expected, raised interest rates seven times during the 12-month period ended July 31, 2023. Further more, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and incrementally reduced its balance sheet by not replacing securities that reach maturity. However, the Fed declined to raise interest rates at its June 2023 meeting, the first time it paused its tightening in the current cycle, before again raising rates in July 2023.

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 decelerated the pace of interest rate hikes and recently opted for a pause, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period to keep inflation under control. Furthermore, ongoing structural changes may mean that the Fed will be hesitant to cut interest rates in the event of faltering economic activity lest inflation accelerate again. We believe investors should expect a period of higher volatility as markets adjust to the new economic reality and policymakers attempt to adapt.

While we favor an overweight position to developed market equities in the long term, we prefer an underweight stance in the near-term. Expectations for corporate earnings remain elevated, which seems inconsistent with macroeconomic constraints. Nevertheless, we are overweight on emerging market stocks in the near-term as growth trends for emerging markets appear brighter. We also believe that stocks with an A.I. tilt should benefit from an investment cycle that is set to support revenues and margins. We are neutral on credit overall amid tightening credit and financial conditions; however, there are selective opportunities in the near term. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries, U.S. inflation-linked bonds, U.S. mortgage-backed securities, 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.

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of July 31, 2023
     
     6-Month     12-Month 
   

U.S. large cap equities

(S&P 500® Index)

  13.52%   13.02%
   

U.S. small cap equities

(Russell 2000® Index)

  4.51   7.91
   

International equities

(MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)

  6.65   16.79 
   

Emerging market equities

(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  3.26   8.35
   

3-month Treasury bills

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

  2.34   3.96
   

U.S. Treasury securities

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

  (2.08)   (7.56)
   

U.S. investment grade bonds

(Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

  (1.02)   (3.37)
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds

(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  0.20   0.93
   

U.S. high yield bonds

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

  2.92   4.42
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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Table of Contents

 

      Page

The Markets in Review

   2

Annual Report:

  

Market Overview

   4

Fund Summary

   5

About Fund Performance

   17

Disclosure of Expenses

   17

Schedules of Investments

   18

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   91

Statements of Operations

   93

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   95

Financial Highlights

   98

Notes to Financial Statements

   104

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   115

Important Tax Information

   116

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

   117

Supplemental Information

   128

Trustee and Officer Information

   130

General Information

   133

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

   134

 

 

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Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

Global Market Overview

Global equity markets advanced during the 12 months ended July 31, 2023 (“reporting period”), supported by continued economic growth and moderating inflation. The MSCI ACWI, a broad global equity index that includes both developed and emerging markets, returned 12.91% in U.S. dollar terms for the reporting period. Despite concerns about the impact of higher interest rates and rising prices, the global economy continued to grow, albeit at a slower pace than during the initial post-pandemic recovery. Inflation began to subside in most regions of the world, and lower energy prices reduced pressure on consumers, leading consumer and business sentiment to improve. While the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued to disrupt trade in Europe and elsewhere, market adaptation lessened the economic impact of the ongoing war. The prices of oil, natural gas, and wheat all declined during the reporting period, easing pressure on the world’s economies.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) tightened monetary policy rapidly, raising short-term interest rates seven times during the reporting period. The pace of tightening decelerated as the Fed twice lowered the increment of increase before pausing entirely in June 2023, the first time it declined to take action since the tightening cycle began. However, the Fed then raised interest rates again at its July 2023 meeting and stated that it would continue to monitor economic data. The Fed also continued to decrease the size of its balance sheet by reducing the store of U.S. Treasuries it had accumulated to stabilize markets in the early phases of the coronavirus pandemic.

Despite the tightening financial conditions, the U.S. economy demonstrated continued strength, and U.S. equities advanced. The economy returned to growth in the third quarter of 2022 and showed robust, if slightly slower, growth thereafter. Consumers powered the economy and increased their spending in both nominal and inflation-adjusted terms. Spending was helped by a strong labor market, as unemployment remained very low in historic terms, and the total number of employed persons reached an all-time high. Tightness in the labor market drove higher wages, although wage growth slowed as the reporting period continued.

European stocks outpaced their counterparts in most other regions of the globe, advancing strongly for the reporting period despite modest economic growth. European stocks benefited from a solid recovery following the early phases of the war in Ukraine. While the conflict disrupted critical natural gas supplies, new sources were secured and prices declined, while a warm winter helped moderate consumption. The European Central Bank (“ECB”) responded to the highest inflation since the introduction of the euro by raising interest rates eight times and beginning to reduce the size of its debt holdings.

Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region gained, albeit at a slower pace than other regions of the world. Japan returned to growth in the fourth quarter of 2022 and first quarter of 2023, as strong business investment and exports helped boost the economy and support Japanese equities. However, Chinese stocks were negatively impacted by slowing economic growth. While investors were initially optimistic following China’s lifting of several pandemic-related lockdowns in December 2022, subsequent performance disappointed, and tensions with the U.S. increased. Emerging market stocks advanced, as the improving global economic environment reassured investors. The declining value of the U.S. dollar relative to many other currencies and the slowing pace of the Fed’s interest rate increases also supported emerging market stocks.

 

 

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

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

     Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
      1 Year      5 Years     Since
Inception
           1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

     13.81      6.79     6.78       13.81      38.91      70.03

Fund Market

     13.93        6.82       6.80         13.93        39.08        70.25  

Index

     14.26        6.84       6.81               14.26        39.18        70.38  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSETVALUE)

 

LOGO

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

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

Expense Example

 

Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

   

 

 

      
 

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
   

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $  1,000.00          $  1,067.70          $   0.15       $  1,000.00          $  1,024.60          $  0.15          0.03

 

  (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.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023  (continued)    iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

International stocks advanced notably during the reporting period in U.S. dollar terms, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. Stocks in Japan were the largest contributors to the Index’s performance, helped by Japan’s improving economy. After contracting in the third quarter and a flat fourth quarter in 2022, the Japanese economy rebounded with moderate growth in the first half of 2023. In October 2022, Japan lifted strict pandemic-related border controls, driving a significant increase in tourism and stimulating consumer spending. A series of corporate reforms also benefited Japanese stocks, boosting investor confidence and reorienting focus on corporate profits.

Among Japanese stocks, the industrials sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, as higher net fees and trading profits boosted earnings in the capital goods industry. Elevated energy prices early in the reporting period also bolstered capital goods companies that were involved in liquified natural gas projects.

European stocks, particularly from France and Germany, also contributed to the Index’s return. While economic growth in the Eurozone was tepid, inflation fell significantly and unemployment declined to a historic low. In France, the consumer discretionary sector was a source of strength, driven primarily by the textiles and apparel industry. Sales of luxury goods supported revenues in the industry, and European sales were particularly strong, helped by an increase in tourism from North America. In Germany, stocks in the industrials sector were buoyed by strong earnings guidance amid easing supply chain bottlenecks. The German information technology sector contributed amid robust sales of cloud-based enterprise software.

U.K. stocks also contributed to the Index’s performance, despite slow economic growth during the reporting period. The financials sector was the leading source of strength, as cost cutting and high interest rates benefited the banking industry. Swiss stocks also contributed as the healthcare sector was bolstered by the pharmaceuticals industry, where strong earnings enabled a significant stock buyback program. Swiss financials stocks also gained as the insurance industry benefited from robust profit growth and increased gross written premiums.

In terms of currency performance, the U.S. dollar was mixed against foreign currencies during the reporting period. Increasing interest rates and a robust economy drove the strength of the U.S. dollar against some foreign currencies. The Japanese yen and the Chinese yuan depreciated by approximately 6% and 5% respectively against the U.S. dollar. However, the euro and the British pound appreciated against the U.S. dollar by approximately 8% and 6%, respectively.

The negative performance of some foreign currencies meant hedging activity contributed to the Index’s return. A fully hedged investor seeks to bypass the currency fluctuations — both on the upside and on the downside — related to holding foreign-currency-denominated securities. The Index’s hedging activity offset the negative impact of foreign currency performance relative to the U.S. dollar, resulting in an Index return that was relatively close to the Index’s return measured in local currencies.

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

   
Investment Type   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Investment Companies

    99.8

Short-term Investments

    7.0  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, net cumulative depreciation     (0.9

Other assets less liabilities

    (5.9

SECTOR ALLOCATION (of the UNDERLYING FUND)

 

   
Sector   Percent of
Total Investment
(a)
 

Financials

    20.9

Industrials

    13.2  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.3  

Information Technology

    11.5  

Health Care

    9.4  

Consumer Staples

    8.5  

Materials

    7.9  

Communication Services

    5.6  

Energy

    5.5  

Utilities

    3.1  

Real Estate

    2.1  

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 
 

 

 

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

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

     Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
      1 Year      5 Years     Since
Inception
           1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

     16.89      8.34     8.56       16.89      49.25      118.11

Fund Market

     16.98        8.35       8.55         16.98        49.32        118.05  

Index

     17.39        8.36       8.60               17.39        49.43        118.89  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSETVALUE)

 

LOGO

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

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

Expense Example

 

Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

   

 

 

      
 

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
   

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $  1,000.00          $  1,084.10          $   0.16       $  1,000.00          $  1,024.60          $   0.15          0.03

 

  (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.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023  (continued)    iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Large- and mid-capitalization stocks in developed markets outside the U.S. and Canada advanced for the reporting period in U.S. dollar terms, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. Stocks in Japan were the largest contributors to the Index’s performance, helped by Japan’s improving economy. After contracting in the third quarter and a flat fourth quarter in 2022, the Japanese economy rebounded with moderate growth in the first half of 2023. In October 2022, Japan lifted strict pandemic-related border controls, driving a significant increase in tourism and stimulating consumer spending. A series of corporate reforms benefited Japanese stocks, boosting investor confidence and reorienting focus on corporate profits.

Among Japanese stocks, the industrials sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, as higher net fees and trading profits boosted earnings in the capital goods industry. Stocks in the financials sector also gained, as the Bank of Japan eased its policy toward 10-year bond yields, allowing banks to keep portions of their capital in higher-yielding investments. The consumer discretionary sector advanced amid strength among automobile manufacturers, which benefited from the announcement of plans for the development of a line of all-electric vehicles.

European stocks, particularly from France and Germany, also gained for the reporting period. While economic growth in the Eurozone was tepid, inflation came down significantly and unemployment declined to a historic low. In France, the consumer discretionary sector was a source of strength, driven primarily by the textiles and apparel industry. Sales of luxury goods supported revenues in the industry, and European sales were particularly strong, helped by an increase in tourism from North America. In Germany, stocks in the industrials sector were buoyed by strong earnings guidance amid easing supply chain bottlenecks. The information technology sector also advanced, benefiting from strong sales of cloud-based enterprise software.

U.K. stocks also contributed to the Index’s performance, despite slow economic growth during the reporting period. The financials sector was the leading source of strength, as cost cutting and high interest rates benefited the banking industry.

In terms of currency performance, the U.S. dollar was mixed against foreign currencies during the reporting period. Increasing interest rates and a robust economy drove the strength of the U.S. dollar against some foreign currencies. The Japanese yen and the Australian dollar depreciated by approximately 6% and 4% respectively against the U.S. dollar. However, the euro and the British pound appreciated against the U.S. dollar by approximately 8% and 6%, respectively.

The negative performance of some foreign currencies meant hedging activity contributed to the Index’s return. A fully hedged investor seeks to bypass the currency fluctuations — both on the upside and on the downside — related to holding foreign-currency-denominated securities. The Index’s hedging activity offset the negative impact of foreign currency performance relative to the U.S. dollar, resulting in an Index return that was relatively close to the Index’s return measured in local currencies.

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

   
Investment Type   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Investment Companies

    99.7

Short-term Investments

    22.9  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, net cumulative depreciation     (1.0

Other assets less liabilities

    (21.6

SECTOR ALLOCATION (of the UNDERLYING FUND)

 

   
Sector   Percent of
Total Investment
(a)
 

Financials

    18.7

Industrials

    16.2  

Health Care

    13.0  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.5  

Consumer Staples

    9.9  

Information Technology

    8.0  

Materials

    7.6  

Energy

    4.3  

Communication Services

    4.1  

Utilities

    3.4  

Real Estate

    2.3  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 
 

 

 

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

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

     Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
      1 Year      5 Years     Since
Inception
           1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

     10.67      6.20     8.16       10.67      35.06      88.65

Fund Market

     10.85        6.19       8.16         10.85        35.03        88.68  

Index

     11.21        6.36       8.26               11.21        36.08        89.97  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSETVALUE)

 

LOGO

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

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

Expense Example

 

Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

   

 

 

      
 

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
   

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $  1,000.00          $  1,059.10          $   0.15       $  1,000.00          $  1,024.60          $   0.15          0.03

 

  (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.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023  (continued)    iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Small-capitalization developed market stocks outside the U.S. and Canada advanced for the reporting period in U.S. dollar terms, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. Stocks in Japan were the largest contributors to the Index’s performance, helped by Japan’s improving economy. After contracting in the third quarter and a flat fourth quarter in 2022, the Japanese economy rebounded with moderate growth in the first half of 2023. In October 2022, Japan lifted strict pandemic-related border controls, driving a significant increase in tourism and stimulating consumer spending. A series of corporate reforms benefited Japanese stocks, boosting investor confidence and reorienting focus on corporate profits.

Among Japanese stocks, the consumer discretionary sector contributed the most to the Index’s return. Consumer spending in Japan rose during the reporting period, although it remained below pre-pandemic levels. However, the improving economy and decelerating inflation helped drive improved consumer confidence later in the reporting period, and solid exports favored makers of consumer goods selling abroad. The capital goods industry in the industrials sector also contributed amid strong earnings guidance. Within the information technology sector, the semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry advanced due in part to government efforts to increase domestic semiconductor manufacturing with subsidies and incentives.

Italian stocks contributed notably to the Index’s performance, as investors were attracted by their relatively low valuations while inflation declined substantially and unemployment hit a 14-year low. Banking stocks in the financials sector gained the most, helped by higher interest rates as the ECB increased interest rates to the highest levels since 2008.

Swiss stocks also contributed amid strength in the industrials sector. Continued strong demand for improved energy efficiency and high-quality drinking water benefited the sales of casting and piping products, bolstering the machinery industry’s sales. Germany’s industrials sector was also a source of strength, as supply chain improvements drove increased profits from sales of industrial trucks in the construction machinery industry.

In terms of currency performance, the U.S. dollar was mixed against foreign currencies during the reporting period. Increasing interest rates and a robust economy drove the strength of the U.S. dollar against some foreign currencies. The Japanese yen and the Australian dollar depreciated by approximately 6% and 4% respectively against the U.S. dollar. However, the euro and the British pound appreciated against the U.S. dollar by approximately 8% and 6%, respectively.

The negative performance of some foreign currencies meant hedging activity contributed to the Index’s return. A fully hedged investor seeks to bypass the currency fluctuations — both on the upside and on the downside — related to holding foreign-currency-denominated securities. The Index’s hedging activity offset the negative impact of foreign currency performance relative to the U.S. dollar, resulting in an Index return that was relatively close to the Index’s return measured in local currencies.

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

   
Investment Type   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Investment Companies

    99.7

Short-term Investments

    0.1  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, net cumulative depreciation     (1.1

Other assets less liabilities

    1.3  

SECTOR ALLOCATION (of the UNDERLYING FUND)

 

   
Sector   Percent of
Total Investment
(a)
 

Industrials

    23.2

Consumer Discretionary

    13.3  

Financials

    11.5  

Information Technology

    10.1  

Real Estate

    10.1  

Materials

    9.4  

Health Care

    6.5  

Consumer Staples

    6.1  

Communication Services

    4.2  

Energy

    2.9  

Utilities

    2.7  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 
 

 

 

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

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

     12.96      3.73     4.62       12.96      20.08      57.04

Fund Market

     12.68        3.73       4.59         12.68        20.11        56.69  

Index

     13.42        3.85       4.72               13.42        20.80        58.54  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

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

Expense Example

 

Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

   

 

 

      
 

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
   

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $  1,000.00          $  1,048.90          $   1.68       $  1,000.00          $  1,023.20          $   1.66          0.33

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023  (continued)    iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

International stocks advanced notably during the reporting period, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. Stocks in Japan were the largest contributors to the Index’s performance, helped by Japan’s improving economy. After contracting in the third quarter and a flat fourth quarter in 2022, the Japanese economy rebounded with moderate growth in the first half of 2023. In October 2022, Japan lifted strict pandemic-related border controls, driving a significant increase in tourism and stimulating consumer spending. A series of corporate reforms also benefited Japanese stocks, boosting investor confidence and reorienting focus on corporate profits.

Among Japanese stocks, the industrials sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, as higher net fees and trading profits boosted earnings in the capital goods industry. Elevated energy prices early in the reporting period also bolstered capital goods companies that were involved in liquified natural gas projects.

European stocks, particularly from France and Germany, also contributed to the Index’s return. While economic growth in the Eurozone was tepid, inflation fell significantly and unemployment declined to a historic low. In France, the consumer discretionary sector was a source of strength, driven primarily by the textiles and apparel industry. Sales of luxury goods supported revenues in the industry, and European sales were particularly strong, helped by an increase in tourism from North America. In Germany, stocks in the industrials sector were buoyed by strong earnings guidance amid easing supply chain bottlenecks. The German information technology sector contributed amid robust sales of cloud-based enterprise software.

U.K. stocks also contributed to the Index’s performance, despite slow economic growth during the reporting period. The financials sector was the leading source of strength, as cost cutting and high interest rates benefited the banking industry. Swiss stocks also contributed as the healthcare sector was bolstered by the pharmaceuticals industry, where strong earnings enabled a significant stock buyback program. Swiss financials stocks also gained as the insurance industry benefited from robust profit growth and increased gross written premiums.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector   Percent of  
Total Investments(a)

Financials

  20.9%

Industrials

  13.2  

Consumer Discretionary

  12.3  

Information Technology

  11.5  

Health Care

  9.4  

Consumer Staples

  8.5  

Materials

  7.9  

Communication Services

  5.6  

Energy

  5.5  

Utilities

  3.1  

Real Estate

  2.1  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region   Percent of  
Total Investments(a)

Japan

  14.4%

United Kingdom

  9.5  

China

  8.7  

France

  7.7  

Canada

  7.5  

Switzerland

  6.7  

Germany

  5.4  

Australia

  4.8  

Taiwan

  4.2  

India

  4.0  
 

 

 

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

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

     15.94      4.54     5.15       15.94      24.85      65.27

Fund Market

     15.85        4.56       5.13         15.85        24.99        64.84  

Index

     16.79        4.55       5.20               16.79        24.89        66.06  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

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

Expense Example

 

Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

   

 

 

      
 

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
   

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $  1,000.00          $  1,060.10          $   1.69       $  1,000.00          $  1,023.20          $   1.66          0.33

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023  (continued)    iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Large- and mid-capitalization stocks in developed markets outside the U.S. and Canada advanced for the reporting period, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. Stocks in Japan were the largest contributors to the Index’s performance, helped by Japan’s improving economy. After contracting in the third quarter and a flat fourth quarter in 2022, the Japanese economy rebounded with moderate growth in the first half of 2023. In October 2022, Japan lifted strict pandemic-related border controls, driving a significant increase in tourism and stimulating consumer spending. A series of corporate reforms benefited Japanese stocks, boosting investor confidence and reorienting focus on corporate profits.

Among Japanese stocks, the industrials sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, as higher net fees and trading profits boosted earnings in the capital goods industry. Stocks in the financials sector also gained, as the Bank of Japan eased its policy toward 10-year bond yields, allowing banks to keep portions of their capital in higher-yielding investments. The consumer discretionary sector advanced amid strength among automobile manufacturers, which benefited from the announcement of plans for the development of a line of all-electric vehicles.

European stocks, particularly from France and Germany, also gained for the reporting period. While economic growth in the Eurozone was tepid, inflation came down significantly and unemployment declined to a historic low. In France, the consumer discretionary sector was a source of strength, driven primarily by the textiles and apparel industry. Sales of luxury goods supported revenues in the industry, and European sales were particularly strong, helped by an increase in tourism from North America. In Germany, stocks in the industrials sector were buoyed by strong earnings guidance amid easing supply chain bottlenecks. The information technology sector also advanced, benefiting from strong sales of cloud-based enterprise software.

U.K. stocks also contributed to the Index’s performance, despite slow economic growth during the reporting period. The financials sector was the leading source of strength, as cost cutting and high interest rates benefited the banking industry.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector   Percent of  
Total Investments(a)

Financials

  18.7%

Industrials

  16.2  

Health Care

  13.0  

Consumer Discretionary

  12.5  

Consumer Staples

  9.9  

Information Technology

  8.0  

Materials

  7.6  

Energy

  4.3  

Communication Services

  4.1  

Utilities

  3.4  

Real Estate

  2.3  

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region   Percent of  
Total Investments(a)

Japan

  22.4%

United Kingdom

  14.9  

France

  12.0  

Switzerland

  10.5  

Germany

  8.5  

Australia

  7.4  

Netherlands

  4.6  

Sweden

  3.2  

Denmark

  3.0  

Spain

  2.5  
 

 

 

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

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

     7.12      1.97     5.89       7.12      10.25      77.24

Fund Market

     7.11        1.97       5.85         7.11        10.24        76.56  

Index

     7.93        2.05       6.03               7.93        10.70        79.54  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

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

Expense Example

 

Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

   

 

 

      
 

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
   

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $  1,000.00          $  1,019.70          $   2.00       $  1,000.00          $  1,022.80          $   2.01          0.40

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023  (continued)    iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Small-capitalization developed market stocks outside the U.S. and Canada advanced for the reporting period, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. Stocks in Japan were the largest contributors to the Index’s performance, helped by Japan’s improving economy. After contracting in the third quarter and a flat fourth quarter in 2022, the Japanese economy rebounded with moderate growth in the first half of 2023. In October 2022, Japan lifted strict pandemic-related border controls, driving a significant increase in tourism and stimulating consumer spending. A series of corporate reforms benefited Japanese stocks, boosting investor confidence and reorienting focus on corporate profits.

Among Japanese stocks, the consumer discretionary sector contributed the most to the Index’s return. Consumer spending in Japan rose during the reporting period, although it remained below pre-pandemic levels. However, the improving economy and decelerating inflation helped drive improved consumer confidence later in the reporting period, and solid exports favored makers of consumer goods selling abroad. The capital goods industry in the industrials sector also contributed, as the low value of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar drove strong earnings guidance. Within the information technology sector, the semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry advanced amid government efforts to increase domestic semiconductor manufacturing with subsidies and incentives.

Italian stocks contributed notably to the Index’s performance, as investors were attracted by their relatively low valuations while inflation declined substantially and unemployment hit a 14-year low. Banking stocks in the financials sector gained the most, helped by higher interest rates as the ECB increased interest rates to the highest levels since 2008.

Swiss stocks also contributed amid strength in the industrials sector and the growing value of the Swiss franc relative to the U.S. dollar. Continued strong demand for improved energy efficiency and high-quality drinking water benefited the sales of casting and piping products, bolstering the machinery industry’s sales. Germany’s industrials sector was also a source of strength, as supply chain improvements drove increased profits from sales of industrial trucks in the construction machinery industry.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector   Percent of  
Total Investments(a)

Industrials

  23.2%

Consumer Discretionary

  13.3  

Financials

  11.5  

Real Estate

  10.1  

Information Technology

  10.1  

Materials

  9.4  

Health Care

  6.5  

Consumer Staples

  6.1  

Communication Services

  4.2  

Energy

  2.9  

Utilities

  2.7  

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region   Percent of  
Total Investments(a)

Japan

  31.9%

United Kingdom

  15.1  

Australia

  9.9  

Sweden

  5.3  

Germany

  5.0  

Switzerland

  4.5  

France

  3.9  

Italy

  3.4  

Israel

  2.8  

Netherlands

  2.4  
 

 

 

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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  

July 31, 2023

  

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

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Investment Companies

   
Exchange-Traded Funds — 99.8%            

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

    3,516,869     $ 179,887,849  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(Cost: $164,264,335)

      179,887,849  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 7.0%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(a)(c)(d)

    12,674,083       12,677,885  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(a)(c)

    70,000       70,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 7.0%
(Cost: $12,746,618)

 

    12,747,885  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 106.8%
(Cost: $177,010,953)

 

    192,635,734  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (6.8)%

 

    (12,340,515
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  180,295,219  
   

 

 

 
(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 

(c) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

(d) 

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

 

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 

   
    Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/22

    

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

07/31/23

    

Shares

Held at

07/31/23

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

     
 

 

   

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $      $ 12,651,688 (a)    $     $ 24,930     $ 1,267      $ 12,677,885        12,674,083      $ 43,172 (b)    $  —    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    210,000              (140,000 )(a)                   70,000        70,000        13,510          
 

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

    120,412,275        83,395,280       (43,561,775     (5,443,821     25,085,890        179,887,849        3,516,869        3,834,732          
          

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   
           $  (5,418,891   $  25,087,157      $ 192,635,734         $ 3,891,414     $    
          

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

             
 Currency Purchased           Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement Date             

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

AUD

     217,000       USD        144,595     Bank of America N.A.     08/03/23         $   1,169  

AUD

     196,000       USD        131,026     Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     08/03/23         632  

BRL

     13,282,000       USD         2,790,568     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     08/03/23         17,656  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

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

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

 

             
 Currency Purchased           Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement Date          

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

CAD

    449,000       USD        339,270     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     08/03/23         $   1,239  

CHF

    335,000       USD        375,562     Bank of America N.A.     08/03/23         8,590  

CHF

    197,000       USD        220,463     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     08/03/23         5,441  

CLP

    248,989,000       USD        294,976     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     08/03/23         1,780  

CNH

    144,000       USD        19,856     BNP Paribas SA     08/03/23         292  

CNH

    268,000       USD        37,038     UBS AG     08/03/23         460  

DKK

    1,186,000       USD        174,092     Bank of America N.A.     08/03/23         911  

DKK

    401,000       USD        58,852     State Street Bank and Trust Co.     08/03/23         319  

EUR

    510,000       USD        557,214     Bank of America N.A.     08/03/23         3,557  

EUR

    561,000       USD        612,968     Barclays Bank PLC     08/03/23         3,881  

GBP

    354,000       USD        450,091     Bank of America N.A.     08/03/23         4,217  

GBP

    207,000       USD        262,670     Barclays Bank PLC     08/03/23         2,985  

HKD

    1,772,000       USD        226,261     Bank of America N.A.     08/03/23         951  

HKD

    1,695,000       USD        216,468     State Street Bank and Trust Co.     08/03/23         870  

IDR

    14,591,073,000       USD        965,976     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     08/03/23         1,512  

ILS

    126,000       USD        33,980     Bank of America N.A.     08/03/23         291  

ILS

    10,000       USD        2,698     State Street Bank and Trust Co.     08/03/23         22  

ILS

    26,000       USD        7,053     UBS AG     08/03/23         19  

INR

    577,059,000       USD        7,014,636     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     08/03/23         1,553  

JPY

    57,473,000       USD        399,354     Barclays Bank PLC     08/03/23         4,694  

JPY

    8,517,000       USD        59,295     Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     08/03/23         581  

KRW

    117,290,000       USD        89,132     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     08/03/23         2,858  

KRW

    8,444,139,000       USD        6,610,099     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     08/03/23         12,562  

MXN

    370,000       USD        21,571     HSBC Bank PLC     08/03/23         521  

MXN

    5,000       USD        290     State Street Bank and Trust Co.     08/03/23         8  

MYR

    3,085,000       USD        681,429     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     08/03/23         2,965  

MYR

    19,000       USD        4,079     State Street Bank and Trust Co.     08/03/23         136  

NOK

    144,000       USD        13,456     Bank of America N.A.     08/03/23         753  

NOK

    120,000       USD        11,219     State Street Bank and Trust Co.     08/03/23         622  

NZD

    21,000       USD        12,865     BNP Paribas SA     08/03/23         179  

NZD

    6,000       USD        3,692     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     08/03/23         35  

SEK

    553,000       USD        51,267     Bank of America N.A.     08/03/23         1,271  

SEK

    625,000       USD        57,710     State Street Bank and Trust Co.     08/03/23         1,667  

SGD

    5,000       USD        3,702     Barclays Bank PLC     08/03/23         59  

SGD

    29,000       USD        21,506     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     08/03/23         303  

SGD

    10,000       USD        7,397     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     08/03/23         124  

THB

    1,485,000       USD        42,158     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     08/03/23         1,227  

THB

    520,000       USD        14,911     UBS AG     08/03/23         281  

TWD

    236,092,000       USD        7,500,937     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     08/03/23         9,818  

USD

    53,542       AUD        79,000     Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     08/03/23         475  

USD

    84,326       CAD        111,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     08/03/23         147  

USD

    73,482       CHF        63,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.     08/03/23         1,239  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

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

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

 

             
 Currency Purchased            Currency Sold     Counterparty      Settlement Date         

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

USD

     312,892        CLP      251,936,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        08/03/23         $   12,624  

USD

     1,278        CLP      1,029,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/03/23         52  

USD

     21,972        DKK      146,000     BNP Paribas SA        08/03/23         428  

USD

     250,014        EUR      223,000     Bank of America N.A.        08/03/23         4,814  

USD

     51,348        GBP      40,000     Barclays Bank PLC        08/03/23         14  

USD

     104,822        GBP      81,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/03/23         870  

USD

     23,588        IDR      355,145,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/03/23         40  

USD

     955,565        IDR      14,372,332,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        08/03/23         2,581  

USD

     3,067        ILS      11,000     Barclays Bank PLC        08/03/23         75  

USD

     210,628        INR      17,302,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/03/23         261  

USD

     6,895,630        INR      566,450,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        08/03/23         8,431  

USD

     242,949        JPY      34,051,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/03/23         3,563  

USD

     41,760        KRW      52,845,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        08/03/23         314  

USD

     4,685        NOK      47,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/03/23         47  

USD

     1,252        NZD      2,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/03/23         10  

USD

     23,872        SEK      245,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/03/23         596  

USD

     9,062        SGD      12,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/03/23         37  

USD

     6,210        THB      211,000     UBS AG        08/03/23         45  

USD

     909        TRY      24,000     Citibank N.A.        08/03/23         19  

USD

     269,433        TRY      7,097,000     UBS AG        08/03/23         6,284  

USD

     97,293        TWD      3,033,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/03/23         804  

USD

     7,634,062        TWD      237,962,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        08/03/23         63,817  

ZAR

     466,000        USD      24,805     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/03/23         1,250  

ZAR

     112,000        USD      5,941     State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/03/23         321  

IDR

     47,928,000        USD      3,172     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        09/06/23         1  

USD

     167,991        AUD      249,000     Bank of America N.A.        09/06/23         537  

USD

     8,387,600        AUD      12,432,000     BNP Paribas SA        09/06/23         26,999  

USD

     201,269        CAD      265,000     HSBC Bank PLC        09/06/23         207  

USD

     13,134,092        CAD      17,280,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        09/06/23         23,347  

USD

     146,699        CAD      193,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.        09/06/23         266  

USD

     56,732        CHF      49,000     Bank of America N.A.        09/06/23         339  

USD

     11,595,341        CHF      10,015,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        09/06/23         69,226  

USD

     50,727        CHF      44,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.        09/06/23         88  

USD

     13,762        CNH      98,000     Bank of America N.A.        09/06/23         8  

USD

     2,366,871        CNH      16,853,000     Citibank N.A.        09/06/23         1,558  

USD

     3,408,514        DKK      22,992,000     Bank of America N.A.        09/06/23         9,029  

USD

     553,302        EUR      501,000     Bank of America N.A.        09/06/23         1,528  

USD

     385,905        EUR      350,000     HSBC Bank PLC        09/06/23         434  

USD

     38,815,102        EUR      35,146,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.        09/06/23         107,209  

USD

     16,924,873        GBP      13,152,000     Bank of America N.A.        09/06/23         43,461  

USD

     150,273        GBP      117,000     Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.        09/06/23         96  

USD

     450,176        HKD      3,510,000     Bank of America N.A.        09/06/23         3  

USD

     13,768,683        HKD      107,352,000     BNP Paribas SA        09/06/23         300  

USD

     475,790        ILS      1,741,000     Bank of America N.A.        09/06/23         1,661  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

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

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

 

             
 Currency Purchased           Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement Date        

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

USD

    25,811,037       JPY        3,647,466,000     Bank of America N.A.   09/06/23       $   33,481  

USD

    158,565       JPY        22,421,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   09/06/23       110  

USD

    136,469       KRW        173,915,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   09/06/23       101  

USD

    2,737       MXN        46,000     Bank of America N.A.   09/06/23       7  

USD

    1,395,703       MXN        23,458,000     Citibank N.A.   09/06/23       3,392  

USD

    15,442       MXN        260,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   09/06/23       10  

USD

    25,358       MYR        114,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   09/06/23       10  

USD

    758,100       NOK        7,660,000     Bank of America N.A.   09/06/23       1,396  

USD

    3,460       NOK        35,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   09/06/23       3  

USD

    1,865       NZD        3,000     Citibank N.A.   09/06/23       2  

USD

    232,149       NZD        373,000     UBS AG   09/06/23       465  

USD

    31,747       SEK        333,000     BNP Paribas SA   09/06/23       59  

USD

    3,724,870       SEK        39,075,000     UBS AG   09/06/23       6,519  

USD

    50,542       SGD        67,000     Bank of America N.A.   09/06/23       74  

USD

    1,406,925       SGD        1,865,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   09/06/23       2,094  

USD

    29,403       SGD        39,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   09/06/23       26  

USD

    45,584       THB        1,551,000     Bank of America N.A.   09/06/23       126  

USD

    953,000       THB        32,422,000     Citibank N.A.   09/06/23       2,744  

USD

    4,167       THB        142,000     UBS AG   09/06/23       5  

USD

    16,132       TRY        443,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   09/06/23       25  

USD

    256,077       TRY        7,040,000     UBS AG   09/06/23       123  

USD

    66,130       TWD        2,077,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   09/06/23       6  

USD

    73,990       ZAR        1,320,000     Bank of America N.A.   09/06/23       413  

USD

    30,620       ZAR        548,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   09/06/23       75  

USD

    1,630,275       ZAR        29,084,000     UBS AG   09/06/23       9,145  
                  

 

 

 
                      554,877  
                  

 

 

 

AUD

    12,409,000       USD        8,362,053     BNP Paribas SA   08/03/23       (26,641

CAD

    17,280,000       USD        13,128,624     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/03/23       (23,944

CHF

    10,015,000       USD        11,553,325     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/03/23       (68,892

CLP

    3,976,000       USD        4,964     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/03/23       (225

CNH

    16,853,000       USD        2,358,090     Citibank N.A.   08/03/23       (1,359

DKK

    22,992,000       USD        3,401,757     Bank of America N.A.   08/03/23       (9,110

EUR

    35,146,000       USD        38,752,032     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/03/23       (107,155

GBP

    12,963,000       USD        16,679,194     Bank of America N.A.   08/03/23       (43,046

HKD

    107,352,000       USD        13,765,369     BNP Paribas SA   08/03/23       (335

IDR

    230,398,000       USD        15,316     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/03/23       (39

ILS

    1,673,000       USD        456,672     Bank of America N.A.   08/03/23       (1,622

INR

    10,480,000       USD        127,785     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/03/23       (364

JPY

    3,647,466,000       USD        25,676,038     Bank of America N.A.   08/03/23       (33,563

MXN

    23,458,000       USD        1,404,235     Citibank N.A.   08/03/23       (3,575

NOK

    7,602,000       USD        751,481     Bank of America N.A.   08/03/23       (1,380

NZD

    373,000       USD        232,140     UBS AG   08/03/23       (469

SEK

    39,075,000       USD        3,718,772     UBS AG   08/03/23       (6,499

 

 

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  21


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

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

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

             
 Currency Purchased           Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement Date        

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

SGD

     1,865,000       USD        1,404,648     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   08/03/23       $   (2,062

THB

     32,422,000       USD        949,817     Citibank N.A.   08/03/23       (2,601

TRY

     7,169,000          USD        266,180     UBS AG   08/03/23       (361

TWD

     4,903,000       USD        157,625     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/03/23       (1,647

USD

     8,463,338       AUD        12,704,000     BNP Paribas SA   08/03/23       (70,232

USD

     26,105       AUD        39,000     HSBC Bank PLC   08/03/23       (92

USD

     2,682,285       BRL        13,016,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/03/23       (69,699

USD

     54,858       BRL        266,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/03/23       (1,383

USD

     41,438       CAD        55,000     Barclays Bank PLC   08/03/23       (273

USD

     13,254,052       CAD        17,532,000     HSBC Bank PLC   08/03/23       (41,738

USD

     23,425       CAD        31,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/03/23       (84

USD

     36,080       CHF        32,000     Barclays Bank PLC   08/03/23       (615

USD

     11,717,033       CHF        10,452,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/03/23       (268,518

USD

     83,388       CNH        605,000     BNP Paribas SA   08/03/23       (1,264

USD

     2,272,546       CNH        16,498,000     Citibank N.A.   08/03/23       (35,872

USD

     22,410       CNY        162,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/03/23       (268

USD

     10,975       DKK        75,000     Bank of America N.A.   08/03/23       (92

USD

     10,911       DKK        74,000     HSBC Bank PLC   08/03/23       (8

USD

     3,564,209       DKK        24,284,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/03/23       (19,082

USD

     122,061       EUR        112,000     Barclays Bank PLC   08/03/23       (1,089

USD

     120,778       EUR        110,000     BNP Paribas SA   08/03/23       (172

USD

     2,186       EUR        2,000     HSBC Bank PLC   08/03/23       (13

USD

     39,078,725       EUR        35,770,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/03/23       (252,274

USD

     52,231       GBP        41,000     HSBC Bank PLC   08/03/23       (387

USD

     16,991,694       GBP        13,362,000     UBS AG   08/03/23       (156,513

USD

     13,444,492       HKD        105,300,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   08/03/23       (57,428

USD

     43,190       HKD        338,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/03/23       (150

USD

     617,185       HKD        4,834,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/03/23       (2,647

USD

     44,371       HKD        347,000     UBS AG   08/03/23       (122

USD

     6,189       IDR        93,994,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/03/23       (43

USD

     489,154       ILS        1,814,000     Citibank N.A.   08/03/23       (4,247

USD

     2,700       ILS        10,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/03/23       (20

USD

     45,760       INR        3,787,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/03/23       (285

USD

     24,519,987       JPY        3,528,653,000     Bank of America N.A.   08/03/23       (287,206

USD

     966,079       JPY        139,027,000     Citibank N.A.   08/03/23       (11,311

USD

     81,644       JPY        11,725,000     Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.   08/03/23       (785

USD

     6,465,775       KRW        8,508,584,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/03/23       (207,430

USD

     4,355       MXN        75,000     Barclays Bank PLC   08/03/23       (123

USD

     1,341,777       MXN        23,138,000     Citibank N.A.   08/03/23       (39,776

USD

     8,771       MXN        147,000     Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.   08/03/23       (6

USD

     23,076       MXN        398,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/03/23       (688

USD

     4,330       MXN        75,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/03/23       (148

USD

     666,359       MYR        3,104,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/03/23       (22,249

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

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

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

             
 Currency Purchased           Currency Sold     Counterparty   Settlement Date    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

USD

     721,426       NOK        7,721,000     Citibank N.A.   08/03/23             $  (40,416

USD

     9,158       NOK        98,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/03/23         (512

USD

     1,841       NZD        3,000     Bank of America N.A.   08/03/23         (22

USD

     1,237          NZD        2,000     HSBC Bank PLC   08/03/23         (6

USD

     240,740       NZD        393,000     UBS AG   08/03/23         (3,352

USD

     3,671,194       SEK        39,603,000     Bank of America N.A.   08/03/23         (91,242

USD

     22,813       SEK        248,000     BNP Paribas SA   08/03/23         (748

USD

     14,580       SEK        157,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/03/23         (335

USD

     1,403,166       SGD        1,897,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/03/23         (23,486

USD

     6,041       THB        212,000     Barclays Bank PLC   08/03/23         (153

USD

     961,993       THB        33,917,000     Citibank N.A.   08/03/23         (28,899

USD

     2,470       THB        87,000     UBS AG   08/03/23         (72

USD

     1,773       TRY        48,000     Citibank N.A.   08/03/23         (7

USD

     6,862       ZAR        130,000     Bank of America N.A.   08/03/23         (407

USD

     10,608       ZAR        190,000     Barclays Bank PLC   08/03/23         (16

USD

     1,538,929       ZAR        29,156,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/03/23         (91,234

USD

     4,865       ZAR        92,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/03/23         (279

USD

     4,912       ZAR        94,000     UBS AG   08/03/23         (344

ZAR

     29,084,000       USD        1,635,289     UBS AG   08/03/23         (9,151

DKK

     124,000       USD        18,383     Bank of America N.A.   09/06/23         (49

DKK

     50,000       USD        7,400     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   09/06/23         (7

JPY

     61,603,000       USD        435,935     Bank of America N.A.   09/06/23         (571

NZD

     4,000       USD        2,490     Bank of America N.A.   09/06/23         (5

SEK

     486,000       USD        46,331     Bank of America N.A.   09/06/23         (84

TWD

     135,000       USD        4,301     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   09/06/23         (4

USD

     2,762,562       BRL        13,225,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   09/06/23         (17,037

USD

     327,063       CLP        276,916,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   09/06/23         (1,765

USD

     72,465       CNY        516,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   09/06/23         (106

USD

     377,325       HKD        2,942,000     BNP Paribas SA   09/06/23          

USD

     971,992       IDR        14,700,416,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   09/06/23         (1,203

USD

     4,356       ILS        16,000     Barclays Bank PLC   09/06/23         (1

USD

     7,204,182       INR        593,358,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   09/06/23         (4,372

USD

     6,461,391       KRW        8,249,436,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   09/06/23         (7,070

USD

     671,572       MYR        3,030,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   09/06/23         (2,138

USD

     42,607       TRY        1,172,000     Bank of America N.A.   09/06/23         (3

USD

     7,515,742       TWD        236,092,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   09/06/23         (549
                     

 

 

 
                        (2,214,866
                     

 

 

 
                         $(1,659,989
                     

 

 

 

 

 

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July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. 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

  $     $     $     $ 554,877     $     $     $ 554,877  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

             

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

             

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $     $     $     $ 2,214,866     $     $     $ 2,214,866  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

   

Credit

Contracts

   

Equity

Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

   

Interest

Rate

Contracts

   

Other

Contracts

    Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

             

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $     $     $     $ 1,061,199     $     $     $ 1,061,199  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

             

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $     $     $     $ (1,823,885   $     $     $ (1,823,885
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 158,637,014   

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 312,652,778   

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

   $  554,877        $  2,214,866  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

     554,877          2,214,866  

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

               
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

     554,877          2,214,866  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

   

Derivatives

Available

   

Non-Cash

Collateral

   

Cash

Collateral

   

Net Amount

of Derivative

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

 

 
 

Bank of America N.A.

     $ 118,587       $ (118,587   $     $       $  
 

Barclays Bank PLC

       11,708         (2,270                   9,438  
 

BNP Paribas SA

       28,257         (28,257                    
 

Citibank N.A.

       7,715         (7,715                    
 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

       1,784         (791                   993  
 

HSBC Bank PLC

       1,162         (1,162                    
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

       9,104         (9,104                    
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

       235,143         (235,143                    
 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

       118,071         (118,071                    

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. 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         Assets (b)(c) 
 

 

 
 

UBS AG

     $ 23,346       $ (23,346   $     $       $  
      

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
       $ 554,877       $ (544,446   $     $       $ 10,431  
      

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
                                                    
 

 

 
       

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 (c)(d) 
 

 

 
 

Bank of America N.A.

     $ 468,402       $ (118,587   $     $       $ 349,815  
 

Barclays Bank PLC

       2,270         (2,270                    
 

BNP Paribas SA

       99,392         (28,257                   71,135  
 

Citibank N.A.

       168,063         (7,715                     160,348  
 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

       791         (791                    
 

HSBC Bank PLC

       42,244         (1,162                   41,082  
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

       59,497         (9,104                   50,393  
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

       521,446         (235,143                   286,303  
 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

       675,878         (118,071                   557,807  
 

UBS AG

       176,883         (23,346                   153,537  
      

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
       $ 2,214,866       $ (544,446   $     $       $ 1,670,420  
      

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

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

 
  (d) 

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

  $ 179,887,849      $      $      $ 179,887,849  

Short-Term Securities

          

Money Market Funds

    12,747,885                      12,747,885  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 192,635,734      $      $      $ 192,635,734  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

          

Assets

          

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $      $ 554,877      $      $ 554,877  

Liabilities

          

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

           (2,214,866             (2,214,866
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $ (1,659,989    $        (1,659,989
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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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iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Shares

    Value  

 

 

Investment Companies

   
Exchange-Traded Funds — 99.7%            

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF(a)(b)

    47,613,457     $  3,545,298,008  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(Cost: $3,208,057,242)

      3,545,298,008  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            

Money Market Funds — 22.9%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares,
5.42%(a)(c)(d)

    813,276,022       813,520,005  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares,
5.22%(a)(c)

    1,130,000       1,130,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 22.9%
(Cost: $814,570,117)

      814,650,005  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 122.6%
(Cost: $4,022,627,359)

      4,359,948,013  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (22.6)%

 

    (803,388,973
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  3,556,559,040  
   

 

 

 
(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(d) 

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

 

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 

   
  Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/22

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

07/31/23

   

Shares

Held at

07/31/23

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

   

 
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $     $ 813,591,686 (a)    $     $ (151,569   $ 79,888     $ 813,520,005       813,276,022     $ 1,438,775 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    2,640,000             (1,510,000 )(a)                  1,130,000       1,130,000       227,391       1    
 

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

    3,669,453,789       1,310,455,902       (1,875,498,686     (91,039,433     531,926,436       3,545,298,008       47,613,457       73,960,220          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ (91,191,002   $ 532,006,324     $ 4,359,948,013       $ 75,626,386     $ 1    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

             

Currency Purchased

        

Currency Sold

    Counterparty   Settlement Date          

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

AUD

           5,644,000         USD          3,760,926     Bank of America N.A.   08/02/23          $     30,149  

AUD

     322,000         USD       215,464     Bank of New York   08/02/23          824  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

             
Currency Purchased         

Currency Sold

    Counterparty   Settlement Date          

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

AUD

     6,864,000         USD       4,588,626     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   08/02/23         $ 21,922  

CHF

     262,000         USD       298,464     Bank of New York   08/02/23          1,978  

CHF

     5,591,000         USD       6,254,466     BNP Paribas SA   08/02/23          156,863  

CHF

     1,438,000         USD       1,611,501     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/02/23          37,487  

CHF

     9,301,000         USD       10,425,833     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          239,840  

DKK

     48,775,000         USD       7,158,440     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          38,272  

EUR

     1,230,000         USD       1,344,192     BNP Paribas SA   08/02/23          8,194  

EUR

     19,204,000         USD       20,982,646     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   08/02/23          132,160  

EUR

     12,546,000         USD       13,706,630     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          87,701  

GBP

     10,033,000         USD       12,735,884     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   08/02/23          139,961  

GBP

     7,111,000         USD       9,042,703     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          83,195  

HKD

     112,000         USD       14,334     Bank of America N.A.   08/02/23          27  

HKD

     19,686,000         USD       2,513,851     BNP Paribas SA   08/02/23          10,352  

HKD

     547,000         USD       69,914     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          225  

ILS

     418,000         USD       112,836     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          855  

ILS

     3,653,000         USD       985,174     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          8,393  

ILS

     924,000         USD       250,633     UBS AG   08/02/23          683  

JPY

       2,009,424,000         USD         13,960,781     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   08/02/23          163,733  

JPY

     384,019,000         USD       2,673,164     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/02/23          26,158  

NOK

     4,202,000         USD       392,837     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/02/23          21,764  

NOK

     3,791,000         USD       354,855     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          19,193  

NZD

     604,000         USD       370,008     BNP Paribas SA   08/02/23          5,136  

NZD

     10,000         USD       6,197     HSBC Bank PLC   08/02/23          14  

NZD

     207,000         USD       127,362     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/02/23          1,206  

SEK

     1,029,000         USD       96,585     Bank of New York   08/02/23          1,170  

SEK

     21,855,000         USD       2,018,085     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/02/23          58,123  

SEK

     12,851,000         USD       1,191,249     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          29,586  

SGD

     1,029,000         USD       763,074     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   08/02/23          10,756  

SGD

     91,000         USD       67,310     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/02/23          1,124  

SGD

     256,000         USD       189,813     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          2,704  

USD

     887,170         AUD       1,309,000     Citibank N.A.   08/02/23          7,914  

USD

     554,890         AUD       805,000     HSBC Bank PLC   08/02/23          14,172  

USD

     1,907,890         AUD       2,808,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          21,757  

USD

     929,163         CHF       808,000     Bank of America N.A.   08/02/23          2,610  

USD

     462,047         CHF       399,000     Citibank N.A.   08/02/23          4,504  

USD

     2,115,674         CHF       1,822,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          26,345  

USD

     1,992,026         CHF       1,710,000     UBS AG   08/02/23          31,129  

USD

     450,304         DKK       2,986,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          9,722  

USD

     1,191,248         DKK       7,985,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          13,068  

USD

     2,548,044         EUR       2,268,000     Bank of New York   08/02/23          54,377  

USD

     4,096,191         EUR       3,696,000     BNP Paribas SA   08/02/23          32,438  

USD

     3,083,927         EUR       2,798,000     Imperial Bank of Canada   08/02/23          7,525  

USD

     2,028,915         EUR       1,822,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   08/02/23          25,626  

USD

     2,548,938         EUR       2,269,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/02/23          54,171  

USD

     4,067,327         EUR       3,628,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          78,340  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued) 

 

             
Currency Purchased         

Currency Sold

    Counterparty   Settlement Date          

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

USD

     1,745,711       GBP     1,349,000     Bank of New York   08/02/23         $ 14,473  

USD

     1,356,252       GBP     1,055,000     BNP Paribas SA   08/02/23          2,318  

USD

     1,107,261       GBP     843,000     HSBC Bank PLC   08/02/23          25,397  

USD

     3,809,581       GBP     2,939,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          37,817  

USD

     219,428       HKD     1,711,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          39  

USD

     31,280       ILS     113,000     HSBC Bank PLC   08/02/23          546  

USD

     109,242       ILS     393,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          2,351  

USD

     1,359,509       JPY     190,187,000     Bank of New York   08/02/23          22,659  

USD

     2,039,821       JPY     287,746,000     BNP Paribas SA   08/02/23          17,216  

USD

     4,413,383       JPY     616,562,000     HSBC Bank PLC   08/02/23          79,485  

USD

     4,363,961       JPY       605,548,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   08/02/23          107,481  

USD

     90,446       NOK     912,000     Bank of New York   08/02/23          461  

USD

     208,415       NOK     2,088,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          2,397  

USD

     15,278       NZD     24,000     HSBC Bank PLC   08/02/23          372  

USD

     14,937       NZD     24,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          31  

USD

     61,560       NZD     98,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          692  

USD

     149,045       SEK     1,546,000     Bank of New York   08/02/23          2,176  

USD

     248,146       SEK     2,542,000     BNP Paribas SA   08/02/23          6,658  

USD

     249,145       SEK     2,588,000     Natwest Markets PLC   08/02/23          3,287  

USD

     251,108       SEK     2,561,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          7,815  

USD

     593,848       SEK     6,110,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          13,402  

USD

     150,271       SGD     199,000     Citibank N.A.   08/02/23          619  

USD

     57,268       SGD     76,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   08/02/23          114  

USD

     260,866       SGD     345,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          1,418  

USD

     95,912       SGD     127,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          405  

USD

         258,169,353       AUD     382,667,000     BNP Paribas SA   09/05/23          831,942  

USD

     341,642       AUD     508,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   09/05/23          20  

USD

     4,150,398       AUD     6,152,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   09/05/23          13,276  

USD

     466,141       CHF     405,000     HSBC Bank PLC   09/05/23          83  

USD

     357,570,340       CHF     308,831,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   09/05/23          2,180,008  

USD

     791,231       CHF     685,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   09/05/23          2,960  

USD

     105,087,258       DKK     708,895,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   09/05/23          279,786  

USD

     7,749,627       EUR     7,029,000     HSBC Bank PLC   09/05/23          8,657  

USD

     1,171,508,793       EUR     1,060,812,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   09/05/23          3,246,735  

USD

     11,513,786       EUR     10,426,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   09/05/23          31,733  

USD

     2,928,372       GBP     2,280,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   09/05/23          1,859  

USD

     519,851,727       GBP     403,967,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   09/05/23          1,336,475  

USD

     111,200       HKD     867,000     Bank of America N.A.   09/05/23          4  

USD

     84,086,496       HKD     655,614,000     BNP Paribas SA   09/05/23          1,812  

USD

     19,088       ILS     70,000     HSBC Bank PLC   09/05/23          26  

USD

     14,103,363       ILS     51,609,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   09/05/23          49,198  

USD

     513,769       ILS     1,880,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   09/05/23          1,807  

USD

     795,766,423       JPY     112,469,727,000     Commonwealth Bank of Australia   09/05/23          1,040,254  

USD

     2,317,588       JPY     327,757,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   09/05/23          1,613  

USD

     23,203,891       NOK     234,460,000     Bank of America N.A.   09/05/23          43,017  

USD

     62,655       NOK     634,000     Bank of New York   09/05/23          26  

USD

     81,745       NOK     826,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   09/05/23          149  

USD

     34,201       NZD     55,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   09/05/23          39  

USD

     7,167,409       NZD     11,516,000     UBS AG   09/05/23          14,408  

USD

     601,454       SEK     6,309,000     BNP Paribas SA   09/05/23          1,123  

USD

     114,854,119       SEK     1,204,849,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   09/05/23          207,026  

USD

     59,511       SGD     79,000     Bank of America N.A.   09/05/23          6  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

             
Currency Purchased         

Currency Sold

    Counterparty   Settlement Date           Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

USD

     44,138,727       SGD     58,514,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   09/05/23         $ 64,534  

USD

     1,389,449       SGD     1,842,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   09/05/23          2,009  
                   

 

 

 
                      11,433,660  
                   

 

 

 

AUD

     382,667,000       USD     257,860,158     BNP Paribas SA   08/02/23          (822,758

AUD

     66,000       USD     45,056     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          (724

CHF

     308,831,000       USD     356,268,097     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/02/23          (2,124,413

CHF

     52,000       USD     60,523     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          (893

DKK

     611,000       USD     90,347     Bank of New York   08/02/23          (194

DKK

     709,016,000       USD     104,895,241     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          (280,492

EUR

     901,000       USD     992,704     Bank of America N.A.   08/02/23          (2,054

EUR

     1,060,812,000       USD     1,169,598,271     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          (3,235,066

EUR

     183,000       USD     205,702     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          (4,493

GBP

     67,000       USD     87,630     BNP Paribas SA   08/02/23          (1,646

GBP

     337,000       USD     435,914     Natwest Markets PLC   08/02/23          (3,425

GBP

     399,830,000       USD     514,441,269     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          (1,319,663

HKD

     655,614,000       USD     84,067,088     BNP Paribas SA   08/02/23          (2,156

ILS

     51,618,000       USD     14,089,255     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          (49,844

JPY

     95,021,000       USD     679,021     Bank of New York   08/02/23          (11,105

JPY

     112,469,727,000       USD     791,594,362     Commonwealth Bank of Australia   08/02/23          (1,029,382

JPY

     18,679,000       USD     134,820     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          (3,523

NOK

     234,460,000       USD     23,176,137     Bank of America N.A.   08/02/23          (42,556

NOK

     39,000       USD     3,888     Bank of New York   08/02/23          (40

NZD

     2,000       USD     1,267     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          (25

NZD

     11,516,000       USD     7,166,983     UBS AG   08/02/23          (14,396

SEK

     203,000       USD     19,824     Bank of New York   08/02/23          (539

SEK

     1,204,849,000       USD     114,665,620     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          (205,880

SGD

     57,510,000       USD     43,312,246     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   08/02/23          (63,515

SGD

     10,000       USD     7,571     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          (50

USD

     259,560,383       AUD     389,625,000     BNP Paribas SA   08/02/23          (2,150,706

USD

     675,878       AUD     1,016,000     HSBC Bank PLC   08/02/23          (6,569

USD

     359,523,559       CHF     320,736,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          (8,271,866

USD

     109,699,345       DKK     747,431,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          (583,507

USD

       1,178,149,773       EUR       1,078,395,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          (7,545,947

USD

     522,885,728       GBP     411,192,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          (4,817,295

USD

     246,779       HKD     1,928,000     Bank of America N.A.   08/02/23          (435

USD

     283,494       HKD     2,214,000     Bank of New York   08/02/23          (392

USD

     84,767,733       HKD     663,942,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   08/02/23          (365,042

USD

     434,128       HKD     3,397,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          (1,446

USD

     178,805       HKD     1,395,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          (66

USD

     175,462       HKD     1,372,000     UBS AG   08/02/23          (460

USD

     15,042,281       ILS     55,784,000     Citibank N.A.   08/02/23          (130,226

USD

     87,556       ILS     323,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          (296

USD

     33,124,278       JPY     4,767,631,000     Citibank N.A.   08/02/23          (388,048

USD

     753,903,088       JPY     108,509,196,000     Commonwealth Bank of Australia   08/02/23          (8,822,783

USD

     22,195,729       NOK     237,558,000     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   08/02/23          (1,243,524

USD

     183,402       NOK     1,934,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          (7,421

USD

     18,471       NZD     30,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          (162

USD

     47,863       NZD     78,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          (583

USD

     7,403,150       NZD     12,085,000     UBS AG   08/02/23          (102,842

USD

     330,502       SEK     3,559,000     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC   08/02/23          (7,600

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

             
Currency Purchased         

Currency Sold

    Counterparty   Settlement Date           Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

USD

     293,772         SEK       3,096,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23         $ (346

USD

     112,977,353         SEK        1,218,785,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   08/02/23          (2,806,295

USD

     43,011,486         SGD       58,149,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   08/02/23          (717,787

AUD

     575,000         USD       387,068     HSBC Bank PLC   09/05/23          (390

DKK

     10,262,000         USD       1,520,297     Toronto Dominion Bank   09/05/23          (3,098

HKD

     689,000         USD       88,371     Toronto Dominion Bank   09/05/23          (5

JPY

       2,308,375,000         USD       16,332,797     Toronto Dominion Bank   09/05/23          (21,510

NZD

     196,000         USD       121,991     Toronto Dominion Bank   09/05/23          (248

SEK

     19,474,000         USD       1,856,413     Toronto Dominion Bank   09/05/23          (3,370

USD

     135,129         DKK       914,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   09/05/23          (2

USD

     1,552,819         EUR       1,410,000     HSBC Bank PLC   09/05/23          (1

USD

     681,568         GBP       531,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   09/05/23          (2

USD

     1,024,871         HKD       7,991,000     BNP Paribas SA   09/05/23          (2

USD

     80,034         ILS       294,000     HSBC Bank PLC   09/05/23          (28

USD

     1,020,876         JPY       144,503,000     Commonwealth Bank of Australia   09/05/23          (201

USD

     9,317         NZD       15,000     Toronto Dominion Bank   09/05/23          (1

USD

     148,335         SEK       1,559,000     State Street Bank and Trust Co.   09/05/23          (12
                   

 

 

 
                      (47,219,346
                   

 

 

 
                    $ (35,785,686
                   

 

 

 

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

  $     $     $     $ 11,433,660     $     $     $ 11,433,660  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

             

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

             

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $     $     $     $ 47,219,346     $     $     $ 47,219,346  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

             

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $     $     $     $ 44,053,745     $     $     $ 44,053,745  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

             

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $     $     $     $ (41,217,008   $     $     $ (41,217,008
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 3,404,691,400   

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 6,739,806,016   

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

 

 

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iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End

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

 

 

 
     Assets        Liabilities  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments:

       

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 11,433,660        $ 47,219,346  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

     11,433,660          47,219,346  

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

               
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

     11,433,660          47,219,346  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

 

 

 
Counterparty     

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

 

 

(a) 

    

Non-Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

 

      

Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

 

      

Net Amount

of Derivative

Assets

 

 

(b)(c) 

 

 

Bank of America N.A.

   $ 75,813      $ (45,045    $        $        $ 30,768  

Bank of New York

     98,144        (12,270                        85,874  

BNP Paribas SA

     1,074,052        (1,074,052                         

Citibank N.A.

     13,037        (13,037                         

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     1,040,254        (1,040,254                         

HSBC Bank PLC

     128,752        (6,988                        121,764  

Imperial Bank of Canada

     7,525                                 7,525  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     669,759        (669,759                         

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     2,380,041        (2,132,013                        248,028  

Natwest Markets PLC

     3,287        (3,287                         

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

     3,821,297        (3,821,297                         

Toronto Dominion Bank

     2,075,479        (2,075,479                         

UBS AG

     46,220        (46,220                         
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 11,433,660      $ (10,939,701    $        $        $ 493,959  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 
Counterparty     

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

 

 

(a) 

    

Non-Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

 

      

Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

 

      

Net Amount

of Derivative

Liabilities

 

 

(c)(d) 

 

 

Bank of America N.A.

   $ 45,045      $ (45,045    $        $        $  

Bank of New York

     12,270        (12,270                         

BNP Paribas SA

     2,977,268        (1,074,052                        1,903,216  

Citibank N.A.

     518,274        (13,037                        505,237  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     9,852,366        (1,040,254                        8,812,112  

HSBC Bank PLC

     6,988        (6,988                         

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     1,672,081        (669,759                        1,002,322  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     2,132,013        (2,132,013                         

Natwest Markets PLC

     3,425        (3,287                        138  

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

     25,231,047        (3,821,297                        21,409,750  

Toronto Dominion Bank

     4,650,871        (2,075,479                        2,575,392  

UBS AG

     117,698        (46,220                        71,478  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 47,219,346      $ (10,939,701    $        $        $ 36,279,645  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

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

 
  (d) 

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

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Assets

           

Investments

           

Long-Term Investments

           

Investment Companies

   $ 3,545,298,008      $      $      $ 3,545,298,008  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     814,650,005                      814,650,005  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 4,359,948,013      $      $      $ 4,359,948,013  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $      $ 11,433,660      $      $ 11,433,660  

Liabilities

           

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

            (47,219,346             (47,219,346
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $  (35,785,686    $      —        (35,785,686
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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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iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Investment Companies

   
Exchange-Traded Funds — 99.7%            

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF(a)

    1,582,398     $ 97,000,997  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(Cost: $96,140,914)

      97,000,997  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(a)(b)

    40,000       40,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%
(Cost: $40,000)

      40,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.8%
(Cost: $96,180,914)

      97,040,997  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2%

      232,952  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  97,273,949  
   

 

 

 
(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 year ended July 31, 2023 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
    Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/22
     Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

07/31/23

    

Shares

Held at

07/31/23

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

     
 

 

   

 

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

  $      $ 8,343 (b)    $     $ (8,343   $      $             $ 17,177 (c)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    70,000              (30,000 )(b)                   40,000        40,000        7,205          
 

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

    107,912,900        53,064,890       (69,520,652     (7,441,781     12,985,640        97,000,997        1,582,398        1,580,633          
          

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   
           $ (7,450,124   $ 12,985,640      $ 97,040,997         $ 1,605,015     $    
          

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (c) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

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

AUD

     128,000             USD         85,274      Bank of America N.A.        08/02/23              $ 704  

AUD

     41,000             USD         27,338      Bank of New York        08/02/23               201  

AUD

     231,000             USD         154,425      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/02/23               738  

CHF

     288,000             USD             322,837      Bank of America N.A.        08/02/23               7,419  

CHF

     65,000                      USD         72,713      BNP Paribas SA        08/02/23               1,824  

CHF

     15,000             USD         16,810      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        08/02/23               391  

DKK

     104,000             USD         15,265      Bank of America N.A.        08/02/23               80  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

             
 Currency Purchased                 Currency Sold      Counterparty      Settlement Date                  

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

DKK

     245,000           USD             35,954      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23              $ 195  

EUR

     17,000           USD             18,578      Bank of New York        08/02/23               113  

EUR

     302,000           USD             329,971      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/02/23               2,078  

GBP

     655,000           USD             832,776      Bank of America N.A.        08/02/23               7,818  

GBP

     185,000           USD             234,754      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/02/23               2,666  

HKD

     407,000                    USD             51,972      BNP Paribas SA        08/02/23               215  

HKD

     3,000           USD             384      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/02/23               1  

HKD

     12,000           USD             1,532      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               7  

ILS

     20,000           USD             5,395      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               44  

ILS

     132,000           USD             35,805      UBS AG        08/02/23               97  

JPY

     33,673,000           USD             234,393      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.        08/02/23               2,299  

JPY

     71,988,000           USD             500,148      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/02/23               5,866  

NOK

     217,000           USD             20,276      Bank of America N.A.        08/02/23               1,135  

NOK

     387,000           USD             36,180      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        08/02/23               2,004  

NZD

     239,000           USD             146,410      BNP Paribas SA        08/02/23               2,032  

NZD

     23,000           USD             14,151      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        08/02/23               134  

SEK

     3,814,000           USD             353,564      Bank of America N.A.        08/02/23               8,763  

SEK

     98,000           USD             9,101      Bank of New York        08/02/23               209  

SEK

     914,000           USD             84,399      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        08/02/23               2,431  

SGD

     12,000           USD             8,883      Barclays Bank PLC        08/02/23               141  

SGD

     42,000           USD             31,146      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/02/23               439  

USD

     27,977           AUD             41,000      Bank of America N.A.        08/02/23               437  

USD

     27,788           AUD             41,000      Citibank N.A.        08/02/23               248  

USD

     12,808           CHF             11,000      Barclays Bank PLC        08/02/23               194  

USD

     12,829           CHF             11,000      UBS AG        08/02/23               215  

USD

     6,170           DKK             41,000      BNP Paribas SA        08/02/23               120  

USD

     12,401           DKK             83,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               155  

USD

     59,417           EUR             53,000      Bank of America N.A.        08/02/23               1,144  

USD

     58,395           EUR             53,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/02/23               121  

USD

     59,610           EUR             53,000      UBS AG        08/02/23               1,336  

USD

     41,393           GBP             32,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/02/23               326  

USD

     83,246           GBP             64,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               1,112  

USD

     6,335           ILS             23,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/02/23               79  

USD

     6,692           ILS             24,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               165  

USD

     88,177           JPY             12,202,000      Bank of New York        08/02/23               2,408  

USD

     89,983           JPY             12,592,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/02/23               1,472  

USD

     88,725           JPY             12,372,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               1,761  

USD

     13,151           NOK             132,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               126  

USD

     2,531           NZD             4,000      Bank of New York        08/02/23               47  

USD

     2,505           NZD             4,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               20  

USD

     15,141           SEK             155,000      Bank of New York        08/02/23               417  

USD

     15,297           SEK             157,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               382  

USD

     10,585           SGD             14,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               57  

USD

     232,078           AUD             344,000      Bank of America N.A.        09/05/23               743  

USD

     9,325,798           AUD             13,823,000      BNP Paribas SA        09/05/23               30,052  

USD

     34,731           CHF             30,000      Bank of America N.A.        09/05/23               208  

USD

     4,431,576           CHF             3,828,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        09/05/23               26,467  

USD

     26,514           CHF             23,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        09/05/23               46  

USD

     2,155,840           DKK             14,543,000      Bank of America N.A.        09/05/23               5,712  

USD

     406,401           EUR             368,000      Bank of America N.A.        09/05/23               1,126  

USD

     93,714           EUR             85,000      Bank of New York        09/05/23               104  

USD

     19,824,205           EUR             17,951,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        09/05/23               54,941  

USD

     14,806,574           GBP             11,506,000      Bank of America N.A.        09/05/23               37,950  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

             
     Currency Purchased              Currency Sold      Counterparty      Settlement Date                   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
 

USD

     57,330        HKD       447,000      Bank of America N.A.        09/05/23              $  
 

USD

     1,660,665        HKD       12,948,000      BNP Paribas SA        09/05/23               41  
 

USD

     40,993                  ILS       150,000      Bank of America N.A.        09/05/23               145  
 

USD

     2,173,069        ILS       7,952,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        09/05/23               7,581  

 

USD

     30,617,395        JPY       4,327,282,000      Bank of America N.A.        09/05/23               40,240  
 

USD

     185,587        JPY       26,246,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        09/05/23               129  
 

USD

     2,303,664        NOK       23,277,000      Bank of America N.A.        09/05/23               4,271  
 

USD

     2,076        NOK       21,000      Bank of New York        09/05/23               2  
 

USD

     4,357        NZD       7,000      Bank of America N.A.        09/05/23               9  
 

USD

     6,840        NZD       11,000      Citibank N.A.        09/05/23               8  
 

USD

     842,712        NZD       1,354,000      UBS AG        09/05/23               1,694  
 

USD

     14,967        SEK       157,000      BNP Paribas SA        09/05/23               28  
 

USD

     5,199,006        SEK       54,539,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        09/05/23               9,361  
 

USD

     7,544        SGD       10,000      Bank of America N.A.        09/05/23               11  
 

USD

     1,883,576        SGD       2,497,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        09/05/23               2,774  
 

USD

     2,262        SGD       3,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        09/05/23               2  
                               

 

 

 
                                   286,031  
                               

 

 

 
 

AUD

     13,823,000        USD       9,314,629      BNP Paribas SA        08/02/23               (29,720
 

AUD

     3,000        USD       2,034      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/02/23               (19
 

CHF

     3,828,000        USD       4,415,510      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        08/02/23               (25,854
 

CHF

     1,000        USD       1,153      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               (6
 

DKK

     14,543,000        USD       2,151,567      Bank of America N.A.        08/02/23               (5,758
 

DKK

     3,000        USD       448      BNP Paribas SA        08/02/23               (5
 

EUR

     4,000        USD       4,451      BNP Paribas SA        08/02/23               (53
 

EUR

     17,951,000        USD       19,791,875      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               (54,744
 

GBP

     11,013,000        USD       14,169,954      Bank of America N.A.        08/02/23               (36,426
 

GBP

     2,000        USD       2,571      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/02/23               (4
 

HKD

     12,948,000        USD       1,660,277      BNP Paribas SA        08/02/23               (43
 

ILS

     7,954,000        USD       2,171,067      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               (7,684
 

JPY

        4,327,282,000        USD       30,456,830      Bank of America N.A.        08/02/23               (39,777
 

JPY

     929,000        USD       6,629      BNP Paribas SA        08/02/23               (99
 

NOK

     23,036,000        USD       2,277,086      Bank of America N.A.        08/02/23               (4,181
 

NOK

     5,000        USD       496      Bank of New York        08/02/23               (2
 

NZD

     1,354,000        USD       842,662      UBS AG        08/02/23               (1,693
 

SEK

     54,551,000        USD       5,191,641      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               (9,338
 

SGD

     2,497,000        USD       1,880,554      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/02/23               (2,758
 

SGD

     1,000        USD       754      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               (2
 

USD

     55,282        AUD       83,000      Bank of New York        08/02/23               (469
 

USD

     26,766        AUD       40,000      Barclays Bank PLC        08/02/23               (102
 

USD

     9,340,373        AUD       14,021,000      BNP Paribas SA        08/02/23               (77,532
 

USD

     4,679,891        CHF       4,175,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               (107,678
 

USD

     21,413        DKK       146,000      Bank of America N.A.        08/02/23               (129
 

USD

     2,146,343        DKK       14,625,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               (11,564
 

USD

     132,673        EUR       122,000      Bank of America N.A.        08/02/23               (1,466
 

USD

     57,758        EUR       53,000      Barclays Bank PLC        08/02/23               (515
 

USD

     19,599,504        EUR       17,940,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               (125,533
 

USD

     42,038        GBP       33,000      Barclays Bank PLC        08/02/23               (312
 

USD

     14,911,108        GBP       11,726,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               (137,448
 

USD

     9,844        HKD       77,000      Bank of America N.A.        08/02/23               (29
 

USD

     19,701        HKD       154,000      Bank of New York        08/02/23               (45
 

USD

     1,677,501        HKD       13,139,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/02/23               (7,224
 

USD

     206,551        ILS       766,000      Bank of America N.A.        08/02/23               (1,791

 

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

             
     Currency Purchased              Currency Sold      Counterparty      Settlement Date                   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
 

USD

     6,237        ILS       23,000      Barclays Bank PLC        08/02/23               $     (18
 

USD

     1,941,227        ILS       7,199,000      Citibank N.A.        08/02/23               (16,806

 

USD

     19,168        ILS       71,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               (144
 

USD

     29,136,516        JPY       4,193,702,000      Bank of America N.A.        08/02/23               (341,585
 

USD

     1,321,134                   JPY       190,153,000      Citibank N.A.        08/02/23               (15,477
 

USD

     89,471        JPY       12,851,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.        08/02/23               (861
 

USD

     19,595        NOK       207,000      Bank of New York        08/02/23               (829
 

USD

     2,158,673        NOK       23,104,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/02/23               (120,941
 

USD

     18,822        NOK       202,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               (1,109
 

USD

     2,455        NZD       4,000      Bank of America N.A.        08/02/23               (30
 

USD

     4,945        NZD       8,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.        08/02/23               (23
 

USD

     2,479        NZD       4,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        08/02/23               (5
 

USD

     2,462        NZD       4,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               (22
 

USD

     972,793        NZD       1,588,000      UBS AG        08/02/23               (13,514
 

USD

     5,414,773        SEK       58,415,000      Bank of America N.A.        08/02/23               (134,608
 

USD

     44,904        SEK       491,000      BNP Paribas SA        08/02/23               (1,741
 

USD

     14,924        SEK       159,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               (181
 

USD

     59,168        SGD       80,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        08/02/23               (993
 

USD

     1,818,095        SGD       2,458,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/02/23               (30,373
 

AUD

     36,000        USD       24,234      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        09/05/23               (24
 

DKK

     352,000        USD       52,182      Bank of America N.A.        09/05/23               (140
 

DKK

     47,000        USD       6,956      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        09/05/23               (7
 

GBP

     34,000        USD       43,669      Bank of New York        09/05/23               (28
 

JPY

          26,501,000        USD       187,506      Bank of America N.A.        09/05/23               (246
 

SEK

     130,000        USD       12,393      Bank of America N.A.        09/05/23               (23
 

USD

     13,339        ILS       49,000      Barclays Bank PLC        09/05/23               (4
                               

 

 

 
                                  (1,369,735
                               

 

 

 
                                   $(1,083,704
                               

 

 

 

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

   $        $        $        $ 286,031        $        $        $ 286,031  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                                

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                                

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $        $        $        $ 1,369,735        $        $        $ 1,369,735  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure (continued)

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

 

 

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

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $      $      $      $ 2,806,981     $      $      $ 2,806,981  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $      $      $      $ (657,786   $      $      $ (657,786
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

Average amounts purchased — in USD

  $ 98,516,548   

Average amounts sold — in USD

  $ 192,618,730   

 

 

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

   $  286,031        $ 1,369,735  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

     286,031          1,369,735  

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

               
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

     286,031          1,369,735  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

    

Derivatives

Available

 

 

   

Non-Cash

Collateral

 

 

    

Cash

Collateral

 

 

    

Net Amount

of Derivative

 

 

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

 

 
 

Bank of America N.A.

     $ 117,915         $ (117,915   $      $         $  
 

Bank of New York

       3,501           (1,373                      2,128  
 

Barclays Bank PLC

       335           (335                       
 

BNP Paribas SA

       34,312           (34,312                       
 

Citibank N.A.

       256           (256                       
 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

       2,299           (884                      1,415  
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

       16,689           (16,689                       
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

       31,427           (26,847                      4,580  
 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

       75,955           (75,955                       
 

UBS AG

       3,342           (3,342                       
      

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 
       $ 286,031         $ (277,908   $      $         $ 8,123  
      

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Counterparty

   

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

 

 

 

 

    

Derivatives

Available

 

 

   

Non-Cash

Collateral

 

 

    

Cash

Collateral

 

 

    

Net Amount

of Derivative

 

 

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

 

 
 

Bank of America N.A.

    $ 566,189         $ (117,915   $      $         $ 448,274  
 

Bank of New York

      1,373           (1,373                       
 

Barclays Bank PLC

      951           (335                      616  
 

BNP Paribas SA

      109,193           (34,312                      74,881  
 

Citibank N.A.

      32,283           (256                      32,027  

 

 

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

 

 

 

Counterparty

   

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

 

 

 

 

    

Derivatives

Available

 

 

   

Non-Cash

Collateral

 

 

    

Cash

Collateral

 

 

    

Net Amount

of Derivative

 

 

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

 

 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

        $ 884         $ (884   $      $         $  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

      130,982           (16,689                      114,293  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

      26,847           (26,847                       

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

      485,826           (75,955                      409,871  

UBS AG

      15,207           (3,342                      11,865  
   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 
    $ 1,369,735         $ (277,908   $      $         $ 1,091,827  
   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 
  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

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

 
  (d) 

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

  $ 97,000,997      $     $      $ 97,000,997  

Short-Term Securities

         

Money Market Funds

    40,000                     40,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 97,040,997      $     $      $ 97,040,997  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

         

Assets

         

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $      $ 286,031     $      $ 286,031  

Liabilities

         

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

           (1,369,735            (1,369,735
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $        $ (1,083,704   $        (1,083,704
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Australia — 4.7%

 

Ampol Ltd.

    45,957     $ 1,017,793  

APA Group

    225,393       1,516,246  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    107,126       2,837,256  

ASX Ltd.

    34,483       1,440,653  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    320,612       821,669  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    544,811       9,452,016  

BHP Group Ltd.

    928,807       28,906,207  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    88,176       1,300,336  

Brambles Ltd.

    257,824       2,439,213  

Cochlear Ltd.

    12,538       2,017,017  

Coles Group Ltd.

    246,404       3,013,175  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    310,187       22,069,420  

Computershare Ltd.

    100,950       1,702,547  

CSL Ltd.

    88,142       15,875,797  

Dexus

    199,025       1,101,562  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    269,247       1,100,503  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    314,378       4,621,584  

Goodman Group

    314,653       4,350,755  

GPT Group (The)

    339,015       990,893  

IDP Education Ltd.

    45,943       769,931  

IGO Ltd.

    123,574       1,154,708  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    455,163       1,817,016  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    82,385       2,414,448  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

    124,369       723,028  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    390,004       1,357,173  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    66,514       7,843,990  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    525,244       1,240,052  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    32,157       1,553,722  

Mirvac Group

    758,193       1,195,139  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    575,651        11,027,199  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    164,690       2,954,036  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    212,079       1,655,532  

Orica Ltd.

    85,627       908,570  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    319,941       1,821,434  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.

    492,055       1,609,780  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    177,153       778,370  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    268,731       2,853,090  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    33,865       1,342,011  

REA Group Ltd.

    9,471       1,004,053  

Reece Ltd.

    48,491       640,317  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    69,747       5,522,902  

Santos Ltd.

    596,411       3,209,280  

Scentre Group

    973,654       1,842,437  

SEEK Ltd.

    62,408       1,046,590  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    84,330       1,992,532  

South32 Ltd.

    870,553       2,292,336  

Stockland

    446,971       1,270,305  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    232,181       2,224,764  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    736,775       2,108,805  

Transurban Group

    571,153       5,514,507  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    138,758       1,050,214  

Vicinity Ltd.

    658,911       876,091  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    45,920       1,018,856  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    210,031       7,017,584  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    636,692       9,570,032  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    29,941       1,729,064  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    346,658       8,935,171  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    218,651       5,678,112  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Xero Ltd.(a)

    25,831     $ 2,123,344  
   

 

 

 
       218,261,167  
Austria — 0.1%  

Erste Group Bank AG

    61,675       2,331,060  

OMV AG

    27,311       1,230,472  

Verbund AG

    13,368       1,107,632  

voestalpine AG(b)

    21,116       697,786  
   

 

 

 
      5,366,950  
Belgium — 0.6%  

Ageas SA/NV

    30,576       1,294,381  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    156,419       8,948,050  

Argenx SE(a)

    10,449       5,262,528  

D’ieteren Group

    4,866       849,828  

Elia Group SA/NV

    6,032       742,690  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    16,164       1,307,867  

KBC Group NV

    45,610       3,432,827  

Sofina SA

    3,130       744,228  

Solvay SA

    13,826       1,660,478  

UCB SA

    23,145       2,049,427  

Umicore SA

    37,837       1,120,548  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    31,950       944,035  
   

 

 

 
      28,356,887  
Brazil — 1.1%  

Ambev SA

    846,751       2,660,898  

Atacadao SA

    95,727       277,742  

B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao

    1,090,314       3,435,512  

Banco Bradesco SA

    259,819       815,926  

Banco BTG Pactual SA

    198,890       1,430,452  

Banco do Brasil SA

    152,343       1,552,505  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    57,106       344,900  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    128,759       847,366  

CCR SA

    184,933       519,748  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

    206,034       1,684,000  

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    74,602       916,601  

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA

    124,406       364,109  

Cosan SA

    235,209       991,820  

CPFL Energia SA

    38,454       290,962  

Energisa SA

    38,929       413,185  

Eneva SA(a)

    123,604       349,476  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    43,575       405,825  

Equatorial Energia SA

    174,030       1,234,357  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA(a)(c)

    1,040,400       1,056,076  

Hypera SA

    88,623       810,749  

JBS SA

    150,037       595,865  

Klabin SA

    138,710       674,667  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    164,714       2,341,438  

Lojas Renner SA

    182,488       723,584  

Magazine Luiza SA(a)

    571,716       405,022  

Natura & Co. Holding SA(a)

    174,594       674,561  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    691,387       5,089,544  

PRIO SA(a)

    141,303       1,363,202  

Raia Drogasil SA

    232,302       1,423,164  

Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA(c)

    111,306       847,373  

Rumo SA

    240,965       1,184,251  

Sendas Distribuidora SA

    238,091       678,210  

Suzano SA

    138,797       1,410,938  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    77,838       693,155  

Tim SA

    185,884       563,696  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Brazil (continued)            

TOTVS SA

    97,883     $ 612,086  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    139,052       555,473  

Vale SA

    617,115       9,025,572  

Vibra Energia SA

    214,759       777,969  

WEG SA

    309,386       2,611,830  
   

 

 

 
       52,653,809  
Canada — 7.5%  

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    91,373       4,790,214  

Air Canada(a)

    39,538       728,604  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    124,003       1,023,132  

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    146,488       7,416,326  

AltaGas Ltd.

    52,950       1,045,227  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    121,188       1,830,710  

Bank of Montreal

    128,188       11,912,302  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    216,314       10,892,390  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    317,621       5,486,980  

BCE Inc.

    13,448       580,896  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    62,487       2,107,778  

Brookfield Corp., Class A

    256,632       8,958,231  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    25,120       782,946  

BRP Inc.

    6,815       626,950  

CAE Inc.(a)

    57,531       1,314,533  

Cameco Corp.

    79,456       2,793,448  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    22,625       882,077  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    164,503       7,245,542  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    103,536       12,550,104  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    203,704       12,387,687  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    168,892       13,896,623  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    10,252       1,408,061  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A, NVS

    28,287       704,467  

CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS

    29,396       1,409,332  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    265,664       5,052,784  

CGI Inc.(a)

    40,077       4,072,588  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    3,748       7,918,536  

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(a)

    14,892       1,161,523  

Dollarama Inc.

    52,143       3,434,680  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    71,636       1,155,498  

Emera Inc.

    48,257       1,957,507  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    30,544       829,470  

Enbridge Inc.

    374,522       13,769,254  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    4,326       3,451,352  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    108,182       3,208,583  

FirstService Corp.

    7,079       1,108,676  

Fortis Inc.

    86,592       3,691,151  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    34,753       5,071,226  

George Weston Ltd.

    12,047       1,387,280  

GFL Environmental Inc.

    40,095       1,369,186  

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    35,201       1,094,751  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    49,511       1,493,234  

Hydro One Ltd.(c)

    59,532       1,679,438  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    18,767       1,300,234  

IGM Financial Inc.

    12,983       404,559  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    39,533       2,129,772  

Intact Financial Corp.

    32,462       4,795,755  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)

    110,517       1,171,674  

Keyera Corp.

    37,400       936,241  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    237,736       1,184,488  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    29,725       2,637,413  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    128,442       1,148,395  

Magna International Inc.

    49,149       3,161,056  
Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

Manulife Financial Corp.

    340,653     $ 6,809,702  

Metro Inc.

    43,777       2,356,087  

National Bank of Canada

    63,051       4,938,314  

Northland Power Inc.

    43,296       837,585  

Nutrien Ltd.

    91,454       6,302,222  

Nuvei Corp.(a)(c)

    12,357       421,411  

Onex Corp.

    13,947       856,609  

Open Text Corp.

    50,545       2,171,060  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    67,199       1,137,437  

Parkland Corp.

    28,866       788,279  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    106,316       3,366,089  

Power Corp. of Canada

    102,226       2,896,268  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    26,158       640,337  

RB Global Inc.

    33,825       2,184,459  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    53,042       4,060,660  

RioCan REIT

    32,189       489,432  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    65,783       2,880,454  

Royal Bank of Canada

    251,159       24,899,720  

Saputo Inc.

    46,962       991,485  

Shopify Inc., Class A(a)

    219,589       14,834,102  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    106,683       5,614,682  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    244,809       7,659,970  

TC Energy Corp.

    188,518       6,756,426  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    84,386       3,748,782  

TELUS Corp.

    86,691       1,543,628  

TFI International Inc.

    14,860       1,907,295  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    31,810       4,293,922  

TMX Group Ltd.

    52,285       1,161,757  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    14,490       1,234,559  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    332,210       21,907,998  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    59,322       3,074,406  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    11,796       993,846  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    83,579       3,747,792  

WSP Global Inc.

    22,853       3,148,104  
   

 

 

 
       345,205,743  
Chile — 0.1%            

Banco de Chile

    7,291,725       811,790  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

    15,454       464,203  

Banco Santander Chile

    12,227,873       652,828  

Cencosud SA

    271,016       582,448  

Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA

    23,202       192,376  

Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA

    2,484,559       188,057  

Empresas CMPC SA

    213,321       421,076  

Empresas COPEC SA

    77,452       594,084  

Enel Americas SA(a)

    3,927,925       530,937  

Enel Chile SA

    6,863,352       473,594  

Falabella SA

    154,916       428,401  
   

 

 

 
      5,339,794  
China — 8.7%            

3SBio Inc.(c)

    370,500       356,920  

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.(b)

    125,000       286,382  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    1,839,700       932,146  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    4,659,000       1,694,688  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    184,442       520,410  

Air China Ltd., Class H(a)

    450,000       369,022  

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

    99,000       524,336  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(a)

    3,040,964       38,861,626  

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.(a)

    986,000       707,965  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H

    912,000       453,518  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    149,498     $ 568,890  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    168,000       507,174  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class B

    43,400       811,320  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    226,800       2,687,787  

Autohome Inc., ADR

    14,382       459,793  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    565,000       283,055  

Baidu Inc.(a)

    417,188       8,156,354  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,011,898       661,361  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    1,252,200       685,406  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    14,501,000       5,378,389  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,095,400       892,719  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,181,800       713,961  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    141,077       575,785  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    527,399       455,430  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    444,296       399,503  

BeiGene Ltd.(a)

    125,976       2,086,480  

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

    386,000       252,429  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    90,000       357,952  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    810,000       197,644  

Beijing Kingsoft Office Software Inc., Class A

    7,000       398,325  

Bilibili Inc.(a)

    36,094       686,502  

BOC Aviation Ltd.(c)

    32,300       270,744  

BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    806,900       478,060  

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

    632,000       289,736  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,700       1,057,318  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    177,500       6,322,198  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    161,000       621,551  

C&D International Investment Group Ltd.

    115,000       314,162  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    2,679,000       657,535  

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

    14,300       301,019  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,574,000       166,117  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,623,000       784,874  

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    390,000       282,651  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    534,000       254,033  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    314,500       393,867  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    17,734,050        10,336,441  

China CSSC Holdings Ltd., Class A

    90,200       421,738  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    960,800       419,761  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    566,000       168,617  

China Everbright Environment Group Ltd.

    884,037       352,766  

China Evergrande Group(a)(b)(d)

    288,000       27,071  

China Feihe Ltd.(c)

    715,000       438,165  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    801,500       468,930  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    579,600       649,265  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

    468,000       451,563  

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

    334,000       739,187  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    982,000       161,379  

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

    228,000       155,782  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,100       458,217  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,291,000       2,266,493  

China Literature Ltd.(a)(c)

    71,800       327,110  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    637,000       616,716  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    286,000       481,611  

China Meidong Auto Holdings Ltd.

    116,000       127,255  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    563,000       2,138,380  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    297,900       1,486,648  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    688,593       3,424,187  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    240,000     $ 330,180  

China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    275,860       578,370  

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

    196,177       391,779  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    980,195       551,355  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    697,740       265,954  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd.,
Class H

    712,000       450,022  

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

    96,000       332,155  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    356,000       420,272  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    691,500       1,640,355  

China Overseas Property Holdings Ltd.

    240,000       281,968  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    184,797       775,586  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    412,800       1,112,876  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    592,998       515,201  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    4,455,000       2,494,961  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    1,007,000       378,434  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class A

    443,696       499,748  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    562,000       369,493  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    292,000       1,881,318  

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

    380,000       165,567  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    174,300       603,816  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    584,000        2,725,076  

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services Ltd.(c)

    123,800       599,157  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.(c)

    341,500       265,796  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    356,000       772,321  

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,360,000       414,048  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    142,100       565,204  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    568,000       1,702,518  

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

    472,000       295,839  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    957,998       820,511  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    356,000       436,480  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    309,400       345,119  

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

    698,400       527,109  

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

    8,900       142,971  

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

    29,898       528,427  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(c)

    8,620,000       974,392  

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Ltd.

    534,000       246,875  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    216,300       462,285  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    269,400       381,834  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    326,049       980,006  

Chinasoft International Ltd.

    518,000       324,471  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    51,900       339,393  

CITIC Ltd.

    1,059,000       1,195,425  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    317,100       1,071,638  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    313,325       674,881  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class H(b)

    951,000       636,399  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    53,460       1,782,195  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    289,430       410,387  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    534,749       565,985  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    314,000       198,390  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,240,828       460,358  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    386,000       441,950  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A

    661,400       621,512  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    794,000       438,215  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class A

    129,300     $ 482,114  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    1,804,960       1,507,638  

Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd.(c)

    296,500       138,425  

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

    12,133       474,036  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    448,000       209,677  

Dongyue Group Ltd.

    271,000       267,359  

East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    281,342       634,786  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    147,500       1,792,832  

Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,900       306,399  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    274,000       206,091  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    130,000       389,125  

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    512,350       534,798  

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

    79,296       514,947  

Fosun International Ltd.

    477,500       348,064  

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A

    190,500       596,550  

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

    146,400       652,390  

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

    65,760       423,653  

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,400       305,299  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.

    4,039,000       879,952  

GDS Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    219,444       361,317  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    1,110,000        1,619,749  

Genscript Biotech Corp.(a)

    220,000       566,625  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    304,400       487,049  

GoerTek Inc., Class A

    113,000       283,303  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    501,500       686,205  

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.

    149,000       171,286  

Greentown Service Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    260,000       136,515  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    612,000       529,819  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    686,028       431,829  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    283,200       618,272  

H World Group Ltd., ADR(a)

    36,803       1,768,016  

Haidilao International Holding Ltd.(c)

    295,000       833,217  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A

    184,900       640,330  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H

    348,800       1,147,025  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    123,000       308,077  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    600,992       871,713  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    243,200       170,150  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,900       297,780  

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

    5,300       34,456  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd.(c)

    234,000       379,978  

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

    111,000       392,388  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    111,500       458,633  

Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    177,900       387,810  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd.(a)(c)

    110,000       374,557  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class H(a)

    968,000       537,730  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    324,500       771,458  

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

    99,000       141,261  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    797,100       647,201  

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

    76,400       496,679  

Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,700       393,488  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    1,206,010       805,308  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    9,997,285       4,881,949  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    347,542       811,262  

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

    124,799       501,243  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B(a)

    257,400     $ 378,832  

Innovent Biologics Inc.(a)(c)

    211,500       945,709  

iQIYI Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    76,219       483,228  

JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,924       279,099  

JD Health International Inc.(a)(c)

    207,500       1,516,886  

JD Logistics Inc.(a)(c)

    367,600       625,623  

JD.com Inc., Class A

    431,808       8,939,970  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    218,000       199,912  

Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co. Ltd., Class A

    38,600       387,689  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    110,756       691,918  

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

    26,300       540,060  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    226,000       379,670  

Jiumaojiu International Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    195,000       384,841  

JOYY Inc., ADR

    9,531       331,298  

Kanzhun Ltd., ADR(a)

    32,826       613,190  

KE Holdings Inc., ADR(a)

    122,267       2,129,891  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    126,000       350,614  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    218,000       223,673  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    532,000       933,161  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    179,000       770,445  

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

    72,500       354,527  

Kuaishou Technology(a)(c)

    427,300       3,750,260  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    702,000       574,442  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,900       3,932,471  

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

    10,923       824,905  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    1,332,000       1,533,383  

Lens Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    158,925       275,167  

Li Auto Inc.(a)

    212,906       4,570,457  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    440,000       2,682,428  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    332,500       899,555  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    131,496       550,962  

Lufax Holding Ltd., ADR

    145,918       259,734  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    116,788       529,084  

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,100       848,433  

Mango Excellent Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,900       307,602  

Meituan, Class B(a)(c)

    928,160        17,718,682  

Microport Scientific Corp.(a)(b)

    177,700       358,623  

MINISO Group Holding Ltd.

    18,093       380,134  

Minth Group Ltd.

    152,000       486,558  

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

    95,258       592,456  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    201,844       687,370  

NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,200       405,704  

NetEase Inc.

    362,885       7,903,752  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    68,100       434,063  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    120,100       348,294  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    200,707       351,322  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.(a)

    277,110       1,578,563  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.(b)

    299,000       197,040  

Ningbo Deye Technology Co. Ltd., NVS

    14,313       251,128  

NIO Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    264,667       4,049,405  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    322,800       1,882,064  

Orient Overseas International Ltd.(b)

    24,000       401,045  

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

    1,669,000       642,546  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A

    207,100       229,993  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,046,000       2,966,675  

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

    83,250       218,012  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,266,285       1,485,255  

Pinduoduo Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    92,906       8,344,817  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    359,700     $ 621,182  

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

    102,300       271,186  

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

    186,606       1,378,664  

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

    1,104,500       8,048,201  

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

    260,900       520,547  

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

    87,200       247,794  

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

    624,100       453,914  

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

    1,254,000       773,088  

Qifu Technology Inc.

    21,197       423,092  

Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    199,650       355,429  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    232,000       503,592  

Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    296,000       468,497  

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    168,527       419,226  

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    78,700       548,586  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    234,600       533,822  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    185,700       634,598  

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

    450,000       581,154  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class B

    184,034       475,179  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    122,500       323,278  

Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    84,000       223,936  

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

    229,212       153,996  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    214,700       389,689  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    571,000       608,055  

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

    17,880       598,612  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    861,406       607,912  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,800       634,637  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    226,500       212,518  

Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    60,280       247,313  

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

    17,600       730,335  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    150,700       1,599,652  

Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.

    133,383       25,996  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    1,994,000       904,354  

Sinomine Resource Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    31,120       197,241  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    258,000       812,491  

Smoore International Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    373,000       419,947  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,800       403,150  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    131,900       1,293,157  

Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,200       185,598  

TAL Education Group, ADR(a)(b)

    81,191       664,142  

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

    93,000       378,909  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    1,142,100        52,492,196  

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR(a)

    127,633       892,155  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    358,000       552,855  

Tongcheng Travel Holdings Ltd.(a)

    255,600       620,242  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    86,900       423,874  

Topsports International Holdings Ltd.(c)

    318,000       293,950  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    142,000       272,698  

Trina Solar Co. Ltd.

    39,617       209,077  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Trip.com Group Ltd.(a)

    100,210     $ 4,092,857  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    112,000       1,007,141  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    226,000       195,397  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

    73,000       147,499  

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

    68,981       1,298,912  

Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    56,331       772,150  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    967,000       674,360  

Weibo Corp., ADR

    11,514       181,346  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    434,000       642,948  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    203,160       540,684  

Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Shanghai, Class A

    25,785       370,881  

Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,500       231,242  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    53,900       1,369,012  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    48,114       484,147  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    58,236       553,965  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc.(a)(c)

    701,000       4,045,328  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(c)

    2,793,000       4,443,331  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    902,000       979,433  

XPeng Inc.(a)

    188,732       2,013,191  

Xtep International Holdings Ltd.

    277,000       308,702  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    264,000       600,774  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    483,000       727,209  

Yihai International Holding Ltd.

    98,000       225,767  

Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    110,300       291,611  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    253,200       334,143  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    78,134       4,767,737  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,598       449,189  

Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd.,
Class A(a)

    25,100       339,555  

Zai Lab Ltd.(a)

    171,690       525,027  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,400       422,603  

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd., Class H

    278,000       401,041  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    168,000       134,937  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    48,400       341,812  

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

    124,700       408,663  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    118,000       414,588  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd.

    119,200       475,201  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    472,300       862,547  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    846,000       1,461,147  

ZTE Corp., Class A

    43,200       236,965  

ZTE Corp., Class H

    130,800       478,705  

ZTO Express Cayman Inc., ADR

    79,410       2,207,598  
   

 

 

 
       401,230,490  
Colombia — 0.0%  

Bancolombia SA

    35,968       306,201  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    75,843       332,115  
   

 

 

 
      638,316  
Czech Republic — 0.0%  

CEZ AS

    28,188       1,247,415  

Komercni Banka AS

    14,515       475,370  

Moneta Money Bank AS(c)

    63,542       250,048  
   

 

 

 
      1,972,833  
Denmark — 1.9%  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    669       1,345,108  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    845       1,735,804  

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    18,013       2,701,628  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    20,263       1,531,146  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    21,904       2,722,807  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

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iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Denmark (continued)            

Danske Bank A/S

    125,835     $ 2,987,960  

Demant A/S(a)

    19,143       761,791  

DSV A/S

    34,488       6,902,428  

Genmab A/S(a)

    12,124       4,997,508  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    303,429       48,928,591  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    39,058       1,958,887  

Orsted AS(c)

    35,183       3,061,606  

Pandora A/S

    17,070       1,707,545  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    1,804       485,202  

Tryg A/S

    65,922       1,301,551  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    187,616       5,018,064  
   

 

 

 
      88,147,626  
Egypt — 0.0%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    462,852       596,669  

Eastern Co. SAE

    195,734       93,399  
   

 

 

 
      690,068  
Finland — 0.5%            

Elisa OYJ

    25,256       1,317,490  

Fortum OYJ

    81,871       1,108,308  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    53,922       1,078,909  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    61,583       3,158,764  

Metso OYJ

    121,969       1,386,064  

Neste OYJ

    79,333       2,920,650  

Nokia OYJ

    1,011,872       3,977,607  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    20,608       791,988  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    85,553       3,770,032  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    98,608       1,208,861  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    95,808       3,171,980  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    91,373       1,147,905  
   

 

 

 
       25,038,558  
France — 7.7%            

Accor SA

    33,348       1,258,288  

Aeroports de Paris

    5,706       787,953  

Air Liquide SA

    96,464       17,343,648  

Airbus SE

    109,043       16,062,035  

Alstom SA

    57,852       1,771,443  

Amundi SA(c)

    11,510       706,316  

ArcelorMittal SA

    87,307       2,525,074  

Arkema SA

    11,227       1,210,708  

AXA SA

    336,943       10,357,240  

BioMerieux

    8,607       923,956  

BNP Paribas SA

    203,317       13,408,308  

Bollore SE

    158,093       999,578  

Bouygues SA

    37,538       1,344,669  

Bureau Veritas SA

    55,791       1,532,232  

Capgemini SE

    30,690       5,561,598  

Carrefour SA

    106,959       2,138,231  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    90,354       6,110,763  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    127,689       4,181,438  

Covivio

    9,628       464,855  

Credit Agricole SA

    225,678       2,801,877  

Danone SA

    116,609       7,120,931  

Dassault Aviation SA

    4,542       882,335  

Dassault Systemes SE

    122,582       5,238,988  

Edenred

    45,812       2,975,506  

Eiffage SA

    12,648       1,315,867  

Engie SA

    336,408       5,518,882  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    53,400       10,742,755  

Eurazeo SE

    7,578       462,711  
Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Eurofins Scientific SE

    24,976     $ 1,717,764  

Euronext NV(c)

    15,645       1,190,798  

Gecina SA

    8,341       901,766  

Getlink SE

    66,296       1,165,309  

Hermes International

    5,822       12,885,627  

Ipsen SA

    7,390       931,338  

Kering SA

    13,764       7,902,811  

Klepierre SA

    41,764       1,108,570  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    17,723       676,617  

Legrand SA

    48,930       4,905,463  

L’Oreal SA

    43,980       20,455,512  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    50,157       46,584,193  

Orange SA

    336,531       3,804,091  

Pernod Ricard SA

    37,910       8,358,077  

Publicis Groupe SA

    42,952       3,463,021  

Remy Cointreau SA

    4,306       739,161  

Renault SA

    35,096       1,541,474  

Safran SA

    62,688       10,407,030  

Sanofi

    207,373       22,123,489  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    5,271       1,649,145  

Schneider Electric SE

    99,419       17,733,569  

SEB SA

    4,730       529,504  

Societe Generale SA

    134,889       3,668,540  

Sodexo SA

    16,202       1,661,959  

Teleperformance

    11,302       1,639,229  

Thales SA

    19,780       2,958,886  

TotalEnergies SE

    432,199       26,258,902  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    21,708       1,230,037  

Valeo

    37,431       846,097  

Veolia Environnement SA

    123,576       4,023,504  

Vinci SA

    96,373       11,318,757  

Vivendi SE

    122,768       1,096,115  

Wendel SE

    5,690       561,685  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    44,237       1,753,528  
   

 

 

 
       353,539,753  
Germany — 5.1%            

adidas AG

    29,447       5,944,909  

Allianz SE, Registered

    73,569       17,582,943  

BASF SE

    162,785       8,727,066  

Bayer AG, Registered

    181,219       10,598,308  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    61,002       7,439,192  

Bechtle AG

    15,482       681,419  

Beiersdorf AG

    18,048       2,337,312  

Brenntag SE

    28,734       2,229,316  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    7,816       905,723  

Commerzbank AG

    196,889       2,355,083  

Continental AG

    20,604       1,645,016  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    36,433       1,957,140  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    88,959       3,338,657  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    31,255       1,418,655  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    353,928       3,923,340  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    34,436       6,597,990  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    112,767       1,137,397  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    184,119       9,467,990  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    594,215       12,954,620  

E.ON SE

    417,560       5,282,268  

Evonik Industries AG

    37,226       771,062  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    37,433       1,944,064  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    80,215       2,517,318  

GEA Group AG

    28,262       1,199,491  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Hannover Rueck SE

    11,051     $ 2,357,997  

HeidelbergCement AG

    25,970       2,104,813  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    32,189       917,872  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    20,313       1,419,518  

Infineon Technologies AG

    241,485       10,609,756  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    12,877       905,741  

LEG Immobilien SE(a)

    14,960       1,057,710  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    157,348       12,566,270  

Merck KGaA

    24,087       4,232,687  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    9,999       2,334,881  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    25,516       9,605,393  

Nemetschek SE

    11,257       819,161  

Puma SE

    19,836       1,340,542  

Rational AG

    950       711,130  

Rheinmetall AG

    8,037       2,276,448  

RWE AG

    117,832       5,071,329  

SAP SE

    190,954       26,048,332  

Scout24 SE(c)

    15,655       1,034,884  

Siemens AG, Registered

    139,660       23,803,950  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    52,190       3,032,412  

Symrise AG, Class A

    25,799       2,818,070  

Talanx AG(a)

    11,745       719,262  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    180,310       485,824  

Volkswagen AG

    6,376       1,018,985  

Vonovia SE

    130,424       3,038,876  

Wacker Chemie AG

    3,571       554,890  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

    41,067       1,417,826  
   

 

 

 
       235,260,838  
Greece — 0.1%            

Alpha Services and Holdings SA(a)

    416,946       750,882  

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

    492,869       860,988  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    34,927       551,217  

JUMBO SA

    23,107       689,523  

Mytilineos SA

    20,645       859,158  

National Bank of Greece SA(a)

    106,964       736,630  

OPAP SA

    39,345       691,982  

Public Power Corp. SA(a)

    45,305       536,047  

Terna Energy SA

    13,981       268,373  
   

 

 

 
      5,944,800  
Hong Kong — 1.6%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    2,209,200       22,102,462  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    692,000       2,112,013  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)

    300,800       733,686  

China Renewable Energy Investment Ltd.(d)

    7,401        

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

    407,200       710,933  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    349,560       2,024,327  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    475,560       2,932,934  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    130,500       691,564  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    301,000       2,453,490  

ESR Group Ltd.(c)

    389,000       682,129  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    10,725       645,645  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.(a)

    400,000       2,919,811  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    361,000       563,358  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    143,600       2,195,006  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    234,617       725,241  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    658,000       777,229  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    2,081,748       1,785,843  
Security   Shares     Value  
Hong Kong (continued)            

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    224,400     $ 9,461,153  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    198,400       707,041  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    30,800       1,521,378  

Link REIT

    472,720       2,657,233  

MTR Corp. Ltd.(b)

    264,500       1,218,895  

New World Development Co. Ltd.(b)

    255,750       632,462  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    254,000       1,331,270  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    452,000       1,741,335  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    594,000       729,149  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    282,000       617,906  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    254,000       3,189,381  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    94,500       789,948  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    208,800       523,947  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    254,000       2,885,579  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    1,516,000       827,418  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    299,000       1,604,574  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    374,000       622,372  
   

 

 

 
       75,116,712  
Hungary — 0.1%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    86,632       683,933  

OTP Bank Nyrt

    42,376       1,541,051  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    23,947       604,077  
   

 

 

 
      2,829,061  
India — 4.0%            

ABB India Ltd.

    9,343       517,833  

ACC Ltd.

    11,868       291,473  

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

    30,867       936,369  

Adani Green Energy Ltd.(a)

    50,535       671,742  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    91,250       863,359  

Adani Power Ltd.(a)

    131,436       437,215  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    118,004       665,032  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    19,852       1,249,707  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    73,239       3,008,511  

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.(c)

    28,960       257,511  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    57,273       573,104  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd.(a)(c)

    30,332       1,385,858  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    409,687       4,756,258  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    13,294       797,996  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    50,591       4,497,532  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    75,210       1,463,665  

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.

    4,418       405,523  

Balkrishna Industries Ltd.

    15,341       474,525  

Bandhan Bank Ltd.(a)(c)

    125,976       342,487  

Berger Paints India Ltd.

    16,973       140,964  

Bharat Electronics Ltd.

    620,619       987,492  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    46,071       522,170  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    161,178       740,226  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    420,867       4,557,978  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    20,392       1,188,668  

CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.

    101,475       496,551  

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd.

    76,553       1,054,796  

Cipla Ltd.

    91,199       1,304,351  

Coal India Ltd.

    278,900       778,421  

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    25,395       624,011  

Container Corp. of India Ltd.

    22,419       189,559  

Dabur India Ltd.

    114,739       803,822  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    23,113       1,036,621  

DLF Ltd.

    87,191       550,500  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    20,139       1,381,642  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    26,548     $ 1,087,381  

GAIL India Ltd.

    498,460       722,318  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.(a)

    79,788       1,005,865  

Godrej Properties Ltd.(a)

    19,704       417,404  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    56,543       1,273,299  

Havells India Ltd.

    45,473       738,345  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    172,100       2,339,179  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

    508,845       10,215,616  

HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    172,990       1,361,129  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    22,880       892,040  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    239,194       1,348,427  

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

    14,470       698,132  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    116,806       401,017  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    151,962       4,733,708  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    967,790       11,794,910  

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    39,985       673,851  

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    84,359       595,058  

Indian Hotels Co. Ltd. (The), Class A

    136,485       656,495  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

    479,262       546,636  

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corp. Ltd.

    45,292       353,158  

Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

    74,634       420,693  

Info Edge India Ltd.

    15,208       849,930  

Infosys Ltd.

    604,820       10,010,445  

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.(a)(c)

    26,426       833,779  

ITC Ltd.

    528,923       2,997,090  

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

    53,062       432,509  

Jio Financial Services Ltd., NVS

    557,165       1,543,489  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    124,617       1,239,808  

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.

    81,101       472,510  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    194,617       4,398,170  

Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd.(c)

    16,831       1,002,946  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    124,563       4,064,332  

Lupin Ltd.

    44,991       539,442  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    171,070       3,071,477  

Marico Ltd.

    113,370       773,470  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    24,389       2,914,558  

Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.(a)

    125,532       908,585  

Mphasis Ltd.

    13,719       383,357  

MRF Ltd.

    431       539,953  

Muthoot Finance Ltd.

    11,835       194,480  

Nestle India Ltd.

    6,320       1,733,143  

NTPC Ltd.

    795,501       2,114,616  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    520,003       1,121,444  

Page Industries Ltd.

    1,240       570,313  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    179,230       509,574  

PI Industries Ltd.

    17,032       749,278  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    33,842       1,076,791  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    577,212       1,868,863  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    557,165        17,296,051  

Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.

    400,371       479,190  

SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd.

    43,293       450,682  

SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    86,284       1,346,902  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    1,824       535,006  

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.

    51,612       1,189,864  

Siemens Ltd.

    13,285       643,785  

Sona Blw Precision Forgings Ltd.(c)

    75,194       521,705  

SRF Ltd.

    26,147       691,211  

State Bank of India

    342,857       2,589,872  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    169,379       2,356,022  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    163,711       6,820,030  
Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

    124,327     $ 1,299,644  

Tata Elxsi Ltd.

    6,562       572,118  

Tata Motors Ltd.

    311,733       2,445,994  

Tata Power Co. Ltd. (The)

    270,700       779,696  

Tata Steel Ltd.

    1,371,528       2,057,678  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    98,439       1,337,119  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    68,199       2,492,280  

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    15,076       367,567  

Trent Ltd.

    32,576       696,800  

Tube Investments of India Ltd.

    22,032       826,075  

TVS Motor Co. Ltd.

    42,313       709,248  

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

    19,445       1,968,062  

United Spirits Ltd.(a)

    64,500       797,152  

UPL Ltd.

    97,424       740,769  

Varun Beverages Ltd.

    89,714       877,911  

Vedanta Ltd.

    148,644       500,220  

Wipro Ltd.

    228,390       1,126,448  

Yes Bank Ltd.(a)

    2,363,315       487,421  

Zomato Ltd.(a)

    759,424       777,433  
   

 

 

 
       184,922,440  
Indonesia — 0.5%            

Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT

    3,117,700       498,740  

Aneka Tambang Tbk

    1,664,400       219,385  

Astra International Tbk PT

    3,610,000       1,640,544  

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    10,153,900       6,149,520  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    7,031,168       2,672,866  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    1,226,600       722,103  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    12,614,816       4,723,037  

Barito Pacific Tbk PT

    6,076,232       312,229  

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT(a)

    1,563,200       536,236  

GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT(a)

    155,129,500       1,164,508  

Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk PT

    564,200       342,492  

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    324,000       240,756  

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    591,300       287,263  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    4,883,400       620,250  

Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT(a)

    2,820,707       657,256  

Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT

    3,412,000       229,632  

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    430,030       198,987  

Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT

    3,181,600       569,691  

Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    9,181,100       2,262,000  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    1,476,800       377,035  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    270,345       493,887  

Vale Indonesia Tbk PT

    528,600       241,220  
   

 

 

 
      25,159,637  
Ireland — 0.5%            

AIB Group PLC

    186,410       876,810  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    184,630       1,947,995  

CRH PLC

    146,047       8,700,156  

Flutter Entertainment PLC, Class DI(a)

    31,953       6,355,440  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    28,721       2,853,456  

Kingspan Group PLC

    30,362       2,436,961  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    41,997       1,661,864  
   

 

 

 
      24,832,682  
Israel — 0.4%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    9,037       514,250  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    235,169       2,088,968  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    283,770       2,265,228  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)

    17,148       2,267,137  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)

    7,779       1,291,392  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Israel (continued)            

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    5,252     $ 1,116,764  

ICL Group Ltd.

    135,171       900,035  

Isracard Ltd.

    1       2  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    233,894       1,238,878  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    29,493       1,064,842  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    3,477       628,572  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    11,898       2,589,843  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    205,111       1,722,932  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)

    20,732       768,893  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    10,411       981,965  
   

 

 

 
      19,439,701  
Italy — 1.6%            

Amplifon SpA

    23,465       793,870  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    179,736       3,828,470  

DiaSorin SpA

    4,697       526,966  

Enel SpA

    1,477,403       10,186,984  

Eni SpA

    421,019       6,427,641  

Ferrari NV

    23,462       7,521,604  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    109,989       1,707,825  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    74,671       936,434  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    2,938,827       8,498,110  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    119,451       1,591,875  

Moncler SpA

    37,951       2,739,061  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    104,064       901,195  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    82,333       940,530  

Prysmian SpA

    47,807       1,906,311  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    18,491       954,877  

Snam SpA

    385,794       2,028,028  

Stellantis NV

    412,156       8,456,568  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    1,798,785       518,538  

Tenaris SA

    90,444       1,502,955  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    263,904       2,229,726  

UniCredit SpA

    340,132       8,612,226  
   

 

 

 
       72,809,794  
Japan — 14.3%            

Advantest Corp.

    34,900       4,827,014  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    118,100       2,557,885  

AGC Inc.

    35,600       1,286,357  

Aisin Corp.

    26,300       854,621  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    85,100       3,315,912  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    27,900       668,876  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    87,600       3,443,491  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    41,600       853,685  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    230,000       1,567,392  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    340,300       4,975,985  

Azbil Corp.

    23,500       741,549  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    112,200       2,538,475  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    24,700       797,680  

Bridgestone Corp.

    106,400       4,415,110  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    45,100       703,015  

Canon Inc.

    184,900       4,778,811  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    33,100       1,488,407  

Central Japan Railway Co.(b)

    25,400       3,236,804  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    102,200       718,604  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    114,200       1,430,674  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    124,900       3,717,179  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    212,600       972,437  

CyberAgent Inc.

    74,400       470,338  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    40,800       1,159,780  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    51,900     $ 1,109,993  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    172,700       3,528,557  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    340,800       10,496,507  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    47,500       9,604,439  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    10,600       1,140,226  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    108,500       2,948,912  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    467       919,444  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    256,100       1,388,294  

Denso Corp.

    80,100       5,577,162  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    37,600       1,258,148  

Disco Corp.

    17,200       3,233,184  

East Japan Railway Co.

    54,800       3,102,454  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    46,100       2,908,614  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    532,000       1,930,170  

FANUC Corp.

    176,500       5,399,562  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    32,700       8,191,766  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    22,900       1,035,299  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    67,100       3,896,204  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    31,800       4,117,775  

GLP J-Reit

    944       929,995  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    8,100       617,940  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    43,300       498,141  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    25,400       1,223,807  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    41,200       1,368,783  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    3,900       578,710  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    6,700       848,606  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    19,000       570,162  

Hitachi Ltd.

    171,800        11,246,798  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    282,000       8,990,551  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    23,500       901,246  

Hoya Corp.

    65,700       7,651,377  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    69,400       590,886  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    22,000       1,337,144  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    39,972       844,082  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    25,700       450,842  

Inpex Corp.

    189,400       2,445,574  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    105,900       1,375,720  

ITOCHU Corp.

    217,200       8,784,719  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    16,400       415,644  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    26,200       567,246  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    94,900       1,653,461  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    1,305       895,096  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    266,900       2,220,486  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    398,500       2,910,080  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    34,400       555,910  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    222       892,906  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    223,000       4,948,279  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    85,500       1,383,040  

JSR Corp.

    35,300       1,012,640  

Kajima Corp.

    72,600       1,147,258  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    135,300       1,777,474  

Kao Corp.

    83,400       3,168,499  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    28,200       850,360  

KDDI Corp.

    273,000       8,034,854  

Keio Corp.

    21,700       721,321  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    24,400       1,012,728  

Keyence Corp.

    35,700       16,020,088  

Kikkoman Corp.

    26,200       1,509,928  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    30,200       1,013,107  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    142,100       2,098,879  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    8,800     $ 483,748  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    27,400       729,815  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    21,700       371,312  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    39,000       717,109  

Komatsu Ltd.

    167,100       4,681,211  

Konami Group Corp.

    17,200       964,862  

Kose Corp.

    6,300       616,935  

Kubota Corp.

    187,200       2,827,837  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    21,200       852,562  

Kyocera Corp.

    57,700       3,104,956  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    50,400       962,422  

Lasertec Corp.

    14,300       2,164,760  

Lixil Corp.

    50,900       650,493  

M3 Inc.

    82,900       1,916,965  

Makita Corp.

    42,300       1,187,828  

Marubeni Corp.

    285,400       5,053,005  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    21,300       1,246,510  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    105,000       1,041,651  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(b)

    15,000       590,447  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    41,180       951,418  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    64,500       1,194,719  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    52,200       954,953  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    227,500       1,360,865  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    226,800       11,604,552  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    350,300       5,055,225  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    193,400       2,370,250  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    128,100       847,428  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    58,700       2,784,964  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    2,092,900        16,852,550  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    240,900       9,402,346  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    30,900       888,497  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    164,900       3,387,860  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    62,200       1,607,983  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    440,860       7,479,350  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    47,000       573,627  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    79,500       2,956,868  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    103,800       6,165,896  

NEC Corp.

    45,800       2,317,269  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    71,200       1,358,454  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    43,800       537,175  

Nidec Corp.

    77,100       4,604,793  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    187,900       8,499,607  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    263       1,102,446  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    13,400       785,658  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    180,500       1,653,788  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    451       922,254  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    35,400       856,019  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    10,700       432,704  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    146,686       3,352,709  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    5,352,500       6,137,808  

Nippon Yusen KK

    91,600       2,228,276  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    24,600       1,105,417  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    422,700       1,862,055  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    38,625       478,989  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    13,000       1,096,102  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    15,000       1,836,789  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    27,700       1,969,774  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    533,400       2,206,661  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    23,200       575,430  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    736       875,647  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    73,100     $ 2,077,130  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    116,100       1,615,089  

Obayashi Corp.

    116,900       1,080,838  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    12,800       2,094,594  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    59,500       869,320  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    142,400       562,238  

Olympus Corp.

    225,400       3,677,835  

Omron Corp.

    34,100       1,830,360  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    66,900       1,225,964  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    16,000       608,837  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    7,900       553,779  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    198,500       7,613,177  

ORIX Corp.

    219,400       4,220,492  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    73,800       1,161,231  

Otsuka Corp.

    19,200       799,552  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    71,800       2,639,892  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    70,100       1,385,989  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    404,700       4,995,367  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    40,700       805,071  

Rakuten Group Inc.

    244,200       956,474  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    267,300       9,258,109  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    238,100       4,593,860  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    397,300       2,162,934  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    108,500       965,180  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    15,300       1,433,736  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    48,500       1,024,189  

SCSK Corp.

    26,900       447,214  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    38,600       2,590,247  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    50,500       829,296  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    67,400       1,023,772  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    110,800       2,260,508  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    137,500       5,704,198  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    58,100       847,883  

Sharp Corp./Japan(a)

    34,000       202,169  

Shimadzu Corp.

    42,200       1,281,648  

Shimano Inc.

    14,100       2,125,253  

Shimizu Corp.

    98,000       675,174  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    335,400       11,049,701  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    50,200       2,103,783  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    74,200       3,253,230  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    92,500       772,570  

SMC Corp.

    10,500       5,486,911  

SoftBank Corp.

    510,500       5,668,847  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    189,400       9,633,337  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    54,300       2,400,643  

Sony Group Corp.

    230,700        21,608,798  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,400       666,997  

Subaru Corp.

    110,400       2,092,474  

SUMCO Corp.

    61,700       899,087  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    256,000       789,544  

Sumitomo Corp.

    204,400       4,384,969  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    128,400       1,646,340  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    45,300       1,564,444  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    240,200       11,253,766  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    61,200       2,380,784  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    51,600       1,382,850  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    23,300       829,410  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    66,400       2,666,993  

Sysmex Corp.

    30,800       2,085,625  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    97,600       1,586,860  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Taisei Corp.

    31,600     $ 1,197,526  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    280,713       8,582,755  

TDK Corp.

    73,300       2,807,995  

Terumo Corp.

    123,500       4,044,510  

TIS Inc.

    40,500       1,027,233  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    41,400       1,095,527  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    19,500       760,167  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    329,800       7,583,745  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    277,900       1,103,552  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    82,500       12,382,172  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    72,400       1,641,747  

Tokyu Corp.

    96,200       1,220,555  

Toppan Inc.

    47,500       1,118,080  

Toray Industries Inc.

    253,800       1,421,131  

Toshiba Corp.

    76,800       2,479,582  

Tosoh Corp.

    47,300       618,243  

TOTO Ltd.

    23,800       731,662  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    25,900       1,871,719  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    1,939,900       32,616,991  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    39,100       2,287,552  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan

    23,100       1,091,376  

Unicharm Corp.

    73,600       2,723,101  

USS Co. Ltd.

    41,800       724,815  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,500       348,239  

West Japan Railway Co.

    38,900       1,598,181  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    23,700       1,315,014  

Yamaha Corp.

    25,800       999,704  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    53,100       1,557,365  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    49,000       917,671  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    45,400       1,973,550  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    44,300       831,905  

Z Holdings Corp.

    481,300       1,341,868  

ZOZO Inc.

    23,500       458,767  
   

 

 

 
       659,651,323  
Kuwait — 0.2%            

Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC(a)

    318,409       652,963  

Boubyan Bank KSCP

    327,003       659,935  

Gulf Bank KSCP

    179,595       154,362  

Kuwait Finance House KSCP

    1,466,618       3,767,724  

Mabanee Co. KPSC

    120,124       345,331  

Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP

    489,141       829,567  

National Bank of Kuwait SAKP

    1,360,756       4,261,328  
   

 

 

 
      10,671,210  
Malaysia — 0.4%            

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    142,900       122,368  

Axiata Group Bhd

    599,100       354,818  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    1,136,300       1,399,751  

Dialog Group Bhd

    769,800       392,953  

DiGi.Com Bhd

    737,500       722,979  

Genting Bhd

    428,900       410,075  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    566,800       326,944  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    150,000       651,691  

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    101,400       411,537  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    509,600       673,049  

Inari Amertron Bhd

    589,500       394,926  

IOI Corp. Bhd

    637,800       590,087  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

    85,600       442,744  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    865,900       1,732,421  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    211,200       323,199  
Security   Shares     Value  
Malaysia (continued)            

Maxis Bhd(b)

    616,900     $ 552,807  

MISC Bhd

    168,200       268,171  

MR DIY Group M Bhd(c)

    327,500       106,787  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    491,700       758,501  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    61,800       314,688  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    185,000       700,776  

PPB Group Bhd

    197,700       732,222  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    708,800       792,590  

Public Bank Bhd

    2,650,000       2,451,272  

RHB Bank Bhd

    396,595       500,692  

Sime Darby Bhd

    511,200       247,392  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    426,000       430,626  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    131,500       148,474  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    421,400       897,360  

Top Glove Corp. Bhd(a)

    947,100       193,341  
   

 

 

 
      18,045,241  
Mexico — 0.8%            

Alfa SAB de CV, Class A

    382,900       234,839  

America Movil SAB de CV

    5,611,700       5,881,477  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    68,700       688,272  

Banco del Bajio SA(c)

    135,900       414,314  

Cemex SAB de CV, NVS(a)

    2,880,508       2,188,120  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

    90,200       761,462  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

    641,600       964,028  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    360,100       4,081,205  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    29,315       525,867  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    68,100       1,297,540  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    41,405       1,171,159  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    269,300       1,396,114  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1

    102,600       815,837  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    479,300       4,542,831  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV,
Class O(a)

    442,100       1,073,238  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    597,329       3,104,898  

Grupo Televisa SAB, CPO

    469,000       496,308  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV(a)

    35,745       511,103  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

    360,600       846,748  

Operadora De Sites Mexicanos SAB de CV

    299,300       303,322  

Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV

    168,400       382,055  

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV

    31,720       328,585  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    952,100       3,963,624  
   

 

 

 
      35,972,946  
Netherlands — 3.0%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    75,443       1,282,773  

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    3,995       7,414,779  

Aegon NV

    310,923       1,687,777  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    30,222       1,928,466  

Akzo Nobel NV

    31,799       2,720,342  

ASM International NV

    8,705       4,135,574  

ASML Holding NV

    74,306        53,223,068  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    94,747       1,274,241  

EXOR NV, NVS

    19,285       1,802,097  

Ferrovial SE

    100,252       3,322,245  

Heineken Holding NV

    21,648       1,774,598  

Heineken NV

    46,493       4,550,803  

IMCD NV

    10,824       1,640,154  

ING Groep NV

    661,282       9,652,510  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)            

JDE Peet’s NV

    21,919     $ 661,303  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(c)

    40,076       718,963  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    179,219       6,177,431  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    582,124       2,106,273  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    169,520       3,521,547  

NEPI Rockcastle NV

    90,284       540,934  

NN Group NV

    46,016       1,764,020  

OCI NV

    19,221       547,794  

Pepco Group NV(a)

    31,760       273,684  

Prosus NV

    146,546       11,592,867  

QIAGEN NV(a)

    40,889       1,918,575  

Randstad NV

    20,048       1,174,522  

Universal Music Group NV

    148,476       3,808,396  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    47,787       6,000,900  
   

 

 

 
       137,216,636  
New Zealand — 0.1%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.(a)

    230,204       1,201,722  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    29,766       713,320  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    101,024       1,542,338  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    120,520       493,541  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    260,835       915,499  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    395,905       1,274,634  
   

 

 

 
      6,141,054  
Norway — 0.4%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    55,789       412,674  

Aker BP ASA

    56,498       1,582,654  

DNB Bank ASA

    174,029       3,586,299  

Equinor ASA

    176,328       5,393,604  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    44,656       704,959  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    19,537       847,733  

Mowi ASA

    76,824       1,350,558  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    250,752       1,642,280  

Orkla ASA

    139,895       1,103,887  

Salmar ASA

    13,919       643,037  

Telenor ASA

    124,025       1,327,680  

Yara International ASA

    31,078       1,269,287  
   

 

 

 
      19,864,652  
Peru — 0.1%            

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    36,531       282,019  

Credicorp Ltd.

    12,178       1,912,555  

Southern Copper Corp.

    14,677       1,283,357  
   

 

 

 
      3,477,931  
Philippines — 0.2%            

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    288,830       282,707  

ACEN Corp.(a)

    81,202       7,719  

Ayala Corp.

    36,090       404,509  

Ayala Land Inc.

    1,394,220       696,211  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    326,033       679,828  

BDO Unibank Inc.

    449,444       1,188,577  

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    224,790       888,371  

JG Summit Holdings Inc.

    753,730       591,395  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    116,770       542,365  

Manila Electric Co.

    13,530       87,757  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    640,098       699,724  

PLDT Inc.

    17,330       413,544  

SM Investments Corp.

    36,055       599,082  

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    2,041,000       1,241,846  

Universal Robina Corp.

    111,110       248,477  
   

 

 

 
      8,572,112  
Security   Shares     Value  
Poland — 0.2%            

Allegro.eu SA (a)(c)

    86,870     $ 765,890  

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA

    33,316       983,751  

CD Projekt SA

    12,537       511,496  

Cyfrowy Polsat SA(b)

    55,914       225,312  

Dino Polska SA(a)(c)

    8,367       931,749  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    28,223       872,840  

LPP SA

    207       712,068  

mBank SA(a)

    2,605       310,958  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA(a)

    166,457       354,049  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    100,933       1,798,985  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank
Polski SA

    158,597       1,609,129  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    98,556       996,691  

Santander Bank Polska SA(a)

    8,344       827,822  
   

 

 

 
      10,900,740  
Portugal — 0.1%            

Banco Espirito Santo SA, Registered,NVS(d)

    4        

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    563,335       2,631,810  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    93,248       1,239,230  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    51,225       1,394,641  
   

 

 

 
      5,265,681  
Qatar — 0.3%            

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    298,500       230,252  

Commercial Bank PSQC (The)

    606,478       1,041,097  

Industries Qatar QSC

    292,220       1,069,524  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    1,054,485       726,751  

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.

    797,836       427,540  

Ooredoo QPSC

    225,076       706,307  

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

    128,977       642,155  

Qatar Fuel QSC

    91,366       421,438  

Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd.

    411,678       476,389  

Qatar International Islamic Bank QSC

    142,967       407,383  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    296,355       1,721,016  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    842,597       3,928,339  
   

 

 

 
       11,798,191  
Russia — 0.0%            

Alrosa PJSC(a)(d)

    504,040       55  

Gazprom PJSC(a)(d)

    2,086,234       227  

Inter RAO UES PJSC(d)

    5,597,000       610  

LUKOIL PJSC(d)

    71,534       8  

Magnit PJSC(d)

    10,825       1  

Magnit PJSC, GDR(d)

    4        

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC(d)

    11,400       1  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC(d)

    193,438       21  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC(d)

    287,200       31  

Novatek PJSC(d)

    162,260       18  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC(a)(d)

    223,890       24  

Ozon Holdings PLC, GDR(a)(d)

    8,288       1  

PhosAgro PJSC(d)

    9,664       1  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(a)(d)(e)

    1        

PhosAgro PJSC, New(d)

    187       2  

Polymetal International PLC(a)(d)

    52,614       6  

Polyus PJSC(a)(d)

    5,198       1  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC(d)

    165,180       18  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC(d)

    1,882,550       205  

Severstal PAO(a)(d)

    30,098       3  

Surgutneftegas PJSC(d)

    1,575,550       172  

Tatneft PJSC(d)

    206,881       23  

TCS Group Holding PLC, GDR(a)(d)(e)

    20,990       2  

United Co. RUSAL International PJSC(a)(d)

    563,790       62  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Russia (continued)            

VK Co. Ltd.(a)(d)

    21,979     $ 2  

VTB Bank PJSC(a)(d)

    493,800,000       54  

X5 Retail Group NV, GDR(a)(d)

    16,185       2  

Yandex NV(a)(d)

    54,504       6  
   

 

 

 
      1,556  
Saudi Arabia — 1.2%            

ACWA Power Co.

    18,277       898,414  

Advanced Petrochemical Co.

    32,344       392,630  

Al Rajhi Bank

    368,857       7,331,974  

Alinma Bank

    184,776       1,821,810  

Almarai Co. JSC

    27,927       512,849  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

    79,520       1,763,728  

Arab National Bank

    116,271       825,516  

Arabian Internet & Communications Services Co.

    3,579       347,920  

Bank AlBilad

    104,563       1,218,857  

Bank Al-Jazira

    92,950       455,258  

Banque Saudi Fransi

    118,165       1,341,429  

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.

    13,665       628,514  

Dallah Healthcare Co.

    8,147       383,071  

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development
Co.(a)

    115,959       523,261  

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    16,235       1,250,694  

Elm Co.

    6,165       1,117,491  

Emaar Economic City(a)

    90,648       217,534  

Etihad Etisalat Co.

    71,365       891,115  

Jarir Marketing Co.

    180,600       746,273  

Mobile Telecommunications Co.

    84,590       302,590  

Mouwasat Medical Services Co.

    8,110       542,276  

Nahdi Medical Co.

    4,925       228,216  

National Industrialization Co.(a)

    52,344       196,916  

Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co.(a)

    79,475       220,438  

Reinet Investments SCA

    24,832       601,578  

Riyad Bank

    261,934       2,220,562  

SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.

    41,264       1,585,955  

Sahara International Petrochemical Co.

    80,857       815,912  

Saudi Arabian Mining Co.(a)

    249,988       2,959,942  

Saudi Arabian Oil Co.(c)

    493,923       4,268,375  

Saudi Awwal Bank

    173,174       1,756,652  

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

    158,804       3,629,376  

Saudi Electricity Co.

    197,090       1,179,047  

Saudi Industrial Investment Group

    52,647       350,757  

Saudi Investment Bank (The)

    82,685       394,481  

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.(a)

    120,747       394,495  

Saudi National Bank (The)

    535,920       5,507,012  

Saudi Research & Media Group(a)

    6,373       318,079  

Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Co.

    6,983       374,794  

Saudi Telecom Co.

    319,515       3,612,965  

Savola Group (The)

    45,800       516,249  

Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.

    43,476       531,183  
   

 

 

 
       55,176,188  
Singapore — 0.9%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    603,577       1,276,339  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    985,621       1,513,208  

Capitaland Investment Ltd/Singapore

    477,600       1,222,407  

City Developments Ltd.

    82,500       459,054  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    327,700       8,453,689  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    1,165,300       824,246  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    338,131       1,295,042  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    22,900       591,045  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    280,700       1,558,793  
Security   Shares     Value  
Singapore (continued)            

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    602,797     $ 766,326  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    384,300       477,309  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    598,675       5,991,390  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)

    66,534       4,425,842  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    8,208,226       869,952  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(b)

    260,750       1,477,155  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    121,400       887,409  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    303,700       852,639  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    1,504,100       3,017,322  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    229,700       5,210,396  

UOL Group Ltd.

    70,400       372,499  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    57,600       649,378  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    352,000       1,022,818  
   

 

 

 
      43,214,258  
South Africa — 0.9%            

Absa Group Ltd.

    145,387       1,540,875  

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

    20,472       231,071  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    12,014       600,449  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    77,003       825,800  

Bid Corp. Ltd.

    67,863       1,607,424  

Bidvest Group Ltd. (The)

    57,270       888,652  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    16,499       1,654,545  

Clicks Group Ltd.

    53,023       831,706  

Discovery Ltd.(a)

    90,010       795,173  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    54,964       497,953  

FirstRand Ltd.

    899,467       3,658,916  

Foschini Group Ltd. (The)

    48,708       295,151  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    166,478       2,581,936  

Growthpoint Properties Ltd.

    763,672       541,034  

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.

    110,566       477,408  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    156,154       1,127,911  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    11,574       317,487  

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

    57,193       503,532  

MTN Group Ltd.

    316,941       2,482,007  

MultiChoice Group

    73,091       361,741  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    36,040       7,081,383  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    74,178       974,730  

Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd.(a)

    68,097       575,352  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    922,974       671,442  

Pepkor Holdings Ltd.(c)

    256,135       248,920  

Remgro Ltd.

    96,191       864,785  

Sanlam Ltd.

    292,823       1,076,898  

Sasol Ltd.

    105,830       1,477,610  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    90,434       1,306,669  

Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.

    493,532       937,913  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    238,399       2,546,122  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    104,982       693,199  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

    207,811       929,608  
   

 

 

 
       41,205,402  
South Korea — 3.3%            

Amorepacific Corp.

    5,640       498,162  

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    1,851       242,863  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.

    19,444       1,004,509  

Celltrion Inc.

    19,756       2,272,874  

Celltrion Pharm Inc.(a)

    4,181       291,116  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    1,826       400,844  

CJ Corp.

    2,209       112,300  

CosmoAM&T Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,147       591,325  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    10,873       349,417  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    9,110     $ 538,678  

Doosan Bobcat Inc.

    7,784       357,064  

Doosan Enerbility Co. Ltd.(a)

    83,090       1,140,493  

Ecopro BM Co. Ltd.

    8,881       2,921,219  

E-MART Inc.

    3,796       225,321  

F&F Co. Ltd./New

    3,329       270,276  

GS Holdings Corp.

    8,060       238,168  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    51,470       1,586,074  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.

    17,303       524,822  

Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.

    1,576       329,523  

Hanon Systems

    28,015       187,387  

Hanwha Aerospace Co. Ltd.

    7,193       690,094  

Hanwha Solutions Corp.(a)

    18,114       537,609  

HD Hyundai Co. Ltd.

    10,938       528,208  

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,779       414,279  

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    8,023       776,604  

HLB Inc.(a)

    21,214       547,061  

HMM Co. Ltd.

    43,004       590,273  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    6,943       410,162  

HYBE Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,284       676,299  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    15,563       456,764  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    3,018       412,676  

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,765       275,907  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    11,151       2,037,470  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    24,653       3,790,483  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    18,221       516,548  

Iljin Materials Co. Ltd.

    4,800       206,505  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    55,703       454,123  

Kakao Corp.

    57,992       2,334,580  

Kakao Games Corp.(a)

    6,916       171,149  

Kakao Pay Corp.(a)

    4,105       161,564  

KakaoBank Corp.

    31,753       647,723  

Kangwon Land Inc.

    15,223       186,323  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    70,818       2,836,360  

Kia Corp.

    48,375       3,139,504  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

    14,793       571,136  

Korea Electric Power Corp.(a)

    46,486       700,438  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,959       304,981  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    1,617       626,398  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.

    29,670       572,697  

Krafton Inc.(a)

    5,649       761,475  

KT Corp.

    5,721       132,484  

KT&G Corp.

    18,514       1,198,002  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

    2,949       277,704  

L&F Co. Ltd.

    4,639       937,568  

LG Chem Ltd.

    9,035       4,596,157  

LG Corp.

    17,742       1,161,467  

LG Display Co. Ltd.(a)

    46,070       487,105  

LG Electronics Inc.

    19,124       1,627,861  

LG Energy Solution(a)

    6,536       2,871,470  

LG H&H Co. Ltd.

    1,616       542,204  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    2,572       533,316  

LG Uplus Corp.

    39,381       309,099  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    3,532       417,343  

Meritz Financial Group Inc.

    19,514       753,442  

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.

    52,233       283,949  

NAVER Corp.

    23,706        4,223,635  

NCSoft Corp.

    2,756       597,904  

Netmarble Corp.(a)(c)

    4,653       179,678  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    27,473     $ 213,353  

Orion Corp./Republic of Korea

    5,279       469,859  

Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.

    52,053       195,187  

Pearl Abyss Corp.(a)

    6,008       264,104  

POSCO Future M Co. Ltd.

    5,665       2,343,675  

POSCO Holdings Inc.

    13,297       6,700,109  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    3,248       1,950,320  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    14,300       1,158,595  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    10,344       1,180,032  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    878,491       48,099,691  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    29,559       857,419  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    5,790       1,106,739  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    121,738       862,834  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    13,798       754,864  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    10,168       5,307,742  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    6,910       695,653  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    11,858       333,930  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    77,934       2,145,000  

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.(a)

    6,735       430,071  

SK Bioscience Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,513       259,879  

SK Hynix Inc.

    100,567       9,739,408  

SK IE Technology Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    4,823       406,403  

SK Inc.

    6,865       822,868  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.(a)

    10,259       1,740,122  

SK Square Co. Ltd.(a)

    18,235       634,866  

SKC Co. Ltd.

    4,424       344,394  

S-Oil Corp.

    8,951       526,177  

Woori Financial Group Inc.

    97,257       888,848  

Yuhan Corp.

    13,920       796,446  
   

 

 

 
       152,776,804  
Spain — 1.6%            

Acciona SA

    4,651       697,179  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y
Servicios SA

    41,404       1,448,260  

Aena SME SA(c)

    13,079       2,088,613  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    82,698       5,932,431  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    1,114,669       8,835,284  

Banco Santander SA

    3,016,199       12,222,487  

CaixaBank SA

    765,039       3,094,736  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    104,915       4,284,632  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    12,699       399,711  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    54,131       1,033,951  

Enagas SA

    22,741       403,574  

Endesa SA

    59,914       1,284,128  

Grifols SA(a)

    54,265       797,169  

Iberdrola SA

    1,093,663       13,650,583  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    201,795       7,724,272  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    26,417       805,473  

Redeia Corp. SA

    64,486       1,078,571  

Repsol SA

    249,149       3,803,862  

Telefonica SA

    940,534       4,007,392  
   

 

 

 
      73,592,308  
Sweden — 2.1%            

Alfa Laval AB

    54,207       2,029,159  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    186,319       4,479,646  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    491,645       6,984,252  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    294,668       3,638,830  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    71,907       977,829  

Boliden AB

    50,003       1,470,550  

Embracer Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    161,018       462,169  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Epiroc AB, Class A

    122,337     $ 2,442,535  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    67,006       1,138,370  

EQTAB

    62,689       1,497,457  

Essity AB, Class B

    112,822       2,797,566  

Evolution AB(c)

    33,456       4,125,546  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)(b)

    142,209       663,614  

Getinge AB, Class B

    42,752       796,599  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    117,208       1,971,411  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    384,014       3,723,326  

Holmen AB, Class B

    16,792       646,840  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    83,285       816,906  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    24,737       702,456  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    26,210       742,549  

Indutrade AB

    53,218       1,116,851  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    30,784       620,347  

Investor AB, Class A

    85,391       1,734,155  

Investor AB, Class B

    315,328       6,440,255  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    52,331       714,250  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    12,793       563,780  

Lifco AB, Class B

    47,788       963,494  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    283,679       2,555,313  

Nordea Bank Abp

    590,207       6,680,161  

Saab AB, Class B

    15,403       811,878  

Sagax AB, Class B

    36,384       807,931  

Sandvik AB

    192,506       3,910,283  

Securitas AB, Class B

    86,617       737,264  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    286,146       3,468,728  

Skanska AB, Class B

    62,132       990,967  

SKF AB, Class B

    63,700       1,213,640  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    114,373       1,519,728  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    267,011       2,344,345  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    159,265       2,921,189  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)(b)

    29,810       583,473  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    100,050       752,831  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    535,685       2,694,749  

Telia Co. AB

    432,076       928,523  

Volvo AB, Class A

    36,996       838,920  

Volvo AB, Class B

    269,293       5,940,231  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)(b)

    105,739       522,668  
   

 

 

 
       94,483,564  
Switzerland — 6.7%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    291,747       11,707,082  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    29,090       1,185,543  

Alcon Inc.

    92,130       7,839,491  

Bachem Holding AG, Class A

    7,323       676,434  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    7,963       1,232,583  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    5,568       624,960  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    697       1,306,875  

BKW AG

    4,059       726,335  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    192       2,348,204  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    19       2,309,172  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    95,527       15,382,981  

Clariant AG, Registered

    45,235       741,229  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    36,595       1,076,732  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    31,307       3,459,417  

Dufry AG, Registered(a)

    18,090       934,682  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    1,353       1,129,281  

Geberit AG, Registered

    6,622       3,757,998  
Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Givaudan SA, Registered

    1,746     $ 5,893,571  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    6,058       896,481  

Holcim Ltd.

    100,136       6,979,170  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    40,461       2,865,753  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    10,089       3,156,807  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    30,954       2,188,415  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    13,709       7,965,421  

Nestle SA, Registered

    503,091       61,638,270  

Novartis AG, Registered

    374,731       39,233,261  

Partners Group Holding AG

    4,235       4,754,354  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    5,821       1,930,075  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    129,114       40,031,969  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    8,114       1,970,214  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    3,899       904,028  

SGS SA

    27,353       2,655,840  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    94,710       1,604,542  

SIG Group AG

    55,778       1,491,151  

Sika AG, Registered

    27,054       8,420,219  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    9,643       2,687,938  

STMicroelectronics NV

    125,979       6,738,158  

Straumann Holding AG

    21,269       3,519,443  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    5,325       1,704,215  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    8,793       528,044  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    5,739       3,649,167  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    14,848       1,437,426  

Swiss Re AG

    55,321       5,772,154  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    4,729       3,041,010  

Temenos AG, Registered

    11,727       1,008,554  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    599,389       13,299,766  

VAT Group AG(c)

    5,088       2,162,639  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    27,383       13,239,639  
   

 

 

 
       309,806,693  
Taiwan — 4.2%            

Accton Technology Corp.

    101,000       1,232,236  

Acer Inc.

    601,792       672,045  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    105,360       1,315,708  

Airtac International Group

    28,928       860,401  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.

    588,762       2,154,916  

Asia Cement Corp.

    362,440       464,987  

Asustek Computer Inc.

    127,000       1,475,015  

AUO Corp.

    1,222,800       806,659  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    120,000       663,567  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,536,019       2,238,862  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    266,827       1,766,766  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    839,086       503,777  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    371,000       454,746  

China Airlines Ltd.

    566,000       450,095  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.(a)

    2,968,358       1,186,826  

China Steel Corp.

    2,143,288       1,906,820  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    688,000       2,538,002  

Compal Electronics Inc.

    737,000       715,500  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    3,037,036       2,540,687  

Delta Electronics Inc.

    348,000       4,062,449  

E Ink Holdings Inc.

    164,000       1,176,178  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,502,713       2,061,324  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    35,000       605,484  

eMemory Technology Inc.

    13,000       770,359  

Eva Airways Corp.

    503,000       589,790  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

    178,200       590,951  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    535,000     $ 505,991  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    283,000       638,975  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    82,600       558,673  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,958,933       1,812,182  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    636,340       1,324,695  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    229,000       584,457  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    692,960       1,834,744  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,357,996       2,834,430  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    63,211       468,900  

Global Unichip Corp.

    16,000       836,873  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    41,000       671,918  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    2,257,377       7,811,271  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    54,000       1,303,842  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,629,529       1,154,382  

Innolux Corp.

    1,651,737       877,114  

Inventec Corp.

    537,000       1,092,361  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    19,000       1,317,871  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    385,000       1,851,193  

MediaTek Inc.

    280,000       6,161,375  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,035,474       2,610,108  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    136,000       843,546  

momo.com Inc.

    18,200       347,606  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    904,840       2,016,363  

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp.

    41,000       324,643  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    231,000       533,049  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    42,000       435,370  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    102,000       1,379,400  

Parade Technologies Ltd.

    14,000       411,009  

Pegatron Corp.

    348,000       847,417  

PharmaEssentia Corp.(a)

    43,000       469,116  

Pou Chen Corp.

    391,000       389,075  

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.

    655,000       626,092  

President Chain Store Corp.

    85,000       755,151  

Quanta Computer Inc.

    509,000       3,872,400  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    84,000       1,153,666  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    343,000       389,208  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd. (The)

    678,784       951,487  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.(a)

    2,386,983       732,656  

Silergy Corp.

    67,000       708,684  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,149,697       1,276,580  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    281,750       531,023  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,124,840       1,236,147  

Taiwan Business Bank

    902,000       414,125  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    959,553       1,140,150  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,948,482       1,823,961  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    378,000       363,030  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    234,000       703,131  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    4,510,000        81,439,771  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    246,000       1,452,336  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    902,972       2,166,290  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    2,100,000       3,155,668  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    169,000       416,679  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    13,000       725,407  

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

    507,754       648,162  

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

    123,435       198,400  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    67,000       349,874  

Winbond Electronics Corp.(a)

    616,000       577,394  

Wistron Corp.

    487,000       2,198,187  

Wiwynn Corp.

    17,000       965,415  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    368,000       591,471  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Yageo Corp.

    65,898     $ 966,087  

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

    316,000       468,756  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,785,933       1,388,791  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    133,000       445,688  
   

 

 

 
       192,883,966  
Thailand — 0.6%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    252,800       1,670,292  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR(a)

    896,100       1,872,252  

Asset World Corp. PCL, NVDR

    1,896,300       248,493  

B Grimm Power PCL, NVDR

    389,400       441,274  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    2,078,100       1,748,259  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    1,608,700       428,153  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    386,800       395,653  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    3,099,800       734,006  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    523,200       1,040,521  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR(b)

    1,123,900       666,968  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    1,144,300       2,124,061  

CP Axtra PCL

    289,800       292,285  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR(b)

    621,000       2,053,302  

Global Power Synergy PCL, NVDR

    319,500       539,363  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR

    509,088       509,866  

Intouch Holdings PCL, NVDR

    309,300       696,315  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    117,700       433,824  

Krungthai Card PCL, NVDR

    325,300       447,058  

Land & Houses PCL, NVDR

    2,119,200       526,387  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    773,520       746,338  

Osotspa PCL, NVDR

    306,800       262,455  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    266,199       1,243,084  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    469,101       542,196  

PTT Public Company Ltd., NVDR

    2,068,300       2,116,363  

SCB X PCL, NVS

    173,000       569,083  

Siam Cement PCL (The), NVDR

    150,100       1,426,267  

Srisawad Corp. PCL, NVDR

    327,600       452,876  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    403,000       604,660  

True Corp. PCL

    2,351,296       498,462  
   

 

 

 
      25,330,116  
Turkey — 0.2%            

Akbank TAS

    567,030       588,424  

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve
Ticaret AS

    126,342       349,800  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    90,569       727,289  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS(a)

    267,017       413,053  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    13,571       478,311  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    177,430       379,508  

Hektas Ticaret TAS(a)

    198,135       224,470  

KOC Holding AS

    153,750       770,704  

Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS

    136,450       141,818  

Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS(a)

    10,063       314,589  

Sasa Polyester Sanayi AS(a)

    190,862       431,769  

Turk Hava Yollari AO(a)

    99,667       866,731  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    216,428       415,200  

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C

    640,800       359,745  

Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    190,744       732,149  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    280,548       556,215  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

    546,161       288,666  
   

 

 

 
      8,038,441  
United Arab Emirates — 0.4%            

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    577,120       1,379,595  

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC

    303,694       929,380  

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. for Distribution PJSC

    623,908       662,485  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Arab Emirates (continued)            

Aldar Properties PJSC

    764,462     $ 1,075,825  

Americana Restaurants International PLC

    357,002       373,244  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    537,004       840,975  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    1,219,991       2,244,841  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

    370,267       1,713,268  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    637,263       3,885,982  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    805,035       3,208,403  

Multiply Group(a)

    620,576       545,678  
   

 

 

 
      16,859,676  
United Kingdom — 9.5%            

3i Group PLC

    174,704       4,432,443  

abrdn PLC

    415,879       1,237,643  

Admiral Group PLC

    37,636       1,027,576  

Anglo American PLC

    232,843       7,160,335  

Antofagasta PLC

    68,642       1,476,473  

Ashtead Group PLC

    82,067       6,071,628  

Associated British Foods PLC

    65,903       1,734,369  

AstraZeneca PLC

    283,992        40,802,891  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    180,990       1,501,053  

Aviva PLC

    527,841       2,629,789  

BAE Systems PLC

    565,518       6,763,055  

Barclays PLC

    2,879,243       5,713,314  

Barratt Developments PLC

    193,375       1,131,941  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    20,691       1,153,682  

BP PLC

    3,241,846       20,113,864  

British American Tobacco PLC

    386,128       12,984,751  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    155,211       673,492  

BT Group PLC

    1,283,022       2,010,476  

Bunzl PLC

    63,386       2,349,587  

Burberry Group PLC

    71,032       2,027,625  

Centrica PLC

    991,992       1,757,959  

CNH Industrial NV

    189,413       2,735,687  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    38,718       2,454,334  

Compass Group PLC

    318,515       8,287,005  

Croda International PLC

    27,026       2,046,224  

DCC PLC

    18,718       1,083,748  

Diageo PLC

    412,257       17,991,827  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    26,094       628,763  

Entain PLC

    114,795       2,044,667  

Experian PLC

    168,915       6,527,815  

Glencore PLC

    1,949,728       11,857,142  

GSK PLC

    747,354       13,303,762  

Haleon PLC

    926,255       3,998,107  

Halma PLC

    69,337       1,991,211  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    63,523       695,018  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    30,217       811,473  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    3,657,161       30,377,888  

Imperial Brands PLC

    162,541       3,840,102  

Informa PLC

    266,715       2,595,102  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    33,155       2,450,393  

Intertek Group PLC

    29,555       1,655,625  

J Sainsbury PLC

    334,202       1,189,921  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    469,445       950,923  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    34,566       799,420  

Kingfisher PLC(b)

    392,927       1,239,044  

Land Securities Group PLC

    115,170       956,463  

Legal & General Group PLC

    1,089,748       3,265,827  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    12,227,541       7,064,428  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    74,543       8,094,978  

M&G PLC

    440,434       1,134,514  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Mondi PLC

    89,613     $ 1,571,865  

National Grid PLC

    670,183       8,883,150  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    1,014,656       3,185,044  

Next PLC

    23,433       2,119,299  

NMC Health PLC, NVS(d)

    14,180        

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    102,966       1,239,563  

Pearson PLC

    128,365       1,419,916  

Persimmon PLC

    60,625       901,307  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    103,735       732,900  

Prudential PLC

    503,693       6,994,445  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    130,771       9,796,324  

RELX PLC

    351,666       11,835,919  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    450,098       3,670,170  

Rio Tinto PLC

    204,871       13,541,505  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    1,547,265       3,668,777  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    189,961       2,284,960  

Schroders PLC

    133,100       785,263  

Segro PLC

    215,031       2,107,208  

Severn Trent PLC

    54,457       1,784,766  

Shell PLC

    1,254,607       38,024,318  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    161,038       2,449,871  

Smiths Group PLC

    63,640       1,387,966  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    13,530       1,932,351  

SSE PLC

    205,209       4,437,261  

St. James’s Place PLC

    92,434       1,115,782  

Standard Chartered PLC

    445,435       4,278,646  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    647,359       950,232  

Tesco PLC

    1,349,922       4,471,037  

Unilever PLC

    461,443       24,794,668  

United Utilities Group PLC

    132,300       1,696,555  

Vodafone Group PLC

    4,170,601       3,967,325  

Whitbread PLC

    36,810       1,653,546  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    119,468       1,191,559  

WPP PLC

    200,735       2,191,771  
   

 

 

 
      437,890,626  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.5%
(Cost: $4,258,859,009)

       4,551,594,974  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Brazil — 0.4%            

Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    990,690       3,490,330  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Class B, Preference Shares, NVS

    69,378       640,119  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares, NVS

    268,477       719,345  

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    228,173       1,411,379  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    878,224       5,319,024  

Itausa SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    901,355       1,871,807  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    863,186       5,678,819  
   

 

 

 
      19,130,823  
Chile — 0.1%            

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B, Preference Shares

    26,409       1,936,420  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.0%            

Bancolombia SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    94,680       722,958  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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

  55


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Germany — 0.3%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    10,064     $ 1,130,701  

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

    21,026       2,571,115  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    29,858       2,304,032  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    28,786       1,698,544  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    4,914       2,027,415  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    36,468       4,831,119  
   

 

 

 
      14,562,926  
Russia — 0.0%            

Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS(d)

    1,151,800       126  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.2%            

Hyundai Motor Co.

   

Preference Shares, NVS

    4,571       384,487  

Series 2, Preference Shares, NVS

    6,519       554,484  

LG Chem Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    1,425       439,162  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    148,039       6,667,788  
   

 

 

 
      8,045,921  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.0%
(Cost: $35,651,764)

      44,399,174  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.5%
(Cost: $4,294,510,773)

      4,595,994,148  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.8%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(f)(g)(h)

    30,987,447       30,996,743  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Money Market Funds (continued)            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(f)(g)

    7,320,000     $ 7,320,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.8%
(Cost: $38,302,995)

      38,316,743  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.3%
(Cost: $4,332,813,768)

      4,634,310,891  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.3)%

 

    (14,876,095
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  4,619,434,796  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(f) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(g) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(h) 

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

 

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 

   
  Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

07/31/22

      

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

      

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

      

Value at

07/31/23

      

Shares

Held at

07/31/23

       Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

   

 
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 37,483,277        $      $ (6,500,068 )(a)     $ 7,418        $ 6,116        $ 30,996,743          30,987,447        $ 315,042 (b)     $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     4,160,000          3,160,000 (a)                                7,320,000          7,320,000          258,782           
               

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

           

 

 

    

 

 

   
                $ 7,418        $ 6,116        $ 38,316,743             $ 573,824      $    
               

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

           

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

  (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.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

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

                 

MSCI EAFE Index

     137          09/15/23        $ 15,110        $ 457,113  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     124          09/15/23          6,536          278,395  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 735,508  
                 

 

 

 

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)

  $     $     $ 735,508     $     $     $     $ 735,508  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

           

Futures contracts

  $     $     $ 1,565,956     $     $     $     $ 1,565,956  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

           

Futures contracts

  $     $     $ 8,303     $     $     $     $ 8,303  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 21,038,609    

 

 

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

   $ 557,347,805        $ 3,994,218,542        $ 28,627        $ 4,551,594,974  

Preferred Stocks

     21,790,201          22,608,847          126          44,399,174  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     38,316,743                            38,316,743  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 617,454,749        $ 4,016,827,389        $ 28,753        $ 4,634,310,891  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

                                                                                                   

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $     735,508        $            —        $    —        $       735,508  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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 

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 7.4%            

Ampol Ltd.

    754,202     $ 16,703,034  

APA Group

    3,750,598       25,230,730  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    1,876,927       49,710,822  

ASX Ltd.

    615,963       25,734,102  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    5,850,555       14,993,880  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    9,548,059       165,650,852  

BHP Group Ltd.

    16,105,074       501,219,963  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    1,485,998       21,914,081  

Brambles Ltd.

    4,454,135       42,139,544  

Cochlear Ltd.

    208,841       33,596,734  

Coles Group Ltd.

    4,260,131       52,095,416  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    5,367,744       381,908,330  

Computershare Ltd.

    1,825,647       30,790,000  

CSL Ltd.

    1,533,524       276,212,429  

Dexus

    3,391,396       18,770,665  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    4,536,713       18,543,075  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    5,383,494       79,141,263  

Goodman Group

    5,381,478       74,410,515  

GPT Group (The)

    6,088,787       17,796,664  

IDP Education Ltd.

    794,252       13,310,396  

IGO Ltd.

    2,158,064       20,165,519  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    7,802,578       31,147,976  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    1,406,206       41,211,518  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

    2,179,468       12,670,488  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    7,046,392       24,520,697  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    1,167,283       137,657,578  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    8,753,997       20,667,362  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    550,497       26,598,239  

Mirvac Group

    12,542,509       19,770,754  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    9,978,215        191,143,172  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    2,842,743       50,990,134  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    3,664,165       28,603,224  

Orica Ltd.

    1,436,381       15,241,136  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    5,463,167       31,101,976  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(b)

    8,585,252       28,087,036  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    2,910,466       12,787,920  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    4,741,071       50,335,483  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    577,381       22,880,598  

REA Group Ltd.

    166,788       17,681,764  

Reece Ltd.

    716,883       9,466,345  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    1,180,128       93,448,188  

Santos Ltd.

    10,495,439       56,475,826  

Scentre Group

    16,499,431       31,221,734  

SEEK Ltd.

    1,065,460       17,867,891  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    1,418,257       33,510,285  

South32 Ltd.

    14,498,579       38,177,592  

Stockland

    7,559,960       21,485,640  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    4,027,015       38,586,951  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    12,838,872       36,747,558  

Transurban Group

    9,793,287       94,554,615  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    2,281,342       17,266,740  

Vicinity Ltd.

    12,237,377       16,270,863  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    743,864       16,504,574  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    3,606,725       120,508,373  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    11,155,786       167,681,124  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    526,187       30,386,790  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    6,036,353       155,588,069  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    3,874,351       100,612,380  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Xero Ltd.(a)

    456,513     $ 37,526,009  
   

 

 

 
      3,777,022,616  
Austria — 0.2%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    1,091,626       41,258,956  

OMV AG

    465,374       20,967,003  

Verbund AG

    215,202       17,830,984  

voestalpine AG

    366,445       12,109,304  
   

 

 

 
      92,166,247  
Belgium — 0.9%            

Ageas SA/NV

    512,630       21,701,293  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    2,761,389       157,967,039  

Argenx SE(a)

    177,075       89,181,951  

D’ieteren Group

    68,864       12,026,835  

Elia Group SA/NV

    93,112       11,464,416  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    317,389       25,680,681  

KBC Group NV

    795,709       59,888,869  

Sofina SA

    48,884       11,623,276  

Solvay SA

    234,766       28,194,983  

UCB SA

    401,909       35,587,942  

Umicore SA

    663,020       19,635,420  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    513,760       15,180,205  
   

 

 

 
      488,132,910  
Denmark — 3.0%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    9,848       19,800,636  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    15,970       32,805,679  

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    313,540       47,025,394  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    335,237       25,331,724  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    377,458       46,920,442  

Danske Bank A/S

    2,192,502       52,061,095  

Demant A/S(a)

    292,752       11,649,998  

DSV A/S

    591,766       118,436,036  

Genmab A/S(a)

    209,764       86,464,632  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    5,262,897       848,653,681  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    650,069       32,603,096  

Orsted AS(c)

    600,871       52,287,475  

Pandora A/S

    287,138       28,722,965  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    28,824       7,752,477  

Tryg A/S

    1,145,982       22,626,039  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    3,210,258       85,863,034  
   

 

 

 
       1,519,004,403  
Finland — 0.8%            

Elisa OYJ

    450,438       23,497,283  

Fortum OYJ

    1,417,897       19,194,418  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    861,125       17,229,983  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    1,079,110       55,350,574  

Metso OYJ

    2,100,411       23,869,213  

Neste OYJ

    1,345,698       49,541,968  

Nokia OYJ

    17,129,648       67,335,606  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    339,145       13,033,716  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    1,462,852       64,462,954  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    1,844,564       22,612,990  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    1,696,770       56,176,101  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    1,499,975       18,843,955  
   

 

 

 
      431,148,761  
France — 12.0%            

Accor SA

    583,777       22,027,091  

Aeroports de Paris

    94,148       13,001,086  

Air Liquide SA

    1,664,616       299,287,965  

Airbus SE

    1,884,559       277,595,565  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Alstom SA

    1,025,379     $ 31,397,359  

Amundi SA(c)

    195,701       12,009,277  

ArcelorMittal SA

    1,534,920       44,392,612  

Arkema SA

    189,869       20,475,283  

AXA SA

    5,832,305       179,278,335  

BioMerieux

    132,994       14,276,815  

BNP Paribas SA

    3,531,714       232,908,761  

Bollore SE

    2,790,940       17,646,335  

Bouygues SA

    652,289       23,365,998  

Bureau Veritas SA

    932,868       25,620,090  

Capgemini SE

    524,242       95,002,382  

Carrefour SA

    1,887,397       37,731,201  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    1,555,727       105,215,920  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    2,157,320       70,645,871  

Covivio

    149,366       7,211,631  

Credit Agricole SA

    3,854,602       47,856,333  

Danone SA

    2,038,456       124,481,851  

Dassault Aviation SA

    79,483       15,440,472  

Dassault Systemes SE

    2,122,485       90,712,118  

Edenred

    793,441       51,534,281  

Eiffage SA

    233,071       24,248,132  

Engie SA

    5,806,473       95,257,072  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    925,033       186,093,685  

Eurazeo SE

    137,668       8,405,972  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    428,318       29,458,254  

Euronext NV(c)

    271,887       20,694,319  

Gecina SA

    145,589       15,739,991  

Getlink SE

    1,133,618       19,926,015  

Hermes International

    100,687       222,846,988  

Ipsen SA

    119,005       14,997,821  

Kering SA

    236,663       135,883,687  

Klepierre SA

    681,544       18,090,677  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    332,022       12,675,725  

Legrand SA

    848,228       85,038,845  

L’Oreal SA

    765,650       356,111,021  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    877,858       815,326,000  

Orange SA

    5,921,770       66,938,710  

Pernod Ricard SA

    656,035       144,637,056  

Publicis Groupe SA

    725,859       58,522,658  

Remy Cointreau SA

    73,391       12,598,175  

Renault SA

    609,434       26,767,336  

Safran SA

    1,086,662       180,400,139  

Sanofi

    3,607,563       384,871,128  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    87,481       27,370,299  

Schneider Electric SE

    1,724,812       307,658,213  

SEB SA

    78,061       8,738,607  

Societe Generale SA

    2,310,669       62,842,649  

Sodexo SA

    281,238       28,848,659  

Teleperformance

    187,938       27,258,302  

Thales SA

    337,546       50,493,433  

TotalEnergies SE

    7,521,105       456,956,067  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    372,205       21,090,199  

Valeo

    653,827       14,779,221  

Veolia Environnement SA

    2,158,069       70,264,451  

Vinci SA

    1,689,616       198,440,982  

Vivendi SE

    2,277,330       20,332,792  

Wendel SE

    84,487       8,340,092  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    760,415       30,142,395  
   

 

 

 
       6,128,200,399  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany — 7.9%            

adidas AG

    514,994     $ 103,969,587  

Allianz SE, Registered

    1,282,185       306,441,386  

BASF SE

    2,841,608       152,341,437  

Bayer AG, Registered

    3,123,190       182,654,845  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,052,739       128,381,492  

Bechtle AG

    258,125       11,361,015  

Beiersdorf AG

    320,412       41,495,066  

Brenntag SE

    491,765       38,153,398  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    126,918       14,707,343  

Commerzbank AG

    3,383,679       40,473,802  

Continental AG

    349,645       27,915,534  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    613,290       32,945,255  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    1,569,103       58,888,891  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    551,137       25,015,949  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    6,165,601       68,346,522  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    604,016       115,730,385  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    1,889,601       19,059,005  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    3,199,545       164,530,877  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    10,304,041       224,640,803  

E.ON SE

    7,137,116       90,286,804  

Evonik Industries AG

    664,655       13,766,997  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    651,990       33,860,777  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    1,341,025       42,084,235  

GEA Group AG

    478,150       20,293,553  

Hannover Rueck SE

    191,662       40,895,702  

HeidelbergCement AG

    459,721       37,259,396  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    520,069       14,829,814  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    330,462       23,093,423  

Infineon Technologies AG

    4,151,614       182,403,086  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    229,684       16,155,492  

LEG Immobilien SE(a)

    233,551       16,512,654  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    2,720,881       217,297,489  

Merck KGaA

    411,011       72,224,881  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    170,262       39,758,129  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    445,386       167,663,720  

Nemetschek SE

    181,834       13,231,878  

Puma SE

    332,484       22,469,691  

Rational AG

    16,222       12,143,107  

Rheinmetall AG

    138,274       39,165,560  

RWE AG

    2,009,937       86,504,948  

SAP SE

    3,319,747       452,851,854  

Scout24 SE(c)

    253,756       16,774,710  

Siemens AG, Registered

    2,416,153       411,814,306  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    897,051       52,121,634  

Symrise AG, Class A

    421,534       46,044,894  

Talanx AG(a)(b)

    200,757       12,294,327  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    2,823,804       7,608,400  

Volkswagen AG

    93,876       15,002,855  

Vonovia SE

    2,276,851       53,050,580  

Wacker Chemie AG

    57,846       8,988,563  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

    705,541       24,358,585  
   

 

 

 
       4,059,864,636  
Hong Kong — 2.5%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    37,021,600       370,391,322  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    11,686,500       35,667,693  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)

    5,476,100       13,356,852  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    6,269,184       36,305,287  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    8,528,184       52,596,097  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    2,004,792       10,624,078  
 

 

 

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iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Hong Kong (continued)            

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    5,227,500     $ 42,610,038  

ESR Group Ltd.(c)

    6,332,000       11,103,448  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    190,970       11,496,394  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.(a)

    6,944,000       50,687,914  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    6,373,000       9,945,370  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    2,415,500       36,922,262  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    4,613,764       14,261,921  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    12,118,440       14,314,294  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    35,369,513       30,341,993  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    3,791,200       159,844,580  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.(b)

    3,544,600       12,631,948  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    505,500       24,969,378  

Link REIT

    8,047,029       45,233,601  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    4,910,000       22,626,746  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    4,793,033       11,853,029  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    4,397,500       23,048,273  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    7,678,800       29,582,671  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    11,692,000       14,352,200  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,259,000       9,332,132  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    4,600,500       57,766,723  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    1,548,000       12,940,098  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    3,726,855       9,351,886  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    4,367,533       49,617,572  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    26,387,500       14,402,035  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    5,299,912       28,441,802  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    5,841,000       9,719,985  
   

 

 

 
       1,276,339,622  
Ireland — 0.8%            

AIB Group PLC

    4,262,554       20,049,616  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    3,397,574       35,847,143  

CRH PLC

    2,353,829       140,219,785  

Flutter Entertainment PLC, Class DI(a)

    560,864       111,555,636  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    506,622       50,333,329  

Kingspan Group PLC

    488,676       39,222,860  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    824,970       32,644,904  
   

 

 

 
      429,873,273  
Israel — 0.6%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    133,675       7,606,765  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    4,031,969       35,815,325  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    4,901,185       39,124,290  

Check Point Software Technologies
Ltd.(a)(b)

    318,042       42,048,333  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)(b)

    128,814       21,384,412  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    84,015       17,864,611  

ICL Group Ltd.

    2,232,938       14,867,993  

Isracard Ltd.

    1       2  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    3,902,053       20,668,194  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    487,242       17,591,833  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    60,541       10,944,602  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    200,648       43,675,146  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.,
ADR(a)(b)

    3,531,121       29,661,416  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)

    345,358       12,808,379  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    180,945       17,066,732  
   

 

 

 
      331,128,033  
Italy — 2.5%            

Amplifon SpA

    393,587       13,315,869  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    3,224,253       68,678,258  

DiaSorin SpA

    79,888       8,962,804  

Enel SpA

    25,856,942       178,288,702  

Eni SpA

    7,380,158       112,671,894  
Security   Shares     Value  
Italy (continued)            

Ferrari NV

    400,729     $ 128,468,367  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    1,938,564       30,100,544  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    1,063,202       13,333,397  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    51,312,444       148,378,518  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    1,748,178       23,297,263  

Moncler SpA

    654,773       47,257,331  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    1,880,243       16,282,909  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    1,664,377       19,012,991  

Prysmian SpA

    808,991       32,258,632  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    331,478       17,117,549  

Snam SpA

    6,401,928       33,653,425  

Stellantis NV

    7,150,885       146,721,016  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    31,843,737       9,179,639  

Tenaris SA

    1,489,056       24,744,423  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    4,466,863       37,740,539  

UniCredit SpA

    5,861,490       148,414,369  
   

 

 

 
       1,257,878,439  
Japan — 22.3%            

Advantest Corp.

    609,100       84,244,529  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    2,075,800       44,958,995  

AGC Inc.

    648,900       23,447,111  

Aisin Corp.

    464,200       15,084,223  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    1,442,600       56,210,748  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    502,000       12,034,966  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,531,500       60,202,124  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    684,500       14,046,812  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    3,969,500       27,051,142  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    5,752,750       84,118,709  

Azbil Corp.

    361,500       11,407,231  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    1,902,900       43,052,272  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    415,900       13,431,377  

Bridgestone Corp.

    1,815,100       75,318,289  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    736,900       11,486,735  

Canon Inc.

    3,175,900       82,082,351  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    550,600       24,758,825  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    458,700       58,453,619  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,676,700       11,789,463  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    2,038,000       25,531,642  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2,132,200       63,456,917  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    3,435,700       15,714,962  

CyberAgent Inc.

    1,353,400       8,555,855  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    699,600       19,886,808  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    960,100       20,533,798  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    2,990,252       61,095,965  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    5,880,685       181,122,802  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    838,900       169,624,495  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    195,900       21,072,660  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,901,300       51,675,258  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    6,924       13,632,187  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    4,242,400       22,997,649  

Denso Corp.

    1,377,800       95,932,750  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    674,200       22,559,659  

Disco Corp.

    292,400       54,964,125  

East Japan Railway Co.

    962,300       54,479,769  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    800,400       50,500,106  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    9,122,550       33,097,875  

FANUC Corp.

    3,048,800       93,270,170  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    556,300       139,360,226  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    401,000       18,129,042  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    1,187,500       68,952,933  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Fujitsu Ltd.

    559,300     $ 72,423,628  

GLP J-Reit

    14,108       13,898,694  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    132,700       10,123,532  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    728,020       8,375,446  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    442,400       21,315,440  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    727,800       24,179,611  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    63,800       9,467,095  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    93,748       11,873,898  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    340,900       10,229,905  

Hitachi Ltd.

    2,982,400       195,241,271  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    4,894,900       156,056,205  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    344,300       13,204,205  

Hoya Corp.

    1,134,800       132,158,036  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    1,212,800       10,326,026  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    358,300       21,777,212  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    659,583       13,928,298  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    503,780       8,837,556  

Inpex Corp.

    3,073,743       39,688,839  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    1,838,300       23,880,886  

ITOCHU Corp.

    3,779,000       152,842,779  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    298,500       7,565,226  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    455,200       9,855,361  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    1,599,100       27,861,430  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    22,000       15,089,739  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    4,685,100       38,977,887  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,976,600       50,947,218  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    626,200       10,119,497  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    4,061       16,333,736  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    3,814,600       84,644,423  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    1,549,975       25,072,253  

JSR Corp.

    559,200       16,041,602  

Kajima Corp.

    1,334,400       21,086,793  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    2,237,400       29,393,352  

Kao Corp.

    1,483,600       56,364,326  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    437,200       13,183,601  

KDDI Corp.

    4,758,200       140,041,904  

Keio Corp.

    322,700       10,726,743  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    407,100       16,896,785  

Keyence Corp.

    618,792        277,677,930  

Kikkoman Corp.

    458,600       26,429,511  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    574,400       19,269,169  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,469,600       36,477,072  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    168,500       9,262,666  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.(b)

    474,700       12,643,909  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    367,500       6,288,341  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    658,300       12,104,435  

Komatsu Ltd.

    2,936,000       82,250,369  

Konami Group Corp.

    318,400       17,861,167  

Kose Corp.

    104,900       10,272,458  

Kubota Corp.

    3,217,900       48,609,496  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    329,400       13,246,878  

Kyocera Corp.

    1,020,400       54,909,828  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    854,000       16,307,708  

Lasertec Corp.

    239,500       36,255,942  

Lixil Corp.

    921,880       11,781,464  

M3 Inc.

    1,395,900       32,278,547  

Makita Corp.

    709,400       19,920,694  

Marubeni Corp.

    4,859,200       86,032,107  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    363,700       21,284,309  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    1,796,600       17,823,152  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(b)

    276,500     $ 10,883,914  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    702,408       16,228,360  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    1,148,300       21,269,705  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    897,200       16,413,485  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    4,069,000       24,340,050  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    3,941,000       201,647,002  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    6,143,500       88,657,653  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    3,578,200       43,853,302  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    2,789,800       18,455,548  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    1,018,900       48,340,720  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    36,301,580       292,309,325  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    4,174,400       162,927,154  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    583,500       16,777,933  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    2,864,400       58,848,913  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    1,091,600       28,219,835  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    7,668,416       130,097,470  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    787,500       9,611,309  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    1,361,288       50,630,811  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,826,200       108,479,379  

NEC Corp.

    781,900       39,560,546  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    1,238,400       23,627,945  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    748,900       9,184,705  

Nidec Corp.

    1,326,700       79,237,088  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    3,302,900       149,405,811  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    4,841       20,292,559  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    242,900       14,241,519  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,006,200       27,543,580  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    6,978       14,269,371  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    547,500       13,239,282  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    167,600       6,777,680  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    2,564,335       58,611,381  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    94,989,500       108,926,168  

Nippon Yusen KK

    1,540,500       37,474,448  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    401,000       18,019,203  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    7,378,000       32,501,169  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    621,897       7,712,149  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    194,000       16,357,217  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    254,800       31,200,921  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    475,000       33,777,718  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    9,263,100       38,321,184  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    375,000       9,301,132  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    13,360       15,894,896  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    1,256,071       35,691,152  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    1,994,655       27,748,028  

Obayashi Corp.

    2,053,500       18,986,317  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    220,600       36,099,011  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    929,200       13,576,003  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    2,735,100       10,798,990  

Olympus Corp.

    3,823,800       62,392,665  

Omron Corp.

    557,300       29,913,780  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,230,400       22,547,473  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    254,900       9,699,532  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    121,400       8,509,971  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    3,468,900        133,044,576  

ORIX Corp.

    3,729,800       71,748,364  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,180,900       18,581,272  

Otsuka Corp.

    360,400       15,008,261  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,239,700       45,580,427  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    1,201,000       23,745,688  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    7,021,268       86,666,191  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    558,100     $ 11,039,567  

Rakuten Group Inc.

    4,737,900       18,557,231  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,607,000       159,566,432  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    4,053,500       78,207,525  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    6,835,500       37,213,017  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    1,787,900       15,904,560  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    278,600       26,107,113  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    780,180       16,475,287  

SCSK Corp.

    494,400       8,219,424  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    666,500       44,725,377  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    916,200       15,045,569  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,154,500       17,536,280  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    1,955,900       39,903,672  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,395,380       99,372,530  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,014,700       14,808,030  

Sharp Corp./Japan(a)(b)

    753,600       4,481,026  

Shimadzu Corp.

    749,200       22,753,815  

Shimano Inc.

    246,600       37,169,316  

Shimizu Corp.

    1,733,700       11,944,388  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    5,791,300       190,793,472  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    837,400       35,093,783  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    1,270,100       55,686,348  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    1,409,800       11,774,797  

SMC Corp.

    181,800       95,001,946  

SoftBank Corp.

    9,118,700       101,258,596  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    3,271,100       166,375,976  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    993,350       43,916,740  

Sony Group Corp.

    4,009,200       375,526,633  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    271,300       12,566,415  

Subaru Corp.

    1,953,100       37,018,213  

SUMCO Corp.

    1,104,100       16,088,855  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    4,691,000       14,467,783  

Sumitomo Corp.

    3,580,700       76,816,329  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    2,260,900       28,989,180  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    782,100       27,009,978  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    4,152,000       194,528,042  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    1,054,960       41,039,742  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    904,700       24,245,430  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    439,400       15,641,326  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    1,171,200       47,041,906  

Sysmex Corp.

    532,400       36,051,521  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    1,585,000       25,770,208  

Taisei Corp.

    569,900       21,597,162  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    5,030,310        153,800,928  

TDK Corp.

    1,235,800       47,341,340  

Terumo Corp.

    2,140,700       70,105,931  

TIS Inc.

    711,600       18,048,871  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    597,700       15,816,344  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    353,100       13,764,870  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    5,729,700       131,754,341  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    4,850,800       19,262,724  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    1,424,700       213,828,851  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,244,200       28,213,552  

Tokyu Corp.

    1,678,100       21,291,192  

Toppan Inc.

    775,200       18,247,060  

Toray Industries Inc.

    4,406,600       24,674,369  

Toshiba Corp.

    1,308,800       42,256,203  

Tosoh Corp.

    817,200       10,681,348  

TOTO Ltd.

    448,000       13,772,466  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    466,200       33,690,939  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Toyota Motor Corp.

    33,713,920     $ 566,857,376  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    675,300       39,508,533  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan

    421,900       19,932,973  

Unicharm Corp.

    1,283,100       47,472,971  

USS Co. Ltd.

    677,980       11,756,228  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    298,000       5,609,479  

West Japan Railway Co.

    697,300       28,648,112  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    405,200       22,482,859  

Yamaha Corp.

    444,400       17,219,700  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    945,300       27,724,608  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    906,400       16,975,032  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    761,900       33,120,002  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    719,700       13,515,172  

Z Holdings Corp.

    8,423,922       23,485,960  

ZOZO Inc.

    394,300       7,697,532  
   

 

 

 
      11,424,040,411  
Netherlands — 4.6%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    1,313,860       22,339,831  

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    68,986       128,039,026  

Aegon NV

    5,363,422       29,114,160  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    526,222       33,578,226  

Akzo Nobel NV

    540,414       46,231,348  

ASM International NV

    149,026       70,799,321  

ASML Holding NV

    1,281,647       918,003,728  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    1,655,304       22,261,985  

EXOR NV, NVS(b)

    344,698       32,210,492  

Ferrovial SE

    1,614,710       53,509,780  

Heineken Holding NV

    364,701       29,896,412  

Heineken NV

    823,977       80,652,075  

IMCD NV

    181,121       27,445,158  

ING Groep NV

    11,506,558       167,957,345  

JDE Peet’s NV

    398,277       12,016,133  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(c)

    666,209       11,951,784  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    3,101,630       106,908,900  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    10,439,651       37,773,326  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    2,955,153       61,389,273  

NN Group NV

    795,035       30,477,607  

OCI NV

    331,908       9,459,302  

Prosus NV

    2,548,098       201,573,310  

QIAGEN NV(a)

    720,550       33,809,320  

Randstad NV

    349,448       20,472,579  

Universal Music Group NV

    2,608,364       66,904,294  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    818,622       102,799,278  
   

 

 

 
       2,357,573,993  
New Zealand — 0.2%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.(a)

    3,956,598       20,654,426  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    510,401       12,231,380  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    1,841,739       28,117,916  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    2,182,208       8,936,348  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    4,073,000       14,295,732  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    5,899,755       18,994,531  
   

 

 

 
      103,230,333  
Norway — 0.7%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    923,775       6,833,204  

Aker BP ASA

    1,005,026       28,153,363  

DNB Bank ASA

    2,960,423       61,006,864  

Equinor ASA

    3,028,513       92,637,589  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    631,985       9,976,785  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    279,149       12,112,591  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Norway (continued)            

Mowi ASA

    1,393,833     $ 24,503,446  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    4,277,033       28,012,080  

Orkla ASA

    2,377,990       18,764,300  

Salmar ASA

    230,636       10,655,038  

Telenor ASA

    2,210,069       23,658,659  

Yara International ASA

    524,190       21,408,955  
   

 

 

 
      337,722,874  
Portugal — 0.2%            

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    9,298,470       43,440,952  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    1,580,259       21,001,030  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    899,596       24,492,203  
   

 

 

 
      88,934,185  
Singapore — 1.5%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    10,668,100       22,559,026  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    16,855,525       25,878,019  

Capitaland Investment Ltd/Singapore

    8,232,800       21,071,684  

City Developments Ltd.(b)

    1,587,200       8,831,637  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    5,758,700       148,557,406  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    19,236,200       13,606,253  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    5,923,331       22,686,358  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    311,100       8,029,438  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    4,608,500       25,592,079  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    10,984,528       13,964,455  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    7,455,100       9,259,405  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    10,764,998       107,733,420  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    1,160,407       77,190,274  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    146,988,484       15,578,624  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(b)

    4,246,600       24,057,086  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    2,654,800       19,406,034  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    4,935,000       13,855,031  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    26,273,085       52,705,517  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    4,019,900       91,185,329  

UOL Group Ltd.

    1,472,000       7,788,610  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    880,300       9,924,428  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    6,090,900       17,698,527  
   

 

 

 
      757,158,640  
Spain — 2.5%            

Acciona SA

    78,014       11,694,200  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    693,723       24,265,555  

Aena SME SA(c)

    238,421       38,073,960  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    1,432,183       102,739,209  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    19,170,444       151,952,112  

Banco Santander SA

    52,309,480       211,972,725  

CaixaBank SA

    13,117,070       53,061,178  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    1,794,400       73,281,642  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    208,043       6,548,311  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    821,288       15,687,339  

Enagas SA

    820,886       14,567,873  

Endesa SA

    1,001,563       21,466,347  

Grifols SA(a)

    935,167       13,737,890  

Iberdrola SA

    19,006,305       237,227,782  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    3,463,314       132,568,104  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    399,138       12,170,003  

Redeia Corp. SA

    1,347,914       22,544,752  

Repsol SA

    4,219,824       64,425,827  

Telefonica SA

    16,502,108       70,311,571  
   

 

 

 
       1,278,296,380  
Sweden — 3.2%            

Alfa Laval AB

    919,774       34,430,380  
Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    3,182,174     $ 76,508,639  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    8,539,247       121,307,560  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    4,963,754       61,296,983  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    1,221,841       16,615,226  

Boliden AB

    869,421       25,569,013  

Embracer Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    2,062,082       5,918,780  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    2,094,980       41,827,590  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    1,239,615       21,059,912  

EQTAB

    1,132,031       27,040,919  

Essity AB, Class B

    1,935,157       47,984,698  

Evolution AB(c)

    582,783       71,864,481  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)

    1,987,754       9,275,794  

Getinge AB, Class B

    726,054       13,528,579  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    2,092,065       35,188,044  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    6,601,645       64,008,275  

Holmen AB, Class B

    296,941       11,438,384  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    1,329,595       13,041,412  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    414,957       11,783,516  

Industrivarden AB, Class C(b)

    494,213       14,001,435  

Indutrade AB

    864,721       18,147,328  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    468,155       9,434,082  

Investor AB, Class A

    1,388,894       28,206,218  

Investor AB, Class B

    5,502,493       112,382,845  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    766,964       10,468,063  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    241,337       10,635,581  

Lifco AB, Class B

    734,170       14,802,221  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    4,817,736       43,397,015  

Nordea Bank Abp

    10,314,023       116,737,572  

Saab AB, Class B

    253,902       13,382,948  

Sagax AB, Class B

    604,611       13,425,784  

Sandvik AB

    3,391,400       68,887,891  

Securitas AB, Class B

    1,552,056       13,210,749  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    5,139,198       62,298,541  

Skanska AB, Class B

    1,075,911       17,160,119  

SKF AB, Class B

    1,079,129       20,560,026  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    1,924,856       25,576,462  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    4,636,801       40,710,915  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    2,698,732       49,499,300  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)(b)

    536,790       10,506,630  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    1,794,293       13,501,253  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    9,266,591       46,615,344  

Telia Co. AB

    7,770,461       16,698,576  

Volvo AB, Class A

    638,121       14,470,002  

Volvo AB, Class B

    4,797,414       105,824,313  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)(b)

    1,890,881       9,346,622  
   

 

 

 
       1,629,576,020  
Switzerland — 10.5%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    4,996,613       200,501,666  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    509,185       20,751,493  

Alcon Inc.

    1,588,442       135,163,101  

Bachem Holding AG, Class A

    107,187       9,900,984  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    145,313       22,492,829  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    95,664       10,737,460  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    11,271       21,133,122  

BKWAG

    67,076       12,002,864  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    3,177       38,855,443  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    345       41,929,710  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    1,659,439     $ 267,224,112  

Clariant AG, Registered

    679,010       11,126,378  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    698,454       20,550,562  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    555,739       61,409,042  

Dufry AG, Registered(a)

    312,521       16,147,476  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    22,216       18,542,581  

Geberit AG, Registered

    108,058       61,323,125  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    29,353       99,080,183  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    117,610       17,404,282  

Holcim Ltd.

    1,762,102       122,813,072  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    683,979       48,444,544  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    172,946       54,114,100  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    522,582       36,945,989  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    236,731       137,549,211  

Nestle SA, Registered

    8,742,626       1,071,138,908  

Novartis AG, Registered

    6,516,316       682,239,604  

Partners Group Holding AG

    72,174       81,024,961  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    101,767       33,742,990  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    2,233,529       692,508,662  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    129,653       31,481,909  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    74,830       17,350,205  

SGS SA

    477,378       46,351,021  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    1,647,133       27,905,123  

SIG Group AG

    970,377       25,941,735  

Sika AG, Registered

    464,261       144,495,426  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    165,558       46,148,464  

STMicroelectronics NV

    2,173,163       116,234,568  

Straumann Holding AG

    355,138       58,765,712  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    91,819       29,385,793  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    165,861       9,960,406  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    98,017       62,324,508  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    241,777       23,406,281  

Swiss Re AG

    958,768       100,037,177  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    82,378       52,973,630  

Temenos AG, Registered

    200,741       17,264,280  

UBS Group AG, Registered(b)

    10,455,531       231,996,441  

VAT Group AG(c)

    85,688       36,421,422  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    478,307       231,260,717  
   

 

 

 
       5,356,503,272  
United Kingdom — 14.8%            

3i Group PLC

    3,094,831       78,519,445  

abrdn PLC

    6,434,200       19,147,973  

Admiral Group PLC

    673,199       18,380,352  

Anglo American PLC

    4,039,788       124,230,645  

Antofagasta PLC

    1,253,688       26,966,525  

Ashtead Group PLC

    1,392,398       103,014,879  

Associated British Foods PLC

    1,122,088       29,529,993  

AstraZeneca PLC

    4,927,248       707,928,260  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    2,941,123       24,392,410  

Aviva PLC

    8,840,188       44,043,244  

BAE Systems PLC

    9,694,844       115,941,071  

Barclays PLC

    49,364,327       97,954,180  

Barratt Developments PLC

    3,177,484       18,599,743  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    345,811       19,281,622  

BP PLC

    56,549,559       350,858,789  

British American Tobacco PLC

    6,744,164       226,793,426  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    2,784,125       12,080,874  

BT Group PLC

    22,102,824       34,634,795  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Bunzl PLC

    1,072,260     $ 39,746,440  

Burberry Group PLC

    1,231,429       35,151,428  

Centrica PLC

    18,033,641       31,958,322  

CNH Industrial NV

    3,244,733       46,863,599  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    653,041       41,396,269  

Compass Group PLC

    5,547,440       144,331,231  

Croda International PLC

    441,641       33,438,041  

DCC PLC

    312,042       18,066,833  

Diageo PLC

    7,168,186        312,835,827  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    588,762       14,186,860  

Entain PLC

    2,021,972       36,014,288  

Experian PLC

    2,922,155       112,928,326  

Glencore PLC

    33,933,199       206,362,498  

GSK PLC

    13,018,595       231,745,981  

Haleon PLC

    16,147,129       69,697,812  

Halma PLC

    1,206,964       34,661,441  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    1,126,601       12,326,365  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    520,169       13,969,061  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    63,516,184       527,591,626  

Imperial Brands PLC

    2,790,995       65,938,475  

Informa PLC

    4,509,477       43,876,615  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    554,808       41,004,302  

Intertek Group PLC

    513,097       28,742,894  

J Sainsbury PLC

    5,223,755       18,599,094  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    8,152,474       16,513,915  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    578,562       13,380,599  

Kingfisher PLC

    6,258,064       19,733,987  

Land Securities Group PLC

    2,223,009       18,461,621  

Legal & General Group PLC

    18,990,273       56,911,280  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    210,654,038       121,704,788  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    1,276,660       138,638,571  

M&G PLC

    7,038,493       18,130,449  

Mondi PLC

    1,532,231       26,876,238  

National Grid PLC

    11,691,068       154,962,919  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    18,242,581       57,264,156  

Next PLC

    386,712       34,974,539  

NMC Health PLC, NVS(d)

    473,933       6  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    1,816,815       21,871,850  

Pearson PLC

    2,083,699       23,048,945  

Persimmon PLC

    1,003,990       14,926,243  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    2,373,731       16,770,691  

Prudential PLC

    8,752,950       121,546,306  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    2,276,833       170,562,226  

RELX PLC

    6,049,595       203,609,444  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    8,011,672       65,328,443  

Rio Tinto PLC

    3,578,964       236,561,349  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    26,602,137       63,077,310  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    3,252,213       39,119,492  

Schroders PLC

    2,552,995       15,062,143  

Segro PLC

    3,834,976       37,581,053  

Severn Trent PLC

    793,769       26,014,874  

Shell PLC

    21,770,174       659,805,042  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    2,769,517       42,132,655  

Smiths Group PLC

    1,162,399       25,351,509  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    234,243       33,454,524  

SSE PLC

    3,466,328       74,952,867  

St. James’s Place PLC

    1,745,291       21,067,618  

Standard Chartered PLC

    7,652,127       73,502,857  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    11,164,664       16,388,154  

Tesco PLC

    23,267,344       77,063,091  
 

 

 

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iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
United Kingdom (continued)            

Unilever PLC

    8,030,684     $ 431,511,902  

United Utilities Group PLC

    2,167,847       27,799,483  

Vodafone Group PLC

    72,765,636       69,219,015  

Whitbread PLC

    641,638       28,823,085  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    1,949,854       19,447,595  

WPP PLC

    3,411,954       37,254,202  
   

 

 

 
      7,584,138,890  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.1%
(Cost: $43,694,864,755)

 

    50,707,934,337  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Germany — 0.5%  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    189,195       21,256,261  

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

    362,306       44,303,741  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    538,581       41,560,320  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    487,783       28,782,070  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS(b)

    83,389       34,404,580  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    655,517       86,839,989  
   

 

 

 
      257,146,961  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.5%
(Cost: $284,118,601)

 

    257,146,961  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $43,978,983,356)

 

    50,965,081,298  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Money Market Funds — 0.4%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(e)(f)(g)

    125,857,132     $ 125,894,889  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(e)(f)

    60,760,000       60,760,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.4%
(Cost: $186,578,170)

 

    186,654,889  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.0%
(Cost: $44,165,561,526)

 

    51,151,736,187  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.0%

 

    2,565,616  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  51,154,301,803  
   

 

 

 

 

(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.

 

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 

   
    Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/22

    

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

07/31/23

    

Shares

Held at

07/31/23

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

   
 

 

   

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 182,125,789      $     $ (56,332,456 )(a)    $ 59,862      $ 41,694      $ 125,894,889        125,857,132      $ 1,750,488 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    41,190,000        19,570,000 (a)                          60,760,000        60,760,000        2,582,920       48    
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   
           $ 59,862      $ 41,694      $ 186,654,889         $ 4,333,408     $ 48    
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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.

 

 

 

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July 31, 2023

   iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

 

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

    298        09/07/23      $ 48,825      $ 2,126,025  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

    1,429        09/15/23        70,597        2,528,261  

FTSE 100 Index

    424        09/15/23        41,851        524,206  

SPI 200 Index

    174        09/21/23        21,576        857,027  
          

 

 

 
           $ 6,035,519  
          

 

 

 

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)

  $      $      $ 6,035,519      $      $      $      $ 6,035,519  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                   

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 37,925,427      $      $      $      $ 37,925,427  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                   

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 538,682      $      $      $      $ 538,682  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 231,836,592   

 

 

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

  $  875,145,158      $ 49,832,789,173      $ 6      $ 50,707,934,337  

Preferred Stocks

           257,146,961               257,146,961  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

                                                                                                   

 

 
    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

          

Money Market Funds

  $ 186,654,889      $      $      $ 186,654,889  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $  1,061,800,047      $ 50,089,936,134      $ 6      $ 51,151,736,187  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

          

Assets

          

Equity Contracts

  $      $ 6,035,519      $      $ 6,035,519  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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  

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 9.8%            

29Metals Ltd.

    1,098,152     $ 534,184  

Abacus Property Group

    1,909,216       3,417,467  

Accent Group Ltd.

    1,465,568       1,743,024  

Adbri Ltd.

    1,617,739       2,711,844  

AET&D Holdings No. 1 Pty Ltd.(a)

    169,200       1  

AGL Energy Ltd.

    2,571,034       21,070,988  

Allkem Ltd.(b)

    2,569,848       25,728,322  

Alpha HPA Ltd., NVS

    2,410,770       1,809,206  

ALS Ltd.

    1,951,815       15,437,513  

Altium Ltd.

    503,613       12,959,177  

Alumina Ltd.

    10,417,974       10,056,519  

AMP Ltd.

    12,581,781       9,574,065  

Ansell Ltd.

    539,550       8,762,127  

APM Human Services International Ltd.

    1,125,288       1,509,125  

Arafura Rare Earths Ltd.(b)(c)

    7,762,237       1,491,002  

ARB Corp. Ltd.

    330,742       6,943,543  

Arena REIT

    1,474,611       3,774,506  

Argosy Minerals Ltd.(b)(c)

    4,712,776       1,018,206  

Atlas Arteria Ltd.

    6,150,714       25,999,995  

AUB Group Ltd.

    409,370       7,907,841  

Aussie Broadband Ltd.(b)(c)

    787,736       1,460,646  

Austal Ltd.

    1,342,062       1,986,098  

Australian Agricultural Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    821,092       823,815  

Australian Clinical Labs Ltd.(c)

    451,143       962,608  

AVZ Minerals Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    10,717,468       3,930,612  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    2,794,333       11,355,457  

Bapcor Ltd.

    1,448,057       6,092,139  

Beach Energy Ltd.

    6,680,348       7,284,153  

Bega Cheese Ltd.

    1,182,950       2,591,026  

Bellevue Gold Ltd.(b)

    4,755,349       4,665,459  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    2,419,274       15,234,775  

Boral Ltd.(b)(c)

    1,604,518       4,710,762  

Boss Energy Ltd. (b)(c)

    1,355,455       2,663,581  

BrainChip Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    6,557,946       1,590,411  

Breville Group Ltd.

    392,949       5,978,431  

Brickworks Ltd.

    321,967       5,616,392  

BWP Trust

    2,059,877       5,086,829  

Calix Ltd.(b)

    608,333       1,709,536  

Capricorn Metals Ltd.(b)

    1,281,803       3,867,139  

carsales.com Ltd.

    1,597,071        26,696,308  

Centuria Capital Group

    2,828,338       3,242,902  

Centuria Industrial REIT

    2,345,793       5,023,178  

Centuria Office REIT

    1,550,248       1,511,624  

Chalice Mining Ltd.(b)

    1,423,610       5,695,316  

Challenger Ltd.

    2,031,001       9,816,664  

Champion Iron Ltd.

    1,631,387       6,609,569  

Charter Hall Group

    2,004,336       15,448,949  

Charter Hall Long Wale REIT

    2,760,803       7,641,230  

Charter Hall Retail REIT

    2,233,637       5,640,007  

Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT

    1,396,216       2,811,193  

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd.

    8,954,500       16,620,246  

Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    161,097       1,988,347  

Codan Ltd./Australia

    422,262       2,134,536  

Collins Foods Ltd.

    469,271       3,167,446  

Core Lithium Ltd.(b)(c)

    7,186,845       3,103,272  

Coronado Global Resources Inc.(d)

    3,162,542       3,558,091  

Corporate Travel Management Ltd.

    533,829       7,524,149  

Costa Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,657,280       3,696,211  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Credit Corp. Group Ltd.

    290,914     $ 4,632,245  

Cromwell Property Group

    6,323,370       2,340,992  

CSR Ltd.

    1,936,819       7,471,122  

Data#3 Ltd.

    620,835       3,137,553  

De Grey Mining Ltd.(b)

    4,944,466       4,471,501  

Deterra Royalties Ltd.

    1,765,778       5,595,993  

Dexus Industria REIT

    851,890       1,603,769  

Dicker Data Ltd.

    305,061       1,641,771  

Domain Holdings Australia Ltd.

    1,084,556       2,969,723  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    283,644       9,384,413  

Downer EDI Ltd.

    2,852,626       8,433,268  

Eagers Automotive Ltd.

    654,612       6,511,002  

Elders Ltd.

    660,017       3,235,950  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    7,769,102        19,504,002  

EVT Ltd.

    398,945       3,282,717  

Firefinch Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    4,681,624       471,697  

FleetPartners Group Ltd., NVS(b)

    1,152,227       1,990,977  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.(b)

    740,385       11,651,785  

G8 Education Ltd.

    3,180,626       2,353,534  

Gold Road Resources Ltd.

    4,435,774       4,738,197  

Goulamina Holdings Pty Ltd.(b)(c)

    4,370,759       3,414,750  

GrainCorp Ltd., Class A

    889,965       4,844,328  

Grange Resources Ltd.

    2,139,618       778,967  

Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd.

    1,286,403       2,487,444  

GUD Holdings Ltd.

    596,127       4,003,893  

GWA Group Ltd.

    904,885       1,194,349  

Hansen Technologies Ltd.

    732,900       2,583,571  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    2,379,108       6,052,600  

Healius Ltd.

    2,399,931       4,636,972  

Helia Group Ltd.

    1,456,195       3,802,013  

Home Consortium Ltd.

    855,090       2,983,663  

HomeCo Daily Needs REIT

    6,585,818       5,296,997  

HUB24 Ltd.

    323,721       6,141,564  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    1,806,245       12,475,670  

Imdex Ltd.

    2,111,383       2,785,257  

Imugene Ltd.(b)(c)

    22,902,679       1,545,895  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    8,271,722       16,826,411  

Ingenia Communities Group

    1,460,531       4,015,981  

Inghams Group Ltd.

    1,559,541       2,939,528  

Insignia Financial Ltd.

    2,436,521       4,895,740  

Integral Diagnostics Ltd.

    835,619       1,700,694  

InvoCare Ltd.

    585,094       4,811,257  

ionner Ltd.(b)

    6,245,048       1,221,894  

IPH Ltd.

    908,631       4,836,841  

IRESS Ltd.

    748,128       5,229,949  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

    465,808       14,326,282  

Johns Lyng Group Ltd.

    785,445       2,799,233  

Judo Capital Holdings Ltd.(b)

    2,735,847       2,513,430  

Jumbo Interactive Ltd.

    225,837       2,332,615  

Karoon Energy Ltd.(b)

    2,378,989       3,584,642  

Kelsian Group Ltd.

    744,030       3,478,585  

Lake Resources NL(b)(c)

    5,828,189       885,123  

Lifestyle Communities Ltd.(c)

    380,187       4,452,854  

Link Administration Holdings Ltd.

    2,208,635       2,274,952  

Liontown Resources Ltd.(b)(c)

    6,522,647       11,844,368  

Lovisa Holdings Ltd.

    250,818       3,625,995  

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.(b)

    3,968,671       17,986,914  

MA Financial Group Ltd.(c)

    433,622       1,377,746  

Maas Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    370,096       667,467  

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

    652,242       4,099,989  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

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iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

McMillan Shakespeare Ltd.

    238,429     $ 3,174,969  

Megaport Ltd.(b)(c)

    635,240       4,364,192  

Mesoblast Ltd.(b)(c)

    3,078,201       2,364,721  

Metcash Ltd.

    3,843,806       9,307,915  

Monadelphous Group Ltd.

    386,463       3,548,146  

Mount Gibson Iron Ltd.(b)(c)

    2,610,143       826,954  

Nanosonics Ltd.(b)(c)

    1,085,639       3,460,517  

National Storage REIT

    5,155,542       8,052,641  

Netwealth Group Ltd.

    515,866       5,270,578  

Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd., NVS(b)(c)

    455,263       3,981,926  

New Hope Corp. Ltd.

    2,440,164       8,738,854  

NEXTDC Ltd.(b)

    2,182,125       18,728,109  

nib holdings Ltd.

    2,049,244       11,412,023  

Nick Scali Ltd.(c)

    279,060       2,009,129  

Nickel Mines Ltd.

    7,610,449       4,241,580  

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

    6,112,393       8,814,810  

Novonix Ltd.(b)(c)

    1,687,244       1,059,582  

NRW Holdings Ltd.

    1,677,007       3,108,808  

Nufarm Ltd./Australia

    1,520,671       5,505,305  

Objective Corp. Ltd.

    123,534       1,097,631  

Omni Bridgeway Ltd.(b)

    1,088,252       2,064,835  

oOh!media Ltd.

    2,464,003       2,314,530  

Orora Ltd.

    3,414,708       8,248,257  

Paladin Energy Ltd.(b)

    11,983,701       5,962,848  

Pepper Money Ltd./Australia

    696,253       721,201  

Perenti Global Ltd.(b)

    2,590,955       2,085,519  

Perpetual Ltd.

    474,276       7,873,146  

Perseus Mining Ltd.

    5,795,652       6,814,450  

PEXA Group Ltd.(b)

    560,325       4,998,768  

Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd.

    603,516       4,276,556  

Platinum Asset Management Ltd.

    1,898,687       2,025,906  

PolyNovo Ltd.(b)(c)

    2,482,443       2,704,670  

Premier Investments Ltd.

    404,811       6,035,686  

Pro Medicus Ltd.(c)

    221,204       10,244,646  

PWR Holdings Ltd.

    344,035       2,123,150  

Qube Holdings Ltd.

    7,155,577       14,163,569  

Ramelius Resources Ltd.

    4,253,209       3,675,962  

Region RE Ltd.

    4,938,649       8,045,212  

Regis Resources Ltd.(b)

    3,155,738       3,589,091  

Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd.

    3,351,261       9,520,703  

Resolute Mining Ltd.(b)

    8,915,460       2,172,172  

Rural Funds Group

    1,619,602       2,177,744  

Sandfire Resources Ltd.(b)

    1,960,211       8,960,559  

Sayona Mining Ltd.(b)(c)

    36,515,758       3,574,853  

Select Harvests Ltd.(c)

    492,887       1,392,315  

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.

    697,186        12,308,154  

Seven West Media Ltd.(b)

    3,825,451       990,343  

Sigma Healthcare Ltd.

    3,841,755       2,027,778  

Silex Systems Ltd.(b)(c)

    743,351       1,808,617  

Silver Lake Resources Ltd.(b)

    3,879,760       2,342,004  

Sims Ltd.

    690,762       7,046,273  

SiteMinder Ltd.(b)

    922,793       2,614,813  

SmartGroup Corp. Ltd.

    547,218       3,329,814  

Stanmore Resources Ltd.(b)

    1,167,438       2,208,699  

Star Entertainment Grp Ltd. (The)(b)

    5,743,534       4,061,719  

Steadfast Group Ltd.

    3,749,421       14,709,904  

Strike Energy Ltd.(b)

    9,197,583       2,754,889  

Super Retail Group Ltd.

    665,059       5,519,768  

Syrah Resources Ltd.(b)(c)

    2,679,380       1,266,495  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    9,218,458       6,539,423  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Technology One Ltd.

    1,238,198     $ 13,118,897  

Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(b)

    1,015,736       7,725,611  

Temple & Webster Group Ltd.(b)(c)

    367,667       1,632,460  

Terracom Ltd.(c)

    2,307,971       638,010  

Tietto Minerals Ltd.(b)(c)

    2,742,162       934,769  

Tyro Payments Ltd.(b)

    1,562,947       1,469,752  

United Malt Grp Ltd.(b)(c)

    1,088,839       3,529,283  

Ventia Services Group Pty Ltd.

    2,543,047       4,958,188  

Viva Energy Group Ltd.(d)

    3,616,534       7,672,789  

Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd.(b)(c)

    511,222       1,530,804  

Vulcan Steel Ltd.

    292,872       1,526,564  

Waypoint REIT Ltd.

    2,901,061       5,115,378  

Webjet Ltd.(b)(c)

    1,618,904       8,593,247  

Weebit Nano Ltd.(b)(c)

    750,499       3,138,572  

West African Resources Ltd.(b)

    4,214,498       2,556,608  

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.

    3,760,266       17,569,865  

Worley Ltd.

    1,557,710       18,230,849  

Yancoal Australia Ltd., NVS(c)

    1,140,783       3,917,329  
   

 

 

 
      1,083,388,802  
Austria — 1.0%            

Agrana Beteiligungs AG

    54,759       975,362  

ams-OSRAM AG(b)(c)

    1,158,840       10,257,513  

ANDRITZ AG

    286,487       15,125,932  

AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG(c)

    104,632       3,951,807  

BAWAG Group AG(d)

    332,434       16,195,324  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    178,361       5,688,067  

DO & CO AG(c)

    29,772       4,019,775  

EVNAG

    157,448       3,732,132  

IMMOFINANZ AG(b)(c)

    149,501       2,999,877  

Lenzing AG(b)(c)

    74,750       3,762,991  

Oesterreichische Post AG(c)

    148,112       5,403,018  

Palfinger AG

    66,478       1,948,165  

Porr AG

    84,118       1,172,745  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG(b)

    630,781       10,199,360  

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

    44,263       2,682,512  

Semperit AG Holding

    38,022       849,116  

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    538,730       4,400,472  

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

    163,395       4,370,166  

Wienerberger AG

    453,262       14,885,504  
   

 

 

 
      112,619,838  
Belgium — 1.5%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    99,491       17,322,968  

Aedifica SA

    199,856       13,726,292  

AGFA-Gevaert NV(b)

    571,400       1,469,786  

Barco NV

    276,331       6,430,795  

Bekaert SA

    145,110       6,926,210  

bpost SA(c)

    425,933       2,051,206  

Cofinimmo SA

    139,503       10,918,007  

Deme Group NV

    31,153       4,125,580  

Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV

    255,573       9,740,926  

Euronav NV

    468,724       7,700,962  

Exmar NV

    128,783       1,617,952  

Fagron

    296,413       5,274,565  

Galapagos NV(b)(c)

    196,081       8,240,185  

Immobel SA(c)

    18,156       718,175  

Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV

    103,036       1,515,795  

Ion Beam Applications

    92,990       1,500,920  

KBC Ancora

    150,052       7,022,001  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Belgium (continued)            

Kinepolis Group NV(c)

    56,302     $ 2,744,347  

Melexis NV

    85,572       9,225,101  

Montea NV

    57,160       4,631,694  

Ontex Group NV(b)(c)

    274,434       2,351,953  

Proximus SADP

    637,891       4,890,569  

Recticel SA(c)

    175,280       2,225,416  

Retail Estates NV

    44,471       2,839,510  

Shurgard Self Storage Ltd.(c)

    115,660       5,277,639  

Telenet Group Holding NV

    191,695       4,389,495  

Tessenderlo Group SA

    109,949       3,687,995  

VGP NV

    58,316       6,225,991  

X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE(b)(c)(d)

    239,404       2,901,807  

Xior Student Housing NV

    118,886       3,707,792  
   

 

 

 
       161,401,634  
Canada — 0.1%            

SharkNinja Inc.(b)

    236,880       10,022,393  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 2.2%            

ALK-Abello AS(b)

    558,777       6,084,231  

Alm Brand A/S

    3,606,168       5,747,353  

Amagerbanken A/S(a)

    130,550        

Ambu A/S, Class B(b)(c)

    797,801       11,770,581  

Bavarian Nordic A/S(b)(c)

    330,269       7,085,931  

Better Collective A/S(b)(c)

    128,169       2,946,582  

cBrain A/S

    46,494       1,026,643  

Chemometec A/S(b)

    67,345       4,519,212  

D/S Norden A/S

    103,054       5,162,387  

Dfds A/S

    149,108       5,345,572  

FLSmidth & Co. A/S(c)

    219,746       10,396,998  

GN Store Nord A/S(b)

    493,809       13,167,314  

H Lundbeck AS

    1,136,864       5,642,764  

H Lundbeck AS, Class A

    208,832       936,552  

ISS A/S

    669,033       13,518,626  

Jyske Bank A/S, Registered(b)

    204,665       15,481,818  

Matas A/S

    153,977       2,262,718  

Netcompany Group A/S(b)(c)(d)

    190,790       8,856,213  

Nilfisk Holding A/S(b)

    50,876       958,205  

NKT A/S(b)(c)

    227,602       13,004,329  

NTG Nordic Transport Group A/S, Class A(b)

    28,364       1,770,125  

Per Aarsleff Holding A/S

    74,225       3,523,132  

Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S

    120,916       17,208,585  

Royal Unibrew A/S

    212,913       18,402,674  

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, Class A(d)

    233,741       4,065,834  

Schouw & Co. A/S

    56,029       4,445,957  

SimCorp A/S

    172,076       18,451,115  

Solar A/S, Class B

    22,254       1,663,563  

Spar Nord Bank A/S

    313,983       4,992,529  

Sydbank AS

    246,242       11,809,334  

Topdanmark AS

    193,512       8,771,882  

TORM PLC, Class A

    126,180       3,105,725  

Trifork Holding AG

    50,985       1,003,541  

Zealand Pharma A/S(b)

    211,641       7,344,528  
   

 

 

 
      240,472,553  
Finland — 1.3%            

Aktia Bank OYJ

    216,739       2,240,392  

Anora Group OYJ

    163,684       849,630  

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    164,041       7,834,649  

Caverion OYJ

    347,758       3,273,002  

Citycon OYJ

    347,132       2,154,869  

Finnair OYJ(b)(c)

    2,726,337       1,687,899  
Security   Shares     Value  
Finland (continued)            

F-Secure OYJ

    469,656     $ 1,157,085  

Huhtamaki OYJ

    411,642       14,632,853  

Incap OYJ(b)(c)

    67,631       797,632  

Kemira OYJ

    462,556       7,255,491  

Kempower OYJ(b)(c)

    72,444       3,233,880  

Kojamo OYJ

    526,191       5,141,008  

Konecranes OYJ

    284,651       10,346,117  

Marimekko OYJ

    123,946       1,226,508  

Metsa Board OYJ, Class B(c)

    687,459       5,546,328  

Musti Group OYJ

    137,067       2,688,581  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    555,396       5,165,832  

Oriola OYJ, Class B

    758,192       923,665  

Outokumpu OYJ

    1,537,855       7,956,326  

Puuilo OYJ

    242,847       1,985,272  

QT Group OYJ(b)(c)

    81,472       6,757,565  

Revenio Group OYJ

    92,800       3,282,914  

Rovio Entertainment OYJ(d)

    197,757       2,002,566  

Talenom OYJ(c)

    130,155       953,082  

TietoEVRY OYJ

    440,285       11,232,811  

TietoEVRY OYJ, New

    12,844       328,044  

Tokmanni Group Corp

    205,490       3,173,421  

Uponor OYJ

    218,773       6,922,856  

Valmet OYJ

    668,423       17,730,411  

YIT OYJ

    537,990       1,298,080  
   

 

 

 
       139,778,769  
France — 3.8%            

AB Science SA(b)

    100,177       441,757  

ABC arbitrage

    83,506       545,380  

Abivax SA, NVS(c)

    82,364       1,586,598  

Air France-KLM(b)

    4,909,152       8,477,483  

AKWEL(c)

    36,551       659,081  

ALD SA(d)

    605,375       6,431,796  

Altarea SCA(c)

    17,197       1,607,290  

Alten SA

    124,803       17,975,854  

Antin Infrastructure Partners SA

    145,522       2,613,428  

APERAM SA

    214,599       6,772,541  

Atos SE(b)(c)

    472,724       4,910,390  

Aubay

    31,957       1,500,589  

Believe SA(b)(c)

    81,021       984,292  

Beneteau SA

    159,174       2,598,781  

Boiron SA

    29,203       1,615,068  

Bonduelle SCA

    56,183       668,723  

Carmila SA

    268,525       4,351,552  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA(b)(c)

    162,859       424,525  

CGG SA(b)

    3,038,459       2,137,743  

Chargeurs SA(c)

    73,259       900,750  

Cie. des Alpes

    83,565       1,228,894  

Cie. Plastic Omnium SA

    239,942       4,672,815  

Coface SA

    435,189       6,375,035  

Derichebourg SA

    369,242       2,276,542  

Elior Group SA(b)(c)(d)

    483,700       1,232,775  

Elis SA

    776,754       16,047,821  

Equasens

    22,469       2,068,058  

Eramet SA

    36,210       3,048,748  

Esker SA

    23,213       3,855,385  

Etablissements Maurel et Prom SA

    248,603       1,172,484  

Euroapi SA(b)

    218,995       2,555,399  

Eutelsat Communications SA(c)

    570,668       3,844,117  

Faurecia SE(b)

    666,687       16,753,085  

Fnac Darty SA

    48,368       1,686,175  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    140,677     $ 17,157,424  

ICADE

    147,624       6,014,280  

ID Logistics Group(b)

    11,751       3,369,688  

Imerys SA

    145,033       5,036,301  

Interparfums SA

    88,579       6,393,487  

IPSOS

    167,155       8,356,076  

JCDecaux SE(b)

    267,234       5,007,758  

Kaufman & Broad SA

    54,654       1,504,596  

Korian SA(c)

    323,430       2,518,477  

LISI

    78,916       2,062,772  

Maisons du Monde SA(c)(d)

    118,850       1,247,898  

Manitou BF SA

    51,321       1,481,221  

McPhy Energy SA(b)(c)

    92,539       780,177  

Mercialys SA

    350,661       3,035,459  

Mersen SA

    92,932       4,374,008  

Metropole Television SA

    104,504       1,476,193  

Neoen SA(d)

    288,316       9,480,198  

Nexans SA

    111,477       9,896,957  

Nexity SA

    179,939       3,046,791  

OVH Groupe SAS, NVS(b)(c)

    164,801       1,859,670  

Peugeot Invest

    21,647       2,551,940  

Pierre & Vacances SA, NVS(b)(c)

    572,351       973,203  

Quadient SA

    148,056       3,300,811  

Rexel SA

    1,026,577       24,763,354  

Rubis SCA

    411,065       10,136,181  

SCOR SE

    608,192       18,176,100  

Seche Environnement SA, NVS

    9,756       1,248,591  

SES SA, Class A

    1,611,303        10,438,823  

SES-Imagotag SA(b)

    26,652       3,446,875  

SMCP SA(b)(d)

    201,284       1,510,260  

Societe BIC SA

    101,914       6,230,485  

SOITEC(b)

    112,946       22,197,201  

Sopra Steria Group SACA

    64,830       14,096,320  

SPIE SA

    589,950       17,709,087  

Television Francaise 1(c)

    174,951       1,430,714  

Trigano SA

    36,397       5,329,651  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(b)

    399,027       13,419,952  

Vallourec SA(b)(c)

    623,990       8,140,952  

Valneva SE(b)

    449,073       3,372,325  

Verallia SA(d)

    311,702       13,816,310  

Vicat SA

    73,131       2,485,910  

Vilmorin & Cie. SA(c)

    26,104       1,796,705  

Virbac SA

    17,895       5,511,873  

Voltalia SA(b)(c)

    159,725       2,775,303  

Waga Energy SA(b)(c)

    19,651       615,797  

Wavestone

    32,508       1,929,913  
   

 

 

 
      425,525,021  
Germany — 4.7%            

1&1 AG

    142,567       1,625,375  

About You Holding SE(b)(c)

    153,827       1,095,012  

Adesso SE

    13,006       1,519,022  

ADVA Optical Networking SE(b)

    81,199       1,785,567  

AIXTRON SE

    479,105       19,007,375  

Amadeus Fire AG

    23,434       2,782,967  

Aroundtown SA(b)(c)

    3,614,371       5,615,341  

Atoss Software AG

    16,519       4,011,047  

Aurubis AG

    133,968       12,610,708  

Auto1 Group SE(b)(c)(d)

    416,559       4,488,922  

Basler AG

    56,205       921,626  

BayWa AG

    60,656       2,541,972  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Befesa SA(d)

    168,023     $ 6,439,394  

Bertrandt AG

    25,343       1,330,536  

Bilfinger SE

    120,985       4,380,167  

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA(b)

    322,613       1,540,581  

CANCOM SE

    150,926       4,345,577  

Ceconomy AG(b)

    612,434       1,835,129  

Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGaA

    21,480       2,220,048  

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA

    115,050       5,842,903  

CropEnergies AG

    108,306       1,089,590  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    264,140       18,026,490  

CureVac NV(b)(c)

    428,577       3,780,269  

Datagroup SE

    19,722       1,259,861  

Dermapharm Holding SE

    78,391       3,829,242  

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG

    48,858       1,627,823  

Deutsche EuroShop AG

    61,972       1,510,682  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG(c)(d)

    574,917       4,784,977  

Deutz AG

    501,133       2,757,395  

DIC Asset AG(c)

    180,135       887,294  

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA

    13,057       579,678  

Duerr AG

    220,359       6,875,307  

Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG

    63,167       2,499,952  

Elmos Semiconductor SE

    34,057       3,033,392  

ElringKlinger AG

    119,369       1,023,667  

Encavis AG(b)

    485,700       8,144,120  

Energiekontor AG(c)

    30,074       2,611,860  

Evotec SE(b)

    599,777        15,799,139  

Fielmann AG

    107,379       5,516,814  

flatexDEGIRO AG(b)(c)

    281,513       2,775,081  

Formycon AG

    38,171       2,806,850  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide(b)

    157,292       8,310,512  

Freenet AG

    501,894       12,423,468  

Gerresheimer AG

    146,640       17,368,596  

GFT Technologies SE

    71,639       2,078,961  

Grand City Properties SA(b)

    338,349       2,790,376  

GRENKE AG

    121,687       3,356,218  

Hamborner REIT AG

    308,550       2,232,927  

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG(c)

    106,968       1,405,986  

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG(b)(c)

    1,109,134       1,767,440  

Hensoldt AG

    223,890       7,612,264  

HOCHTIEF AG(c)

    99,771       9,827,948  

Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA

    38,309       3,098,636  

Hugo Boss AG

    239,761       19,360,352  

Hypoport SE(b)

    19,186       4,003,211  

Indus Holding AG

    77,579       2,076,168  

Instone Real Estate Group SE(c)(d)

    137,056       952,391  

Ionos SE(b)

    90,772       1,407,234  

Jenoptik AG

    219,264       7,092,015  

JOST Werke AG(d)

    55,059       3,208,052  

K+S AG, Registered(c)

    813,562       15,533,648  

KION Group AG

    305,157       12,787,000  

Kloeckner & Co. SE

    301,039       2,814,193  

Knaus Tabbert AG

    17,940       1,182,154  

Kontron AG(c)

    159,952       3,478,837  

Krones AG

    60,806       7,327,273  

LANXESS AG

    349,839       11,798,737  

MBB SE

    8,158       707,231  

Medios AG(b)(c)

    57,239       1,103,015  

METRO AG(b)(c)

    619,379       5,385,614  

MorphoSys AG(b)(c)

    136,946       4,009,144  

Nagarro SE(b)(c)

    35,283       3,342,567  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Nordex SE(b)

    495,847     $ 7,006,593  

Norma Group SE

    129,868       2,291,328  

Northern Data AG(b)

    51,466       1,113,645  

OHB SE

    14,662       510,332  

PATRIZIA SE

    181,317       1,855,172  

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    14,781       2,447,440  

PNE AG

    131,687       1,928,602  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE(c)

    689,647       6,855,975  

PVA TePla AG(b)

    92,215       2,172,089  

SAF-Holland SE

    195,991       2,800,632  

Salzgitter AG(c)

    100,695       3,489,638  

Secunet Security Networks AG

    6,903       1,583,786  

SGL Carbon SE(b)(c)

    265,232       2,219,109  

Shop Apotheke Europe NV(b)(d)

    62,816       7,283,094  

Siltronic AG

    76,570       6,740,663  

Sixt SE

    58,596       7,065,596  

SMA Solar Technology AG(b)(c)

    66,561       6,345,813  

Software AG, NVS

    219,968       7,690,986  

Stabilus SE

    105,731       6,027,930  

Steico SE(c)

    22,931       888,543  

Stratec SE

    32,606       1,830,105  

Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA

    146,474       7,083,692  

Suedzucker AG

    262,729       4,548,434  

SUESS MicroTec SE

    74,749       1,864,901  

SUSE SA(b)(c)

    178,046       2,097,253  

Synlab AG

    286,782       2,840,239  

TAG Immobilien AG(b)

    710,716       7,988,853  

Takkt AG

    107,346       1,541,432  

TeamViewer AG(b)(d)

    592,212       10,066,799  

thyssenkrupp AG

    2,113,033       16,799,400  

United Internet AG, Registered(e)

    366,875       5,492,514  

Varta AG(c)

    82,682       1,876,347  

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG(c)

    81,695       3,982,353  

Vib Vermoegen AG(c)

    34,826       606,947  

Vitesco Technologies Group AG(b)

    84,983       7,268,081  

Vossloh AG

    49,422       2,216,299  

Wacker Neuson SE

    118,415       3,071,517  

Wuestenrot & Wuerttembergische AG

    102,690       1,777,185  
   

 

 

 
       518,270,237  
Hong Kong — 1.8%            

ASMPT Ltd.

    1,303,700       12,716,408  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    4,673,600       7,175,533  

Brightoil Petroleum Holdings Ltd.(a)

    12,938,512       17  

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.

    1,464,000       1,923,988  

Champion REIT(c)

    9,783,000       3,604,347  

Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    1,702,000       484,071  

Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd.

    1,486,000       1,733,159  

CITIC Telecom International Holdings Ltd.

    7,559,000       3,036,069  

Citychamp Watch & Jewellery Group Ltd.(b)

    5,546,000       839,129  

CK Life Sciences International Holdings
Inc.(c)

    14,480,000       1,434,923  

C-Mer Eye Care Holdings Ltd.(b)

    2,652,000       1,382,462  

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd.

    8,200,000       1,386,039  

Cowell e Holdings Inc.(b)

    1,065,000       1,996,866  

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd.

    2,085,200       1,562,154  

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

    794,000       1,961,667  

EC Healthcare

    1,881,000       1,127,686  

E-Commodities Holdings Ltd.

    6,144,000       986,547  

Far East Consortium International Ltd.

    5,723,500       1,352,947  

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

    9,696,000       3,515,409  

Fortune REIT

    6,521,000       4,715,382  
Security   Shares     Value  
Hong Kong (continued)            

Fosun Tourism Group(b)(c)(d)

    1,088,400     $ 1,176,693  

Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd.(c)

    11,697,000       1,009,286  

Haitong International Securities Group
Ltd.(b)(c)

    8,645,899       811,232  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    3,487,000       5,452,943  

Health and Happiness H&H International Holdings Ltd.

    957,500       1,262,487  

HKBN Ltd.

    3,649,000       1,993,357  

Hong Kong Technology Venture Co. Ltd.

    2,356,000       1,399,914  

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    9,714,000       1,481,917  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    2,645,000       6,250,021  

IGG Inc.(b)

    3,370,000       1,717,463  

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    1,602,250       2,208,851  

JS Global Lifestyle Co. Ltd.(b)(c)(d)

    5,905,000       1,051,931  

K Wah International Holdings Ltd.

    4,916,000       1,610,141  

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.(c)

    1,510,388       1,864,905  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    2,459,500       5,317,348  

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.

    1,423,000       3,757,157  

Man Wah Holdings Ltd.(c)

    6,623,200       5,747,899  

MECOM Power and Construction Ltd.

    6,883,500       912,232  

Melco International Development Ltd.(b)

    2,809,000       2,980,265  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR(b)

    934,513       12,728,067  

Nissin Foods Co. Ltd.

    1,050,000       836,613  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    6,757,000       7,749,903  

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

    22,312,000       7,264,124  

Pacific Textiles Holdings Ltd.

    3,859,000       962,165  

PAX Global Technology Ltd.

    2,989,000       2,426,771  

PCCW Ltd.

    18,062,000       9,235,090  

Perfect Medical Health Management Ltd.

    1,872,000       1,047,020  

Prosperity REIT

    6,508,000       1,413,049  

Realord Group Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    1,858,000       1,398,461  

Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    5,154,000       942,927  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.(b)

    5,370,000       4,481,090  

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.(b)

    5,774,000       967,673  

SJM Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    10,539,000       4,892,788  

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.

    1,918,000       1,160,150  

Stella International Holdings Ltd.

    2,062,500       2,023,122  

Sun Hung Kai & Co. Ltd.

    2,447,000       911,219  

SUNeVision Holdings Ltd.

    2,673,000       1,389,258  

Sunlight REIT

    3,912,000       1,456,908  

Texhong Textile Group Ltd.

    1,125,500       830,393  

Theme International Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    20,270,000       2,266,797  

United Energy Group Ltd.

    33,218,000       4,196,366  

United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd. (The)

    4,182,000       3,354,332  

Value Partners Group Ltd.(c)

    4,346,000       1,645,647  

Vesync Co. Ltd.(c)

    1,787,000       753,854  

Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.

    3,684,000       4,898,036  

Viva Goods Company Ltd.(b)

    16,520,000       3,036,618  

Vobile Group Ltd.(b)(c)

    6,060,000       2,118,945  

VSTECS Holdings Ltd.(c)

    3,428,000       1,739,617  

VTech Holdings Ltd.

    736,600       4,593,704  

Xinyi Electric Storage Holdings Ltd.(b)

    1        

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    3,375,000       4,522,021  
   

 

 

 
       198,183,573  
Ireland — 0.3%            

Cairn Homes PLC(b)

    2,846,034       3,417,103  

Dalata Hotel Group PLC(b)

    905,923       4,238,247  

Glanbia PLC

    864,486       13,411,593  

Glenveagh Properties PLC(b)(d)

    2,425,540       2,864,231  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Ireland (continued)            

Greencore Group PLC(b)

    2,171,224     $ 2,443,707  

Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC

    1,865,978       1,985,991  

Origin Enterprises PLC

    486,503       1,711,713  

Uniphar PLC(b)

    1,163,633       3,678,318  
   

 

 

 
      33,750,903  
Israel — 2.8%            

AFI Properties Ltd.(b)

    19,419       787,416  

Africa Israel Residences Ltd.

    25,410       1,244,013  

Airport City Ltd.(b)

    291,929       4,401,756  

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.

    652,576       5,482,638  

Altshuler Shaham Penn Ltd.

    271,145       513,620  

Amot Investments Ltd.

    1,006,938       5,396,907  

Arad Investment & Industrial Development Ltd.

    12,036       1,489,830  

Ashtrom Group Ltd.(c)

    167,699       2,525,901  

Azorim-Investment Development & Construction Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    349,523       1,214,932  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    8,877,863        11,745,816  

Big Shopping Centers Ltd.(b)

    51,161       4,811,630  

Blue Square Real Estate Ltd.

    23,741       1,450,934  

Camtek Ltd./Israel(b)

    121,973       5,637,639  

Carasso Motors Ltd.

    131,559       598,638  

Cellcom Israel Ltd.(b)

    463,086       1,642,944  

Cellebrite DI Ltd.(b)(c)

    159,427       1,245,125  

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.(b)

    284,214       4,329,283  

Danel Adir Yeoshua Ltd.

    24,493       1,933,383  

Danya Cebus Ltd.

    31,139       795,095  

Delek Automotive Systems Ltd.

    247,467       1,792,230  

Delek Group Ltd.

    38,087       5,380,183  

Delta Galil Industries Ltd.

    51,799       2,043,709  

Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources Ltd.(b)(c)

    378,160       823,415  

Elco Ltd.

    38,582       1,403,063  

Electra Consumer Products 1970 Ltd.(c)

    48,928       1,222,090  

Electra Ltd./Israel

    8,557       3,767,433  

Electra Real Estate Ltd.

    103,188       1,295,399  

Energix-Renewable Energies Ltd.

    1,176,575       4,305,723  

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.(b)

    485,921       9,358,397  

Equital Ltd.(b)(c)

    110,075       3,319,584  

Fattal Holdings 1998 Ltd.(b)

    30,343       3,201,942  

FIBI Holdings Ltd.

    71,555       3,188,148  

First International Bank Of Israel Ltd. (The)

    236,155       9,982,861  

Fiverr International Ltd.(b)(c)

    137,100       4,132,194  

Formula Systems 1985 Ltd.

    40,967       2,972,753  

Fox Wizel Ltd.(c)

    34,083       2,843,651  

G City Ltd.

    379,972       1,317,387  

Gav-Yam Lands Corp. Ltd.

          2  

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.

    494,112       3,897,090  

Hilan Ltd.

    64,327       3,150,261  

IDI Insurance Co. Ltd.

    42,662       881,866  

Inmode Ltd.(b)

    315,989       13,559,088  

Innoviz Technologies Ltd.(b)(c)

    457,885       1,877,328  

Isracard Ltd.

    859,782       3,565,535  

Israel Canada T.R Ltd.(c)

    573,067       1,418,912  

Israel Corp Ltd.

    16,281       5,076,539  

Isras Investment Co. Ltd.

    7,351       1,506,872  

Ituran Location and Control Ltd.

    58,647       1,630,973  

Kenon Holdings Ltd./Singapore

    92,503       2,432,010  

Kornit Digital Ltd.(b)

    209,648       6,643,745  

M Yochananof & Sons Ltd.

    20,476       931,170  
Security   Shares     Value  
Israel (continued)            

Magic Software Enterprises Ltd.

    106,935     $ 1,353,469  

Matrix IT Ltd.

    153,213       3,062,435  

Maytronics Ltd.

    206,479       2,812,314  

Mega Or Holdings Ltd.(c)

    102,594       2,262,957  

Mehadrin Ltd.(b)

           

Melisron Ltd.

    111,958       7,398,610  

Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd.

    100,127       2,137,094  

Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.

    1,679,709       2,077,216  

Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd.

    2,718,257       7,166,420  

Nano Dimension Ltd., ADR(b)(c)

    1,080,338       3,349,048  

Nano-X Imaging Ltd.(b)(c)

    207,293       2,570,433  

Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp. Ltd.(c)

    232,284       1,148,577  

Nayax Ltd.(b)(c)

    32,314       711,389  

NEOGAMES SA(b)

    58,868       1,603,564  

Neto Malinda Trading Ltd.(b)(c)

    45,501       810,854  

Nova Ltd.(b)

    122,207       15,190,824  

Oil Refineries Ltd.

    10,447,509       3,339,685  

One Software Technologies Ltd.

    158,901       2,109,857  

OPC Energy Ltd.(b)(c)

    461,461       3,286,363  

OY Nofar Energy Ltd.(b)

    60,012       1,408,840  

Partner Communications Co. Ltd.(b)

    566,023       2,415,095  

Paz Oil Co. Ltd.(b)

    42,988       4,673,882  

Perion Network Ltd.(b)

    198,123       7,163,228  

Phoenix Holdings Ltd. (The)

    753,681       7,733,256  

Prashkovsky Investments and  Construction
Ltd.(c)

    32,077       744,632  

Property & Building Corp. Ltd.(b)

    11,207       456,422  

Radware Ltd.(b)

    169,990       3,194,112  

Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd.

    39,038       2,357,997  

Reit 1 Ltd.

    818,440       3,561,944  

Retailors Ltd.

    80,910       1,749,953  

Riskified Ltd.(b)(c)

    306,895       1,482,303  

Sapiens International Corp. NV

    134,360       3,560,168  

Scope Metals Group Ltd.(b)

    30,378       1,066,677  

Sella Capital Real Estate Ltd.

    888,814       1,850,514  

Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd.(c)

    603,994       4,305,463  

Shikun & Binui Ltd.(b)(c)

    1,128,834       3,090,997  

Shufersal Ltd.(b)

    1,110,147       5,887,067  

Sisram Medical Ltd.(d)

    578,800       679,180  

Strauss Group Ltd.(b)

    219,676       5,173,386  

Summit Real Estate Holdings Ltd.

    147,606       2,045,502  

Taboola.com Ltd.(b)

    553,898       2,071,579  

Tadiran Group Ltd.

    14,235       1,144,128  

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(b)

    40,325       1,473,879  

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd.(b)(c)

    417,754       2,224,806  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(b)

          14  

Turpaz Industries Ltd., NVS

    143,643       447,775  

WalkMe Ltd.(b)

    95,300       856,747  

YH Dimri Construction & Development Ltd.(c)

    31,380       2,217,057  

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.(c)

    409,508       6,199,951  
   

 

 

 
      309,796,716  
Italy — 3.3%            

A2A SpA

    6,634,931       12,659,174  

ACEA SpA

    177,231       2,171,408  

Anima Holding SpA(d)

    741,278       2,856,279  

Antares Vision SpA(b)(c)

    110,703       747,348  

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA

    490,976       1,156,762  

Ascopiave SpA

    272,720       684,934  

Azimut Holding SpA

    448,510       10,590,473  

Banca Generali SpA

    245,313       9,189,561  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Italy (continued)            

Banca IFIS SpA

    113,880     $ 2,011,218  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    955,603       9,285,517  

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA(b)

    2,147,277       6,201,120  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SPA

    1,736,339       8,387,803  

Banco BPM SpA

    5,750,367       28,775,108  

BFF Bank SpA(d)

    783,417       8,842,728  

Biesse SpA

    42,691       575,326  

Bio On SpA(a)(c)

    19,879        

BPER Banca

    4,477,500       15,493,510  

Brembo SpA

    638,543       9,038,368  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    144,375       12,206,973  

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    404,563       11,496,811  

Carel Industries SpA(d)

    166,391       4,762,490  

CIR SpA-Compagnie Industriali(b)

    5,278,809       2,350,641  

Credito Emiliano SpA

    366,705       3,134,985  

d’Amico International Shipping SA, NVS

    182,289       755,364  

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA

    38,692       957,211  

Datalogic SpA

    93,522       695,700  

De’ Longhi SpA

    320,177       8,124,342  

Digital Bros. SpA(c)

    20,618       318,647  

Digital Value SpA(c)

    16,430       1,099,231  

doValue SpA(c)(d)

    242,057       1,209,185  

El.En. SpA

    188,711       2,241,926  

Enav SpA(d)

    1,126,690       4,844,670  

ERG SpA

    254,753       7,323,034  

Esprinet SpA(c)

    129,085       759,200  

Eurogroup Laminations SpA(b)

    325,327       1,790,274  

Fila SpA

    119,208       1,061,676  

Fincantieri SpA(b)(c)

    2,127,104       1,220,704  

Gruppo MutuiOnline SpA

    105,779       3,785,697  

GVS SpA(b)(c)(d)

    296,083       1,876,067  

Hera SpA

    3,453,370       10,722,847  

Illimity Bank SpA(c)

    247,045       1,689,487  

Industrie De Nora SpA

    137,733       2,844,710  

Interpump Group SpA

    299,773        16,310,297  

Iren SpA

    2,753,101       5,579,147  

Italgas SpA

    2,029,041       11,954,789  

Juventus Football Club SpA(b)(c)

    4,442,049       1,669,133  

Leonardo SpA

    1,716,907       23,245,843  

LU-VE SpA, NVS(c)

    37,469       1,213,257  

Maire Tecnimont SpA(c)

    602,390       2,474,925  

MARR SpA

    142,688       2,217,860  

OVS SpA(d)

    894,569       2,458,204  

Pharmanutra SpA

    15,940       1,018,125  

Piaggio & C SpA

    694,151       2,729,496  

Pirelli & C SpA(d)

    1,252,920       6,679,340  

RAI Way SpA(d)

    399,905       2,277,624  

Reply SpA

    102,284       11,081,155  

Safilo Group SpA(b)

    958,832       1,222,685  

Saipem SpA(b)

    5,018,484       8,035,989  

Salcef SpA

    72,629       1,880,600  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA

    245,479       3,997,758  

Sanlorenzo SpA/Ameglia

    60,045       2,332,204  

Saras SpA(c)

    2,245,940       3,211,766  

Seco SpA(b)(c)

    166,827       856,977  

Sesa SpA

    31,730       3,717,676  

SOL SpA

    146,770       4,139,235  

Tamburi Investment Partners SpA

    474,989       4,608,678  

Technogym SpA(d)

    563,353       5,196,920  

Technoprobe SpA(b)

    503,838       4,607,215  
Security   Shares     Value  
Italy (continued)            

Tinexta SpA

    88,098     $ 1,645,441  

Tod’s SpA(b)

    41,853       1,900,697  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    1,645,177       9,159,835  

Webuild SpA

    1,657,998       3,245,715  

Wiit SpA(c)

    41,217       874,312  

Zignago Vetro SpA

    135,391       2,425,837  
   

 

 

 
       369,907,244  
Japan — 31.7%            

77 Bank Ltd. (The)

    228,900       4,877,543  

Abalance Corp.(c)

    45,100       2,919,480  

ABC-Mart Inc.

    141,400       7,828,913  

Activia Properties Inc.

    2,906       8,462,696  

Adastria Co. Ltd.

    105,180       2,143,788  

ADEKA Corp.

    328,100       6,652,169  

Advance Logistics Investment Corp.

    2,680       2,487,497  

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    5,594       13,630,498  

Adventure Inc.(c)

    12,100       787,627  

Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.

    84,700       1,755,133  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    455,700       4,094,603  

Aeon Hokkaido Corp.

    194,200       1,180,844  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    437,700       5,409,761  

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

    7,161       7,538,177  

Ai Holdings Corp.

    139,400       2,197,897  

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    213,300       5,068,221  

Aichi Corp.

    124,700       787,435  

Aichi Financial Group Inc., NVS

    185,500       3,202,137  

Aida Engineering Ltd.

    191,200       1,366,265  

Aiful Corp.

    1,320,700       3,318,783  

Ain Holdings Inc.

    113,800       4,046,249  

Air Water Inc.

    776,300       10,933,157  

Airtrip Corp.

    60,500       1,101,927  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    772,900       12,325,994  

Alpen Co. Ltd.

    73,600       1,021,899  

Alpha Systems Inc.

    25,500       611,805  

Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.

    787,800       6,963,327  

Amada Co. Ltd.

    1,444,300       14,214,104  

Amano Corp.

    226,400       5,144,723  

Amvis Holdings Inc.

    166,200       3,373,982  

Anicom Holdings Inc.

    301,000       1,338,977  

Anritsu Corp.

    579,600       4,563,567  

Anycolor Inc.(b)(c)

    80,200       1,998,216  

AOKI Holdings Inc.

    147,700       955,466  

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    494,500       10,169,731  

Appier Group Inc.(b)

    242,600       2,886,607  

Arata Corp.

    50,700       1,754,244  

Arcland Service Holdings Co. Ltd.

    62,600       1,333,983  

ARCLANDS Corp.

    102,400       1,179,472  

Arcs Co. Ltd.

    167,200       2,917,399  

ARE Holdings Inc.

    305,000       4,094,425  

Argo Graphics Inc.

    72,800       1,795,003  

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

    75,900       2,769,102  

ARTERIA Networks Corp.

    112,700       1,566,504  

As One Corp.

    120,100       4,775,086  

Asics Corp.

    685,100       21,611,605  

ASKUL Corp.

    169,500       2,364,945  

Atom Corp.(b)(c)

    494,200       3,092,673  

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

    273,100       2,998,724  

Avex Inc.

    135,200       1,426,689  

Awa Bank Ltd. (The)

    135,600       2,051,807  

Axial Retailing Inc.

    56,100       1,498,399  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

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iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings Inc.

    165,000     $ 2,268,760  

Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The)

    240,600       14,200,154  

Base Co. Ltd.

    27,900       1,069,976  

Belc Co. Ltd.

    41,800       1,980,190  

Bell System24 Holdings Inc.

    140,300       1,371,896  

Belluna Co. Ltd.

    228,000       1,145,565  

Benefit One Inc.

    341,800       3,531,477  

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    280,600       3,666,162  

BeNext-Yumeshin Group Co.

    237,531       3,725,753  

Bengo4.com Inc.(b)(c)

    32,900       985,589  

Bic Camera Inc.

    397,100       2,982,960  

BIPROGY Inc.

    326,200       8,006,276  

BML Inc.

    87,400       1,847,206  

Bunka Shutter Co. Ltd.

    225,200       1,747,073  

Bushiroad Inc.

    146,400       774,945  

C Uyemura & Co. Ltd.

    43,000       2,846,063  

C.I. Takiron Corp.

    177,700       721,533  

Calbee Inc.

    344,900       6,687,455  

Canon Electronics Inc.

    58,000       737,208  

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

    199,900       5,246,226  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    782,800       6,688,760  

Cawachi Ltd.

    59,100       939,864  

CellSource Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    30,200       472,318  

Central Glass Co. Ltd.

    91,200       1,979,449  

Change Holdings Inc.

    188,900       2,496,782  

Chiyoda Corp.(b)(c)

    688,800       1,672,931  

Chofu Seisakusho Co. Ltd.

    75,000       1,319,334  

Chudenko Corp.

    112,200       1,839,266  

Chugin Financial Group Inc., NVS

    580,600       3,899,083  

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)(b)

    1,231,900       8,548,770  

Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd.

    151,500       1,313,264  

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

    940,700       6,148,194  

CKD Corp.

    215,700       3,280,515  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc.

    571,000       6,575,797  

COLOPL Inc.

    254,000       1,189,020  

Colowide Co. Ltd.(c)

    307,100       4,560,135  

Comforia Residential REIT Inc.

    2,788       6,674,365  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    480,000       9,594,548  

Comture Corp.

    94,100       1,337,897  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    263,900       8,182,256  

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.

    84,600       9,775,298  

CRE Logistics REIT Inc.

    2,506       3,092,440  

Create Restaurants Holdings Inc.(c)

    506,400       3,873,987  

Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd.

    108,400       2,677,953  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    630,200       10,077,198  

Curves Holdings Co. Ltd.

    215,800       1,221,712  

CYBERDYNE Inc.(b)(c)

    458,600       988,222  

Cybozu Inc.

    121,900       1,909,476  

Daicel Corp.

    1,090,600        10,106,109  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    110,200       4,724,560  

Daiei Kankyo Co. Ltd.

    172,900       2,930,386  

Daihen Corp.

    80,700       3,113,983  

Daiho Corp.

    27,500       768,873  

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    325,600       6,576,968  

Daiken Corp.

    43,200       712,698  

Daiki Aluminium Industry Co. Ltd.

    107,400       1,171,773  

Daikokutenbussan Co. Ltd.

    21,200       900,165  

Daio Paper Corp.

    361,500       3,107,717  

Daiseki Co. Ltd.

    174,660       5,886,418  

Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Inc.

    144,800       3,619,598  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Daiwa Industries Ltd.

    119,700     $ 1,220,251  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

    1,196       5,265,638  

Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp.

    8,104       6,491,158  

Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    351,500       6,811,996  

DCM Holdings Co. Ltd.

    470,400       3,983,592  

Demae-Can Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    225,200       774,256  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    314,200       3,851,846  

Denka Co. Ltd.

    321,100       6,343,288  

Descente Ltd.

    148,600       4,313,179  

Dexerials Corp.

    233,800       5,307,667  

DIC Corp.

    315,800       5,961,237  

Digital Arts Inc.

    46,100       1,824,324  

Digital Garage Inc.

    141,100       4,108,390  

Dip Corp.

    153,600       3,877,518  

Direct Marketing MiX Inc.

    85,000       475,144  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd.

    480,300       8,172,737  

Doshisha Co. Ltd.

    98,800       1,628,848  

Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd.

    121,400       1,906,481  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    225,200       7,273,027  

DTS Corp.

    149,600       3,536,496  

Duskin Co. Ltd.

    171,100       3,863,044  

DyDo Group Holdings Inc.

    37,600       1,366,304  

Earth Corp.

    65,700       2,348,552  

Earth Infinity Co. Ltd., NVS(c)

    237,900       280,935  

Ebara Corp.

    390,100        18,435,348  

EDION Corp.

    280,500       2,884,194  

eGuarantee Inc.

    154,400       2,291,103  

Eiken Chemical Co. Ltd.

    137,900       1,463,376  

Eizo Corp.

    61,200       2,174,762  

Elan Corp.

    134,400       834,368  

Elecom Co. Ltd.

    182,500       1,964,436  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    624,100       9,873,568  

EM Systems Co. Ltd.

    182,900       1,095,358  

en Japan Inc.

    123,500       2,441,089  

eRex Co. Ltd.

    130,100       1,038,402  

ES-Con Japan Ltd.

    142,600       806,904  

Euglena Co. Ltd.(b)

    420,600       2,605,096  

Exedy Corp.

    130,500       2,283,542  

EXEO Group Inc.

    397,500       8,264,803  

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    200,300       5,293,024  

Fancl Corp.

    330,000       5,779,514  

FCC Co. Ltd.

    137,400       1,800,987  

Ferrotec Holdings Corp.

    201,000       4,863,431  

Fields Corp.

    163,700       3,512,506  

Financial Products Group Co. Ltd.

    263,800       2,546,482  

Food & Life Companies Ltd.

    467,200       9,193,051  

FP Corp.

    199,800       4,211,208  

Freee KK(b)(c)

    170,200       3,749,509  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    2,050       6,811,381  

Fuji Co. Ltd./Ehime

    129,400       1,668,789  

Fuji Corp./Aichi

    307,900       5,637,331  

Fuji Kyuko Co. Ltd.

    91,300       3,642,822  

Fuji Media Holdings Inc.

    187,400       2,075,019  

Fuji Oil Holdings Inc.

    164,300       2,317,993  

Fuji Seal International Inc.

    169,200       1,895,064  

Fuji Soft Inc.

    214,400       7,143,466  

Fujicco Co. Ltd.

    45,100       599,957  

Fujikura Ltd.

    1,004,000       8,394,625  

Fujimi Inc.

    221,600       5,373,720  

Fujimori Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    52,800       1,327,602  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Fujio Food Group Inc.(b)

    79,600     $ 785,992  

Fujitec Co. Ltd.

    269,900       6,940,241  

Fujitsu General Ltd.

    256,300       5,352,809  

Fujiya Co. Ltd.

    39,200       659,822  

Fukui Computer Holdings Inc.

    45,000       830,635  

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

    685,000        16,505,525  

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

    2,769       3,241,969  

Fukushima Galilei Co. Ltd.

    45,000       1,597,200  

Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.

    85,800       2,425,010  

Fullcast Holdings Co. Ltd.

    79,400       1,285,274  

Funai Soken Holdings Inc.

    161,960       3,006,857  

Furukawa Co. Ltd.

    126,700       1,454,899  

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    277,900       5,335,576  

Fuso Chemical Co. Ltd.

    82,700       2,607,739  

Future Corp.

    183,700       2,004,016  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    70,400       5,809,358  

G-7 Holdings Inc.

    87,800       772,600  

Genky DrugStores Co. Ltd.

    33,200       1,175,075  

Geo Holdings Corp.

    104,300       1,446,847  

Giken Ltd.

    68,800       1,016,451  

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.

    4,196       3,466,646  

GLOBERIDE Inc.

    68,200       1,126,942  

Glory Ltd.

    178,500       3,672,600  

GMO Financial Gate Inc.

    15,000       1,243,864  

GMO Financial Holdings Inc.

    181,500       931,287  

GMO GlobalSign Holdings KK

    22,600       483,940  

GMO internet group Inc.

    281,600       5,592,111  

GNI Group Ltd.(b)(c)

    210,197       1,921,275  

Goldcrest Co. Ltd.

    66,400       901,806  

Goldwin Inc.

    101,000       8,293,391  

Gree Inc.

    280,300       1,238,960  

GS Yuasa Corp.

    273,200       5,497,324  

G-Tekt Corp.

    89,800       1,169,073  

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.

    186,730       3,665,083  

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,430,900       6,056,063  

Gunze Ltd.

    64,400       2,024,766  

H.U. Group Holdings Inc.

    230,800       4,556,817  

H2O Retailing Corp.

    351,000       3,778,044  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,498,100       7,718,422  

Hakuto Co. Ltd.

    45,000       1,774,614  

Halows Co. Ltd.

    28,500       741,957  

Hamakyorex Co. Ltd.

    65,500       1,810,348  

Hankyu Hanshin REIT Inc.

    2,643       2,641,463  

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

    135,900       4,648,684  

Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.

    226,300       6,232,722  

Haseko Corp.

    1,014,200       13,203,651  

Hazama Ando Corp.

    609,400       4,875,706  

Heiwa Corp.

    225,600       3,821,379  

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    127,800       3,570,931  

Heiwa Real Estate REIT Inc.

    3,982       4,063,837  

Heiwado Co. Ltd.

    118,100       2,011,177  

Hiday Hidaka Corp.

    107,000       1,904,456  

Hino Motors Ltd.(b)

    1,236,100       4,957,746  

Hioki E.E. Corp.

    39,300       2,246,452  

Hirata Corp.

    36,500       2,047,193  

Hirogin Holdings Inc.

    1,049,700       6,492,116  

HIS Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    217,900       3,123,276  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

    213,100       6,810,040  

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

    690,000       4,546,538  

Hogy Medical Co. Ltd.

    94,900       2,079,131  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.(b)

    692,900     $ 3,231,501  

Hokkoku Financial Holdings Inc.

    87,100       2,960,947  

Hokuetsu Corp.

    491,400       2,980,035  

Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc.

    463,200       4,147,285  

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.(b)

    709,100       4,323,629  

Hokuto Corp.

    88,700       1,161,652  

Horiba Ltd.

    153,200       9,037,757  

Hoshino Resorts REIT Inc.

    1,032       4,521,350  

Hosiden Corp.

    158,800       2,053,383  

House Foods Group Inc.

    255,700       5,903,220  

Hulic Reit Inc.

    5,408       6,276,215  

Hyakugo Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,091,300       3,647,924  

Ichibanya Co. Ltd.

    59,100       2,315,561  

Ichigo Inc.

    1,041,300       1,980,731  

Ichigo Office REIT Investment Corp.

    4,742       2,954,012  

Idec Corp./Japan

    120,200       2,557,557  

IDOM Inc.

    252,400       1,480,586  

IHI Corp.

    591,400       14,540,972  

Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

    280,700       1,812,594  

Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    198,800       4,416,091  

Inabata & Co. Ltd.

    171,000       3,986,164  

Inageya Co. Ltd.

    99,000       1,044,651  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

    8,896       9,310,875  

Infocom Corp.

    97,900       1,661,112  

Infomart Corp.

    849,800       2,532,462  

Information Services International-Dentsu Ltd.

    112,300       3,982,552  

INFRONEER Holdings Inc.

    763,628       7,436,244  

Insource Co. Ltd.

    222,300       1,964,842  

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

    437,500       8,146,011  

Invincible Investment Corp.

    24,496        10,148,330  

Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd.

    84,900       2,359,397  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    1,441,900       15,642,988  

Ito En Ltd.

    188,800       5,388,720  

Itochu Enex Co. Ltd.

    220,700       2,166,491  

Itochu-Shokuhin Co. Ltd.

    23,200       884,727  

Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Inc.

    549,800       2,790,121  

Iwatani Corp.

    186,500       9,955,234  

Iyogin Holdings Inc., NVS

    1,125,100       7,947,080  

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    140,600       3,542,850  

J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    1,037,500       10,098,481  

J Trust Co. Ltd.(c)

    306,600       1,017,735  

JAC Recruitment Co. Ltd.

    71,300       1,416,372  

Jaccs Co. Ltd.

    89,400       3,279,928  

JAFCO Group Co. Ltd.

    217,600       2,845,010  

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    255,300       11,897,090  

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

    200,100       4,064,182  

Japan Display Inc.(b)(c)

    2,469,700       678,229  

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd.

    288,000       3,561,802  

Japan Excellent Inc.

    4,927       4,569,870  

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

    18,837       9,353,611  

Japan Lifeline Co. Ltd.

    242,200       1,697,100  

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

    3,730       7,883,211  

Japan Material Co. Ltd.

    270,900       4,790,426  

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.

    136,100       4,677,808  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    3,557       8,856,368  

Japan Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd.

    45,100       1,466,890  

Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd.

    347,300       2,949,598  

Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The)

    251,400       5,237,013  

Japan Wool Textile Co. Ltd. (The)

    191,100       1,622,346  

JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.

    302,400       2,873,615  
 

 

 

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iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

JCU Corp.

    80,200     $ 1,910,798  

JDC Corp.

    162,300       696,334  

Jeol Ltd.

    186,800       6,407,225  

JGC Holdings Corp.

    931,700       13,062,947  

JINS Holdings Inc.

    55,800       1,384,198  

JMDC Inc.

    148,100       5,660,736  

J-Oil Mills Inc.

    42,900       511,023  

Joshin Denki Co. Ltd.

    66,800       960,989  

Joyful Honda Co. Ltd.

    212,400       2,460,423  

JTEKT Corp.

    868,600       8,193,134  

JTOWER Inc.(b)(c)

    44,000       2,247,366  

Juroku Financial Group Inc.

    130,200       3,220,350  

Justsystems Corp.

    150,400       4,280,520  

Kadokawa Corp.

    391,534       9,705,267  

Kaga Electronics Co. Ltd.

    74,700       3,346,262  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    320,300       7,140,794  

Kakaku.com Inc.

    556,700       8,321,510  

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    121,700       3,030,158  

Kameda Seika Co. Ltd.

    54,100       1,660,870  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    415,000       9,626,465  

Kanamoto Co. Ltd.

    120,300       2,121,776  

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

    455,600       3,996,392  

Kaneka Corp.

    199,900       5,889,780  

Kanematsu Corp.

    318,200       4,667,842  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    699,800        11,470,658  

Kanto Denka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    161,900       1,081,414  

Kappa Create Co. Ltd.(b)

    112,900       1,225,391  

Katakura Industries Co. Ltd.

    64,800       736,623  

Katitas Co. Ltd.

    219,500       4,037,401  

Kato Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    95,100       2,609,362  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    641,600       16,362,865  

KeePer Technical Laboratory Co. Ltd.

    56,300       2,487,205  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    432,000       12,235,371  

Keihanshin Building Co. Ltd.

    117,800       1,047,639  

Keikyu Corp.

    942,400       8,957,196  

Keiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    426,700       1,791,302  

Keiyo Co. Ltd.

    134,200       806,346  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.

    3,571       8,490,915  

Kenedix Residential Next Investment Corp.

    4,280       6,696,530  

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.

    2,509       4,910,272  

Kewpie Corp.

    417,100       6,758,437  

KFC Holdings Japan Ltd.

    58,200       1,217,289  

KH Neochem Co. Ltd.

    135,500       2,217,953  

Kinden Corp.

    518,600       7,152,338  

Kintetsu Department Store Co. Ltd.

    40,300       694,496  

Kisoji Co. Ltd.

    109,700       1,906,901  

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    116,200       2,460,219  

Ki-Star Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    37,400       1,363,657  

Kitz Corp.

    247,500       1,841,927  

Kiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    249,000       2,673,799  

Koa Corp.

    133,800       1,656,772  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    1,508,400       16,497,871  

Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd.

    86,900       2,127,317  

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

    345,700       5,545,855  

KOMEDA Holdings Co. Ltd.

    199,400       3,864,682  

Komeri Co. Ltd.

    129,400       2,712,273  

Konica Minolta Inc.

    1,923,000       7,127,867  

Konishi Co. Ltd.

    173,900       2,789,987  

Konoike Transport Co. Ltd.

    96,700       1,212,282  

Kosaido Holdings Co. Ltd.

    55,200       860,136  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Koshidaka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    220,400     $ 1,834,383  

Kotobuki Spirits Co. Ltd.

    79,600       6,058,715  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    589,840       5,413,721  

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.

    133,700       3,028,087  

Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.

    303,500       2,278,951  

Kura Sushi Inc.(c)

    88,400       1,924,706  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    1,209,100       12,166,627  

Kureha Corp.

    64,600       3,862,243  

Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.

    65,900       3,783,869  

KYB Corp.

    69,300       2,455,676  

Kyoei Steel Ltd.

    85,500       1,286,875  

Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    125,500       1,611,409  

Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    160,200       1,997,528  

Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.(c)

    131,700       5,161,225  

Kyudenko Corp.

    180,300       5,199,572  

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.(b)

    1,720,500        11,682,228  

Kyushu Financial Group Inc.

    1,358,500       6,613,096  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    569,100       12,479,151  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    7,520       8,044,983  

Lawson Inc.

    194,000       9,733,906  

Leopalace21 Corp.(b)

    774,700       1,669,869  

Life Corp.

    94,200       2,362,998  

LIFENET INSURANCE Co.(b)

    241,400       1,821,636  

Link And Motivation Inc.

    228,900       690,555  

Lintec Corp.

    158,100       2,609,263  

Lion Corp.

    990,400       9,463,340  

LITALICO Inc.

    92,800       1,459,859  

M&A Capital Partners Co. Ltd.(b)

    63,300       1,298,248  

M&A Research Institute Inc., NVS(b)(c)

    75,900       2,114,314  

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    196,400       5,639,732  

Macnica Holdings Inc.

    192,450       8,065,953  

Maeda Kosen Co. Ltd.

    75,400       1,666,615  

Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd.

    96,100       3,852,800  

Management Solutions Co. Ltd.

    45,100       1,292,979  

Mandom Corp.

    149,400       1,499,947  

Mani Inc.

    314,000       4,037,893  

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    154,200       2,674,792  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    756,700       13,555,685  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    247,900       5,875,514  

MARUKA FURUSATO Corp.

    76,700       1,439,921  

Maruwa Co. Ltd./Aichi(c)

    37,200       6,178,045  

Maruzen Showa Unyu Co. Ltd.

    45,800       1,332,932  

Matsuda Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    58,100       952,327  

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.

    481,500       2,720,693  

Matsuyafoods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    38,400       1,146,475  

Max Co. Ltd.

    98,300       1,841,390  

Maxell Ltd.

    168,300       1,911,947  

Maxvalu Tokai Co. Ltd.

    43,100       844,701  

MCJ Co. Ltd.

    257,200       2,041,195  

Mebuki Financial Group Inc.

    4,149,500       11,023,947  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    810,800       13,902,418  

Medley Inc.(b)

    106,000       3,782,010  

Megachips Corp.

    59,700       1,786,787  

Megmilk Snow Brand Co. Ltd.

    194,000       2,672,555  

Meidensha Corp.

    128,000       1,908,009  

Meiko Electronics Co. Ltd.

    86,600       1,722,854  

Meitec Corp.

    295,200       5,381,585  

Melco Holdings Inc.

    24,000       539,240  

Menicon Co. Ltd.

    261,800       4,695,733  

Mercari Inc.(b)

    478,100       12,111,387  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

METAWATER Co. Ltd.

    101,000     $ 1,302,364  

Micronics Japan Co. Ltd.

    121,900       1,944,444  

Midac Holdings Co. Ltd.

    37,200       423,616  

Mie Kotsu Group Holdings Inc.

    211,600       845,557  

Milbon Co. Ltd.

    114,100       4,105,436  

Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Co. Ltd.

    69,300       1,450,107  

Mirai Corp.

    7,557       2,436,990  

MIRAIT ONE corp.

    388,300       4,984,980  

Mitani Sekisan Co. Ltd.

    39,400       1,335,077  

Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment Corp.

    2,044       5,848,647  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    655,200       9,827,037  

Mitsubishi Logisnext Co. Ltd.

    139,800       1,257,661  

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    225,300       5,659,321  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    526,300       9,407,905  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    2,863,100       11,562,703  

Mitsubishi Pencil Co. Ltd.

    129,500       1,695,290  

Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc.

    44,400       1,681,077  

Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co. Ltd.

    71,900       1,915,915  

Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.

    95,500       3,026,834  

Mitsui DM Sugar Holdings Co. Ltd.

    60,600       1,215,471  

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Inc.

    2,335       8,310,102  

Mitsui High-Tec Inc.

    83,400       5,833,919  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    230,600       5,450,644  

Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co. Ltd.

    80,300       2,047,898  

Mitsuuroko Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    132,200       1,251,581  

Miura Co. Ltd.

    373,500       9,423,416  

Mixi Inc.

    162,100       3,061,795  

Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd.

    116,000       3,983,697  

Mizuno Corp.

    85,500       2,241,412  

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    89,000       2,069,560  

Modec Inc.(b)

    87,000       915,447  

Monex Group Inc.

    715,070       2,786,973  

Money Forward Inc.(b)

    183,900       7,954,822  

Monogatari Corp. (The)

    130,100       3,185,409  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

    6,458       6,572,233  

Mori Trust Reit Inc.

    10,280       5,298,413  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd./Japan

    142,600       4,629,081  

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    153,100       5,156,484  

Morita Holdings Corp.

    105,500       1,150,476  

MOS Food Services Inc.

    111,500       2,564,247  

Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd.

    194,500       2,425,382  

Musashino Bank Ltd. (The)

    128,200       2,263,287  

Nabtesco Corp.

    460,100       9,759,364  

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.

    54,900       1,483,420  

Nafco Co. Ltd.

    71,800       952,197  

Nagaileben Co. Ltd.

    88,600       1,470,815  

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    398,600       6,853,480  

Nagawa Co. Ltd.

    38,000       1,914,417  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    789,900        12,719,241  

Nakanishi Inc.

    297,100       6,845,590  

Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    434,900       9,217,000  

Nanto Bank Ltd. (The)

    112,800       2,066,515  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    284,700       3,754,083  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

    354,000       7,778,058  

Nextage Co. Ltd.

    189,600       4,979,969  

NH Foods Ltd.

    348,700       10,060,969  

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    822,200       6,588,028  

Nichias Corp.

    220,400       4,531,080  

Nichicon Corp.

    184,900       1,828,919  

Nichiden Corp.

    40,700       703,026  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Nichiha Corp.

    104,500     $ 2,404,030  

Nichirei Corp.

    456,500       10,414,540  

Nifco Inc./Japan

    342,100       10,196,552  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    334,700       8,822,536  

Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.

    1,285,100       7,359,558  

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    415,200       3,247,535  

Nikkiso Co. Ltd.

    209,500       1,335,749  

Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd.

    226,500       4,760,898  

Nikon Corp.

    1,262,700       16,690,073  

Nippn Corp., New

    195,800       2,568,544  

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc.

    2,128       10,086,713  

Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd.

    41,700       1,264,548  

Nippon Ceramic Co. Ltd.

    91,700       1,656,384  

Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    158,300       2,393,612  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    335,200       6,088,459  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

    445,600       6,557,263  

Nippon Kanzai Holdings Co. Ltd.

    74,100       1,380,644  

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

    537,800       4,963,421  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    228,090       2,435,426  

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.(b)

    416,100       4,043,899  

Nippon Parking Development Co. Ltd.

    1,059,600       1,596,839  

Nippon Pillar Packing Co. Ltd.

    73,400       2,300,284  

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp.

    1,855       4,416,644  

Nippon Road Co. Ltd. (The)

    17,600       1,190,554  

Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd.

    186,900       1,308,645  

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

    118,600       4,565,703  

Nippon Signal Company Ltd.

    186,800       1,338,997  

Nippon Soda Co. Ltd.

    92,700       3,485,714  

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    1,192,800       5,680,472  

Nippon Television Holdings Inc.

    216,600       2,056,917  

Nipro Corp.

    623,200       4,524,938  

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    139,400       3,631,414  

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

    150,800       1,811,253  

Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings Inc.

    498,000       5,304,880  

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.

    251,200       4,537,255  

Nishio Holdings Co. Ltd.

    85,000       2,159,627  

Nissan Shatai Co. Ltd.

    315,400       2,009,800  

Nissha Co. Ltd.

    161,300       1,951,295  

Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd. (The)

    107,300       2,880,159  

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

    529,100       4,547,153  

Niterra Co. Ltd.

    648,300       13,708,316  

Nitta Corp.

    64,900       1,482,587  

Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd.

    55,800       1,996,661  

Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.

    98,300       1,919,496  

Nitto Kogyo Corp.

    106,400       2,722,439  

Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd.

    65,200       2,485,037  

NOF Corp.

    280,900        12,121,857  

Nohmi Bosai Ltd.

    86,900       1,055,063  

Nojima Corp.

    258,300       2,521,320  

NOK Corp.

    334,300       5,033,710  

Nomura Co. Ltd.

    313,000       1,991,619  

Noritake Co. Ltd./Nagoya Japan

    39,000       1,520,884  

Noritsu Koki Co. Ltd.

    76,000       1,317,901  

Noritz Corp.

    105,400       1,294,162  

North Pacific Bank Ltd.

    1,142,700       2,495,998  

NS Solutions Corp.

    135,100       3,545,781  

NS United Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

    41,700       1,122,532  

NSD Co. Ltd.

    274,680       5,380,084  

NSK Ltd.

    1,654,500       10,708,892  

NTN Corp.

    1,724,600       3,875,099  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

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iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

NTT UD REIT Investment Corp.

    5,826     $ 5,525,849  

Obara Group Inc.

    46,500       1,358,401  

OBIC Business Consultants Co. Ltd.

    126,900       5,329,782  

Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd. (The)

    153,400       2,112,438  

Ohsho Food Service Corp.

    53,000       2,523,466  

Oiles Corp.

    87,800       1,196,857  

Oisix ra daichi Inc.(b)(c)

    125,700       2,066,491  

Okamoto Industries Inc.

    33,100       920,284  

Okamura Corp.

    231,800       3,326,049  

Okasan Securities Group Inc.

    637,600       2,540,463  

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.

    340,900       2,153,625  

Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co.

    98,600       2,082,936  

Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)(b)

    182,577       1,481,191  

Okinawa Financial Group Inc.

    78,600       1,237,412  

OKUMA Corp.

    99,600       5,052,743  

Okumura Corp.

    123,500       3,693,675  

One REIT Inc.

    951       1,734,229  

Open Door Inc.(b)(c)

    48,700       426,756  

Optex Group Co. Ltd.

    135,100       1,772,781  

Optorun Co. Ltd.

    135,100       2,243,255  

Organo Corp.

    110,600       3,205,575  

Orient Corp.

    214,660       1,679,650  

Orix JREIT Inc.

    11,152        14,187,760  

Osaka Organic Chemical Industry Ltd.

    59,600       1,105,729  

Osaka Soda Co. Ltd.

    65,000       2,647,132  

OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co.
Ltd.(c)

    127,500       3,218,347  

OSG Corp.

    357,600       4,766,482  

Outsourcing Inc.

    483,100       4,942,497  

Pacific Industrial Co. Ltd.

    163,800       1,576,685  

Pacific Metals Co. Ltd.(b)

    73,100       855,375  

PAL GROUP Holdings Co. Ltd.

    88,800       2,606,031  

PALTAC Corp.

    121,300       4,075,522  

Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd.

    161,400       2,643,662  

Park24 Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    546,800       7,213,699  

Pasona Group Inc.

    85,000       1,007,348  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    1,142,800       6,203,028  

PeptiDream Inc.(b)

    417,000       5,308,527  

Pharma Foods International Co. Ltd.

    85,700       1,011,732  

PHC Holdings Corp.

    112,200       1,189,896  

Pigeon Corp.

    508,700       6,870,816  

Pilot Corp.

    123,400       4,066,279  

Piolax Inc.

    121,800       1,897,592  

PKSHA Technology Inc.(b)(c)

    74,000       1,555,550  

Plus Alpha Consulting Co. Ltd.(c)

    72,500       1,427,708  

Pola Orbis Holdings Inc.

    388,400       5,696,395  

Pressance Corp.

    103,400       1,472,429  

Prestige International Inc.

    403,000       1,644,556  

Prima Meat Packers Ltd.

    96,500       1,504,381  

Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    171,800       2,488,735  

Raiznext Corp.

    190,800       1,955,067  

Raksul Inc.(b)(c)

    215,200       2,126,709  

Rakus Co. Ltd.

    386,900       6,567,802  

Relo Group Inc.

    457,900       6,323,247  

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    794,300       5,059,029  

RENOVA Inc.(b)(c)

    170,000       1,795,593  

Resorttrust Inc.

    322,900       5,105,584  

Restar Holdings Corp.

    77,800       1,298,796  

Retail Partners Co. Ltd.(c)

    92,100       1,004,428  

Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd.

    56,600       1,754,966  

Riken Keiki Co. Ltd.

    53,100       2,008,933  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Riken Vitamin Co. Ltd.

    87,900     $ 1,283,985  

Ringer Hut Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    105,500       1,824,400  

Rinnai Corp.

    441,900       9,621,132  

Riso Kagaku Corp.

    85,100       1,396,839  

Riso Kyoiku Co. Ltd.

    500,000       924,988  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    797,500       16,998,390  

Roland Corp.

    57,900       1,650,738  

Rorze Corp.

    45,100       3,527,492  

Round One Corp.

    865,200       3,463,307  

Royal Holdings Co. Ltd.(c)

    128,900       2,406,174  

RS Technologies Co. Ltd.

    64,400       1,381,418  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    1,072,800       13,930,503  

Ryosan Co. Ltd.

    61,700       1,953,128  

Ryoyo Electro Corp.

    65,800       1,634,261  

S Foods Inc.

    77,200       1,821,289  

Saibu Gas Holdings Co. Ltd.

    97,700       1,433,612  

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

    121,900       3,876,130  

Sakai Moving Service Co. Ltd.

    45,000       1,691,839  

Sakata INX Corp.

    162,100       1,397,235  

Sakata Seed Corp.

    119,800       3,366,698  

SAMTY Co. Ltd.

    104,100       1,662,893  

Samty Residential Investment Corp.

    1,578       1,292,498  

San-A Co. Ltd.

    87,300       2,893,388  

San-Ai Obbli Co. Ltd.

    210,600       2,398,139  

SanBio Co. Ltd.(b)

    182,900       772,163  

Sangetsu Corp.

    190,800       3,502,653  

San-in Godo Bank Ltd. (The)

    565,300       3,659,202  

Sanken Electric Co. Ltd.

    95,700       9,777,517  

Sanki Engineering Co. Ltd.

    205,400       2,231,970  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    168,200       7,115,128  

Sankyu Inc.

    209,300       7,257,939  

Sanrio Co. Ltd.

    226,300       10,537,244  

Sansan Inc.(b)

    291,700       3,087,626  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,430,900       12,503,679  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    775,600       10,548,262  

Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd.

    47,300       1,439,705  

Sanyo Denki Co. Ltd.

    36,000       1,826,008  

Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd.

    84,200       1,691,513  

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

    267,200       7,039,764  

Sato Holdings Corp.

    104,600       1,464,835  

Sawai Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    164,700       4,102,232  

SB Technology Corp.

    40,500       737,452  

SBS Holdings Inc.

    69,700       1,653,353  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    172,400       18,627,715  

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

    662,000       14,474,379  

Seibu Holdings Inc.

    959,200       10,665,753  

Seiko Group Corp.

    116,600       2,155,579  

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

    528,900       8,324,105  

Seiren Co. Ltd.

    180,500       3,118,792  

Sekisui House Reit Inc.

    17,649        10,475,937  

Sekisui Jushi Corp.

    105,100       1,651,470  

Senko Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    481,200       3,483,281  

Septeni Holdings Co. Ltd.(c)

    332,800       949,411  

Seria Co. Ltd.

    197,700       3,316,117  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    2,444,200       5,308,726  

Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd.

    97,900       3,129,860  

Shibaura Mechatronics Corp.

    14,600       2,443,931  

Shibuya Corp.

    74,800       1,384,480  

SHIFT Inc.(b)

    53,100       12,561,194  

Shiga Bank Ltd. (The)

    144,200       3,089,240  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Shikoku Chemicals Corp.

    125,400     $ 1,250,607  

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.(b)

    624,100       4,396,698  

Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd.

    108,700       1,487,872  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    94,000       9,309,363  

Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories Ltd.

    92,600       1,366,279  

Shin-Etsu Polymer Co. Ltd.

    179,000       1,777,843  

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.

    286,800       11,595,567  

Shinmaywa Industries Ltd.

    225,300       2,274,906  

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    222,400       4,478,906  

Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc.

    322,300       5,220,128  

Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd.

    156,400       1,209,019  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    170,100       6,908,610  

Shochiku Co. Ltd.

    38,800       2,968,920  

Shoei Co. Ltd.

    204,600       3,719,753  

Shoei Foods Corp.

    42,900       1,305,505  

Showa Denko KK

    740,900       12,137,244  

Showa Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    79,500       1,535,117  

Siix Corp.

    119,300       1,291,251  

Simplex Holdings Inc.

    125,000       2,523,803  

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.

    617,900       2,580,240  

Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    961,800       12,445,193  

SMS Co. Ltd.

    297,400       6,316,894  

Snow Peak Inc.(c)

    116,400       1,446,444  

Socionext Inc.

    146,300       17,311,000  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    1,616,200       9,881,368  

Sojitz Corp.

    996,620        23,662,016  

Solasto Corp.

    244,300       1,199,172  

Sosei Group Corp.(b)(c)

    313,500       3,998,719  

SOSiLA Logistics REIT Inc.

    2,971       2,685,218  

Sotetsu Holdings Inc.

    333,800       6,459,635  

SPARX Group Co. Ltd.

    101,520       1,079,921  

S-Pool Inc.

    277,500       1,071,406  

SRE Holdings Corp.(b)

    40,800       1,053,539  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    548,200       10,130,349  

Star Asia Investment Corp.

    7,668       3,099,802  

Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

    158,600       1,975,737  

Starts Corp. Inc.

    128,300       2,660,468  

Starts Proceed Investment Corp.

    1,071       1,692,505  

StemRIM Inc.(b)

    103,000       671,522  

Strike Co. Ltd.

    39,700       838,449  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    132,500       5,906,936  

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

    145,900       6,349,841  

Sumitomo Densetsu Co. Ltd.

    76,400       1,702,660  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    639,600       15,433,485  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    469,300       11,551,261  

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.

    524,380       1,391,099  

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

    122,700       3,444,922  

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.

    773,300       3,205,321  

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd.

    136,900       788,489  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    733,400       7,498,987  

Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd. (The)

    204,400       3,512,617  

Sun Frontier Fudousan Co. Ltd.

    122,200       1,297,428  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    303,000       8,944,373  

SUNWELS Co. Ltd.

    45,200       967,707  

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    689,200       2,900,119  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    262,800       7,673,144  

Systena Corp.

    1,138,200       2,180,174  

T Hasegawa Co. Ltd.

    135,200       3,229,192  

Tadano Ltd.

    408,500       3,205,698  

Taihei Dengyo Kaisha Ltd.

    46,600       1,457,786  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    491,700     $ 10,268,805  

Taikisha Ltd.

    98,700       2,938,794  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    179,900       6,936,458  

Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    146,600       2,743,545  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    497,800       14,844,051  

Takamatsu Construction Group Co. Ltd.

    51,700       981,960  

Takara Bio Inc.

    202,500       2,488,283  

Takara Holdings Inc.

    571,000       5,025,050  

Takara Leben Real Estate Investment Corp.

    2,743       1,878,867  

Takara Standard Co. Ltd.

    147,800       1,936,407  

Takasago International Corp.(c)

    28,900       581,005  

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.

    185,400       3,347,513  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    609,400       8,858,534  

Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    146,600       4,594,140  

Takuma Co. Ltd.

    262,300       2,870,178  

Tama Home Co. Ltd.

    62,000       1,529,264  

Tamron Co. Ltd.

    79,200       2,511,071  

TBS Holdings Inc.

    142,700       2,670,220  

TechMatrix Corp.

    159,600       1,750,986  

TechnoPro Holdings Inc.

    460,900        11,932,723  

Teijin Ltd.

    754,700       8,072,067  

Tenma Corp.

    45,000       835,139  

T-Gaia Corp.

    73,900       933,079  

THK Co. Ltd.

    499,400       10,011,974  

TKC Corp.

    110,300       2,867,998  

TKP Corp.(b)

    77,400       1,548,242  

Toa Corp./Tokyo

    48,600       1,109,334  

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

    408,600       3,875,368  

TOC Co. Ltd.

    178,000       767,053  

Tocalo Co. Ltd.

    225,200       2,288,761  

Toda Corp.

    954,600       5,316,799  

Toei Animation Co. Ltd.(c)

    35,500       3,220,041  

Toei Co. Ltd.

    24,900       3,165,797  

Toenec Corp.

    13,500       356,703  

Toho Bank Ltd. (The)

    770,900       1,339,493  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    314,600       5,894,491  

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    214,200       4,176,401  

Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.(c)

    139,300       1,989,629  

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.(b)

    1,922,300       12,785,642  

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    866,000       7,704,419  

Tokai Corp./Gifu

    45,900       618,851  

TOKAI Holdings Corp.

    401,500       2,557,865  

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

    221,500       3,504,646  

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc.

    744,300       2,294,588  

Token Corp.

    24,500       1,291,155  

Tokushu Tokai Paper Co. Ltd.

    36,000       856,043  

Tokuyama Corp.

    256,200       4,407,088  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    156,000       6,110,127  

Tokyo Electron Device Ltd.

    26,700       1,922,234  

Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group Inc.

    97,900       2,590,731  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    135,100       8,533,130  

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

    168,700       9,344,731  

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    267,700       3,238,333  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    798,000       10,664,063  

Tokyotokeiba Co. Ltd.

    59,200       1,603,926  

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

    329,240       1,781,623  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    2,584,400       15,364,110  

Tokyu REIT Inc.

    3,647       4,824,268  

TOMONY Holdings Inc.

    811,700       2,302,500  

Tomy Co. Ltd.

    335,700       4,541,579  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Topcon Corp.

    409,300     $ 4,980,963  

Topre Corp.

    145,400       1,675,695  

Toridoll Holdings Corp.

    185,200       4,574,481  

Torii Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    55,800       1,417,120  

Tosei Corp.

    113,600       1,408,540  

Toshiba TEC Corp.

    110,800       3,218,321  

Totetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    98,200       1,880,268  

Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    105,500       1,334,782  

Toyo Construction Co. Ltd.

    192,900       1,465,677  

Toyo Gosei Co. Ltd.(c)

    21,700       1,300,880  

Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd.

    149,100       2,298,597  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    543,700       8,838,345  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    377,500       15,614,203  

Toyo Tanso Co. Ltd.

    56,500       2,265,158  

Toyo Tire Corp.

    487,600       6,602,231  

Toyobo Co. Ltd.

    336,400       2,567,024  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    273,300       5,833,394  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    311,600       5,685,120  

Trancom Co. Ltd.

    29,700       1,471,760  

Transcosmos Inc.

    101,300       2,483,363  

TRE Holdings Corp.

    186,600       1,620,955  

Tri Chemical Laboratories Inc.

    112,500       2,089,082  

Trusco Nakayama Corp.

    204,700       3,153,831  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    368,600       4,762,200  

Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

    107,200       2,858,161  

Tsugami Corp.

    162,100       1,422,705  

Tsumura & Co.

    239,400       4,455,165  

Tsuruha Holdings Inc.

    157,000        12,057,005  

TV Asahi Holdings Corp.

    89,600       1,130,600  

UACJ Corp.

    142,994       2,863,589  

UBE Corp.

    375,600       6,855,511  

Ulvac Inc.

    199,200       8,553,846  

Union Tool Co.

    30,900       715,673  

United Arrows Ltd.

    97,100       1,638,830  

United Super Markets Holdings Inc.

    225,300       1,773,242  

United Urban Investment Corp.

    12,478       13,468,385  

Universal Entertainment Corp.

    101,200       1,830,656  

Usen-Next Holdings Co. Ltd.

    93,200       2,155,741  

Ushio Inc.

    392,600       5,439,145  

UT Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    127,400       2,575,107  

Valor Holdings Co. Ltd.

    153,900       2,311,378  

ValueCommerce Co. Ltd.

    68,100       651,467  

Vector Inc.

    122,900       1,133,797  

Vision Inc./Tokyo Japan(b)

    158,500       1,964,428  

Visional Inc.(b)(c)

    90,900       5,001,241  

VT Holdings Co. Ltd.

    331,700       1,244,317  

Wacoal Holdings Corp.

    179,800       3,912,275  

Wacom Co. Ltd.

    601,300       2,561,738  

Wakita & Co. Ltd.

    113,100       1,021,832  

WDB Holdings Co. Ltd.

    31,100       460,074  

WealthNavi Inc.(b)(c)

    160,900       1,557,079  

Weathernews Inc.

    26,600       1,191,217  

West Holdings Corp.

    100,830       1,973,706  

WingArc1st Inc.

    78,200       1,505,588  

Workman Co. Ltd.(c)

    87,400       3,190,237  

W-Scope Corp.(b)(c)

    227,500       2,463,845  

YAMABIKO Corp.

    135,200       1,477,499  

Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,467,300       7,454,049  

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

    788,500       6,131,678  

YA-MAN Ltd.(c)

    125,700       900,617  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    164,400     $ 7,861,485  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    468,100       6,736,597  

Yamazen Corp.

    196,500       1,671,942  

Yaoko Co. Ltd.

    77,300       4,077,585  

Yellow Hat Ltd.

    134,100       1,761,947  

Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.

    88,700       2,127,187  

Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.

    135,200       2,432,298  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

    501,100       11,236,393  

Yokorei Co. Ltd.

    306,800       2,633,337  

Yokowo Co. Ltd.

    72,000       930,741  

Yonex Co. Ltd.

    258,100       2,522,703  

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.

    261,000       5,162,901  

Yuasa Trading Co. Ltd.

    68,300       2,187,727  

Yurtec Corp.

    91,900       571,392  

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    220,800       7,751,061  

Zenrin Co. Ltd.

    168,600       1,058,537  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    395,600       21,080,051  

Zeon Corp.

    532,800       5,746,387  

ZERIA Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    115,100       1,885,185  

Zojirushi Corp.

    153,100       2,154,506  

Zuken Inc.

    71,700       2,090,112  
   

 

 

 
       3,502,066,091  
Netherlands — 2.4%            

Aalberts NV

    424,038       19,134,503  

Alfen Beheer BV(b)(c)(d)

    92,259       6,402,145  

Allfunds Group PLC

    1,483,860       9,674,677  

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV

    131,352       5,370,324  

Arcadis NV

    308,071       13,506,432  

Ariston Holding NV

    275,118       2,560,598  

ASR Nederland NV

    635,906       28,825,244  

B&S Group Sarl(d)

    156,862       690,742  

Basic-Fit NV(b)(c)(d)

    223,878       7,556,837  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    326,563       38,991,164  

Brunel International NV

    108,892       1,515,859  

Cementir Holding NV

    186,415       1,758,586  

Corbion NV

    252,208       5,926,943  

Ebusco Holding NV(b)(c)

    63,586       562,027  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    182,554       4,614,159  

Fastned BV(b)(c)

    29,718       988,867  

Flow Trades Ltd., NVS

    139,270       3,030,392  

Fugro NV(b)

    482,168       8,597,658  

InPost SA(b)

    958,503       11,453,931  

Iveco Group NV(b)

    737,983       6,999,448  

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

    1,193,243       2,776,500  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    291,714       10,998,145  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class A(c)

    3,444,081       1,822,950  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class B

    1,743,732       1,345,250  

NSI NV

    83,065       1,746,230  

Ordina NV

    349,307       2,189,199  

Pharming Group NV(b)(c)

    2,814,705       3,552,702  

PostNL NV

    1,309,503       2,659,171  

SBM Offshore NV

    609,353       8,852,664  

Signify NV(d)

    543,263       17,080,986  

Sligro Food Group NV

    89,581       1,729,472  

Technip Energies NV

    609,365       13,888,650  

TKH Group NV

    170,989       8,921,589  

TomTom NV(b)

    313,546       2,739,163  

Van Lanschot Kempen NV

    135,619       4,443,843  

Vastned Retail NV

    49,835       1,112,033  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)            

Wereldhave NV

    138,481     $ 2,474,402  
   

 

 

 
      266,493,485  
New Zealand — 0.9%            

a2 Milk Co. Ltd. (The)(b)(c)

    3,092,233       10,601,632  

Air New Zealand Ltd.(b)

    7,070,338       3,471,505  

Contact Energy Ltd.

    3,318,135       17,133,318  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    3,338,669       11,575,798  

Genesis Energy Ltd.

    2,238,742       3,770,550  

Goodman Property Trust

    4,613,132       6,475,388  

Infratil Ltd.

    3,405,314       21,062,748  

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

    7,159,634       4,228,023  

Oceania Healthcare Ltd.

    2,861,918       1,350,928  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    2,471,509       10,468,164  

Summerset Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,010,877       6,468,309  

Warehouse Group Ltd. (The)(c)

    483,578       540,630  
   

 

 

 
       97,146,993  
Norway — 2.4%            

Aker ASA, Class A

    93,605       5,952,077  

Aker Carbon Capture ASA(b)

    1,559,455       2,365,363  

Aker Horizons Holding AS(b)(c)

    994,914       581,395  

Aker Solutions ASA

    1,057,075       4,698,916  

Atea ASA

    343,459       4,663,022  

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    386,899       2,904,966  

Bakkafrost P/F

    213,524       12,425,798  

Bewi ASA

    200,864       813,560  

BLUENORD ASA(b)(c)

    102,038       4,486,830  

Bonheur ASA

    85,918       2,161,715  

Borr Drilling Ltd.(b)

    868,332       7,406,709  

Borregaard ASA

    405,080       6,611,041  

BW Energy Ltd.(b)

    383,437       1,139,391  

BW LPG Ltd.(d)

    326,598       3,495,307  

BW Offshore Ltd.

    414,057       1,134,006  

Cadeler AS(b)(c)

    458,832       1,905,943  

Cool Co. Ltd.

    104,226       1,417,680  

Crayon Group Holding ASA(b)(d)

    328,071       3,493,172  

DNO ASA

    2,002,897       2,172,635  

Elkem ASA(d)

    1,240,602       2,942,940  

Elopak ASA

    432,864       946,018  

Entra ASA(d)

    305,459       2,979,428  

Europris ASA(d)

    685,492       4,158,590  

Flex LNG Ltd.(c)

    123,474       3,915,869  

Frontline PLC, NVS

    568,962       9,479,835  

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.

    557,660       4,369,681  

Grieg Seafood ASA

    218,375       1,573,973  

Hafnia Ltd.

    865,493       4,704,104  

Hexagon Composites ASA(b)

    474,997       1,417,176  

Hexagon Purus ASA(b)(c)

    590,072       1,201,296  

Hoegh Autoliners ASA

    214,989       1,244,109  

Kahoot! ASA(b)(c)

    1,378,143       4,740,678  

Kitron ASA

    703,141       2,598,715  

Leroy Seafood Group ASA

    1,149,559       4,782,665  

MPC Container Ships AS

    1,337,665       2,495,565  

NEL ASA(b)(c)

    7,127,224       9,666,470  

Nordic Semiconductor ASA(b)

    701,099       10,324,975  

Norske Skog ASA(b)(d)

    282,278       1,265,563  

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA(b)

    2,996,373       2,990,887  

Nykode Therapeutics AS(b)(c)

    425,160       1,221,387  

Odfjell Drilling Ltd.(b)

    374,993       1,066,240  

PGS ASA(b)

    3,650,701       2,567,172  
Security   Shares     Value  
Norway (continued)            

Protector Forsikring ASA

    258,483     $ 4,222,063  

REC Silicon ASA(b)

    1,166,055       1,987,606  

Scatec ASA(d)

    467,595       3,908,165  

Schibsted ASA, Class A

    312,471       6,694,155  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    410,592       8,051,464  

SpareBank 1 Nord Norge

    352,687       3,359,076  

SpareBank 1 Oestlandet

    114,104       1,434,315  

SpareBank 1 SMN

    580,075       8,128,848  

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA

    767,551       9,906,403  

Stolt-Nielsen Ltd.

    100,611       2,487,660  

Storebrand ASA

    1,902,496       16,629,747  

Subsea 7 SA

    934,569       12,559,813  

TGS ASA

    536,234       7,157,280  

TOMRA Systems ASA

    1,009,384       15,555,359  

Veidekke ASA

    443,506       5,006,101  

Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA

    452,830       3,144,299  
   

 

 

 
      262,715,216  
Portugal — 0.3%            

Altri SGPS SA(c)

    306,014       1,438,927  

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R(b)

    35,231,484       9,621,891  

Corticeira Amorim SGPS SA

    126,403       1,431,496  

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

    398,334       1,572,336  

Greenvolt Energias Renovaveis SA(b)(c)

    241,472       1,687,052  

Mota-Engil SGPS SA

    397,493       1,094,041  

Navigator Co. SA (The)

    912,035       3,196,830  

NOS SGPS SA

    895,140       3,401,419  

REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

    1,741,034       4,754,127  

Semapa-Sociedade de Investimento e Gestao

    77,927       1,130,986  

Sonae SGPS SA

    3,473,945       3,777,084  
   

 

 

 
       33,106,189  
Singapore — 2.1%            

AEM Holdings Ltd.(c)

    1,069,400       3,033,592  

AIMS APAC REIT(c)

    2,513,275       2,364,123  

AustAsia Group Ltd.(b)

    230,314       53,157  

Best World International Ltd.(b)

    569,900       695,173  

Bumitama Agri Ltd.

    1,405,200       602,782  

CapitaLand Ascott Trust

    9,463,896       7,971,195  

CapitaLand China Trust

    4,954,734       3,878,643  

Capitaland India Trust(c)

    4,149,242       3,557,230  

CDL Hospitality Trusts

    3,998,400       3,578,784  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    8,987,700       8,524,307  

Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust

    1,332,460       2,358,715  

Digital Core REIT Management Pte Ltd.

    3,422,600       1,712,830  

Eagle Hospitality Trust(a)(b)(c)

    1,640,200       16  

ESR-LOGOS REIT

    27,869,073       7,228,082  

Far East Hospitality Trust

    4,193,300       2,033,613  

First Resources Ltd.

    2,324,600       2,641,141  

Frasers Centrepoint Trust

    4,371,938       7,139,431  

Frasers Hospitality Trust

    3,159,800       1,139,065  

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust

    12,564,836       11,538,653  

Frencken Group Ltd.(c)

    1,321,300       859,745  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    27,241,800       5,129,878  

Hong Fok Corp. Ltd.(c)

    1,317,000       980,874  

Hour Glass Ltd. (The)

    870,700       1,361,512  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Class U(c)

    20,614,000       3,815,816  

iFAST Corp. Ltd.(c)

    588,600       2,505,510  

Keppel DC REIT(c)

    5,801,300       9,560,826  

Keppel Infrastructure Trust

    15,470,290       5,927,782  

Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT

    3,683,500       1,215,555  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Singapore (continued)            

Keppel REIT

    8,497,400     $ 5,817,347  

Lendlease Global Commercial REIT

    7,543,129       3,857,958  

Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust

    7,025,131       737,358  

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    8,683,993       14,633,333  

Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd.(b)(c)

    133,701       3,301,078  

Nanofilm Technologies International Ltd.(c)

    1,155,500       991,122  

NetLink NBN Trust

    12,027,800       7,780,103  

Olam Group Ltd.

    4,032,200       3,978,304  

OUE Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust

    8,652,079       2,017,029  

PARAGON REIT

    4,894,936       3,517,073  

Parkway Life REIT

    1,671,500       4,878,289  

Raffles Medical Group Ltd.

    3,611,200       3,805,174  

Riverstone Holdings Ltd./Singapore

    2,184,900       1,028,369  

Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust

    2,476,100       1,332,899  

SATS Ltd.(b)

    4,427,379       9,323,536  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    4,190,600       17,178,857  

Sheng Siong Group Ltd.

    2,870,800       3,541,154  

SIA Engineering Co. Ltd.(c)

    1,141,600       2,104,615  

Silverlake Axis Ltd.

    3,422,140       746,669  

Singapore Post Ltd.(c)

    5,906,400       2,221,308  

Starhill Global REIT

    6,168,100       2,388,376  

StarHub Ltd.

    2,532,700       1,980,561  

Straits Trading Co. Ltd.(c)

    617,134       979,344  

Suntec REIT(c)

    8,466,300       8,215,459  

Super Hi International Holding Ltd.(b)

    667,000       1,373,597  

TDCX Inc., ADR(b)

    91,923       659,088  

UMS Holdings Ltd.(c)

    2,181,500       1,805,365  

Yangzijiang Financial Holding Ltd.

    10,062,200       2,497,953  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    10,934,700       12,667,444  

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.(b)

    2,522,500       1,537,853  
   

 

 

 
       228,304,645  
Spain — 1.9%            

Acerinox SA

    761,349       8,015,030  

Almirall SA

    349,903       3,356,523  

Applus Services SA

    574,776       6,165,926  

Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA

    366,852       1,520,685  

Audax Renovables SA(b)

    591,932       813,957  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    23,845,789       29,386,902  

Bankinter SA

    2,843,785       18,399,411  

Cia. de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

    250,070       6,958,215  

Cie. Automotive SA

    177,757       5,571,006  

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA

    70,211       2,394,249  

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA(b)

    65,957,017       1,107,884  

Ebro Foods SA

    283,560       5,227,189  

eDreams ODIGEO SA(b)

    386,892       2,840,037  

Ence Energia y Celulosa SA

    577,636       1,759,144  

Faes Farma SA

    1,312,441       4,547,746  

Fluidra SA

    400,734       8,862,313  

Gestamp Automocion SA(d)

    720,403       3,497,555  

Global Dominion Access SA(d)

    375,074       1,577,407  

Grenergy Renovables SA(b)(c)

    59,769       1,804,193  

Indra Sistemas SA

    522,829       7,603,827  

Inmobiliaria Colonial SOCIMI SA

    1,251,325       8,077,628  

Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA

    91,827       4,408,869  

Lar Espana Real Estate SOCIMI SA

    236,803       1,533,550  

Let’s Gowex SA.(a)(b)(c)

    51,450        

Linea Directa Aseguradora SA Cia de Seguros y Reaseguros

    2,520,156       2,446,716  

Mapfre SA

    3,938,236       8,185,459  

Melia Hotels International SA(b)(c)

    455,123       3,341,214  
Security   Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)            

Merlin Properties SOCIMI SA

    1,393,175     $ 12,982,957  

Miquel y Costas & Miquel SA

    103,561       1,302,620  

Neinor Homes SA(d)

    111,332       1,101,686  

Opdenergy Holdings SA, NVS(b)

    183,081       1,149,409  

Pharma Mar SA

    62,243       2,340,180  

Prosegur Cash SA(d)

    1,356,258       948,986  

Prosegur Cia. de Seguridad SA

    791,262       1,455,236  

Sacyr SA

    1,743,750       5,961,375  

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA(b)

    345,500       5,404,053  

Soltec Power Holdings SA(b)

    178,366       819,891  

Talgo SA(c)(d)

    303,992       1,256,418  

Talgo SA, NVS

    8,685       35,898  

Tecnicas Reunidas SA(b)

    202,326       1,949,643  

Unicaja Banco SA(c)(d)

    5,541,696       6,468,103  

Vidrala SA

    83,675       8,519,085  

Viscofan SA

    166,579       10,814,474  
   

 

 

 
       211,912,649  
Sweden — 5.3%            

AAK AB

    778,021       14,954,555  

AcadeMedia AB(d)

    340,118       1,639,781  

AddLife AB, Class B

    474,445       3,863,776  

AddTech AB, Class B

    1,108,887       20,658,355  

AFRY AB

    396,429       5,501,505  

Alimak Group AB(d)

    276,174       2,008,394  

Alleima AB, NVS

    851,999       3,700,988  

Ambea AB(d)

    308,453       998,639  

Arjo AB, Class B

    934,791       3,999,504  

Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B

    213,027       4,178,103  

Attendo AB(b)(d)

    474,774       1,443,301  

Avanza Bank Holding AB(c)

    531,207       12,029,373  

Axfood AB

    463,839       11,818,059  

Beijer Alma AB

    190,477       3,485,130  

Betsson AB

    487,992       5,904,666  

BICO Group AB, Class B(b)(c)

    188,585       737,725  

Bilia AB, Class A

    264,024       2,774,709  

Billerud AB

    952,063       8,118,844  

BioArctic AB, Class B(b)(c)(d)

    158,339       4,536,955  

BioGaia AB, Class B

    367,351       3,643,358  

Biotage AB

    283,145       3,495,044  

BoneSupport Holding AB(b)(d)

    234,631       3,284,364  

Boozt AB(b)(c)(d)

    239,187       2,849,412  

Bravida Holding AB(d)

    868,815       6,982,757  

Bufab AB

    113,863       3,332,914  

Bure Equity AB

    232,018       4,936,250  

Calliditas Therapeutics AB, Class B(b)(c)

    151,958       1,480,348  

Camurus AB(b)

    127,692       3,607,588  

Castellum AB(c)

    1,649,658       18,786,498  

Catena AB

    137,953       5,299,514  

Cellavision AB

    61,846       1,289,633  

Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB

    187,155       2,104,540  

Clas Ohlson AB, Class B

    170,068       1,385,213  

Cloetta AB, Class B

    848,460       1,518,890  

Collector Bank AB(b)

    265,741       861,548  

Coor Service Management Holding AB(d)

    414,524       1,908,329  

Corem Property Group AB, Class B

    2,172,089       1,465,095  

Creades AB, Class A

    224,156       1,556,409  

Dios Fastigheter AB

    366,198       2,497,027  

Dometic Group AB(d)

    1,359,744       10,131,756  

Dustin Group AB(b)(d)

    309,122       806,344  

Electrolux AB, Class B

    936,856       11,571,340  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Electrolux Professional AB, Class B

    1,000,651     $ 5,637,461  

Elekta AB, Class B

    1,496,802       12,125,926  

Engcon AB

    168,745       1,245,450  

Fabege AB

    1,129,618       9,782,939  

Fortnox AB

    2,073,402       12,726,185  

GARO AB(c)

    130,324       721,872  

Granges AB

    451,518       4,611,759  

Hemnet Group AB

    349,257       6,187,911  

Hexatronic Group AB(c)

    690,524       5,232,522  

Hexpol AB

    1,117,572        12,123,979  

HMS Networks AB

    118,231       4,774,276  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

    477,935       5,850,891  

Instalco AB

    884,909       3,481,725  

Intrum AB(c)

    330,950       2,578,497  

Investment AB Oresund

    173,474       1,723,260  

INVISIO AB

    168,298       3,502,529  

Inwido AB

    217,910       2,404,624  

JMAB

    275,141       4,322,992  

Kambi Group PLC, Class B(b)

    100,227       1,898,038  

K-Fast Holding AB, Class B(b)(c)

    244,751       467,628  

Kindred Group PLC

    975,714       11,736,372  

KNOW IT AB

    105,532       1,490,846  

Lindab International AB

    319,219       4,949,072  

Loomis AB, Class B

    303,035       8,840,304  

Medicover AB, Class B

    270,313       4,135,806  

MEKO AB

    155,846       1,626,703  

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR(b)

    731,713       11,361,446  

MIPS AB

    110,811       5,016,954  

Modern Times Group MTG AB, Class B(b)

    402,993       2,621,137  

Munters Group AB(d)

    550,153       6,982,758  

Mycronic AB

    310,245       6,676,393  

NCC AB, Class B

    327,112       3,522,628  

New Wave Group AB, Class B

    376,382       3,413,371  

Nobia AB(b)

    512,031       553,540  

Nolato AB, Class B

    769,682       3,181,299  

Nordnet AB publ

    582,709       8,645,816  

Note AB(b)

    78,884       1,336,042  

NP3 Fastigheter AB

    113,193       1,900,300  

Nyfosa AB

    650,317       4,125,518  

Orron Energy AB(b)

    924,680       1,068,950  

OX2 AB, Class B(b)(c)

    462,971       2,896,376  

Pandox AB, Class B

    387,461       4,568,759  

Paradox Interactive AB

    156,308       4,487,410  

Peab AB, Class B

    716,191       3,168,176  

Platzer Fastigheter Holding AB, Class B

    250,394       1,902,979  

PowerCell Sweden AB(b)(c)

    198,068       1,824,168  

Ratos AB, Class B

    849,698       2,824,729  

Resurs Holding AB(d)

    536,223       1,299,686  

Rvrc Holding AB

    208,505       673,113  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB(c)

    4,460,186       1,928,519  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB,
Class D(c)

    677,110       279,620  

Scandic Hotels Group AB(b)(d)

    611,976       2,413,312  

Sdiptech AB, Class B(b)

    116,194       3,204,233  

Sectra AB, NVS

    578,298       9,260,024  

Sinch AB(b)(c)(d)

    2,854,918       7,399,479  

SkiStar AB

    177,791       1,930,451  

SSAB AB, Class A

    955,246       6,061,461  

SSAB AB, Class B

    2,771,100       16,953,462  

Stillfront Group AB(b)

    2,003,985       3,708,620  

Storskogen Group AB

    5,753,093       5,921,826  
Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Surgical Science Sweden AB(b)

    151,777     $ 3,531,859  

Svolder AB

    378,098       2,141,125  

Sweco AB, Class B

    917,692       9,450,335  

SwedenCare AB(c)

    308,021       1,322,255  

Synsam AB(c)

    207,078       846,018  

Thule Group AB(d)

    442,776       13,826,310  

Trelleborg AB, Class B

    927,693       24,697,638  

Troax Group AB

    159,479       2,872,386  

Truecaller AB(b)(c)

    975,121       3,862,734  

Vestum AB(b)(c)

    860,516       816,661  

Viaplay Group AB, Class B(b)(c)

    294,026       1,276,517  

Vimian Group AB(b)(c)

    717,394       1,859,183  

Vitec Software Group AB, Class B

    133,315       7,593,974  

Vitrolife AB

    313,207       4,647,530  

Volati AB(c)

    95,206       896,369  

Wallenstam AB, Class B

    1,500,407       5,849,296  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    1,181,413       9,238,457  

XANO Industri AB, Class B

    61,304       653,434  

Xvivo Perfusion AB(b)

    94,173       2,852,155  
   

 

 

 
       582,672,891  
Switzerland — 4.5%            

Accelleron Industries AG, NVS

    344,978       9,088,587  

Allreal Holding AG, Registered

    63,553       11,675,847  

ALSO Holding AG, Registered

    27,443       6,279,857  

Arbonia AG

    220,049       2,552,776  

Aryzta AG(b)

    4,230,264       7,229,907  

Autoneum Holding AG(b)(c)

    11,286       1,944,871  

Basilea Pharmaceutica AG, Registered(b)

    52,590       2,651,378  

Belimo Holding AG, Registered

    41,777       22,515,701  

Bell Food Group AG, Registered

    8,419       2,488,329  

Bossard Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    23,881       5,581,180  

Bucher Industries AG, Registered

    28,283       12,603,270  

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    13,061       7,697,373  

Burkhalter Holding AG

    32,414       3,462,685  

Bystronic AG, Registered(c)

    5,637       3,949,517  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    128,151       9,726,957  

Coltene Holding AG, Registered

    11,554       933,486  

Comet Holding AG, Registered

    33,125       8,714,340  

COSMO Pharmaceuticals NV

    40,906       2,101,472  

Daetwyler Holding AG, Bearer

    32,514       6,431,535  

DKSH Holding AG

    152,254       12,285,827  

DocMorris AG(b)(c)

    48,227       2,951,424  

dormakaba Holding AG

    13,409       6,537,992  

Dottikon Es Holding AG(b)

    11,777       3,234,635  

EFG International AG

    393,655       4,910,970  

Emmi AG, Registered

    9,076       8,882,249  

Flughafen Zurich AG, Registered

    85,071       18,009,293  

Forbo Holding AG, Registered

    4,102       5,901,028  

Galenica AG(d)

    213,799       17,206,559  

Georg Fischer Ltd

    348,474       23,799,459  

Gurit Holding AG(b)(c)

    12,744       1,364,933  

Huber + Suhner AG, Registered

    72,340       6,248,256  

Idorsia Ltd.(b)(c)

    472,838       3,750,269  

Implenia AG, Registered

    56,457       2,749,899  

Inficon Holding AG, Registered

    7,233       9,272,942  

Interroll Holding AG, Registered

    2,904       9,289,058  

Intershop Holding AG

    4,793       3,308,541  

Kardex Holding AG, Registered

    25,981       6,500,898  

Komax Holding AG, Registered

    16,351       4,019,674  

Landis+Gyr Group AG

    92,841       8,061,325  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

LEM Holding SA, Registered

    2,378     $ 5,726,506  

Leonteq AG

    39,956       1,886,509  

Medacta Group SA(d)

    29,839       4,333,965  

Medartis Holding AG(b)(d)

    18,285       1,698,395  

Medmix AG(d)

    105,006       2,930,809  

Meier Tobler Group AG

    20,044       1,098,337  

Metall Zug AG, Class B, Registered

    821       1,487,506  

Meyer Burger Technology AG(b)(c)

    13,747,807       8,265,600  

Mobilezone Holding AG, Registered

    181,865       3,030,945  

Mobimo Holding AG, Registered

    30,562       9,037,705  

Montana Aerospace AG(b)(d)

    118,870       1,870,930  

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, Registered

    776,651       4,223,083  

Orior AG

    25,196       2,166,963  

Peach Property Group AG(b)(c)

    47,710       640,510  

PolyPeptide Group AG(b)(d)

    63,445       1,495,581  

PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered

    194,883       22,965,013  

Rieter Holding AG, Registered(c)

    10,913       1,213,848  

Schweiter Technologies AG, NVS

    4,181       3,218,337  

Sensirion Holding AG(b)(c)(d)

    39,414       3,454,076  

SFS Group AG

    73,935       8,789,222  

Siegfried Holding AG, Registered

    17,110       15,117,174  

SKAN Group AG

    42,783       3,921,363  

Softwareone Holding AG

    471,236       10,085,651  

St. Galler Kantonalbank AG, Class A, Registered

    12,315       7,043,384  

Stadler Rail AG

    254,818       10,232,890  

Sulzer AG, Registered

    79,600       7,814,460  

Swissquote Group Holding SA, Registered

    49,071       11,114,210  

Tecan Group AG, Registered

    54,283       21,600,899  

TX Group AG(c)

    11,677       1,328,719  

u-blox Holding AG

    29,479       3,301,374  

Valiant Holding AG, Registered

    67,880       7,469,037  

Vetropack Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    55,460       2,788,740  

Vontobel Holding AG, Registered

    120,340       8,107,016  

V-ZUG Holding AG(b)(c)

    9,133       744,632  

Ypsomed Holding AG, Registered

    20,324       5,966,939  

Zehnder Group AG, Registered

    39,482       2,891,708  
   

 

 

 
       494,976,335  
United Kingdom — 15.1%            

4imprint Group PLC

    118,569       6,748,538  

888 Holdings PLC(b)

    1,647,641       2,285,391  

AB Dynamics PLC(c)

    74,352       1,741,408  

Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC

    953,975       3,042,344  

AG Barr PLC

    385,731       2,334,055  

Airtel Africa PLC(d)

    4,005,648       5,993,993  

AJ Bell PLC

    1,306,289       5,495,322  

Alliance Pharma PLC

    1,893,369       1,239,226  

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting PLC

    482,851       2,367,126  

Alpha FX Group PLC

    148,813       4,297,029  

Alphawave IP Group PLC(b)

    1,071,687       2,217,062  

AO World PLC(b)

    1,832,360       2,232,678  

Ascential PLC(b)

    1,847,155       4,959,181  

Ashmore Group PLC

    1,956,646       5,188,743  

ASOS PLC(b)(c)

    327,229       1,767,491  

Assura PLC

    12,747,491       7,747,852  

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC(b)(c)(d)

    1,342,736       6,824,616  

Atalaya Mining PLC

    451,878       1,913,727  

Auction Technology Group PLC(b)

    382,369       3,479,155  

Avon Protection PLC

    127,502       1,342,676  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    4,046,171       28,739,591  

Babcock International Group PLC(b)

    1,064,623       5,125,257  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Balanced Commercial Property Trust Ltd.

    2,926,043     $ 2,609,819  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    2,414,633       10,827,270  

Bank of Georgia Group PLC

    148,456       6,201,456  

Beazley PLC

    2,855,583       20,119,449  

Bellway PLC

    522,837       14,867,665  

Big Yellow Group PLC

    741,924       10,210,476  

Bodycote PLC

    803,033       7,131,558  

boohoo Group PLC(b)(c)

    4,328,171       2,158,023  

Breedon Group PLC

    1,300,325       6,074,328  

Bridgepoint Group PLC(d)

    1,044,564       2,532,281  

Britvic PLC

    1,093,018       12,132,345  

Burford Capital Ltd.

    789,283       10,667,205  

Bytes Technology Group PLC

    955,375       6,326,573  

C&C Group PLC

    1,641,200       2,906,932  

Capita PLC(b)

    7,273,357       2,578,122  

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    6,229,248       9,577,174  

Capricorn Energy PLC

    623,539       1,417,987  

Carnival PLC(b)

    590,411       10,014,026  

Centamin PLC

    4,874,950       6,019,365  

Central Asia Metals PLC

    769,528       1,813,185  

Ceres Power Holdings PLC(b)(c)

    521,542       2,440,343  

Chemring Group PLC

    1,191,139       4,333,716  

Clarkson PLC

    124,415       4,454,735  

Close Brothers Group PLC

    635,562       7,520,715  

CLS Holdings PLC

    747,516       1,341,135  

CMC Markets PLC(d)

    437,446       784,832  

Coats Group PLC

    6,808,717       6,116,574  

Computacenter PLC

    335,730       9,471,572  

ConvaTec Group PLC(d)

    6,910,460       18,514,096  

Craneware PLC

    129,564       2,277,980  

Cranswick PLC

    226,631       9,722,965  

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    969,077       2,653,980  

Currys PLC

    4,627,052       3,167,989  

Custodian Reit PLC

    1,697,736       1,895,546  

CVS Group PLC

    299,757       7,920,233  

Darktrace PLC(b)

    1,063,835       5,045,297  

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

    482,814       23,016,909  

Deliveroo PLC, Class A(b)(d)

    4,068,661       6,861,069  

Derwent London PLC

    405,798       11,027,354  

Diploma PLC

    569,337        23,680,009  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    5,588,234       10,791,171  

DiscoverIE Group PLC

    408,251       4,189,219  

Diversified Energy Co. PLC

    4,065,134       4,945,704  

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    1,593,979       7,106,526  

Dowlais Group PLC(b)

    5,722,023       9,028,655  

Dr. Martens PLC

    2,788,511       5,454,862  

Draper Esprit PLC(b)

    581,986       1,962,831  

Drax Group PLC

    1,701,785       13,208,740  

DS Smith PLC

    5,842,635       23,229,425  

Dunelm Group PLC

    509,181       7,514,757  

easyJet PLC(b)

    1,286,128       7,470,044  

Elementis PLC(b)

    2,401,470       3,408,609  

EMIS Group PLC

    251,227       4,681,423  

Empiric Student Property PLC

    2,569,947       2,902,363  

Energean PLC

    564,274       8,385,781  

EnQuest PLC(b)

    6,099,880       1,397,324  

Ergomed PLC(b)

    187,516       2,604,670  

Essentra PLC

    1,250,782       2,609,129  

FD Technologies PLC(b)

    100,952       2,319,918  

Ferrexpo PLC

    1,217,941       1,434,874  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Fevertree Drinks PLC

    441,807     $ 7,609,043  

Finablr PLC(a)(b)(d)

    1,080,679       14  

Firstgroup PLC

    3,033,030       5,680,499  

Forterra PLC(d)

    905,607       1,999,002  

Frasers Group PLC(b)

    589,366       6,142,807  

Future PLC

    455,695       4,893,624  

Games Workshop Group PLC

    138,848       20,758,633  

Gamma Communications PLC

    386,269       5,510,693  

GB Group PLC

    1,086,247       3,489,302  

Genel Energy PLC

    618,841       827,545  

Genuit Group PLC

    1,048,914       4,213,366  

Genus PLC

    276,680       8,751,860  

Grafton Group PLC

    827,815       9,305,351  

Grainger PLC

    2,989,135       9,659,312  

Great Portland Estates PLC

    1,084,275       5,950,070  

Greatland Gold PLC(b)

    19,103,760       1,716,176  

Greggs PLC

    433,179       15,362,142  

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.

    894,429       1,426,796  

Halfords Group PLC

    940,749       2,670,569  

Hammerson PLC

    16,924,312       5,777,468  

Harbour Energy PLC

    2,606,251       8,922,407  

Hays PLC

    6,731,054       9,261,167  

Helios Towers PLC(b)

    3,050,079       3,532,072  

Hill & Smith PLC

    339,004       6,868,716  

Hiscox Ltd.

    1,472,057       20,375,411  

Hochschild Mining PLC

    1,441,904       1,428,753  

Home Reit PLC(a)

    3,524,118       1,462,769  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    2,346,442        22,218,351  

Hunting PLC

    611,324       2,071,192  

Ibstock PLC(d)

    1,664,417       3,213,247  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    1,738,402       15,796,140  

IMI PLC

    1,102,685       23,054,290  

Impact Healthcare Reit PLC, Class B

    1,376,300       1,642,635  

Impax Asset Management Group PLC

    428,494       3,021,301  

Inchcape PLC

    1,581,679       16,634,532  

Indivior PLC, NVS(b)

    554,426       12,472,986  

IntegraFin Holdings PLC

    1,269,392       3,991,230  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    1,230,837       22,214,179  

International Distributions Services PLC(b)

    3,047,126       10,408,287  

Investec PLC

    2,756,696       17,321,090  

IP Group PLC

    4,383,355       3,363,975  

ITM Power PLC(b)(c)

    2,001,300       2,375,891  

ITV PLC

    15,308,548       14,216,788  

IWG PLC(b)

    3,199,615       6,278,417  

J D Wetherspoon PLC(b)

    387,582       3,362,445  

JET2 PLC

    724,555       10,443,934  

John Wood Group PLC(b)

    2,945,877       5,599,526  

Johnson Service Group PLC

    1,798,754       2,594,675  

JTC PLC(d)

    603,180       5,573,453  

Judges Scientific PLC

    24,684       2,996,757  

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    1,958,105       2,874,459  

Just Group PLC

    4,398,626       4,645,814  

Kainos Group PLC

    340,511       5,729,770  

Keller Group PLC

    301,364       3,310,626  

Keywords Studios PLC

    317,466       7,178,737  

Kier Group PLC(b)

    1,890,801       2,130,518  

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

    1,032,656       7,903,874  

Learning Technologies Group PLC

    2,506,999       2,413,017  

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

    265,852       2,205,202  

LondonMetric Property PLC

    4,199,304       9,962,336  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

LXI REIT PLC

    6,955,596     $ 8,493,527  

Man Group PLC/Jersey

    5,119,275       15,693,602  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC(b)

    8,322,265       22,044,890  

Marlowe PLC(b)(c)

    345,314       2,517,140  

Marshalls PLC

    986,744       3,399,089  

Melrose Industries PLC

    5,728,568       38,986,119  

Mitchells & Butlers PLC(b)

    1,138,961       3,358,429  

Mitie Group PLC

    5,509,793       7,187,520  

Mobico Group PLC

    2,227,411       2,670,537  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    2,151,298       7,575,819  

Moonpig Group PLC(b)

    1,022,058       2,354,425  

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

    1,207,159       4,235,200  

Morgan Sindall Group PLC

    180,156       4,418,779  

NCC Group PLC

    1,319,588       1,634,220  

Network International Holdings PLC(b)(d)

    2,034,697       10,089,782  

Next Fifteen Communications Group PLC

    344,010       2,803,430  

Ninety One PLC

    1,284,631       2,842,239  

OSB Group PLC

    1,817,278       8,588,836  

Oxford Biomedica PLC(b)

    305,889       1,733,434  

Oxford Instruments PLC

    232,188       7,151,480  

Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC(b)

    2,298,542       7,781,658  

Pagegroup PLC

    1,378,222       7,891,957  

Pan African Resources PLC

    6,956,215       1,289,096  

Paragon Banking Group PLC

    954,057       6,464,771  

Penno Group PLC

    1,107,903       10,004,966  

Petrofac Ltd.(b)(c)

    1,850,857       1,866,983  

Pets at Home Group PLC

    2,038,209        10,242,400  

Picton Property Income Ltd.

    2,259,658       2,048,665  

Playtech PLC(b)

    989,166       7,121,590  

Plus500 Ltd.

    386,933       7,478,348  

Polar Capital Holdings PLC

    372,421       2,318,039  

Premier Foods PLC

    2,745,905       4,468,376  

Primary Health Properties PLC

    5,755,496       6,990,968  

Provident Financial PLC

    1,083,245       1,748,849  

PRS REIT PLC (The)

    2,321,260       2,454,686  

PZ Cussons PLC

    1,040,830       2,217,112  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    2,220,088       9,192,479  

Quilter PLC(d)

    5,883,244       5,905,464  

Rank Group PLC(b)

    893,747       1,052,937  

Rathbones Group PLC

    251,075       5,808,750  

Reach PLC

    1,274,927       1,389,932  

Redde Northgate PLC

    921,268       4,067,142  

Redrow PLC

    1,113,248       7,400,747  

Regional REIT Ltd.(d)

    1,830,223       1,049,921  

Renewi PLC(b)

    324,343       2,167,255  

Renishaw PLC

    154,712       7,743,433  

Restore PLC

    564,868       1,178,000  

RHI Magnesita NV(c)

    118,440       4,541,757  

Rightmove PLC

    3,493,290       25,595,296  

Rotork PLC

    3,661,902       14,504,879  

RS GROUP PLC

    2,001,604       20,162,107  

RWS Holdings PLC

    1,221,477       4,069,442  

S4 Capital PLC(b)

    1,581,693       2,140,858  

Safestore Holdings PLC

    925,168       10,517,170  

Savills PLC

    580,466       7,255,723  

Serco Group PLC

    4,759,842       9,486,564  

Serica Energy PLC

    1,059,812       3,262,770  

SIG PLC(b)

    2,890,658       1,073,965  

Sirius Real Estate Ltd.

    4,979,485       5,291,459  

Smart Metering Systems PLC

    565,514       5,058,492  
 

 

 

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iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
United Kingdom (continued)            

Softcat PLC

    545,383     $ 10,508,214  

SolGold PLC(b)(c)

    6,416,438       1,303,716  

Spectris PLC

    441,875       19,940,722  

Spire Healthcare Group PLC(d)

    1,189,455       3,289,578  

Spirent Communications PLC

    2,585,959       5,620,223  

SSP Group PLC(b)

    3,381,259       10,917,771  

SThree PLC

    541,103       2,449,958  

Supermarket Income Reit PLC

    5,270,116       5,158,574  

Synthomer PLC(b)

    1,490,642       1,596,411  

Target Healthcare REIT PLC

    2,550,142       2,405,452  

Tate & Lyle PLC

    1,707,390       16,357,144  

TBC Bank Group PLC

    176,481       5,639,521  

Team17 Group PLC(b)

    500,046       2,027,879  

Telecom Plus PLC

    300,583       6,418,930  

THG PLC, Class B(b)(c)

    3,889,241       5,147,826  

TI Fluid Systems PLC(d)

    1,287,734       2,214,501  

TP ICAP Group PLC

    3,356,801       6,849,638  

Trainline PLC(b)(d)

    1,929,590       6,522,675  

Travis Perkins PLC

    906,071       10,134,541  

Tremor International Ltd.(b)(c)

    429,284       1,641,746  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

    7,929,584       14,060,790  

Trustpilot Group PLC(b)(d)

    1,086,309       1,221,244  

TUI AG(b)

    1,924,782       15,591,717  

Tullow Oil PLC(b)(c)

    4,877,185       2,158,149  

Tyman PLC

    825,267       3,315,002  

UK Commercial Property REIT Ltd.

    3,298,794       2,217,210  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    1,443,737       18,025,866  

Urban Logistics REIT PLC

    2,044,619       3,195,984  

Vesuvius PLC

    902,757       5,111,554  

Victoria PLC(b)(c)

    247,988       2,087,755  

Victrex PLC

    368,858       7,323,756  

Virgin Money U.K. PLC

    4,886,264       11,084,037  

Vistry Group PLC

    1,463,406       14,842,979  

Volex PLC

    542,061       2,010,439  

Volution Group PLC

    837,287       4,315,320  

Warehouse REIT PLC

    1,686,001       1,856,479  

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC(b)(d)

    1,020,285       9,866,195  

Weir Group PLC (The)

    1,101,862       25,950,748  

WH Smith PLC

    554,336       10,627,049  

Wickes Group PLC

    1,052,678       1,845,403  

Wincanton PLC

    503,525       1,563,800  

Workspace Group PLC

    622,120       3,964,841  

XP Power Ltd.(c)

    79,441       2,083,204  

Yellow Cake PLC(b)(d)

    832,967       4,611,739  

YouGov PLC

    424,353       5,282,554  

Young & Co’s Brewery PLC, Series A, Class A

    91,223       1,387,291  
   

 

 

 
      1,664,805,643  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.2%
(Cost: $11,948,050,384)

       10,947,317,820  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   

Germany — 0.3%

   

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    35,324       1,774,299  

Einhell Germany AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    6,796       1,138,764  

Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    295,015       12,211,768  

Jungheinrich AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    203,433       7,611,183  

Schaeffler AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    536,853       3,423,491  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Germany (continued)            

Sixt SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    69,307     $ 5,146,598  

STO SE & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    10,578       1,746,007  
   

 

 

 
      33,052,110  
Italy — 0.0%            

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA, Preference Shares, NVS

    204,569       3,931,658  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.3%
(Cost: $35,708,509)

      36,983,768  
   

 

 

 

Warrants

   

Australia — 0.0%

   

PointsBet Holdings Ltd. (Issued/Exercisable 06/20/22, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 07/08/24, Strike Price AUD 10.00)(b)

    42,123        
   

 

 

 
Italy — 0.0%            

Webuild SpA (Issued/Exercisable 08/02/21, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 08/31/30, Strike Price EUR 0.001)(b)(c)

    96,743       1  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 0.0%            

Abengoa SA (Issued 03/31/17, Exercisable 06/30/17, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 03/31/25, Strike Price EUR 0.001)(a)(b)(c)

    3,096,556       34  
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

      35  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.5%
(Cost: $11,983,758,893)

      10,984,301,623  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 3.8%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(f)(g)(h)

    422,156,884       422,283,531  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(f)(g)

    3,300,000       3,300,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 3.8%
(Cost: $425,464,387)

      425,583,531  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 103.3%
(Cost: $12,409,223,280)

      11,409,885,154  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.3)%

 

    (369,377,714
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  11,040,507,440  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) 

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.

(e) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(f) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(g) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(h) 

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

 

 

 

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July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 

   
    Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

07/31/22

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

07/31/23

    

Shares

Held at

07/31/23

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

     
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 488,918,475      $      $ (66,859,539 )(a)     $  102,840      $  121,755      $ 422,283,531        422,156,884      $ 16,159,373 (b)     $  —    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     3,220,000        80,000 (a)                            3,300,000        3,300,000        221,2641       
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

   
              $ 102,840      $ 121,755      $ 425,583,531         $ 16,380,637      $ 1    
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

   

Notional

Amount

(000)

   

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

       

TOPIX Index

    126       09/07/23     $ 20,644     $ 715,347  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

    434       09/15/23       21,441       687,006  

FTSE 100 Index

    169       09/15/23       16,681       278,178  
       

 

 

 
        $ 1,680,531  
       

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $ 1,680,531      $      $      $      $ 1,680,531  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 13,257,303      $      $      $      $ 13,257,303  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (1,472,896    $      $      $      $ (1,472,896
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 80,453,197    

 

 

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

   $ 916,401,686        $ 10,025,051,008        $ 5,865,126        $ 10,947,317,820  

Preferred Stocks

     1,138,764          35,845,004                   36,983,768  

Warrants

              1          34          35  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     425,583,531                            425,583,531  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,343,123,981        $ 10,060,896,013        $ 5,865,160        $ 11,409,885,154  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $        $ 1,680,531        $        $ 1,680,531  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

Currency

Hedged

MSCI ACWI

ex U.S. ETF

      

iShares

Currency Hedged

MSCI EAFE ETF

    

iShares

Currency

Hedged

MSCI EAFE

Small-Cap

ETF

    

iShares

MSCI ACWI ex

U.S. ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

            

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

  $        $      $      $ 4,595,994,148  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    192,635,734          4,359,948,013        97,040,997        38,316,743  

Cash

    3,409          8,410        9,305         

Cash pledged for futures contracts

                           657,000  

Foreign currency, at value(d)

                           6,795,047  

Receivables:

            

Investments sold

    1,989,461          45,871,149        1,308,329         

Securities lending income — affiliated

    3,759          170,928               19,783  

Dividends — unaffiliated

                           8,570,676  

Dividends — affiliated

    2,060          42,015        1,053        27,806  

Tax reclaims

                           5,638,475  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    554,877          11,433,660        286,031         

Other assets

                           141,351  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    195,189,300          4,417,474,175        98,645,715        4,656,161,029  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

            

Bank overdraft

                           6,701  

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    12,675,025          813,458,404               31,007,000  

Payables:

            

Capital shares redeemed

             159,728                

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

                           4,235,056  

Investment advisory fees

    4,190          77,657        2,031        1,220,681  

Professional fees

                           242,352  

Variation margin on futures contracts

                           14,443  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    2,214,866          47,219,346        1,369,735         
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    14,894,081          860,915,135        1,371,766        36,726,233  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

            

NET ASSETS

  $ 180,295,219        $ 3,556,559,040      $ 97,273,949      $ 4,619,434,796  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

            

Paid-in capital

  $ 179,900,596        $ 3,623,860,207      $ 113,261,386      $ 4,927,257,402  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    394,623          (67,301,167      (15,987,437      (307,822,606
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 180,295,219        $ 3,556,559,040      $ 97,273,949      $ 4,619,434,796  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETVALUE

            

Shares outstanding

    6,250,000          114,850,000        3,380,000        90,400,000  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 28.85        $ 30.97      $ 28.78      $ 51.10  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited          Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None          None        None        None  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $        $      $      $ 4,294,510,773  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 12,332,265        $ 796,975,164      $      $ 29,580,604  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 177,010,953        $ 4,022,627,359      $ 96,180,914      $ 38,302,995  

(d) Foreign currency, at cost

  $        $      $      $ 6,805,562  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE ETF

    

iShares

MSCI EAFE

Small-Cap ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

    

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

  $ 50,965,081,298      $ 10,984,301,623  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    186,654,889        425,583,531  

Cash

    48,042        4,050  

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

    10,960,587        3,230,622  

Foreign currency, at value(e)

    56,833,108        18,682,167  

Receivables:

    

Investments sold

           4,218,677  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    57,230        1,228,033  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    42,512,616        15,404,539  

Dividends — affiliated

    194,358        10,985  

Tax reclaims

    100,450,615        13,403,124  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    603,953        364,077  

Foreign withholding tax claims

    39,547,477         
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    51,402,944,173        11,466,431,428  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    125,522,006        422,168,269  

Payables:

    

Capital shares redeemed

    1,948,307         

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

           37,796  

Investment advisory fees

    13,667,461        3,627,460  

IRS compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims

    101,635,502         

Professional fees

    5,869,094        90,463  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    248,642,370        425,923,988  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

    

NET ASSETS

  $ 51,154,301,803      $ 11,040,507,440  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

    

Paid-in capital

  $ 53,123,171,836      $ 12,692,970,009  

Accumulated loss

    (1,968,870,033      (1,652,462,569
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 51,154,301,803      $ 11,040,507,440  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETVALUE

    

Shares outstanding

    687,600,000        180,200,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 74.40      $ 61.27  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 43,978,983,356      $ 11,983,758,893  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 118,993,573      $ 389,039,309  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 186,578,170      $ 425,464,387  

(d) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $ 11,724,701      $ 3,274,226  

(e) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 55,653,765      $ 18,691,441  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended July 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

Currency

Hedged

MSCI ACWI

ex U.S. ETF

   

iShares

Currency

Hedged

MSCI EAFE

ETF

   

iShares

Currency

Hedged

MSCI EAFE

Small-Cap

ETF

   

iShares

MSCI ACWI

ex U.S. ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $     $     $     $ 147,342,170  

Dividends — affiliated

    3,848,242       74,187,611       1,587,838       258,782  

Interest — unaffiliated

                      39,561  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    43,172       1,438,775       17,177       315,042  

Other income — unaffiliated

                      1,053,683  

Foreign taxes withheld

                      (13,344,126

Foreign withholding tax claims

                      5,759,677  

Other foreign taxes

                      (61,522
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    3,891,414       75,626,386       1,605,015       141,363,267  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    574,129       12,636,577       412,835       13,428,733  

Commitment costs

          39,959             49,444  

Professional

                      681,389  

Interest expense

          16,485             4,966  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    574,129       12,693,021       412,835       14,164,532  

Less:

       

Investment advisory fees waived

    (530,542     (11,700,560     (384,412      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    43,587       992,461       28,423       14,164,532  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3,847,827       74,633,925       1,576,592       127,198,735  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated(a)

                      (89,181,787

Investments — affiliated

    (6,261,330     (136,665,601     (9,590,822     7,418  

Capital gain distributions from underlying funds — affiliated

          1              

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    1,061,199       44,053,745       2,806,981        

Foreign currency transactions

          (4     (69     (541,699

Futures contracts

                      1,565,956  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(b)

                      29,359,515  

In-kind redemptions — affiliated(b)

    842,439       45,474,599       2,140,698        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (4,357,692     (47,137,260     (4,643,212     (58,790,597
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated(c)

                      459,310,320  

Investments — affiliated

    25,087,157       532,006,324       12,985,640       6,116  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (1,823,885     (41,217,008     (657,786      

Foreign currency translations

          2             531,673  

Futures contracts

                      8,303  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    23,263,272       490,789,318       12,327,854       459,856,412  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    18,905,580       443,652,058       7,684,642       401,065,815  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 22,753,407     $ 518,285,983     $ 9,261,234     $ 528,264,550  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Net of foreign capital gain tax and capital gain tax refund, if applicable

  $     $     $     $ (246,830

(b) See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

       

(c)  Net of increase in deferred foreign capital gain tax of

  $     $     $     $ (1,935,782

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (continued)

Year Ended July 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE ETF

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE

Small-Cap

ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 1,631,707,172     $ 360,161,198  

Dividends — affiliated

    2,582,920       221,264  

Interest — unaffiliated

    396,709       63,422  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    1,750,488       16,159,373  

Other income — unaffiliated

    1,469,402       231,956  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (120,708,377     (28,308,539

Foreign withholding tax claims

    23,358,161       2,911,358  

IRS compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims

    945,145        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    1,541,501,620       351,440,032  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory

    150,599,004       42,265,386  

Professional

    2,488,266       314,358  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    153,087,270       42,579,744  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1,388,414,350       308,860,288  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    (671,230,061     (213,798,511

Investments — affiliated

    59,862       102,840  

Capital gain distributions from underlying funds — affiliated

    48       1  

Foreign currency transactions

    (666,237     (502,076

Futures contracts

    37,925,427       13,257,303  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a)

    968,074,401       158,324,961  

Payments by affiliate

    2,730        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    334,166,170       (42,615,482
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — unaffiliated(b)

    5,360,754,523       519,931,216  

Investments — affiliated

    41,694       121,755  

Foreign currency translations

    5,795,432       524,817  

Futures contracts

    538,682       (1,472,896
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    5,367,130,331       519,104,892  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    5,701,296,501       476,489,410  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 7,089,710,851     $ 785,349,698  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

   

(b) Net of reduction in deferred foreign capital gain tax of

  $     $ 132,603  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

         

iShares

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

ETF

    

iShares

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

    

Year Ended

07/31/23

    

Year Ended

07/31/22

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

              

OPERATIONS

              

Net investment income

    $ 3,847,827        $ 4,162,824      $ 74,633,925      $ 141,899,618  

Net realized gain (loss)

      (4,357,692        14,396,494        (47,137,260      454,929,359  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      23,263,272          (26,017,415      490,789,318        (610,207,534
   

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

          22,753,407          (7,458,097      518,285,983        (13,378,557
   

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

              

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (21,121,660        (4,165,494      (667,586,056      (141,979,136
   

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

              

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      58,363,034          11,518,504        42,219,759        980,377,582  
   

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

              

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      59,994,781          (105,087      (107,080,314      825,019,889  

Beginning of year

      120,300,438          120,405,525        3,663,639,354        2,838,619,465  
   

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 180,295,219        $ 120,300,438      $ 3,556,559,040      $ 3,663,639,354  
   

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets  (continued)

 

   

iShares

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

ETF

          

iShares

MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

07/31/23

          

Year Ended

07/31/22

          

Year Ended

07/31/23

          

Year Ended

07/31/22

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                

OPERATIONS

                        

Net investment income

  $ 1,576,592            $ 4,225,774        $ 127,198,735        $ 115,714,128  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (4,643,212        15,104,193          (58,790,597        16,508,288  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    12,327,854          (27,641,181        459,856,412          (848,991,499
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    9,261,234          (8,311,214        528,264,550          (716,769,083
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

                

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (23,380,016        (4,228,131        (105,154,738        (146,381,679
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    3,625,183          22,129,008          70,469,185          698,625,909  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (10,493,599        9,589,663          493,578,997          (164,524,853

Beginning of year

    107,767,548          98,177,885          4,125,855,799          4,290,380,652  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 97,273,949        $ 107,767,548        $ 4,619,434,796        $ 4,125,855,799  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets  (continued)

 

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE ETF

    

iShares

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

07/31/23

          

Year Ended

07/31/22

          

Year Ended

07/31/23

          

Year Ended

07/31/22

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                

OPERATIONS

                

Net investment income

  $ 1,388,414,350        $ 1,510,887,212            $ 308,860,288        $ 338,129,561  

Net realized gain (loss)

    334,166,170          (870,183,101        (42,615,482        272,598,809  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    5,367,130,331          (8,433,836,435        519,104,892          (3,605,974,985
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    7,089,710,851          (7,793,132,324        785,349,698          (2,995,246,615
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

                

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (1,079,699,701        (2,172,623,282        (180,867,327        (511,706,356
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                

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

    (2,449,920,920            289,976,397              (530,465,081            1,337,832,639  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    3,560,090,230          (9,675,779,209        74,017,290          (2,169,120,332

Beginning of year

    47,594,211,573          57,269,990,782          10,966,490,150          13,135,610,482  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 51,154,301,803        $ 47,594,211,573        $ 11,040,507,440        $ 10,966,490,150  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 
       
   

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 year

    $ 29.49           $ 32.11           $ 25.83           $ 26.66           $ 26.88  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.71         1.04         0.64         0.76         0.88  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      2.92         (2.63       6.25         (0.82       (0.43
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      3.63         (1.59       6.89         (0.06       0.45  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (0.65       (1.03       (0.61       (0.77       (0.67

From net realized gain

      (3.62                                
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (4.27       (1.03       (0.61       (0.77       (0.67
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 28.85       $ 29.49       $ 32.11       $ 25.83       $ 26.66  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      13.81       (5.03 )%        26.76       (0.36 )%        1.75
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.38       0.38       0.38       0.38       0.38
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.03       0.03       0.03       0.03       0.03
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.55       3.33       2.12       2.90       3.37
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 180,295       $ 120,300       $ 120,406       $ 71,027       $ 70,650  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      12       5       10       9       7
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF  
       
        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 year

    $ 32.77       $ 34.28       $ 26.72       $ 29.40       $ 29.96  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.68             1.47             0.75             0.70             0.86  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      4.08         (1.59       7.55         (1.98       (0.20
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      4.76         (0.12       8.30         (1.28       0.66  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (0.67       (1.39       (0.74       (0.73       (0.91

From net realized gain

      (5.89                       (0.67       (0.31
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (6.56       (1.39       (0.74       (1.40       (1.22
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 30.97       $ 32.77       $ 34.28       $ 26.72       $ 29.40  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      16.89       (0.29 )%        31.22       (4.74 )%        2.45
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.38       0.38       0.38       0.38       0.38
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.03       0.03       0.03       0.03       0.03
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.24       4.32       2.42       2.47       3.01
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 3,556,559       $ 3,663,639       $ 2,838,619       $ 2,260,359       $ 2,891,083  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      15       7       12       8       7
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 
       
    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 year

    $ 32.76           $ 36.63           $ 26.78           $ 28.62           $ 31.37  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.48         1.37         0.62         0.87         0.84  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      2.35         (3.91       9.78         (1.51       (1.93
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

    2.83         (2.54       10.40         (0.64       (1.09
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (0.47       (1.33       (0.55       (0.88       (0.80

From net realized gain

      (6.34                       (0.32       (0.86
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (6.81       (1.33       (0.55       (1.20       (1.66
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 28.78       $ 32.76       $ 36.63       $ 26.78       $ 28.62  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      10.67       (6.97 )%        38.96       (2.62 )%        (3.05 )% 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.43       0.43       0.43       0.43       0.43
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.03       0.03       0.03       0.03       0.03
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.64       3.92       1.85       3.16       2.94
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 97,274       $ 107,768       $ 98,178       $ 44,187       $ 25,759  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      17       7       11       9       10
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF  
           
    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 year

    $ 46.36       $ 56.45       $ 45.11       $ 46.26       $ 48.60  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.43 (b)        1.38 (b)        1.14         1.12         1.32  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      4.49         (9.73       11.31         (0.97       (2.49
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      5.92             (8.35           12.45             0.15         (1.17
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (1.18       (1.74       (1.11       (1.30       (1.17
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 51.10       $ 46.36       $ 56.45       $ 45.11       $ 46.26  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                   

Based on net asset value

      12.96 %(b)        (15.04 )%(b)        27.66       0.29       (2.27 )% 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                   

Total expenses

      0.34       0.32       0.32       0.32       0.32
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.34       0.32       0.31       0.30       0.30
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.32       0.32       0.32       N/A         0.32
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      3.04 %(b)        2.62 %(b)        2.14       2.50       2.91
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 4,619,435       $ 4,125,856       $ 4,290,381       $ 2,995,541       $ 3,867,472  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

      5       8       10       17       15
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(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 years ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022:

• Net investment income per share by $0.06 and $0.01.

• Total return by 0.12% and 0.02%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.12% and 0.02%.

(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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        iShares MSCI EAFE ETF  
                                                           
    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 year

    $ 65.61           $ 79.41           $ 62.17           $ 64.94           $ 68.87  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      2.00 (b)        2.09 (b)        1.90         1.48         1.95  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      8.37         (12.88       17.14         (2.62       (3.87
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      10.37             (10.79           19.04             (1.14           (1.92
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (1.58       (3.01       (1.80       (1.63       (2.01
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 74.40       $ 65.61       $ 79.41       $ 62.17       $ 64.94  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                   

Based on net asset value

      15.94 %(b)(f)        (13.84 )%(b)        30.73       (1.80 )%        (2.64 )% 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

                   

Total expenses

      0.33       0.33       0.37       0.32       0.32
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.32       0.32       0.32       0.32       0.32
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.96 %(b)        2.82 %(b)        2.60       2.34       3.03
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 51,154,302       $ 47,594,212       $ 57,269,991       $ 46,405,254       $ 60,080,634  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      2       5       5       4       4
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

• Net investment income per share by $0.03 and $0.07.

• Total return by 0.04% and 0.10%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.04% and 0.09%.

(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) 

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF  
                                                           
    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 year

    $ 58.15       $ 75.41           $ 55.23       $ 57.03       $ 63.44  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.65 (b)        1.70 (b)        1.39         1.12         1.43  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      2.47             (16.38       20.00         (1.12       (6.23
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      4.12         (14.68       21.39                 (4.80
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (1.00       (2.58       (1.21       (1.80       (1.61
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 61.27       $ 58.15       $ 75.41       $ 55.23       $ 57.03  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                   

Based on net asset value

      7.12 %(b)        (19.80 )%(b)        38.84       (0.16 )%        (7.41 )%(f) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

                   

Total expenses

      0.40       0.39       0.39       0.40       0.40
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.39       0.39       0.39       N/A         0.40
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.88 %(b)        2.50 %(b)        2.03       2.01       2.47
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 11,040,507       $ 10,966,490       $ 13,135,610       $ 8,527,860       $ 9,455,843  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      11       15       17       20       10
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

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

• Total return by 0.03% and 0.04%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.02% and 0.04%.

(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) 

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements     

 

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 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  Diversified 

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

  Diversified 

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

  Diversified 

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  Diversified 

MSCI EAFE

  Diversified 

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

  Diversified 

Currently each Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a substantial portion of its assets in an iShares fund (an “underlying fund”). The financial statements, including the accounting policies, and Schedules of Investments for the underlying funds are included in this report and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of the Funds.

 

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.

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. However, each of the currency hedged funds has elected to treat realized gains (losses) from certain foreign currency contracts as capital gain (loss) 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 July 31, 2023, 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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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.

 

   

Exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the fund is primarily traded. Funds traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be 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.

 

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) based on that day’s prevailing forward exchange rate for the underlying currencies.

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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4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Warrants: Warrants entitle a fund to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date of the warrants, if any. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the strike price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and a fund will lose any amount it paid for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.

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  

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

        

BofA Securities, Inc.

  $ 7,043,355      $ (7,043,355   $     $  

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

    5,288,910        (5,288,910            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 12,332,265      $ (12,332,265   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

        

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

  $ 789,276,000      $ (789,276,000   $     $  

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

    7,699,164        (7,699,164            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 796,975,164      $ (796,975,164   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 1,097,244      $ (1,096,818   $     $ 426 (b) 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    8,255,418        (8,255,418            

BNP Paribas SA

    683,807        (683,807            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    746,082        (746,082            

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    473,560        (473,560            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    2,624,704        (2,624,704            

HSBC Bank PLC

    1,527,765        (1,527,765            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    3,308,105        (3,308,105            

Jefferies LLC

    311,630        (310,480           1,150 (b) 

Morgan Stanley

    7,378,086        (7,378,086            

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    2,118,191        (2,118,191            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    347,684        (347,684            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    578,638        (578,638            

UBS AG

    129,690        (129,690            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 29,580,604      $ (29,579,028   $     $ 1,576  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty    

Securities Loaned

at Value

 

 

    

Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a) 

   

Non-Cash Collateral

Received, at Fair Value

 

(a) 

    Net Amount  

 

 

MSCI EAFE

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 7,529,033      $ (7,525,449   $     $ 3,584 (b) 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    5,681,564        (5,681,564            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    1,741,295        (1,741,295            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    24,564,959        (24,564,959            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    30,735,885        (30,735,885            

HSBC Bank PLC

    8,464        (8,464            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    5,772,671        (5,701,571           71,100 (b) 

Jefferies LLC

    105,680        (103,675           2,005 (b) 

Morgan Stanley

    26,422,836        (26,422,836            

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    99,606        (99,606            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    3,914,614        (3,914,614            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    11,776,970        (11,776,970            

Virtu Americas LLC

    170,520        (170,520            

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    469,476        (469,476            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 118,993,573      $ (118,916,884   $     $ 76,689  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 202,145      $ (202,145   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    31,777,730        (31,777,730            

BNP Paribas SA

    14,402,036        (14,402,036            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    47,209,654        (47,209,654            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    35,643,942        (35,643,942            

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    64,473        (64,473            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    109,154,767        (109,154,767            

HSBC Bank PLC

    13,375,112        (13,375,112            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    46,576,470        (46,576,470            

Jefferies LLC

    2,895,112        (2,895,112            

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

    9,572,477        (9,572,477            

Morgan Stanley

    59,754,469        (59,754,469            

National Financial Services LLC

    1,062,020        (1,062,020            

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    2,310,976        (2,310,976            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    1,485,730        (1,485,730            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    3,839,410        (3,839,410            

UBS AG

    9,712,786        (9,712,786            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 389,039,309      $ (389,039,309   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by the Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 
  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of July 31, 2023. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by a counterparty.

 

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 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.

 

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a specified date. These contracts help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Funds are denominated and in some cases, may be used to obtain exposure to a particular market.The contracts are traded over-the-counter (“OTC”) and not on an organized exchange.

The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation 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 value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a contract changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies, and such value may exceed the amount(s) reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Cash amounts pledged for forward foreign currency exchange contracts are considered restricted and are included in cash pledged as collateral for OTC derivatives in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. A fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund.

Master Netting Arrangements: In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency, or other events.

For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement, and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by a fund and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from the counterparty are not fully collateralized, each Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Funds have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stand ready to perform under the terms of their agreement with such counterparty, each Fund bears the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, each Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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 each of the following Funds, BFAis entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fees  

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    0.38

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    0.38  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    0.43  

 

 

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For its investment advisory services to each of the iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. and iShares MSCI EAFE ETFs, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on each Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fees  

First $30 billion

    0.350

Over $30 billion, up to and including $60 billion

    0.320  

Over $60 billion, up to and including $90 billion

    0.280  

Over $90 billion, up to and including $120 billion

    0.252  

Over $120 billion, up to and including $150 billion

    0.227  

Over $150 billion

    0.204  

For its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fees  

First $12 billion

    0.4000

Over $12 billion, up to and including $18 billion

    0.3800  

Over $18 billion, up to and including $24 billion

    0.3610  

Over $24 billion, up to and including $30 billion

    0.3430  

Over $30 billion

    0.3259  

Expense Waivers: A fund may incur its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). The total of the investment advisory fee and acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, is a fund’s total annual operating expenses. Total expenses as shown in the Statements of Operations does not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

For the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for the Fund through November 30, 2025 so that the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver is equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in the iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (“ACWX”), after taking into account any fee waivers by ACWX, plus 0.03%.

For the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for the Fund through November 30, 2025 so that the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver is equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (“EFA”), after taking into account any fee waivers by EFA, plus 0.03%.

For the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for the Fund through November 30, 2025 so that the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver is equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in the iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (“SCZ”), taking into account any fee waivers by SCZ, plus 0.03%.

For ACWX, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the Fund through November 30, 2026 in an amount equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, attributable to the Fund’s investments in other iShares funds.

These amounts are included in investment advisory fees waived in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended July 31, 2023, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to these arrangements were as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts Waived    

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 530,542    

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    11,700,560    

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    384,412    

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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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 year ended July 31, 2023, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts   

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 10,351   

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    541,913   

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    5,402   

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    79,615   

MSCI EAFE

    454,122   

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    3,661,650   

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 year ended July 31, 2023, 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 ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 18,877,359      $ 12,029,852      $ (14,119,640

MSCI EAFE

    340,416,685        108,584,301        (283,571,460

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    178,495,189        429,906,316        125,984,803  

During the year ended July 31, 2023, the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF received a reimbursement of $2,730 from an affiliate, which is included in payment by affiliate in the statement of operations, related to operating events.

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 year ended July 31, 2023, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases     Sales  

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 18,727,342     $ 37,510,536  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    514,469,221       1,110,127,913  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    16,402,772       36,043,912  

MSCI ACWI ex U.S

    276,119,787       198,551,112  

MSCI EAFE

    2,261,070,011       1,162,098,054  

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    1,454,967,858       1,182,840,383  

For the year ended July 31, 2023, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

   

In-kind

Sales

 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 64,667,938     $ 6,051,240  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    795,986,682       765,370,773  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    36,662,118       33,476,740  

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    186,740,224       175,722,445  

MSCI EAFE

          3,241,870,686  

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    259,754,832       788,400,215  

 

 

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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 July 31, 2023, 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.

U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. As of July 31, 2023, permanent differences attributable to certain deemed distributions and realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Paid-in Capital    

Accumulated 

Earnings (Loss) 

 

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 842,439     $ (842,439)   

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    33,416,064       (33,416,064)   

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    1,632,204       (1,632,204)   

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    25,219,021       (25,219,021)   

MSCI EAFE

    602,523,160       (602,523,160)   

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    148,596,793       (148,596,793)   

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF  

Year Ended

07/31/23

    

Year Ended

07/31/22

 

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    

Ordinary income

  $ 11,294,544      $ 4,165,494  

Long-term capital gains

    9,827,116         
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 21,121,660      $ 4,165,494  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    

Ordinary income

  $ 311,183,380      $ 141,979,136  

Long-term capital gains

    356,402,676         
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 667,586,056      $ 141,979,136  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    

Ordinary income

  $ 10,548,386      $ 4,228,131  

Long-term capital gains

    12,831,630         
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 23,380,016      $ 4,228,131  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    

Ordinary income

  $ 105,154,738      $ 146,381,679  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE

    

Ordinary income

  $  1,079,699,701      $  2,172,623,282  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    

Ordinary income

  $ 180,867,327      $ 511,706,356  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of July 31, 2023, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF    

Undistributed

Ordinary Income

 

 

    

Non-expiring

Capital Loss

Carryforwards

 

 

(a) 

   

Net Unrealized

Gains (Losses)

 

(b) 

   

Qualified

Late-Year Losses

 

(c) 

    Total   

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 5,317      $     $ 13,388,688     $ (12,999,382   $ 394,623   

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    215,177              299,033,919       (366,550,263     (67,301,167)   

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    789              (750,959     (15,237,267     (15,987,437)   

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    32,747,738        (565,379,041     224,808,697             (307,822,606)   

MSCI EAFE

    302,613,753        (8,112,401,820     5,840,918,034             (1,968,870,033)   

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    50,100,248        (549,772,709     (1,152,790,108           (1,652,462,569)   

 

 

 

  (a) 

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

 
  (b) 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain foreign currency contracts and futures contracts, timing and recognition of partnership income, characterization of corporate actions and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 
  (c) 

The Funds have elected to defer certain qualified late-year losses and recognize such losses in the next taxable year.

 

 

 

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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 July 31, 2023, 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)

 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 179,192,177      $ 17,784,778      $ (4,396,090   $ 13,388,688  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    4,059,858,886        383,484,792        (84,450,873     299,033,919  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    97,754,177        942,586        (1,693,545     (750,959

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    4,405,435,471        749,571,561        (520,696,141     228,875,420  

MSCI EAFE

    45,312,052,577        13,532,331,851        (7,689,665,189     5,842,666,662  

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    12,563,434,164        1,176,683,988        (2,329,517,651     (1,152,833,663

 

9.

LINE OF CREDIT

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF and iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF, along with certain other iShares funds (“Participating Funds”), are parties to a $800 million credit agreement (“Syndicated Credit Agreement”) with a group of lenders, which expires on August 11, 2023. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings in certain target markets. The Funds may borrow up to the aggregate commitment amount subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the Syndicated Credit Agreement. The Syndicated Credit Agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 0.10% and 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is generally allocated to each Participating Fund based on the lesser of a Participating Fund’s relative exposure to certain target markets or a Participating Fund’s maximum borrowing amount as set forth by the terms of the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

For the year ended July 31, 2023, the maximum amount borrowed, the average daily borrowing and the weighted average interest rate, if any, under the Syndicated Credit Agreement were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF  

Maximum

Amount

Borrowed

    

Average

Borrowing

    

Weighted

Average

Interest Rates

 

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

  $  96,500,000      $  264,384        6.15

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    5,200,000        99,726        4.91  

 

10.

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 a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

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.

Infectious Illness Risk: An outbreak of an infectious illness, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may adversely impact the economies of many nations and the global economy, and may impact individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen. An infectious illness outbreak may result in, among other things, closed international borders, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, market volatility or disruptions and other significant economic, social and political impacts.

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.

 

 

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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.

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 issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions in that country or those countries may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Unanticipated or sudden political or social developments may cause uncertainty in the markets and as a result adversely affect the Fund’s investments. Foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices as used in the United States. Foreign securities markets may also be more volatile and less liquid than U.S. securities and may be less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities. Investment percentages in specific countries are presented in the 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.

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.

 

11.

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:

 

 

 
    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
 
             
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

       

Shares sold

    2,370,000     $ 64,248,699       960,000     $ 30,429,750  

Shares redeemed

    (200,000     (5,885,665     (630,000     (18,911,246
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      2,170,000     $   58,363,034         330,000     $   11,518,504  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

       

Shares sold

    26,450,000     $ 792,872,009       45,450,000     $ 1,527,051,805  

Shares redeemed

    (23,400,000     (750,652,250     (16,450,000     (546,674,223
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    3,050,000     $ 42,219,759       29,000,000     $ 980,377,582  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

       

Shares sold

    1,270,000     $ 36,532,479       750,000     $ 26,965,344  

Shares redeemed

    (1,180,000     (32,907,296     (140,000     (4,836,336
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    90,000     $ 3,625,183       610,000     $ 22,129,008  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

       

Shares sold

    6,200,000     $ 283,860,289       21,200,000     $ 1,143,730,242  

Shares redeemed

    (4,800,000     (213,391,104     (8,200,000     (445,104,333
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    1,400,000     $ 70,469,185       13,000,000     $ 698,625,909  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE

       

Shares sold

    11,400,000     $ 803,713,926       9,000,000     $ 641,126,982  

Shares redeemed

      (49,200,000     (3,253,634,846     (4,800,000     (351,150,585
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (37,800,000   $ (2,449,920,920     4,200,000     $ 289,976,397  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

       

Shares sold

    5,200,000     $ 266,170,873       36,800,000     $ 2,756,004,483  

Shares redeemed

    (13,600,000     (796,635,954     (22,400,000     (1,418,171,844
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (8,400,000   $ (530,465,081     14,400,000     $ 1,337,832,639  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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. Investors 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. Investors 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.

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.

 

12.

FOREIGN WITHHOLDING TAX CLAIMS

The iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has filed claims to recover taxes withheld by Sweden on dividend income based upon certain provisions in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Fund has recorded receivables for all recoverable taxes withheld by Sweden based upon previous determinations made by the Swedish tax authorities. Professional and other fees associated with the filing of these claims for foreign withholding taxes have been approved by the Board as appropriate expenses of the Fund. Swedish tax claim receivables and related liabilities are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Collection of these receivables, and any payment of associated liabilities, depends upon future determinations made by the Swedish tax authorities, the outcome of which is uncertain. If such future determinations are unfavorable, the potential negative impact to the Fund, as of July 31, 2023, is $33,678,383 or $0.05 per share.

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) 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 each of the iShares MSCIACWI ex U.S., iShares MSCI EAFE ETF and iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETFs is able to pass through to shareholders as a foreign tax credit in the current year, each of the Funds 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 Funds.

The iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is expected to seek a closing agreement with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) to address any prior years’ U.S. income tax liabilities attributable to Fund shareholders resulting from the recovery of foreign taxes. The closing agreement would result in the Fund paying a compliance fee to the IRS, on behalf of its shareholders, representing the estimated tax savings generated from foreign tax credits claimed by Fund shareholders on their tax returns in prior years. The Fund has accrued a liability for the estimated IRS compliance fee related to foreign withholding tax claims, which is disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The actual IRS compliance fee may differ from the estimate and that difference may be material.

 

13.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and the following items were noted:

Effective August 11, 2023, the Syndicated Credit Agreement to which the Participating Funds are party was extended until August 2024 under the same terms.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of

iShares Trust and Shareholders of each of the six funds listed in the table below

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (six of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of July 31, 2023, the related statements of operations for the year ended July 31, 2023, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended July 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended July 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of July 31, 2023, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended July 31, 2023 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended July 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 22, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

 

 
iShares ETF  

Qualified Dividend 

Income 

 

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 3,142,493   

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    73,725,394   

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    1,581,011   

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    116,001,739   

MSCI EAFE

    1,512,098,001   

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    281,410,662   

 

 

The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, as capital gain dividends, subject to a long-term capital gains tax rate as noted below, for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

 

 
iShares ETF  

20% Rate Long-Term 

Capital Gain Dividends 

 

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 9,827,116   

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    359,764,855   

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    12,988,823   

 

 

The Funds intend to pass through to their shareholders the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of foreign source income earned and foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

 

 
iShares ETF  

Foreign Source

Income Earned

    

Foreign 

Taxes Paid 

 

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 4,016,290      $ 178,117   

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    80,691,305        6,720,958   

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    1,776,631        195,620   

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    147,255,554        6,101,312   

MSCI EAFE

    1,631,707,173        96,509,775   

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    358,392,279        22,378,852   

 

 

The Funds hereby designate the following amount(s), or maximum amount(s) allowable by law, as qualified short-term capital gains eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

 

 
iShares ETF  

Qualified Short-Term 

Capital Gain 

 

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 7,452,034   

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    236,764,632   

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    8,971,262   

 

 

 

 

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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were within range of the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA

 

 

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and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were within range of the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares

 

 

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funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA

 

 

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and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF, iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (each the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were within range of the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA

 

 

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and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund already provided for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund, on an aggregated basis with the assets of certain other iShares funds, increase. The Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding new or revised breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. Further, with respect to comparisons with one or more open-end index mutual funds registered under the 1940 Act managed by BFA (or an affiliate) that track the same index as the Fund or have a similar investment strategy or mandate, and have investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) that are lower than the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the Fund, the Board gave weight to management’s explanations of the relevant circumstances applicable to such mutual funds. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract (continued)

 

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract (continued)

 

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund already provided for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund, on an aggregated basis with the assets of certain other iShares funds, increase. The Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding new or revised breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract (continued)

 

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Supplemental Information(unaudited)

 

Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

July 31, 2023

 

     
    Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year
     % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Year
 
              
iShares ETF  

Net

Investment

Income

    

Net Realized

Capital Gains

    

Return of

Capital

    

Total Per

Share

    

Net

Investment

Income

   

Net Realized

Capital Gains

   

Return of

Capital

   

Total Per

Share

 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S

  $ 0.644634      $ 3.622465      $      $   4.267099        15     85         100

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    0.667598        5.890440               6.558038        10       90             100  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    0.475164        6.338050               6.813214        7       93             100  

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.

Premium/Discount Information

Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.

Regulation under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, and its United Kingdom (“UK”) equivalent, (“AIFMD”) impose detailed and prescriptive obligations on fund managers established in the European Union (the “EU”) and the UK. These do not currently apply to managers established outside of the EU or UK, such as BFA (the “Company”). Rather, the Company is only required to comply with certain disclosure, reporting and transparency obligations of AIFMD because it has registered the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF and iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (the “Funds”) to be marketed to investors in the EU and/or UK.

Report on Remuneration

The Company is required under AIFMD to make quantitative disclosures of remuneration. These disclosures are made in line with BlackRock’s interpretation of currently available regulatory guidance on quantitative remuneration disclosures. As market or regulatory practice develops BlackRock may consider it appropriate to make changes to the way in which quantitative remuneration disclosures are calculated. Where such changes are made, this may result in disclosures in relation to a fund not being comparable to the disclosures made in the prior year, or in relation to other BlackRock fund disclosures in that same year.

Disclosures are provided in relation to (a) the staff of the Company; (b) staff who are senior management; and (c) staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Funds.

All individuals included in the aggregated figures disclosed are rewarded in line with BlackRock’s remuneration policy for their responsibilities across the relevant BlackRock business area. As all individuals have a number of areas of responsibilities, only the portion of remuneration for those individuals’ services attributable to the Funds is included in the aggregate figures disclosed.

BlackRock has a clear and well-defined pay-for-performance philosophy, and compensation programs which support that philosophy.

BlackRock operates a total compensation model for remuneration which includes a base salary, which is contractual, and a discretionary bonus scheme. Although all employees are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus, there is no contractual obligation to make a discretionary bonus award to any employees. For senior management and staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Funds, a significant percentage of variable remuneration is deferred over time. All employees are subject to a clawback policy.

Remuneration decisions for employees are made once annually in January following the end of the performance year, based on BlackRock’s full-year financial results and other non-financial goals and objectives. Alongside financial performance, individual total compensation is also based on strategic and operating results and other considerations such as management and leadership capabilities. No set formulas are established and no fixed benchmarks are used in determining annual incentive awards.

 

 

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Supplemental Information(unaudited) (continued)

 

Annual incentive awards are paid from a bonus pool which is reviewed throughout the year by BlackRock’s independent compensation committee, taking into account both actual and projected financial information together with information provided by the Enterprise Risk and Regulatory Compliance departments in relation to any activities, incidents or events that warrant consideration in making compensation decisions. Individuals are not involved in setting their own remuneration.

Each of the control functions (Enterprise Risk, Legal & Compliance, and Internal Audit) each have their own organizational structures which are independent of the business units and therefore staff members in control functions are remunerated independently of the businesses they oversee. Functional bonus pools for those control functions are determined with reference to the performance of each individual function and the remuneration of the senior members of control functions is directly overseen by BlackRock’s independent remuneration committee.

Members of staff and senior management of the Company typically provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the Company and across the broader BlackRock group. Conversely, members of staff and senior management of the broader BlackRock group may provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the broader BlackRock group and of the Company. Therefore, the figures disclosed are a sum of individuals’ portion of remuneration attributable to the Company according to an objective apportionment methodology which acknowledges the multiple-service nature of the Company and the broader BlackRock group. Accordingly, the figures are not representative of any individual’s actual remuneration or their remuneration structure.

The amount of the total remuneration awarded to the Company’s staff in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2022 was USD 4.12 million. This figure is comprised of fixed remuneration of USD 685 thousand and variable remuneration of USD 3.43 million. There was a total of 8 beneficiaries of the remuneration described above.

The amount of the aggregate remuneration awarded by the Company in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2022, to its senior management was USD 2.96 million, and to other members of its staff whose actions potentially have a material impact on the risk profile of the Company or its funds was USD 970 thousand. These figures relate to the entire Company and not to the Funds.

Disclosures Under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

The iShares MSCI EAFE ETF and iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (the “Funds”) are registered under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive to be marketed to European Union (“EU”) investors, as noted above. As a result, certain disclosures are required under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”).

Each Fund has not been categorized under the SFDR as an “Article 8” or “Article 9” product. In addition, each Fund’s investment strategy does not take into account the criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities under the EU sustainable investment taxonomy regulation or principal adverse impacts (“PAIs”) on sustainability factors under the SFDR. PAIs are identified under the SFDR as the material impacts of investment decisions on sustainability factors relating to environmental, social and employee matters, respect for human rights, and anti-corruption and anti-bribery matters.

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information(unaudited)

 

The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by BFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes incapacitated. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are referred to as independent trustees (“Independent Trustees”).

The registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into one complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds and ETFs (the “BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex”), one complex of closed-end funds and open-end non-index fixed-income funds (including ETFs) (the “BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex”) and one complex of ETFs (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust and, as a result, oversees all of the funds within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex, which consists of 387 funds as of July 31, 2023. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Aaron Wasserman, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito, Mr. Ramji and Mr. Wasserman is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. The Board has designated John E. Kerrigan as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers may be found in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).

 

Interested Trustees
       

 Name

 (Year of

 Birth)

  Position(s)  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

  Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Robert S. Kapito(a)

(1957)

  Trustee (since 2009).   President, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (since its formation in 1998) and BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities (since 1988); Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (since 2009); President of Board of Directors, Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund (since 2002).   Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Salim Ramji(b)

(1970)

  Trustee (since 2019).   Senior Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Global Head of BlackRock’s ETF and Index Investments Business (since 2019); Head of BlackRock’s U.S. Wealth Advisory Business (2015-2019); Global Head of Corporate Strategy, BlackRock, Inc. (2014-2015); Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (2010-2014).   Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2019); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2019).

 

(a)   Robert S. Kapito is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

(b) Salim Ramji is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

Independent Trustees
       

 Name

 (Year of

 Birth)

  Position(s)  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

  Other Directorships Held by Trustee

John E. Kerrigan

(1955)

  Trustee (since 2005); Independent Board Chair (since 2022).   Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002).   Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).

Jane D. Carlin

(1956)

  Trustee (since 2015); Risk Committee Chair (since 2016).   Consultant (since 2012); Member of the Audit Committee (2012-2018), Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (2017-2018) and Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (2012-2018); Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Holding Company Governance & Assurance and the Global Head of Operational Risk Management of Morgan Stanley (2006-2012).   Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2015); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2015); Member of the Audit Committee (since 2016), Chair of the Audit Committee (since 2020) and Director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (since 2016).

Richard L. Fagnani

(1954)

  Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).   Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016); Director of One Generation Away (since 2021).   Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information(unaudited) (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)
       

 Name

 (Year of

 Birth)

  Position(s)  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

  Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Cecilia H. Herbert

(1949)

  Trustee (since 2005); Nominating and Governance and Equity Plus Committee Chairs (since 2022).   Chair of the Finance Committee (since 2019) and Trustee and Member of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees of Stanford Health Care (since 2016); Trustee of WNET, New York’s public media company (since 2011) and Member of the Audit Committee (since 2018), Investment Committee (since 2011) and Personnel Committee (since 2022); Member of the Wyoming State Investment Funds Committee (since 2022); Director of the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts (since 2021); Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018).   Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Drew E. Lawton

(1959)

  Trustee (since 2017); 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2017).   Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015).   Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Director of Jackson Financial Inc. (since 2021).

John E. Martinez

(1961)

  Trustee (since 2003); Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2019).   Director of Real Estate Equity Exchange, Inc. (since 2005); Director of Cloudera Foundation (2017-2020); and Director of Reading Partners (2012-2016).   Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Madhav V. Rajan

(1964)

  Trustee (since 2011); Fixed-Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2019).   Dean, and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 2017); Advisory Board Member (since 2016) and Director (since 2020) of C.M. Capital Corporation; Chair of the Board for the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (since 2020); Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001-2017); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (2005-2017); Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2010-2016).   Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).
Officers
     

 Name

 (Year of

 Birth)

  Position(s)  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Dominik Rohé

(1973)

  President (since 2023).   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2005); Head of Americas ETF and Index Investments (since 2023); Head of Latin America (2019-2023).

Trent Walker

(1974)

  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020).   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since September 2019); Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Funds, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds V and BlackRock Funds VI (since 2021); Executive Vice President of PIMCO (2016-2019); Senior Vice President of PIMCO (2008-2015); Treasurer (2013-2019) and Assistant Treasurer (2007-2017) of PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Managed Accounts Trust, 2 PIMCO-sponsored interval funds and 21 PIMCO-sponsored closed-end funds.

Aaron Wasserman

(1974)

  Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2023; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2023).   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (since 2023); Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (2014-2023).

Marisa Rolland

(1980)

  Secretary (since 2022).   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2023); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2018-2022); Vice President, BlackRock, Inc. (2010-2017).

Rachel Aguirre

(1982)

  Executive Vice President (since 2022).   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2018); Head of U.S. iShares Product (since 2022); Head of EII U.S. Product Engineering (since 2021); Co-Head of EII’s Americas Portfolio Engineering (2020-2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information(unaudited) (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     

 Name

 (Year of

 Birth)

  Position(s)  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Jennifer Hsui

(1976)

  Executive Vice President (since 2022).  

Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

James Mauro

(1970)

  Executive Vice President (since 2022).  

Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of Fixed Income Index Investments in the Americas and Head of San Francisco Core Portfolio Management (since 2020).

 

Effective March 30, 2023, Dominik Rohé replaced Armando Senra as President.

Effective July 1, 2023, Aaron Wasserman replaced Charles Park as Chief Compliance Officer.

 

 

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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.

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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
CPO    Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)
GDR    Global Depositary Receipt
JSC    Joint Stock Company
NVDR    Non-Voting Depositary Receipt

 

Currency Abbreviations
AUD    Australian Dollar
BRL    Brazilian Real
CAD    Canadian Dollar
CHF    Swiss Franc
CLP    Chilean Peso
CNH    Chinese Yuan
CNY    Chinese Yuan
DKK    Danish Krone
EUR    Euro
GBP    British Pound
HKD    Hong Kong Dollar
IDR    Indonesian Rupiah
ILS    Israeli Shekel
INR    Indian Rupee
JPY    Japanese Yen
KRW    South Korean Won
MXN    Mexican Peso
MYR    Malaysian Ringgit
NOK    Norwegian Krone
NZD    New Zealand Dollar
SEK    Swedish Krona
SGD    Singapore Dollar
THB    Thai Baht
TRY    Turkish Lira
TWD    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    United States Dollar
ZAR    South African Rand
Portfolio Abbreviation (continued)
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
PJSC    Public Joint Stock Company
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
SDR    Swedish Depositary Receipt
 

 

 

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  JULY 31, 2023

 

  

2023 Annual Report

 

 

iShares Trust

· iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF | EFG | Cboe BZX

· iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF | EFV | Cboe BZX


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Despite an uncertain economic landscape during the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2023, the resilience of the U.S. economy in the face of ever tighter financial conditions provided an encouraging backdrop for investors. While inflation was near multi-decade highs at the beginning of the period, it declined precipitously as commodity prices dropped. Labor shortages also moderated, although wages continued to grow and unemployment rates reached the lowest levels in decades. This robust labor market powered further growth in consumer spending, backstopping the economy.

Equity returns were solid, as the durability of consumer sentiment eased investors’ concerns about the economy’s trajectory. The U.S. economy resumed growth in the third quarter of 2022 and continued to expand thereafter. Most major classes of equities advanced, including large- and small-capitalization U.S. stocks and equities from developed and emerging markets.

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. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, 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”), acknowledging that inflation has been more persistent than expected, raised interest rates seven times during the 12-month period ended July 31, 2023. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and incrementally reduced its balance sheet by not replacing securities that reach maturity. However, the Fed declined to raise interest rates at its June 2023 meeting, the first time it paused its tightening in the current cycle, before again raising rates in July 2023.

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 decelerated the pace of interest rate hikes and recently opted for a pause, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period to keep inflation under control. Furthermore, ongoing structural changes may mean that the Fed will be hesitant to cut interest rates in the event of faltering economic activity lest inflation accelerate again. We believe investors should expect a period of higher volatility as markets adjust to the new economic reality and policymakers attempt to adapt.

While we favor an overweight position to developed market equities in the long term, we prefer an underweight stance in the near-term. Expectations for corporate earnings remain elevated, which seems inconsistent with macroeconomic constraints. Nevertheless, we are overweight on emerging market stocks in the near-term as growth trends for emerging markets appear brighter. We also believe that stocks with an A.I. tilt should benefit from an investment cycle that is set to support revenues and margins. We are neutral on credit overall amid tightening credit and financial conditions; however, there are selective opportunities in the near term. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries, U.S. inflation-linked bonds, U.S. mortgage-backed securities, 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.

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President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of July 31, 2023  
    

 

 6-Month 

 

   

 

12-Month

 

 
   

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

    13.52%       13.02%  
   

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

    4.51         7.91    
   

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

    6.65         16.79    
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

    3.26         8.35    
   

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

    2.34         3.96    
   

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

    (2.08)        (7.56)   
   

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

    (1.02)        (3.37)   
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

    0.20         0.93    
   

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

    2.92         4.42    
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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Table of Contents

 

     Page  

 

 

 

The Markets in Review

     2  

Annual Report:

  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     9  

Disclosure of Expenses

     9  

Schedules of Investments

     10  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     23  

Statements of Operations

     24  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     25  

Financial Highlights

     26  

Notes to Financial Statements

     28  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     36  

Important Tax Information

     37  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     38  

Supplemental Information

     42  

Trustee and Officer Information

     43  

General Information

     46  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     47  

 

 

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Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

Global Market Overview

Global equity markets advanced during the 12 months ended July 31, 2023 (“reporting period”), supported by continued economic growth and moderating inflation. The MSCI ACWI, a broad global equity index that includes both developed and emerging markets, returned 12.91% in U.S. dollar terms for the reporting period. Despite concerns about the impact of higher interest rates and rising prices, the global economy continued to grow, albeit at a slower pace than during the initial post-pandemic recovery. Inflation began to subside in most regions of the world, and lower energy prices reduced pressure on consumers, leading consumer and business sentiment to improve. While the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued to disrupt trade in Europe and elsewhere, market adaptation lessened the economic impact of the ongoing war. The prices of oil, natural gas, and wheat all declined during the reporting period, easing pressure on the world’s economies.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) tightened monetary policy rapidly, raising short-term interest rates seven times during the reporting period. The pace of tightening decelerated as the Fed twice lowered the increment of increase before pausing entirely in June 2023, the first time it declined to take action since the tightening cycle began. However, the Fed then raised interest rates again at its July 2023 meeting and stated that it would continue to monitor economic data. The Fed also continued to decrease the size of its balance sheet by reducing the store of U.S. Treasuries it had accumulated to stabilize markets in the early phases of the coronavirus pandemic.

Despite the tightening financial conditions, the U.S. economy demonstrated continued strength, and U.S. equities advanced. The economy returned to growth in the third quarter of 2022 and showed robust, if slightly slower, growth thereafter. Consumers powered the economy and increased their spending in both nominal and inflation-adjusted terms. Spending was helped by a strong labor market, as unemployment remained very low in historic terms, and the total number of employed persons reached an all-time high. Tightness in the labor market drove higher wages, although wage growth slowed as the reporting period continued.

European stocks outpaced their counterparts in most other regions of the globe, advancing strongly for the reporting period despite modest economic growth. European stocks benefited from a solid recovery following the early phases of the war in Ukraine. While the conflict disrupted critical natural gas supplies, new sources were secured and prices declined, while a warm winter helped moderate consumption. The European Central Bank (“ECB”) responded to the highest inflation since the introduction of the euro by raising interest rates eight times and beginning to reduce the size of its debt holdings.

Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region gained, albeit at a slower pace than other regions of the world. Japan returned to growth in the fourth quarter of 2022 and first quarter of 2023, as strong business investment and exports helped boost the economy and support Japanese equities. However, Chinese stocks were negatively impacted by slowing economic growth. While investors were initially optimistic following China’s lifting of several pandemic-related lockdowns in December 2022, subsequent performance disappointed, and tensions with the U.S. increased. Emerging market stocks advanced, as the improving global economic environment reassured investors. The declining value of the U.S. dollar relative to many other currencies and the slowing pace of the Fed’s interest rate increases also supported emerging market stocks.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023    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  
     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years         1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund NAV

    12.58     5.16     5.87       12.58     28.60     76.87

Fund Market

    12.24       5.16       5.85         12.24       28.63       76.61  

Index

    13.56       5.41       6.14               13.56       30.17       81.55  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

 

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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

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      


Ending

Account Value
(07/31/23)

 

 
 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

 

      

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

       $  1,000.00          $   1,064.80          $   1.79              $   1,000.00          $   1,023.10          $   1.76          0.35

 

  (a)

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Growth-oriented stocks in developed markets outside the U.S. and Canada advanced significantly for the reporting period, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. Broadly, European stocks contributed the majority of the Index’s return. While economic growth in the Eurozone was tepid, inflation declined significantly and unemployment fell to a historic low. European stocks also benefited as many governments secured more diverse energy sources following disruption due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

French stocks contributed the most to the Index’s return, driven primarily by the textiles and apparel industry in the consumer discretionary sector. Sales of luxury goods supported revenues in the industry. European sales were particularly strong, helped by an increase in tourism from North America. Additionally, rebounding sales of luxury brands in Asia during the Chinese New Year holiday drove industry revenues. The French industrials sector also gained, as a rebound in air travel drove increased orders for planes in the aerospace and defense industry. Similarly, the growing appetite for aircraft bolstered demand for engines, spare parts, and aftermarket services.

Stocks from Japan were also meaningful contributors to the Index’s performance, helped by Japan’s improving economy. After contracting in the third quarter of 2022, the Japanese economy rebounded with moderate growth in the first half of 2023. In October 2022, Japan lifted strict pandemic-related border controls, driving a significant increase in tourism and stimulating consumer spending. A series of corporate reforms also supported Japanese stocks, boosting investor confidence and reorienting focus on corporate profits. The semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry, in the information technology sector, gained amid government efforts to increase domestic semiconductor manufacturing with subsidies and incentives.

In Germany, the information technology sector posted strong gains as automakers increased their production, leading to higher demand for specialized microchips in the semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry. Dutch semiconductors and semiconductor equipment stocks also advanced, benefiting from strong sales of precision equipment used in the making of advanced semiconductors, despite export controls placed on sales of newer equipment to China.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Sector  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

Industrials

    19.0%  

Health Care

    17.1     

Consumer Discretionary

    15.9     

Information Technology

    14.3     

Consumer Staples

    13.6     

Financials

    9.0     

Materials

    5.4     

Communication Services

    3.9     

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    1.8     

 

 
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Country/Geographic Region  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

Japan

    21.7%  

France

    14.0     

Switzerland

    13.9     

United Kingdom

    9.8     

Australia

    7.3     

Netherlands

    7.1     

Germany

    7.0     

Denmark

    5.4     

Sweden

    3.3     

Hong Kong

    2.7     

 

 
 

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023    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  
     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years          1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund NAV

    19.39     3.20     3.88       19.39     17.08     46.37

Fund Market

    19.70       3.24       3.86         19.70       17.28       46.06  

Index

    20.23       3.27       4.02           20.23       17.43       48.26  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

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

Expense Example

 

    Actual         Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                              

   

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

       

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $   1,000.00          $    1,055.60          $     1.73           $    1,000.00          $    1,023.10          $     1.71          0.34

 

  (a)

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Value-oriented stocks in developed markets outside the U.S. and Canada advanced strongly for the reporting period, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. Stocks from Japan were the largest contributors to the Index’s performance, helped by Japan’s improving economy. After contracting in the third quarter of 2022, the Japanese economy rebounded with moderate growth in the first half of 2023. In October 2022, Japan lifted strict pandemic-related border controls, driving a significant increase in tourism and stimulating consumer spending.

Among Japanese stocks, the industrials sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, as higher net fees and trading profits boosted earnings in the capital goods industry. The low value of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar benefited exporters in the industry and drove strong earnings guidance. Elevated energy prices during much of the reporting period bolstered capital goods companies that were involved in liquified natural gas projects. Japan’s financials sector also contributed, as the Bank of Japan eased its policy toward 10-year bond yields, allowing banks to keep portions of their capital in higher-yielding investments.

European stocks also contributed to the Index’s performance, particularly equities from Germany. While economic growth in the Eurozone was tepid, inflation declined significantly, and unemployment declined to a historic low. Stocks in the German industrials sector were buoyed by strong earnings guidance amid easing supply chain bottlenecks. Strong demand for products such as train equipment and software used in industrial processes bolstered revenues and orders in the industrial conglomerates industry.

U.K. stocks also contributed to the Index’s performance, despite slow economic growth during the reporting period. The financials sector was the leading source of strength, as cost cutting and high interest rates improved profitability and prompted higher dividend payouts and a stock buyback program. Similarly, the French financials sector advanced as banks reported robust earnings amid improved cost management and strong profits from corporate debt financing. In addition, higher premium prices supported profit margin growth in the French insurance industry.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Sector         

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

Financials

       28.5%  

Industrials

       13.3    

Materials

       9.8    

Consumer Discretionary

       9.1    

Health Care

       8.9    

Energy

       8.3    

Consumer Staples

       6.2    

Utilities

       6.0    

Communication Services

       4.3    

Real Estate

       3.9    

Information Technology

       1.7    

 

 

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Country/Geographic Region  

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

Japan

    23.1%  

United Kingdom

    20.0    

France

    10.0    

Germany

    10.0    

Australia

    7.5    

Switzerland

    7.1    

Italy

    3.7    

Spain

    3.5    

Sweden

    3.1    

Hong Kong

    2.4    

 

 
 

 

 

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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, 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

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 7.3%            

APA Group

    947,560     $ 6,374,352  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    957,981       25,372,336  

ASX Ltd.

    201,965       8,437,825  

Brambles Ltd.

    2,218,157       20,985,472  

Cochlear Ltd.

    105,363       16,949,989  

Coles Group Ltd.

    2,147,552       26,261,543  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    2,701,716       192,223,743  

Computershare Ltd.

    919,916       15,514,617  

CSL Ltd.

    773,616       139,340,731  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    2,296,640       9,387,142  

Goodman Group

    2,706,586       37,424,376  

IDP Education Ltd.

    401,308       6,725,281  

IGO Ltd.

    1,094,346       10,225,858  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    1,967,602       7,854,688  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    714,125       20,928,780  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    3,569,373       12,421,040  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    4,421,389       10,438,483  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    273,001       13,190,528  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    499,922       8,967,075  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    1,866,384       14,569,376  

Orica Ltd.

    723,340       7,675,208  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(b)

    4,324,631       14,148,224  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    1,424,734       6,259,954  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    2,373,899       25,203,451  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    293,449       11,628,870  

REA Group Ltd.

    85,300       9,042,944  

Reece Ltd.

    363,316       4,797,539  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    593,156       46,968,933  

SEEK Ltd.

    541,661       9,083,719  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    475,204       11,228,023  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    707,890       6,783,018  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    4,208,781       12,046,419  

Transurban Group

    2,457,539       23,727,647  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    1,158,004       8,764,558  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    1,824,635       60,964,946  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    265,810       15,350,270  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    1,951,717       50,683,816  

Xero Ltd.(a)

    230,085       18,913,310  
   

 

 

 
       946,864,084  
Austria — 0.1%            

Verbund AG

    109,313       9,057,343  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 1.2%            

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    1,389,847       79,507,094  

Argenx SE(a)

    89,139       44,893,914  

D’ieteren Group

    34,861       6,088,341  

Elia Group SA/NV

    47,132       5,803,128  

UCB SA

    202,311       17,914,086  
   

 

 

 
      154,206,563  
Denmark — 5.4%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    1,746       3,510,551  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    2,819       5,790,808  

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    102,711       15,404,814  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    169,105       12,778,187  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    190,728       23,708,709  

Demant A/S(a)

    149,993       5,968,937  

DSV A/S

    298,110       59,663,730  

Genmab A/S(a)

    105,673       43,558,366  
Security   Shares     Value  
Denmark (continued)            

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    2,656,206     $ 428,319,042  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    327,586       16,429,514  

Orsted AS(c)

    106,267       9,247,298  

Pandora A/S

    144,941       14,498,726  

Tryg A/S

    577,240       11,396,911  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    1,614,330       43,177,611  
   

 

 

 
      693,453,204  
Finland — 0.5%            

Elisa OYJ

    79,668       4,155,914  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    353,541       18,134,108  

Metso OYJ

    1,063,105       12,081,197  

Neste OYJ

    676,575       24,908,157  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    111,360       4,279,688  
   

 

 

 
      63,559,064  
France — 14.0%            

Accor SA

    294,665       11,118,309  

Aeroports de Paris

    47,751       6,594,031  

Air Liquide SA

    838,517       150,760,323  

Airbus SE

    950,789       140,051,232  

BioMerieux

    67,948       7,294,171  

Bureau Veritas SA

    471,174       12,940,223  

Capgemini SE

    263,279       47,711,042  

Carrefour SA

    476,896       9,533,691  

Dassault Aviation SA

    39,880       7,747,141  

Dassault Systemes SE

    1,069,337       45,702,007  

Edenred

    400,481       26,011,386  

Eiffage SA

    58,911       6,128,955  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    302,861       60,928,118  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    140,405       9,656,578  

Getlink SE

    572,143       10,056,765  

Hermes International

    50,728       112,274,494  

Ipsen SA

    21,178       2,668,996  

Kering SA

    119,212       68,447,396  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    170,450       6,507,332  

Legrand SA

    429,146       43,023,904  

L’Oreal SA

    385,922       179,495,954  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    443,043       411,483,950  

Pernod Ricard SA

    331,902       73,174,950  

Remy Cointreau SA

    37,331       6,408,176  

Renault SA

    107,415       4,717,842  

Safran SA

    548,113       90,993,944  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    44,311       13,863,643  

Schneider Electric SE

    868,835       154,975,860  

Societe Generale SA

    406,680       11,060,368  

Sodexo SA

    92,287       9,466,559  

Teleperformance

    94,998       13,778,396  

Thales SA

    168,328       25,180,149  

Valeo

    331,911       7,502,575  

Vivendi SE

    744,110       6,643,672  

Wendel SE

    21,384       2,110,911  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    383,022       15,182,763  
   

 

 

 
       1,811,195,806  
Germany — 6.7%            

adidas AG

    259,057       52,299,734  

Bechtle AG

    132,001       5,809,841  

Beiersdorf AG

    161,371       20,898,407  

Brenntag SE

    247,320       19,188,227  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    64,627       7,489,020  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    272,905       12,387,079  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Deutsche Boerse AG

    304,470     $ 58,336,916  

GEA Group AG

    242,415       10,288,532  

Hannover Rueck SE

    48,402       10,327,732  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    267,140       7,617,521  

Infineon Technologies AG

    2,100,392       92,281,697  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    57,878       4,071,017  

Merck KGaA

    207,868       36,527,591  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    43,023       10,046,364  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    224,262       84,422,503  

Nemetschek SE

    93,752       6,822,239  

Puma SE

    169,369       11,446,172  

Rational AG

    8,303       6,215,276  

Rheinmetall AG

    69,742       19,754,144  

RWE AG

    360,105       15,498,428  

SAP SE

    1,675,474       228,554,016  

Scout24 SE(c)

    129,304       8,547,727  

Siemens AG, Registered

    425,030       72,443,026  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    453,573       26,354,094  

Symrise AG, Class A

    213,301       23,299,240  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

    358,884       12,390,359  
   

 

 

 
       863,316,902  
Hong Kong — 2.7%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    18,659,800       186,686,367  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)

    2,758,900       6,729,281  

ESR Group Ltd.(c)

    3,559,800       6,242,270  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    96,785       5,826,457  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.(a)

    2,274,000       16,599,124  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    1,990,000       83,902,383  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    2,545,600       9,806,955  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    2,208,000       25,084,092  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    6,688,500       3,650,517  
   

 

 

 
      344,527,446  
Ireland — 0.9%            

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    854,693       9,017,700  

Flutter Entertainment PLC, Class DI(a)

    282,655       56,219,972  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    254,798       25,314,399  

Kingspan Group PLC

    248,855       19,973,980  
   

 

 

 
      110,526,051  
Israel — 0.6%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    67,540       3,843,358  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)

    154,862       20,474,305  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)(b)

    32,884       5,459,073  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    42,777       9,095,929  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    30,490       5,511,982  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    101,706       22,138,394  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)

    175,645       6,514,190  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    91,991       8,676,591  
   

 

 

 
      81,713,822  
Italy — 1.2%            

Amplifon SpA

    201,989       6,833,709  

DiaSorin SpA

    40,964       4,595,838  

Ferrari NV

    202,565       64,939,635  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    977,293       15,174,661  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    546,793       6,857,218  

Moncler SpA

    328,558       23,713,217  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    948,714       8,215,866  

Prysmian SpA

    408,034       16,270,414  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    109,032       5,630,421  
Security   Shares     Value  
Italy (continued)            

Tenaris SA

    378,514     $ 6,289,965  
   

 

 

 
       158,520,944  
Japan — 21.6%            

Advantest Corp.

    307,300       42,502,617  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    524,200       11,353,457  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    730,200       28,452,162  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    345,500       7,090,100  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    1,028,200       15,034,698  

Azbil Corp.

    185,700       5,859,814  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    961,700       21,758,038  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    209,700       6,772,204  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    292,100       13,134,858  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,077,000       32,052,856  

CyberAgent Inc.

    686,600       4,340,513  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    487,200       10,419,817  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    2,964,200       91,296,202  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    421,700       85,267,194  

Denso Corp.

    692,300       48,203,108  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    323,000       10,808,024  

Disco Corp.

    148,700       27,952,002  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    403,500       25,458,262  

FANUC Corp.

    768,900       23,522,512  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    281,200       70,444,177  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    71,200       3,218,922  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    283,100       36,658,553  

GLP J-Reit

    7,160       7,053,774  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    67,200       5,126,612  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    224,700       10,826,355  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    32,500       4,822,580  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    46,500       5,889,579  

Hitachi Ltd.

    523,800       34,290,296  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    173,900       6,669,217  

Hoya Corp.

    575,300       66,999,047  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    178,300       10,836,944  

ITOCHU Corp.

    1,237,100       50,034,877  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    100,200       2,539,483  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    113,100       2,448,685  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    804,600       14,018,702  

JSR Corp.

    99,900       2,865,801  

Kao Corp.

    261,100       9,919,605  

Keio Corp.

    80,011       2,659,614  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    73,100       3,034,033  

Keyence Corp.

    313,548       140,702,142  

Kikkoman Corp.

    217,000       12,505,896  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,244,700       18,384,764  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    79,900       4,392,208  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.(b)

    238,700       6,357,913  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    187,300       3,204,915  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    117,100       2,153,166  

Konami Group Corp.

    160,600       9,009,119  

Kose Corp.

    54,900       5,376,148  

Kubota Corp.

    568,300       8,584,722  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    166,800       6,707,891  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    430,600       8,222,598  

Lasertec Corp.

    121,700       18,423,166  

M3 Inc.

    702,900       16,253,736  

Makita Corp.

    125,200       3,515,747  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    183,800       10,756,272  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(b)

    137,800       5,424,243  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    578,800       10,720,983  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

MISUMI Group Inc.

    455,000     $ 8,323,825  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    1,049,300       40,954,260  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    399,000       4,869,730  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    920,600       54,685,202  

NEC Corp.

    416,400       21,067,926  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    625,000       11,924,633  

Nidec Corp.

    668,900       39,950,017  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    1,664,500       75,293,219  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,519,000       13,917,470  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    1,768       3,615,398  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    276,500       6,686,140  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    76,100       3,077,455  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    48,045,500       55,094,639  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    202,600       9,103,966  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    316,800       3,928,639  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    99,800       8,414,692  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    127,900       15,661,687  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    240,500       17,102,192  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    632,970       17,985,789  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    1,007,100       14,009,961  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    114,800       18,785,886  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    234,300       3,423,222  

Olympus Corp.

    1,926,100       31,428,033  

Omron Corp.

    183,800       9,865,697  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    620,700       11,374,526  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    129,500       4,927,773  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    61,800       4,332,094  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    874,900       33,555,507  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    388,200       6,108,265  

Otsuka Corp.

    120,100       5,001,366  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    624,100       22,946,474  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    605,700       11,975,656  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    284,900       5,635,500  

Rakuten Group Inc.

    1,552,100       6,079,208  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,313,000       80,112,255  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    2,038,800       39,336,253  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    148,100       13,878,189  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    137,300       2,899,404  

SCSK Corp.

    251,200       4,176,212  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    169,700       11,387,692  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    381,100       5,788,719  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,208,500       50,134,719  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    461,000       6,727,606  

Shimadzu Corp.

    375,900       11,416,389  

Shimano Inc.

    123,500       18,614,803  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    2,919,200       96,172,587  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    419,000       17,559,464  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    650,600       28,524,949  

SMC Corp.

    91,100       47,605,485  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    1,644,400       83,638,120  

Sony Group Corp.

    2,020,200        189,224,510  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    136,300       6,313,315  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    785,300       2,421,989  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    142,800       5,083,253  

Sysmex Corp.

    267,400       18,107,019  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    399,400       6,493,767  

TDK Corp.

    621,700       23,816,241  

Terumo Corp.(b)

    1,078,000       35,303,496  

TIS Inc.

    360,800       9,151,255  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    106,500       2,818,204  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    113,000     $ 4,405,070  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    718,500       107,837,460  

Tokyu Corp.

    297,600       3,775,853  

Toshiba Corp.

    658,400       21,257,246  

TOTO Ltd.

    111,100       3,415,448  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan

    105,800       4,998,598  

Unicharm Corp.

    657,900       24,341,414  

USS Co. Ltd.

    213,200       3,696,905  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    151,800       2,857,446  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    204,000       11,319,110  

Yamaha Corp.

    147,500       5,715,359  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    166,400       4,880,329  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    458,000       8,577,410  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    385,000       16,736,055  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    183,800       3,451,561  

ZOZO Inc.

    200,400       3,912,213  
   

 

 

 
       2,801,320,342  
Netherlands — 7.1%            

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    34,746       64,489,085  

Akzo Nobel NV

    273,117       23,364,619  

ASM International NV

    74,910       35,588,267  

ASML Holding NV

    646,848       463,317,025  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    839,346       11,288,263  

Ferrovial SE

    528,744       17,522,017  

Heineken Holding NV

    64,910       5,321,006  

Heineken NV

    414,393       40,561,394  

IMCD NV

    91,283       13,832,059  

ING Groep NV

    2,024,159       29,545,966  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(c)

    337,780       6,059,770  

OCI NV

    58,834       1,676,756  

Prosus NV

    1,289,112       101,978,249  

QIAGEN NV(a)

    376,835       17,681,681  

Universal Music Group NV

    1,312,440       33,663,964  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    413,884       51,973,898  
   

 

 

 
      917,864,019  
New Zealand — 0.2%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.(a)

    703,061       3,670,153  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    169,480       4,061,462  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    924,940       14,121,102  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    1,045,228       3,668,623  
   

 

 

 
      25,521,340  
Norway — 0.1%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    469,710       3,474,466  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    114,823       1,812,645  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    142,656       6,190,005  
   

 

 

 
      11,477,116  
Portugal — 0.1%            

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    510,752       6,787,696  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    454,583       12,376,377  
   

 

 

 
      19,164,073  
Singapore — 1.4%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    5,372,700       11,361,243  

Capitaland Investment Ltd/Singapore

    4,172,100       10,678,405  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,022,000       26,364,573  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    6,293,500       4,451,553  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    2,990,146       11,452,259  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    157,200       4,057,305  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    2,328,300       12,929,595  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    5,519,400       7,016,725  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Singapore (continued)            

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    580,329     $ 38,603,485  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    65,382,700       6,929,607  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    1,356,300       9,914,270  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    2,520,100       7,075,190  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    13,219,600       26,519,378  

UOL Group Ltd.

    743,600       3,934,518  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    443,800       5,003,364  
   

 

 

 
      186,291,470  
Spain — 1.4%            

Acciona SA

    39,731       5,955,627  

Aena SME SA(c)

    60,124       9,601,330  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    720,141       51,660,100  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    906,819       37,033,652  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    106,516       3,352,672  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    206,227       3,939,121  

Grifols SA(a)

    481,340       7,071,032  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    1,750,373       67,000,460  
   

 

 

 
      185,613,994  
Sweden — 3.3%            

Alfa Laval AB

    462,873       17,326,967  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    1,612,105       38,759,653  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    4,299,866       61,083,402  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    2,510,543       31,002,486  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    616,701       8,386,219  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    1,054,977       21,063,278  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    625,928       10,633,937  

EQTAB

    601,311       14,363,566  

Essity AB, Class B

    974,304       24,159,116  

Evolution AB(c)

    292,397       36,056,231  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)

    677,286       3,160,535  

Getinge AB, Class B

    367,597       6,849,442  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    1,050,201       17,664,135  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    3,326,240       32,250,580  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    670,076       6,572,480  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    104,154       2,957,657  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    123,939       3,511,287  

Indutrade AB

    438,699       9,206,686  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    236,324       4,762,312  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    393,988       5,377,425  

Lifco AB, Class B

    376,790       7,596,781  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    2,432,910       21,915,072  

Saab AB, Class B

    127,891       6,741,021  

Sagax AB, Class B

    307,333       6,824,531  

Sandvik AB

    854,946       17,366,111  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)(b)

    274,499       5,372,789  
   

 

 

 
       420,963,699  
Switzerland — 13.8%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    2,516,630       100,986,110  

Alcon Inc.

    798,372       67,934,766  

Bachem Holding AG, Class A

    53,950       4,983,422  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    5,679       10,648,123  

BKWAG

    33,104       5,923,770  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    1,047       12,805,052  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    166       20,174,875  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    837,311       134,834,537  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    176,296       5,187,145  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    182,578       20,174,830  
Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Dufry AG, Registered(a)

    78,503     $ 4,056,128  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    3,944       3,291,859  

Geberit AG, Registered

    35,529       20,162,777  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    14,818       50,017,720  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    86,404       27,035,460  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    171,280       12,109,313  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    119,593       69,487,827  

Nestle SA, Registered

    4,409,015       540,188,670  

Partners Group Holding AG

    18,195       20,426,319  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    51,214       16,981,079  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    1,125,729       349,033,786  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    42,295       10,269,931  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    24,424       5,662,988  

SGS SA

    125,585       12,193,677  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    539,438       9,138,961  

SIG Group AG

    489,712       13,091,797  

Sika AG, Registered

    233,827       72,775,727  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    83,094       23,162,037  

STMicroelectronics NV

    1,092,039       58,409,186  

Straumann Holding AG

    178,444       29,527,645  

Swiss Re AG

    313,421       32,702,126  

Temenos AG, Registered

    66,351       5,706,369  

VAT Group AG(c)

    43,211       18,366,703  
   

 

 

 
       1,787,450,715  
United Kingdom — 9.8%            

Ashtead Group PLC

    705,178       52,171,740  

AstraZeneca PLC

    1,613,285       231,790,655  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    1,503,646       12,470,593  

BAE Systems PLC

    1,711,479       20,467,654  

Bunzl PLC

    350,097       12,977,365  

Burberry Group PLC

    605,689       17,289,534  

Compass Group PLC

    2,797,296       72,779,007  

Croda International PLC

    223,535       16,924,544  

Diageo PLC

    3,613,085       157,683,190  

Entain PLC

    1,022,333       18,209,250  

Experian PLC

    1,471,964       56,884,878  

Haleon PLC

    5,275,215       22,770,051  

Halma PLC

    606,202       17,408,833  

Informa PLC

    2,231,288       21,710,137  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    280,160       20,705,839  

Intertek Group PLC

    168,341       9,430,200  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    4,120,924       8,347,477  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    648,731       70,448,779  

NMC Health PLC, NVS(d)

    50,450       1  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    463,804       5,583,536  

Prudential PLC

    4,399,334       61,090,581  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    575,401       43,104,468  

RELX PLC

    3,050,501       102,669,817  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    4,042,609       32,964,075  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    13,457,737       31,910,138  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    1,626,767       19,567,691  

Severn Trent PLC

    261,677       8,576,165  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    697,775       10,615,249  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    117,549       16,788,318  

Unilever PLC

    1,415,853       76,077,881  

United Utilities Group PLC

    381,363       4,890,425  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    982,387     $ 9,798,203  
   

 

 

 
      1,264,106,274  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.4%
(Cost: $11,633,726,528)

      12,856,714,271  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.3%            

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

    182,251       22,286,137  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS(b)

    38,969       16,077,805  
   

 

 

 
      38,363,942  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.3%
(Cost: $30,610,327)

      38,363,942  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $11,664,336,855)

       12,895,078,213  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.5%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(e)(f)(g)

    66,727,547       66,747,566  
Security   Shares     Value  
Money Market Funds (continued)            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(e)(f)

    3,720,000     $ 3,720,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.5%
(Cost: $70,449,854)

      70,467,566  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.2%
(Cost: $11,734,786,709)

      12,965,545,779  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)%

 

    (27,984,532
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  12,937,561,247  
   

 

 

 

 

(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.

 
 

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/22

    

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

07/31/23

    

Shares

Held at

07/31/23

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 30,380,895      $ 36,310,235 (a)    $      $ 43,720      $ 12,716      $ 66,747,566        66,727,547      $ 405,525 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    2,190,000        1,530,000 (a)                            3,720,000        3,720,000        177,010       2  
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 43,720      $ 12,716      $ 70,467,566         $ 582,535     $ 2  
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

    93        09/07/23      $ 15,237      $ 629,920  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

    406        09/15/23        20,058        683,363  

FTSE 100 Index

    56        09/15/23        5,527        60,745  
          

 

 

 
           $ 1,374,028  
          

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

   iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $ 1,374,028      $      $      $      $ 1,374,028  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                   

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 9,409,147      $      $      $      $ 9,409,147  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                   

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 571,988      $      $      $      $ 571,988  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 54,407,900   

 

 

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

  $ 249,651,293      $ 12,607,062,977      $ 1      $ 12,856,714,271  

Preferred Stocks

           38,363,942               38,363,942  

Short-Term Securities

          

Money Market Funds

    70,467,566                      70,467,566  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 320,118,859      $ 12,645,426,919      $ 1      $ 12,965,545,779  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

          

Assets

          

Equity Contracts

  $      $ 1,374,028      $      $ 1,374,028  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 7.5%            

Ampol Ltd.

    505,668     $ 11,198,843  

APA Group

    1,286,424       8,653,931  

ASX Ltd.

    146,988       6,140,960  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    3,953,317       10,131,614  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    6,394,199       110,934,014  

BHP Group Ltd.

    10,781,139        335,529,169  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    985,513       14,533,405  

Dexus

    2,302,022       12,741,208  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    3,607,187       53,028,263  

GPT Group (The)

    4,103,949       11,995,263  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    2,629,189       10,495,751  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

    1,485,735       8,637,423  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    781,701       92,185,928  

Mirvac Group

    8,440,886       13,305,366  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    6,681,726       127,995,468  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    1,243,179       22,298,837  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    3,698,501       21,055,679  

Santos Ltd.

    7,036,230       37,861,866  

Scentre Group

    11,116,376       21,035,425  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    336,561       7,952,194  

South32 Ltd.

    9,742,003       25,652,598  

Stockland

    5,103,044       14,503,009  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    1,768,887       16,949,517  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    3,045,927       8,718,085  

Transurban Group

    3,259,402       31,469,669  

Vicinity Ltd.

    8,301,843       11,038,162  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    502,998       11,160,330  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    7,470,801       112,292,608  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    4,028,548       103,836,539  
   

 

 

 
      1,273,331,124  
Austria — 0.3%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    733,092       27,707,851  

OMV AG

    318,243       14,338,149  

voestalpine AG

    249,817       8,255,291  
   

 

 

 
      50,301,291  
Belgium — 0.7%            

Ageas SA/NV

    347,775       14,722,445  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    213,226       17,252,611  

KBC Group NV

    532,339       40,066,381  

Sofina SA

    33,317       7,921,870  

Solvay SA

    158,053       18,981,887  

Umicore SA

    448,213       13,273,884  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    350,452       10,354,900  
   

 

 

 
      122,573,978  
Denmark — 0.6%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    4,347       8,740,187  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    6,975       14,328,091  

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    73,942       11,089,978  

Danske Bank A/S

    1,467,928       34,856,041  

Orsted AS(a)

    264,239       22,993,937  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    19,709       5,300,915  
   

 

 

 
      97,309,149  
Finland — 1.2%            

Elisa OYJ

    198,064       10,332,090  

Fortum OYJ

    965,322       13,067,800  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    587,604       11,757,186  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    254,352       13,046,426  
Security   Shares     Value  
Finland (continued)            

Nokia OYJ

    11,402,779     $ 44,823,632  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    82,311       3,163,303  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    979,898       43,180,800  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    1,242,622       15,233,626  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    1,137,544       37,661,431  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    1,014,142       12,740,510  
   

 

 

 
      205,006,804  
France — 9.9%            

Alstom SA

    692,196       21,195,213  

Amundi SA(a)

    131,842       8,090,542  

ArcelorMittal SA

    1,029,713       29,781,129  

Arkema SA

    120,504       12,995,031  

AXA SA

    3,905,483       120,050,047  

BNP Paribas SA

    2,364,716        155,947,813  

Bollore SE

    1,895,806       11,986,652  

Bouygues SA

    436,524       15,636,963  

Carrefour SA

    635,840       12,711,161  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    1,043,712       70,587,654  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    1,445,413       47,333,015  

Covivio

    102,391       4,943,602  

Credit Agricole SA

    2,580,308       32,035,494  

Danone SA

    1,367,072       83,482,622  

Eiffage SA

    78,009       8,115,864  

Engie SA

    3,890,569       63,826,046  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    217,160       43,687,203  

Eurazeo SE

    93,995       5,739,310  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    102,140       7,024,842  

Euronext NV(a)

    183,247       13,947,603  

Gecina SA

    98,633       10,663,461  

Ipsen SA

    53,083       6,689,881  

Klepierre SA

    460,877       12,233,365  

Orange SA

    3,966,973       44,842,008  

Publicis Groupe SA

    487,683       39,319,627  

Renault SA

    267,875       11,765,507  

Sanofi

    2,415,087       257,652,398  

SEB SA

    53,714       6,013,061  

Societe Generale SA

    1,006,075       27,361,954  

Sodexo SA

    66,847       6,856,991  

TotalEnergies SE

    5,034,874       305,901,357  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(b)

    252,098       14,284,593  

Veolia Environnement SA

    1,446,807       47,106,510  

Vinci SA

    1,129,036       132,602,326  

Vivendi SE

    549,068       4,902,269  

Wendel SE

    29,233       2,885,721  
   

 

 

 
      1,700,198,835  
Germany — 9.2%            

Allianz SE, Registered

    858,438       205,166,127  

BASF SE

    1,903,205       102,032,717  

Bayer AG, Registered

    2,091,586       122,323,111  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    705,044       85,980,097  

Commerzbank AG

    2,263,523       27,075,080  

Continental AG

    236,581       18,888,544  

Covestro AG(a)(b)

    413,878       22,233,064  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    1,051,028       39,445,386  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    4,121,654       45,689,093  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(b)

    1,279,599       12,906,367  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    2,142,876       110,193,564  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    6,899,840       150,425,022  

E.ON SE

    4,784,269       60,522,536  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Evonik Industries AG

    451,503     $ 9,351,980  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    439,632       22,832,069  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    898,440       28,194,970  

Hannover Rueck SE

    64,456       13,753,239  

HeidelbergCement AG

    309,405       25,076,608  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    221,944       15,509,943  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    79,013       5,557,609  

LEG Immobilien SE(b)

    159,131       11,250,970  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    1,822,005       145,510,631  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    57,224       13,362,460  

RWE AG

    875,925       37,698,618  

Siemens AG, Registered

    1,051,534       179,225,713  

Talanx AG(b)(c)

    136,699       8,371,425  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    1,904,394       5,131,160  

Volkswagen AG

    63,282       10,113,455  

Vonovia SE

    1,526,833       35,575,177  

Wacker Chemie AG

    39,689       6,167,187  
   

 

 

 
       1,575,563,922  
Hong Kong — 2.4%            

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    7,884,500       24,063,828  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    4,196,500       24,302,227  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    5,721,500       35,286,360  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    1,344,000       7,122,315  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    3,511,000       28,618,622  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.(b)

    1,636,000       11,942,026  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    3,895,088       6,078,470  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    1,632,300       24,950,614  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    3,128,794       9,671,629  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    8,189,000       9,672,842  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    24,160,650       20,726,389  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    2,382,900       8,491,979  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    338,300       16,710,466  

Link REIT

    5,395,260       30,327,595  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    3,306,000       15,235,035  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    3,205,250       7,926,488  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    2,970,000       15,566,429  

Sands China Ltd.(b)

    1,779,200       6,854,390  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    7,908,000       9,707,253  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,795,000       6,124,280  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    3,060,000       38,423,252  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    908,500       7,594,366  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    2,546,000       6,388,739  

WH Group Ltd.(a)

    9,019,500       4,922,753  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    3,534,419       18,967,342  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    3,462,000       5,761,101  
   

 

 

 
      401,436,790  
Ireland — 0.8%            

AIB Group PLC

    2,860,106       13,452,974  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    1,135,040       11,975,587  

CRH PLC

    1,576,412       93,908,330  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    557,112       22,045,489  
   

 

 

 
      141,382,380  
Israel — 0.7%            

Bank Hapoalim BM

    2,701,134       23,993,734  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    3,284,962       26,222,598  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(b)(c)

    44,161       7,331,168  

ICL Group Ltd.

    1,660,481       11,056,295  

Isracard Ltd.

    1       2  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    2,643,910       14,004,127  
Security   Shares     Value  
Israel (continued)            

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    330,367     $ 11,927,874  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(b)

    2,381,951       20,008,388  
   

 

 

 
      114,544,186  
Italy — 3.7%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    2,159,441       45,997,211  

Enel SpA

    17,314,977       119,390,173  

Eni SpA

    4,933,649       75,321,365  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    34,365,238       99,372,836  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    1,178,721       15,708,339  

Poste Italiane SpA(a)

    1,118,305       12,774,944  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    80,133       4,138,074  

Snam SpA

    4,333,163       22,778,416  

Stellantis NV

    4,789,513       98,270,664  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(b)(c)

    19,252,825       5,550,039  

Tenaris SA

    509,615       8,468,539  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    3,024,073       25,550,402  

UniCredit SpA

    3,925,482       99,394,170  
   

 

 

 
       632,715,172  
Japan — 23.0%            

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    701,500       15,193,533  

AGC Inc.

    434,300       15,692,834  

Aisin Corp.

    316,900       10,297,696  

ANA Holdings Inc.(b)

    341,900       8,196,723  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,023,300       40,225,161  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    2,696,900       18,378,693  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    2,500,800       36,567,567  

Bridgestone Corp.

    1,209,100       50,172,081  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    494,600       7,709,783  

Canon Inc.

    2,133,900       55,151,462  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    309,100       39,389,609  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,145,400       8,053,707  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    1,383,100       17,327,191  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    2,293,300       10,489,601  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    470,200       13,365,891  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    1,999,000       40,842,991  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    132,300       14,231,306  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,274,400       34,636,801  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    4,744       9,340,135  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    2,862,500       15,517,341  

East Japan Railway Co.

    646,100       36,578,384  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    6,183,050       22,432,962  

FANUC Corp.

    1,019,200       31,179,794  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    173,800       7,857,425  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    789,000       45,813,780  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    509,900       5,866,102  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    488,500       16,229,376  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    230,500       6,916,964  

Hitachi Ltd.

    1,293,900       84,704,493  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    3,276,300       104,452,990  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    825,700       7,030,178  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    450,483       9,512,770  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    335,300       5,881,997  

Inpex Corp.

    2,072,900       26,765,736  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    1,249,500       16,231,936  

ITOCHU Corp.

    889,000       35,955,869  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    73,800       1,870,397  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    200,400       4,338,784  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    15,076       10,340,587  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    3,157,600       26,269,786  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,685,200       $  34,214,074  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    432,400       6,987,657  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    2,690       10,819,441  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    2,555,300       56,701,068  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    1,049,600       16,978,233  

JSR Corp.

    244,100       7,002,423  

Kajima Corp.

    902,400       14,260,133  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    1,513,100       19,878,019  

Kao Corp.

    648,200       24,626,150  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    299,400       9,028,294  

KDDI Corp.

    3,185,600       93,757,617  

Keio Corp.

    106,600       3,543,448  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    176,800       7,338,127  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    388,900       13,046,274  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    283,400       5,210,993  

Komatsu Ltd.

    1,972,400       55,255,663  

Kubota Corp.

    1,406,700       21,249,566  

Kyocera Corp.

    681,900       36,694,445  

Lixil Corp.

    619,700       7,919,657  

Makita Corp.

    312,700       8,780,943  

Marubeni Corp.

    3,256,900       57,663,395  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    1,224,300       12,145,655  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    473,000       10,928,142  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    2,742,300       16,403,961  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    2,634,400       134,792,911  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    4,122,700       59,495,224  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    2,408,100       29,512,922  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    1,892,600       12,520,241  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    681,200       32,318,872  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    24,308,000       195,734,044  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    1,398,700       54,591,369  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    361,300       10,388,804  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    1,915,800       39,359,987  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    733,600       18,964,888  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    5,140,220       87,205,704  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    913,508       33,976,389  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    502,300       6,160,338  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    3,272       13,715,607  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    156,100       9,152,331  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    2,335       4,774,861  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    1,723,200       39,386,091  

Nippon Yusen KK

    1,026,700       24,975,668  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    4,987,400       21,970,226  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    6,233,500       25,787,814  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    233,700       5,796,466  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    9,132       10,864,685  

Obayashi Corp.

    1,395,300       12,900,710  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    316,000       4,616,893  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    1,876,900       7,410,561  

Omron Corp.

    130,900       7,026,222  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    1,162,800       44,597,490  

ORIX Corp.

    2,499,400       48,079,753  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    281,900       4,435,651  

Otsuka Corp.

    84,100       3,502,205  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    4,708,200       58,115,110  

Rakuten Group Inc.

    1,115,300       4,368,366  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    4,590,300       24,989,966  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    1,183,900       10,531,578  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    336,600       7,108,080  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    226,000       15,165,694  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Seiko Epson Corp.

    622,000     $ 10,214,303  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    267,900       4,069,268  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    1,311,000       26,746,620  

Sharp Corp./Japan(b)(c)

    492,300       2,927,294  

Shimizu Corp.

    1,178,700       8,120,695  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    962,600       8,039,736  

SoftBank Corp.

    6,121,800       67,979,522  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    666,600       29,470,880  

Subaru Corp.

    1,308,900       24,808,325  

SUMCO Corp.

    754,800       10,998,884  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,954,500       6,027,986  

Sumitomo Corp.

    2,400,600       51,499,785  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    1,534,100       19,670,176  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    524,000       18,096,444  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    2,778,200       130,163,248  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    700,705       27,258,618  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    605,400       16,224,365  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    101,200       3,602,417  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    779,800       31,321,105  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    540,700       8,791,137  

Taisei Corp.

    359,300       13,616,179  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    3,366,200       102,921,030  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    258,800       6,848,369  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    83,000       3,235,583  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    3,837,700       88,247,838  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(b)

    3,286,400       13,050,428  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    838,300       19,009,340  

Tokyu Corp.

    747,100       9,478,964  

Toppan Inc.

    524,000       12,334,184  

Toray Industries Inc.

    2,966,500       16,610,656  

Tosoh Corp.

    554,800       7,251,605  

TOTO Ltd.

    142,600       4,383,825  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    315,100       22,771,375  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    22,568,280       379,457,387  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    450,700       26,368,274  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan

    145,700       6,883,703  

USS Co. Ltd.

    155,600       2,698,117  

West Japan Railway Co.

    472,400       19,408,243  

Yamaha Corp.

    102,100       3,956,191  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    413,400       12,124,567  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    242,200       4,548,249  

Z Holdings Corp.

    5,732,100       15,981,139  
   

 

 

 
       3,938,953,569  
Netherlands — 2.1%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(a)

    865,699       14,719,658  

Aegon NV

    3,615,963       19,628,462  

AerCap Holdings NV(b)

    354,992       22,652,039  

EXOR NV, NVS

    232,164       21,694,691  

Ferrovial SE

    403,023       13,355,756  

Heineken Holding NV

    160,011       13,116,923  

ING Groep NV

    5,010,182       73,131,936  

JDE Peet’s NV

    267,156       8,060,174  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    2,077,814       71,619,377  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    6,888,341       24,923,779  

Koninklijke Philips NV(b)

    1,983,368       41,201,765  

NN Group NV

    536,879       20,581,216  

OCI NV

    150,292       4,283,288  

Randstad NV

    235,906       13,820,666  
   

 

 

 
      362,789,730  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
New Zealand — 0.2%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.(b)

    1,728,994     $ 9,025,779  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    119,900       2,873,314  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    1,502,216       6,151,717  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    1,421,051       4,987,715  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    4,004,639       12,893,119  
   

 

 

 
      35,931,644  
Norway — 1.2%            

Aker BP ASA

    674,448       18,893,023  

DNB Bank ASA

    1,978,096       40,763,578  

Equinor ASA

    2,024,788       61,935,174  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    281,188       4,438,954  

Mowi ASA

    944,355       16,601,667  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    2,884,322       18,890,632  

Orkla ASA

    1,608,140       12,689,549  

Salmar ASA

    157,056       7,255,752  

Telenor ASA

    1,505,825       16,119,769  

Yara International ASA

    354,191       14,465,860  
   

 

 

 
       212,053,958  
Portugal — 0.2%            

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    6,279,501       29,336,816  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    367,284       4,881,062  
   

 

 

 
      34,217,878  
Singapore — 1.5%            

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    11,399,804       17,501,937  

City Developments Ltd.

    1,086,400       6,045,042  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    2,506,600       64,662,857  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    4,649,500       3,288,710  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    5,090,000       6,321,897  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.(c)

    7,209,500       72,150,881  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    2,880,400       16,317,531  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    2,690,300       61,025,371  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    4,113,200       11,951,860  
   

 

 

 
      259,266,086  
Spain — 3.5%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    512,165       17,914,885  

Aena SME SA(a)

    88,918       14,199,506  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    12,859,852       101,931,999  

Banco Santander SA

    35,034,653       141,970,267  

CaixaBank SA

    8,930,591       36,126,031  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    275,994       5,271,734  

Enagas SA

    186,158       3,303,657  

Endesa SA

    745,985       15,988,583  

Iberdrola SA

    12,693,997       158,440,515  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    295,027       8,995,584  

Redeia Corp. SA

    396,106       6,625,134  

Repsol SA

    2,862,357       43,700,808  

Telefonica SA

    11,182,049       47,644,061  
   

 

 

 
      602,112,764  
Sweden — 3.1%            

Boliden AB

    587,061       17,265,019  

Embracer Group AB, Class B(b)(c)

    1,438,298       4,128,337  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(b)

    502,343       2,344,169  

Holmen AB, Class B

    202,549       7,802,335  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    138,667       3,937,721  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    164,795       4,668,769  

Investor AB, Class A

    931,325       18,913,723  

Investor AB, Class B

    3,685,759       75,277,893  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    164,321       7,241,530  

Nordea Bank Abp

    6,908,488       78,192,584  
Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Sandvik AB

    1,140,174     $ 23,159,811  

Securitas AB, Class B

    1,062,285       9,041,929  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    3,443,193       41,739,178  

Skanska AB, Class B

    724,635       11,557,483  

SKF AB, Class B

    728,679       13,883,103  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    1,300,001       17,273,721  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    3,103,531       27,248,870  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    1,805,973       33,124,593  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    1,147,308       8,632,980  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    6,222,021       31,299,714  

Telia Co. AB

    5,250,373       11,282,954  

Volvo AB, Class A

    425,260       9,643,176  

Volvo AB, Class B

    3,213,680       70,889,333  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(b)(c)

    1,302,115       6,436,353  
   

 

 

 
      534,985,278  
Switzerland — 7.1%            

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    343,914       14,015,984  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    98,077       15,181,224  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    65,567       7,359,331  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    758       9,270,515  

Clariant AG, Registered

    461,948       7,569,562  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    232,687       6,846,333  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    132,087       14,595,586  

Dufry AG, Registered(b)

    108,527       5,607,422  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    9,723       8,115,300  

Geberit AG, Registered

    25,563       14,507,052  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    79,763       11,803,569  

Holcim Ltd.

    1,181,165       82,323,556  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    456,714       32,347,925  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    124,942       8,833,266  

Novartis AG, Registered

    4,362,583       456,749,933  

Partners Group Holding AG

    24,271       27,247,441  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    30,943       7,513,476  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    18,088       4,193,913  

SGS SA

    161,598       15,690,359  

Siemens Energy AG(b)

    392,029       6,641,611  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    61,772       19,769,538  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    114,132       6,853,938  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    65,722       41,789,601  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    164,338       15,909,460  

Swiss Re AG

    226,128       23,594,036  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    55,124       35,447,794  

Temenos AG, Registered

    49,181       4,229,702  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    6,985,639       155,003,451  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    320,334       154,881,009  
   

 

 

 
       1,213,891,887  
United Kingdom — 19.9%            

3i Group PLC

    2,066,972       52,441,472  

abrdn PLC

    4,268,727       12,703,595  

Admiral Group PLC

    452,539       12,355,672  

Anglo American PLC

    2,703,869       83,148,766  

Antofagasta PLC

    839,173       18,050,408  

Associated British Foods PLC

    745,838       19,628,221  

AstraZeneca PLC

    1,154,237       165,836,384  

Aviva PLC

    5,915,443       29,471,692  

BAE Systems PLC

    4,223,293       50,506,549  

Barclays PLC

    33,032,710       65,547,172  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Barratt Developments PLC

    2,100,293     $  12,294,290  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    229,840       12,815,347  

BP PLC

    37,512,704       232,745,615  

British American Tobacco PLC

    4,519,855       151,994,139  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    1,860,898       8,074,808  

BT Group PLC

    14,689,543       23,018,295  

Bunzl PLC

    249,745       9,257,526  

Centrica PLC

    12,088,241       21,422,180  

CNH Industrial NV

    2,172,431       31,376,368  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    438,791       27,814,962  

DCC PLC

    210,648       12,196,250  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    392,240       9,451,449  

Glencore PLC

    22,711,755       138,120,031  

GSK PLC

    8,713,429       155,109,069  

Haleon PLC

    3,783,194       16,329,859  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    759,207       8,306,634  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    353,692       9,498,346  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    42,511,818        353,120,697  

Imperial Brands PLC

    1,868,044       44,133,355  

Intertek Group PLC

    119,342       6,685,353  

J Sainsbury PLC

    3,516,263       12,519,597  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    387,606       8,964,295  

Kingfisher PLC

    4,134,215       13,036,706  

Land Securities Group PLC

    1,503,252       12,484,191  

Legal & General Group PLC

    12,685,018       38,015,284  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    140,992,291       81,457,906  

M&G PLC

    4,756,604       12,252,532  

Mondi PLC

    1,033,272       18,124,202  

National Grid PLC

    7,824,888       103,717,426  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    12,202,027       38,302,627  

Next PLC

    259,237       23,445,599  

Ocado Group PLC(b)

    609,529       7,337,856  

Pearson PLC

    1,372,530       15,182,312  

Persimmon PLC

    682,133       10,141,220  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    1,585,568       11,202,226  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    762,427       57,114,969  

Rio Tinto PLC

    2,395,451        158,333,842  

Schroders PLC

    1,721,705       10,157,704  

Segro PLC

    2,568,195       25,167,165  

Severn Trent PLC

    185,995       6,095,774  

Shell PLC

    14,570,909       441,611,501  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    929,683       14,143,265  

Smiths Group PLC

    749,482       16,345,936  

SSE PLC

    2,322,615       50,222,210  

St. James’s Place PLC

    1,165,541       14,069,386  

Standard Chartered PLC

    5,121,610       49,195,860  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    7,547,212       11,078,244  

Tesco PLC

    15,572,384       51,576,838  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
United Kingdom (continued)            

Unilever PLC

    3,493,730     $ 187,728,228  

United Utilities Group PLC

    945,115       12,119,724  

Vodafone Group PLC

    48,820,752       46,441,213  

Whitbread PLC

    429,561       19,296,353  

WPP PLC

    2,282,106       24,917,698  
   

 

 

 
      3,395,254,393  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.8%
(Cost: $16,158,787,605)

      16,903,820,818  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.7%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    126,720       14,237,128  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    360,976       27,855,194  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    328,098       19,359,714  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    439,224       58,186,450  
   

 

 

 
      119,638,486  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.7%
(Cost: $151,407,558)

      119,638,486  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.5%
(Cost: $16,310,195,163)

       17,023,459,304  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(d)(e)(f)

    20,628,021       20,634,209  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%
(Cost: $20,623,661)

      20,634,209  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $16,330,818,824)

      17,044,093,513  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.4%

      63,738,133  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 17,107,831,646  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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.

 
(b)

Non-income producing security.

 
(c)

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 
(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 (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/22

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

07/31/23

    

Shares

Held at

07/31/23

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 57,872,151      $      $ (37,255,810 )(a)    $ 14,286      $ 3,582      $ 20,634,209        20,628,021      $ 569,088 (b)    $  

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

    3,960,000               (3,960,000 )(a)                                  429,998       3  
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 14,286      $ 3,582      $ 20,634,209         $ 999,086     $ 3  
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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.

 
  (c) 

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

 

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

    117        09/07/23      $ 19,169      $ 793,409  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

    486        09/15/23        24,010        856,976  

FTSE 100 Index

    368        09/15/23        36,324        456,627  
          

 

 

 
           $ 2,107,012  
          

 

 

 

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)

  $      $      $ 2,107,012      $      $      $      $ 2,107,012  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 14,051,684     $      $      $      $ 14,051,684  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (683,699   $      $      $      $ (683,699
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 107,185,721   

 

 

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

  $ 255,200,453      $ 16,648,620,365      $      $ 16,903,820,818  

Preferred Stocks

           119,638,486               119,638,486  

Short-Term Securities

          

Money Market Funds

    20,634,209                      20,634,209  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 275,834,662      $ 16,768,258,851      $      $ 17,044,093,513  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

          

Assets

          

Equity Contracts

  $      $ 2,107,012      $      $ 2,107,012  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE Growth

ETF

           

iShares

MSCI EAFE Value

ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

         

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

    $ 12,895,078,213         $ 17,023,459,304  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

      70,467,566           20,634,209  

Cash

      2,828           5,598,723  

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

      2,325,340           4,403,031  

Foreign currency, at value(e)

      18,887,687           25,284,375  

Receivables:

             

Securities lending income — affiliated

      13,759           18,654  

Capital shares sold

                11,685,567  

Dividends — unaffiliated

      3,547,361           20,705,073  

Dividends — affiliated

      11,357           14,641  

Tax reclaims

      17,758,617           33,538,589  

Variation margin on futures contracts

      205,488           284,973  
   

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total assets

      13,008,298,216           17,145,627,139  
   

 

 

       

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

         

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

      66,738,645           20,631,679  

Payables:

         

Investments purchased

                12,065,552  

Investment advisory fees

      3,998,324           4,374,380  

Professional fees

                723,882  
   

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total liabilities

      70,736,969           37,795,493  
   

 

 

       

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

         

NET ASSETS

    $ 12,937,561,247         $ 17,107,831,646  
   

 

 

       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

         

Paid-in capital

    $ 12,720,445,570         $ 17,782,005,097  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

      217,115,677           (674,173,451
   

 

 

       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    $ 12,937,561,247         $ 17,107,831,646  
   

 

 

       

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

         

Shares outstanding

      134,000,000           336,000,000  
   

 

 

       

 

 

 

Net asset value

    $ 96.55         $ 50.92  
   

 

 

       

 

 

 

Shares authorized

      Unlimited           Unlimited  
   

 

 

       

 

 

 

Par value

      None           None  
   

 

 

       

 

 

 

(a)   Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

    $ 11,664,336,855         $ 16,310,195,163  

(b)   Securities loaned, at value

    $ 66,066,850         $ 19,580,199  

(c)   Investments, at cost — affiliated

    $ 70,449,854         $ 20,623,661  

(d)   Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

    $ 2,358,796         $ 4,413,025  

(e)   Foreign currency, at cost

    $ 18,739,408         $ 25,071,972  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended July 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE

Growth ETF

          

iShares

MSCI EAFE Value

ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 229,046,424            $ 737,189,894  

Dividends — affiliated

    177,010          429,998  

Interest — unaffiliated

    60,515          164,395  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    405,525          569,088  

Other income — unaffiliated

    759,174          332,171  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (17,930,786        (51,856,274

Foreign withholding tax claims

    4,185,320          6,774,629  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment income

    216,703,182          693,603,901  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

EXPENSES

      

Investment advisory

    39,872,029          50,252,212  

Professional

    494,465          710,691  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses

    40,366,494          50,962,903  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

    176,336,688          642,640,998  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments — unaffiliated

    (309,838,682        (285,926,229

Investments — affiliated

    43,720          14,286  

Capital gain distributions from underlying funds — affiliated

    2          3  

Foreign currency transactions

    277,988          (855,932

Futures contracts

    9,409,147          14,051,684  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a)

    396,555,759          323,840,554  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
    96,447,934          51,124,366  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

      

Investments — unaffiliated

    1,142,357,141          2,072,946,002  

Investments — affiliated

    12,716          3,582  

Foreign currency translations

    1,250,038          2,234,823  

Futures contracts

    571,988          (683,699
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
    1,144,191,883          2,074,500,708  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    1,240,639,817          2,125,625,074  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 1,416,976,505        $ 2,768,266,072  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

         

iShares

MSCI EAFE Value ETF

 
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
         

Year Ended

07/31/23

         

Year Ended

07/31/22

         

Year Ended

07/31/23

         

Year Ended

07/31/22

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

               

OPERATIONS

               

Net investment income

        $ 176,336,688           $ 131,085,291           $ 642,640,998           $ 638,908,964  

Net realized gain (loss)

      96,447,934         465,077,162         51,124,366         (157,544,110

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      1,144,191,883         (2,957,163,351       2,074,500,708         (2,039,523,842
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      1,416,976,505         (2,361,000,898       2,768,266,072         (1,558,158,988
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

               

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (151,624,443       (185,249,184       (577,034,652       (793,319,046
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

               

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      1,536,591,246         566,537,999         643,286,775         2,190,485,100  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

               

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      2,801,943,308         (1,979,712,083       2,834,518,195         (160,992,934

Beginning of year

      10,135,617,939         12,115,330,022         14,273,313,451         14,434,306,385  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

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

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

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 year

  $ 86.78     $ 108.95     $ 86.52     $ 80.40     $ 80.65  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.39 (b)       1.19 (b)       1.15       1.06       1.42  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    9.48       (21.67     22.53       6.06       (0.29
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    10.87       (20.48     23.68       7.12       1.13  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (1.10     (1.69     (1.25     (1.00     (1.38
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 96.55     $ 86.78     $ 108.95     $ 86.52     $ 80.40  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

         

Based on net asset value

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

         

Total expenses

    0.36     0.36     0.36     0.39     0.40
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.35     0.36     0.36     N/A       0.40
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    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 year ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022 respectively:

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

• Total return by 0.03% and 0.01%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 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)

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

(g)

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

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 year

  $ 44.33     $ 51.48     $ 39.94     $ 47.08     $ 52.87  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.99 (b)       2.06 (b)       1.67       1.48       2.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    6.45       (6.66     11.39       (7.18     (5.81
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    8.44       (4.60     13.06       (5.70     (3.78
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (1.85     (2.55     (1.52     (1.44     (2.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 50.92     $ 44.33     $ 51.48     $ 39.94     $ 47.08  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

         

Based on net asset value

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

         

Total expenses

    0.34     0.35     0.36     0.39     0.39
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.34     0.33     0.36     N/A       0.39
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    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)

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

(g)

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

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 July 31, 2023, 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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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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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

                       

Barclays Bank PLC

      $ 294,378         $ (293,411       $         $ 967 (b)  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

        341,765           (341,765                    

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

        5,857,164           (5,857,164                    

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

        21,959,780           (21,959,780                    

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

        1,663,653           (1,663,653                    

Jefferies LLC

        1,445           (1,440                   5 (b)  

Morgan Stanley

        13,679,623           (13,679,623                    

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

        47,236           (47,236                    

Toronto-Dominion Bank

        21,918,340           (21,418,271                   500,069 (b)  

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

        220,461           (220,461                    

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

        83,005           (83,005                    
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 
      $ 66,066,850         $ (65,565,809       $         $ 501,041  
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Value

                       

Barclays Capital, Inc.

      $ 1,435,141         $ (1,435,141       $         $  

BofA Securities, Inc.

        1,983,449           (1,983,449                    

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

        1,082,700           (1,082,700                    

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

        1,461,025           (1,461,025                    

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

        7,625,886           (7,625,886                    

Morgan Stanley

        5,642,547           (5,642,547                    

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

        349,451           (349,451                    
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 
      $ 19,580,199         $ (19,580,199       $         $  
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

  (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.

 
  (b)

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of July 31, 2023. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by a counterparty.

 

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.

 

 

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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 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

 

 

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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.

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 year ended July 31, 2023, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF    Amounts  

MSCI EAFE Growth

   $  111,047  

MSCI EAFE Value

     138,044  

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 year ended July 31, 2023, 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

   $  1,918,078,634        $  1,833,789,838        $  (245,831,207

MSCI EAFE Value

     1,932,186,127          1,862,976,267          (74,162,163

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 year ended July 31, 2023, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF    Purchases        Sales  

MSCI EAFE Growth

   $  2,355,092,793        $  2,161,985,532  

MSCI EAFE Value

     3,455,961,357          3,238,778,972  

For the year ended July 31, 2023, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   

In-kind

Purchases

      

In-kind

Sales

 

MSCI EAFE Growth

   $  2,786,466,124        $  1,415,808,573  

MSCI EAFE Value

     2,396,551,490          1,906,290,437  

 

 

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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 July 31, 2023, 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.

U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. As of July 31, 2023, permanent differences attributable to realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

     
iShares ETF     Paid-in Capital       

Accumulated 

Earnings (Loss) 

 

MSCI EAFE Growth

   $  391,499,550        $  (391,499,550 )  

MSCI EAFE Value

     258,087,568          (258,087,568 )  

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   

Year Ended

07/31/23

      

Year Ended

07/31/22

 

MSCI EAFE Growth

       

Ordinary income

   $ 151,624,443        $ 185,249,184  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Value

       

Ordinary income

   $ 577,034,652        $ 793,319,046  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

As of July 31, 2023, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

iShares ETF

    

Undistributed

Ordinary Income

 

 

      

Non-expiring

Capital Loss

Carryforwards

 

 

(a) 

    

Net Unrealized

Gains (Losses)

 

(b) 

     Total  

MSCI EAFE Growth

   $ 47,186,019        $ (991,427,803    $ 1,161,357,461      $ 217,115,677  

MSCI EAFE Value

     122,154,073          (1,169,804,663      373,477,139        (674,173,451

 

  (a)

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

 
  (b)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts, the timing and recognition of partnership income, the characterization of corporate actions and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 

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 July 31, 2023, 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

   $  11,805,623,392        $ 1,692,094,496        $ (531,542,189      $  1,160,552,307  

MSCI EAFE Value

     16,672,153,214          1,612,631,134          (1,239,897,426        372,733,708  

 

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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

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.

Infectious Illness Risk: An outbreak of an infectious illness, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may adversely impact the economies of many nations and the global economy, and may impact individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen. An infectious illness outbreak may result in, among other things, closed international borders, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, market volatility or disruptions and other significant economic, social and political impacts.

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.

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.

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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

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:

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

MSCI EAFE Growth

       

Shares sold

    32,800,000     $ 2,965,743,755       30,800,000     $ 2,944,052,063  

Shares redeemed

    (15,600,000     (1,429,152,509     (25,200,000     (2,377,514,064
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    17,200,000     $ 1,536,591,246       5,600,000     $ 566,537,999  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Value

       

Shares sold

    55,200,000     $ 2,579,661,094       71,600,000     $ 3,596,755,484  

Shares redeemed

    (41,200,000     (1,936,374,319     (30,000,000     (1,406,270,384
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    14,000,000     $ 643,286,775       41,600,000     $ 2,190,485,100  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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. Investors 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. Investors 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.

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 (“IRS”) 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 and iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF is able to pass through to shareholders as a foreign tax credit in the current year, the iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF and iShares MSCI EAFE Value 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 Funds.

 

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.

 

 

N O T E ST O  F I N A N C I A L  S T A T E M E N T S

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of

iShares Trust and Shareholders of each of the two funds listed in the table below

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (two of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of July 31, 2023, the related statements of operations for the year ended July 31, 2023, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended July 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended July 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of July 31, 2023, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended July 31, 2023 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended July 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

 iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 22, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

   
iShares ETF   

Qualified Dividend

Income

 

MSCI EAFE Growth

     $   212,485,995  

MSCI EAFE Value

     683,782,406  

The Funds intend to pass through to their shareholders the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of foreign source income earned and foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

     
iShares ETF   

Foreign Source 

Income Earned 

      

Foreign

Taxes Paid

 

MSCI EAFE Growth

     $ 229,046,425           $ 12,051,814  

MSCI EAFE Value

     737,189,894           41,766,252  

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were within range of the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract (continued)

 

and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund already provided for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund, on an aggregated basis with the assets of certain other iShares funds, increase. The Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding new or revised breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

B O A R D  R E V I E WA N D  A P P R O V A LO F  I N V E S T M E N T  A D V I S O R Y  C O N T R A C T

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract (continued)

 

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were within range of the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA

 

 

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and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund already provided for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund, on an aggregated basis with the assets of certain other iShares funds, increase. The Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding new or revised breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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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.

Premium/Discount Information

Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited) 

 

The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by BFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes incapacitated. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are referred to as independent trustees (“Independent Trustees”).

The registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into one complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds and ETFs (the “BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex”), one complex of closed-end funds and open-end non-index fixed-income funds (including ETFs) (the “BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex”) and one complex of ETFs (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust and, as a result, oversees all of the funds within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex, which consists of 387 funds as of July 31, 2023. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Aaron Wasserman, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito, Mr. Ramji and Mr. Wasserman is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. The Board has designated John E. Kerrigan as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers may be found in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).

 

            Interested Trustees     
       

Name

(Year of

Birth)

     Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

    Other Directorships Held by Trustee 
Robert S. Kapito(a) (1957)      Trustee (since 2009).    President, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (since its formation in 1998) and BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities (since 1988); Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (since 2009); President of Board of Directors, Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund (since 2002).    Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).
Salim Ramji(b) (1970)      Trustee (since 2019).    Senior Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Global Head of BlackRock’s ETF and Index Investments Business (since 2019); Head of BlackRock’s U.S. Wealth Advisory Business (2015-2019); Global Head of Corporate Strategy, BlackRock, Inc. (2014-2015); Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (2010-2014).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2019); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2019).

 

(a)

Robert S. Kapito is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

(b)

Salim Ramji is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

 

            Independent Trustees     
       

Name

(Year of

Birth)

     Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

    Other Directorships Held by Trustee 
John E. Kerrigan (1955)      Trustee (since 2005); Independent Board Chair (since 2022).    Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).
Jane D. Carlin (1956)      Trustee (since 2015); Risk Committee Chair (since 2016).    Consultant (since 2012); Member of the Audit Committee (2012-2018), Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (2017-2018) and Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (2012-2018); Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Holding Company Governance & Assurance and the Global Head of Operational Risk Management of Morgan Stanley (2006-2012).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2015); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2015); Member of the Audit Committee (since 2016), Chair of the Audit Committee (since 2020) and Director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (since 2016).
Richard L. Fagnani (1954)      Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).    Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016); Director of One Generation Away (since 2021).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)
       

Name

(Year of

Birth)

     Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

    Other Directorships Held by Trustee 

Cecilia H. Herbert

(1949)

     Trustee (since 2005); Nominating and Governance and Equity Plus Committee Chairs (since 2022).    Chair of the Finance Committee (since 2019) and Trustee and Member of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees of Stanford Health Care (since 2016); Trustee of WNET, New York’s public media company (since 2011) and Member of the Audit Committee (since 2018), Investment Committee (since 2011) and Personnel Committee (since 2022); Member of the Wyoming State Investment Funds Committee (since 2022); Director of the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts (since 2021); Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Drew E. Lawton

(1959)

     Trustee (since 2017); 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2017).    Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Director of Jackson Financial Inc. (since 2021).

John E. Martinez

(1961)

     Trustee (since 2003); Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2019).    Director of Real Estate Equity Exchange, Inc. (since 2005); Director of Cloudera Foundation (2017-2020); and Director of Reading Partners (2012-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Madhav V. Rajan

(1964)

     Trustee (since 2011); Fixed-Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2019).    Dean, and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 2017); Advisory Board Member (since 2016) and Director (since 2020) of C.M. Capital Corporation; Chair of the Board for the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (since 2020); Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001-2017); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (2005-2017); Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2010-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

 

Officers
     

Name

(Year of

Birth)

     Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Dominik Rohé

(1973)

     President (since 2023).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2005); Head of Americas ETF and Index Investments (since 2023); Head of Latin America (2019-2023).

Trent Walker

(1974)

     Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since September 2019); Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Funds, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds V and BlackRock Funds VI (since 2021); Executive Vice President of PIMCO (2016-2019); Senior Vice President of PIMCO (2008-2015); Treasurer (2013-2019) and Assistant Treasurer (2007-2017) of PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Managed Accounts Trust, 2 PIMCO-sponsored interval funds and 21 PIMCO-sponsored closed-end funds.

Aaron Wasserman

(1974)

     Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2023; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2023).    Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (since 2023); Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (2014-2023).

Marisa Rolland

(1980)

     Secretary (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2023); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2018-2022); Vice President, BlackRock, Inc. (2010-2017).

Rachel Aguirre

(1982)

     Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2018); Head of U.S. iShares Product (since 2022); Head of EII U.S. Product Engineering (since 2021); Co-Head of EII’s Americas Portfolio Engineering (2020-2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     

Name

(Year of

Birth)

     Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Jennifer Hsui

(1976)

     Executive Vice President (since 2022).   

Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

James Mauro

(1970)

     Executive Vice President (since 2022).   

Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of Fixed Income Index Investments in the Americas and Head of San Francisco Core Portfolio Management (since 2020).

 

 

 Effective March 30, 2023, Dominik Rohé replaced Armando Senra as President.

 

 Effective July 1, 2023, Aaron Wasserman replaced Charles Park as Chief Compliance Officer.

 

 

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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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      JULY 31, 2023

 

  

2023 Annual Report

 

 

iShares Trust

·  iShares China Large-Cap ETF | FXI | NYSE Arca

·  iShares MSCI China A ETF | CNYA | Cboe BZX


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Despite an uncertain economic landscape during the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2023, the resilience of the U.S. economy in the face of ever tighter financial conditions provided an encouraging backdrop for investors. While inflation was near multi-decade highs at the beginning of the period, it declined precipitously as commodity prices dropped. Labor shortages also moderated, although wages continued to grow and unemployment rates reached the lowest levels in decades. This robust labor market powered further growth in consumer spending, backstopping the economy.

Equity returns were solid, as the durability of consumer sentiment eased investors’ concerns about the economy’s trajectory. The U.S. economy resumed growth in the third quarter of 2022 and continued to expand thereafter. Most major classes of equities advanced, including large- and small-capitalization U.S. stocks and equities from developed and emerging markets.

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. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, 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”), acknowledging that inflation has been more persistent than expected, raised interest rates seven times during the 12-month period ended July 31, 2023. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and incrementally reduced its balance sheet by not replacing securities that reach maturity. However, the Fed declined to raise interest rates at its June 2023 meeting, the first time it paused its tightening in the current cycle, before again raising rates in July 2023.

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 decelerated the pace of interest rate hikes and recently opted for a pause, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period to keep inflation under control. Furthermore, ongoing structural changes may mean that the Fed will be hesitant to cut interest rates in the event of faltering economic activity lest inflation accelerate again. We believe investors should expect a period of higher volatility as markets adjust to the new economic reality and policymakers attempt to adapt.

While we favor an overweight position to developed market equities in the long term, we prefer an underweight stance in the near-term. Expectations for corporate earnings remain elevated, which seems inconsistent with macroeconomic constraints. Nevertheless, we are overweight on emerging market stocks in the near-term as growth trends for emerging markets appear brighter. We also believe that stocks with an A.I. tilt should benefit from an investment cycle that is set to support revenues and margins. We are neutral on credit overall amid tightening credit and financial conditions; however, there are selective opportunities in the near term. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries, U.S. inflation-linked bonds, U.S. mortgage-backed securities, 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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Total Returns as of July 31, 2023
    6-Month   12-Month
     

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

  13.52%   13.02%
     

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

  4.51   7.91
     

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

  6.65   16.79
     

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  3.26   8.35
     

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

  2.34   3.96
     

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

  (2.08)   (7.56)
     

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

  (1.02)   (3.37)
     

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  0.20   0.93
     

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

  2.92   4.42
 
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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Table of Contents

 

      Page  

The Markets in Review

     2  

Annual Report:

  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     9  

Disclosure of Expenses

     9  

Schedules of Investments

     10  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     21  

Statements of Operations

     22  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     23  

Financial Highlights

     24  

Notes to Financial Statements

     26  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     34  

Important Tax Information

     35  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     36  

Supplemental Information

     41  

Trustee and Officer Information

     43  

General Information

     46  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     47  

 

 

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Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

Global Market Overview

Global equity markets advanced during the 12 months ended July 31, 2023 (“reporting period”), supported by continued economic growth and moderating inflation. The MSCI ACWI, a broad global equity index that includes both developed and emerging markets, returned 12.91% in U.S. dollar terms for the reporting period. Despite concerns about the impact of higher interest rates and rising prices, the global economy continued to grow, albeit at a slower pace than during the initial post-pandemic recovery. Inflation began to subside in most regions of the world, and lower energy prices reduced pressure on consumers, leading consumer and business sentiment to improve. While the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued to disrupt trade in Europe and elsewhere, market adaptation lessened the economic impact of the ongoing war. The prices of oil, natural gas, and wheat all declined during the reporting period, easing pressure on the world’s economies.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) tightened monetary policy rapidly, raising short-term interest rates seven times during the reporting period. The pace of tightening decelerated as the Fed twice lowered the increment of increase before pausing entirely in June 2023, the first time it declined to take action since the tightening cycle began. However, the Fed then raised interest rates again at its July 2023 meeting and stated that it would continue to monitor economic data. The Fed also continued to decrease the size of its balance sheet by reducing the store of U.S. Treasuries it had accumulated to stabilize markets in the early phases of the coronavirus pandemic.

Despite the tightening financial conditions, the U.S. economy demonstrated continued strength, and U.S. equities advanced. The economy returned to growth in the third quarter of 2022 and showed robust, if slightly slower, growth thereafter. Consumers powered the economy and increased their spending in both nominal and inflation-adjusted terms. Spending was helped by a strong labor market, as unemployment remained very low in historic terms, and the total number of employed persons reached an all-time high. Tightness in the labor market drove higher wages, although wage growth slowed as the reporting period continued.

European stocks outpaced their counterparts in most other regions of the globe, advancing strongly for the reporting period despite modest economic growth. European stocks benefited from a solid recovery following the early phases of the war in Ukraine. While the conflict disrupted critical natural gas supplies, new sources were secured and prices declined, while a warm winter helped moderate consumption. The European Central Bank (“ECB”) responded to the highest inflation since the introduction of the euro by raising interest rates eight times and beginning to reduce the size of its debt holdings.

Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region gained, albeit at a slower pace than other regions of the world. Japan returned to growth in the fourth quarter of 2022 and first quarter of 2023, as strong business investment and exports helped boost the economy and support Japanese equities. However, Chinese stocks were negatively impacted by slowing economic growth. While investors were initially optimistic following China’s lifting of several pandemic-related lockdowns in December 2022, subsequent performance disappointed, and tensions with the U.S. increased. Emerging market stocks advanced, as the improving global economic environment reassured investors. The declining value of the U.S. dollar relative to many other currencies and the slowing pace of the Fed’s interest rate increases also supported emerging market stocks.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023      iShares® China Large-Cap ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares China Large-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-capitalization Chinese equities that trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, as represented by the FTSE China 50 Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

     2.71      (4.72 )%      1.06       2.71      (21.49 )%       11.13

Fund Market

     2.80        (4.91     1.13         2.80        (22.26      11.87  

Index

     2.25        (4.14     1.75               2.25        (19.05      18.92  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

 

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

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

         

Hypothetical 5% Return

          
 

 

 

     

 

 

      

   

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
      $  1,000.00          $  961.90          $  3.60               $  1,000.00          $  1,021.10          $  3.71          0.74

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023  (continued)    iShares® China Large-Cap ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Large-capitalization Chinese stocks advanced modestly for the reporting period. Media and entertainment companies in the communication services sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, as the Chinese government’s easing stance on regulation of internet firms toward the end of 2022 buoyed investor sentiment. In this environment, a leading social media and gaming company received government approval to release several new video games, bolstering the company’s growth prospects. Further, investor enthusiasm for initiatives related to artificial intelligence drove a rally in the stock of China’s largest search engine provider after the company announced the development of a new chatbot.

In the financials sector, the insurance industry contributed to the Index’s performance as China’s reopening allowed insurance agents to once again meet face-to-face with customers, the country’s economic recovery drove demand higher, and investment returns improved. Insurance companies also benefited from increased demand for financial products with more predictable income streams following a late 2022 bond selloff that led to declines for some wealth management products sold by banks.

On the downside, internet and direct marketing stocks in the consumer discretionary sector detracted from the Index’s return. The reopening of China’s economy dented the profit margins of a major provider of food delivery services, as the end of anti-COVID-19 lockdowns led to reduced demand. In addition, the company lost market share to newer competitors in the space, including one backed by another of China’s largest technology firms.

China’s healthcare sector also detracted from the Index’s return. Life sciences tools and services stocks were pressured by a U.S. executive order introducing a national biotechnology and biomanufacturing initiative. Given the program’s stated goal of reducing American reliance on China, stocks of Chinese companies engaged in contract drug research declined.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   

Sector

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Consumer Discretionary

    36.4

Financials

    25.9  

Communication Services

    20.0  

Energy

    4.2  

Consumer Staples

    3.0  

Real Estate

    2.7  

Health Care

    2.5  

Information Technology

    2.5  

Industrials

    1.4  

Materials

    1.4  
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   

Security

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

    10.1

Meituan, Class B

    9.9  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    9.1  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    5.4  

JD.com Inc., Class A

    4.8  

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

    4.4  

Baidu Inc.

    4.4  

NetEase Inc.

    4.1  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    3.7  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    3.7  
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023    iShares® MSCI China A ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI China A ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of domestic Chinese equities that trade on the Shanghai or Shenzhen Stock Exchange, as represented by the MSCI China A Inclusion Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year     5 Years    

Since

Inception

            1 Year     5 Years    

Since

Inception

 

Fund NAV

    (9.55 )%      4.88     5.48        (9.55 )%      26.90     46.35

Fund Market

    (9.49     4.36       5.44          (9.49     23.77       45.88  

Index

    (9.28     5.12       4.70                (9.28     28.36       38.73  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSETVALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was June 13, 2016. The first day of secondary market trading was June 15, 2016.

Index performance through April 25, 2018 reflects the performance of the MSCI China A International Index. Index performance beginning on April 26, 2018 reflects the performance of the MSCI China A Inclusion Index.

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

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

     

 

 

      

   

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $  1,000.00          $  907.60          $  1.14               $  1,000.00          $  1,023.60          $  1.20          0.24

 

  (a)

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® MSCI China A ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Domestic Chinese equities declined during the reporting period, negatively impacted by slowing economic growth. While investors were initially optimistic following China’s lifting of several anti-COVID-19 lockdowns in December 2022, subsequent performance disappointed.

The industrials sector detracted the most from the Index’s return, led by stocks of companies in the electrical equipment industry involved in electric vehicle (“EV”) batteries and renewable energy. Battery makers endured production declines as a heat wave early in the reporting period slowed hydropower plants to a standstill, forcing temporary closures of factories. A reduction in EV car deliveries in China amid a weakening economy and supply-chain complications further weighed on the industry.

In the materials sector, chemicals industry stocks detracted from the Index’s performance as anti-COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai and other urban areas dampened output. Reduced demand for exports of chemicals to markets like Europe and the U.S. amid economic uncertainty further weighed on Chinese chemicals companies. Additionally, firms that specialize in the mining and processing of lithium were pressured as the price of the metal dropped significantly in response to softening domestic EV demand.

In the consumer staples sector, the packaged foods and meats industry weighed on the Index’s return as a major supplier of flavorings drew scrutiny for its use of additives in products sold domestically. Also within the industry, the profits of pork producers were dampened by the confluence of decreasing pork prices, an oversupply of the meat, and lower consumer demand.

On the upside, the insurance industry in the financials sector contributed to the Index’s performance. Demand for new insurance policies rose, China’s reopening allowed agents to once again meet face-to-face with customers to sell policies, and investment returns within the industry improved.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   

Sector

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Financials

    18.7

Industrials

    15.6  

Consumer Staples

    15.0  

Information Technology

    14.9  

Materials

    11.5  

Health Care

    8.2  

Consumer Discretionary

    6.2  

Utilities

    3.6  

Energy

    2.9  

Real Estate

    1.9  

Communication Services

    1.5  
TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

   

Security

   

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    5.8

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    2.5  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1.8  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    1.7  

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

    1.4  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    1.2  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    1.2  

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

    0.9  

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    0.9  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    0.8  
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

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

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

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

Disclosure of Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® China Large-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Automobiles — 6.3%            

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,717,000     $ 203,628,219  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    13,759,000       18,826,502  

Li Auto Inc.(b)

    6,262,700       134,441,509  
   

 

 

 
      356,896,230  
Banks — 16.8%  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    181,959,000       66,186,679  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    446,774,000       165,707,502  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    43,088,200       26,030,888  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    55,128,000       26,659,597  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    510,765,320       297,703,898  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    18,256,000       5,438,640  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    22,400,938       111,393,813  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    37,837,100       14,422,175  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    424,227,995       207,162,178  

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

    55,421,000       34,166,898  
   

 

 

 
      954,872,268  
Beverages — 2.1%  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,312,000       59,996,009  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(a)(c)

    10,328,400       60,219,042  
   

 

 

 
       120,215,051  
Capital Markets — 0.9%  

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

    8,745,200       19,354,315  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    13,288,700       28,622,954  

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    5,320,000       6,298,109  
   

 

 

 
      54,275,378  
Construction & Engineering — 0.3%  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    24,002,000       15,780,374  
   

 

 

 
Construction Materials — 0.4%  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,002,500       21,139,809  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 4.0%  

NetEase Inc.

    10,469,500       228,029,090  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.8%  

JD Health International Inc.(b)(c)

    6,100,100       44,593,524  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 12.3%  

Meituan, Class B(b)(c)

    28,971,620       553,071,573  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    2,391,800       147,287,696  
   

 

 

 
      700,359,269  
Household Durables — 0.8%  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H

    13,706,200       45,072,695  
   

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.6%  

CITIC Ltd.

    29,028,000       32,767,516  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 7.6%  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    44,048,000       77,331,110  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    15,261,000       41,142,436  

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

    48,492,000       18,668,876  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    39,856,000       46,748,029  

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

    33,862,500       246,747,122  
   

 

 

 
      430,637,573  
Interactive Media & Services — 15.5%  

Baidu Inc.(b)

    12,470,800       243,813,953  

Kuaishou Technology(b)(c)

    15,480,100       135,863,333  
Security   Shares     Value  
Interactive Media & Services (continued)  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    10,959,200     $ 503,697,114  
   

 

 

 
      883,374,400  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.5%  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    2,040,452       19,409,621  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc.(b)(c)

    21,038,000       121,405,999  
   

 

 

 
      140,815,620  
Machinery — 0.2%  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    23,746,000       13,105,613  
   

 

 

 
Marine Transportation — 0.3%  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    18,108,100       19,165,834  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 1.0%  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    33,970,000       58,670,422  
   

 

 

 
Broadline Retail — 14.5%            

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(b)

    43,889,100       560,875,364  

JD.com Inc., Class A

    12,932,750       267,754,168  
   

 

 

 
      828,629,532  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.1%  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    146,690,600       82,152,021  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    19,993,000       59,926,842  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    123,170,000       90,312,738  
   

 

 

 
      232,391,601  
Real Estate Management & Development — 2.6%  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    22,670,500       53,778,252  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    16,289,333       76,009,720  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    13,032,200       18,471,194  
   

 

 

 
      148,259,166  
Specialty Retail — 0.2%  

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

    642,600       10,322,845  
   

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 2.4%  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B(b)(c)

    86,711,000       137,946,884  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.5%        

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    7,413,800       87,860,298  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 97.7%
(Cost: $5,922,528,041)

      5,565,180,992  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 0.4%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(d)(e)(f)

    12,271,954       12,275,636  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(d)(e)

    8,890,000       8,890,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.4%
(Cost: $21,162,585)

      21,165,636  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 98.1%
(Cost: $5,943,690,626)

      5,586,346,628  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.9%

      106,444,719  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  5,692,791,347  
   

 

 

 

 

(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.

 

 

 

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(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

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

 

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 

   

 

Affiliated Issuer

   
Value at
07/31/22
 
 
   

Purchases

at Cost

 

 

   
Proceeds
from Sale
 
 
   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

 

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

 

   
Value at
07/31/23
 
 
   

Shares
Held at
07/31/23
 
 
 
    Income      

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

   


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 53,497,119     $     $ (41,228,881 )(a)    $ 5,682     $ 1,716     $ 12,275,636       12,271,954     $ 350,872 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    2,890,000       6,000,000 (a)                        8,890,000       8,890,000       192,234       2    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ 5,682     $ 1,716     $ 21,165,636       $ 543,106     $ 2    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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

           

FTSE China A50

     4,636        08/30/23      $ 126,215      $ 7,134,202  
           

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $ 7,134,202      $      $      $      $ 7,134,202  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

 

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (9,275,558    $      $      $      $ (9,275,558
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 18,431,138      $      $      $      $ 18,431,138  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 37,875,307   

 

 

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

   $      $ 5,565,180,992      $      $ 5,565,180,992  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     21,165,636                      21,165,636  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $  21,165,636      $ 5,565,180,992      $      $ 5,586,346,628  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Equity Contracts

   $      $ 7,134,202      $      $ 7,134,202  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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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July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI China A ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Aerospace & Defense — 0.5%            

AECC Aero-Engine Control Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,398     $ 205,837  

AECC Aviation Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,198       839,424  

AVICOPTER PLC, Class A

    42,299       240,926  

Kuang-Chi Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    127,340       267,513  
   

 

 

 
      1,553,700  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.8%            

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    274,815       1,915,624  

YTO Express Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    189,900       418,224  

Yunda Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    169,200       246,227  
   

 

 

 
      2,580,075  
Passenger Airlines — 1.0%            

Air China Ltd., Class A(a)

    443,100       580,434  

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

    699,900       479,496  

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

    657,324       644,161  

Hainan Airlines Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,467,000       577,001  

Juneyao Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    126,600       322,858  

Spring Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    62,800       538,280  
   

 

 

 
       3,142,230  
Automobile Components — 1.3%            

Bethel Automotive Safety Systems Co. Ltd.

    21,100       267,559  

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

    21,197       424,795  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    105,500       560,010  

Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    169,600       468,925  

Huizhou Desay Sv Automotive Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,000       784,888  

Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp., Class A

    84,800       226,159  

Ningbo Tuopu Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    66,805       687,734  

Sailun Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    168,800       265,941  

Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,800       286,049  

Shenzhen Kedali Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,600       331,184  
   

 

 

 
      4,303,244  
Automobiles — 2.3%            

AIMA Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    41,900       200,241  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    102,573       3,915,246  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    466,838       1,049,962  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class A

    147,789       612,897  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    274,300       449,992  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    443,506       962,698  

Seres Group Co. Ltd., NVS

    83,700       531,454  
   

 

 

 
      7,722,490  
Banks — 9.8%            

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    4,879,100       2,472,162  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,251,900       818,222  

Bank of Changsha Co. Ltd., Class A

    232,100       267,268  

Bank of Chengdu Co. Ltd., Class A

    211,077       418,318  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    2,012,100       1,101,346  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,260,102       1,841,917  

Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    338,088       580,799  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    841,100       850,750  

Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd., Class A

    592,080       710,703  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    383,921       1,566,916  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    838,669       724,224  

Bank of Suzhou Co. Ltd.

    211,000       210,937  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class A

    564,400       486,913  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,679,700       1,170,726  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,169,602       5,836,811  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    2,046,780       1,151,304  
Security   Shares     Value  
Banks (continued)            

China Zheshang Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,285,700     $ 500,550  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    573,830       315,740  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    767,860       623,460  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    3,631,800       2,425,119  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,187,147       2,771,140  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,118,356       1,931,340  

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

    1,669,700       1,214,390  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,697,120       1,807,255  

Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.

    569,700       470,508  
   

 

 

 
      32,268,818  
Beverages — 11.1%            

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,199       921,577  

Anhui Kouzi Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,800       254,441  

Anhui Yingjia Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,200       412,959  

Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    147,700       233,739  

Chongqing Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,095       370,315  

Hebei Hengshui Laobaigan Liquor Co. Ltd.

    41,900       166,435  

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

    80,140       686,599  

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

    87,800       1,802,938  

JiuGui Liquor Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,100       311,208  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    71,789       18,946,857  

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    83,100       2,808,956  

Shanghai Bairun Investment Holding Group Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    66,488       344,472  

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

    68,801       2,303,419  

Shede Spirits Co. Ltd.

    21,000       455,172  

Sichuan Swellfun Co. Ltd., Class A

    32,100       339,151  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    47,800       660,971  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    219,714       5,580,539  
   

 

 

 
       36,599,748  
Biotechnology — 1.4%            

Beijing Tiantan Biological Products Corp. Ltd., Class A

    83,700       293,002  

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

    53,637       520,727  

BGI Genomics Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,700       224,516  

Bloomage Biotechnology Corp. Ltd.

    26,330       359,697  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    138,900       908,319  

Daan Gene Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,444       119,735  

Hualan Biological Engineering Inc., Class A

    106,748       344,250  

Imeik Technology Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,800       853,621  

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

    42,868       244,530  

Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    358,700       358,224  

Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    54,156       222,187  

Walvax Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,498       321,207  
   

 

 

 
      4,770,015  
Building Products — 0.3%            

Beijing New Building Materials PLC, Class A

    84,800       336,390  

Guangdong Kinlong Hardware Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,120       191,188  

Zhejiang Weixing New Building Materials Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,404       256,336  

Zhuzhou Kibing Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    152,800       196,035  
   

 

 

 
      979,949  
Capital Markets — 6.2%            

BOC International China Co. Ltd., Class A

    147,700       234,830  

Caitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    253,251       295,949  

Changjiang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    338,000       315,746  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    253,600       483,099  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Capital Markets (continued)            

China Great Wall Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    211,400     $ 263,368  

China International Capital Corp. Ltd., Class A

    106,700       597,222  

China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    422,007       884,782  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    696,370       2,353,380  

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class A

    253,639       945,731  

Dongxing Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    189,939       242,320  

East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    894,139       2,017,426  

Everbright Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    211,400       543,520  

First Capital Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    253,200       223,405  

Founder Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    439,000       445,519  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    338,000       776,063  

Guangzhou Yuexiu Financial Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    237,891       248,320  

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

    147,700       210,836  

Guosen Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    394,100       534,933  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    422,445       922,267  

Guoyuan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    253,644       262,284  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    550,200       798,041  

Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    32,200       853,054  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    423,200       1,006,105  

Huaxi Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,100       191,372  

Industrial Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    488,808       477,736  

Nanjing Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    188,200       230,316  

Orient Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    414,321       627,863  

SDIC Capital Co. Ltd., Class A

    344,600       380,467  

Shanxi Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    211,457       192,762  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,289,500       910,027  

Sinolink Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    188,200       257,202  

SooChow Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    275,138       349,431  

Southwest Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    372,300       247,289  

Western Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    254,420       256,182  

Zheshang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    211,427       321,763  

Zhongtai Securities Co. Ltd.

    381,000       412,088  
   

 

 

 
       20,312,698  
Chemicals — 6.2%            

Asia - Potash International Investment Guangzhou Co. Ltd.(a)

    42,200       161,794  

Chengxin Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    43,100       166,219  

CNGR Advanced Material Co. Ltd.

    37,900       328,395  

CNNC Hua Yuan Titanium Dioxide Co. Ltd., Class A

    215,040       183,940  

Do-Fluoride New Materials Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,400       162,941  

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,270       748,738  

Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    105,520       544,520  

Hangzhou Oxygen Plant Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,300       302,083  

Haohua Chemical Science & Technology Co. Ltd., NVS

    41,900       211,575  

Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    401,315       874,840  

Hengyi Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    211,876       216,633  

Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,200       425,964  

Huafon Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    253,200       263,720  

Hubei Feilihua Quartz Glass Co. Ltd.

    21,100       117,218  

Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    56,700       191,829  

Hunan Changyuan Lico Co. Ltd.

    99,905       156,546  

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

    465,000       291,055  

Inner Mongolia Yuan Xing Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    194,400       204,212  

Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co. Ltd., Class A

    358,700       630,946  

Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,430       272,660  

Jiangsu Yoke Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,100       344,088  

LB Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    126,609       337,071  
Security   Shares     Value  
Chemicals (continued)            

Luxi Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    105,500     $ 156,184  

Ningbo Shanshan Co. Ltd.

    126,600       274,486  

Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    400,900       795,700  

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

    316,600       886,828  

Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    571,301       1,017,066  

Satellite Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    178,177       401,960  

Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    127,460       603,605  

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

    114,614       632,284  

Shenzhen Capchem Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    52,820       360,694  

Shenzhen Dynanonic Co. Ltd.

    16,320       252,356  

Shenzhen Senior Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,317       150,698  

Sichuan Hebang Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

    485,300       177,399  

Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    61,600       153,773  

Sinoma Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,400       273,438  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    443,531       201,081  

Skshu Paint Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    34,404       394,895  

Sunresin New Materials Co. Ltd., NVS

    31,100       251,753  

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

    49,880       224,821  

Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class A

    91,700       856,084  

Tongkun Group Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    127,497       266,561  

Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    183,700       2,518,046  

Weihai Guangwei Composites Co. Ltd., Class A

    49,952       212,282  

Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    147,700       153,024  

Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    53,015       717,192  

Yunnan Yuntianhua Co. Ltd.

    93,800       242,670  

Zangge Mining Co. Ltd.

    87,800       295,985  

Zhejiang Juhua Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,100       309,413  

Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    188,200       254,721  

Zibo Qixiang Tengda Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    165,700       153,080  
   

 

 

 
       20,325,066  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%            

Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc., Class A

    63,300       396,598  

Zhejiang Weiming Environment Protection Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,753       215,762  
   

 

 

 
      612,360  
Communications Equipment — 0.9%            

Guangzhou Haige Communications Group Inc. Co., Class A

    126,600       176,660  

Hengtong Optic-Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    132,500       285,390  

Tianjin 712 Communication & Broadcasting Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,600       167,672  

Yealink Network Technology Corp. Ltd., Class A

    76,077       400,735  

Zhongji Innolight Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,688       765,674  

ZTE Corp., Class A

    219,300       1,202,928  
   

 

 

 
      2,999,059  
Construction & Engineering — 2.1%            

China Energy Engineering Corp. Ltd.

    1,942,100       666,294  

China National Chemical Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    337,610       410,178  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class A

    1,181,600       1,330,872  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    2,426,500       2,078,260  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    1,014,800       595,564  

Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    991,700       833,399  

Shanghai Construction Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    570,900       237,397  

Sichuan Road & Bridge Co. Ltd., Class A

    413,800       572,503  

Sinoma International Engineering Co.

    146,400       276,554  
   

 

 

 
      7,001,021  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI China A ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Construction Materials — 0.6%            

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    232,500     $ 884,741  

BBMG Corp., Class A

    569,700       192,239  

China Jushi Co. Ltd., Class A

    232,450       483,400  

Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,419       164,708  

Tangshan Jidong Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    168,800       193,121  
   

 

 

 
      1,918,209  
Containers & Packaging — 0.0%            

Shenzhen YUTO Packaging Technology Co. Ltd.

    42,200       152,062  
   

 

 

 
Distributors — 0.1%            

Wuchan Zhongda Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    295,814       212,515  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%            

Offcn Education Technology Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    345,100       221,460  
   

 

 

 
Financial Services — 0.1%            

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

    506,401       291,705  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment — 6.1%            

Beijing Easpring Material Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,200       291,899  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    249,491       8,317,279  

Dajin Heavy Industry Co. Ltd.

    42,200       179,086  

Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd., Class A

    148,190       399,420  

Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    106,682       885,834  

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

    211,428       183,573  

Ginlong Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,200       333,869  

Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    187,651       294,294  

Gotion High-tech Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    107,000       412,855  

Guangzhou Great Power Energy & Technology Co. Ltd.(a)

    42,200       277,483  

Hongfa Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,900       140,495  

Hoymiles Power Electronics Inc., NVS

    4,609       210,934  

Jiangsu GoodWe Power Supply Technology Co. Ltd., NVS

    9,472       219,873  

Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    190,300       419,461  

Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Co. Ltd., NVS(a)

    105,500       173,330  

Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd., Class A

    120,100       303,497  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    463,888       1,579,749  

Ningbo Orient Wires & Cables Co. Ltd.

    42,200       274,719  

Ningbo Ronbay New Energy Technology Co. Ltd.

    24,541       172,655  

Pylon Technologies Co. Ltd., NVS

    9,825       244,031  

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

    761,250       508,422  

Shenzhen Kstar Science & Technology Co. Ltd.

    45,500       213,899  

Sieyuan Electric Co. Ltd.

    43,000       294,991  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    88,700       1,386,022  

Sunwoda Electronic Co. Ltd., Class A

    105,599       243,337  

Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    16,256       419,038  

TBEA Co. Ltd., Class A

    274,820       631,008  

Titan Wind Energy Suzhou Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    106,300       212,207  

Zhefu Holding Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    300,600       180,928  

Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd., Class A

    126,600       502,399  
   

 

 

 
       19,906,587  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4.4%  

Avary Holding Shenzhen Co. Ltd., Class A

    114,500       392,811  

BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,092,128       1,239,514  

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

    105,900       481,950  

China Railway Signal & Communication Corp. Ltd., Class A

    428,781       360,382  

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

    35,200       440,392  

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A

    569,706       1,784,033  
Security   Shares     Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)  

GoerTek Inc., Class A

    190,704     $ 478,115  

Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,867       370,602  

Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co. Ltd.

    84,400       205,889  

Huagong Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    62,800       316,296  

Lens Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    274,700       475,623  

Lingyi iTech Guangdong Co., Class A

    381,800       328,668  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    402,168       1,821,941  

Maxscend Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    34,556       582,903  

Raytron Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,496       165,534  

Shanghai Friendess Electronic Technology Corp. Ltd., Class A

    7,914       246,761  

Shengyi Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    127,082       283,519  

Shennan Circuits Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,767       329,738  

Shenzhen Kaifa Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    83,700       228,097  

Shenzhen SED Industry Co. Ltd., NVS

    41,900       176,016  

Shenzhen Sunlord Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,200       149,460  

Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,300       287,081  

Tianma Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    148,500       194,805  

Unisplendour Corp. Ltd., Class A

    150,791       576,369  

Universal Scientific Industrial Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    104,600       211,747  

Westone Information Industry Inc., Class A

    45,300       168,923  

Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    69,211       450,830  

Wuhan Guide Infrared Co. Ltd., Class A

    210,004       241,626  

WUS Printed Circuit Kunshan Co. Ltd., Class A

    105,590       324,326  

Xiamen Faratronic Co. Ltd.

    15,800       298,233  

Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    192,400       591,599  

Zhejiang Supcon Technology Co. Ltd.

    40,998       310,717  
   

 

 

 
       14,514,500  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%            

Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    254,868       223,601  

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

    63,385       248,645  
   

 

 

 
      472,246  
Entertainment — 0.9%            

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

    126,693       477,217  

Beijing Enlight Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    168,800       198,125  

G-Bits Network Technology Xiamen Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,500       331,804  

Giant Network Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    104,600       207,953  

Kunlun Tech Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    62,800       325,945  

Mango Excellent Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    107,680       518,350  

Perfect World Co. Ltd., Class A

    105,552       221,915  

Wanda Film Holding Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    128,600       260,745  

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

    422,882       312,978  
   

 

 

 
      2,855,032  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.2%  

DaShenLin Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    65,131       253,737  

Yifeng Pharmacy Chain Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,183       314,981  

Yonghui Superstores Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    522,600       256,221  
   

 

 

 
      824,939  
Food Products — 3.4%            

Angel Yeast Co. Ltd., Class A

    46,096       239,263  

Anjoy Foods Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,300       417,396  

Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    232,500       230,464  

Chongqing Fuling Zhacai Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    55,100       145,629  

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

    274,379       1,781,815  

Fujian Sunner Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,300       189,483  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI China A ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Food Products (continued)            

Guangdong Haid Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    105,599     $ 744,389  

Hebei Yangyuan Zhihui Beverage Co. Ltd., Class A

    62,800       232,963  

Heilongjiang Agriculture Co. Ltd., Class A

    105,900       217,703  

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

    190,300       672,715  

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

    359,500       1,443,896  

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

    37,462       183,987  

Juewei Food Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,200       226,821  

Meihua Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

    170,900       222,217  

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

    316,919       1,971,075  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    267,400       468,062  

Toly Bread Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,938       132,966  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    381,446       1,015,169  

Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    85,200       502,341  

Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    84,400       192,963  
   

 

 

 
       11,231,317  
Gas Utilities — 0.1%  

ENN Natural Gas Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,900       383,312  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4%            

Autobio Diagnostics Co. Ltd., Class A

    43,200       338,815  

iRay Technology Co. Ltd.

    5,716       200,957  

Jafron Biomedical Co. Ltd., Class A

    38,450       127,541  

Jiangsu Yuyue Medical Equipment & Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,700       301,235  

Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    105,900       308,645  

Ovctek China Inc., Class A

    43,480       207,264  

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

    68,434       2,839,757  

Shenzhen New Industries Biomedical Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,200       334,171  
   

 

 

 
      4,658,385  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.3%  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    529,281       1,493,388  

China Meheco Co. Ltd., Class A

    90,520       166,754  

China National Medicines Corp. Ltd., Class A

    41,900       195,266  

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,800       378,389  

Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    32,097       323,868  

Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    105,925       644,342  

Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    170,651       236,604  

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

    211,360       213,994  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,109       416,974  

Topchoice Medical Corp., Class A(a)

    21,100       341,159  
   

 

 

 
      4,410,738  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2%            

BTG Hotels Group Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    63,300       186,461  

Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotels Co. Ltd., Class A

    48,200       336,269  

Songcheng Performance Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    147,772       277,593  
   

 

 

 
      800,323  
Household Durables — 1.5%            

Beijing Roborock Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,165       276,940  

Ecovacs Robotics Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,300       435,416  

Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A

    172,700       937,754  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A

    359,500       1,244,990  
Security   Shares     Value  
Household Durables (continued)            

Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,264     $ 172,759  

Jason Furniture Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    61,220       388,588  

Oppein Home Group Inc., Class A

    29,983       451,687  

TCL Technology Group Corp., Class A(a)

    1,031,081       619,633  

Zhejiang Supor Co. Ltd., Class A

    46,098       322,833  
   

 

 

 
      4,850,600  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 3.5%  

CECEP Solar Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    214,900       198,595  

CECEP Wind Power Corp, Class A

    387,240       198,405  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,097,247       1,123,056  

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

    1,624,700       1,226,223  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,350,488       4,059,166  

Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd.(a)

    485,300       212,517  

GD Power Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,012,800       523,070  

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class A

    464,200       368,689  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class A(a)

    528,700       636,132  

SDIC Power Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    439,200       782,156  

Shanghai Electric Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    168,800       243,206  

Shenergy Co. Ltd., Class A

    292,900       277,981  

Shenzhen Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    295,806       284,409  

Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    253,200       512,443  

Wintime Energy Group Co. Ltd., NVS

    1,297,100       276,065  

Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    648,200       437,149  
   

 

 

 
       11,359,262  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%            

China Baoan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,100       238,967  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 2.5%            

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,500       763,694  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    400,916       1,682,628  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    127,400       812,035  

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

    549,900       486,527  

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

    618,923       4,572,666  
   

 

 

 
      8,317,550  
IT Services — 0.1%            

DHC Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    168,800       160,656  

Isoftstone Information Technology Group Co. Ltd., NVS

    62,650       209,584  
   

 

 

 
      370,240  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.7%            

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,104       251,562  

Joinn Laboratories China Co. Ltd., Class A

    47,073       185,164  

Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    94,950       376,357  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,648       1,495,772  
   

 

 

 
      2,308,855  
Machinery — 2.9%            

China CSSC Holdings Ltd., Class A

    253,200       1,183,860  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,394,190       1,310,108  

FAW Jiefang Group Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    168,800       219,144  

Hoyuan Green Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,465       252,023  

Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,424       847,934  

Keda Industrial Group Co. Ltd.

    105,500       168,127  

Ningbo Deye Technology Co. Ltd., NVS

    21,160       371,262  

North Industries Group Red Arrow Co. Ltd., Class A

    71,800       177,584  

Riyue Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    65,982       167,941  

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    486,150       1,209,341  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,411       839,660  

Shuangliang Eco-Energy Systems Co. Ltd.

    104,600       171,699  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI China A ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    379,800     $ 702,020  

XCMG Construction Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A

    676,000       669,207  

Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,598       178,633  

Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co. Ltd., Class A

    104,600       408,246  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd., NVS

    40,369       254,592  

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

    402,450       388,214  
   

 

 

 
       9,519,595  
Marine Transportation — 0.3%  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    720,850       1,022,104  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.3%  

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    825,760       861,939  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 4.6%  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    760,716       679,484  

Anhui Honglu Steel Construction Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    48,530       224,244  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,268,870       1,140,946  

Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    83,700       173,427  

China Minmetals Rare Earth Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,300       271,577  

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

    199,200       689,222  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class A

    993,700       860,295  

GEM Co. Ltd., Class A

    275,996       272,235  

Guangdong HEC Technology Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    168,800       168,868  

Henan Shenhuo Coal & Power Co. Ltd.

    126,600       278,996  

Hesteel Co. Ltd., Class A

    652,600       220,205  

Huaibei Mining Holdings Co. Ltd.

    147,700       255,674  

Hunan Valin Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    403,840       339,344  

Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    2,600,100       688,334  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class A

    105,900       296,867  

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A

    188,400       303,857  

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

    527,500       303,581  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    211,428       722,519  

Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. Ltd., Class A

    697,500       316,672  

Shanxi Meijin Energy Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    232,500       252,973  

Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    359,100       216,248  

Shenghe Resources Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    96,700       171,115  

Sinomine Resource Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,792       264,881  

Tianshan Aluminum Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    256,100       251,903  

Tibet Summit Resources Co. Ltd., Class-A(a)

    42,200       107,658  

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    602,500       274,446  

Western Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    147,700       254,536  

Western Superconducting Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,991       266,680  

Xiamen Tungsten Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,898       226,835  

Yintai Gold Co. Ltd., Class A

    160,220       293,360  

YongXing Special Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,640       232,453  

Youngy Co. Ltd.

    21,100       181,534  

Yunnan Aluminium Co. Ltd., Class A

    189,900       395,194  

Yunnan Tin Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,400       196,788  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,112       629,330  

Zhongjin Gold Corp. Ltd., Class A

    271,800       405,274  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,183,200       2,160,841  
   

 

 

 
      14,988,396  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.7%  

China Merchants Energy Shipping Co. Ltd., Class A

    468,800       419,274  
Security   Shares     Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    1,814,843     $ 1,576,748  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    380,299       1,512,644  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class A

    189,949       390,124  

Guanghui Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    380,983       379,932  

Inner Mongolia Dian Tou Energy Corp. Ltd.

    126,600       243,802  

Jizhong Energy Resources Co. Ltd.

    211,000       194,065  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,216,000       1,350,415  

Pingdingshan Tianan Coal Mining Co. Ltd.

    126,600       141,793  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    550,201       1,251,958  

Shan Xi Hua Yang Group New Energy Co. Ltd.

    211,000       240,328  

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

    316,560       402,392  

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

    169,200       387,360  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    222,450       552,518  
   

 

 

 
       9,043,353  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%  

Shandong Sun Paper Industry JSC Ltd., Class A

    169,200       284,728  
   

 

 

 
Personal Care Products — 0.2%  

By-health Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,800       251,141  

Yunnan Botanee Bio-Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    18,000       262,083  
   

 

 

 
      513,224  
Pharmaceuticals — 3.2%  

Apeloa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,700       157,250  

Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,380       373,235  

Beijing Tongrentang Co. Ltd., Class A

    73,800       527,227  

Betta Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,112       160,959  

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

    25,840       543,938  

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

    63,300       443,780  

Dong-E-E-Jiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,200       289,109  

Hubei Jumpcan Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,200       155,572  

Humanwell Healthcare Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,400       267,257  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    359,942       2,248,639  

Joincare Pharmaceutical Group Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    105,900       186,459  

Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc., Class A

    42,200       217,413  

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

    90,800       172,630  

Porton Pharma Solutions Ltd.

    21,100       89,303  

Shandong Buchang Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    66,327       189,364  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    126,663       562,460  

Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    58,800       264,288  

Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,860       296,535  

Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,800       327,932  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    105,560       795,603  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,199       1,470,942  

Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    85,204       219,608  

Zhejiang Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    42,900       161,924  

Zhejiang NHU Co. Ltd., Class A

    169,968       392,858  

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

    25,600       135,722  
   

 

 

 
      10,650,007  
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.9%  

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

    443,100       884,901  
 

 

 

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July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI China A ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Real Estate Management & Development (continued)  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    555,400     $ 1,187,022  

Gemdale Corp., Class A

    253,618       307,092  

Greenland Holdings Corp. Ltd., Class A(a)

    648,000       294,056  

Hainan Airport Infrastructure Co. Ltd., NVS

    627,100       374,776  

Hangzhou Binjiang Real Estate Group Co. Ltd.

    168,800       255,498  

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

    676,731       1,350,211  

Seazen Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    126,666       292,452  

Shanghai Lingang Holdings Corp. Ltd., Class A

    127,023       230,416  

Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    465,856       320,518  

Youngor Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    295,794       295,638  

Zhejiang China Commodities City Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    316,500       377,058  
   

 

 

 
       6,169,638  
Ground Transportation — 0.7%  

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

    1,881,500       1,441,567  

Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    865,100       866,739  
   

 

 

 
      2,308,306  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.5%  

3peak Inc.

    5,986       197,047  

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

    38,738       776,240  

Amlogic Shanghai Co. Ltd.(a)

    22,347       275,920  

ASR Microelectronics Co. Ltd.(a)

    22,064       237,825  

Cambricon Technologies Corp. Ltd.(a)

    22,992       528,964  

China Resources Microelectronics Ltd.

    70,619       567,609  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,800       416,606  

GalaxyCore Inc., NVS

    82,089       184,666  

GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc., Class A

    42,757       687,577  

Hangzhou Chang Chuan Technology Co. Ltd.

    42,200       248,712  

Hangzhou First Applied Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    97,210       476,413  

Hangzhou Lion Electronics Co. Ltd.

    42,200       227,136  

Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,400       362,343  

Ingenic Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Class A

    34,300       402,939  

JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    182,780       851,308  

JCET Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    106,700       493,325  

Jiangsu Pacific Quartz Co. Ltd., NVS

    21,600       310,667  

Jinko Solar Co. Ltd.

    378,584       660,420  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    436,846       1,830,363  

Montage Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    66,745       541,147  

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

    125,600       371,239  

NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    32,200       1,280,752  

Risen Energy Co. Ltd.

    64,800       209,453  

Rockchip Electronics Co. Ltd.

    21,000       219,742  

Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    271,800       645,973  

SG Micro Corp., Class A

    30,995       366,301  

Shanghai Aiko Solar Energy Co. Ltd.

    111,900       404,374  

Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Co. Ltd.

    31,017       241,335  

Shenzhen SC New Energy Technology Corp., Class A

    21,100       277,030  

StarPower Semiconductor Ltd., Class A

    10,000       306,842  

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

    221,123       900,919  

Tianshui Huatian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    189,700       254,823  

TongFu Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    86,400       263,027  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    256,293       1,250,124  

Trina Solar Co. Ltd.

    121,789       642,737  

Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    49,679       649,079  

Verisilicon Microelectronics Shanghai Co. Ltd.(a)

    26,754       258,480  

Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Shanghai, Class A

    63,355       911,273  

Wuxi Autowell Technology Co. Ltd.

    8,456       203,788  
Security   Shares     Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

Xinjiang Daqo New Energy Co. Ltd.

    98,862     $ 570,998  

Yangzhou Yangjie Electronic Technology Co. Ltd.

    21,300       128,097  

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

    84,401       730,353  
   

 

 

 
       21,363,966  
Software — 2.2%  

360 Security Technology Inc., Class A(a)

    402,500       668,986  

Beijing E-Hualu Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    41,900       180,647  

Beijing Kingsoft Office Software Inc., Class A

    27,344       1,555,971  

Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    133,595       260,293  

China National Software & Service Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,920       400,104  

Hundsun Technologies Inc., Class A

    113,282       652,960  

Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A

    126,650       1,114,883  

NavInfo Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    126,600       198,800  

Qi An Xin Technology Group Inc.(a)

    37,413       265,387  

Sangfor Technologies Inc., Class A(a)

    25,400       401,953  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    108,888       732,620  

Thunder Software Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    31,900       403,564  

Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    190,749       504,302  
   

 

 

 
      7,340,470  
Specialty Retail — 0.7%  

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

    110,341       1,950,202  

Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    232,406       247,294  
   

 

 

 
      2,197,496  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.7%  

China Greatwall Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    190,400       326,594  

GRG Banking Equipment Co. Ltd., Class A

    126,600       204,140  

Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    84,560       540,774  

Ninestar Corp., Class A

    84,410       395,912  

Shenzhen Transsion Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    45,463       781,084  
   

 

 

 
      2,248,504  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%  

Beijing United Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    53,694       287,944  

COSCO SHIPPING Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    591,600       208,766  

Shanxi Coal International Energy Group Co. Ltd.

    104,600       213,734  

Sichuan New Energy Power Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    73,000       149,058  

Xiamen C & D Inc., Class A

    168,800       265,265  
   

 

 

 
      1,124,767  
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.4%  

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    125,500       253,039  

Liaoning Port Co Ltd., Class A

    1,223,800       282,659  

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

    63,322       420,873  

Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    402,500       305,456  
   

 

 

 
      1,262,027  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.4%  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    1,812,700       1,311,540  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.6%
(Cost: $264,297,364)

 

    327,679,337  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI China A ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Rights

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.0%

 

Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Expires 12/31/49)(a)

    30,064     $  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $0)

 

     
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $264,297,364)

 

    327,679,337  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Money Market Funds — 0.3%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(b)(c)

    870,000       870,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.3%
(Cost: $870,000)

 

    870,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.9%
(Cost: $265,167,364)

 

    328,549,337  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.1%

 

    438,671  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 328,988,008  
   

 

 

 
(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(c) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/22

    

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

07/31/23

    

Shares

Held at

07/31/23

     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

  $      $ 870,000 (a)    $      $      $      $ 870,000        870,000      $ 11,161      $  
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

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

       

FTSE China A50

    76       08/30/23     $ 1,015     $ 33,081  
       

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI China A ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $ 33,081      $      $      $      $ 33,081  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

 

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (77,633   $      $      $      $ (77,633
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

 

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 41,204     $      $      $      $ 41,204  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 880,187  

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

  $ 4,185,721      $ 323,493,616      $      $ 327,679,337  

Rights

                          

Short-Term Securities

          

Money Market Funds

    870,000                      870,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $  5,055,721      $ 323,493,616      $      $ 328,549,337  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

          

Assets

          

Equity Contracts

  $      $ 33,081      $     —      $ 33,081  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

China Large-Cap

ETF

    

iShares

MSCI China

AETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

    

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

  $ 5,565,180,992      $ 327,679,337  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    21,165,636        870,000  

Cash

    17,943         

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    11,332,000        68,000  

Foreign currency, at value(d)

    23,002,969        488,990  

Receivables:

    

Securities lending income — affiliated

    3,996         

Dividends — unaffiliated

    84,319,770        5,553  

Dividends — affiliated

    15,291        3,005  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    3,181,171        952  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    5,708,219,768        329,115,837  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Bank overdraft

           64,543  

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    12,130,635         

Payables:

    

Investment advisory fees

    3,297,786        63,286  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    15,428,421        127,829  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

    

NET ASSETS

  $ 5,692,791,347      $ 328,988,008  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

    

Paid-in capital

  $ 9,940,811,561      $ 393,282,602  

Accumulated loss

    (4,248,020,214      (64,294,594
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 5,692,791,347      $ 328,988,008  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

    

Shares outstanding

    187,350,000        10,550,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 30.39      $ 31.18  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 5,922,528,041      $ 264,297,364  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 11,492,040      $  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 21,162,585      $ 870,000  

(d) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 22,990,035      $ 487,081  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended July 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

China

Large-Cap

ETF

   

iShares

MSCI China
AETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 167,469,979     $ 8,281,918  

Dividends — affiliated

    192,234       11,161  

Interest — unaffiliated

    85,532       51,919  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    350,872        

Foreign taxes withheld

    (14,462,666     (831,373
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    153,635,951       7,513,625  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory

    38,791,801       2,326,392  

Commitment costs

          4,473  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    38,791,801       2,330,865  

Less:

   

Investment advisory fees waived

          (1,400,308
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    38,791,801       930,557  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    114,844,150       6,583,068  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    (732,517,399     (5,478,178

Investments — affiliated

    5,682        

Capital gain distributions from underlying funds — affiliated

    2        

Foreign currency transactions

    142,130       34,506  

Futures contracts

    (9,275,558     (77,633
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (741,645,143     (5,521,305
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    737,540,692       (53,055,303

Investments — affiliated

    1,716        

Foreign currency translations

    290,263       (69

Futures contracts

    18,431,138       41,204  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    756,263,809       (53,014,168
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    14,618,666       (58,535,473
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 129,462,816     $ (51,952,405
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

iShares

China Large-Cap ETF

        

iShares

MSCI China A ETF

 
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
          Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
         Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

            

OPERATIONS

            

Net investment income

        $ 114,844,150     $ 111,144,219        $ 6,583,068     $ 8,412,505  

Net realized loss

      (741,645,143     (696,107,215        (5,521,305     (100,193,129

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      756,263,809       (875,861,384        (53,014,168     (67,300,859
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      129,462,816       (1,460,824,380        (51,952,405     (159,081,483
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

            

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (137,823,574     (82,196,257        (8,340,710     (8,184,031
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

            

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

      407,457,486       2,024,227,917          (161,024,123     90,044,292  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

            

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      399,096,728       481,207,280          (221,317,238     (77,221,222

Beginning of year

      5,293,694,619       4,812,487,339          550,305,246       627,526,468  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

    $ 5,692,791,347     $ 5,293,694,619        $ 328,988,008     $ 550,305,246  
   

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares China Large-Cap ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

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 year

  $ 30.37     $ 40.36     $ 41.57     $ 41.63     $ 43.14  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.62       0.75       0.88       0.89       1.07  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    0.15       (10.16     (1.26     0.17       (1.73
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.77       (9.41     (0.38     1.06       (0.66
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

    (0.75     (0.58     (0.83     (1.12     (0.85
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 30.39     $ 30.37     $ 40.36     $ 41.57     $ 41.63  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

         

Based on net asset value

    2.71     (23.54 )%      (1.13 )%      2.59     (1.44 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

         

Total expenses

    0.74     0.74     0.74     0.74     0.74
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.19     2.12     1.90     2.18     2.55
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 5,692,791     $ 5,293,695     $ 4,812,487     $ 3,429,710     $ 5,039,411  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    23     29     62     18     14
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI China A ETF  
 

 

 

 
    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 year

    $ 35.39       $ 41.70       $ 36.39       $ 28.68       $ 27.06  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.54         0.46         0.52         0.59         0.84  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      (3.92       (6.29       5.22         7.47         1.67  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (3.38       (5.83       5.74         8.06         2.51  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                   

From net investment income

      (0.83       (0.48       (0.43       (0.35       (0.19

From net realized gain

                                      (0.70
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.83       (0.48       (0.43       (0.35       (0.89
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

    $ 31.18       $ 35.39       $ 41.70       $ 36.39       $ 28.68  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                   

Based on net asset value

      (9.55 )%        (14.18 )%        15.79       28.40       9.97
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                   

Total expenses

      0.60       0.60       0.60       0.63       0.65
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.24       0.24       0.24       0.24       0.24
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.70       1.15       1.24       1.98       3.10
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of year (000)

    $ 328,988       $ 550,305       $ 627,526       $ 484,005       $ 141,989  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

      26 %(g)         64       38 %(g)         31 %(g)         44 %(g)  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

(a) Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 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.

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

(d) Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

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

(f)  Portfolio turnover rate includes portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund offering and redeeming Creation Units solely for cash in U.S. dollars (“cash creations”).

 

  

  

   

  

  

   

(g)   Portfolio turnover rate excluding cash creations was as follows:

      13               24       28       22
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

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

 

China Large-Cap

    Non-diversified  

MSCI China A

    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. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.

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 July 31, 2023, 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.

Bank Overdraft: The iShares MSCI China A ETF had outstanding cash disbursements exceeding deposited cash amounts at the custodian and utilized its ability to temporarily borrow from that custodian for operational purposes. The Funds are obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any related costs or expenses, where applicable.

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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

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.

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 (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  

 

 

China Large-Cap

        

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

  $ 112,201      $ (112,023   $     $ 178 (b) 

Morgan Stanley

    11,379,839        (11,379,839            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 11,492,040      $ (11,491,862   $     $ 178  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by the Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.

 
  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of July 31, 2023. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by a counterparty.

 

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 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.

 

 

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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 China Large-Cap 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 $6 billion

    0.74

Over $6 billion, up to and including $9 billion

    0.67  

Over $9 billion, up to and including $12 billion

    0.60  

Over $12 billion

    0.54  

For its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI China A ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.60%, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund.

Expense Waivers: BFA may from time to time voluntarily waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses in order to limit total annual fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, if any). BFA has elected to implement a voluntary fee waiver in order to limit the iShares MSCI China A ETF’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver to 0.24%, and currently intends to keep such voluntary fee waiver for the Fund in place through December 31, 2023. Any such voluntary waiver or reimbursement may be eliminated by BFA at any time.

This amount is included in investment advisory fees waived in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended July 31, 2023, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to this arrangement were as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts Waived  

MSCI China A

  $ 1,400,308  

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.

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.

 

 

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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 year ended July 31, 2023, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts  

China Large-Cap

  $ 88,820  

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 year ended July 31, 2023, 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)

 

China Large-Cap

  $ 10,592,013        $ 22,764,517        $ (24,654,678

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 year ended July 31, 2023, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases        Sales  

China Large-Cap

  $ 1,599,045,074        $ 1,207,403,913  

MSCI China A

    98,762,518          261,952,184  

There were no in-kind transactions for the year ended July 31, 2023.

 

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 July 31, 2023, 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.

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Year Ended
07/31/23
       Year Ended
07/31/22
 

 

 

China Large-Cap

      

Ordinary income

  $ 137,823,574        $ 82,196,257  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

MSCI China A

      

Ordinary income

  $ 8,340,710        $ 8,184,031  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

As of July 31, 2023, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

iShares ETF

   

Undistributed

Ordinary Income

 

 

    

Non-expiring

Capital Loss

Carryforwards

 

 

(a) 

   

Net Unrealized

Gains (Losses)

 

(b) 

    Total  

China Large-Cap

  $ 105,366,586      $ (3,429,917,973   $ (923,468,827   $ (4,248,020,214

MSCI China A

    7,209,269        (113,808,609     42,304,746       (64,294,594

 

  (a) 

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

 

 

 

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  (b) 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, characterization of corporate actions and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 

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 July 31, 2023, 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)

 

China Large-Cap

   $  6,517,224,208      $ 423,762,750      $ (1,347,506,128    $  (923,743,378

MSCI China A

     286,279,241        83,125,069        (40,821,892      42,303,177  

 

9.

LINE OF CREDIT

The iShares MSCI China A ETF, along with certain other iShares funds (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a $800 million credit agreement (“Syndicated Credit Agreement”) with a group of lenders, which expires on August 11, 2023. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings in certain target markets. The Funds may borrow up to the aggregate commitment amount subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the Syndicated Credit Agreement. The Syndicated Credit Agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 0.10% and 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is generally allocated to each Participating Fund based on the lesser of a Participating Fund’s relative exposure to certain target markets or a Participating Fund’s maximum borrowing amount as set forth by the terms of the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

During the year ended July 31, 2023, the Fund did not borrow under the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

 

10.

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 a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

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.

Market Risk: The iShares MSCI China A ETF invests in A-shares (i.e., equity securities of companies based in the People’s Republic of China (“China” or “PRC”) that trade on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange) primarily through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program or the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program (together, “Stock Connect”). Investing in A-shares through Stock Connect is subject to trading, clearance and settlement procedures, which could pose risks to the Fund. Trading through Stock Connect is subject to a daily quota, which limits the maximum net purchases under Stock Connect each day. The daily quota may restrict the Fund’s ability to invest in A-shares on a timely basis and could affect the Fund’s ability to effectively pursue its investment strategy. Additionally, the Fund may be subject to the risk of price fluctuations on days when the Chinese markets are open, but Stock Connect is not trading. The A-shares market has a higher propensity for trading suspensions than many other global equity markets.

Infectious Illness Risk: An outbreak of an infectious illness, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may adversely impact the economies of many nations and the global economy, and may impact individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen. An infectious illness outbreak may result in, among other things, closed international borders, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, market volatility or disruptions and other significant economic, social and political impacts.

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

 

 

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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.

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.

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.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions in that country or those countries may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Unanticipated or sudden political or social developments may cause uncertainty in the markets and as a result adversely affect the Fund’s investments. Foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices as used in the United States. Foreign securities markets may also be more volatile and less liquid than U.S. securities and may be less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in China or with significant exposure to Chinese issuers. Investments in Chinese securities, including certain Hong Kong-listed securities, involve risks specific to China. China may be subject to considerable degrees of economic, political and social instability and demonstrates significantly higher volatility from time to time in comparison to developed markets. Chinese markets generally continue to experience inefficiency, volatility and pricing anomalies resulting from governmental influence, a lack of publicly available information and/or political and social instability. Internal social unrest or confrontations with other neighboring countries may disrupt economic development in China and result in a greater risk of currency fluctuations, currency non-convertibility, interest rate fluctuations and higher rates of inflation. Incidents involving China’s or the region’s security may cause uncertainty in Chinese markets and may adversely affect the Chinese economy and a fund’s investments. Reduction in spending on Chinese products and services, institution of tariffs or other trade barriers, or a downturn in any of the economies of China’s key trading partners may have an adverse impact on the Chinese economy. In addition, measures may be taken to limit the flow of capital and/or sanctions may be imposed, which could prohibit or restrict the ability to own or transfer fund assets and may also include retaliatory actions, such as seizure of fund assets.

The 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.

The 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. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

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.

 

11.

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.

 

 

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Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

 

 
    

Year Ended

07/31/23

    

Year Ended

07/31/22

 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
iShares ETF    Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

 

 

China Large-Cap

           

Shares sold

     21,300,000      $ 633,923,422        55,800,000      $ 2,047,521,737  

Shares redeemed

     (8,250,000      (226,465,936      (750,000      (23,293,820
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     13,050,000      $ 407,457,486        55,050,000      $ 2,024,227,917  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

MSCI China A

           

Shares sold

     1,650,000      $ 54,145,546        10,350,000      $ 432,813,220  

Shares redeemed

     (6,650,000      (215,169,669      (9,850,000      (342,768,928
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (5,000,000    $ (161,024,123      500,000      $ 90,044,292  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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. Investors 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. Investors 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.

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.

 

12.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and the following items were noted:

Effective August 11, 2023, the Syndicated Credit Agreement to which the Participating Funds are party was extended until August 2024 under the same terms.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of

iShares Trust and Shareholders of each of the two funds listed in the table below

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (two of the funds constituting iShares Trust , hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of July 31, 2023, the related statements of operations for the year ended July 31, 2023, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended July 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended July 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of July 31, 2023, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended July 31, 2023 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended July 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

iShares China Large-Cap ETF

iShares MSCI China A ETF

 

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 22, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

   
iShares ETF   

Qualified Dividend

Income

 

China Large-Cap

   $ 134,506,250  

MSCI China A

     7,856,959  

The Funds intend to pass through to their shareholders the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of foreign source income earned and foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

     
iShares ETF   

Foreign Source

Income Earned

    

Foreign

Taxes Paid

 

China Large-Cap

   $ 194,691,110      $  10,299,986  

MSCI China A

     8,281,917        831,104  

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were higher than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds. The Board also noted the tradability, liquidity and developed capital markets ecosystem associated with the Fund that differentiates it from other ETFs in the marketplace.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract  (continued)

 

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund already provided for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund, on an aggregated basis with the assets of certain other iShares funds, increase. The Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding new or revised breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract  (continued)

 

iShares MSCI China A ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract  (continued)

 

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

July 31, 2023

 

     
    

Total Cumulative Distributions

for the Fiscal Year

    

% Breakdown of the Total Cumulative

Distributions for the Fiscal Year

 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
iShares ETF   

Net

Investment

Income

    

Net Realized

Capital Gains

    

Return of

Capital

    

Total Per

Share

    

Net

Investment

Income

    

Net Realized

Capital Gains

    

Return of

Capital

   

Total Per

Share

 

China Large-Cap(a)

   $ 0.746077      $      $ 0.001443      $ 0.747520        100           0 %(b)      100

 

  (a) 

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 
  (b) 

Rounds to less than 1%.

 

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.

Premium/Discount Information

Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.

Regulation under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, and its United Kingdom (“UK”) equivalent, ( “AIFMD”) impose detailed and prescriptive obligations on fund managers established in the European Union (the “EU”) and the UK. These do not currently apply to managers established outside of the EU or UK, such as BFA (the “Company”). Rather, the Company is only required to comply with certain disclosure, reporting and transparency obligations of AIFMD because it has registered the iShares China Large-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) to be marketed to investors in the EU and/or UK.

Report on Remuneration

The Company is required under AIFMD to make quantitative disclosures of remuneration. These disclosures are made in line with BlackRock’s interpretation of currently available regulatory guidance on quantitative remuneration disclosures. As market or regulatory practice develops BlackRock may consider it appropriate to make changes to the way in which quantitative remuneration disclosures are calculated. Where such changes are made, this may result in disclosures in relation to a fund not being comparable to the disclosures made in the prior year, or in relation to other BlackRock fund disclosures in that same year.

Disclosures are provided in relation to (a) the staff of the Company; (b) staff who are senior management; and (c) staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Fund.

All individuals included in the aggregated figures disclosed are rewarded in line with BlackRock’s remuneration policy for their responsibilities across the relevant BlackRock business area. As all individuals have a number of areas of responsibilities, only the portion of remuneration for those individuals’ services attributable to the Fund is included in the aggregate figures disclosed.

BlackRock has a clear and well-defined pay-for-performance philosophy, and compensation programs which support that philosophy.

BlackRock operates a total compensation model for remuneration which includes a base salary, which is contractual, and a discretionary bonus scheme. Although all employees are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus, there is no contractual obligation to make a discretionary bonus award to any employees. For senior management and staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Fund, a significant percentage of variable remuneration is deferred over time. All employees are subject to a clawback policy.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

Remuneration decisions for employees are made once annually in January following the end of the performance year, based on BlackRock’s full-year financial results and other non-financial goals and objectives. Alongside financial performance, individual total compensation is also based on strategic and operating results and other considerations such as management and leadership capabilities. No set formulas are established and no fixed benchmarks are used in determining annual incentive awards.

Annual incentive awards are paid from a bonus pool which is reviewed throughout the year by BlackRock’s independent compensation committee, taking into account both actual and projected financial information together with information provided by the Enterprise Risk and Regulatory Compliance departments in relation to any activities, incidents or events that warrant consideration in making compensation decisions. Individuals are not involved in setting their own remuneration.

Each of the control functions (Enterprise Risk, Legal & Compliance, and Internal Audit) each have their own organizational structures which are independent of the business units and therefore staff members in control functions are remunerated independently of the businesses they oversee. Functional bonus pools for those control functions are determined with reference to the performance of each individual function and the remuneration of the senior members of control functions is directly overseen by BlackRock’s independent remuneration committee.

Members of staff and senior management of the Company typically provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the Company and across the broader BlackRock group. Conversely, members of staff and senior management of the broader BlackRock group may provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the broader BlackRock group and of the Company. Therefore, the figures disclosed are a sum of individuals’ portion of remuneration attributable to the Company according to an objective apportionment methodology which acknowledges the multiple-service nature of the Company and the broader BlackRock group. Accordingly, the figures are not representative of any individual’s actual remuneration or their remuneration structure.

The amount of the total remuneration awarded to the Company’s staff in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2022 was USD 4.12 million. This figure is comprised of fixed remuneration of USD 685 thousand and variable remuneration of USD 3.43 million. There was a total of 8 beneficiaries of the remuneration described above.

The amount of the aggregate remuneration awarded by the Company in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2022, to its senior management was USD 2.96 million, and to other members of its staff whose actions potentially have a material impact on the risk profile of the Company or its funds was USD 970 thousand. These figures relate to the entire Company and not to the Fund.

Disclosures Under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

The iShares China Large-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) is registered under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive to be marketed to European Union (“EU”) investors, as noted above. As a result, certain disclosures are required under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”).

The Fund has not been categorized under the SFDR as an “Article 8” or “Article 9” product. In addition, the Fund’s investment strategy does not take into account the criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities under the EU sustainable investment taxonomy regulation or principal adverse impacts (“PAIs”) on sustainability factors under the SFDR. PAIs are identified under the SFDR as the material impacts of investment decisions on sustainability factors relating to environmental, social and employee matters, respect for human rights, and anti-corruption and anti-bribery matters.

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited)

 

The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by BFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes incapacitated. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are referred to as independent trustees (“Independent Trustees”).

The registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into one complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds and ETFs (the “BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex”), one complex of closed-end funds and open-end non-index fixed-income funds (including ETFs) (the “BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex”) and one complex of ETFs (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust and, as a result, oversees all of the funds within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex, which consists of 387 funds as of July 31, 2023. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Aaron Wasserman, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito, Mr. Ramji and Mr. Wasserman is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. The Board has designated John E. Kerrigan as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers may be found in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).

 

Interested Trustees
       

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Robert S. Kapito(a)

(1957)

  

Trustee (since

2009).

   President, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (since its formation in 1998) and BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities (since 1988); Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (since 2009); President of Board of Directors, Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund (since 2002).    Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Salim Ramji(b)

(1970)

  

Trustee (since

2019).

   Senior Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Global Head of BlackRock’s ETF and Index Investments Business (since 2019); Head of BlackRock’s U.S. Wealth Advisory Business (2015-2019); Global Head of Corporate Strategy, BlackRock, Inc. (2014-2015); Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (2010-2014).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2019); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2019).

(a) Robert S. Kapito is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

 

(b) Salim Ramji is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

Independent Trustees
       

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

John E. Kerrigan

(1955)

  

Trustee (since

2005);

Independent

Board Chair

(since 2022).

   Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).

Jane D. Carlin

(1956)

  

Trustee (since

2015); Risk

Committee Chair

(since 2016).

   Consultant (since 2012); Member of the Audit Committee (2012-2018), Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (2017-2018) and Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (2012-2018); Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Holding Company Governance & Assurance and the Global Head of Operational Risk Management of Morgan Stanley (2006-2012).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2015); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2015); Member of the Audit Committee (since 2016), Chair of the Audit Committee (since 2020) and Director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (since 2016).

Richard L. Fagnani

(1954)

  

Trustee (since

2017); Audit

Committee Chair

(since 2019).

   Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016); Director of One Generation Away (since 2021).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)
       

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Cecilia H. Herbert

(1949)

  

Trustee (since

2005); Nominating

and Governance

and Equity Plus

Committee Chairs

(since 2022).

   Chair of the Finance Committee (since 2019) and Trustee and Member of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees of Stanford Health Care (since 2016); Trustee of WNET, New York’s public media company (since 2011) and Member of the Audit Committee (since 2018), Investment Committee (since 2011) and Personnel Committee (since 2022); Member of the Wyoming State Investment Funds Committee (since 2022); Director of the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts (since 2021); Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Drew E. Lawton

(1959)

  

Trustee (since

2017); 15(c)

Committee Chair

(since 2017).

   Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Director of Jackson Financial Inc. (since 2021).

John E. Martinez

(1961)

  

Trustee (since

2003); Securities

Lending

Committee Chair

(since 2019).

   Director of Real Estate Equity Exchange, Inc. (since 2005); Director of Cloudera Foundation (2017-2020); and Director of Reading Partners (2012-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Madhav V. Rajan

(1964)

  

Trustee (since

2011);

Fixed-Income

Plus Committee

Chair (since

2019).

   Dean, and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 2017); Advisory Board Member (since 2016) and Director (since 2020) of C.M. Capital Corporation; Chair of the Board for the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (since 2020); Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001-2017); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (2005-2017); Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2010-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).
Officers
     

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Dominik Rohé

(1973)

  

President (since

2023).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2005); Head of Americas ETF and Index Investments (since 2023); Head of Latin America (2019-2023).

Trent Walker

(1974)

  

Treasurer and

Chief Financial

Officer (since

2020).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since September 2019); Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Funds, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds V and BlackRock Funds VI (since 2021); Executive Vice President of PIMCO (2016-2019); Senior Vice President of PIMCO (2008-2015); Treasurer (2013-2019) and Assistant Treasurer (2007-2017) of PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Managed Accounts Trust, 2 PIMCO-sponsored interval funds and 21 PIMCO-sponsored closed-end funds.

Aaron Wasserman

(1974)

  

Chief Compliance

Officer (iShares,

Inc. and iShares

Trust, since 2023;

iShares U.S. ETF

Trust, since

2023).

   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (since 2023); Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (2014-2023).

Marisa Rolland

(1980)

  

Secretary (since

2022).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2023); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2018-2022); Vice President, BlackRock, Inc. (2010-2017).

Rachel Aguirre

(1982)

  

Executive Vice

President (since

2022).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2018); Head of U.S. iShares Product (since 2022); Head of EII U.S. Product Engineering (since 2021); Co-Head of EII’s Americas Portfolio Engineering (2020-2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Jennifer Hsui

(1976)

  

Executive Vice

President (since

2022).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

James Mauro

(1970)

  

Executive Vice

President (since

2022).

   Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of Fixed Income Index Investments in the Americas and Head of San Francisco Core Portfolio Management (since 2020).

 

 Effective March 30, 2023, Dominik Rohé replaced Armando Senra as President.

 Effective July 1, 2023, Aaron Wasserman replaced Charles Park as Chief Compliance Officer.

 

 

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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
JSC    Joint Stock Company
NVS    Non-Voting Shares

 

 

 

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  JULY 31, 2023

 

  

2023 Annual Report

 

 

iShares Trust

 

·  

iShares Global Equity Factor ETF | GLOF | NYSE Arca

·  

iShares International Equity Factor ETF | INTF | NYSE Arca

·  

iShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF | ISCF | NYSE Arca

·  

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF | EFAV | Cboe BZX

 

 

 


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Despite an uncertain economic landscape during the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2023, the resilience of the U.S. economy in the face of ever tighter financial conditions provided an encouraging backdrop for investors. While inflation was near multi-decade highs at the beginning of the period, it declined precipitously as commodity prices dropped. Labor shortages also moderated, although wages continued to grow and unemployment rates reached the lowest levels in decades. This robust labor market powered further growth in consumer spending, backstopping the economy.

Equity returns were solid, as the durability of consumer sentiment eased investors’ concerns about the economy’s trajectory. The U.S. economy resumed growth in the third quarter of 2022 and continued to expand thereafter. Most major classes of equities advanced, including large- and small-capitalization U.S. stocks and equities from developed and emerging markets.

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. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, 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”), acknowledging that inflation has been more persistent than expected, raised interest rates seven times during the 12-month period ended July 31, 2023. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and incrementally reduced its balance sheet by not replacing securities that reach maturity. However, the Fed declined to raise interest rates at its June 2023 meeting, the first time it paused its tightening in the current cycle, before again raising rates in July 2023.

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 decelerated the pace of interest rate hikes and recently opted for a pause, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period to keep inflation under control. Furthermore, ongoing structural changes may mean that the Fed will be hesitant to cut interest rates in the event of faltering economic activity lest inflation accelerate again. We believe investors should expect a period of higher volatility as markets adjust to the new economic reality and policymakers attempt to adapt.

While we favor an overweight position to developed market equities in the long term, we prefer an underweight stance in the near-term. Expectations for corporate earnings remain elevated, which seems inconsistent with macroeconomic constraints. Nevertheless, we are overweight on emerging market stocks in the near-term as growth trends for emerging markets appear brighter. We also believe that stocks with an A.I. tilt should benefit from an investment cycle that is set to support revenues and margins. We are neutral on credit overall amid tightening credit and financial conditions; however, there are selective opportunities in the near term. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries, U.S. inflation-linked bonds, U.S. mortgage-backed securities, 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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President, BlackRock, Inc.

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President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of July 31, 2023

 

    

 

 6-Month

 

 

 

12-Month

 

 

U.S. large cap equities

(S&P 500® Index)

 

  13.52%   13.02%

 

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

 

  4.51   7.91

 

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

 

  6.65   16.79

 

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

 

  3.26   8.35

 

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

 

  2.34   3.96

 

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

 

  (2.08)   (7.56)

 

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

 

  (1.02)   (3.37)

 

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

 

  0.20   0.93

 

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

 

  2.92   4.42

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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Table of Contents

 

     

Page

 

 

The Markets in Review

     2  

Annual Report:

  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     13  

Disclosure of Expenses

     13  

Schedules of Investments

     14  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     45  

Statements of Operations

     46  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     47  

Financial Highlights

     49  

Notes to Financial Statements

     53  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     63  

Important Tax Information

     64  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     65  

Supplemental Information

     69  

Trustee and Officer Information

     70  

General Information

     73  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     74  

 

 

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Market Overview   

 

iShares Trust

Global Market Overview

Global equity markets advanced during the 12 months ended July 31, 2023 (“reporting period”), supported by continued economic growth and moderating inflation. The MSCI ACWI, a broad global equity index that includes both developed and emerging markets, returned 12.91% in U.S. dollar terms for the reporting period. Despite concerns about the impact of higher interest rates and rising prices, the global economy continued to grow, albeit at a slower pace than during the initial post-pandemic recovery. Inflation began to subside in most regions of the world, and lower energy prices reduced pressure on consumers, leading consumer and business sentiment to improve. While the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued to disrupt trade in Europe and elsewhere, market adaptation lessened the economic impact of the ongoing war. The prices of oil, natural gas, and wheat all declined during the reporting period, easing pressure on the world’s economies.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) tightened monetary policy rapidly, raising short-term interest rates seven times during the reporting period. The pace of tightening decelerated as the Fed twice lowered the increment of increase before pausing entirely in June 2023, the first time it declined to take action since the tightening cycle began. However, the Fed then raised interest rates again at its July 2023 meeting and stated that it would continue to monitor economic data. The Fed also continued to decrease the size of its balance sheet by reducing the store of U.S. Treasuries it had accumulated to stabilize markets in the early phases of the coronavirus pandemic.

Despite the tightening financial conditions, the U.S. economy demonstrated continued strength, and U.S. equities advanced. The economy returned to growth in the third quarter of 2022 and showed robust, if slightly slower, growth thereafter. Consumers powered the economy and increased their spending in both nominal and inflation-adjusted terms. Spending was helped by a strong labor market, as unemployment remained very low in historic terms, and the total number of employed persons reached an all-time high. Tightness in the labor market drove higher wages, although wage growth slowed as the reporting period continued.

European stocks outpaced their counterparts in most other regions of the globe, advancing strongly for the reporting period despite modest economic growth. European stocks benefited from a solid recovery following the early phases of the war in Ukraine. While the conflict disrupted critical natural gas supplies, new sources were secured and prices declined, while a warm winter helped moderate consumption. The European Central Bank (“ECB”) responded to the highest inflation since the introduction of the euro by raising interest rates eight times and beginning to reduce the size of its debt holdings.

Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region gained, albeit at a slower pace than other regions of the world. Japan returned to growth in the fourth quarter of 2022 and first quarter of 2023, as strong business investment and exports helped boost the economy and support Japanese equities. However, Chinese stocks were negatively impacted by slowing economic growth. While investors were initially optimistic following China’s lifting of several pandemic-related lockdowns in December 2022, subsequent performance disappointed, and tensions with the U.S. increased. Emerging market stocks advanced, as the improving global economic environment reassured investors. The declining value of the U.S. dollar relative to many other currencies and the slowing pace of the Fed’s interest rate increases also supported emerging market stocks.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023     iShares® Global Equity Factor ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Global Equity Factor ETF (the “Fund”) (formerly the iShares MSCI Global Multifactor ETF) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization developed and emerging market stocks that have favorable exposure to target style factors subject to constraints, as represented by the STOXX Global Equity Factor Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

         Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns         
       1 Year     5 Years    

Since

Inception

   

    1 Year     5 Years    

Since

Inception

   

 
 

Fund NAV

    13.34     6.06     6.76       13.34     34.18     71.65  
 

Fund Market

    13.07       5.86       6.72         13.07       32.95       71.13    
 

Index(a)

    13.41       6.19       6.94         13.41       35.04       74.04    
 

MSCI ACWI Diversified Multiple-Factor Index

    9.59       5.47       6.50         9.59       30.48       68.17    
 

STOXX Global Equity Factor Index(b)

    N/A       N/A       N/A               N/A       N/A       N/A    

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was April 28, 2015. The first day of secondary market trading was April 30, 2015.

 

  (a) 

Index performance through February 28, 2023 reflects the performance of the MSCI ACWI Diversified Multiple-Factor Index. Index performance beginning on March 1, 2023 reflects the performance of the STOXX Global Equity Factor Index, which, effective as of March 1, 2023, replaced the MSCI ACWI Diversified Multiple-Factor Index as the underlying index of the fund.

 

  (b) 

The inception date of the STOXX Global Equity Factor Index was December 2, 2022. The cumulative total return for this index for the period March 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023 was 13.12%.

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

(02/01/23)

      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
 
 

$  1,000.00

       $  1,091.80          $  1.04               $  1,000.00          $  1,023.80          $  1.00          0.20  

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® Global Equity Factor ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Global stocks with favorable exposure to five target style factors—value, quality, momentum, low volatility, and small size—advanced strongly for the reporting period, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. Stocks from the U.S., which represented approximately 59% of the Index on average for the reporting period, contributed the most to the Index’s return.

Among U.S. stocks, the information technology sector was the largest source of strength. While rising interest rates negatively impacted companies in the sector, the size and pace of interest rate increases lessened in 2023, and investor optimism surrounding artificial intelligence (“AI”) applications boosted information technology stocks. The U.S. software and services industry contributed significantly, driven by strength among systems software companies. An investment by a large systems software company in a leading AI company enabled the incorporation of AI into a search engine and drove optimism about future applications. Sales of cloud software grew robustly, including for a new product that utilizes AI tools on a cloud-based platform.

The technology hardware, storage, and peripherals industry also gained amid growing revenues from services and an increasing installed base of users. While sales of smartphones declined globally, high-end devices continued to sell well, enabling higher dividends and additional stock buybacks to return cash to shareholders. The semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry also advanced, as generative AI is computationally intensive, and the strong interest in the area benefited manufacturers of specialty chips that can be used for these applications.

The U.S. consumer discretionary sector also contributed to the Index’s performance, helped by the resilience of U.S. consumers. Consumer spending continued to rise during the reporting period and consumer sentiment rebounded as inflation decelerated. The broadline retail industry drove gains in the sector amid rising sales and cost savings from more efficient fulfillment operations. Growing sales of online cloud services also benefited the industry and a significant investment in AI drove optimism among investors about new offerings utilizing AI technology.

Japanese stocks also advanced, particularly the industrials sector, which benefited from government reforms that aimed to improve the corporate environment for investors. The low value of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar helped exporters in the capital goods industry and drove strong earnings guidance. The French industrials sector posted gains, driven by strong North American and Asian sales of building products.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

 

 
Sector   Percent of  
Total Investments(a)
 

 

 

Information Technology

    24.5%  

Financials

    16.3    

Consumer Discretionary

    12.5    

Health Care

    11.7    

Industrials

    8.1    

Communication Services

    7.2    

Consumer Staples

    7.1    

Materials

    4.3    

Energy

    4.1    

Utilities

    2.9    

Real Estate

    1.3    

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

 

 
Country/Geographic Region          Percent of  
Total Investments(a)
 

 

 

United States

       58.7%  

Japan

       6.8    

China

       3.3    

France

       3.2    

Canada

       3.0    

United Kingdom

       2.8    

Australia

       2.1    

Taiwan

       2.0    

South Korea

       1.8    

Switzerland

             1.6    
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023     iShares® International Equity Factor ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares International Equity Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global developed market large- and mid-capitalization stocks, excluding the U.S., that have favorable exposure to target style factors subject to constraints, as represented by the STOXX International Equity Factor Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
                     
     1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
           1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    15.37     3.02     4.30       15.37     16.05     41.56

Fund Market

    15.34       2.98       4.29         15.34       15.79       41.51  

Index

    15.83       3.08       4.39               15.83       16.38       42.54  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was April 28, 2015. The first day of secondary market trading was April 30, 2015.

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

Expense Example

 

Actual

          Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                          

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 

$  1,000.00

       $  1,059.80          $  0.82               $  1,000.00          $  1,024.00          $  0.80          0.16

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® International Equity Factor ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Global developed market stocks with favorable exposure to five target style factors—value, quality, momentum, low volatility, and small size—advanced significantly for the reporting period, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. Stocks in Japan were the largest contributors to the Index’s performance, helped by Japan’s improving economy. After contracting in the third quarter and a flat fourth quarter in 2022, the Japanese economy rebounded with moderate growth in the first half of 2023. In October 2022, Japan lifted strict pandemic-related border controls, driving a significant increase in tourism and stimulating consumer spending. A series of corporate reforms benefited Japanese stocks, boosting investor confidence and reorienting focus on corporate profits. Japan’s industrials sector advanced notably, as higher net fees and trading profits boosted earnings in the capital goods industry. The low value of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar benefited exporters in the industry and drove strong earnings guidance. Elevated energy prices early in the reporting period also bolstered capital goods companies that were involved in liquified natural gas projects.

European stocks, particularly from France and Germany, also gained for the reporting period. While economic growth in the Eurozone was tepid, inflation came down significantly and unemployment declined to a historic low. In France, the consumer discretionary sector was a source of strength, driven primarily by the textiles and apparel industry. Sales of luxury goods supported revenues in the industry, and European sales were particularly strong, helped by an increase in tourism from North America. In Germany, the consumer discretionary sector was powered by strength in the automobiles industry. Improving supply chains allowed companies in the industry to increase deliveries and substantially grow revenue and operating income. The financials sector advanced in both France and Germany, as the ECB’s interest rate increases bolstered profitability among French banks and the German insurance industry.

U.K. stocks also contributed to the Index’s performance, despite slow economic growth during the reporting period. The energy sector was the leading source of strength, as companies in the oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry increased dividend payments to shareholders. Financials stocks posted an advance in Switzerland, where a deal brokered by the government for a failed bank to be taken over by a rival stabilized the capital markets industry.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

 

 
Sector   Percent of  
Total Investments(a)
 

 

 

Financials

    20.4%  

Industrials

    14.1    

Consumer Discretionary

    13.0    

Health Care

    10.2    

Consumer Staples

    8.6    

Information Technology

    8.1    

Materials

    7.8    

Communication Services

    5.5    

Energy

    5.4    

Utilities

    3.7    

Real Estate

    3.2    

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

 

 
Country/Geographic Region   Percent of  
Total Investments(a)
 

 

 

Japan

    23.4%  

United Kingdom

    12.8    

France

    10.5    

Switzerland

    8.4    

Australia

    7.2    

Canada

    6.6    

Germany

    6.2    

Netherlands

    5.4    

Denmark

    3.3    

Sweden

    2.5    
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023     iShares® International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares International Small-Cap Equity ETF (the “Fund”) (formerly the iShares MSCI International Small-Cap Multifactor ETF) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global developed market small-capitalization stocks, excluding the U.S., that have favorable exposure to target style factors subject to constraints, as represented by the STOXX International Small-Cap Equity Factor Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
                     
     1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
           1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    6.73      3.24      5.86       6.73      17.27      60.08

Fund Market

    6.92        3.09        5.86         6.92        16.45        60.11  

Index(a)

    7.55        3.46        6.13         7.55        18.57        63.45  

MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Diversified Multiple-Factor Index

    6.87        3.33        6.05         6.87        17.82        62.42  

STOXX International Small-Cap Equity Factor Index(b)

    N/A        N/A        N/A               N/A        N/A        N/A  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was April 28, 2015. The first day of secondary market trading was April 30, 2015.

 

  (a) 

Index performance through February 28, 2023 reflects the performance of the MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Diversified Multiple-Factor Index. Index performance beginning on March 1, 2023 reflects the performance of the STOXX International Small-Cap Equity Factor Index, which, effective as of March 1, 2023, replaced the MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Diversified Multiple-Factor Index as the underlying index of the fund.

 
  (b) 

The inception date of the STOXX International Small-Cap Equity Factor Index was December 2, 2022. The cumulative total return for this index for the period March 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023 was 10.05% .

 

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

(02/01/23)

      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 

$  1,000.00

       $  1,020.20          $  1.15               $  1,000.00          $  1,023.70          $  1.15          0.23

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

International small-capitalization stocks with favorable exposure to five target style factors—value, quality, momentum, low volatility and small size—posted an advance for the reporting period, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. Stocks in Japan were the largest contributors to the Index’s performance, helped by Japan’s improving economy. After contracting in the third quarter and a flat fourth quarter in 2022, the Japanese economy rebounded with moderate growth in the first half of 2023. In October 2022, Japan lifted strict pandemic-related border controls, driving a significant increase in tourism and stimulating consumer spending. A series of corporate reforms benefited Japanese stocks, boosting investor confidence and reorienting focus on corporate profits.

Among Japanese stocks, the industrials sector contributed the most to the Index’s return. The machinery industry was a leading source of strength, as the relatively low value of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar helped exporters. The electronic equipment, instruments, and components industry in the information technology sector also benefited from the Japanese yen’s weakness and posted strong sales of watches in Europe despite higher prices. Consumer discretionary stocks advanced amid strength in the automobile components industry, as the easing of a global semiconductor shortage drove a rebound in Japanese cars sales.

Swiss stocks gained in an environment of robust exports and near-record low unemployment. The industrials sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, driven by strength in the machinery industry. Strong global demand for semiconductors drove sales of high-vacuum valves and other equipment used in semiconductor manufacturing. Expansion of vacuum processes into areas such as sustainable energy and biomedical research supported sales and profitability in the industry. The information technology sector also benefited from robust demand from chip manufacturers, which bolstered sales of related products in the electronic equipment, instruments, and components industry.

Stocks in the U.K. also contributed to the Index’s performance, as the hotels, restaurants, and leisure industry in the consumer discretionary sector was supported by a surge in domestic travel and vacationing. Stocks in the financials sector also gained, amid increasing revenues and higher profit margins.

The French information technology sector advanced, bolstered by greater consulting revenues. On the downside, Swedish stocks in the healthcare sector detracted slightly from the Index’s return, as the Central Bank of Sweden raised interest rates substantially.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

 

 
Sector   Percent of  
Total Investments(a)
 

 

 

Industrials

    18.1%  

Consumer Discretionary

    14.2    

Financials

    13.7    

Information Technology

    12.6    

Materials

    10.5    

Real Estate

    9.0    

Health Care

    5.2    

Energy

    4.7    

Consumer Staples

    4.5    

Communication Services

    4.3    

Utilities

    3.2    

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

 

 
Country/Geographic Region   Percent of  
Total Investments(a)
 

 

 

Japan

    23.0%  

United Kingdom

    14.2    

Canada

    11.2    

Australia

    7.5    

Switzerland

    6.7    

Germany

    6.0    

France

    5.5    

Sweden

    3.2    

Netherlands

    3.1    

Italy

    2.8    
 

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023    iShares® MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI EAFE MinVol Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader developed equity markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada, as represented by the MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility (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.

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

    7.62     1.61     4.65       7.62     8.33     57.61

Fund Market

    7.85       1.61       4.61         7.85       8.32       56.95  

Index

    7.93       1.59       4.67               7.93       8.23       57.90  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

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

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $   1,000.00        $ 1,050.30        $ 1.02             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,023.80        $ 1.00          0.20

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Lower volatility stocks in developed markets outside the U.S. and Canada advanced for the reporting period, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. Stocks in Japan were the largest contributors to the Index’s performance, helped by Japan’s improving economy. After contracting in the third quarter and a flat fourth quarter in 2022, the Japanese economy rebounded with moderate growth in the first half of 2023. In October 2022, Japan lifted strict pandemic-related border controls, driving a significant increase in tourism and stimulating consumer spending. A series of corporate reforms benefited Japanese stocks, which helped boost investor confidence and reoriented focus on corporate profits. Japan’s financials sector advanced notably, as the Bank of Japan eased its policy toward 10-year bond yields, allowing banks to keep portions of their capital in higher-yielding investments. The industrials sector also gained, as higher net fees and trading profits amid volatile energy markets boosted earnings in the trading companies and distributors industry.

French stocks also advanced, driven primarily by the consumer staples sector. Recovering demand for premium spirits in China benefited the beverages industry, while the food products industry gained amid broad-based sales growth in all regions globally. The chemicals industry in the materials sector also advanced, bolstered by price increases and cost savings.

Swiss stocks gained amid strength in the industrials sector and currency appreciation of the Swiss franc relative to the U.S. dollar. Improved supply chains helped companies in the machinery industry that manufacture equipment such as elevators, leading to improved earnings. Industrials stocks in the U.K. also contributed to the Index’s performance, primarily in the aerospace and defense industry, as geopolitical tensions propelled significantly higher orders for defense equipment. On the downside, stocks in Hong Kong detracted slightly from the Index’s performance amid disappointing economic data from China.

In terms of relative performance, the Index significantly underperformed the broader market, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index. The Index seeks exposure to stocks that experience lower volatility, and as the global economy stabilized and equity markets expanded, investor appetite for risk increased, disadvantaging lower-volatility equities. Overweight positions in the communication services and consumer staples sectors were the primary sources of negative relative performance. Stock selection in the financials, industrials, and utilities sectors also detracted from the Index’s relative return.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Sector  

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

Health Care

    18.5%  

Industrials

    16.4    

Financials

    15.5    

Consumer Staples

    15.0    

Communication Services

    8.9    

Utilities

    8.2    

Consumer Discretionary

    7.3    

Information Technology

    4.0    

Materials

    3.3    

Energy

    1.5    

Real Estate

    1.4    
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Country/Geographic Region  

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

Japan

    27.2%  

Switzerland

    14.2    

United Kingdom

    9.8    

Hong Kong

    7.3    

France

    7.3    

Singapore

    4.6    

Netherlands

    4.5    

Australia

    4.5    

Spain

    3.2    

Denmark

    3.1    
 

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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About Fund Performance

 

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

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

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

Disclosure of Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

A B O U T  F U N D  P E R F O R M A N C E  /  D I S C L O S U R EO F  E X P E N S E S

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Schedule of Investments

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Global Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Common Stocks  
Australia — 2.0%            

AGL Energy Ltd.

    23,722     $ 194,414  

ALS Ltd.

    8,566       67,751  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    66,915       171,491  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    14,970       94,270  

BHP Group Ltd.

    12,301       382,830  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    1,669       24,613  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    25,469       374,413  

Goodman Group

    3,244       44,855  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

    4,167       128,159  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    1,120       132,082  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    1,841       88,951  

Mirvac Group

    10,710       16,882  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    4,470       353,956  

South32 Ltd.

    17,823       46,932  

Stockland

    63,966       181,793  

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.

    32,232       150,604  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    1,363       35,396  

Yancoal Australia Ltd., NVS

    18,699       64,210  
   

 

 

 
       2,553,602  
Austria — 0.4%            

OMV AG

    5,280       237,886  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG(a)

    5,307       85,811  

Telekom Austria AG

    2,243       17,066  

Verbund AG

    453       37,534  

Wienerberger AG

    4,127       135,534  
   

 

 

 
      513,831  
Belgium — 0.3%            

Ageas SA/NV

    5,100       215,900  

D’ieteren Group

    612       106,883  
   

 

 

 
      322,783  
Brazil — 0.6%            

B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao

    98,124       309,183  

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA

    16,728       48,959  

CPFL Energia SA

    6,988       52,874  

CSN Mineracao SA

    22,232       20,921  

JBS SA

    29,716       118,016  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    4,031       29,674  

Suzano SA

    7,888       80,185  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    1,360       12,111  

Tim SA

    29,240       88,671  
   

 

 

 
      760,594  
Canada — 3.0%            

ARC Resources Ltd.

    12,376       186,956  

Bank of Montreal

    2,000       185,857  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    1,797       246,809  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    5,780       93,232  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    5,987       162,586  

George Weston Ltd.

    194       22,340  

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    1,771       55,078  

Hydro One Ltd.(b)

    2,786       78,595  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    4,828       428,374  

Magna International Inc.

    2,777       178,605  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    12,611       252,096  

Nutrien Ltd.

    3,471       239,191  

Power Corp. of Canada

    884       25,046  

Royal Bank of Canada

    4,624       458,420  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    3,222       434,927  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    5,270       347,537  
Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    3,604     $ 303,647  
   

 

 

 
      3,699,296  
Chile — 0.0%            

Cencosud SA

    25,908       55,680  
   

 

 

 
China — 3.3%            

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    210,800       106,809  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    231,200       126,550  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    68,000       41,081  

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

    136,000       62,348  

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    136,000       98,566  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    476,000       277,441  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    170,000       99,461  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

    102,000       98,418  

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

    54,400       120,395  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    68,000       114,509  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    129,200       112,250  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    544,000       304,660  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.(b)

    68,000       52,926  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,200       108,188  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    93,600       67,722  

China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings Ltd.

    68,000       31,158  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,400       45,881  

CNPC Capital Co. Ltd., NVS

    6,800       7,041  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    75,000       106,344  

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

    1,768       69,076  

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.

    34,000       39,085  

Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.(a)

    36,240       30,412  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    258,400       172,545  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    21,000       58,436  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    68,000       69,769  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    136,000       111,288  

Meituan, Class B(a)(b)

    6,800       129,813  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    40,800       237,882  

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

    1,000       16,710  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A

    81,600       90,620  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    272,000       199,440  

Pinduoduo Inc., ADR(a)

    2,584       232,095  

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

    204,000       125,765  

Qifu Technology Inc.

    4,624       92,295  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,400       46,419  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    34,000       71,439  

TAL Education Group, ADR(a)(c)

    5,017       41,039  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    72,000       111,189  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(b)

    44,000       100,129  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    48,000       72,269  
   

 

 

 
       4,099,463  
Czech Republic — 0.2%            

CEZ AS

    5,780       255,785  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 1.0%            

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    952       142,783  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    100       12,431  

Danske Bank A/S

    2,992       71,045  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    4,556       734,665  

Pandora A/S

    2,856       285,691  
   

 

 

 
      1,246,615  
Finland — 0.4%            

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    3,672       73,472  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    1,564       80,222  
 

 

 

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2 0 2 3  I S H A R E S  A N N U A L  R E P O R TT O  S H A R E H O L D E R S


Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Global Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Finland (continued)            

Nordea Bank Abp, New

    11,520     $ 130,425  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    3,808       146,346  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    1,292       15,839  
   

 

 

 
       446,304  
France — 3.2%            

BNP Paribas SA

    5,848       385,663  

Bollore SE

    17,748       112,216  

Bouygues SA

    2,584       92,563  

Carrefour SA

    9,996       199,831  

Christian Dior SE, NVS

    136       119,774  

Credit Agricole SA

    37,536       466,024  

Eiffage SA

    2,108       219,311  

Engie SA

    6,664       109,325  

Kering SA

    68       39,043  

L’Oreal SA

    476       221,392  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    408       378,937  

Orange SA

    9,724       109,919  

Publicis Groupe SA

    6,795       547,849  

Sanofi

    1,700       181,364  

Schneider Electric SE

    476       84,905  

Societe Generale SA

    4,148       112,812  

TotalEnergies SE

    4,931       299,590  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    3,740       211,919  

Vivendi SE

    11,108       99,176  
   

 

 

 
       3,991,613  
Germany — 1.1%            

adidas AG

    340       68,641  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,700       207,315  

BioNTech SE, ADR(a)

    994       108,217  

Commerzbank AG

    11,220       134,208  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    2,040       104,903  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    3,792       82,670  

E.ON SE

    8,636       109,248  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    1,292       90,877  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    4,284       342,133  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    33,728       90,876  

Volkswagen AG

    612       97,807  
   

 

 

 
      1,436,895  
Greece — 0.1%            

FF Group(a)(d)

    165        

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    6,600       104,161  
   

 

 

 
      104,161  
Hong Kong — 0.4%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    13,600       136,065  

China Renewable Energy Investment Ltd.(d)

    659        

Giant Biogene Holding Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    13,600       61,530  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd., Class SS

    136,000       84,705  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    1,000       42,162  

Link REIT

    6,800       38,224  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    20,000       43,823  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    40,800       102,380  
   

 

 

 
      508,889  
Hungary — 0.1%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    11,030       87,078  
   

 

 

 
India — 1.5%            

ABB India Ltd.

    680       37,689  

Bharat Electronics Ltd.

    43,792       69,679  
Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

Coal India Ltd.

    45,492     $ 126,970  

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd.

    1,632       54,048  

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

    2,584       124,670  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

    102,340       116,727  

Infosys Ltd.

    7,208       119,300  

Life Insurance Corp. of India

    9,217       71,771  

Mphasis Ltd.

    2,448       68,406  

NHPC Ltd., NVS

    133,416       83,643  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    22,168       47,808  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

    39,168       124,662  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    75,276       243,724  

REC Ltd.

    51,816       127,950  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    2,516       104,814  

Tube Investments of India Ltd.

    4,284       160,626  

Wipro Ltd.

    17,680       87,200  

WNS Holdings Ltd.(a)

    884       61,093  
   

 

 

 
       1,830,780  
Indonesia — 0.2%            

Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT

    510,000       81,585  

Bukit Asam Tbk PT

    136,000       25,008  

Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk PT

    476,000       28,724  

Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT

    516,800       92,537  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    47,600       86,960  
   

 

 

 
      314,814  
Ireland — 0.0%            

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    1,632       64,580  
   

 

 

 
Israel — 0.4%            

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    23,953       191,208  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    93,432       123,615  

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.

    4,556       35,933  

Israel Corp Ltd.

    136       42,406  

Phoenix Holdings Ltd. (The)

    6,480       66,489  
   

 

 

 
      459,651  
Italy — 0.6%            

Enel SpA

    21,499       148,240  

Poste Italiane SpA(b)

    11,220       128,172  

Snam SpA

    44,404       233,421  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)

    127,092       36,637  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    15,216       128,560  

UniCredit SpA

    2,788       70,593  
   

 

 

 
      745,623  
Japan — 6.8%            

Advantest Corp.

    1,800       248,958  

Amada Co. Ltd.

    6,800       66,922  

Asics Corp.

    6,800       214,507  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    4,400       99,548  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    6,800       219,604  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    6,800       305,775  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    6,800       85,189  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    6,800       193,297  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    6,800       138,936  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    6,800       209,437  

Ebara Corp.

    3,100       146,500  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    1,500       67,814  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    800       103,592  

Horiba Ltd.

    1,500       88,490  

Hoya Corp.

    2,600       302,794  

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

    6,800       126,612  

ITOCHU Corp.

    12,100       489,388  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Global Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    6,800     $ 109,889  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    41       164,906  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    6,800       347,932  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    27,200       219,021  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    5,700       257,838  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    68       285,043  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    3,600       211,072  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    340,000       389,884  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    6,800       168,660  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    6,800       193,221  

Olympus Corp.

    13,600       221,910  

ORIX Corp.

    13,600       261,617  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    6,800       106,997  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,800       134,508  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,000       103,907  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    6,800       92,481  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    6,800       143,598  

SCSK Corp.

    6,800       113,050  

Sekisui House Reit Inc.

    136       80,726  

Sony Group Corp.

    1,700       159,233  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    13,600       221,120  

TIS Inc.

    6,800       172,474  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    20,400       81,009  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    2,400       360,209  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    6,800       90,872  

Toppan Inc.

    6,800       160,062  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    13,600       228,667  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,000       319,718  
   

 

 

 
       8,506,987  
Malaysia — 0.1%            

Petronas Gas Bhd

    6,800       25,758  

Sime Darby Bhd

    102,000       49,362  
   

 

 

 
      75,120  
Mexico — 0.4%            

Banco del Bajio SA(b)

    47,600       145,117  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

    13,600       114,810  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    6,800       129,563  

Grupo Comercial Chedraui SA de CV

    13,680       80,111  
   

 

 

 
      469,601  
Netherlands — 1.4%            

Adyen NV(a)(b)

    272       504,836  

ASM International NV

    408       193,833  

ASML Holding NV

    340       243,531  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    14,348       494,556  

NN Group NV

    5,168       198,115  

Randstad NV

    1,496       87,644  
   

 

 

 
      1,722,515  
New Zealand — 0.2%            

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    3,672       56,061  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    25,228       87,470  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    17,544       61,577  
   

 

 

 
      205,108  
Norway — 0.4%            

DNB Bank ASA

    6,460       133,124  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    2,108       91,469  

Orkla ASA

    24,140       190,484  

Telenor ASA

    8,568       91,720  

Var Energi ASA

    17,816       54,520  
   

 

 

 
      561,317  
Security   Shares     Value  
Philippines — 0.1%            

DMCI Holdings Inc.

    136,000     $ 23,789  

Manila Electric Co.

    7,480       48,516  

PLDT Inc.

    2,040       48,680  

Semirara Mining & Power Corp.

    68,000       35,731  
   

 

 

 
      156,716  
Poland — 0.2%            

LPP SA

    42       144,477  

Orange Polska SA

    27,200       50,069  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA(a)

    33,116       70,437  
   

 

 

 
       264,983  
Qatar — 0.3%            

Industries Qatar QSC

    35,224       128,920  

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.

    214,676       115,039  

Ooredoo QPSC

    28,444       89,260  
   

 

 

 
      333,219  
Russia — 0.0%            

Alrosa PJSC(a)(d)

    59,760       6  

PhosAgro PJSC(d)

    1,025        

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(a)(d)(e)

    1        

PhosAgro PJSC, New(d)

    20        

United Co. RUSAL International PJSC(a)(d)

    70,560       8  
   

 

 

 
      14  
Saudi Arabia — 0.6%            

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    426       32,818  

Elm Co.

    952       172,563  

Nahdi Medical Co.

    1,768       81,926  

SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.

    5,372       206,469  

Sahara International Petrochemical Co.

    9,724       98,123  

Saudi Electricity Co.

    18,060       108,040  
   

 

 

 
      699,939  
Singapore — 0.5%            

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)

    2,040       135,701  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    34,000       139,379  

STMicroelectronics NV , New

    2,856       152,825  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    136,000       157,551  
   

 

 

 
      585,456  
South Africa — 0.3%            

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

    2,856       32,236  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    1,972       98,559  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    8,976       81,319  

MTN Group Ltd.

    12,852       100,646  

Thungela Resources Ltd.

    11,016       82,554  
   

 

 

 
      395,314  
South Korea — 1.8%            

DB HiTek Co. Ltd.

    1,631       75,572  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    1,836       108,563  

Doosan Bobcat Inc.

    2,312       106,055  

F&F Co. Ltd./New

    340       27,604  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    8,432       259,836  

Hanwha Aerospace Co. Ltd.

    1,224       117,430  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    2,040       45,802  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    5,440       217,880  

Kia Corp.

    1,768       114,742  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.

    816       76,842  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    544       112,801  

LG Uplus Corp.

    6,120       48,035  

Meritz Financial Group Inc.

    3,273       126,372  

POSCO Holdings Inc.

    136       68,528  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Global Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    4,148     $ 227,114  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,740       108,486  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    408       77,988  

SD Biosensor Inc.

    1,750       17,782  

Seegene Inc.

    4,368       79,851  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    3,944       108,552  

Woori Financial Group Inc.

    17,680       161,580  
   

 

 

 
      2,287,415  
Spain — 0.5%            

Acciona SA

    927       138,956  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    2,108       66,351  

Endesa SA

    6,527       139,892  

Iberdrola SA

    3,407       42,520  

Repsol SA

    15,300       233,592  

Telefonica SA

    8,030       34,214  
   

 

 

 
      655,525  
Sweden — 0.9%            

Axfood AB

    4,012       102,221  

Billerud AB

    8,092       69,006  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    5,712       97,042  

EQT AB

    9,452       225,781  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    5,984       100,649  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    3,944       38,685  

Kindred Group PLC

    8,228       98,970  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    9,996       136,432  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    2,820       34,185  

SSAB AB, Class A

    8,765       55,618  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    4,964       91,048  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    18,632       93,728  

Volvo AB, Class A

    536       12,154  
   

 

 

 
       1,155,519  
Switzerland — 1.6%            

Alcon Inc.

    1,088       92,580  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    476       76,652  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    7,788       229,146  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    272       85,108  

Nestle SA, Registered

    2,380       291,595  

Novartis AG, Registered

    3,400       355,970  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    1,224       379,503  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    136       86,476  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    17,272       383,246  
   

 

 

 
      1,980,276  
Taiwan — 2.0%            

AUO Corp.

    136,000       89,717  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    68,000       56,887  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    68,000       141,931  

Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.

    18,000       180,432  

Global Unichip Corp.

    3,000       156,914  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    33,000       158,674  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    10,000       135,235  

President Chain Store Corp.

    12,000       106,609  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    20,000       274,682  

Ruentex Industries Ltd.

    68,000       134,322  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd. (The)

    5,278       7,398  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    204,000       121,144  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    33,000       595,901  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    56,000       134,348  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    68,000       102,183  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    136,000     $ 105,757  
   

 

 

 
       2,502,134  
Thailand — 0.1%            

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    20,400       95,263  
   

 

 

 
Turkey — 0.5%            

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS

    8,976       29,999  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    12,175       97,768  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    2,856       100,660  

KOC Holding AS

    40,256       201,791  

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS

    5,440       60,979  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    42,228       81,011  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

    99,144       52,401  
   

 

 

 
      624,609  
United Arab Emirates — 0.2%            

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC

    42,432       129,853  

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. for Distribution PJSC

    24,888       26,427  

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC

    101,601       74,135  

Fertiglobe PLC

    42,978       41,878  
   

 

 

 
      272,293  
United Kingdom — 2.8%            

3i Group PLC

    5,450       138,273  

Anglo American PLC

    4,748       146,009  

AstraZeneca PLC

    2,008       288,502  

BAE Systems PLC

    11,281       134,910  

Barratt Developments PLC

    8,386       49,088  

BP PLC

    67,620       419,545  

British American Tobacco PLC

    1,512       50,846  

Burberry Group PLC

    11,968       341,629  

GSK PLC

    7,343       130,714  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    21,445       178,131  

Imperial Brands PLC

    1,797       42,455  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    89,653       181,604  

Kingfisher PLC

    14,211       44,812  

Legal & General Group PLC

    38,301       114,783  

Next PLC

    750       67,831  

Pearson PLC

    8,007       88,570  

Persimmon PLC

    2,069       30,760  

Rio Tinto PLC

    4,148       274,173  

Shell PLC

    12,047       370,576  

United Utilities Group PLC

    4,382       56,193  

Vodafone Group PLC

    315,490       300,113  

WPP PLC

    5,188       56,646  
   

 

 

 
      3,506,163  
United States — 58.5%            

Abbott Laboratories

    3,280       365,162  

AbbVie Inc.

    6,338       948,038  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    1,583       500,782  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    560       305,855  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    524       59,946  

Aflac Inc.

    2,300       166,382  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    2,477       301,624  

Airbnb Inc., Class A(a)(c)

    1,428       217,327  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    1,295       145,921  

Ally Financial Inc.

    10,096       308,332  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    22,102       2,941,997  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    15,028       2,008,943  

Amcor PLC

    4,415       45,298  

American Express Co.

    981       165,671  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    1,298       157,850  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Global Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    1,428     $ 497,587  

Amgen Inc.

    1,177       275,595  

Apple Inc.

    29,240        5,744,198  

Applied Materials Inc.

    3,317       502,824  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    914       141,752  

AT&T Inc.

    12,988       188,586  

Atlassian Corp., NVS(a)

    3,253       591,851  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    204       506,271  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    438       80,596  

Bank of America Corp.

    6,936       221,952  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    272       95,733  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    6,484       538,496  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    549       148,334  

BlackRock Inc.(f)

    162       119,694  

Blackstone Inc., NVS

    2,638       276,436  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    91       270,343  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Class A

    463       56,060  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    6,666       414,559  

Broadcom Inc.

    748       672,190  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    3,333       779,955  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    2,883       337,369  

Caterpillar Inc.

    167       44,283  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)

    500       41,655  

CDW Corp./DE

    1,204       225,232  

Celanese Corp., Class A

    513       64,325  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    964       79,125  

Chevron Corp.

    493       80,684  

Cintas Corp.

    851       427,236  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    6,085       316,663  

Citigroup Inc.

    1,658       79,020  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    3,793       234,900  

Concentrix Corp.

    340       28,302  

ConocoPhillips

    2,269       267,107  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    1,180       114,047  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    826       463,113  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    1,873       302,789  

CSX Corp.

    423       14,094  

CVS Health Corp.

    2,811       209,954  

Danaher Corp.

    155       39,534  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)(c)

    340       39,685  

DaVita Inc.(a)

    1,906       194,393  

Deere & Co.

    400       171,840  

Dell Technologies Inc., Class C

    3,876       205,118  

Devon Energy Corp.

    5,395       291,330  

Discover Financial Services

    2,154       227,355  

DocuSign Inc., Class A(a)

    5,452       293,427  

Dollar General Corp.

    355       59,945  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    385       152,745  

Dow Inc.

    2,862       161,617  

DTE Energy Co.

    724       82,753  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    3,196       174,789  

eBay Inc.

    5,209       231,853  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    340       46,359  

Elevance Health Inc.

    1,156       545,204  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    1,870       850,009  

Emerson Electric Co.

    2,244       204,989  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)

    382       57,999  

Equitable Holdings Inc.

    1,325       38,014  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    2,060       370,800  

Etsy Inc.(a)

    3,172       322,434  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Everest Group Ltd.

    243     $ 87,604  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    2,162       231,853  

Ferguson PLC

    2,767       447,203  

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

    6,467       253,312  

Ford Motor Co.

    6,509       85,984  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    9,949       773,236  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    6,937       232,043  

Gartner Inc.(a)

    563       199,071  

GE Healthcare Inc., NVS(a)

    2,274       177,372  

General Dynamics Corp.

    166       37,114  

General Motors Co.

    3,122       119,791  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    1,031       78,500  

GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)

    218       16,806  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    316       112,455  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    268       19,264  

Hershey Co. (The)

    1,176       272,021  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    23,000       399,740  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    4,760       378,039  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    2,437       813,568  

Honeywell International Inc.

    523       101,530  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    279       14,268  

HP Inc.

    13,055       428,596  

HubSpot Inc.(a)

    400       232,220  

Humana Inc.

    735       335,770  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    366       203,031  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    158       41,605  

International Business Machines Corp.

    951       137,115  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    5,379       184,123  

Intuit Inc.

    1,173       600,224  

Johnson & Johnson

    5,892       987,087  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    5,851       924,224  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    370       59,600  

KLA Corp.

    732       376,211  

Kroger Co. (The)

    9,587       466,312  

Lam Research Corp.

    564       405,228  

Lennox International Inc.

    926       340,249  

Liberty Global PLC, Class A(a)

    888       16,490  

Liberty Global PLC, Class C, NVS(a)

    10,113       199,833  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Class A(a)

    478       30,726  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    655       292,372  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    2,585       605,588  

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

    658       150,919  

Lululemon Athletica Inc.(a)

    204       77,220  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    3,198       316,154  

M&T Bank Corp.

    921       128,811  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    6,664       175,063  

Masco Corp.

    3,404       206,555  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    1,519       598,911  

Match Group Inc.(a)

    3,979       185,063  

McDonald’s Corp.

    2,819       826,531  

McKesson Corp.

    1,088       437,811  

Medtronic PLC

    174       15,270  

MercadoLibre Inc.(a)

    109       134,947  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    6,588       702,610  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    2,676       852,574  

MetLife Inc.

    4,080       256,918  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    272       342,032  

Microsoft Corp.

    14,824        4,979,678  

Moderna Inc.(a)

    2,489       292,856  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    1,357       413,193  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Global Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    1,158     $ 85,843  

Moody’s Corp.

    88       31,042  

Morgan Stanley

    3,384       309,839  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    791       32,241  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    1,932       553,769  

MSCI Inc., Class A

    786       430,791  

NetApp Inc.

    1,820       141,978  

News Corp., Class B

    4,726       95,040  

Nike Inc., Class B

    2,169       239,436  

Northern Trust Corp.

    127       10,175  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    340       151,300  

NRG Energy Inc.

    6,102       231,815  

Nucor Corp.

    1,496       257,447  

Nvidia Corp.

    4,210        1,967,291  

NVR Inc.(a)

    25       157,661  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    190       16,078  

Oracle Corp.

    4,900       574,427  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    278       257,370  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    4,422       402,225  

PACCAR Inc.

    185       15,934  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)(c)

    1,283       320,699  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    101       41,411  

Pentair PLC

    1,085       75,408  

PepsiCo Inc.

    2,074       388,792  

Pfizer Inc.

    12,650       456,159  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    3,062       305,343  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    1,727       137,935  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    7,236       1,130,987  

Prologis Inc.

    534       66,617  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    1,533       147,919  

PulteGroup Inc.

    3,126       263,803  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    2,554       280,991  

Qualcomm Inc.

    4,124       545,069  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    3,589       395,041  

Regions Financial Corp.

    3,630       73,943  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    408       137,206  

S&P Global Inc.

    1,272       501,817  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    2,385       151,448  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    524       305,492  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    476       131,614  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    799       99,555  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(c)

    37,348       190,475  

Starbucks Corp.

    1,838       186,686  

State Street Corp.

    2,799       202,760  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    2,788       297,145  

Synchrony Financial

    13,813       477,101  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    625       282,375  

Target Corp.

    3,566       486,652  

Teradyne Inc.(c)

    1,700       191,998  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    3,175       849,090  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    2,815       506,700  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    68       102,428  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    937       514,094  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    1,022       88,434  

Tractor Supply Co.

    222       49,726  

Trane Technologies PLC

    2,753       549,058  

Travelers Companies Inc. (The)

    859       148,272  

Ubiquiti Inc.

    235       41,748  

Union Pacific Corp.

    673       156,149  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    94       17,590  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

United Rentals Inc.

    204     $ 94,795  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    2,228       1,128,192  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)

    136       27,774  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    502       105,897  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    3,672       125,142  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    492       173,351  

Visa Inc., Class A

    3,694       878,175  

Vistra Corp.

    2,771       77,754  

Voya Financial Inc.

    1,428       106,043  

Walmart Inc.

    3,346       534,892  

Waters Corp.(a)

    137       37,841  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    3,437       158,652  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    887       30,211  

Whirlpool Corp.

    1,227       177,007  

WW Grainger Inc.

    304       224,501  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    680       93,616  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

    136       41,883  

Zscaler Inc.(a)

    518       83,077  
   

 

 

 
      73,020,959  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.0%
(Cost: $107,885,614)

      123,574,482  
   

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks            
Brazil — 0.2%            

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares, NVS

    17,753       47,567  

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    30,736       190,119  
   

 

 

 
      237,686  
Germany — 0.4%            

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

    4,216       515,543  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.0%            

Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS(d)

    145,100       16  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.6%
(Cost: $801,476)

 

    753,245  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $108,687,090)

 

    124,327,727  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 1.0%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(f)(g)(h)

    1,228,488       1,228,857  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(f)(g)

    100,000       100,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.0%
(Cost: $1,328,990)

 

    1,328,857  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.6%
(Cost: $110,016,080)

 

    125,656,584  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.6)%

 

    (808,292
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 124,848,292  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 

 

 

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(d) 

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

(e) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(f) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(g) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(h) 

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

 

 

Affiliates

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

 

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

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 534,925     $ 694,145 (a)    $     $ (52   $ (161   $ 1,228,857       1,228,488     $ 13,962 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    190,000             (90,000 )(a)                  100,000       100,000       6,926        

BlackRock Inc.

          117,205       (5,273        (243     8,005       119,694       162       1,660        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (295   $   7,844     $ 1,448,551       $ 22,548     $    —  
                     

 

   

 

   

 

         

 

   

 

 

 

  (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

           

MSCI EAFE Index

     2        09/15/23      $ 220      $ 186  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     1        09/15/23        53        3,051  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

     1        09/15/23        231        13,606  
           

 

 

 
            $ 16,843  
           

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $ 16,843      $      $      $      $ 16,843  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Futures contracts

  $    —      $      $ 12,835     $    —      $    —      $    —      $ 12,835  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (21,329   $      $      $      $ (21,329
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 389,328  

 

 

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

  $ 79,842,080        $ 43,732,388         $ 14         $ 123,574,482  

Preferred Stocks

    237,686          515,543           16           753,245  

Short-Term Securities

                  

Money Market Funds

    1,328,857                              1,328,857  
 

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 
  $ 81,408,623        $ 44,247,931         $ 30         $ 125,656,584  
 

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                  

Assets

                  

Equity Contracts

  $ 16,843        $         $         $ 16,843  
 

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® International Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Common Stocks  
Australia — 7.1%            

AGL Energy Ltd.

    251,889     $ 2,064,364  

ALS Ltd.

    94,507       747,485  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    38,189       1,011,444  

ASX Ltd.

    23,725       991,198  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    1,507,850       3,864,338  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    66,916       1,160,937  

BHP Group Ltd.

    268,884       8,368,172  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    103,705       1,529,342  

Brambles Ltd.

    159,731       1,511,178  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    39,800       2,831,721  

CSL Ltd.

    11,018       1,984,520  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    235,236       3,458,140  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

    108,061       3,323,499  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    556,334       1,935,983  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    32,375       3,817,981  

Metcash Ltd.

    766,754       1,856,723  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    26,398       1,275,466  

New Hope Corp. Ltd.

    544,227       1,949,017  

Orora Ltd.

    568,431       1,373,050  

Pro Medicus Ltd.(a)

    15,348       710,814  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    70,299       5,566,612  

Sims Ltd.

    157,568       1,607,308  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    4,303       101,670  

South32 Ltd.

    754,509       1,986,770  

Stockland

    773,155       2,197,330  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    511,933       1,465,260  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    49,691       1,660,282  

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.

    808,121       3,775,950  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    5,192       133,825  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    102,664       2,666,064  

Yancoal Australia Ltd., NVS

    497,871       1,709,637  
   

 

 

 
       68,636,080  
Austria — 0.8%            

ANDRITZ AG

    14,714       776,869  

BAWAG Group AG(b)

    15,170       739,043  

OMV AG

    56,039       2,524,786  

Verbund AG

    4,315       357,528  

Wienerberger AG

    103,402       3,395,809  
   

 

 

 
      7,794,035  
Belgium — 0.6%            

Ageas SA/NV

    69,828       2,956,046  

D’ieteren Group

    6,909       1,206,630  

KBC Group NV

    12,572       946,229  

Solvay SA

    2,032       244,040  
   

 

 

 
      5,352,945  
Canada — 6.6%            

Bank of Montreal

    64,071       5,954,014  

BCE Inc.

    15,303       661,024  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    22,004       742,227  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    4,952       218,111  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    3,065       371,524  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    55,821       3,394,597  

CGI Inc.(c)

    30,468       3,096,130  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    1,793       3,788,137  

Dollarama Inc.

    12,980       854,998  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    812       647,826  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    61,669       5,471,712  

Magna International Inc.

    14,545       935,473  
Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

Manulife Financial Corp.

    114,145     $ 2,281,775  

National Bank of Canada

    1,678       131,425  

Nutrien Ltd.

    50,306       3,466,656  

Power Corp. of Canada

    50,284       1,424,647  

Royal Bank of Canada

    105,935       10,502,319  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    4,552       239,570  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    54,343       1,700,369  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    65,914       2,928,178  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    52,319       7,062,361  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    114,134       7,526,707  
   

 

 

 
      63,399,780  
China — 0.3%            

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(b)

    1,132,000       2,576,045  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 3.3%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    452       928,501  

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    22,304       3,345,201  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    6,686       831,113  

Demant A/S(c)

    5,488       218,394  

Genmab A/S(c)

    1,731       713,517  

ISS A/S

    76,665       1,549,110  

Jyske Bank A/S, Registered(c)

    4,239       320,658  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    107,190       17,284,622  

Pandora A/S

    31,148       3,115,794  

Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S

    4,084       581,229  

Sydbank AS

    52,649       2,524,954  
   

 

 

 
       31,413,093  
Finland — 1.0%            

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    68,886       1,378,319  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    14,982       768,469  

Nokia OYJ

    78,772       309,648  

Nordea Bank Abp, New

    381,159       4,315,348  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    53,920       2,072,205  

Valmet OYJ

    32,338       857,789  
   

 

 

 
      9,701,778  
France — 10.4%            

Air Liquide SA

    1,129       202,987  

Airbus SE

    2,593       381,949  

ArcelorMittal SA

    33,938       981,547  

AXA SA

    3,933       120,896  

BNP Paribas SA

    103,984       6,857,516  

Bollore SE

    100,297       634,150  

Bouygues SA

    80,015       2,866,261  

Capgemini SE

    7,151       1,295,894  

Carrefour SA

    125,454       2,507,967  

Christian Dior SE, NVS

    4,441       3,911,144  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    49,342       3,337,066  

Credit Agricole SA

    327,498       4,066,011  

Danone SA

    1,792       109,432  

Dassault Systemes SE

    43,037       1,839,343  

Edenred

    4,694       304,877  

Eiffage SA

    20,240       2,105,720  

Engie SA

    135,802       2,227,876  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    1,670       335,963  

Euronext NV(b)

    1,080       82,203  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    1,390       169,529  

Hermes International

    73       161,568  

Kering SA

    6,300       3,617,241  

Klepierre SA

    11,218       297,767  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(b)

    92,247       3,521,747  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® International Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Legrand SA

    9,603     $ 962,746  

L’Oreal SA

    16,755       7,792,908  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    13,649       12,676,748  

Orange SA

    180,975       2,045,712  

Pernod Ricard SA

    5,240       1,155,271  

Publicis Groupe SA

    48,929       3,944,919  

Rexel SA

    22,226       536,141  

Sanofi

    62,358       6,652,633  

Schneider Electric SE

    21,286       3,796,827  

SES SA, Class A

    18,801       121,802  

Societe Generale SA

    73,654       2,003,148  

Sodexo SA

    1,542       158,174  

TotalEnergies SE

    134,794       8,189,613  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(c)

    100,287       5,682,548  

Vinci SA

    15,839       1,860,249  

Vivendi SE

    134,487       1,200,747  
   

 

 

 
       100,716,840  
Germany — 5.2%            

adidas AG

    2,231       450,406  

AIXTRON SE

    58,056       2,303,237  

Allianz SE, Registered

    20,565       4,915,022  

Aurubis AG

    3,772       355,067  

BASF SE

    18,939       1,015,339  

Bayer AG, Registered

    26,650       1,558,583  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    26,822       3,270,942  

Commerzbank AG

    126,278       1,510,471  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    27,665       306,670  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    10,228       1,959,700  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    67,201       3,455,691  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    140,121       3,054,811  

E.ON SE

    82,797       1,047,409  

Evonik Industries AG

    11,517       238,552  

GEA Group AG

    36,675       1,556,553  

Hannover Rueck SE

    496       105,834  

HelloFresh SE(c)

    37,197       1,060,676  

Hugo Boss AG

    21,864       1,765,486  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    66,852       5,338,996  

Merck KGaA

    3,754       659,671  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    7,033       2,647,544  

RWE AG

    6,319       271,961  

SAP SE

    43,370       5,916,169  

Siemens AG, Registered

    19,896       3,391,117  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    435,840       1,174,318  

Wacker Chemie AG

    7,644       1,187,784  
   

 

 

 
      50,518,009  
Hong Kong — 1.8%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    533,400       5,336,526  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    208,500       1,207,438  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    304,500       1,877,951  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    71,000       83,865  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    63,500       2,677,287  

Link REIT

    103,280       580,553  

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

    445,000       144,879  

PCCW Ltd.

    709,000       362,511  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    505,000       1,106,534  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    749,400       1,880,487  

WH Group Ltd.(b)

    2,743,000       1,497,102  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    186,000       998,163  
   

 

 

 
      17,753,296  
Security   Shares     Value  
Ireland — 0.8%            

AIB Group PLC

    876,989     $ 4,125,060  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    133,505       1,408,585  

CRH PLC

    41,875       2,494,533  
   

 

 

 
      8,028,178  
Italy — 2.4%            

A2A SpA

    1,512,095       2,885,015  

BPER Banca

    577,631       1,998,778  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    1,397       118,117  

Enel SpA

    403,373       2,781,336  

Eni SpA

    257,409       3,929,829  

Hera SpA

    249,976       776,185  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    253,185       732,127  

Italgas SpA

    251,769       1,483,383  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    47,881       638,091  

Poste Italiane SpA(b)

    81,813       934,590  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    2,957       152,700  

Snam SpA

    382,843       2,012,515  

Stellantis NV

    41,395       849,338  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    116,489       984,216  

UniCredit SpA

    110,200       2,790,291  
   

 

 

 
       23,066,511  
Japan — 23.2%            

ADEKA Corp.

    27,900       565,667  

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    198       482,452  

Advantest Corp.

    14,700       2,033,155  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    31,200       1,215,705  

Amada Co. Ltd.

    18,800       185,021  

Asics Corp.

    50,700       1,599,341  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    173,400       2,535,515  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    33,200       751,135  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    42,000       1,356,379  

BIPROGY Inc.

    59,200       1,453,009  

Canon Inc.

    25,200       651,304  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    79,700       3,583,869  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    94,400       1,182,624  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    50,600       1,505,919  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    70,100       2,173,460  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    80,900       2,299,661  

Daicel Corp.

    72,000       667,192  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    102,100       2,086,078  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    117,700       3,625,114  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    2,100       424,617  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    19,000       102,997  

Disco Corp.

    7,200       1,353,426  

Ebara Corp.

    37,700       1,781,627  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    14,200       895,929  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    10,900       2,730,589  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    508       1,687,893  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    12,100       547,036  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    23,500       1,364,542  

Fujikura Ltd.

    275,200       2,300,997  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    18,000       2,330,816  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    253,900       1,308,129  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    2,100       265,981  

Hitachi Ltd.

    49,900       3,266,678  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    96,200       3,066,989  

Hoya Corp.

    31,600       3,680,114  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    4,600       279,585  

IHI Corp.

    13,700       336,847  

Inpex Corp.

    10,800       139,452  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® International Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

    140,000     $  2,606,724  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    83,100       901,541  

ITOCHU Corp.

    109,200       4,416,626  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    145,600       1,211,325  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    259,800       1,897,212  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    188,800       3,051,040  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    786       3,161,368  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    5,700       126,481  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    84,000       1,872,703  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    9,900       229,643  

KDDI Corp.

    56,600       1,665,834  

Keyence Corp.

    6,900       3,096,319  

Kikkoman Corp.

    5,600       322,733  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,600       186,107  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    57,600       985,601  

Konami Group Corp.

    21,900       1,228,516  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    1,278       1,367,219  

Marubeni Corp.

    62,700       1,110,103  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    73,600       1,744,404  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    100,700       5,152,462  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    80,000       980,455  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    87,100       1,306,372  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    38,300       1,817,106  

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    21,200       532,524  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    556,700       4,482,686  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    59,600       2,326,193  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    10,500       301,917  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    92,400       3,436,662  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    10,000       263,595  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    111,400       5,039,150  

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc.

    320       1,516,799  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    52,900       3,101,591  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

    114,700       1,687,877  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    6,111,500       7,008,167  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    41,400       1,860,337  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    144,000       634,341  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,700       902,176  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    18,100       1,287,109  

NOF Corp.

    10,100       435,852  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    736,300       3,046,052  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    116,600       2,892,032  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    117,700       3,344,436  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    1,500       245,460  

Olympus Corp.

    149,900       2,445,907  

Omron Corp.

    2,800       150,294  

ORIX Corp.

    142,800       2,746,975  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    60,900       958,252  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    63,200       780,102  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    57,800       1,143,320  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    76,300       2,642,700  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    22,400       477,447  

Sanken Electric Co. Ltd.

    2,800       286,072  

Sanrio Co. Ltd.

    50,000       2,328,158  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    123,200       1,675,536  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    118,900       2,510,846  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,600       280,928  

SCSK Corp.

    138,500       2,302,569  

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

    59,200       1,294,386  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    25,400       417,111  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    22,600       461,078  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,700     $ 194,980  

Shimadzu Corp.

    18,800       570,971  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    10,800       1,069,586  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    50,500       1,663,715  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    9,600       402,317  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    46,500       1,888,597  

SMC Corp.

    600       313,538  

Socionext Inc.

    20,700       2,449,335  

SoftBank Corp.

    109,800       1,219,274  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    401,000       2,451,694  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    29,500       1,304,217  

Sony Group Corp.

    63,300       5,929,072  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    8,500       209,217  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    64,800       3,035,987  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    6,200       241,191  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    10,700       286,754  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    151,100       2,456,706  

TIS Inc.

    81,800       2,074,758  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    131,500       3,023,840  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    27,900       4,187,425  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    16,100       365,085  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    23,100       1,459,032  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    169,800       2,269,120  

Toppan Inc.

    46,300       1,089,833  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    549,500       9,239,155  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan

    18,000       850,423  

Ulvac Inc.

    48,100       2,065,462  

USS Co. Ltd.

    15,500       268,771  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    18,300       1,015,391  

Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    101,000       305,135  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,400       101,131  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    47,400       2,266,632  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    46,700       2,488,469  
   

 

 

 
       224,258,188  
Netherlands — 5.3%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(b)

    69,647       1,184,222  

Adyen NV(b)(c)

    2,799       5,194,985  

Akzo Nobel NV

    22,754       1,946,560  

ASM International NV

    5,898       2,802,024  

ASML Holding NV

    19,869       14,231,544  

ASR Nederland NV

    49,830       2,258,764  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    12,483       1,490,453  

ING Groep NV

    177,930       2,597,184  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    197,811       6,818,272  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    304,508       1,101,788  

Koninklijke Philips NV(c)

    38,218       793,927  

NN Group NV

    68,941       2,642,848  

OCI NV

    127,505       3,633,863  

QIAGEN NV(a)(c)

    11,968       561,557  

Randstad NV

    32,031       1,876,552  

Signify NV(b)

    50,970       1,602,572  

Universal Music Group NV

    33,641       862,888  
   

 

 

 
      51,600,003  
New Zealand — 0.6%            

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    55,543       847,978  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    773,630       2,682,322  

Mainfreight Ltd.

    12,924       545,068  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    184,500       647,572  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® International Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
New Zealand (continued)            

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    215,852     $ 694,945  
   

 

 

 
       5,417,885  
Norway — 1.1%            

DNB Bank ASA

    95,416       1,966,283  

Equinor ASA

    31,165       953,290  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    5,053       79,769  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    65,092       2,824,415  

Orkla ASA

    262,376       2,070,363  

Telenor ASA

    114,733       1,228,210  

Yara International ASA

    34,502       1,409,130  
   

 

 

 
      10,531,460  
Poland — 0.2%            

LPP SA

    598       2,057,085  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.2%            

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    73,794       980,694  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    26,776       728,997  
   

 

 

 
      1,709,691  
Singapore — 1.8%            

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    37,500       967,389  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    44,700       1,153,699  

NetLink NBN Trust

    2,827,600       1,829,014  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    179,300       1,794,390  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    889,900       3,648,037  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    438,100       1,229,967  

STMicroelectronics NV , New(a)

    34,499       1,846,048  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    126,100       2,860,387  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    269,600       783,386  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    1,333,800       1,545,158  
   

 

 

 
      17,657,475  
Spain — 2.1%            

Acciona SA

    12,126       1,817,672  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    307,362       2,436,266  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    1,954,442       2,408,601  

Banco Santander SA

    113,940       461,717  

Bankinter SA

    30,233       195,609  

CaixaBank SA

    109,040       441,089  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    44,054       1,386,633  

Endesa SA

    85,158       1,825,178  

Iberdrola SA

    207,345       2,587,989  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    8,457       257,860  

Redeia Corp. SA

    6,608       110,523  

Repsol SA

    293,776       4,485,202  

Telefonica SA

    402,900       1,716,661  
   

 

 

 
      20,131,000  
Sweden — 2.5%            

Axfood AB

    106,507       2,713,670  

EQT AB

    58,436       1,395,866  

Getinge AB, Class B

    28,574       532,420  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    155,168       2,609,889  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    91,177       894,315  

Kindred Group PLC

    177,549       2,135,647  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(c)

    202,236       2,760,259  

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR(c)

    7,110       110,398  

Sandvik AB

    23,589       479,152  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    140,658       1,705,089  

SSAB AB, Class B

    479,321       2,932,464  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    46,683       409,875  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    50,433       925,026  
Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    398,494     $ 2,004,614  

Telia Co. AB

    75,102       161,393  

Thule Group AB(b)

    12,740       397,824  

Volvo AB, Class B

    89,256       1,968,864  
   

 

 

 
      24,136,765  
Switzerland — 8.3%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    47,270       1,896,828  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    55,341       2,255,385  

Alcon Inc.

    31,827       2,708,211  

Bucher Industries AG, Registered

    6,477       2,886,235  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    26,054       4,195,549  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    114,049       3,355,656  

Galenica AG(b)

    6,373       512,900  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    17,311       1,226,095  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    11,462       3,586,413  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    13,950       986,250  

Nestle SA, Registered

    143,620       17,596,197  

Novartis AG, Registered

    125,977       13,189,431  

PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered

    14,882       1,753,695  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    34,089       10,569,340  

SGS SA

    14,260       1,384,575  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    3,974       1,107,733  

Straumann Holding AG

    11,005       1,821,029  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    1,734       1,102,571  

Swiss Re AG

    11,982       1,250,193  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    235       151,118  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    274,435       6,089,403  

VAT Group AG(b)

    1,287       547,035  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    276       133,446  
   

 

 

 
       80,305,288  
United Kingdom — 12.8%            

3i Group PLC

    93,914       2,382,707  

Anglo American PLC

    92,849       2,855,271  

AstraZeneca PLC

    64,081       9,206,914  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    132,237       939,268  

BAE Systems PLC

    180,288       2,156,072  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    576,934       2,586,985  

Barclays PLC

    521,163       1,034,149  

Barratt Developments PLC

    84,813       496,462  

BP PLC

    1,000,736       6,209,014  

British American Tobacco PLC

    38,976       1,310,689  

Bunzl PLC

    9,500       352,145  

Burberry Group PLC

    106,681       3,045,234  

Centrica PLC

    176,653       313,056  

CNH Industrial NV

    101,534       1,466,453  

Computacenter PLC

    34,384       970,037  

Diageo PLC

    110,611       4,827,314  

Drax Group PLC

    154,711       1,200,820  

Glencore PLC

    484,615       2,947,154  

Grafton Group PLC

    142,867       1,605,948  

Greggs PLC

    61,002       2,163,358  

GSK PLC

    228,228       4,062,721  

Haleon PLC

    44,425       191,757  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    210,348       1,991,775  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    687,251       5,708,590  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    31,966       290,462  

IMI PLC

    91,062       1,903,871  

Imperial Brands PLC

    102,120       2,412,630  

Inchcape PLC

    304,436       3,201,756  

Indivior PLC, NVS(c)

    134,639       3,028,989  
 

 

 

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

  25


Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® International Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    112,387     $ 2,028,364  

International Distributions Services PLC(c)

    704,438       2,406,199  

Investec PLC

    426,184       2,677,833  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    892,905       1,808,697  

Kingfisher PLC

    614,418       1,937,487  

Land Securities Group PLC

    29,678       246,470  

Legal & General Group PLC

    429,806       1,288,070  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    1,081,756       624,982  

M&G PLC

    143,766       370,327  

Man Group PLC/Jersey

    722,694       2,215,484  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC(c)

    137,161       363,326  

Next PLC

    31,524       2,851,055  

OSB Group PLC

    65,071       307,539  

Pearson PLC

    81,451       900,974  

Persimmon PLC

    21,754       323,415  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    269,244       1,114,830  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    20,433       1,530,678  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    160,653       1,309,990  

Rightmove PLC

    196,535       1,440,010  

Rio Tinto PLC

    61,914       4,092,374  

RS GROUP PLC

    42,699       430,106  

Safestore Holdings PLC

    139,356       1,584,178  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    146,820       1,766,036  

Serco Group PLC

    123,451       246,043  

Shell PLC

    296,399       9,117,492  

Softcat PLC

    30,846       594,328  

Tesco PLC

    84,957       281,384  

Unilever PLC

    53,799       2,890,776  

United Utilities Group PLC

    34,062       436,796  

Vodafone Group PLC

    3,144,482       2,991,219  

WPP PLC

    197,174       2,152,890  
   

 

 

 
       123,190,953  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.4%
(Cost: $879,051,000)

 

    949,952,383  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Preferred Stocks            
Germany — 1.0%            

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

    67,056     $ 8,199,786  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    9,018       1,194,665  
   

 

 

 
      9,394,451  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.0%
(Cost: $8,144,628)

 

    9,394,451  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.4%
(Cost: $887,195,628)

 

    959,346,834  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(d)(e)(f)

    847,125       847,379  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(d)(e)

    120,000       120,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%
(Cost: $966,990)

 

    967,379  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.5%
(Cost: $888,162,618)

 

    960,314,213  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.5%

 

    4,446,985  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 964,761,198  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(c)

Non-income producing security.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

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

 

 

Affiliates

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

 

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

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 5,549,608     $   —     $ (4,701,383 )(a)    $   (1,105   $    259     $ 847,379       847,125     $ 144,347 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    180,000             (60,000 )(a)                   120,000       120,000       20,677        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $   (1,105   $    259     $ 967,379       $ 165,024     $    —  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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.

 

 

 

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July 31, 2023

  

iShares® International Equity Factor ETF

 

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

     8        09/07/23      $ 1,311        $   51,590  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     40        09/15/23        1,976        70,016  

FTSE 100 Index

     12        09/15/23        1,184        11,589  

SPI 200 Index

     6        09/21/23        744        30,165  
           

 

 

 
              $  163,360  
           

 

 

 

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)

  $   —      $   —      $ 163,360      $   —      $   —      $   —      $ 163,360  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                  

Futures contracts

  $   —      $   —      $ 898,431     $   —      $   —      $   —      $ 898,431  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

  $   —      $   —      $ (17,183   $   —      $   —      $   —      $ (17,183
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 6,210,679  

 

 

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

  $ 85,488,246        $ 864,464,137           $   —         $ 949,952,383  

Preferred Stocks

             9,394,451                     9,394,451  

Short-Term Securities

                  

Money Market Funds

    967,379                              967,379  
 

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 
  $  86,455,625        $ 873,858,588           $   —         $ 960,314,213  
 

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® International Equity Factor ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

 

 
    Level 1            Level 2             Level 3             Total  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                  

Assets

                  

Equity Contracts

  $   —        $ 163,360         $   —         $  163,360  
 

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

  (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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July 31, 2023

  

iShares® International Small-Cap  Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Australia — 7.4%  

29Metals Ltd.(a)

    773,737     $ 376,376  

Abacus Property Group

    185,666       332,339  

Accent Group Ltd.

    69,094       82,175  

Adairs Ltd.(a)

    423,635       485,221  

Alkane Resources Ltd.(b)

    167,331       79,809  

Altium Ltd.

    43,232        1,112,464  

AMP Ltd.

    148,996       113,378  

APM Human Services International Ltd.

    618,951       830,076  

Ardent Leisure Group Ltd.

    2,056,801       713,353  

ARN Media Ltd., NVS

    668,166       466,759  

BWP Trust

    129,889       320,759  

Cettire Ltd.(b)

    554,875       1,112,160  

Champion Iron Ltd.

    66,778       270,551  

Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    24,318       300,146  

Codan Ltd./Australia

    100,939       510,247  

Collins Foods Ltd.

    59,830       403,836  

CSR Ltd.

    586,913       2,263,969  

Data#3 Ltd.

    57,900       292,613  

Deterra Royalties Ltd.

    468,990       1,486,294  

Domain Holdings Australia Ltd.

    296,641       812,260  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    2,895       95,782  

Downer EDI Ltd.

    158,453       468,437  

Elders Ltd.

    72,631       356,097  

FleetPartners Group Ltd., NVS(b)

    472,657       816,722  

GrainCorp Ltd., Class A

    204,773       1,114,637  

GUD Holdings Ltd.

    36,678       246,348  

GWA Group Ltd.

    588,264       776,444  

Healius Ltd.

    533,259       1,030,324  

Helia Group Ltd.

    520,714       1,359,544  

HomeCo Daily Needs REIT

    740,056       595,230  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    174,086       1,202,406  

Inghams Group Ltd.

    360,910       680,267  

Judo Capital Holdings Ltd.(b)

    311,309       286,000  

Jumbo Interactive Ltd.

    12,545       129,574  

Karoon Energy Ltd.(b)

    351,260       529,276  

Kogan.com Ltd.(a)(b)

    74,884       306,381  

Link Administration Holdings Ltd.

    119,274       122,855  

Liontown Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    259,585       471,376  

Lovisa Holdings Ltd.

    11,387       164,618  

McMillan Shakespeare Ltd.

    37,056       493,445  

Metcash Ltd.

    238,741       578,120  

Myer Holdings Ltd.

    1,675,433       715,845  

Neometals Ltd.(a)(b)

    645,971       213,404  

Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd., NVS(b)

    18,721       163,742  

New Hope Corp. Ltd.

    348,172       1,246,893  

nib holdings Ltd.

    28,757       160,145  

Nick Scali Ltd.

    161,541       1,163,035  

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

    540,593       779,601  

NRW Holdings Ltd.

    541,751       1,004,289  

OFX Group Ltd.(b)

    109,431       154,650  

Orora Ltd.

    250,900       606,051  

Paladin Energy Ltd.(b)

    518,012       257,752  

Perenti Global Ltd.(b)

    295,869       238,152  

Perseus Mining Ltd.

    115,414       135,702  

PEXA Group Ltd.(b)

    120,818       1,077,841  

PolyNovo Ltd.(b)

    124,871       136,049  

Region RE Ltd.

    283,324       461,544  

Regis Resources Ltd.(b)

    102,869       116,995  

Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd.

    64,462       183,132  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

RPMGlobal Holdings Ltd.(b)

    266,726     $ 292,602  

Sandfire Resources Ltd.(b)

    352,418       1,610,981  

Service Stream Ltd.

    164,243       100,393  

Sigma Healthcare Ltd.

    1,500,189       791,839  

Silex Systems Ltd.(b)

    58,093       141,344  

Sims Ltd.

    165,208       1,685,241  

Southern Cross Media Group Ltd.

    816,969       516,770  

Stanmore Resources Ltd.(b)

    552,945       1,046,127  

Star Entertainment Grp Ltd. (The)(b)

    483,079       341,624  

Steadfast Group Ltd.

    140,504       551,232  

Super Retail Group Ltd.

    161,927       1,343,940  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    2,591,025       1,838,031  

Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(b)

    88,780       675,254  

Temple & Webster Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    56,935       252,794  

Terracom Ltd.(a)

    3,144,549       869,271  

Ventia Services Group Pty Ltd.

    382,912       746,565  

Weebit Nano Ltd.(a)(b)

    60,216       251,822  
   

 

 

 
       46,059,320  
Austria — 0.5%            

Addiko Bank AG

    16,212       219,249  

Agrana Beteiligungs AG

    9,843       175,322  

ams-OSRAM AG(a)(b)

    46,706       413,420  

IMMOFINANZ AG(b)

    16,212       325,309  

Oesterreichische Post AG

    9,843       359,065  

Porr AG

    39,565       551,602  

S IMMO AG(a)

    11,773       159,703  

Semperit AG Holding

    12,159       271,538  

Zumtobel Group AG(a)

    66,778       583,708  
   

 

 

 
      3,058,916  
Belgium — 1.2%            

AGFA-Gevaert NV(b)

    110,975       285,456  

Barco NV

    21,037       489,575  

Bekaert SA

    15,826       755,387  

bpost SA

    134,135       645,966  

Deceuninck NV

    25,669       65,127  

Deme Group NV

    4,246       562,296  

Gimv NV

    41,688       1,925,107  

Ion Beam Applications

    57,707       931,429  

Orange Belgium SA(b)

    34,161       519,831  

Proximus SADP

    81,832       627,388  

Van de Velde NV

    11,387       425,816  
   

 

 

 
      7,233,378  
Canada — 11.1%            

ADENTRA Inc.

    5,018       132,542  

Advantage Energy Ltd.(b)

    43,039       303,540  

Aecon Group Inc.

    34,547       287,400  

Alamos Gold Inc., Class A

    14,861       183,586  

Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc.

    23,546       786,027  

Aritzia Inc.(b)

    6,562       124,855  

Artis REIT

    18,142       95,618  

ATS Corp.(b)

    18,914       857,739  

Baytex Energy Corp.(b)

    217,318       876,754  

BlackBerry Ltd.(b)

    108,273       550,951  

Boardwalk REIT

    3,667       182,175  

BRP Inc.

    19,300       1,775,515  

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.

    99,781       628,053  

Canfor Corp.(b)

    63,497       1,002,065  

Capital Power Corp.

    11,777       367,426  

Capstone Mining Corp.(b)

    68,322       356,985  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® International Small-Cap  Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

Cardinal Energy Ltd.

    24,511     $ 133,461  

Cascades Inc.

    101,132       921,857  

Celestica Inc.(b)

    106,536        2,341,344  

Centerra Gold Inc.

    111,168       713,215  

Choice Properties REIT

    74,884       789,926  

CI Financial Corp.

    182,578       2,309,484  

Cogeco Communications Inc.

    10,036       508,478  

Cogeco Inc.

    17,370       687,344  

Colliers International Group Inc.

    9,071       918,416  

Corus Entertainment Inc., Class B, NVS

    587,685       646,224  

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    259,392       2,102,833  

CT REIT

    319,801       3,693,603  

Definity Financial Corp.

    49,987       1,258,157  

Docebo Inc.(b)

    28,178       1,084,254  

Dream Office REIT(a)

    40,530       419,546  

Dundee Precious Metals Inc.

    93,026       646,910  

ECN Capital Corp.

    634,391       1,260,459  

Eldorado Gold Corp.(b)

    38,214       374,707  

Enerflex Ltd.

    27,599       223,948  

Enerplus Corp.(a)

    86,360       1,443,939  

Ensign Energy Services Inc.(b)

    217,897       413,106  

EQB Inc.

    5,983       353,041  

ERO Copper Corp.(b)

    43,232       1,039,286  

Filo Corp., NVS(a)(b)

    34,740       657,047  

Finning International Inc.

    80,095       2,758,818  

First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust

    9,071       101,328  

Frontera Energy Corp.(b)

    102,290       830,794  

Gibson Energy Inc.

    44,776       729,034  

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

    53,075       414,167  

Headwater Exploration Inc.

    16,405       92,435  

Hudbay Minerals Inc.

    20,458       121,943  

IAMGOLD Corp.(b)

    64,655       176,512  

Interfor Corp.(b)

    75,849       1,357,477  

Jamieson Wellness Inc.(c)

    5,018       115,608  

Kinaxis Inc.(b)

    7,720       1,048,243  

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.

    37,442       898,960  

Lassonde Industries Inc., Class A

    2,123       199,203  

Leon’s Furniture Ltd.

    64,269       1,082,482  

Linamar Corp.

    7,913       459,184  

Major Drilling Group International Inc.(b)

    148,610       1,071,764  

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

    8,106       169,171  

Martinrea International Inc.

    56,356       631,235  

MEG Energy Corp.(b)

    69,287       1,235,307  

Methanex Corp.

    15,826       713,259  

Morguard Corp.

    772       60,102  

New Gold Inc.(b)

    209,598       246,371  

North West Co. Inc. (The)

    9,843       239,609  

Novagold Resources Inc.(b)

    75,656       340,801  

Nuvei Corp.(b)(c)

    24,511       835,900  

Pan American Silver Corp.(a)

    3,474       58,641  

Parex Resources Inc.

    12,159       269,339  

Parkland Corp.

    20,072       548,131  

Pason Systems Inc.

    116,958       1,167,230  

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

    12,159       104,933  

PHX Energy Services Corp.

    31,073       166,128  

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

    44,583       886,149  

Precision Drilling Corp.(b)

    14,668       974,085  

Primo Water Corp.

    16,598       235,194  

Prinmaris REIT

    26,827       271,393  

Real Matters Inc.(a)(b)

    198,983       1,048,748  
Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

Russel Metals Inc.

    37,635     $ 1,107,659  

Sandstorm Gold Ltd.

    12,738       71,000  

ShawCor Ltd.(b)

    29,143       444,223  

Silvercorp Metals Inc.

    23,739       74,350  

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

    9,457       274,749  

Spin Master Corp.(c)

    32,231       859,396  

Sprott Inc.

    2,316       77,191  

SSR Mining Inc.

    14,861       216,376  

Stelco Holdings Inc.

    40,144       1,463,712  

Superior Plus Corp.

    35,705       267,520  

Surge Energy Inc.

    29,529       185,417  

Taseko Mines Ltd.(b)

    44,197       67,369  

Torex Gold Resources Inc.(b)

    40,916       574,031  

TransAlta Corp.

    122,169       1,246,103  

TransAlta Renewables Inc.

    109,624       1,115,652  

Transcontinental Inc., Class A(a)

    62,339       618,828  

Trican Well Service Ltd.

    420,161       1,319,127  

Uni-Select Inc.(b)

    18,142       659,009  

Vermilion Energy Inc.

    50,566       704,814  

Well Health Technologies Corp.(b)

    14,282       51,121  

Western Forest Products Inc.

    219,248       171,255  

Westshore Terminals Investment Corp.

    44,776       1,037,014  

Whitecap Resources Inc.

    162,892       1,300,764  
   

 

 

 
       69,018,174  
China — 0.4%            

China Renaissance Holdings Ltd.(c)(d)

    203,500       166,091  

Huayi Tencent Entertainment Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    19,300,000       319,752  

Mobvista Inc.(b)(c)

    386,000       192,738  

NetDragon Websoft Holdings Ltd.

    482,500       958,111  

Skyworth Group Ltd.

    1,544,000       705,601  

XD Inc.(b)

    38,600       93,671  
   

 

 

 
      2,435,964  
Denmark — 2.1%            

Ascendis Pharma A/S, ADR(a)(b)

    1,544       139,192  

Bavarian Nordic A/S(b)

    9,457       202,900  

Chemometec A/S(b)

    4,246       284,929  

D/S Norden A/S

    8,106       406,062  

GN Store Nord A/S(b)

    43,811       1,168,211  

ISS A/S

    66,585       1,345,431  

Jyske Bank A/S, Registered(b)

    5,404       408,784  

NKT A/S(b)

    965       55,137  

Per Aarsleff Holding A/S

    29,143       1,383,289  

Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S

    3,860       549,349  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    1,351       363,364  

Royal Unibrew A/S

    20,651       1,784,925  

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, Class A(c)

    95,728       1,665,151  

SimCorp A/S

    10,422       1,117,515  

Solar A/S, Class B

    9,843       735,798  

Sydbank AS

    24,897       1,194,016  

Topdanmark AS

    8,685       393,690  

Trifork Holding AG

    2,702       53,184  
   

 

 

 
      13,250,927  
Finland — 1.6%            

Afarak Group SE(b)

    324,819       169,105  

Anora Group OYJ

    10,808       56,101  

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    3,088       147,484  

F-Secure OYJ

    210,563       518,761  

Harvia OYJ(a)

    7,527       196,873  

Kemira OYJ

    59,251       929,390  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® International Small-Cap  Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Finland (continued)            

Konecranes OYJ

    7,334     $ 266,566  

Marimekko OYJ

    90,131       891,892  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    54,233       504,430  

Oma Saastopankki OYJ

    48,636       1,169,378  

Outokumpu OYJ

    94,377       488,274  

QT Group OYJ(a)(b)

    7,141       592,299  

Rovio Entertainment OYJ(c)

    150,444       1,523,456  

Sanoma OYJ

    92,447       731,418  

Stockmann OYJ Abp, Class B(b)

    29,529       70,441  

TietoEVRY OYJ

    12,159       310,208  

Uponor OYJ

    26,248       830,592  

WithSecure OYJ(b)

    182,771       201,560  

YIT OYJ

    93,605       225,853  
   

 

 

 
       9,824,081  
France — 5.4%            

ALD SA(c)

    27,792       295,276  

Alten SA

    1,544       222,388  

Atos SE(b)

    24,511       254,606  

Beneteau SA

    39,951       652,267  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA(a)(b)

    23,932       62,384  

CGG SA(a)(b)

    76,621       53,908  

Cie. Plastic Omnium SA

    21,809       424,725  

Coface SA

    98,816       1,447,545  

Criteo SA, SP ADR, SP ADR(b)

    2,702       89,977  

Derichebourg SA

    175,437       1,081,648  

Elis SA

    4,632       95,698  

Eramet SA

    6,562       552,496  

Eurazeo SE

    13,896       848,486  

Euronext NV(c)

    13,703       1,042,986  

Eutelsat Communications SA(a)

    121,783       820,351  

Faurecia SE(b)

    32,617       819,628  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    13,124       1,600,646  

ICADE

    6,369       259,476  

Interparfums SA

    13,797       995,845  

IPSOS

    21,616       1,080,583  

Kaufman & Broad SA

    16,984       467,561  

Klepierre SA

    76,621       2,033,802  

Korian SA(a)

    7,527       58,611  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    57,128       2,180,996  

Lagardere SA(a)

    4,632       106,247  

Maisons du Monde SA(c)

    10,808       113,481  

Mercialys SA

    84,534       731,759  

Metropole Television SA(a)

    5,983       84,514  

Nexans SA

    3,474       308,423  

Nexity SA

    12,352       209,148  

Quadient SA

    71,410       1,592,039  

Renault SA

    43,232       1,898,820  

Rexel SA

    60,795       1,466,513  

Rothschild & Co.

    39,758       1,689,544  

SCOR SE

    30,301       905,559  

Societe pour l’Informatique Industrielle, NVS

    5,790       338,677  

SOITEC(b)

    3,088       606,882  

Solutions 30 SE(a)(b)

    18,142       59,597  

Sopra Steria Group SACA

    386       83,930  

SPIE SA

    15,440       463,477  

Television Francaise 1

    172,735       1,412,591  

Trigano SA

    5,790       847,836  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(b)

    19,107       642,601  

Valeo

    47,671       1,077,564  

Verallia SA(c)

    11,194       496,178  
Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Virbac SA

    965     $ 297,231  

Wavestone

    9,457       561,437  

Wendel SE

    1,930       190,519  
   

 

 

 
       33,626,456  
Germany — 5.3%            

AIXTRON SE

    22,967       911,162  

Amadeus Fire AG

    5,211       618,846  

Atoss Software AG

    4,053       984,126  

Aurubis AG

    18,914       1,780,417  

Bechtle AG

    10,036       441,721  

Ceconomy AG(b)

    208,247       624,002  

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA

    2,123       107,818  

Covestro AG(a)(b)(c)

    5,211       279,929  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    3,088       210,744  

Dermapharm Holding SE

    6,948       339,396  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG(a)(c)

    149,961       1,248,111  

Deutz AG

    61,567       338,761  

DIC Asset AG(a)

    92,640       456,318  

Duerr AG

    14,475       451,627  

DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA(c)

    2,123       74,532  

Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG

    9,650       381,917  

Elmos Semiconductor SE

    2,509       223,472  

flatexDEGIRO AG(b)

    72,761       717,259  

Freenet AG

    47,478       1,175,231  

GEA Group AG

    28,178       1,195,925  

Gerresheimer AG

    5,018       594,351  

GFT Technologies SE

    1,930       56,009  

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

    9,650       126,839  

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG(b)

    105,571       168,231  

HelloFresh SE(b)

    59,830       1,706,058  

Hensoldt AG

    2,702       91,868  

Hugo Boss AG

    14,282       1,153,251  

K+S AG, Registered

    23,739       453,258  

Kloeckner & Co. SE

    72,182       674,777  

Krones AG

    4,632       558,167  

LANXESS AG

    10,808       364,513  

Majorel Group Luxembourg SA(a)

    13,703       438,434  

METRO AG(b)

    21,809       189,633  

MLP SE

    19,300       115,800  

Nemetschek SE

    15,440       1,123,553  

New Work SE

    1,158       136,363  

Norma Group SE

    4,246       74,914  

PATRIZIA SE

    44,390       454,183  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE(a)

    33,968       337,685  

PVA TePla AG(b)

    16,019       377,321  

Rheinmetall AG

    8,685       2,459,992  

SAF-Holland SE

    16,212       231,663  

Salzgitter AG

    23,546       815,999  

Scout24 SE(c)

    17,370       1,148,255  

SGL Carbon SE(a)(b)

    6,176       51,673  

Sixt SE

    4,825       581,806  

SMA Solar Technology AG(b)

    2,316       220,804  

Stratec SE

    1,930       108,327  

Suedzucker AG

    20,458       354,174  

Synlab AG

    58,286       577,254  

TAG Immobilien AG(b)

    14,475       162,707  

Takkt AG

    26,827       385,222  

TeamViewer AG(b)(c)

    33,775       574,129  

thyssenkrupp AG

    61,374       487,946  

Varta AG(a)

    3,667       83,217  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® International Small-Cap  Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Vitesco Technologies Group AG(b)

    5,597     $ 478,677  

Wacker Chemie AG

    4,246       659,777  

Zalando SE(b)(c)

    41,109       1,419,276  
   

 

 

 
       32,557,420  
Hong Kong — 1.9%            

ASMPT Ltd.

    19,300       188,254  

Champion REIT

    1,158,000       426,642  

Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd.(b)

    965,000       274,459  

CK Life Sciences International Holdings Inc.

    5,018,000       497,268  

Emperor Capital Group Ltd.(b)

    9,264,000       68,896  

Esprit Holdings Ltd.(b)

    2,895,000       212,217  

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

    5,018,000       1,819,340  

Fullwealth International Group Holdings Ltd.(b)

    1,544,000       42,763  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    14,861       894,632  

Giordano International Ltd.

    1,930,000       686,706  

Great Eagle Holdings Ltd.

    74,000       138,194  

Haitong International Securities Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,158,000       108,653  

Hong Kong Technology Venture Co. Ltd.

    579,000       344,037  

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    1,158,000       176,658  

IGG Inc.(b)

    1,158,000       590,155  

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    193,000       266,069  

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.

    96,500       119,150  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR(b)

    11,194       152,462  

MOG Digitech Holdings Ltd., NVS

    18,000       226,070  

Orbusneich Medical Group Holdings Ltd., NVS(a)

    96,500       107,155  

PAX Global Technology Ltd.

    386,000       313,394  

PC Partner Group Ltd.

    772,000       384,789  

Prosperity REIT

    3,088,000       670,482  

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.(b)

    1,158,000       194,071  

Solomon Systech International Ltd.

    1,544,000       88,686  

Sun Hung Kai & Co. Ltd.

    579,000       215,609  

Sunlight REIT

    772,000       287,508  

Tam Jai International Co. Ltd.

    965,000       214,597  

Texwinca Holdings Ltd.

    3,088,000       491,865  

Tiande Chemical Holdings Ltd.

    772,000       150,901  

United Energy Group Ltd.

    3,088,000       390,101  

United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd. (The)

    386,000       309,606  

VTech Holdings Ltd.

    154,400       962,894  
   

 

 

 
      12,014,283  
Ireland — 1.0%            

AIB Group PLC

    481,149       2,263,162  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    333,311       3,516,700  

Glanbia PLC

    26,102       404,945  

Greencore Group PLC(b)

    107,115       120,558  
   

 

 

 
      6,305,365  
Israel — 1.3%            

Africa Israel Residences Ltd.

    3,088       151,181  

Altshuler Shaham Penn Ltd.

    68,129       129,054  

AudioCodes Ltd.(a)

    22,774       232,611  

Camtek Ltd./Israel(b)

    7,527       347,901  

Delek Automotive Systems Ltd.

    81,639       591,254  

Elco Ltd.

    2,702       98,260  

Electra Consumer Products 1970 Ltd.

    5,790       144,619  

Equital Ltd.(b)

    2       49  

G City Ltd.

    184,122       638,363  

Ilex Medical Ltd.

    7,527       155,693  

Mehadrin Ltd.(b)

          14  

Meitav Investment House Ltd.(a)(b)

    106,343       389,668  

Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.

    264,410       326,983  
Security   Shares     Value  
Israel (continued)            

Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    109,431     $ 541,106  

Neto ME Holdings Ltd.(b)

    1,351       28,636  

Oil Refineries Ltd.

    918,873       293,730  

Partner Communications Co. Ltd.(b)

    65,620       279,986  

Paz Oil Co. Ltd.(b)

    5,211       566,567  

Property & Building Corp. Ltd.(b)

    9,843       400,871  

Retailors Ltd.(a)

    53,075       1,147,927  

Scope Metals Group Ltd.(b)

    19,107       670,913  

Tamar Petroleum Ltd.(c)

    7,720       33,071  

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd.(b)

    76,814       409,083  

Telsys Ltd.

    4,053       273,937  
   

 

 

 
      7,851,477  
Italy — 2.8%            

A2A SpA

    292,202       557,509  

ACEA SpA

    88,587       1,085,355  

Ascopiave SpA

    199,755       501,683  

Banca Generali SpA

    12,545       469,943  

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA(a)(b)

    196,281       566,840  

Banco BPM SpA

    345,084       1,726,817  

BasicNet SpA

    39,951       211,724  

BPER Banca

    211,721       732,619  

Cembre SpA

    10,808       385,022  

Credito Emiliano SpA

    14,668       125,398  

d’Amico International Shipping SA, NVS

    102,653       425,370  

De’ Longhi SpA

    12,931       328,118  

El.En. SpA

    57,707       685,571  

Enav SpA(c)

    214,809       923,660  

Esprinet SpA

    13,124       77,187  

Gruppo MutuiOnline SpA

    12,352       442,062  

Hera SpA

    59,637       185,175  

Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione SIIQ SpA

    39,758       109,825  

Iren SpA

    223,880       453,692  

Italgas SpA

    106,922       629,968  

Leonardo SpA

    61,567       833,578  

OVS SpA(c)

    184,122       505,952  

Piaggio & C SpA

    393,913       1,548,919  

RAI Way SpA(c)

    53,268       303,383  

Reply SpA

    4,632       501,818  

Safilo Group SpA(b)

    125,836       160,464  

Sanlorenzo SpA/Ameglia

    12,931       502,252  

Sesa SpA

    1,544       180,904  

SOL SpA

    23,932       674,935  

Technogym SpA(c)

    31,073       286,648  

Unieuro SpA(a)(c)

    50,373       537,536  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    142,241       791,954  
   

 

 

 
       17,451,881  
Japan — 22.9%            

77 Bank Ltd. (The)

    57,900       1,233,769  

Adastria Co. Ltd.

    19,300       393,374  

ADEKA Corp.

    38,600       782,608  

Aichi Steel Corp.

    9,000       236,491  

Aiful Corp.

    19,300       48,499  

Alpen Co. Ltd.

    19,300       267,971  

Amano Corp.

    38,600       877,148  

Arata Corp.

    7,800       269,884  

ARE Holdings Inc.

    19,300       259,090  

ASAHI YUKIZAI Corp.

    12,200       378,447  

ASKUL Corp.

    38,600       538,566  

Base Co. Ltd.

    31,900       1,223,378  

BML Inc.

    10,300       217,691  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® International Small-Cap  Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Celsys Inc.

    19,300     $ 93,257  

Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd.

    77,200       669,201  

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

    38,600       252,281  

CKD Corp.

    19,300       293,528  

Colowide Co. Ltd.(a)

    19,300       286,586  

Comture Corp.

    7,600       108,055  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    38,600       1,196,798  

Create Restaurants Holdings Inc.

    96,500       738,230  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    19,300       308,616  

Cybozu Inc.

    9,100       142,545  

Dai-Dan Co. Ltd.

    19,300       403,984  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    4,200       180,065  

Daishinku Corp.

    77,200       344,105  

Daiwa Industries Ltd.

    57,900       590,247  

Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp.

    579       463,769  

Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    57,900       1,122,090  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    19,300       236,603  

Dexerials Corp.

    19,300       438,144  

Digital Arts Inc.

    7,300       288,884  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd.

    38,600       656,814  

DTS Corp.

    57,900        1,368,737  

Enigmo Inc.

    57,900       159,704  

Enplas Corp.

    6,900       295,494  

Fields Corp.

    38,600       828,239  

Financial Products Group Co. Ltd.

    96,500       931,522  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    105       348,876  

Fuji Soft Inc.

    12,200       406,485  

Fujikura Ltd.

    115,800       968,225  

Fujimi Inc.

    77,800       1,886,622  

Fujimori Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    7,000       176,008  

Fukui Computer Holdings Inc.

    19,300       356,250  

Fullcast Holdings Co. Ltd.

    19,300       312,415  

Furuno Electric Co. Ltd.

    135,100       1,226,757  

Future Corp.

    38,600       421,094  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    16,000       1,320,309  

G-7 Holdings Inc.

    57,900       509,494  

Geo Holdings Corp.

    57,900       803,187  

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.

    193       159,452  

GMO Financial Holdings Inc.

    135,100       693,206  

GMO GlobalSign Holdings KK

    19,300       413,276  

GMO internet group Inc.

    38,600       766,532  

Gree Inc.

    19,300       85,308  

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.

    9,000       176,649  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    19,300       99,436  

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

    7,200       246,288  

Hazama Ando Corp.

    57,900       463,248  

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    38,600       1,078,544  

Hioki E.E. Corp.

    19,300       1,103,219  

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

    77,200       508,685  

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.(b)

    19,300       90,010  

Hoshino Resorts REIT Inc.

    79       346,111  

Hosiden Corp.

    19,300       249,561  

Idec Corp./Japan

    10,500       223,414  

Inabata & Co. Ltd.

    38,600       899,801  

Inageya Co. Ltd.

    19,300       203,654  

Ines Corp.

    19,300       195,848  

Infocom Corp.

    38,600       654,943  

Information Services International-Dentsu Ltd.

    44,000       1,560,395  

Insource Co. Ltd.

    77,200       682,347  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Integrated Design & Engineering Holdings Co. Ltd., NVS

    18,900     $ 454,170  

Inui Global Logistics Co. Ltd.(a)

    38,600       356,150  

IR Japan Holdings Ltd.

    19,300       224,320  

Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd.

    38,600       372,804  

Iyogin Holdings Inc., NVS

    77,200       545,298  

Jaccs Co. Ltd.

    9,600       352,207  

JAFCO Group Co. Ltd.

    57,900       757,013  

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

    19,800       402,153  

Japan Communications Inc.(b)

    212,300       363,017  

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

    193       407,898  

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.

    29,500        1,013,926  

Japan Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd.

    26,400       858,667  

Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd.

    77,200       655,655  

Japan Wool Textile Co. Ltd. (The)

    57,900       491,543  

JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.

    38,600       366,804  

JCU Corp.

    19,300       459,830  

Justsystems Corp.

    6,700       190,688  

JVCKenwood Corp.

    57,900       191,111  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    19,300       430,276  

Kamei Corp.

    96,500       1,012,163  

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

    57,900       507,882  

Kappa Create Co. Ltd.(b)

    38,600       418,956  

KeePer Technical Laboratory Co. Ltd.

    6,200       273,902  

Keihanshin Building Co. Ltd.

    96,500       858,210  

Kenedix Residential Next Investment Corp.

    50       78,231  

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.

    193       377,713  

Ki-Star Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    7,100       258,876  

Kitz Corp.

    173,700       1,292,698  

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

    38,600       619,236  

Komori Corp.

    38,600       301,031  

Konica Minolta Inc.

    19,300       71,538  

Konishi Co. Ltd.

    19,300       309,642  

Koshidaka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    38,600       321,267  

Kotobuki Spirits Co. Ltd.

    15,600       1,187,386  

KPP Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    193,000       860,967  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    38,600       354,282  

Kurabo Industries Ltd.

    38,600       637,435  

Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    19,300       240,651  

Kyudenko Corp.

    7,500       216,288  

Kyushu Financial Group Inc.

    96,500       469,756  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    1,544       1,651,789  

Life Corp.

    57,900       1,452,416  

Mani Inc.

    19,300       248,189  

Marudai Food Co. Ltd.

    38,600       417,814  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    19,300       457,432  

Maruwa Co. Ltd./Aichi(a)

    7,300       1,212,358  

Maruzen Showa Unyu Co. Ltd.

    57,900       1,685,082  

Matsuda Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    19,300       316,350  

Medical Data Vision Co. Ltd.

    19,300       94,614  

Meitec Corp.

    38,600       703,690  

Menicon Co. Ltd.

    19,300       346,171  

Milbon Co. Ltd.

    5,300       190,699  

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    6,300       158,250  

Mitsui High-Tec Inc.

    5,700       398,721  

Mitsui Matsushima Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    19,300       361,327  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    19,300       456,190  

Mitsuuroko Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,000       170,412  

Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd.

    3,900       133,935  

Mizuno Corp.

    5,800       152,049  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® International Small-Cap  Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    19,300     $ 448,792  

Monex Group Inc.

    154,400       601,771  

Monogatari Corp. (The)

    19,300       472,547  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

    193       196,414  

Mori Trust Reit Inc.

    3,474       1,790,534  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd./Japan

    19,300       626,517  

MOS Food Services Inc.

    19,300       443,856  

m-up Holdings Inc.(a)

    115,800       915,100  

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    57,900       995,526  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    19,300       254,492  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

    38,600       848,116  

Nichias Corp.

    19,300       396,778  

Nichiha Corp.

    9,100       209,346  

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    57,900       452,872  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

    77,200        1,136,043  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    19,300       206,075  

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.(b)

    38,600       375,137  

Nippon Pillar Packing Co. Ltd.

    7,000       219,373  

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp.

    965       2,297,607  

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    193,000       919,124  

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    19,300       502,771  

Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings Inc.

    115,800       1,233,545  

Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd. (The)

    7,000       187,895  

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

    19,300       165,867  

Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd.

    31,500       1,127,148  

Nitto Kogyo Corp.

    19,300       493,826  

Nomura Co. Ltd.

    115,800       736,835  

Nomura Micro Science Co. Ltd.

    30,800       1,365,080  

North Pacific Bank Ltd.

    96,500       210,785  

NSD Co. Ltd.

    115,800       2,268,144  

NTT UD REIT Investment Corp.

    193       183,057  

Obara Group Inc.

    9,200       268,759  

Ohsho Food Service Corp.

    3,900       185,689  

Okamoto Machine Tool Works Ltd.

    19,300       779,158  

Okasan Securities Group Inc.

    135,100       538,294  

Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)(b)

    19,336       156,867  

Okumura Corp.

    27,300       816,497  

Okuwa Co. Ltd.

    19,300       118,165  

Onward Holdings Co. Ltd.

    38,600       155,764  

Organo Corp.

    28,500       826,030  

Osaka Organic Chemical Industry Ltd.

    8,700       161,407  

Oyo Corp.

    19,300       357,240  

PAL GROUP Holdings Co. Ltd.

    19,300       566,401  

Pasona Group Inc.

    19,300       228,727  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    38,600       209,518  

Pharma Foods International Co. Ltd.

    115,800       1,367,078  

PHC Holdings Corp.

    19,300       204,679  

Press Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    154,400       691,680  

Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    38,600       559,169  

Raksul Inc.(b)

    19,300       190,732  

Relo Group Inc.

    19,300       266,518  

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    38,600       245,850  

Riken Keiki Co. Ltd.

    11,400       431,296  

Riken Technos Corp.

    270,200       1,301,643  

Riken Vitamin Co. Ltd.

    38,600       563,843  

Riso Kagaku Corp.

    38,600       633,584  

Roland DG Corp.

    26,600       667,259  

Rorze Corp.

    4,200       328,503  

Round One Corp.(a)

    57,900       231,768  

Royal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    19,300       360,273  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Ryobi Ltd.

    19,300     $ 401,657  

Ryosan Co. Ltd.

    10,900       345,042  

Saibu Gas Holdings Co. Ltd.

    57,900       849,602  

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

    30,400       966,648  

Sanki Engineering Co. Ltd.

    135,100       1,468,058  

Sanoh Industrial Co. Ltd.

    19,300       117,185  

Sanyo Denki Co. Ltd.

    4,300       218,106  

Senshu Electric Co. Ltd.

    57,900       1,633,368  

Shibaura Electronics Co. Ltd.

    10,400       524,360  

Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd.

    8,000       255,760  

Shibaura Mechatronics Corp.

    7,900        1,322,401  

Shiga Bank Ltd. (The)

    9,500       203,521  

Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories Ltd.

    57,900       854,294  

Shinmaywa Industries Ltd.

    19,300       194,877  

Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd.

    38,600       298,390  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,800       438,642  

Shoei Co. Ltd.

    19,300       350,886  

SIGMAXYZ Holdings Inc.

    19,300       180,549  

Simplex Holdings Inc.

    4,900       98,933  

Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    19,300       249,732  

Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

    38,600       480,854  

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

    5,000       217,609  

Systena Corp.

    347,400       665,430  

Syuppin Co. Ltd.

    57,900       443,994  

Taihei Dengyo Kaisha Ltd.

    19,300       603,761  

Taiko Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(b)

    19,300       47,793  

Takara Holdings Inc.

    57,900       509,545  

Takara Standard Co. Ltd.

    38,600       505,719  

Tama Home Co. Ltd.

    63,900       1,576,129  

Tekken Corp.

    19,300       277,301  

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

    38,600       366,102  

TOC Co. Ltd.

    193,000       831,692  

Tocalo Co. Ltd.

    38,600       392,301  

Toda Corp.

    77,200       429,978  

Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.(a)

    38,600       551,326  

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    38,600       343,407  

TOKAI Holdings Corp.

    115,800       737,735  

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc.

    57,900       178,499  

Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group Inc.

    8,300       219,643  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    12,300       776,887  

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

    38,600       208,877  

Tokyu REIT Inc.

    2,509       3,318,917  

Tomoku Co. Ltd.

    77,200       1,206,412  

Tomy Co. Ltd.

    57,900       783,311  

Topcon Corp.

    38,600       469,741  

Torii Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    38,600       980,302  

Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    19,300       244,183  

Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd.

    19,300       297,538  

Toyo Tanso Co. Ltd.

    6,600       264,603  

TSI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    154,400       783,483  

Tsugami Corp.

    38,600       338,781  

Uchida Yoko Co. Ltd.

    19,300       749,634  

Ulvac Inc.

    32,600       1,399,876  

United Super Markets Holdings Inc.

    96,500       759,511  

Usen-Next Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    19,300       446,414  

Ushio Inc.

    19,300       267,385  

ValueCommerce Co. Ltd.

    19,300       184,630  

Vital KSK Holdings Inc.

    38,600       269,486  

Wacom Co. Ltd.

    77,200       328,898  

Wakita & Co. Ltd.

    19,300       174,371  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® International Small-Cap  Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

West Holdings Corp.

    6,000     $ 117,448  

YA-MAN Ltd.(a)

    38,600       276,562  

Yamazen Corp.

    19,300       164,216  

Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.

    19,300       462,849  

Yonex Co. Ltd.

    57,900       565,922  

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.

    19,300       381,778  

ZERIA Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    19,300       316,108  
   

 

 

 
       141,511,507  
Netherlands — 3.0%            

Aalberts NV

    11,001       496,415  

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    114,449       1,946,000  

Alfen Beheer BV(a)(b)(c)

    1,930       133,929  

Allfunds Group PLC

    27,213       177,427  

Arcadis NV

    5,790       253,845  

Ariston Holding NV

    23,932       222,742  

ASR Nederland NV

    52,496       2,379,613  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    29,143       3,479,633  

Corbion NV(a)

    22,388       526,123  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    9,264       234,153  

Flow Trades Ltd., NVS

    12,352       268,769  

IMCD NV

    6,176       935,846  

InPost SA(a)(b)

    77,393       924,832  

Iveco Group NV(b)

    29,722       281,900  

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

    181,227       421,688  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class B

    437,338       337,396  

NSI NV

    20,651       434,134  

OCI NV

    29,915       852,571  

PostNL NV

    385,421       782,663  

Signify NV(c)

    76,235       2,396,940  

Technip Energies NV

    16,019       365,105  

TKH Group NV

    6,562       342,381  

TomTom NV(b)

    72,568       633,960  
   

 

 

 
      18,828,065  
New Zealand — 0.8%            

Argosy Property Ltd.

    458,568       347,476  

Chorus Ltd.

    268,849       1,436,323  

Genesis Energy Ltd.

    205,545       346,185  

Goodman Property Trust

    45,355       63,664  

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

    706,766       417,371  

Manawa Energy Ltd.

    13,510       40,277  

Precinct Properties New Zealand Ltd.

    164,436       137,366  

Property for Industry Ltd.

    633,426       975,684  

Skellerup Holdings Ltd.

    355,120       984,306  

SKY Network Television Ltd.

    57,321       88,980  

SKYCITY Entertainment Group Ltd.

    165,015       231,629  
   

 

 

 
      5,069,261  
Norway — 1.5%            

2020 Bulkers Ltd.

    69,094       711,874  

ArcticZymes Technologies ASA(b)

    35,126       129,621  

Atea ASA

    35,705       484,754  

Bouvet ASA

    60,023       369,254  

BW LPG Ltd.(c)

    46,899       501,921  

BW Offshore Ltd.

    159,804       437,666  

Crayon Group Holding ASA(b)(c)

    41,109       437,713  

DNO ASA

    674,342       731,490  

Elmera Group ASA(c)

    92,640       185,877  

Europris ASA(c)

    9,264       56,201  

Hoegh Autoliners ASA

    41,688       241,242  

Kid ASA(c)

    68,322       548,730  
Security   Shares     Value  
Norway (continued)            

Norske Skog ASA(b)(c)

    48,250     $ 216,324  

PGS ASA(b)

    183,543       129,067  

Rana Gruber ASA(a)

    118,695       679,296  

Selvaag Bolig ASA

    179,490       568,485  

Solstad Offshore ASA(b)

    105,571       250,488  

SpareBank 1 SMN

    162,313       2,274,564  

Veidekke ASA

    12,352       139,424  

XXL ASA(a)(c)

    676,851       103,514  
   

 

 

 
      9,197,505  
Portugal — 0.4%            

Altri SGPS SA(a)

    57,900       272,255  

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

    161,348       636,886  

Greenvolt Energias Renovaveis SA(a)(b)

    13,510       94,388  

REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

    320,573       875,368  

Semapa-Sociedade de Investimento e Gestao

    36,284       526,604  
   

 

 

 
      2,405,501  
Singapore — 1.8%            

AEM Holdings Ltd.

    38,600       109,498  

Asian Pay Television Trust

    2,200,200       168,769  

Best World International Ltd.(b)

    752,700       918,155  

CDL Hospitality Trusts

    559,700       500,962  

Delfi Ltd.

    849,200       772,945  

Digital Core REIT Management Pte Ltd.

    882,000       441,394  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    7,662,100       1,442,843  

Golden Energy & Resources Ltd.(b)

    1,451,400       196,505  

Hour Glass Ltd. (The)

    57,900       90,538  

Keppel Infrastructure Trust

    2,393,200       917,007  

Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust

    1,210,800       127,086  

NetLink NBN Trust

    1,852,800       1,198,471  

PARAGON REIT

    617,600       443,753  

Parkway Life REIT

    675,500       1,971,453  

Riverstone Holdings Ltd./Singapore(a)

    579,000       272,519  

Samudera Shipping Line Ltd.(a)

    810,600       509,687  

Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust

    733,400       394,793  

Sheng Siong Group Ltd.

    212,300       261,874  

Silverlake Axis Ltd.

    347,400       75,798  

TDCX Inc., ADR(b)

    35,705       256,005  

Yangzijiang Financial Holding Ltd.(a)

    270,200       67,078  

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.(b)

    521,100       317,691  
   

 

 

 
       11,454,824  
Spain — 2.1%            

Acerinox SA

    214,616       2,259,350  

Applus Services SA

    50,180       538,307  

Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA

    103,448       428,816  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    2,049,081       2,525,232  

Bankinter SA

    148,803       962,762  

Cia. de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

    11,194       311,474  

eDreams ODIGEO SA(b)

    27,213       199,761  

Ence Energia y Celulosa SA

    62,339       189,848  

Fluidra SA

    11,387       251,826  

Gestamp Automocion SA(c)

    105,571       512,547  

Indra Sistemas SA

    29,915       435,072  

Inmobiliaria Colonial SOCIMI SA

    24,704       159,471  

Lar Espana Real Estate SOCIMI SA

    136,258       882,415  

Merlin Properties SOCIMI SA

    32,038       298,561  

Metrovacesa SA(c)

    28,757       231,446  

Neinor Homes SA(c)

    20,072       198,623  

Pharma Mar SA

    13,124       493,429  

Prosegur Cia. de Seguridad SA

    92,254       169,667  
 

 

 

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

  35


Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® International Small-Cap  Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)            

Sacyr SA

    151,845     $ 519,114  

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA(b)

    9,071       141,882  

Tubacex SA(a)

    95,342       305,659  

Unicaja Banco SA(a)(c)

    811,565       947,234  

Viscofan SA

    2,316       150,357  
   

 

 

 
       13,112,853  
Sweden — 3.2%            

AcadeMedia AB(c)

    13,896       66,996  

Alleima AB, NVS

    59,251       257,380  

Arise AB

    77,393       310,144  

Arjo AB, Class B

    139,539       597,018  

Betsson AB

    96,500       1,167,643  

Bilia AB, Class A

    136,592       1,435,487  

BioArctic AB, Class B(b)(c)

    9,071       259,915  

BioGaia AB, Class B

    43,039       426,857  

Biotage AB

    38,986       481,230  

Bonava AB, Class B(a)

    151,505       285,059  

BoneSupport Holding AB(b)(c)

    26,055       364,718  

Bravida Holding AB(c)

    21,423       172,179  

Byggmax Group AB(b)

    20,844       68,355  

Clas Ohlson AB, Class B

    92,061       749,842  

Concentric AB

    42,653       760,316  

Electrolux Professional AB, Class B

    55,391       312,061  

Engcon AB

    31,652       233,613  

Fasadgruppen Group AB

    18,914       148,237  

Hemnet Group AB

    25,669       454,787  

HMS Networks AB

    3,667       148,077  

Intrum AB(a)

    13,896       108,267  

Investment AB Oresund

    41,688       414,121  

Inwido AB

    50,952       562,252  

Irlab Therapeutics AB(b)

    173,121       130,913  

JM AB

    15,826       248,657  

Lindab International AB

    22,002       341,112  

Loomis AB, Class B

    3,860       112,606  

MIPS AB

    12,352       559,235  

Mycronic AB

    46,706       1,005,101  

Net Insight AB(a)(b)

    814,267       349,351  

New Wave Group AB, Class B

    158,646       1,438,745  

Nobia AB(b)

    550,436       595,058  

Nordic Waterproofing Holding AB

    4,439       61,484  

Norva24 Group AB(b)

    24,704       62,763  

Nyfosa AB

    96,500       612,182  

Orron Energy AB(b)

    838,778       969,645  

OX2 AB, Class B(b)

    36,091       225,788  

Peab AB, Class B

    19,300       85,376  

Ratos AB, Class B

    19,686       65,444  

Scandic Hotels Group AB(b)(c)

    159,804       630,183  

SkiStar AB

    9,264       100,588  

Swedish Logistic Property AB(b)

    46,706       125,790  

SynAct Pharma AB(b)

    20,844       180,591  

Thule Group AB(c)

    9,843       307,362  

Truecaller AB(a)(b)

    145,715       577,219  

Volati AB

    24,897       234,406  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    96,886       757,633  
   

 

 

 
      19,561,786  
Switzerland — 6.7%            

Accelleron Industries AG, NVS

    52,882       1,393,198  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    28,371       1,156,241  

Ascom Holding AG, Registered(a)

    21,809       298,606  

Bachem Holding AG, Class A

    2,702       249,587  
Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    17,177     $ 1,927,970  

Belimo Holding AG, Registered

    965       520,086  

BKW AG

    9,650       1,726,812  

Bucher Industries AG, Registered

    2,702       1,204,046  

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    193       113,743  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    5,597       424,825  

Clariant AG, Registered

    65,620       1,075,261  

Comet Holding AG, Registered

    772       203,093  

dormakaba Holding AG

    579       282,310  

Dottikon Es Holding AG(b)

    1,351       371,062  

Dufry AG, Registered(b)

    1,351       69,804  

Emmi AG, Registered

    193       188,880  

Flughafen Zurich AG, Registered

    965       204,288  

Forbo Holding AG, Registered

    386       555,289  

Galenica AG(c)

    37,442       3,013,335  

Georg Fischer Ltd.

    8,878       606,334  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    12,545       1,856,447  

Idorsia Ltd.(a)(b)

    25,862       205,122  

Implenia AG, Registered

    5,597       272,618  

Inficon Holding AG, Registered

    1,351       1,732,026  

Interroll Holding AG, Registered

    244       780,486  

Landis+Gyr Group AG

    7,141       620,048  

LEM Holding SA, Registered

    193       464,767  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    52,689       3,725,056  

Medmix AG(c)

    16,984       474,038  

Mobilezone Holding AG, Registered

    4,053       67,547  

Mobimo Holding AG, Registered

    632       186,893  

Molecular Partners AG(b)

    8,878       55,385  

PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered

    11,966       1,410,073  

Schweiter Technologies AG, NVS(a)

    193       148,562  

SFS Group AG

    2,316       275,321  

Siegfried Holding AG, Registered

    386       341,042  

SIG Group AG

    53,075       1,418,889  

SKAN Group AG

    2,509       229,968  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    9,264       896,842  

Swissquote Group Holding SA, Registered

    12,545       2,841,347  

Tecan Group AG, Registered

    4,053       1,612,815  

Temenos AG, Registered

    14,282       1,228,291  

VAT Group AG(c)

    8,299       3,527,465  

Vontobel Holding AG, Registered(a)

    11,001       741,111  

Zehnder Group AG, Registered

    8,299       607,829  
   

 

 

 
       41,304,758  
United Kingdom — 14.1%            

4imprint Group PLC

    1,737       98,864  

888 Holdings PLC(b)

    454,708       630,711  

Abcam PLC, SP ADR(a)(b)

    34,740       814,306  

abrdn PLC

    645,778       1,921,815  

AG Barr PLC

    7,527       45,546  

Airtel Africa PLC(c)

    395,457       591,756  

AJ Bell PLC

    228,898       962,933  

Ashmore Group PLC

    92,833       246,180  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    167,910       1,192,650  

Babcock International Group PLC(b)

    21,037       101,275  

Beazley PLC

    165,787       1,168,078  

Bellway PLC

    36,091       1,026,302  

Big Yellow Group PLC

    5,018       69,059  

Bodycote PLC

    9,264       82,272  

Bridgepoint Group PLC(c)

    189,333       458,990  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    540,786       2,346,578  

Britvic PLC

    122,169       1,356,059  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® International Small-Cap  Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Bytes Technology Group PLC

    134,135     $ 888,253  

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    789,177        1,213,322  

Capricorn Energy PLC

    92,833       211,111  

Centamin PLC

    185,087       228,537  

Centrica PLC

    1,570,634       2,783,399  

Chemring Group PLC

    178,139       648,122  

Close Brothers Group PLC

    4,825       57,095  

Coats Group PLC

    85,885       77,154  

Computacenter PLC

    58,672       1,655,247  

ConvaTec Group PLC(c)

    431,162       1,155,144  

Currys PLC

    463,393       317,270  

Darktrace PLC(b)

    258,813       1,227,435  

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

    1,351       64,405  

Deliveroo PLC, Class A(b)(c)

    446,602       753,114  

Derwent London PLC

    9,457       256,989  

Diploma PLC

    30,880       1,284,369  

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    397,387       1,771,693  

Dr. Martens PLC

    75,077       146,865  

Drax Group PLC

    148,031       1,148,972  

Dunelm Group PLC

    58,286       860,215  

EnQuest PLC(b)

    315,191       72,046  

FDM Group Holdings PLC

    45,355       317,806  

Ferrexpo PLC

    584,790       688,950  

Firstgroup PLC

    837,427       1,568,400  

Frasers Group PLC(b)

    76,042       792,566  

Games Workshop Group PLC

    8,106       1,211,897  

Genuit Group PLC

    43,618       175,208  

Genus PLC

    10,422       329,666  

Grafton Group PLC

    56,549       635,659  

Grainger PLC

    52,303       169,016  

Great Portland Estates PLC

    86,657       475,539  

Greggs PLC

    55,391       1,964,371  

Halfords Group PLC

    414,178       1,175,756  

Hammerson PLC

    1,432,253       488,930  

Harbour Energy PLC

    54,426       186,325  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    31,845       348,422  

Helical PLC

    63,304       218,539  

Hill & Smith PLC

    38,021       770,361  

Hiscox Ltd.

    38,793       536,952  

Hochschild Mining PLC

    161,155       159,685  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    97,851       926,547  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    84,799       770,533  

IMI PLC

    7,720       161,405  

Immunocore Holdings PLC(a)(b)

    4,053       267,417  

Inchcape PLC

    233,144       2,451,978  

Indivior PLC, NVS(b)

    85,113       1,914,797  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    99,781       1,800,850  

International Distributions Services PLC(b)

    632,847       2,161,661  

Investec PLC

    276,183       1,735,335  

IWG PLC(b)

    73,726       144,668  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    20,458       473,139  

Just Group PLC

    72,761       76,850  

Kainos Group PLC

    69,094       1,162,643  

Keller Group PLC

    51,338       563,972  

Man Group PLC/Jersey

    818,320       2,508,634  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC(b)

    391,404       1,036,792  

Marshalls PLC

    172,349       593,700  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    430,004       1,514,264  

Moonpig Group PLC(b)

    96,307       221,854  

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

    121,976       427,941  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Morgan Sindall Group PLC

    23,932     $ 586,993  

Ninety One PLC

    244,724       541,450  

OSB Group PLC

    154,207       728,815  

Oxford Instruments PLC

    23,932       737,115  

Pagegroup PLC

    75,849       434,326  

Paragon Banking Group PLC

    173,507       1,175,698  

Patisserie Holdings PLC, NVS(d)

    3,062        

Pets at Home Group PLC

    261,515       1,314,164  

Picton Property Income Ltd.

    308,607       279,791  

Playtech PLC(b)

    67,357       484,943  

Plus500 Ltd.

    30,687       593,095  

PureTech Health PLC(b)

    110,975       318,308  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    123,713       512,245  

Quilter PLC(c)

    183,026       183,717  

Reach PLC

    77,586       84,585  

Redrow PLC

    28,950       192,456  

Renewi PLC(b)

    8,106       54,164  

Renishaw PLC

    4,246       212,515  

RS GROUP PLC

    165,401       1,666,080  

Safestore Holdings PLC

    152,856       1,737,644  

Savills PLC

    59,444       743,040  

Serco Group PLC

    44,776       89,240  

Softcat PLC

    100,939       1,944,851  

Spectris PLC

    21,809       984,186  

Spire Healthcare Group PLC(c)

    137,802       381,108  

Spirent Communications PLC

    451,620       981,533  

SSP Group PLC(b)

    125,450       405,066  

SThree PLC

    95,921       434,303  

Synthomer PLC(b)

    82,797       88,672  

TBC Bank Group PLC

    5,983       191,189  

Telecom Plus PLC

    48,829       1,042,740  

TI Fluid Systems PLC(c)

    186,824       321,279  

Trainline PLC(b)(c)

    41,688       140,920  

TUI AG(a)(b)

    6,948       56,282  

Tullow Oil PLC(a)(b)

    325,784       144,159  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    8,878       110,847  

Vesuvius PLC

    35,898       203,260  

Virgin Money U.K. PLC

    104,413       236,851  

Vistry Group PLC

    70,252       712,549  

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC(b)(c)

    15,826       153,038  

Weir Group PLC (The)

    44,583       1,050,006  

WH Smith PLC

    15,826       303,397  

Wickes Group PLC

    559,893       981,523  

Workspace Group PLC

    79,323       505,534  
   

 

 

 
       87,106,836  
United States — 0.1%            

AMTD Digital Inc., NVS(a)(b)

    25,283       167,373  

Gran Tierra Energy Inc., NVS

    10,229       72,685  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    13,317       102,275  
   

 

 

 
      342,333  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.6%
(Cost: $574,301,085)

      610,582,871  
   

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks            
Germany — 0.8%            

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    9,457       475,018  

Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    20,844       862,811  

Jungheinrich AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    18,528       693,201  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® International Small-Cap  Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Schaeffler AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    167,910     $ 1,070,756  

STO SE & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    9,650       1,592,831  
   

 

 

 
      4,694,617  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.8%
(Cost: $4,726,075)

 

    4,694,617  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.4%
(Cost: $579,027,160)

 

    615,277,488  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 2.9%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(e)(f)(g)

    18,074,965       18,080,388  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(e)(f)

    110,000       110,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.9%
(Cost: $18,188,385)

 

    18,190,388  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 102.3%
(Cost: $597,215,545)

 

    633,467,876  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.3)%

 

    (14,482,656
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  618,985,220  
   

 

 

 
(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) 

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.

 

 

Affiliates

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

 

                   
  Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/22

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

07/31/23

   

Shares

Held at

07/31/23

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

        
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 3,998,368     $ 14,080,446 (a)    $     $ 22     $ 1,552     $ 18,080,388       18,074,965     $ 237,946 (b)    $     
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    100,000       10,000 (a)                         110,000       110,000       13,687           
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    
          $ 22     $ 1,552     $ 18,190,388       $ 251,633     $     
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

  (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

     7        09/07/23      $ 1,147      $ 41,922  

FTSE 250 Index

     68        09/15/23        3,354        75,856  
           

 

 

 
            $ 117,778  
           

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® International Small-Cap  Equity Factor ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 117,778      $      $      $      $ 117,778  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 504,955      $      $      $      $ 504,955  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 56,034      $      $      $      $ 56,034  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments 

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 3,510,176  

 

 

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

  $ 133,046,505        $ 477,370,275       $ 166,091       $ 610,582,871  

Preferred Stocks

             4,694,617                 4,694,617  

Short-Term Securities

              

Money Market Funds

    18,190,388                          18,190,388  
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 151,236,893               $ 482,064,892              $ 166,091              $ 633,467,876  
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

              

Assets

              

Equity Contracts

  $        $ 117,778       $       $ 117,778  
 

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Australia — 4.5%  

Brambles Ltd.

    2,473,574     $ 23,401,913  

Cochlear Ltd.

    33,409       5,374,583  

Coles Group Ltd.

    1,559,718       19,073,160  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    325,737       23,175,784  

CSL Ltd.

    201,745       36,337,531  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    3,029,851       12,095,198  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    14,391,324       33,976,559  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    611,366       14,445,230  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    8,347,967       23,893,642  

Transurban Group

    2,459,407       23,745,682  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    227,125       5,039,364  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    2,324,246       77,658,015  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    1,819,976       47,262,655  
   

 

 

 
       345,479,316  
Belgium — 2.5%            

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    253,597       14,507,180  

Argenx SE(a)

    98,468       49,592,366  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    785,503       63,556,871  

UCB SA

    702,395       62,195,156  
   

 

 

 
      189,851,573  
Denmark — 3.0%            

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    155,633       23,342,167  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    403,841       30,515,691  

Genmab A/S(a)

    84,731       34,926,082  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    683,409       110,201,200  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    203,781       10,220,287  

Tryg A/S

    1,328,646       26,232,520  
   

 

 

 
      235,437,947  
Finland — 2.5%            

Elisa OYJ

    1,204,901       62,854,155  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    940,392       48,235,339  

Nokia OYJ

    2,071,071       8,141,254  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    824,093       31,670,803  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    924,086       40,721,354  
   

 

 

 
      191,622,905  
France — 7.3%            

Air Liquide SA

    351,298       63,161,272  

BioMerieux

    77,025       8,268,581  

Carrefour SA

    2,222,328       44,426,851  

Danone SA

    601,965       36,760,037  

Dassault Aviation SA

    126,890       24,649,819  

Edenred

    92,725       6,022,522  

Getlink SE

    667,692       11,736,265  

Hermes International

    1,231       2,724,529  

Ipsen SA

    186,511       23,505,386  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(b)

    433,104       16,534,769  

L’Oreal SA

    20,380       9,478,930  

Orange SA

    7,811,573       88,300,731  

Pernod Ricard SA

    164,870       36,349,145  

Sanofi

    1,044,936       111,478,496  

Thales SA

    274,910       41,123,727  

TotalEnergies SE

    595,344       36,171,022  
   

 

 

 
      560,692,082  
Germany — 3.0%            

Beiersdorf AG

    382,136       49,488,654  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    148,221       28,399,369  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    2,570,031       56,029,846  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Hannover Rueck SE

    18,621     $ 3,973,239  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    273,950       19,144,238  

Merck KGaA

    180,876       31,784,423  

Symrise AG, Class A

    343,065       37,473,588  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    1,636,994       4,410,683  
   

 

 

 
      230,704,040  
Hong Kong — 7.3%            

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    16,342,000       49,876,476  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    5,171,000       31,891,246  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    5,290,000       28,033,517  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    9,613,500       78,360,900  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    6,935,400       106,011,450  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    34,276,349       40,487,203  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    19,511,799       16,738,338  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    683,700       33,771,639  

Link REIT

    3,137,820       17,638,174  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    15,474,248       71,309,955  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    13,712,000       71,867,634  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    1,301,500       16,342,439  
   

 

 

 
       562,328,971  
Ireland — 0.5%            

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    385,733       38,322,903  
   

 

 

 
Israel — 1.9%            

Bank Hapoalim BM

    3,917,250       34,796,294  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    2,474,639       19,754,099  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(c)

    257,271       34,013,799  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    106,389       22,622,128  

ICL Group Ltd.

    2,002,669       13,334,750  

Isracard Ltd.

    1       4  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    339,882       12,271,412  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)(c)

    337,847       12,529,816  
   

 

 

 
      149,322,302  
Italy — 2.4%            

Eni SpA

    923,963       14,106,021  

Ferrari NV

    191,535       61,403,564  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(b)

    1,434,224       17,986,307  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    694,862       35,882,726  

Snam SpA

    7,236,877       38,042,555  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    1,929,519       16,302,512  
   

 

 

 
      183,723,685  
Japan — 27.0%            

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    1,390,200       20,327,987  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    381,500       8,631,269  

Bridgestone Corp.

    486,600       20,191,659  

Canon Inc.

    2,438,100       63,013,628  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    477,400       60,836,621  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    3,325,200       23,380,642  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    3,307,400       41,434,423  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,029,900       30,651,101  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    3,750,200       17,153,491  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    102,800       3,166,200  

East Japan Railway Co.

    764,000       43,253,189  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    7,705,600       27,956,984  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    25,900       6,488,279  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    324,200       18,824,876  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    331,200       11,003,417  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    45,000       6,677,418  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    296,000       37,490,655  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    1,334,800       28,186,737  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

ITOCHU Corp.

    1,757,600     $ 71,086,655  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    380,300       9,638,376  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    4,094,000       34,060,206  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,908,500       35,844,741  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    1,773,900       39,362,120  

Kao Corp.

    189,400       7,195,608  

KDDI Corp.

    1,323,300       38,946,966  

Keio Corp.

    425,400       14,140,552  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    247,100       10,255,946  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,004,000       33,680,791  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    386,900       5,714,682  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    66,700       3,666,587  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    1,251,700       23,902,058  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(c)

    854,200       33,624,011  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,477,700       34,140,624  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    448,400       22,943,039  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    2,822,100       22,724,249  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    5,247,920       89,032,874  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    212,500       7,903,579  

NEC Corp.

    524,700       26,547,408  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    68,800       4,033,827  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    183,800       7,432,802  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    62,718,500       71,920,432  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    517,800       43,658,593  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    241,800       29,609,037  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    249,000       7,075,314  

Obayashi Corp.

    1,863,300       17,227,760  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    203,500       33,300,765  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    777,400       11,358,141  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2,037,700       37,341,504  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    160,600       11,257,836  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    734,500       28,170,671  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,995,600       31,400,446  

Otsuka Corp.

    366,500       15,262,286  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,651,200       97,477,476  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    1,378,900       27,263,055  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    687,700       46,148,000  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    790,300       12,004,263  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    1,673,400       34,140,194  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,224,200       17,865,370  

Shimizu Corp.

    757,400       5,218,134  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    213,300       8,938,982  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    4,317,700       36,061,881  

SoftBank Corp.

    7,448,200       82,708,530  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    309,800       14,514,640  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    1,036,800       36,906,980  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2,233,400       68,285,850  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    1,371,600       36,295,295  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    772,100       17,754,425  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,214,900       27,549,143  

Tokyu Corp.

    1,659,100       21,050,126  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan

    200,300       9,463,320  

USS Co. Ltd.

    2,020,700       35,039,102  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    940,300       17,699,977  

West Japan Railway Co.

    407,700       16,750,086  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    408,500       22,665,962  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    608,400       11,394,097  
   

 

 

 
       2,085,323,950  
Netherlands — 4.5%            

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    521,729       7,016,671  

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)            

Heineken Holding NV

    152,559     $ 12,506,044  

Heineken NV

    262,829       25,726,087  

JDE Peet’s NV

    818,086       24,681,892  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    3,450,032       118,917,835  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    11,720,692       42,408,460  

OCI NV

    196,603       5,603,141  

QIAGEN NV(a)

    1,357,406       63,691,588  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    387,288       48,634,079  
   

 

 

 
      349,185,797  
New Zealand — 0.6%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.(a)

    3,798,088       19,826,965  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    521,638       7,963,872  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    6,262,956       20,163,873  
   

 

 

 
      47,954,710  
Norway — 0.1%            

Telenor ASA

    437,310       4,681,378  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.7%            

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    1,993,806       54,282,924  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 4.5%            

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    2,977,000       76,797,784  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    33,886,400       23,968,713  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.(c)

    5,961,999       59,666,202  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    7,587,700       55,464,503  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    14,592,300       40,967,936  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    5,689,500       11,413,507  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    3,157,700       71,627,631  

Venture Corp. Ltd.(c)

    917,200       10,340,435  
   

 

 

 
      350,246,711  
Spain — 3.2%            

Aena SME SA(b)

    114,486       18,282,515  

Enagas SA

    342,777       6,083,100  

Endesa SA

    1,151,636       24,682,839  

Iberdrola SA

    2,764,058       34,499,677  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    2,535,329       97,046,863  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    552,503       16,846,212  

Redeia Corp. SA

    2,348,586       39,281,652  

Repsol SA

    836,613       12,772,922  
   

 

 

 
       249,495,780  
Sweden — 0.1%            

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)(c)

    264,958       5,186,042  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 14.1%            

Alcon Inc.

    71,208       6,059,204  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    152,627       23,624,954  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    298,068       33,455,565  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    19,143       35,893,120  

BKW AG

    192,276       34,406,684  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    938       11,471,956  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    69,532       58,034,872  

Geberit AG, Registered

    30,855       17,510,272  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    9,265       31,273,733  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    29,193       4,320,068  

Holcim Ltd.

    63,955       4,457,466  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    153,068       47,894,355  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    6,071       3,527,469  

Nestle SA, Registered

    890,571       109,111,982  

Novartis AG, Registered

    1,139,959       119,350,439  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    216,840     $ 71,897,864  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    323,077       100,170,457  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    199,822       46,331,052  

SGS SA

    565,324       54,890,139  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    149,157       8,957,285  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    786,903       76,179,591  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    177,050       113,852,984  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    156,335       75,587,738  
   

 

 

 
      1,088,259,249  
United Kingdom — 9.7%            

AstraZeneca PLC

    577,508       82,974,154  

BAE Systems PLC

    7,052,290       84,338,650  

British American Tobacco PLC

    279,813       9,409,580  

Bunzl PLC

    667,364       24,737,790  

Compass Group PLC

    1,065,160       27,712,937  

DCC PLC

    114,881       6,651,463  

Diageo PLC

    164,358       7,172,954  

GSK PLC

    4,790,940       85,284,248  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    662,579       17,793,461  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    3,029,658       25,165,589  

National Grid PLC

    6,980,350       92,523,233  

Pearson PLC

    1,232,231       13,630,387  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    798,541       59,820,343  

RELX PLC

    1,605,587       54,038,771  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    762,501       9,171,801  

Severn Trent PLC

    543,209       17,803,056  

Tesco PLC

    10,081,761       33,391,506  

Unilever PLC

    1,686,044       90,596,026  

United Utilities Group PLC

    860,064       11,029,069  
   

 

 

 
      753,245,018  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.4%
(Cost: $7,299,779,562)

 

     7,675,347,283  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.2%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(d)(e)(f)

    11,816,678     $ 11,820,223  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(d)(e)

    1,290,000       1,290,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.2%
(Cost: $13,109,003)

 

    13,110,223  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $7,312,888,565)

 

    7,688,457,506  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.4%

      34,438,310  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  7,722,895,816  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

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

 

 

Affiliates

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

 

                   
  Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/22

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

07/31/23

   

Shares

Held at

07/31/23

    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

        
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 2,760,113     $ 9,067,698 (a)    $   —     $ (8,145     $ 557     $ 11,820,223       11,816,678     $ 588,635 (b)    $   —     
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    980,000       310,000 (a)                       —       1,290,000       1,290,000       159,701       1     
         

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    
          $ (8,145     $ 557     $ 13,110,223       $ 748,336     $ 1     
         

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

 

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

     78        09/07/23      $ 12,779      $ 486,928  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     161        09/15/23        7,954        272,573  

FTSE 100 Index

     69        09/15/23        6,811        92,866  

SPI 200 Index

     71        09/21/23        8,804        332,424  

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     41        09/29/23        8,326        (86,694
           

 

 

 
            $ 1,098,097  
           

 

 

 

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)

   $   —      $   —      $ 1,184,791      $   —      $      $   —      $ 1,184,791  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $      $      $  86,694      $      $ 86,694  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 6,850,492      $      $ (392,346    $      $ 6,458,146  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 298,788      $      $ (69,876    $      $ 228,912  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 51,627,042   

 

 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

 

 

Assets

       

Investments

       

Long-Term Investments

       

Common Stocks

  $ 130,642,605     $ 7,544,704,678     $     $ 7,675,347,283  

Short-Term Securities

       

Money Market Funds

    13,110,223                   13,110,223  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 143,752,828     $ 7,544,704,678     $    —     $ 7,688,457,506  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

       

Assets

       

Equity Contracts

  $     $ 1,184,791     $     $ 1,184,791  

Liabilities

       

Interest Rate Contracts

    (86,694                 (86,694
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ (86,694   $ 1,184,791     $       1,098,097  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

 

    iShares
Global Equity
Factor ETF
     iShares
International Equity
Factor ETF
    iShares
International
Small-Cap
Equity Factor
ETF
     iShares
MSCI EAFE Min
Vol Factor ETF
 

 

 

ASSETS

         

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

  $ 124,208,033      $ 959,346,834     $ 615,277,488      $ 7,675,347,283  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    1,448,551        967,379       18,190,388        13,110,223  

Cash

    6,923        8,746       823,865        13,393  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    20,000                     48,000  

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

           319,343       250,035        2,150,887  

Foreign currency, at value(e)

    170,128        1,618,547       1,592,501        14,342,998  

Receivables:

         

Securities lending income — affiliated

    5,391        1,384       44,583        3,949  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    257,419        1,077,906       1,801,100        11,158,355  

Dividends — affiliated

    638        521       566        4,312  

Tax reclaims

    38,680        2,393,397       405,286        20,385,750  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    189        25,813       34,436        150,078  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    126,155,952        965,759,870       638,420,248        7,736,715,228  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

         

Cash received for futures contracts

           6,585               

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    1,229,320        848,972       18,079,905        11,782,984  

Payables:

         

Investments purchased

                 1,237,198         

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

    57,604                      

Investment advisory fees

    20,736        120,472       117,925        1,278,755  

Professional fees

           22,643              757,673  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    1,307,660        998,672       19,435,028        13,819,412  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

         

NET ASSETS

  $ 124,848,292      $ 964,761,198     $ 618,985,220      $ 7,722,895,816  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

         

Paid-in capital

  $ 118,056,693      $ 1,054,843,809     $ 592,850,295      $ 8,274,158,971  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    6,791,599        (90,082,611     26,134,925        (551,263,155
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 124,848,292      $ 964,761,198     $ 618,985,220      $ 7,722,895,816  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

         

Shares outstanding

    3,400,000        34,900,000       19,300,000        112,200,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 36.72      $ 27.64     $ 32.07      $ 68.83  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited       Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None       None        None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 108,575,401      $ 887,195,628     $ 579,027,160      $ 7,299,779,562  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 1,205,954      $ 808,344     $ 16,982,624      $ 11,381,780  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 1,440,679      $ 966,990     $ 18,188,385      $ 13,109,003  

(d) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $      $ 326,239     $ 253,179      $ 2,258,540  

(e) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 177,069      $ 1,603,690     $ 1,596,071      $ 14,213,933  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

F I N A N C I A L  S T A T E M E N T S

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended July 31, 2023

 

    iShares
Global Equity
Factor ETF
    iShares
International
Equity Factor
ETF
    iShares
International
Small-Cap
Equity Factor
ETF
   

iShares

MSCI EAFE

Min Vol

Factor ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 3,427,367     $ 35,794,446     $ 22,340,564     $ 241,812,458  

Dividends — affiliated

    8,586       20,677       13,687       159,701  

Interest — unaffiliated

    601       7,033       4,635       65,206  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    13,962       144,347       237,946       588,635  

Other income — unaffiliated

          268       21       1,150,435  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (223,290     (3,200,302     (1,930,166     (20,474,364

Foreign withholding tax claims

          305,176       6,541       10,687,961  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    3,227,226       33,071,645       20,673,228       233,990,032  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    299,214       1,332,663       1,432,676       22,128,650  

Interest expense

    2,335                    

Commitment costs

    874                    

Professional

          30,550       656       1,183,886  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    302,423       1,363,213       1,433,332       23,312,536  

Less:

       

Investment advisory fees waived

                      (9,029,991
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    302,423       1,363,213       1,433,332       14,282,545  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2,924,803       31,708,432       19,239,896       219,707,487  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated(a)

    (2,847,942     (14,276,151     (9,378,080     (152,494,832

Investments — affiliated

    (52     (1,105     22       (8,145

Capital gain distributions from underlying funds — affiliated

                      1  

Foreign currency transactions

    (25,087     (7,191     133,571       (609,965

Futures contracts

    12,835       898,431       504,955       6,458,146  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(b)

    664,764       4,467,383             130,463,047  

In-kind redemptions — affiliated(b)

    (243                  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (2,195,725     (8,918,633     (8,739,532     (16,191,748
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated(c)

    14,272,136       104,916,166       39,264,435       613,792,485  

Investments — affiliated

    7,844       259       1,552       557  

Foreign currency translations

    (2,950     131,637       24,419       1,811,376  

Futures contracts

    (21,329     (17,183     56,034       228,912  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    14,255,701       105,030,879       39,346,440       615,833,330  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    12,059,976       96,112,246       30,606,908       599,641,582  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 14,984,779     $ 127,820,678     $ 49,846,804     $ 819,349,069  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Net of foreign capital gain tax and capital gain tax refund, if applicable

  $ (8,726   $     $     $  

(b) See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

       

(c)  Net of increase in deferred foreign capital gain tax of

  $ (9,008   $     $     $  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares
Global Equity Factor ETF
          iShares
International Equity Factor ETF
 
    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
          Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

 

       

OPERATIONS

         

Net investment income

  $ 2,924,803     $ 2,956,494       $ 31,708,432     $ 31,172,824  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (2,195,725     4,508,549         (8,918,633     15,530,912  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    14,255,701       (22,521,757       105,030,879       (176,859,143
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    14,984,779       (15,056,714       127,820,678       (130,155,407
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

         

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (2,972,728     (2,712,880       (24,688,142     (44,913,686
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

         

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

    (6,755,470     3,898,080         36,882,133       102,005,132  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

         

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    5,256,581       (13,871,514       140,014,669       (73,063,961

Beginning of year

    119,591,711       133,463,225         824,746,529       897,810,490  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 124,848,292     $ 119,591,711       $ 964,761,198     $ 824,746,529  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

 

See notes to financial statements. 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    iShares
International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF
          iShares
MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
 
    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
          Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

 

       

OPERATIONS

         

Net investment income

  $ 19,239,896     $ 6,504,932       $ 219,707,487     $ 176,070,182  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (8,739,532     8,839,097         (16,191,748     50,742,279  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    39,346,440       (44,172,773       615,833,330       (1,227,024,162
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    49,846,804       (28,828,744       819,349,069       (1,000,211,701
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

         

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (15,328,281     (9,265,089       (204,048,443     (170,963,661
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

         

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

    358,878,061       68,863,364         1,173,620,233       (1,526,195,378
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

         

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    393,396,584       30,769,531         1,788,920,859       (2,697,370,740

Beginning of year

    225,588,636       194,819,105         5,933,974,957       8,631,345,697  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 618,985,220     $ 225,588,636       $ 7,722,895,816     $ 5,933,974,957  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

 

See notes to financial statements. 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Global Equity Factor ETF  
 

 

 

 
    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 year

  $ 33.22      $ 38.13     $ 29.39      $ 29.23      $ 30.57  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.83        0.81       0.66        0.57        0.66  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    3.52        (4.99     8.73        0.28        (1.36
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    4.35        (4.18     9.39        0.85        (0.70
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

    (0.85      (0.73     (0.65      (0.69      (0.64
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 36.72      $ 33.22     $ 38.13      $ 29.39      $ 29.23  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

            

Based on net asset value

    13.34      (11.08 )%      32.16      2.90      (2.10 )% 
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

            

Total expenses

    0.26      0.35     0.35      0.35      0.35
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.26      0.35     0.35      0.35      0.35
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.50      2.24     1.92      2.00      2.30
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 124,848      $ 119,592     $ 133,463      $ 114,623      $ 112,537  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    112      51     48      43      43
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

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

(f) Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares International Equity Factor ETF  
 

 

 

 
    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 year

  $ 24.62     $ 30.13      $ 23.89      $ 25.68      $ 28.29  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.90 (b)       0.98        0.79        0.60        0.86  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    2.83       (5.09      6.35        (1.61      (2.66
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    3.73       (4.11      7.14        (1.01      (1.80
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.71     (1.40      (0.90      (0.78      (0.81
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 27.64     $ 24.62      $ 30.13      $ 23.89      $ 25.68  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

            

Based on net asset value

    15.37 %(b)      (13.97 )%       29.97      (4.03 )%       (6.26 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

            

Total expenses

    0.15     0.25      0.30      0.30      0.30
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.15     0.25      N/A        N/A        0.30
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.57 %(b)       3.54      2.89      2.44      3.31
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 964,761     $ 824,747      $ 897,810      $ 910,213      $ 1,271,005  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    23     113      45      40      44
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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:

   

Net investment income per share by $0.01.

   

Total return by 0.03%.

   

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.03%.

(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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF  
 

 

 

 
    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 year

  $ 30.90      $ 37.47      $ 28.44      $ 28.88      $ 31.73  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.15        1.08        0.78        0.68        0.77  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    0.87        (6.15      9.15        (0.32      (2.97
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    2.02        (5.07      9.93        0.36        (2.20
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

    (0.85      (1.50      (0.90      (0.80      (0.65
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 32.07      $ 30.90      $ 37.47      $ 28.44      $ 28.88  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

             

Based on net asset value

    6.73      (13.81 )%       35.22      1.16      (6.80 )% 
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

             

Total expenses

    0.28      0.40      0.40      0.40      0.40
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.28      N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.79      3.16      2.31      2.44      2.67
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 618,985      $ 225,589      $ 194,819      $ 122,273      $ 77,964  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    120      52      47      47      45
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

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

(f) Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF  
 

 

 

 
    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 year

  $ 65.71     $ 77.27     $ 66.79      $ 71.90      $ 72.92  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    2.00 (b)       1.72 (b)       1.79        1.86        2.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    2.93       (11.54     9.96        (4.26      (1.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    4.93       (9.82     11.75        (2.40      1.14  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (1.81     (1.74     (1.27      (2.71      (2.16
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 68.83     $ 65.71     $ 77.27      $ 66.79      $ 71.90  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

           

Based on net asset value

    7.62 %(b)       (12.76 )%(b)      17.61      (3.51 )%       1.68
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

           

Total expenses

    0.33     0.32     0.32      0.32      0.32
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.20     0.20     0.20      0.20      0.20
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.31     0.32     0.32      N/A        0.32
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.08 %(b)       2.36 %(b)       2.48      2.65      3.04
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 7,722,896     $ 5,933,975     $ 8,631,346      $ 10,559,196      $ 11,295,536  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    25     23     25      23      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 year ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022 respectively:

   

Net investment income per share by $0.09 and $0.01.

   

Total return by 0.13% and 0.02%.

   

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.13% 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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

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
 

Global Equity Factor(a)

    Diversified  

International Equity Factor

    Diversified  

International Small-Cap Equity Factor(b)

    Diversified  

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

    Diversified  

 

  (a) 

Formerly the iShares MSCI Global Multifactor ETF.

  (b) 

Formerly the iShares MSCI International Small-Cap Multifactor ETF.

 

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 July 31, 2023, 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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements(continued)

 

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.

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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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  

Global Equity Factor

         

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 574,243      $ (574,243   $      $  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    299,952        (299,952             

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    14,495        (14,495             

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    40,622        (40,622             

UBS Securities LLC

    35,016        (34,333            683 (b)  

Wells Fargo Bank N.A

    213,066        (213,066             

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    28,560        (28,560             
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 1,205,954      $ (1,205,271   $      $ 683  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

International Equity Factor

         

BofA Securities, Inc.

  $ 8,024      $ (8,024   $      $  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    96,639        (96,639             

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    703,681        (703,681             
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 808,344      $ (808,344   $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

         

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 975,752      $ (974,716   $      $ 1,036 (b) 

BNP Paribas SA

    237,011        (237,011             

BofA Securities, Inc.

    1,630,613        (1,630,613             

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    1,432,521        (1,432,521             

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    8,471        (8,471             

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    4,502,865        (4,502,865             

HSBC Bank PLC

    3,225,447        (3,225,447             

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    2,608,700        (2,608,700             

Jefferies LLC

    137,560        (137,560             

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

    17,880        (17,880             

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    1,702        (1,702             

SG Americas Securities LLC

    354,260        (354,260             

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    1,047,300        (1,047,300             

UBS AG

    770,470        (770,470             

Wells Fargo Bank N.A

    32,072        (30,873            1,199 (b) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 16,982,624      $ (16,980,389   $      $ 2,235  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty   Securities Loaned
at Value
     Cash Collateral 
Received(a)
    Non-Cash Collateral 
Received, at Fair Value(a)
     Net Amount  

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

         

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 5,050,166      $ (5,050,166   $      $  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    700,773        (700,773             

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    77,840        (77,840             

Morgan Stanley

    526,492        (526,492             

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    4,410,790        (4,410,790             

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    615,719        (615,719             
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 11,381,780      $ (11,381,780   $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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.

 
  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of July 31, 2023. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by a counterparty.

 

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 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 each of the following Funds, BFAis entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fees  

Global Equity Factor

    0.20

International Equity Factor

    0.15  

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

    0.23  

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

    0.20  

Effective December 16, 2022, for its investment advisory services to the iShares Global Equity Factor ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.20%, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Prior to December 16, 2022, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.35%, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund.

 

 

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Effective December 16, 2022, for its investment advisory services to the iShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.23%, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Prior to December 16, 2022, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.40%, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund.

Effective June 30, 2023, for its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.20%, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the average daily net assets of the Fund.

Prior to June 30, 2023, for its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Fund, based on the Fund’s allocable portion of the aggregate of the average daily net assets of the Fund and certain other iShares funds, as follows:

 

   
Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fees  

First $30 billion

    0.350

Over $30 billion, up to and including $60 billion

    0.320  

Over $60 billion, up to and including $90 billion

    0.280  

Over $90 billion, up to and including $120 billion

    0.252  

Over $120 billion, up to and including $150 billion

    0.227  

Over $150 billion

    0.204  

Expense Waivers: The total of the investment advisory fee and any other fund expenses is a fund’s total annual operating expenses. For the iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF, BFA had contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for the Fund through November 30, 2026 in order to limit the Fund’s total annual operating expenses after fee waiver to 0.20% of average daily net assets. The contractual waiver was terminated as of June 30, 2023.

A fund may incur its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). The total of the investment advisory fee and acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, is a fund’s total annual operating expenses. Total expenses as shown in the Statement of Operations does not include acquired fund fees and expenses. For the iShares Global Equity Factor ETF, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for the Fund through November 30, 2025 in an amount equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, attributable to the Fund’s investments in other iShares funds.

These amounts are included in investment advisory fees waived in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended July 31, 2023, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to these arrangements were as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts Waived  

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

  $ 9,029,991  

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.

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.

 

 

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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 year ended July 31, 2023, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts  

Global Equity Factor

  $ 3,322  

International Equity Factor

    32,074  

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

    54,892  

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

     136,225  

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 year ended July 31, 2023, 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)
 

Global Equity Factor

  $ 52,231,555      $ 43,759,166      $ (3,460,775

International Equity Factor

    46,495,543        55,622,237         (3,041,262

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

    24,091,815        18,894,875        518,219  

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

     266,718,153         339,992,042        (9,416,701

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 year ended July 31, 2023, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

Global Equity Factor

  $ 130,947,055      $ 131,763,761  

International Equity Factor

    215,266,990        203,167,458  

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

    610,881,356        591,413,130  

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

     1,848,555,857         1,767,433,974  

For the year ended July 31, 2023, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
     In-kind
Sales
 

Global Equity Factor

  $      $ 5,809,068  

International Equity Factor

    138,685,511         106,645,426  

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

    343,007,511         

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

     1,830,449,854        721,776,249  

 

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 July 31, 2023, 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.

 

 

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U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. As of July 31, 2023, permanent differences attributable to realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

     
iShares ETF   Paid-in Capital      Accumulated
Earnings (Loss)
 

Global Equity Factor

  $ 640,550      $ (640,550

International Equity Factor

    3,999,555        (3,999,555

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

    215        (215

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

     125,947,835         (125,947,835

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Year Ended
07/31/23
     Year Ended
07/31/22
 

Global Equity Factor
Ordinary income

  $ 2,972,728      $ 2,712,880  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

International Equity Factor
Ordinary income

  $ 24,688,142      $ 44,913,686  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

International Small-Cap Equity Factor
Ordinary income

  $ 15,328,281      $ 9,265,089  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor
Ordinary income

  $  204,048,443      $  170,963,661  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of July 31, 2023, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

         
iShares ETF   Undistributed
Ordinary Income
     Non-expiring 
Capital Loss 
Carryforwards(a)
    Net Unrealized 
Gains (Losses)(b)
     Total  

Global Equity Factor

  $ 1,002,111      $ (9,276,181)     $ 15,065,669      $ 6,791,599  

International Equity Factor

    7,743,744        (162,907,834     65,081,479        (90,082,611

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

    8,135,040        (11,482,387     29,482,272        26,134,925  

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

    19,523,762         (907,199,877      336,412,960         (551,263,155

 

  (a) 

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

 

 

  (b) 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts, the characterization of corporate actions and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 

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 July 31, 2023, 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)
 

Global Equity Factor

  $ 110,528,595      $ 18,377,732      $ (3,249,743   $ 15,127,989  

International Equity Factor

    895,355,338        104,814,562        (39,773,932     65,040,630  

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

    604,049,775        60,121,215        (30,661,192     29,460,023  

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

     7,353,621,315        859,524,361        (523,868,818      335,655,543  

 

9.

LINE OF CREDIT

The iShares Global Equity Factor ETF, along with certain other iShares funds (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a $800 million credit agreement (“Syndicated Credit Agreement”) with a group of lenders, which expires on August 11, 2023. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings in certain target markets. The Funds may borrow up to the aggregate commitment amount subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the Syndicated Credit Agreement. The Syndicated Credit Agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 0.10% and 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is generally allocated to each Participating Fund

 

 

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based on the lesser of a Participating Fund’s relative exposure to certain target markets or a Participating Fund’s maximum borrowing amount as set forth by the terms of the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

For the year ended July 31, 2023, the maximum amount borrowed, the average daily borrowing and the weighted average interest rate, if any, under the Syndicated Credit Agreement were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF   Maximum
Amount
Borrowed
     Average
Borrowing
     Weighted
Average
Interest Rates
 

Global Equity Factor

  $ 1,400,000      $ 46,948        4.59

 

10.

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 a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

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.

Infectious Illness Risk: An outbreak of an infectious illness, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may adversely impact the economies of many nations and the global economy, and may impact individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen. An infectious illness outbreak may result in, among other things, closed international borders, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, market volatility or disruptions and other significant economic, social and political impacts.

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.

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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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 issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions in that country or those countries may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Unanticipated or sudden political or social developments may cause uncertainty in the markets and as a result adversely affect the Fund’s investments. Foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices as used in the United States. Foreign securities markets may also be more volatile and less liquid than U.S. securities and may be less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities. Investment percentages in specific countries are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

The Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities of issuers located in the United States. A decrease in imports or exports, changes in trade regulations, inflation and/or an economic recession in the United States may have a material adverse effect on the U.S. economy and the securities listed on U.S. exchanges. Proposed and adopted policy and legislative changes in the United States may also have a significant effect on U.S. markets generally, as well as on the value of certain securities. Governmental agencies project that the United States will continue to maintain elevated public debt levels for the foreseeable future which may constrain future economic growth. Circumstances could arise that could prevent the timely payment of interest or principal on U.S. government debt, such as reaching the legislative “debt ceiling.” Such non-payment would result in substantial negative consequences for the U.S. economy and the global financial system. If U.S. relations with certain countries deteriorate, it could adversely affect issuers that rely on the United States for trade. The United States has also experienced increased internal unrest and discord. If these trends were to continue, they may have an adverse impact on the U.S. economy and the issuers in which the the Funds invest.

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. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

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.

 

11.

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.

 

 

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Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

 

 
    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Global Equity Factor

       

Shares sold

        $       800,000     $ 30,535,806  

Shares redeemed

    (200,000     (6,755,470     (700,000     (26,637,726
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (200,000   $ (6,755,470     100,000     $ 3,898,080  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

International Equity Factor

       

Shares sold

    5,900,000     $ 144,097,934       4,600,000     $ 125,984,771  

Shares redeemed

    (4,500,000     (107,215,801     (900,000     (23,979,639
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    1,400,000     $ 36,882,133       3,700,000     $ 102,005,132  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

       

Shares sold

    12,000,000     $ 358,878,061       2,600,000     $ 85,244,456  

Shares redeemed

                (500,000     (16,381,092
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    12,000,000     $ 358,878,061       2,100,000     $ 68,863,364  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

       

Shares sold

    33,000,000     $ 1,899,904,596       500,000     $ 34,875,532  

Shares redeemed

    (11,100,000     (726,284,363     (21,900,000     (1,561,070,910
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    21,900,000     $ 1,173,620,233       (21,400,000   $ (1,526,195,378
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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. Investors 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. Investors 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.

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.

 

12.

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 International Equity Factor ETF, iShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF and iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF are able to pass through to its shareholders as a foreign tax credit in the current year, the Funds 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 Funds.

 

13.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and the following items were noted:

Effective August 11, 2023, the Syndicated Credit Agreement to which the Participating Funds are party was extended until August 2024 under the same terms.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of

iShares Trust and Shareholders of each of the four funds listed in the table below

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (four of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of July 31, 2023, the related statements of operations for the year ended July 31, 2023, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended July 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended July 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of July 31, 2023, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended July 31, 2023 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended July 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

 iShares Global Equity Factor ETF

 iShares International Equity Factor ETF

 iShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

 iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 22, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

   
iShares ETF   Qualified Dividend
Income
 

Global Equity Factor

  $ 2,829,372  

International Equity Factor

    32,334,269  

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

    16,987,351  

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

    193,728,583  

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified business income for individuals for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

   
iShares ETF   Qualified Business
Income
 

Global Equity Factor

  $ 17,122  

The Funds intend to pass through to their shareholders the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of foreign source income earned and foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

     
iShares ETF   Foreign Source
Income Earned
     Foreign
Taxes Paid
 

International Equity Factor

  $ 35,794,447      $  2,795,837  

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

    22,340,565        1,797,309  

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

    241,812,460        7,250,761  

The following percentage, or maximum percentage allowable by law, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023 qualified for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

   
iShares ETF   Dividends-Received
Deduction
 

Global Equity Factor

    33.70

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

iShares Global Equity Factor ETF, iShares International Equity Factor ETF, iShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF (each the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue,

 

 

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including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed

 

 

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information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide.At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of

 

 

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fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund already provided for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund, on an aggregated basis with the assets of certain other iShares funds, increase. The Board also noted that during the June 7-8, 2023 meeting, it approved a permanent reduction to the advisory fee rate charged to the Fund at each breakpoint tier. The Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding new or revised breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Section 19(a) Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will inform them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

July 31, 2023

 

     Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year
           % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Year
 
iShares ETF   Net
Investment
Income
   

Net Realized

Capital Gains

    Return of
Capital
    Total Per
Share
           Net
Investment
Income
    Net Realized
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
    Total Per
Share
 

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor(a)

  $  1.806034     $     $ 0.002170     $ 1.808204               100         0 %(b)      100

 

  (a)

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will incrementally reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share.

 
  (b)

Rounds to less than 1%.

 

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.

Premium/Discount Information

Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited)

 

The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by BFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes incapacitated. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are referred to as independent trustees (“Independent Trustees”).

The registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into one complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds and ETFs (the “BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex”), one complex of closed-end funds and open-end non-index fixed-income funds (including ETFs) (the “BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex”) and one complex of ETFs (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust and, as a result, oversees all of the funds within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex, which consists of 387 funds as of July 31, 2023. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Aaron Wasserman, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito, Mr. Ramji and Mr. Wasserman is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. The Board has designated John E. Kerrigan as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers may be found in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).

 

Interested Trustees
       

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Robert S.

Kapito(a)

(1957)

  

Trustee (since

2009).

   President, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (since its formation in 1998) and BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities (since 1988); Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (since 2009); President of Board of Directors, Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund (since 2002).    Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Salim Ramji(b)

(1970)

   Trustee (since 2019).    Senior Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Global Head of BlackRock’s ETF and Index Investments Business (since 2019); Head of BlackRock’s U.S. Wealth Advisory Business (2015-2019); Global Head of Corporate Strategy, BlackRock, Inc. (2014-2015); Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (2010-2014).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2019); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2019).

 

(a)

Robert S. Kapito is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

(b)

Salim Ramji is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

 

Independent Trustees
       

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

John E.

Kerrigan

(1955)

   Trustee (since 2005); Independent Board Chair (since 2022).    Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002).   

Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011);

Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).

Jane D. Carlin

(1956)

   Trustee (since 2015); Risk Committee Chair (since 2016).    Consultant (since 2012); Member of the Audit Committee (2012-2018), Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (2017-2018) and Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (2012-2018); Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Holding Company Governance & Assurance and the Global Head of Operational Risk Management of Morgan Stanley (2006-2012).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2015); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2015); Member of the Audit Committee (since 2016), Chair of the Audit Committee (since 2020) and Director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (since 2016).

Richard L.

Fagnani

(1954)

   Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).    Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016); Director of One Generation Away (since 2021).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)
       

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Cecilia H.

Herbert

(1949)

   Trustee (since 2005); Nominating and Governance and Equity Plus Committee Chairs (since 2022).    Chair of the Finance Committee (since 2019) and Trustee and Member of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees of Stanford Health Care (since 2016); Trustee of WNET, New York’s public media company (since 2011) and Member of the Audit Committee (since 2018), Investment Committee (since 2011) and Personnel Committee (since 2022); Member of the Wyoming State Investment Funds Committee (since 2022); Director of the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts (since 2021); Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Drew E.

Lawton

(1959)

   Trustee (since 2017); 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2017).    Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Director of Jackson Financial Inc. (since 2021).

John E.

Martinez

(1961)

   Trustee (since 2003); Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2019).    Director of Real Estate Equity Exchange, Inc. (since 2005); Director of Cloudera Foundation (2017-2020); and Director of Reading Partners (2012-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Madhav V.

Rajan

(1964)

   Trustee (since 2011); Fixed-Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2019).    Dean, and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 2017); Advisory Board Member (since 2016) and Director (since 2020) of C.M. Capital Corporation; Chair of the Board for the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (since 2020); Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001-2017); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (2005-2017); Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2010-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).
Officers
     

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Dominik Rohé

(1973)

   President (since 2023).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2005); Head of Americas ETF and Index Investments (since 2023); Head of Latin America (2019-2023).

Trent Walker

(1974)

   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020).   

Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since September 2019); Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Funds, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds V and BlackRock Funds VI (since 2021); Executive Vice President of PIMCO (2016-2019); Senior Vice President of PIMCO (2008-2015); Treasurer (2013-2019) and Assistant Treasurer (2007-2017) of PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Managed Accounts Trust, 2 PIMCO-sponsored interval funds and 21 PIMCO-sponsored closed-end funds.

Aaron

Wasserman

(1974)

   Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2023; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2023).    Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (since 2023); Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (2014-2023).

Marisa

Rolland

(1980)

   Secretary (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2023); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2018-2022); Vice President, BlackRock, Inc. (2010-2017).

Rachel

Aguirre

(1982)

   Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2018); Head of U.S. iShares Product (since 2022); Head of EII U.S. Product Engineering (since 2021); Co-Head of EII’s Americas Portfolio Engineering (2020-2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Jennifer Hsui

(1976)

   Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

James Mauro

(1970)

   Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of Fixed Income Index Investments in the Americas and Head of San Francisco Core Portfolio Management (since 2020).

 

 
 Effective March 30, 2023, Dominik Rohé replaced Armando Senra as President.
 
 Effective July 1, 2023, Aaron Wasserman replaced Charles Park as Chief Compliance Officer.

 

 

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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
GDR    Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR    Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
NVS    Non-Voting Shares
PJSC    Public Joint Stock Company
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
SDR    Swedish Depositary Receipt

 

 

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  JULY 31, 2023

 

   2023 Annual Report

 

iShares Trust

· iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | IEFA | Cboe BZX

· iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF | IEUR | NYSE Arca

· iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | IDEV | NYSE Arca

· iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF | IPAC | NYSE Arca

· iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF | IXUS | NASDAQ


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Despite an uncertain economic landscape during the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2023, the resilience of the U.S. economy in the face of ever tighter financial conditions provided an encouraging backdrop for investors. While inflation was near multi-decade highs at the beginning of the period, it declined precipitously as commodity prices dropped. Labor shortages also moderated, although wages continued to grow and unemployment rates reached the lowest levels in decades. This robust labor market powered further growth in consumer spending, backstopping the economy.

Equity returns were solid, as the durability of consumer sentiment eased investors’ concerns about the economy’s trajectory. The U.S. economy resumed growth in the third quarter of 2022 and continued to expand thereafter. Most major classes of equities advanced, including large- and small-capitalization U.S. stocks and equities from developed and emerging markets.

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. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, 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”), acknowledging that inflation has been more persistent than expected, raised interest rates seven times during the 12-month period ended July 31, 2023. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and incrementally reduced its balance sheet by not replacing securities that reach maturity. However, the Fed declined to raise interest rates at its June 2023 meeting, the first time it paused its tightening in the current cycle, before again raising rates in July 2023.

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 decelerated the pace of interest rate hikes and recently opted for a pause, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period to keep inflation under control. Furthermore, ongoing structural changes may mean that the Fed will be hesitant to cut interest rates in the event of faltering economic activity lest inflation accelerate again. We believe investors should expect a period of higher volatility as markets adjust to the new economic reality and policymakers attempt to adapt.

While we favor an overweight position to developed market equities in the long term, we prefer an underweight stance in the near-term. Expectations for corporate earnings remain elevated, which seems inconsistent with macroeconomic constraints. Nevertheless, we are overweight on emerging market stocks in the near-term as growth trends for emerging markets appear brighter. We also believe that stocks with an A.I. tilt should benefit from an investment cycle that is set to support revenues and margins. We are neutral on credit overall amid tightening credit and financial conditions; however, there are selective opportunities in the near term. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries, U.S. inflation-linked bonds, U.S. mortgage-backed securities, 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.

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of July 31, 2023
     
      6-Month     12-Month  
   

U.S. large cap equities

(S&P 500® Index)

  13.52%   13.02%
   

U.S. small cap equities

(Russell 2000® Index)

  4.51   7.91
   

International equities

(MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)

  6.65   16.79
   

Emerging market equities

(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  3.26   8.35
   

3-month Treasury bills

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

  2.34   3.96
   

U.S. Treasury securities

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

  (2.08)   (7.56)
   

U.S. investment grade bonds

(Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

  (1.02)   (3.37)
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds

(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  0.20   0.93
   

U.S. high yield bonds

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

  2.92   4.42
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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Table of Contents

 

      Page  

The Markets in Review

     2  

Annual Report:

  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     15  

Disclosure of Expenses

     15  

Schedules of Investments

     16  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     134  

Statements of Operations

     136  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     138  

Financial Highlights

     141  

Notes to Financial Statements

     146  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     157  

Important Tax Information

     158  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     159  

Supplemental Information

     163  

Trustee and Officer Information

     165  

General Information

     168  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     169  

 

 

 

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Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

Global Market Overview

Global equity markets advanced during the 12 months ended July 31, 2023 (“reporting period”), supported by continued economic growth and moderating inflation. The MSCI ACWI, a broad global equity index that includes both developed and emerging markets, returned 12.91% in U.S. dollar terms for the reporting period. Despite concerns about the impact of higher interest rates and rising prices, the global economy continued to grow, albeit at a slower pace than during the initial post-pandemic recovery. Inflation began to subside in most regions of the world, and lower energy prices reduced pressure on consumers, leading consumer and business sentiment to improve. While the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued to disrupt trade in Europe and elsewhere, market adaptation lessened the economic impact of the ongoing war. The prices of oil, natural gas, and wheat all declined during the reporting period, easing pressure on the world’s economies.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) tightened monetary policy rapidly, raising short-term interest rates seven times during the reporting period. The pace of tightening decelerated as the Fed twice lowered the increment of increase before pausing entirely in June 2023, the first time it declined to take action since the tightening cycle began. However, the Fed then raised interest rates again at its July 2023 meeting and stated that it would continue to monitor economic data. The Fed also continued to decrease the size of its balance sheet by reducing the store of U.S. Treasuries it had accumulated to stabilize markets in the early phases of the coronavirus pandemic.

Despite the tightening financial conditions, the U.S. economy demonstrated continued strength, and U.S. equities advanced. The economy returned to growth in the third quarter of 2022 and showed robust, if slightly slower, growth thereafter. Consumers powered the economy and increased their spending in both nominal and inflation-adjusted terms. Spending was helped by a strong labor market, as unemployment remained very low in historic terms, and the total number of employed persons reached an all-time high. Tightness in the labor market drove higher wages, although wage growth slowed as the reporting period continued.

European stocks outpaced their counterparts in most other regions of the globe, advancing strongly for the reporting period despite modest economic growth. European stocks benefited from a solid recovery following the early phases of the war in Ukraine. While the conflict disrupted critical natural gas supplies, new sources were secured and prices declined, while a warm winter helped moderate consumption. The European Central Bank (“ECB”) responded to the highest inflation since the introduction of the euro by raising interest rates eight times and beginning to reduce the size of its debt holdings.

Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region gained, albeit at a slower pace than other regions of the world. Japan returned to growth in the fourth quarter of 2022 and first quarter of 2023, as strong business investment and exports helped boost the economy and support Japanese equities. However, Chinese stocks were negatively impacted by slowing economic growth. While investors were initially optimistic following China’s lifting of several pandemic-related lockdowns in December 2022, subsequent performance disappointed, and tensions with the U.S. increased. Emerging market stocks advanced, as the improving global economic environment reassured investors. The declining value of the U.S. dollar relative to many other currencies and the slowing pace of the Fed’s interest rate increases also supported emerging market stocks.

 

 

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

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

    14.94      4.37      5.47       14.94      23.86      70.36

Fund Market

    14.86        4.39        5.45         14.86        23.99        69.94  

Index

    15.47        4.17        5.29               15.47        22.67        67.49  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

( AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

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

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

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                                

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $   1,000.00          $  1,055.80          $  0.41               $ 1,000.00          $ 1,024.40          $  0.40          0.08

 

  (a)

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Large-, mid-, and small-capitalization stocks in developed markets outside the U.S. and Canada advanced for the reporting period, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. Japanese stocks contributed the most to the Index’s performance, helped by Japan’s improving economy. After contracting in the third quarter and a flat fourth quarter in 2022, the Japanese economy rebounded with moderate growth in the first half of 2023. In October 2022, Japan lifted strict pandemic-related border controls, driving a significant increase in tourism and stimulating consumer spending. A series of corporate reforms benefited Japanese stocks, boosting investor confidence and reorienting focus on corporate profits.

Among Japanese stocks, the industrials sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, as higher net fees and trading profits boosted earnings in the capital goods industry. The low value of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar benefited exporters in the industry and drove strong earnings guidance. Elevated energy prices during much of the reporting period also bolstered capital goods companies that were involved in liquified natural gas projects.

European stocks, particularly in France and Germany, also gained for the reporting period. While economic growth in the Eurozone was tepid, inflation dropped significantly and unemployment declined to a historic low. In France, the consumer discretionary sector was a source of strength, driven primarily by fashion, jewelry, and other luxury goods. European sales of luxury products were particularly strong, helped by an increase in tourism from North America. In Germany, stocks in the industrials sector were buoyed by strong earnings guidance amid easing supply chain disruptions. Robust demand for products such as train equipment and software used in industrial processes bolstered revenues and orders in the industrial conglomerates industry.

U.K. stocks also contributed to the Index’s performance, despite slow economic growth during the reporting period. The financials sector was the leading source of strength, as cost-cutting and high interest rates benefited the banking industry. The Bank of England raised interest rates eight times during the reporting period, leading to higher net interest income (the difference between the return on interest-bearing assets and interest paid to depositors and borrowings) for banks.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Financials

    17.7

Industrials

    17.1  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.6  

Health Care

    12.1  

Consumer Staples

    9.4  

Information Technology

    8.4  

Materials

    7.8  

Communication Services

    4.1  

Energy

    4.1  

Real Estate

    3.4  

Utilities

    3.3  

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Japan

    23.7

United Kingdom

    14.9  

France

    10.9  

Switzerland

    9.7  

Germany

    8.0  

Australia

    7.8  

Netherlands

    4.3  

Sweden

    3.5  

Denmark

    2.9  

Italy

    2.6  
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023    iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

     Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years     

Since

Inception

           1 Year      5 Years     

Since

Inception

 

Fund NAV

    17.84      4.93      3.80       17.84      27.22      40.66

Fund Market

    17.75        4.94        3.79         17.75        27.24        40.55  

Index

    18.27        4.75        3.59               18.27        26.11        38.04  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSETVALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was June 10, 2014. The first day of secondary market trading was June 12, 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

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $   1,000.00          $  1,067.30          $  0.67               $ 1,000.00          $ 1,024.10          $  0.65          0.13

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

European equities advanced strongly for the reporting period, outpacing most other regions of the globe despite modest economic growth. European stocks benefited from a solid recovery following the early phases of the war in Ukraine. Although the conflict initially disrupted critical natural gas supplies, new sources were secured and prices declined, while a warm winter helped moderate consumption. The ECB responded to the highest inflation since the introduction of the euro by raising interest rates eight times and beginning to reduce the size of its debt holdings.

French stocks contributed the most to the Index’s performance. The country’s economy weathered the turbulence of 2022 relatively well due to a reduced reliance on Russian gas and interventions by the French government to control energy prices. The French consumer discretionary sector benefited from solid sales of luxury goods in Europe and Asia, owing in part to a resurgence in international travel and the easing of China’s coronavirus-related restrictions. French industrials stocks also posted an advance, notably those in the aerospace and defense industry. Overcoming significant supply chain challenges, French manufacturers of jets and engines benefited as air travel recovered and orders for new planes increased accordingly.

German stocks bolstered the Index’s return, led by the industrials sector. Although revised figures for Germany for the first quarter of 2023 showed an economic contraction for the second consecutive quarter, stocks in the industrial conglomerates industry were buoyed by strong earnings guidance amid easing supply chain bottlenecks. In the information technology sector, the application software industry benefited from growth in cloud-based services. Stocks of multi-line insurers in the financials sector gained due to the strength of life and health insurance sales.

U.K. stocks also made a notable contribution to the Index’s return. Cost-cutting through automation and layoffs drove higher profits for banks in the financials sector. Higher interest rates amid tighter monetary policy also supported the banking industry. Swiss stocks also gained, led by the insurance industry in the financials sector. Growth in both commercial and property and casualty business, along with higher premium pricing, boosted insurers’ profits.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Financials

    17.3

Industrials

    16.2  

Health Care

    14.7  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.7  

Consumer Staples

    11.5  

Information Technology

    7.2  

Materials

    7.1  

Energy

    5.4  

Utilities

    4.0  

Communication Services

    3.3  

Real Estate

    1.6  

 

  (a) 

 Excludes money market funds.

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

United Kingdom

    23.6

France

    17.2  

Switzerland

    15.3  

Germany

    12.6  

Netherlands

    6.8  

Sweden

    5.5  

Denmark

    4.6  

Italy

    4.1  

Spain

    3.9  

Belgium

    1.6  

 

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023    iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-, mid- and small-capitalization developed market equities, excluding the United States, as represented by the MSCI World ex USA IMI (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

     Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
           1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    13.91      4.71      6.25       13.91      25.89      47.11

Fund Market

    13.77        4.75        6.28         13.77        26.11        47.37  

Index

    14.32        4.42        5.98               14.32        24.15        44.65  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSETVALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was March 21, 2017. The first day of secondary market trading was March 23, 2017.

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

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $   1,000.00          $  1,051.60          $  0.20               $ 1,000.00          $ 1,024.60          $  0.20          0.04

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Developed market stocks outside the U.S. advanced notably for the reporting period, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. Stocks in Japan were the largest contributors to the Index’s performance, helped by Japan’s improving economy. After contracting in the third quarter and a flat fourth quarter in 2022, the Japanese economy rebounded with moderate growth in the first half of 2023. In October 2022, Japan lifted strict coronavirus pandemic-related border controls, driving a significant increase in tourism and stimulating consumer spending. A series of corporate reforms benefited Japanese stocks, boosting investor confidence and reorienting focus on corporate profits.

Among Japanese stocks, the industrials sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, as higher net fees and trading profits boosted earnings in the capital goods industry. The low value of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar benefited exporters in the industry and drove strong earnings guidance. Elevated energy prices during much of the reporting period also bolstered capital goods companies that were involved in liquified natural gas projects.

European stocks, particularly from France and Germany, also gained for the reporting period. While economic growth in the Eurozone was tepid, inflation dropped significantly and unemployment declined to a historic low. In France, the consumer discretionary sector was a source of strength, driven primarily by textiles and apparel. European sales of luxury goods were particularly strong, helped by an increase in tourism from North America. Rebounding sales of luxury brands in Asia during the Chinese New Year holiday also drove industry sales. In Germany, an expanding order book, indicating stronger future sales, buoyed stocks in the industrials sector, as did improved earnings guidance amid easing supply chain bottlenecks. The information technology sector posted an advance, benefiting from robust sales of cloud-based enterprise software.

U.K. stocks also contributed to the Index’s performance, despite sluggish economic growth during the reporting period. The financials sector was the leading source of strength, as cost cuts and high interest rates improved profitability and prompted higher dividend payouts and a stock buyback program.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Financials

    19.2

Industrials

    16.6  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.7  

Health Care

    10.9  

Consumer Staples

    8.8  

Materials

    8.4  

Information Technology

    8.3  

Energy

    5.6  

Communication Services

    3.9  

Utilities

    3.3  

Real Estate

    3.3  

 

  (a)

 Excludes money market funds.

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Japan

    21.3

United Kingdom

    13.3  

Canada

    10.4  

France

    9.7  

Switzerland

    8.7  

Germany

    7.2  

Australia

    6.9  

Netherlands

    3.9  

Sweden

    3.1  

Denmark

    2.6  
 

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023    iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year      5 Years     

Since

Inception

           1 Year      5 Years     

Since

Inception

 

Fund NAV

    10.73      3.38      4.74       10.73      18.06      52.71

Fund Market

    10.49        3.31        4.75         10.49        17.70        52.86  

Index

    11.40        3.18        4.65               11.40        16.95        51.46  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSETVALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was June 10, 2014. The first day of secondary market trading was June 12, 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

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $   1,000.00          $  1,037.90          $  0.45               $ 1,000.00          $ 1,024.30          $  0.45          0.09

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Stocks in the Pacific region advanced during the reporting period. Japanese equities were the largest contributors to the Index’s performance, helped by Japan’s improving economy. After contracting in the third quarter and a flat fourth quarter in 2022, the Japanese economy rebounded with moderate growth in the first half of 2023. Strong business investment and exports helped boost economic growth and support Japanese equities. In October 2022, Japan lifted strict coronavirus pandemic-related border controls, driving a significant increase in tourism and stimulating consumer spending. A series of corporate reforms also benefited Japanese stocks, boosting investor confidence and reorienting focus on corporate profits.

Among Japanese stocks, the industrials sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, as higher net fees and trading profits boosted earnings in the capital goods industry. The low value of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar benefited exporters in the industry and drove strong earnings guidance. Elevated energy prices early in the reporting period bolstered capital goods companies that were involved in liquefied natural gas projects. Increased investment by a prominent U.S. shareholder in several Japanese trading companies also supported stocks in the industry.

Japanese financials stocks advanced for the reporting period, led by banks. Domestically, the nascent economic recovery led to more demand for loans, driving growth in lending for Japanese banks. For some banks that derive substantial income from abroad, higher interest rates in the U.S. further supported performance.

Japanese consumer discretionary stocks advanced, led by the automobiles industry. As the effects of a global chip shortage and resulting supply chain disruptions waned, Japanese automakers reported robust sales and issued strong guidance, including plans to expand production of electric vehicles.

Australian metals and mining stocks in the materials sector gained during the reporting period, as an easing of China’s coronavirus-related restrictions raised optimism for a corresponding increase in commodities demand. Renewed merger and acquisition activity in the industry also buoyed Australian metals and mining companies. Singapore’s banking industry added to the Index’s return as interest rate raises by central banks buoyed net interest income (the difference between the return on interest-bearing assets and interest paid to depositors).

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Industrials

    18.9

Financials

    18.3  

Consumer Discretionary

    14.5  

Information Technology

    9.8  

Materials

    9.3  

Health Care

    7.6  

Real Estate

    6.4  

Consumer Staples

    5.8  

Communication Services

    5.6  

Utilities

    2.0  

Energy

    1.8  

 

  (a)

 Excludes money market funds.

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Japan

    66.4

Australia

    21.7  

Hong Kong

    6.7  

Singapore

    4.4  

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    0.8  
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023    iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

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

Fund NAV

    12.72      3.94      4.98       12.72      21.30      62.63

Fund Market

    12.58        3.91        4.96         12.58        21.13        62.29  

Index

    12.96        3.80        4.85               12.96        20.47        60.59  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

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

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           
                                                                

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(02/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(07/31/23)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $   1,000.00          $ 1,048.90          $  0.41               $ 1,000.00          $ 1,024.40          $  0.40          0.08

 

  (a)

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Global stocks outside the U.S. advanced for the reporting period, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. Stocks in Japan were the largest contributors to the Index’s performance, helped by Japan’s improving economy.After contracting in the third quarter and a flat fourth quarter in 2022, the Japanese economy rebounded with moderate growth in the first half of 2023. In October 2022, Japan lifted strict pandemic-related border controls, driving a significant increase in tourism and stimulating consumer spending. A series of corporate reforms benefited Japanese stocks, boosting investor confidence and reorienting focus on corporate profits.

Among Japanese stocks, the industrials sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, as higher net fees and trading profits boosted earnings in the capital goods industry. The low value of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar benefited exporters in the industry and drove strong earnings guidance. Elevated energy prices during much of the reporting period also bolstered capital goods companies that were involved in liquified natural gas projects.

European stocks, particularly from France and Germany, also gained for the reporting period. While economic growth in the Eurozone was tepid, inflation dropped significantly and unemployment declined to a historic low. In France, the consumer discretionary sector was a source of strength, driven primarily by textiles and apparel. European sales of luxury goods were particularly strong, helped by an increase in tourism from North America. In Germany, an expanding order book, indicating stronger future sales, buoyed stocks in the industrials sector, as did improved earnings guidance amid easing supply chain bottlenecks. The information technology sector posted an advance, benefiting from robust sales of cloud-based enterprise software.

U.K. stocks also contributed to the Index’s performance, despite sluggish economic growth during the reporting period. The financials sector was the leading source of strength, as cost cutting and high interest rates improved profitability and prompted higher dividend payouts and a stock buyback program. Financials stocks also gained in Switzerland, where the insurance industry benefited from robust profit growth and increased gross written premiums.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Financials

    19.5

Industrials

    14.2  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.3  

Information Technology

    11.5  

Health Care

    9.1  

Materials

    8.5  

Consumer Staples

    8.1  

Communication Services

    5.4  

Energy

    5.3  

Utilities

    3.1  

Real Estate

    3.0  

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Japan

    15.3

United Kingdom

    9.6  

China

    7.8  

Canada

    7.5  

France

    7.0  

Switzerland

    6.2  

Germany

    5.1  

Australia

    5.0  

Taiwan

    4.4  

India

    4.4  
 

 

 

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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

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 7.7%            

29Metals Ltd.(a)

    1,037,174     $ 504,522  

Abacus Property Group

    3,039,863       5,441,307  

Accent Group Ltd.

    1,643,635       1,954,802  

Adbri Ltd.

    2,717,902       4,556,066  

AGL Energy Ltd.

    3,623,386       29,695,571  

Allkem Ltd.(b)

    3,312,780       33,166,269  

ALS Ltd.

    2,500,603       19,778,049  

Altium Ltd.

    653,204       16,808,514  

Alumina Ltd.

    13,161,059       12,704,432  

AMP Ltd.

    15,694,249       11,942,487  

Ampol Ltd.

    1,308,943       28,988,678  

Ansell Ltd.

    689,723       11,200,890  

APA Group

    6,338,508       42,639,916  

APM Human Services International Ltd.

    1,471,226       1,973,063  

Arafura Rare Earths Ltd.(a)(b)

    9,628,724       1,849,524  

ARB Corp. Ltd.

    501,522       10,528,870  

Arena REIT

    1,888,580       4,834,127  

Argosy Minerals Ltd.(a)(b)

    6,348,991       1,371,714  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    3,213,762       85,117,189  

ASX Ltd.

    1,049,710       43,855,466  

Atlas Arteria Ltd.

    7,748,352       32,753,452  

AUB Group Ltd.

    504,173       9,739,160  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    9,948,826       25,496,984  

Aussie Broadband Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,002,820       1,859,461  

Austal Ltd.

    2,101,971       3,110,676  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    16,224,195        281,476,237  

Australian Agricultural Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,496,958       2,505,240  

Australian Clinical Labs Ltd.(a)

    582,966       1,243,880  

AVZ Minerals Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    12,873,189       4,721,218  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    3,518,526       14,298,392  

Bapcor Ltd.

    2,083,558       8,765,763  

Beach Energy Ltd.

    9,305,318       10,146,382  

Bega Cheese Ltd.

    1,694,467       3,711,407  

Bellevue Gold Ltd.(b)

    6,170,000       6,053,369  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    3,002,168       18,905,405  

BHP Group Ltd.

    27,614,001       859,399,253  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    2,491,479       36,741,955  

Boral Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,060,897       6,050,662  

Boss Energy Ltd. (a)(b)

    1,869,610       3,673,938  

BrainChip Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    8,526,866       2,067,906  

Brambles Ltd.

    7,476,103       70,729,686  

Breville Group Ltd.(a)

    542,446       8,252,919  

Brickworks Ltd.

    377,524       6,585,529  

BWP Trust

    3,140,038       7,754,267  

Calix Ltd.(b)

    751,128       2,110,818  

Capricorn Metals Ltd.(b)

    1,474,528       4,448,581  

carsales.com Ltd.

    2,072,415       34,642,060  

Centuria Capital Group

    3,434,650       3,938,084  

Centuria Industrial REIT

    2,910,070       6,231,496  

Centuria Office REIT

    1,142,615       1,114,147  

Chalice Mining Ltd.(b)

    1,857,272       7,430,231  

Challenger Ltd.

    3,052,793       14,755,405  

Champion Iron Ltd.

    2,104,997       8,528,401  

Charter Hall Group

    2,567,853       19,792,405  

Charter Hall Long Wale REIT

    3,741,030       10,354,260  

Charter Hall Retail REIT

    2,626,956       6,633,150  

Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT

    563,995       1,135,569  

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd.

    11,481,707       21,310,939  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    211,038     $ 2,604,746  

Cochlear Ltd.

    356,529       57,355,644  

Codan Ltd./Australia

    567,724       2,869,847  

Coles Group Ltd.

    7,232,722       88,446,028  

Collins Foods Ltd.

    482,349       3,255,719  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    9,201,246       654,657,244  

Computershare Ltd.

    3,089,141       52,099,147  

Core Lithium Ltd.(a)(b)

    9,107,487       3,932,603  

Coronado Global Resources Inc.(d)

    4,046,668       4,552,798  

Corporate Travel Management Ltd.

    727,947       10,260,180  

Costa Group Holdings Ltd.

    2,444,535       5,452,016  

Credit Corp. Group Ltd.

    378,364       6,024,717  

Cromwell Property Group

    12,341,354       4,568,927  

CSL Ltd.

    2,630,332        473,765,256  

CSR Ltd.

    2,963,316       11,430,751  

Data#3 Ltd.

    371,521       1,877,579  

De Grey Mining Ltd.(b)

    7,218,404       6,527,924  

Deterra Royalties Ltd.

    2,328,005       7,377,768  

Dexus

    5,908,783       32,703,873  

Dexus Industria REIT

    329,597       620,500  

Dicker Data Ltd.

    269,232       1,448,947  

Domain Holdings Australia Ltd.

    2,073,833       5,678,555  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    360,428       11,924,825  

Downer EDI Ltd.

    3,752,700       11,094,172  

Eagers Automotive Ltd.

    788,935       7,847,026  

Elders Ltd.

    904,919       4,436,662  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    7,720,857       31,557,745  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    10,078,111       25,300,671  

EVT Ltd.

    582,699       4,794,737  

Firefinch Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    5,815,203       585,911  

FleetPartners Group Ltd., NVS(b)

    1,409,863       2,436,156  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.(b)

    940,420       14,799,830  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    9,276,290       136,368,186  

G8 Education Ltd.

    4,266,616       3,157,123  

Gold Road Resources Ltd.

    5,343,588       5,707,904  

Goodman Group

    9,270,068       128,178,640  

Goulamina Holdings Pty Ltd.(a)(b)

    5,414,054       4,229,847  

GPT Group (The)

    11,118,969       32,499,174  

GrainCorp Ltd., Class A

    1,240,510       6,752,442  

Grange Resources Ltd.

    2,708,334       986,018  

Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd.

    750,395       1,450,996  

GUD Holdings Ltd.

    876,036       5,883,904  

GWA Group Ltd.

    1,585,808       2,093,093  

Hansen Technologies Ltd.(a)

    691,228       2,436,672  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    3,492,076       8,884,061  

Healius Ltd.

    3,686,200       7,122,208  

Helia Group Ltd.

    2,495,044       6,514,368  

Home Consortium Ltd.

    1,339,038       4,672,301  

HomeCo Daily Needs REIT

    8,411,750       6,765,601  

HUB24 Ltd.

    404,672       7,677,348  

IDP Education Ltd.

    1,342,281       22,494,487  

IGO Ltd.

    3,735,667       34,907,058  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    2,330,054       16,093,600  

Imdex Ltd.

    1,531,945       2,020,884  

Imugene Ltd.(a)(b)

    28,982,420       1,956,269  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    10,257,671       20,866,247  

Ingenia Communities Group

    1,854,668       5,099,729  

Inghams Group Ltd.

    1,927,287       3,632,680  

Insignia Financial Ltd.

    3,300,236       6,631,216  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    13,235,661       52,836,902  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Integral Diagnostics Ltd.

    571,928     $ 1,164,017  

InvoCare Ltd.

    744,072       6,118,541  

ionner Ltd.(a)(b)

    7,562,160       1,479,598  

IPH Ltd.

    1,419,526       7,556,447  

IRESS Ltd.

    1,071,093       7,487,705  

James Hardie Industries PLC(b)

    2,419,867       70,918,765  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

    608,099       18,702,550  

Johns Lyng Group Ltd.

    968,990       3,453,365  

Judo Capital Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    3,549,232       3,260,689  

Jumbo Interactive Ltd.

    194,723       2,011,246  

Karoon Energy Ltd.(b)

    2,576,271       3,881,905  

Kelsian Group Ltd.

    850,392       3,975,863  

Lake Resources NL(a)(b)

    7,430,325       1,128,439  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

    3,723,170       21,644,906  

Lifestyle Communities Ltd.(a)

    384,266       4,500,629  

Link Administration Holdings Ltd.

    2,916,812       3,004,393  

Liontown Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    8,828,433       16,031,407  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    11,918,260       41,474,282  

Lovisa Holdings Ltd.

    303,235       4,383,770  

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.(b)

    5,125,063       23,227,945  

MA Financial Group Ltd.

    244,517       776,903  

Maas Group Holdings Ltd.(a)

    228,004       411,205  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    2,006,251        236,596,997  

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

    844,675       5,309,621  

McMillan Shakespeare Ltd.

    474,488       6,318,379  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    14,859,232       35,081,246  

Megaport Ltd.(a)(b)

    873,365       6,000,145  

Mesoblast Ltd.(a)(b)

    3,654,305       2,807,293  

Metcash Ltd.

    5,433,316       13,156,971  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    950,413       45,920,890  

Mirvac Group

    21,150,211       33,339,072  

Monadelphous Group Ltd.

    593,455       5,448,556  

Mount Gibson Iron Ltd.(a)(b)

    3,158,142       1,000,573  

Nanosonics Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,441,321       4,594,267  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    17,030,249       326,232,279  

National Storage REIT

    6,597,053       10,304,193  

Netwealth Group Ltd.

    654,414       6,686,116  

Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd., NVS(a)(b)

    580,529       5,077,556  

New Hope Corp. Ltd.

    3,203,641       11,473,061  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    4,911,253       88,092,891  

NEXTDC Ltd.(b)

    3,105,973       26,657,043  

nib holdings Ltd.

    2,574,021       14,334,451  

Nick Scali Ltd.

    369,665       2,661,451  

Nickel Mines Ltd.

    10,202,398       5,686,167  

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

    8,675,223       12,510,721  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    6,372,515       49,745,160  

Novonix Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,204,158       1,384,202  

NRW Holdings Ltd.

    2,227,907       4,130,058  

Nufarm Ltd./Australia

    1,863,853       6,747,731  

Objective Corp. Ltd.

    39,651       352,309  

Omni Bridgeway Ltd.(b)

    1,347,721       2,557,148  

oOh!media Ltd.

    3,432,506       3,224,281  

Orica Ltd.

    2,417,950       25,656,359  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    9,378,881       53,394,255  

Orora Ltd.

    4,934,932       11,920,372  

Paladin Energy Ltd.(b)

    15,470,774       7,697,946  

Perenti Global Ltd.(b)

    3,072,476       2,473,106  

Perpetual Ltd.

    599,119       9,945,583  

Perseus Mining Ltd.

    7,467,546       8,780,240  

PEXA Group Ltd.(b)

    842,927       7,519,915  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(a)

    14,795,505     $ 48,404,157  

Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd.

    732,987       5,193,996  

Platinum Asset Management Ltd.

    2,836,934       3,027,018  

PolyNovo Ltd.(b)

    3,702,067       4,033,474  

Premier Investments Ltd.

    637,970       9,512,060  

Pro Medicus Ltd.(a)

    300,227       13,904,447  

PWR Holdings Ltd.

    435,520       2,687,733  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(b)

    4,976,757       21,866,729  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    8,034,201       85,298,319  

Qube Holdings Ltd.

    8,963,742       17,742,605  

Ramelius Resources Ltd.

    5,114,232       4,420,127  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    985,374       39,048,646  

REA Group Ltd.

    283,870       30,094,026  

Reece Ltd.

    1,194,891       15,778,377  

Region RE Ltd.

    6,522,516       10,625,380  

Regis Resources Ltd.(b)

    4,263,713       4,849,216  

Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd.

    4,553,566       12,936,369  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    2,042,496        161,734,617  

Rural Funds Group

    694,053       933,235  

Sandfire Resources Ltd.(b)

    2,793,752       12,770,860  

Santos Ltd.

    18,143,553       97,630,233  

Sayona Mining Ltd.(a)(b)

    45,069,661       4,412,271  

Scentre Group

    27,799,280       52,604,343  

SEEK Ltd.

    1,815,305       30,442,880  

Select Harvests Ltd.(a)

    405,093       1,144,313  

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.

    990,224       17,481,461  

Seven West Media Ltd.(a)(b)

    4,961,269       1,284,386  

Sigma Healthcare Ltd.

    2,048,822       1,081,421  

Silex Systems Ltd.(a)(b)

    825,494       2,008,476  

Silver Lake Resources Ltd.(b)

    5,474,614       3,304,732  

Sims Ltd.

    965,079       9,844,506  

SiteMinder Ltd.(b)

    1,130,742       3,204,054  

SmartGroup Corp. Ltd.

    607,015       3,693,677  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    2,422,025       57,227,110  

South32 Ltd.

    24,770,121       65,224,569  

Star Entertainment Grp Ltd. (The)(b)

    7,785,256       5,505,586  

Steadfast Group Ltd.

    5,509,552       21,615,333  

Stockland

    12,858,905       36,545,406  

Strike Energy Ltd.(a)(b)

    11,763,122       3,523,327  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    6,784,567       65,009,879  

Super Retail Group Ltd.

    905,368       7,514,252  

Syrah Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    3,545,329       1,675,813  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    12,526,610       8,886,172  

Technology One Ltd.

    1,632,275       17,294,203  

Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(b)

    1,300,283       9,889,853  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    21,762,960       62,290,180  

Temple & Webster Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    549,849       2,441,357  

Terracom Ltd.

    3,196,888       883,740  

Tietto Minerals Ltd.(a)(b)

    3,773,126       1,286,212  

Transurban Group

    16,810,701       162,308,054  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    3,842,027       29,079,060  

Tyro Payments Ltd.(b)

    2,342,638       2,202,952  

United Malt Grp Ltd.(b)

    1,389,901       4,505,123  

Ventia Services Group Pty Ltd.

    3,239,862       6,316,771  

Vicinity Ltd.

    20,564,935       27,343,216  

Viva Energy Group Ltd.(d)

    5,109,950       10,841,201  

Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd.(b)

    576,334       1,725,776  

Vulcan Steel Ltd.

    393,494       2,051,045  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    1,311,564       29,100,487  

Waypoint REIT Ltd.

    3,624,279       6,390,612  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Webjet Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,086,748     $ 11,076,593  

Weebit Nano Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,124,622       4,703,147  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    6,155,683       205,674,494  

West African Resources Ltd.(b)

    5,311,288       3,221,946  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    19,093,223       286,987,676  

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.

    4,881,035       22,806,665  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    915,212       52,852,607  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    10,351,354       266,807,985  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    6,616,411       171,820,482  

Worley Ltd.

    2,042,884       23,909,142  

Xero Ltd.(b)

    783,979       64,444,173  
   

 

 

 
       7,870,981,122  
Austria — 0.3%            

ams-OSRAM AG(a)(b)

    1,482,579       13,123,100  

ANDRITZ AG

    368,976       19,481,184  

AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG(a)

    142,081       5,366,205  

BAWAG Group AG(d)

    457,966       22,310,919  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    288,400       9,197,294  

DO & CO AG(a)

    38,220       5,160,413  

Erste Group Bank AG

    1,855,561       70,132,545  

EVN AG

    195,337       4,630,249  

IMMOFINANZ AG(a)(b)

    196,245       3,937,839  

Lenzing AG(a)(b)

    119,460       6,013,737  

Oesterreichische Post AG(a)

    193,325       7,052,355  

OMV AG

    801,903       36,129,011  

Palfinger AG

    19,665       576,291  

Porr AG

    20,942       291,966  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG(b)

    797,273       12,891,438  

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

    40,228       2,437,975  

Semperit AG Holding

    67,658       1,510,954  

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    791,579       6,465,802  

Verbund AG

    376,764       31,217,521  

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

    241,592       6,461,624  

voestalpine AG

    625,198       20,659,888  

Wienerberger AG

    613,481       20,147,230  
   

 

 

 
      305,195,540  
Belgium — 1.0%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    123,852       21,564,606  

Aedifica SA

    255,153       17,524,140  

Ageas SA/NV

    863,411       36,550,992  

AGFA-Gevaert NV(b)

    1,082,319       2,783,999  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    4,774,727       273,141,338  

Argenx SE(b)

    303,060       152,632,963  

Barco NV

    406,977       9,471,198  

Bekaert SA

    228,886       10,924,902  

bpost SA

    524,859       2,527,613  

Cofinimmo SA

    179,001       14,009,263  

Deme Group NV

    43,728       5,790,882  

D’ieteren Group

    146,386       25,565,756  

Elia Group SA/NV

    183,752       22,624,468  

Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV

    332,745       12,682,264  

Euronav NV

    604,904       9,938,349  

Exmar NV

    174,031       2,186,420  

Fagron

    445,572       7,928,797  

Galapagos NV(a)(b)

    247,705       10,409,652  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    552,532       44,706,647  

Immobel SA

    2,645       104,625  

Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV

    54,767       805,695  
Security   Shares     Value  
Belgium (continued)            

Ion Beam Applications

    129,168     $ 2,084,858  

KBC Ancora

    256,084       11,983,992  

KBC Group NV

    1,347,185       101,395,592  

Kinepolis Group NV

    94,268       4,594,937  

Melexis NV

    119,845       12,919,906  

Montea NV

    64,945       5,262,516  

Ontex Group NV(a)(b)

    381,051       3,265,682  

Proximus SADP

    823,171       6,311,070  

Recticel SA(a)

    149,410       1,896,962  

Retail Estates NV

    56,274       3,593,141  

Shurgard Self Storage Ltd.

    143,115       6,530,428  

Sofina SA

    82,348       19,580,098  

Solvay SA

    396,658       47,637,927  

Telenet Group Holding NV

    238,987       5,472,402  

Tessenderlo Group SA

    228,043       7,649,195  

UCB SA

    685,258       60,677,721  

Umicore SA

    1,144,059       33,881,451  

VGP NV

    75,969       8,110,678  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    886,286       26,187,332  

X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE(a)(b)(d)

    187,419       2,271,699  

Xior Student Housing NV

    152,547       4,757,604  
   

 

 

 
       1,059,939,760  
Canada — 0.0%            

SharkNinja Inc.(b)

    299,560       12,674,384  
   

 

 

 

Denmark — 2.9%

   

ALK-Abello AS(b)

    811,432       8,835,260  

Alm Brand A/S

    5,010,090       7,984,862  

Ambu A/S, Class B(a)(b)

    1,001,500       14,775,911  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    16,097       32,365,032  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    27,275       56,028,485  

Bavarian Nordic A/S(a)(b)

    437,164       9,379,366  

Better Collective A/S(b)

    158,883       3,652,691  

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    526,563       78,975,035  

cBrain A/S

    53,046       1,171,319  

Chemometec A/S(b)

    86,978       5,836,692  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    567,578       42,888,252  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    641,987       79,803,087  

D/S Norden A/S

    181,938       9,114,003  

Danske Bank A/S

    3,725,301       88,457,502  

Demant A/S(b)

    496,909       19,774,379  

Dfds A/S

    204,789       7,341,754  

DSV A/S

    1,010,755       202,292,486  

FLSmidth & Co. A/S(a)

    276,354       13,075,332  

Genmab A/S(b)

    359,016       147,986,244  

GN Store Nord A/S(b)

    708,347       18,887,925  

H Lundbeck AS

    1,477,251       7,332,257  

H Lundbeck AS, Class A

    369,438       1,656,824  

ISS A/S

    819,155       16,552,024  

Jyske Bank A/S, Registered(b)

    265,221       20,062,557  

Matas A/S

    289,711       4,257,351  

Netcompany Group A/S(a)(b)(d)

    248,440       11,532,248  

Nilfisk Holding A/S(b)

    92,050       1,733,682  

NKT A/S(a)(b)

    303,246       17,326,346  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    9,027,340       1,455,678,368  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    1,107,855       55,562,569  

NTG Nordic Transport Group A/S, Class A(b)

    33,605       2,097,202  

Orsted AS(d)

    1,035,197       90,082,293  

Pandora A/S

    490,509       49,066,556  

Per Aarsleff Holding A/S

    133,699       6,346,099  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Denmark (continued)            

Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S

    184,793     $ 26,299,465  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    48,570       13,063,343  

Royal Unibrew A/S

    273,663       23,653,469  

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, Class A(d)

    376,971       6,557,264  

Schouw & Co. A/S

    77,995       6,188,981  

SimCorp A/S

    226,485       24,285,205  

Solar A/S, Class B

    5,053       377,729  

Spar Nord Bank A/S

    555,868       8,838,654  

Sydbank AS

    368,471       17,671,222  

Topdanmark AS

    233,788       10,597,589  

TORM PLC, Class A

    194,069       4,776,707  

Trifork Holding AG

    25,831       508,433  

Tryg A/S

    1,930,822       38,121,762  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(b)

    5,496,912       147,022,932  

Zealand Pharma A/S(b)

    266,626       9,252,660  
   

 

 

 
       2,925,127,408  
Finland — 0.9%            

Aktia Bank OYJ

    61,660       637,368  

Anora Group OYJ

    42,824       222,285  

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    234,040       11,177,823  

Caverion OYJ

    536,337       5,047,855  

Citycon OYJ

    552,469       3,429,526  

Elisa OYJ

    768,055       40,065,904  

Finnair OYJ(a)(b)

    3,899,750       2,414,370  

Fortum OYJ

    2,426,029       32,841,748  

F-Secure OYJ

    109,140       268,887  

Huhtamaki OYJ

    542,321       19,278,167  

Incap OYJ(a)(b)

    86,364       1,018,567  

Kemira OYJ

    647,724       10,159,971  

Kempower OYJ(a)(b)

    88,200       3,937,223  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    1,453,088       29,074,386  

Kojamo OYJ

    739,799       7,228,008  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    1,838,836       94,319,048  

Konecranes OYJ

    369,650       13,435,548  

Marimekko OYJ

    56,966       563,707  

Metsa Board OYJ, Class B(a)

    1,113,983       8,987,466  

Metso OYJ

    3,596,929       40,875,745  

Musti Group OYJ

    103,948       2,038,949  

Neste OYJ

    2,315,457       85,243,716  

Nokia OYJ

    29,047,618       114,184,423  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    707,412       6,579,758  

Oriola OYJ, Class B

    767,601       935,127  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    581,956       22,365,211  

Outokumpu OYJ

    2,011,339       10,405,968  

Puuilo OYJ

    100,620       822,567  

QT Group OYJ(a)(b)

    105,213       8,726,724  

Revenio Group OYJ

    114,080       4,035,720  

Rovio Entertainment OYJ(d)

    250,154       2,533,159  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    2,497,204       110,043,358  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    3,158,295       38,718,360  

Talenom OYJ(a)

    160,875       1,178,035  

TietoEVRY OYJ

    559,478       14,273,734  

Tokmanni Group Corp.

    184,498       2,849,238  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    2,900,948       96,043,628  

Uponor OYJ

    358,843       11,355,233  

Valmet OYJ

    882,582       23,411,135  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    2,559,338       32,152,570  

YIT OYJ

    1,015,198       2,449,503  
   

 

 

 
      915,329,718  
Security   Shares     Value  
France — 10.8%            

AB Science SA(a)(b)

    145,555     $ 641,863  

ABC arbitrage

    501,278       3,273,863  

Accor SA

    988,823       37,310,299  

Aeroports de Paris

    158,317       21,862,311  

Air France-KLM(b)

    6,466,405       11,166,661  

Air Liquide SA

    2,841,065       510,806,434  

Airbus SE

    3,216,333       473,765,893  

ALD SA(d)

    834,778       8,869,084  

Alstom SA

    1,738,115       53,221,512  

Altarea SCA(a)

    18,483       1,727,484  

Alten SA

    169,350       24,392,129  

Amundi SA(d)

    321,014       19,699,164  

Antin Infrastructure Partners SA

    183,712       3,299,282  

APERAM SA

    285,423       9,007,679  

ArcelorMittal SA

    2,624,330       75,900,285  

Arkema SA

    315,694       34,044,125  

Atos SE(b)

    591,402       6,143,150  

Aubay

    3,120       146,504  

AXA SA

    9,968,735        306,427,428  

Believe SA(a)(b)

    22,976       279,126  

Beneteau SA

    94,287       1,539,392  

BioMerieux

    224,017       24,048,072  

BNP Paribas SA

    6,027,827       397,521,917  

Boiron SA

    56,580       3,129,150  

Bollore SE

    4,773,442       30,181,142  

Bonduelle SCA

    112,811       1,342,743  

Bouygues SA

    1,196,922       42,875,592  

Bureau Veritas SA

    1,571,243       43,152,286  

Capgemini SE

    890,157       161,312,972  

Carmila SA

    337,650       5,471,749  

Carrefour SA

    3,171,187       63,395,616  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA(a)(b)

    247,411       644,927  

CGG SA(b)

    4,213,905       2,964,741  

Chargeurs SA(a)

    85,134       1,046,758  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    2,641,760       178,665,800  

Cie. des Alpes

    14,538       213,794  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    3,666,278       120,059,797  

Cie. Plastic Omnium SA

    362,829       7,066,011  

Coface SA

    636,096       9,318,100  

Covivio

    249,015       12,022,845  

Credit Agricole SA

    6,488,362       80,555,453  

Danone SA

    3,538,388       216,077,799  

Dassault Aviation SA

    135,939       26,407,689  

Dassault Systemes SE

    3,644,923       155,779,044  

Derichebourg SA

    684,175       4,218,245  

Edenred

    1,369,884       88,974,463  

Eiffage SA(a)

    389,359       40,507,951  

Elior Group SA(a)(b)(d)

    694,796       1,770,782  

Elis SA

    1,047,084       21,632,868  

Engie SA

    9,855,747       161,686,725  

Equasens

    27,850       2,563,328  

Eramet SA

    53,276       4,485,643  

Esker SA

    23,478       3,899,398  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    1,591,711       320,212,756  

Etablissements Maurel et Prom SA

    324,470       1,530,295  

Eurazeo SE

    251,826       15,376,430  

Euroapi SA(b)

    259,235       3,024,950  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    727,174       50,012,552  

Euronext NV(d)

    457,113       34,792,551  

Eutelsat Communications SA(a)

    890,369       5,997,677  
 

 

 

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

  19


Schedule of Investments(continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Faurecia SE(b)

    842,334     $ 21,166,894  

Fnac Darty SA

    103,772       3,617,635  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    191,206       23,320,105  

Gecina SA

    243,056       26,277,393  

Getlink SE

    1,910,692       33,584,927  

Hermes International

    172,632       382,080,320  

ICADE

    177,690       7,239,184  

ID Logistics Group(b)

    13,698       3,928,005  

Imerys SA

    204,593       7,104,534  

Interparfums SA

    111,182       8,024,935  

Ipsen SA

    199,422       25,132,519  

IPSOS

    234,307       11,713,003  

JCDecaux SE(b)

    333,375       6,247,189  

Kaufman & Broad SA

    56,116       1,544,845  

Kering SA

    404,876       232,465,757  

Klepierre SA

    1,146,413       30,430,005  

Korian SA(a)

    426,234       3,318,988  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(d)

    551,794       21,066,040  

Legrand SA

    1,453,632       145,733,442  

LISI

    114,612       2,995,824  

L’Oreal SA

    1,316,303       612,224,913  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    1,507,575        1,400,186,698  

Maisons du Monde SA(a)(d)

    206,094       2,163,941  

McPhy Energy SA(a)(b)

    116,571       982,786  

Mercialys SA

    466,923       4,041,868  

Mersen SA

    161,650       7,608,341  

Metropole Television SA

    214,860       3,035,050  

Neoen SA(d)

    374,042       12,298,978  

Nexans SA

    172,833       15,344,158  

Nexity SA

    262,982       4,452,905  

Orange SA

    9,986,666       112,887,623  

Pernod Ricard SA

    1,111,216       244,991,518  

Peugeot Invest

    35,592       4,195,899  

Pierre & Vacances SA, NVS(a)(b)

    730,954       1,242,886  

Publicis Groupe SA

    1,229,909       99,161,881  

Quadient SA

    223,069       4,973,176  

Remy Cointreau SA

    122,516       21,030,890  

Renault SA

    1,026,989       45,107,033  

Rexel SA

    1,301,656       31,398,880  

Rubis SCA

    500,928       12,352,054  

Safran SA

    1,844,617       306,230,606  

Sanofi

    6,174,996       658,776,486  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    148,577       46,485,488  

Schneider Electric SE

    2,943,803       525,092,108  

SCOR SE

    810,681       24,227,578  

SEB SA

    132,126       14,790,960  

Seche Environnement SA, NVS

    12,536       1,604,380  

SES SA, Class A

    1,980,885       12,833,160  

SES-Imagotag SA(a)(b)

    33,037       4,272,640  

SMCP SA(b)(d)

    178,240       1,337,358  

Societe BIC SA

    133,881       8,184,778  

Societe Generale SA

    3,911,756       106,386,986  

Sodexo SA

    475,029       48,727,233  

SOITEC(b)

    148,153       29,116,409  

Sopra Steria Group SACA

    89,487       19,457,618  

SPIE SA

    727,604       21,841,178  

Teleperformance

    319,659       46,362,958  

Television Francaise 1(a)

    380,906       3,114,971  

Thales SA

    572,507       85,641,198  

TotalEnergies SE

    12,892,294       783,290,749  
Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Trigano SA

    59,947     $ 8,778,102  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(b)

    508,138       17,089,540  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(b)

    644,988       36,546,863  

Valeo

    1,101,024       24,887,741  

Vallourec SA(a)(b)

    806,208       10,518,279  

Valneva SE(b)

    604,712       4,541,100  

Veolia Environnement SA

    3,658,690       119,123,088  

Verallia SA(d)

    392,400       17,393,280  

Vicat SA

    85,454       2,904,801  

Vinci SA

    2,916,400       342,523,555  

Virbac SA

    28,480       8,772,178  

Vivendi SE

    3,851,599       34,388,411  

Voltalia SA(a)(b)

    154,879       2,691,102  

Waga Energy SA(b)

    27,112       849,600  

Wavestone

    42,987       2,552,023  

Wendel SE

    137,425       13,565,840  

Worldline SA/France(b)(d)

    1,292,392       51,229,645  
   

 

 

 
       11,030,267,291  
Germany — 7.5%            

1&1 AG(a)

    239,962       2,735,754  

About You Holding SE(a)(b)

    131,551       936,441  

Adesso SE

    16,836       1,966,342  

adidas AG

    878,800       177,416,578  

ADVA Optical Networking SE(b)

    96,684       2,126,082  

AIXTRON SE

    638,017       25,311,839  

Allianz SE, Registered

    2,209,074       527,967,258  

Amadeus Fire AG

    19,183       2,278,129  

Aroundtown SA(b)

    4,589,588       7,130,452  

Atoss Software AG

    9,510       2,309,163  

Aurubis AG

    174,909       16,464,576  

Auto1 Group SE(a)(b)(d)

    520,433       5,608,289  

BASF SE

    4,838,554       259,399,703  

Basler AG

    26,459       433,863  

Bayer AG, Registered

    5,348,194       312,780,697  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,797,455       219,199,588  

BayWa AG(a)

    85,702       3,591,601  

Bechtle AG

    447,199       19,682,845  

Befesa SA(d)

    212,201       8,132,493  

Beiersdorf AG

    551,404       71,409,764  

Bertrandt AG

    40,488       2,125,666  

Bilfinger SE

    192,994       6,987,196  

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA(b)

    542,850       2,592,284  

Brenntag SE

    842,723       65,382,340  

CANCOM SE

    208,059       5,990,594  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    217,655       25,222,007  

Ceconomy AG(b)

    673,914       2,019,351  

Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGaA

    48,125       4,973,920  

Commerzbank AG

    5,731,043       68,551,744  

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA

    146,988       7,464,899  

Continental AG

    593,076       47,350,980  

Covestro AG(a)(b)(d)

    1,044,676       56,118,829  

CropEnergies AG

    96,967       975,517  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    348,877       23,809,448  

CureVac NV(a)(b)

    528,030       4,657,495  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    2,664,592       100,002,911  

Datagroup SE

    2,288       146,160  

Delivery Hero SE(b)(d)

    947,113       42,989,186  

Dermapharm Holding SE

    96,396       4,708,750  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    10,481,928       116,193,591  

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG

    146,513       4,881,436  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Deutsche Boerse AG

    1,032,510     $ 197,830,488  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(b)

    3,201,619       32,292,359  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG(a)(d)

    730,097       6,076,525  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    5,456,651       280,598,515  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    17,739,184       386,736,091  

Deutz AG

    830,937       4,572,083  

DIC Asset AG(a)

    335,246       1,651,326  

Duerr AG

    303,572       9,471,593  

E.ON SE

    12,300,495        155,605,203  

Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG

    79,563       3,148,854  

Elmos Semiconductor SE

    43,930       3,912,761  

ElringKlinger AG

    74,463       638,569  

Encavis AG(b)

    655,835       10,996,910  

Energiekontor AG

    28,268       2,455,013  

Evonik Industries AG

    1,244,913       25,785,878  

Evotec SE(b)

    781,935       20,597,488  

Fielmann AG

    76,387       3,924,537  

flatexDEGIRO AG(a)(b)

    370,564       3,652,922  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide(b)

    207,259       10,950,515  

Freenet AG

    631,906       15,641,677  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    1,113,755       57,842,312  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    2,289,663       71,854,525  

GEA Group AG

    823,531       34,952,148  

Gerresheimer AG

    186,557       22,096,517  

GFT Technologies SE

    77,597       2,251,862  

Grand City Properties SA(b)

    529,959       4,370,591  

GRENKE AG

    148,872       4,106,000  

Hamborner REIT AG

    580,060       4,197,801  

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

    162,878       2,140,867  

Hannover Rueck SE

    329,525       70,312,092  

HeidelbergCement AG

    783,445       63,496,529  

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG(a)(b)

    1,128,018       1,797,532  

HelloFresh SE(a)(b)

    887,412       25,304,633  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    541,368       37,832,006  

Hensoldt AG

    282,391       9,601,299  

HOCHTIEF AG(a)

    144,407       14,224,820  

Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA

    53,751       4,347,667  

Hugo Boss AG

    315,317       25,461,389  

Hypoport SE(a)(b)

    27,210       5,677,441  

Indus Holding AG(a)

    130,265       3,486,151  

Infineon Technologies AG

    7,112,327       312,483,385  

Instone Real Estate Group SE(d)

    248,930       1,729,794  

Jenoptik AG

    313,697       10,146,417  

JOST Werke AG(d)

    32,225       1,877,613  

K+S AG, Registered(a)

    1,030,668       19,678,935  

KION Group AG

    387,905       16,254,391  

Kloeckner & Co. SE

    462,307       4,321,769  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    393,907       27,706,594  

Kontron AG(a)

    302,650       6,582,412  

Krones AG

    89,436       10,777,259  

LANXESS AG

    438,831       14,800,098  

LEG Immobilien SE(b)

    403,345       28,517,525  

MBB SE

    694       60,164  

Medios AG(a)(b)

    73,778       1,421,728  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    4,689,919       374,550,604  

Merck KGaA

    707,948       124,404,116  

METRO AG(b)

    829,963       7,216,680  

MorphoSys AG(a)(b)

    188,148       5,508,101  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

MTU Aero Engines AG

    289,670     $ 67,641,266  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    765,043       287,997,276  

Nagarro SE(a)(b)

    46,883       4,441,503  

Nemetschek SE

    321,088       23,365,252  

Nordex SE(b)

    729,157       10,303,392  

Norma Group SE

    196,188       3,461,446  

PATRIZIA SE

    313,694       3,209,608  

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    38,232       6,330,459  

PNE AG

    131,965       1,932,673  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE(a)

    909,790       9,044,478  

Puma SE

    573,154       38,734,476  

PVA TePla AG(b)

    90,050       2,121,093  

Rational AG

    28,284       21,172,212  

Rheinmetall AG

    235,432       66,685,176  

RWE AG

    3,432,419       147,726,633  

Salzgitter AG

    159,462       5,526,240  

SAP SE

    5,705,779       778,334,193  

Scout24 SE(d)

    434,071       28,694,554  

Secunet Security Networks AG(a)

    8,603       1,973,825  

SGL Carbon SE(a)(b)

    415,465       3,476,060  

Shop Apotheke Europe NV(b)(d)

    78,552       9,107,578  

Siemens AG, Registered

    4,143,939       706,301,863  

Siemens Healthineers AG(d)

    1,546,569       89,860,782  

Siltronic AG

    108,334       9,536,933  

Sixt SE

    80,488       9,705,367  

SMA Solar Technology AG(a)(b)

    107,430       10,242,194  

Software AG, NVS(a)

    285,056       9,966,730  

Stabilus SE

    142,366       8,116,563  

Steico SE(a)

    28,930       1,120,996  

Stratec SE(a)

    41,115       2,307,696  

Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA

    204,810       9,904,905  

Suedzucker AG

    411,812       7,129,398  

SUSE SA(a)(b)

    225,077       2,651,244  

Symrise AG, Class A

    721,869       78,851,009  

Synlab AG

    350,217       3,468,488  

TAG Immobilien AG(b)

    943,700       10,607,726  

Takkt AG

    198,091       2,844,483  

Talanx AG(a)(b)

    339,840       20,811,749  

TeamViewer AG(b)(d)

    762,209       12,956,516  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    5,494,013       14,802,956  

thyssenkrupp AG

    2,698,375       21,453,088  

United Internet AG, Registered(e)

    525,706       7,870,385  

Varta AG(a)

    107,193       2,432,588  

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG(a)

    119,161       5,808,692  

Vib Vermoegen AG(a)

    44,567       776,713  

Vitesco Technologies Group AG(b)

    107,047       9,155,081  

Volkswagen AG

    164,252       26,250,042  

Vonovia SE

    3,905,357       90,994,736  

Vossloh AG

    68,088       3,053,364  

Wacker Chemie AG

    97,936       15,218,060  

Wacker Neuson SE

    201,339       5,222,448  

Zalando SE(b)(d)

    1,224,425       42,272,895  
   

 

 

 
       7,632,931,918  
Hong Kong — 2.4%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    63,557,200       635,872,986  

ASMPT Ltd.

    1,700,600       16,587,807  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    6,575,200       10,095,122  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    20,085,500       61,301,796  

Brightoil Petroleum Holdings Ltd.(c)

    6,240,000       8  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments(continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Hong Kong (continued)            

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(d)

    9,414,700     $ 22,963,560  

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.

    1,634,000       2,147,402  

Champion REIT

    15,038,000       5,540,445  

Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    567,500       161,405  

Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd.

    1,027,000       1,197,816  

CITIC Telecom International Holdings Ltd.

    12,557,000       5,043,514  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    10,799,516       62,540,759  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    14,499,016       89,420,168  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    3,455,000       18,309,225  

CK Life Sciences International Holdings Inc.(a)

    14,750,000       1,461,680  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    8,966,000       73,083,042  

C-Mer Eye Care Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    3,252,000       1,695,237  

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd.

    10,132,000       1,712,603  

Cowell e Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,488,000       2,789,988  

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd.

    3,164,400       2,370,650  

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

    984,000       2,431,084  

EC Healthcare

    2,263,000       1,356,701  

E-Commodities Holdings Ltd.

    7,680,000       1,233,183  

ESR Group Ltd.(d)

    10,586,400       18,563,731  

Far East Consortium International Ltd.

    8,539,600       2,018,630  

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

    14,180,250       5,141,231  

Fortune REIT

    7,543,000       5,454,398  

Fosun Tourism Group(a)(b)(d)

    1,273,400       1,376,701  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    298,655       17,979,031  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.(b)

    11,884,000       86,747,577  

Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd.(a)

    24,957,000       2,153,437  

Haitong International Securities Group
Ltd.(a)(b)

    18,620,299       1,747,115  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    5,424,000       8,482,009  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    10,887,000       16,989,682  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    4,165,900       63,678,101  

Health and Happiness H&H International Holdings Ltd.

    1,099,500       1,449,717  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    7,853,570       24,276,706  

HKBN Ltd.

    4,977,500       2,719,084  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    20,402,200       24,099,066  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    61,155,864       52,463,002  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    6,408,400       270,190,970  

Hong Kong Technology Venture Co. Ltd.

    2,963,000       1,760,588  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    6,173,600       22,000,957  

Hsin Chong Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    7,490,000       10  

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.(a)

    13,004,000       1,983,822  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    3,101,000       7,327,529  

IGG Inc.(b)

    4,284,000       2,183,267  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    872,300       43,087,613  

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    2,131,250       2,938,127  

JS Global Lifestyle Co. Ltd.(a)(b)(d)

    7,489,000       1,334,109  

K Wah International Holdings Ltd.

    299,000       97,932  

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.

    2,484,387       3,067,520  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    3,095,000       6,691,275  

Link REIT

    13,880,119       78,022,306  

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.

    1,585,000       4,184,887  

Man Wah Holdings Ltd.

    9,436,800       8,189,662  

MECOM Power and Construction Ltd.(a)

    5,805,000       769,305  

Melco International Development Ltd.(b)

    4,927,000       5,227,399  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR(b)

    1,214,605       16,542,920  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    8,485,000       39,101,414  

New World Development Co. Ltd.(a)

    8,224,000       20,337,709  

Nissin Foods Co. Ltd.

    324,000       258,155  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    8,291,166       9,509,506  
Security   Shares     Value  
Hong Kong (continued)            

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.(a)

    29,404,000     $ 9,573,068  

Pacific Textiles Holdings Ltd.

    5,194,000       1,295,020  

PAX Global Technology Ltd.

    2,861,000       2,322,848  

PCCW Ltd.

    23,151,000       11,837,093  

Perfect Medical Health Management Ltd.

    1,640,000       917,261  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    7,611,000       39,890,939  

Prosperity REIT

    8,685,000       1,885,730  

Realord Group Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,422,000       1,822,967  

Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    9,272,000       1,696,317  

Sands China Ltd.(b)

    13,233,600       50,982,606  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.(b)

    9,986,000       8,332,992  

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.(b)

    10,454,000       1,752,001  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    19,374,000       23,782,033  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,309,000       16,015,157  

SJM Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    13,165,000       6,111,923  

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.

    2,233,500       1,350,988  

Stella International Holdings Ltd.

    570,500       559,608  

Sun Hung Kai & Co. Ltd.

    1,034,000       385,043  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    7,888,500       99,052,884  

SUNeVision Holdings Ltd.

    2,109,000       1,096,126  

Sunlight REIT

    2,664,000       992,127  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    2,616,000       21,867,762  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    6,200,200       15,558,310  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    7,502,500       85,232,517  

Texhong Textile Group Ltd.

    1,281,500       945,490  

Theme International Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    24,500,000       2,739,838  

United Energy Group Ltd.(a)

    41,520,000       5,245,142  

United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd. (The)

    4,824,000       3,869,273  

Value Partners Group Ltd.(a)

    8,220,000       3,112,567  

Vesync Co. Ltd.

    1,708,000       720,527  

Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.(a)

    4,456,000       5,924,443  

Viva Goods Company Ltd.(b)

    20,624,000       3,790,993  

Vobile Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    8,349,000       2,919,318  

VSTECS Holdings Ltd.

    2,788,000       1,414,834  

VTech Holdings Ltd.

    912,600       5,691,303  

WH Group Ltd.(d)

    45,526,000       24,847,638  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    9,015,000       48,378,698  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    10,031,000       16,692,548  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    4,176,500       5,595,918  
   

 

 

 
       2,435,664,231  
Ireland — 0.7%            

AIB Group PLC

    7,031,335       33,073,028  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    5,549,553       58,552,256  

Cairn Homes PLC(b)

    3,441,592       4,132,163  

CRH PLC

    3,998,068       238,168,633  

Dalata Hotel Group PLC(b)

    1,254,908       5,870,929  

Flutter Entertainment PLC, Class DI(b)

    960,446       191,032,344  

Glanbia PLC

    996,807       15,464,414  

Glenveagh Properties PLC(b)(d)

    1,544,989       1,824,421  

Greencore Group PLC(b)

    2,843,896       3,200,798  

Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC

    1,566,439       1,667,187  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    864,677       85,906,399  

Kingspan Group PLC

    818,691       65,711,028  

Origin Enterprises PLC

    625,562       2,200,978  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    1,358,986       53,776,461  

Uniphar PLC(b)

    936,409       2,960,048  
   

 

 

 
      763,541,087  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Israel — 0.9%            

AFI Properties Ltd.(a)(b)

    30,235     $ 1,225,992  

Africa Israel Residences Ltd.

    33,327       1,631,610  

Airport City Ltd.(b)

    496,848       7,491,562  

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.

    978,455       8,220,521  

Altshuler Shaham Penn Ltd.(a)

    434,305       822,688  

Amot Investments Ltd.

    1,117,910       5,991,687  

Arad Investment & Industrial Development Ltd.

    15,802       1,955,990  

Ashtrom Group Ltd.(a)

    132,063       1,989,148  

Azorim-Investment Development & Construction Co. Ltd.(b)

    105,127       365,419  

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    231,327       13,163,643  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    6,921,698       61,484,318  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    8,384,751       66,932,268  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    11,476,094       15,183,394  

Big Shopping Centers Ltd.(b)

    65,151       6,127,414  

Blue Square Real Estate Ltd.(a)

    6,615       404,276  

Camtek Ltd./Israel(b)

    154,612       7,146,227  

Carasso Motors Ltd.(a)

    170,129       774,144  

Cellcom Israel Ltd.(b)

    620,643       2,201,928  

Cellebrite DI Ltd.(a)(b)

    34,854       272,210  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)

    529,387       69,990,255  

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    381,795       5,815,683  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)(b)

    221,614       36,790,140  

Danel Adir Yeoshua Ltd.

    32,301       2,549,717  

Danya Cebus Ltd.

    41,281       1,054,058  

Delek Automotive Systems Ltd.

    308,788       2,236,335  

Delek Group Ltd.

    49,478       6,989,279  

Delta Galil Industries Ltd.

    43,372       1,711,225  

Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    478,874       1,042,712  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    144,629        30,753,327  

Elco Ltd.

    19,166       696,986  

Electra Consumer Products 1970 Ltd.(a)

    69,549       1,737,147  

Electra Ltd./Israel(a)

    10,201       4,491,245  

Electra Real Estate Ltd.(a)

    66,356       833,018  

Energix-Renewable Energies Ltd.

    1,522,530       5,571,759  

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.(b)

    626,421       12,064,298  

Equital Ltd.(b)

    116,741       3,520,616  

Fattal Holdings 1998 Ltd.(a)(b)

    36,307       3,831,292  

FIBI Holdings Ltd.

    94,912       4,228,824  

First International Bank Of Israel Ltd. (The)

    426,374       18,023,892  

Fiverr International Ltd.(a)(b)

    176,564       5,321,639  

Formula Systems 1985 Ltd.

    45,830       3,325,635  

Fox Wizel Ltd.

    46,551       3,883,895  

G City Ltd.

    798,205       2,767,427  

Gav-Yam Lands Corp. Ltd.

          2  

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.

    951,665       7,505,837  

Hilan Ltd.(a)

    39,078       1,913,752  

ICL Group Ltd.

    4,181,707       27,843,851  

Inmode Ltd.(b)

    422,108       18,112,654  

Innoviz Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)

    577,881       2,369,312  

Isracard Ltd.

    602,414       2,498,225  

Israel Canada T.R Ltd.

    786,962       1,948,515  

Israel Corp Ltd.

    27,260       8,499,874  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    6,690,479       35,437,786  

Isras Investment Co. Ltd.(a)

    9,633       1,974,656  

Ituran Location and Control Ltd.

    150,987       4,198,948  

Kenon Holdings Ltd./Singapore

    136,153       3,579,619  

Kornit Digital Ltd.(b)

    267,065       8,463,290  
Security   Shares     Value  
Israel (continued)            

M Yochananof & Sons Ltd.

    4,388     $ 199,549  

Magic Software Enterprises Ltd.

    137,784       1,743,923  

Matrix IT Ltd.

    181,051       3,618,863  

Maytronics Ltd.(a)

    225,699       3,074,097  

Mega Or Holdings Ltd.(a)

    105,206       2,320,571  

Melisron Ltd.

    168,678       11,146,859  

Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd.

    27,743       592,142  

Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.(a)

    3,655,366       4,520,416  

Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd.

    3,498,155       9,222,545  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    866,566       31,287,296  

Monday.com Ltd.(b)

    102,457       18,522,176  

Nano Dimension Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    1,333,848       4,134,929  

Nano-X Imaging Ltd.(a)(b)

    276,874       3,433,238  

Nayax Ltd.(a)(b)

    15,340       337,702  

NEOGAMES SA(b)

    80,055       2,180,698  

Neto Malinda Trading Ltd.(a)(b)

    60,322       1,074,972  

Nice Ltd.(b)

    346,783       75,484,422  

Nova Ltd.(b)

    157,759       19,610,082  

Oil Refineries Ltd.

    17,521,887       5,601,104  

One Software Technologies Ltd.

    203,566       2,702,911  

OPC Energy Ltd.(a)(b)

    520,431       3,706,322  

OY Nofar Energy Ltd.(b)

    82,731       1,942,190  

Partner Communications Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    778,764       3,322,814  

Paz Oil Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    66,879       7,271,438  

Perion Network Ltd.(b)

    230,250       8,324,794  

Phoenix Holdings Ltd. (The)

    886,081       9,091,765  

Prashkovsky Investments and Construction Ltd.(a)

    13,875       322,093  

Property & Building Corp. Ltd.(b)

    8,200       333,957  

Radware Ltd.(b)

    305,031       5,731,532  

Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd.

    74,286       4,487,068  

Reit 1 Ltd.

    971,908       4,229,854  

Retailors Ltd.

    63,102       1,364,794  

Riskified Ltd.(b)

    381,034       1,840,394  

Sapiens International Corp. NV

    174,658       4,627,953  

Scope Metals Group Ltd.(b)

    39,086       1,372,446  

Sella Capital Real Estate Ltd.

    1,175,802       2,448,024  

Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd.(a)

    725,628       5,172,509  

Shikun & Binui Ltd.(b)

    1,787,195       4,893,736  

Shufersal Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,474,781       7,820,707  

Sisram Medical Ltd.(d)

    508,000       596,101  

Strauss Group Ltd.(b)

    338,483       7,971,300  

Summit Real Estate Holdings Ltd.

    104,457       1,447,550  

Taboola.com Ltd.(b)

    621,719       2,325,229  

Tadiran Group Ltd.(a)

    20,080       1,613,916  

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(b)

    48,894       1,787,076  

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd.(b)

    536,074       2,854,935  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(b)

    5,983,959       50,265,256  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(b)

    614,899       22,804,918  

Turpaz Industries Ltd., NVS

    186,313       580,790  

Wix.com Ltd.(b)

    297,971       28,104,625  

YH Dimri Construction & Development Ltd.(a)

    7,488       529,041  

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.(a)

    678,708       10,275,639  
   

 

 

 
       967,230,425  
Italy — 2.6%            

A2A SpA

    8,540,692       16,295,287  

ACEA SpA

    325,533       3,988,382  

Amplifon SpA

    669,166       22,639,281  

Anima Holding SpA(d)

    1,776,769       6,846,215  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Italy (continued)            

Antares Vision SpA(a)(b)

    143,759     $ 970,507  

Ascopiave SpA

    311,290       781,803  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    5,461,825       116,339,700  

Azimut Holding SpA

    612,247       14,456,724  

Banca Generali SpA

    391,808       14,677,345  

Banca IFIS SpA

    174,308       3,078,428  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    1,231,466       11,966,056  

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA(a)(b)

    2,686,520       7,758,399  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SPA

    2,717,291       13,126,528  

Banco BPM SpA

    7,403,066       37,045,292  

BFF Bank SpA(d)

    948,623       10,707,471  

Biesse SpA

    43,231       582,603  

BPER Banca

    5,955,818       20,608,939  

Brembo SpA

    938,446       13,283,397  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    191,715       16,209,592  

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    543,671       15,449,961  

Carel Industries SpA(d)

    139,063       3,980,300  

CIR SpA-Compagnie Industriali(b)

    3,520,516       1,567,678  

Credito Emiliano SpA

    552,188       4,720,691  

d’Amico International Shipping SA, NVS

    232,912       965,134  

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA

    109,583       2,711,002  

Datalogic SpA

    67,299       500,630  

De’ Longhi SpA

    417,256       10,587,676  

DiaSorin SpA

    136,774       15,344,965  

Digital Bros. SpA(a)

    21,000       324,550  

Digital Value SpA

    6,324       423,100  

doValue SpA(a)(d)

    173,751       867,965  

El.En. SpA

    171,497       2,037,420  

Enav SpA(d)

    1,444,158       6,209,755  

Enel SpA

    43,985,242       303,286,897  

Eni SpA

    12,560,334       191,756,954  

ERG SpA

    356,529       10,248,649  

Esprinet SpA(a)

    189,195       1,112,731  

Ferrari NV

    689,062       220,904,078  

Fila SpA

    57,363       510,879  

Fincantieri SpA(a)(b)

    1,548,424       888,611  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    3,229,661       50,147,715  

Gruppo MutuiOnline SpA

    73,440       2,628,325  

GVS SpA(a)(b)(d)

    360,037       2,281,298  

Hera SpA

    4,353,461       13,517,664  

Illimity Bank SpA

    162,660       1,112,396  

Industrie De Nora SpA

    177,495       3,665,947  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(d)

    1,807,989       22,673,617  

Interpump Group SpA

    391,934       21,324,669  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    86,862,266       251,176,777  

Iren SpA

    4,092,346       8,293,122  

Italgas SpA

    2,690,465       15,851,795  

Juventus Football Club SpA(a)(b)

    6,071,187       2,281,294  

Leonardo SpA

    2,153,821       29,161,384  

LU-VE SpA, NVS

    47,673       1,543,665  

Maire Tecnimont SpA(a)

    1,168,057       4,798,974  

MARR SpA

    243,404       3,783,331  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    3,193,319       42,556,074  

Moncler SpA

    1,112,375       80,284,119  

Nexi SpA(b)(d)

    3,199,578       27,708,354  

OVS SpA(d)

    1,010,646       2,777,174  

Pharmanutra SpA(a)

    20,599       1,315,707  

Piaggio & C SpA

    1,518,110       5,969,414  

Pirelli & C SpA(d)

    1,903,614       10,148,202  

Poste Italiane SpA(d)

    2,863,820       32,714,813  
Security   Shares     Value  
Italy (continued)            

Prysmian SpA

    1,350,177     $ 53,838,501  

RAI Way SpA(d)

    242,299       1,379,993  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    561,584       29,000,240  

Reply SpA

    158,706       17,193,752  

Safilo Group SpA(b)

    1,218,167       1,553,385  

Saipem SpA(b)

    6,772,741       10,845,043  

Salcef SpA

    78,944       2,044,116  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA(a)

    392,404       6,390,510  

Sanlorenzo SpA/Ameglia

    29,126       1,131,281  

Saras SpA(a)

    3,484,580       4,983,062  

Seco SpA(a)(b)

    133,157       684,017  

Sesa SpA

    25,539       2,992,301  

Snam SpA

    11,095,970       58,328,897  

SOL SpA

    194,225       5,477,569  

Stellantis NV

    12,172,298       249,749,777  

Tamburi Investment Partners SpA

    348,632       3,382,673  

Technogym SpA(d)

    730,244       6,736,486  

Technoprobe SpA(b)

    653,189       5,972,916  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    53,382,798       15,388,734  

Tenaris SA

    2,529,575       42,035,272  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    7,527,460       63,599,532  

Tinexta SpA(a)

    69,900       1,305,550  

Tod’s SpA(b)

    63,716       2,893,575  

UniCredit SpA

    10,063,732       254,816,170  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    2,346,415       13,064,111  

Webuild SpA(a)

    2,135,386       4,180,255  

Wiit SpA(a)

    27,131       575,514  

Zignago Vetro SpA

    65,014       1,164,873  
   

 

 

 
       2,624,185,510  
Japan — 23.6%            

77 Bank Ltd. (The)

    433,600       9,239,417  

ABC-Mart Inc.

    176,800       9,788,910  

Activia Properties Inc.

    3,311       9,642,115  

Adastria Co. Ltd.

    153,100       3,120,498  

ADEKA Corp.

    575,200       11,662,077  

Advance Logistics Investment Corp.

    3,403       3,158,565  

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    6,933       16,893,144  

Advantest Corp.

    1,045,500       144,602,947  

Adventure Inc.(a)

    15,900       1,034,980  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    3,540,300       76,678,067  

Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.

    101,000       2,092,897  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    656,700       5,900,649  

Aeon Hokkaido Corp.

    138,200       840,333  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    546,300       6,752,004  

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

    9,904       10,425,653  

AGC Inc.

    1,104,500       39,909,591  

Ai Holdings Corp.

    172,700       2,722,933  

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    247,500       5,880,847  

Aichi Financial Group Inc., NVS

    234,600       4,049,710  

Aida Engineering Ltd.

    450,800       3,221,299  

Aiful Corp.

    2,095,300       5,265,273  

Ain Holdings Inc.

    143,300       5,095,144  

Air Water Inc.

    960,600       13,528,778  

Airtrip Corp.

    76,600       1,395,167  

Aisin Corp.

    797,200       25,905,090  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    2,453,800       95,612,043  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    908,200       14,483,721  

Alpen Co. Ltd.

    59,400       824,739  

Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.

    1,037,576       9,171,085  

Amada Co. Ltd.

    1,758,300       17,304,341  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Amano Corp.

    425,500     $ 9,669,079  

Amvis Holdings Inc.

    207,200       4,206,312  

ANA Holdings Inc.(b)

    886,800       21,260,175  

Anicom Holdings Inc.

    446,000       1,983,999  

Anritsu Corp.

    737,300       5,805,242  

AOKI Holdings Inc.

    159,600       1,032,446  

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    632,600        13,009,852  

Appier Group Inc.(b)

    305,300       3,632,651  

Arata Corp.

    10,400       359,845  

ARCLANDS Corp.

    107,800       1,241,671  

Arcs Co. Ltd.

    183,600       3,203,555  

ARE Holdings Inc.

    450,700       6,050,352  

Argo Graphics Inc.

    17,300       426,560  

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

    94,700       3,454,993  

ARTERIA Networks Corp.

    100,600       1,398,317  

As One Corp.

    144,900       5,761,115  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    2,614,500       102,774,048  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    1,191,500       24,451,098  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    6,820,200       46,477,943  

Asics Corp.

    878,500       27,712,443  

ASKUL Corp.

    233,300       3,255,113  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    9,833,500       143,788,854  

Atom Corp.(a)(b)

    763,900       4,780,440  

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

    545,000       5,984,272  

Avex Inc.

    184,700       1,949,035  

Awa Bank Ltd. (The)

    170,700       2,582,917  

Axial Retailing Inc.

    21,700       579,594  

Azbil Corp.

    627,600       19,804,089  

AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings Inc.

    197,200       2,711,512  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    3,258,200       73,715,336  

Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The)

    295,900       17,463,947  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    723,200       23,355,547  

Belc Co. Ltd.

    40,500       1,918,605  

Bell System24 Holdings Inc.

    95,700       935,783  

Belluna Co. Ltd.

    141,000       708,442  

Benefit One Inc.

    447,400       4,622,536  

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    452,800       5,916,030  

BeNext-Yumeshin Group Co.

    297,600       4,667,955  

Bengo4.com Inc.(a)(b)

    49,700       1,488,869  

Bic Camera Inc.

    640,300       4,809,845  

BIPROGY Inc.

    455,500       11,179,825  

BML Inc.

    126,900       2,682,041  

Bridgestone Corp.

    3,097,300       128,523,684  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    1,246,800       19,435,014  

Bunka Shutter Co. Ltd.

    38,700       300,230  

Bushiroad Inc.(a)

    164,100       868,637  

C Uyemura & Co. Ltd.

    56,500       3,739,595  

Calbee Inc.

    476,100       9,231,364  

Canon Electronics Inc.

    97,100       1,234,188  

Canon Inc.

    5,469,200       141,353,567  

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

    224,500       5,891,834  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    953,300       42,867,031  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    1,031,600       8,814,672  

Cawachi Ltd.

    90,000       1,431,264  

CellSource Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    44,200       691,274  

Central Glass Co. Ltd.

    124,900       2,710,890  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    785,500       100,098,797  

Change Holdings Inc.

    247,100       3,266,040  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    3,147,100       22,128,359  

Chiyoda Corp.(a)(b)

    833,800       2,025,102  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Chofu Seisakusho Co. Ltd.

    28,000     $ 492,551  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    3,447,400       43,188,314  

Chudenko Corp.

    18,400       301,626  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    3,663,600        109,033,280  

Chugin Financial Group Inc., NVS

    894,100       6,004,427  

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)(b)

    1,525,800       10,588,290  

Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd.

    36,300       314,663  

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

    1,535,700       10,036,973  

CKD Corp.

    370,200       5,630,258  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc.

    683,750       7,874,258  

COLOPL Inc.

    455,200       2,130,874  

Colowide Co. Ltd.(a)

    427,300       6,344,987  

Comforia Residential REIT Inc.

    4,959       11,871,656  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    604,900       12,091,130  

Comture Corp.

    102,700       1,460,171  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    5,737,700       26,244,357  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    405,900       12,584,986  

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.

    108,400       12,525,322  

CRE Logistics REIT Inc.

    2,724       3,361,455  

Create Restaurants Holdings Inc.

    639,200       4,889,914  

Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd.

    145,400       3,592,015  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    776,800       12,421,402  

Curves Holdings Co. Ltd.

    127,000       718,987  

CyberAgent Inc.

    2,352,700       14,873,178  

CYBERDYNE Inc.(b)

    581,500       1,253,055  

Cybozu Inc.

    159,600       2,500,019  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    1,190,300       33,835,431  

Daicel Corp.

    1,334,800       12,369,002  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    138,000       5,916,418  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    1,662,000       35,545,434  

Daihen Corp.

    105,000       4,051,651  

Daiho Corp.

    36,000       1,006,525  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    5,106,500       104,334,534  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    10,081,600       310,509,343  

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    397,000       8,019,215  

Daiken Corp.

    7,200       118,783  

Daiki Aluminium Industry Co. Ltd.

    109,500       1,194,685  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    1,437,600       290,680,860  

Daikokutenbussan Co. Ltd.

    21,200       900,165  

Daio Paper Corp.

    478,500       4,113,534  

Daiseki Co. Ltd.

    234,820       7,913,940  

Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Inc.

    178,200       4,454,506  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    330,700       35,572,887  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    3,264,100       88,714,674  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    11,506       22,653,371  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

    1,514       6,665,699  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    7,318,600       39,673,438  

Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp.

    12,407       9,937,784  

Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    493,400       9,561,989  

DCM Holdings Co. Ltd.

    659,100       5,581,602  

Demae-Can Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    300,000       1,031,424  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    525,700       6,444,670  

Denka Co. Ltd.

    453,600       8,960,809  

Denso Corp.

    2,360,700       164,369,606  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    1,089,900       36,469,553  

Descente Ltd.

    190,500       5,529,345  

Dexerials Corp.

    293,100       6,653,880  

DIC Corp.

    485,400       9,162,712  

Digital Arts Inc.

    58,100       2,299,202  

Digital Garage Inc.(a)

    190,800       5,555,498  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Dip Corp.

    190,800     $ 4,816,604  

Direct Marketing MiX Inc.

    61,200       342,103  

Disco Corp.

    506,800       95,266,137  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd.

    680,600       11,581,022  

Doshisha Co. Ltd.

    83,500       1,376,607  

Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd.

    185,500       2,913,115  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    277,200       8,952,411  

DTS Corp.

    207,400       4,902,869  

Duskin Co. Ltd.

    242,600       5,477,349  

DyDo Group Holdings Inc.

    16,000       581,406  

Earth Corp.

    74,700       2,670,272  

East Japan Railway Co.

    1,642,500       92,988,694  

Ebara Corp.

    540,900       25,561,855  

EDION Corp.

    527,800       5,427,014  

eGuarantee Inc.

    155,000       2,300,006  

Eiken Chemical Co. Ltd.

    129,800       1,377,420  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    1,371,900       86,558,090  

Eizo Corp.

    95,900       3,407,838  

Elan Corp.

    74,100       460,020  

Elecom Co. Ltd.

    220,400       2,372,392  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    766,600       12,127,988  

en Japan Inc.

    175,600       3,470,893  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    15,719,850       57,033,793  

eRex Co. Ltd.

    163,600       1,305,785  

ES-Con Japan Ltd.

    37,400       211,628  

Euglena Co. Ltd.(b)

    635,300       3,934,896  

Exedy Corp.

    165,100       2,888,987  

EXEO Group Inc.

    534,600       11,115,380  

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    227,200       6,003,869  

Fancl Corp.

    464,100       8,128,099  

FANUC Corp.

    5,213,400       159,490,521  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    952,300        238,563,263  

FCC Co. Ltd.

    183,200       2,401,316  

Ferrotec Holdings Corp.

    248,300       6,007,910  

Fields Corp.(a)

    203,600       4,368,639  

Financial Products Group Co. Ltd.

    279,200       2,695,139  

Food & Life Companies Ltd.

    600,800       11,821,885  

FP Corp.

    247,300       5,212,371  

Freee KK(a)(b)

    222,000       4,890,664  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    2,290       7,608,811  

Fuji Co. Ltd./Ehime

    201,900       2,603,776  

Fuji Corp./Aichi

    479,200       8,773,656  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    682,800       30,869,101  

Fuji Kyuko Co. Ltd.

    111,100       4,432,832  

Fuji Media Holdings Inc.

    219,800       2,433,774  

Fuji Oil Holdings Inc.

    238,200       3,360,596  

Fuji Seal International Inc.

    229,000       2,564,832  

Fuji Soft Inc.

    280,200       9,335,817  

Fujicco Co. Ltd.

    9,800       130,368  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    2,032,900       118,041,614  

Fujikura Ltd.

    1,285,200       10,745,790  

Fujimi Inc.

    329,700       7,995,105  

Fujimori Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    13,900       349,501  

Fujitec Co. Ltd.

    426,300       10,961,930  

Fujitsu General Ltd.

    422,800       8,830,151  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    957,000       123,921,708  

Fujiya Co. Ltd.(a)

    73,900       1,243,899  

Fukui Computer Holdings Inc.

    20,500       378,400  

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

    899,080       21,663,923  

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

    5,228       6,120,988  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Fukushima Galilei Co. Ltd.

    4,900     $ 173,917  

Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.

    97,800       2,764,173  

Fullcast Holdings Co. Ltd.

    54,200       877,353  

Funai Soken Holdings Inc.

    169,100       3,139,414  

Furukawa Co. Ltd.

    180,500       2,072,686  

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    397,400       7,629,932  

Fuso Chemical Co. Ltd.

    82,100       2,588,819  

Future Corp.

    223,300       2,436,019  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    82,800       6,832,597  

G-7 Holdings Inc.

    67,800       596,609  

Genky DrugStores Co. Ltd.

    27,200       962,712  

Geo Holdings Corp.

    78,500       1,088,950  

Giken Ltd.

    68,400       1,010,542  

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.

    6,961       5,751,030  

GLOBERIDE Inc.

    73,500       1,214,520  

Glory Ltd.

    228,300       4,697,225  

GLP J-Reit

    23,740       23,387,794  

GMO Financial Gate Inc.

    19,700       1,633,608  

GMO Financial Holdings Inc.

    90,200       462,822  

GMO GlobalSign Holdings KK

    26,400       565,310  

GMO internet group Inc.

    459,600       9,126,898  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    231,700       17,676,130  

GNI Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    283,100       2,587,635  

Goldcrest Co. Ltd.

    69,500       943,908  

Goldwin Inc.

    129,300       10,617,183  

Gree Inc.

    488,500       2,159,228  

GS Yuasa Corp.

    431,500       8,682,633  

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.

    244,730       4,803,491  

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    2,340,500       9,905,804  

Gunze Ltd.

    80,700       2,537,246  

H.U. Group Holdings Inc.

    285,600       5,638,765  

H2O Retailing Corp.

    569,600       6,130,980  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    2,296,800       11,833,437  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    1,247,500       14,351,760  

Hakuto Co. Ltd.

    55,100       2,172,916  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    765,900       36,902,115  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    1,215,100       40,369,119  

Hankyu Hanshin REIT Inc.

    4,571       4,568,342  

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

    170,300       5,825,393  

Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.

    280,700       7,730,999  

Haseko Corp.

    1,302,200       16,953,061  

Hazama Ando Corp.

    1,106,100       8,849,719  

Heiwa Corp.

    415,300       7,034,657  

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    172,200       4,811,536  

Heiwa Real Estate REIT Inc.

    6,006       6,129,434  

Heiwado Co. Ltd.

    176,500       3,005,696  

Hiday Hidaka Corp.

    39,400       701,267  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    106,300       15,773,545  

Hino Motors Ltd.(b)

    1,545,900       6,200,291  

Hioki E.E. Corp.

    39,700       2,269,317  

Hirata Corp.

    47,800       2,680,982  

Hirogin Holdings Inc.

    1,647,600       10,189,969  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    156,845       19,865,614  

HIS Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    270,700       3,880,086  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

    252,900       8,081,929  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    571,600       17,152,871  

Hitachi Ltd.

    5,102,400        334,025,972  

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

    1,034,300       6,815,194  

Hogy Medical Co. Ltd.

    144,900       3,174,564  

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.(b)

    1,006,000       4,691,716  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Hokkoku Financial Holdings Inc.

    112,200     $ 3,814,216  

Hokuetsu Corp.

    841,500       5,103,174  

Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc.

    765,700       6,855,735  

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.(b)

    895,000       5,457,125  

Hokuto Corp.

    125,000       1,637,052  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    8,357,900        266,461,450  

Horiba Ltd.

    189,400       11,173,310  

Hoshino Resorts REIT Inc.

    1,273       5,577,208  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    577,200       22,136,123  

Hosiden Corp.

    373,400       4,828,296  

House Foods Group Inc.

    409,900       9,463,160  

Hoya Corp.

    1,947,600       226,816,171  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    2,081,000       17,718,057  

Hulic Reit Inc.

    7,661       8,890,918  

Hyakugo Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,343,400       4,490,627  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    618,700       37,604,134  

Ichibanya Co. Ltd.

    89,100       3,490,973  

Ichigo Inc.

    1,747,200       3,323,473  

Ichigo Office REIT Investment Corp.

    8,650       5,388,487  

Idec Corp./Japan

    148,600       3,161,839  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    1,146,428       24,208,919  

IDOM Inc.

    282,900       1,659,500  

IHI Corp.

    745,700       18,334,803  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    823,900       14,453,258  

Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

    728,900       4,706,803  

Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    226,200       5,024,747  

Inabata & Co. Ltd.

    177,700       4,142,347  

Inageya Co. Ltd.

    119,000       1,255,692  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

    10,946       11,456,480  

Infocom Corp.

    106,100       1,800,245  

Infomart Corp.

    1,184,800       3,530,784  

Information Services International-Dentsu Ltd.

    123,000       4,362,012  

INFRONEER Holdings Inc.

    1,468,156       14,296,969  

Inpex Corp.

    5,346,100       69,030,007  

Insource Co. Ltd.

    260,800       2,305,132  

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

    551,400       10,266,767  

Invincible Investment Corp.

    35,991       14,910,539  

Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd.

    107,200       2,979,121  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    1,805,700       19,589,808  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    3,124,300       40,586,985  

Ito En Ltd.

    286,100       8,165,852  

ITOCHU Corp.

    6,538,000       264,431,355  

Itochu Enex Co. Ltd.

    233,800       2,295,086  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    553,000       14,015,309  

Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Inc.

    872,000       4,425,219  

Iwatani Corp.

    219,600       11,722,088  

Iyogin Holdings Inc., NVS

    1,686,800       11,914,617  

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    152,900       3,852,786  

J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    1,267,600       12,338,154  

J Trust Co. Ltd.(a)

    392,800       1,303,870  

JAC Recruitment Co. Ltd.

    41,300       820,423  

Jaccs Co. Ltd.

    127,000       4,659,405  

JAFCO Group Co. Ltd.

    315,000       4,118,466  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    795,400       17,220,900  

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    317,700       14,804,957  

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

    232,400       4,720,219  

Japan Display Inc.(a)(b)

    4,732,000       1,299,501  

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd.

    340,200       4,207,378  

Japan Excellent Inc.

    7,531       6,985,121  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    2,718,800       47,370,180  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

    25,155     $ 12,490,847  

Japan Lifeline Co. Ltd.

    421,700       2,954,860  

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

    5,775       12,205,240  

Japan Material Co. Ltd.

    324,600       5,740,023  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    38,146       26,164,236  

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.

    180,700       6,210,727  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    7,964,400       66,260,162  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,864,800       86,643,717  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    1,098,000       17,743,865  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    4,901       12,202,715  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    6,913       27,804,757  

Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd.

    847,200       7,195,218  

Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The)

    394,700       8,222,151  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    6,527,100        144,833,696  

Japan Wool Textile Co. Ltd. (The)

    61,800       524,652  

JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.

    379,600       3,607,223  

JCU Corp.

    88,100       2,099,018  

JDC Corp.

    39,200       168,184  

Jeol Ltd.

    242,200       8,307,441  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    2,655,900       42,961,594  

JGC Holdings Corp.

    1,186,000       16,628,373  

JINS Holdings Inc.

    70,700       1,753,814  

JMDC Inc.

    192,800       7,369,277  

J-Oil Mills Inc.

    71,200       848,131  

Joshin Denki Co. Ltd.

    24,300       349,581  

Joyful Honda Co. Ltd.

    239,100       2,769,713  

JSR Corp.

    961,400       27,579,392  

JTEKT Corp.

    1,121,600       10,579,576  

JTOWER Inc.(a)(b)

    61,100       3,120,775  

Juroku Financial Group Inc.

    146,000       3,611,146  

Justsystems Corp.

    193,100       5,495,800  

Kadokawa Corp.

    560,800       13,900,998  

Kaga Electronics Co. Ltd.

    57,200       2,562,332  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    515,400       11,490,369  

Kajima Corp.

    2,265,000       35,792,556  

Kakaku.com Inc.

    728,700       10,892,553  

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    165,400       4,118,226  

Kameda Seika Co. Ltd.

    25,800       792,060  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    590,800       13,704,374  

Kanamoto Co. Ltd.

    147,400       2,599,749  

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

    656,800       5,761,261  

Kaneka Corp.

    231,400       6,817,885  

Kanematsu Corp.

    546,800       8,021,295  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    3,775,800       49,603,744  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    952,400       15,611,109  

Kanto Denka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    463,400       3,095,290  

Kao Corp.

    2,536,200       96,354,276  

Kappa Create Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    135,800       1,473,943  

Katakura Industries Co. Ltd.

    39,600       450,158  

Katitas Co. Ltd.

    255,300       4,695,893  

Kato Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    109,100       2,993,495  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    802,200       20,458,682  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    748,600       22,573,750  

KDDI Corp.

    8,141,400       239,615,224  

KeePer Technical Laboratory Co. Ltd.

    72,100       3,185,213  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    541,500       15,336,698  

Keihanshin Building Co. Ltd.

    92,600       823,526  

Keikyu Corp.

    1,155,300       10,980,739  

Keio Corp.

    556,400       18,495,071  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    687,700       28,543,157  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(continued)

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iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Keiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    583,100     $ 2,447,875  

Keiyo Co. Ltd.

    55,600       334,075  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.

    4,253       10,112,534  

Kenedix Residential Next Investment Corp.

    6,610       10,342,071  

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.

    4,683       9,164,928  

Kewpie Corp.

    548,700       8,890,804  

Keyence Corp.

    1,061,900        476,519,079  

KFC Holdings Japan Ltd.

    66,100       1,382,522  

KH Neochem Co. Ltd.

    168,300       2,754,845  

Kikkoman Corp.

    787,100       45,361,248  

Kinden Corp.

    769,000       10,605,761  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    963,500       32,322,153  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,196,800       61,988,572  

Kisoji Co. Ltd.

    150,200       2,610,907  

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    160,600       3,400,268  

Ki-Star Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    46,800       1,706,395  

Kitz Corp.

    518,900       3,861,721  

Kiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    422,700       4,539,015  

Koa Corp.(a)

    168,300       2,083,967  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    273,200       15,018,163  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    819,800       21,835,848  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    1,914,000       20,934,053  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    793,332       13,574,809  

Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd.

    154,100       3,772,377  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,144,800       21,049,912  

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

    578,100       9,274,107  

Komatsu Ltd.

    5,010,400       140,363,504  

KOMEDA Holdings Co. Ltd.

    231,900       4,494,583  

Komeri Co. Ltd.

    147,700       3,095,848  

Konami Group Corp.

    550,800       30,898,023  

Konica Minolta Inc.

    2,434,300       9,023,072  

Konishi Co. Ltd.

    96,500       1,548,210  

Kose Corp.

    200,200       19,604,824  

Koshidaka Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    261,900       2,179,786  

Kotobuki Spirits Co. Ltd.

    108,100       8,227,979  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    885,800       8,130,127  

Kubota Corp.

    5,509,500       83,226,334  

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.

    163,400       3,700,744  

Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.

    546,227       4,101,563  

Kura Sushi Inc.(a)

    106,900       2,327,500  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    1,658,200       16,685,718  

Kureha Corp.

    89,400       5,344,962  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    568,000       22,842,218  

Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.

    83,200       4,777,207  

KYB Corp.

    91,600       3,245,886  

Kyocera Corp.

    1,734,700       93,347,784  

Kyoei Steel Ltd.

    98,600       1,484,045  

Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    131,000       1,682,028  

Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    418,800       5,222,002  

Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.

    162,600       6,372,173  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    1,456,300       27,809,034  

Kyudenko Corp.

    205,800       5,934,952  

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.(b)

    2,116,200       14,369,039  

Kyushu Financial Group Inc.

    2,077,100       10,111,198  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    711,300       15,597,294  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    9,867       10,555,830  

Lasertec Corp.

    414,000       62,672,068  

Lawson Inc.

    239,400       12,011,841  

Leopalace21 Corp.(a)(b)

    942,200       2,030,915  

Life Corp.

    112,500       2,822,052  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

LIFENET INSURANCE Co.(b)

    297,700     $ 2,246,483  

Link And Motivation Inc.

    244,000       736,109  

Lintec Corp.

    210,000       3,465,815  

Lion Corp.

    1,242,400       11,871,217  

LITALICO Inc.

    100,200       1,576,270  

Lixil Corp.

    1,546,600       19,765,275  

M&A Capital Partners Co. Ltd.(b)

    79,200       1,624,348  

M&A Research Institute Inc., NVS(a)(b)

    97,500       2,716,016  

M3 Inc.

    2,417,900       55,911,096  

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    245,800       7,058,280  

Macnica Holdings Inc.

    242,000       10,142,689  

Maeda Kosen Co. Ltd.

    37,600       831,097  

Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd.

    123,300       4,943,291  

Makita Corp.

    1,222,200       34,320,655  

Management Solutions Co. Ltd.(a)

    52,300       1,499,396  

Mandom Corp.

    211,900       2,127,434  

Mani Inc.

    464,800       5,977,111  

Marubeni Corp.

    8,320,800        147,319,714  

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    224,300       3,890,765  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    953,000       17,072,245  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    283,600       6,721,645  

MARUKA FURUSATO Corp.

    99,700       1,871,709  

Maruwa Co. Ltd./Aichi

    49,600       8,237,394  

Matsuda Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    45,300       742,520  

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.(a)

    789,100       4,458,772  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    622,550       36,432,628  

Max Co. Ltd.

    27,400       513,266  

Maxell Ltd.

    417,000       4,737,267  

Maxvalu Tokai Co. Ltd.

    2,500       48,997  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    3,045,200       30,209,875  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(a)

    517,400       20,366,499  

MCJ Co. Ltd.

    252,700       2,005,482  

Mebuki Financial Group Inc.

    5,628,010       14,951,894  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    968,000       16,597,855  

Medley Inc.(b)

    140,500       5,012,948  

Megachips Corp.

    81,300       2,433,262  

Megmilk Snow Brand Co. Ltd.

    240,600       3,314,519  

Meidensha Corp.

    173,900       2,592,209  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,192,100       27,542,152  

Meiko Electronics Co. Ltd.

    110,400       2,196,341  

Meitec Corp.

    408,000       7,437,964  

Melco Holdings Inc.

    45,900       1,031,297  

Menicon Co. Ltd.

    330,000       5,918,992  

Mercari Inc.(b)

    628,700       15,926,436  

METAWATER Co. Ltd.

    68,900       888,445  

Micronics Japan Co. Ltd.

    182,000       2,903,107  

Midac Holdings Co. Ltd.

    43,800       498,773  

Milbon Co. Ltd.

    144,400       5,195,661  

Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Co. Ltd.

    34,200       715,637  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    2,075,659       38,446,969  

Mirai Corp.

    6,035       1,946,174  

MIRAIT ONE corp

    568,000       7,291,962  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    1,541,300       28,196,727  

Mitani Sekisan Co. Ltd.

    15,000       508,278  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    6,864,000       41,059,253  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    6,741,500       344,938,661  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    10,477,700       151,205,061  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    6,166,900       75,579,602  

Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment Corp.

    2,376       6,798,623  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    814,900     $ 12,222,302  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    5,107,970       33,791,090  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    1,734,200       82,277,434  

Mitsubishi Logisnext Co. Ltd.

    89,200       802,456  

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    409,000       10,273,690  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    651,600       11,647,712  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    3,607,300       14,568,174  

Mitsubishi Pencil Co. Ltd.

    169,700       2,221,550  

Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc.

    24,200       916,263  

Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co. Ltd.

    60,300       1,606,811  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    62,489,200        503,178,535  

Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.

    121,600       3,854,063  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    7,134,300       278,452,280  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    993,900       28,578,556  

Mitsui DM Sugar Holdings Co. Ltd.

    108,800       2,182,232  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    4,922,700       101,136,553  

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Inc.

    2,863       10,189,217  

Mitsui High-Tec Inc.

    110,600       7,736,587  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    288,300       6,814,486  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    1,860,300       48,092,121  

Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co. Ltd.

    112,800       2,876,749  

Miura Co. Ltd.

    499,400       12,599,877  

Mixi Inc.

    199,300       3,764,440  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    13,029,570       221,051,400  

Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd.

    139,300       4,783,870  

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    134,900       3,136,894  

Modec Inc.(b)

    123,600       1,300,567  

Monex Group Inc.

    979,800       3,818,754  

Money Forward Inc.(b)

    241,900       10,463,684  

Monogatari Corp. (The)

    157,500       3,856,279  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    1,383,000       16,879,290  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

    8,638       8,790,794  

Mori Trust Reit Inc.

    12,528       6,457,054  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd./Japan

    183,400       5,953,530  

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    182,900       6,160,162  

Morita Holdings Corp.

    90,400       985,811  

MOS Food Services Inc.

    144,000       3,311,673  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    2,323,300       86,411,225  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    3,135,200       186,236,200  

Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd.

    246,400       3,072,566  

Musashino Bank Ltd. (The)

    123,500       2,180,312  

Nabtesco Corp.

    583,300       12,372,608  

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.

    86,300       2,331,861  

Nafco Co. Ltd.

    59,700       791,730  

Nagaileben Co. Ltd.

    62,000       1,029,239  

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    616,000       10,591,429  

Nagawa Co. Ltd.

    27,100       1,365,282  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    976,900       15,730,380  

Nakanishi Inc.

    432,800       9,972,304  

Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    555,500       11,772,922  

Nanto Bank Ltd. (The)

    137,100       2,511,696  

NEC Corp.

    1,334,600       67,524,625  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    549,800       7,249,719  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

    474,900       10,434,462  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    2,126,400       40,570,463  

Nextage Co. Ltd.

    235,900       6,196,069  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    1,254,000       15,379,383  

NH Foods Ltd.

    447,900       12,923,167  

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    1,190,500       9,539,099  

Nichias Corp.

    400,300       8,229,543  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Nichicon Corp.

    408,900     $ 4,044,593  

Nichiden Corp.

    67,700       1,169,407  

Nichiha Corp.

    127,000       2,921,644  

Nichirei Corp.

    567,300       12,942,319  

Nidec Corp.

    2,282,900       136,346,082  

Nifco Inc./Japan

    486,800       14,509,446  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    477,800       12,594,585  

Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.

    1,677,200       9,605,051  

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    632,400       4,946,389  

Nikkiso Co. Ltd.

    263,200       1,678,134  

Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd.

    233,400       4,905,932  

Nikon Corp.

    1,625,100       21,480,192  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    5,666,300        256,313,588  

Nippn Corp., New

    270,800       3,552,410  

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc.

    2,410       11,423,392  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    8,242       34,548,910  

Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd.

    8,900       269,892  

Nippon Ceramic Co. Ltd.

    81,900       1,479,365  

Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    95,800       1,448,566  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    471,900       8,571,431  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    427,300       25,053,112  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

    573,900       8,445,272  

Nippon Kanzai Holdings Co. Ltd.

    28,900       538,470  

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

    828,600       7,647,249  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    392,860       4,194,754  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,177,400       47,436,675  

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.(b)

    516,200       5,016,728  

Nippon Parking Development Co. Ltd.

    830,800       1,252,033  

Nippon Pillar Packing Co. Ltd.

    93,500       2,930,199  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    12,268       25,086,937  

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp.

    2,409       5,735,684  

Nippon Road Co. Ltd. (The)

    27,300       1,846,711  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    923,100       22,321,792  

Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd.

    116,100       812,914  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    279,100       11,286,698  

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

    131,800       5,073,858  

Nippon Signal Company Ltd.

    272,300       1,951,867  

Nippon Soda Co. Ltd.

    122,000       4,587,456  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    4,373,108       99,953,361  

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    1,830,700       8,718,343  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    162,457,900       186,293,396  

Nippon Television Holdings Inc.

    205,700       1,953,406  

Nippon Yusen KK

    2,624,900       63,853,735  

Nipro Corp.

    809,300       5,876,175  

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    168,200       4,381,663  

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

    371,800       4,465,676  

Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings Inc.

    860,300       9,164,234  

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.

    428,400       7,737,899  

Nishio Holdings Co. Ltd.

    31,100       790,170  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    690,400       31,023,586  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    12,622,200       55,602,637  

Nissan Shatai Co. Ltd.

    241,100       1,536,344  

Nissha Co. Ltd.

    224,400       2,714,635  

Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd. (The)

    141,900       3,808,896  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    1,103,900       13,689,472  

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

    748,200       6,430,126  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    332,300       28,018,058  

Niterra Co. Ltd.

    814,000       17,212,045  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    436,800       53,487,293  

Nitta Corp.

    100,500       2,295,839  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd.

    29,400     $ 1,052,004  

Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.

    129,600       2,530,689  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    812,300       57,763,454  

Nitto Kogyo Corp.

    121,500       3,108,800  

Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd.

    88,700       3,380,718  

NOF Corp.

    435,200        18,780,463  

Nohmi Bosai Ltd.

    25,000       303,528  

Nojima Corp.

    292,800       2,858,082  

NOK Corp.

    544,500       8,198,788  

Nomura Co. Ltd.

    554,000       3,525,102  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    15,714,800       65,011,685  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    624,700       15,494,446  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    22,498       26,766,719  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    2,109,140       59,931,036  

Noritake Co. Ltd./Nagoya Japan

    62,100       2,421,715  

Noritsu Koki Co. Ltd.

    70,100       1,215,591  

Noritz Corp.

    120,300       1,477,112  

North Pacific Bank Ltd.

    2,313,100       5,052,502  

NS Solutions Corp.

    174,000       4,566,735  

NS United Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

    49,100       1,321,734  

NSD Co. Ltd.

    531,500       10,410,349  

NSK Ltd.

    2,001,700       12,956,174  

NTN Corp.

    2,417,800       5,432,689  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    3,463,700       48,184,194  

NTT UD REIT Investment Corp.

    8,730       8,280,237  

Obara Group Inc.

    63,400       1,852,099  

Obayashi Corp.

    3,462,800       32,016,469  

OBIC Business Consultants Co. Ltd.

    157,600       6,619,178  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    382,600       62,608,711  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    1,593,200       23,277,322  

Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd. (The)

    186,500       2,568,251  

Ohsho Food Service Corp.

    70,300       3,347,163  

Oiles Corp.

    104,200       1,420,415  

Oisix ra daichi Inc.(a)(b)

    154,700       2,543,247  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    4,579,500       18,081,231  

Okamoto Industries Inc.

    43,900       1,220,558  

Okamura Corp.

    455,600       6,537,307  

Okasan Securities Group Inc.

    1,197,600       4,771,735  

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.

    561,500       3,547,258  

Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co.

    115,000       2,429,387  

Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)(b)

    210,616       1,708,663  

Okinawa Financial Group Inc.

    71,200       1,120,913  

OKUMA Corp.

    124,600       6,321,001  

Okumura Corp.

    168,600       5,042,540  

Olympus Corp.

    6,571,000       107,218,526  

Omron Corp.

    957,000       51,368,181  

One REIT Inc.

    639       1,165,270  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2,097,800       38,442,856  

Open Door Inc.(a)(b)

    61,400       538,046  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    419,900       15,978,162  

Optex Group Co. Ltd.

    114,200       1,498,531  

Optorun Co. Ltd.

    148,100       2,459,112  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    207,400       14,538,451  

Organo Corp.

    109,800       3,182,388  

Orient Corp.

    522,510       4,088,484  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    5,944,800       228,004,092  

ORIX Corp.

    6,370,000       122,536,619  

Orix JREIT Inc.

    14,203       18,069,293  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    2,016,000       31,721,437  

Osaka Organic Chemical Industry Ltd.

    74,300       1,378,450  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Osaka Soda Co. Ltd.

    50,300     $ 2,048,473  

OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. Ltd.(a)

    165,100       4,167,444  

OSG Corp.

    506,200       6,747,185  

Otsuka Corp.

    668,900        27,855,233  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,106,700       77,457,679  

Outsourcing Inc.

    656,700       6,718,562  

Pacific Metals Co. Ltd.(b)

    86,500       1,012,174  

PAL GROUP Holdings Co. Ltd.

    127,800       3,750,572  

PALTAC Corp.

    160,500       5,392,590  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    2,075,100       41,028,040  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    12,015,900       148,316,840  

Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd.

    217,400       3,560,918  

Park24 Co. Ltd.(b)

    693,500       9,149,050  

Pasona Group Inc.

    83,600       990,756  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    1,582,600       8,590,228  

PeptiDream Inc.(a)(b)

    547,600       6,971,102  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    943,900       18,670,932  

Pharma Foods International Co. Ltd.

    130,000       1,534,717  

PHC Holdings Corp.

    131,700       1,396,696  

Pigeon Corp.

    648,300       8,756,339  

Pilot Corp.

    147,400       4,857,127  

Piolax Inc.

    131,100       2,042,482  

PKSHA Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    177,700       3,735,423  

Plus Alpha Consulting Co. Ltd.(a)

    80,000       1,575,402  

Pola Orbis Holdings Inc.

    507,800       7,447,553  

Pressance Corp.

    78,100       1,112,154  

Prestige International Inc.

    305,700       1,247,496  

Prima Meat Packers Ltd.

    148,700       2,318,149  

Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    206,800       2,995,753  

Raiznext Corp.

    161,100       1,650,741  

Raksul Inc.(a)(b)

    271,600       2,684,081  

Rakus Co. Ltd.

    519,200       8,813,654  

Rakuten Group Inc.

    8,217,700       32,186,782  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,860,700       272,260,441  

Relo Group Inc.

    576,000       7,954,117  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(b)

    6,968,400       134,447,100  

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    1,031,000       6,566,610  

RENOVA Inc.(a)(b)

    222,600       2,351,171  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    11,636,638       63,350,803  

Resorttrust Inc.

    533,900       8,441,843  

Retail Partners Co. Ltd.(a)

    32,200       351,168  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    2,958,400       26,316,936  

Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd.

    65,300       2,024,723  

Riken Keiki Co. Ltd.

    47,100       1,781,935  

Ringer Hut Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    164,900       2,851,597  

Rinnai Corp.

    601,700       13,100,329  

Riso Kagaku Corp.

    68,000       1,116,158  

Riso Kyoiku Co. Ltd.

    432,800       800,669  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    481,900       45,157,996  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,110,000       23,659,201  

Roland Corp.

    65,500       1,867,416  

Rorze Corp.

    59,900       4,685,072  

Round One Corp.

    1,341,600       5,370,288  

Royal Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    169,800       3,169,654  

RS Technologies Co. Ltd.

    65,700       1,409,304  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    1,376,400       17,872,804  

Ryosan Co. Ltd.

    89,700       2,839,475  

Ryoyo Electro Corp.

    144,100       3,578,982  

S Foods Inc.

    48,700       1,148,922  

Saibu Gas Holdings Co. Ltd.

    121,300       1,779,909  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

    158,500     $ 5,039,923  

Sakai Moving Service Co. Ltd.

    28,000       1,052,700  

Sakata INX Corp.

    20,000       172,392  

Sakata Seed Corp.

    187,400       5,266,438  

SAMTY Co. Ltd.

    85,300       1,362,582  

Samty Residential Investment Corp.

    588       481,615  

San-A Co. Ltd.

    113,900       3,774,994  

San-Ai Obbli Co. Ltd.

    78,600       895,032  

SanBio Co. Ltd.(b)

    242,100       1,022,093  

Sangetsu Corp.

    247,200       4,538,029  

San-in Godo Bank Ltd. (The)

    832,800       5,390,736  

Sanken Electric Co. Ltd.

    127,200       12,995,821  

Sanki Engineering Co. Ltd.

    13,100       142,351  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    196,900       8,329,184  

Sankyu Inc.

    247,200       8,572,205  

Sanrio Co. Ltd.

    292,000       13,596,444  

Sansan Inc.(b)

    383,500       4,059,323  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,892,700       16,539,041  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    1,130,900       15,380,388  

Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd.

    21,100       642,236  

Sanyo Denki Co. Ltd.

    34,200       1,734,707  

Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd.

    110,700       2,223,877  

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

    431,500       11,368,481  

Sato Holdings Corp.

    160,200       2,243,466  

Sawai Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    189,900       4,729,896  

SB Technology Corp.

    10,600       193,012  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    1,431,100       30,220,953  

SBS Holdings Inc.

    58,000       1,375,818  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    222,800       24,073,404  

SCSK Corp.

    815,000       13,549,415  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    1,145,400       76,861,886  

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

    846,900       18,517,148  

Seibu Holdings Inc.

    1,204,800       13,396,684  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    1,564,900       25,698,331  

Seiko Group Corp.

    142,300       2,630,694  

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

    736,600       11,592,996  

Seiren Co. Ltd.

    218,800       3,780,564  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,957,400       29,731,931  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    3,355,200       68,451,762  

Sekisui House Reit Inc.

    21,979       13,046,099  

Senko Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    706,800       5,116,340  

Septeni Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    342,000       975,657  

Seria Co. Ltd.

    220,800       3,703,584  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,090,600        169,698,867  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    3,413,500       7,414,016  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,751,500       25,560,525  

Sharp Corp./Japan(b)

    1,271,999       7,563,509  

Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd.

    124,300       3,973,868  

SHIFT Inc.(b)

    69,500       16,440,734  

Shiga Bank Ltd. (The)

    219,700       4,706,700  

Shikoku Chemicals Corp.

    97,200       969,370  

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.(b)

    787,900       5,550,646  

Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd.(a)

    154,900       2,120,252  

Shimadzu Corp.

    1,349,800       40,994,527  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    116,600       11,547,571  

Shimano Inc.

    422,500       63,682,221  

Shimizu Corp.

    2,910,600       20,052,682  

Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories Ltd.(a)

    118,300       1,745,474  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    9,925,200       326,984,160  

Shin-Etsu Polymer Co. Ltd.

    70,600       701,205  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.

    376,200     $ 15,210,085  

Shinmaywa Industries Ltd.

    504,600       5,095,062  

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    277,900       5,596,618  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    1,425,700       59,748,275  

Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc.

    515,400       8,347,670  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    2,173,000       95,273,155  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    2,271,400       18,970,970  

Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd.

    137,200       1,060,597  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    201,200       8,171,736  

Shochiku Co. Ltd.

    46,700       3,573,417  

Shoei Co. Ltd.

    222,200       4,039,731  

Shoei Foods Corp.

    18,300       556,894  

Showa Denko KK

    943,400       15,454,550  

Showa Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    79,900       1,542,840  

Siix Corp.

    170,500       1,845,417  

Simplex Holdings Inc.

    150,400       3,036,640  

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.

    1,329,800       5,553,008  

Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,221,100       15,800,401  

SMC Corp.

    311,500       162,778,361  

SMS Co. Ltd.

    445,500       9,462,596  

Snow Peak Inc.(a)

    144,400       1,794,386  

Socionext Inc.

    188,700       22,327,995  

SoftBank Corp.

    15,622,600       173,481,147  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    5,611,500        285,414,322  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    2,261,300       13,825,478  

Sojitz Corp.

    1,243,300       29,518,757  

Solasto Corp.

    243,400       1,194,754  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    1,693,500       74,870,891  

Sony Group Corp.

    6,874,800       643,936,571  

Sosei Group Corp.(a)(b)

    411,100       5,243,616  

SOSiLA Logistics REIT Inc.

    3,034       2,742,158  

Sotetsu Holdings Inc.

    481,200       9,312,092  

SPARX Group Co. Ltd.

    21,120       224,664  

S-Pool Inc.

    332,800       1,284,915  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    473,500       21,932,170  

SRE Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    56,400       1,456,363  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    702,700       12,985,400  

Star Asia Investment Corp.

    6,546       2,646,232  

Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

    222,600       2,773,008  

Starts Corp. Inc.

    139,500       2,892,715  

Starts Proceed Investment Corp.

    312       493,055  

Strike Co. Ltd.

    38,700       817,330  

Subaru Corp.

    3,342,700       63,356,091  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    187,100       8,341,040  

SUMCO Corp.

    1,936,000       28,211,234  

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

    176,000       7,659,850  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    8,289,000       25,564,581  

Sumitomo Corp.

    6,069,600       130,210,403  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    3,818,000       48,954,262  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    806,600       19,463,179  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    578,800       14,246,473  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    1,350,000       46,622,517  

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.

    1,134,740       3,010,291  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    7,086,700       332,023,573  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    1,759,500       68,447,548  

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

    150,600       4,228,242  

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.

    949,800       3,936,912  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    1,683,500       45,116,813  

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd.

    107,800       620,884  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    888,300       9,082,833  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd. (The)

    443,900     $ 7,628,428  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    393,900       11,627,685  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    739,300       26,316,870  

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    656,900       2,764,203  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    305,500       8,919,884  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    2,001,600       80,395,389  

Sysmex Corp.

    914,200       61,905,148  

Systena Corp.

    1,924,500       3,686,299  

T Hasegawa Co. Ltd.

    122,200       2,918,692  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    2,718,100       44,193,062  

Tadano Ltd.

    631,600       4,956,472  

Taihei Dengyo Kaisha Ltd.

    54,000       1,689,280  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    610,100       12,741,505  

Taikisha Ltd.

    121,800       3,626,597  

Taisei Corp.

    922,000       34,940,486  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    222,600       8,582,854  

Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    199,500       3,733,542  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    702,600       20,951,045  

Takamatsu Construction Group Co. Ltd.

    75,700       1,437,803  

Takara Bio Inc.

    250,100       3,073,184  

Takara Holdings Inc.

    847,500       7,458,371  

Takara Leben Real Estate Investment Corp.

    3,061       2,096,686  

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.

    222,600       4,019,182  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    809,600       11,768,738  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    8,573,080        262,120,558  

Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    236,900       7,423,955  

Takuma Co. Ltd.

    478,600       5,237,008  

Tama Home Co. Ltd.

    78,600       1,938,712  

Tamron Co. Ltd.

    114,100       3,617,591  

TBS Holdings Inc.

    182,100       3,407,477  

TDK Corp.

    2,111,600       80,891,709  

TechMatrix Corp.

    187,900       2,061,467  

TechnoPro Holdings Inc.

    585,600       15,161,212  

Teijin Ltd.

    887,000       9,487,112  

Tenma Corp.

    67,200       1,247,141  

Terumo Corp.

    3,671,700       120,244,755  

T-Gaia Corp.

    114,300       1,443,178  

THK Co. Ltd.

    623,200       12,493,917  

TIS Inc.

    1,202,000       30,487,273  

TKC Corp.

    72,400       1,882,530  

TKP Corp.(b)

    81,700       1,634,256  

Toa Corp./Tokyo

    96,400       2,200,408  

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

    651,200       6,176,308  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    992,100       26,252,962  

TOC Co. Ltd.

    109,700       472,729  

Tocalo Co. Ltd.

    491,900       4,999,296  

Toda Corp.

    1,408,900       7,847,096  

Toei Animation Co. Ltd.(a)

    44,800       4,063,601  

Toei Co. Ltd.

    36,600       4,653,341  

Toenec Corp.

    35,900       948,564  

Toho Bank Ltd. (The)

    888,800       1,544,352  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    599,200       23,358,568  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    405,500       7,597,636  

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    405,500       7,906,306  

Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.(a)

    177,300       2,532,385  

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.(b)

    2,417,900       16,081,987  

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    1,228,100       10,925,862  

Tokai Corp./Gifu

    56,700       764,463  

TOKAI Holdings Corp.

    702,600       4,476,105  

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

    256,000       4,050,516  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc.

    1,881,800     $ 5,801,365  

Token Corp.

    52,210       2,751,477  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    9,808,800       225,553,167  

Tokushu Tokai Paper Co. Ltd.

    8,200       194,988  

Tokuyama Corp.

    384,700       6,617,512  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    190,400       7,457,488  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(b)

    8,290,800       32,923,104  

Tokyo Electron Device Ltd.

    34,800       2,505,384  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    2,448,300       367,457,834  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    2,114,000       47,937,187  

Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group Inc.

    172,900       4,575,458  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    171,000       10,800,630  

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

    211,200       11,698,916  

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    452,900       5,478,674  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    1,094,100       14,620,991  

Tokyotokeiba Co. Ltd.

    79,200       2,145,793  

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

    590,400       3,194,843  

Tokyu Corp.

    2,839,700       36,029,199  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    3,265,100       19,410,832  

Tokyu REIT Inc.

    6,118       8,092,918  

TOMONY Holdings Inc.

    899,800       2,552,408  

Tomy Co. Ltd.

    570,000       7,711,349  

Topcon Corp.

    618,500       7,526,816  

Toppan Inc.

    1,443,300       33,973,144  

Topre Corp.

    181,500       2,091,737  

Toray Industries Inc.

    7,438,400       41,650,666  

Toridoll Holdings Corp.

    267,100       6,597,429  

Torii Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    56,300       1,429,818  

Tosei Corp.

    40,800       505,884  

Toshiba Corp.

    2,229,700       71,988,582  

Toshiba TEC Corp.

    164,000       4,763,580  

Tosoh Corp.

    1,358,200       17,752,578  

Totetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    115,200       2,205,773  

TOTO Ltd.

    761,400       23,407,043  

Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    79,800       1,009,627  

Toyo Construction Co. Ltd.

    227,000       1,724,772  

Toyo Gosei Co. Ltd.(a)

    27,100       1,624,602  

Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd.

    165,100       2,545,261  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    706,800       11,489,686  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    493,800       20,424,618  

Toyo Tanso Co. Ltd.

    106,900       4,285,759  

Toyo Tire Corp.

    665,400       9,009,690  

Toyobo Co. Ltd.

    540,700       4,126,010  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    320,700       6,845,113  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    486,900       8,883,456  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    794,600       57,423,467  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    57,816,725        972,115,880  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    1,136,000       66,461,858  

Trancom Co. Ltd.

    8,300       411,300  

Transcosmos Inc.

    115,500       2,831,475  

TRE Holdings Corp.

    209,200       1,817,276  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan

    767,300       36,251,648  

Tri Chemical Laboratories Inc.

    137,500       2,553,322  

Trusco Nakayama Corp.

    235,200       3,623,747  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    506,100       6,538,658  

Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

    126,200       3,364,738  

Tsugami Corp.

    185,500       1,628,080  

Tsumura & Co.

    451,400       8,400,424  

Tsuruha Holdings Inc.

    201,200       15,451,398  

TV Asahi Holdings Corp.

    100,400       1,266,878  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

UACJ Corp.

    164,800     $ 3,300,275  

UBE Corp.

    532,800       9,724,750  

Ulvac Inc.

    249,300       10,705,189  

Unicharm Corp.

    2,187,000       80,916,053  

United Arrows Ltd.

    124,100       2,094,529  

United Super Markets Holdings Inc.

    456,300       3,591,346  

United Urban Investment Corp.

    15,785       17,037,863  

Universal Entertainment Corp.

    119,200       2,156,267  

Usen-Next Holdings Co. Ltd.

    104,200       2,410,174  

Ushio Inc.

    550,900       7,632,259  

USS Co. Ltd.

    1,106,300       19,183,332  

UT Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    163,500       3,304,788  

Valor Holdings Co. Ltd.

    194,300       2,918,134  

ValueCommerce Co. Ltd.

    79,400       759,567  

Vector Inc.

    110,500       1,019,402  

Vision Inc./Tokyo Japan(a)(b)

    180,100       2,232,136  

Visional Inc.(a)(b)

    117,100       6,442,742  

VT Holdings Co. Ltd.

    559,500       2,098,870  

Wacoal Holdings Corp.

    249,300       5,424,528  

Wacom Co. Ltd.

    838,900       3,573,993  

WealthNavi Inc.(a)(b)

    208,900       2,021,590  

Weathernews Inc.

    26,000       1,164,348  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    511,800       9,633,998  

West Holdings Corp.

    122,930       2,406,304  

West Japan Railway Co.

    1,191,100       48,935,560  

WingArc1st Inc.

    100,300       1,931,080  

Workman Co. Ltd.(a)

    111,400       4,066,275  

W-Scope Corp.(a)(b)

    292,800       3,171,050  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    695,800       38,607,042  

Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,860,600       11,663,398  

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

    1,202,600       9,351,879  

Yamaha Corp.

    760,200       29,456,381  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,609,800       47,213,662  

YA-MAN Ltd.(a)

    190,900       1,367,763  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,542,600       28,889,766  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    196,600       9,401,265  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    633,500       9,116,928  

Yamazen Corp.

    427,400       3,636,581  

Yaoko Co. Ltd.

    88,200       4,652,561  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    1,302,200       56,606,991  

Yellow Hat Ltd.

    157,500       2,069,401  

Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.

    72,900       1,748,274  

Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.

    133,600       2,403,513  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    1,229,000       23,079,264  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

    663,400       14,875,719  

Yokorei Co. Ltd.

    268,900       2,308,033  

Yokowo Co. Ltd.

    55,600       718,739  

Yonex Co. Ltd.

    303,600       2,967,426  

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    472,200       9,340,696  

Yuasa Trading Co. Ltd.

    68,100       2,181,321  

Z Holdings Corp.

    14,647,700       40,837,902  

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    259,100       9,095,561  

Zenrin Co. Ltd.

    155,900       978,801  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    549,400       29,275,480  

Zeon Corp.

    764,800       8,248,568  

ZERIA Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    18,600       304,643  

Zojirushi Corp.

    123,100       1,732,330  

ZOZO Inc.

    695,900       13,585,373  

Zuken Inc.

    36,900       1,075,664  
   

 

 

 
       24,099,510,288  
Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands — 4.3%            

Aalberts NV

    532,640     $ 24,035,113  

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(d)

    2,150,715       36,569,048  

Adyen NV(b)(d)

    118,244       219,462,596  

Aegon NV

    9,676,014       52,524,120  

AerCap Holdings NV(b)

    895,557       57,145,492  

Akzo Nobel NV

    925,709       79,192,573  

Alfen Beheer BV(a)(b)(d)

    117,805       8,174,863  

Allfunds Group PLC

    1,988,464       12,964,665  

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV

    206,687       8,450,395  

Arcadis NV

    428,093       18,768,430  

Ariston Holding NV

    441,594       4,110,035  

ASM International NV

    255,955       121,599,185  

ASML Holding NV

    2,204,713        1,579,167,082  

ASR Nederland NV

    802,351       36,370,098  

Basic-Fit NV(a)(b)(d)

    282,986       9,551,984  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    424,019       50,627,274  

Brunel International NV

    221,804       3,087,680  

Corbion NV

    336,092       7,898,236  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    2,879,614       38,727,583  

Ebusco Holding NV(a)(b)

    80,143       708,372  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    274,134       6,928,898  

EXOR NV, NVS

    612,743       57,258,102  

Fastned BV(a)(b)

    32,057       1,066,697  

Ferrovial SE

    2,776,121       91,997,712  

Flow Trades Ltd., NVS

    185,413       4,034,422  

Fugro NV(b)

    626,072       11,163,646  

Heineken Holding NV

    619,017       50,743,999  

Heineken NV

    1,406,785       137,698,175  

IMCD NV

    307,023       46,523,013  

ING Groep NV

    19,561,706       285,535,622  

InPost SA(b)

    1,250,201       14,939,667  

Iveco Group NV(b)

    1,074,341       10,189,657  

JDE Peet’s NV

    681,025       20,546,722  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(b)(d)

    1,130,488       20,280,945  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    5,274,631       181,809,241  

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

    1,787,026       4,158,145  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    17,535,127       63,446,573  

Koninklijke Philips NV(b)

    5,043,965       104,781,493  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    387,905       14,624,720  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class A

    8,344,276       4,416,621  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class B

    1,791,589       1,382,171  

NN Group NV

    1,356,644       52,006,847  

NSI NV

    130,753       2,748,748  

OCI NV

    576,771       16,437,842  

Ordina NV

    434,807       2,725,050  

Pharming Group NV(b)

    4,246,619       5,360,055  

PostNL NV

    1,933,168       3,925,629  

Prosus NV

    4,359,032       344,831,522  

QIAGEN NV(b)

    1,263,489       59,284,858  

Randstad NV

    640,295       37,511,990  

SBM Offshore NV

    787,997       11,447,999  

Signify NV(d)

    677,845       21,312,442  

Sligro Food Group NV

    125,884       2,430,347  

Technip Energies NV

    783,539       17,858,424  

TKH Group NV

    235,746       12,300,376  

TomTom NV(b)

    524,968       4,586,163  

Universal Music Group NV

    4,505,125       115,556,037  

Van Lanschot Kempen NV

    189,199       6,199,504  

Vastned Retail NV

    141,682       3,161,535  

Wereldhave NV

    223,379       3,991,373  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)            

Wolters Kluwer NV

    1,405,291     $ 176,470,825  
   

 

 

 
       4,402,808,631  
New Zealand — 0.3%            

a2 Milk Co. Ltd. (The)(b)

    3,934,075       13,487,863  

Air New Zealand Ltd.(b)

    4,117,806       2,021,825  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.(b)

    6,715,574       35,056,967  

Contact Energy Ltd.

    4,100,019       21,170,607  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    903,494       21,651,561  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    3,133,270       47,835,780  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    4,343,756       15,060,625  

Genesis Energy Ltd.

    2,927,169       4,930,018  

Goodman Property Trust

    5,335,281       7,489,058  

Infratil Ltd.

    3,966,006       24,530,773  

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

    6,819,636       4,027,242  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    4,128,009       16,904,588  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    6,898,663       24,213,463  

Oceania Healthcare Ltd.

    1,261,166       595,316  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    4,060,069       17,196,566  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    10,102,411       32,525,174  

Summerset Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,589,951       10,173,635  

Warehouse Group Ltd. (The)(a)

    645,606       721,774  
   

 

 

 
      299,592,835  
Norway — 0.9%            

Adevinta ASA(b)

    1,584,453       11,720,269  

Aker ASA, Class A

    136,364       8,671,001  

Aker BP ASA

    1,763,194       49,391,598  

Aker Carbon Capture ASA(b)

    1,960,754       2,974,048  

Aker Horizons Holding AS(a)(b)

    988,932       577,899  

Aker Solutions ASA

    1,434,072       6,374,745  

Atea ASA

    571,816       7,763,344  

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    595,108       4,468,268  

Bakkafrost P/F

    261,109       15,194,955  

Bewi ASA

    248,852       1,007,925  

Bonheur ASA

    24,052       605,153  

Borr Drilling Ltd.(b)

    1,107,541       9,447,117  

Borregaard ASA

    665,633       10,863,353  

BW Energy Ltd.(b)

    315,947       938,843  

BW LPG Ltd.(d)

    610,004       6,528,366  

Cadeler AS(a)(b)

    579,038       2,405,267  

Cool Co. Ltd.

    129,003       1,754,696  

Crayon Group Holding ASA(b)(d)

    407,423       4,338,081  

DNB Bank ASA

    5,055,401       104,179,086  

DNO ASA

    2,234,721       2,424,105  

Elkem ASA(d)

    2,050,474       4,864,108  

Entra ASA(d)

    649,853       6,338,626  

Equinor ASA

    5,203,994       159,182,232  

Europris ASA(d)

    920,574       5,584,733  

Flex LNG Ltd.

    176,332       5,592,214  

Frontline PLC, NVS

    738,663       12,307,331  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    1,051,434       16,598,386  

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.

    703,988       5,516,270  

Grieg Seafood ASA

    359,505       2,591,190  

Hafnia Ltd.

    1,111,470       6,041,032  

Hexagon Composites ASA(b)

    455,421       1,358,770  

Hexagon Purus ASA(b)

    402,112       818,638  

Hoegh Autoliners ASA

    253,621       1,467,666  

Kahoot! ASA(b)

    1,761,063       6,057,886  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    516,938       22,430,525  

Leroy Seafood Group ASA

    1,582,191       6,582,602  
Security   Shares     Value  
Norway (continued)            

Mowi ASA

    2,358,587     $ 41,463,726  

MPC Container Ships AS

    1,611,533       3,006,497  

NEL ASA(a)(b)

    9,217,128       12,500,953  

Nordic Semiconductor ASA(b)

    904,485       13,320,209  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    7,213,801       47,246,203  

Norske Skog ASA(a)(b)(d)

    350,061       1,569,461  

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA(b)

    3,712,655       3,705,858  

Nykode Therapeutics AS(a)(b)

    540,298       1,552,152  

Odfjell Drilling Ltd.(b)

    492,540       1,400,468  

Orkla ASA

    4,008,374       31,629,373  

PGS ASA(b)

    4,785,688       3,365,294  

Protector Forsikring ASA

    571,028       9,327,176  

REC Silicon ASA(a)(b)

    1,413,883       2,410,043  

Salmar ASA

    397,271       18,353,325  

Scatec ASA(d)

    627,567       5,245,213  

Schibsted ASA, Class A

    397,002       8,505,087  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    495,681       9,720,008  

SpareBank 1 Nord Norge

    510,594       4,863,020  

SpareBank 1 Oestlandet

    10,281       129,235  

SpareBank 1 SMN

    1,114,738       15,621,317  

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA

    1,018,284       13,142,491  

Stolt-Nielsen Ltd.

    138,486       3,424,139  

Storebrand ASA

    2,469,155       21,582,922  

Subsea 7 SA

    1,273,796       17,118,736  

Telenor ASA

    3,735,878       39,992,355  

TGS ASA

    783,685       10,460,085  

TOMRA Systems ASA

    1,303,150       20,082,512  

Veidekke ASA

    581,254       6,560,940  

Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA

    667,942       4,637,964  

Yara International ASA

    885,566       36,168,264  
   

 

 

 
       923,065,354  
Portugal — 0.2%            

Altri SGPS SA(a)

    655,319       3,081,416  

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R(b)

    47,452,022       12,959,380  

Corticeira Amorim SGPS SA

    45,620       516,640  

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

    815,938       3,220,737  

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    15,702,823       73,361,056  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    2,697,216       35,844,956  

Greenvolt Energias Renovaveis SA(a)(b)

    359,092       2,508,808  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    1,543,342       42,018,690  

Navigator Co. SA (The)

    1,692,962       5,934,104  

NOS SGPS SA

    1,111,882       4,225,011  

REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

    3,021,587       8,250,850  

Sonae SGPS SA

    6,688,349       7,271,979  
   

 

 

 
      199,193,627  
Singapore — 1.6%            

AEM Holdings Ltd.(a)

    1,623,600       4,605,704  

AIMS APAC REIT(a)

    645,593       607,280  

Best World International Ltd.(a)(b)

    724,900       884,244  

Bumitama Agri Ltd.(a)

    1,861,800       798,648  

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    19,163,403       40,523,402  

CapitaLand Ascott Trust

    12,255,568       10,322,548  

CapitaLand China Trust(a)

    6,541,380       5,120,694  

Capitaland India Trust(a)

    4,449,346       3,814,516  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    29,414,757       45,160,008  

Capitaland Investment Ltd/Singapore

    14,250,400       36,473,608  

CDL Hospitality Trusts

    6,973,646       6,241,789  

City Developments Ltd.

    2,810,100       15,636,204  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    11,111,400       10,538,512  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments(continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Singapore (continued)            

Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust

    988,040     $ 1,749,024  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    9,874,900        254,743,176  

Digital Core REIT Management Pte Ltd.

    4,104,100       2,053,885  

ESR-LOGOS REIT

    45,759,927       11,868,227  

Far East Hospitality Trust

    595,000       288,555  

First Resources Ltd.

    2,911,900       3,308,413  

Frasers Centrepoint Trust

    5,962,488       9,736,820  

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust

    16,100,986       14,786,003  

Frencken Group Ltd.(a)

    966,100       628,623  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    32,070,700       22,684,422  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    38,998,700       7,343,809  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(b)

    10,173,514       38,964,559  

Hour Glass Ltd. (The)(a)

    1,283,200       2,006,538  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Class U(a)

    29,476,100       5,456,262  

iFAST Corp. Ltd.(a)

    825,700       3,514,780  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    526,000       13,575,970  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    7,812,900       43,386,862  

Keppel DC REIT(a)

    7,515,900       12,386,571  

Keppel Infrastructure Trust

    19,882,769       7,618,521  

Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT

    992,400       327,492  

Keppel REIT

    15,821,180       10,831,229  

Lendlease Global Commercial REIT

    6,613,409       3,382,450  

Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust

    8,105,900       850,795  

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    11,341,920       19,112,186  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    18,585,679       23,627,678  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    12,890,556       16,010,366  

Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd.(b)

    164,474       4,060,863  

Nanofilm Technologies International Ltd.(a)

    1,523,600       1,306,858  

NetLink NBN Trust

    21,725,200       14,052,802  

Olam Group Ltd.

    4,749,900       4,686,411  

OUE Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust(a)

    11,562,740       2,695,581  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    18,392,500       184,067,562  

PARAGON REIT

    4,557,495       3,274,617  

Parkway Life REIT

    2,669,300       7,790,377  

Raffles Medical Group Ltd.

    6,498,100       6,847,143  

Riverstone Holdings Ltd./Singapore(a)

    2,715,400       1,278,061  

Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust(a)

    298,200       160,523  

SATS Ltd.(a)(b)

    5,665,626       11,931,137  

Sea Ltd., ADR(b)

    1,990,105       132,381,785  

Seatrium Ltd.(b)

    247,467,469       26,227,923  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    5,588,600       22,909,789  

Sheng Siong Group Ltd.

    4,330,700       5,341,952  

SIA Engineering Co. Ltd.

    336,100       619,623  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(a)

    7,321,000       41,473,632  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    3,304,200       24,153,012  

Singapore Post Ltd.(a)

    9,591,300       3,607,144  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    8,710,200       24,453,918  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    44,589,700       89,449,839  

Starhill Global REIT

    10,546,400       4,083,715  

StarHub Ltd.

    4,056,800       3,172,401  

Straits Trading Co. Ltd.

    819,724       1,300,839  

Suntec REIT(a)

    12,124,600       11,765,371  

TDCX Inc., ADR(b)

    117,920       845,486  

UMS Holdings Ltd.(a)

    3,052,800       2,526,435  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    6,874,700       155,942,133  

UOL Group Ltd.

    2,463,800       13,036,397  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    1,522,700       17,166,791  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    10,556,700       30,674,948  

Yangzijiang Financial Holding Ltd.(a)

    13,825,700       3,432,246  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    14,688,000       17,015,503  
Security   Shares     Value  
Singapore (continued)            

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    6,158,200     $ 3,754,374  
   

 

 

 
       1,588,457,564  
Spain — 2.4%            

Acciona SA

    133,131       19,956,169  

Acerinox SA

    1,040,854       10,957,493  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    1,238,809       43,331,975  

Aena SME SA(d)

    407,724       65,110,318  

Almirall SA

    435,948       4,181,929  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    2,440,688       175,085,415  

Applus Services SA

    833,825       8,944,881  

Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA

    716,070       2,968,274  

Audax Renovables SA(b)

    708,264       973,923  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    32,493,767       257,557,755  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    30,028,602       37,006,433  

Banco Santander SA

    89,831,673       364,023,204  

Bankinter SA

    3,580,059       23,163,136  

CaixaBank SA

    22,176,639       89,708,950  

Cellnex Telecom SA(d)

    3,071,433       125,434,493  

Cia. de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

    335,160       9,325,850  

Cie. Automotive SA

    343,129       10,753,860  

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA

    152,247       5,191,740  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    349,962       11,015,318  

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA(a)(b)

    11,163,555       187,515  

Ebro Foods SA

    422,254       7,783,896  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    1,553,901       29,680,906  

eDreams ODIGEO SA(b)

    256,862       1,885,533  

Enagas SA

    815,479       14,471,917  

Ence Energia y Celulosa SA

    960,147       2,924,050  

Endesa SA

    1,735,349       37,193,471  

Faes Farma SA

    2,200,535       7,625,085  

Fluidra SA

    527,823       11,672,911  

Gestamp Automocion SA(d)

    1,117,918       5,427,490  

Global Dominion Access SA(d)

    390,002       1,640,188  

Grenergy Renovables SA(a)(b)

    76,347       2,304,618  

Grifols SA(b)

    1,618,178       23,771,532  

Iberdrola SA

    32,656,226       407,599,684  

Indra Sistemas SA

    932,762       13,565,738  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    5,911,651       226,285,104  

Inmobiliaria Colonial SOCIMI SA

    1,592,185       10,277,968  

Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA

    113,795       5,463,614  

Lar Espana Real Estate SOCIMI SA

    674,804       4,370,069  

Linea Directa Aseguradora SA Cia de Seguros y Reaseguros

    3,483,815       3,382,293  

Mapfre SA

    5,044,018       10,483,780  

Melia Hotels International SA(a)(b)

    696,504       5,113,274  

Merlin Properties SOCIMI SA

    1,755,948       16,363,628  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    782,184       23,849,350  

Neinor Homes SA(d)

    292,742       2,896,829  

Opdenergy Holdings SA, NVS(b)

    236,196       1,482,873  

Pharma Mar SA

    84,641       3,182,288  

Prosegur Cash SA(d)

    198,064       138,587  

Prosegur Cia. de Seguridad SA

    1,564,996       2,878,236  

Redeia Corp. SA

    1,672,728       27,977,480  

Repsol SA

    7,147,190       109,119,155  

Sacyr SA(a)

    2,969,710       10,152,576  

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA(b)

    450,580       7,047,636  

Soltec Power Holdings SA(b)

    128,077       588,729  

Tecnicas Reunidas SA(a)(b)

    327,237       3,153,304  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)            

Telefonica SA

    28,152,962     $ 119,953,099  

Unicaja Banco SA(a)(d)

    9,905,967       11,561,950  

Vidrala SA

    106,129       10,805,162  

Viscofan SA

    211,657       13,740,982  
   

 

 

 
       2,462,693,616  
Sweden — 3.5%            

AAK AB

    995,435       19,133,529  

AcadeMedia AB(d)

    196,308       946,442  

AddLife AB, Class B

    597,003       4,861,861  

AddTech AB, Class B

    1,401,224       26,104,538  

AFRY AB

    581,628       8,071,632  

Alfa Laval AB

    1,580,186       59,151,928  

Alleima AB, NVS

    1,134,151       4,926,625  

Ambea AB(d)

    211,474       684,663  

Arjo AB, Class B

    1,358,711       5,813,247  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    5,444,998       130,913,452  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    14,756,681       209,631,712  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    8,368,225       103,338,511  

Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B

    306,189       6,005,291  

Attendo AB(b)(d)

    746,154       2,268,290  

Avanza Bank Holding AB(a)

    700,813       15,870,162  

Axfood AB

    595,304       15,167,629  

Beijer Alma AB

    237,750       4,350,077  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    2,098,526       28,536,843  

Betsson AB

    690,764       8,358,192  

BICO Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    240,442       940,585  

Bilia AB, Class A

    478,737       5,031,194  

Billerud AB

    1,224,732       10,444,065  

BioArctic AB, Class B(a)(b)(d)

    197,811       5,667,963  

BioGaia AB, Class B

    537,357       5,329,464  

Biotage AB

    390,025       4,814,334  

Boliden AB

    1,479,452       43,509,563  

BoneSupport Holding AB(b)(d)

    293,976       4,115,075  

Boozt AB(a)(b)(d)

    307,569       3,664,040  

Bravida Holding AB(d)

    1,367,183       10,988,193  

Bufab AB

    130,725       3,826,486  

Bure Equity AB

    281,667       5,992,546  

Calliditas Therapeutics AB, Class B(a)(b)

    199,814       1,946,553  

Camurus AB(b)

    143,459       4,053,042  

Castellum AB(a)

    2,099,986       23,914,885  

Catena AB

    172,882       6,641,324  

Cellavision AB

    28,225       588,557  

Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB

    197,292       2,218,530  

Clas Ohlson AB, Class B

    151,714       1,235,718  

Cloetta AB, Class B

    1,397,565       2,501,882  

Collector Bank AB(b)

    127,388       412,999  

Coor Service Management Holding AB(d)

    445,013       2,048,690  

Corem Property Group AB, Class B

    3,128,522       2,110,218  

Creades AB, Class A

    231,057       1,604,326  

Dios Fastigheter AB

    358,667       2,445,675  

Dometic Group AB(d)

    1,721,072       12,824,091  

Dustin Group AB(b)(d)

    284,279       741,541  

Electrolux AB, Class B

    1,195,769       14,769,239  

Electrolux Professional AB, Class B

    1,615,692       9,102,474  

Elekta AB, Class B

    2,020,650       16,369,736  

Embracer Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    3,539,474       10,159,328  

Engcon AB

    216,702       1,599,405  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    3,647,032       72,815,282  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    2,070,623       35,177,968  

EQT AB

    1,999,979       47,773,666  
Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Essity AB, Class B

    3,284,438     $ 81,441,849  

Evolution AB(d)

    997,668        123,025,025  

Fabege AB

    1,409,256       12,204,715  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)(b)

    3,548,839       16,560,551  

Fortnox AB

    2,627,560       16,127,511  

GARO AB

    172,784       957,061  

Getinge AB, Class B

    1,247,706       23,248,531  

Granges AB

    649,630       6,635,255  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    3,561,061       59,896,213  

Hemnet Group AB

    442,355       7,837,362  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    11,379,075       110,329,313  

Hexatronic Group AB(a)

    906,489       6,869,021  

Hexpol AB

    1,530,938       16,608,380  

HMS Networks AB

    106,581       4,303,838  

Holmen AB, Class B

    518,884       19,987,789  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

    684,103       8,374,804  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    2,293,605       22,496,961  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    720,127       20,449,415  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    832,693       23,590,835  

Indutrade AB

    1,504,923       31,582,825  

Instalco AB

    1,153,316       4,537,788  

Intrum AB(a)

    443,032       3,451,750  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    831,677       16,759,639  

Investor AB, Class A

    2,264,523       45,988,844  

Investor AB, Class B

    9,563,933       195,333,642  

INVISIO AB

    207,455       4,317,444  

Inwido AB

    441,541       4,872,380  

JM AB(a)

    347,238       5,455,774  

Kambi Group PLC, Class B(b)

    140,071       2,652,579  

K-Fast Holding AB, Class B(a)(b)

    111,629       213,282  

Kindred Group PLC

    1,270,380       15,280,761  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(b)

    1,317,793       17,986,163  

KNOW IT AB

    131,453       1,857,030  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    424,738       18,717,955  

Lifco AB, Class B

    1,256,746       25,338,317  

Lindab International AB

    459,480       7,123,635  

Loomis AB, Class B

    424,131       12,372,984  

Medicover AB, Class B

    342,400       5,238,741  

MEKO AB

    275,354       2,874,115  

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR(b)

    925,107       14,364,311  

MIPS AB

    148,849       6,739,119  

Modern Times Group MTG AB, Class B(b)

    500,720       3,256,770  

Munters Group AB(d)

    654,424       8,306,207  

Mycronic AB

    436,483       9,393,002  

NCC AB, Class B

    498,060       5,363,545  

New Wave Group AB, Class B

    483,130       4,381,458  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    8,218,333       74,028,781  

Nobia AB(b)

    938,332       1,014,400  

Nolato AB, Class B

    1,260,082       5,208,252  

Nordea Bank Abp

    17,602,630       199,232,471  

Nordnet AB publ

    726,946       10,785,900  

Note AB(a)(b)

    98,172       1,662,718  

NP3 Fastigheter AB

    145,161       2,436,983  

Nyfosa AB

    1,043,512       6,619,890  

Orron Energy AB(b)

    1,064,493       1,230,577  

OX2 AB, Class B(b)

    562,945       3,521,819  

Pandox AB, Class B

    509,416       6,006,795  

Paradox Interactive AB

    190,339       5,464,399  

Peab AB, Class B

    1,065,513       4,713,453  

Platzer Fastigheter Holding AB, Class B

    326,477       2,481,205  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

PowerCell Sweden AB(a)(b)

    258,383     $ 2,379,657  

Ratos AB, Class B

    1,264,549       4,203,856  

Resurs Holding AB(d)

    432,841       1,049,111  

Rvrc Holding AB

    197,598       637,902  

Saab AB, Class B

    426,911       22,502,099  

Sagax AB, Class B

    1,015,357       22,546,669  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB(a)

    6,050,580       2,616,183  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB, Class D(a)

    486,228       200,794  

Sandvik AB

    5,756,207        116,923,089  

Scandic Hotels Group AB(a)(b)(d)

    794,343       3,132,472  

Sdiptech AB, Class B(b)

    152,309       4,200,161  

Sectra AB, NVS

    742,632       11,891,430  

Securitas AB, Class B

    2,655,948       22,606,827  

Sinch AB(a)(b)(d)

    3,628,737       9,405,090  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    8,698,534       105,445,631  

Skanska AB, Class B

    1,835,286       29,271,683  

SKF AB, Class B

    1,821,451       34,703,061  

SkiStar AB

    148,299       1,610,227  

SSAB AB, Class A

    1,190,748       7,555,826  

SSAB AB, Class B

    3,543,956       21,681,759  

Stillfront Group AB(b)

    2,874,861       5,320,283  

Storskogen Group AB

    7,484,570       7,704,086  

Surgical Science Sweden AB(b)

    145,439       3,384,373  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    3,310,504       43,988,215  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    7,833,788       68,780,325  

Svolder AB

    502,851       2,847,586  

Sweco AB, Class B

    1,189,371       12,248,069  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    4,570,452       83,829,804  

SwedenCare AB(a)

    492,304       2,113,335  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)(b)

    923,339       18,072,581  

Synsam AB

    274,273       1,120,543  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    3,088,431       23,239,062  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    15,800,670       79,484,857  

Telia Co. AB

    14,489,318       31,137,275  

Thule Group AB(d)

    594,890       18,576,286  

Trelleborg AB, Class B

    1,292,635       34,413,359  

Troax Group AB

    114,608       2,064,212  

Truecaller AB(a)(b)

    1,300,014       5,149,729  

Vestum AB(a)(b)

    955,030       906,359  

Viaplay Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    401,243       1,742,001  

Vimian Group AB(a)(b)

    927,385       2,403,392  

Vitec Software Group AB, Class B

    167,044       9,515,267  

Vitrolife AB

    423,630       6,286,044  

Volati AB(a)

    63,670       599,456  

Volvo AB, Class A

    1,061,512       24,070,797  

Volvo AB, Class B

    8,168,725       180,190,768  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)(b)

    3,198,971       15,812,509  

Wallenstam AB, Class B

    2,201,927       8,584,152  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    1,661,195       12,990,274  

XANO Industri AB, Class B

    81,414       867,785  

Xvivo Perfusion AB(b)

    53,570       1,622,439  
   

 

 

 
      3,544,254,143  
Switzerland — 9.7%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    8,528,776       342,238,592  

Accelleron Industries AG, NVS

    424,577       11,185,656  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    841,124       34,279,445  

Alcon Inc.

    2,724,015       231,790,845  

Allreal Holding AG, Registered

    73,812       13,560,613  

ALSO Holding AG, Registered

    32,676       7,477,338  
Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Arbonia AG

    350,840     $ 4,070,075  

Aryzta AG(b)

    5,601,015       9,572,646  

Autoneum Holding AG(a)(b)

    21,814       3,759,120  

Bachem Holding AG, Class A

    182,903       16,894,956  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    240,230       37,184,920  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    161,011       18,072,097  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    19,057       35,731,870  

Basilea Pharmaceutica AG, Registered(a)(b)

    90,404       4,557,809  

Belimo Holding AG, Registered

    53,516        28,842,431  

Bell Food Group AG, Registered

    11,787       3,483,779  

BKW AG

    129,671       23,203,879  

Bossard Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    39,557       9,244,787  

Bucher Industries AG, Registered

    42,467       18,923,844  

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    21,340       12,576,521  

Burkhalter Holding AG

    38,325       4,094,138  

Bystronic AG, Registered

    7,901       5,535,769  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    162,416       12,327,749  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    5,734       70,128,143  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    576       70,004,386  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    2,856,820       460,041,729  

Clariant AG, Registered

    1,130,573       18,525,770  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    1,160,793       34,153,929  

Coltene Holding AG, Registered

    13,929       1,125,370  

Comet Holding AG, Registered

    46,797       12,311,093  

COSMO Pharmaceuticals NV

    60,227       3,094,054  

Daetwyler Holding AG, Bearer

    47,387       9,373,536  

DKSH Holding AG

    195,813       15,800,732  

DocMorris AG(a)(b)

    61,131       3,741,130  

dormakaba Holding AG

    18,707       9,121,203  

Dottikon Es Holding AG(a)(b)

    14,560       3,999,005  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    945,241       104,448,931  

Dufry AG, Registered(b)

    580,244       29,980,309  

EFG International AG

    640,030       7,984,576  

Emmi AG, Registered

    12,989       12,711,716  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    38,483       32,119,829  

Flughafen Zurich AG, Registered

    103,226       21,852,655  

Forbo Holding AG, Registered

    6,076       8,740,771  

Galenica AG(d)

    282,988       22,774,895  

Geberit AG, Registered

    184,611       104,767,101  

Georg Fischer Ltd.

    428,691       29,277,977  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    49,919       168,500,107  

Gurit Holding AG(a)(b)

    6,875       736,340  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    194,120       28,726,462  

Holcim Ltd.

    2,992,119       208,541,461  

Huber + Suhner AG, Registered

    116,788       10,087,383  

Idorsia Ltd.(a)(b)

    610,415       4,841,447  

Implenia AG, Registered

    101,957       4,966,106  

Inficon Holding AG, Registered

    8,869       11,370,347  

Interroll Holding AG, Registered

    3,546       11,342,631  

Intershop Holding AG

    9,249       6,384,455  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    1,171,764       82,993,152  

Kardex Holding AG, Registered

    30,527       7,638,387  

Komax Holding AG, Registered

    27,427       6,742,559  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    292,893       91,645,029  

Landis+Gyr Group AG

    140,480       12,197,789  

LEM Holding SA, Registered

    2,235       5,382,145  

Leonteq AG

    31,474       1,486,034  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Logitech International SA, Registered

    893,222     $ 63,149,842  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    404,522       235,041,806  

Medacta Group SA(d)

    29,170       4,236,796  

Medartis Holding AG(a)(b)(d)

    3,363       312,371  

Medmix AG(d)

    126,249       3,523,720  

Meyer Burger Technology AG(a)(b)

    17,665,735       10,621,177  

Mobilezone Holding AG, Registered

    477,422       7,956,670  

Mobimo Holding AG, Registered

    47,488       14,043,012  

Montana Aerospace AG(b)(d)

    83,813       1,319,158  

Nestle SA, Registered

    15,002,064       1,838,039,790  

Novartis AG, Registered

    11,152,110       1,167,593,946  

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, Registered

    1,181,082       6,422,199  

Orior AG

    34,129       2,935,239  

Partners Group Holding AG

    123,072       138,164,768  

Peach Property Group AG(a)(b)

    60,185       807,988  

PolyPeptide Group AG(a)(b)(d)

    76,907       1,812,919  

PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered

    240,955       28,394,138  

Rieter Holding AG, Registered(a)

    23,636       2,629,022  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    168,540       55,882,983  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    3,838,996       1,190,285,858  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    216,387       52,542,370  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    131,272       30,436,938  

Schweiter Technologies AG, NVS

    6,384       4,914,103  

Sensirion Holding AG(a)(b)(d)

    39,158       3,431,641  

SFS Group AG

    117,801       14,003,911  

SGS SA

    814,427       79,076,797  

Siegfried Holding AG, Registered

    24,565       21,703,880  

Siemens Energy AG(b)

    2,836,369       48,052,723  

SIG Group AG

    1,687,206       45,105,203  

Sika AG, Registered

    797,729       248,283,167  

SKAN Group AG

    55,045       5,045,261  

Softwareone Holding AG

    603,104       12,907,962  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    281,673       78,514,940  

St. Galler Kantonalbank AG, Class A, Registered

    15,969       9,133,236  

Stadler Rail AG

    322,278       12,941,924  

STMicroelectronics NV

    3,721,124       199,029,360  

Straumann Holding AG

    609,111       100,791,359  

Sulzer AG, Registered

    124,837       12,255,449  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    156,222       49,997,358  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    285,513       17,145,835  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    165,357       105,142,922  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    404,573       39,166,461  

Swiss Re AG

    1,625,865       169,641,607  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    138,116       88,816,260  

Swissquote Group Holding SA, Registered

    80,099       18,141,816  

Tecan Group AG, Registered

    70,300       27,974,563  

Temenos AG, Registered

    344,294       29,610,235  

TX Group AG

    4,892       556,658  

u-blox Holding AG

    50,095       5,610,174  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    18,098,719       401,590,163  

Valiant Holding AG, Registered

    103,743       11,415,149  

VAT Group AG(d)

    146,867       62,425,368  

Vetropack Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    45,346       2,280,170  

Vontobel Holding AG, Registered

    181,411       12,221,222  

Ypsomed Holding AG, Registered

    34,416       10,104,221  

Zehnder Group AG, Registered

    88,865       6,508,577  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    816,401       394,728,659  
   

 

 

 
       9,842,690,597  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom — 14.8%            

3i Group PLC

    5,263,488     $ 133,540,783  

4imprint Group PLC

    150,700       8,577,324  

888 Holdings PLC(b)

    2,065,276       2,864,679  

abrdn PLC

    10,851,340       32,293,241  

Admiral Group PLC

    1,143,315       31,215,930  

Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC

    1,948,211       6,213,085  

AG Barr PLC

    624,831       3,780,848  

Airtel Africa PLC(d)

    4,864,272       7,278,826  

AJ Bell PLC

    1,496,643       6,296,107  

Alliance Pharma PLC(a)

    2,070,041       1,354,859  

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting PLC

    605,625       2,969,013  

Alpha FX Group PLC

    167,098       4,825,015  

Alphawave IP Group PLC(b)

    1,130,330       2,338,381  

Anglo American PLC

    6,870,619        211,283,718  

Antofagasta PLC

    2,125,617       45,721,507  

AO World PLC(b)

    2,104,645       2,564,449  

Ascential PLC(b)

    2,294,171       6,159,315  

Ashmore Group PLC

    2,353,819       6,241,988  

Ashtead Group PLC

    2,374,375       175,665,258  

ASOS PLC(a)(b)

    377,760       2,040,429  

Associated British Foods PLC

    1,948,174       51,270,100  

Assura PLC

    15,670,200       9,524,258  

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings
PLC(a)(b)(d)

    2,253,814       11,455,279  

AstraZeneca PLC

    8,442,218       1,212,945,786  

Atalaya Mining PLC

    579,081       2,452,439  

Auction Technology Group PLC(b)

    465,177       4,232,621  

Auto Trader Group PLC(d)

    5,063,203       41,992,029  

Aviva PLC

    14,913,312       74,300,528  

Avon Protection PLC

    164,686       1,734,247  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    5,127,517       36,420,294  

Babcock International Group PLC(b)

    1,409,270       6,784,440  

BAE Systems PLC

    16,576,596       198,240,249  

Balanced Commercial Property Trust Ltd.

    3,231,230       2,882,024  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    3,348,021       15,012,603  

Bank of Georgia Group PLC

    200,159       8,361,247  

Barclays PLC

    84,404,900       167,485,576  

Barratt Developments PLC

    5,716,031       33,459,399  

Beazley PLC

    3,607,965       25,420,473  

Bellway PLC

    664,897       18,907,357  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    591,833       32,999,241  

Big Yellow Group PLC

    925,309       12,734,250  

Bodycote PLC

    1,059,364       9,407,977  

boohoo Group PLC(a)(b)

    5,520,671       2,752,602  

BP PLC

    96,333,278       597,694,798  

Breedon Group PLC

    1,560,423       7,289,347  

Bridgepoint Group PLC(d)

    842,351       2,042,067  

British American Tobacco PLC

    11,633,286       391,205,313  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    4,789,656       20,783,273  

Britvic PLC

    1,379,916       15,316,873  

BT Group PLC

    37,640,172       58,981,587  

Bunzl PLC

    1,817,904       67,385,906  

Burberry Group PLC

    2,074,497       59,217,001  

Burford Capital Ltd.

    1,112,486       15,035,312  

Bytes Technology Group PLC

    1,060,872       7,025,183  

C&C Group PLC

    2,256,208       3,996,249  

Capita PLC(b)

    9,252,870       3,279,783  

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    8,911,385       13,700,832  

Capricorn Energy PLC

    1,425,677       3,242,125  

Carnival PLC(b)

    791,009       13,416,391  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Centamin PLC

    7,197,290     $ 8,886,884  

Central Asia Metals PLC

    330,366       778,418  

Centrica PLC

    30,868,924       54,704,373  

Ceres Power Holdings PLC(a)(b)

    673,765       3,152,608  

Chemring Group PLC

    1,457,228       5,301,826  

Clarkson PLC

    109,982       3,937,955  

Close Brothers Group PLC

    763,574       9,035,503  

CLS Holdings PLC

    924,907       1,659,396  

CMC Markets PLC(d)

    511,242       917,231  

CNH Industrial NV

    5,449,801       78,711,342  

Coats Group PLC

    8,947,184       8,037,655  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    1,119,541       70,967,704  

Compass Group PLC

    9,491,651        246,950,246  

Computacenter PLC

    507,827       14,326,751  

ConvaTec Group PLC(d)

    8,778,641       23,519,215  

Craneware PLC

    130,198       2,289,127  

Cranswick PLC

    293,614       12,596,682  

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    1,779,096       4,872,353  

Croda International PLC

    756,600       57,284,586  

Currys PLC

    5,433,920       3,720,425  

Custodian Reit PLC

    2,205,327       2,462,279  

CVS Group PLC

    449,677       11,881,445  

Darktrace PLC(b)

    1,744,211       8,272,019  

DCC PLC

    541,370       31,344,632  

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

    615,576       29,345,994  

Deliveroo PLC, Class A(b)(d)

    5,197,786       8,765,137  

Derwent London PLC

    542,972       14,754,988  

Diageo PLC

    12,240,380       534,197,830  

Diploma PLC

    728,400       30,295,798  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    7,143,781       13,795,013  

DiscoverIE Group PLC

    512,090       5,254,751  

Diversified Energy Co. PLC

    5,466,830       6,651,029  

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    2,331,755       10,395,794  

Dowlais Group PLC(b)

    7,181,452       11,331,456  

Dr. Martens PLC

    3,544,843       6,934,392  

Draper Esprit PLC(b)

    743,738       2,508,362  

Drax Group PLC

    2,354,324       18,273,550  

DS Smith PLC

    7,449,918       29,619,737  

Dunelm Group PLC

    629,567       9,291,476  

easyJet PLC(b)

    1,650,879       9,588,578  

Elementis PLC(b)

    3,585,977       5,089,880  

EMIS Group PLC

    331,621       6,179,503  

Empiric Student Property PLC

    1,482,594       1,674,364  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    996,083       24,001,703  

Energean PLC

    725,855       10,787,067  

EnQuest PLC(b)

    7,961,354       1,823,739  

Entain PLC

    3,441,675       61,301,281  

Ergomed PLC(b)

    245,076       3,404,200  

Essentra PLC

    1,690,761       3,526,925  

Experian PLC

    4,988,033       192,765,345  

FD Technologies PLC(b)

    95,968       2,205,384  

Ferrexpo PLC

    1,653,082       1,947,520  

Fevertree Drinks PLC

    558,779       9,623,599  

Firstgroup PLC

    3,888,012       7,281,776  

Forterra PLC(d)

    754,845       1,666,215  

Frasers Group PLC(b)

    1,132,287       11,801,531  

Future PLC

    639,607       6,868,621  

Games Workshop Group PLC

    185,386       27,716,351  

Gamma Communications PLC

    478,461       6,825,947  

GB Group PLC

    1,367,292       4,392,090  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Genel Energy PLC

    796,670     $ 1,065,347  

Genuit Group PLC

    1,331,543       5,348,653  

Genus PLC

    372,874       11,794,641  

Glencore PLC

    58,225,057       354,091,821  

Grafton Group PLC

    1,201,623       13,507,273  

Grainger PLC

    4,132,870       13,355,261  

Great Portland Estates PLC

    1,523,849       8,362,277  

Greatland Gold PLC(b)

    23,873,276       2,144,643  

Greggs PLC

    586,609       20,803,342  

GSK PLC

    22,280,948        396,626,529  

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.

    1,111,244       1,772,660  

Haleon PLC

    27,342,385       118,021,254  

Halfords Group PLC

    1,393,553       3,955,975  

Halma PLC

    2,055,644       59,033,727  

Hammerson PLC

    21,444,321       7,320,468  

Harbour Energy PLC

    3,465,265       11,863,211  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    1,934,052       21,160,846  

Hays PLC

    8,347,729       11,485,529  

Helios Towers PLC(b)

    3,926,113       4,546,543  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    879,332       23,614,331  

Hill & Smith PLC

    439,028       8,895,349  

Hiscox Ltd.

    1,874,257       25,942,444  

Hochschild Mining PLC

    1,672,000       1,656,750  

Home Reit PLC(c)

    4,179,974       1,734,997  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    2,997,634       28,384,458  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    109,029,559       905,644,493  

Hunting PLC

    1,007,517       3,413,510  

Ibstock PLC(d)

    2,476,714       4,781,430  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    2,195,809       19,952,408  

IMI PLC

    1,393,259       29,129,441  

Impact Healthcare Reit PLC, Class B

    1,751,875       2,090,889  

Impax Asset Management Group PLC

    453,929       3,200,643  

Imperial Brands PLC

    4,765,897       112,596,397  

Inchcape PLC

    2,087,966       21,959,157  

Indivior PLC, NVS(b)

    731,225       16,450,453  

Informa PLC

    7,555,512       73,514,133  

IntegraFin Holdings PLC

    1,656,682       5,208,950  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    941,166       69,558,937  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    1,572,291       28,376,750  

International Distributions Services PLC(b)

    4,052,252       13,841,568  

Intertek Group PLC

    880,585       49,328,998  

Investec PLC

    3,661,163       23,004,108  

IP Group PLC

    5,313,043       4,077,457  

ITM Power PLC(a)(b)

    2,501,387       2,969,581  

ITV PLC(a)

    19,188,591       17,820,118  

IWG PLC(b)

    4,075,630       7,997,369  

J D Wetherspoon PLC(b)

    532,904       4,623,178  

J Sainsbury PLC

    9,303,766       33,125,906  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    14,089,602       28,540,353  

JET2 PLC

    903,347       13,021,091  

John Wood Group PLC(b)

    3,700,854       7,034,587  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    981,426       22,697,771  

Johnson Service Group PLC

    2,301,563       3,319,970  

JTC PLC(d)

    757,959       7,003,629  

Judges Scientific PLC

    30,694       3,726,401  

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    2,627,005       3,856,390  

Just Group PLC

    5,786,948       6,112,155  

Kainos Group PLC

    444,155       7,473,785  

Keller Group PLC

    467,613       5,136,949  

Keywords Studios PLC

    404,500       9,146,804  
 

 

 

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

  39


Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Kier Group PLC(b)

    1,620,022     $ 1,825,410  

Kingfisher PLC(a)

    10,405,152       32,811,286  

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

    1,286,423       9,846,188  

Land Securities Group PLC

    3,783,493       31,421,111  

Learning Technologies Group PLC

    3,128,362       3,011,086  

Legal & General Group PLC

    32,045,848       96,037,073  

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

    309,446       2,566,807  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    359,712,365        207,822,824  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    2,192,552       238,099,631  

LondonMetric Property PLC

    5,221,029       12,386,254  

LXI REIT PLC

    8,219,502       10,036,891  

M&G PLC

    11,893,129       30,635,502  

Man Group PLC/Jersey

    7,043,268       21,591,777  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC(b)

    10,538,411       27,915,251  

Marlowe PLC(a)(b)

    429,737       3,132,536  

Marshalls PLC

    1,362,395       4,693,114  

Melrose Industries PLC

    7,287,784       49,597,459  

Mitchells & Butlers PLC(b)

    1,318,217       3,886,997  

Mitie Group PLC

    6,705,188       8,746,911  

Mobico Group PLC

    2,870,775       3,441,893  

Mondi PLC

    2,640,457       46,315,178  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    2,861,604       10,077,170  

Moonpig Group PLC(b)

    1,315,382       3,030,130  

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

    1,950,339       6,842,575  

Morgan Sindall Group PLC

    188,762       4,629,863  

National Grid PLC

    20,215,061       267,946,851  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    30,744,306       96,507,547  

NCC Group PLC

    1,512,825       1,873,531  

Network International Holdings PLC(b)(d)

    2,702,606       13,401,851  

Next Fifteen Communications Group PLC

    435,035       3,545,217  

Next PLC

    698,704       63,191,341  

Ninety One PLC

    2,244,261       4,965,415  

NMC Health PLC, NVS(c)

    475,795       6  

Ocado Group PLC(b)

    3,134,767       37,738,103  

OSB Group PLC

    2,220,531       10,494,693  

Oxford Biomedica PLC(b)

    353,822       2,005,064  

Oxford Instruments PLC

    293,631       9,043,948  

Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC(b)

    2,884,649       9,765,909  

Pagegroup PLC

    1,838,474       10,527,446  

Pan African Resources PLC

    8,951,480       1,658,849  

Paragon Banking Group PLC

    1,568,542       10,628,574  

Pearson PLC

    3,424,421       37,879,411  

Penno Group PLC

    1,370,017       12,371,998  

Persimmon PLC

    1,733,935       25,778,280  

Petrofac Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,358,864       2,379,416  

Pets at Home Group PLC

    2,735,630       13,747,077  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    4,127,520       29,161,418  

Picton Property Income Ltd.

    1,140,557       1,034,059  

Playtech PLC(b)

    1,300,702       9,364,522  

Plus500 Ltd.

    542,408       10,483,251  

Polar Capital Holdings PLC

    463,536       2,885,162  

Premier Foods PLC

    2,990,325       4,866,117  

Primary Health Properties PLC

    7,366,032       8,947,220  

Provident Financial PLC

    1,351,293       2,181,600  

PRS REIT PLC (The)

    2,919,768       3,087,596  

Prudential PLC

    15,011,363       208,452,662  

PZ Cussons PLC

    1,762,699       3,754,792  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    3,246,642       13,443,021  

Quilter PLC(d)

    7,985,814       8,015,976  

Rank Group PLC(b)

    1,067,737       1,257,917  
Security   Shares      Value  
United Kingdom (continued)             

Rathbones Group PLC

    303,481      $ 7,021,190  

Reach PLC

    1,599,509        1,743,793  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    3,932,398        294,583,994  

Redde Northgate PLC

    1,503,576        6,637,870  

Redrow PLC

    1,535,476        10,207,672  

Regional REIT Ltd.(d)

    522,804        299,910  

RELX PLC

    10,343,320        348,122,086  

Renewi PLC(b)

    309,082        2,065,281  

Renishaw PLC

    207,418        10,381,401  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    13,662,795        111,408,596  

Restore PLC(a)

    239,027        498,477  

RHI Magnesita NV(a)

    153,482        5,885,495  

Rightmove PLC

    4,559,906        33,410,379  

Rio Tinto PLC

    6,107,939         403,720,822  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(b)

    45,794,263        108,584,469  

Rotork PLC

    4,568,156        18,094,573  

RS GROUP PLC

    2,542,819        25,613,752  

RWS Holdings PLC

    1,657,907        5,523,442  

S4 Capital PLC(b)

    1,992,136        2,696,402  

Safestore Holdings PLC

    1,371,073        15,586,151  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    5,597,719        67,332,590  

Savills PLC

    905,448        11,317,940  

Schroders PLC

    4,814,981        28,407,394  

Segro PLC

    6,565,354        64,337,539  

Serco Group PLC

    6,500,249        12,955,267  

Serica Energy PLC

    1,310,193        4,033,601  

Severn Trent PLC

    1,353,621        44,363,385  

Shell PLC

    37,264,272        1,129,396,326  

SIG PLC(b)

    3,608,821        1,340,784  

Sirius Real Estate Ltd.

    5,856,631        6,223,560  

Smart Metering Systems PLC

    705,769        6,313,065  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    4,733,401        72,009,218  

Smiths Group PLC

    1,860,669        40,580,530  

Softcat PLC

    798,289        15,381,102  

SolGold PLC(a)(b)

    5,349,548        1,086,941  

Spectris PLC

    555,593        25,072,533  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    396,617        56,644,737  

Spire Healthcare Group PLC(d)

    1,022,958        2,829,111  

Spirent Communications PLC

    3,508,574        7,625,399  

SSE PLC

    5,878,557        127,112,812  

SSP Group PLC(b)

    4,278,357        13,814,418  

St. James’s Place PLC

    2,902,310        35,034,134  

Standard Chartered PLC

    13,066,750        125,513,266  

SThree PLC

    676,776        3,064,246  

Supermarket Income Reit PLC

    6,516,917        6,378,986  

Synthomer PLC(b)

    1,993,171        2,134,597  

Target Healthcare REIT PLC

    3,293,412        3,106,550  

Tate & Lyle PLC

    2,185,025        20,932,984  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    19,462,622        28,568,388  

TBC Bank Group PLC

    211,714        6,765,406  

Team17 Group PLC(b)

    600,845        2,436,657  

Telecom Plus PLC

    481,509        10,282,593  

Tesco PLC

    39,812,097        131,860,484  

THG PLC, Class B(a)(b)

    4,913,812        6,503,955  

TI Fluid Systems PLC(d)

    1,427,450        2,454,769  

TP ICAP Group PLC

    4,473,768        9,128,838  

Trainline PLC(b)(d)

    2,541,819        8,592,219  

Travis Perkins PLC

    1,159,684        12,971,241  

Tremor International Ltd.(a)(b)

    508,427        1,944,419  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

    10,185,135        18,060,347  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Trustpilot Group PLC(b)(d)

    1,308,740     $ 1,471,304  

TUI AG(a)(b)

    2,409,360       19,517,046  

Tullow Oil PLC(a)(b)

    6,508,186       2,879,865  

Tyman PLC

    650,779       2,614,104  

UK Commercial Property REIT Ltd.

    1,583,424       1,064,263  

Unilever PLC

    13,757,634       739,237,506  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    1,833,576       22,893,224  

United Utilities Group PLC

    3,733,842       47,881,089  

Urban Logistics REIT PLC

    2,488,652       3,890,061  

Vesuvius PLC

    1,242,180       7,033,421  

Victoria PLC(a)(b)

    484,043       4,075,048  

Victrex PLC

    464,003       9,212,881  

Virgin Money U.K. PLC

    6,890,954       15,631,491  

Vistry Group PLC

    1,854,277       18,807,491  

Vodafone Group PLC

    124,030,447       117,985,162  

Volex PLC(a)

    655,184       2,429,999  

Volution Group PLC

    994,359       5,124,858  

Warehouse REIT PLC

    1,358,714       1,496,099  

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC(b)(d)

    1,335,081       12,910,284  

Weir Group PLC (The)

    1,394,773       32,849,306  

WH Smith PLC

    733,025       14,052,656  

Whitbread PLC

    1,093,865       49,137,620  

Wickes Group PLC

    1,238,011       2,170,302  

Wincanton PLC

    653,887       2,030,781  

Wise PLC, Class A(b)

    3,327,809       33,191,142  

Workspace Group PLC

    752,615       4,796,501  

WPP PLC

    5,772,379       63,027,044  

XP Power Ltd.(a)

    100,449       2,634,103  

Yellow Cake PLC(b)(d)

    1,064,797       5,895,271  

YouGov PLC

    551,780       6,868,828  

Young & Co’s Brewery PLC, Series A, Class A

    115,777       1,760,701  
   

 

 

 
      15,130,687,777  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.0%
(Cost: $90,665,109,461)

       101,036,022,826  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.5%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    368,796       41,434,626  

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

    622,026       76,062,994  

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    59,823       3,004,866  

Einhell Germany AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,029       172,423  

Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    380,445       15,748,033  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    918,844       70,903,820  

Jungheinrich AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    285,231       10,671,549  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    833,866       49,203,005  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    142,775       58,906,018  

Schaeffler AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    556,276       3,547,351  

Sixt SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    80,488       5,976,877  

STO SE & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    9,212       1,520,535  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,115,355       147,757,290  
   

 

 

 
      484,909,387  
Security   Shares     Value  
Italy — 0.0%            

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA, Preference Shares, NVS

    155,070     $ 2,980,326  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.5%
(Cost: $512,382,632)

 

    487,889,713  
   

 

 

 

Warrants

   
Australia — 0.0%            

PointsBet Holdings Ltd. (Issued/Exercisable 06/20/22, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 07/08/24, Strike Price AUD 10.00)(b)

    53,565        
   

 

 

 
Italy — 0.0%            

Webuild SpA (Issued/Exercisable 08/02/21, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 08/31/30, Strike Price EUR 0.001)(a)(b)

    127,842       2  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 0.0%            

Abengoa SA (Issued 03/31/17, Exercisable 06/30/17, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 03/31/25, Strike Price EUR 0.001)(a)(b)(c)

    1,476,448       16  
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

 

    18  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.5%
(Cost: $91,177,492,093)

 

    101,523,912,557  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Money Market Funds — 0.7%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(f)(g)(h)

    721,694,699       721,911,207  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(f)(g)

    8,520,000       8,520,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.7%
(Cost: $730,070,652)

 

    730,431,207  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.2%
(Cost: $91,907,562,745)

 

    102,254,343,764  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)%

 

    (250,637,584
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  102,003,706,180  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

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

(d) 

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.

(e) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(f) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(g) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(h) 

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

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

   iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 

   
    Affiliated Issuer    Value at
07/31/22
     Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
07/31/23
    

Shares

Held at
07/31/23

     Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

       
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 823,172,643      $     $ (101,709,494 )(a)    $ 159,704      $ 288,354      $ 721,911,207        721,694,699      $ 23,055,751 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     6,530,000        1,990,000 (a)                          8,520,000        8,520,000        1,588,499       13    
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   
            $ 159,704      $ 288,354      $ 730,431,207         $ 24,644,250     $ 13    
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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

     781        09/07/23      $ 127,960      $ 5,037,675  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     3,595        09/15/23        177,604        5,989,745  

FTSE 100 Index

     1,067        09/15/23        105,320        1,353,572  

SPI 200 Index

     477        09/21/23        59,149        2,064,626  
           

 

 

 
            $ 14,445,618  
           

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $ 14,445,618      $      $      $      $ 14,445,618  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss). 

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 88,537,227      $      $      $      $ 88,537,227  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (3,860,739    $      $      $      $ (3,860,739
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

   iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments 

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 615,043,948   

 

 

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

   $ 2,617,038,032      $ 98,411,942,644      $ 7,042,150      $ 101,036,022,826  

Preferred Stocks

     172,423        487,717,290               487,889,713  

Warrants

            2        16        18  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     730,431,207                      730,431,207  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $  3,347,641,662      $  98,899,659,936      $  7,042,166      $ 102,254,343,764  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Equity Contracts

   $      $ 14,445,618      $      $ 14,445,618  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Austria — 0.5%            

ams-OSRAM AG(a)(b)

    111,920     $ 990,664  

ANDRITZ AG

    24,842       1,311,607  

AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG

    12,486       471,579  

BAWAG Group AG(c)

    31,993       1,558,616  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    15,609       497,783  

Erste Group Bank AG

    127,433       4,816,441  

IMMOFINANZ AG(a)

    16,957       340,258  

Lenzing AG(a)(b)

    7,339       369,453  

Oesterreichische Post AG

    15,615       569,624  

OMV AG

    57,577       2,594,079  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG(a)

    55,663       900,038  

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

    9,878       598,646  

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    93,014       759,760  

Verbund AG

    25,049       2,075,484  

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

    14,424       385,784  

voestalpine AG

    42,484       1,403,899  

Wienerberger AG

    46,036       1,511,861  
   

 

 

 
      21,155,576  
Belgium — 1.6%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    8,740       1,521,773  

Aedifica SA

    18,105       1,243,468  

Ageas SA/NV

    58,174       2,462,694  

AGFA-Gevaert NV(a)

    82,996       213,487  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    320,973       18,361,468  

Argenx SE(a)

    21,467       10,811,627  

Barco NV

    30,859       718,153  

Bekaert SA

    19,900       949,842  

bpost SA

    40,284       193,999  

Cofinimmo SA

    13,068       1,022,749  

D’ieteren Group

    9,043       1,579,325  

Elia Group SA/NV

    13,167       1,621,187  

Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV

    25,572       974,653  

Euronav NV

    49,879       819,493  

Fagron

    41,568       739,688  

Galapagos NV(a)(b)

    21,330       896,380  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV(b)

    36,752       2,973,690  

Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV

    19,723       290,151  

KBC Ancora

    16,942       792,837  

KBC Group NV

    91,717       6,903,060  

Kinepolis Group NV(b)

    6,505       317,075  

Melexis NV

    9,842       1,061,018  

Montea NV

    4,536       367,554  

Ontex Group NV(a)(b)

    29,489       252,727  

Proximus SADP

    55,949       428,949  

Sofina SA

    5,615       1,335,093  

Solvay SA

    26,639       3,199,297  

Telenet Group Holding NV

    16,892       386,799  

UCB SA

    46,042       4,076,893  

Umicore SA

    75,560       2,237,719  

VGP NV

    5,304       566,271  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    64,189       1,896,610  
   

 

 

 
       71,215,729  
Denmark — 4.5%            

ALK-Abello AS(a)

    60,079       654,169  

Alm Brand A/S

    309,521       493,301  

Ambu A/S, Class B(a)(b)

    77,483       1,143,167  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    1,184       2,380,580  
Security   Shares     Value  
Denmark (continued)            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    1,762     $ 3,619,512  

Bavarian Nordic A/S(a)(b)

    33,730       723,678  

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    35,432       5,314,166  

Chemometec A/S(a)

    7,794       523,019  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    38,970       2,944,715  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    43,371       5,391,292  

D/S Norden A/S

    9,535       477,646  

Danske Bank A/S

    253,755       6,025,428  

Demant A/S(a)

    37,054       1,474,555  

Dfds A/S

    15,315       549,048  

DSV A/S

    68,925       13,794,648  

FLSmidth & Co. A/S

    19,167       906,862  

Genmab A/S(a)

    24,579       10,131,453  

GN Store Nord A/S(a)

    46,225       1,232,580  

H Lundbeck AS

    132,271       656,520  

H Lundbeck AS, Class A

    33,038       148,166  

ISS A/S

    62,560       1,264,101  

Jyske Bank A/S, Registered(a)

    21,240       1,606,693  

Netcompany Group A/S(a)(c)

    17,611       817,479  

NKT A/S(a)(b)

    22,944       1,310,935  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    612,421       98,754,229  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    73,755       3,699,056  

Orsted AS(c)

    68,855       5,991,726  

Pandora A/S

    33,042       3,305,255  

Per Aarsleff Holding A/S

    12,357       586,532  

Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S

    12,505       1,779,693  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    3,197       859,862  

Royal Unibrew A/S

    18,813       1,626,061  

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, Class A(c)

    21,496       373,915  

Schouw & Co. A/S

    7,217       572,676  

SimCorp A/S

    15,520       1,664,156  

Spar Nord Bank A/S

    46,064       732,447  

Sydbank AS

    27,060       1,297,750  

Topdanmark AS

    14,828       672,152  

Tryg A/S

    126,093       2,489,555  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    374,906       10,027,408  

Zealand Pharma A/S(a)

    24,612       854,105  
   

 

 

 
       198,870,291  
Finland — 1.4%            

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    16,452       785,753  

Caverion OYJ

    45,482       428,064  

Elisa OYJ

    51,775       2,700,864  

Fortum OYJ

    167,577       2,268,531  

Huhtamaki OYJ

    39,929       1,419,377  

Kemira OYJ

    58,506       917,704  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    100,104       2,002,950  

Kojamo OYJ

    62,453       610,180  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    121,755       6,245,155  

Konecranes OYJ

    27,387       995,426  

Metsa Board OYJ, Class B

    84,734       683,623  

Metso OYJ

    249,392       2,834,108  

Neste OYJ

    157,420       5,795,429  

Nokia OYJ

    1,974,355       7,761,070  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    50,151       466,463  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    42,490       1,632,938  

Outokumpu OYJ

    143,405       741,927  

QT Group OYJ(a)

    7,310       606,316  

Revenio Group OYJ

    12,862       455,009  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    162,102       7,143,288  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    215,727       2,644,653  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Finland (continued)            

TietoEVRY OYJ

    47,471     $ 1,211,108  

Tokmanni Group Corp.

    32,166       496,746  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    195,039       6,457,287  

Uponor OYJ

    22,681       717,718  

Valmet OYJ

    63,665       1,688,761  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    178,062       2,236,965  
   

 

 

 
      61,947,413  
France — 17.1%            

Accor SA

    63,694       2,403,304  

Aeroports de Paris

    11,742       1,621,476  

Air France-KLM(a)

    480,296       829,410  

Air Liquide SA

    193,488       34,787,981  

Airbus SE

    219,100       32,273,433  

ALD SA(c)

    59,603       633,251  

Alstom SA

    120,886       3,701,559  

Alten SA

    11,746       1,691,821  

Amundi SA(c)

    22,081       1,355,010  

APERAM SA

    19,382       611,678  

ArcelorMittal SA

    176,544       5,105,966  

Arkema SA

    22,896       2,469,082  

Atos SE(a)

    35,433       368,058  

AXA SA

    672,802       20,681,158  

BioMerieux

    15,721       1,687,639  

BNP Paribas SA

    410,037       27,041,037  

Bollore SE

    353,141       2,232,812  

Bouygues SA

    78,738       2,820,517  

Bureau Veritas SA

    105,715       2,903,335  

Capgemini SE

    61,163       11,083,871  

Carrefour SA

    221,154       4,421,119  

CGG SA(a)

    417,690       293,871  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    181,892        12,301,602  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    248,080       8,123,889  

Cie. Plastic Omnium SA

    26,369       513,530  

Coface SA

    58,804       861,413  

Covivio

    20,050       968,046  

Credit Agricole SA

    446,843       5,547,724  

Danone SA

    233,470       14,257,250  

Dassault Aviation SA

    10,050       1,952,326  

Dassault Systemes SE

    247,001       10,556,486  

Edenred

    94,944       6,166,647  

Eiffage SA

    27,610       2,872,476  

Elis SA

    88,904       1,836,766  

Engie SA

    674,739       11,069,312  

Esker SA

    3,254       540,448  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    107,300       21,586,097  

Eurazeo SE

    17,268       1,054,380  

Euroapi SA(a)

    26,922       314,146  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    49,254       3,387,523  

Euronext NV(c)

    31,961       2,432,669  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    68,814       463,543  

Faurecia SE(a)

    58,864       1,479,185  

Fnac Darty SA

    9,009       314,066  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    15,151       1,847,865  

Gecina SA

    16,863       1,823,101  

Getlink SE

    134,265       2,360,025  

Hermes International

    11,746       25,997,008  

ICADE

    12,063       491,453  

Imerys SA

    16,153       560,916  

Interparfums SA

    11,864       856,324  

Ipsen SA

    14,369       1,810,879  
Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

IPSOS

    21,030     $ 1,051,289  

JCDecaux SE(a)

    29,001       543,456  

Kering SA

    27,387       15,724,666  

Klepierre SA

    80,607       2,139,605  

Korian SA

    29,835       232,318  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    42,181       1,610,359  

Legrand SA

    98,888       9,913,987  

L’Oreal SA

    88,595       41,206,368  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    101,971       94,707,353  

McPhy Energy SA(a)

    10,467       88,245  

Neoen SA(c)

    24,443       803,717  

Nexans SA

    12,380       1,099,100  

Nexity SA

    21,479       363,690  

Orange SA

    676,814       7,650,594  

Pernod Ricard SA

    76,737       16,918,326  

Publicis Groupe SA

    86,252       6,954,100  

Quadient SA

    18,543       413,404  

Remy Cointreau SA

    8,631       1,481,583  

Renault SA

    70,968       3,117,030  

Rexel SA

    96,942       2,338,460  

Rubis SCA

    40,547       999,822  

Safran SA

    127,678       21,196,222  

Sanofi

    418,908       44,690,999  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    10,221       3,197,858  

Schneider Electric SE

    199,848       35,647,293  

SCOR SE

    55,540       1,659,839  

SEB SA

    9,545       1,068,523  

SES SA, Class A

    154,342       999,904  

Societe BIC SA

    10,235       625,714  

Societe Generale SA

    268,976       7,315,269  

Sodexo SA

    33,223       3,407,929  

SOITEC(a)

    10,637       2,090,483  

Sopra Steria Group SACA

    7,079       1,539,223  

SPIE SA

    55,775       1,674,251  

Teleperformance

    21,859       3,170,403  

Thales SA

    39,195       5,863,172  

TotalEnergies SE

    877,122       53,290,869  

Trigano SA

    5,019       734,938  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a)

    34,158       1,148,791  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    45,368       2,570,681  

Valeo

    84,078       1,900,514  

Vallourec SA(a)

    72,168       941,548  

Valneva SE(a)

    38,680       290,468  

Veolia Environnement SA

    250,273       8,148,625  

Verallia SA(c)

    34,561       1,531,930  

Vicat SA

    15,292       519,814  

Vinci SA

    194,705       22,867,593  

Virbac SA

    2,391       736,456  

Vivendi SE

    258,589       2,308,772  

Wendel SE

    10,155       1,002,446  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    87,527       3,469,518  
   

 

 

 
       750,332,000  
Germany — 11.8%            

adidas AG

    59,910       12,094,933  

AIXTRON SE

    45,583       1,808,399  

Allianz SE, Registered

    148,935       35,595,369  

Amadeus Fire AG

    4,068       483,106  

Aroundtown SA(a)(b)

    321,245       499,091  

Aurubis AG

    13,003       1,224,002  

BASF SE

    327,183       17,540,607  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Bayer AG, Registered

    366,493     $ 21,433,765  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    121,819       14,855,824  

Bechtle AG

    32,528       1,431,675  

Befesa SA(c)

    16,904       647,837  

Beiersdorf AG

    37,423       4,846,478  

Bilfinger SE

    18,234       660,148  

Brenntag SE

    58,035       4,502,623  

CANCOM SE

    16,932       487,519  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    15,345       1,778,189  

Commerzbank AG

    406,504       4,862,389  

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA

    13,032       661,840  

Continental AG

    41,916       3,346,559  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    73,015       3,922,284  

CropEnergies AG

    12,701       127,776  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    27,203       1,856,495  

Daimler Truck Holding AG(b)

    181,353       6,806,231  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    65,851       2,988,958  

Dermapharm Holding SE

    9,934       485,256  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    713,468       7,908,889  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    69,861       13,385,474  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    228,499       2,304,700  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG(b)(c)

    62,955       523,968  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    368,691       18,959,275  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    1,192,162        25,990,602  

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA

    5,795       257,275  

Duerr AG

    23,350       728,531  

E.ON SE

    837,641       10,596,427  

Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG

    7,995       316,417  

Encavis AG(a)

    47,059       789,076  

Evonik Industries AG

    79,552       1,647,760  

Evotec SE(a)

    54,839       1,444,552  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide(a)

    14,500       766,107  

Freenet AG

    56,890       1,408,208  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    75,757       3,934,402  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    156,217       4,902,424  

GEA Group AG

    58,162       2,468,501  

Gerresheimer AG

    13,548       1,604,676  

Grand City Properties SA(a)

    39,334       324,389  

GRENKE AG

    11,543       318,364  

Hannover Rueck SE

    21,928       4,678,867  

HeidelbergCement AG

    52,848       4,283,216  

HelloFresh SE(a)(b)

    60,329       1,720,287  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    38,998       2,725,267  

Hensoldt AG

    19,714       670,276  

HOCHTIEF AG

    11,374       1,120,397  

Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA

    5,233       423,273  

Hugo Boss AG

    22,761       1,837,918  

Hypoport SE(a)(b)

    1,584       330,506  

Indus Holding AG(b)

    13,414       358,985  

Infineon Technologies AG

    484,117       21,269,905  

Jenoptik AG

    25,832       835,527  

K+S AG, Registered(b)

    71,713       1,369,243  

KION Group AG

    26,278       1,101,128  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    25,568       1,798,400  

Kontron AG(b)

    16,900       367,562  

Krones AG

    6,684       805,438  

LANXESS AG

    37,095       1,251,073  

LEG Immobilien SE(a)

    27,925       1,974,369  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    314,191       25,092,209  

Merck KGaA

    48,124       8,456,587  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

METRO AG(a)

    78,317     $ 680,981  

MorphoSys AG(a)(b)

    16,374       479,355  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    20,550       4,798,661  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    51,125       19,245,795  

Nagarro SE(a)(b)

    4,515       427,733  

Nemetschek SE

    21,732       1,581,416  

Nordex SE(a)

    55,142       779,187  

Norma Group SE

    14,477       255,425  

PATRIZIA SE

    21,095       215,837  

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    2,276       376,860  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE(b)

    63,818       634,433  

Puma SE

    38,795       2,621,815  

Rational AG

    1,911       1,430,494  

Rheinmetall AG

    16,297       4,616,060  

RWE AG

    234,432       10,089,634  

Salzgitter AG(b)

    14,383       498,450  

SAP SE

    385,504       52,587,201  

Scout24 SE(c)

    31,430       2,077,701  

Shop Apotheke Europe NV(a)(c)

    5,779       670,036  

Siemens AG, Registered

    281,015       47,896,800  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    104,173       6,052,796  

Siltronic AG

    9,852       867,298  

Sixt SE

    6,125       738,562  

SMA Solar Technology AG(a)(b)

    6,907       658,502  

Software AG, NVS

    19,769       691,206  

Stabilus SE

    12,090       689,274  

Stratec SE

    5,180       290,742  

Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA

    13,020       629,666  

Suedzucker AG

    29,215       505,778  

Symrise AG, Class A

    49,016       5,354,103  

Synlab AG

    32,925       326,083  

TAG Immobilien AG(a)

    69,207       777,926  

Talanx AG(a)(b)

    23,385       1,432,094  

TeamViewer AG(a)(c)

    57,439       976,385  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    416,431       1,122,023  

thyssenkrupp AG

    197,284       1,568,481  

United Internet AG, Registered(d)

    36,928       552,852  

Varta AG(b)

    8,529       193,553  

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG(b)

    10,030       488,928  

Vitesco Technologies Group AG(a)

    10,237       875,509  

Volkswagen AG

    10,293       1,644,983  

Vonovia SE

    264,774       6,169,229  

Vossloh AG

    7,852       352,118  

Wacker Chemie AG

    6,860       1,065,960  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

    83,271       2,874,906  
   

 

 

 
       516,860,634  
Ireland — 1.2%            

AIB Group PLC

    500,811       2,355,646  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    396,265       4,180,915  

Cairn Homes PLC(a)

    473,106       568,037  

CRH PLC

    277,042       16,503,650  

Dalata Hotel Group PLC(a)

    91,618       428,623  

Flutter Entertainment PLC, Class DI(a)

    66,249       13,176,901  

Glanbia PLC

    90,497       1,403,966  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    58,950       5,856,733  

Kingspan Group PLC

    59,754       4,796,067  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    92,655       3,666,452  
   

 

 

 
      52,936,990  
 

 

 

46  

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Italy — 4.1%            

A2A SpA

    662,214     $ 1,263,477  

ACEA SpA

    23,055       282,466  

Amplifon SpA

    47,913       1,620,997  

Anima Holding SpA(c)

    136,200       524,803  

Ascopiave SpA

    84,454       212,106  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    374,530       7,977,683  

Azimut Holding SpA

    48,982       1,156,591  

Banca Generali SpA

    29,465       1,103,775  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    79,766       775,080  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SPA

    211,517       1,021,784  

Banco BPM SpA

    545,565       2,730,033  

BFF Bank SpA(c)

    69,708       786,821  

BPER Banca

    486,231       1,682,507  

Brembo SpA

    68,155       964,712  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    15,515       1,311,800  

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    37,780       1,073,626  

Credito Emiliano SpA

    67,659       578,421  

De’ Longhi SpA

    38,416       974,788  

DiaSorin SpA

    10,619       1,191,368  

Enav SpA(c)

    101,528       436,562  

Enel SpA

    2,972,949       20,499,068  

Eni SpA

    871,910       13,311,334  

ERG SpA

    26,597       764,547  

Ferrari NV

    47,485       15,223,057  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    237,733       3,691,337  

Gruppo MutuiOnline SpA

    13,636       488,015  

GVS SpA(a)(b)(c)

    30,622       194,030  

Hera SpA

    420,854       1,306,768  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    144,503       1,812,182  

Interpump Group SpA

    28,995       1,577,584  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    5,941,018       17,179,448  

Iren SpA

    398,734       808,033  

Italgas SpA

    196,298       1,156,557  

Juventus Football Club SpA(a)(b)

    939,655       353,082  

Leonardo SpA

    150,486       2,037,486  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    223,437       2,977,655  

Moncler SpA

    78,957       5,698,612  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    221,681       1,919,758  

Pirelli & C SpA(c)

    189,710       1,011,348  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    196,970       2,250,084  

Prysmian SpA

    97,598       3,891,734  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    40,009       2,066,068  

Reply SpA

    9,926       1,075,354  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA

    26,332       428,831  

Snam SpA

    808,614       4,250,693  

Stellantis NV

    830,227       17,034,500  

Tamburi Investment Partners SpA

    62,295       604,430  

Technogym SpA(c)

    77,971       719,281  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    3,541,385       1,020,880  

Tenaris SA

    193,403       3,213,879  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    512,837       4,332,961  

Tod’s SpA(a)

    5,542       251,682  

UniCredit SpA

    683,620       17,309,427  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    190,739       1,061,976  
   

 

 

 
       179,191,081  
Netherlands — 6.8%            

Aalberts NV

    39,731       1,792,841  

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    152,114       2,586,426  

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    8,075       14,987,318  

Aegon NV

    650,550       3,531,368  
Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)            

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    64,965     $ 4,145,417  

Akzo Nobel NV

    62,557       5,351,628  

Alfen Beheer BV(a)(b)(c)

    9,374       650,492  

Allfunds Group PLC

    158,344       1,032,393  

Arcadis NV

    32,126       1,408,466  

ASM International NV

    17,657       8,388,493  

ASML Holding NV

    149,343       106,969,728  

ASR Nederland NV

    57,083       2,587,539  

Basic-Fit NV(a)(b)(c)

    24,231       817,900  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    28,941       3,455,515  

Corbion NV

    32,721       768,951  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    196,321       2,640,298  

EXOR NV, NVS

    40,197       3,756,230  

Ferrovial SE

    189,584       6,282,613  

Flow Trades Ltd., NVS

    14,990       326,169  

Heineken Holding NV

    46,401       3,803,728  

Heineken NV

    94,253       9,225,622  

IMCD NV

    21,276       3,223,940  

ING Groep NV

    1,338,757       19,541,384  

InPost SA(a)

    83,120       993,268  

Iveco Group NV(a)

    81,943       777,194  

JDE Peet’s NV

    47,373       1,429,257  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(c)

    56,704       1,017,269  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(c)

    26,578       475,840  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    354,301       12,212,266  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    1,173,736       4,246,877  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    343,584       7,137,489  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    28,080       1,058,667  

NN Group NV

    90,935       3,485,986  

NSI NV

    14,086       296,122  

OCI NV

    43,475       1,239,028  

Pharming Group NV(a)(b)

    375,613       474,096  

PostNL NV

    169,210       343,610  

Prosus NV

    297,354       23,522,890  

QIAGEN NV(a)

    85,433       4,008,648  

Randstad NV

    40,784       2,389,350  

SBM Offshore NV

    64,137       931,781  

Signify NV(c)

    47,153       1,482,560  

Technip Energies NV

    53,153       1,211,463  

TKH Group NV

    19,917       1,039,197  

TomTom NV(a)

    36,700       320,614  

Universal Music Group NV

    307,638       7,890,886  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    94,224       11,832,273  
   

 

 

 
       297,091,090  
Norway — 1.4%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    107,183       792,837  

Aker ASA, Class A

    15,472       983,821  

Aker BP ASA

    131,853       3,693,542  

Aker Carbon Capture ASA(a)

    181,839       275,811  

Atea ASA

    52,287       709,882  

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    52,367       393,189  

Bakkafrost P/F

    20,731       1,206,418  

Borr Drilling Ltd.(a)

    76,436       651,985  

Borregaard ASA

    48,366       789,349  

BW Energy Ltd.(a)

    137,593       408,861  

BW Offshore Ltd.

    79,498       217,727  

Crayon Group Holding ASA(a)(c)

    41,888       446,007  

DNB Bank ASA

    349,549       7,203,325  

Elkem ASA(c)

    243,137       576,766  

Entra ASA(c)

    33,437       326,142  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Norway (continued)            

Equinor ASA

    360,422     $ 11,024,759  

Frontline PLC, NVS

    56,754       945,614  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    78,159       1,233,851  

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.

    55,705       436,490  

Kahoot! ASA(a)(b)

    145,091       499,099  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    37,890       1,644,090  

Leroy Seafood Group ASA

    110,822       461,068  

Mowi ASA

    165,407       2,907,839  

MPC Container Ships AS

    137,916       257,298  

NEL ASA(a)(b)

    643,817       873,192  

Nordic Semiconductor ASA(a)

    64,960       956,656  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    520,077       3,406,202  

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA(a)

    264,434       263,950  

Nykode Therapeutics AS(a)(b)

    72,183       207,365  

Orkla ASA

    288,573       2,277,079  

REC Silicon ASA(a)

    147,177       250,871  

Salmar ASA

    26,763       1,236,410  

Scatec ASA(c)

    49,933       417,341  

Schibsted ASA, Class A

    41,788       895,236  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    40,389       792,004  

SpareBank 1 SMN

    69,690       976,597  

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA

    67,331       869,008  

Storebrand ASA

    174,265       1,523,253  

Subsea 7 SA

    102,138       1,372,648  

Telenor ASA

    265,958       2,847,065  

TGS ASA

    53,969       720,341  

TOMRA Systems ASA

    89,438       1,378,306  

Veidekke ASA

    53,732       606,503  

Yara International ASA

    61,853       2,526,199  
   

 

 

 
      62,481,996  
Portugal — 0.3%            

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R(a)

    3,508,497       958,188  

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    1,051,766       4,913,681  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    199,819       2,655,517  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    95,488       2,599,735  

Navigator Co. SA (The)

    153,127       536,735  

REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

    318,474       869,636  

Sonae SGPS SA

    755,362       821,276  
   

 

 

 
      13,354,768  
Spain — 3.8%            

Acciona SA

    9,389       1,407,399  

Acerinox SA

    71,362       751,257  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    83,089       2,906,348  

Aena SME SA(c)

    27,118       4,330,531  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    168,421       12,081,864  

Applus Services SA

    62,029       665,418  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    2,224,618       17,633,155  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    2,160,115       2,662,067  

Banco Santander SA

    6,052,526        24,526,537  

Bankinter SA

    241,788       1,564,379  

CaixaBank SA

    1,533,212       6,202,150  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    213,620       8,724,044  

Cia. de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

    31,795       884,698  

Cie. Automotive SA

    26,669       835,822  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    22,068       694,607  

Ebro Foods SA

    29,447       542,830  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    103,706       1,980,878  

Enagas SA

    76,645       1,360,182  

Endesa SA

    113,739       2,437,751  
Security   Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)            

Faes Farma SA

    181,399     $ 628,567  

Fluidra SA

    37,578       831,045  

Global Dominion Access SA(c)

    31,713       133,372  

Grifols SA(a)

    114,535       1,682,554  

Iberdrola SA

    2,207,732       27,555,876  

Indra Sistemas SA

    57,205       831,968  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    401,080       15,352,467  

Inmobiliaria Colonial SOCIMI SA

    117,695       759,752  

Lar Espana Real Estate SOCIMI SA

    68,105       441,052  

Linea Directa Aseguradora SA Cia de Seguros y Reaseguros

    254,822       247,396  

Mapfre SA

    388,616       807,722  

Merlin Properties SOCIMI SA

    136,324       1,270,399  

Miquel y Costas & Miquel SA

    32,212       405,172  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    52,889       1,612,623  

Neinor Homes SA(c)

    25,325       250,604  

Prosegur Cia. de Seguridad SA

    116,755       214,728  

Redeia Corp. SA

    130,938       2,190,024  

Repsol SA

    517,764       7,904,921  

Sacyr SA

    233,235       797,363  

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA(a)

    32,213       503,852  

Telefonica SA

    1,882,267       8,019,894  

Unicaja Banco SA(b)(c)

    549,733       641,632  

Vidrala SA

    10,595       1,078,694  

Viscofan SA

    18,028       1,170,396  
   

 

 

 
       167,523,990  
Sweden — 5.5%            

AAK AB

    72,517       1,393,869  

AddLife AB, Class B

    53,578       436,327  

AddTech AB, Class B

    101,528       1,891,447  

AFRY AB

    41,646       577,949  

Alfa Laval AB

    104,567       3,914,311  

Alleima AB, NVS

    76,104       330,587  

Arjo AB, Class B

    95,329       407,865  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    368,978       8,871,295  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    989,713       14,059,749  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    578,232       7,140,539  

Avanza Bank Holding AB

    49,144       1,112,884  

Axfood AB

    45,040       1,147,565  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    142,363       1,935,926  

Betsson AB

    42,711       516,800  

Bilia AB, Class A

    45,078       473,739  

Billerud AB

    86,947       741,452  

BioArctic AB, Class B(a)(c)

    13,822       396,048  

Biotage AB

    24,061       297,001  

Boliden AB

    102,917       3,026,711  

Bravida Holding AB(c)

    93,644       752,627  

Bure Equity AB

    22,787       484,800  

Calliditas Therapeutics AB, Class B(a)

    27,561       268,494  

Castellum AB

    169,118       1,925,936  

Catena AB

    13,692       525,983  

Corem Property Group AB, Class B

    288,431       194,549  

Dometic Group AB(c)

    116,591       868,746  

Electrolux AB, Class B

    86,528       1,068,729  

Electrolux Professional AB, Class B

    125,780       708,619  

Elekta AB, Class B

    164,765       1,334,798  

Embracer Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    257,878       740,185  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    240,208       4,795,903  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    138,046       2,345,274  

EQT AB

    137,652       3,288,105  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Essity AB, Class B

    227,742     $ 5,647,155  

Evolution AB(c)

    68,481       8,444,569  

Fabege AB

    141,867       1,228,624  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)

    230,095       1,073,731  

Fortnox AB

    214,592       1,317,129  

Getinge AB, Class B

    85,775       1,598,247  

Granges AB

    52,608       537,333  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    246,851       4,151,976  

Hemnet Group AB

    30,201       535,082  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    778,149       7,544,782  

Hexatronic Group AB(b)

    69,287       525,030  

Hexpol AB

    112,617       1,221,725  

HMS Networks AB

    10,389       419,517  

Holmen AB, Class B

    36,100       1,390,598  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

    48,157       589,539  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    155,155       1,521,847  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    48,058       1,364,701  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    56,198       1,592,133  

Indutrade AB

    104,781       2,198,970  

Instalco AB

    103,811       408,450  

Intrum AB(b)

    26,655       207,674  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    55,194       1,112,249  

Investor AB, Class A

    164,081       3,332,223  

Investor AB, Class B

    644,070       13,154,477  

JM AB

    27,161       426,751  

Kambi Group PLC, Class B(a)

    15,584       295,120  

Kindred Group PLC

    92,713       1,115,198  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    104,027       1,419,834  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    27,478       1,210,939  

Lifco AB, Class B

    92,209       1,859,104  

Lindab International AB

    37,341       578,923  

Loomis AB, Class B

    29,826       870,101  

Medicover AB, Class B

    23,455       358,863  

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR(a)

    66,081       1,026,052  

MIPS AB

    13,452       609,038  

Modern Times Group MTG AB, Class B(a)

    46,364       301,560  

Munters Group AB(c)

    69,682       884,431  

Mycronic AB

    34,020       732,102  

NCC AB, Class B

    38,656       416,282  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    569,203       5,127,245  

Nobia AB(a)

    84,274       91,106  

Nolato AB, Class B

    95,960       396,628  

Nordea Bank Abp

    1,185,053        13,412,827  

Nordnet AB publ

    57,034       846,229  

Nyfosa AB

    80,720       512,076  

Pandox AB, Class B

    45,913       541,385  

Paradox Interactive AB

    17,623       505,935  

Peab AB, Class B

    80,081       354,250  

PowerCell Sweden AB(a)

    23,376       215,288  

Ratos AB, Class B

    74,594       247,980  

Saab AB, Class B

    28,067       1,479,387  

Sagax AB, Class B

    77,868       1,729,110  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB(b)

    438,712       189,693  

Sandvik AB

    391,463       7,951,601  

Scandic Hotels Group AB(a)(b)(c)

    95,885       378,120  

Sdiptech AB, Class B(a)

    14,782       407,637  

Sectra AB, NVS

    62,858       1,006,517  

Securitas AB, Class B

    179,585       1,528,587  

Sinch AB(a)(c)

    285,978       741,208  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    603,675       7,317,887  
Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Skanska AB, Class B

    128,391     $ 2,047,758  

SKF AB, Class B

    127,693       2,432,862  

SSAB AB, Class A

    98,195       623,091  

SSAB AB, Class B

    253,720       1,552,247  

Stillfront Group AB(a)

    201,093       372,147  

Storskogen Group AB

    611,861       629,806  

Surgical Science Sweden AB(a)

    19,257       448,111  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    227,628       3,024,600  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    530,189       4,655,037  

Sweco AB, Class B

    100,502       1,034,963  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    315,544       5,787,610  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)(b)

    70,239       1,374,793  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    195,270       1,469,319  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    1,086,739       5,466,812  

Telia Co. AB

    879,568       1,890,175  

Thule Group AB(c)

    38,164       1,191,725  

Trelleborg AB, Class B

    87,350       2,325,488  

Troax Group AB

    21,117       380,340  

Viaplay Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    28,694       124,575  

Vitec Software Group AB, Class B

    14,684       836,439  

Vitrolife AB

    29,811       442,351  

Volvo AB, Class A

    70,777       1,604,936  

Volvo AB, Class B

    558,539       12,320,597  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)(b)

    216,636       1,070,831  

Wallenstam AB, Class B

    143,112       557,918  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    119,278       932,735  
   

 

 

 
       240,774,833  
Switzerland — 15.2%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    578,605       23,217,981  

Accelleron Industries AG, NVS

    38,975       1,026,812  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    58,004       2,363,914  

Alcon Inc.

    185,001       15,742,035  

Allreal Holding AG, Registered

    6,623       1,216,766  

ALSO Holding AG, Registered

    3,489       798,397  

Arbonia AG

    29,808       345,801  

Aryzta AG(a)

    456,130       779,568  

Bachem Holding AG, Class A

    14,022       1,295,228  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    18,018       2,788,985  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    13,364       1,499,994  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    1,364       2,557,500  

Belimo Holding AG, Registered

    3,721       2,005,432  

BKW AG

    7,945       1,421,712  

Bossard Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    2,824       659,991  

Bucher Industries AG, Registered

    3,162       1,409,028  

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    1,648       971,233  

Bystronic AG, Registered

    634       444,207  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    12,874       977,166  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    389       4,757,560  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    42       5,104,486  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    193,151       31,103,647  

Clariant AG, Registered

    79,667       1,305,438  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    77,279       2,273,774  

Comet Holding AG, Registered

    3,553       934,703  

Daetwyler Holding AG, Bearer

    3,190       631,008  

DKSH Holding AG

    15,015       1,211,605  

DocMorris AG(a)(b)

    3,830       234,391  

dormakaba Holding AG

    1,365       665,550  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    64,382       7,114,197  

Dufry AG, Registered(a)

    41,384       2,138,247  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Emmi AG, Registered

    1,062     $ 1,039,329  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    2,601       2,170,924  

Flughafen Zurich AG, Registered

    8,343       1,766,190  

Forbo Holding AG, Registered

    460       661,744  

Galenica AG(c)

    20,428       1,644,047  

Geberit AG, Registered

    12,599       7,149,957  

Georg Fischer Ltd.

    32,233       2,201,392  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    3,362       11,348,331  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    15,647       2,315,490  

Holcim Ltd.

    202,189       14,091,949  

Huber + Suhner AG, Registered

    8,511       735,125  

Idorsia Ltd.(a)(b)

    43,855       347,832  

Implenia AG, Registered

    11,218       546,405  

Inficon Holding AG, Registered

    814       1,043,575  

Interroll Holding AG, Registered

    281       898,838  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    79,066       5,600,050  

Kardex Holding AG, Registered

    3,289       822,965  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    19,753       6,180,633  

Landis+Gyr Group AG

    10,623       922,388  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    62,532       4,420,946  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    27,617       16,046,469  

Medmix AG(c)

    14,092       393,320  

Meyer Burger Technology AG(a)(b)

    1,352,466       813,144  

Mobimo Holding AG, Registered

    3,477       1,028,208  

Nestle SA, Registered

    1,015,495        124,417,561  

Novartis AG, Registered

    757,439       79,301,692  

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, Registered

    91,296       496,427  

Partners Group Holding AG

    8,323       9,343,680  

PolyPeptide Group AG(a)(b)(c)

    6,597       155,510  

PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered

    18,137       2,137,264  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    12,009       3,981,837  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    259,623       80,496,459  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    15,043       3,652,691  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    8,586       1,990,764  

Schweiter Technologies AG, NVS(b)

    496       381,797  

Sensirion Holding AG(a)(c)

    4,155       364,127  

SFS Group AG

    9,034       1,073,941  

SGS SA

    55,471       5,385,957  

Siegfried Holding AG, Registered

    1,835       1,621,275  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    195,262       3,308,057  

SIG Group AG

    113,980       3,047,103  

Sika AG, Registered

    54,082       16,832,346  

Softwareone Holding AG

    42,342       906,227  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    19,319       5,385,075  

St. Galler Kantonalbank AG, Class A, Registered

    1,509       863,050  

Stadler Rail AG

    24,645       989,685  

STMicroelectronics NV

    254,762       13,626,291  

Straumann Holding AG

    42,183       6,980,143  

Sulzer AG, Registered

    11,780       1,156,462  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    10,638       3,404,590  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    19,329       1,160,759  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    11,374       7,232,204  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    27,636       2,675,424  

Swiss Re AG

    109,489       11,424,005  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    9,549       6,140,537  

Swissquote Group Holding SA, Registered

    4,816       1,090,788  

Tecan Group AG, Registered

    4,936       1,964,188  

Temenos AG, Registered

    23,301       2,003,950  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    1,216,746       26,998,221  

Valiant Holding AG, Registered

    8,609       947,274  
Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

VAT Group AG(c)

    10,233     $ 4,349,505  

Vontobel Holding AG, Registered

    14,456       973,866  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    54,714       26,454,137  
   

 

 

 
       667,900,476  
United Kingdom — 23.5%            

3i Group PLC

    368,882       9,358,963  

888 Holdings PLC(a)

    152,511       211,543  

abrdn PLC

    758,720       2,257,926  

Admiral Group PLC

    77,599       2,118,685  

Airtel Africa PLC(c)

    453,099       678,011  

AJ Bell PLC

    113,116       475,859  

Anglo American PLC

    469,914       14,450,689  

Antofagasta PLC

    159,708       3,435,280  

AO World PLC(a)

    135,899       165,589  

Ascential PLC(a)

    185,126       497,020  

Ashmore Group PLC

    170,005       450,829  

Ashtead Group PLC

    162,581       12,028,358  

ASOS PLC(a)(b)

    25,534       137,919  

Associated British Foods PLC

    131,578       3,462,739  

Assura PLC

    1,382,859       840,494  

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings
PLC(a)(b)(c)

    156,143       793,615  

AstraZeneca PLC

    572,444       82,246,578  

Auction Technology Group PLC(a)

    56,835       517,139  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    347,542       2,882,364  

Aviva PLC

    976,155       4,863,362  

Avon Protection PLC

    12,805       134,845  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    365,177       2,593,820  

Babcock International Group PLC(a)

    100,856       485,536  

BAE Systems PLC

    1,126,224       13,468,563  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    264,394       1,185,549  

Barclays PLC

    5,733,781       11,377,605  

Barratt Developments PLC

    367,090       2,148,801  

Beazley PLC

    259,062       1,825,261  

Bellway PLC

    45,799       1,302,364  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    40,577       2,262,480  

Big Yellow Group PLC

    73,874       1,016,666  

Bodycote PLC

    74,152       658,527  

boohoo Group PLC(a)

    372,836       185,896  

BP PLC

    6,544,182       40,603,036  

Breedon Group PLC

    131,034       612,111  

Bridgepoint Group PLC(c)

    92,864       225,125  

British American Tobacco PLC

    778,164       26,168,177  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    306,080       1,328,142  

Britvic PLC

    106,359       1,180,570  

BT Group PLC

    2,594,858       4,066,104  

Bunzl PLC(b)

    123,182       4,566,100  

Burberry Group PLC

    142,586       4,070,151  

Burford Capital Ltd.

    72,634       981,653  

Bytes Technology Group PLC

    90,810       601,351  

C&C Group PLC

    197,320       349,498  

Capita PLC(a)

    620,050       219,784  

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    662,591       1,018,702  

Capricorn Energy PLC

    139,566       317,386  

Carnival PLC(a)

    57,068       967,937  

Centamin PLC

    535,915       661,723  

Centrica PLC

    2,241,218       3,971,775  

Ceres Power Holdings PLC(a)(b)

    64,095       299,906  

Close Brothers Group PLC

    54,231       641,725  

CMC Markets PLC(c)

    64,451       115,633  

CNH Industrial NV

    377,767       5,456,079  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Coats Group PLC

    683,694     $ 614,193  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    78,439       4,972,248  

Compass Group PLC

    639,266       16,632,185  

Computacenter PLC

    36,751       1,036,815  

ConvaTec Group PLC(c)

    638,672       1,711,092  

Cranswick PLC

    21,890       939,129  

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    121,273       332,126  

Croda International PLC

    51,250       3,880,300  

Currys PLC

    489,940       335,446  

CVS Group PLC

    40,589       1,072,450  

Darktrace PLC(a)

    114,300       542,074  

DCC PLC

    38,384       2,222,385  

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

    43,234       2,061,069  

Deliveroo PLC, Class A(a)(c)

    350,775       591,519  

Derwent London PLC

    39,747       1,080,104  

Diageo PLC

    827,988       36,135,266  

Diploma PLC

    51,591       2,145,786  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    452,861       874,498  

Diversified Energy Co. PLC

    567,209       690,075  

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    170,962       762,209  

Dowlais Group PLC(a)

    630,358       994,628  

Dr. Martens PLC

    220,358       431,062  

Drax Group PLC

    151,520       1,176,052  

DS Smith PLC

    490,442       1,949,923  

Dunelm Group PLC

    57,394       847,050  

easyJet PLC(a)

    118,135       686,148  

Elementis PLC(a)

    257,481       365,465  

EMIS Group PLC

    28,918       538,865  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    78,380       1,888,651  

Energean PLC

    62,932       935,244  

Entain PLC

    242,724       4,323,270  

Essentra PLC

    156,354       326,154  

Experian PLC

    340,688       13,166,080  

Ferrexpo PLC

    118,102       139,138  

Fevertree Drinks PLC

    41,213       709,793  

Firstgroup PLC

    416,471       780,000  

Forterra PLC(c)

    105,528       232,938  

Frasers Group PLC(a)

    69,339       722,702  

Future PLC

    45,513       488,756  

Games Workshop Group PLC

    14,111       2,109,682  

Gamma Communications PLC

    34,667       494,576  

GB Group PLC

    114,068       366,415  

Genuit Group PLC

    124,362       499,548  

Genus PLC

    25,987       822,013  

Glencore PLC

    3,932,000       23,912,197  

Grafton Group PLC

    94,032       1,057,000  

Grainger PLC

    312,519       1,009,897  

Great Portland Estates PLC

    102,495       562,452  

Greatland Gold PLC(a)

    3,321,230       298,361  

Greggs PLC

    41,342       1,466,141  

GSK PLC

    1,500,258        26,706,320  

Haleon PLC

    1,873,552       8,087,040  

Halfords Group PLC

    97,866       277,819  

Halma PLC

    143,976       4,134,685  

Hammerson PLC

    1,943,067       663,307  

Harbour Energy PLC

    306,298       1,048,600  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    131,556       1,439,380  

Hays PLC

    636,775       876,130  

Helios Towers PLC(a)

    298,182       345,303  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    63,852       1,714,736  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Hill & Smith PLC

    40,118     $ 812,849  

Hiscox Ltd.

    132,269       1,830,795  

Hochschild Mining PLC

    154,069       152,664  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    215,958       2,044,896  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    7,364,525        61,172,783  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    179,241       1,628,689  

IMI PLC

    98,314       2,055,491  

Impax Asset Management Group PLC

    37,497       264,390  

Imperial Brands PLC

    325,096       7,680,535  

Inchcape PLC

    149,883       1,576,321  

Indivior PLC, NVS(a)

    60,202       1,354,371  

Informa PLC

    544,098       5,294,002  

IntegraFin Holdings PLC

    131,857       414,586  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    64,953       4,800,494  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    108,086       1,950,739  

International Distributions Services PLC(a)

    274,788       938,613  

Intertek Group PLC

    57,973       3,247,557  

Investec PLC

    271,074       1,703,233  

IP Group PLC

    451,476       346,482  

ITM Power PLC(a)(b)

    288,196       342,139  

ITV PLC(b)

    1,337,728       1,242,325  

IWG PLC(a)

    357,964       702,412  

J D Wetherspoon PLC(a)

    45,454       394,334  

J Sainsbury PLC

    621,935       2,214,389  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    1,012,185       2,050,315  

JET2 PLC

    76,401       1,101,265  

John Wood Group PLC(a)

    255,891       486,398  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    67,599       1,563,385  

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    172,421       253,111  

Just Group PLC

    465,795       491,971  

Kainos Group PLC

    45,116       759,166  

Keywords Studios PLC

    32,603       737,239  

Kingfisher PLC(b)

    713,690       2,250,528  

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

    102,318       783,134  

Land Securities Group PLC

    264,956       2,200,404  

Learning Technologies Group PLC

    300,547       289,280  

Legal & General Group PLC

    2,157,140       6,464,657  

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

    34,651       287,425  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    24,099,163       13,923,225  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    148,186       16,092,221  

LondonMetric Property PLC

    453,439       1,075,729  

LXI REIT PLC

    871,003       1,063,588  

M&G PLC

    856,120       2,205,279  

Man Group PLC/Jersey

    484,734       1,485,996  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC(a)

    717,387       1,900,290  

Marshalls PLC

    83,243       286,751  

Melrose Industries PLC

    510,930       3,477,165  

Mitchells & Butlers PLC(a)

    116,855       344,568  

Mitie Group PLC

    594,666       775,741  

Mobico Group PLC

    234,125       280,702  

Mondi PLC

    186,760       3,275,881  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    273,615       963,538  

National Grid PLC

    1,358,896       18,011,912  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    2,109,890       6,623,025  

Network International Holdings PLC(a)(c)

    183,616       910,526  

Next Fifteen Communications Group PLC

    51,361       418,555  

Next PLC

    45,133       4,081,864  

Ninety One PLC

    207,420       458,916  

NMC Health PLC, NVS(e)

    42,009       1  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    214,080       2,577,216  
 

 

 

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

  51


Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

OSB Group PLC

    179,389     $ 847,830  

Oxford Instruments PLC

    20,554       633,071  

Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC(a)

    242,521       821,049  

Pagegroup PLC

    137,824       789,206  

Paragon Banking Group PLC

    122,431       829,603  

Pearson PLC

    248,119       2,744,581  

Penno Group PLC

    100,633       908,771  

Persimmon PLC

    115,685       1,719,880  

Petrofac Ltd.(a)(b)

    211,503       213,346  

Pets at Home Group PLC

    208,054       1,045,512  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    277,439       1,960,139  

Playtech PLC(a)

    97,251       700,167  

Plus500 Ltd.

    48,083       929,312  

Primary Health Properties PLC

    698,320       848,221  

Provident Financial PLC

    108,800       175,653  

Prudential PLC

    1,012,019       14,053,224  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    269,220       1,114,730  

Quilter PLC(c)

    538,310       540,343  

Rathbones Group PLC

    25,852       598,099  

Reach PLC

    120,265       131,114  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    261,977       19,625,234  

Redde Northgate PLC

    123,797       546,529  

Redrow PLC

    107,340       713,584  

RELX PLC

    699,404       23,539,635  

Renishaw PLC

    15,152       758,367  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    958,808       7,818,272  

RHI Magnesita NV(b)

    15,756       604,187  

Rightmove PLC

    304,233       2,229,112  

Rio Tinto PLC

    413,297       27,317,988  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    3,122,841       7,404,684  

Rotork PLC

    320,603       1,269,916  

RS GROUP PLC

    176,777       1,780,670  

RWS Holdings PLC

    124,702       415,454  

S4 Capital PLC(a)

    155,279       210,174  

Safestore Holdings PLC

    90,631       1,030,280  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    366,165       4,404,444  

Savills PLC

    67,671       845,876  

Schroders PLC

    257,404       1,518,630  

Segro PLC

    447,267       4,383,017  

Serco Group PLC

    508,776       1,014,012  

Severn Trent PLC

    92,426       3,029,157  

Shell PLC

    2,531,653        76,728,712  

Sirius Real Estate Ltd.

    609,271       647,443  

Smart Metering Systems PLC

    77,676       694,808  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    325,910       4,958,068  

Smiths Group PLC

    137,996       3,009,644  

Softcat PLC

    55,535       1,070,025  

Spectris PLC

    41,317       1,864,534  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    26,422       3,773,583  

Spire Healthcare Group PLC(c)

    193,529       535,227  

Spirent Communications PLC

    270,758       588,455  

SSE PLC

    399,740       8,643,631  

SSP Group PLC(a)

    308,433       995,902  

St. James’s Place PLC

    202,387       2,443,038  

Standard Chartered PLC

    895,580       8,602,535  

Supermarket Income Reit PLC

    811,961       794,776  

Synthomer PLC(a)

    151,322       162,059  

Tate & Lyle PLC

    157,868       1,512,408  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    1,324,023       1,943,479  

Telecom Plus PLC

    26,483       565,543  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Tesco PLC

    2,646,612     $ 8,765,766  

THG PLC, Class B(a)

    266,744       353,064  

TP ICAP Group PLC

    289,307       590,338  

Trainline PLC(a)(c)

    193,382       653,697  

Travis Perkins PLC

    78,663       879,858  

Tremor International Ltd.(a)(b)

    44,928       171,822  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

    738,873       1,310,174  

TUI AG(a)

    183,134       1,483,479  

Unilever PLC

    932,788       50,121,400  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    150,828       1,883,172  

United Utilities Group PLC

    247,404       3,172,596  

Vesuvius PLC

    89,502       506,775  

Victoria PLC(a)(b)

    39,473       332,314  

Victrex PLC

    32,891       653,058  

Virgin Money U.K. PLC

    512,696       1,163,003  

Vistry Group PLC

    142,880       1,449,198  

Vodafone Group PLC

    8,324,931       7,919,171  

Volution Group PLC

    74,203       382,437  

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC(a)(c)

    105,119       1,016,505  

Weir Group PLC (The)

    97,103       2,286,943  

WH Smith PLC

    57,198       1,096,530  

Whitbread PLC

    78,599       3,530,754  

Wickes Group PLC

    181,085       317,452  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    230,185       2,295,836  

Workspace Group PLC

    62,039       395,382  

WPP PLC

    401,788       4,387,014  

YouGov PLC

    42,237       525,787  
   

 

 

 
      1,029,522,557  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.7%
(Cost: $4,402,018,055)

       4,331,159,424  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.7%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    21,904       2,460,938  

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

    42,962       5,253,508  

Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    31,892       1,320,128  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    63,621       4,909,399  

Jungheinrich AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    20,727       775,474  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    57,941       3,418,860  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS(b)

    9,841       4,060,194  

Sixt SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    5,812       431,587  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    78,022       10,336,009  
   

 

 

 
      32,966,097  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.7%
(Cost: $39,920,588)

 

    32,966,097  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.4%
(Cost: $4,441,938,643)

 

    4,364,125,521  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Money Market Funds — 0.9%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(f)(g)(h)

    36,821,185       36,832,231  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Money Market Funds (continued)            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(f)(g)

    410,000     $ 410,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.9%
(Cost: $37,222,952)

      37,242,231  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.3%
(Cost: $4,479,161,595)

 

    4,401,367,752  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.3)%

 

    (11,534,233
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  4,389,833,519  
   

 

 

 

 

(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)

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(e)

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

(f)

Affiliate of the Fund.

(g)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(h)

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

 

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 

   
     Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/22

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

   

Value at

07/31/23

    Shares
Held at
07/31/23
    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying
Funds

        
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 38,755,367     $     $ (1,947,424 )(a)    $ 10,585     $ 13,703     $ 36,832,231       36,821,185     $ 877,786 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    390,000       20,000 (a)                        410,000       410,000       82,831       1    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ 10,585     $ 13,703     $ 37,242,231       $ 960,617     $ 1    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b)

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

          

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     318       09/15/23      $ 15,710      $ 542,367  

FTSE 100 Index

     91       09/15/23        8,982        124,914  
        

 

 

 
           $ 667,281  
        

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

   iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

 

 
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 667,281      $      $      $      $ 667,281  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 3,323,805      $      $      $      $ 3,323,805  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (515,656    $      $      $      $ (515,656
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 29,436,355   

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

   $ 133,997,186      $ 4,197,162,237      $ 1      $ 4,331,159,424  

Preferred Stocks

            32,966,097               32,966,097  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     37,242,231                      37,242,231  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 171,239,417      $ 4,230,128,334      $ 1      $ 4,401,367,752  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Equity Contracts

   $      $ 667,281      $      $ 667,281  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 6.9%            

Abacus Property Group

    196,262     $ 351,306  

Adbri Ltd.

    240,057       402,412  

AGL Energy Ltd.

    385,003       3,155,304  

Allkem Ltd.(a)

    377,417       3,778,553  

ALS Ltd.

    326,478       2,582,216  

Altium Ltd.

    91,096       2,344,120  

Alumina Ltd.

    1,749,166       1,688,478  

AMP Ltd.

    1,976,454       1,503,976  

Ampol Ltd.

    128,198       2,839,154  

Ansell Ltd.

    67,919       1,102,984  

APA Group

    657,425       4,422,578  

ARB Corp. Ltd.

    59,027       1,239,203  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    322,620       8,544,661  

ASX Ltd.

    103,739       4,334,075  

Atlas Arteria Ltd.

    896,492       3,789,607  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    875,711       2,244,284  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    1,588,405       27,557,501  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    421,765       1,713,945  

Bapcor Ltd.

    285,223       1,199,965  

Beach Energy Ltd.

    1,414,814       1,542,692  

Bega Cheese Ltd.

    215,254       471,473  

Bellevue Gold Ltd.(a)

    1,299,251       1,274,691  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    356,897       2,247,470  

BHP Group Ltd.

    2,737,163       85,185,622  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    307,047       4,528,036  

Boral Ltd.(a)

    241,815       709,953  

BrainChip Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,643,632       398,608  

Brambles Ltd.

    767,823       7,264,196  

Breville Group Ltd.

    96,134       1,462,608  

BWP Trust

    420,160       1,037,578  

carsales.com Ltd.

    140,892       2,355,122  

Chalice Mining Ltd.(a)

    306,596       1,226,573  

Challenger Ltd.

    310,482       1,500,687  

Charter Hall Group

    315,620       2,432,725  

Charter Hall Long Wale REIT

    656,060       1,815,814  

Charter Hall Retail REIT

    394,329       995,694  

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd.

    1,515,532       2,812,945  

Cochlear Ltd.

    35,749       5,751,024  

Coles Group Ltd.

    698,263       8,538,775  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    908,912        64,667,962  

Computershare Ltd.

    338,938       5,716,275  

Core Lithium Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,422,907       614,410  

Corporate Travel Management Ltd.

    91,258       1,286,252  

Credit Corp. Group Ltd.

    45,314       721,538  

Cromwell Property Group

    558,604       206,802  

CSL Ltd.

    262,490       47,278,687  

CSR Ltd.

    243,162       937,978  

De Grey Mining Ltd.(a)

    1,341,347       1,213,040  

Deterra Royalties Ltd.

    605,689       1,919,512  

Dexus

    589,976       3,265,393  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    37,424       1,238,180  

Downer EDI Ltd.

    443,215       1,310,284  

Eagers Automotive Ltd.

    143,558       1,427,879  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    799,658       3,268,472  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    989,934       2,485,187  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.(a)

    110,990       1,746,702  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    921,727       13,550,055  

Gold Road Resources Ltd.

    1,271,197       1,357,865  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Goodman Group

    892,269     $ 12,337,539  

GPT Group (The)

    1,100,518       3,216,659  

GrainCorp Ltd., Class A

    215,305       1,171,965  

Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd.

    114,238       220,895  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    272,232       692,575  

Healius Ltd.

    344,831       666,257  

HUB24 Ltd.

    114,880       2,179,478  

IDP Education Ltd.

    163,609       2,741,826  

IGO Ltd.

    367,579       3,434,755  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    163,322       1,128,059  

Imugene Ltd.(a)

    5,149,213       347,564  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    1,237,426       2,517,183  

Ingenia Communities Group

    346,181       951,884  

Insignia Financial Ltd.

    320,055       643,092  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    1,331,679       5,316,077  

InvoCare Ltd.

    91,153       749,556  

IPH Ltd.

    207,587       1,105,031  

IRESS Ltd.

    128,506       898,349  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    241,974       7,091,504  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

    76,804       2,362,166  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

    383,635       2,230,289  

Link Administration Holdings Ltd.

    273,154       281,356  

Liontown Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,395,473       2,534,017  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    1,447,807       5,038,215  

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.(a)

    472,364       2,140,860  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    194,027        22,881,586  

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

    100,245       630,139  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    1,505,024       3,553,220  

Megaport Ltd.(a)(b)

    143,209       983,867  

Mesoblast Ltd.(a)

    520,182       399,612  

Metcash Ltd.

    515,684       1,248,747  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    99,616       4,813,124  

Mirvac Group

    2,151,181       3,390,906  

Monadelphous Group Ltd.

    74,413       683,191  

Nanosonics Ltd.(a)(b)

    256,658       818,107  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    1,686,529       32,307,232  

National Storage REIT

    1,025,887       1,602,373  

New Hope Corp. Ltd.

    387,118       1,386,369  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    479,041       8,592,534  

NEXTDC Ltd.(a)

    202,776       1,740,327  

nib holdings Ltd.

    235,976       1,314,125  

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

    735,453       1,060,612  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    682,320       5,326,330  

Novonix Ltd.(a)(b)

    570,677       358,383  

Nufarm Ltd./Australia

    273,590       990,481  

Orica Ltd.

    253,723       2,692,201  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    983,956       5,601,691  

Orora Ltd.

    482,491       1,165,461  

Paladin Energy Ltd.(a)

    2,491,533       1,239,737  

Perpetual Ltd.

    51,668       857,707  

Perseus Mining Ltd.

    1,399,863       1,645,940  

PEXA Group Ltd.(a)

    101,375       904,386  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.

    1,504,714       4,922,739  

PolyNovo Ltd.(a)

    674,376       734,746  

Premier Investments Ltd.

    62,008       924,532  

Pro Medicus Ltd.(b)

    52,898       2,449,871  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    579,680       2,546,981  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    805,565       8,552,604  

Qube Holdings Ltd.

    610,371       1,208,153  

Ramelius Resources Ltd.

    1,110,139       959,471  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    105,036     $ 4,162,393  

REA Group Ltd.

    32,470       3,442,255  

Reece Ltd.

    158,203       2,089,050  

Region RE Ltd.

    929,956       1,514,927  

Regis Resources Ltd.(a)

    551,438       627,163  

Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd.

    503,012       1,429,023  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    203,292       16,097,634  

Sandfire Resources Ltd.(a)

    364,418       1,665,835  

Santos Ltd.

    1,925,568       10,361,457  

Scentre Group

    2,829,746       5,354,705  

SEEK Ltd.

    189,209       3,173,057  

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.

    82,503       1,456,512  

Silex Systems Ltd.(a)

    178,150       433,449  

Silver Lake Resources Ltd.(a)

    1,246,957       752,721  

Sims Ltd.

    102,886       1,049,512  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    263,231       6,219,568  

South32 Ltd.

    2,670,189       7,031,129  

Star Entertainment Grp Ltd. (The)(a)

    796,469       563,248  

Steadfast Group Ltd.

    765,991       3,005,172  

Stockland

    1,328,326       3,775,144  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    683,575       6,550,032  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    1,528,341       1,084,180  

Technology One Ltd.

    139,315       1,476,064  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    2,243,539       6,421,482  

Transurban Group

    1,634,632       15,782,444  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    401,225       3,036,742  

United Malt Grp Ltd.(a)

    579,623       1,878,747  

Ventia Services Group Pty Ltd.

    322,806       629,376  

Vicinity Ltd.

    2,057,995       2,736,318  

Viva Energy Group Ltd.(c)

    854,383       1,812,647  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    104,808       2,325,440  

Waypoint REIT Ltd.

    1,026,108       1,809,314  

Webjet Ltd.(a)(b)

    325,283       1,726,623  

Weebit Nano Ltd.(a)(b)

    174,955       731,658  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    607,147       20,286,076  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    1,870,859       28,120,631  

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.

    441,269       2,061,832  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    91,946       5,309,792  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    1,038,680       26,772,161  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    632,601       16,427,911  

Worley Ltd.

    217,784       2,548,862  

Xero Ltd.(a)

    78,862       6,482,567  
   

 

 

 
       785,258,570  
Austria — 0.3%            

ams-OSRAM AG(a)(b)

    171,764       1,520,375  

ANDRITZ AG

    30,733       1,622,640  

BAWAG Group AG(c)

    38,314       1,866,559  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    19,537       623,050  

Erste Group Bank AG

    187,449       7,084,798  

IMMOFINANZ AG(a)

    18,795       377,139  

Lenzing AG(a)(b)

    10,411       524,100  

Oesterreichische Post AG(b)

    46,731       1,704,713  

OMV AG

    91,717       4,132,226  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG(a)

    114,815       1,856,492  

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

    14,399       872,636  

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    72,319       590,719  

Verbund AG

    41,764       3,460,438  

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

    23,099       617,806  

voestalpine AG

    62,090       2,051,786  
Security   Shares     Value  
Austria (continued)            

Wienerberger AG

    82,744     $ 2,717,382  
   

 

 

 
      31,622,859  
Belgium — 0.9%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    15,616       2,718,994  

Aedifica SA

    15,360       1,054,939  

Ageas SA/NV

    85,717       3,628,679  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    476,997       27,286,921  

Argenx SE(a)

    31,401       15,814,781  

Barco NV

    49,834       1,159,740  

Bekaert SA

    17,828       850,944  

bpost SA

    52,590       253,263  

Cofinimmo SA

    15,480       1,211,521  

Deme Group NV

    7,256       960,909  

D’ieteren Group

    15,028       2,624,583  

Elia Group SA/NV

    15,618       1,922,966  

Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV

    35,277       1,344,550  

Euronav NV

    94,711       1,556,067  

Fagron

    45,402       807,913  

Galapagos NV(a)(b)

    30,036       1,262,245  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    55,209       4,467,088  

KBC Ancora

    26,747       1,251,682  

KBC Group NV

    130,212       9,800,378  

Kinepolis Group NV(b)

    8,350       407,007  

Melexis NV

    14,546       1,568,133  

Montea NV

    6,587       533,747  

Ontex Group NV(a)(b)

    40,068       343,391  

Proximus SADP

    87,685       672,262  

Retail Estates NV

    5,838       372,761  

Shurgard Self Storage Ltd.

    19,762       901,753  

Sofina SA

    6,723       1,598,545  

Solvay SA

    40,069       4,812,216  

Telenet Group Holding NV

    26,763       612,828  

UCB SA

    68,007       6,021,834  

Umicore SA

    114,672       3,396,026  

VGP NV

    11,594       1,237,810  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    87,601       2,588,370  
   

 

 

 
       105,044,846  
Canada — 10.4%            

Advantage Energy Ltd.(a)

    158,597       1,118,532  

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    274,719       14,402,096  

Air Canada(a)

    133,489       2,459,927  

Alamos Gold Inc., Class A

    178,089       2,200,030  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    413,853       3,414,644  

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    441,523       22,353,221  

Allied Properties REIT

    65,149       1,083,964  

AltaGas Ltd.

    196,759       3,884,000  

Altus Group Ltd.

    25,371       847,143  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    365,190       5,516,691  

Aritzia Inc.(a)

    55,774       1,061,214  

Atco Ltd., Class I, NVS

    32,568       929,632  

ATS Corp.(a)

    40,214       1,823,681  

B2Gold Corp.

    662,222       2,295,040  

Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd.

    39,184       953,859  

Ballard Power Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    154,181       733,110  

Bank of Montreal

    372,064       34,575,302  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    630,552       31,751,149  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    934,683       16,146,877  

Bausch Health Companies Inc.(a)(b)

    166,977       1,623,361  

Baytex Energy Corp.(a)

    472,888       1,907,833  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

BCE Inc.

    16,247     $ 701,800  

Birchcliff Energy Ltd.(b)

    230,769       1,379,031  

BlackBerry Ltd.(a)

    279,012       1,419,763  

Boardwalk REIT

    24,888       1,236,426  

Bombardier Inc., Class B(a)

    64,899       3,248,272  

Boralex Inc., Class A

    61,058       1,579,873  

Boyd Group Services Inc.

    10,849       1,993,159  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    193,886       6,540,059  

Brookfield Corp., Class A

    760,301       26,539,760  

Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Class A

    57,713       2,699,094  

Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd.

    28,646       1,003,854  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    71,519       2,229,121  

BRP Inc.

    15,092       1,388,398  

CAE Inc.(a)

    190,746       4,358,379  

Cameco Corp.

    239,000       8,402,563  

Canada Goose Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    33,408       609,560  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    42,503       1,657,058  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    473,688       20,863,610  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    311,028       37,701,221  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    600,606       36,524,169  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    496,578        40,858,994  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    29,659       4,073,516  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A, NVS

    24,716       615,534  

Canadian Western Bank

    82,918       1,656,914  

Canfor Corp.(a)

    36,740       579,805  

Canopy Growth Corp.(a)(b)

    223,917       110,375  

Capital Power Corp.

    39,005       1,216,900  

CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS

    95,085       4,558,657  

Celestica Inc.(a)

    68,111       1,496,877  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    795,175       15,123,793  

Centerra Gold Inc.

    105,484       676,749  

CGI Inc.(a)

    115,074       11,693,714  

Choice Properties REIT

    159,679       1,684,401  

CI Financial Corp.

    133,192       1,684,786  

Cineplex Inc.(a)(b)

    35,070       244,678  

Cogeco Communications Inc.

    7,079       358,661  

Colliers International Group Inc.

    13,035       1,319,761  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    11,307       23,888,712  

Converge Technology Solutions Corp.

    213,271       514,315  

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    264,165       2,141,526  

Crombie REIT

    41,592       439,371  

Cronos Group Inc.(a)

    274,969       537,990  

Definity Financial Corp.

    46,768       1,177,136  

Denison Mines Corp.(a)(b)

    693,394       904,438  

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(a)

    42,976       3,351,975  

Dollarama Inc.

    155,886       10,268,273  

Dream Industrial REIT

    139,675       1,503,043  

Dream Office REIT(b)

    22,129       229,068  

Dye & Durham Ltd.(b)

    58,315       875,178  

ECN Capital Corp.

    290,303       576,797  

Eldorado Gold Corp.(a)

    118,294       1,159,930  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    211,451       3,410,733  

Emera Inc.

    145,293       5,893,696  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    115,176       3,127,784  

Enbridge Inc.

    1,073,093       39,452,128  

Enerplus Corp.

    143,489       2,400,461  

Enghouse Systems Ltd.

    31,439       711,916  

Equinox Gold Corp.(a)

    212,977       1,117,659  

ERO Copper Corp.(a)

    67,192       1,615,278  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    12,541       10,005,410  
Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

Finning International Inc.

    115,762     $ 3,987,343  

First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust

    58,851       657,396  

First Majestic Silver Corp.

    181,343       1,210,191  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    351,994       10,439,833  

FirstService Corp.

    27,539       4,313,013  

Fortis Inc.

    247,241       10,539,125  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    101,173       14,763,363  

Freehold Royalties Ltd.

    173,089       1,828,483  

George Weston Ltd.

    46,511       5,356,005  

GFL Environmental Inc.

    123,756       4,226,089  

Gibson Energy Inc.

    133,471       2,173,149  

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    126,609       3,937,538  

goeasy Ltd.

    18,045       1,740,799  

Granite REIT

    24,240       1,423,536  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    158,599       4,783,288  

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

    85,277       665,454  

Home Capital Group Inc.

    25,258       820,193  

Hudbay Minerals Inc.

    249,445       1,486,852  

Hydro One Ltd.(c)

    203,253       5,733,903  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    58,930       4,082,846  

IAMGOLD Corp.(a)

    276,229       754,123  

IGM Financial Inc.

    38,814       1,209,470  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    129,825       6,994,098  

Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.

    104,878       1,029,970  

Intact Financial Corp.

    95,076       14,045,998  

Interfor Corp.(a)

    53,324       954,345  

InterRent REIT

    46,968       456,270  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)

    263,573       2,794,336  

Keyera Corp.

    118,933       2,977,271  

Killam Apartment REIT

    51,093       701,311  

Kinaxis Inc.(a)

    12,245       1,662,660  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    730,709       3,640,661  

Knight Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    83,613       306,261  

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.

    40,861       981,048  

Laurentian Bank of Canada

    23,668       713,100  

Lightspeed Commerce Inc.(a)

    101,039       1,775,356  

Linamar Corp.

    35,638       2,068,039  

Lithium Americas Corp.(a)(b)

    81,288       1,640,986  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    94,009       8,341,147  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    433,740       3,878,053  

MAG Silver Corp.(a)

    82,483       995,813  

Magna International Inc.

    148,706       9,564,142  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    1,031,826        20,626,348  

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

    45,125       941,751  

MEG Energy Corp.(a)

    136,108       2,426,648  

Methanex Corp.

    44,886       2,022,959  

Metro Inc.

    141,096       7,593,814  

MTY Food Group Inc.

    21,315       1,085,107  

National Bank of Canada

    182,743       14,312,894  

NexGen Energy Ltd.(a)

    605,241       2,969,635  

NFI Group Inc.(b)

    43,318       354,783  

North West Co. Inc. (The)

    37,056       902,057  

Northland Power Inc.

    146,918       2,842,208  

NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT

    116,602       618,093  

Novagold Resources Inc.(a)

    143,656       647,114  

Nutrien Ltd.

    289,181       19,927,864  

Nuvei Corp.(a)(c)

    43,974       1,499,648  

NuVista Energy Ltd.(a)

    228,006       1,969,430  

OceanaGold Corp.

    377,804       790,763  

Onex Corp.

    50,398       3,095,388  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

Open Text Corp.

    167,043     $ 7,175,001  

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.

    78,219       1,159,657  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    253,350       4,288,304  

Parex Resources Inc.

    69,604       1,541,829  

Parkland Corp.

    101,737       2,778,258  

Pason Systems Inc.

    77,944       777,874  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    304,917       9,654,029  

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

    118,030       1,018,603  

Power Corp. of Canada

    315,142       8,928,605  

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

    119,462       2,374,473  

Premium Brands Holdings Corp.

    18,198       1,480,929  

Primo Water Corp.

    135,299       1,917,672  

Prinmaris REIT

    94,974       960,796  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    100,210       2,453,099  

RB Global Inc.

    99,765       6,442,943  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    156,325       11,967,549  

Richelieu Hardware Ltd.

    38,545       1,286,733  

RioCan REIT

    69,606       1,058,355  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    205,598       9,002,562  

Royal Bank of Canada

    746,391       73,996,660  

Russel Metals Inc.

    41,887       1,232,802  

Sandstorm Gold Ltd.

    196,761       1,096,723  

Saputo Inc.

    149,404       3,154,292  

Seabridge Gold Inc.(a)

    91,405       1,164,527  

Shopify Inc., Class A(a)

    652,838       44,101,778  

Sienna Senior Living Inc.

    126,170       1,098,420  

SilverCrest Metals Inc.(a)

    177,567       1,016,669  

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust

    83,419       1,575,829  

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

    76,138       2,211,995  

Spin Master Corp.(c)

    20,009       533,513  

SSR Mining Inc.

    79,883       1,163,730  

Stantec Inc.

    58,963       3,993,020  

Stella-Jones Inc.

    48,901       2,483,154  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    308,029       16,211,438  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    728,564       22,796,459  

Superior Plus Corp.

    81,483       610,512  

Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd.

    536,224       1,467,993  

TC Energy Corp.

    547,700       19,629,395  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    278,715       12,381,697  

TELUS Corp.

    260,340       4,635,637  

TELUS Corp., NVS

    13,383       238,299  

TFI International Inc.

    43,035       5,523,584  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    87,852       11,858,837  

TMX Group Ltd.

    179,402       3,986,258  

Torex Gold Resources Inc.(a)

    54,458       764,018  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    43,982       3,747,300  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    978,595        64,534,654  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    182,433       9,454,724  

TransAlta Corp.

    135,048       1,377,466  

TransAlta Renewables Inc.

    48,417       492,743  

Transcontinental Inc., Class A(b)

    33,067       328,250  

Tricon Residential Inc.

    213,459       1,994,324  

Uni-Select Inc.(a)

    34,778       1,263,312  

Vermilion Energy Inc.

    111,284       1,551,132  

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.(a)

    135,524       720,451  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    27,678       2,331,950  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    237,284       10,640,127  

Whitecap Resources Inc.

    328,629       2,624,247  

Winpak Ltd.

    27,570       848,018  
Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

WSP Global Inc.

    68,879     $ 9,488,394  
   

 

 

 
       1,179,284,371  
Denmark — 2.6%            

ALK-Abello AS(a)

    83,869       913,206  

Ambu A/S, Class B(a)(b)

    84,783       1,250,870  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    1,469       2,953,608  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    2,717       5,581,279  

Bavarian Nordic A/S(a)(b)

    50,811       1,090,151  

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    52,618       7,891,759  

Chemometec A/S(a)

    16,674       1,118,915  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    60,940       4,604,848  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    71,380       8,872,990  

D/S Norden A/S

    20,169       1,010,346  

Danske Bank A/S

    373,117       8,859,686  

Demant A/S(a)

    53,521       2,129,856  

Dfds A/S

    18,568       665,669  

DSV A/S

    103,472       20,708,884  

FLSmidth & Co. A/S(b)

    43,176       2,042,817  

Genmab A/S(a)

    37,533       15,471,087  

GN Store Nord A/S(a)

    86,396       2,303,731  

H Lundbeck AS

    200,190       993,632  

H Lundbeck AS, Class A

    49,788       223,285  

ISS A/S

    104,626       2,114,096  

Jyske Bank A/S, Registered(a)

    32,590       2,465,260  

Netcompany Group A/S(a)(b)(c)

    26,719       1,240,260  

NKT A/S(a)(b)

    43,873       2,506,740  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    897,765       144,766,575  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    110,841       5,559,040  

Orsted AS(c)

    111,386       9,692,751  

Pandora A/S

    60,090       6,010,918  

Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S

    12,281       1,747,814  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    4,862       1,307,679  

Royal Unibrew A/S

    27,220       2,352,702  

Schouw & Co. A/S

    7,471       592,831  

SimCorp A/S

    25,635       2,748,753  

Sydbank AS

    53,299       2,556,126  

Topdanmark AS

    18,851       854,514  

Tryg A/S

    194,528       3,840,722  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    579,787       15,507,249  

Zealand Pharma A/S(a)

    35,200       1,221,537  
   

 

 

 
      295,772,186  
Finland — 0.8%            

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    22,745       1,086,308  

Citycon OYJ

    47,363       294,012  

Elisa OYJ

    76,587       3,995,192  

Fortum OYJ

    254,850       3,449,967  

Huhtamaki OYJ

    70,196       2,495,294  

Kemira OYJ

    63,552       996,854  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    163,238       3,266,178  

Kojamo OYJ

    80,726       788,712  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    180,638       9,265,429  

Konecranes OYJ

    34,755       1,263,229  

Metsa Board OYJ, Class B(b)

    139,206       1,123,096  

Metso OYJ

    393,109       4,467,317  

Neste OYJ

    229,332       8,442,874  

Nokia OYJ

    3,075,840       12,090,940  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    96,139       894,205  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    70,649       2,715,119  

Outokumpu OYJ

    221,586       1,146,409  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Finland (continued)            

QT Group OYJ(a)(b)

    15,112     $ 1,253,441  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    254,857       11,230,689  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    317,029       3,886,541  

TietoEVRY OYJ

    40,744       1,039,485  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    320,181       10,600,447  

Uponor OYJ

    31,874       1,008,621  

Valmet OYJ

    73,164       1,940,729  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    248,695       3,124,317  

YIT OYJ

    62,726       151,347  
   

 

 

 
       92,016,752  
France — 9.7%            

ABC arbitrage

    45,730       298,664  

Accor SA

    101,645       3,835,272  

Aeroports de Paris

    16,364       2,259,738  

Air France-KLM(a)

    603,724       1,042,555  

Air Liquide SA

    278,672       50,103,553  

Airbus SE

    318,346       46,892,370  

ALD SA(c)

    103,362       1,098,168  

Alstom SA

    174,067       5,329,975  

Alten SA

    20,218       2,912,076  

Amundi SA(c)

    31,347       1,923,622  

APERAM SA

    24,549       774,743  

ArcelorMittal SA

    281,986       8,155,536  

Arkema SA

    36,357       3,920,703  

Atos SE(a)

    67,057       696,550  

AXA SA

    1,006,981       30,953,436  

BioMerieux

    25,199       2,705,095  

BNP Paribas SA

    595,059       39,242,831  

Bollore SE

    521,776       3,299,044  

Bouygues SA

    125,378       4,491,233  

Bureau Veritas SA

    166,167       4,563,575  

Capgemini SE

    88,284       15,998,700  

Carrefour SA

    341,844       6,833,848  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA(a)(b)

    42,092       109,721  

CGG SA(a)

    553,323       389,297  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    273,009       18,463,968  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    367,565       12,036,670  

Cie. Plastic Omnium SA

    41,178       801,932  

Coface SA

    61,101       895,062  

Covivio

    30,846       1,489,295  

Credit Agricole SA

    649,835       8,067,946  

Danone SA

    352,037       21,497,750  

Dassault Aviation SA

    14,638       2,843,597  

Dassault Systemes SE

    358,260       15,311,544  

Edenred

    140,103       9,099,741  

Eiffage SA

    45,031       4,684,914  

Elior Group SA(a)(c)

    119,008       303,308  

Elis SA

    125,897       2,601,046  

Engie SA

    969,712       15,908,440  

Esker SA

    5,238       869,965  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    155,705       31,323,982  

Eurazeo SE

    13,508       824,795  

Euroapi SA(a)

    56,646       660,988  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    71,999       4,951,846  

Euronext NV(c)

    49,002       3,729,722  

Eutelsat Communications SA

    128,206       863,617  

Faurecia SE(a)

    97,392       2,447,350  

Fnac Darty SA

    15,728       548,300  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    14,540       1,773,346  

Gecina SA

    25,385       2,744,436  
Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Getlink SE

    235,218     $ 4,134,512  

Hermes International

    16,988       37,598,942  

ICADE

    18,315       746,163  

Imerys SA

    19,360       672,280  

Ipsen SA

    23,769       2,995,531  

IPSOS

    25,806       1,290,042  

JCDecaux SE(a)

    71,957       1,348,418  

Kering SA

    39,367       22,603,166  

Klepierre SA

    124,357       3,300,891  

Korian SA

    60,136       468,266  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    55,209       2,107,734  

Legrand SA

    142,141       14,250,304  

L’Oreal SA

    132,824       61,777,692  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    149,319       138,682,638  

Maisons du Monde SA(c)

    15,797       165,865  

Neoen SA(c)

    50,070       1,646,365  

Nexans SA

    13,491       1,197,734  

Nexity SA

    18,797       318,277  

Orange SA

    1,046,842       11,833,329  

Pernod Ricard SA

    109,968       24,244,816  

Publicis Groupe SA

    124,351       10,025,847  

Remy Cointreau SA

    13,239       2,272,584  

Renault SA

    111,085       4,879,035  

Rexel SA

    116,347       2,806,552  

Rubis SCA

    60,309       1,487,120  

Safran SA

    182,588       30,312,002  

Sanofi

    612,262       65,318,878  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    14,996       4,691,819  

Schneider Electric SE

    291,127       51,928,913  

SCOR SE

    71,477       2,136,123  

SEB SA

    14,791       1,655,791  

SES SA, Class A

    221,692       1,436,231  

Societe BIC SA

    15,634       955,780  

Societe Generale SA

    385,535       10,485,293  

Sodexo SA

    49,987       5,127,536  

SOITEC(a)

    15,612       3,068,216  

Sopra Steria Group SACA

    7,366       1,601,627  

SPIE SA

    91,198       2,737,577  

Teleperformance

    31,512       4,570,463  

Thales SA

    57,614       8,618,466  

TotalEnergies SE

    1,292,192       78,509,072  

Trigano SA

    8,296       1,214,792  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a)

    56,003       1,883,476  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    65,886       3,733,289  

Valeo

    127,918       2,891,481  

Vallourec SA(a)

    84,263       1,099,346  

Valneva SE(a)

    78,950       592,877  

Veolia Environnement SA

    361,619       11,773,933  

Verallia SA(c)

    45,156       2,001,557  

Vinci SA

    288,098       33,836,357  

Virbac SA

    3,532       1,087,898  

Vivendi SE

    399,662       3,568,321  

Wendel SE

    17,981       1,774,985  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    134,145       5,317,427  
   

 

 

 
       1,099,357,494  
Germany — 6.7%            

adidas AG

    91,717       18,516,291  

AIXTRON SE

    61,115       2,424,595  

Allianz SE, Registered

    218,253       52,162,326  

Amadeus Fire AG

    6,478       769,312  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Aroundtown SA(a)(b)

    581,208     $ 902,973  

Aurubis AG

    23,069       2,171,537  

BASF SE

    492,585       26,407,973  

Bayer AG, Registered

    533,176       31,181,958  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    179,343       21,870,874  

Bechtle AG

    32,795       1,443,427  

Befesa SA(c)

    28,934       1,108,881  

Beiersdorf AG

    52,805       6,838,530  

Brenntag SE

    83,639       6,489,100  

CANCOM SE

    24,078       693,272  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    23,773       2,754,831  

Ceconomy AG(a)

    146,808       439,903  

Commerzbank AG

    597,839       7,151,038  

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA

    19,164       973,259  

Continental AG

    61,348       4,898,003  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    102,058       5,482,442  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    39,840       2,718,919  

Daimler Truck Holding AG(b)

    255,056       9,572,326  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    95,230       4,322,462  

Dermapharm Holding SE

    17,284       844,289  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    1,098,354       12,175,403  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    101,077       19,366,507  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    378,773       3,820,403  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG(b)(c)

    125,382       1,043,542  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    544,502       28,000,041  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    1,754,020       38,239,799  

Duerr AG

    30,638       955,920  

E.ON SE

    1,200,103       15,181,687  

Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG

    14,070       556,847  

Encavis AG(a)

    85,605       1,435,408  

Evonik Industries AG

    117,837       2,440,757  

Evotec SE(a)

    98,082       2,583,645  

Fielmann AG

    15,355       788,894  

flatexDEGIRO AG(a)

    64,733       638,121  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide(a)

    26,420       1,395,899  

Freenet AG

    99,056       2,451,950  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    110,291       5,727,908  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    225,605       7,079,968  

GEA Group AG

    101,415       4,304,236  

Gerresheimer AG

    15,868       1,879,466  

Grand City Properties SA(a)

    58,902       485,767  

GRENKE AG

    17,210       474,665  

Hamborner REIT AG

    152,868       1,106,281  

Hannover Rueck SE

    32,309       6,893,903  

HeidelbergCement AG

    76,048       6,163,526  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    81,138       2,313,657  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    69,584       4,862,685  

HOCHTIEF AG(b)

    15,046       1,482,107  

Hugo Boss AG

    41,870       3,380,942  

Hypoport SE(a)

    2,981       621,994  

Infineon Technologies AG

    706,809        31,053,981  

Jenoptik AG

    35,502       1,148,299  

K+S AG, Registered

    112,935       2,156,311  

KION Group AG

    44,133       1,849,306  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    39,080       2,748,805  

Kontron AG

    22,239       483,682  

Krones AG

    10,902       1,313,718  

LANXESS AG

    47,626       1,606,244  

LEG Immobilien SE(a)

    38,830       2,745,381  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    463,166       36,989,787  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Merck KGaA

    70,342     $ 12,360,843  

METRO AG(a)

    99,060       861,345  

MorphoSys AG(a)

    45,790       1,340,519  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    29,365       6,857,064  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    75,231       28,320,399  

Nagarro SE(a)(b)

    9,924       940,159  

Nemetschek SE

    38,154       2,776,428  

Nordex SE(a)

    85,090       1,202,369  

Norma Group SE

    16,634       293,482  

PATRIZIA SE

    16,106       164,791  

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    2,858       473,228  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE(b)

    131,966       1,311,911  

Puma SE

    59,614       4,028,790  

Rational AG

    2,385       1,785,311  

Rheinmetall AG

    23,901       6,769,863  

RWE AG

    361,038       15,538,583  

SAP SE

    565,092       77,085,079  

Scout24 SE(c)

    48,179       3,184,905  

Shop Apotheke Europe NV(a)(c)

    9,962       1,155,027  

Siemens AG, Registered

    414,208       70,598,501  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    157,594       9,156,733  

Siltronic AG

    13,979       1,230,609  

Sixt SE

    10,737       1,294,684  

Software AG, NVS(b)

    29,833       1,043,084  

Stabilus SE

    14,908       849,934  

Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA

    32,095       1,552,160  

Suedzucker AG

    70,223       1,215,719  

Symrise AG, Class A

    71,763       7,838,798  

TAG Immobilien AG(a)

    105,026       1,180,552  

Talanx AG(a)

    34,343       2,103,160  

TeamViewer AG(a)(c)

    102,518       1,742,667  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    766,428       2,065,048  

thyssenkrupp AG

    273,948       2,177,989  

United Internet AG, Registered(d)

    62,027       928,611  

Varta AG(b)

    18,538       420,693  

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG

    18,058       880,266  

Vitesco Technologies Group AG(a)

    18,754       1,603,916  

Volkswagen AG

    17,897       2,860,221  

Vonovia SE

    381,505       8,889,058  

Wacker Chemie AG

    9,903       1,538,805  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

    124,501       4,298,359  
   

 

 

 
       764,005,626  
Hong Kong — 2.1%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    6,397,800       64,008,298  

ASMPT Ltd.

    156,700       1,528,466  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)(b)

    1,071,200       1,644,649  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    2,243,000       6,845,731  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)

    995,000       2,426,922  

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.

    136,000       178,731  

Champion REIT

    1,104,000       406,746  

CITIC Telecom International Holdings Ltd.

    2,753,000       1,105,741  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    1,112,500       6,442,566  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    1,414,500       8,723,684  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    443,500       2,350,258  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    852,500       6,948,839  

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd.

    2,480,000       419,192  

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

    122,000       301,415  

ESR Group Ltd.(b)(c)

    1,269,200       2,225,600  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    37,786       2,274,717  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Hong Kong (continued)            

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,167,000     $ 8,518,548  

Haitong International Securities Group
Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,037,300       97,328  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    300,000       469,138  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    1,112,000       1,735,329  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    416,000       6,358,792  

Health and Happiness H&H International Holdings Ltd.

    133,000       175,364  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    935,572       2,892,010  

HKBN Ltd.

    534,000       291,711  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    2,201,000       2,599,820  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    6,209,482       5,326,849  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    615,500       25,950,712  

Hong Kong Technology Venture Co. Ltd.

    508,000       301,849  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.(b)

    655,300       2,335,303  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    322,000       760,872  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    92,800       4,583,894  

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    145,000       199,896  

K Wah International Holdings Ltd.

    1,081,000       354,061  

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.

    190,898       235,705  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    517,000       1,117,735  

Link REIT

    1,470,800       8,267,595  

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.

    182,000       480,536  

Man Wah Holdings Ltd.

    1,271,200       1,103,202  

Melco International Development Ltd.(a)

    371,000       393,620  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    164,728       2,243,595  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    728,500       3,357,145  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    971,000       2,401,254  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    1,373,000       1,574,755  

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

    2,662,000       866,668  

PCCW Ltd.

    4,578,000       2,340,729  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    734,500       3,849,677  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    1,308,400       5,040,627  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    2,018,000       2,477,142  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    694,000       1,520,662  

SJM Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,333,000       618,853  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    720,000       9,040,765  

Sunlight REIT

    1,047,000       389,924  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    229,000       1,914,265  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    723,400       1,815,245  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    733,000       8,327,282  

Value Partners Group Ltd.(b)

    1,341,000       507,780  

Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.

    504,000       670,090  

Vobile Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,246,000       435,677  

VTech Holdings Ltd.

    101,800       634,862  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    5,443,500       2,971,008  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    984,000       5,280,603  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    1,105,000       1,838,826  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    593,500       795,206  
   

 

 

 
       243,294,064  
Ireland — 0.7%            

AIB Group PLC

    636,981       2,996,144  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    576,900       6,086,760  

Cairn Homes PLC(a)

    994,691       1,194,280  

CRH PLC

    407,219       24,258,415  

Flutter Entertainment PLC, Class DI(a)

    96,313       19,156,619  

Glanbia PLC

    142,069       2,204,051  

Glenveagh Properties PLC(a)(c)

    1,278,252       1,509,441  

Greencore Group PLC(a)

    365,137       410,961  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    86,476       8,591,465  

Kingspan Group PLC

    82,547       6,625,513  
Security   Shares     Value  
Ireland (continued)            

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    133,915     $ 5,299,153  
   

 

 

 
      78,332,802  
Israel — 0.8%            

Airport City Ltd.(a)

    52,557       792,464  

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.

    140,947       1,184,171  

Amot Investments Ltd.

    177,005       948,698  

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    34,996       1,991,444  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    688,802       6,118,516  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    820,145       6,546,905  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    948,661       1,255,122  

Big Shopping Centers Ltd.(a)

    19,135       1,799,631  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)

    55,661       7,358,941  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)(b)

    24,897       4,133,151  

Delek Group Ltd.

    7,839       1,107,340  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    17,381       3,695,826  

Electra Ltd./Israel(b)

    1,834       807,464  

Energix-Renewable Energies Ltd.

    398,243       1,457,386  

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.(a)

    108,970       2,098,670  

First International Bank Of Israel Ltd. (The)

    63,875       2,700,155  

Fiverr International Ltd.(a)(b)

    28,863       869,931  

G City Ltd.

    39,119       135,628  

Gav-Yam Lands Corp. Ltd.

    1       7  

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.

    92,609       730,412  

ICL Group Ltd.

    436,697       2,907,742  

Inmode Ltd.(a)

    54,626       2,344,002  

Isracard Ltd.

    390,807       1,620,684  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    762,732       4,040,000  

Kornit Digital Ltd.(a)

    34,222       1,084,495  

Mehadrin Ltd.(a)

    0 (e)       2  

Melisron Ltd.

    23,287       1,538,890  

Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd.

    758,545       1,999,830  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    83,589       3,017,974  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    10,370       1,874,689  

Nano Dimension Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    292,505       906,765  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    34,866       7,589,299  

Nova Ltd.(a)

    17,353       2,157,048  

Paz Oil Co. Ltd.(a)

    8,161       887,307  

Phoenix Holdings Ltd. (The)

    89,216       915,414  

Radware Ltd.(a)

    31,475       591,415  

Reit 1 Ltd.

    193,984       844,240  

Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd.

    250,061       1,782,515  

Shikun & Binui Ltd.(a)

    321,092       879,220  

Shufersal Ltd.(a)

    191,642       1,016,270  

Strauss Group Ltd.(a)

    43,554       1,025,700  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)

    617,658       5,188,327  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)

    53,439       1,981,906  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    34,120       3,218,198  

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.(b)

    54,055       818,393  
   

 

 

 
       95,962,187  
Italy — 2.3%            

A2A SpA

    913,570       1,743,054  

ACEA SpA

    30,246       370,569  

Amplifon SpA

    81,670       2,763,066  

Anima Holding SpA(c)

    118,248       455,631  

Ascopiave SpA

    48,700       122,310  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    567,548       12,089,066  

Azimut Holding SpA

    50,275       1,187,122  

Banca Generali SpA

    30,187       1,130,822  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Italy (continued)            

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    186,064     $ 1,807,969  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SPA

    410,446       1,982,758  

Banco BPM SpA

    860,973       4,308,350  

BFF Bank SpA(c)

    204,118       2,303,958  

BPER Banca

    552,349       1,911,295  

Brembo SpA

    177,196       2,508,151  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    17,859       1,509,987  

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    49,875       1,417,340  

De’ Longhi SpA

    40,741       1,033,784  

DiaSorin SpA

    13,460       1,510,106  

Enav SpA(c)

    168,128       722,936  

Enel SpA

    4,336,863       29,903,524  

Eni SpA

    1,240,126       18,932,839  

ERG SpA

    37,936       1,090,494  

Ferrari NV

    67,507       21,641,843  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    319,207       4,956,403  

Hera SpA

    667,988       2,074,128  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    158,324       1,985,509  

Interpump Group SpA

    36,161       1,967,478  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    8,654,315       25,025,400  

Iren SpA

    406,793       824,364  

Italgas SpA

    246,375       1,451,603  

Leonardo SpA

    227,844       3,084,865  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    353,216       4,707,167  

Moncler SpA

    117,831       8,504,289  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    316,699       2,742,614  

Pirelli & C SpA(c)

    178,859       953,501  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    285,168       3,257,613  

Prysmian SpA

    157,222       6,269,250  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    69,103       3,568,484  

Reply SpA

    10,072       1,091,171  

Saipem SpA(a)

    743,355       1,190,318  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA(b)

    31,003       504,901  

Snam SpA

    1,105,756       5,812,698  

Stellantis NV

    1,203,796       24,699,345  

Tamburi Investment Partners SpA

    75,895       736,387  

Technogym SpA(c)

    103,634       956,022  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    5,946,688       1,714,260  

Tenaris SA

    295,978       4,918,421  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    800,116       6,760,182  

UniCredit SpA

    1,033,834       26,176,931  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    443,865       2,471,303  
   

 

 

 
       260,851,581  
Japan — 21.2%            

77 Bank Ltd. (The)

    101,900       2,171,348  

ABC-Mart Inc.

    21,200       1,173,783  

Activia Properties Inc.

    307       894,029  

ADEKA Corp.

    40,500       821,130  

Advance Logistics Investment Corp.

    907       841,851  

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    202       492,199  

Advantest Corp.

    106,100       14,674,675  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    372,100       8,059,178  

Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.

    17,500       362,631  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    116,500       1,046,788  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    47,800       590,785  

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

    767       807,399  

AGC Inc.

    104,900       3,790,418  

Ai Holdings Corp.

    17,600       277,496  

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    20,000       475,220  

Aiful Corp.

    488,800       1,228,304  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Ain Holdings Inc.

    15,500     $ 551,115  

Air Water Inc.

    106,300       1,497,095  

Aisin Corp.

    88,800       2,885,564  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    247,600       9,647,706  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    109,600       1,747,870  

Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.

    124,200       1,097,798  

Amada Co. Ltd.

    128,000       1,259,714  

Amano Corp.

    38,300       870,331  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    38,400       920,603  

Anritsu Corp.

    69,500       547,219  

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    49,800       1,024,171  

Arcs Co. Ltd.

    16,400       286,156  

ARE Holdings Inc.

    103,200       1,385,392  

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

    10,000       364,836  

As One Corp.

    22,100       878,679  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    248,200       9,756,557  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    116,500       2,390,728  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    671,700       4,577,466  

Asics Corp.

    69,300       2,186,081  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    1,077,000        15,748,268  

Atom Corp.(a)(b)

    132,500       829,177  

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

    63,300       695,054  

Awa Bank Ltd. (The)

    13,900       210,325  

Azbil Corp.

    50,300       1,587,230  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    331,900       7,509,091  

Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The)

    25,500       1,505,004  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    78,000       2,518,989  

Benefit One Inc.

    42,500       439,110  

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    82,700       1,080,512  

BeNext-Yumeshin Group Co.

    80,600       1,264,238  

Bic Camera Inc.

    83,500       627,240  

BIPROGY Inc.

    36,500       895,859  

BML Inc.

    19,300       407,907  

Bridgestone Corp.

    287,200       11,917,477  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    120,800       1,883,020  

Calbee Inc.

    55,200       1,070,303  

Canon Inc.

    545,500       14,098,656  

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

    27,900       732,215  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    88,300       3,970,585  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    90,300       771,583  

Central Glass Co. Ltd.

    24,900       540,442  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    86,000       10,959,257  

Change Holdings Inc.

    40,300       532,665  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    261,100       1,835,885  

Chiyoda Corp.(a)

    200,500       486,967  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    365,200       4,575,150  

Chudenko Corp.

    12,200       199,991  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    388,400       11,559,266  

Chugin Financial Group Inc., NVS

    125,300       841,466  

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)(a)

    150,700       1,045,783  

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

    128,900       842,460  

CKD Corp.

    25,800       392,384  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc.

    102,400       1,179,267  

COLOPL Inc.

    50,700       237,336  

Colowide Co. Ltd.

    35,100       521,201  

Comforia Residential REIT Inc.

    343       821,129  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    47,200       943,464  

Comture Corp.

    30,100       427,957  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    748,000       3,421,367  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    46,300       1,435,538  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.

    9,900     $ 1,143,918  

CRE Logistics REIT Inc.

    1,157       1,427,755  

Create Restaurants Holdings Inc.

    108,400       829,266  

Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,900       269,278  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    59,000       943,438  

CyberAgent Inc.

    217,200       1,373,084  

CYBERDYNE Inc.(a)

    125,100       269,574  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    116,400       3,308,783  

Daicel Corp.

    129,000       1,195,386  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    11,800       505,897  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    141,700       3,030,558  

Daihen Corp.

    12,500       482,339  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    525,900       10,745,037  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    1,003,900        30,919,728  

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    46,600       941,298  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    140,700       28,449,358  

Daio Paper Corp.

    90,300       776,285  

Daiseki Co. Ltd.

    29,460       992,865  

Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Inc.

    21,700       542,440  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    24,500       2,635,427  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    352,900       9,591,437  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    1,044       2,055,460  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

    146       642,795  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    754,900       4,092,241  

Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp.

    1,127       902,707  

Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    97,100       1,881,778  

DCM Holdings Co. Ltd.

    108,500       918,835  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    40,300       494,046  

Denka Co. Ltd.

    38,400       758,587  

Denso Corp.

    228,600       15,916,843  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    116,100       3,884,866  

Descente Ltd.

    21,300       618,242  

Dexerials Corp.

    32,300       733,266  

DIC Corp.

    100,400       1,895,213  

Digital Arts Inc.

    15,000       593,598  

Digital Garage Inc.

    29,900       870,594  

Dip Corp.

    21,900       552,849  

Disco Corp.

    49,100       9,229,612  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd.

    51,600       878,020  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    24,800       800,937  

DTS Corp.

    30,400       718,646  

Duskin Co. Ltd.

    14,100       318,346  

Earth Corp.

    10,000       357,466  

East Japan Railway Co.

    147,700       8,361,906  

Ebara Corp.

    36,500       1,724,917  

EDION Corp.

    68,300       702,283  

eGuarantee Inc.

    21,900       324,969  

Eiken Chemical Co. Ltd.

    14,400       152,811  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    141,000       8,896,196  

Elecom Co. Ltd.

    29,300       315,386  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    92,900       1,469,724  

en Japan Inc.

    18,500       365,669  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    1,716,500       6,227,700  

eRex Co. Ltd.

    25,600       204,328  

Euglena Co. Ltd.(a)

    159,200       986,047  

EXEO Group Inc.

    50,800       1,056,231  

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    22,300       589,288  

Fancl Corp.

    40,900       716,310  

FANUC Corp.

    521,000       15,938,651  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    93,600       23,447,991  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

FCC Co. Ltd.

    15,200     $ 199,236  

Ferrotec Holdings Corp.

    33,100       800,893  

Food & Life Companies Ltd.

    59,200       1,164,873  

FP Corp.

    25,100       529,036  

Freee KK(a)(b)

    30,000       660,901  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    246       817,366  

Fuji Corp./Aichi

    37,500       686,586  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    83,000       3,752,395  

Fuji Kyuko Co. Ltd.

    14,900       594,502  

Fuji Oil Holdings Inc.

    21,300       300,507  

Fuji Seal International Inc.

    19,200       215,043  

Fuji Soft Inc.

    31,800       1,059,525  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    200,600       11,647,965  

Fujikura Ltd.

    137,200       1,147,154  

Fujimi Inc.

    40,500       982,110  

Fujitec Co. Ltd.

    39,600       1,018,279  

Fujitsu General Ltd.

    45,300       946,088  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    96,600       12,508,712  

Fujiya Co. Ltd.

    20,500       345,060  

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

    98,500       2,373,422  

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

    390       456,615  

Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.

    12,300       347,641  

Funai Soken Holdings Inc.

    21,000       389,874  

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    25,700       493,430  

Fuso Chemical Co. Ltd.

    7,600       239,647  

Future Corp.

    42,800       466,913  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    7,500       618,895  

Giken Ltd.

    7,600       112,282  

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.

    295       243,723  

Glory Ltd.

    23,700       487,623  

GLP J-Reit

    2,274       2,240,263  

GMO internet group Inc.

    53,600       1,064,408  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    23,900       1,823,304  

GNI Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    51,500       470,728  

Goldwin Inc.

    17,400       1,428,762  

Gree Inc.

    79,800       352,726  

GS Yuasa Corp.

    32,500       653,964  

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.

    35,200       690,896  

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    197,600       836,311  

H.U. Group Holdings Inc.

    32,700       645,615  

H2O Retailing Corp.

    71,400       768,525  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    247,400       1,274,640  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    132,100       1,519,733  

Hamakyorex Co. Ltd.

    7,200       199,000  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    87,400       4,211,052  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    113,300       3,764,152  

Hankyu Hanshin REIT Inc.

    325       324,811  

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

    20,200       690,974  

Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.

    25,400       699,563  

Haseko Corp.

    125,000       1,627,348  

Hazama Ando Corp.

    77,600       620,864  

Heiwa Corp.

    49,400       836,774  

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    18,400       514,125  

Heiwa Real Estate REIT Inc.

    567       578,653  

Heiwado Co. Ltd.

    20,600       350,807  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    9,400       1,394,838  

Hino Motors Ltd.(a)

    135,700       544,265  

Hioki E.E. Corp.

    9,600       548,752  

Hirogin Holdings Inc.

    245,600       1,518,971  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    16,205        2,052,487  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

HIS Co. Ltd.(a)

    28,800     $ 412,806  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

    30,700       981,080  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    38,300       1,149,326  

Hitachi Ltd.

    502,800        32,915,541  

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

    120,800       795,974  

Hogy Medical Co. Ltd.

    9,400       205,941  

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.(a)

    89,600       417,871  

Hokuetsu Corp.

    102,400       620,992  

Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc.

    58,100       520,201  

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.(a)

    74,500       454,252  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    817,800       26,072,599  

Horiba Ltd.

    17,900       1,055,978  

Hoshino Resorts REIT Inc.

    186       814,894  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    49,400       1,894,533  

Hosiden Corp.

    90,900       1,175,394  

House Foods Group Inc.

    29,100       671,817  

Hoya Corp.

    197,600       23,012,362  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    53,500       455,510  

Hulic Reit Inc.

    529       613,927  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.(b)

    60,200       3,658,912  

Ichibanya Co. Ltd.

    9,700       380,050  

Ichigo Inc.

    167,300       318,233  

Ichigo Office REIT Investment Corp.

    813       506,455  

Idec Corp./Japan

    33,200       706,414  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    105,800       2,234,160  

IHI Corp.

    90,700       2,230,075  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    65,500       1,149,033  

Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    22,100       490,924  

Inabata & Co. Ltd.

    18,100       421,927  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

    1,500       1,569,954  

Infocom Corp.

    22,000       373,284  

Infomart Corp.

    117,400       349,860  

Information Services International-Dentsu Ltd.

    24,200       858,217  

INFRONEER Holdings Inc.

    143,152       1,394,021  

Inpex Corp.

    588,900       7,604,005  

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

    81,600       1,519,347  

Invincible Investment Corp.

    5,249       2,174,583  

Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd.

    12,700       352,937  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    224,600       2,436,657  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    363,500       4,722,136  

Ito En Ltd.

    26,700       762,070  

ITOCHU Corp.

    643,600       26,030,593  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    72,600       1,839,985  

Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Inc.

    234,800       1,191,561  

Iwatani Corp.

    25,000       1,334,482  

Iyogin Holdings Inc., NVS

    152,900       1,080,001  

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    15,200       383,011  

J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    214,800       2,090,751  

JAFCO Group Co. Ltd.

    39,300       513,828  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    47,800       1,034,899  

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    26,000       1,211,611  

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

    88,600       1,799,533  

Japan Display Inc.(a)(b)

    1,099,800       302,027  

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd.

    98,100       1,213,239  

Japan Excellent Inc.

    483       447,990  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    239,600       4,174,597  

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

    3,854       1,913,724  

Japan Lifeline Co. Ltd.

    39,200       274,675  

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

    339       716,463  

Japan Material Co. Ltd.

    96,000       1,697,604  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    4,269     $ 2,928,095  

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.

    26,500       910,815  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    773,600       6,435,998  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,230,500       8,985,832  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    100,400       1,622,481  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    443       1,103,000  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    361       1,451,977  

Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd.

    85,400       725,297  

Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The)

    32,700       681,187  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    627,000       13,912,875  

JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.

    53,200       505,543  

JCU Corp.

    9,800       233,489  

Jeol Ltd.

    25,500       874,648  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    250,400       4,050,447  

JGC Holdings Corp.

    117,700       1,650,219  

JINS Holdings Inc.

    15,700       389,461  

JMDC Inc.

    27,700       1,058,760  

Joyful Honda Co. Ltd.

    95,200       1,102,788  

JSR Corp.

    106,400       3,052,265  

JTEKT Corp.

    124,900       1,178,129  

JTOWER Inc.(a)(b)

    8,600       439,258  

Justsystems Corp.

    24,400       694,446  

Kadokawa Corp.

    85,300       2,114,399  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    44,300       987,628  

Kajima Corp.

    205,600       3,248,984  

Kakaku.com Inc.

    90,700       1,355,777  

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    15,600       388,418  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    89,800       2,083,028  

Kanamoto Co. Ltd.

    12,100       213,412  

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

    128,400       1,126,288  

Kaneka Corp.

    16,100       474,364  

Kanematsu Corp.

    81,100       1,189,698  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    390,800       5,134,049  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    106,100       1,739,121  

Kao Corp.

    250,300       9,509,296  

Katitas Co. Ltd.

    25,100       461,680  

Kato Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    8,900       244,199  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    93,000       2,371,799  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    95,500       2,879,766  

KDDI Corp.

    809,200       23,816,130  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    37,800       1,070,595  

Keikyu Corp.

    118,700       1,128,204  

Keio Corp.

    39,400       1,309,680  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    96,800       4,017,708  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.

    344       817,943  

Kenedix Residential Next Investment Corp.

    463       724,414  

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.

    426       833,709  

Kewpie Corp.

    54,400       881,465  

Keyence Corp.

    105,800        47,476,899  

KH Neochem Co. Ltd.

    19,500       319,189  

Kikkoman Corp.

    91,900       5,296,276  

Kinden Corp.

    118,200       1,630,170  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    95,700       3,210,410  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    428,000       6,321,747  

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    24,300       514,486  

Ki-Star Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    5,700       207,830  

Kitz Corp.

    132,900       989,059  

Kiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    105,200       1,129,653  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    20,900       1,148,900  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    62,100       1,654,069  
 

 

 

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July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    172,300     $ 1,884,502  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    115,180       1,970,860  

Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd.

    17,800       435,745  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    82,600       1,518,800  

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

    45,700       733,137  

Komatsu Ltd.

    515,000       14,427,432  

KOMEDA Holdings Co. Ltd.

    56,300       1,091,182  

Komeri Co. Ltd.

    17,900       375,191  

Konami Group Corp.

    35,800       2,008,259  

Konica Minolta Inc.

    235,900       874,396  

Kose Corp.

    27,700       2,712,556  

Kotobuki Spirits Co. Ltd.

    14,200       1,080,826  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    70,600       647,987  

Kubota Corp.

    574,900       8,684,421  

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.

    16,300       369,168  

Kura Sushi Inc.(b)

    14,600       317,881  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    132,600       1,334,294  

Kureha Corp.

    10,500       627,764  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    48,100       1,934,350  

Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.

    13,000       746,439  

Kyocera Corp.

    163,100       8,776,747  

Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    23,100       288,033  

Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.

    28,500       1,116,894  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    127,400       2,432,789  

Kyudenko Corp.

    19,100       550,814  

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.(a)

    217,800       1,478,866  

Kyushu Financial Group Inc.

    246,400       1,199,460  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    38,000       833,259  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    859       918,968  

Lasertec Corp.

    40,900       6,191,516  

Lawson Inc.

    21,100       1,058,688  

Leopalace21 Corp.(a)

    224,300       483,479  

Lintec Corp.

    13,300       219,502  

Lion Corp.

    99,200       947,863  

LITALICO Inc.

    18,300       287,882  

Lixil Corp.

    138,500       1,770,006  

M&A Capital Partners Co. Ltd.(a)

    10,900       223,553  

M3 Inc.

    232,100       5,367,040  

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    34,100       979,200  

Macnica Holdings Inc.

    39,400       1,651,330  

Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd.

    15,700       629,438  

Makita Corp.

    114,100       3,204,047  

Mandom Corp.

    17,400       174,693  

Mani Inc.

    48,700       626,259  

Marubeni Corp.

    893,000        15,810,560  

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    26,500       459,676  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    109,100       1,954,441  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    39,500       936,195  

Maruwa Co. Ltd./Aichi

    8,600       1,428,258  

Maruzen Showa Unyu Co. Ltd.

    9,000       261,930  

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.

    57,000       322,076  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    62,590       3,662,868  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    355,100       3,522,766  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    20,700       814,817  

Mebuki Financial Group Inc.

    519,400       1,379,886  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    99,100       1,699,223  

Megachips Corp.

    16,200       484,857  

Megmilk Snow Brand Co. Ltd.

    25,100       345,779  

Meidensha Corp.

    20,500       305,580  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100,900       2,331,183  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Meiko Electronics Co. Ltd.(b)

    14,900     $ 296,426  

Meitec Corp.

    40,400       736,504  

Menicon Co. Ltd.

    37,800       677,994  

Mercari Inc.(a)

    74,100       1,877,126  

Milbon Co. Ltd.

    16,500       593,687  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    198,900       3,684,180  

Mirai Corp.

    1,249       402,779  

MIRAIT ONE corp.

    39,000       500,680  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    131,400       2,403,847  

Mitani Sekisan Co. Ltd.

    6,700       227,031  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    628,700       3,760,774  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    702,200       35,929,085  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    1,043,200       15,054,556  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    611,700       7,496,804  

Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment Corp.

    528       1,510,805  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    95,300       1,429,360  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    399,030       2,639,729  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    173,100       8,212,561  

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    45,200       1,135,381  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    93,400       1,669,577  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    478,000       1,930,415  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    6,160,900       49,609,095  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    705,100        27,520,107  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    103,300       2,970,284  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    504,300       10,360,811  

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Inc.

    368       1,309,686  

Mitsui High-Tec Inc.

    27,000       1,888,679  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    28,200       666,557  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    203,400       5,258,258  

Miura Co. Ltd.

    44,400       1,120,213  

Mixi Inc.

    31,500       594,982  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    1,268,650       21,523,109  

Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd.

    19,600       673,107  

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    20,000       465,070  

Monex Group Inc.

    113,800       443,534  

Money Forward Inc.(a)

    30,500       1,319,315  

Monogatari Corp. (The)

    29,700       727,184  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    126,800       1,547,573  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

    770       783,620  

Mori Trust Reit Inc.

    2,421       1,247,807  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd./Japan

    25,400       824,535  

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    16,600       559,096  

MOS Food Services Inc.

    19,200       441,556  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    220,100       8,186,248  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    291,500       17,315,595  

Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd.

    13,200       164,602  

Nabtesco Corp.

    50,100       1,062,691  

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.

    23,300       629,576  

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    46,900       806,393  

Nagawa Co. Ltd.

    4,500       226,707  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    87,300       1,405,735  

Nakanishi Inc.

    48,200       1,110,594  

Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    96,600       2,047,280  

NEC Corp.

    127,500       6,450,914  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    109,000       1,437,285  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

    52,400       1,151,328  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    253,100       4,828,999  

Nextage Co. Ltd.

    46,200       1,213,474  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    120,200       1,474,164  

NH Foods Ltd.

    86,400       2,492,881  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    124,500     $ 997,579  

Nichias Corp.

    30,200       620,865  

Nichicon Corp.

    39,900       394,667  

Nichiha Corp.

    12,200       280,662  

Nichirei Corp.

    54,000       1,231,950  

Nidec Corp.

    234,200       13,987,583  

Nifco Inc./Japan

    40,500       1,207,133  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    42,600       1,122,916  

Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.

    174,200       997,615  

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    37,500       293,311  

Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100,900       2,120,859  

Nikon Corp.

    144,500       1,909,967  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    588,900       26,638,736  

Nippn Corp., New

    72,800       955,005  

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc.

    246       1,166,039  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    916       3,839,699  

Nippon Ceramic Co. Ltd.

    14,100       254,689  

Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    14,800       223,787  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    83,800       1,522,115  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    30,400       1,782,389  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

    65,000       956,513  

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

    62,900       580,512  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    99,970       1,067,427  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    496,800       4,551,810  

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    34,800       338,206  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    995       2,034,684  

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp.

    193       459,521  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    94,700       2,289,973  

Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd.

    99,600       697,384  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    30,300       1,225,321  

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

    13,300       512,005  

Nippon Soda Co. Ltd.

    20,700       778,363  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    474,300       10,840,775  

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    172,100       819,592  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    15,983,600        18,328,682  

Nippon Yusen KK

    244,100       5,938,015  

Nipro Corp.

    53,100       385,549  

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    19,600       510,586  

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

    39,600       475,634  

Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings Inc.

    68,300       727,557  

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.

    30,400       549,095  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    87,100       3,913,897  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,316,700       5,800,256  

Nissha Co. Ltd.

    20,200       244,366  

Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd. (The)

    17,300       464,369  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    122,200       1,515,403  

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

    79,200       680,655  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    30,500       2,571,624  

Niterra Co. Ltd.

    100,400       2,122,960  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    39,600       4,849,123  

Nitta Corp.

    12,000       274,130  

Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.

    11,200       218,702  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    77,600       5,518,213  

Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd.

    13,300       506,917  

NOF Corp.

    22,700       979,588  

Nojima Corp.

    37,400       365,069  

NOK Corp.

    36,300       546,586  

Nomura Co. Ltd.

    40,400       257,065  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    1,476,800       6,109,480  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    34,700       860,665  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    1,370     $ 1,629,941  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    193,700       5,503,969  

NS Solutions Corp.

    13,800       362,189  

NSD Co. Ltd.

    63,300       1,239,840  

NSK Ltd.

    235,500       1,524,294  

NTN Corp.

    494,100       1,110,221  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    379,500       5,279,297  

NTT UD REIT Investment Corp.

    663       628,843  

Obayashi Corp.

    362,500       3,351,614  

OBIC Business Consultants Co. Ltd.

    28,400       1,192,796  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    31,700       5,187,392  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    131,300       1,918,348  

Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd. (The)

    14,000       192,791  

Ohsho Food Service Corp.

    12,000       571,351  

Oisix ra daichi Inc.(a)(b)

    21,400       351,813  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    414,000       1,634,595  

Okamura Corp.

    25,100       360,155  

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.

    60,600       382,839  

Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)(a)

    20,200       163,876  

OKUMA Corp.

    9,900       502,230  

Okumura Corp.

    14,300       427,689  

Olympus Corp.

    719,000       11,731,870  

Omron Corp.

    103,400       5,550,125  

One REIT Inc.

    152       277,185  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    203,300       3,725,538  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    27,600       1,050,244  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    17,200       1,205,696  

Organo Corp.

    28,000       811,538  

Orient Corp.

    19,820       155,086  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    583,900        22,394,629  

ORIX Corp.

    648,900       12,482,576  

Orix JREIT Inc.

    1,208       1,536,838  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    186,900       2,940,842  

OSG Corp.

    40,700       542,494  

Otsuka Corp.

    39,800       1,657,405  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    213,100       7,835,112  

Outsourcing Inc.

    71,000       726,386  

PALTAC Corp.

    13,500       453,582  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    207,300       4,098,652  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    1,287,700       15,894,573  

Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd.

    29,500       483,197  

Park24 Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    98,700       1,302,107  

Pasona Group Inc.

    21,900       259,540  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    124,000       673,062  

PeptiDream Inc.(a)

    78,600       1,000,600  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    110,700       2,189,715  

Pigeon Corp.

    86,500       1,168,322  

Pilot Corp.

    20,000       659,040  

PKSHA Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    30,300       636,935  

Pola Orbis Holdings Inc.

    46,500       681,983  

Prestige International Inc.

    120,000       489,694  

Prima Meat Packers Ltd.

    13,100       204,222  

Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    20,000       289,725  

Raksul Inc.(a)

    48,200       476,336  

Rakus Co. Ltd.

    74,700       1,268,066  

Rakuten Group Inc.

    799,500       3,131,452  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    779,200       26,988,097  

Relo Group Inc.

    48,000       662,843  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    686,100       13,237,494  

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    97,000       617,809  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

RENOVA Inc.(a)

    30,800     $ 325,319  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    1,277,400       6,954,269  

Resorttrust Inc.

    47,100       744,729  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    275,600       2,451,645  

Riken Keiki Co. Ltd.

    12,500       472,913  

Rinnai Corp.

    35,300       768,558  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    34,800       3,261,046  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    101,400       2,161,300  

Rorze Corp.

    10,300       805,613  

Round One Corp.(b)

    124,800       499,562  

RS Technologies Co. Ltd.

    29,700       637,083  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    128,600       1,669,894  

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

    16,200       515,121  

Sakai Moving Service Co. Ltd.

    6,200       233,098  

Sakata Seed Corp.

    28,300       795,305  

SAMTY Co. Ltd.

    27,300       436,090  

San-A Co. Ltd.

    10,800       357,945  

San-Ai Obbli Co. Ltd.

    16,500       187,888  

SanBio Co. Ltd.(a)

    37,500       158,317  

Sangetsu Corp.

    71,200       1,307,070  

San-in Godo Bank Ltd. (The)

    221,700       1,435,070  

Sanken Electric Co. Ltd.

    20,000       2,043,368  

Sanki Engineering Co. Ltd.

    20,500       222,762  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    42,900       1,814,738  

Sankyu Inc.

    25,100       870,398  

Sanrio Co. Ltd.

    63,500       2,956,761  

Sansan Inc.(a)

    53,700       568,411  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    130,000       1,135,983  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    102,700       1,396,733  

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.(b)

    56,200       1,480,669  

Sato Holdings Corp.

    7,600       106,432  

Sawai Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,700       366,137  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    125,800       2,656,555  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    22,100       2,387,892  

SCSK Corp.

    79,400       1,320,029  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    107,600       7,220,481  

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

    115,200       2,518,804  

Seibu Holdings Inc.

    126,200       1,403,272  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    127,800       2,098,694  

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

    57,100       898,670  

Seiren Co. Ltd.

    28,900       499,352  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    136,900       2,079,443  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    356,800       7,279,324  

Sekisui House Reit Inc.

    2,111       1,253,029  

Senko Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    120,300       870,820  

Seria Co. Ltd.

    29,700       498,172  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    400,700        16,623,071  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    785,400       1,705,864  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    143,300       2,091,249  

Sharp Corp./Japan(a)

    99,600       592,237  

Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd.

    14,200       453,974  

SHIFT Inc.(a)(b)

    8,600       2,034,393  

Shiga Bank Ltd. (The)

    24,100       516,302  

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.(a)

    79,900       562,884  

Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd.

    22,800       312,084  

Shimadzu Corp.

    122,400       3,717,388  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    16,900       1,673,705  

Shimano Inc.

    40,000       6,029,086  

Shimizu Corp.

    203,700       1,403,398  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    992,100       32,684,579  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.

    43,600     $ 1,762,785  

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    38,800       781,392  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    131,700       5,519,287  

Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc.

    49,700       804,965  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    217,300       9,527,315  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    201,300       1,681,279  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    33,700       1,368,725  

Shochiku Co. Ltd.

    4,900       374,941  

Shoei Co. Ltd.

    52,200       949,028  

Showa Denko KK

    99,300       1,626,708  

Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    101,500       1,313,357  

SMC Corp.

    30,000       15,676,889  

SMS Co. Ltd.

    50,900       1,081,136  

Socionext Inc.

    18,600       2,200,852  

SoftBank Corp.

    1,575,100       17,490,697  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    556,000       28,279,491  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    159,700       976,398  

Sojitz Corp.

    126,660       3,007,195  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    151,900       6,715,612  

Sony Group Corp.

    679,400        63,636,834  

Sosei Group Corp.(a)

    62,100       792,091  

SOSiLA Logistics REIT Inc.

    891       805,294  

Sotetsu Holdings Inc.

    102,600       1,985,496  

S-Pool Inc.

    96,100       371,035  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    49,100       2,274,276  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    82,900       1,531,934  

Star Asia Investment Corp.

    1,422       574,846  

Starts Corp. Inc.

    15,900       329,707  

Subaru Corp.

    318,400       6,034,816  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,800       793,536  

SUMCO Corp.

    151,500       2,207,646  

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

    19,300       839,972  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    869,500       2,681,675  

Sumitomo Corp.

    624,200       13,390,888  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    400,200       5,131,350  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    57,400       1,385,056  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    46,000       1,132,235  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    127,600       4,406,691  

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.

    126,400       335,320  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    721,800       33,817,519  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    160,100       6,228,163  

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

    12,700       356,565  

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.

    115,100       477,088  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    125,500       3,363,326  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    122,400       1,251,535  

Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd. (The)

    100,500       1,727,094  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    66,700       1,968,943  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    49,800       1,772,731  

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    222,100       934,586  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    34,400       1,004,399  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    203,600       8,177,708  

Sysmex Corp.

    89,600       6,067,273  

Systena Corp.

    179,700       344,208  

T Hasegawa Co. Ltd.

    19,300       460,972  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    260,500       4,235,419  

Tadano Ltd.

    120,100       942,483  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    88,600       1,850,348  

Taikisha Ltd.

    14,800       440,670  

Taisei Corp.

    100,400       3,804,799  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    21,800       840,549  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    22,500     $ 421,076  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    44,400       1,323,977  

Takara Bio Inc.

    43,500       534,520  

Takara Holdings Inc.

    81,400       716,356  

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.

    39,600       715,003  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    119,100       1,731,295  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    836,654       25,580,563  

Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    28,600       896,265  

Takuma Co. Ltd.

    104,100       1,139,099  

TDK Corp.

    214,800       8,228,613  

TechnoPro Holdings Inc.

    52,500       1,359,228  

Teijin Ltd.

    79,300       848,171  

Terumo Corp.

    380,100       12,447,921  

THK Co. Ltd.

    81,100       1,625,893  

TIS Inc.

    119,100       3,020,827  

TKC Corp.

    19,000       494,034  

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

    117,000       1,109,687  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    95,400       2,524,476  

Tocalo Co. Ltd.

    108,600       1,103,728  

Toda Corp.

    105,700       588,713  

Toei Co. Ltd.

    2,700       343,279  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    30,300       1,181,183  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    34,800       652,029  

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    31,300       610,277  

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.(a)

    236,800       1,575,009  

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    144,000       1,281,104  

TOKAI Holdings Corp.

    74,900       477,171  

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

    108,900       1,723,052  

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc.

    379,300       1,169,337  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    1,022,200        23,505,469  

Tokuyama Corp.

    20,100       345,755  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    15,400       603,179  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    911,100       3,618,015  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    249,500       37,446,689  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    203,800       4,621,381  

Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group Inc.

    32,700       865,341  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    16,600       1,048,482  

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

    47,000       2,603,452  

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    83,600       1,011,299  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    94,400       1,261,513  

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

    85,200       461,044  

Tokyu Corp.

    224,400       2,847,115  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    247,100       1,468,995  

Tokyu REIT Inc.

    441       583,357  

Tomy Co. Ltd.

    105,300       1,424,570  

Topcon Corp.

    59,600       725,300  

Toppan Inc.

    131,300       3,090,608  

Toray Industries Inc.

    758,400       4,246,594  

Toridoll Holdings Corp.

    36,700       906,498  

Toshiba Corp.

    215,500       6,957,680  

Toshiba TEC Corp.

    17,300       502,500  

Tosoh Corp.

    119,900       1,567,173  

Totetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    9,700       185,729  

TOTO Ltd.

    89,000       2,736,048  

Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    12,100       153,089  

Toyo Gosei Co. Ltd.(b)

    5,300       317,727  

Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,600       271,330  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    112,700       1,832,042  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    35,100       1,451,811  

Toyo Tire Corp.

    42,900       580,877  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Toyobo Co. Ltd.

    30,300     $ 231,215  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    20,900       446,096  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    34,600       631,275  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    88,400       6,388,415  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    5,717,600       96,134,289  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    107,900       6,312,706  

Trancom Co. Ltd.

    2,400       118,930  

Transcosmos Inc.

    11,100       272,116  

TRE Holdings Corp.

    24,100       209,352  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan

    73,300       3,463,112  

Tri Chemical Laboratories Inc.

    26,000       482,810  

Trusco Nakayama Corp.

    23,200       357,444  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    46,400       599,474  

Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

    16,800       447,921  

Tsumura & Co.

    36,400       677,394  

Tsuruha Holdings Inc.

    22,300       1,712,556  

UACJ Corp.

    14,400       288,374  

UBE Corp.

    102,500       1,870,846  

Ulvac Inc.

    42,600       1,829,286  

Unicharm Corp.

    216,200       7,999,109  

United Urban Investment Corp.

    1,222       1,318,991  

Universal Entertainment Corp.

    23,800       430,530  

Ushio Inc.

    59,300       821,552  

USS Co. Ltd.

    118,400       2,053,066  

UT Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    21,900       442,660  

Valor Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,900       268,835  

ValueCommerce Co. Ltd.

    15,000       143,495  

Visional Inc.(a)

    13,600       748,260  

Wacoal Holdings Corp.

    23,700       515,689  

Wacom Co. Ltd.

    197,100       839,712  

WealthNavi Inc.(a)(b)

    34,700       335,803  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    98,200       1,848,493  

West Holdings Corp.

    16,600       324,938  

West Japan Railway Co.

    107,000       4,396,025  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    83,600       4,638,616  

Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    357,200       1,079,150  

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

    153,900       1,196,785  

Yamaha Corp.

    87,800       3,402,092  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    141,800       4,158,838  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    128,300       2,402,798  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    26,100       1,248,082  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    69,100       994,443  

Yaoko Co. Ltd.

    10,800       569,701  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    121,500       5,281,638  

Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.

    17,200       309,434  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    117,000       2,197,131  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

    86,700       1,944,113  

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.

    37,500       741,796  

Z Holdings Corp.

    1,558,900       4,346,225  

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    21,500       754,746  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    57,500       3,063,961  

Zeon Corp.

    85,200       918,904  

Zojirushi Corp.

    24,800       348,999  

ZOZO Inc.

    80,400       1,569,570  
   

 

 

 
       2,409,192,055  
Netherlands — 3.9%            

Aalberts NV

    66,884       3,018,107  

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    240,020       4,081,109  

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    11,926       22,134,831  

Aegon NV

    1,026,067       5,569,780  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)            

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    88,997     $ 5,678,899  

Akzo Nobel NV

    96,516       8,256,753  

Alfen Beheer BV(a)(b)(c)

    16,543       1,147,971  

Allfunds Group PLC

    308,138       2,009,041  

Arcadis NV

    27,620       1,210,914  

ASM International NV

    26,426       12,554,473  

ASML Holding NV

    219,889       157,499,625  

ASR Nederland NV

    85,586       3,879,563  

Basic-Fit NV(a)(b)(c)

    31,483       1,062,685  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    41,112       4,908,715  

Corbion NV

    35,644       837,642  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    326,768       4,394,664  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    42,074       1,063,445  

EXOR NV, NVS

    56,769       5,304,810  

Ferrovial SE

    275,635       9,134,252  

Flow Trades Ltd., NVS

    32,956       717,093  

Heineken Holding NV

    63,403       5,197,469  

Heineken NV

    140,133       13,716,423  

IMCD NV

    33,232       5,035,625  

ING Groep NV

    2,010,668       29,349,042  

InPost SA(a)

    178,334       2,131,058  

Iveco Group NV(a)

    131,247       1,244,821  

JDE Peet’s NV

    41,593       1,254,873  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(c)

    91,389       1,639,518  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(c)

    19,826       354,955  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    510,661       17,601,779  

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

    131,867       306,835  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    1,800,318       6,514,011  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    493,597       10,253,804  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    50,439       1,901,641  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class A

    817,523       432,714  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class B

    340,207       262,462  

NN Group NV

    143,246       5,491,325  

NSI NV

    8,271       173,877  

OCI NV

    55,315       1,576,465  

Pharming Group NV(a)

    958,827       1,210,225  

PostNL NV

    194,167       394,289  

Prosus NV

    439,418       34,761,199  

QIAGEN NV(a)

    126,969       5,957,582  

Randstad NV

    63,544       3,722,756  

SBM Offshore NV

    120,030       1,743,793  

Signify NV(c)

    80,286       2,524,310  

Technip Energies NV

    153,027       3,487,792  

TKH Group NV

    23,470       1,224,580  

Universal Music Group NV

    442,341       11,346,005  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    140,400       17,630,871  
   

 

 

 
       442,906,471  
New Zealand — 0.3%            

a2 Milk Co. Ltd. (The)(a)(b)

    482,234       1,653,325  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.(a)

    702,470       3,667,068  

Contact Energy Ltd.

    499,846       2,580,974  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    93,901       2,250,268  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    328,055       5,008,431  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    580,965       2,014,316  

Goodman Property Trust

    822,106       1,153,978  

Infratil Ltd.

    659,976       4,082,122  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    283,112       1,159,371  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    809,813       2,842,345  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    429,643       1,819,768  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    1,114,707       3,588,850  
Security   Shares     Value  
New Zealand (continued)            

Summerset Group Holdings Ltd.

    264,629     $ 1,693,284  
   

 

 

 
       33,514,100  
Norway — 0.8%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    192,118       1,421,105  

Aker ASA, Class A

    21,677       1,378,379  

Aker BP ASA

    177,751       4,979,263  

Atea ASA

    64,909       881,247  

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    62,187       466,920  

Bakkafrost P/F

    22,887       1,331,884  

Borregaard ASA

    51,199       835,585  

DNB Bank ASA

    505,967       10,426,706  

DNO ASA

    946,932       1,027,181  

Entra ASA(c)

    32,300       315,052  

Equinor ASA

    527,724       16,142,271  

Frontline PLC, NVS

    107,892       1,797,657  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    114,314       1,804,610  

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.

    130,957       1,026,145  

Kahoot! ASA(a)(b)

    348,335       1,198,239  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    50,917       2,209,346  

Leroy Seafood Group ASA

    165,903       690,229  

Mowi ASA

    232,402       4,085,604  

NEL ASA(a)(b)

    1,216,166       1,649,455  

Nordic Semiconductor ASA(a)

    110,442       1,626,462  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    799,624       5,237,072  

Orkla ASA

    410,810       3,241,629  

Salmar ASA

    32,209       1,488,008  

Scatec ASA(c)

    93,814       784,099  

Schibsted ASA, Class A

    17,823       381,827  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    81,357       1,595,362  

SpareBank 1 SMN

    135,283       1,895,781  

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA

    202,150       2,609,051  

Storebrand ASA

    361,337       3,158,452  

Subsea 7 SA

    177,836       2,389,965  

Telenor ASA

    365,970       3,917,687  

TGS ASA

    108,333       1,445,954  

TOMRA Systems ASA

    154,187       2,376,136  

Veidekke ASA

    47,333       534,274  

Yara International ASA

    98,862       4,037,719  
   

 

 

 
      90,386,356  
Portugal — 0.2%            

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R(a)

    5,070,782       1,384,855  

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    1,462,666       6,833,340  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    309,708       4,115,899  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    143,795       3,914,931  

Navigator Co. SA (The)

    215,938       756,898  

NOS SGPS SA

    139,885       531,545  

REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

    493,183       1,346,703  

Sonae SGPS SA

    877,932       954,541  
   

 

 

 
      19,838,712  
Singapore — 1.4%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    1,847,112       3,905,948  

CapitaLand Ascott Trust

    1,917,168       1,614,781  

CapitaLand China Trust(b)

    703,380       550,617  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    3,466,035       5,321,348  

Capitaland Investment Ltd/Singapore

    1,476,400       3,778,816  

CDL Hospitality Trusts

    559,690       500,953  

City Developments Ltd.

    432,500       2,406,554  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    1,757,700       1,667,076  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    952,700       24,576,839  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Singapore (continued)            

ESR-LOGOS REIT

    3,039,051     $ 788,204  

Frasers Centrepoint Trust

    666,319       1,088,108  

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust

    1,743,287       1,600,911  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    3,935,900       2,783,962  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    3,838,500       722,824  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    1,129,279       4,325,139  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    110,700       2,857,148  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    888,700       4,935,159  

Keppel DC REIT

    912,350       1,503,597  

Keppel Infrastructure Trust

    4,332,825       1,660,217  

Keppel REIT

    976,800       668,720  

Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust

    813,116       85,345  

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    1,171,040       1,973,311  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    2,279,034       2,897,300  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    1,310,000       1,627,050  

NetLink NBN Trust

    3,902,200       2,524,112  

OUE Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust

    1,187,948       276,942  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.(b)

    1,753,300       17,546,590  

PARAGON REIT

    884,050       635,201  

Parkway Life REIT

    201,800       588,955  

SATS Ltd.(a)

    975,563       2,054,420  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    199,091       13,243,533  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    28,437,684       3,013,978  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    756,000       3,099,130  

Silverlake Axis Ltd.

    1,265,200       276,051  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(b)

    850,200       4,816,402  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    310,800       2,271,883  

Singapore Post Ltd.(b)

    846,300       318,281  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.(b)

    899,900       2,526,473  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    4,456,300       8,939,628  

Starhill Global REIT

    1,020,100       394,997  

Suntec REIT(b)

    1,022,100       991,817  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    648,700       14,714,775  

UOL Group Ltd.

    216,500       1,145,539  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    135,800       1,530,998  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    1,120,000       3,254,421  

Yangzijiang Financial Holding Ltd.

    1,405,500       348,917  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    2,059,600       2,385,970  
   

 

 

 
       160,738,940  
Spain — 2.1%            

Acciona SA

    13,418       2,011,341  

Acerinox SA

    120,795       1,271,658  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    138,774       4,854,139  

Aena SME SA(c)

    39,444       6,298,897  

Almirall SA

    62,739       601,838  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    243,901       17,496,504  

Applus Services SA

    79,229       849,931  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    3,232,685       25,623,471  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    3,382,063       4,167,962  

Banco Santander SA

    8,962,549       36,318,769  

Bankinter SA

    474,403       3,069,408  

CaixaBank SA

    2,413,868       9,764,580  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    308,612       12,603,430  

Cia. de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

    55,335       1,539,700  

Cie. Automotive SA

    29,805       934,106  

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA

    44,057       1,502,378  

Ebro Foods SA

    26,653       491,325  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    159,797       3,052,266  

Enagas SA

    23,187       411,489  

Endesa SA

    199,384       4,273,367  
Security   Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)            

Faes Farma SA

    219,730     $ 761,388  

Fluidra SA

    77,495       1,713,817  

Gestamp Automocion SA(c)

    98,954       480,421  

Grifols SA(a)

    165,229       2,427,265  

Iberdrola SA

    3,211,419       40,083,423  

Indra Sistemas SA

    122,594       1,782,961  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    577,942       22,122,359  

Inmobiliaria Colonial SOCIMI SA

    208,467       1,345,709  

Linea Directa Aseguradora SA Cia de Seguros y Reaseguros

    555,564       539,374  

Mapfre SA

    667,783       1,387,959  

Melia Hotels International SA(a)(b)

    67,704       497,038  

Merlin Properties SOCIMI SA

    229,360       2,137,399  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    88,515       2,698,886  

Neinor Homes SA(c)

    16,719       165,443  

Pharma Mar SA

    15,213       571,970  

Prosegur Cia. de Seguridad SA

    77,588       142,695  

Redeia Corp. SA

    57,325       958,798  

Repsol SA

    748,292       11,424,489  

Sacyr SA

    252,284       862,486  

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA(a)

    56,758       887,766  

Tecnicas Reunidas SA(a)

    43,450       418,691  

Telefonica SA

    2,800,351       11,931,632  

Viscofan SA

    25,278       1,641,073  
   

 

 

 
       244,119,601  
Sweden — 3.1%            

AAK AB

    128,673       2,473,259  

AddTech AB, Class B

    162,532       3,027,940  

AFRY AB

    55,248       766,713  

Alfa Laval AB

    159,774       5,980,904  

Alleima AB, NVS

    158,251       687,425  

Arjo AB, Class B

    124,516       532,742  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    525,232       12,628,092  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    1,447,090       20,557,194  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    831,486       10,267,951  

Avanza Bank Holding AB

    89,474       2,026,171  

Axfood AB

    51,195       1,304,387  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    211,608       2,877,555  

Billerud AB

    119,983       1,023,171  

Biotage AB

    57,752       712,871  

Boliden AB

    162,230       4,771,061  

Bravida Holding AB(c)

    106,322       854,521  

Bure Equity AB

    53,263       1,133,186  

Castellum AB(b)

    233,170       2,655,367  

Catena AB

    25,692       986,967  

Corem Property Group AB, Class B

    768,563       518,403  

Dios Fastigheter AB

    78,123       532,704  

Dometic Group AB(c)

    187,413       1,396,456  

Electrolux AB, Class B

    139,133       1,718,466  

Electrolux Professional AB, Class B

    212,793       1,198,832  

Elekta AB, Class B

    239,149       1,937,399  

Embracer Group AB, Class B(a)

    395,031       1,133,855  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    363,629       7,260,081  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    198,092       3,365,400  

EQT AB

    190,695       4,555,147  

Essity AB, Class B

    324,997       8,058,717  

Evolution AB(c)

    99,701       12,294,389  

Fabege AB

    162,063       1,403,530  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)

    307,726       1,435,994  

Fortnox AB

    350,587       2,151,843  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Getinge AB, Class B

    136,257     $ 2,538,879  

Granges AB

    65,788       671,952  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    387,898       6,524,354  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    1,182,338       11,463,721  

Hexatronic Group AB

    123,722       937,517  

Hexpol AB

    199,516       2,164,449  

Holmen AB, Class B

    37,102       1,429,196  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

    85,675       1,048,835  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    283,465       2,780,383  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    70,117       1,991,109  

Industrivarden AB, Class C(b)

    119,070       3,373,345  

Indutrade AB

    158,943       3,335,632  

Instalco AB

    239,028       940,469  

Intrum AB(b)

    43,504       338,948  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    82,278       1,658,035  

Investor AB, Class A

    272,875       5,541,655  

Investor AB, Class B

    944,233       19,285,002  

JM AB

    25,094       394,275  

Kindred Group PLC

    144,351       1,736,325  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    133,833       1,826,647  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    27,252       1,200,980  

Lifco AB, Class B

    154,526       3,115,529  

Lindab International AB

    75,519       1,170,823  

Loomis AB, Class B

    73,949       2,157,281  

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR(a)(b)

    109,339       1,697,727  

MIPS AB

    28,464       1,288,704  

Modern Times Group MTG AB, Class B(a)

    89,073       579,346  

Mycronic AB

    101,684       2,188,214  

NCC AB, Class B

    59,749       643,429  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    831,529       7,490,215  

Nolato AB, Class B

    237,200       980,410  

Nordea Bank Abp

    1,800,094        20,374,068  

Nordnet AB publ

    116,889       1,734,315  

Nyfosa AB

    79,830       506,430  

Pandox AB, Class B

    68,189       804,053  

Peab AB, Class B

    104,568       462,572  

PowerCell Sweden AB(a)

    45,401       418,134  

Resurs Holding AB(c)

    44,477       107,802  

Saab AB, Class B

    44,393       2,339,916  

Sagax AB, Class B

    117,155       2,601,504  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB(b)

    732,421       316,688  

Sandvik AB

    561,482       11,405,116  

Sectra AB, NVS

    115,492       1,849,321  

Securitas AB, Class B

    225,242       1,917,209  

Sinch AB(a)(c)

    404,885       1,049,395  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    856,716       10,385,308  

Skanska AB, Class B

    186,359       2,972,311  

SKF AB, Class B

    203,870       3,884,218  

SSAB AB, Class B

    367,271       2,246,947  

Stillfront Group AB(a)

    376,880       697,463  

Storskogen Group AB

    753,178       775,268  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    348,970       4,636,928  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    756,537       6,642,363  

Sweco AB, Class B

    121,408       1,250,252  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    483,164       8,862,043  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)

    101,393       1,984,573  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    324,344       2,440,544  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    1,535,301       7,723,292  

Telia Co. AB

    1,391,055       2,989,351  

Thule Group AB(c)

    94,998       2,966,448  
Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Trelleborg AB, Class B

    138,720     $ 3,693,093  

Troax Group AB

    33,290       599,588  

Viaplay Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    38,537       167,309  

Vitec Software Group AB, Class B

    29,052       1,654,879  

Vitrolife AB

    50,792       753,678  

Volvo AB, Class A

    111,104       2,519,389  

Volvo AB, Class B

    838,096       18,487,238  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)

    348,082       1,720,569  

Wallenstam AB, Class B

    211,573       824,812  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    259,142       2,026,448  
   

 

 

 
       355,512,914  
Switzerland — 8.7%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    855,682       34,336,393  

Accelleron Industries AG, NVS

    58,959       1,553,299  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    93,631       3,815,869  

Alcon Inc.

    275,969       23,482,649  

Allreal Holding AG, Registered

    8,843       1,624,621  

ALSO Holding AG, Registered

    3,380       773,455  

Bachem Holding AG, Class A

    21,445       1,980,899  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    26,589       4,115,680  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    18,480       2,074,221  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    2,117       3,969,374  

Belimo Holding AG, Registered

    5,456       2,940,509  

BKW AG

    12,963       2,319,654  

Bossard Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    3,075       718,652  

Bucher Industries AG, Registered

    2,022       901,029  

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    2,147       1,265,314  

Bystronic AG, Registered(b)

    512       358,729  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    17,357       1,317,436  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    609       7,448,211  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    48       5,833,699  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    286,911       46,202,082  

Clariant AG, Registered

    134,946       2,211,249  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    106,785       3,141,927  

Comet Holding AG, Registered

    6,091       1,602,386  

Daetwyler Holding AG, Bearer

    5,399       1,067,966  

DKSH Holding AG

    11,975       966,298  

DocMorris AG(a)(b)

    7,411       453,543  

dormakaba Holding AG

    1,427       695,780  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    93,363       10,316,592  

Dufry AG, Registered(a)

    60,804       3,141,649  

Emmi AG, Registered

    1,088       1,064,774  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    4,050       3,380,332  

Flughafen Zurich AG, Registered

    13,286       2,812,609  

Forbo Holding AG, Registered

    520       748,058  

Galenica AG(c)

    25,788       2,075,420  

Geberit AG, Registered

    20,559       11,667,272  

Georg Fischer Ltd.

    53,650       3,664,092  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    4,977       16,799,716  

Gurit Holding AG(a)(b)

    3,730       399,498  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    25,156       3,722,661  

Holcim Ltd.

    313,989       21,884,064  

Huber + Suhner AG, Registered

    13,516       1,167,424  

Idorsia Ltd.(a)(b)

    91,653       726,937  

Inficon Holding AG, Registered

    1,120       1,435,877  

Interroll Holding AG, Registered

    429       1,372,247  

Intershop Holding AG

    982       677,861  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    121,110     $ 8,577,922  

Kardex Holding AG, Registered

    3,552       888,772  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    32,144       10,057,727  

Landis+Gyr Group AG

    14,338       1,244,959  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    93,591       6,616,784  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    40,542       23,556,358  

Medmix AG(c)

    23,074       644,015  

Meyer Burger Technology AG(a)

    2,129,613       1,280,388  

Mobilezone Holding AG, Registered

    44,809       746,783  

Mobimo Holding AG, Registered

    5,429       1,605,448  

Nestle SA, Registered

    1,489,520       182,494,691  

Novartis AG, Registered

    1,107,769       115,980,239  

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, Registered

    150,504       818,374  

Partners Group Holding AG

    13,087       14,691,907  

PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered

    25,156       2,964,383  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    18,134       6,012,709  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    381,275       118,214,825  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    19,315       4,690,004  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    17,182       3,983,846  

Schweiter Technologies AG, NVS(b)

    343       264,025  

SFS Group AG

    11,108       1,320,493  

SGS SA

    91,618       8,895,651  

Siegfried Holding AG, Registered

    1,887       1,667,218  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    275,039       4,659,610  

SIG Group AG

    162,232       4,337,056  

Sika AG, Registered

    78,869       24,546,989  

Softwareone Holding AG

    62,800       1,344,080  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    29,126       8,118,727  

St. Galler Kantonalbank AG, Class A, Registered

    2,298       1,314,307  

Stadler Rail AG

    34,074       1,368,331  

STMicroelectronics NV

    368,864       19,729,191  

Straumann Holding AG

    62,791       10,390,208  

Sulzer AG, Registered

    11,482       1,127,206  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    17,970       5,751,127  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    7,669       460,544  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    17,432       11,084,208  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    44,120       4,271,230  

Swiss Re AG

    170,916       17,833,255  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    14,462       9,299,869  

Swissquote Group Holding SA, Registered

    9,043       2,048,171  

Tecan Group AG, Registered

    6,937       2,760,449  

Temenos AG, Registered

    39,970       3,437,530  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    1,811,263       40,189,883  

Valiant Holding AG, Registered

    18,142       1,996,218  

VAT Group AG(c)

    17,780       7,557,335  

Vontobel Holding AG, Registered

    13,721       924,351  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    82,108       39,699,095  
   

 

 

 
       985,694,498  
United Kingdom — 13.3%            

3i Group PLC

    526,549       13,359,158  

888 Holdings PLC(a)

    295,724       410,189  

abrdn PLC

    1,153,225       3,431,961  

Admiral Group PLC

    89,839       2,452,874  

Airtel Africa PLC(c)

    756,884       1,132,590  

AJ Bell PLC

    285,548       1,201,249  

Anglo American PLC

    708,411       21,784,894  

Antofagasta PLC

    224,428       4,827,392  

AO World PLC(a)

    294,450       358,779  

Ascential PLC(a)

    428,599       1,150,688  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Ashmore Group PLC

    534,048     $ 1,416,218  

Ashtead Group PLC

    237,422       17,565,379  

ASOS PLC(a)(b)

    68,519       370,098  

Associated British Foods PLC

    186,016       4,895,384  

Assura PLC

    1,875,770       1,140,082  

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings
PLC(a)(c)

    342,134       1,738,937  

AstraZeneca PLC

    846,885        121,677,217  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    482,814       4,004,252  

Aviva PLC

    1,506,332       7,504,789  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    495,422       3,518,938  

BAE Systems PLC

    1,671,994       19,995,451  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    526,348       2,360,156  

Barclays PLC

    8,481,978       16,830,883  

Barratt Developments PLC

    549,237       3,215,018  

Beazley PLC

    329,812       2,323,741  

Bellway PLC

    70,800       2,013,306  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    63,114       3,519,091  

Big Yellow Group PLC

    86,536       1,190,922  

Bodycote PLC

    122,825       1,090,782  

boohoo Group PLC(a)(b)

    986,926       492,081  

BP PLC

    9,474,625       58,784,817  

Breedon Group PLC

    185,952       868,655  

British American Tobacco PLC

    1,138,804       38,295,816  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    415,360       1,802,330  

Britvic PLC

    157,213       1,745,042  

BT Group PLC

    3,671,799       5,753,654  

Bunzl PLC

    175,055       6,488,923  

Burberry Group PLC

    211,762       6,044,796  

Burford Capital Ltd.

    127,776       1,726,900  

Capita PLC(a)

    1,767,579       626,538  

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    967,555       1,487,570  

Capricorn Energy PLC

    183,700       417,751  

Carnival PLC(a)

    95,046       1,612,086  

Centamin PLC

    978,524       1,208,237  

Centrica PLC

    3,413,587       6,049,389  

Close Brothers Group PLC

    85,526       1,012,044  

CNH Industrial NV

    564,789       8,157,234  

Coats Group PLC

    977,464       878,099  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    113,716       7,208,457  

Compass Group PLC

    942,209       24,514,043  

Computacenter PLC

    68,479       1,931,921  

ConvaTec Group PLC(c)

    817,518       2,190,246  

Cranswick PLC

    47,183       2,024,254  

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    251,802       689,602  

Croda International PLC

    73,324       5,551,593  

Currys PLC

    876,616       600,190  

CVS Group PLC

    58,889       1,555,976  

DCC PLC

    54,127       3,133,884  

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

    60,543       2,886,231  

Deliveroo PLC, Class A(a)(c)

    737,594       1,243,820  

Derwent London PLC

    53,187       1,445,330  

Diageo PLC

    1,224,384       53,434,883  

Diploma PLC

    62,652       2,605,838  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    602,428       1,163,320  

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    357,070       1,591,945  

Dowlais Group PLC(a)

    799,130       1,260,930  

Dr. Martens PLC

    382,943       749,110  

Drax Group PLC

    242,550       1,882,600  

DS Smith PLC

    816,316       3,245,548  

Dunelm Group PLC

    97,357       1,436,845  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

easyJet PLC(a)

    178,882     $ 1,038,976  

Elementis PLC(a)

    535,742       760,424  

EMIS Group PLC

    51,485       959,384  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    100,583       2,423,657  

Energean PLC

    139,285       2,069,940  

Entain PLC

    331,795       5,909,756  

Essentra PLC

    219,868       458,644  

Experian PLC

    498,478       19,263,963  

Fevertree Drinks PLC

    64,977       1,119,070  

Firstgroup PLC(b)

    700,131       1,311,261  

Frasers Group PLC(a)

    192,514       2,006,523  

Future PLC

    76,541       821,960  

Games Workshop Group PLC

    18,671       2,791,430  

Gamma Communications PLC

    50,625       722,240  

GB Group PLC

    152,439       489,673  

Genuit Group PLC

    169,972       682,758  

Genus PLC

    42,608       1,347,764  

Glencore PLC

    5,773,389       35,110,482  

Grafton Group PLC

    137,609       1,546,843  

Grainger PLC

    404,876       1,308,346  

Great Portland Estates PLC

    145,633       799,176  

Greatland Gold PLC(a)

    5,996,598       538,701  

Greggs PLC

    49,517       1,756,057  

GSK PLC

    2,214,985       39,429,283  

Haleon PLC

    3,009,264       12,989,251  

Halma PLC

    198,833       5,710,061  

Hammerson PLC

    2,160,386       737,493  

Harbour Energy PLC

    351,399       1,203,002  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    187,172       2,047,886  

Hays PLC

    1,000,311       1,376,315  

Helios Towers PLC(a)

    463,115       536,299  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    84,409       2,266,791  

Hill & Smith PLC

    49,758       1,008,170  

Hiscox Ltd.

    206,902       2,863,825  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    332,646       3,149,810  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    10,781,089        89,552,173  

Ibstock PLC(c)

    469,734       906,847  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    223,434       2,030,252  

IMI PLC

    161,782       3,382,443  

Impax Asset Management Group PLC

    80,589       568,231  

Imperial Brands PLC

    480,868       11,360,716  

Inchcape PLC

    222,086       2,335,680  

Indivior PLC, NVS(a)

    97,104       2,184,560  

Informa PLC

    790,235       7,688,882  

IntegraFin Holdings PLC

    227,641       715,750  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    97,393       7,198,043  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    171,123       3,088,432  

International Distributions Services PLC(a)

    432,842       1,478,489  

Intertek Group PLC

    77,348       4,332,914  

Investec PLC

    424,076       2,664,588  

IP Group PLC

    525,235       403,088  

ITM Power PLC(a)(b)

    431,439       512,193  

ITV PLC(b)

    1,998,438       1,855,915  

IWG PLC(a)

    500,857       982,802  

J D Wetherspoon PLC(a)

    119,573       1,037,349  

J Sainsbury PLC

    961,983       3,425,125  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    1,430,727       2,898,127  

JET2 PLC(b)

    94,812       1,366,646  

John Wood Group PLC(a)

    452,495       860,103  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    99,417       2,299,251  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    357,676     $ 525,061  

Kainos Group PLC

    69,641       1,171,847  

Keywords Studios PLC

    67,417       1,524,475  

Kingfisher PLC(b)

    1,122,127       3,538,481  

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

    218,610       1,673,225  

Land Securities Group PLC

    370,435       3,076,385  

Learning Technologies Group PLC

    585,979       564,012  

Legal & General Group PLC

    3,113,589       9,331,005  

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

    39,892       330,898  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    36,630,611       21,163,234  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    215,010       23,348,957  

LondonMetric Property PLC

    568,553       1,348,823  

LXI REIT PLC

    1,442,631       1,761,607  

M&G PLC

    1,349,864       3,477,114  

Man Group PLC/Jersey

    857,972       2,630,191  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC(a)

    1,017,158       2,694,355  

Marshalls PLC

    132,980       458,083  

Melrose Industries PLC

    799,130       5,438,528  

Mobico Group PLC

    518,663       621,847  

Mondi PLC

    257,998       4,525,438  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    703,588       2,477,693  

National Grid PLC

    1,971,281       26,128,961  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    3,101,798       9,736,662  

Network International Holdings PLC(a)(c)

    311,630       1,545,330  

Next PLC

    72,917       6,594,671  

Ninety One PLC

    428,690       948,474  

NMC Health PLC, NVS(f)

    12,146        

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    301,871       3,634,094  

OSB Group PLC

    325,182       1,536,878  

Oxford Instruments PLC

    41,981       1,293,031  

Pagegroup PLC

    271,786       1,556,297  

Paragon Banking Group PLC

    180,673       1,224,256  

Pearson PLC

    363,066       4,016,073  

Penno Group PLC

    149,156       1,346,960  

Persimmon PLC

    166,822       2,480,130  

Petrofac Ltd.(a)(b)

    329,910       332,784  

Pets at Home Group PLC

    301,694       1,516,071  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    361,862       2,556,598  

Playtech PLC(a)

    176,738       1,272,441  

Plus500 Ltd.

    79,254       1,531,761  

Primary Health Properties PLC

    1,051,017       1,276,628  

Provident Financial PLC

    251,818       406,548  

Prudential PLC

    1,488,910       20,675,488  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    361,044       1,494,936  

Quilter PLC(c)

    993,588       997,341  

Rathbones Group PLC

    38,680       894,882  

Reach PLC

    237,692       259,133  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    377,690       28,293,532  

Redrow PLC

    193,948       1,289,344  

RELX PLC

    1,012,668       34,083,070  

Renishaw PLC

    29,929       1,497,965  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    1,398,930       11,407,097  

RHI Magnesita NV(b)

    28,601       1,096,748  

Rightmove PLC

    463,395       3,395,290  

Rio Tinto PLC

    603,568        39,894,467  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    4,513,902       10,703,080  

Rotork PLC

    447,039       1,770,732  

RS GROUP PLC

    283,091       2,851,569  

RWS Holdings PLC

    245,044       816,382  

S4 Capital PLC(a)

    292,099       395,363  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Safestore Holdings PLC

    142,140     $ 1,615,826  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    536,891       6,458,034  

Savills PLC

    98,577       1,232,195  

Schroders PLC

    355,444       2,097,046  

Segro PLC

    684,158       6,704,443  

Serco Group PLC

    729,261       1,453,448  

Severn Trent PLC

    123,410       4,044,622  

Shell PLC

    3,735,612       113,218,003  

Sirius Real Estate Ltd.

    1,076,058       1,143,475  

Smart Metering Systems PLC

    148,084       1,324,603  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    459,039       6,983,359  

Smiths Group PLC

    205,795       4,488,316  

Softcat PLC

    90,144       1,736,857  

Spectris PLC

    62,539       2,822,230  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    39,033       5,574,683  

Spirent Communications PLC

    488,696       1,062,113  

SSE PLC

    589,759       12,752,436  

SSP Group PLC(a)

    469,486       1,515,927  

St. James’s Place PLC

    286,571       3,459,233  

Standard Chartered PLC

    1,353,220       12,998,417  

Synthomer PLC(a)

    268,580       287,637  

Tate & Lyle PLC

    221,465       2,121,680  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    1,816,115       2,665,801  

Team17 Group PLC(a)

    137,596       558,005  

Tesco PLC

    4,035,962       13,367,392  

TP ICAP Group PLC

    705,611       1,439,817  

Trainline PLC(a)(c)

    284,839       962,853  

Travis Perkins PLC

    124,215       1,389,364  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

    904,266       1,603,450  

TUI AG(a)(b)

    224,001       1,814,522  

Tullow Oil PLC(a)(b)

    1,321,302       584,675  

Unilever PLC

    1,365,238       73,358,190  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    178,882       2,233,442  

United Utilities Group PLC

    369,473       4,737,953  

Vesuvius PLC

    172,557       977,045  

Victrex PLC

    46,089       915,107  

Virgin Money U.K. PLC

    768,831       1,744,022  

Vistry Group PLC

    223,628       2,268,206  

Vodafone Group PLC

    12,366,778       11,764,017  

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC(a)(c)

    140,153       1,355,285  

Weir Group PLC (The)

    145,160       3,418,768  

WH Smith PLC

    93,797       1,798,161  

Whitbread PLC

    102,069       4,585,052  

Wickes Group PLC

    267,051       468,155  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    333,118       3,322,476  

Workspace Group PLC

    96,256       613,450  

WPP PLC

    608,207       6,640,848  

YouGov PLC

    89,581       1,115,148  
   

 

 

 
      1,511,190,872  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.2%
(Cost: $10,141,543,117)

 

     11,283,897,857  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Germany — 0.4%  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    23,428       2,632,161  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

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

    60,894     $ 7,446,280  

Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    54,979       2,275,785  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    95,183       7,344,923  

Jungheinrich AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    24,550       918,507  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    85,177       5,025,945  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    14,301       5,900,297  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    111,598       14,784,009  
   

 

 

 
      46,327,907  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.4%
(Cost: $46,212,420)

 

    46,327,907  
   

 

 

 

Warrants

   
Australia — 0.0%            

PointsBet Holdings Ltd. (Issued/Exercisable 06/20/22, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 07/08/24, Strike Price AUD 10.00)(a)

    5,339        
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

 

     
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $10,187,755,537)

 

    11,330,225,764  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Money Market Funds — 0.9%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(g)(h)(i)

    104,724,220       104,755,638  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(g)(h)

    620,000       620,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.9%
(Cost: $105,342,943)

 

    105,375,638  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.5%
(Cost: $10,293,098,480)

 

    11,435,601,402  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.5)%

 

    (54,814,242
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  11,380,787,160  
   

 

 

 

 

(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)

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(e)

Rounds to less than 1.

(f)

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

(g)

Affiliate of the Fund.

(h)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(i)

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

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

   iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 

   
     Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/22

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

   

Value at

07/31/23

   

Shares

Held at
07/31/23

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying
Funds

        
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 68,716,587     $ 35,999,157 (a)    $     $ 10,690     $ 29,204     $ 104,755,638       104,724,220     $ 1,905,110 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    780,000             (160,000 )(a)                  620,000       620,000       173,094       2    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ 10,690     $ 29,204     $ 105,375,638       $ 2,078,204     $ 2    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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

     52       09/07/23      $ 8,520      $ 390,644  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     259       09/15/23        12,795        492,920  

FTSE 100 Index

     83       09/15/23        8,193        144,199  

SPI 200 Index

     41       09/21/23        5,084        213,084  
        

 

 

 
           $ 1,240,847  
        

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $ 1,240,847      $      $      $      $ 1,240,847  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 6,522,354      $      $      $      $ 6,522,354  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 338,953      $      $      $      $ 338,953  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

   iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 44,426,398   

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

   $ 1,425,761,683      $ 9,858,136,174      $      $ 11,283,897,857  

Preferred Stocks

            46,327,907               46,327,907  

Warrants

                           

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     105,375,638                      105,375,638  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,531,137,321      $ 9,904,464,081      $      $ 11,435,601,402  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Equity Contracts

   $      $ 1,240,847      $      $ 1,240,847  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 21.6%            

29Metals Ltd.(a)

    54,696     $ 26,606  

Abacus Property Group

    109,780       196,504  

Accent Group Ltd.

    101,052       120,183  

Adbri Ltd.

    122,148       204,759  

AGL Energy Ltd.

    158,315       1,297,475  

Allkem Ltd.(b)

    158,394       1,585,779  

Alpha HPA Ltd., NVS

    145,778       109,402  

ALS Ltd.

    119,975       948,920  

Altium Ltd.

    29,848       768,061  

Alumina Ltd.

    629,892       608,038  

AMP Ltd.

    751,345       571,733  

Ampol Ltd.

    62,705       1,388,705  

Ansell Ltd.

    30,654       497,812  

APA Group

    307,051       2,065,569  

APM Human Services International Ltd.

    80,874       108,460  

Arafura Rare Earths Ltd.(a)(b)

    455,477       87,490  

ARB Corp. Ltd.

    20,201       424,096  

Arena REIT

    97,235       248,889  

Argosy Minerals Ltd.(b)

    306,009       66,114  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    152,484       4,038,572  

ASX Ltd.

    50,018       2,089,684  

Atlas Arteria Ltd.

    370,271       1,565,191  

AUB Group Ltd.

    26,508       512,058  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    465,630       1,193,323  

Aussie Broadband Ltd.(b)

    53,274       98,782  

Austal Ltd.

    97,874       144,842  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    780,036        13,532,973  

Australian Agricultural Co. Ltd.(b)

    26,178       26,265  

Australian Clinical Labs Ltd.

    25,483       54,373  

AVZ Minerals Ltd.(b)(c)

    347,816       127,561  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    162,842       661,748  

Bapcor Ltd.

    83,238       350,192  

Beach Energy Ltd.

    396,224       432,037  

Bega Cheese Ltd.

    91,039       199,404  

Bellevue Gold Ltd.(b)

    314,582       308,635  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    149,116       939,021  

BHP Group Ltd.

    1,316,536       40,973,058  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    118,684       1,750,238  

Boral Ltd.(b)

    95,820       281,321  

Boss Energy Ltd. (a)(b)

    95,959       188,567  

BrainChip Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    392,822       95,266  

Brambles Ltd.

    361,026       3,415,584  

Breville Group Ltd.

    23,121       351,769  

Brickworks Ltd.

    19,651       342,792  

BWP Trust

    126,512       312,419  

Calix Ltd.(b)

    37,679       105,885  

Capricorn Metals Ltd.(b)

    77,384       233,464  

carsales.com Ltd.

    98,692       1,649,715  

Centuria Capital Group

    139,857       160,357  

Centuria Industrial REIT

    155,181       332,298  

Centuria Office REIT

    106,612       103,956  

Chalice Mining Ltd.(b)

    93,557       374,286  

Challenger Ltd.

    125,855       608,309  

Champion Iron Ltd.

    89,860       364,068  

Charter Hall Group

    121,421       935,884  

Charter Hall Long Wale REIT

    168,789       467,167  

Charter Hall Retail REIT

    134,632       339,950  

Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT

    79,028       159,118  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd.

    537,246     $ 997,170  

Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    8,718       107,602  

Cochlear Ltd.

    17,071       2,746,251  

Codan Ltd./Australia

    35,307       178,477  

Coles Group Ltd.

    347,197       4,245,731  

Collins Foods Ltd.

    33,162       223,834  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    438,325        31,186,280  

Computershare Ltd.

    149,855       2,527,343  

Core Lithium Ltd.(a)(b)

    422,965       182,636  

Coronado Global Resources Inc.(d)

    233,429       262,625  

Corporate Travel Management Ltd.

    31,959       450,452  

Costa Group Holdings Ltd.

    102,055       227,612  

Credit Corp. Group Ltd.

    17,484       278,399  

Cromwell Property Group

    393,756       145,773  

CSL Ltd.

    125,361       22,579,540  

CSR Ltd.

    126,865       489,371  

Data#3 Ltd.

    33,677       170,196  

De Grey Mining Ltd.(b)

    305,770       276,521  

Deterra Royalties Ltd.

    114,278       362,163  

Dexus

    279,880       1,549,077  

Dexus Industria REIT

    41,474       78,079  

Dicker Data Ltd.

    16,086       86,571  

Domain Holdings Australia Ltd.

    72,624       198,859  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    17,849       590,537  

Downer EDI Ltd.

    177,903       525,938  

Eagers Automotive Ltd.

    41,813       415,887  

Elders Ltd.

    43,987       215,661  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    371,906       1,520,105  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    476,115       1,195,267  

EVT Ltd.

    20,675       170,124  

Firefinch Ltd.(b)(c)

    298,353       30,061  

FleetPartners Group Ltd., NVS(b)

    77,009       133,067  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.(b)

    45,599       717,613  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    440,486       6,475,463  

G8 Education Ltd.

    189,539       140,251  

Gold Road Resources Ltd.

    276,266       295,101  

Goodman Group

    439,754       6,080,545  

Goulamina Holdings Pty Ltd.(b)

    292,832       228,781  

GPT Group (The)

    502,836       1,469,719  

GrainCorp Ltd., Class A

    52,193       284,101  

Grange Resources Ltd.

    152,877       55,658  

Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd.

    68,420       132,300  

GUD Holdings Ltd.

    35,703       239,800  

GWA Group Ltd.

    35,906       47,392  

Hansen Technologies Ltd.

    53,252       187,720  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    149,287       379,795  

Healius Ltd.

    157,907       305,096  

Helia Group Ltd.

    80,346       209,777  

Home Consortium Ltd.

    52,790       184,200  

HomeCo Daily Needs REIT

    361,698       290,915  

HUB24 Ltd.

    20,417       387,347  

IDP Education Ltd.

    65,500       1,097,675  

IGO Ltd.

    179,392       1,676,286  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    108,753       751,153  

Imdex Ltd.

    110,490       145,754  

Imugene Ltd.(b)

    1,318,852       89,020  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    500,625       1,018,376  

Ingenia Communities Group

    98,594       271,101  

Inghams Group Ltd.

    101,037       190,441  

Insignia Financial Ltd.

    162,442       326,397  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Australia (continued)

   

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    624,727     $ 2,493,917  

Integral Diagnostics Ltd.

    41,863       85,202  

InvoCare Ltd.

    32,768       269,453  

ionner Ltd.(b)

    419,831       82,143  

IPH Ltd.

    61,768       328,805  

IRESS Ltd.

    47,267       330,430  

James Hardie Industries PLC(b)

    114,779       3,363,815  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

    27,338       840,801  

Johns Lyng Group Ltd.

    40,104       142,926  

Judo Capital Holdings Ltd.(b)

    163,085       149,827  

Jumbo Interactive Ltd.

    14,325       147,959  

Karoon Energy Ltd.(b)

    166,346       250,649  

Kelsian Group Ltd.

    43,337       202,615  

Lake Resources NL(a)(b)

    337,867       51,312  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

    170,181       989,359  

Lifestyle Communities Ltd.

    22,661       265,412  

Link Administration Holdings Ltd.

    140,031       144,236  

Liontown Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    404,016       733,646  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    578,463       2,012,990  

Lovisa Holdings Ltd.

    15,853       229,182  

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.(b)

    235,792       1,068,663  

MA Financial Group Ltd.

    35,423       112,549  

Maas Group Holdings Ltd.(a)

    27,086       48,850  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    95,434       11,254,523  

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

    36,801       231,331  

McMillan Shakespeare Ltd.

    19,228       256,044  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    704,455       1,663,152  

Megaport Ltd.(a)(b)

    44,557       306,113  

Mesoblast Ltd.(b)

    226,796       174,228  

Metcash Ltd.

    236,237       572,056  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    45,372       2,192,229  

Mirvac Group

    1,005,502       1,584,973  

Monadelphous Group Ltd.

    26,684       244,988  

Mount Gibson Iron Ltd.(a)(b)

    173,139       54,854  

Nanosonics Ltd.(a)(b)

    73,940       235,687  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    814,766        15,607,697  

National Storage REIT

    279,263       436,192  

Netwealth Group Ltd.

    31,950       326,432  

Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd., NVS(a)(b)

    28,632       250,428  

New Hope Corp. Ltd.

    137,051       490,815  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    229,787       4,121,678  

NEXTDC Ltd.(b)

    132,590       1,137,955  

nib holdings Ltd.

    128,685       716,633  

Nick Scali Ltd.

    13,589       97,836  

Nickel Mines Ltd.

    474,458       264,433  

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

    389,470       561,663  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    294,780       2,301,113  

Novonix Ltd.(a)(b)

    80,481       50,542  

NRW Holdings Ltd.

    112,351       208,274  

Nufarm Ltd./Australia

    91,802       332,352  

Objective Corp. Ltd.

    8,361       74,290  

Omni Bridgeway Ltd.(b)

    83,671       158,756  

oOh!media Ltd.

    140,224       131,718  

Orica Ltd.

    119,853       1,271,735  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    445,099       2,533,962  

Orora Ltd.

    211,872       511,779  

Paladin Energy Ltd.(b)

    633,488       315,211  

Pepper Money Ltd./Australia

    73,361       75,990  

Perenti Global Ltd.(b)

    172,382       138,754  

Perpetual Ltd.

    28,181       467,814  
Security   Shares     Value  

Australia (continued)

   

Perseus Mining Ltd.

    335,331     $ 394,278  

PEXA Group Ltd.(b)

    34,361       306,541  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.

    703,892       2,302,814  

Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd.

    35,330       250,351  

Platinum Asset Management Ltd.

    138,418       147,692  

PolyNovo Ltd.(b)

    154,752       168,605  

Premier Investments Ltd.

    22,288       332,312  

Pro Medicus Ltd.

    13,658       632,544  

PWR Holdings Ltd.

    22,559       139,219  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(b)

    221,899       974,973  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    384,025       4,077,156  

Qube Holdings Ltd.

    416,432       824,275  

Ramelius Resources Ltd.

    240,288       207,676  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    46,776       1,853,651  

REA Group Ltd.

    13,832       1,466,377  

Reece Ltd.

    56,040       740,001  

Region RE Ltd.

    269,505       439,032  

Regis Resources Ltd.(b)

    200,110       227,590  

Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd.

    212,626       604,056  

Resolute Mining Ltd.(b)

    556,679       135,630  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    96,351        7,629,534  

Rural Funds Group

    123,834       166,509  

Sandfire Resources Ltd.(b)

    116,448       532,310  

Santos Ltd.

    863,216       4,644,955  

Sayona Mining Ltd.(b)

    2,234,626       218,767  

Scentre Group

    1,315,006       2,488,375  

SEEK Ltd.

    87,326       1,464,467  

Select Harvests Ltd.(a)

    41,175       116,312  

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.

    42,512       750,509  

Seven West Media Ltd.(b)

    285,204       73,834  

Sigma Healthcare Ltd.

    274,376       144,823  

Silex Systems Ltd.(b)

    40,687       98,994  

Silver Lake Resources Ltd.(b)

    266,002       160,571  

Sims Ltd.

    44,380       452,708  

SiteMinder Ltd.(b)

    63,600       180,216  

SmartGroup Corp. Ltd.

    38,141       232,087  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    115,269       2,723,552  

South32 Ltd.

    1,186,545       3,124,405  

Stanmore Resources Ltd.(b)

    70,706       133,770  

Star Entertainment Grp Ltd. (The)(b)

    389,970       275,779  

Steadfast Group Ltd.

    230,823       905,576  

Stockland

    621,730       1,766,976  

Strike Energy Ltd.(a)(b)

    508,353       152,263  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    328,201       3,144,830  

Super Retail Group Ltd.

    37,819       313,885  

Syrah Resources Ltd.(b)

    188,387       89,047  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    605,638       429,630  

Technology One Ltd.

    76,217       807,531  

Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(b)

    61,727       469,491  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    1,052,754       3,013,204  

Temple & Webster Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    31,368       139,275  

Terracom Ltd.(a)

    95,967       26,529  

Tietto Minerals Ltd.(b)

    172,615       58,842  

Transurban Group

    795,907       7,684,517  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    188,188       1,424,334  

Tyro Payments Ltd.(b)

    97,261       91,462  

United Malt Grp Ltd.(b)

    78,363       254,000  

Ventia Services Group Pty Ltd.

    123,037       239,886  

Vicinity Ltd.

    1,009,066       1,341,658  

Viva Energy Group Ltd.(d)

    207,882       441,040  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Australia (continued)

   

Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd.(b)

    25,800     $ 77,256  

Vulcan Steel Ltd.

    15,643       81,537  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    61,349       1,361,188  

Waypoint REIT Ltd.

    197,321       347,932  

Webjet Ltd.(a)(b)

    99,545       528,391  

Weebit Nano Ltd.(a)(b)

    43,114       180,302  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    295,159       9,861,892  

West African Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    287,614       174,473  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    911,960       13,707,549  

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.

    224,699       1,049,907  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    43,386       2,505,499  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    493,479       12,719,509  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    316,875       8,228,874  

Worley Ltd.

    96,103       1,124,753  

Xero Ltd.(b)

    37,525       3,084,608  

Yancoal Australia Ltd., NVS

    69,052       237,117  
   

 

 

 
       374,770,697  
Canada — 0.0%            

SharkNinja Inc.(b)

    14,620       618,572  
   

 

 

 

Hong Kong — 6.7%

   

AIA Group Ltd.

    3,026,400       30,278,332  

ASMPT Ltd.

    82,000       799,835  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    318,600       489,157  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    956,000       2,917,753  

Brightoil Petroleum Holdings Ltd.(c)

    763,800       1  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(d)

    453,200       1,105,408  

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.

    92,000       120,906  

Champion REIT

    619,000       228,058  

Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd.(b)

    275,000       78,214  

Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd.

    90,000       104,969  

CITIC Telecom International Holdings Ltd.

    401,000       161,062  

Citychamp Watch & Jewellery Group Ltd.(b)

    530,000       80,191  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    508,072       2,942,281  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    692,572       4,271,318  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    158,500       839,946  

CK Life Sciences International Holdings Inc.

    1,122,000       111,187  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    426,000       3,472,382  

C-Mer Eye Care Holdings Ltd.(b)

    112,000       58,385  

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd.

    494,000       83,500  

Cowell e Holdings Inc.(b)

    65,000       121,874  

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd.

    112,400       84,206  

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

    33,600       83,013  

EC Healthcare

    107,000       64,148  

E-Commodities Holdings Ltd.

    438,000       70,330  

ESR Group Ltd.(d)

    494,800       867,654  

Far East Consortium International Ltd.

    317,400       75,029  

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

    580,000       210,286  

Fortune REIT

    480,000       347,091  

Fosun Tourism Group(b)(d)

    67,200       72,651  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    13,920       837,984  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.(b)

    572,000       4,175,329  

Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd.

    749,000       64,628  

Haitong International Securities Group
Ltd.(a)(b)

    641,300       60,172  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    191,000       298,684  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    471,000       735,018  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    199,900       3,055,583  

Health and Happiness H&H International Holdings Ltd.

    51,000       67,245  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    380,970       1,177,642  
Security   Shares     Value  

Hong Kong (continued)

   

HKBN Ltd.

    262,500     $ 143,397  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    968,720       1,144,252  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    2,892,525       2,481,374  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    307,600        12,969,032  

Hong Kong Technology Venture Co. Ltd.

    102,000       60,607  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    291,500       1,038,823  

Hsin Chong Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    1,002,000       1  

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    640,000       97,635  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    169,000       399,340  

IGG Inc.(b)

    290,000       147,794  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    40,800       2,015,333  

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    121,000       166,810  

JS Global Lifestyle Co. Ltd.(b)(d)

    365,500       65,111  

K Wah International Holdings Ltd.

    290,000       94,984  

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.

    95,651       118,102  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    148,000       319,971  

Link REIT

    653,400       3,672,863  

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.

    90,000       237,628  

Man Wah Holdings Ltd.

    471,600       409,275  

MECOM Power and Construction Ltd.

    633,000       83,888  

Melco International Development Ltd.(b)

    188,000       199,462  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR(b)

    55,086       750,271  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    407,000       1,875,578  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    397,000       981,769  

Nissin Foods Co. Ltd.

    66,000       52,587  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    409,000       469,100  

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

    1,317,000       428,776  

Pacific Textiles Holdings Ltd.

    260,000       64,826  

PAX Global Technology Ltd.

    176,000       142,895  

PCCW Ltd.

    1,153,000       589,528  

Perfect Medical Health Management Ltd.

    65,000       36,355  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    365,500       1,915,667  

Prosperity REIT

    321,000       69,697  

Realord Group Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    108,000       81,288  

Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    214,000       39,151  

Sands China Ltd.(b)

    639,600       2,464,067  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.(b)

    326,000       272,036  

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.(b)

    466,000       78,098  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    976,000       1,198,063  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    333,000       729,655  

SJM Holdings Ltd.(b)

    640,000       297,124  

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.

    152,500       92,243  

Stella International Holdings Ltd.

    175,000       171,659  

Sun Hung Kai & Co. Ltd.

    253,000       94,213  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    374,500       4,702,454  

SUNeVision Holdings Ltd.

    227,000       117,980  

Sunlight REIT

    296,000       110,236  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    113,000       944,594  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    292,000       732,723  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    359,500       4,084,117  

Texhong Textile Group Ltd.

    122,500       90,380  

Theme International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    1,170,000       130,841  

United Energy Group Ltd.

    2,266,000       286,259  

United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd. (The)

    220,000       176,459  

Value Partners Group Ltd.(a)

    290,000       109,811  

Vesync Co. Ltd.

    90,000       37,967  

Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.(a)

    194,000       257,931  

Viva Goods Company Ltd.(b)

    1,136,000       208,813  

Vobile Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    335,000       117,136  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Hong Kong (continued)

   

VSTECS Holdings Ltd.

    152,000     $ 77,136  

VTech Holdings Ltd.

    39,200       244,465  

WH Group Ltd.(d)

    2,134,000       1,164,716  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    437,000       2,345,146  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    426,000       708,905  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    194,500       260,602  
   

 

 

 
       116,280,451  
Japan — 66.1%            

77 Bank Ltd. (The)

    13,900       296,190  

Abalance Corp.(a)

    2,700       174,780  

ABC-Mart Inc.

    8,400       465,084  

Activia Properties Inc.

    190       553,308  

Adastria Co. Ltd.

    6,800       138,598  

ADEKA Corp.

    20,100       407,524  

Advance Logistics Investment Corp.

    194       180,065  

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    349       850,383  

Advantest Corp.

    50,100       6,929,323  

Adventure Inc.(a)

    400       26,037  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    171,200       3,707,958  

Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.

    6,600       136,764  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    28,100       252,487  

Aeon Hokkaido Corp.

    10,100       61,414  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    28,700       354,718  

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

    474       498,966  

AGC Inc.

    53,500       1,933,149  

Ai Holdings Corp.

    7,700       121,405  

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    13,100       311,269  

Aichi Financial Group Inc., NVS

    9,200       158,812  

Aida Engineering Ltd.

    6,700       47,876  

Aiful Corp.

    101,100       254,054  

Ain Holdings Inc.

    7,300       259,557  

Air Water Inc.

    51,000       718,267  

Airtrip Corp.

    1,900       34,606  

Aisin Corp.

    37,700       1,225,065  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    116,300       4,531,617  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    47,000       749,543  

Alpen Co. Ltd.

    1,700       23,604  

Alpha Systems Inc.

    2,000       47,985  

Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.

    48,124       425,366  

Amada Co. Ltd.

    87,700       863,101  

Amano Corp.

    15,000       340,861  

Amvis Holdings Inc.

    9,500       192,857  

ANA Holdings Inc.(b)

    40,600       973,346  

Anicom Holdings Inc.

    23,100       102,759  

Anritsu Corp.

    34,700       273,216  

Anycolor Inc.(b)

    4,800       119,594  

AOKI Holdings Inc.

    7,500       48,517  

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    29,400       604,631  

Appier Group Inc.(b)

    11,400       135,644  

Arata Corp.

    4,700       162,622  

Arcland Service Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,900       61,798  

ARCLANDS Corp.

    4,500       51,832  

Arcs Co. Ltd.

    11,800       205,893  

ARE Holdings Inc.

    18,500       248,350  

Argo Graphics Inc.

    4,700       115,886  

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

    4,300       156,879  

ARTERIA Networks Corp.

    4,000       55,599  

As One Corp.

    6,800       270,363  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    126,000       4,952,966  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    55,100       1,130,722  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    327,800     $ 2,233,874  

Asics Corp.

    41,000       1,293,353  

ASKUL Corp.

    9,500       132,549  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    467,600        6,837,410  

Atom Corp.(b)

    29,000       181,480  

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

    22,300       244,861  

Avex Inc.

    5,300       55,928  

Awa Bank Ltd. (The)

    9,700       146,774  

Axial Retailing Inc.

    5,600       149,573  

Azbil Corp.

    30,300       956,125  

AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings Inc.

    7,600       104,500  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    154,900       3,504,544  

Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The)

    14,300       843,983  

Base Co. Ltd.

    1,700       65,196  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    33,500       1,081,873  

Belc Co. Ltd.

    3,500       165,805  

Bell System24 Holdings Inc.

    4,900       47,914  

Belluna Co. Ltd.

    7,600       38,186  

Benefit One Inc.

    20,100       207,673  

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    17,500       228,645  

BeNext-Yumeshin Group Co.

    11,900       186,655  

Bengo4.com Inc.(a)(b)

    900       26,961  

Bic Camera Inc.

    25,200       189,299  

BIPROGY Inc.

    20,100       493,336  

BML Inc.

    5,200       109,902  

Bridgestone Corp.

    149,100       6,186,963  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    59,800       932,157  

Bunka Shutter Co. Ltd.

    6,400       49,650  

Bushiroad Inc.

    10,400       55,051  

C Uyemura & Co. Ltd.

    2,300       152,231  

Calbee Inc.

    22,400       434,326  

Canon Electronics Inc.

    4,100       52,113  

Canon Inc.

    261,000       6,745,645  

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

    11,300       296,560  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    44,200       1,987,541  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    46,500       397,327  

Cawachi Ltd.

    1,400       22,264  

CellSource Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,200       18,768  

Central Glass Co. Ltd.

    5,000       108,522  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    37,700       4,804,233  

Change Holdings Inc.

    12,400       163,897  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    143,300       1,007,592  

Chiyoda Corp.(b)

    30,100       73,106  

Chofu Seisakusho Co. Ltd.

    3,100       54,532  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    166,500       2,085,878  

Chudenko Corp.

    4,400       72,128  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    175,400       5,220,122  

Chugin Financial Group Inc., NVS

    32,800       220,272  

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)(b)

    79,300       550,302  

Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd.

    6,600       57,211  

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

    66,500       434,628  

CKD Corp.

    13,200       200,755  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc.

    31,425       361,899  

COLOPL Inc.

    23,300       109,072  

Colowide Co. Ltd.

    18,900       280,647  

Comforia Residential REIT Inc.

    176       421,337  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    29,500       589,665  

Comture Corp.

    6,900       98,103  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    273,800       1,252,367  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    16,200       502,283  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.

    4,900     $ 566,182  

CRE Logistics REIT Inc.

    171       211,016  

Create Restaurants Holdings Inc.

    30,000       229,502  

Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,100       175,401  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    39,800       636,421  

Curves Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,700       43,592  

CyberAgent Inc.

    117,000       739,645  

CYBERDYNE Inc.(b)

    29,000       62,491  

Cybozu Inc.

    5,600       87,720  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    56,000       1,591,854  

Daicel Corp.

    69,300       642,173  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    7,100       304,395  

Daiei Kankyo Co. Ltd.

    10,400       176,264  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    78,500       1,678,891  

Daihen Corp.

    5,700       219,947  

Daiho Corp.

    1,700       47,530  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    245,700       5,020,071  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    480,100        14,786,893  

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    23,000       464,589  

Daiken Corp.

    4,100       67,640  

Daiki Aluminium Industry Co. Ltd.

    4,200       45,824  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    68,600       13,870,831  

Daikokutenbussan Co. Ltd.

    900       38,215  

Daio Paper Corp.

    27,400       235,550  

Daiseki Co. Ltd.

    10,540       355,221  

Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Inc.

    9,200       229,974  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    16,200       1,742,609  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    154,900       4,210,013  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    569       1,120,265  

Daiwa Industries Ltd.

    5,300       54,030  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

    74       325,800  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    351,700       1,906,532  

Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp.

    521       417,312  

Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    20,400       395,348  

DCM Holdings Co. Ltd.

    29,100       246,434  

Demae-Can Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    7,900       27,161  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    19,200       235,377  

Denka Co. Ltd.

    21,000       414,852  

Denso Corp.

    112,600       7,840,055  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    53,000       1,773,453  

Descente Ltd.

    9,100       264,131  

Dexerials Corp.

    15,400       349,607  

DIC Corp.

    19,000       358,656  

Digital Arts Inc.

    2,800       110,805  

Digital Garage Inc.(a)

    7,900       230,023  

Dip Corp.

    8,400       212,052  

Direct Marketing MiX Inc.

    3,000       16,770  

Disco Corp.

    24,100       4,530,217  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd.

    31,000       527,493  

Doshisha Co. Ltd.

    4,000       65,945  

Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,400       163,323  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,700       410,157  

DTS Corp.

    8,900       210,393  

Duskin Co. Ltd.

    9,000       203,199  

DyDo Group Holdings Inc.

    1,100       39,972  

Earth Corp.

    3,900       139,412  

East Japan Railway Co.

    78,100       4,421,563  

Ebara Corp.

    24,300       1,148,370  

EDION Corp.

    22,500       231,352  

eGuarantee Inc.

    6,900       102,387  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Eiken Chemical Co. Ltd.

    7,200     $ 76,405  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    65,900       4,157,867  

Eizo Corp.

    4,400       156,355  

Elan Corp.

    5,300       32,903  

Elecom Co. Ltd.

    10,700       115,175  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    38,900       615,417  

EM Systems Co. Ltd.

    6,200       37,131  

en Japan Inc.

    6,900       136,385  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    753,400       2,733,440  

eRex Co. Ltd.

    7,800       62,256  

ES-Con Japan Ltd.

    18,000       101,853  

Euglena Co. Ltd.(b)

    23,200       143,695  

Exedy Corp.

    8,500       148,736  

EXEO Group Inc.

    23,600       490,690  

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    11,600       306,536  

Fancl Corp.

    21,200       371,290  

FANUC Corp.

    249,800       7,641,986  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    45,500        11,398,329  

FCC Co. Ltd.

    10,100       132,387  

Ferrotec Holdings Corp.

    13,000       314,550  

Fields Corp.(a)

    8,400       180,239  

Financial Products Group Co. Ltd.

    18,800       181,478  

Food & Life Companies Ltd.

    29,000       570,630  

FP Corp.

    11,400       240,279  

Freee KK(a)(b)

    9,800       215,894  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    122       405,360  

Fuji Co. Ltd./Ehime

    5,700       73,509  

Fuji Corp./Aichi

    22,500       411,952  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    33,300       1,505,479  

Fuji Kyuko Co. Ltd.

    6,100       243,387  

Fuji Media Holdings Inc.

    13,100       145,052  

Fuji Oil Holdings Inc.

    11,700       165,067  

Fuji Seal International Inc.

    9,000       100,801  

Fuji Soft Inc.

    12,200       406,485  

Fujicco Co. Ltd.

    3,200       42,569  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    96,400       5,597,527  

Fujikura Ltd.

    61,900       517,557  

Fujimi Inc.

    13,500       327,370  

Fujimori Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    4,300       108,119  

Fujio Food Group Inc.(b)

    6,300       62,208  

Fujitec Co. Ltd.

    17,800       457,711  

Fujitsu General Ltd.

    18,000       375,929  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    45,500       5,891,784  

Fujiya Co. Ltd.

    3,300       55,546  

Fukui Computer Holdings Inc.

    1,900       35,071  

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

    41,932       1,010,379  

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

    180       210,746  

Fukushima Galilei Co. Ltd.

    4,200       149,072  

Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.

    3,900       110,228  

Fullcast Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,900       46,943  

Funai Soken Holdings Inc.

    10,200       189,367  

Furukawa Co. Ltd.

    4,900       56,267  

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    17,100       328,314  

Fuso Chemical Co. Ltd.

    5,700       179,735  

Future Corp.

    8,900       97,092  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    4,100       338,329  

G-7 Holdings Inc.

    3,000       26,399  

Genky DrugStores Co. Ltd.

    1,300       46,012  

Geo Holdings Corp.

    4,400       61,037  

Giken Ltd.

    2,600       38,412  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.

    297     $ 245,375  

GLOBERIDE Inc.

    2,200       36,353  

Glory Ltd.

    11,600       238,668  

GLP J-Reit

    1,182       1,164,464  

GMO Financial Gate Inc.

    400       33,170  

GMO Financial Holdings Inc.

    9,500       48,745  

GMO GlobalSign Holdings KK

    1,100       23,555  

GMO internet group Inc.

    18,400       365,394  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    11,000       839,178  

GNI Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    9,500       86,833  

Goldcrest Co. Ltd.

    3,600       48,893  

Goldwin Inc.

    5,900       484,465  

Gree Inc.

    8,800       38,897  

GS Yuasa Corp.

    17,900       360,183  

G-Tekt Corp.

    4,900       63,791  

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.

    10,300       202,165  

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    101,100       427,890  

Gunze Ltd.

    3,900       122,618  

H.U. Group Holdings Inc.

    14,300       282,333  

H2O Retailing Corp.

    25,300       272,321  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    101,700       523,973  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    57,800       664,955  

Hakuto Co. Ltd.

    3,000       118,308  

Halows Co. Ltd.

    2,200       57,274  

Hamakyorex Co. Ltd.

    4,900       135,431  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    36,900        1,777,893  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    58,400       1,940,216  

Hankyu Hanshin REIT Inc.

    122       121,929  

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

    8,500       290,757  

Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.

    13,900       382,832  

Haseko Corp.

    62,000       807,165  

Hazama Ando Corp.

    37,900       303,231  

Heiwa Corp.

    14,200       240,530  

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    9,400       262,651  

Heiwa Real Estate REIT Inc.

    278       283,713  

Heiwado Co. Ltd.

    8,700       148,156  

Hiday Hidaka Corp.

    7,800       138,829  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    5,500       816,129  

Hino Motors Ltd.(b)

    65,500       262,707  

Hioki E.E. Corp.

    2,000       114,323  

Hirata Corp.

    2,000       112,175  

Hirogin Holdings Inc.

    65,200       403,245  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    7,800       987,929  

HIS Co. Ltd.(b)

    15,900       227,903  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

    13,900       444,203  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    29,200       876,249  

Hitachi Ltd.

    243,500        15,940,601  

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

    36,500       240,505  

Hogy Medical Co. Ltd.

    6,200       135,834  

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.(b)

    52,400       244,380  

Hokkoku Financial Holdings Inc.

    5,100       173,373  

Hokuetsu Corp.

    29,200       177,080  

Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc.

    30,200       270,397  

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.(b)

    36,100       220,114  

Hokuto Corp.

    3,100       40,599  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    400,100       12,755,743  

Horiba Ltd.

    9,500       560,435  

Hoshino Resorts REIT Inc.

    69       302,300  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    28,700       1,100,670  

Hosiden Corp.

    10,600       137,065  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

House Foods Group Inc.

    16,600     $ 383,236  

Hoya Corp.

    92,800       10,807,425  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    102,300       871,003  

Hulic Reit Inc.

    363       421,277  

Hyakugo Bank Ltd. (The)

    58,800       196,553  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    29,600       1,799,066  

Ichibanya Co. Ltd.

    3,800       148,886  

Ichigo Inc.

    66,000       125,543  

Ichigo Office REIT Investment Corp.

    288       179,409  

Idec Corp./Japan

    7,800       165,965  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    54,747       1,156,083  

IDOM Inc.

    18,100       106,175  

IHI Corp.

    35,900       882,687  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    41,500       728,013  

Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

    22,900       147,875  

Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    11,600       257,679  

Inabata & Co. Ltd.

    10,400       242,433  

Inageya Co. Ltd.

    4,500       47,484  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

    537       562,044  

Infocom Corp.

    8,100       137,436  

Infomart Corp.

    51,700       154,070  

Information Services International-Dentsu Ltd.

    7,100       251,791  

INFRONEER Holdings Inc.

    46,700       454,767  

Inpex Corp.

    253,800       3,277,121  

Insource Co. Ltd.

    9,500       83,968  

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

    27,300       508,311  

Invincible Investment Corp.

    1,558       645,456  

Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd.

    4,500       125,056  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    89,700       973,144  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    149,800       1,946,014  

Ito En Ltd.

    11,700       333,941  

ITOCHU Corp.

    308,800        12,489,508  

Itochu Enex Co. Ltd.

    15,200       149,210  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    26,600       674,154  

Itochu-Shokuhin Co. Ltd.

    1,300       49,575  

Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Inc.

    34,900       177,110  

Iwatani Corp.

    11,800       629,875  

Iyogin Holdings Inc., NVS

    70,500       497,973  

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    7,600       191,505  

J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    62,000       603,475  

J Trust Co. Ltd.(a)

    19,500       64,729  

JAC Recruitment Co. Ltd.

    4,100       81,446  

Jaccs Co. Ltd.

    5,800       212,792  

JAFCO Group Co. Ltd.

    12,800       167,354  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    38,200       827,054  

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    16,600       773,567  

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

    10,700       217,325  

Japan Display Inc.(b)

    159,200       43,719  

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,300       226,323  

Japan Excellent Inc.

    340       315,355  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    132,200       2,303,346  

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

    1,220       605,797  

Japan Lifeline Co. Ltd.

    21,000       147,147  

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

    237       500,890  

Japan Material Co. Ltd.

    17,400       307,691  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    1,805       1,238,045  

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.

    7,200       247,467  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    381,300       3,172,241  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    573,900       4,190,954  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    53,000       856,489  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    218     $ 542,786  

Japan Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd.

    1,600       52,040  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    325       1,307,182  

Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd.

    24,200       205,529  

Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The)

    16,700       347,884  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    313,100       6,947,562  

Japan Wool Textile Co. Ltd. (The)

    7,300       61,973  

JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.

    17,300       164,397  

JCU Corp.

    4,400       104,832  

JDC Corp.

    13,300       57,062  

Jeol Ltd.

    12,100       415,029  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    129,000       2,086,692  

JGC Holdings Corp.

    58,400       818,800  

JINS Holdings Inc.

    2,100       52,093  

JMDC Inc.

    9,000       344,002  

J-Oil Mills Inc.

    3,600       42,883  

Joshin Denki Co. Ltd.

    2,600       37,404  

Joyful Honda Co. Ltd.

    17,600       203,877  

JSR Corp.

    46,700       1,339,669  

JTEKT Corp.

    58,000       547,089  

JTOWER Inc.(a)(b)

    1,900       97,045  

Juroku Financial Group Inc.

    10,100       249,812  

Justsystems Corp.

    8,700       247,610  

Kadokawa Corp.

    22,500       557,726  

Kaga Electronics Co. Ltd.

    3,600       161,266  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    19,300       430,276  

Kajima Corp.

    112,200       1,773,035  

Kakaku.com Inc.

    33,400       499,261  

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    7,600       189,229  

Kameda Seika Co. Ltd.

    4,300       132,010  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    26,600       617,022  

Kanamoto Co. Ltd.

    9,800       172,846  

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

    25,100       220,170  

Kaneka Corp.

    11,500       338,832  

Kanematsu Corp.

    23,000       337,399  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    181,000       2,377,848  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    42,800       701,549  

Kanto Denka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    6,000       40,077  

Kao Corp.

    120,600       4,581,786  

Kappa Create Co. Ltd.(b)

    4,500       48,842  

Katakura Industries Co. Ltd.

    2,700       30,693  

Katitas Co. Ltd.

    12,400       228,081  

Kato Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    5,600       153,653  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    39,000       994,626  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    35,500       1,070,489  

KDDI Corp.

    388,900        11,445,987  

KeePer Technical Laboratory Co. Ltd.

    3,600       159,040  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    26,600       753,382  

Keihanshin Building Co. Ltd.

    4,300       38,241  

Keikyu Corp.

    58,400       555,072  

Keio Corp.

    26,200       870,904  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    33,200       1,377,974  

Keiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    25,800       108,309  

Keiyo Co. Ltd.

    5,000       30,043  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.

    220       523,103  

Kenedix Residential Next Investment Corp.

    256       400,540  

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.

    175       342,486  

Kewpie Corp.

    26,600       431,010  

Keyence Corp.

    50,700       22,751,217  

KFC Holdings Japan Ltd.

    2,100       43,923  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

KH Neochem Co. Ltd.

    9,100     $ 148,955  

Kikkoman Corp.

    35,500       2,045,895  

Kinden Corp.

    29,200       402,716  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    47,500       1,593,464  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    203,100       2,999,876  

Kisoji Co. Ltd.

    8,600       149,493  

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    6,900       146,089  

Ki-Star Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    1,400       51,046  

Kitz Corp.

    21,300       158,517  

Kiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    18,800       201,877  

Koa Corp.

    6,300       78,009  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    12,800       703,633  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    38,400       1,022,806  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    90,100       985,454  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    32,272       552,210  

Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd.

    5,300       129,744  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    53,200       978,210  

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

    24,500       393,039  

Komatsu Ltd.

    240,900       6,748,676  

KOMEDA Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,200       217,073  

Komeri Co. Ltd.

    8,400       176,067  

Konami Group Corp.

    26,500       1,486,561  

Konica Minolta Inc.

    129,200       478,898  

Konishi Co. Ltd.

    8,600       137,975  

Konoike Transport Co. Ltd.

    5,500       68,951  

Kosaido Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,900       60,770  

Kose Corp.

    8,300       812,787  

Koshidaka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    15,900       132,335  

Kotobuki Spirits Co. Ltd.

    4,600       350,127  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    36,600       335,925  

Kubota Corp.

    261,600       3,951,721  

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.

    8,200       185,717  

Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.

    24,300       182,466  

Kura Sushi Inc.(a)

    4,700       102,332  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    73,300       737,585  

Kureha Corp.

    3,800       227,191  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    26,800       1,077,767  

Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,600       264,124  

KYB Corp.

    4,800       170,090  

Kyocera Corp.

    83,700        4,504,070  

Kyoei Steel Ltd.

    4,800       72,246  

Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    4,400       56,496  

Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    10,900       135,912  

Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.

    8,000       313,514  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    69,700       1,330,969  

Kyudenko Corp.

    9,900       285,501  

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.(b)

    111,500       757,087  

Kyushu Financial Group Inc.

    89,500       435,681  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    36,100       791,596  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    470       502,811  

Lasertec Corp.

    20,000       3,027,636  

Lawson Inc.

    12,300       617,150  

Leopalace21 Corp.(b)

    59,700       128,684  

Life Corp.

    5,000       125,425  

LIFENET INSURANCE Co.(b)

    11,800       89,044  

Link And Motivation Inc.

    5,700       17,196  

Lintec Corp.

    11,400       188,144  

Lion Corp.

    58,500       558,972  

LITALICO Inc.

    3,900       61,352  

Lixil Corp.

    71,800       917,591  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

M&A Capital Partners Co. Ltd.(b)

    5,300     $ 108,700  

M&A Research Institute Inc., NVS(a)(b)

    5,700       158,782  

M3 Inc.

    114,000       2,636,116  

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    11,300       324,486  

Macnica Holdings Inc.

    11,400       477,796  

Maeda Kosen Co. Ltd.

    5,700       125,991  

Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd.

    6,500       260,595  

Makita Corp.

    58,400       1,639,933  

Management Solutions Co. Ltd.

    1,500       43,004  

Mandom Corp.

    12,200       122,486  

Mani Inc.

    19,100       245,617  

Marubeni Corp.

    398,900       7,062,522  

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    9,500       164,789  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    46,700       836,594  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    16,200       383,959  

MARUKA FURUSATO Corp.

    4,400       82,603  

Maruwa Co. Ltd./Aichi

    2,000       332,153  

Maruzen Showa Unyu Co. Ltd.

    1,900       55,296  

Matsuda Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    3,600       59,008  

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.

    30,200       170,644  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    29,630       1,733,995  

Matsuyafoods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,700       50,755  

Max Co. Ltd.

    9,100       170,464  

Maxell Ltd.

    10,400       118,148  

Maxvalu Tokai Co. Ltd.

    2,400       47,037  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    150,700       1,495,018  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(a)

    22,100       869,926  

MCJ Co. Ltd.

    23,300       184,914  

Mebuki Financial Group Inc.

    264,190       701,872  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    48,300       828,178  

Medley Inc.(b)

    5,300       189,101  

Megachips Corp.

    4,600       137,675  

Megmilk Snow Brand Co. Ltd.

    11,900       163,935  

Meidensha Corp.

    5,200       77,513  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    58,800       1,358,509  

Meiko Electronics Co. Ltd.

    4,500       89,525  

Meitec Corp.

    17,900       326,322  

Melco Holdings Inc.

    1,200       26,962  

Menicon Co. Ltd.

    17,000       304,918  

Mercari Inc.(b)

    28,200       714,372  

METAWATER Co. Ltd.

    3,600       46,421  

Micronics Japan Co. Ltd.

    5,000       79,756  

Midac Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,200       13,665  

Mie Kotsu Group Holdings Inc.

    23,100       92,308  

Milbon Co. Ltd.

    6,400       230,279  

Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Co. Ltd.

    2,700       56,498  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    94,800       1,755,959  

Mirai Corp.

    334       107,709  

MIRAIT ONE corp.

    26,400       338,922  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    73,500       1,344,618  

Mitani Sekisan Co. Ltd.

    2,800       94,879  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    333,700       1,996,135  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    321,700        16,460,249  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    504,100       7,274,733  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    290,400       3,559,052  

Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment Corp.

    117       334,781  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    41,700       625,439  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    230,100       1,522,196  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    82,600       3,918,877  

Mitsubishi Logisnext Co. Ltd.

    8,400       75,568  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    13,900     $ 349,155  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    33,100       591,681  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    183,700       741,877  

Mitsubishi Pencil Co. Ltd.

    5,300       69,383  

Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc.

    1,600       60,579  

Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co. Ltd.

    5,400       143,893  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    2,968,800        23,905,514  

Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.

    5,000       158,473  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    341,000       13,309,256  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    44,100       1,268,049  

Mitsui DM Sugar Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,200       64,183  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    232,800       4,782,861  

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Inc.

    132       469,779  

Mitsui High-Tec Inc.

    4,700       328,770  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    13,200       312,006  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    88,900       2,298,226  

Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,100       155,569  

Mitsuuroko Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,600       71,952  

Miura Co. Ltd.

    22,500       567,676  

Mixi Inc.

    11,500       217,216  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    627,720       10,649,498  

Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd.

    6,800       233,527  

Mizuno Corp.

    5,200       136,320  

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    5,000       116,267  

Modec Inc.(b)

    3,300       34,724  

Monex Group Inc.

    58,400       227,613  

Money Forward Inc.(b)

    11,800       510,424  

Monogatari Corp. (The)

    8,100       198,323  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    65,100       794,535  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

    396       403,005  

Mori Trust Reit Inc.

    630       324,708  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd./Japan

    9,400       305,143  

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    9,100       306,492  

Morita Holdings Corp.

    5,100       55,615  

MOS Food Services Inc.

    6,300       144,886  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    111,600       4,150,774  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    149,600       8,886,494  

Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd.

    11,800       147,144  

Musashino Bank Ltd. (The)

    9,500       167,716  

Nabtesco Corp.

    29,200       619,373  

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.

    2,200       59,445  

Nafco Co. Ltd.

    3,900       51,721  

Nagaileben Co. Ltd.

    3,200       53,122  

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    26,000       447,041  

Nagawa Co. Ltd.

    2,500       125,948  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    51,200       824,440  

Nakanishi Inc.

    18,300       421,657  

Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    27,300       578,579  

Nanto Bank Ltd. (The)

    8,500       155,721  

NEC Corp.

    64,200       3,248,225  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    17,100       225,482  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

    21,200       465,805  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    102,100       1,948,008  

Nextage Co. Ltd.

    9,600       252,150  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    60,200       738,308  

NH Foods Ltd.

    20,700       597,253  

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    51,700       414,256  

Nichias Corp.

    15,900       326,879  

Nichicon Corp.

    10,700       105,838  

Nichiden Corp.

    2,900       50,093  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Nichiha Corp.

    4,900     $ 112,725  

Nichirei Corp.

    29,200       666,166  

Nidec Corp.

    107,800       6,438,349  

Nifco Inc./Japan

    20,700       616,979  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    20,900       550,914  

Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.

    82,100       470,173  

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    24,400       190,847  

Nikkiso Co. Ltd.

    12,100       77,148  

Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd.

    13,800       290,068  

Nikon Corp.

    81,600       1,078,570  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    269,900        12,208,855  

Nippn Corp., New

    11,000       144,300  

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc.

    136       644,640  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    402       1,685,108  

Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd.

    1,700       51,552  

Nippon Ceramic Co. Ltd.

    6,300       113,797  

Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    10,100       152,719  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    20,400       370,539  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    19,000       1,113,993  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

    28,400       417,922  

Nippon Kanzai Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,000       55,897  

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

    29,000       267,644  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,710       114,356  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    247,900       2,271,324  

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.(b)

    29,500       286,698  

Nippon Parking Development Co. Ltd.

    53,600       80,776  

Nippon Pillar Packing Co. Ltd.

    4,200       131,624  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    580       1,186,047  

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp.

    109       259,522  

Nippon Road Co. Ltd. (The)

    1,000       67,645  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    43,900       1,061,561  

Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd.

    15,400       107,828  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    13,800       558,067  

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

    6,400       246,379  

Nippon Signal Company Ltd.

    6,200       44,442  

Nippon Soda Co. Ltd.

    4,700       176,730  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    208,728       4,770,764  

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    70,300       334,790  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    7,769,100       8,908,967  

Nippon Television Holdings Inc.

    17,300       164,287  

Nippon Yusen KK

    125,000       3,040,770  

Nipro Corp.

    36,300       263,567  

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    10,100       263,108  

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

    7,700       92,484  

Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings Inc.

    29,900       318,506  

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.

    17,800       321,509  

Nishio Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,900       149,904  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    32,800       1,473,890  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    600,200       2,643,969  

Nissan Shatai Co. Ltd.

    21,900       139,552  

Nissha Co. Ltd.

    9,100       110,085  

Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd. (The)

    5,700       153,000  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    53,200       659,734  

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

    31,400       269,856  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    15,900       1,340,617  

Niterra Co. Ltd.

    40,900       864,831  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    20,900       2,559,259  

Nitta Corp.

    2,800       63,964  

Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd.

    4,400       157,443  

Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.

    7,300       142,547  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    39,300     $ 2,794,662  

Nitto Kogyo Corp.

    6,000       153,521  

Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,900       148,645  

NOF Corp.

    18,000       776,765  

Nohmi Bosai Ltd.

    3,200       38,852  

Nojima Corp.

    12,300       120,063  

NOK Corp.

    20,000       301,149  

Nomura Co. Ltd.

    23,400       148,894  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    762,900       3,156,096  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    29,600       734,169  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    1,124       1,337,265  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    100,910        2,867,349  

Noritake Co. Ltd./Nagoya Japan

    3,100       120,891  

Noritsu Koki Co. Ltd.

    2,500       43,352  

Noritz Corp.

    8,300       101,912  

North Pacific Bank Ltd.

    60,200       131,495  

NS Solutions Corp.

    7,000       183,719  

NS United Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

    1,400       37,687  

NSD Co. Ltd.

    17,300       338,850  

NSK Ltd.

    102,300       662,145  

NTN Corp.

    122,000       274,129  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    163,100       2,268,915  

NTT UD REIT Investment Corp.

    329       312,050  

Obara Group Inc.

    1,900       55,505  

Obayashi Corp.

    172,700       1,596,755  

OBIC Business Consultants Co. Ltd.

    8,600       361,199  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    18,300       2,994,614  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    79,000       1,154,223  

Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd. (The)

    10,800       148,724  

Ohsho Food Service Corp.

    2,900       138,076  

Oiles Corp.

    3,800       51,800  

Oisix ra daichi Inc.(a)(b)

    6,100       100,283  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    216,600       855,201  

Okamoto Industries Inc.

    1,600       44,485  

Okamura Corp.

    18,100       259,713  

Okasan Securities Group Inc.

    52,400       208,783  

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.

    29,000       183,207  

Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co.

    7,000       147,876  

Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)(b)

    12,000       97,352  

Okinawa Financial Group Inc.

    3,100       48,804  

OKUMA Corp.

    6,600       334,820  

Okumura Corp.

    6,800       203,376  

Olympus Corp.

    314,500       5,131,673  

Omron Corp.

    45,800       2,458,373  

One REIT Inc.

    78       142,240  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    101,500       1,860,020  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    20,200       768,657  

Optex Group Co. Ltd.

    9,900       129,908  

Optorun Co. Ltd.

    6,100       101,287  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    9,800       686,966  

Organo Corp.

    6,100       176,799  

Orient Corp.

    11,950       93,505  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    283,700       10,880,898  

ORIX Corp.

    302,900       5,826,741  

Orix JREIT Inc.

    660       839,663  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    96,100       1,512,118  

Osaka Organic Chemical Industry Ltd.

    1,700       31,539  

Osaka Soda Co. Ltd.

    4,100       166,973  

OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. Ltd.(a)

    8,800       222,129  

OSG Corp.

    21,500       286,575  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Otsuka Corp.

    29,200     $ 1,215,986  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    102,300       3,761,295  

Outsourcing Inc.

    29,900       305,901  

Pacific Industrial Co. Ltd.

    5,700       54,866  

Pacific Metals Co. Ltd.(b)

    2,500       29,254  

PAL GROUP Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,100       179,018  

PALTAC Corp.

    9,100       305,748  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    100,900       1,994,954  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    576,300        7,113,491  

Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,100       149,054  

Park24 Co. Ltd.(b)

    34,700       457,782  

Pasona Group Inc.

    2,400       28,443  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    79,900       433,691  

PeptiDream Inc.(a)(b)

    24,300       309,346  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    46,800       925,733  

Pharma Foods International Co. Ltd.

    3,200       37,778  

PHC Holdings Corp.

    3,900       41,360  

Pigeon Corp.

    29,200       394,393  

Pilot Corp.

    6,900       227,369  

Piolax Inc.

    4,100       63,876  

PKSHA Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    3,500       73,573  

Plus Alpha Consulting Co. Ltd.

    4,600       90,586  

Pola Orbis Holdings Inc.

    26,200       384,257  

Pressance Corp.

    3,400       48,416  

Prestige International Inc.

    26,600       108,549  

Prima Meat Packers Ltd.

    3,900       60,799  

Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    12,100       175,283  

Raiznext Corp.

    3,400       34,839  

Raksul Inc.(b)

    10,200       100,801  

Rakus Co. Ltd.

    23,400       397,226  

Rakuten Group Inc.

    390,300       1,528,713  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    374,700       12,977,977  

Relo Group Inc.

    28,500       393,563  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(b)

    328,900       6,345,740  

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    51,300       326,738  

RENOVA Inc.(b)

    11,500       121,467  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    552,900       3,010,033  

Resorttrust Inc.

    20,900       330,464  

Restar Holdings Corp.

    3,200       53,421  

Retail Partners Co. Ltd.

    4,300       46,895  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    141,600       1,259,626  

Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd.

    4,700       145,730  

Riken Keiki Co. Ltd.

    2,800       105,932  

Riken Vitamin Co. Ltd.

    3,300       48,204  

Ringer Hut Co. Ltd.(b)

    7,000       121,050  

Rinnai Corp.

    27,100       590,026  

Riso Kagaku Corp.

    6,500       106,692  

Riso Kyoiku Co. Ltd.

    27,700       51,244  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    22,500       2,108,435  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    48,300       1,029,495  

Roland Corp.

    2,700       76,977  

Rorze Corp.

    2,500       195,537  

Round One Corp.

    52,900       211,753  

Royal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,000       112,002  

RS Technologies Co. Ltd.

    3,500       75,077  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    66,400       862,216  

Ryosan Co. Ltd.

    2,800       88,635  

Ryoyo Electro Corp.

    3,900       96,864  

S Foods Inc.

    5,800       136,833  

Saibu Gas Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,400       108,585  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

    7,300     $ 232,123  

Sakai Moving Service Co. Ltd.

    3,400       127,828  

Sakata INX Corp.

    6,100       52,579  

Sakata Seed Corp.

    6,300       177,047  

SAMTY Co. Ltd.

    4,500       71,883  

Samty Residential Investment Corp.

    52       42,592  

San-A Co. Ltd.

    5,000       165,715  

San-Ai Obbli Co. Ltd.

    11,900       135,507  

SanBio Co. Ltd.(b)

    5,400       22,798  

Sangetsu Corp.

    11,600       212,950  

San-in Godo Bank Ltd. (The)

    30,600       198,075  

Sanken Electric Co. Ltd.

    5,700       582,360  

Sanki Engineering Co. Ltd.

    12,000       130,397  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    10,500       444,167  

Sankyu Inc.

    12,600       436,933  

Sanrio Co. Ltd.

    14,000       651,884  

Sansan Inc.(b)

    21,300       225,459  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    91,900       803,053  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    47,500       646,006  

Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd.

    3,700       112,620  

Sanyo Denki Co. Ltd.

    1,800       91,300  

Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd.

    3,600       72,321  

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.(a)

    17,600       463,697  

Sato Holdings Corp.

    3,800       53,216  

Sawai Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,900       221,675  

SB Technology Corp.

    3,800       69,193  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    65,200       1,376,847  

SBS Holdings Inc.

    5,400       128,093  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,600       1,145,324  

SCSK Corp.

    40,800       678,302  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    55,000       3,690,766  

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

    39,900       872,398  

Seibu Holdings Inc.

    59,000       656,046  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    75,900       1,246,408  

Seiko Group Corp.

    5,400       99,830  

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

    33,900       533,536  

Seiren Co. Ltd.

    8,900       153,780  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    95,700       1,453,635  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    159,700       3,258,150  

Sekisui House Reit Inc.

    1,060       629,185  

Sekisui Jushi Corp.

    7,900       124,135  

Senko Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    25,600       185,312  

Septeni Holdings Co. Ltd.

    25,700       73,317  

Seria Co. Ltd.

    10,800       181,154  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    196,300        8,143,521  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    152,600       331,442  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    83,700       1,221,476  

Sharp Corp./Japan(b)

    58,100       345,472  

Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd.

    6,500       207,805  

Shibaura Mechatronics Corp.

    900       150,653  

Shibuya Corp.

    2,100       38,869  

SHIFT Inc.(b)

    3,300       780,639  

Shiga Bank Ltd. (The)

    8,700       186,383  

Shikoku Chemicals Corp.

    5,100       50,862  

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.(b)

    37,500       264,182  

Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd.

    8,500       116,347  

Shimadzu Corp.

    62,100       1,886,028  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    5,600       554,600  

Shimano Inc.

    20,300       3,059,761  

Shimizu Corp.

    138,900       956,956  
 

 

 

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July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories Ltd.

    5,600     $ 82,626  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    472,800       15,576,322  

Shin-Etsu Polymer Co. Ltd.

    12,900       128,124  

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.

    17,400       703,497  

Shinmaywa Industries Ltd.

    13,600       137,322  

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    13,200       265,834  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    68,400       2,866,509  

Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc.

    20,100       325,549  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    104,700       4,590,474  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    115,000       960,492  

Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd.

    4,800       37,105  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,600       389,904  

Shochiku Co. Ltd.

    2,200       168,341  

Shoei Co. Ltd.

    10,600       192,714  

Shoei Foods Corp.

    1,700       51,733  

Showa Denko KK

    47,600       779,772  

Showa Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    6,200       119,720  

Siix Corp.

    4,900       53,035  

Simplex Holdings Inc.

    6,000       121,143  

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.

    53,500       223,406  

Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    58,800       760,842  

SMC Corp.

    14,900       7,786,188  

SMS Co. Ltd.

    19,400       412,064  

Snow Peak Inc.(a)

    6,100       75,802  

Socionext Inc.

    8,900       1,053,096  

SoftBank Corp.

    748,400       8,310,607  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    267,400        13,600,604  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    98,000       599,167  

Sojitz Corp.

    61,720       1,465,373  

Solasto Corp.

    12,300       60,376  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    80,900       3,576,649  

Sony Group Corp.

    328,100       30,731,889  

Sosei Group Corp.(b)

    20,700       264,030  

SOSiLA Logistics REIT Inc.

    191       172,628  

Sotetsu Holdings Inc.

    19,800       383,166  

SPARX Group Co. Ltd.

    4,200       44,678  

S-Pool Inc.

    23,700       91,504  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    22,500       1,042,183  

SRE Holdings Corp.(b)

    2,100       54,226  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    35,200       650,471  

Star Asia Investment Corp.

    535       216,275  

Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

    11,500       143,260  

Starts Corp. Inc.

    7,200       149,301  

Starts Proceed Investment Corp.

    73       115,362  

StemRIM Inc.(b)

    8,200       53,461  

Strike Co. Ltd.

    3,500       73,919  

Subaru Corp.

    160,600       3,043,943  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,100       361,103  

SUMCO Corp.

    91,700       1,336,245  

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

    9,900       430,867  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    363,600       1,121,400  

Sumitomo Corp.

    291,000       6,242,788  

Sumitomo Densetsu Co. Ltd.

    2,900       64,630  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    183,600       2,354,113  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    38,000       916,936  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    29,200       718,723  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    64,400       2,224,067  

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.

    34,600       91,788  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    339,100       15,887,394  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    85,500       3,326,096  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

    7,500     $ 210,570  

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.

    51,700       214,296  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    74,700       2,001,916  

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd.

    12,000       69,115  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    40,800       417,178  

Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd. (The)

    11,300       194,191  

Sun Frontier Fudousan Co. Ltd.

    6,000       63,703  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    19,500       575,628  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    36,000       1,281,492  

SUNWELS Co. Ltd.

    3,000       64,228  

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    35,800       150,645  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    16,000       467,163  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    95,300       3,827,778  

Sysmex Corp.

    43,900       2,972,693  

Systena Corp.

    70,700       135,423  

T Hasegawa Co. Ltd.

    8,700       207,796  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    130,900       2,128,278  

Tadano Ltd.

    27,300       214,236  

Taihei Dengyo Kaisha Ltd.

    3,600       112,619  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    30,500       636,971  

Taikisha Ltd.

    6,700       199,493  

Taisei Corp.

    43,900       1,663,652  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,100       427,986  

Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,700       181,531  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    30,300       903,525  

Takamatsu Construction Group Co. Ltd.

    2,900       55,081  

Takara Bio Inc.

    10,500       129,022  

Takara Holdings Inc.

    33,300       293,055  

Takara Leben Real Estate Investment Corp.

    181       123,979  

Takara Standard Co. Ltd.

    10,100       132,326  

Takasago International Corp.

    2,300       46,239  

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.

    11,000       198,612  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    36,500       530,582  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    410,900        12,563,202  

Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    9,500       297,710  

Takuma Co. Ltd.

    18,700       204,622  

Tama Home Co. Ltd.

    2,400       59,197  

Tamron Co. Ltd.

    3,700       117,310  

TBS Holdings Inc.

    9,500       177,765  

TDK Corp.

    101,700       3,895,949  

TechMatrix Corp.

    6,700       73,506  

TechnoPro Holdings Inc.

    28,800       745,633  

Teijin Ltd.

    47,900       512,325  

Tenma Corp.

    2,200       40,829  

Terumo Corp.

    173,800       5,691,788  

T-Gaia Corp.

    3,100       39,141  

THK Co. Ltd.

    29,000       581,392  

TIS Inc.

    55,900       1,417,836  

TKC Corp.

    7,400       192,413  

TKP Corp.(b)

    3,500       70,011  

Toa Corp./Tokyo

    2,500       57,065  

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

    29,000       275,051  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    48,400       1,280,761  

Tocalo Co. Ltd.

    18,200       184,971  

Toda Corp.

    58,400       325,268  

Toei Animation Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,800       163,270  

Toei Co. Ltd.

    1,600       203,425  

Toenec Corp.

    1,800       47,560  

Toho Bank Ltd. (The)

    52,700       91,570  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    29,400       1,146,098  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    19,900     $ 372,856  

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    13,100       255,420  

Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.(a)

    6,900       98,553  

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.(b)

    120,200       799,477  

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    54,800       487,531  

Tokai Corp./Gifu

    3,000       40,448  

TOKAI Holdings Corp.

    28,000       178,382  

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

    13,400       212,019  

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc.

    50,600       155,994  

Token Corp.

    1,000       52,700  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    468,500       10,773,148  

Tokushu Tokai Paper Co. Ltd.

    1,600       38,046  

Tokuyama Corp.

    17,100       294,150  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    10,100       395,592  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(b)

    408,000       1,620,185  

Tokyo Electron Device Ltd.

    1,500       107,991  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    116,300        17,455,110  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    102,200       2,317,493  

Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group Inc.

    6,300       166,717  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    7,700       486,344  

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

    10,600       587,162  

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    17,900       216,534  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    52,100       696,238  

Tokyotokeiba Co. Ltd.

    4,200       113,792  

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

    28,800       155,846  

Tokyu Corp.

    138,500       1,757,243  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    160,200       952,380  

Tokyu REIT Inc.

    249       329,378  

TOMONY Holdings Inc.

    33,200       94,176  

Tomy Co. Ltd.

    20,900       282,749  

Topcon Corp.

    27,800       338,311  

Toppan Inc.

    64,000       1,506,465  

Topre Corp.

    10,400       119,857  

Toray Industries Inc.

    364,700       2,042,106  

Toridoll Holdings Corp.

    10,500       259,352  

Torii Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2,000       50,793  

Tosei Corp.

    6,100       75,635  

Toshiba Corp.

    107,600       3,473,997  

Toshiba TEC Corp.

    5,800       168,468  

Tosoh Corp.

    68,898       900,543  

Totetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    7,800       149,349  

TOTO Ltd.

    34,700       1,066,751  

Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    5,900       74,647  

Toyo Construction Co. Ltd.

    12,200       92,697  

Toyo Gosei Co. Ltd.(a)

    800       47,959  

Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,800       135,665  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    34,000       552,701  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    23,100       955,465  

Toyo Tanso Co. Ltd.

    4,200       168,383  

Toyo Tire Corp.

    29,500       399,438  

Toyobo Co. Ltd.

    24,500       186,956  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    17,900       382,063  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    19,400       353,952  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    38,000       2,746,151  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    2,756,000       46,338,691  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    55,700       3,258,737  

Trancom Co. Ltd.

    2,200       109,019  

Transcosmos Inc.

    6,700       164,250  

TRE Holdings Corp.

    9,700       84,262  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan

    34,700       1,639,427  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Tri Chemical Laboratories Inc.

    5,900     $ 109,561  

Trusco Nakayama Corp.

    12,800       197,211  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    25,200       325,576  

Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

    7,000       186,634  

Tsugami Corp.

    9,700       85,134  

Tsumura & Co.

    17,400       323,809  

Tsuruha Holdings Inc.

    9,300       714,205  

TV Asahi Holdings Corp.

    3,300       41,640  

UACJ Corp.

    7,300       146,189  

UBE Corp.

    26,600       485,507  

Ulvac Inc.

    13,000       558,233  

Unicharm Corp.

    104,300        3,858,959  

Union Tool Co.

    1,600       37,058  

United Arrows Ltd.

    7,200       121,520  

United Super Markets Holdings Inc.

    12,200       96,021  

United Urban Investment Corp.

    791       853,782  

Universal Entertainment Corp.

    5,300       95,874  

Usen-Next Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,500       127,216  

Ushio Inc.

    28,200       390,687  

USS Co. Ltd.

    52,000       901,684  

UT Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    6,300       127,340  

Valor Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,000       165,206  

ValueCommerce Co. Ltd.

    1,900       18,176  

Vector Inc.

    5,400       49,817  

Vision Inc./Tokyo Japan(b)

    10,500       130,136  

Visional Inc.(b)

    5,600       308,107  

VT Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,900       29,636  

Wacoal Holdings Corp.

    10,700       232,822  

Wacom Co. Ltd.

    33,100       141,017  

Wakita & Co. Ltd.

    5,100       46,077  

WealthNavi Inc.(a)(b)

    12,700       122,902  

Weathernews Inc.

    1,200       53,739  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    24,200       455,535  

West Holdings Corp.

    5,000       97,873  

West Japan Railway Co.

    56,800       2,333,591  

WingArc1st Inc.

    5,100       98,191  

Workman Co. Ltd.

    5,100       186,158  

W-Scope Corp.(a)(b)

    10,100       109,384  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    33,500       1,858,775  

YAMABIKO Corp.

    4,900       53,548  

Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    151,700       458,306  

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

    47,800       371,711  

Yamaha Corp.

    35,800       1,387,186  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    76,900       2,255,392  

YA-MAN Ltd.(a)

    4,500       32,242  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    73,200       1,370,887  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    9,700       463,847  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    29,000       417,350  

Yamazen Corp.

    8,200       69,771  

Yaoko Co. Ltd.

    3,900       205,726  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    62,300       2,708,198  

Yellow Hat Ltd.

    10,200       134,018  

Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.

    6,100       146,289  

Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.

    11,500       206,889  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    58,200       1,092,932  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

    29,100       652,523  

Yokorei Co. Ltd.

    7,200       61,799  

Yokowo Co. Ltd.

    2,800       36,195  

Yonex Co. Ltd.

    18,300       178,867  

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,700       350,128  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Yuasa Trading Co. Ltd.

    5,300     $ 169,765  

Yurtec Corp.

    9,900       61,554  

Z Holdings Corp.

    690,300       1,924,562  

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    12,500       438,806  

Zenrin Co. Ltd.

    6,100       38,298  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    23,800       1,268,213  

Zeon Corp.

    33,800       364,542  

ZERIA Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    8,100       132,667  

Zojirushi Corp.

    7,400       104,137  

ZOZO Inc.

    31,200       609,087  

Zuken Inc.

    4,800       139,924  
   

 

 

 
      1,148,327,367  
New Zealand — 0.8%            

a2 Milk Co. Ltd. (The)(b)

    190,290       652,404  

Air New Zealand Ltd.(b)

    448,468       220,196  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.(b)

    325,140       1,697,312  

Contact Energy Ltd.

    204,247       1,054,637  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    42,078       1,008,368  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    150,313       2,294,836  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    196,103       679,926  

Genesis Energy Ltd.

    138,136       232,652  

Goodman Property Trust

    285,648       400,960  

Infratil Ltd.

    208,346       1,288,674  

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

    415,823       245,558  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    168,335       689,348  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    338,949       1,189,669  

Oceania Healthcare Ltd.

    128,669       60,736  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    154,145       652,887  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    477,028       1,535,813  

Summerset Group Holdings Ltd.

    68,891       440,814  

Warehouse Group Ltd. (The)(a)

    37,037       41,407  
   

 

 

 
      14,386,197  
Singapore — 4.4%            

AEM Holdings Ltd.(a)

    64,400       182,685  

AIMS APAC REIT(a)

    143,865       135,327  

AustAsia Group Ltd.(b)

    24,599       5,677  

Best World International Ltd.(b)

    34,700       42,328  

Bumitama Agri Ltd.

    145,400       62,372  

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    881,815       1,864,708  

CapitaLand Ascott Trust

    588,766       495,902  

CapitaLand China Trust(a)

    336,835       263,680  

Capitaland India Trust

    339,280       290,872  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    1,346,896       2,067,868  

Capitaland Investment Ltd/Singapore

    686,500       1,757,083  

CDL Hospitality Trusts

    257,355       230,347  

City Developments Ltd.

    130,800       727,809  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    546,300       518,134  

Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust

    95,800       169,585  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    468,000       12,073,014  

Digital Core REIT Management Pte Ltd.

    220,900       110,549  

ESR-LOGOS REIT

    1,702,556       441,572  

Far East Hospitality Trust

    264,000       128,031  

First Resources Ltd.

    159,000       180,651  

Frasers Centrepoint Trust

    247,567       404,280  

Frasers Hospitality Trust

    293,400       105,767  

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust

    744,883       684,048  

Frencken Group Ltd.(a)

    83,400       54,267  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    1,527,700       1,080,581  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    1,737,800       327,244  
Security   Shares     Value  

Singapore (continued)

   

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(b)

    488,433     $ 1,870,698  

Hour Glass Ltd. (The)

    61,600       96,324  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Class U(a)

    1,590,500       294,414  

iFAST Corp. Ltd.

    38,400       163,458  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    25,600       660,732  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    372,800       2,070,246  

Keppel DC REIT

    343,500       566,105  

Keppel Infrastructure Trust

    990,149       379,397  

Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT

    270,600       89,298  

Keppel REIT

    513,300       351,407  

Lendlease Global Commercial REIT(a)

    549,611       281,100  

Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust

    424,700       44,577  

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    536,020       903,243  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    909,687       1,156,471  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    619,495       769,427  

Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd.(b)

    7,364       181,817  

Nanofilm Technologies International Ltd.(a)

    101,400       86,975  

NetLink NBN Trust

    730,100       472,260  

Olam Group Ltd.

    280,300       276,553  

OUE Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust

    651,530       151,889  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    874,875       8,755,531  

PARAGON REIT

    331,846       238,435  

Parkway Life REIT

    94,700       276,383  

Raffles Medical Group Ltd.

    227,000       239,193  

Riverstone Holdings Ltd./Singapore

    118,100       55,586  

Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust(a)

    159,200       85,698  

SATS Ltd.(b)

    237,978       501,153  

Sea Ltd., ADR(b)

    94,265       6,270,508  

Seatrium Ltd.(b)

    10,705,306       1,134,605  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    260,400       1,067,478  

Sheng Siong Group Ltd.

    205,300       253,239  

SIA Engineering Co. Ltd.

    95,900       176,798  

Silverlake Axis Ltd.

    227,000       49,529  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(a)

    343,100       1,943,669  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    205,200       1,499,969  

Singapore Post Ltd.

    491,600       184,883  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    390,100       1,095,207  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    2,133,400       4,279,739  

Starhill Global REIT

    408,800       158,293  

StarHub Ltd.

    173,400       135,598  

Straits Trading Co. Ltd.

    46,188       73,297  

Suntec REIT(a)

    522,100       506,631  

Super Hi International Holding Ltd.(b)

    40,000       82,375  

TDCX Inc., ADR(b)

    8,315       59,619  

UMS Holdings Ltd.(a)

    149,700       123,889  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    326,700       7,410,694  

UOL Group Ltd.

    124,000       656,106  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    71,100       801,575  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    506,100       1,470,591  

Yangzijiang Financial Holding Ltd.

    907,900       225,387  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    698,500       809,186  

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.(b)

    160,600       97,911  
   

 

 

 
      75,989,527  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.6%
(Cost: $1,664,181,882)

       1,730,372,811  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Warrants

   

Australia — 0.0%

   

PointsBet Holdings Ltd. (Issued/Exercisable 06/20/22, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 07/08/24, Strike Price AUD 10.00)(b)

    2,549     $  
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

       
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $1,664,181,882)

      1,730,372,811  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 0.5%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(e)(f)(g)

    7,863,903       7,866,262  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(e)(f)

    130,000       130,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.5%
(Cost: $7,995,376)

      7,996,262  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.1%
(Cost: $1,672,177,258)

      1,738,369,073  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)%

 

    (1,432,805
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  1,736,936,268  
   

 

 

 
(a) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

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

(d) 

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.

(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.

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 

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

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

     
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 14,039,233     $     $ (6,181,130 )(a)    $ 7,583     $ 576     $ 7,866,262       7,863,903     $ 277,360 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    150,000             (20,000 )(a)                   130,000       130,000       31,014          
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   
          $ 7,583     $ 576     $ 7,996,262       $ 308,374     $    
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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

     27       09/07/23      $ 4,424      $ 198,408  

 

 

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Futures Contracts (continued)

 

 

 
Description   

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

SPI 200 Index

     15       09/21/23      $ 1,860      $ 75,875  
        

 

 

 
           $ 274,283  
        

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $ 274,283      $      $      $      $ 274,283  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 2,122,665      $      $      $      $ 2,122,665  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 184,426      $      $      $      $ 184,426  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 9,785,975   

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

   $ 12,998,015      $ 1,717,217,172      $ 157,624      $ 1,730,372,811  

Warrants

                           

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     7,996,262                      7,996,262  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 20,994,277      $ 1,717,217,172      $ 157,624      $ 1,738,369,073  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

                                                                                               

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Equity Contracts

   $      $ 274,283      $      $ 274,283  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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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iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 5.0%            

Abacus Property Group

    836,789     $ 1,497,839  

Adbri Ltd.

    749,450       1,256,316  

AGL Energy Ltd.

    670,696       5,496,710  

Allkem Ltd.(a)

    727,525       7,283,698  

ALS Ltd.

    601,408       4,756,723  

Altium Ltd.

    143,603       3,695,251  

Alumina Ltd.

    2,652,492       2,560,463  

AMP Ltd.

    2,876,117       2,188,572  

Ampol Ltd.

    292,161       6,470,382  

Ansell Ltd.

    146,567       2,380,203  

APA Group

    1,319,080       8,873,612  

ARB Corp. Ltd.

    118,943       2,497,070  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    681,877       18,059,661  

ASX Ltd.

    221,389       9,249,333  

Atlas Arteria Ltd.

    1,780,374       7,525,909  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    1,885,595       4,832,428  

Austal Ltd.

    538,658       797,152  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    3,370,184       58,469,879  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    626,019       2,543,982  

Bapcor Ltd.

    483,368       2,033,584  

Beach Energy Ltd.

    2,188,156       2,385,933  

Bega Cheese Ltd.

    599,986       1,314,155  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    584,495       3,680,712  

BHP Group Ltd.

    5,719,336       177,996,412  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    592,862       8,742,963  

BrainChip Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,473,545       599,876  

Brambles Ltd.

    1,602,134       15,157,420  

Breville Group Ltd.

    187,641       2,854,821  

Brickworks Ltd.

    124,024       2,163,475  

BWP Trust

    616,549       1,522,557  

carsales.com Ltd.

    443,742       7,417,499  

Centuria Capital Group

    1,135,650       1,302,108  

Chalice Mining Ltd.(a)

    461,647       1,846,872  

Challenger Ltd.

    645,668       3,120,779  

Champion Iron Ltd.

    479,120       1,941,156  

Charter Hall Group

    615,465       4,743,859  

Charter Hall Long Wale REIT

    995,888       2,756,375  

Charter Hall Retail REIT

    924,457       2,334,284  

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd.

    2,417,795       4,487,615  

Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    62,920       776,593  

Cochlear Ltd.

    78,227       12,584,558  

Codan Ltd./Australia

    236,833       1,197,192  

Coles Group Ltd.

    1,493,193       18,259,652  

Collins Foods Ltd.

    164,945       1,113,332  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    1,905,411        135,567,630  

Computershare Ltd.

    649,719       10,957,676  

Core Lithium Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,253,508       973,062  

Coronado Global Resources Inc.(c)

    1,024,997       1,153,197  

Corporate Travel Management Ltd.

    186,228       2,624,824  

Costa Group Holdings Ltd.

    626,079       1,396,336  

Credit Corp. Group Ltd.

    109,215       1,739,038  

Cromwell Property Group

    2,317,956       858,137  

CSL Ltd.

    546,778       98,483,545  

CSR Ltd.

    772,653       2,980,446  

De Grey Mining Ltd.(a)

    1,834,196       1,658,745  

Deterra Royalties Ltd.

    799,127       2,532,543  

Dexus

    1,247,985       6,907,335  

Domain Holdings Australia Ltd.

    342,886       938,888  
Security   Shares     Value  

Australia (continued)

   

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    69,581     $ 2,302,100  

Downer EDI Ltd.

    727,466       2,150,620  

Eagers Automotive Ltd.

    239,894       2,386,071  

Elders Ltd.

    230,491       1,130,058  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    1,561,596       6,382,769  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    2,114,737       5,308,958  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.(a)

    194,982       3,068,523  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    1,912,333        28,112,681  

G8 Education Ltd.

    1,238,768       916,638  

Gold Road Resources Ltd.

    1,802,293       1,925,170  

Goodman Group

    1,928,603       26,667,087  

GPT Group (The)

    2,204,988       6,444,868  

GrainCorp Ltd., Class A

    295,337       1,607,602  

Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd.

    461,802       892,960  

GUD Holdings Ltd.

    260,531       1,749,859  

GWA Group Ltd.

    370,770       489,376  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    967,683       2,461,846  

Healius Ltd.

    841,867       1,626,594  

HUB24 Ltd.

    121,013       2,295,832  

IDP Education Ltd.

    276,581       4,635,056  

IGO Ltd.

    799,021       7,466,263  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    515,304       3,559,186  

Imugene Ltd.(a)(b)

    6,916,058       466,823  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    2,163,900       4,401,825  

Inghams Group Ltd.

    419,762       791,196  

Insignia Financial Ltd.

    928,333       1,865,314  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    2,646,013       10,562,913  

InvoCare Ltd.

    216,799       1,782,749  

IPH Ltd.

    305,408       1,625,754  

IRESS Ltd.

    262,784       1,837,048  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    510,498       14,961,107  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

    133,555       4,107,586  

Johns Lyng Group Ltd.

    257,156       916,474  

Jumbo Interactive Ltd.

    103,660       1,070,679  

Lake Resources NL(a)(b)

    2,583,628       392,374  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

    697,173       4,053,063  

Link Administration Holdings Ltd.

    922,150       949,839  

Liontown Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,073,024       3,764,371  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    2,516,079       8,755,688  

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.(a)

    1,124,532       5,096,633  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    414,406       48,870,862  

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

    150,132       943,729  

McMillan Shakespeare Ltd.

    127,566       1,698,695  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    3,169,891       7,483,814  

Megaport Ltd.(a)

    259,091       1,779,993  

Mesoblast Ltd.(a)(b)

    896,141       688,429  

Metcash Ltd.

    1,216,190       2,945,048  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    203,390       9,827,149  

Mirvac Group

    4,596,579       7,245,586  

Monadelphous Group Ltd.

    118,235       1,085,525  

Nanosonics Ltd.(a)

    318,474       1,015,148  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    3,550,567       68,014,834  

National Storage REIT

    1,539,874       2,405,189  

Netwealth Group Ltd.

    173,922       1,776,953  

Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd., NVS(a)(b)

    138,876       1,214,669  

New Hope Corp. Ltd.

    637,080       2,281,547  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    1,019,677       18,289,894  

NEXTDC Ltd.(a)

    647,038       5,553,210  

nib holdings Ltd.

    591,212       3,292,397  

Nickel Mines Ltd.

    2,966,367       1,653,264  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Australia (continued)

   

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

    1,917,207     $ 2,764,844  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    1,468,255       11,461,500  

Novonix Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,255,326       788,339  

NRW Holdings Ltd.

    674,824       1,250,978  

Nufarm Ltd./Australia

    460,963       1,668,830  

Omni Bridgeway Ltd.(a)

    487,455       924,891  

oOh!media Ltd.

    732,126       687,713  

Orica Ltd.

    495,773       5,260,543  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    1,955,734       11,134,053  

Orora Ltd.

    1,130,871       2,731,629  

Paladin Energy Ltd.(a)

    3,897,103       1,939,120  

Perpetual Ltd.

    134,727       2,236,515  

Perseus Mining Ltd.

    2,171,680       2,553,432  

PEXA Group Ltd.(a)

    184,564       1,646,531  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.

    3,123,791       10,219,622  

Platinum Asset Management Ltd.

    518,519       553,262  

PolyNovo Ltd.(a)

    1,210,720       1,319,103  

Premier Investments Ltd.

    143,849       2,144,772  

Pro Medicus Ltd.(b)

    77,476       3,588,155  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    946,369       4,158,128  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    1,708,549       18,139,496  

Qube Holdings Ltd.

    1,655,270       3,276,400  

Ramelius Resources Ltd.

    1,477,294       1,276,795  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    205,836       8,156,920  

REA Group Ltd.

    67,211       7,125,267  

Reece Ltd.

    339,676       4,485,377  

Region RE Ltd.

    1,281,235       2,087,171  

Regis Resources Ltd.(a)

    970,221       1,103,454  

Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd.

    1,067,901       3,033,834  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    405,342       32,096,921  

Sandfire Resources Ltd.(a)

    929,861       4,250,601  

Santos Ltd.

    3,806,382       20,482,094  

Sayona Mining Ltd.(a)(b)

    10,690,335       1,046,572  

Scentre Group

    5,909,691       11,182,859  

SEEK Ltd.

    421,541       7,069,293  

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.

    171,537       3,028,322  

Sigma Healthcare Ltd.

    1,263,065       666,678  

Silver Lake Resources Ltd.(a)

    1,580,161       953,859  

Sims Ltd.

    246,159       2,511,000  

SmartGroup Corp. Ltd.

    165,551       1,007,375  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    518,635       12,254,201  

South32 Ltd.

    5,304,454        13,967,664  

Star Entertainment Grp Ltd. (The)(a)

    1,627,517       1,150,949  

Steadfast Group Ltd.

    1,084,873       4,256,225  

Stockland

    2,822,536       8,021,735  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    1,380,883       13,231,653  

Super Retail Group Ltd.

    245,521       2,037,742  

Syrah Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    939,254       443,968  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    2,516,041       1,784,838  

Technology One Ltd.

    356,666       3,778,931  

Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(a)

    308,157       2,343,819  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    4,514,393       12,921,145  

Transurban Group

    3,515,417       33,941,505  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    850,259       6,435,335  

Vicinity Ltd.

    4,152,263       5,520,865  

Viva Energy Group Ltd.(c)

    1,384,095       2,936,477  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    313,675       6,959,703  

Waypoint REIT Ltd.

    1,334,388       2,352,897  

Webjet Ltd.(a)

    505,143       2,681,332  

Weebit Nano Ltd.(a)(b)

    224,245       937,788  
Security   Shares     Value  

Australia (continued)

   

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    1,261,314     $ 42,143,190  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    3,955,632       59,456,574  

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.

    1,031,992       4,821,989  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    196,001       11,318,868  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    2,157,383       55,606,929  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    1,352,702       35,128,094  

Worley Ltd.

    363,467       4,253,880  

Xero Ltd.(a)

    171,354       14,085,539  

Yancoal Australia Ltd., NVS(b)

    375,571       1,289,671  
   

 

 

 
       1,638,663,609  
Austria — 0.2%            

ams-OSRAM AG(a)(b)

    341,703       3,024,596  

ANDRITZ AG

    71,163       3,757,262  

AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG

    38,581       1,457,152  

BAWAG Group AG(c)

    86,994       4,238,123  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    71,822       2,290,458  

DO & CO AG

    17,057       2,303,013  

Erste Group Bank AG

    379,653       14,349,316  

EVN AG

    46,906       1,111,855  

IMMOFINANZ AG(a)(b)

    129,704       2,602,631  

Lenzing AG(a)(b)

    31,538       1,587,655  

Oesterreichische Post AG(b)

    55,390       2,020,587  

OMV AG

    158,970       7,162,249  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG(a)

    141,442       2,287,034  

Semperit AG Holding(b)

    22,522       502,966  

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    231,833       1,893,666  

Verbund AG

    79,911       6,621,183  

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

    53,119       1,420,722  

voestalpine AG

    110,322       3,645,629  

Wienerberger AG

    117,808       3,868,914  
   

 

 

 
      66,145,011  
Belgium — 0.7%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    17,707       3,083,071  

Aedifica SA

    50,103       3,441,120  

Ageas SA/NV

    168,561       7,135,735  

AGFA-Gevaert NV(a)

    371,933       956,706  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    959,879       54,910,497  

Argenx SE(a)

    65,508       32,992,411  

Barco NV

    145,411       3,384,015  

Bekaert SA

    74,122       3,537,899  

bpost SA

    242,336       1,167,040  

Cofinimmo SA

    17,777       1,391,292  

Deme Group NV

    15,815       2,094,375  

D’ieteren Group

    28,562       4,988,244  

Elia Group SA/NV

    36,019       4,434,840  

Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV

    64,702       2,466,056  

Euronav NV

    155,035       2,547,168  

Fagron

    91,842       1,634,296  

Galapagos NV(a)

    53,574       2,251,415  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    103,557       8,379,037  

KBC Ancora

    74,615       3,491,767  

KBC Group NV

    274,191       20,636,927  

Kinepolis Group NV(b)

    27,113       1,321,578  

Melexis NV

    20,794       2,241,700  

Montea NV

    21,783       1,765,084  

Ontex Group NV(a)

    88,686       760,056  

Proximus SADP

    348,554       2,672,286  

Sofina SA

    17,485       4,157,454  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Belgium (continued)

   

Solvay SA

    76,265     $ 9,159,292  

Telenet Group Holding NV

    56,152       1,285,787  

Tessenderlo Group SA

    46,479       1,559,035  

UCB SA

    139,133       12,319,847  

Umicore SA

    231,937       6,868,843  

VGP NV

    18,231       1,946,396  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    191,572       5,660,430  

Xior Student Housing NV

    59,991       1,870,987  
   

 

 

 
       218,512,686  
Brazil — 1.2%            

3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas SA(a)

    317,859       2,389,614  

Aliansce Sonae Shopping Centers SA

    825,413       4,243,360  

Ambev SA

    5,188,037       16,303,300  

Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA

    131,924       2,298,818  

Atacadao SA

    734,281       2,130,444  

Auren Energia SA

    718,419       2,126,961  

B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao

    6,644,197       20,935,455  

Banco Bradesco SA

    1,541,325       4,840,323  

Banco BTG Pactual SA

    1,455,906       10,471,131  

Banco do Brasil SA

    1,045,442       10,653,947  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    277,138       1,673,817  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    784,973       5,165,923  

BRF SA(a)

    798,988       1,649,088  

CCR SA

    1,021,788       2,871,702  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

    1,332,537       10,891,368  

Cia. Brasileira de Distribuicao(a)

    279,223       1,222,293  

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    368,782       4,531,057  

Cia. de Saneamento de Minas Gerais-COPASA

    250,749       1,073,256  

Cia. de Saneamento do Parana

    296,566       1,314,517  

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA

    762,093       2,230,477  

Cielo SA

    1,585,019       1,582,086  

Cogna Educacao(a)

    2,309,715       1,636,277  

Cosan SA

    1,373,538       5,791,879  

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

    437,298       2,202,789  

Dexco SA

    588,425       1,041,526  

EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica SA

    327,365       568,367  

Embraer SA(a)

    823,983       3,225,361  

Energisa SA

    245,979       2,610,772  

Eneva SA(a)

    1,063,972       3,008,259  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    253,039       2,356,614  

Equatorial Energia SA

    1,265,460       8,975,634  

Ez Tec Empreendimentos e Participacoes SA

    206,075       946,975  

Fleury SA

    417,937       1,423,835  

Grendene SA

    430,110       683,992  

Grupo De Moda Soma SA

    900,877       2,141,339  

Grupo SBF SA

    257,148       718,356  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos
SA(a)(c)

    6,059,724       6,151,028  

Hypera SA

    491,472       4,496,131  

Iguatemi SA

    342,731       1,585,822  

Iochpe Maxion SA

    200,959       588,587  

IRB Brasil Resseguros S/A(a)

    103,419       899,305  

JBS SA

    746,597       2,965,074  

JHSF Participacoes SA

    829,657       989,535  

Klabin SA

    840,714       4,089,119  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    1,124,478       15,984,649  

Locaweb Servicos de Internet SA(c)

    714,459       1,119,565  

LOG Commercial Properties e Participacoes SA

    132,489       599,580  

Lojas Renner SA

    1,148,094       4,552,316  
Security   Shares     Value  

Brazil (continued)

   

M. Dias Branco SA

    259,665     $ 2,291,477  

Magazine Luiza SA(a)

    3,584,164       2,539,138  

Marfrig Global Foods SA

    654,004       1,026,214  

Minerva SA

    762,548       1,627,092  

Movida Participacoes SA

    396,962       957,830  

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA

    482,399       1,417,995  

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

    436,437       2,437,494  

Natura & Co. Holding SA(a)

    1,093,043       4,223,081  

Odontoprev SA

    388,267       1,006,641  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    4,299,957       31,653,503  

PRIO SA(a)

    919,391       8,869,705  

Raia Drogasil SA

    1,315,354       8,058,325  

Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA(c)

    654,252       4,980,824  

Rumo SA

    1,484,719       7,296,827  

Santos Brasil Participacoes SA

    1,225,783       2,491,097  

Sao Martinho SA

    299,194       2,117,689  

Sendas Distribuidora SA

    1,348,973       3,842,594  

SLC Agricola SA

    227,546       2,100,425  

Suzano SA

    858,622       8,728,302  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    455,145       4,053,113  

Tim SA

    939,063       2,847,722  

TOTVS SA

    572,725       3,581,386  

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA

    463,699       3,530,143  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    573,630       2,291,487  

Vale SA

    3,827,193       55,974,342  

Vamos Locacao de Caminhoes Maquinas e Equipamentos SA

    559,595       1,412,966  

Via S/A(a)

    1,704,334       778,506  

Vibra Energia SA

    1,327,959       4,810,560  

WEG SA

    1,925,341       16,253,685  

YDUQS Participacoes SA(a)

    368,709       1,730,194  
   

 

 

 
       386,881,980  
Canada — 7.4%            

Advantage Energy Ltd.(a)

    233,035       1,643,518  

Aecon Group Inc.

    112,124       932,772  

Ag Growth International Inc.

    33,722       1,393,479  

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    569,417       29,851,588  

Air Canada(a)

    178,859       3,296,002  

Alamos Gold Inc., Class A

    452,960       5,595,661  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    758,294       6,256,580  

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    910,167       46,079,512  

Allied Properties REIT

    112,549       1,872,616  

AltaGas Ltd.

    319,624       6,309,341  

Altus Group Ltd.

    57,920       1,933,961  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    776,608       11,731,719  

Aritzia Inc.(a)

    149,009       2,835,199  

Atco Ltd., Class I, NVS

    77,675       2,217,182  

Athabasca Oil Corp.(a)

    715,686       1,845,321  

ATS Corp.(a)

    82,583       3,745,090  

B2Gold Corp.

    1,144,675       3,967,061  

Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd.

    67,485       1,642,793  

Ballard Power Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    319,945       1,521,295  

Bank of Montreal

    794,583       73,839,306  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    1,338,419       67,395,459  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    1,942,548       33,557,990  

Bausch Health Companies Inc.(a)(b)

    303,094       2,946,699  

Baytex Energy Corp.(a)

    772,184       3,115,322  

BCE Inc.

    15,314       661,499  

Birchcliff Energy Ltd.(b)

    315,321       1,884,298  

BlackBerry Ltd.(a)

    627,416       3,192,630  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Canada (continued)

   

Boardwalk REIT

    43,116     $ 2,141,985  

Bombardier Inc., Class B(a)

    99,552       4,982,696  

Boralex Inc., Class A

    94,900       2,455,533  

Boyd Group Services Inc.

    23,449       4,308,008  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    400,730       13,517,211  

Brookfield Corp., Class A

    1,594,641       55,663,994  

Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Class A

    122,689       5,737,861  

Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd.

    34,455       1,207,421  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    146,655       4,570,978  

BRP Inc.

    48,776       4,487,177  

CAE Inc.(a)

    349,009       7,974,551  

Cameco Corp.

    496,077       17,440,663  

Canada Goose Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    75,951       1,385,797  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    89,680       3,496,340  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    1,015,042       44,707,572  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    645,334       78,224,083  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    1,242,306       75,547,354  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    1,056,914        86,964,069  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    64,644       8,878,531  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A, NVS

    96,080       2,392,801  

Canadian Western Bank

    120,351       2,404,921  

Canfor Corp.(a)

    124,755       1,968,795  

Canopy Growth Corp.(a)(b)

    396,623       195,507  

Capital Power Corp.

    115,830       3,613,731  

Capstone Mining Corp.(a)

    631,472       3,299,467  

Cardinal Energy Ltd.(b)

    202,952       1,105,066  

Cascades Inc.

    81,816       745,784  

CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS

    188,648       9,044,346  

Celestica Inc.(a)

    133,428       2,932,350  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    1,629,080       30,984,208  

Centerra Gold Inc.

    332,046       2,130,292  

CGI Inc.(a)

    239,753       24,363,479  

Choice Properties REIT

    253,957       2,678,908  

CI Financial Corp.

    234,957       2,972,042  

Cineplex Inc.(a)(b)

    152,931       1,066,974  

Cogeco Communications Inc.

    31,647       1,603,410  

Colliers International Group Inc.

    41,047       4,155,906  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    23,204       49,023,938  

Converge Technology Solutions Corp.

    316,448       763,132  

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    598,445       4,851,459  

Cronos Group Inc.(a)

    367,918       719,849  

Denison Mines Corp.(a)(b)

    1,191,371       1,553,982  

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(a)

    106,177       8,281,428  

Dollarama Inc.

    336,546       22,168,419  

Dundee Precious Metals Inc.

    228,711       1,590,475  

Dye & Durham Ltd.(b)

    95,503       1,433,287  

ECN Capital Corp.

    471,881       937,571  

Eldorado Gold Corp.(a)

    161,802       1,586,547  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    476,342       7,683,460  

Emera Inc.

    274,457       11,133,132  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    203,556       5,527,881  

Enbridge Inc.

    2,270,179       83,462,843  

Enerflex Ltd.

    143,911       1,167,746  

Energy Fuels Inc./Canada(a)(b)

    229,420       1,470,139  

Enerplus Corp.

    273,260       4,571,430  

Enghouse Systems Ltd.

    64,023       1,449,761  

EQB Inc.

    36,973       2,181,678  

Equinox Gold Corp.(a)

    389,689       2,045,007  

ERO Copper Corp.(a)(b)

    113,747       2,734,448  

Extendicare Inc.

    266,686       1,460,185  
Security   Shares     Value  

Canada (continued)

   

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    26,444     $  21,097,445  

Filo Corp., NVS(a)(b)

    125,609       2,375,678  

Finning International Inc.

    193,387       6,661,083  

First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust

    212,481       2,373,522  

First Majestic Silver Corp.

    366,933       2,448,724  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    668,543       19,828,398  

FirstService Corp.

    50,955       7,980,303  

Fortis Inc.

    505,888       21,564,452  

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.(a)

    384,353       1,369,931  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    219,427       32,019,219  

Freehold Royalties Ltd.

    239,927       2,534,549  

George Weston Ltd.

    70,806       8,153,711  

GFL Environmental Inc.

    265,667       9,072,146  

Gibson Energy Inc.

    168,325       2,740,635  

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    219,887       6,838,483  

goeasy Ltd.

    23,633       2,279,872  

Granite REIT

    52,438       3,079,512  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    313,223       9,446,691  

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

    266,033       2,075,971  

Headwater Exploration Inc.

    337,588       1,902,157  

Home Capital Group Inc.

    71,140       2,310,101  

Hudbay Minerals Inc.

    349,291       2,081,998  

Hydro One Ltd.(c)

    372,807       10,517,135  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    127,022       8,800,462  

IAMGOLD Corp.(a)

    632,546       1,726,892  

IGM Financial Inc.

    38,148       1,188,717  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    239,437       12,899,256  

Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.

    176,189       1,730,290  

Intact Financial Corp.

    201,805       29,813,546  

Interfor Corp.(a)

    106,711       1,909,817  

InterRent REIT

    213,213       2,071,254  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    790,933       8,385,275  

Jamieson Wellness Inc.(c)

    76,864       1,770,848  

Keyera Corp.

    250,599       6,273,289  

Killam Apartment REIT

    186,087       2,554,260  

Kinaxis Inc.(a)

    34,566       4,693,469  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    1,366,658       6,809,193  

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.

    82,915       1,990,740  

Largo Inc.(a)(b)

    68,173       323,119  

Laurentian Bank of Canada

    50,223       1,513,184  

Lightspeed Commerce Inc.(a)

    159,452       2,801,731  

Linamar Corp.

    59,453       3,450,001  

Lithium Americas Corp.(a)(b)

    127,116       2,566,130  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    183,495       16,280,981  

Logan Energy Corp., NVS

    174,906       147,231  

Lundin Gold Inc.

    150,293       2,015,076  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    753,821       6,739,885  

MAG Silver Corp.(a)

    149,741       1,807,816  

Magna International Inc.

    312,560       20,102,539  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    2,017,337       40,326,852  

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.(b)

    110,105       2,297,872  

Martinrea International Inc.

    186,845       2,092,823  

MEG Energy Corp.(a)

    313,336       5,586,417  

Methanex Corp.

    76,702       3,456,869  

Metro Inc.

    284,802       15,328,099  

MTY Food Group Inc.

    36,128       1,839,209  

Mullen Group Ltd.

    107,538       1,293,408  

National Bank of Canada

    388,190       30,404,022  

New Gold Inc.(a)

    637,201       748,994  

NexGen Energy Ltd.(a)

    553,717       2,716,831  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Canada (continued)

   

NFI Group Inc.(b)

    89,214     $ 730,680  

North West Co. Inc. (The)

    87,097       2,120,209  

Northland Power Inc.

    265,383       5,133,978  

Novagold Resources Inc.(a)

    348,547       1,570,067  

Nutrien Ltd.

    569,204       39,224,637  

Nuvei Corp.(a)(c)

    78,379       2,672,964  

NuVista Energy Ltd.(a)

    219,162       1,893,038  

OceanaGold Corp.

    760,250       1,591,241  

Onex Corp.

    79,720       4,896,313  

Open Text Corp.

    323,222       13,883,361  

Orla Mining Ltd.(a)

    353,600       1,651,823  

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.

    244,133       3,619,459  

Osisko Mining Inc.(a)

    367,620       875,385  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    432,034       7,312,781  

Paramount Resources Ltd., Class A

    141,292       3,339,834  

Parex Resources Inc.

    134,047       2,969,334  

Parkland Corp.

    174,167       4,756,193  

Pason Systems Inc.

    167,374       1,670,376  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    632,749       20,033,573  

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

    214,208       1,848,623  

Poseidon Concepts Corp.(a)

    293        

Power Corp. of Canada

    653,503       18,515,051  

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

    282,224       5,609,594  

Precision Drilling Corp.(a)

    13,761       913,852  

Premium Brands Holdings Corp.(b)

    40,534       3,298,603  

Primo Water Corp.

    173,667       2,461,484  

Prinmaris REIT

    137,442       1,390,419  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    139,177       3,406,995  

RB Global Inc.

    218,190       14,090,972  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    329,553       25,229,117  

Richelieu Hardware Ltd.

    83,619       2,791,422  

RioCan REIT

    188,338       2,863,669  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    413,641       18,112,184  

Royal Bank of Canada

    1,547,976        153,465,212  

Russel Metals Inc.

    94,643       2,785,496  

Sandstorm Gold Ltd.

    339,020       1,889,658  

Saputo Inc.

    271,898       5,740,447  

Seabridge Gold Inc.(a)

    141,287       1,800,039  

Secure Energy Services Inc.

    330,469       1,726,714  

SharkNinja Inc.(a)

    52,460       2,219,583  

ShawCor Ltd.(a)

    104,640       1,595,013  

Shopify Inc., Class A(a)

    1,358,121       91,746,421  

Silvercorp Metals Inc.

    259,981       814,258  

SilverCrest Metals Inc.(a)

    336,456       1,926,397  

Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc.(c)

    67,946       1,487,583  

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust

    142,359       2,689,237  

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

    194,652       5,655,116  

Spartan Delta Corp.

    174,906       575,658  

Spin Master Corp.(c)

    48,172       1,284,441  

SSR Mining Inc.

    263,861       3,843,908  

Stantec Inc.

    137,968       9,343,300  

Stelco Holdings Inc.

    48,878       1,782,167  

Stella-Jones Inc.

    61,576       3,126,780  

StorageVault Canada Inc., NVS

    324,228       1,202,347  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    655,375       34,492,113  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    1,504,888       47,087,308  

SunOpta Inc.(a)

    102,730       679,335  

Superior Plus Corp.

    172,319       1,291,102  

Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd.

    765,584       2,095,900  

TC Energy Corp.

    1,198,017       42,936,551  
Security   Shares     Value  

Canada (continued)

   

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    519,355     $ 23,071,942  

TELUS Corp.

    504,771       8,987,998  

TELUS Corp., NVS

    47,398       843,973  

TFI International Inc.

    94,316       12,105,550  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    192,212       25,946,033  

TMX Group Ltd.

    344,290       7,650,019  

Topaz Energy Corp.

    162,615       2,645,199  

Torex Gold Resources Inc.(a)

    122,328       1,716,201  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    105,171       8,960,651  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    2,043,418       134,755,719  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    370,095       19,180,444  

TransAlta Corp.

    359,824       3,670,142  

TransAlta Renewables Inc.

    167,561       1,705,281  

Transcontinental Inc., Class A(b)

    168,578       1,673,443  

Tricon Residential Inc.

    399,057       3,728,345  

Trisura Group Ltd.(a)

    62,256       1,593,874  

Uni-Select Inc.(a)

    54,653       1,985,272  

Vermilion Energy Inc.

    202,484       2,822,323  

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.(a)

    241,604       1,284,377  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    70,836       5,968,134  

Westshore Terminals Investment Corp.

    54,213       1,255,576  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    508,027       22,780,599  

Whitecap Resources Inc.

    739,102       5,902,054  

Winpak Ltd.

    49,290       1,516,098  

WSP Global Inc.

    146,951       20,243,165  
   

 

 

 
       2,465,371,341  
Chile — 0.1%            

Aguas Andinas SA, Class A

    3,934,488       1,378,803  

Banco de Chile

    44,990,512       5,008,807  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

    81,677       2,453,391  

Banco Itau Chile SA, NVS

    76,652       895,398  

Banco Santander Chile

    64,869,500       3,463,284  

CAP SA

    122,273       932,775  

Cencosud SA

    1,458,586       3,134,688  

Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA

    227,381       1,885,299  

Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA

    21,988,929       1,664,349  

Colbun SA

    11,305,042       1,784,804  

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA

    251,150       1,009,456  

Empresas CMPC SA

    1,019,694       2,012,782  

Empresas COPEC SA

    410,247       3,146,737  

Enel Americas SA(a)

    30,984,005       4,188,101  

Enel Chile SA

    37,146,851       2,563,256  

Engie Energia Chile SA(a)

    945,785       968,394  

Falabella SA

    796,917       2,203,777  

Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas SA

    974,655       800,443  

Parque Arauco SA

    928,516       1,488,601  

Vina Concha y Toro SA

    918,813       1,247,433  
   

 

 

 
      42,230,578  
China — 7.8%            

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

    381,900       1,438,510  

3SBio Inc.(c)

    2,202,500       2,121,770  

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

    778,500       1,783,586  

AECC Aviation Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    252,600       1,430,779  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,466,250       261,689  

Agora Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    109,070       352,296  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    7,043,400       3,568,778  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    32,562,000       11,844,265  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    931,675       2,628,758  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

Air China Ltd., Class A(a)

    629,200     $ 824,215  

Air China Ltd., Class H(a)

    2,300,000       1,886,114  

AK Medical Holdings Ltd.(c)

    1,234,000       1,232,201  

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

    620,000       3,283,720  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(a)

    18,739,072        239,473,670  

Alibaba Health Information Technology
Ltd.(a)

    5,334,000       3,829,906  

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.(a)

    19,990,000       1,229,169  

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

    844,500       606,677  

Alphamab Oncology(a)(b)(c)

    671,000       778,372  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H

    5,012,000       2,492,359  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    520,187       1,979,487  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,192,000       3,598,522  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    49,400       1,881,313  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    1,378,400       16,335,298  

Anxin-China Holdings Ltd.(d)

    1,004,000       1  

Asia Cement China Holdings Corp.

    668,000       322,912  

Autohome Inc., ADR

    84,859       2,712,942  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,293,000       1,649,737  

Baidu Inc.(a)

    2,538,156       49,622,947  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,359,793       2,849,492  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    4,209,200       2,303,955  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    87,385,000       32,410,906  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,746,563       3,868,311  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,460,000       5,110,943  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,602,500       1,620,885  

Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,110,300       1,332,749  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    812,571       3,316,387  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,097,251       3,538,137  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,680,476       2,410,237  

Baozun Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    103,875       535,995  

BeiGene Ltd.(a)

    779,979       12,918,417  

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

    2,456,000       1,606,127  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    620,000       2,465,888  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    7,510,000       1,832,480  

Beijing Kingsoft Office Software Inc., Class A

    41,600       2,367,188  

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

    94,780       920,158  

Bilibili Inc.(a)

    220,904       4,201,557  

BOC Aviation Ltd.(b)(c)

    229,000       1,919,514  

BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,241,300       3,105,290  

BOE Varitronix Ltd.(b)

    555,000       847,623  

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

    4,418,000       2,025,404  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    187,400       7,153,122  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,116,000       39,749,710  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    830,000       3,204,269  

C&D International Investment Group Ltd.

    709,000       1,936,878  

CGN New Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    2,778,000       805,378  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    14,235,000       3,493,847  

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

    51,400       1,081,983  

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

    1,687,000       114,245  

China BlueChemical Ltd., Class H

    4,830,000       1,207,226  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    10,660,000       1,125,035  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    9,040,000       4,371,694  

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,502,000       1,813,318  
Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    2,322,000     $ 1,104,613  

China Conch Environment Protection Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,901,000       883,709  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    1,683,000       2,107,719  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    108,669,000        63,338,648  

China CSSC Holdings Ltd., Class A

    484,800       2,266,726  

China Datang Corp. Renewable Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,644,000       861,763  

China East Education Holdings Ltd.(c)

    954,000       432,461  

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

    4,380,693       3,001,177  

China Education Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,390,000       1,286,609  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,972,400       2,172,376  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,268,000       973,569  

China Everbright Environment Group Ltd.

    3,950,629       1,576,458  

China Everbright Ltd.

    1,114,000       730,958  

China Evergrande Group(a)(b)(d)

    2,911,000       273,628  

China Feihe Ltd.(c)

    3,786,000       2,320,132  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,056,500       2,373,316  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    3,479,200       3,897,383  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

    2,739,000       2,642,803  

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

    1,666,000       3,687,084  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.(b)

    5,472,000       899,253  

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,515,000       1,035,129  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    306,300       1,575,216  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,773,000       15,401,967  

China Literature Ltd.(a)(c)

    436,200       1,987,259  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    3,659,000       3,542,485  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    1,332,000       2,243,026  

China Meidong Auto Holdings Ltd.

    852,000       934,669  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    3,470,000       13,179,714  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,680,831       8,388,061  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,395,677       21,858,514  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,282,000       1,763,710  

China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,287,172       2,698,693  

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

    1,301,382       2,598,950  

China Metal Recycling Holdings Ltd.(d)

    3,000        

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    4,601,899       2,588,546  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    8,501,500       3,240,473  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,004,000       2,530,744  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,926,700       2,995,541  

China Nonferrous Mining Corp Ltd.

    2,663,000       1,408,178  

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

    465,900       1,611,991  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    2,112,000       2,493,297  

China Oriental Group Co. Ltd.

    1,786,000       280,166  

China Overseas Grand Oceans Group Ltd.

    2,132,000       1,089,044  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    4,158,000       9,863,478  

China Overseas Property Holdings Ltd.

    2,010,000       2,361,479  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    701,288       2,943,278  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,591,000       6,985,129  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    3,032,348       2,634,524  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    27,834,200       15,588,155  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    6,469,000       2,431,075  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class A

    2,895,986       3,261,836  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    5,469,000       3,595,653  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,798,000       11,584,281  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

    2,872,000     $ 1,251,339  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    1,048,400       3,631,901  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    3,458,666        16,138,919  

China Resources Medical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,359,500       1,956,464  

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services
Ltd.(c)

    726,800       3,517,509  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group
Ltd.(c)

    1,673,500       1,302,519  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,170,000       4,707,685  

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    7,503,600       2,284,450  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,043,400       4,150,136  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,802,000       11,396,081  

China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    1,084,000       1,192,366  

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

    753,700       738,607  

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

    3,482,000       2,182,441  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    4,401,180       3,769,543  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    2,108,000       2,584,549  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,605,968       1,791,373  

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

    3,608,900       2,723,774  

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

    56,500       907,626  

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

    168,192       2,972,678  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(c)

    48,794,000       5,515,601  

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,054,000       1,874,215  

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

    4,846,000       1,070,911  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    2,390,800       1,729,811  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,031,192       2,203,903  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,618,500       2,293,982  

China Water Affairs Group Ltd.

    1,792,000       1,520,408  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,883,238       5,660,454  

Chinasoft International Ltd.

    2,988,000       1,871,661  

Chindata Group Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    186,641       1,504,326  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    808,900       1,819,292  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    246,900       1,614,571  

CIFI Ever Sunshine Services Group Ltd.(d)

    1,398,000       437,535  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.(a)(b)(d)

    4,558,384       355,493  

CIMC Enric Holdings Ltd.

    952,000       959,949  

CITIC Ltd.

    5,993,000       6,765,045  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,266,425       4,279,878  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,617,425       5,637,755  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class A

    1,185,600       1,026,432  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class H

    4,962,000       3,320,516  

COFCO Joycome Foods Ltd.(a)(b)

    3,950,000       1,095,971  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    321,398       10,714,442  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,944,000       2,148,279  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,275,699       1,808,834  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,653,300       3,866,697  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    2,922,000       1,846,164  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    13,702,866       2,815,129  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,447,000       2,801,689  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A

    3,902,100       3,666,768  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    4,924,000       2,717,596  
Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class A

    615,200     $ 2,293,864  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    10,059,440       8,402,400  

CStone Pharmaceuticals(a)(b)(c)

    1,950,500       636,852  

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

    93,334       624,404  

Dali Foods Group Co. Ltd.(c)

    2,832,500       1,322,388  

Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,495,600       1,498,434  

Daqo New Energy Corp., ADR(a)

    69,142       2,701,378  

Digital China Holdings Ltd.

    1,665,000       660,097  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,674,000       1,251,507  

Dongyue Group Ltd.

    1,786,000       1,762,002  

DouYu International Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    307,205       368,646  

East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,403,016       3,165,593  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    871,900        10,597,762  

Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    215,943       1,793,083  

Far East Horizon Ltd.(b)

    2,176,000       1,636,696  

FIH Mobile Ltd. (a)(b)

    9,384,000       1,014,715  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    743,000       2,224,001  

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,227,900       2,325,511  

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

    366,002       2,376,813  

Fosun International Ltd.

    2,893,000       2,108,793  

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A

    718,000       2,248,416  

Fu Shou Yuan International Group Ltd.

    2,319,000       1,793,154  

Fufeng Group Ltd.(b)

    1,925,000       1,048,311  

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

    728,000       3,244,126  

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

    381,240       2,456,104  

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    233,980       1,962,470  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.

    23,074,000       5,026,989  

GDS Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    1,018,188       1,676,459  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    6,826,000       9,960,726  

Genertec Universal Medical Group Co. Ltd.(c)

    2,554,500       1,379,631  

Genscript Biotech Corp.(a)

    1,326,000       3,415,205  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    508,000       1,166,390  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,449,000       2,318,442  

GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc., Class A

    102,780       1,652,810  

GoerTek Inc., Class A

    416,900       1,045,212  

Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,109,000       1,739,251  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    3,584,500       4,904,687  

Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A

    266,300       1,445,998  

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.

    1,272,500       1,462,826  

Greentown Service Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,724,000       905,203  

Guangdong Haid Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    243,000       1,712,956  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    2,860,000       2,475,950  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,195,600       2,011,510  

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

    1,764,400       368,977  

Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    214,000       1,104,314  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,801,894       3,933,830  

Gushengtang Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    215,100       1,368,127  

H World Group Ltd., ADR(a)

    245,989       11,817,312  

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

    3,766,000       561,973  

Haidilao International Holding Ltd.(c)

    1,731,000       4,889,146  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A

    697,100       2,414,137  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,620,600       8,617,816  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    690,000       1,728,237  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,406,351       2,039,851  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,942,800       2,058,874  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

Hangzhou First Applied Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    203,560     $ 997,619  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A

    83,900       808,537  

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

    94,400       613,714  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd.(c)

    1,186,000       1,925,871  

Harbin Electric Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,504,000       599,307  

Hello Group Inc., ADR

    201,719       2,148,307  

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

    555,041       1,962,083  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    567,500       2,334,299  

Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    835,000       1,820,244  

Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    60,700       1,608,087  

Hope Education Group Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    9,460,000       719,892  

Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,172,284       983,757  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd.(a)(c)

    649,000       2,209,885  

Huabao International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    1,022,000       441,350  

Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    222,700       1,354,686  

Hualan Biological Engineering Inc., Class A

    427,000       1,377,025  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class H(a)

    5,746,000       3,191,938  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    878,900       2,089,475  

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

    1,660,400       2,369,185  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,481,131       1,202,596  

Hundsun Technologies Inc., Class A

    320,648       1,848,221  

HUTCHMED China Ltd.(a)

    617,345       1,835,579  

HUYA Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    153,430       526,265  

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

    515,600       3,351,935  

Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A

    292,800       2,577,479  

I-Mab, ADR(a)

    66,343       191,068  

Imeik Technology Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    34,800       2,320,781  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    5,582,141       3,727,451  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    62,465,000        30,503,375  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,567,998       3,660,155  

INESA Intelligent Tech Inc., Class B

    246,730       150,961  

Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    6,134,300       1,623,955  

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

    652,500       2,620,702  

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B(a)

    2,357,284       3,469,368  

Innovent Biologics Inc.(a)(c)

    1,309,500       5,855,349  

Inspur Electronic Information Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    184,200       1,177,987  

International Alliance Financial Leasing Co. Ltd. (a)(c)

    948,000       611,106  

iQIYI Inc., ADR(a)

    481,147       3,050,472  

JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    358,876       1,671,484  

Jafron Biomedical Co. Ltd., Class A

    229,100       759,940  

JD Health International Inc.(a)(c)

    1,281,250       9,366,314  

JD Logistics Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,169,900       3,692,980  

JD.com Inc., Class A

    2,654,440       54,956,399  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,474,000       1,351,698  

Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co. Ltd., Class A

    191,996       1,928,360  

Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    531,059       3,317,645  

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

    157,100       1,345,953  

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

    145,500       2,987,785  
Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,142,000     $ 1,918,512  

Jinan Acetate Chemical Co. Ltd.

    77,000       2,307,748  

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

    53,664       2,278,037  

Jinxin Fertility Group Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    2,334,500       1,355,682  

Jiumaojiu International Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    1,043,000       2,058,406  

Joy Spreader Group Inc.(a)(b)

    3,884,000       415,324  

JOYY Inc., ADR

    64,271       2,234,060  

Kanzhun Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    228,153       4,261,898  

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

    747,623       13,023,593  

Keymed Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    262,000       1,860,046  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    660,000       1,836,551  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    1,899,500       1,948,930  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,046,000       5,342,876  

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

    118,710       835,718  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    1,068,000       4,596,842  

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

    890,000       457,635  

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

    436,500       2,134,499  

Kuaishou Technology(a)(c)

    2,622,600       23,017,628  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    3,888,000       3,181,528  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    85,930       22,679,009  

KWG Group Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,594,500       285,133  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.(b)

    1,583,000       549,424  

Legend Biotech Corp., ADR(a)

    67,681       5,111,269  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    7,938,000       9,138,133  

Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    588,500       1,715,180  

LexinFintech Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    218,992       656,976  

Li Auto Inc.(a)

    1,287,818        27,645,615  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    2,726,000       16,618,864  

Lifetech Scientific Corp. (a)

    6,158,000       2,152,825  

Lingyi iTech Guangdong Co., Class A

    1,969,800       1,695,679  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    2,100,000       5,681,400  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    621,560       2,604,305  

Lonking Holdings Ltd.

    3,625,000       648,309  

Lufax Holding Ltd., ADR

    861,320       1,533,150  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    681,231       3,086,180  

Luye Pharma Group Ltd. (a)(c)

    2,744,000       1,286,280  

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    116,900       3,951,468  

Mango Excellent Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    241,897       1,164,443  

Maoyan Entertainment(a)(b)(c)

    1,589,000       1,868,839  

Meitu Inc.(b)(c)

    4,559,500       1,664,564  

Meituan, Class B(a)(c)

    5,715,790       109,115,091  

MH Development Ltd.(d)

    264,000       4,696  

Microport Scientific Corp.(a)(b)

    906,700       1,829,844  

Ming Yuan Cloud Group Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,126,000       684,332  

MINISO Group Holding Ltd.

    147,076       3,090,067  

Minth Group Ltd.

    760,000       2,432,790  

MMG Ltd.(a)

    4,678,000       1,716,266  

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

    490,410       3,050,101  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    870,933       2,965,922  

NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,300       2,358,653  

NetDragon Websoft Holdings Ltd.

    629,000       1,249,020  

NetEase Inc.

    2,242,525       48,842,919  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    441,501       2,814,085  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    652,100       1,891,110  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    1,019,700       1,784,903  

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

    605,000       2,067,773  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.(a)

    1,715,550       9,772,664  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.(b)

    1,630,000     $ 1,207,794  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.(b)

    1,749,000       1,152,584  

Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    838,300       1,663,845  

NIO Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    1,658,425       25,373,902  

Noah Holdings Ltd., ADR(b)

    57,482       874,876  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    1,998,600       11,652,703  

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

    167,500       2,798,960  

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

    14,743,000       5,675,890  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,556,200       1,728,220  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    23,176,000       16,993,489  

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

    489,600       1,282,147  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,560,520       8,867,910  

Pinduoduo Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    573,349       51,498,207  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,677,600       2,897,124  

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

    693,300       1,837,861  

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

    1,002,063       7,403,343  

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

    7,055,500        51,411,571  

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

    1,432,936       2,858,988  

Poly Property Group Co. Ltd.

    3,035,000       728,455  

Pop Mart International Group Ltd.(c)

    822,000       2,335,858  

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

    1,951,300       1,419,200  

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

    9,945,000       6,131,066  

Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    1,381,000       1,160,557  

Q Technology Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,219,000       536,258  

Qifu Technology Inc.

    122,421       2,443,523  

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

    671,900       1,882,059  

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

    2,164,000       302,381  

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

    610,599       1,068,548  

Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,085,400       1,932,297  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,171,752       2,543,469  

Sangfor Technologies Inc., Class A(a)

    72,100       1,140,978  

Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,174,000       3,440,921  

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    953,200       2,371,168  

Seazen Group Ltd.(a)

    2,498,000       562,539  

Seazen Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    352,900       814,791  

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    453,200       3,159,074  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,324,000       3,012,704  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    902,628       3,084,577  

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

    2,701,600       3,488,987  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    443,320       2,982,743  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class B

    373,153       963,489  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    669,500       1,766,813  

Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    455,000       1,212,986  

Shanghai Highly Group Co. Ltd., Class B

    225,168       85,807  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    668,000       991,618  

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

    1,334,975       896,902  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,312,200       2,381,698  
Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,416,699     $ 2,573,531  

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Group Co. Ltd.

    164,510       141,132  

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

    93,440       3,128,319  

Shengyi Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    556,900       1,242,440  

Shennan Circuits Co. Ltd., Class A

    117,500       1,259,280  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,303,933       3,037,374  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    317,350       3,156,770  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    1,502,500       1,409,747  

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

    10,854,000       2,166,262  

Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    279,660       1,147,370  

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

    93,800       3,892,351  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    904,200       9,597,913  

Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,073,054       209,137  

Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.

    6,726,000       1,939,673  

Shui On Land Ltd.(b)

    12,788,500       1,430,797  

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.(b)

    7,335,000       718,182  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    11,455,000       5,195,271  

Sinofert Holdings Ltd.(b)

    7,390,000       997,931  

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.(a)(b)

    3,608,000       219,149  

Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,518,000       1,136,382  

Sinopec Kantons Holdings Ltd.(b)

    2,400,000       924,276  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,775,600       5,591,702  

Skyworth Group Ltd.

    2,624,000       1,199,156  

Smoore International Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    2,069,000       2,329,412  

SOHO China Ltd.(a)

    3,560,000       586,918  

SooChow Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,292,564       2,911,604  

SSY Group Ltd.

    2,424,000       1,365,239  

Sunac Services Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    1,560,000       516,725  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    140,900       2,201,698  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    797,000       7,813,846  

TAL Education Group, ADR(a)(b)

    508,296       4,157,861  

TCL Technology Group Corp., Class A(a)

    3,736,060       2,245,202  

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

    518,875       2,114,047  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    7,035,800        323,373,253  

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR(a)

    796,173       5,565,249  

Tianneng Power International Ltd.(b)

    1,432,000       1,604,498  

Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class A

    195,000       1,820,463  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    2,012,000       3,107,110  

Tong Ren Tang Technologies Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,590,000       1,435,202  

Tongcheng Travel Holdings Ltd.(a)

    1,288,800       3,127,418  

Tongdao Liepin Group(a)(b)

    658,600       798,986  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    420,400       2,050,592  

Topsports International Holdings Ltd.(c)

    1,969,000       1,820,084  

Towngas Smart Energy Co. Ltd.

    2,091,000       1,014,882  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    1,265,000       2,429,317  

Trina Solar Co. Ltd.

    182,178       961,437  

Trip.com Group Ltd.(a)

    618,588       25,264,863  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    732,000       6,582,389  

Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    135,517       1,770,593  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    1,755,000       1,517,356  

Unisplendour Corp. Ltd., Class A

    493,340       1,885,695  

Untradelumena Newmat, NVS(d)

    3,800        
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

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

    587,500     $ 550,008  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

    546,000       1,103,210  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    456,649       8,598,701  

Vnet Group Inc., ADR(a)

    121,075       359,593  

Walvax Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

    285,800       1,086,428  

Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    271,687       3,724,117  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    5,533,000       3,858,565  

Weibo Corp., ADR

    75,313       1,186,180  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    801,400       1,481,302  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,213,000       3,278,443  

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

    2,825,000       1,537,580  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,153,357       3,069,510  

West China Cement Ltd.

    5,004,000       514,377  

Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Shanghai, Class A

    131,030       1,884,684  

Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    201,600       1,313,191  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    283,374       7,197,446  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    264,361       2,660,135  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    349,550       3,325,064  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc.(a)(c)

    4,330,500       24,990,430  

XD Inc.(a)(b)

    525,000       1,274,022  

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

    933,500       548,035  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(c)

    17,530,400       27,888,781  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    5,535,600       6,010,807  

XPeng Inc.(a)(b)

    1,169,106       12,470,769  

Xtep International Holdings Ltd.

    1,731,000       1,929,107  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    1,728,000       3,932,337  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    254,250       631,502  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,757,000       4,150,960  

Yeahka Ltd.(a)(b)

    344,400       845,249  

Yihai International Holding Ltd.

    602,000       1,386,855  

Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    467,000       1,234,654  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    2,055,616       2,712,757  

Yuexiu REIT(b)

    3,430,448       706,808  

Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd.

    1,722,000       933,635  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    499,881       30,502,739  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    298,592       2,250,481  

Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    95,500       1,291,933  

Zai Lab Ltd.(a)

    1,027,120       3,140,928  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    81,100       3,295,488  

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,687,500       2,434,374  

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

    1,465,658       1,084,746  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,464,000       1,979,080  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    235,840       1,665,559  

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

    154,600       1,337,812  

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

    717,900       2,352,682  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    642,000       2,255,637  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd.

    667,300       2,660,246  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,070,800       3,781,838  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,926,000       10,234,940  

ZTE Corp., Class A

    269,000       1,475,549  

ZTE Corp., Class H

    748,640       2,739,893  

ZTO Express Cayman Inc., ADR(b)

    506,419       14,078,448  
   

 

 

 
       2,580,478,610  
Colombia — 0.0%            

Bancolombia SA

    264,537       2,252,039  
Security   Shares     Value  

Colombia (continued)

   

Cementos Argos SA

    242,160     $ 218,630  

Grupo Argos SA

    395,872       976,807  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    553,343       2,423,081  
   

 

 

 
      5,870,557  
Czech Republic — 0.0%            

CEZ AS

    202,518       8,962,108  

Komercni Banka AS

    76,281       2,498,221  
   

 

 

 
      11,460,329  
Denmark — 1.8%            

ALK-Abello AS(a)

    179,057       1,949,658  

Alm Brand A/S

    1,150,063       1,832,920  

Ambu A/S, Class B(a)(b)

    205,197       3,027,432  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    2,964       5,959,493  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    5,915       12,150,632  

Bavarian Nordic A/S(a)(b)

    90,534       1,942,410  

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    108,736       16,308,456  

Chemometec A/S(a)

    24,371       1,635,425  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    121,238       9,161,183  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    133,115       16,547,045  

D/S Norden A/S

    37,906       1,898,863  

Danske Bank A/S

    759,724       18,039,693  

Demant A/S(a)

    111,638       4,442,608  

Dfds A/S

    52,964       1,898,777  

DSV A/S

    215,861       43,202,416  

FLSmidth & Co. A/S(b)

    58,795       2,781,809  

Genmab A/S(a)

    75,030       30,927,334  

GN Store Nord A/S(a)

    141,963       3,785,414  

H Lundbeck AS

    303,318       1,505,503  

H Lundbeck AS, Class A

    95,955       430,331  

ISS A/S

    165,602       3,346,190  

Jyske Bank A/S, Registered(a)

    48,416       3,662,413  

Matas A/S

    94,336       1,386,283  

Netcompany Group A/S(a)(b)(c)

    47,422       2,201,265  

Nilfisk Holding A/S(a)

    42,797       806,044  

NKT A/S(a)(b)

    65,301       3,731,056  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    1,870,098       301,557,403  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    239,500       12,011,712  

Orsted AS(c)

    217,309       18,910,114  

Pandora A/S

    104,069       10,410,222  

Per Aarsleff Holding A/S

    26,970       1,280,146  

Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S

    33,465       4,762,689  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    10,217       2,747,955  

Royal Unibrew A/S

    59,292       5,124,776  

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, Class A(c)

    88,082       1,532,152  

Schouw & Co. A/S

    22,948       1,820,947  

SimCorp A/S

    48,496       5,200,059  

Spar Nord Bank A/S

    123,148       1,958,131  

Sydbank AS

    87,342       4,188,769  

Topdanmark AS

    30,742       1,393,532  

Tryg A/S

    503,279       9,936,640  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    1,146,815       30,673,241  

Zealand Pharma A/S(a)

    66,909       2,321,927  
   

 

 

 
       610,391,068  
Egypt — 0.0%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    2,465,078       3,177,769  

Eastern Co. SAE

    1,328,129       633,746  

Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding
Co.(a)

    2,596,088       1,092,358  

EISewedy Electric Co.

    1,488,621       716,562  
   

 

 

 
      5,620,435  
 

 

 

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July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Finland — 0.6%

   

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    53,021     $ 2,532,299  

Caverion OYJ

    110,530       1,040,278  

Citycon OYJ

    131,919       818,905  

Elisa OYJ

    152,793       7,970,510  

Finnair OYJ(a)

    813,289       503,514  

Fortum OYJ

    503,415       6,814,852  

Huhtamaki OYJ

    116,831       4,153,053  

Kemira OYJ

    169,041       2,651,518  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    313,569       6,274,105  

Kojamo OYJ

    253,654       2,478,258  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    373,790       19,172,736  

Konecranes OYJ

    72,533       2,636,333  

Metsa Board OYJ, Class B(b)

    296,575       2,392,728  

Metso OYJ

    744,911       8,465,219  

Neste OYJ

    479,898       17,667,479  

Nokia OYJ

    5,975,389       23,488,891  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    155,677       1,447,978  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    124,669       4,791,167  

Outokumpu OYJ

    407,614       2,108,853  

QT Group OYJ(a)

    26,291       2,180,665  

Revenio Group OYJ

    43,608       1,542,686  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    500,187       22,041,554  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    625,954       7,673,733  

TietoEVRY OYJ

    93,647       2,389,178  

Tokmanni Group Corp.

    83,267       1,285,908  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    616,917       20,424,684  

Uponor OYJ

    102,853       3,254,682  

Valmet OYJ

    203,487       5,397,642  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    516,082       6,483,459  

YIT OYJ

    295,805       713,728  
   

 

 

 
       190,796,595  
France — 6.9%            

ABC arbitrage

    122,193       798,046  

Accor SA

    189,576       7,153,087  

Aeroports de Paris

    33,232       4,589,073  

Air France-KLM(a)

    1,497,156       2,585,398  

Air Liquide SA

    594,594       106,904,432  

Airbus SE

    663,113       97,676,554  

AKWEL

    27,195       490,375  

ALD SA(c)

    211,741       2,249,638  

Alstom SA

    369,604       11,317,366  

Alten SA

    36,073       5,195,732  

Amundi SA(c)

    55,318       3,394,613  

APERAM SA

    63,831       2,014,446  

ArcelorMittal SA

    531,915       15,383,926  

Arkema SA

    73,797       7,958,195  

Atos SE(a)

    124,757       1,295,905  

AXA SA

    2,041,213       62,744,536  

Beneteau SA

    64,517       1,053,347  

BioMerieux

    46,781       5,021,908  

BNP Paribas SA

    1,236,052       81,514,908  

Boiron SA

    22,249       1,230,478  

Bollore SE

    1,053,457       6,660,715  

Bonduelle SCA

    37,541       446,835  

Bouygues SA

    257,449       9,222,220  

Bureau Veritas SA

    333,927       9,170,901  

Capgemini SE

    188,304       34,124,180  

Carrefour SA

    661,805       13,230,231  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA(a)

    64,207       167,369  

CGG SA(a)

    1,680,392       1,182,259  
Security   Shares     Value  

France (continued)

   

Chargeurs SA

    25,362     $ 311,836  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    566,327        38,301,461  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    764,672       25,040,754  

Cie. Plastic Omnium SA

    104,814       2,041,228  

Coface SA

    183,529       2,688,496  

Covivio

    57,399       2,771,316  

Credit Agricole SA

    1,292,942       16,052,361  

Danone SA

    709,254       43,311,825  

Dassault Aviation SA

    26,014       5,053,514  

Dassault Systemes SE

    766,045       32,739,720  

Derichebourg SA

    184,299       1,136,286  

Edenred

    288,592       18,744,155  

Eiffage SA

    81,210       8,448,888  

Elior Group SA(a)(c)

    235,420       600,000  

Elis SA

    224,208       4,632,161  

Engie SA

    2,060,048       33,795,755  

Eramet SA

    15,724       1,323,903  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    328,666       66,119,444  

Eurazeo SE

    47,562       2,904,123  

Euroapi SA(a)

    69,095       806,253  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    153,275       10,541,733  

Euronext NV(c)

    98,355       7,486,161  

Eutelsat Communications SA(b)

    191,488       1,289,896  

Faurecia SE(a)

    170,713       4,289,823  

Fnac Darty SA

    29,993       1,045,597  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    33,458       4,080,646  

Gecina SA

    48,157       5,206,374  

Getlink SE

    460,488       8,094,165  

Hermes International

    36,249       80,228,634  

ICADE

    34,950       1,423,881  

ID Logistics Group(a)

    4,957       1,421,457  

Imerys SA

    43,439       1,508,428  

Interparfums SA

    30,393       2,193,717  

Ipsen SA

    42,117       5,307,871  

IPSOS

    59,102       2,954,508  

JCDecaux SE(a)

    88,020       1,649,427  

Kaufman & Broad SA

    33,422       920,090  

Kering SA

    84,260       48,379,170  

Klepierre SA

    243,181       6,454,915  

Korian SA

    130,876       1,019,102  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    106,604       4,069,860  

Legrand SA

    305,219       30,599,640  

LISI

    19,383       506,649  

L’Oreal SA

    271,270       126,170,230  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    310,141       288,048,888  

Maisons du Monde SA(c)

    81,920       860,142  

McPhy Energy SA(a)

    58,566       493,758  

Mercialys SA

    156,564       1,355,279  

Mersen SA

    42,663       2,008,009  

Metropole Television SA

    41,041       579,733  

Neoen SA(c)

    90,470       2,974,769  

Nexans SA

    34,127       3,029,804  

Nexity SA

    57,572       974,830  

Orange SA

    2,102,263       23,763,634  

Pernod Ricard SA

    232,797       51,325,116  

Publicis Groupe SA

    258,148       20,813,281  

Quadient SA

    62,147       1,385,526  

Remy Cointreau SA

    24,178       4,150,355  

Renault SA

    209,824       9,215,813  

Rexel SA

    293,532       7,080,654  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

France (continued)

   

Rubis SCA

    99,619     $ 2,456,439  

Safran SA

    380,733       63,206,670  

Sanofi

    1,279,717       136,525,994  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    31,965       10,000,933  

Schneider Electric SE

    613,377       109,409,299  

SCOR SE

    165,246       4,938,453  

SEB SA

    26,960       3,018,061  

SES SA, Class A

    422,425       2,736,680  

SES-Imagotag SA(a)

    8,381       1,083,906  

Societe BIC SA

    37,389       2,285,766  

Societe Generale SA

    824,580       22,425,883  

Sodexo SA

    98,258       10,079,049  

SOITEC(a)

    29,920       5,880,157  

Sopra Steria Group SACA

    19,025       4,136,703  

SPIE SA

    142,456       4,276,237  

Teleperformance

    68,425       9,924,280  

Television Francaise 1

    110,482       903,499  

Thales SA

    117,682       17,604,025  

TotalEnergies SE

    2,664,768       161,901,995  

Trigano SA

    13,042       1,909,754  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a)

    104,528       3,515,453  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    135,844       7,697,309  

Valeo

    240,259       5,430,857  

Vallourec SA(a)

    189,407       2,471,119  

Valneva SE(a)

    160,800       1,207,532  

Veolia Environnement SA

    784,185       25,532,237  

Verallia SA(c)

    69,816       3,094,621  

Vicat SA

    27,283       927,419  

Vinci SA

    602,737       70,789,885  

Virbac SA

    6,450       1,986,677  

Vivendi SE

    773,715       6,907,996  

Wendel SE

    27,430       2,707,739  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    282,626       11,203,125  
   

 

 

 
           2,294,677,469  
Germany — 4.8%            

adidas AG

    184,196       37,186,418  

AIXTRON SE

    134,729       5,345,059  

Allianz SE, Registered

    454,871       108,713,875  

Amadeus Fire AG

    11,089       1,316,904  

Aroundtown SA(a)(b)

    1,390,633       2,160,508  

Aurubis AG

    35,528       3,344,330  

Auto1 Group SE(a)(c)

    119,134       1,283,812  

BASF SE

    1,001,211       53,675,920  

Bayer AG, Registered

    1,107,531       64,772,205  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    373,734       45,576,851  

BayWa AG(b)

    24,934       1,044,934  

Bechtle AG

    95,356       4,196,962  

Befesa SA(c)

    49,807       1,908,827  

Beiersdorf AG

    112,054       14,511,592  

Bertrandt AG

    12,303       645,922  

Bilfinger SE

    79,131       2,864,876  

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA(a)

    108,747       519,302  

Brenntag SE

    178,277       13,831,552  

CANCOM SE

    47,523       1,368,319  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    47,580       5,513,602  

Ceconomy AG(a)

    302,316       905,875  

Commerzbank AG

    1,196,410       14,310,832  

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA

    36,965       1,877,296  

Continental AG

    122,774       9,802,233  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    219,180       11,774,105  
Security   Shares     Value  

Germany (continued)

   

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    71,825     $ 4,901,767  

Daimler Truck Holding AG(b)

    544,051       20,418,392  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    201,116       9,128,597  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    2,155,377       23,892,646  

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG

    19,663       655,121  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    213,860       40,975,902  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    726,721       7,329,896  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG(b)(c)

    399,238       3,322,818  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    1,128,402       58,026,054  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    3,651,054       79,597,480  

Deutz AG

    223,607       1,230,358  

Duerr AG

    69,617       2,172,084  

E.ON SE

    2,554,818       32,319,266  

Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG

    37,164       1,470,835  

Encavis AG(a)

    154,850       2,596,494  

Evonik Industries AG

    222,176       4,601,931  

Evotec SE(a)

    172,714       4,549,578  

Fielmann AG

    35,004       1,798,402  

flatexDEGIRO AG(a)(b)

    115,674       1,140,284  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide(a)

    45,505       2,404,254  

Freenet AG

    141,992       3,514,752  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    234,837       12,196,143  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    477,134       14,973,486  

GEA Group AG

    177,249       7,522,769  

Gerresheimer AG

    35,684       4,226,548  

Grand City Properties SA(a)

    110,443       910,827  

GRENKE AG

    43,838       1,209,085  

Hamborner REIT AG

    322,473       2,333,685  

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG(b)

    71,247       936,470  

Hannover Rueck SE

    66,120       14,108,294  

HeidelbergCement AG

    165,651       13,425,657  

HelloFresh SE(a)(b)

    180,919       5,158,922  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    126,829       8,863,094  

Hensoldt AG

    76,208       2,591,073  

HOCHTIEF AG

    33,904       3,339,716  

Hugo Boss AG

    61,220       4,943,426  

Hypoport SE(a)

    5,513       1,150,302  

Indus Holding AG(b)

    43,636       1,167,786  

Infineon Technologies AG

    1,485,241        65,254,752  

Jenoptik AG

    81,770       2,644,821  

K+S AG, Registered(b)

    199,701       3,812,967  

KION Group AG

    83,024       3,478,956  

Kloeckner & Co. SE

    98,449       920,328  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    77,626       5,460,050  

Kontron AG(b)

    87,575       1,904,691  

Krones AG

    20,412       2,459,696  

LANXESS AG

    84,441       2,847,873  

LEG Immobilien SE(a)

    83,808       5,925,440  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    963,879       76,978,187  

Merck KGaA

    146,808       25,797,826  

METRO AG(a)

    241,450       2,099,452  

MorphoSys AG(a)(b)

    59,698       1,747,681  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    64,154       14,980,695  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    155,223       58,433,057  

Nemetschek SE

    69,977       5,092,156  

Nordex SE(a)

    230,028       3,250,423  

Norma Group SE

    44,516       785,419  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Germany (continued)

   

PATRIZIA SE

    88,547     $ 905,982  

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    11,486       1,901,853  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE(b)

    167,172       1,661,904  

Puma SE

    120,387       8,135,906  

Rational AG

    5,305       3,971,100  

Rheinmetall AG

    49,112       13,910,778  

RWE AG

    723,816       31,152,054  

Salzgitter AG

    70,273       2,435,348  

SAP SE

    1,182,656       161,327,945  

Scout24 SE(c)

    93,054       6,151,397  

SGL Carbon SE(a)(b)

    85,209       712,916  

Shop Apotheke Europe NV(a)(c)

    18,934       2,195,270  

Siemens AG, Registered

    863,517       147,179,692  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    320,015       18,593,932  

Siltronic AG

    28,557       2,513,949  

Sixt SE

    25,948       3,128,850  

SMA Solar Technology AG(a)(b)

    19,629       1,871,396  

Software AG, NVS(b)

    61,042       2,134,279  

Stabilus SE

    34,766       1,982,077  

Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA

    42,113       2,036,645  

Suedzucker AG

    99,545       1,723,349  

Symrise AG, Class A

    154,415       16,867,020  

TAG Immobilien AG(a)

    273,585       3,075,251  

Takkt AG

    36,043       517,559  

Talanx AG(a)(b)

    71,434       4,374,607  

TeamViewer AG(a)(c)

    166,717       2,833,962  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    999,804       2,693,851  

thyssenkrupp AG

    489,643       3,892,844  

United Internet AG, Registered(e)

    103,934       1,556,004  

Varta AG(b)

    26,332       597,566  

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG(b)

    39,470       1,924,028  

Vitesco Technologies Group AG(a)

    26,740       2,286,910  

Volkswagen AG

    38,616       6,171,442  

Vonovia SE

    828,913       19,313,655  

Vossloh AG

    23,404       1,049,538  

Wacker Chemie AG

    15,100       2,346,356  

Wacker Neuson SE

    49,219       1,276,671  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

    252,744       8,725,909  
   

 

 

 
       1,592,560,570  
Greece — 0.1%            

Alpha Services and Holdings SA(a)

    2,172,763       3,912,951  

Autohellas Tourist and Trading SA

    5,183       77,844  

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

    2,695,824       4,709,310  

FF Group(a)(d)

    16,274        

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    204,814       3,232,367  

JUMBO SA

    119,965       3,579,808  

Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA

    102,222       2,583,395  

Mytilineos SA

    163,137       6,789,071  

National Bank of Greece SA(a)

    576,473       3,970,004  

OPAP SA

    211,245       3,715,281  

Piraeus Financial Holdings SA(a)

    879,320       3,330,609  

Public Power Corp. SA(a)

    288,169       3,409,604  

Terna Energy SA

    114,987       2,207,239  

Titan Cement International SA

    38,428       807,851  
   

 

 

 
      42,325,334  
Hong Kong — 1.6%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    13,430,800       134,371,604  

ASMPT Ltd.

    265,900       2,593,613  
Security   Shares     Value  

Hong Kong (continued)

   

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    1,447,600     $ 2,222,548  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    4,147,000       12,656,820  

Brightoil Petroleum Holdings Ltd.(d)

    757,750       1  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)

    1,960,800       4,782,622  

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.

    794,000       1,043,474  

Champion REIT

    3,179,000       1,171,238  

China Renewable Energy Investment Ltd.(d)

    4,386        

Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd.

    752,000       877,076  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

    2,387,400       4,168,177  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    2,208,388       12,788,931  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    2,966,888       18,297,768  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    654,500       3,468,419  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    1,854,500       15,116,273  

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd.

    2,832,000       478,690  

Cowell e Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    330,000       618,747  

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd.

    743,600       557,077  

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

    254,400       628,524  

ESR Group Ltd.(c)

    2,328,400       4,082,955  

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

    3,845,000       1,394,054  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    70,223       4,227,425  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.(a)

    2,426,000       17,708,652  

Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd.

    7,752,000       668,888  

Haitong International Securities Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    4,199,800       394,061  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    948,000       1,482,475  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    2,124,000       3,314,603  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    873,600       13,353,462  

Health and Happiness H&H International Holdings Ltd.

    251,500       331,609  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    1,407,941       4,352,183  

HKBN Ltd.

    2,090,500       1,141,988  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    4,311,600       5,092,859  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    12,999,566       11,151,772  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    1,316,000       55,485,194  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    1,292,800       4,607,172  

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    6,894,000       1,051,712  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    612,000       1,446,130  

IGG Inc.(a)

    1,315,000       670,167  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    185,800       9,177,666  

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    712,250       981,903  

JS Global Lifestyle Co. Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    1,311,500       233,634  

K Wah International Holdings Ltd.

    2,895,000       948,202  

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.

    1,096,500       1,353,870  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    884,500       1,912,256  

Link REIT

    2,889,880        16,244,465  

LK Technology Holdings Ltd.(b)

    810,000       876,258  

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.

    611,000       1,613,228  

Man Wah Holdings Ltd.

    2,601,200       2,257,434  

Melco International Development Ltd.(a)

    1,225,000       1,299,688  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR(a)

    267,883       3,648,566  

MTR Corp. Ltd.(b)

    1,728,000       7,963,140  

New World Development Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,536,416       3,799,511  

Nissin Foods Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,871,000       1,490,764  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    2,883,000       3,306,640  

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

    5,959,000       1,940,073  

Pacific Textiles Holdings Ltd.(b)

    1,997,000       497,912  

PAX Global Technology Ltd.

    1,371,000       1,113,116  

PCCW Ltd.

    5,597,000       2,861,743  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    1,586,500       8,315,198  

Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd.(a)

    3,810,000       697,042  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Hong Kong (continued)

   

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    2,707,200     $ 10,429,521  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.(a)

    1,304,000       1,088,146  

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.(a)

    4,184,000       701,203  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    3,716,000       4,561,476  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,463,000       3,205,661  

SJM Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,396,000       1,112,356  

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.

    913,500       552,553  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    1,732,500       21,754,341  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    552,500       4,618,478  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    1,206,000       3,026,245  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    1,566,000       17,790,619  

United Energy Group Ltd.

    9,772,000       1,234,478  

Value Partners Group Ltd.(b)

    2,068,000       783,064  

Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.

    1,234,000       1,640,656  

Vobile Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,725,000       952,826  

VTech Holdings Ltd.

    508,400       3,170,566  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    8,200,500       4,475,751  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    1,843,000       9,890,398  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    1,795,000       2,987,052  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    939,000       1,258,127  
   

 

 

 
       515,564,789  
Hungary — 0.1%            

Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC

    371,451       441,596  

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    394,021       3,110,678  

OTP Bank Nyrt

    254,903       9,269,834  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    168,620       4,253,536  
   

 

 

 
      17,075,644  
India — 4.4%            

360 ONE WAM Ltd.

    205,108       1,301,923  

3M India Ltd.

    5,009       1,762,108  

Aarti Industries Ltd.

    306,220       1,742,251  

Aarti Pharmalabs Ltd., NVS(a)

    82,574       351,133  

Aavas Financiers Ltd.(a)

    96,311       1,814,180  

ABB India Ltd.

    63,409       3,514,423  

ACC Ltd.

    72,995       1,792,726  

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

    193,568       5,872,003  

Adani Green Energy Ltd.(a)

    356,775       4,742,469  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    590,411       5,586,154  

Adani Power Ltd.(a)

    849,566       2,826,035  

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.(a)

    646,981       1,756,765  

Affle India Ltd.(a)

    115,235       1,507,300  

AIA Engineering Ltd.

    83,090       3,497,447  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    858,409       4,837,716  

Angel One Ltd.

    53,512       1,003,923  

APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.

    203,686       3,951,369  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    126,883       7,987,435  

Apollo Tyres Ltd.

    538,230       2,835,223  

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

    2,184,556       4,888,816  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    470,368       19,321,771  

Astral Ltd.

    247,588       5,936,890  

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.(c)

    317,431       2,822,584  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    365,151       3,653,894  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd.(a)(c)

    205,519       9,390,087  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    2,574,262       29,885,877  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    103,953       6,239,961  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    327,384       29,104,383  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    492,426       9,583,123  

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.

    21,505       1,973,920  

Balkrishna Industries Ltd.

    152,447       4,715,460  
Security   Shares     Value  

India (continued)

   

Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.

    483,478     $ 2,372,087  

Bandhan Bank Ltd.(a)(c)

    816,609       2,220,091  

Bank of Baroda

    1,263,131       3,110,769  

Bata India Ltd.

    131,870       2,785,188  

Berger Paints India Ltd.

    361,015       2,998,303  

Bharat Electronics Ltd.

    5,405,136       8,600,327  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    411,217       4,660,747  

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

    1,745,385       2,211,792  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    939,485       4,314,678  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    2,660,111        28,808,927  

Biocon Ltd.

    659,465       2,062,825  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    130,697       7,618,444  

BSE Ltd.(a)

    90,223       888,884  

Century Textiles & Industries Ltd.

    165,448       2,168,764  

CESC Ltd.

    1,273,115       1,213,219  

CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.

    677,965       3,317,509  

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd.

    686,394       9,457,569  

Cipla Ltd.

    589,654       8,433,377  

City Union Bank Ltd.

    608,566       986,657  

Coal India Ltd.

    1,717,581       4,793,836  

Coforge Ltd.

    42,062       2,409,183  

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    124,718       3,064,594  

Container Corp. of India Ltd.

    392,915       3,322,210  

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.

    781,791       2,796,412  

Cummins India Ltd.

    152,938       3,663,785  

Dabur India Ltd.

    710,114       4,974,816  

Dalmia Bharat Ltd.

    154,315       3,669,310  

Deepak Nitrite Ltd.

    102,068       2,498,304  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    173,647       7,788,094  

Dixon Technologies India Ltd.

    59,562       2,988,840  

DLF Ltd.

    1,022,899       6,458,306  

Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd.(c)

    70,122       1,985,679  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    148,633       10,197,012  

Easy Trip Planners Ltd., NVS(a)

    1,679,952       829,718  

Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.

    957,307       555,989  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    171,320       7,017,107  

Elgi Equipments Ltd.

    260,895       1,700,753  

Embassy Office Parks REIT

    536,364       2,035,114  

Exide Industries Ltd.

    763,036       2,318,526  

FDC Ltd./India(a)

    311,621       1,300,627  

Federal Bank Ltd.

    2,627,371       4,339,762  

Finolex Cables Ltd.

    300,294       3,867,530  

Fortis Healthcare Ltd.

    800,921       3,372,812  

GAIL India Ltd.

    3,143,447       4,555,166  

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    302,343       2,896,987  

GMR Airports Infrastructure Ltd.(a)

    6,345,631       3,981,374  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.(a)

    474,420       5,980,877  

Godrej Industries Ltd.(a)

    181,347       1,052,475  

Godrej Properties Ltd.(a)

    168,660       3,572,843  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    425,062       9,572,028  

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd.

    38,030       1,259,467  

Gujarat Gas Ltd.

    271,419       1,594,055  

Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.

    146,140       1,054,984  

Havells India Ltd.

    375,535       6,097,564  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    1,229,924       16,717,094  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

    3,372,136       67,699,294  

HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    1,141,083       8,978,330  

HEG Ltd.

    52,556       1,153,365  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

India (continued)

   

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    155,194     $ 6,050,668  

HFCL Ltd.

    1,565,443       1,216,269  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    1,729,347       9,748,981  

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

    85,108       4,106,192  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    810,794       2,783,611  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    973,338       30,320,068  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    5,858,190       71,396,503  

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    269,440       4,540,765  

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    380,697       2,685,391  

IDFC First Bank Ltd.(a)

    5,175,353       5,495,417  

IDFC Ltd.

    2,407,961       3,479,572  

Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd.(a)

    509,172       891,079  

Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd.(a)

    744,482       627,443  

IndiaMART Intermesh Ltd.(c)

    53,600       2,029,799  

Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.(c)

    919,911       1,373,096  

Indian Hotels Co. Ltd. (The), Class A

    1,162,444       5,591,371  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

    3,093,302       3,528,153  

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corp. Ltd.

    385,318       3,004,461  

Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

    424,043       2,390,221  

Info Edge India Ltd.

    110,514       6,176,303  

Infosys Ltd.

    3,816,542        63,168,026  

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.(a)(c)

    182,034       5,743,437  

Ipca Laboratories Ltd.

    218,939       2,326,683  

ITC Ltd.

    3,426,551       19,416,212  

Jindal Stainless Ltd.

    497,110       2,427,207  

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

    472,949       3,855,017  

Jio Financial Services Ltd., NVS

    3,468,421       9,608,410  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    1,005,332       10,001,999  

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.

    606,668       3,534,562  

Jubilant Pharmova Ltd.

    141,144       648,386  

Kajaria Ceramics Ltd.

    129,512       2,264,974  

Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,289,221       1,946,089  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    1,270,534       28,712,932  

KPIT Technologies Ltd.

    267,630       3,529,410  

Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd.(c)

    128,038       7,629,686  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    797,774       26,030,350  

Laurus Labs Ltd.(c)

    527,778       2,259,866  

LIC Housing Finance Ltd.

    475,205       2,413,967  

Lupin Ltd.

    285,602       3,424,368  

Mahanagar Gas Ltd.

    99,525       1,354,196  

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.

    1,062,389       3,849,584  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    1,085,522       19,490,011  

Manappuram Finance Ltd.

    749,650       1,269,276  

Marico Ltd.

    665,109       4,537,723  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    156,988       18,760,532  

Max Financial Services Ltd.(a)

    283,746       2,812,875  

Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.(a)

    1,031,685       7,467,209  

Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd.

    3,108,967       2,216,411  

Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.

    89,570       914,549  

Mphasis Ltd.

    133,366       3,726,711  

MRF Ltd.

    4,502       5,640,069  

Muthoot Finance Ltd.

    162,658       2,672,895  

Natco Pharma Ltd.

    210,006       2,128,331  

National Aluminium Co. Ltd.

    2,518,393       2,924,359  

Navin Fluorine International Ltd.

    41,491       2,152,741  

NBCC India Ltd.

    1,441,835       810,042  

Nestle India Ltd.

    39,361       10,794,024  

NTPC Ltd.

    5,258,381       13,977,927  

Nuvama Wealth Management Ltd., NVS

    10,685       362,780  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    3,471,571       7,486,830  
Security   Shares     Value  

India (continued)

   

Page Industries Ltd.

    7,589     $ 3,490,406  

PB Fintech Ltd.(a)

    280,544       2,500,492  

Persistent Systems Ltd.

    59,704       3,449,777  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    959,754       2,728,704  

PI Industries Ltd.

    97,096       4,271,484  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    201,039       6,396,695  

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

    175,271       2,158,014  

Piramal Pharma Ltd., NVS(a)

    1,091,311       1,384,316  

PNB Housing Finance Ltd.(a)(c)

    131,104       1,012,973  

Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd.

    405,852       1,937,055  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    3,869,267       12,527,681  

Procter & Gamble Health Ltd.

    23,981       1,568,206  

PVR Inox Ltd.(a)

    122,977       2,329,792  

Radico Khaitan Ltd.

    196,044       3,457,722  

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.

    885,792       1,339,137  

Rajesh Exports Ltd.

    98,747       623,102  

RBL Bank Ltd.(a)(c)

    696,852       1,932,884  

REC Ltd.

    2,476,905       6,116,279  

Redington Ltd.

    653,461       1,435,343  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    3,468,421        107,670,055  

Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.

    3,151,030       3,771,354  

SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd.

    373,911       3,892,434  

SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    530,031       8,273,840  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    12,370       3,628,300  

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd.

    317,851       7,327,742  

Siemens Ltd.

    115,279       5,586,367  

Solar Industries India Ltd.

    36,886       1,706,427  

Sona Blw Precision Forgings Ltd.(c)

    468,284       3,249,012  

SRF Ltd.

    211,064       5,579,601  

State Bank of India

    2,168,857       16,383,104  

Sterlite Technologies Ltd.

    425,039       777,320  

Strides Pharma Science Ltd.(a)

    167,941       964,407  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    1,105,115       15,371,891  

Supreme Industries Ltd.

    91,209       3,939,956  

Suzlon Energy Ltd.(a)

    12,112,613       2,794,985  

Symphony Ltd.

    67,485       713,344  

Tanla Platforms Ltd.

    121,997       1,778,878  

Tata Chemicals Ltd.

    251,577       3,244,867  

Tata Communications Ltd.

    148,858       3,252,360  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    1,048,010       43,659,007  

Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

    865,408       9,046,487  

Tata Elxsi Ltd.

    45,334       3,952,511  

Tata Motors Ltd.

    1,983,616       15,564,324  

Tata Power Co. Ltd. (The)

    1,922,244       5,536,631  

Tata Steel Ltd.

    8,590,202       12,887,723  

Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Ltd.(a)

    714,808       688,048  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    736,089       9,998,463  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    450,809       16,474,468  

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    161,926       3,947,911  

Torrent Power Ltd.

    296,990       2,445,358  

Trent Ltd.

    250,241       5,352,652  

Tube Investments of India Ltd.

    167,202       6,269,127  

TVS Motor Co. Ltd.

    344,320       5,771,475  

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

    136,641       13,829,672  

United Spirits Ltd.(a)

    394,515       4,875,787  

UPL Ltd.

    690,118       5,247,349  

Varun Beverages Ltd.

    567,088       5,549,332  

Vedanta Ltd.

    1,161,950       3,910,219  

VIP Industries Ltd.

    145,520       1,062,293  

Vodafone Idea Ltd.(a)

    14,289,105       1,443,377  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

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iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

India (continued)

   

Voltas Ltd.

    228,986     $ 2,173,764  

Wipro Ltd.

    1,567,280       7,730,023  

Yes Bank Ltd.(a)

    17,536,540       3,616,819  

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

    1,043,029       3,081,186  

Zomato Ltd.(a)

    5,492,214       5,622,453  
   

 

 

 
       1,450,572,512  
Indonesia — 0.6%            

Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT

    18,447,300       2,951,026  

AKR Corporindo Tbk PT

    8,527,300       783,735  

Aneka Tambang Tbk

    9,912,900       1,306,623  

Astra International Tbk PT

    23,575,500       10,713,753  

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    60,947,500       36,911,716  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    43,733,600       16,625,123  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    8,000,600       4,709,974  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    78,477,013       29,382,101  

Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk PT

    8,240,493       718,909  

Barito Pacific Tbk PT

    36,002,993       1,850,027  

Berkah Beton Sadaya Tbk PT(a)

    26,806,500       88,881  

Bukalapak.com PT Tbk(a)

    55,982,500       802,666  

Bukit Asam Tbk PT

    6,039,500       1,110,564  

Bumi Resources Minerals Tbk PT(a)

    72,591,000       823,147  

Bumi Resources Tbk PT(a)

    92,356,100       783,924  

Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT(a)

    14,385,800       1,130,449  

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT(a)

    9,349,500       3,207,230  

Ciputra Development Tbk PT

    19,257,496       1,423,880  

GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT(a)

    936,131,800       7,027,246  

Hanson International Tbk PT(a)(d)

    63,791,600        

Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk PT

    4,446,500       2,699,203  

Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk PT

    492,100       888,146  

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT

    2,171,000       1,501,108  

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    3,413,900       2,536,778  

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    5,377,700       2,612,570  

Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk PT

    8,792,700       778,550  

Jasa Marga Persero Tbk PT

    3,437,038       881,897  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    27,290,800       3,466,259  

Medco Energi Internasional Tbk PT

    16,051,920       1,205,686  

Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT

    7,273,700       303,869  

Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT(a)

    19,239,176       4,482,938  

Metro Healthcare Indonesia TBK PT(a)

    47,789,600       1,632,158  

Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk PT

    22,934,200       3,012,248  

Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk PT

    2,394,000       1,071,781  

Pakuwon Jati Tbk PT

    15,719,500       500,824  

Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk PT

    15,886,500       1,438,333  

Pool Advista Indonesia Tbk PT(a)(d)

    1,914,800        

PP Persero Tbk PT(a)

    534,300       21,439  

Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT

    35,671,900       2,400,760  

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    4,357,321       2,016,258  

Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT

    16,176,300       2,896,499  

Summarecon Agung Tbk PT

    19,855,004       869,460  

Surya Citra Media Tbk PT

    54,570,400       564,521  

Surya Esa Perkasa Tbk PT

    10,724,600       419,770  

Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    57,304,300       14,118,390  

Temas Tbk PT

    3,009,000       53,875  

Trada Alam Minera Tbk PT(a)(d)

    39,223,500        

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    7,018,600       1,791,884  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    1,900,500       3,471,980  

Vale Indonesia Tbk PT

    2,783,400       1,270,172  

Waskita Karya Persero Tbk PT(a)(d)

    19,926,317       253,572  

Wijaya Karya Persero Tbk PT(a)

    6,569,600       190,879  
Security   Shares     Value  

Indonesia (continued)

   

XL Axiata Tbk PT

    5,854,600     $ 881,418  
   

 

 

 
      182,584,199  
Ireland — 0.5%            

AIB Group PLC

    1,133,911       5,333,535  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    1,183,906       12,491,162  

CRH PLC

    898,054       53,497,913  

Dalata Hotel Group PLC(a)

    206,346       965,364  

Flutter Entertainment PLC, Class DI(a)

    196,312       39,046,382  

Glanbia PLC

    259,951       4,032,867  

Greencore Group PLC(a)

    785,411       883,978  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    183,753       18,256,018  

Kingspan Group PLC

    187,359       15,038,094  

Origin Enterprises PLC

    99,889       351,449  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    289,097       11,439,863  
   

 

 

 
       161,336,625  
Israel — 0.6%            

Airport City Ltd.(a)

    135,532       2,043,577  

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.

    286,580       2,407,711  

Amot Investments Ltd.

    484,211       2,595,236  

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    56,095       3,192,081  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    1,432,048       12,720,649  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    1,756,074       14,018,069  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    2,592,341       3,429,785  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)

    111,548       14,747,761  

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    168,245       2,562,788  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)

    49,070       8,146,111  

Danel Adir Yeoshua Ltd.

    12,866       1,015,593  

Delek Group Ltd.

    17,992       2,541,556  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    32,250       6,857,510  

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.(a)

    156,472       3,013,509  

Fattal Holdings 1998 Ltd.(a)(b)

    14,284       1,507,318  

First International Bank Of Israel Ltd. (The)

    107,176       4,530,597  

Fiverr International Ltd.(a)(b)

    56,006       1,688,021  

G City Ltd.

    313,125       1,085,624  

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.

    333,613       2,631,225  

ICL Group Ltd.

    916,662       6,103,584  

Inmode Ltd.(a)

    85,921       3,686,870  

Isracard Ltd.

    588,703       2,441,365  

Israel Corp Ltd.

    7,176       2,237,531  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    1,592,583       8,435,512  

Ituran Location and Control Ltd.

    39,064       1,086,370  

Kenon Holdings Ltd./Singapore(b)

    54,005       1,419,853  

Kornit Digital Ltd.(a)

    76,090       2,411,292  

Mehadrin Ltd.(a)

    1       32  

Melisron Ltd.

    40,712       2,690,398  

Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd.

    1,383,755       3,648,135  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    191,929       6,929,581  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    22,820       4,125,400  

Nano-X Imaging Ltd.(a)(b)

    91,223       1,131,165  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    74,156       16,141,572  

Nova Ltd.(a)

    36,776       4,571,405  

Oil Refineries Ltd.

    6,230,371       1,991,621  

Paz Oil Co. Ltd.(a)

    20,930       2,275,620  

Perion Network Ltd.(a)

    58,667       2,121,132  

Phoenix Holdings Ltd. (The)

    165,137       1,694,413  

Radware Ltd.(a)

    77,154       1,449,724  

Reit 1 Ltd.

    388,266       1,689,778  

Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd.(b)

    284,455       2,027,686  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Israel (continued)

   

Shikun & Binui Ltd.(a)(b)

    643,718     $ 1,762,643  

Shufersal Ltd.(a)

    303,166       1,607,678  

Strauss Group Ltd.(a)

    119,585       2,816,236  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)

    1,278,550       10,739,820  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)

    129,536       4,804,152  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    66,308       6,254,171  

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.(b)

    114,996       1,741,039  
   

 

 

 
       200,770,499  
Italy — 1.6%            

A2A SpA

    1,872,357       3,572,380  

ACEA SpA

    60,120       736,581  

AMCO - Asset Management Co. SpA, NVS(d)

    261        

Amplifon SpA

    157,808       5,338,974  

Anima Holding SpA(c)

    491,641       1,894,382  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    1,077,352       22,948,155  

Azimut Holding SpA

    125,956       2,974,145  

Banca Generali SpA

    79,789       2,988,940  

Banca IFIS SpA

    41,051       724,996  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    248,315       2,412,857  

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA(a)(b)

    610,069       1,761,818  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SPA

    512,902       2,477,697  

Banco BPM SpA

    1,685,981       8,436,729  

BFF Bank SpA(c)

    188,337       2,125,832  

Bio On SpA(b)(d)

    4,387        

BPER Banca

    1,404,811       4,861,073  

Brembo SpA(b)

    220,668       3,123,483  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    41,441       3,503,856  

Buzzi Unicem SpA

    88,498       2,514,923  

CIR SpA-Compagnie Industriali(a)

    1,759,779       783,625  

Credito Emiliano SpA

    265,324       2,268,272  

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA

    69,236       1,712,847  

Datalogic SpA

    27,311       203,164  

De’ Longhi SpA

    96,102       2,438,543  

DiaSorin SpA

    27,361       3,069,689  

Enav SpA(c)

    272,205       1,170,458  

Enel SpA

    8,977,961       61,904,807  

Eni SpA

    2,593,361       39,592,499  

ERG SpA

    113,991       3,276,742  

Ferrari NV

    144,483       46,319,321  

Fincantieri SpA(a)(b)

    529,576       303,914  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    669,579       10,396,712  

GVS SpA(a)(c)

    132,740       841,079  

Hera SpA

    916,030       2,844,308  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    396,158       4,968,136  

Interpump Group SpA

    101,863       5,542,246  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    18,175,815       52,558,410  

Iren SpA

    984,762       1,995,616  

Italgas SpA

    535,142       3,152,972  

Juventus Football Club SpA(a)(b)

    1,249,496       469,508  

Leonardo SpA

    452,586       6,127,730  

Maire Tecnimont SpA(b)

    236,126       970,126  

MARR SpA

    49,866       775,088  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    687,377       9,160,396  

Moncler SpA

    234,930       16,955,746  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    702,224       6,081,262  

Piaggio & C SpA

    530,930       2,087,689  

Pirelli & C SpA(c)

    355,688       1,896,179  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    567,228       6,479,722  

Prysmian SpA

    310,749       12,391,161  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    135,944       7,020,158  
Security   Shares     Value  

Italy (continued)

   

Reply SpA

    20,641     $ 2,236,187  

Saipem SpA(a)

    1,398,606       2,239,557  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA

    92,453       1,505,647  

Saras SpA(b)

    1,063,810       1,521,283  

Snam SpA

    2,283,737       12,005,067  

Stellantis NV

    2,511,486       51,530,374  

Tamburi Investment Partners SpA

    186,296       1,807,575  

Technogym SpA(c)

    170,474       1,572,619  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    10,096,263       2,910,464  

Tenaris SA

    544,819       9,053,542  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    1,579,630       13,346,299  

Tod’s SpA(a)

    17,510       795,193  

UniCredit SpA

    2,079,025       52,641,424  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    384,188       2,139,039  
   

 

 

 
       543,459,216  
Japan — 15.2%            

77 Bank Ltd. (The)

    83,000       1,768,615  

Abalance Corp.(b)

    21,700       1,404,716  

ABC-Mart Inc.

    53,500       2,962,142  

Activia Properties Inc.

    629       1,831,740  

Adastria Co. Ltd.

    51,100       1,041,525  

ADEKA Corp.

    142,100       2,881,052  

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    1,177       2,867,911  

Advantest Corp.

    217,900       30,137,716  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    702,600       15,217,357  

Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.

    45,200       936,623  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    135,500       1,217,509  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    105,700       1,306,401  

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

    1,975       2,079,025  

AGC Inc.

    203,300       7,345,966  

Ai Holdings Corp.

    97,800       1,541,997  

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    104,300       2,478,272  

Aiful Corp.

    671,100       1,686,405  

Ain Holdings Inc.

    34,400       1,223,119  

Air Water Inc.

    133,800       1,884,396  

Aisin Corp.

    128,100       4,162,622  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    516,700       20,133,158  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    132,100       2,106,694  

Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.

    218,000       1,926,892  

Amada Co. Ltd.

    351,900       3,463,230  

Amano Corp.

    87,400       1,986,081  

Amvis Holdings Inc.(b)

    97,800       1,985,412  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    194,700       4,667,745  

Anicom Holdings Inc.

    229,900       1,022,694  

Anritsu Corp.

    196,300       1,545,597  

Aozora Bank Ltd.

    75,000       1,542,426  

Appier Group Inc.(a)

    72,300       860,271  

Arcs Co. Ltd.

    60,800       1,060,872  

ARE Holdings Inc.

    206,900       2,777,497  

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

    43,400       1,583,387  

As One Corp.

    49,500       1,968,083  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    547,700       21,529,679  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    235,700       4,836,864  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    1,270,300       8,656,774  

Asics Corp.

    174,800       5,514,098  

ASKUL Corp.

    58,100       810,639  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    2,062,400       30,157,129  

Atom Corp.(a)(b)

    268,300       1,679,005  

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

    242,800       2,666,021  

Avex Inc.

    88,600       934,946  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Awa Bank Ltd. (The)

    59,100     $ 894,261  

Azbil Corp.

    114,300       3,606,768  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    675,300       15,278,364  

Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The)

    41,900       2,472,928  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    161,300       5,209,140  

Benefit One Inc.

    120,500       1,245,006  

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    76,000       992,973  

Bengo4.com Inc.(a)(b)

    24,200       724,962  

Bic Camera Inc.(b)

    149,900       1,126,028  

BIPROGY Inc.

    68,700       1,686,178  

BML Inc.

    59,200       1,251,197  

Bridgestone Corp.

    632,100       26,229,238  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    316,200       4,928,899  

Calbee Inc.

    100,900       1,956,405  

Canon Electronics Inc.

    71,900       913,884  

Canon Inc.

    1,105,800       28,579,824  

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

    64,400       1,690,130  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    186,900       8,404,330  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    179,000       1,529,494  

Central Glass Co. Ltd.

    66,200       1,436,837  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    157,200       20,032,503  

Change Holdings Inc.

    135,400       1,789,647  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    551,900       3,880,602  

Chiyoda Corp.(a)

    286,000       694,626  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    652,800       8,178,143  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    758,400       22,570,925  

Chugin Financial Group Inc., NVS

    204,500       1,373,342  

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)(a)

    285,200       1,979,145  

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

    298,700       1,952,233  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc.

    115,175       1,326,388  

COLOPL Inc.

    88,100       412,412  

Colowide Co. Ltd.(b)

    92,400       1,372,050  

Comforia Residential REIT Inc.

    1,720       4,117,614  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    78,500       1,569,108  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    1,096,700       5,016,328  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    78,900       2,446,306  

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.

    20,200       2,334,055  

Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd.

    56,300       1,390,856  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    139,200       2,225,874  

Curves Holdings Co. Ltd.

    148,200       839,007  

CyberAgent Inc.

    410,900       2,597,607  

CYBERDYNE Inc.(a)(b)

    357,200       769,718  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    239,400       6,805,177  

Daicel Corp.

    271,700       2,517,724  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    28,300       1,213,294  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    321,800       6,882,383  

Daiho Corp.

    62,300       1,741,848  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    1,067,200        21,804,722  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    2,133,600       65,714,047  

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    109,400       2,209,829  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    297,400       60,133,895  

Daio Paper Corp.

    115,500       992,922  

Daiseki Co. Ltd.

    85,360       2,876,816  

Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Inc.

    59,800       1,494,834  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    61,500       6,615,460  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    654,400       17,785,877  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    2,197       4,325,522  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

    653       2,874,968  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    1,532,600       8,308,079  

Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp.

    4,027       3,225,555  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    111,800     $ 2,166,661  

DCM Holdings Co. Ltd.

    177,600       1,504,009  

Demae-Can Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    213,200       732,999  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    119,200       1,461,299  

Denka Co. Ltd.

    86,000       1,698,919  

Denso Corp.

    473,500       32,968,615  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    216,500       7,244,388  

Descente Ltd.

    55,200       1,602,204  

Dexerials Corp.

    76,000       1,725,332  

DIC Corp.

    118,600       2,238,767  

Digital Arts Inc.

    27,800       1,100,135  

Digital Garage Inc.

    76,400       2,224,528  

Dip Corp.

    76,400       1,928,661  

Disco Corp.

    103,700       19,493,091  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd.

    152,600       2,596,626  

Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd.

    82,400       1,294,020  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    63,000       2,034,639  

Duskin Co. Ltd.

    72,100       1,627,852  

DyDo Group Holdings Inc.

    34,300       1,246,389  

Earth Corp.

    39,700       1,419,140  

East Japan Railway Co.

    334,600       18,943,085  

Ebara Corp.

    92,600       4,376,091  

EDION Corp.

    138,800       1,427,188  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    298,600       18,839,745  

Eizo Corp.

    34,900       1,240,183  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    145,500       2,301,881  

en Japan Inc.

    45,900       907,255  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    3,135,000       11,374,214  

eRex Co. Ltd.

    63,900       510,022  

Euglena Co. Ltd.(a)

    341,400       2,114,550  

Exedy Corp.

    62,800       1,098,900  

EXEO Group Inc.

    106,000       2,203,948  

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    91,800       2,425,859  

Fancl Corp.

    110,600       1,937,013  

FANUC Corp.

    1,079,600       33,027,576  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    202,200       50,653,672  

FCC Co. Ltd.

    61,300       803,497  

Ferrotec Holdings Corp.

    67,600       1,635,661  

Fields Corp.

    49,400       1,059,974  

Financial Products Group Co. Ltd.

    145,000       1,399,696  

Food & Life Companies Ltd.

    113,500       2,233,329  

FP Corp.

    72,400       1,525,983  

Freee KK(a)(b)

    62,200       1,370,267  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    680       2,259,385  

Fuji Co. Ltd./Ehime

    73,700       950,462  

Fuji Corp./Aichi

    110,200       2,017,648  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    127,400       5,759,701  

Fuji Oil Holdings Inc.

    78,000       1,100,447  

Fuji Seal International Inc.

    78,000       873,611  

Fuji Soft Inc.

    76,200       2,538,862  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    418,500       24,300,465  

Fujikura Ltd.

    302,600       2,530,093  

Fujitec Co. Ltd.

    74,100       1,905,416  

Fujitsu General Ltd.

    99,200       2,071,786  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    203,900        26,402,964  

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

    149,300       3,597,482  

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

    1,507       1,764,409  

Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.

    33,400       944,002  

Funai Soken Holdings Inc.

    83,600       1,552,070  

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    84,200       1,616,609  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

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iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    25,100     $ 2,071,234  

Giken Ltd.

    41,500       613,121  

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.

    3,277       2,707,387  

Glory Ltd.

    66,500       1,368,224  

GLP J-Reit

    4,798       4,726,817  

GMO internet group Inc.

    116,900       2,321,441  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    48,300       3,684,752  

GNI Group Ltd.(a)

    93,700       856,451  

Goldwin Inc.

    32,000       2,627,609  

Gree Inc.

    177,000       782,361  

GS Yuasa Corp.

    101,000       2,032,320  

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.

    81,710       1,603,781  

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    658,100       2,785,306  

Gunze Ltd.

    20,400       641,386  

H.U. Group Holdings Inc.

    89,900       1,774,948  

H2O Retailing Corp.

    141,300       1,520,905  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    601,100       3,096,952  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    202,500       2,329,644  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    148,900       7,174,207  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    230,700       7,664,518  

Hankyu Hanshin REIT Inc.

    1,711       1,710,005  

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

    42,400       1,450,362  

Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.

    94,500       2,602,705  

Haseko Corp.

    263,000       3,423,940  

Hazama Ando Corp.

    226,800       1,814,588  

Heiwa Corp.

    82,100       1,390,670  

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    61,400       1,715,612  

Heiwa Real Estate REIT Inc.

    2,043       2,084,987  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    21,500       3,190,322  

Hino Motors Ltd.(a)

    341,700       1,370,489  

Hirata Corp.

    15,400       863,747  

Hirogin Holdings Inc.

    422,100       2,610,577  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    33,405       4,230,998  

HIS Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    103,100       1,477,787  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

    70,600       2,256,165  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    91,000       2,730,775  

Hitachi Ltd.

    1,062,500        69,556,012  

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

    339,400       2,236,369  

Hogy Medical Co. Ltd.

    55,200       1,209,358  

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.(a)

    225,700       1,052,605  

Hokkoku Financial Holdings Inc.

    34,200       1,162,622  

Hokuetsu Corp.

    170,100       1,031,551  

Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc.

    175,600       1,572,244  

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.(a)

    235,800       1,437,754  

Hokuto Corp.

    151,400       1,982,798  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,754,500       55,935,895  

Horiba Ltd.

    35,400       2,088,359  

Hoshino Resorts REIT Inc.

    617       2,703,171  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    88,000       3,374,877  

House Foods Group Inc.

    98,200       2,267,095  

Hoya Corp.

    407,300       47,433,881  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    373,400       3,179,204  

Hulic Reit Inc.

    2,602       3,019,732  

Hyakugo Bank Ltd. (The)

    588,000       1,965,527  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.(b)

    129,600       7,876,993  

Ichigo Inc.

    346,000       658,151  

Ichigo Office REIT Investment Corp.

    2,362       1,471,400  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    230,555       4,868,589  

IHI Corp.

    146,100       3,592,215  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    109,300       1,917,394  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    117,700     $ 2,614,557  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

    2,126       2,225,149  

Infocom Corp.

    123,000       2,086,995  

Infomart Corp.

    351,300       1,046,898  

INFRONEER Holdings Inc.

    228,076       2,221,014  

Inpex Corp.

    1,091,800       14,097,559  

Insource Co. Ltd.

    139,800       1,235,650  

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

    152,800       2,845,053  

Invincible Investment Corp.(b)

    6,988       2,895,025  

Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd.

    32,400       900,406  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    424,000       4,599,922  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    628,400       8,163,384  

Ito En Ltd.

    62,100       1,772,455  

ITOCHU Corp.

    1,314,700       53,173,433  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    70,300       1,781,693  

Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Inc.

    235,500       1,195,114  

Iwatani Corp.

    47,900       2,556,867  

Iyogin Holdings Inc., NVS

    329,000       2,323,873  

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    37,400       942,408  

J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    211,100       2,054,737  

Jaccs Co. Ltd.

    73,100       2,681,910  

JAFCO Group Co. Ltd.

    102,700       1,342,751  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    142,400       3,083,048  

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    49,300       2,297,401  

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

    73,100       1,484,716  

Japan Display Inc.(a)(b)

    1,218,200       334,542  

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd.

    155,800       1,926,836  

Japan Excellent Inc.

    2,042       1,893,987  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    613,200       10,683,903  

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

    5,095       2,529,949  

Japan Lifeline Co. Ltd.

    106,300       744,846  

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

    847       1,790,102  

Japan Material Co. Ltd.

    142,800       2,525,186  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    8,015       5,497,466  

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.

    47,800       1,642,904  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    1,627,400        13,539,223  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,446,900       17,868,697  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    170,500       2,755,309  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    788       1,961,995  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    1,257       5,055,776  

Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd.

    224,600       1,907,514  

Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The)

    103,600       2,158,132  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    1,334,200       29,605,356  

JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.

    126,700       1,203,991  

Jeol Ltd.

    50,200       1,721,856  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    523,800       8,472,941  

JGC Holdings Corp.

    235,900       3,307,448  

JINS Holdings Inc.

    36,700       910,396  

JMDC Inc.

    52,300       1,999,031  

JSR Corp.

    207,300       5,946,753  

JTEKT Corp.

    360,200       3,397,613  

Juroku Financial Group Inc.

    57,400       1,419,724  

Justsystems Corp.

    56,900       1,619,425  

Kadokawa Corp.

    111,436       2,762,253  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    99,200       2,211,573  

Kajima Corp.

    403,700       6,379,450  

Kakaku.com Inc.

    131,800       1,970,137  

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    65,000       1,618,408  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    89,400       2,073,749  

Kanamoto Co. Ltd.

    75,100       1,324,567  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

    131,200     $ 1,150,849  

Kaneka Corp.

    65,700       1,935,761  

Kanematsu Corp.

    132,800       1,948,113  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    737,200       9,684,803  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    174,500       2,860,288  

Kao Corp.

    526,800       20,013,971  

Katitas Co. Ltd.

    76,000       1,397,916  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    154,000       3,927,496  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    156,000       4,704,121  

KDDI Corp.

    1,712,700       50,407,669  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    92,900       2,631,171  

Keikyu Corp.

    191,100       1,816,341  

Keio Corp.

    103,700       3,447,051  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    135,200       5,611,509  

Keiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    226,400       950,436  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.

    797       1,895,060  

Kenedix Residential Next Investment Corp.

    2,296       3,592,344  

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.

    1,788       3,499,229  

Kewpie Corp.

    176,700       2,863,140  

Keyence Corp.

    220,600        98,992,475  

KH Neochem Co. Ltd.

    69,700       1,140,895  

Kikkoman Corp.

    156,800       9,036,518  

Kinden Corp.

    99,100       1,366,750  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    214,100       7,182,328  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    846,200       12,498,744  

Kisoji Co. Ltd.

    114,200       1,985,124  

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    89,500       1,894,919  

Kiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    88,300       948,178  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    45,800       2,517,686  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.(b)

    159,800       4,256,366  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    430,700       4,710,709  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    135,260       2,314,452  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    177,200       3,258,250  

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

    167,000       2,679,079  

Komatsu Ltd.

    1,037,400       29,062,170  

KOMEDA Holdings Co. Ltd.

    137,400       2,663,026  

Komeri Co. Ltd.

    48,800       1,022,866  

Konami Group Corp.

    102,400       5,744,295  

Konica Minolta Inc.

    559,500       2,073,865  

Kose Corp.

    34,300       3,358,868  

Koshidaka Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    153,400       1,276,744  

Kotobuki Spirits Co. Ltd.

    37,600       2,861,906  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    184,800       1,696,148  

Kubota Corp.

    1,129,200       17,057,660  

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.

    45,100       1,021,442  

Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.

    189,800       1,425,189  

Kura Sushi Inc.(b)

    56,800       1,236,689  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    211,900       2,132,254  

Kureha Corp.

    37,300       2,230,057  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    106,300       4,274,873  

Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.

    26,100       1,498,619  

KYB Corp.

    35,700       1,265,045  

Kyocera Corp.

    371,400       19,985,800  

Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    128,700       1,604,756  

Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.

    41,200       1,614,597  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    269,500       5,146,285  

Kyudenko Corp.

    52,600       1,516,902  

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.(a)

    387,000       2,627,737  

Kyushu Financial Group Inc.

    586,900       2,856,994  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    192,500       4,221,115  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    2,237     $ 2,393,168  

Lasertec Corp.

    86,800       13,139,941  

Lawson Inc.

    41,500       2,082,253  

Leopalace21 Corp.(a)

    325,500       701,616  

Lintec Corp.

    100,200       1,653,689  

Lion Corp.

    166,100       1,587,097  

Lixil Corp.

    287,700       3,676,755  

M&A Capital Partners Co. Ltd.(a)

    35,400       726,034  

M3 Inc.

    506,400       11,709,905  

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    69,500       1,995,730  

Macnica Holdings Inc.

    94,600       3,964,869  

Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd.

    39,900       1,599,654  

Makita Corp.

    243,700       6,843,351  

Management Solutions Co. Ltd.(b)

    30,800       883,010  

Mandom Corp.

    50,500       507,010  

Mani Inc.

    124,800       1,604,870  

Marubeni Corp.

    1,717,100       30,401,245  

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    85,300       1,479,635  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    166,800       2,988,091  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    80,200       1,900,832  

Maruwa Co. Ltd./Aichi

    27,700       4,600,319  

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.

    356,000       2,011,561  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    124,630       7,293,548  

Maxell Ltd.

    121,000       1,374,603  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    588,800       5,841,184  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(b)

    77,000       3,030,963  

MCJ Co. Ltd.

    163,500       1,297,571  

Mebuki Financial Group Inc.

    1,097,750       2,916,385  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    152,800       2,619,992  

Medley Inc.(a)

    34,300       1,223,801  

Megachips Corp.

    59,400       1,777,808  

Megmilk Snow Brand Co. Ltd.

    61,200       843,095  

Meidensha Corp.

    68,900       1,027,045  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    204,600       4,727,057  

Meiko Electronics Co. Ltd.(b)

    60,300       1,199,632  

Meitec Corp.

    163,200       2,975,185  

Menicon Co. Ltd.

    109,600       1,965,823  

Mercari Inc.(a)

    129,000       3,267,871  

Milbon Co. Ltd.

    62,400       2,245,216  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    379,272       7,025,171  

Mirai Corp.

    5,887       1,898,447  

MIRAIT ONE corp

    166,700       2,140,088  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    310,500       5,680,324  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    1,257,700       7,523,342  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    1,393,700       71,310,689  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    2,145,500       30,961,991  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    1,225,800       15,023,022  

Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment Corp.

    1,464       4,189,050  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    122,800       1,841,820  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    647,090       4,280,737  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    354,100       16,799,930  

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    79,600       1,999,476  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    99,800       1,783,980  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    771,600       3,116,127  

Mitsubishi Pencil Co. Ltd.

    64,500       844,372  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    12,895,300        103,836,153  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    1,506,100       58,783,199  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    164,500       4,730,026  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    1,032,600       21,214,700  
 

 

 

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iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Inc.

    828     $ 2,946,794  

Mitsui High-Tec Inc.

    28,700       2,007,595  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    104,600       2,472,408  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    380,000       9,823,688  

Miura Co. Ltd.

    76,100       1,920,005  

Mixi Inc.

    60,000       1,133,299  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    2,678,150        45,435,790  

Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd.

    53,100       1,823,572  

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    68,200       1,585,887  

Monex Group Inc.

    250,300       975,540  

Money Forward Inc.(a)

    62,300       2,694,864  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    270,400       3,300,188  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

    1,634       1,662,903  

Mori Trust Reit Inc.

    2,980       1,535,921  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd./Japan

    83,200       2,700,838  

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    43,500       1,465,101  

MOS Food Services Inc.

    78,900       1,814,521  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    464,800       17,287,452  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    648,000       38,492,300  

Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd.

    114,200       1,424,055  

Musashino Bank Ltd. (The)

    58,000       1,023,952  

Nabtesco Corp.

    97,700       2,072,353  

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.

    21,300       575,535  

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    151,000       2,596,276  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    283,200       4,560,184  

Nakanishi Inc.

    125,300       2,887,083  

Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    81,400       1,725,141  

Nanto Bank Ltd. (The)

    47,600       872,040  

NEC Corp.

    271,800       13,751,831  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    126,900       1,673,316  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

    89,400       1,964,289  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    471,000       8,986,403  

Nextage Co. Ltd.(b)

    82,000       2,153,784  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    220,500       2,704,269  

NH Foods Ltd.

    56,100       1,618,642  

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    225,300       1,805,258  

Nichias Corp.

    112,300       2,308,713  

Nichiha Corp.

    54,400       1,251,476  

Nichirei Corp.

    86,800       1,980,245  

Nidec Corp.

    505,000       30,161,098  

Nifco Inc./Japan

    78,500       2,339,752  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    85,800       2,261,648  

Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.

    348,500       1,995,803  

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    145,000       1,134,134  

Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd.

    95,100       1,998,947  

Nikon Corp.

    320,800       4,240,259  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    1,177,300       53,254,855  

Nippn Corp., New

    182,900       2,399,319  

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc.

    396       1,877,039  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    1,615       6,769,776  

Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd.

    55,800       1,692,129  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    151,700       2,755,427  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    74,900       4,391,477  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

    165,800       2,439,843  

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

    229,500       2,118,083  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    93,090       993,966  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,034,500       9,478,356  

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    125,500       1,219,681  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    2,343       4,791,220  

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp.

    822       1,957,133  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    165,800     $ 4,009,266  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    41,700       1,686,332  

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

    38,300       1,474,422  

Nippon Soda Co. Ltd.

    54,000       2,030,513  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    892,517        20,399,696  

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    521,800       2,484,968  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    32,472,500       37,236,800  

Nippon Yusen KK

    534,300       12,997,467  

Nipro Corp.

    174,100       1,264,107  

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    68,500       1,784,447  

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

    106,600       1,280,369  

Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings Inc.

    191,100       2,035,668  

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.

    85,800       1,549,747  

Nishio Holdings Co. Ltd.

    53,800       1,366,917  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    138,600       6,228,084  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    2,463,600       10,852,518  

Nissan Shatai Co. Ltd.

    68,900       439,046  

Nissha Co. Ltd.

    71,700       867,377  

Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd. (The)

    56,000       1,503,158  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    152,100       1,886,193  

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

    229,800       1,974,930  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    61,000       5,143,249  

Niterra Co. Ltd.

    158,100       3,343,027  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    89,700       10,983,998  

Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.

    45,900       896,286  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    164,900       11,726,202  

Nitto Kogyo Corp.

    62,000       1,586,384  

Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd.

    59,400       2,263,976  

NOF Corp.

    68,400       2,951,709  

Nojima Corp.

    115,800       1,130,348  

NOK Corp.

    96,300       1,450,034  

Nomura Co. Ltd.

    132,200       841,189  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    3,196,800       13,225,072  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    84,300       2,090,895  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    4,575       5,443,050  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    421,520       11,977,455  

Noritz Corp.

    72,800       893,880  

North Pacific Bank Ltd.

    675,100       1,474,620  

NS Solutions Corp.

    60,600       1,590,484  

NSD Co. Ltd.

    177,700       3,480,562  

NSK Ltd.

    259,200       1,677,694  

NTN Corp.

    556,500       1,250,431  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    693,700       9,650,194  

NTT UD REIT Investment Corp.

    2,863       2,715,500  

Obayashi Corp.

    682,100       6,306,582  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    74,500       12,191,189  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    300,400       4,388,970  

Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd. (The)

    78,300       1,078,252  

Ohsho Food Service Corp.

    42,400       2,018,773  

Oiles Corp.

    102,500       1,397,242  

Oisix ra daichi Inc.(a)(b)

    51,900       853,229  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    617,200       2,436,890  

Okamoto Industries Inc.

    28,800       800,731  

Okamura Corp.

    148,400       2,129,360  

Okasan Securities Group Inc.

    319,200       1,271,825  

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.

    157,400       994,369  

Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)(a)

    84,532       685,782  

OKUMA Corp.

    27,600       1,400,158  

Okumura Corp.

    53,800       1,609,067  

Olympus Corp.

    1,358,800       22,171,440  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

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iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Omron Corp.

    196,700     $ 10,558,120  

One REIT Inc.

    859       1,566,459  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    402,100       7,368,611  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    82,800       3,150,731  

Optex Group Co. Ltd.

    89,200       1,170,481  

Optorun Co. Ltd.

    70,300       1,167,289  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    35,500       2,488,501  

Orient Corp.

    119,780       937,243  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    1,225,700        47,009,927  

ORIX Corp.

    1,298,600       24,980,542  

Orix JREIT Inc.

    2,556       3,251,786  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    400,900       6,308,097  

OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. Ltd.(b)

    39,800       1,004,629  

OSG Corp.

    118,900       1,584,829  

Otsuka Corp.

    107,500       4,476,659  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    452,900       16,651,912  

Outsourcing Inc.

    179,600       1,837,451  

PALTAC Corp.

    28,800       967,642  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    404,000       7,987,725  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    2,464,000       30,414,093  

Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd.

    90,300       1,479,075  

Park24 Co. Ltd.(a)

    141,200       1,862,791  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    341,300       1,852,549  

PeptiDream Inc.(a)

    142,200       1,810,246  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    173,400       3,429,960  

Pigeon Corp.

    114,700       1,549,209  

Pilot Corp.

    49,700       1,637,715  

PKSHA Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    59,000       1,240,236  

Pola Orbis Holdings Inc.

    106,500       1,561,962  

Prestige International Inc.

    214,200       874,104  

Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    95,200       1,379,089  

Raksul Inc.(a)(b)

    95,000       938,836  

Rakus Co. Ltd.

    112,300       1,906,343  

Rakuten Group Inc.

    1,642,900       6,434,850  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,630,900       56,487,279  

Relo Group Inc.

    121,300       1,675,060  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    1,443,600       27,852,568  

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    213,700       1,361,091  

RENOVA Inc.(a)

    59,000       623,176  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    2,377,700       12,944,392  

Resorttrust Inc.

    114,500       1,810,435  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    640,200       5,695,005  

Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd.

    31,000       961,201  

Rinnai Corp.

    110,400       2,403,650  

Riso Kyoiku Co. Ltd.

    359,500       665,066  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    90,300       8,461,853  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    195,600       4,169,135  

Rorze Corp.

    27,100       2,119,624  

Round One Corp.

    332,300       1,330,163  

Royal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    64,300       1,200,287  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    262,200       3,404,715  

Ryosan Co. Ltd.

    31,300       990,809  

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

    52,300       1,663,015  

Sakai Moving Service Co. Ltd.

    25,000       939,911  

Sakata Seed Corp.

    98,100       2,756,870  

SAMTY Co. Ltd.

    127,000       2,028,697  

Sangetsu Corp.

    154,300       2,832,596  

San-in Godo Bank Ltd. (The)

    195,500       1,265,477  

Sanken Electric Co. Ltd.

    59,600       6,089,237  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    95,100       4,022,881  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Sankyu Inc.

    45,800     $ 1,588,216  

Sanrio Co. Ltd.

    77,100       3,590,020  

Sansan Inc.(a)

    92,600       980,165  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    312,300       2,728,981  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    161,500       2,196,421  

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

    114,700       3,021,935  

Sato Holdings Corp.

    52,700       738,019  

Sawai Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    45,000       1,120,828  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    275,600       5,819,925  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    41,600       4,494,855  

SCSK Corp.

    119,700       1,990,018  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    227,300       15,252,931  

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

    162,500       3,553,001  

Seibu Holdings Inc.

    206,600       2,297,273  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    275,900       4,530,749  

Seiko Group Corp.

    43,900       811,578  

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

    137,300       2,160,899  

Seiren Co. Ltd.

    89,200       1,541,254  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    388,700       5,904,159  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    641,700       13,091,767  

Sekisui House Reit Inc.

    6,071       3,603,570  

Seria Co. Ltd.

    95,900       1,608,577  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    875,100        36,303,593  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    1,077,400       2,340,079  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    325,200       4,745,808  

Sharp Corp./Japan(a)(b)

    226,000       1,343,832  

Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd.

    52,700       1,684,818  

SHIFT Inc.(a)

    16,300       3,855,884  

Shiga Bank Ltd. (The)

    66,400       1,422,507  

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.(a)

    243,700       1,716,833  

Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd.

    65,300       893,818  

Shimadzu Corp.

    256,600       7,793,151  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    21,700       2,149,076  

Shimano Inc.

    88,300       13,309,207  

Shimizu Corp.

    450,900       3,106,492  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    2,057,800       67,793,899  

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.

    79,600       3,218,295  

Shinmaywa Industries Ltd.

    117,900       1,190,463  

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

    123,700       2,491,190  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    296,000       12,404,776  

Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc.

    121,500       1,967,873  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    457,300       20,049,891  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    345,300       2,883,982  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    84,800       3,444,151  

Shochiku Co. Ltd.

    14,700       1,124,823  

Shoei Foods Corp.

    46,800       1,424,187  

Showa Denko KK

    169,500       2,776,708  

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.

    261,900       1,093,648  

Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    195,700       2,532,257  

SMC Corp.

    65,400       34,175,617  

SMS Co. Ltd.

    95,400       2,026,334  

Snow Peak Inc.(b)

    56,800       705,825  

Socionext Inc.

    38,300       4,531,861  

SoftBank Corp.

    3,158,400       35,072,450  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    1,170,600       59,539,518  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    235,000       1,436,779  

Sojitz Corp.

    234,620       5,570,410  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    356,200       15,747,866  

Sony Group Corp.

    1,424,400       133,418,172  

Sosei Group Corp.(a)

    129,600       1,653,059  
 

 

 

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July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Sotetsu Holdings Inc.

    104,300     $ 2,018,394  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    83,000       3,844,499  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    108,300       2,001,308  

Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

    123,000       1,532,255  

Subaru Corp.

    660,900        12,526,413  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    36,500       1,627,194  

SUMCO Corp.

    355,300       5,177,403  

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

    68,700       2,989,953  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,557,000       4,802,033  

Sumitomo Corp.

    1,233,800       26,468,564  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    737,500       9,456,199  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    174,300       4,205,842  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    83,300       2,050,330  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    270,700       9,348,678  

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.(b)

    364,980       968,236  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    1,450,500       67,958,315  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    398,600       15,506,219  

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

    40,200       1,128,654  

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.

    200,600       831,485  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    305,600       8,189,901  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    296,100       3,027,611  

Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd. (The)

    135,700       2,332,006  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    52,500       1,549,768  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    147,200       5,239,880  

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    190,400       801,194  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    57,200       1,670,106  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    420,900       16,905,685  

Sysmex Corp.

    184,600       12,500,208  

Systena Corp.

    459,500       880,153  

T Hasegawa Co. Ltd.

    85,100       2,032,575  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    586,600       9,537,416  

Tadano Ltd.

    133,200       1,045,285  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    78,600       1,641,505  

Taikisha Ltd.

    38,200       1,137,406  

Taisei Corp.

    194,500       7,370,851  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    40,100       1,546,148  

Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    114,300       2,139,067  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    118,900       3,545,516  

Takara Bio Inc.

    156,100       1,918,129  

Takara Holdings Inc.

    334,200       2,941,106  

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.

    94,600       1,708,062  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    206,300       2,998,877  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,727,083        52,805,288  

Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    73,400       2,300,204  

Takuma Co. Ltd.

    121,900       1,333,872  

Tamron Co. Ltd.

    58,700       1,861,110  

TDK Corp.

    429,400       16,449,564  

TechnoPro Holdings Inc.

    109,900       2,845,316  

Teijin Ltd.

    130,700       1,397,932  

Terumo Corp.

    752,200       24,633,849  

THK Co. Ltd.

    101,200       2,028,858  

TIS Inc.

    237,800       6,031,509  

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

    168,400       1,597,190  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    204,200       5,403,543  

Toda Corp.

    274,000       1,526,087  

Toei Animation Co. Ltd.(b)

    10,300       934,265  

Toei Co. Ltd.

    12,400       1,576,542  

Toho Bank Ltd. (The)

    509,700       885,639  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    100,800       3,929,479  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    92,300       1,729,376  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    65,400     $ 1,275,148  

Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.(b)

    49,200       702,726  

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.(a)

    441,800       2,938,509  

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    247,900       2,205,457  

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

    71,800       1,136,043  

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc.

    781,400       2,408,963  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    2,033,200       46,753,395  

Tokuyama Corp.

    73,500       1,264,328  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    38,600       1,511,865  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,692,300       6,720,192  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    506,700       76,049,048  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    425,900       9,657,733  

Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group Inc.

    22,100       584,833  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    43,000       2,715,948  

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

    91,600       5,073,962  

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    150,300       1,818,160  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    168,600       2,253,084  

Tokyotokeiba Co. Ltd.

    28,500       772,160  

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

    179,800       972,955  

Tokyu Corp.

    531,800       6,747,307  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    513,600       3,053,323  

Tokyu REIT Inc.

    1,919       2,538,462  

TOMONY Holdings Inc.

    271,900       771,282  

Tomy Co. Ltd.

    194,100       2,625,917  

Topcon Corp.

    182,300       2,218,494  

Toppan Inc.

    274,700       6,466,031  

Toray Industries Inc.

    1,413,700       7,915,889  

Toridoll Holdings Corp.

    110,200       2,721,964  

Toshiba Corp.

    457,300       14,764,488  

Toshiba TEC Corp.

    49,200       1,429,074  

Tosoh Corp.

    225,700       2,950,049  

Totetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    53,600       1,026,297  

TOTO Ltd.

    138,700       4,263,931  

Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    74,400       941,306  

Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd.

    83,800       1,291,901  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    168,400       2,737,497  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    87,300       3,610,914  

Toyo Tire Corp.

    147,000       1,990,418  

Toyobo Co. Ltd.

    119,800       914,178  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    68,800       1,468,487  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    84,300       1,538,048  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    161,400       11,663,916  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    11,901,700        200,112,192  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    216,200       12,648,815  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan

    142,900       6,751,415  

Tri Chemical Laboratories Inc.

    84,800       1,574,703  

Trusco Nakayama Corp.

    70,000       1,078,496  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    124,100       1,603,334  

Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

    45,100       1,202,454  

Tsumura & Co.

    95,600       1,779,088  

Tsuruha Holdings Inc.

    37,500       2,879,858  

UACJ Corp.

    45,300       907,175  

UBE Corp.

    104,200       1,901,875  

Ulvac Inc.

    45,900       1,970,992  

Unicharm Corp.

    444,800       16,457,001  

United Arrows Ltd.

    45,500       767,938  

United Urban Investment Corp.

    2,853       3,079,444  

Universal Entertainment Corp.

    39,100       707,299  

Ushio Inc.

    172,000       2,382,916  

USS Co. Ltd.

    217,000       3,762,798  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

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iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

UT Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    51,200     $ 1,034,894  

Valor Holdings Co. Ltd.

    53,200       798,995  

Vector Inc.

    110,900       1,023,092  

Vision Inc./Tokyo Japan(a)

    129,500       1,605,006  

Visional Inc.(a)(b)

    38,800       2,134,743  

Wacom Co. Ltd.

    348,300       1,483,874  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    139,200       2,620,267  

West Holdings Corp.

    48,800       955,240  

West Japan Railway Co.

    229,100       9,412,423  

W-Scope Corp.(a)(b)

    92,000       996,368  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    133,000       7,379,616  

Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    654,100       1,976,125  

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

    286,000       2,224,046  

Yamaha Corp.

    144,800       5,610,739  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    320,600       9,402,845  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    284,900       5,335,598  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    59,100       2,826,118  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    161,500       2,324,205  

Yaoko Co. Ltd.

    38,400       2,025,605  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    260,100       11,306,618  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    236,500       4,441,209  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

    125,500       2,814,143  

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    130,300       2,577,494  

Z Holdings Corp.

    2,962,800       8,260,309  

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    52,800       1,853,515  

Zenrin Co. Ltd.

    35,700       224,139  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    93,500       4,982,267  

Zeon Corp.

    154,900       1,670,637  

Zojirushi Corp.

    105,100       1,479,024  

ZOZO Inc.

    134,700       2,629,616  
   

 

 

 
       5,024,905,545  
Kuwait — 0.2%            

Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC(a)

    1,795,291       3,681,615  

Boubyan Bank KSCP

    2,251,035       4,542,885  

Boubyan Petrochemicals Co. KSCP

    753,649       1,812,805  

Gulf Bank KSCP

    2,526,361       2,171,404  

Humansoft Holding Co. KSC

    139,478       1,634,737  

Kuwait Finance House KSCP

    9,913,404       25,467,412  

Mabanee Co. KPSC

    991,399       2,850,066  

Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP

    2,727,554       4,625,841  

National Bank of Kuwait SAKP

    8,720,990       27,310,552  

National Industries Group Holding SAK

    2,541,909       1,920,697  
   

 

 

 
       76,018,014  
Malaysia — 0.4%            

AFFIN Bank Bhd

    373,000       161,311  

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd

    1,732,200       1,356,261  

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    2,447,600       2,095,924  

Axiata Group Bhd

    3,242,800       1,920,552  

British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd(b)

    181,000       406,267  

Bursa Malaysia Bhd

    1,143,500       1,701,915  

Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd(b)

    222,900       1,038,124  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    7,327,200       9,026,012  

Dagang NeXchange Bhd(a)(b)

    5,506,300       580,187  

Dialog Group Bhd(b)

    4,996,278       2,550,405  

DiGi.Com Bhd

    3,791,200       3,716,554  

Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd

    174,600       968,120  

Gamuda Bhd

    2,621,200       2,499,433  

Gas Malaysia Bhd

    141,200       94,284  

Genting Bhd

    2,241,300       2,142,924  
Security   Shares     Value  

Malaysia (continued)

   

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    3,401,000     $ 1,961,777  

Genting Plantations Bhd

    692,000       937,707  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

    2,066,800       1,009,207  

Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd(b)

    3,328,700       687,934  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    614,000       2,667,588  

Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd

    245,700       997,186  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    2,778,900       3,670,205  

IJM Corp. Bhd

    3,810,600       1,293,229  

Inari Amertron Bhd(b)

    4,001,600       2,680,806  

IOI Corp. Bhd

    2,277,400       2,107,029  

Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd(b)

    1,709,500       542,239  

KPJ Healthcare Bhd

    7,318,100       1,867,946  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd(b)

    450,900       2,332,166  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    6,165,700       12,335,824  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    1,215,100       1,859,466  

Malaysian Resources Corp. Bhd

    3,254,500       274,407  

Maxis Bhd(b)

    2,623,200       2,350,660  

MISC Bhd

    1,245,700       1,986,095  

MR DIY Group M Bhd(c)

    6,765,150       2,205,886  

My EG Services Bhd(b)

    15,308,200       2,599,362  

Nationgate Holdings Bhd, NVS

    339,000       116,632  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    95,100       2,824,105  

Pentamaster Corp. Bhd

    2,085,200       2,426,195  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    2,931,500       4,522,157  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    343,000       1,746,569  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    667,200       2,527,340  

PPB Group Bhd

    934,980       3,462,889  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    4,252,800       4,755,540  

Public Bank Bhd

    16,866,400       15,601,562  

QL Resources Bhd

    2,109,000       2,563,167  

RHB Bank Bhd

    1,608,598       2,030,818  

Sam Engineering & Equipment M Bhd

    112,700       125,034  

Sime Darby Bhd

    3,365,500       1,628,713  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    2,803,200       2,833,642  

Sime Darby Property Bhd

    6,386,400       864,308  

SP Setia Bhd Group

    1,146,300       160,172  

Sunway REIT(b)

    4,057,800       1,359,368  

Supermax Corp. Bhd(b)

    2,489,177       466,615  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    1,530,200       1,727,722  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    2,770,300       5,899,280  

Top Glove Corp. Bhd(a)(b)

    6,347,800       1,295,842  

Tropicana Corp. Bhd(a)(b)

    166,700       43,995  

UMW Holdings Bhd(b)

    363,200       332,672  

VS Industry Bhd

    5,546,700       1,101,331  

Yinson Holdings Bhd

    3,365,840       1,903,502  
   

 

 

 
       138,944,162  
Mexico — 0.8%            

Alsea SAB de CV(a)

    694,000       2,408,381  

America Movil SAB de CV

    35,909,900       37,636,234  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    465,400       4,662,616  

Banco del Bajio SA(c)

    784,400       2,391,378  

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV

    661,900       1,403,252  

Cemex SAB de CV, NVS(a)

    18,896,712       14,354,504  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

    516,000       4,356,032  

Controladora Vuela Cia. de Aviacion SAB de CV, Class A(a)(b)

    1,301,000       1,564,774  

Corp Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV

    1,069,100       3,878,640  

FIBRA Macquarie Mexico(c)

    1,162,400       2,255,382  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

    3,982,200       5,983,407  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    2,236,300       25,345,178  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Mexico (continued)

   

GCC SAB de CV

    202,900     $ 1,971,202  

Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV, Class B

    916,500       821,539  

Gentera SAB de CV

    1,327,200       1,721,516  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    205,415       3,684,835  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV

    258,012       2,909,087  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    440,400       8,391,139  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    253,275       7,163,999  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    1,760,700       9,127,881  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1

    562,700       4,474,381  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    2,946,200       27,924,240  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV,
Class O(a)

    2,559,200       6,212,689  

Grupo Herdez SAB de CV(b)

    541,200       1,579,160  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    3,630,300       18,870,189  

Grupo Televisa SAB, CPO(b)

    2,675,700       2,831,496  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV(a)(b)

    206,585       2,953,876  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

    1,730,000       4,062,323  

Nemak SAB de CV(a)(c)

    1,995,977       479,177  

Operadora De Sites Mexicanos SAB de CV

    2,205,855       2,235,495  

Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV

    1,162,578       2,637,584  

Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV

    258,700       958,325  

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV

    304,480       3,154,082  

Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV

    223,100       1,641,840  

Regional SAB de CV

    289,900       2,258,433  

Sitios Latinoamerica SAB de CV(a)(b)

    1,627,765       730,040  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    6,071,100       25,274,194  
   

 

 

 
       250,308,500  
Netherlands — 2.8%            

Aalberts NV

    124,023       5,596,476  

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    435,873       7,411,238  

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    24,905       46,224,045  

Aegon NV

    1,987,744       10,790,032  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    185,499       11,836,691  

Akzo Nobel NV

    196,801       16,835,936  

Alfen Beheer BV(a)(b)(c)

    31,427       2,180,819  

Allfunds Group PLC

    369,788       2,410,995  

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV

    43,296       1,770,156  

Arcadis NV

    93,907       4,117,066  

ASM International NV

    54,300       25,796,862  

ASML Holding NV

    459,595       329,193,548  

ASR Nederland NV

    166,469       7,545,942  

Basic-Fit NV(a)(b)(c)

    61,261       2,067,820  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    87,982       10,504,927  

Brunel International NV

    38,650       538,037  

Corbion NV

    78,492       1,844,579  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    733,572       9,865,722  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    78,480       1,983,628  

EXOR NV, NVS

    119,083       11,127,776  

Ferrovial SE

    576,953       19,119,612  

Flow Trades Ltd., NVS

    36,979       804,630  

Fugro NV(a)

    142,014       2,532,287  

Heineken Holding NV

    130,023       10,658,652  

Heineken NV

    287,789       28,169,209  

IMCD NV

    68,574       10,390,978  

ING Groep NV

    4,051,471       59,137,955  

InPost SA(a)

    283,014       3,381,964  
Security   Shares     Value  

Netherlands (continued)

   

Iveco Group NV(a)

    285,665     $ 2,709,408  

JDE Peet’s NV

    91,285       2,754,095  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(c)

    155,547       2,790,512  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(c)

    78,191       1,399,893  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    1,095,454       37,758,786  

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

    483,312       1,124,595  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    3,455,329       12,502,264  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    1,044,340       21,694,739  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    68,649       2,588,191  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class A

    2,273,686       1,203,461  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class B

    437,776       337,734  

NEPI Rockcastle NV

    490,581       2,939,303  

NN Group NV

    286,102       10,967,699  

NSI NV

    72,368       1,521,353  

OCI NV

    116,765       3,327,776  

Ordina NV

    202,574       1,269,585  

Pharming Group NV(a)(b)

    1,405,399       1,773,885  

PostNL NV

    635,133       1,289,747  

Prosus NV

    908,155       71,841,746  

QIAGEN NV(a)

    254,432       11,938,343  

Randstad NV

    115,714       6,779,160  

SBM Offshore NV

    118,719       1,724,746  

Signify NV(c)

    133,833       4,207,906  

Technip Energies NV

    139,441       3,178,140  

TKH Group NV

    48,872       2,549,965  

TomTom NV(a)

    142,226       1,242,498  

Universal Music Group NV

    942,423       24,173,062  

Van Lanschot Kempen NV

    53,354       1,748,256  

Vastned Retail NV

    49,452       1,103,487  

Wereldhave NV

    62,847       1,122,961  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    291,372       36,589,331  
   

 

 

 
       921,990,209  
New Zealand — 0.2%            

a2 Milk Co. Ltd. (The)(a)(b)

    737,892       2,529,842  

Air New Zealand Ltd.(a)

    1,527,677       750,083  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.(a)

    1,300,209       6,787,414  

Contact Energy Ltd.

    895,529       4,624,099  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    181,256       4,343,665  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    691,417       10,555,896  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    972,711       3,372,573  

Goodman Property Trust

    1,444,256       2,027,281  

Infratil Ltd.

    1,037,822       6,419,197  

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

    1,635,110       965,592  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    931,080       3,812,861  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    1,663,653       5,839,218  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    772,898       3,273,637  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    2,272,946       7,317,854  

Summerset Group Holdings Ltd.

    313,076       2,003,282  
   

 

 

 
       64,622,494  
Norway — 0.6%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    314,280       2,324,743  

Aker ASA, Class A

    37,137       2,361,437  

Aker BP ASA

    356,919       9,998,219  

Atea ASA

    165,618       2,248,537  

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    162,820       1,222,506  

Bakkafrost P/F

    56,059       3,262,293  

Borr Drilling Ltd.(a)

    284,430       2,426,135  

Borregaard ASA

    175,080       2,857,364  

BW Energy Ltd.(a)

    36,320       107,926  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Norway (continued)

   

BW LPG Ltd.(c)

    197,927     $ 2,118,248  

BW Offshore Ltd.

    250,263       685,412  

Crayon Group Holding ASA(a)(c)

    101,530       1,081,052  

DNB Bank ASA

    1,031,568       21,258,019  

DNO ASA

    1,536,126       1,666,307  

Elkem ASA(c)

    385,640       914,810  

Entra ASA(c)

    126,104       1,230,011  

Equinor ASA

    1,099,417       33,629,488  

Europris ASA(c)

    205,636       1,247,506  

Flex LNG Ltd.

    88,177       2,796,456  

Frontline PLC, NVS

    157,798       2,629,172  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    161,459       2,548,861  

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.

    167,913       1,315,723  

Grieg Seafood ASA

    159,162       1,147,186  

Hafnia Ltd.

    283,727       1,542,105  

Kahoot! ASA(a)(b)

    543,797       1,870,609  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    128,275       5,565,997  

Leroy Seafood Group ASA

    308,664       1,284,176  

Mowi ASA

    493,012       8,667,102  

MPC Container Ships AS

    449,260       838,145  

NEL ASA(a)(b)

    2,049,290       2,779,399  

Nordic Semiconductor ASA(a)

    192,900       2,840,808  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    1,449,440       9,492,989  

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA(a)

    1,131,462       1,129,391  

Orkla ASA

    829,612       6,546,322  

PGS ASA(a)

    1,248,775       878,138  

Protector Forsikring ASA

    105,446       1,722,356  

Salmar ASA

    80,471       3,717,640  

Scatec ASA(c)

    171,886       1,436,625  

Schibsted ASA, Class A

    74,703       1,600,384  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    110,990       2,176,448  

SpareBank 1 SMN

    357,244       5,006,218  

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA

    252,922       3,264,340  

Storebrand ASA

    497,984       4,352,886  

Subsea 7 SA

    275,095       3,697,043  

Telenor ASA

    736,730       7,886,651  

TGS ASA

    161,919       2,161,183  

TOMRA Systems ASA

    289,391       4,459,731  

Veidekke ASA

    186,448       2,104,543  

Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA

    164,091       1,139,393  

Yara International ASA

    182,150       7,439,366  
   

 

 

 
       196,677,399  
Peru — 0.1%            

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    227,137       1,753,497  

Credicorp Ltd.

    75,460       11,850,993  

Southern Copper Corp.

    92,354       8,075,434  
   

 

 

 
       21,679,924  
Philippines — 0.2%            

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    2,689,900       2,632,873  

ACEN Corp.(a)

    723,363       68,762  

Alliance Global Group Inc.

    3,269,600       740,663  

Ayala Corp.

    345,655       3,874,219  

Ayala Land Inc.

    9,361,030       4,674,477  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    1,325,461       2,763,786  

BDO Unibank Inc.

    3,262,572       8,628,035  

Bloomberry Resorts Corp.(a)

    7,240,600       1,563,503  

Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc.(a)

    3,145,100       578,710  

GT Capital Holdings Inc.

    109,988       1,091,936  
Security   Shares     Value  

Philippines (continued)

   

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    1,415,580     $ 5,594,377  

JG Summit Holdings Inc.

    3,947,417       3,097,240  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    630,180       2,927,015  

Manila Electric Co.

    254,320       1,649,554  

Manila Water Co. Inc.

    2,623,900       912,453  

Megaworld Corp.

    8,590,500       320,828  

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

    21,183,300       1,878,445  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    2,196,387       2,400,983  

MREIT Inc.

    282,300       72,984  

PLDT Inc.

    94,225       2,248,481  

Semirara Mining & Power Corp.

    462,200       242,863  

SM Investments Corp.

    327,465       5,441,088  

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    13,021,100       7,922,685  

Universal Robina Corp.

    1,135,330       2,538,959  
   

 

 

 
      63,864,919  
Poland — 0.3%            

Alior Bank SA(a)

    144,239       2,089,337  

Allegro.eu SA (a)(c)

    503,195       4,436,421  

Asseco Poland SA

    120,223       2,395,141  

Bank Millennium SA(a)

    933,804       1,526,776  

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA

    204,567       6,040,430  

CCC SA(a)

    62,566       811,622  

CD Projekt SA

    80,268       3,274,850  

Cyfrowy Polsat SA

    365,447       1,472,612  

Dino Polska SA(a)(c)

    63,971       7,123,812  

Enea SA(a)

    278,887       612,975  

Eurocash SA

    80,374       347,415  

Grupa Azoty SA(a)(b)

    73,664       495,498  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    150,720       4,661,249  

KRUK SA(a)

    21,119       2,305,551  

LPP SA

    1,178       4,052,252  

mBank SA(a)

    18,895       2,255,488  

Orange Polska SA

    864,469       1,591,283  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA(a)

    1,123,575       2,389,812  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

    739,005       13,171,695  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

    1,020,415       10,353,154  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    691,436       6,992,455  

Santander Bank Polska SA(a)

    37,733       3,743,553  

Tauron Polska Energia SA(a)

    1,311,404       1,219,126  
   

 

 

 
       83,362,507  
Portugal — 0.1%            

Altri SGPS SA(b)

    325,060       1,528,485  

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R(a)

    8,375,746       2,287,457  

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

    184,438       728,029  

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    2,964,006       13,847,358  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    514,891       6,842,702  

Greenvolt Energias Renovaveis SA(a)(b)

    172,436       1,204,730  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    330,763       9,005,281  

Navigator Co. SA (The)

    433,700       1,520,188  

NOS SGPS SA

    908,863       3,453,564  

REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

    780,367       2,130,897  

Sonae SGPS SA

    2,756,239       2,996,750  
   

 

 

 
       45,545,441  
Qatar — 0.2%            

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    3,360,761       2,592,363  

Commercial Bank PSQC (The)

    3,438,242       5,902,184  

Doha Bank QPSC

    1,866,174       886,202  

Dukhan Bank

    675,285       766,352  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Qatar (continued)

   

Industries Qatar QSC

    2,029,394     $ 7,427,574  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    6,619,265       4,561,994  

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.

    5,331,563       2,857,051  

Ooredoo QPSC

    1,074,370       3,371,463  

Qatar Aluminum Manufacturing Co.

    5,155,647       1,912,861  

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

    872,002       4,341,555  

Qatar Fuel QSC

    159,780       737,007  

Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd.

    2,882,214       3,335,265  

Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ(a)

    2,523,826       1,544,594  

Qatar International Islamic Bank QSC

    880,451       2,508,836  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    1,834,440       10,653,102  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    4,988,295       23,256,327  

Qatar Navigation QSC

    615,521       1,774,133  

United Development Co. QSC

    1,908,304       639,018  

Vodafone Qatar QSC

    4,408,963       2,345,416  
   

 

 

 
       81,413,297  
Russia — 0.0%            

Aeroflot PJSC(a)(d)

    2,248,580       245  

Alrosa PJSC(a)(d)

    2,008,230       219  

Detsky Mir PJSC(a)(c)(d)

    1,459,210       159  

Gazprom PJSC(a)(d)

    12,460,440       1,358  

Inter RAO UES PJSC(d)

    41,474,100       4,520  

LUKOIL PJSC(d)

    449,912       49  

Magnit PJSC(d)

    59,647       7  

Magnit PJSC, GDR(d)

    3        

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC(d)

    67,010       7  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC(d)

    1,079,812       118  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC(d)

    1,165,970       127  

Novatek PJSC(d)

    970,220       106  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC(a)(d)

    1,277,300       139  

Ozon Holdings PLC, GDR(a)(d)

    48,614       5  

PhosAgro PJSC(d)

    54,047       6  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(a)(d)(e)

    2        

PhosAgro PJSC, New(d)

    1,044       10  

Polymetal International PLC(a)(d)

    318,811       35  

Polyus PJSC(a)(d)

    29,956       3  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC(d)

    1,203,679       131  

Rostelecom PJSC(d)

    1,886,690       206  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC(d)

    10,330,470       1,126  

Severstal PAO(a)(d)

    165,788       18  

Sistema PJSFC(d)

    5,373,780       586  

Surgutneftegas PJSC(d)

    7,375,600       804  

Tatneft PJSC(d)

    1,491,585       163  

TCS Group Holding PLC, GDR(a)(d)(e)

    134,948       15  

Unipro PJSC(a)(d)

    16,577,000       1,807  

United Co. RUSAL International PJSC(a)(d)

    2,395,510       261  

VK Co. Ltd.(a)(d)

    113,735       12  

VTB Bank PJSC(a)(d)

    3,435,870,000       374  

X5 Retail Group NV, GDR(a)(d)

    128,602       14  

Yandex NV(a)(d)

    338,783       37  
   

 

 

 
      12,667  
Saudi Arabia — 1.2%            

Abdullah Al Othaim Markets Co.

    740,890       2,918,218  

ACWA Power Co.

    80,722       3,967,927  

Advanced Petrochemical Co.

    194,177       2,357,155  

Al Rajhi Bank

    2,217,876       44,085,944  

Aldrees Petroleum and Transport Services Co.

    120,566       3,839,291  

Alinma Bank

    1,239,790       12,223,783  

Almarai Co. JSC

    225,768       4,145,981  
Security   Shares     Value  

Saudi Arabia (continued)

   

Alujain Corp.

    123,485     $ 1,523,105  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

    475,412       10,544,486  

Arab National Bank

    712,810       5,060,899  

Arabian Internet & Communications Services Co.

    19,837       1,928,384  

Arriyadh Development Co.

    259,997       1,388,911  

Bank AlBilad

    682,010       7,949,970  

Bank Al-Jazira

    548,829       2,688,096  

Banque Saudi Fransi

    683,201       7,755,813  

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.

    73,196       3,366,612  

City Cement Co.

    211,363       1,284,141  

Co. for Cooperative Insurance (The)

    110,015       4,187,584  

Dallah Healthcare Co.

    39,488       1,856,723  

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co.(a)

    821,080       3,705,099  

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    99,964       7,700,915  

Elm Co.

    50,557       9,164,154  

Emaar Economic City(a)

    603,700       1,448,739  

Etihad Etisalat Co.

    475,075       5,932,128  

Jarir Marketing Co.

    678,390       2,803,237  

Leejam Sports Co. JSC

    47,492       1,868,462  

Mobile Telecommunications Co.

    707,861       2,532,118  

Mouwasat Medical Services Co.

    81,894       5,475,851  

Nahdi Medical Co.

    37,780       1,750,661  

National Gas & Industrialization Co.

    152,554       2,723,120  

National Industrialization Co.(a)

    547,543       2,059,830  

Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co.(a)

    669,808       1,857,830  

Reinet Investments SCA

    190,187       4,607,452  

Riyad Bank

    1,640,125       13,904,261  

SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.

    262,389       10,084,753  

Sahara International Petrochemical Co.

    494,980       4,994,746  

Saudi Airlines Catering Co.

    98,446       3,253,964  

Saudi Arabian Mining Co.(a)

    1,507,467       17,848,915  

Saudi Arabian Oil Co.(c)

    2,896,293       25,029,132  

Saudi Aramco Base Oil Co.

    43,331       1,712,207  

Saudi Awwal Bank

    1,096,772       11,125,497  

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

    1,008,459       23,047,763  

Saudi Cement Co.

    107,872       1,650,457  

Saudi Chemical Co. Holding

    1,613,450       1,999,825  

Saudi Electricity Co.

    1,048,138       6,270,254  

Saudi Ground Services Co.(a)

    206,719       1,741,952  

Saudi Industrial Investment Group

    367,396       2,447,752  

Saudi Investment Bank (The)

    372,618       1,777,718  

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.(a)

    939,691       3,070,082  

Saudi National Bank (The)

    3,326,840       34,185,979  

Saudi Public Transport Co.(a)

    235,758       1,115,229  

Saudi Research & Media Group(a)

    47,751       2,383,268  

Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Co.

    48,042       2,578,526  

Saudi Telecom Co.

    2,117,899       23,948,468  

Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Co.

    32,526       3,077,815  

Savola Group (The)

    249,817       2,815,889  

Southern Province Cement Co.

    93,247       1,227,342  

United Electronics Co.

    83,282       1,809,223  

United International Transportation Co.

    127,337       2,346,540  

Yamama Cement Co.

    204,097       1,955,791  

Yanbu Cement Co.

    159,027       1,695,061  

Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.

    276,903       3,383,157  
   

 

 

 
       389,184,185  
Singapore — 1.0%            

AEM Holdings Ltd.(b)

    843,100       2,391,642  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Singapore (continued)

   

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    3,409,648     $ 7,210,125  

CapitaLand Ascott Trust

    3,267,765       2,752,354  

CapitaLand China Trust(b)

    2,713,641       2,124,280  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    5,983,428       9,186,262  

Capitaland Investment Ltd/Singapore

    2,774,700       7,101,788  

CDL Hospitality Trusts(b)

    2,322,181       2,078,477  

City Developments Ltd.

    733,700       4,082,518  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    2,167,500       2,055,747  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    2,037,000       52,548,568  

ESR-LOGOS REIT(b)

    15,349,547       3,981,036  

First Resources Ltd.

    1,117,500       1,269,670  

Frasers Centrepoint Trust

    2,176,262       3,553,864  

Frasers Hospitality Trust

    1,831,900       660,375  

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust(b)

    2,984,913       2,741,132  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    5,716,200       4,043,214  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    9,195,300       1,731,559  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    2,067,364       7,918,004  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Class U

    7,934,500       1,468,739  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    110,800       2,859,729  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    1,587,300       8,814,648  

Keppel DC REIT(b)

    1,703,863       2,808,050  

Keppel Infrastructure Trust

    11,499,636       4,406,339  

Keppel REIT

    2,855,560       1,954,925  

Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust

    2,431,218       255,181  

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    2,087,260       3,517,227  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    3,869,756       4,919,559  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    2,297,993       2,854,160  

Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd.(a)

    52,198       1,288,769  

NetLink NBN Trust

    5,692,600       3,682,221  

OUE Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust(b)

    6,286,080       1,465,452  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    3,758,450       37,613,632  

Parkway Life REIT

    1,233,900       3,601,149  

Raffles Medical Group Ltd.

    1,560,000       1,643,795  

SATS Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,340,197       2,822,296  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)

    412,765       27,457,128  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    51,809,697       5,491,068  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    1,188,300       4,871,292  

Sheng Siong Group Ltd.

    2,062,900       2,544,603  

SIA Engineering Co. Ltd.(b)

    542,100       999,397  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(b)

    1,531,700       8,677,115  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    547,000       3,998,456  

Singapore Post Ltd.(b)

    2,552,400       959,919  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    1,851,500       5,198,093  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    8,963,300       17,980,963  

Starhill Global REIT

    4,287,700       1,660,258  

StarHub Ltd.

    836,100       653,827  

Suntec REIT(b)

    1,742,700       1,691,067  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    1,405,400       31,879,365  

UOL Group Ltd.

    300,600       1,590,527  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    229,700       2,589,618  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    1,937,800       5,630,729  

Yangzijiang Financial Holding Ltd.(b)

    2,579,500       640,364  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    2,654,000       3,074,560  

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.(a)

    925,900       564,479  
   

 

 

 
       331,559,314  
South Africa — 0.9%            

Absa Group Ltd.

    883,311       9,361,716  

Adcock Ingram Holdings Ltd.(b)

    117,088       361,731  

AECI Ltd.

    230,295       1,214,332  
Security   Shares     Value  

South Africa (continued)

   

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

    210,508     $ 2,376,037  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    70,320       3,514,532  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    437,140       4,688,003  

AVI Ltd.

    454,895       1,812,087  

Barloworld Ltd.

    295,266       1,381,912  

Bid Corp. Ltd.

    417,203       9,881,998  

Bidvest Group Ltd. (The)

    301,695       4,681,365  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    97,902       9,817,763  

Clicks Group Ltd.

    301,450       4,728,469  

Coronation Fund Managers Ltd.

    234,318       429,886  

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Ltd.(c)

    485,815       698,145  

Discovery Ltd.(a)

    594,548       5,252,402  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    301,940       2,735,462  

FirstRand Ltd.

    5,602,951       22,792,086  

Foschini Group Ltd. (The)

    401,698       2,434,131  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    1,015,842       15,754,871  

Grindrod Ltd.

    323,951       172,991  

Growthpoint Properties Ltd.

    3,225,624       2,285,240  

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.

    651,550       2,813,297  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    963,456       6,959,110  

Investec Ltd.

    422,470       2,637,049  

JSE Ltd.

    183,206       937,556  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    78,979       2,166,479  

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,726,720       2,011,188  

Momentum Metropolitan Holdings

    1,592,204       1,688,023  

Motus Holdings Ltd.

    285,411       1,683,540  

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

    285,566       2,514,146  

MTN Group Ltd.

    1,954,027       15,302,243  

MultiChoice Group

    424,261       2,099,746  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    229,007       44,996,845  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    474,298       6,232,475  

Netcare Ltd.

    1,573,285       1,231,620  

Ninety One Ltd.

    254,780       555,612  

Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd.(a)

    425,971       3,599,034  

Oceana Group Ltd.

    81,738       319,114  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    4,414,235       3,211,250  

OUTsurance Group Ltd., NVS

    1,152,584       2,492,230  

Pepkor Holdings Ltd.(c)

    1,633,908       1,587,884  

Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.

    745,242       1,603,935  

PSG Konsult Ltd.

    837,952       671,439  

Redefine Properties Ltd.

    7,398,912       1,469,459  

Remgro Ltd.

    526,479       4,733,196  

Resilient REIT Ltd.

    496,250       1,199,297  

Reunert Ltd.

    334,233       1,123,595  

Sanlam Ltd.

    2,124,017       7,811,371  

Sappi Ltd.

    775,583       1,669,669  

Sasol Ltd.

    634,674       8,861,386  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    593,371       8,573,541  

Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.

    3,144,571       5,975,975  

SPAR Group Ltd. (The)

    228,779       1,380,701  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    1,463,833        15,633,863  

Super Group Ltd./South Africa

    671,872       1,289,739  

Telkom SA SOC Ltd.(a)(b)

    561,522       924,513  

Thungela Resources Ltd.

    169,002       1,266,510  

Tiger Brands Ltd.

    176,074       1,573,803  

Truworths International Ltd.

    594,320       2,385,754  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    708,173       4,676,082  

Vukile Property Fund Ltd.

    962,949       703,753  

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd.(a)

    62,512       379,258  
 

 

 

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iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Africa (continued)            

Woolworths Holdings Ltd.

    1,019,020     $   4,558,418  
   

 

 

 
       289,878,857  
South Korea — 3.5%            

ABLBio Inc.(a)(b)

    64,526       969,109  

Advanced Nano Products Co. Ltd.

    18,208       2,350,359  

AfreecaTV Co. Ltd.(b)

    22,179       1,270,750  

Ahnlab Inc.

    9,163       451,643  

Alteogen Inc.(a)(b)

    56,673       1,984,025  

Amorepacific Corp.(b)

    33,314       2,942,512  

Amorepacific Group

    36,835       790,529  

Asiana Airlines Inc.(a)

    56,186       492,030  

BGF retail Co. Ltd.

    10,242       1,343,817  

BH Co. Ltd.(b)

    46,296       870,746  

Bioneer Corp.(a)(b)

    26,576       969,511  

BNK Financial Group Inc.

    265,632       1,408,799  

Bukwang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(a)

    72,368       378,970  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.

    118,008       6,096,489  

Celltrion Inc.(b)

    124,290       14,299,226  

Celltrion Pharm Inc.(a)(b)

    24,565       1,710,419  

Chabiotech Co. Ltd.(a)

    117,876       1,161,589  

Cheil Worldwide Inc.

    90,450       1,287,261  

Chunbo Co. Ltd.(b)

    15,142       2,263,784  

CJ CGV Co. Ltd.(a)

    57,806       421,862  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    8,767       1,924,533  

CJ Corp.

    16,691       848,530  

CJ ENM Co. Ltd.(a)

    11,860       598,466  

CJ Logistics Corp.

    11,840       668,910  

Com2uSCorp

    16,150       690,564  

Cosmax Inc.(a)(b)

    32,300       2,598,154  

CosmoAM&T Co. Ltd.(a)

    30,164       4,301,118  

Cosmochemical Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    40,718       1,775,047  

Coway Co. Ltd.

    61,767       1,984,956  

CS Wind Corp.(b)

    32,960       1,917,856  

Daejoo Electronic Materials Co. Ltd.(b)

    21,037       1,662,829  

Daesang Corp.

    39,383       525,328  

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co.
Ltd.(a)

    241,803       857,760  

Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(b)

    8,311       664,602  

Dawonsys Co. Ltd.(a)

    65,315       719,397  

DB HiTek Co. Ltd.(b)

    51,404       2,381,792  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.

    53,673       3,173,704  

Dentium Co. Ltd.

    15,778       1,779,381  

DGB Financial Group Inc.

    236,368       1,355,513  

DL E&C Co. Ltd.

    37,656       904,136  

DL Holdings Co. Ltd.

    15,028       462,599  

Dong-A Socio Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,625       751,975  

Dong-A ST Co. Ltd.

    19,580       808,031  

Dongjin Semichem Co. Ltd.(b)

    83,671       2,782,363  

Dongkuk CM Co. Ltd.(a)

    29,937       236,509  

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd/New(a)

    49,672       503,481  

Doosan Bobcat Inc.

    55,080       2,526,602  

Doosan Enerbility Co. Ltd.(a)

    513,288       7,045,389  

Doosan Fuel Cell Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    66,821       1,426,103  

DoubleUGames Co. Ltd.(b)

    16,238       510,732  

Douzone Bizon Co. Ltd.

    28,706       617,522  

Ecopro BM Co. Ltd.

    57,354       18,865,397  

Ecopro Co. Ltd.(b)

    23,516       22,275,920  

Ecopro HN Co. Ltd.(b)

    27,585       1,968,260  

E-MART Inc.

    21,983       1,304,853  

Eo Technics Co. Ltd.(b)

    18,249       2,292,301  

F&F Co. Ltd./New(b)

    22,855       1,855,560  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

Fila Holdings Corp.

    63,336     $ 1,970,118  

Foosung Co. Ltd.(b)

    110,780       1,177,549  

GC Cell Corp.(b)

    32,030       944,225  

GemVax & Kael Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    80,273       821,636  

Geneone Life Science Inc.(a)

    107,780       363,852  

Genexine Inc.(a)

    104,959       799,597  

Grand Korea Leisure Co. Ltd.(a)

    73,764       799,734  

Green Cross Corp.

    11,204       977,091  

Green Cross Holdings Corp.(b)

    35,686       383,687  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.

    163,213       1,872,409  

GS Holdings Corp.

    60,141       1,777,132  

GS Retail Co. Ltd.

    38,187       636,181  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    355,190        10,945,357  

Hana Tour Service Inc.(a)

    35,995       1,372,884  

Hanall Biopharma Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    60,443       1,135,807  

Handsome Co. Ltd.

    33,660       547,192  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.

    95,912       2,909,134  

Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.

    8,967       1,874,897  

Hanmi Semiconductor Co. Ltd.

    78,203       2,975,913  

Hanon Systems

    253,381       1,694,820  

Hansol Chemical Co. Ltd.(b)

    12,435       1,911,272  

Hanssem Co. Ltd.(a)

    12,601       458,332  

Hanwha Aerospace Co. Ltd.

    45,027       4,319,878  

Hanwha Corp.

    64,296       1,556,271  

Hanwha Galleria Co. Ltd.(a)

    212,906       220,042  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(a)

    584,177       1,083,601  

Hanwha Solutions Corp.(a)

    116,289       3,451,367  

HD Hyundai Co. Ltd.

    53,018       2,560,299  

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    21,864       2,396,875  

HD Hyundai Infracore Co. Ltd.

    152,407       1,474,079  

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    42,498       4,113,685  

HDC Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction, Class E

    63,396       515,609  

Helixmith Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    73,846       339,084  

HL Mando Co. Ltd.

    50,369       1,824,151  

HLB Inc.(a)

    129,643       3,343,202  

HLB Life Science Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    112,815       804,362  

HMM Co. Ltd.

    313,674       4,305,488  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    37,972       2,243,222  

Hugel Inc.(a)

    14,018       1,185,991  

HYBE Co. Ltd.(a)

    21,301       4,386,673  

Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp.

    4,159       1,549,158  

Hyosung Corp.

    11,840       559,582  

Hyosung TNC Corp.

    3,715       988,537  

Hyundai Autoever Corp.

    11,417       1,370,748  

Hyundai Bioscience Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    66,443       1,295,076  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.

    20,394       886,387  

Hyundai Elevator Co. Ltd.(b)

    58,813       1,927,653  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

    80,513       2,363,003  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

    21,179       2,895,976  

Hyundai Green Food, NVS

    56,626       514,883  

Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp.

    15,833       527,397  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.

    92,062       2,066,958  

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    33,412       2,448,502  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    71,986       13,153,016  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    159,720       24,557,493  

Hyundai Rotem Co. Ltd.(a)

    96,421       2,371,535  

Hyundai Steel Co.

    96,266       2,729,052  

Hyundai Wia Corp.

    17,876       885,659  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

Il Dong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(a)

    27,477     $ 352,967  

Iljin Materials Co. Ltd.(b)

    34,126       1,468,164  

Industrial Bank of Korea

    155,764       1,269,879  

JB Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    383,174       2,570,988  

JW Pharmaceutical Corp.

    51,336       1,712,459  

JYP Entertainment Corp.

    44,957       4,813,224  

Kakao Corp.

    364,418       14,670,349  

Kakao Games Corp.(a)

    55,202       1,366,073  

Kakao Pay Corp.(a)

    47,929       1,886,378  

KakaoBank Corp.(b)

    182,332       3,719,353  

Kangwon Land Inc.

    105,160       1,287,115  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    459,517        18,404,297  

KCC Corp.

    7,961       1,324,796  

KEPCO Engineering & Construction Co. Inc.

    23,040       1,366,946  

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.

    26,600       705,505  

Kia Corp.

    301,996       19,599,331  

KIWOOM Securities Co. Ltd.

    21,269       1,621,673  

KMW Co. Ltd.(a)

    74,974       695,864  

Koh Young Technology Inc.(b)

    89,948       975,973  

Kolmar Korea Co. Ltd.(b)

    47,237       1,790,695  

Kolon Industries Inc.

    24,923       1,011,160  

Komipharm International Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    82,840       397,167  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

    82,998       3,204,430  

Korea Electric Power Corp.(a)

    280,993       4,233,922  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.

    46,408       1,778,308  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    9,030       3,498,065  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.

    186,950       3,608,549  

Korean Reinsurance Co.

    212,827       1,154,600  

Krafton Inc.(a)

    33,092       4,460,744  

KT Corp.

    51,081       1,182,909  

KT&G Corp.

    120,827       7,818,459  

Kum Yang Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    43,205       5,406,846  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.(b)

    22,087       2,079,904  

Kumho Tire Co. Inc.(a)

    186,618       663,100  

L&F Co. Ltd.(b)

    29,645       5,991,424  

LegoChem Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    36,948       1,021,958  

LF Corp.

    72,367       788,463  

LG Chem Ltd.

    56,468       28,725,599  

LG Corp.

    103,469       6,773,524  

LG Display Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    235,699       2,492,083  

LG Electronics Inc.

    125,372       10,671,835  

LG Energy Solution(a)(b)

    39,618       17,405,434  

LG H&H Co. Ltd.

    10,162       3,409,581  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    17,005       3,526,067  

LG Uplus Corp.

    195,032       1,530,796  

LIG Nex1 Co. Ltd.(b)

    20,839       1,253,909  

Lotte Chemical Corp.

    21,155       2,499,687  

Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. Ltd.

    4,748       455,840  

Lotte Fine Chemical Co. Ltd.

    39,421       2,004,113  

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.

    11,836       649,994  

Lotte Wellfood Co. Ltd.(b)

    6,530       486,463  

LS Corp.(b)

    27,110       2,570,953  

LS Electric Co. Ltd.

    20,673       1,713,473  

LX Holdings Corp.

    131,130       853,935  

LX International Corp.

    40,808       1,231,000  

LX Semicon Co. Ltd.

    16,181       1,299,572  

Medytox Inc.(b)

    8,212       1,399,814  

Meritz Financial Group Inc.

    131,422       5,074,247  

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.

    306,184       1,664,479  

Naturecell Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    78,308       481,896  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

NAVER Corp.

    150,229     $  26,765,903  

NCSoft Corp.

    18,400       3,991,809  

NEPES Corp.(a)(b)

    58,292       1,026,014  

Netmarble Corp.(a)(c)

    26,795       1,034,704  

Nexen Tire Corp.

    48,963       329,802  

Nexon Games Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    56,420       952,232  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.

    219,618       1,705,536  

NHN Corp.(a)(b)

    34,976       689,036  

NHN KCP Corp.(b)

    65,630       468,111  

NongShim Co. Ltd.(b)

    5,458       1,698,197  

OCI Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    9,349       998,967  

OCI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,150       1,557,719  

Orion Corp./Republic of Korea

    28,039       2,495,618  

Oscotec Inc.(a)

    56,282       1,530,043  

Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.

    354,924       1,330,885  

Paradise Co. Ltd.(a)

    57,062       643,004  

Pearl Abyss Corp.(a)(b)

    43,156       1,897,084  

Pharmicell Co. Ltd.(a)

    100,967       540,741  

PI Advanced Materials Co. Ltd.(b)

    26,582       640,921  

Poongsan Corp.

    24,389       717,564  

POSCO Future M Co. Ltd.(b)

    35,456       14,668,553  

POSCO Holdings Inc.

    82,267       41,452,797  

Posco International Corp.(b)

    60,934       4,311,871  

Rainbow Robotics(a)(b)

    18,359       1,643,394  

RFHIC Corp.(b)

    52,007       748,315  

S-1 Corp.

    19,725       791,618  

Sam Chun Dang Pharm Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    30,841       1,543,137  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    20,767       12,469,917  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    100,162       8,115,188  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    66,497       7,585,902  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    5,387,144       294,960,292  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    177,545       5,150,052  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

    36,250       6,929,063  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    681,981       4,833,627  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    79,033       4,323,755  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    62,286       32,513,574  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    41,099       4,137,576  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    78,002       2,196,596  

SD Biosensor Inc.(b)

    54,240       551,137  

Seah Besteel Holdings Corp.

    20,779       458,353  

Seegene Inc.

    54,100       988,994  

Seojin System Co. Ltd.(a)

    69,667       950,527  

Seoul Semiconductor Co. Ltd.

    115,141       1,057,249  

SFA Engineering Corp.

    38,771       1,119,787  

Shin Poong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(a)

    53,841       753,582  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    500,137       13,765,416  

Shinsegae Inc.(b)

    8,504       1,274,772  

Shinsegae International Inc.

    18,754       242,195  

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.(a)

    37,745       2,410,247  

SK Bioscience Co. Ltd.(a)

    36,668       2,111,512  

SK Chemicals Co. Ltd.

    20,006       995,911  

SK Hynix Inc.

    617,263       59,778,815  

SK IE Technology Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    34,395       2,898,242  

SK Inc.

    43,948       5,267,791  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.(a)

    61,647       10,456,509  

SK Networks Co. Ltd.(b)

    125,091       588,031  

SK Square Co. Ltd.(a)

    80,173       2,791,288  

SKC Co. Ltd.(b)

    29,667       2,309,480  

SM Entertainment Co. Ltd.(b)

    23,853       2,447,737  

S-Oil Corp.

    51,912       3,051,603  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

Solus Advanced Materials Co. Ltd.

    27,827     $ 783,053  

Soulbrain Co. Ltd.

    9,318       1,993,531  

Taihan Electric Wire Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    96,140       981,963  

TKG Huchems Co. Ltd.(b)

    39,610       690,515  

Tongyang Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(a)

    107,258       297,292  

Webzen Inc.

    34,492       397,387  

Wemade Co. Ltd.(b)

    29,222       839,091  

Woori Financial Group Inc.

    530,645       4,849,655  

Wysiwyg Studious Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    225,700       521,019  

YG Entertainment Inc.

    18,444        1,102,102  

Youngone Corp.

    21,168       959,152  

Youngone Holdings Co. Ltd.

    23,270       1,407,040  

Yuhan Corp.

    69,359       3,968,440  

Yungjin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(a)

    212,536       413,014  
   

 

 

 
       1,145,530,796  
Spain — 1.5%            

Acciona SA

    32,273       4,837,682  

Acerinox SA

    175,147       1,843,844  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    219,324       7,671,677  

Aena SME SA(c)

    81,698       13,046,528  

Almirall SA

    127,700       1,224,991  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    507,855       36,431,532  

Applus Services SA

    238,698       2,560,640  

Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA

    138,677       574,848  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    6,793,814       53,850,312  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    6,453,668       7,953,325  

Banco Santander SA

    18,472,479       74,855,680  

Bankinter SA

    780,974       5,052,935  

CaixaBank SA

    4,781,544       19,342,304  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    661,926       27,032,448  

Cia. de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

    66,802       1,858,770  

Cie. Automotive SA

    106,698       3,343,977  

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA

    42,483       1,448,703  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    64,869       2,041,801  

Ebro Foods SA

    82,303       1,517,186  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    313,367       5,985,591  

Enagas SA

    107,612       1,909,739  

Ence Energia y Celulosa SA

    277,571       845,320  

Endesa SA

    305,508       6,547,906  

Faes Farma SA

    755,938       2,619,405  

Fluidra SA

    137,007       3,029,937  

Gestamp Automocion SA(c)

    202,590       983,574  

Global Dominion Access SA(c)

    306,988       1,291,065  

Grifols SA(a)

    311,970       4,582,935  

Iberdrola SA

    6,806,866       84,960,105  

Indra Sistemas SA

    260,170       3,783,814  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    1,223,948       46,850,059  

Inmobiliaria Colonial SOCIMI SA

    352,472       2,275,298  

Lar Espana Real Estate SOCIMI SA

    82,120       531,814  

Linea Directa Aseguradora SA Cia de Seguros y Reaseguros

    816,625       792,828  

Mapfre SA

    568,994       1,182,630  

Melia Hotels International SA(a)(b)

    184,510       1,354,551  

Merlin Properties SOCIMI SA

    413,612       3,854,438  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    143,830       4,385,480  

Neinor Homes SA(c)

    57,545       569,437  

Pharma Mar SA

    26,483       995,694  

Prosegur Cia. de Seguridad SA

    404,455       743,847  

Redeia Corp. SA

    286,554       4,792,805  
Security   Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)            

Repsol SA

    1,527,434     $   23,319,977  

Sacyr SA

    706,056       2,413,800  

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA(a)

    121,450       1,899,630  

Talgo SA(c)

    227,294       939,420  

Talgo SA, NVS

    6,494       26,841  

Tecnicas Reunidas SA(a)

    97,592       940,411  

Telefonica SA

    5,717,696       24,361,748  

Unicaja Banco SA(c)

    1,789,443       2,088,585  

Viscofan SA

    46,331       3,007,854  
   

 

 

 
       510,355,721  
Sweden — 2.2%            

AAK AB

    183,675       3,530,468  

AddLife AB, Class B

    163,673       1,332,917  

AddTech AB, Class B

    313,892       5,847,749  

AFRY AB

    137,295       1,905,332  

Alfa Laval AB

    331,591       12,412,619  

Alimak Group AB(c)

    71,472       519,759  

Alleima AB, NVS

    273,516       1,188,123  

Arjo AB, Class B

    351,689       1,504,702  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    1,140,420       27,418,985  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    3,073,037       43,655,210  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    1,728,378       21,343,595  

Attendo AB(a)(c)

    121,070       368,050  

Avanza Bank Holding AB(b)

    153,460       3,475,157  

Axfood AB

    118,478       3,018,677  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    462,771       6,293,000  

Betsson AB

    265,586       3,213,570  

Bilia AB, Class A

    112,868       1,186,164  

Billerud AB

    278,760       2,377,163  

BioArctic AB, Class B(a)(b)(c)

    50,577       1,449,204  

BioGaia AB, Class B

    171,345       1,699,386  

Biotage AB

    111,508       1,376,416  

Boliden AB

    309,176       9,092,632  

Bravida Holding AB(c)

    267,192       2,147,450  

Bufab AB

    47,516       1,390,853  

Bure Equity AB

    60,437       1,285,815  

Castellum AB

    480,201       5,468,585  

Cellavision AB

    23,284       485,526  

Clas Ohlson AB, Class B

    67,662       551,111  

Cloetta AB, Class B

    539,566       965,916  

Corem Property Group AB, Class B

    949,626       640,532  

Dios Fastigheter AB

    134,762       918,914  

Dometic Group AB(c)

    391,984       2,920,760  

Dustin Group AB(a)(c)

    139,260       363,259  

Electrolux AB, Class B

    253,840       3,135,241  

Electrolux Professional AB, Class B

    425,614       2,397,821  

Elekta AB, Class B

    393,109       3,184,664  

Embracer Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    780,695       2,240,823  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    735,213       14,678,989  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    471,529       8,010,841  

EQT AB

    441,808       10,553,505  

Essity AB, Class B

    734,999       18,225,242  

Evolution AB(c)

    211,957       26,136,966  

Fabege AB

    276,258       2,392,504  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)

    763,770       3,564,110  

Fortnox AB

    744,296       4,568,361  

Getinge AB, Class B

    259,272       4,831,020  

Granges AB

    131,232       1,340,390  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    743,795       12,510,458  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    2,536,468       24,593,104  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

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iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Hexatronic Group AB(b)

    273,823     $ 2,074,924  

Hexpol AB

    341,716       3,707,106  

HMS Networks AB

    61,268       2,474,058  

Holmen AB, Class B

    114,201       4,399,106  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

    148,269       1,815,112  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    534,862       5,246,226  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    152,641       4,334,540  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    197,841       5,604,988  

Indutrade AB

    373,038       7,828,702  

Instalco AB

    354,930       1,396,492  

Intrum AB(b)

    108,277       843,608  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    154,238       3,108,146  

Investor AB, Class A

    553,858        11,247,971  

Investor AB, Class B

    1,933,939       39,498,745  

INVISIO AB

    78,106       1,625,501  

JM AB(b)

    141,629       2,225,263  

Kambi Group PLC, Class B(a)

    41,748       790,598  

Kindred Group PLC

    274,501       3,301,834  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    270,040       3,685,695  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    70,542       3,108,745  

Lifco AB, Class B

    303,836       6,125,894  

Lindab International AB

    146,199       2,266,624  

Loomis AB, Class B

    84,805       2,473,978  

MEKO AB

    85,725       894,788  

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR(a)

    196,352       3,048,794  

MIPS AB

    44,673       2,022,564  

Modern Times Group MTG AB, Class B(a)

    130,090       846,128  

Munters Group AB(c)

    176,235       2,236,844  

Mycronic AB

    107,156       2,305,970  

NCC AB, Class B

    143,189       1,541,984  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    1,751,536       15,777,418  

Nobia AB(a)

    314,777       340,295  

Nolato AB, Class B

    340,422       1,407,054  

Nordea Bank Abp

    3,527,520       39,925,655  

Nordnet AB publ

    181,315       2,690,221  

Nyfosa AB

    309,134       1,961,102  

Pandox AB, Class B

    109,399       1,289,982  

Paradox Interactive AB

    52,148       1,497,105  

Peab AB, Class B

    216,354       957,074  

Platzer Fastigheter Holding AB, Class B

    92,863       705,753  

PowerCell Sweden AB(a)(b)

    96,488       888,636  

Ratos AB, Class B

    372,316       1,237,724  

Resurs Holding AB(c)

    195,574       474,028  

Saab AB, Class B

    90,338       4,761,636  

Sagax AB, Class B

    212,989       4,729,561  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB(b)

    1,578,878       682,684  

Sandvik AB

    1,181,868       24,006,721  

Scandic Hotels Group AB(a)(b)(c)

    407,531       1,607,088  

Sectra AB, NVS

    147,327       2,359,081  

Securitas AB, Class B

    522,097       4,443,971  

Sinch AB(a)(b)(c)

    981,493       2,543,869  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    1,795,109       21,760,724  

Skanska AB, Class B

    366,793       5,850,123  

SKF AB, Class B

    357,379       6,808,937  

SSAB AB, Class A

    159,823       1,014,148  

SSAB AB, Class B

    974,230       5,960,294  

Stillfront Group AB(a)

    641,682       1,187,511  

Storskogen Group AB

    1,792,178       1,844,741  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    727,996       9,673,223  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    1,578,915       13,862,806  
Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Sweco AB, Class B

    229,543     $ 2,363,820  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    940,313       17,246,928  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)(b)

    184,991       3,620,842  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    525,176       3,951,715  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    3,275,833       16,478,992  

Telia Co. AB

    2,491,977       5,355,212  

Thule Group AB(c)

    156,315       4,881,158  

Trelleborg AB, Class B

    257,886       6,865,607  

Truecaller AB(a)(b)

    275,041       1,089,516  

Viaplay Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    91,750       398,334  

Vitrolife AB

    94,002       1,394,851  

Volvo AB, Class A

    233,531       5,295,538  

Volvo AB, Class B

    1,613,835       35,598,966  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)(b)

    631,330       3,120,663  

Wallenstam AB, Class B

    462,199       1,801,870  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    360,930       2,822,414  
   

 

 

 
       740,328,157  
Switzerland — 6.2%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    1,776,150       71,272,487  

Accelleron Industries AG, NVS

    100,683       2,652,535  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    169,495       6,907,655  

Alcon Inc.

    566,559       48,209,422  

Allreal Holding AG, Registered

    12,385       2,275,351  

ALSO Holding AG, Registered

    9,231       2,112,355  

Aryzta AG(a)

    2,328,441       3,979,518  

Autoneum Holding AG(a)(b)

    5,669       976,916  

Bachem Holding AG, Class A

    36,202       3,344,019  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    52,980       8,200,712  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    32,937       3,696,894  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    3,719       6,973,124  

Basilea Pharmaceutica AG, Registered(a)(b)

    28,598       1,441,797  

Belimo Holding AG, Registered

    11,536       6,217,324  

Bell Food Group AG, Registered

    2,275       672,402  

BKW AG

    28,837       5,160,215  

Bossard Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    8,266       1,931,830  

Bucher Industries AG, Registered

    6,825       3,041,308  

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    5,515       3,250,212  

Bystronic AG, Registered

    1,498       1,049,561  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    37,630       2,856,204  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    1,300       15,899,300  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    121       14,705,782  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    597,083       96,149,948  

Clariant AG, Registered

    228,350       3,741,784  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    242,421       7,132,736  

Comet Holding AG, Registered

    11,342       2,983,790  

COSMO Pharmaceuticals NV

    18,080       928,827  

Daetwyler Holding AG, Bearer

    8,608       1,702,733  

DKSH Holding AG

    41,484       3,347,467  

DocMorris AG(a)

    16,325       999,067  

dormakaba Holding AG

    4,030       1,964,957  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    199,023       21,991,999  

Dufry AG, Registered(a)

    100,870       5,211,797  

EFG International AG

    216,100       2,695,916  

Emmi AG, Registered

    1,546       1,512,997  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    7,899       6,592,899  

Flughafen Zurich AG, Registered

    21,218       4,491,791  

Forbo Holding AG, Registered

    1,513       2,176,561  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Galenica AG(c)

    58,084     $ 4,674,604  

Geberit AG, Registered

    41,982       23,824,866  

Georg Fischer Ltd.

    87,344       5,965,265  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    10,559       35,641,592  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    42,315       6,261,901  

Holcim Ltd.

    617,573       43,042,932  

Huber + Suhner AG, Registered

    33,507       2,894,115  

Idorsia Ltd.(a)(b)

    137,603       1,091,385  

Implenia AG, Registered

    18,572       904,602  

Inficon Holding AG, Registered

    2,350       3,012,777  

Interroll Holding AG, Registered

    775       2,479,001  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    246,859       17,484,414  

Kardex Holding AG, Registered

    9,955       2,490,914  

Komax Holding AG, Registered

    6,097       1,498,866  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    61,949       19,383,590  

Landis+Gyr Group AG

    32,835       2,851,042  

LEM Holding SA, Registered

    842       2,027,636  

Leonteq AG

    15,913       751,327  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    195,046       13,789,544  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    84,506        49,101,020  

Medmix AG(c)

    35,043       978,081  

Meyer Burger Technology AG(a)(b)

    3,768,383       2,265,667  

Mobilezone Holding AG, Registered

    175,929       2,932,016  

Mobimo Holding AG, Registered

    11,513       3,404,591  

Nestle SA, Registered

    3,100,203       379,834,166  

Novartis AG, Registered

    2,304,670       241,292,342  

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, Registered

    281,649       1,531,482  

Partners Group Holding AG

    25,839       29,007,731  

PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered

    53,790       6,338,614  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    34,654       11,490,263  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    796,727       247,026,275  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    48,555       11,789,963  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    26,381       6,116,741  

Schweiter Technologies AG, NVS

    1,583       1,218,519  

Sensirion Holding AG(a)(b)(c)

    15,377       1,347,575  

SFS Group AG

    20,816       2,474,558  

SGS SA

    173,750       16,870,258  

Siegfried Holding AG, Registered

    5,139       4,540,453  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    594,840       10,077,561  

SIG Group AG

    360,794       9,645,347  

Sika AG, Registered

    166,352       51,774,978  

Softwareone Holding AG

    129,956       2,781,390  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    60,012       16,728,045  

St. Galler Kantonalbank AG, Class A, Registered

    4,638       2,652,636  

Stadler Rail AG

    62,447       2,507,724  

STMicroelectronics NV

    780,214       41,730,803  

Straumann Holding AG

    128,655       21,288,915  

Sulzer AG, Registered

    28,310       2,779,238  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    31,096       9,951,978  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    62,657       3,762,724  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    35,469       22,553,108  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    85,371       8,264,713  

Swiss Re AG

    333,175       34,763,245  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    28,869       18,564,371  

Swissquote Group Holding SA, Registered

    14,204       3,217,098  

Tecan Group AG, Registered

    14,482       5,762,840  

Temenos AG, Registered

    75,916       6,528,986  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    3,768,844       83,626,398  

Valiant Holding AG, Registered

    23,480       2,583,574  
Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

VAT Group AG(c)

    33,515     $   14,245,448  

Vontobel Holding AG, Registered

    38,224       2,575,059  

Ypsomed Holding AG, Registered

    7,857       2,306,743  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    168,021       81,237,901  
   

 

 

 
       2,051,993,703  
Taiwan — 4.4%            

Accton Technology Corp.

    584,000       7,125,009  

Acer Inc.

    2,305,148       2,574,249  

Advanced Ceramic X Corp.

    114,000       739,607  

Advanced Energy Solution Holding Co. Ltd.

    60,000       1,325,372  

Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Co.(a)

    527,631       1,553,951  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    495,756       6,190,871  

Airtac International Group

    155,185       4,615,641  

Alchip Technologies Ltd.

    94,000       5,983,182  

Andes Technology Corp.

    58,000       849,911  

AP Memory Technology Corp.

    178,000       2,169,128  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.

    3,414,958       12,499,018  

Asia Cement Corp.

    2,001,329       2,567,576  

Asia Optical Co. Inc.

    590,000       1,204,161  

Asia Vital Components Co. Ltd.

    412,709       4,241,242  

ASMedia Technology Inc.

    51,000       1,600,225  

ASPEED Technology Inc.

    35,600       2,634,153  

Asustek Computer Inc.

    736,000       8,548,121  

AUO Corp.

    6,867,400       4,530,302  

AURAS Technology Co. Ltd.

    211,000       1,941,192  

BES Engineering Corp.

    7,237,000       2,315,204  

Bizlink Holding Inc.

    246,443       2,376,013  

Bora Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.

    58,000       1,666,519  

Brighton-Best International Taiwan Inc.

    950,000       1,003,902  

Capital Securities Corp.

    5,395,450       2,742,761  

Career Technology MFG. Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,081,752       848,015  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    548,000       3,030,288  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    9,769,254       14,239,412  

Center Laboratories Inc.

    842,927       1,598,675  

Century Iron & Steel Industrial Co. Ltd.

    450,000       2,301,481  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,638,481       10,849,024  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    5,328,625       3,199,243  

Cheng Loong Corp.

    1,613,000       1,774,282  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,492,500       1,829,404  

Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    622,000       771,753  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    674,137       2,245,729  

China Airlines Ltd.

    2,923,000       2,324,431  

China Bills Finance Corp.

    5,086,000       2,387,644  

China Development Financial Holding
Corp.(a)

    19,276,340       7,707,176  

China Man-Made Fiber Corp.(a)

    6,670,135       1,710,480  

China Petrochemical Development Corp.(a)

    7,288,587       2,180,625  

China Steel Chemical Corp.

    475,000       1,642,219  

China Steel Corp.

    13,181,575       11,727,256  

Chin-Poon Industrial Co. Ltd.

    918,000       997,361  

Chipbond Technology Corp.

    1,061,000       2,345,521  

ChipMOS Technologies Inc.

    1,633,000       1,861,147  

Chlitina Holding Ltd.

    156,000       941,506  

Chroma ATE Inc.

    350,000       3,082,993  

Chung-Hsin Electric & Machinery Manufacturing Corp.

    663,000       2,472,915  

Chunghwa Precision Test Tech Co. Ltd.

    41,000       673,676  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    4,059,000       14,973,473  

Compal Electronics Inc.

    3,329,000       3,231,885  

Compeq Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,407,000       2,042,509  

Coretronic Corp.

    729,000       1,639,857  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

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iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    20,750,980     $ 17,359,602  

CTCI Corp.

    1,060,000       1,361,365  

Cub Elecparts Inc.(a)

    152,401       741,825  

Darfon Electronics Corp.

    1,353,000       1,893,450  

Delta Electronics Inc.

    2,166,000        25,285,244  

E Ink Holdings Inc.

    1,094,000       7,845,971  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    17,700,119       14,578,453  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    188,365       3,258,628  

EirGenix Inc.(a)

    286,000       956,703  

Elan Microelectronics Corp.

    581,000       2,158,667  

Elite Material Co. Ltd.

    411,000       5,438,907  

Elite Semiconductor Microelectronics Technology Inc.

    496,000       1,235,614  

eMemory Technology Inc.

    74,000       4,385,118  

Ennoconn Corp.

    139,273       1,344,922  

ENNOSTAR Inc.(a)

    882,500       1,391,384  

Episil Technologies Inc.

    529,350       1,338,827  

Eternal Materials Co. Ltd.

    1,755,253       1,736,047  

Eva Airways Corp.

    2,694,332       3,159,224  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

    1,157,590       3,838,826  

Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd.

    1,075,000       1,778,088  

Far Eastern Department Stores Ltd.

    1,094,702       761,688  

Far Eastern International Bank

    6,115,436       2,309,632  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    2,426,071       2,294,524  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    1,512,000       3,413,890  

Faraday Technology Corp.

    377,400       3,931,043  

Feng Hsin Steel Co. Ltd.

    725,000       1,593,522  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    417,468       2,823,587  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    11,382,486       10,529,781  

Fitipower Integrated Technology Inc.

    225,000       1,012,687  

FLEXium Interconnect Inc.

    476,987       1,413,572  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    4,548,660       9,469,133  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    953,000       2,432,259  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    4,348,040       11,512,265  

Fortune Electric Co. Ltd.

    242,000       1,846,092  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    826,287       1,467,840  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    8,052,828       16,807,983  

Fulgent Sun International Holding Co. Ltd.

    250,824       999,851  

General Interface Solution Holding Ltd.

    347,000       747,336  

Genius Electronic Optical Co. Ltd.

    123,281       1,543,333  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    345,189       2,560,619  

Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.

    599,000       6,004,376  

Global Unichip Corp.

    111,000       5,805,805  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    228,000       3,736,522  

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

    444,000       2,406,613  

Goldsun Building Materials Co. Ltd.

    1,522,056       1,277,449  

Gourmet Master Co. Ltd.

    129,000       507,743  

Grand Pacific Petrochemical

    1,947,000       1,141,178  

Grape King Bio Ltd.

    210,000       1,217,261  

Great Wall Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    1,836,195       3,500,106  

HannStar Display Corp.(a)

    3,434,000       1,521,434  

Highwealth Construction Corp.

    1,816,299       2,447,172  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    589,879       3,970,669  

Holy Stone Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    347,550       1,079,392  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    14,319,769       49,551,134  

Hota Industrial Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    367,194       782,001  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    330,000       7,967,922  

HTC Corp.(a)

    887,000       1,579,810  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,250,128       7,969,756  

Huaku Development Co. Ltd.

    568,000       1,637,541  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

IBF Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    6,701,221     $ 2,561,526  

Innolux Corp.

    9,273,524       4,924,474  

International CSRC Investment Holdings Co.

    1,872,921       1,239,972  

International Games System Co. Ltd.

    220,000       4,295,647  

Inventec Corp.

    3,083,000       6,271,414  

ITEQ Corp.

    460,101       1,162,979  

Jentech Precision Industrial Co. Ltd.

    186,993       3,170,064  

Kaori Heat Treatment Co. Ltd.

    200,000       2,174,449  

Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd.

    1,094,968       1,023,342  

King Yuan Electronics Co. Ltd.

    2,011,000       4,040,985  

King’s Town Bank Co. Ltd.

    1,352,000       1,549,410  

Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.

    389,000       1,284,541  

LandMark Optoelectronics Corp.

    126,000       470,097  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    107,000       7,421,696  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    2,072,074       9,963,142  

Lotes Co. Ltd.

    108,841       2,593,374  

Lotus Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    178,000       1,626,512  

Macronix International Co. Ltd.

    1,561,525       1,554,056  

Makalot Industrial Co. Ltd.

    299,866       2,979,137  

MediaTek Inc.

    1,727,970        38,023,825  

Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp.(a)

    384,595       697,674  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    12,076,464       15,485,765  

Merida Industry Co. Ltd.

    308,350       2,130,331  

Merry Electronics Co. Ltd.

    253,697       737,163  

Microbio Co. Ltd.

    676,803       1,132,917  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    585,000       3,628,487  

Mitac Holdings Corp.

    2,958,198       4,437,458  

momo.com Inc.

    86,400       1,650,172  

Nan Kang Rubber Tire Co. Ltd.(a)

    907,000       1,096,293  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    5,407,300       12,049,734  

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp.

    282,000       2,232,912  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    1,140,000       2,630,633  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    207,000       2,145,751  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    640,000       8,655,060  

Nuvoton Technology Corp.

    362,000       1,619,564  

OBI Pharma Inc.(a)

    414,864       1,141,954  

Oneness Biotech Co. Ltd.

    352,703       2,182,238  

Oriental Union Chemical Corp.

    1,621,000       1,131,048  

Pan Jit International Inc.

    555,000       1,288,767  

Parade Technologies Ltd.

    85,000       2,495,413  

Pegatron Corp.

    1,892,000       4,607,223  

PharmaEssentia Corp.(a)

    273,000       2,978,344  

Phihong Technology Co. Ltd.(a)

    492,000       1,060,831  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    183,000       2,386,006  

Pixart Imaging Inc.

    302,000       1,111,000  

Polaris Group/Tw(a)

    346,000       947,397  

Pou Chen Corp.

    2,233,000       2,222,004  

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.

    3,322,000       3,175,387  

Powertech Technology Inc.

    416,000       1,466,194  

President Chain Store Corp.

    572,000       5,081,720  

Primax Electronics Ltd.

    684,000       1,406,142  

Prince Housing & Development Corp.

    2,663,521       970,686  

Qisda Corp.

    3,235,000       5,137,681  

Quanta Computer Inc.

    2,980,000       22,671,420  

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.

    522,060       2,004,832  

Raydium Semiconductor Corp.

    101,000       1,063,989  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    499,020       6,853,602  

RichWave Technology Corp.(a)

    159,668       821,069  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    2,542,744       2,885,299  

Ruentex Industries Ltd.

    855,044       1,688,985  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Sanyang Motor Co. Ltd.

    642,000     $ 1,615,221  

Sercomm Corp.

    521,000       2,029,801  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd. (The)

    4,243,007       5,947,643  

Shihlin Electric & Engineering Corp.

    416,000       1,964,485  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.(a)

    11,860,422       3,640,413  

Shin Zu Shing Co. Ltd.

    275,190       743,853  

Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corp.

    4,266,000       2,329,278  

Silergy Corp.

    373,000       3,945,362  

Simplo Technology Co. Ltd.

    197,200       1,930,212  

Sinbon Electronics Co. Ltd.

    280,000       3,002,820  

Sino-American Silicon Products Inc.

    562,000       3,073,000  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,131,760       7,204,344  

Sitronix Technology Corp.

    258,000       1,812,153  

St. Shine Optical Co. Ltd.

    71,000       488,857  

Standard Foods Corp.

    829,422       1,048,310  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    1,338,600       2,522,903  

TA Chen Stainless Pipe

    1,978,561       2,489,665  

Taichung Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.

    4,436,737       2,106,136  

TaiDoc Technology Corp.

    155,000       912,199  

TaiMed Biologics Inc.(a)

    464,000       1,386,309  

Tainan Spinning Co. Ltd.

    2,527,816       1,251,971  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    12,068,570       7,021,013  

Taiwan Business Bank

    7,709,015       3,539,350  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    6,829,081       8,114,376  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    11,129,365       10,418,125  

Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

    1,320,000       2,698,136  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    1,225,000       1,176,487  

Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    849,696       2,913,845  

Taiwan Mask Corp.

    371,000       900,149  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    1,551,000       4,660,494  

Taiwan Secom Co. Ltd.

    600,105       2,091,755  

Taiwan Semiconductor Co. Ltd.

    484,000       1,365,725  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    27,893,000        503,680,605  

Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Corp.

    417,000       1,202,037  

Taiwan Union Technology Corp.

    417,000       1,660,886  

Tatung Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,738,000       2,742,420  

TCI Co. Ltd.

    156,896       858,536  

Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.

    1,924,000       3,298,729  

Tong Hsing Electronic Industries Ltd.

    468,409       2,356,119  

Transcend Information Inc.

    781,000       1,771,059  

Tripod Technology Corp.

    450,000       2,422,277  

TSRC Corp.

    1,792,100       1,432,697  

TTY Biopharm Co. Ltd.

    518,965       1,264,311  

Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp.

    979,540       1,744,106  

TXC Corp.

    651,000       1,834,392  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    1,571,000       9,274,880  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    6,166,292       14,793,347  

United Integrated Services Co. Ltd.

    279,000       1,962,601  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    13,132,000       19,733,442  

United Renewable Energy Co. Ltd.

    2,114,000       1,199,427  

UPI Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    234,000       1,840,032  

USI Corp.

    2,079,258       1,543,523  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    883,000       2,177,084  

VisEra Technologies Co. Ltd.

    318,000       2,339,669  

Visual Photonics Epitaxy Co. Ltd.

    452,000       1,912,409  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    67,788       3,782,607  

Wafer Works Corp.

    1,260,580       1,707,687  

Waffer Technology Corp.

    165,000       611,104  

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

    2,942,256       3,755,872  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Walsin Technology Corp.

    456,000     $ 1,378,430  

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

    892,200       1,434,054  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    363,953       1,900,563  

Winbond Electronics Corp.(a)

    3,163,502       2,965,237  

Wisdom Marine Lines Co. Ltd.

    506,000       735,147  

Wistron Corp.

    2,920,227        13,181,120  

Wistron NeWeb Corp.

    518,860       1,845,687  

Wiwynn Corp.

    91,000       5,167,810  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    1,510,360       2,427,540  

XinTec Inc.

    350,000       1,397,484  

Yageo Corp.

    394,766       5,787,404  

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

    1,942,000       2,880,774  

YFY Inc.

    2,046,000       2,401,679  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    11,227,464       8,730,785  

Yulon Motor Co. Ltd.

    976,274       2,553,380  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    561,050       1,880,099  
   

 

 

 
      1,457,641,904  
Thailand — 0.6%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    1,332,400       8,803,388  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR(a)

    5,337,700       11,152,240  

Amata Corp. PCL, NVDR

    4,075,100       2,799,701  

B Grimm Power PCL, NVDR

    2,267,400       2,569,451  

Bangchak Corp. PCL, NVDR

    2,753,900       3,081,698  

Bangkok Chain Hospital PCL, NVDR(b)

    3,612,100       1,878,737  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    12,459,800       10,482,152  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    10,508,800       2,796,898  

Banpu PCL, NVDR

    11,037,800       3,146,283  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR(b)

    1,848,000       1,890,295  

Betagro PCL, NVS(b)

    517,800       337,346  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    13,615,600       3,224,055  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    701,700       4,432,433  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    2,673,100       5,316,164  

Central Retail Corp. PCL, NVDR

    2,295,674       2,768,165  

CH Karnchang PCL, NVDR(b)

    2,249,100       1,413,076  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR(b)

    4,289,600       2,545,623  

CK Power PCL, NVDR

    6,916,300       699,082  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    6,985,400       12,966,370  

CP Axtra PCL

    1,587,900       1,601,517  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR(b)

    3,596,000       11,889,977  

Electricity Generating PCL, NVDR(b)

    633,600       2,471,247  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR

    2,203,600       3,997,642  

Esso Thailand PCL, NVDR(b)

    5,330,700       1,472,280  

Global Power Synergy PCL, NVDR

    1,696,500       2,863,944  

Gulf Energy Development PCL, NVDR

    3,951,300       5,748,809  

Hana Microelectronics PCL, NVDR

    1,236,200       1,836,387  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    6,111,200       2,537,159  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR(b)

    2,702,600       2,706,731  

Intouch Holdings PCL, NVDR

    2,171,100       4,887,711  

IRPC PCL, NVDR

    20,822,500       1,485,799  

Jasmine International PCL, NVDR(a)(b)

    22,735,200       1,016,411  

KCE Electronics PCL, NVDR(b)

    1,393,900       1,764,389  

Kiatnakin Phatra Bank PCL, NVDR(b)

    1,202,600       1,951,448  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    5,132,000       3,076,089  

Land & Houses PCL, NVDR

    7,370,800       1,830,828  

MBK PCL, NVDR

    2,250,700       1,078,323  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    3,811,300       3,677,369  

Muangthai Capital PCL, NVDR

    1,742,200       1,809,904  

Osotspa PCL, NVDR

    2,051,800       1,755,229  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    1,755,661       8,198,508  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    2,769,500       3,201,042  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Thailand (continued)            

PTT Public Company Ltd., NVDR

    11,752,500     $  12,025,602  

SCB X PCL, NVS

    835,300       2,747,718  

Siam Cement PCL (The), NVDR

    918,600       8,728,639  

Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction PCL, NVDR

    2,229,600       710,410  

Sri Trang Agro-Industry PCL, NVDR

    1,579,400       752,661  

Srisawad Corp. PCL, NVDR

    1,447,410       2,000,907  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    2,198,500       3,298,625  

Thai Union Group PCL, NVDR

    4,162,600       1,642,239  

Thanachart Capital PCL, NVDR

    1,045,900       1,528,075  

TPI Polene PCL, NVDR

    20,301,500       854,501  

True Corp. PCL

    14,265,585       3,024,229  

TTW PCL, NVDR(b)

    8,550,200       2,173,224  

WHA Corp. PCL, NVDR

    19,605,200       2,842,996  
   

 

 

 
      197,491,726  
Turkey — 0.2%            

Akbank TAS

    3,647,044       3,784,644  

Alarko Holding AS

    197,476       763,299  

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS

    271,607       907,750  

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS

    1,270,439       3,517,434  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    499,384       4,010,161  

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS

    3,106,708       1,002,709  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS(a)

    1,658,048       2,564,862  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    129,832       4,575,942  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    1,706,759       3,650,611  

Hektas Ticaret TAS(a)

    1,214,636       1,376,080  

Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Class D

    1,940,594       1,823,682  

KOC Holding AS

    839,970       4,210,525  

Kontrolmatik Enerji Ve Muhendislik AS, NVS

    95,132       741,135  

Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS

    1,369,175       1,423,040  

Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS(a)

    437,012       988,077  

ODAS Elektrik Uretim ve Sanayi Ticaret AS(a)

    1,246,463       552,383  

Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS(a)

    97,543       3,049,388  

Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS(a)

    2,052,002       1,369,215  

Sasa Polyester Sanayi AS(a)

    1,193,218       2,699,303  

Sok Marketler Ticaret AS(a)

    401,556       677,538  

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS(a)

    367,580       1,532,140  

Tekfen Holding AS

    283,600       471,776  

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS

    195,266       2,188,800  

Turk Hava Yollari AO(a)

    804,444       6,995,662  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    1,336,622       2,564,204  

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C

    4,706,014       2,641,955  

Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    1,090,187       4,184,557  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    2,073,627       4,111,178  

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS(a)

    414,100       600,952  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

    3,309,677       1,749,284  
   

 

 

 
      70,728,286  
United Arab Emirates — 0.3%            

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    3,719,696       8,891,865  

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC

    2,082,980       6,374,444  

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. for Distribution PJSC

    3,446,823       3,659,944  

Air Arabia PJSC

    2,140,544       1,567,716  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    5,372,966       7,561,360  

Americana Restaurants International PLC

    2,103,143       2,198,826  

Aramex PJSC

    955,816       780,704  

Dubai Financial Market PJSC

    1,818,464       822,167  

Dubai Investments PJSC

    3,120,698       2,064,662  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    2,785,541       4,362,295  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Arab Emirates (continued)            

Emaar Properties PJSC

    8,021,355     $ 14,759,673  

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corp.

    3,381,065       1,767,444  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

    2,560,453       11,847,513  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    3,933,744       23,987,672  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    5,064,408       20,183,797  

Multiply Group(a)

    4,338,671       3,815,030  

National Central Cooling Co. PJSC

    321,381       301,877  

Taaleem Holdings PJSC, NVS(a)

    379,465       434,955  
   

 

 

 
       115,381,944  
United Kingdom — 9.5%            

3i Group PLC

    1,100,414       27,918,777  

4imprint Group PLC

    33,667       1,916,209  

888 Holdings PLC(a)

    762,852       1,058,128  

abrdn PLC

    1,850,493       5,507,008  

Admiral Group PLC

    227,517       6,211,897  

AG Barr PLC

    182,140       1,102,128  

Airtel Africa PLC(c)

    1,485,461       2,222,822  

AJ Bell PLC

    453,593       1,908,184  

Anglo American PLC

    1,433,048       44,068,767  

Antofagasta PLC

    434,774       9,351,883  

Ascential PLC(a)

    553,776       1,486,760  

Ashmore Group PLC

    423,424       1,122,859  

Ashtead Group PLC

    499,844       36,980,353  

ASOS PLC(a)

    83,943       453,409  

Associated British Foods PLC

    398,551       10,488,668  

Assura PLC

    3,384,855       2,057,296  

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings
PLC(a)(b)(c)

    544,593       2,767,959  

AstraZeneca PLC

    1,762,605       253,244,385  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    1,071,832       8,889,314  

Aviva PLC

    2,973,986       14,816,878  

Avon Protection PLC

    68,122       717,368  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    1,043,387       7,411,084  

Babcock International Group PLC(a)

    352,629       1,697,610  

BAE Systems PLC

    3,471,426       41,514,938  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    782,042       3,506,694  

Bank of Georgia Group PLC

    48,681       2,033,553  

Barclays PLC

    18,282,999       36,279,157  

Barratt Developments PLC

    1,177,063       6,890,064  

Beazley PLC

    757,344       5,335,984  

Bellway PLC

    142,916       4,064,034  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    131,470       7,330,463  

Big Yellow Group PLC

    222,201       3,057,966  

Bodycote PLC

    259,616       2,305,592  

boohoo Group PLC(a)(b)

    1,320,348       658,324  

BP PLC

    20,070,422       124,525,886  

Breedon Group PLC

    397,289       1,855,893  

British American Tobacco PLC

    2,395,487       80,555,678  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    993,406       4,310,587  

Britvic PLC

    291,458       3,235,143  

BT Group PLC

    7,772,571       12,179,503  

Bunzl PLC

    382,194       14,167,134  

Burberry Group PLC

    448,886       12,813,556  

Burford Capital Ltd.

    241,850       3,268,616  

C&C Group PLC(b)

    679,763       1,204,012  

Capita PLC(a)

    2,392,224       847,950  

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    1,850,310       2,844,764  

Capricorn Energy PLC

    252,880       575,073  

Carnival PLC(a)

    162,454       2,755,400  

Centamin PLC

    2,463,132       3,041,362  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Centrica PLC

    6,355,394     $ 11,262,713  

Ceres Power Holdings PLC(a)(b)

    214,563       1,003,960  

Close Brothers Group PLC

    166,894       1,974,885  

CNH Industrial NV

    1,182,235       17,074,991  

Coats Group PLC

    2,067,799       1,857,596  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    237,538       15,057,534  

Compass Group PLC

    2,004,868        52,161,910  

Computacenter PLC

    95,834       2,703,657  

ConvaTec Group PLC(c)

    1,697,094       4,546,754  

Craneware PLC

    41,996       738,369  

Cranswick PLC

    55,455       2,379,141  

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    485,597       1,329,889  

Croda International PLC

    163,071       12,346,623  

Currys PLC

    1,346,217       921,710  

CVS Group PLC

    125,231       3,308,876  

Darktrace PLC(a)

    396,899       1,882,316  

DCC PLC

    96,117       5,565,052  

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

    128,490       6,125,429  

Deliveroo PLC, Class A(a)(c)

    1,221,712       2,060,199  

Derwent London PLC

    116,729       3,172,051  

Diageo PLC

    2,554,254       111,473,414  

Diploma PLC

    159,091       6,616,953  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

    1,475,796       2,849,839  

Diversified Energy Co. PLC

    1,510,434       1,837,617  

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    566,506       2,525,685  

Dowlais Group PLC(a)

    1,617,228       2,551,789  

Dr. Martens PLC

    767,014       1,500,426  

Drax Group PLC

    483,106       3,749,723  

DS Smith PLC

    1,583,342       6,295,126  

Dunelm Group PLC

    172,976       2,552,869  

easyJet PLC(a)

    430,444       2,500,090  

Elementis PLC(a)

    1,056,167       1,499,107  

EMIS Group PLC

    85,180       1,587,264  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    178,789       4,308,115  

Energean PLC

    227,120       3,375,273  

Entain PLC

    718,774       12,802,419  

Essentra PLC

    402,741       840,117  

Experian PLC

    1,049,697       40,566,132  

FD Technologies PLC(a)

    32,501       746,886  

Ferrexpo PLC

    403,356       475,200  

Fevertree Drinks PLC

    160,724       2,768,077  

Firstgroup PLC

    1,813,130       3,395,773  

Frasers Group PLC(a)

    318,032       3,314,764  

Future PLC

    154,666       1,660,929  

Games Workshop Group PLC

    41,838       6,255,039  

Gamma Communications PLC

    127,098       1,813,239  

GB Group PLC

    319,366       1,025,885  

Genuit Group PLC

    398,135       1,599,262  

Genus PLC

    83,207       2,631,979  

Glencore PLC

    11,875,593       72,220,631  

Grafton Group PLC

    284,975       3,203,363  

Grainger PLC

    867,773       2,804,186  

Great Portland Estates PLC

    315,821       1,733,100  

Greatland Gold PLC(a)

    7,230,194       649,521  

Greggs PLC

    115,237       4,086,734  

GSK PLC

    4,583,887       81,598,467  

Haleon PLC

    5,634,971       24,322,909  

Halfords Group PLC

    436,085       1,237,945  

Halma PLC

    447,209       12,842,892  

Hammerson PLC

    4,693,668       1,602,282  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Harbour Energy PLC

    639,222     $ 2,188,354  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    350,973       3,840,065  

Hays PLC

    1,627,291       2,238,968  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    181,106       4,863,575  

Hill & Smith PLC

    113,297       2,295,563  

Hiscox Ltd.

    367,873       5,091,898  

Hochschild Mining PLC

    550,430       545,410  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    706,268       6,687,619  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    22,488,359        186,797,587  

Hunting PLC

    268,188       908,632  

Ibstock PLC(c)

    658,526       1,271,320  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    430,545       3,912,184  

IMI PLC

    296,476       6,198,546  

Imperial Brands PLC

    1,022,772       24,163,435  

Inchcape PLC

    452,410       4,758,000  

Indivior PLC, NVS(a)

    197,916       4,452,539  

Informa PLC

    1,711,285       16,650,577  

IntegraFin Holdings PLC

    396,781       1,247,561  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    196,690       14,536,806  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    345,660       6,238,481  

International Distributions Services PLC(a)

    772,030       2,637,078  

Intertek Group PLC

    185,133       10,370,862  

Investec PLC

    758,907       4,768,424  

IP Group PLC

    1,847,677       1,417,987  

ITM Power PLC(a)(b)

    802,182       952,330  

ITV PLC(b)

    4,094,091       3,802,113  

IWG PLC(a)

    927,558       1,820,093  

J D Wetherspoon PLC(a)

    128,679       1,116,347  

J Sainsbury PLC

    1,762,329       6,274,744  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    3,237,843       6,558,679  

JET2 PLC

    196,698       2,835,259  

John Wood Group PLC(a)

    818,326       1,555,475  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    209,861       4,853,526  

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    620,102       910,297  

Just Group PLC

    1,599,412       1,689,293  

Kainos Group PLC

    154,000       2,591,354  

Keller Group PLC

    121,931       1,339,469  

Keywords Studios PLC

    88,603       2,003,546  

Kingfisher PLC(b)

    2,365,601       7,459,613  

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

    323,226       2,473,948  

Land Securities Group PLC

    768,571       6,382,820  

Learning Technologies Group PLC

    961,862       925,804  

Legal & General Group PLC

    6,693,796       20,060,401  

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

    136,731       1,134,163  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    76,787,460       44,363,743  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    453,220       49,217,312  

LondonMetric Property PLC

    971,361       2,304,435  

M&G PLC

    2,850,657       7,343,005  

Man Group PLC/Jersey

    1,570,649       4,814,967  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC(a)

    2,180,954       5,777,140  

Marshalls PLC

    344,952       1,188,274  

Melrose Industries PLC

    1,617,228       11,006,144  

Mitchells & Butlers PLC(a)

    457,167       1,348,038  

Mitie Group PLC

    2,165,499       2,824,891  

Mobico Group PLC

    645,044       773,371  

Mondi PLC

    526,450       9,234,244  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    702,417       2,473,569  

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

    472,516       1,657,776  

National Grid PLC

    4,064,296       53,871,483  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    6,366,030       19,983,211  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

NCC Group PLC

    497,300     $ 615,872  

Network International Holdings PLC(a)(c)

    594,011       2,945,619  

Next PLC

    147,744       13,362,084  

Ninety One PLC

    573,935       1,269,828  

NMC Health PLC, NVS(d)

    74,553       1  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    642,518       7,734,996  

OSB Group PLC

    565,536       2,672,841  

Oxford Biomedica PLC(a)

    149,398       846,620  

Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC(a)

    652,899       2,210,374  

Pagegroup PLC

    413,862       2,369,851  

Paragon Banking Group PLC

    440,447       2,984,506  

Pearson PLC

    805,581       8,910,976  

Penno Group PLC

    301,063       2,718,763  

Persimmon PLC

    372,510       5,538,078  

Petrofac Ltd.(a)(b)

    640,169       645,747  

Pets at Home Group PLC

    608,820       3,059,440  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    749,642       5,296,309  

Playtech PLC(a)

    344,290       2,478,747  

Plus500 Ltd.

    145,713       2,816,230  

Premier Foods PLC

    1,172,583       1,908,129  

Primary Health Properties PLC

    1,615,351       1,962,101  

Provident Financial PLC

    480,484       775,719  

Prudential PLC

    3,073,245       42,676,078  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    710,021       2,939,907  

Quilter PLC(c)

    1,415,648       1,420,995  

Rathbones Group PLC

    76,401       1,767,577  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    799,746        59,910,612  

Redde Northgate PLC

    516,158       2,278,694  

Redrow PLC

    358,707       2,384,644  

RELX PLC

    2,158,217       72,638,476  

Renishaw PLC

    47,124       2,358,586  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    2,928,882       23,882,568  

Restore PLC

    206,270       430,164  

RHI Magnesita NV(b)

    58,381       2,238,706  

Rightmove PLC

    993,411       7,278,711  

Rio Tinto PLC

    1,287,051       85,071,132  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    9,375,037       22,229,497  

Rotork PLC

    932,322       3,692,949  

RS GROUP PLC

    552,433       5,564,644  

RWS Holdings PLC

    472,209       1,573,200  

S4 Capital PLC(a)

    482,349       652,870  

Safestore Holdings PLC

    268,891       3,056,712  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    1,159,097       13,942,287  

Savills PLC

    205,197       2,564,926  

Schroders PLC

    764,317       4,509,312  

Segro PLC

    1,411,254       13,829,659  

Serco Group PLC

    1,365,450       2,721,399  

Severn Trent PLC

    269,764       8,841,207  

Shell PLC

    7,777,149       235,707,906  

Smart Metering Systems PLC

    225,960       2,021,200  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    988,936       15,044,681  

Smiths Group PLC

    448,298       9,777,220  

Softcat PLC

    146,018       2,813,414  

SolGold PLC(a)(b)

    1,989,665       404,268  

Spectris PLC

    128,529       5,800,195  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    89,665       12,805,932  

Spire Healthcare Group PLC(c)

    674,124       1,864,369  

Spirent Communications PLC

    806,055       1,751,849  

SSE PLC

    1,199,211       25,930,697  

SSP Group PLC(a)

    864,551       2,791,555  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

St. James’s Place PLC

    595,472     $ 7,188,014  

Standard Chartered PLC

    2,789,389       26,793,604  

Synthomer PLC(a)

    526,637       564,005  

Tate & Lyle PLC

    459,406       4,401,203  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    4,227,430       6,205,272  

TBC Bank Group PLC

    49,790       1,591,059  

Team17 Group PLC(a)

    151,131       612,894  

Telecom Plus PLC

    98,945       2,112,964  

Tesco PLC

    8,043,972       26,642,205  

THG PLC, Class B(a)

    1,082,320       1,432,566  

TP ICAP Group PLC

    887,003       1,809,952  

Trainline PLC(a)(c)

    576,879       1,950,049  

Travis Perkins PLC

    190,866       2,134,865  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

    1,566,927       2,778,485  

TUI AG(a)

    461,855       3,741,261  

Unilever PLC

    2,834,846       152,324,483  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    387,263       4,835,196  

United Utilities Group PLC

    748,912       9,603,706  

Vesuvius PLC

    331,654       1,877,878  

Victoria PLC(a)(b)

    163,615       1,377,437  

Victrex PLC

    103,013       2,045,346  

Virgin Money U.K. PLC

    1,492,934       3,386,583  

Vistry Group PLC

    455,217       4,617,158  

Vodafone Group PLC

    26,835,109       25,527,157  

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC(a)(c)

    261,092       2,524,770  

Weir Group PLC (The)

    299,623       7,056,638  

WH Smith PLC

    144,508       2,770,330  

Whitbread PLC

    225,629       10,135,503  

Wickes Group PLC

    313,221       549,094  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    715,309       7,134,401  

Workspace Group PLC

    253,150       1,613,354  

WPP PLC

    1,282,566       14,003,991  
   

 

 

 
      3,148,087,148  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.6%
(Cost: $28,582,966,330)

 

     32,640,856,475  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Brazil — 0.4%            

Alpargatas SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    313,910       639,271  

Azul SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    425,831       1,593,911  

Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    6,170,708       21,740,205  

Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA, Class B, Preference Shares, NVS

    208,297       642,676  

Bradespar SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    335,191       1,665,057  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Class B, Preference Shares, NVS

    329,521       3,040,339  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,436,093       3,847,803  

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,349,316       8,346,285  

Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    356,393       725,787  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    5,556,331       33,652,301  

Itausa SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    5,962,815       12,382,732  

Marcopolo SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    800,504       885,358  

Metalurgica Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,357,324       3,946,752  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    5,250,340       34,541,491  
 

 

 

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July 31, 2023

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Brazil (continued)            

Randon SA Implementos e Participacoes, Preference Shares, NVS

    481,405     $ 1,266,440  

Unipar Carbocloro SA, Class B, Preference Shares, NVS

    77,240       1,322,084  
   

 

 

 
       130,238,492  
Chile — 0.0%            

Embotelladora Andina SA, Class B, Preference Shares, NVS

    495,525       1,361,572  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B, Preference Shares

    166,375       12,199,320  
   

 

 

 
      13,560,892  
Colombia — 0.0%            

Bancolombia SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    554,860       4,236,804  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 0.3%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    67,190       7,548,869  

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

    127,968       15,648,267  

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    12,147       610,135  

Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    85,161       3,525,131  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    193,499       14,931,608  

Jungheinrich AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    66,461       2,486,552  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    176,937       10,440,325  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    30,338       12,516,833  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    232,565       30,809,181  
   

 

 

 
      98,516,901  
Russia — 0.0%            

Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS(d)

    7,082,700       772  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.2%            

Hyundai Motor Co.
Preference Shares, NVS

    25,303       2,128,344  

Series 2, Preference Shares, NVS

    38,992       3,316,529  

LG Chem Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    8,231       2,536,664  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    946,347       42,624,179  
   

 

 

 
      50,605,716  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.9%
(Cost: $281,165,055)

 

    297,159,577  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   
South Korea — 0.0%            

CJ CGV Co. Ltd.

    81,423       217,826  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $539,085)

 

    217,826  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Warrants

 

 
Australia — 0.0%        

Magellan Financial Group Ltd. (Issued/Exercisable 04/14/22, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 04/16/27, Strike Price AUD 35.00)(a)

    16,323     $ 2,193  

PointsBet Holdings Ltd. (Issued/Exercisable 06/20/22, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 07/08/24, Strike Price AUD 10.00)(a)

    20,102        
   

 

 

 
      2,193  
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

 

    2,193  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.5%
(Cost: $28,864,670,470)

 

     32,938,236,071  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 
Money Market Funds — 1.5%        

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(f)(g)(h)

    424,377,167       424,504,480  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(f)(g)

    71,870,000       71,870,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.5%
(Cost: $496,198,491)

 

    496,374,480  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 101.0%
(Cost: $29,360,868,961)

 

    33,434,610,551  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.0)%

 

    (342,971,485
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 33,091,639,066  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(f) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(g) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(h) 

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

 

 

 

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Affiliates

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

 

 

 

   
  Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/22
     Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
07/31/23
    

Shares

Held at
07/31/23

     Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

   
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 308,749,397      $ 115,547,379 (a)    $      $ 79,330      $ 128,374      $ 424,504,480        424,377,167      $ 9,355,849 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    41,960,000        29,910,000 (a)                           71,870,000        71,870,000        2,023,377          
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   
            $ 79,330      $ 128,374      $ 496,374,480         $ 11,379,226     $    
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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

          

MSCI EAFE Index

    859        09/15/23      $ 94,739      $ 2,621,920  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

    767        09/15/23        40,433        1,786,437  
          

 

 

 
           $ 4,408,357  
          

 

 

 

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)

  $      $      $ 4,408,357      $      $      $      $ 4,408,357  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 12,872,340     $      $      $      $ 12,872,340  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (2,412,695   $      $      $      $ (2,412,695
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 157,364,804  

 

 

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

  $ 4,180,729,205        $ 28,458,373,050        $ 1,754,220        $ 32,640,856,475  

Preferred Stocks

    148,036,188          149,122,617          772          297,159,577  

Rights

             217,826                   217,826  

Warrants

    2,193                            2,193  

Short-Term Securities

                

Money Market Funds

    496,374,480                            496,374,480  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  $  4,825,142,066        $ 28,607,713,493        $  1,754,992        $ 33,434,610,551  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                

Assets

                

Equity Contracts

  $ 4,408,357        $        $        $ 4,408,357  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

Core MSCI EAFE

ETF

      

iShares

Core MSCI Europe
ETF

    

iShares

Core MSCI

International

Developed Markets
ETF

      

iShares

Core MSCI Pacific
ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

              

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

  $ 101,523,912,557        $ 4,364,125,521      $ 11,330,225,764        $ 1,730,372,811  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    730,431,207          37,242,231        105,375,638          7,996,262  

Cash

    5,336          9,339        1,838          48,278  

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

    28,241,176          1,604,762        2,145,175          324,451  

Foreign currency, at value(e)

    173,549,987          7,805,813        25,364,710          3,749,077  

Receivables:

              

Investments sold

    5,643,939                          249,522  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    1,548,361          59,866        156,162          19,378  

Capital shares sold

    1,762,538                 2,350,431           

Dividends — unaffiliated

    87,351,904          3,045,902        10,149,737          2,121,323  

Dividends — affiliated

    27,490          1,588        3,122          664  

Tax reclaims

    182,299,249          13,078,561        11,405,675          2,460  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    1,560,195          1,832        100,405          53,793  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

    102,736,333,939          4,426,975,415        11,487,278,657          1,744,938,019  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

              

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    721,960,336          36,812,151        104,756,199          7,871,536  

Payables:

              

Investments purchased

    1,762,538                 1,195,141           

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

    56,103                 1,757           

Investment advisory fees

    5,946,955          329,745        377,151          130,215  

Professional fees

    2,901,827                 161,249           
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    732,627,759          37,141,896        106,491,497          8,001,751  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

              

NET ASSETS

  $ 102,003,706,180        $ 4,389,833,519      $ 11,380,787,160        $ 1,736,936,268  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

              

Paid-in capital

  $ 95,193,839,303        $ 4,683,821,167      $ 10,469,070,104        $ 1,742,634,689  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    6,809,866,877          (293,987,648      911,717,056          (5,698,421
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 102,003,706,180        $ 4,389,833,519      $ 11,380,787,160        $ 1,736,936,268  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

              

Shares outstanding

    1,469,600,000          81,200,000        181,200,000          29,300,000  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 69.41        $ 54.06      $ 62.81        $ 59.28  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited          Unlimited        Unlimited          Unlimited  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Par value

    None          None        None          None  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 91,177,492,093        $ 4,441,938,643      $ 10,187,755,537        $ 1,664,181,882  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 669,823,927        $ 34,572,329      $ 99,315,464        $ 7,193,766  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 730,070,652        $ 37,222,952      $ 105,342,943        $ 7,995,376  

(d) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $ 28,988,659        $ 1,638,926      $ 2,114,677        $ 331,728  

(e) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 172,957,915        $ 7,780,326      $ 25,343,345        $ 3,710,779  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

July 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

Core MSCI Total

International Stock

ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

   

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

    $ 32,938,236,071  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

      496,374,480  

Cash

      4,616,847  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

      4,515,000  

Foreign currency, at value(d)

      42,898,891  

Receivables:

   

Investments sold

      1,661,508  

Securities lending income — affiliated

      846,824  

Dividends — unaffiliated

      61,644,837  

Dividends — affiliated

      228,508  

Tax reclaims

      34,929,221  

Other assets

      295,467  
   

 

 

 

Total assets

      33,586,247,654  
   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

   

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

      424,477,353  

Payables:

   

Investments purchased

      47,151,984  

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

      20,473,887  

Investment advisory fees

      1,920,898  

Professional fees

      493,770  

Variation margin on futures contracts

      90,696  
   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

      494,608,588  
   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

   

NET ASSETS

    $ 33,091,639,066  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

   

Paid-in capital

    $ 30,341,784,512  

Accumulated earnings

      2,749,854,554  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

             $ 33,091,639,066  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

   

Shares outstanding

      509,500,000  
   

 

 

 

Net asset value

    $ 64.95  
   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

      Unlimited  
   

 

 

 

Par value

      None  
   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

    $ 28,864,670,470  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

    $ 394,705,175  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

    $ 496,198,491  

(d) Foreign currency, at cost

    $ 42,868,445  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended July 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

Core MSCI EAFE
ETF

    

iShares

Core MSCI

Europe ETF

    

iShares

Core MSCI
International
Developed
Markets ETF

   

iShares

Core MSCI
Pacific ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

         

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 3,178,296,831      $ 142,910,121      $ 326,449,248     $ 52,870,111  

Dividends — affiliated

    1,588,499        82,831        173,094       31,014  

Interest — unaffiliated

    885,240        50,502        77,184       1,072  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    23,055,751        877,786        1,905,110       277,360  

Other income — unaffiliated

    1,361,540        805,445        64,229        

Foreign taxes withheld

    (231,429,037      (15,855,303      (33,016,106     (2,977,773

Foreign withholding tax claims

    27,548,703        7,757,631        1,796,298        
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    3,001,307,527        136,629,013        297,449,057       50,201,784  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

         

Investment advisory

    64,080,336        3,543,807        3,726,673       1,449,778  

Professional

    2,891,040        856,350        186,085        
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    66,971,376        4,400,157        3,912,758       1,449,778  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2,934,336,151        132,228,856        293,536,299       48,752,006  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

         

Net realized gain (loss) from:

         

Investments — unaffiliated(a)

    (617,991,392      (75,860,730      (27,304,725     (29,384,602

Investments — affiliated

    159,704        10,585        10,690       7,583  

Capital gain distributions from underlying funds — affiliated

    13        1        2        

Foreign currency transactions

    (6,096,876      719,148        (526,670     (661,578

Futures contracts

    88,537,227        3,323,805        6,522,354       2,122,665  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(b)

    (11,980      26,925,811              118,661,254  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (535,403,304      (44,881,380      (21,298,349     90,745,322  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investments — unaffiliated(c)

    10,846,155,938        543,784,996        1,135,042,660       30,763,592  

Investments — affiliated

    288,354        13,703        29,204       576  

Foreign currency translations

    11,421,225        890,432        625,427       (801

Futures contracts

    (3,860,739      (515,656      338,953       184,426  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
    10,854,004,778        544,173,475        1,136,036,244       30,947,793  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    10,318,601,474        499,292,095        1,114,737,895       121,693,115  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 13,252,937,625      $ 631,520,951      $ 1,408,274,194     $ 170,445,121  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Net of foreign capital gain tax and capital gain tax refund, if applicable

  $ (64    $      $     $  

(b) See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

         

(c)  Net of reduction in deferred foreign capital gain tax of

  $ 192,763      $      $ 14,676     $  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (continued)

Year Ended July 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

Core MSCI Total
International Stock

ETF

(Consolidated)

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 1,028,824,316  

Dividends — affiliated

    2,023,377  

Interest — unaffiliated

    254,365  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    9,355,849  

Other income — unaffiliated

    1,134,140  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (100,827,351

Foreign withholding tax claims

    11,010,083  

Other foreign taxes

    (446,768
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    951,328,011  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory

    20,697,961  

Professional

    1,214,353  

Commitment costs

    49,961  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    21,962,275  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    929,365,736  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investments — unaffiliated(a)

    (232,717,905

Investments — affiliated

    79,330  

Foreign currency transactions

    (6,211,829

Futures contracts

    12,872,340  
 

 

 

 
    (225,978,064
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments — unaffiliated(b)

    3,126,517,374  

Investments — affiliated

    128,374  

Foreign currency translations

    2,454,563  

Futures contracts

    (2,412,695
 

 

 

 
    3,126,687,616  
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    2,900,709,552  
 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 3,830,075,288  
 

 

 

 

(a) Net of foreign capital gain tax and capital gain tax refund, if applicable

  $ (103,665

(b) Net of increase in deferred foreign capital gain tax of

  $ (20,404,835

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

iShares

Core MSCI EAFE ETF

    

iShares

Core MSCI Europe ETF

 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
    Year Ended
07/31/23
       Year Ended
07/31/22
     Year Ended
07/31/23
       Year Ended
07/31/22
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

              

OPERATIONS

              

Net investment income

  $ 2,934,336,151        $ 2,939,659,343      $ 132,228,856        $ 150,163,088  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (535,403,304        (1,254,230,749      (44,881,380        99,585,421  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    10,854,004,778          (17,126,870,776      544,173,475          (1,196,565,855
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    13,252,937,625          (15,441,442,182      631,520,951          (946,817,346
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

              

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (2,335,829,412        (3,825,188,698      (123,397,635        (177,416,748
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

              

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

    2,263,134,016          8,997,549,501        (45,011,400        (236,218,410
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

              

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    13,180,242,229          (10,269,081,379      463,111,916          (1,360,452,504

Beginning of year

    88,823,463,951          99,092,545,330        3,926,721,603          5,287,174,107  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 102,003,706,180        $ 88,823,463,951      $ 4,389,833,519        $ 3,926,721,603  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

   

iShares

Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

    

iShares

Core MSCI Pacific ETF

 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
    Year Ended
07/31/23
       Year Ended
07/31/22
     Year Ended
07/31/23
       Year Ended
07/31/22
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

              

OPERATIONS

              

Net investment income

  $ 293,536,299        $ 195,873,244      $ 48,752,006        $ 29,856,804  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (21,298,349        (80,842,037      90,745,322          (1,376,359

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    1,136,036,244          (1,108,328,507      30,947,793          (158,233,548
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    1,408,274,194          (993,297,300      170,445,121          (129,753,103
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

              

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (243,534,870        (254,945,585      (38,736,051        (45,541,866
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

              

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    2,838,953,351          2,466,975,309        104,176,179          556,678,511  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

              

Total increase in net assets

    4,003,692,675          1,218,732,424        235,885,249          381,383,542  

Beginning of year

    7,377,094,485          6,158,362,061        1,501,051,019          1,119,667,477  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 11,380,787,160        $ 7,377,094,485      $ 1,736,936,268        $ 1,501,051,019  
 

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

   

IShares

Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
(Consolidated)

 
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended
07/31/23
       Year Ended
07/31/22
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

      

OPERATIONS

      

Net investment income

  $ 929,365,736        $ 868,178,367  

Net realized loss

    (225,978,064        (205,588,586

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    3,126,687,616          (5,692,811,775
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    3,830,075,288          (5,030,221,994
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

      

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (735,951,498        (1,047,059,037
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

      

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    1,884,043,701          4,124,957,765  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

      

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    4,978,167,491          (1,952,323,266

Beginning of year

    28,113,471,575          30,065,794,841  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 33,091,639,066        $ 28,113,471,575  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF  
 

 

 

 
    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 year

  $ 61.88     $ 75.40     $ 58.48     $ 60.80     $ 64.89  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    2.03 (b)       2.10 (b)       1.76       1.52       2.00  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    7.12       (12.90     16.86       (2.26     (4.14
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    9.15       (10.80     18.62       (0.74     (2.14
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (1.62     (2.72     (1.70     (1.58     (1.95
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 69.41     $ 61.88     $ 75.40     $ 58.48     $ 60.80  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

         

Based on net asset value

    14.94 %(b)       (14.58 )%(b)       31.95     (1.30 )%      (3.13 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

         

Total expenses

    0.07     0.07     0.08     0.07     0.08
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.07     0.07     0.07     N/A       0.08
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.21 %(b)       3.00 %(b)       2.55     2.57     3.31
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 102,003,706     $ 88,823,464     $ 99,092,545     $ 66,212,280     $ 64,849,495  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    3     4     2     2     3
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 years ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022, respectively:

• Net investment income per share by $0.02 and $ $0.01.

• Total return by 0.03% and 0.02%.

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

(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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF  
 

 

 

 
    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 year

  $ 47.25     $ 58.23     $ 44.41     $ 45.70     $ 49.27  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.65 (b)       1.61 (b)       1.28       1.09       1.64  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    6.67       (10.68     13.91       (1.39     (3.65
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    8.32       (9.07     15.19       (0.30     (2.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (1.51     (1.91     (1.37     (0.99     (1.56
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 54.06     $ 47.25     $ 58.23     $ 44.41     $ 45.70  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

         

Based on net asset value

    17.84 %(b)       (15.80 )%(b)      34.39     (0.66 )%      (3.96 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

         

Total expenses

    0.11     0.09     0.09     0.09     0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.09     0.09     0.09     N/A       0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.36 %(b)       2.98 %(b)       2.46     2.45     3.62
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 4,389,834     $ 3,926,722     $ 5,287,174     $ 3,463,613     $ 3,217,533  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    5     5     3     3     4
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 years ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022, respectively:

• Net investment income per share by $0.09 and $ $0.01

• Total return by 0.18% and 0.02%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.18% 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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF  
 

 

 

 
    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 year

  $ 56.46     $ 67.86     $ 52.39     $ 54.31     $ 57.40  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.83 (b)       1.85       1.60       1.46       1.76  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    5.94       (10.90     15.42       (2.04     (3.27
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    7.77       (9.05     17.02       (0.58     (1.51
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (1.42     (2.35     (1.55     (1.34     (1.58
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 62.81     $ 56.46     $ 67.86     $ 52.39     $ 54.31  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

         

Based on net asset value

    13.91 %(b)       (13.57 )%      32.63     (1.14 )%      (2.48 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

         

Total expenses

    0.04     0.05     0.05     0.05     0.05
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.04     0.05     0.05     0.05     0.05
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.04     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.15 %(b)       2.93     2.56     2.81     3.28
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 11,380,787     $ 7,377,094     $ 6,158,362     $ 2,844,598     $ 1,425,653  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    2     6     7     17     5
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Reflects the one-time, 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:

• Net investment income per share by $0.01.

• Total return by 0.02%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.02%.

(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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF  
 

 

 

 
    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 year

  $ 54.78     $ 65.86     $ 52.60     $ 55.60     $ 58.23  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.66       1.66       1.42       1.45       1.64  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    4.14       (10.02     13.15       (2.72     (2.67
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    5.80       (8.36     14.57       (1.27     (1.03
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

    (1.30     (2.72     (1.31     (1.73     (1.60
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 59.28     $ 54.78     $ 65.86     $ 52.60     $ 55.60  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

         

Based on net asset value

    10.73     (13.01 )%      27.70     (2.45 )%      (1.61 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

         

Total expenses

    0.09     0.09     0.09     0.09     0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.03     2.72     2.24     2.67     2.97
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 1,736,936     $ 1,501,051     $ 1,119,667     $ 904,692     $ 1,034,208  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    7     16     6     5     5
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

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

(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Consolidated)

 
 

 

 

 
    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 year

  $ 59.02     $ 72.22     $ 56.92     $ 57.96     $ 61.36  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.87 (b)       1.93 (b)       1.58       1.53       1.77  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    5.53       (12.82     15.28       (1.06     (3.55
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    7.40       (10.89     16.86       0.47       (1.78
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (1.47     (2.31     (1.56     (1.51     (1.62
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 64.95     $ 59.02     $ 72.22     $ 56.92     $ 57.96  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

         

Based on net asset value

    12.72 %(b)       (15.36 )%(b)       29.71     0.77 %(f)       (2.73 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

         

Total expenses

    0.07     0.09     0.09     0.09     0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    0.07     0.09     0.09     0.09     0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.07     0.09     0.09     N/A       0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.14 %(b)       2.87 %(b)       2.35     2.72     3.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 33,091,639     $ 28,113,472     $ 30,065,795     $ 19,546,312     $ 15,457,552  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    3     10     7     7     6
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 years ended July 31, 2023 and • July 31, 2022, respectively:

• Net investment income per share by $0.02 and $ $0.00.

• Total return by 0.04% and 0.01%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.03% and 0.00%.

(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) 

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

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 
 

Core MSCI EAFE

    Diversified   

Core MSCI Europe

    Diversified   

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

    Diversified   

Core MSCI Pacific

    Diversified   

Core MSCI Total International Stock

    Diversified   

Basis of Consolidation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements for Core MSCI Total International Stock includes the accounts of its subsidiary in the Republic of Mauritius, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”) of the Fund that invests in Indian securities. Through this investment structure, the Fund expects to obtain certain benefits under a current tax treaty between Mauritius and India.

Effective March 16, 2023, Core MSCI Total International Stock finalized the transfer of all the assets of Core MSCI Total International’s wholly owned Mauritius Subsidiary to Core MSCI Total International through on-exchange transactions in India. Core MSCI Total International Stock recognized a net realized loss of $2,420,716 as a result of this transaction. After the transfer, Core MSCI Total International Stock began making new investments in India directly. On April 26, 2023, Core MSCI Total International Stock filed to liquidate its Subsidiary with the Mauritius Financial Services Commission.

 

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. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.

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 July 31, 2023, 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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements(continued)

 

The iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has conducted its investment activities in India through its Subsidiary and, where applicable, expects to obtain benefits under the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (“DTAA”) between India and Mauritius. In order to be eligible to claim benefits under the DTAA, the Subsidiary must have commercial substance, on an annual basis, to satisfy certain tests and conditions, including the establishment and maintenance of valid tax residence in Mauritius, have the place of effective management outside of India, and related requirements. The Fund has obtained a current tax residence certificate issued by the Mauritian Revenue Authorities.

Based upon current interpretation and practice of the current tax laws in India and Mauritius and the DTAA, the Subsidiary is subject to tax in Mauritius on its net income at the rate of 15%. However, the Subsidiary is entitled to a tax credit equivalent to the higher of the actual foreign tax incurred or 80% of the Mauritius tax on its foreign source income, thus reducing its maximum effective tax rate to 3% up to June 30, 2021. After June 30, 2021, under the new tax regime and subject to meeting the necessary substance requirements as required under the Financial Services Act 2007 (as amended by the Finance Act 2018) and such guidelines issued by the Financial Services Commission (the “FSC”), the Subsidiary is entitled to either (a) a foreign tax credit equivalent to the actual foreign tax suffered on its foreign income against the Subsidiary’s tax liability computed at 15% on such income, or (b) a partial exemption of 80% of some of the income derived, including interest income or foreign source dividends. Taxes on income, if any, are paid by the Subsidiary and are disclosed in its Consolidated Statements of Operations. Any dividends paid by the Subsidiary to its Fund are not subject to tax in Mauritius. The Subsidiary is currently exempt from tax in Mauritius on any gains from the sale of securities.

The DTAA provides that capital gains will be taxable in India with respect to the sale of shares acquired on or after April 1, 2017. Capital gains arising from shares acquired before April 1, 2017, regardless of when they are sold, will continue to be exempt from taxation under the amended DTAA, assuming requirements for eligibility under the DTAA are satisfied. There can be no assurance, however, that the DTAA will remain in effect during the Subsidiary’s existence or that it will continue to enjoy its benefits on the shares acquired prior to April 1, 2017.

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.

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

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements(continued)

 

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.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Warrants: Warrants entitle a fund to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date of the warrants, if any. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the strike price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and a fund will lose any amount it paid for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.

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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements(continued)

 

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  

 

 

Core MSCI EAFE

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 3,931,008     $ (3,931,008   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    33,949,132       (33,949,132            

BNP Paribas SA

    11,533,438       (11,533,438            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    131,183,214       (131,183,214            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    45,977,165       (45,977,165            

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    308       (308            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    160,162,528       (160,162,528            

HSBC Bank PLC

    22,326,947       (22,326,947            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    56,940,506       (56,940,506            

Jefferies LLC

    1,721,173       (1,721,173            

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

    10,534,387       (10,534,387            

Morgan Stanley

    150,487,213       (150,487,213            

National Financial Services LLC

    178,755       (178,755            

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    4,203,180       (4,203,180            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    1,750,654       (1,750,654            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    5,388,881       (5,388,881            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    15,881,363       (15,881,363            

UBS AG

    12,839,566       (12,839,566            

UBS Securities LLC

    832,849       (832,849            

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    1,660       (1,660            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 669,823,927     $ (669,823,927   $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core MSCI Europe

       

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 1,307,119     $ (1,307,119   $     $  

BNP Paribas SA

    123,155       (123,155            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    1,497,282       (1,497,282            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    681,615       (681,615            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    4,822,812       (4,822,812            

HSBC Bank PLC

    14,859,845       (14,859,845            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    4,021,607       (4,021,607            

Morgan Stanley

    6,092,051       (6,092,051            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    511,107       (511,107            

UBS AG

    655,736       (655,736            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 34,572,329     $ (34,572,329   $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 424,470     $ (423,013   $     $ 1,457 (b)  

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    351,228       (351,228            

BNP Paribas SA

    3,259,544       (3,259,544            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    8,215,146       (8,215,146            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    2,933,648       (2,933,648            

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    1,832,181       (1,832,181            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    16,396,872       (16,396,872            

HSBC Bank PLC

    25,997,541       (25,997,541            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    8,980,096       (8,980,096            

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

    246,729       (246,729            

Morgan Stanley

    10,066,017       (10,066,017            

National Financial Services LLC

    4,252,637       (4,252,637            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    733,963       (733,963            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    256,631       (256,631            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    950,663       (950,663            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    11,849,075       (11,577,032           272,043 (b)  

UBS AG

    1,847,859       (1,847,859            

UBS Securities LLC

    249,246       (249,246            

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    436,578       (436,578            

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    35,340       (35,340            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 99,315,464     $ (99,041,964   $     $ 273,500  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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iShares ETF and Counterparty

   
Securities Loaned
at Value
 
 
   
Cash Collateral
Received
 
(a)  
   
Non-Cash Collateral
Received, at Fair Value
 
(a) 
    Net Amount  

 

 

Core MSCI Pacific

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 201,790     $ (200,960   $     $ 830 (b)  

BNP Paribas SA

    31,339       (31,339            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    1,750,169       (1,750,169            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    900,159       (900,159            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    398,958       (398,958            

HSBC Bank PLC

    787,730       (787,730            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    1,175,617       (1,175,617            

Jefferies LLC

    134,865       (134,865            

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

    104,936       (104,936            

Morgan Stanley

    1,167,997       (1,167,997            

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    210,732       (210,732            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    12,378       (12,378            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    309,811       (309,811            

UBS AG

    7,285       (7,285            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 7,193,766     $ (7,192,936   $     $ 830  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core MSCI Total International Stock

       

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 5,397,179     $ (5,397,179   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    18,002,852       (18,002,852            

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    527,629       (527,629            

BNP Paribas SA

    10,355,585       (10,355,585            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    54,907,805       (54,907,805            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    19,127,468       (19,127,468            

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    2,257,741       (2,257,741            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    74,158,033       (74,158,033            

HSBC Bank PLC

    35,166,362       (35,166,362            

ING Financial Markets LLC

    1,917,324       (1,917,324            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    41,774,018       (41,774,018            

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC

    1,861,443       (1,861,443            

Jefferies LLC

    564,121       (564,121            

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

    1,303,733       (1,303,733            

Morgan Stanley

    99,572,052       (99,572,052            

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    669,812       (669,812            

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    3,194,855       (3,194,855            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    1,007,998       (1,007,998            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    4,510,287       (4,510,287            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    5,184,940       (5,184,940            

UBS AG

    8,651,009       (8,651,009            

UBS Securities LLC

    3,990,401       (3,990,401            

Virtu Americas LLC

    602,528       (602,528            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 394,705,175     $ (394,705,175   $     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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.

 
  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of July 31, 2023. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by a counterparty.

 

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 each of the following Funds, BFAis entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fees  

Core MSCI EAFE

    0.07

Core MSCI Europe

    0.09  

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

    0.04  

Core MSCI Pacific

    0.09  

Core MSCI Total International Stock

    0.07  

The Subsidiary has entered into a separate contract with BFA under which BFA provides investment advisory services to the Subsidiary but does not receive separate compensation from the Subsidiary for providing it with such services. The Subsidiary has also entered into separate arrangements that provide for the provision of other services to the Subsidiary (including administrative, custody, transfer agency and other services), and BFA pays the costs and expenses related to the provision of those services.

Expense Waivers: A fund may incur its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). The total of the investment advisory fee and acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, is a fund’s total annual operating expenses. Total expenses as shown in the Statement of Operations does not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

For the iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF, BFA contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fee for the Fund through November 30, 2026 in an amount equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, attributable to the Fund’s investments in other iShares funds.

For year ended July 31, 2023, there were no fees waived by BFA pursuant to this arrangement.

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.

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.

 

 

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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 year ended July 31, 2023, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts   

Core MSCI EAFE

  $ 5,291,980   

Core MSCI Europe

    202,515   

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

    444,358   

Core MSCI Pacific

    66,342   

Core MSCI Total International Stock

    2,152,774   

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 year ended July 31, 2023, 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) 
 

Core MSCI EAFE

  $ 470,647,267        $ 131,741,979        $ (28,940,972)   

Core MSCI Europe

    46,819,928          28,778,146          (12,729,726)   

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

    65,186,711          27,194,279          (4,471,302)   

Core MSCI Pacific

    14,111,975          20,035,870          (3,276,568)   

Core MSCI Total International Stock

    33,229,546            93,208,144            (30,357,735)   

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 year ended July 31, 2023, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases        Sales   

Core MSCI EAFE

  $ 4,998,100,355        $ 2,338,888,731   

Core MSCI Europe

    228,194,837          179,933,523   

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

    567,974,108          202,149,236   

Core MSCI Pacific

    155,755,151          109,615,497   

Core MSCI Total International Stock

    2,066,021,501          838,975,126   

For the year ended July 31, 2023, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
      

In-kind 

Sales 

 

Core MSCI EAFE

  $ 460,008,199        $ 27,440   

Core MSCI Europe

    271,758,744          344,643,213   

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

    2,524,807,860          —   

Core MSCI Pacific

    518,272,229          451,224,085   

Core MSCI Total International Stock

    904,059,752          —   

 

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.

 

 

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Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of July 31, 2023, 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.

U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. As of July 31, 2023, permanent differences attributable to realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

       
iShares ETF   Paid-in Capital       

Accumulated 

Earnings (Loss) 

 

Core MSCI EAFE

  $ (5,540      $ 5,540    

Core MSCI Europe

    24,026,592          (24,026,592)   

Core MSCI Pacific

    114,618,295            (114,618,295)   

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Year Ended
07/31/23
       Year Ended
07/31/22
 

 

 

Core MSCI EAFE

      

Ordinary income

  $ 2,335,829,412        $ 3,825,188,698  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Core MSCI Europe

      

Ordinary income

  $ 123,397,635        $ 177,416,748  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

      

Ordinary income

  $ 243,534,870        $ 254,945,585  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Core MSCI Pacific

      

Ordinary income

  $ 38,736,051        $ 45,541,866  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Core MSCI Total International Stock

      

Ordinary income

  $ 735,951,498        $ 1,047,059,037  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

As of July 31, 2023, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

         

iShares ETF

    
Undistributed
Ordinary Income
 
 
    


Non-expiring
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
 
 
(a) 
 
   
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
 
(b) 
    Total  

Core MSCI EAFE

   $ 631,730,432      $ (2,851,726,162   $ 9,029,862,607     $ 6,809,866,877   

Core MSCI Europe

     17,309,720        (198,685,591     (112,611,777     (293,987,648)  

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

     68,279,159        (210,120,034     1,053,557,931       911,717,056   

Core MSCI Pacific

     16,144,304        (65,751,545     43,908,820       (5,698,421)  

Core MSCI Total International Stock

     284,180,343        (1,399,588,738     3,865,262,949       2,749,854,554   

 

  (a) 

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

 
  (b) 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts, the timing and recognition of partnership income, the characterization of corporate actions, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies and the timing and recognition of realized gains/losses for tax purposes.

 

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 July 31, 2023, 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)
 

Core MSCI EAFE

  $ 93,234,723,415        $ 19,267,392,528        $ (10,240,669,878    $ 9,026,722,650   

Core MSCI Europe

    4,514,148,041          489,482,068          (602,262,357      (112,780,289)  

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

    10,382,994,551          1,602,139,789          (548,929,209      1,053,210,580   

Core MSCI Pacific

    1,694,784,488          166,282,496          (122,423,628      43,858,868   

Core MSCI Total International Stock

    29,549,994,042          6,813,666,589          (2,929,050,080      3,884,616,509   

 

 

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9.

LINE OF CREDIT

The iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF, along with certain other iShares funds (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a $800 million credit agreement (“Syndicated Credit Agreement”) with a group of lenders, which expires on August 11, 2023. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings in certain target markets. The Funds may borrow up to the aggregate commitment amount subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the Syndicated Credit Agreement. The Syndicated Credit Agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of

0.15% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 0.10% and 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is generally allocated to each Participating Fund based on the lesser of a Participating Fund’s relative exposure to certain target markets or a Participating Fund’s maximum borrowing amount as set forth by the terms of the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

During the year ended July 31, 2023, the Fund did not borrow under the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

Effective April 21, 2022, the iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF, along with certain other iShares funds (“Mauritius Participating Funds”), was a party to a $1.50 billion unsecured and uncommitted line of credit (“Uncommitted Liquidity Facility”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company, which was used solely to facilitate trading associated with the closure of the Fund’s Mauritius subsidiary. The Uncommitted Liquidity Facility had interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the U.S. Federal Funds rate (not less than zero) plus 1.25% per annum or (b) the Overnight Bank Funding rate (not less than zero) plus 1.25% per annum on amounts borrowed. The Uncommitted Liquidity Facility was terminated on December 7, 2022.

During the year ended July 31, 2023, the Fund did not borrow under the Uncommitted Liquidity Facility.

 

10.

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 a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

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.

Infectious Illness Risk: An outbreak of an infectious illness, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may adversely impact the economies of many nations and the global economy, and may impact individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen. An infectious illness outbreak may result in, among other things, closed international borders, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, market volatility or disruptions and other significant economic, social and political impacts.

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.

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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements(continued)

 

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.

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 issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions in that country or those countries may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Unanticipated or sudden political or social developments may cause uncertainty in the markets and as a result adversely affect the Fund’s investments. Foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices as used in the United States. Foreign securities markets may also be more volatile and less liquid than U.S. securities and may be less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities. Investment percentages in specific countries are presented in the 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.

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.

 

11.

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:

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

07/31/23

      

Year Ended

07/31/22

 
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares        Amount        Shares      Amount  

 

 

Core MSCI EAFE

              

Shares sold

    34,200,000        $ 2,263,134,016          132,000,000      $  9,651,287,073  

Shares redeemed

                      (10,800,000      (653,737,572
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 
    34,200,000        $ 2,263,134,016          121,200,000      $ 8,997,549,501  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Year Ended

07/31/23

    

Year Ended

07/31/22

 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

 

 

Core MSCI Europe

          

Shares sold

    5,900,000      $ 308,442,219        14,200,000      $ 800,524,413  

Shares redeemed

    (7,800,000      (353,453,619      (21,900,000      (1,036,742,823
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    (1,900,000    $ (45,011,400      (7,700,000    $ (236,218,410
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

          

Shares sold

    50,550,000      $ 2,838,953,351        39,900,000      $ 2,466,975,309  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core MSCI Pacific

          

Shares sold

    9,900,000      $ 555,909,181        11,600,000      $ 632,830,961  

Shares redeemed

    (8,000,000      (451,733,002      (1,200,000      (76,152,450
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    1,900,000      $ 104,176,179        10,400,000      $ 556,678,511  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core MSCI Total International Stock

          

Shares sold

    33,200,000      $  1,884,043,701        60,000,000      $ 4,124,957,765  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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. Investors 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. Investors 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.

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.

 

12.

FOREIGN WITHHOLDING TAX CLAIMS

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) 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 each of the iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF, iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF and iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF is able to pass through to its shareholders as a foreign tax credit in the current year, each of the Funds 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 Funds.

 

13.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and the following items were noted:

Effective August 11, 2023, the Syndicated Credit Agreement to which the Participating Funds are party was extended until August 2024 under the same terms.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   

 

To the Board of Trustees of

iShares Trust and Shareholders of each of the five funds listed in the table below

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (five of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of July 31, 2023, the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in the table below, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of July 31, 2023, the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets, and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF(1)

iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF(1)

iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF(1)

iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF(1)

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF(2)

(1) Statement of operations for the year ended July 31, 2023, statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended July 31, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended July 31, 2023.

(2) Consolidated statement of operations for the year ended July 31, 2023, consolidated statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended July 31, 2023 and the consolidated financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended July 31, 2023.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 22, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)   

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

   
iShares ETF  

Qualified Dividend 

Income 

 

Core MSCI EAFE

  $ 2,890,584,990   

Core MSCI Europe

    139,746,678   

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

    300,299,477   

Core MSCI Pacific

    41,242,002   

Core MSCI Total International Stock

    796,621,471   

The Funds intend to pass through to their shareholders the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of foreign source income earned and foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

     
iShares ETF  

Foreign Source

Income Earned

      

Foreign 

Taxes Paid 

 

Core MSCI EAFE

  $ 3,176,249,720        $ 189,816,766   

Core MSCI Europe

    142,811,921          4,321,276   

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

    326,417,161          29,825,172   

Core MSCI Pacific

    52,798,916          2,914,500   

Core MSCI Total International Stock

    1,027,748,042          84,816,617   

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF, iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF, iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF (each the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide.At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA

 

 

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and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF, iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (each the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide. At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA

 

 

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and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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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.

Premium/Discount Information

Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.

Regulation under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, and its United Kingdom (“UK”) equivalent, ( “AIFMD”) impose detailed and prescriptive obligations on fund managers established in the European Union (the “EU”) and the UK. These do not currently apply to managers established outside of the EU or UK, such as BFA (the “Company”). Rather, the Company is only required to comply with certain disclosure, reporting and transparency obligations of AIFMD because it has registered the iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (the “Fund”) to be marketed to investors in the EU and/or UK.

Report on Remuneration

The Company is required under AIFMD to make quantitative disclosures of remuneration. These disclosures are made in line with BlackRock’s interpretation of currently available regulatory guidance on quantitative remuneration disclosures. As market or regulatory practice develops BlackRock may consider it appropriate to make changes to the way in which quantitative remuneration disclosures are calculated. Where such changes are made, this may result in disclosures in relation to a fund not being comparable to the disclosures made in the prior year, or in relation to other BlackRock fund disclosures in that same year.

Disclosures are provided in relation to (a) the staff of the Company; (b) staff who are senior management; and (c) staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Fund.

All individuals included in the aggregated figures disclosed are rewarded in line with BlackRock’s remuneration policy for their responsibilities across the relevant BlackRock business area. As all individuals have a number of areas of responsibilities, only the portion of remuneration for those individuals’ services attributable to the Fund is included in the aggregate figures disclosed.

BlackRock has a clear and well-defined pay-for-performance philosophy, and compensation programs which support that philosophy.

BlackRock operates a total compensation model for remuneration which includes a base salary, which is contractual, and a discretionary bonus scheme. Although all employees are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus, there is no contractual obligation to make a discretionary bonus award to any employees. For senior management and staff who have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of the Fund, a significant percentage of variable remuneration is deferred over time. All employees are subject to a clawback policy.

Remuneration decisions for employees are made once annually in January following the end of the performance year, based on BlackRock’s full-year financial results and other non-financial goals and objectives. Alongside financial performance, individual total compensation is also based on strategic and operating results and other considerations such as management and leadership capabilities. No set formulas are established and no fixed benchmarks are used in determining annual incentive awards.

Annual incentive awards are paid from a bonus pool which is reviewed throughout the year by BlackRock’s independent compensation committee, taking into account both actual and projected financial information together with information provided by the Enterprise Risk and Regulatory Compliance departments in relation to any activities, incidents or events that warrant consideration in making compensation decisions. Individuals are not involved in setting their own remuneration.

Each of the control functions (Enterprise Risk, Legal & Compliance, and Internal Audit) each have their own organizational structures which are independent of the business units and therefore staff members in control functions are remunerated independently of the businesses they oversee. Functional bonus pools for those control functions are determined with reference to the performance of each individual function and the remuneration of the senior members of control functions is directly overseen by BlackRock’s independent remuneration committee.

Members of staff and senior management of the Company typically provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the Company and across the broader BlackRock group. Conversely, members of staff and senior management of the broader BlackRock group may provide both AIFMD and non-AIFMD related services in respect of multiple funds, clients and functions of the broader BlackRock group and of the Company. Therefore, the figures disclosed are a sum of individuals’ portion of remuneration attributable to the Company according to an objective apportionment methodology which acknowledges the multiple-service nature of the Company and the broader BlackRock group. Accordingly, the figures are not representative of any individual’s actual remuneration or their remuneration structure.

The amount of the total remuneration awarded to the Company’s staff in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2022 was USD 4.12 million. This figure is comprised of fixed remuneration of USD 685 thousand and variable remuneration of USD 3.43 million. There was a total of 8 beneficiaries of the remuneration described above.

 

 

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The amount of the aggregate remuneration awarded by the Company in respect of the Company’s financial year ending December 31, 2022, to its senior management was USD 2.96 million, and to other members of its staff whose actions potentially have a material impact on the risk profile of the Company or its funds was USD 970 thousand. These figures relate to the entire Company and not to the Fund.

Disclosures Under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

The iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (the “Fund”) is registered under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive to be marketed to European Union (“EU”) investors, as noted above. As a result, certain disclosures are required under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”).

The Fund has not been categorized under the SFDR as an “Article 8” or “Article 9” product. In addition, the Fund’s investment strategy does not take into account the criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities under the EU sustainable investment taxonomy regulation or principal adverse impacts (“PAIs”) on sustainability factors under the SFDR. PAIs are identified under the SFDR as the material impacts of investment decisions on sustainability factors relating to environmental, social and employee matters, respect for human rights, and anti-corruption and anti-bribery matters.

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited)

 

The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by BFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes incapacitated. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are referred to as independent trustees (“Independent Trustees”).

The registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into one complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds and ETFs (the “BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex”), one complex of closed-end funds and open-end non-index fixed-income funds (including ETFs) (the “BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex”) and one complex of ETFs (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust and, as a result, oversees all of the funds within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex, which consists of 387 funds as of July 31, 2023. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Aaron Wasserman, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito, Mr. Ramji and Mr. Wasserman is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. The Board has designated John E. Kerrigan as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers may be found in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).

 

Interested Trustees
       

   Name

  (Year of

   Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Robert S.

Kapito(a)

(1957)

  

Trustee

(since 2009).

   President, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (since its formation in 1998) and BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities (since 1988); Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (since 2009); President of Board of Directors, Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund (since 2002).    Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Salim Ramji(b)

(1970)

  

Trustee

(since 2019).

   Senior Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Global Head of BlackRock’s ETF and Index Investments Business (since 2019); Head of BlackRock’s U.S. Wealth Advisory Business (2015-2019); Global Head of Corporate Strategy, BlackRock, Inc. (2014-2015); Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (2010-2014).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2019); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2019).

(a)   Robert S. Kapito is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its  affiliates.

(b)   Salim Ramji is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

Independent Trustees
       

   Name

  (Year of

   Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

John E. Kerrigan

(1955)

   Trustee (since 2005); Independent Board Chair (since 2022).    Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).

Jane D. Carlin

(1956)

   Trustee (since 2015); Risk Committee Chair (since 2016).    Consultant (since 2012); Member of the Audit Committee (2012-2018), Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (2017-2018) and Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (2012-2018); Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Holding Company Governance & Assurance and the Global Head of Operational Risk Management of Morgan Stanley (2006-2012).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2015); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2015); Member of the Audit Committee (since 2016), Chair of the Audit Committee (since 2020) and Director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (since 2016).

Richard L.

Fagnani

(1954)

   Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).    Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016); Director of One Generation Away (since 2021).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Independent Trustees (continued)
       

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee

Cecilia H.

Herbert

(1949)

  

Trustee (since 2005); Nominating and Governance and Equity Plus Committee Chairs

(since 2022).

   Chair of the Finance Committee (since 2019) and Trustee and Member of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees of Stanford Health Care (since 2016); Trustee of WNET, New York’s public media company (since 2011) and Member of the Audit Committee (since 2018), Investment Committee (since 2011) and Personnel Committee (since 2022); Member of the Wyoming State Investment Funds Committee (since 2022); Director of the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts (since 2021); Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Drew E.

Lawton

(1959)

   Trustee (since 2017); 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2017).    Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Director of Jackson Financial Inc. (since 2021).

John E.

Martinez

(1961)

  

Trustee (since 2003); Securities Lending Committee Chair

(since 2019).

   Director of Real Estate Equity Exchange, Inc. (since 2005); Director of Cloudera Foundation (2017-2020); and Director of Reading Partners (2012-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

Madhav V.

Rajan

(1964)

  

Trustee (since 2011); Fixed-Income Plus Committee Chair

(since 2019).

   Dean, and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 2017); Advisory Board Member (since 2016) and Director (since 2020) of C.M. Capital Corporation; Chair of the Board for the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (since 2020); Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001-2017); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (2005-2017); Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2010-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).
          Officers     
     

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Dominik Rohé

(1973)

   President (since 2023).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2005); Head of Americas ETF and Index Investments (since 2023); Head of Latin America (2019-2023).

Trent Walker

(1974)

   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since September 2019); Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Funds, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds V and BlackRock Funds VI (since 2021); Executive Vice President of PIMCO (2016-2019); Senior Vice President of PIMCO (2008-2015); Treasurer (2013-2019) and Assistant Treasurer (2007-2017) of PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Managed Accounts Trust, 2 PIMCO-sponsored interval funds and 21 PIMCO-sponsored closed-end funds.

Aaron

Wasserman

(1974)

   Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2023; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2023).    Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (since 2023); Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (2014-2023).

Marisa

Rolland

(1980)

   Secretary (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2023); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2018-2022); Vice President, BlackRock, Inc. (2010-2017).

Rachel

Aguirre

(1982)

   Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2018); Head of U.S. iShares Product (since 2022); Head of EII U.S. Product Engineering (since 2021); Co-Head of EII’s Americas Portfolio Engineering (2020-2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Jennifer Hsui

(1976)

   Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).

James Mauro

(1970)

   Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of Fixed Income Index Investments in the Americas and Head of San Francisco Core Portfolio Management (since 2020).

 

Effective March 30, 2023, Dominik Rohé replaced Armando Senra as President.

Effective July 1, 2023, Aaron Wasserman replaced Charles Park as Chief Compliance Officer.

 

 

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General Information

 

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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
CPO   Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)
GDR   Global Depositary Receipt
JSC   Joint Stock Company
NVDR   Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
NVS   Non-Voting Shares
PJSC   Public Joint Stock Company
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust
SDR   Swedish Depositary Receipt

 

 

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  JULY 31, 2023

 

 

2023 Annual Report

 

 

iShares Trust

 

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iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF | IMTM | NYSE Arca

 

·  

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF | IQLT | NYSE Arca

 

·  

iShares MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF | ISZE | NYSE Arca

 

·  

iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF | IVLU | NYSE Arca


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Despite an uncertain economic landscape during the 12-month reporting period ended July 31, 2023, the resilience of the U.S. economy in the face of ever tighter financial conditions provided an encouraging backdrop for investors. While inflation was near multi-decade highs at the beginning of the period, it declined precipitously as commodity prices dropped. Labor shortages also moderated, although wages continued to grow and unemployment rates reached the lowest levels in decades. This robust labor market powered further growth in consumer spending, backstopping the economy.

Equity returns were solid, as the durability of consumer sentiment eased investors’ concerns about the economy’s trajectory. The U.S. economy resumed growth in the third quarter of 2022 and continued to expand thereafter. Most major classes of equities advanced, including large- and small-capitalization U.S. stocks and equities from developed and emerging markets.

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. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, 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”), acknowledging that inflation has been more persistent than expected, raised interest rates seven times during the 12-month period ended July 31, 2023. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and incrementally reduced its balance sheet by not replacing securities that reach maturity. However, the Fed declined to raise interest rates at its June 2023 meeting, the first time it paused its tightening in the current cycle, before again raising rates in July 2023.

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 decelerated the pace of interest rate hikes and recently opted for a pause, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period to keep inflation under control. Furthermore, ongoing structural changes may mean that the Fed will be hesitant to cut interest rates in the event of faltering economic activity lest inflation accelerate again. We believe investors should expect a period of higher volatility as markets adjust to the new economic reality and policymakers attempt to adapt.

While we favor an overweight position to developed market equities in the long term, we prefer an underweight stance in the near-term. Expectations for corporate earnings remain elevated, which seems inconsistent with macroeconomic constraints. Nevertheless, we are overweight on emerging market stocks in the near-term as growth trends for emerging markets appear brighter. We also believe that stocks with an A.I. tilt should benefit from an investment cycle that is set to support revenues and margins. We are neutral on credit overall amid tightening credit and financial conditions; however, there are selective opportunities in the near term. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries, U.S. inflation-linked bonds, U.S. mortgage-backed securities, 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.

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock, Inc.

 

Total Returns as of July 31, 2023

 

    

 

6-Month

 

 

 

12-Month

 

 

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

 

  13.52%   13.02%

 

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

 

  4.51    7.91 

 

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

 

  6.65   16.79

 

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

 

   3.26     8.35 

 

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

 

   2.34    3.96

 

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

 

  (2.08)   (7.56)

 

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

 

  (1.02)   (3.37)

 

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

 

   0.20    0.93

 

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

 

   2.92     4.42 

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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Table of Contents

 

      Page  

The Markets in Review

     2  

Annual Report:

  

Market Overview

     4  

Fund Summary

     5  

About Fund Performance

     13  

Disclosure of Expenses

     13  

Schedules of Investments

     14  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     40  

Statements of Operations

     41  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     42  

Financial Highlights

     44  

Notes to Financial Statements

     48  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     57  

Important Tax Information

     58  

Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

     59  

Supplemental Information

     62  

Trustee and Officer Information

     63  

General Information

     66  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     67  

 

 

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Market Overview

 

iShares Trust

Global Market Overview

Global equity markets advanced during the 12 months ended July 31, 2023 (“reporting period”), supported by continued economic growth and moderating inflation. The MSCI ACWI, a broad global equity index that includes both developed and emerging markets, returned 12.91% in U.S. dollar terms for the reporting period. Despite concerns about the impact of higher interest rates and rising prices, the global economy continued to grow, albeit at a slower pace than during the initial post-pandemic recovery. Inflation began to subside in most regions of the world, and lower energy prices reduced pressure on consumers, leading consumer and business sentiment to improve. While the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued to disrupt trade in Europe and elsewhere, market adaptation lessened the economic impact of the ongoing war. The prices of oil, natural gas, and wheat all declined during the reporting period, easing pressure on the world’s economies.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) tightened monetary policy rapidly, raising short-term interest rates seven times during the reporting period. The pace of tightening decelerated as the Fed twice lowered the increment of increase before pausing entirely in June 2023, the first time it declined to take action since the tightening cycle began. However, the Fed then raised interest rates again at its July 2023 meeting and stated that it would continue to monitor economic data. The Fed also continued to decrease the size of its balance sheet by reducing the store of U.S. Treasuries it had accumulated to stabilize markets in the early phases of the coronavirus pandemic.

Despite the tightening financial conditions, the U.S. economy demonstrated continued strength, and U.S. equities advanced. The economy returned to growth in the third quarter of 2022 and showed robust, if slightly slower, growth thereafter. Consumers powered the economy and increased their spending in both nominal and inflation-adjusted terms. Spending was helped by a strong labor market, as unemployment remained very low in historic terms, and the total number of employed persons reached an all-time high. Tightness in the labor market drove higher wages, although wage growth slowed as the reporting period continued.

European stocks outpaced their counterparts in most other regions of the globe, advancing strongly for the reporting period despite modest economic growth. European stocks benefited from a solid recovery following the early phases of the war in Ukraine. While the conflict disrupted critical natural gas supplies, new sources were secured and prices declined, while a warm winter helped moderate consumption. The European Central Bank (“ECB”) responded to the highest inflation since the introduction of the euro by raising interest rates eight times and beginning to reduce the size of its debt holdings.

Stocks in the Asia-Pacific region gained, albeit at a slower pace than other regions of the world. Japan returned to growth in the fourth quarter of 2022 and first quarter of 2023, as strong business investment and exports helped boost the economy and support Japanese equities. However, Chinese stocks were negatively impacted by slowing economic growth. While investors were initially optimistic following China’s lifting of several pandemic-related lockdowns in December 2022, subsequent performance disappointed, and tensions with the U.S. increased. Emerging market stocks advanced, as the improving global economic environment reassured investors. The declining value of the U.S. dollar relative to many other currencies and the slowing pace of the Fed’s interest rate increases also supported emerging market stocks.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023     iShares® MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index that measures the performance of international developed large- and mid-capitalization stocks exhibiting relatively higher momentum characteristics, as represented by the MSCI World ex USA Momentum Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
            1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    12.09     5.19     5.87        12.09     28.77     62.78

Fund Market

    12.35       5.18       5.89          12.35       28.72       63.17  

Index

    12.98       5.38       6.13                12.98       29.98       66.34  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was January 13, 2015. The first day of secondary market trading was January 15, 2015.

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

Expense Example

 

Actual         Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
    

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
    

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
       

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
    

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
    

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $  1,000.00        $  1,055.50        $  1.53           $  1,000.00        $  1,023.30        $  1.51          0.30

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

International developed stocks with relatively higher momentum characteristics advanced for the reporting period. Stocks in Japan were the largest contributors to the Index’s performance, led by the industrials sector. Stronger export growth boosted the Japanese economy, which rebounded with moderate gains over the first half of 2023. The low value of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar benefited exporters and drove strong earnings in the trading companies and distributors industry. Elevated energy prices early in the reporting period bolstered trading companies involved in liquified natural gas projects. The Japanese financials sector also contributed to performance, as higher net fees and trading profits increased earnings among banks. As interest rates rose overseas, Japanese banks profited from foreign investors seeking to lock in low-interest loans.

European stocks, particularly from France, the U.K., and Denmark, added to the Index’s return. In France, the consumer discretionary sector was a source of strength, driven primarily by textiles and apparel. European sales of luxury goods were particularly strong, helped by an increase in tourism from North America. Rebounding sales of luxury brands in Asia during the Chinese New Year holiday also drove industry revenue growth. The financials sector led among stocks in the U.K. Cost cutting efforts and high interest rates drove improved profitability among banks, which allowed them to return cash to shareholders through higher dividend payouts and stock buyback programs. In Denmark, strong sales of new weight loss treatments drove healthcare stocks higher. Early indications that these drugs may also lower patients’ risk for cardiovascular disease boosted investor optimism that the treatments may become broadly eligible for insurance coverage.

In terms of relative performance, the Index underperformed the broader market, as represented by the MSCI World ex USA Index. The Index seeks exposure to stocks exhibiting relatively higher price momentum, a factor that was disadvantaged in the shifting investment landscape, as energy prices declined and investors rotated into growth-oriented sectors toward the end of 2022. An overweight position in the energy sector, specifically the oil, gas, and consumable fuels industry, detracted the most from the Index’s performance relative to the broader market. An underweight position in the technology sector also weakened relative performance. Turning to country allocation, underweight positions in Germany and France detracted from relative returns.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Industrials

    21.1

Consumer Discretionary

    19.8  

Financials

    17.6  

Health Care

    11.0  

Consumer Staples

    10.0  

Information Technology

    6.0  

Materials

    5.8  

Communication Services

    3.0  

Utilities

    2.6  

Energy

    2.3  

Real Estate

    0.8  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Japan

    23.6

France

    16.7  

United Kingdom

    11.7  

Germany

    10.3  

Switzerland

    7.2  

Canada

    5.8  

Denmark

    5.2  

Hong Kong

    3.5  

Italy

    3.2  

Sweden

    3.0  
 
  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023    iShares® MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index that measures the performance of international developed large-and mid-capitalization stocks exhibiting relatively higher quality characteristics as identified through three fundamental variables: return on equity, earnings variability and debt-to-equity, as represented by the MSCI World ex USA Sector Neutral Quality Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
            1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    13.54     6.69     6.82        13.54     38.25     75.73

Fund Market

    13.37       6.78       6.84          13.37       38.85       76.03  

Index

    14.44       6.82       7.01                14.44       39.07       78.41  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was January 13, 2015. The first day of secondary market trading was January 15, 2015.

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

Expense Example

 

      Actual          Hypothetical 5% Return  
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
         

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
    

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
    

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
       

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
    

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
    

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
          $  1,000.00        $  1,054.30        $  1.53           $  1,000.00        $  1,023.30        $  1.51          0.30

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

Stocks featuring high quality characteristics from international developed markets gained significantly for the reporting period, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. European stocks represented the largest contributors to the Index’s return. While economic growth in the Eurozone was tepid, inflation came down significantly and unemployment declined to a historic low. European stocks also benefited from a more diverse energy supply, as many governments secured alternate sourcing of energy products following disruption due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

In France, the consumer discretionary sector was a source of strength, driven primarily by the textiles and apparel industry. Sales of luxury goods supported revenue in the industry. European sales were particularly strong, helped by an increase in tourism from North America. Rebounding sales of luxury brands in Asia during the Chinese New Year holiday also drove industry revenue.

Danish stocks also advanced, driven primarily by strength in the healthcare sector. Strong sales of new drugs used to treat obesity bolstered the pharmaceuticals industry, as demand outstripped supply and the industry worked to improve production capacity. Trial data showing the potential of these drugs to reduce the risk of heart disease further supported industry gains.

Dutch stocks also contributed to the Index’s performance, primarily in the information technology sector. The semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry benefited from strong sales of precision equipment used in the making of advanced semiconductors, despite export controls placed on sales of newer equipment to China.

Australian stocks in the materials sector also gained, as a substantial merger in the metals and mining industry consolidated the supply of minerals used in decarbonization. The German insurance industry in the financials sector also advanced amid the ECB’s substantial interest rate increases.

In terms of relative performance, the Index underperformed the broader global market, as measured by the MSCI World ex USA Index. In an environment of geopolitical conflict and rising interest rates, high-quality stocks, which tend to be priced at a premium, trailed the broader market. The Index trailed the broader market primarily due to security selection, particularly within the financials sector. However, stock selection within the information technology sector was additive to the Index’s relative performance.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Financials

    20.2

Industrials

    15.8  

Health Care

    11.7  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.2  

Consumer Staples

    9.4  

Information Technology

    8.3  

Materials

    8.1  

Energy

    6.0  

Communication Services

    3.9  

Utilities

    3.3  

Real Estate

    2.1  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Switzerland

    14.1

United Kingdom

    13.0  

Japan

    12.3  

France

    9.7  

Canada

    8.2  

Australia

    7.5  

Netherlands

    6.8  

Denmark

    6.7  

Germany

    5.7  

Sweden

    3.6  
 
  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023    iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of international developed large- and mid-capitalization stocks with relatively smaller average market capitalization, as represented by the MSCI World ex USA Low Size Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
            1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    11.38     3.03     4.29        11.38     16.08     40.63

Fund Market

    11.76       3.09       4.27          11.76       16.46       40.43  

Index

    12.31       3.10       4.39                12.31       16.49       41.71  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was June 16, 2015. The first day of secondary market trading was June 18, 2015.

Index performance through December 2, 2018 reflects the performance of the MSCI World ex USA Risk Weighted Index. Index performance beginning on December 3, 2018 reflects the performance of the MSCI World ex USA Low Size Index.

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

Expense Example

 

      Actual         Hypothetical 5% Return  
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
         

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
    

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
    

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
       

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
    

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
    

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
          $  1,000.00        $  1,047.20        $  1.52           $  1,000.00        $  1,023.30        $  1.51          0.30

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July, 2023 (continued)    iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

International developed large- and mid-capitalization stocks with relatively smaller average market capitalization advanced for the reporting period, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. Stocks in Japan were the largest contributors to the Index’s performance, helped by Japan’s improving economy. After contracting in the third quarter of 2022, the Japanese economy rebounded, posting moderate growth in the first half of 2023. In October 2022, Japan lifted strict pandemic-related border controls, driving a significant increase in tourism and stimulating consumer spending.

Among Japanese stocks, the industrials sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, as the low value of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar benefited exporters in the industry and drove strong earnings guidance. The semiconductors and semiconductor equipment industry in the information technology sector gained amid efforts by the government to increase domestic semiconductor manufacturing with subsidies and incentives. Stocks in the financials sector also advanced, as the Bank of Japan eased its policy toward 10-year bond yields, allowing banks to keep portions of their capital in higher-yielding investments.

U.K. stocks also contributed to the Index’s performance, despite slow economic growth during the reporting period. The financials sector posted an advance amid strong private equity performance in the capital markets industry. In France, the consumer discretionary sector was a source of strength, as rebounding sales of luxury brands in Asia drove textiles and apparel industry sales. The German industrials sector also contributed to the Index’s return, amid increased government orders of military equipment to supply to Ukraine. Canadian stocks also gained, particularly in the materials sector, where the metals and mining industry benefited from strong copper production.

Due to its tilt toward smaller-than-average capitalization stocks, the Index underperformed the broader market, as measured by the MSCI World ex USA Index, on a relative performance basis. The size factor inherent in the Index historically tends to be sensitive to broader market cycles, and smaller-capitalization stocks typically underperform in the later stages of an economic expansion. Relative to the broader market, overweight positions in the real estate and utilities sectors detracted from the Index’s performance. From a country perspective, an overweight position in Japanese stocks and underweight positions in French and German equities negatively impacted relative return.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Industrials

    19.4

Financials

    17.4  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.8  

Materials

    9.6  

Consumer Staples

    7.8  

Information Technology

    7.4  

Real Estate

    6.9  

Health Care

    6.7  

Communication Services

    5.4  

Utilities

    5.1  

Energy

    3.5  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Japan

    27.4

Canada

    10.1  

United Kingdom

    9.6  

France

    6.9  

Australia

    6.8  

Germany

    6.2  

Switzerland

    4.9  

Sweden

    4.5  

Hong Kong

    3.6  

Netherlands

    3.1  
 
  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023    iShares® MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of international developed large- and mid-capitalization stocks with value characteristics and relatively lower valuations, as represented by the MSCI World ex USA Enhanced Value Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index.

Performance

 

    Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
     1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
            1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    21.19     3.92     3.93        21.19     21.21     36.83

Fund Market

    21.41       3.94       3.97          21.41       21.33       37.19  

Index

    22.10       4.05       4.03                22.10       21.94       37.83  

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

(SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE)

 

LOGO

The inception date of the Fund was June 16, 2015. The first day of secondary market trading was June 18, 2015.

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

Expense Example

 

      Actual         Hypothetical 5% Return  
 

 

 

     

 

 

      
         

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
    

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
    

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
       

Beginning
Account Value
(02/01/23)
 
 
 
    

Ending
Account Value
(07/31/23)
 
 
 
    

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
          $  1,000.00        $  1,079.60        $  1.60           $  1,000.00        $  1,023.30        $  1.56          0.31

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of July 31, 2023 (continued)    iShares® MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

International developed market stocks focusing on value characteristics advanced significantly for the reporting period, as the world economy showed resilience despite the challenges of inflation and higher interest rates. Stocks in Japan were the largest contributors to the Index’s performance, helped by Japan’s improving economy. After contracting in the third quarter of 2022, the Japanese economy rebounded, posting moderate growth in the first half of 2023. In October 2022, Japan lifted strict pandemic-related border controls, driving a significant increase in tourism and stimulating consumer spending. A series of corporate reforms benefited Japanese stocks, boosting investor confidence and reorienting focus on corporate profits.

Among Japanese stocks, the industrials sector contributed the most to the Index’s return, as higher net fees and trading profits boosted earnings in the capital goods industry. The low value of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar benefited exporters in the industry and drove strong earnings guidance. Elevated energy prices early in the reporting period also bolstered capital goods companies that were involved in liquified natural gas projects. Japan’s financials sector advanced notably, as the Bank of Japan eased its policy toward 10-year bond yields, allowing banks to keep portions of their capital in higher-yielding investments.

European stocks, particularly from France and Germany, also gained through the reporting period. While economic growth in the Eurozone was tepid, inflation came down significantly and unemployment declined to a historic low. In France, the financials sector was the primary source of strength, as banking stocks advanced. French banks reported robust earnings amid improved cost management and strong profits from corporate debt financing. In Germany, strength in the automobiles industry powered the consumer discretionary sector. Improving supply chains allowed companies in the industry to increase vehicle deliveries and substantially grow revenue and operating income.

The Index outperformed the broader market as measured by the MSCI World ex USA Return Index. Value stocks, which generally have modest long-term growth expectations and relatively predictable cash flows, typically perform well relative to the broader market amid high or rising inflation. Stock selection in the financials and industrials sectors contributed notably to relative performance. From a country perspective, overweight positions in Japanese and Italian stocks also benefited the Index’s relative return.

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Financials

    20.5

Industrials

    16.2  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.1  

Health Care

    11.5  

Consumer Staples

    9.2  

Materials

    7.9  

Information Technology

    7.9  

Energy

    5.5  

Communication Services

    3.7  

Utilities

    3.4  

Real Estate

    2.1  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Japan

    34.3

United Kingdom

    16.2  

France

    10.7  

Germany

    10.1  

Switzerland

    5.6  

Italy

    4.5  

Canada

    2.9  

Spain

    2.9  

Australia

    2.4  

Netherlands

    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. 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 

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security     Shares        Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 2.7%            

BHP Group Ltd.

    566,249     $  17,622,726  

Brambles Ltd.

    369,530       3,496,038  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    303,455       1,055,991  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    524,151       1,237,471  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    17,586       849,699  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    249,178       4,469,493  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    272,872       2,130,095  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    384,015       2,186,209  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    112,569       494,602  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    288,651       3,064,579  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    587,624       1,681,904  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    103,628       784,327  

Vicinity Ltd.

    410,431       545,710  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    27,957       1,614,490  
   

 

 

 
      41,233,334  
Austria — 0.1%            

voestalpine AG

    29,082       961,025  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.1%            

Solvay SA

    12,222       1,467,841  
   

 

 

 
Canada — 5.8%            

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    109,216       5,529,337  

Cameco Corp.

    43,017       1,512,356  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    102,068       8,398,269  

CGI Inc.(a)

    65,473       6,653,306  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    6,189       13,075,726  

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(a)

    18,492       1,442,310  

Dollarama Inc.

    35,379       2,330,429  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    71,601       1,154,934  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    6,912       5,514,504  

FirstService Corp.

    7,364       1,153,311  

George Weston Ltd.

    12,573       1,447,852  

GFL Environmental Inc.

    43,333       1,479,760  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    41,405       1,248,760  

Hydro One Ltd.(b)

    59,367       1,674,783  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    24,187       1,675,747  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)

    90,457       959,003  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    22,654       2,010,024  

Metro Inc.

    31,355       1,687,532  

Open Text Corp.

    40,138       1,724,048  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    34,132       835,537  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    65,622       5,023,729  

Saputo Inc.

    41,844       883,432  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    90,295       4,011,285  

TFI International Inc.

    14,300       1,835,419  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    55,443       7,484,059  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    115,453       5,177,064  

WSP Global Inc.

    16,379       2,256,281  
   

 

 

 
      88,178,797  
Denmark — 5.2%            

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    23,430       3,514,081  

Danske Bank A/S

    125,058       2,969,510  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    439,887       70,932,743  

Pandora A/S

    16,711       1,671,634  
   

 

 

 
      79,087,968  
Finland — 0.4%            

Kone OYJ, Class B

    64,380       3,302,231  
Security     Shares        Value  
Finland (continued)            

Metso OYJ

    120,932     $ 1,374,279  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    129,796       1,630,607  
   

 

 

 
      6,307,117  
France — 16.7%            

Air Liquide SA

    96,627       17,372,955  

Airbus SE

    74,605       10,989,317  

AXA SA

    263,608       8,103,006  

Bollore SE

    210,006       1,327,809  

Dassault Aviation SA

    3,577       694,873  

Edenred

    39,689       2,577,815  

Engie SA

    283,902       4,657,504  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    32,686       6,575,612  

Hermes International

    12,281       27,181,104  

Ipsen SA

    4,855       611,860  

L’Oreal SA

    68,817       32,007,434  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    77,892       72,343,560  

Orange SA

    296,693       3,353,769  

Publicis Groupe SA

    46,405       3,741,421  

Renault SA

    27,131       1,191,638  

Safran SA

    70,145       11,644,990  

Schneider Electric SE

    90,341       16,114,307  

SEB SA

    5,535       619,620  

Sodexo SA

    13,404       1,374,947  

Thales SA

    10,698       1,600,312  

TotalEnergies SE

    285,550       17,349,021  

Vinci SA

    94,741       11,127,083  

Wendel SE

    2,376       234,546  
   

 

 

 
      252,794,503  
Germany — 10.0%            

adidas AG

    27,797       5,611,799  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    73,855       9,006,615  

Beiersdorf AG

    33,090       4,285,332  

Commerzbank AG

    211,061       2,524,601  

Daimler Truck Holding AG(c)

    61,024       2,290,248  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    118,772       1,197,965  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    648,335       14,134,503  

E.ON SE

    721,567       9,128,054  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    35,609       1,849,336  

GEA Group AG

    26,807       1,137,738  

Hannover Rueck SE

    12,217       2,606,791  

HeidelbergCement AG

    33,375       2,704,972  

Infineon Technologies AG

    240,372       10,560,855  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    9,433       2,202,714  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    40,586       15,278,432  

Rheinmetall AG

    10,423       2,952,273  

RWE AG

    62,257       2,679,456  

SAP SE

    213,668       29,146,784  

Siemens AG, Registered

    178,501       30,424,094  

Talanx AG(a)(c)

    11,439       700,522  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    192,999       520,013  

Zalando SE(a)(b)

    39,855       1,375,982  
   

 

 

 
      152,319,079  
Hong Kong — 3.5%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    2,527,400       25,285,969  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(b)

    383,600       935,645  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    502,000       3,095,998  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.(a)

    529,000       3,861,450  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    392,000       611,735  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security     Shares        Value  
Hong Kong (continued)            

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    311,000     $ 961,353  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    171,900       7,247,648  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    789,200       3,040,403  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    371,500       4,664,784  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    93,000       777,409  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    329,200       826,069  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    407,000       2,184,152  
   

 

 

 
      53,492,615  
Ireland — 1.0%            

AIB Group PLC

    331,751       1,560,445  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    248,307       2,619,839  

Flutter Entertainment PLC, Class DI(a)

    58,194       11,574,764  
   

 

 

 
      15,755,048  
Italy — 3.2%            

Enel SpA

    1,479,241       10,199,658  

Ferrari NV

    30,409       9,748,719  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(b)

    95,585       1,198,712  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    2,643,389       7,643,801  

Moncler SpA

    59,225       4,274,482  

UniCredit SpA

    601,166       15,221,671  
   

 

 

 
       48,287,043  
Japan — 23.5%            

Advantest Corp.

    36,100       4,992,986  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    73,400       1,589,744  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    138,700       5,404,430  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    19,500       467,494  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    85,900       3,376,665  

Bridgestone Corp.

    60,100       2,493,873  

Canon Inc.

    93,600       2,419,128  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    44,700       2,010,024  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    88,300       620,868  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    148,200       1,856,619  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    60,700       1,725,456  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    278,900       8,590,011  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    44,100       8,916,963  

Denso Corp.

    41,800       2,910,429  

Disco Corp.

    26,000       4,887,371  

East Japan Railway Co.

    31,000       1,755,038  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    29,000       1,829,714  

FANUC Corp.

    152,400       4,662,285  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    49,000       12,275,123  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    21,900       1,055,172  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    31,000       1,029,909  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    1,900       281,935  

Hitachi Ltd.

    159,900       10,467,771  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    17,300       663,470  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    15,000       263,137  

ITOCHU Corp.

    223,600       9,043,569  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    12,200       309,199  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    202,200       1,682,211  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    443,000       3,235,045  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    346,500       7,688,694  

Kajima Corp.

    97,800       1,545,480  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    208,600       2,740,437  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    27,400       826,237  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    37,500       1,556,447  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    15,700       526,682  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    87,800       1,296,844  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    28,900       769,768  
Security     Shares        Value  
Japan (continued)            

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    27,200     $ 465,423  

Komatsu Ltd.

    149,300       4,182,555  

Kose Corp.

    4,200       411,290  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    13,100       526,819  

Makita Corp.

    42,600       1,196,253  

Marubeni Corp.

    460,400       8,151,379  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    41,000       2,399,386  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    92,700       919,629  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    13,600       535,339  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    253,600        12,975,813  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    548,400       7,914,032  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    149,200       987,013  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    34,400       1,632,075  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    2,088,500       16,817,120  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    331,500       12,938,471  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    28,500       819,488  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    34,700       897,058  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    617,300       10,472,719  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    76,400       2,841,569  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    52,200       995,945  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    168,800       1,546,589  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    206,700       4,724,411  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    3,103,200       3,558,495  

Nippon Yusen KK

    45,900       1,116,571  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    26,700       2,251,225  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,800       2,302,109  

Obayashi Corp.

    156,200       1,444,199  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    6,700       469,661  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    229,100       8,786,795  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    54,800       1,083,484  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    298,300       5,755,348  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    420,000       2,286,514  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    50,100       445,673  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    31,800       522,210  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    45,400       689,603  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    127,000       2,591,015  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    99,900       4,144,360  

Shimizu Corp.

    72,400       498,802  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    321,800       10,601,651  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    76,600       3,358,455  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    86,100       719,116  

Sony Group Corp.

    240,800       22,554,827  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,100       560,463  

Sumitomo Corp.

    261,400       5,607,783  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    103,700       1,329,638  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    445,100       20,853,669  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    58,700       2,283,530  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    45,700       743,028  

Taisei Corp.

    41,500       1,572,701  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    349,800       10,695,079  

TDK Corp.

    38,300       1,467,206  

TIS Inc.

    31,000       786,277  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    27,200       719,767  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    12,200       475,592  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    224,900       5,171,571  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    47,100       1,068,042  

Tokyu Corp.

    88,700       1,125,397  

Toppan Inc.

    61,200       1,440,557  

Toray Industries Inc.

    235,300       1,317,542  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    32,800       1,918,969  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security     Shares        Value  
Japan (continued)            

Unicharm Corp.

    91,800     $ 3,396,476  

West Japan Railway Co.

    29,100       1,195,554  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    49,900       2,768,743  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    47,000       1,378,458  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    52,200       2,269,148  
   

 

 

 
       357,441,907  
Netherlands — 3.0%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(b)

    81,638       1,388,108  

ASM International NV

    8,134       3,864,303  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    85,887       1,155,084  

Ferrovial SE

    82,789       2,743,540  

Heineken Holding NV

    22,753       1,865,180  

Heineken NV

    46,223       4,524,375  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    130,466       4,496,983  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    433,064       1,566,936  

Prosus NV

    218,071       17,251,021  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    48,557       6,097,594  
   

 

 

 
      44,953,124  
New Zealand — 0.1%            

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    142,661       2,178,012  
   

 

 

 
Norway — 0.2%            

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    17,609       764,074  

Telenor ASA

    175,016       1,873,536  
   

 

 

 
      2,637,610  
Portugal — 0.1%            

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    33,660       916,420  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.3%            

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    2,207,000       1,561,067  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    12,700       327,785  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    357,700       1,986,392  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    154,600       875,812  
   

 

 

 
      4,751,056  
Spain — 1.7%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    48,401       1,693,006  

Aena SME SA(b)

    11,820       1,887,561  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    1,062,445       8,421,337  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    350,626       13,421,198  
   

 

 

 
      25,423,102  
Sweden — 3.0%            

Alfa Laval AB

    73,150       2,738,262  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    569,319       8,087,680  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    343,934       4,247,212  

Essity AB, Class B

    154,802       3,838,514  

Evolution AB(b)

    31,171       3,843,777  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    117,833       1,981,924  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    24,019       680,477  

Investor AB, Class B

    316,679       6,467,848  

Lifco AB, Class B

    42,764       862,201  

Nordea Bank Abp

    383,336       4,338,725  

Saab AB, Class B

    20,429       1,076,794  

Volvo AB, Class A

    39,975       906,471  

Volvo AB, Class B

    282,837       6,238,993  
   

 

 

 
      45,308,878  
Switzerland — 7.2%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    252,577       10,135,288  

Bachem Holding AG, Class A

    5,441       502,591  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    4,284       480,842  
Security     Shares        Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

BKW AG

    5,833     $ 1,043,782  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    130,843       21,070,015  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    54,310       1,597,959  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    7,099       1,050,531  

Holcim Ltd.

    129,293       9,011,323  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    59,447       4,210,484  

Novartis AG, Registered

    283,874       29,720,794  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    6,325       1,535,815  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    184,663       3,128,493  

SIG Group AG

    55,019       1,470,860  

Straumann Holding AG

    22,118       3,659,930  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    7,148       2,287,649  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    7,347       441,207  

Swiss Re AG

    48,327       5,042,405  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    6,005       3,861,549  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    380,563       8,444,264  
   

 

 

 
       108,695,781  
United Kingdom — 11.6%            

3i Group PLC

    316,551       8,031,265  

abrdn PLC

    412,266       1,226,890  

Associated British Foods PLC

    84,437       2,222,129  

AstraZeneca PLC

    194,114       27,889,562  

BAE Systems PLC

    774,550       9,262,878  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    16,341       911,136  

BP PLC

    2,696,856       16,732,502  

Burberry Group PLC

    117,580       3,356,349  

Centrica PLC

    1,602,842       2,840,477  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    50,294       3,188,137  

Compass Group PLC

    245,649       6,391,204  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    25,835       622,522  

Haleon PLC

    1,161,624       5,014,059  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    33,589       902,028  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    3,474,687       28,862,184  

Informa PLC

    265,184       2,580,205  

J Sainsbury PLC

    428,123       1,524,325  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    590,214       1,195,557  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    664,577       2,086,132  

Next PLC

    22,686       2,051,740  

Prudential PLC

    608,098       8,444,246  

RELX PLC

    249,267       8,389,506  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    2,173,776       5,154,321  

Smiths Group PLC

    37,996       828,679  

Tesco PLC

    1,392,397       4,611,717  

Unilever PLC

    409,773       22,018,290  
   

 

 

 
      176,338,040  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.4%
(Cost: $1,357,031,382)

 

    1,508,528,300  
   

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks            
Germany — 0.2%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    14,709       1,652,572  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security     Shares        Value  
Germany (continued)            

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    30,340     $ 2,341,227  
   

 

 

 
      3,993,799  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.2%
(Cost: $3,833,423)

 

    3,993,799  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $1,360,864,805)

 

      1,512,522,099  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.2%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(d)(e)(f)

    2,380,594       2,381,308  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(d)(e)

    380,000       380,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.2%
(Cost: $2,761,073)

 

    2,761,308  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.8%
(Cost: $1,363,625,878)

 

    1,515,283,407  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2%

      2,550,167  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 1,517,833,574  
   

 

 

 
(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan. (d) Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

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

 

 

Affiliates

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

 

                   
  Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/22
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

    Value at
07/31/23
    Shares
Held at
07/31/23
    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

        
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 1,219,126     $ 1,159,143 (a)    $   —     $ 2,861       $    178     $ 2,381,308       2,380,594     $ 19,793 (b)    $   —     
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    190,000       190,000 (a)                              380,000       380,000       25,246           
         

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    
          $   2,861       $ 178     $ 2,761,308       $ 45,039     $     
         

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
    

Notional

Amount
(000)

    

Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Long Contracts

           

Mini TOPIX Index

     105        09/07/23      $ 1,720      $ 80,897  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     45        09/15/23        2,223        71,383  

FTSE 100 Index

     8        09/15/23        790        10,695  
           

 

 

 
            $ 162,975  
           

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

     

Commodity

Contracts

      

Credit

Contracts

      

Equity

Contracts

      

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

      

Interest

Rate

Contracts

      

Other

Contracts

       Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                                

Futures contracts

                                

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $        $        $ 162,975        $        $        $        $ 162,975  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                                

Futures contracts

   $        $        $ 668,809        $        $        $        $ 668,809  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                                

Futures contracts

   $        $        $ 77,173        $        $        $        $ 77,173  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 5,349,161   

 

 

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

   $ 110,400,861        $ 1,398,127,439        $        $ 1,508,528,300  

Preferred Stocks

              3,993,799                   3,993,799  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     2,761,308                            2,761,308  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 113,162,169        $ 1,402,121,238        $        $ 1,515,283,407  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $        $ 162,975        $        $ 162,975  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Australia — 7.4%  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    460,691     $ 12,201,502  

ASX Ltd.

    267,218       11,164,007  

BHP Group Ltd.

    5,311,127       165,292,186  

Brambles Ltd.

    1,182,512       11,187,473  

Dexus

    881,519       4,879,023  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    1,368,270       20,114,561  

Goodman Group

    2,114,155       29,232,743  

IDP Education Ltd.

    246,844       4,136,711  

IGO Ltd.

    423,374       3,956,118  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    2,280,099       9,102,180  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    366,941       10,753,898  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    5,029,952       11,875,242  

Mirvac Group

    3,261,413       5,140,965  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    968,415       4,254,993  

REA Group Ltd.

    69,303       7,347,047  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    276,445       21,890,239  

Santos Ltd.

    5,429,608       29,216,653  

Stockland

    1,899,764       5,399,188  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    1,163,325       38,869,169  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    4,084,006       105,265,979  
   

 

 

 
      511,279,877  
Austria — 0.3%            

OMV AG

    223,657       10,076,663  

Verbund AG

    119,864       9,931,567  
   

 

 

 
      20,008,230  
Belgium — 0.2%            

Ageas SA/NV

    181,370       7,677,981  

Umicore SA

    97,354       2,883,151  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    140,630       4,155,232  
   

 

 

 
      14,716,364  
Canada — 8.1%            

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    560,046       28,353,749  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    2,105,452       31,805,713  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    440,220       14,849,267  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    562,055       68,129,429  

CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS

    80,919       3,879,497  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    3,351,529       63,744,244  

CGI Inc.(a)

    135,593       13,778,836  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    15,091       31,883,307  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    99,915       14,579,793  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    366,251       11,045,996  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    157,124       10,886,019  

IGM Financial Inc.

    96,318       3,001,332  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    417,133       22,472,323  

Intact Financial Corp.

    237,467       35,082,051  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    2,495,799       49,891,375  

Nutrien Ltd.

    318,933       21,978,115  

Power Corp. of Canada

    589,778       16,709,594  

RB Global Inc.

    149,142       9,631,769  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    686,104       36,109,368  

TFI International Inc.

    80,005       10,268,719  

TMX Group Ltd.

    427,861       9,506,941  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    82,927       7,065,444  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    844,472       43,765,378  
   

 

 

 
         558,418,259  
Denmark — 6.7%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    3,677       7,393,069  
Security   Shares     Value  
Denmark (continued)            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    6,037     $ 12,401,245  

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    72,600       10,888,702  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    54,978       4,154,337  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    84,774       10,537,950  

DSV A/S

    198,709       39,769,615  

Genmab A/S(a)

    54,763       22,573,286  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    1,904,924       307,173,172  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    180,960       9,075,739  

Orsted AS(b)

    164,075       14,277,719  

Pandora A/S

    114,818       11,485,465  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    7,522       2,023,110  

Tryg A/S

    400,821       7,913,729  
   

 

 

 
         459,667,138  
Finland — 1.7%            

Elisa OYJ

    175,666       9,163,689  

Fortum OYJ

    639,377       8,655,403  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    171,445       3,430,390  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    452,530       23,211,531  

Neste OYJ

    1,020,404       37,566,246  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    134,199       5,157,416  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    594,491       26,197,213  
   

 

 

 
      113,381,888  
France — 9.6%            

Amundi SA(b)

    78,882       4,840,628  

AXA SA

    1,714,422       52,699,357  

Euronext NV(b)

    99,489       7,572,474  

Hermes International

    40,042       88,623,547  

Ipsen SA

    31,528       3,973,373  

Kering SA

    79,216       45,483,080  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(b)

    145,217       5,544,002  

L’Oreal SA

    200,168       93,100,021  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    270,774       251,486,097  

Publicis Groupe SA

    201,174       16,219,730  

Remy Cointreau SA

    12,115       2,079,640  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    32,760       10,249,666  

Schneider Electric SE

    455,114       81,179,607  
   

 

 

 
      663,051,222  
Germany — 5.2%            

Allianz SE, Registered

    485,218       115,966,788  

Bechtle AG

    51,952       2,286,595  

Beiersdorf AG

    55,583       7,198,296  

Brenntag SE

    138,659       10,757,805  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    265,838       50,934,966  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    878,742       45,187,735  

GEA Group AG

    147,118       6,243,955  

Hannover Rueck SE

    72,864       15,547,289  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    59,767       4,203,886  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    199,167       74,975,594  

Nemetschek SE

    49,617       3,610,579  

Rational AG

    6,541       4,896,317  

Rheinmetall AG

    40,028       11,337,772  

Scout24 SE(b)

    67,595       4,468,413  

Wacker Chemie AG

    9,965       1,548,439  
   

 

 

 
      359,164,429  
Hong Kong — 2.6%            

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    1,832,500       10,612,137  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    809,000       4,287,167  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    1,629,500       13,282,268  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Hong Kong (continued)            

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    870,200     $ 13,301,491  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    1,129,000       3,489,929  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    10,928,370       9,374,982  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    1,732,200       73,033,019  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    2,073,000       10,865,053  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    2,440,000       2,995,156  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,064,000       4,522,545  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    1,218,500       15,300,240  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    1,425,800       3,577,794  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    1,238,000       14,064,359  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    1,464,000       2,436,237  
   

 

 

 
         181,142,377  
Ireland — 0.3%            

Kingspan Group PLC

    130,959       10,511,232  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    166,671       6,595,341  
   

 

 

 
      17,106,573  
Israel — 0.7%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    30,074       1,711,358  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    1,359,563       12,076,777  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    1,612,573       12,872,555  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(c)

    95,934       12,683,434  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    159,118       5,744,943  
   

 

 

 
      45,089,067  
Italy — 1.5%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    1,157,408       24,653,389  

Ferrari NV

    164,766       52,821,780  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    866,519       13,454,647  

Moncler SpA

    196,600       14,189,332  
   

 

 

 
      105,119,148  
Japan — 12.2%            

Advantest Corp.

    214,900       29,722,787  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    618,200       13,986,502  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    208,000       6,717,303  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    207,900       9,348,637  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    692,200       20,600,731  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    242,100       5,177,828  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    70,200       7,551,305  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    562,000       15,274,546  

Disco Corp.

    76,900       14,455,339  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    150,100       37,601,959  

GLP J-Reit

    3,220       3,172,228  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    50,300       3,837,330  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    177,800       2,045,485  

Hoya Corp.

    320,000       37,266,982  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    809,500       14,104,076  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    803       3,229,744  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    609,400       13,522,338  

Kao Corp.

    202,500       7,693,297  

KDDI Corp.

    1,442,700       42,461,110  

Kikkoman Corp.

    60,900       3,509,719  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    24,300       1,335,803  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.(c)

    117,700       3,135,008  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    132,180       2,261,749  

Konami Group Corp.

    73,100       4,100,664  

Lasertec Corp.

    86,500       13,094,526  

M3 Inc.

    321,500       7,434,310  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    61,000       2,401,153  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    109,500       2,529,876  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    216,600       3,962,506  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    329,500     $ 8,518,171  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    331,700       4,048,345  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    483,800       17,994,125  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    343,000       6,544,239  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    1,266,100       57,271,700  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    1,186       4,971,488  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    1,608       3,288,213  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    24,637,100       28,251,806  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    110,600       4,969,885  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    56,400       6,906,326  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    72,400       5,148,435  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    46,200       7,560,174  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    307,200       5,629,538  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    49,400       1,879,784  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    43,300       3,035,270  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    360,600       5,673,983  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    154,800       3,062,041  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,328,400       46,009,995  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    153,600       10,307,304  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    296,400       4,502,168  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    432,700       8,827,813  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    320,300       4,674,300  

Shimano Inc.

    75,300       11,349,755  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,281,000       42,202,344  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    214,500       8,989,272  

SMC Corp.

    47,900       25,030,766  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    309,900       13,700,909  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    89,200       4,131,678  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    1,844,600       42,416,542  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    518,900       77,880,109  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    511,700       11,603,339  

Tosoh Corp.

    130,400       1,704,415  

Unicharm Corp.

    215,000       7,954,710  

USS Co. Ltd.

    199,100       3,452,410  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    44,600       839,539  

Yamaha Corp.

    115,000       4,456,043  

ZOZO Inc.

    192,600       3,759,941  
   

 

 

 
         840,081,716  
Netherlands — 6.7%            

Adyen NV(a)(b)

    37,198       69,040,033  

ASML Holding NV

    431,397       308,996,201  

IMCD NV

    51,340       7,779,520  

NN Group NV

    222,949       8,546,733  

Randstad NV

    113,085       6,625,139  

Universal Music Group NV

    947,627       24,306,544  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    298,394       37,471,126  
   

 

 

 
      462,765,296  
New Zealand — 0.3%            

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    408,743       6,240,298  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    696,742       2,853,224  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    1,561,694       5,481,355  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    2,536,964       8,167,872  
   

 

 

 
      22,742,749  
Norway — 1.3%            

Aker BP ASA

    557,933       15,629,138  

Equinor ASA

    1,769,993       54,141,384  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    295,268       4,661,226  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    86,318       3,745,436  

Mowi ASA

    279,068       4,905,988  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Norway (continued)            

Orkla ASA

    373,912     $ 2,950,474  

Yara International ASA

    116,133       4,743,101  
   

 

 

 
      90,776,747  
Portugal — 0.1%            

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    196,054       5,337,723  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 1.5%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    2,570,900       5,436,488  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,750,300       45,152,557  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    3,976,700       39,797,824  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    1,603,300       11,719,788  
   

 

 

 
      102,106,657  
Spain — 2.1%            

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    96,998       3,053,085  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    219,393       4,190,604  

Endesa SA

    433,726       9,295,983  

Iberdrola SA

    6,241,680       77,905,724  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    1,186,724       45,425,206  

Redeia Corp. SA

    120,954       2,023,035  
   

 

 

 
         141,893,637  
Sweden — 3.6%            

Alfa Laval AB

    223,534       8,367,665  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    855,749       20,574,673  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    3,379,990       48,015,749  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    1,962,073       24,229,476  

Boliden AB

    200,502       5,896,612  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    811,392       16,199,950  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    481,694       8,183,535  

EQT AB

    409,742       9,787,542  

Evolution AB(b)

    224,188       27,645,203  

Indutrade AB

    256,595       5,384,990  

Lifco AB, Class B

    225,195       4,540,347  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    1,280,554       11,534,925  

Sandvik AB

    900,328       18,287,933  

SKF AB, Class B

    242,916       4,628,139  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    411,385       3,095,488  

Volvo AB, Class A

    154,180       3,496,178  

Volvo AB, Class B

    1,137,970       25,102,043  
   

 

 

 
      244,970,448  
Switzerland — 14.0%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    1,567,757       62,910,193  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    54,339       8,411,070  

BKW AG

    27,507       4,922,219  

Clariant AG, Registered

    160,248       2,625,852  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    6,986       5,830,864  

Geberit AG, Registered

    49,248       27,948,336  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    4,798       16,195,507  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    45,719       6,765,635  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    76,849       24,045,740  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    121,966       8,622,866  

Nestle SA, Registered

    1,787,367       218,986,645  

Partners Group Holding AG

    44,171       49,587,851  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    35,680       11,830,455  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    775,045       240,303,742  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    38,590       9,370,295  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    23,007       5,334,440  

Sika AG, Registered

    98,954       30,798,194  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    56,456       15,736,828  

STMicroelectronics NV

    662,703       35,445,568  
Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Straumann Holding AG

    99,572     $ 16,476,467  

Swiss Re AG

    258,077       26,927,572  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    23,552       15,145,244  

VAT Group AG(b)

    40,424       17,182,097  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    208,337       100,730,627  
   

 

 

 
         962,134,307  
United Kingdom — 13.0%            

3i Group PLC

    1,028,388       26,091,394  

abrdn PLC

    2,150,548       6,399,962  

Admiral Group PLC

    367,311       10,028,692  

Anglo American PLC

    604,851       18,600,241  

Ashtead Group PLC

    398,943       29,515,315  

Auto Trader Group PLC(b)

    1,478,154       12,259,174  

Barratt Developments PLC

    871,771       5,103,005  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    93,033       5,187,305  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    656,620       2,849,205  

Bunzl PLC

    288,309       10,687,013  

Burberry Group PLC

    436,310       12,454,571  

Croda International PLC

    83,708       6,337,798  

Diageo PLC

    1,610,470       70,284,548  

Experian PLC

    1,042,530       40,289,159  

Glencore PLC

    8,592,325       52,253,654  

GSK PLC

    3,220,297       57,324,994  

Halma PLC

    231,369       6,644,426  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    859,147       9,400,098  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    111,509       2,994,558  

Imperial Brands PLC

    819,555       19,362,345  

Intertek Group PLC

    158,271       8,866,095  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    2,241,773       4,541,008  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    91,298       2,111,480  

Land Securities Group PLC

    485,540       4,032,307  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    466,623       50,672,807  

Mondi PLC

    334,530       5,867,854  

Next PLC

    123,330       11,154,063  

Persimmon PLC

    398,318       5,921,764  

Prudential PLC

    2,569,117       35,675,593  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    540,190       40,466,740  

RELX PLC

    2,069,714       69,659,757  

Rio Tinto PLC

    928,716       61,386,007  

Schroders PLC

    1,266,356       7,471,239  

Segro PLC

    919,591       9,011,581  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    69,592       9,939,111  

SSE PLC

    1,346,612       29,117,968  

St. James’s Place PLC

    1,068,765       12,901,191  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    2,788,576       4,093,237  

Unilever PLC

    1,781,978       95,750,837  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    808,242       8,061,302  

WPP PLC

    980,086       10,701,294  
   

 

 

 
      891,470,692  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.1%
(Cost: $6,185,112,304)

      6,812,424,544  
   

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks            
Germany — 0.4%            

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

    147,643       18,054,179  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    24,633     $ 10,163,067  
   

 

 

 
      28,217,246  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.4%
(Cost: $25,949,898)

 

    28,217,246  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.5%
(Cost: $6,211,062,202)

 

    6,840,641,790  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(d)(e)(f)

    631,555       631,745  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(d)(e)

    1,540,000       1,540,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%
(Cost: $2,171,682)

 

    2,171,745  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $6,213,233,884)

 

    6,842,813,535  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.4%

      30,823,866  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  6,873,637,401  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(c) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

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

 

 

Affiliates

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

 

                   
  Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/22
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

    Value at
07/31/23
    Shares
Held at
07/31/23
    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

        
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $     $ 626,988 (a)    $   —     $ 4,694       $     63     $ 631,745       631,555     $ 10,277 (b)    $   —     
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    910,000       630,000 (a)                          1,540,000       1,540,000       109,253       1     
         

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    
          $ 4,694       $ 63     $ 2,171,745       $ 119,530     $ 1     
         

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
    

Notional

Amount
(000)

    

Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Long Contracts

           

TOPIX Index

     37        09/07/23      $ 6,062      $ 273,392  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     272        09/15/23        13,438        499,355  

FTSE 100 Index

     58        09/15/23        5,725        58,740  

SPI 200 Index

     48        09/21/23        5,952        242,195  
           

 

 

 
            $ 1,073,682  
           

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

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

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 1,073,682      $      $      $      $ 1,073,682  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 3,437,782      $      $      $      $ 3,437,782  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 297,624      $      $      $      $ 297,624  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 28,712,325  

 

 

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

  $ 590,609,419       $ 6,221,815,125       $      —       $ 6,812,424,544  

Preferred Stocks

            28,217,246                 28,217,246  

Short-Term Securities

             

Money Market Funds

    2,171,745                         2,171,745  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ 592,781,164       $ 6,250,032,371       $       $ 6,842,813,535  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

             

Assets

             

Equity Contracts

  $       $ 1,073,682       $       $ 1,073,682  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 6.8%            

Ampol Ltd.

    897     $   19,866  

APA Group

    2,832       19,051  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    675       17,878  

ASX Ltd.

    408       17,046  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    7,854       20,128  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    1,070       18,564  

BHP Group Ltd.

    552       17,179  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    1,450       21,383  

Brambles Ltd.

    1,869       17,682  

Cochlear Ltd.

    110       17,696  

Coles Group Ltd.

    1,446       17,683  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    249       17,716  

Computershare Ltd.

    1,233       20,795  

CSL Ltd.

    81       14,589  

Dexus

    3,204       17,733  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    4,272       17,461  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    1,281       18,832  

Goodman Group

    1,311       18,127  

GPT Group (The)

    6,370       18,619  

IDP Education Ltd.

    969       16,239  

IGO Ltd.

    1,809       16,904  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    5,139       20,515  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    722       21,160  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

    3,444       20,022  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    5,571       19,387  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    147       17,336  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    7,938       18,741  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    351       16,959  

Mirvac Group

    11,769       18,551  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    912       17,470  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

    994       17,829  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    2,057       16,057  

Orica Ltd.

    1,806       19,163  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    3,300       18,787  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.

    5,547       18,147  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    4,158       18,269  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    1,849       19,631  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    414       16,406  

REA Group Ltd.

    204       21,627  

Reece Ltd.

    1,507       19,900  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    240       19,004  

Santos Ltd.

    3,708       19,953  

Scentre Group

    9,708       18,370  

SEEK Ltd.

    1,191       19,973  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    753       17,792  

South32 Ltd.

    6,726       17,711  

Stockland

    5,646       16,046  

SunCorp.Group Ltd.

    2,088       20,007  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    6,042       17,294  

Transurban Group

    1,707       16,481  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    2,001       15,145  

Vicinity Ltd.

    13,631       18,124  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    821       18,216  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    498       16,639  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    1,188       17,857  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    378       21,829  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    768       19,795  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    666       17,295  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Xero Ltd.(a)

    253     $ 20,797  
   

 

 

 
       1,085,456  
Austria — 0.5%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    531       20,070  

OMV AG

    402       18,112  

Verbund AG

    216       17,897  

voestalpine AG(b)

    540       17,844  
   

 

 

 
      73,923  
Belgium — 1.3%            

Ageas SA/NV

    405       17,145  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    273       15,617  

Argenx SE(a)

    42       21,153  

D’ieteren Group

    99       17,290  

Elia Group SA/NV

    144       17,730  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    213       17,234  

KBC Group NV

    260       19,569  

Sofina SA

    81       19,260  

Solvay SA

    161       19,336  

UCB SA

    187       16,558  

Umicore SA

    579       17,147  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    591       17,462  
   

 

 

 
      215,501  
Canada — 10.0%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    330       17,300  

Air Canada(a)

    1,156       21,303  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    2,166       17,871  

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    339       17,163  

AltaGas Ltd.

    1,041       20,549  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    1,458       22,025  

Bank of Montreal

    191       17,749  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    327       16,466  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    912       15,755  

BCE Inc.

    357       15,421  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    552       18,620  

Brookfield Corp., Class A

    535       18,675  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    540       16,831  

BRP Inc.

    246       22,631  

CAE Inc.(a)

    819       18,713  

Cameco Corp.

    699       24,575  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    507       19,766  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    411       18,102  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    140       16,970  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    305       18,548  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    195       16,045  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    147       20,190  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A, NVS

    681       16,960  

CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS

    363       17,403  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    1,041       19,799  

CGI Inc.(a)

    167       16,970  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    9       19,015  

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(a)

    238       18,563  

Dollarama Inc.

    282       18,575  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    1,236       19,937  

Emera Inc.

    438       17,767  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    695       18,874  

Enbridge Inc.

    435       15,993  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    25       19,945  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    717       21,266  

FirstService Corp.

    120       18,794  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

Fortis Inc.

    432     $ 18,415  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    117       17,073  

George Weston Ltd.

    141       16,237  

GFL Environmental Inc.

    482       16,460  

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    615       19,126  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    605       18,247  

Hydro One Ltd.(c)

    627       17,688  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    274       18,984  

IGM Financial Inc.

    645       20,099  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    366       19,718  

Intact Financial Corp.

    111       16,399  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)

    2,076       22,009  

Keyera Corp.

    786       19,676  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    3,424       17,060  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    189       16,769  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    2,287       20,448  

Magna International Inc.

    342       21,996  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    876       17,511  

Metro Inc.

    318       17,115  

National Bank of Canada

    222       17,388  

Northland Power Inc.

    828       16,018  

Nutrien Ltd.

    270       18,606  

Nuvei Corp.(a)(c)

    555       18,927  

Onex Corp.

    438       26,901  

Open Text Corp.

    436       18,727  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    1,146       19,398  

Parkland Corp.

    744       20,317  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    564       17,857  

Power Corp. of Canada

    663       18,784  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    700       17,136  

RB Global Inc.

    315       20,343  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    243       18,603  

RioCan REIT

    1,239       18,839  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    342       14,975  

Royal Bank of Canada

    165       16,358  

Saputo Inc.

    652       13,765  

Shopify Inc., Class A(a)

    278       18,780  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    342       17,999  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    589       18,430  

TC Energy Corp.

    426       15,268  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    398       17,681  

TELUS Corp.

    780       13,889  

TFI International Inc.

    159       20,408  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    127       17,143  

TMX Group Ltd.

    840       18,665  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    228       19,426  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    279       18,399  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    399       20,678  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    243       20,473  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    367       16,457  

WSP Global Inc.

    138       19,010  
   

 

 

 
       1,607,807  
Denmark — 1.6%            

AP Moller—Maersk A/S, Class A

    4       8,043  

AP Moller—Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    6       12,325  

Carlsberg AS, Class B

    102       15,298  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

    234       17,682  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    132       16,408  

Danske Bank A/S

    861       20,444  

Demant A/S(a)

    432       17,191  
Security   Shares     Value  
Denmark (continued)            

DSV A/S

    90     $ 18,013  

Genmab A/S(a)

    42       17,312  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

    95       15,319  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    357       17,905  

Orsted AS(c)

    189       16,447  

Pandora A/S

    204       20,407  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    75       20,172  

Tryg A/S

    763       15,065  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    579       15,486  
   

 

 

 
      263,517  
Finland — 1.3%            

Elisa OYJ

    290       15,128  

Fortum OYJ

    1,230       16,651  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    856       17,127  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    327       16,773  

Metso OYJ

    1,620       18,410  

Neste OYJ

    429       15,794  

Nokia OYJ

    4,260       16,746  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    414       15,910  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    339       14,938  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    1,479       18,131  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    564       18,673  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    1,554       19,523  
   

 

 

 
       203,804  
France — 6.9%            

Accor SA

    522       19,696  

Aeroports de Paris

    114       15,742  

Air Liquide SA

    95       17,080  

Airbus SE

    119       17,529  

Alstom SA

    616       18,862  

Amundi SA(c)

    271       16,630  

ArcelorMittal SA

    597       17,266  

Arkema SA

    189       20,382  

AXA SA

    549       16,876  

BioMerieux

    159       17,069  

BNP Paribas SA

    244       16,091  

Bollore SE

    2,730       17,261  

Bouygues SA

    525       18,806  

Bureau Veritas SA

    677       18,593  

Capgemini SE

    96       17,397  

Carrefour SA

    885       17,692  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    291       19,681  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    597       19,550  

Covivio

    366       17,671  

Credit Agricole SA

    1,232       15,296  

Danone SA

    271       16,549  

Dassault Aviation SA

    97       18,843  

Dassault Systemes SE

    429       18,335  

Edenred

    276       17,926  

Eiffage SA

    162       16,854  

Engie SA

    1,062       17,422  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    84       16,899  

Eurazeo SE

    276       16,853  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    282       19,395  

Euronext NV(c)

    249       18,952  

Gecina SA

    159       17,190  

Getlink SE

    990       17,402  

Hermes International

    7       15,493  

Ipsen SA

    150       18,904  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Kering SA

    30     $ 17,225  

Klepierre SA

    741       19,669  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    456       17,409  

Legrand SA

    195       19,550  

L’Oreal SA

    35       16,279  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    17       15,789  

Orange SA

    1,367       15,452  

Pernod Ricard SA

    74       16,315  

Publicis Groupe SA

    229       18,463  

Remy Cointreau SA

    111       19,054  

Renault SA

    486       21,346  

Safran SA

    109       18,095  

Sanofi

    149       15,896  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    69       21,588  

Schneider Electric SE

    93       16,589  

SEB SA

    170       19,031  

Societe Generale SA

    711       19,337  

Sodexo SA

    162       16,618  

Teleperformance

    102       14,794  

Thales SA

    116       17,352  

TotalEnergies SE

    270       16,404  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    382       21,645  

Valeo

    930       21,022  

Veolia Environnement SA

    579       18,852  

VInci SA

    141       16,560  

Vivendi SE

    1,646       14,696  

Wendel SE

    171       16,880  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    393       15,578  
   

 

 

 
       1,099,675  
Germany — 5.7%            

adidas AG

    101       20,390  

Allianz SE, Registered

    72       17,208  

BASF SE

    345       18,496  

Bayer AG, Registered

    267       15,615  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    129       15,732  

Bechtle AG

    453       19,938  

Beiersdorf AG

    126       16,318  

Brenntag SE

    220       17,069  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    150       17,382  

Commerzbank AG

    1,646       19,689  

Continental AG

    243       19,401  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    414       22,240  

Daimler Truck Holding AG(b)

    540       20,266  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    423       19,200  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    1,617       17,925  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    90       17,244  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    1,604       16,178  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    387       19,901  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    699       15,239  

E.ON SE

    1,359       17,192  

Evonik Industries AG

    906       18,766  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    377       19,579  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    587       18,421  

GEA Group AG

    426       18,080  

Hannover Rueck SE

    87       18,564  

HeidelbergCement AG

    237       19,208  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    780       22,242  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    84       5,870  

Infineon Technologies AG

    439       19,288  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    246       17,303  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

LEG Immobilien SE(a)

    330     $ 23,332  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    219       17,490  

Merck KGaA

    90       15,815  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    70       16,346  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    47       17,693  

Nemetschek SE

    237       17,246  

Puma SE

    354       23,924  

Rational AG

    27       20,211  

Rheinmetall AG

    61       17,278  

RWE AG

    372       16,010  

SAP SE

    121       16,506  

Scout24 SE(c)

    295       19,501  

Siemens AG, Registered

    95       16,192  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    291       16,908  

Symrise AG, Class A

    156       17,040  

Talanx AG(a)(b)

    324       19,842  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

    5,947       16,023  

Volkswagen AG

    9       1,438  

Vonovia SE

    903       21,040  

Wacker Chemie AG

    132       20,511  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

    540       18,643  
   

 

 

 
       908,933  
Hong Kong — 3.6%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    1,600       16,008  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    6,000       18,312  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)

    6,600       16,098  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    3,000       17,373  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    2,500       15,418  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    3,000       15,898  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    2,500       20,378  

ESR Group Ltd.(c)

    12,600       22,095  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    486       29,257  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.(a)

    3,000       21,899  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    12,000       18,727  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    1,200       18,343  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    5,464       16,890  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    15,000       17,718  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    18,676       16,021  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    400       16,865  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.(b)

    4,200       14,968  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    300       14,819  

Link REIT

    2,860       16,076  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    3,500       16,129  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    7,000       17,311  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    3,000       15,724  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    4,800       18,492  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    12,000       14,730  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,000       26,294  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    1,500       18,835  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    2,000       16,718  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    7,200       18,067  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    1,500       17,041  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    34,500       18,830  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    3,000       16,099  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    12,000       19,969  
   

 

 

 
      577,402  
Ireland — 0.8%            

AIB Group PLC

    4,268       20,075  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Ireland (continued)            

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    1,876     $ 19,793  

CRH PLC

    347       20,671  

Flutter Entertainment PLC, Class DI(a)

    85       16,907  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    169       16,790  

Kingspan Group PLC

    257       20,628  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    490       19,390  
   

 

 

 
      134,254  
Israel — 1.7%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    291       16,559  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    2,037       18,094  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    2,166       17,290  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)

    144       19,038  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)

    122       20,253  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    87       18,499  

ICL Group Ltd.

    3,015       20,075  

Isracard Ltd.

    1       2  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    3,477       18,417  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    504       18,197  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    120       21,694  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    93       20,244  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)

    2,217       18,623  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)

    456       16,912  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    237       22,354  
   

 

 

 
      266,251  
Italy — 2.5%            

Amplifon SpA

    498       16,848  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    797       16,977  

DiaSorin SpA

    168       18,848  

Enel SpA

    2,603       17,948  

Eni SpA

    1,143       17,450  

Ferrari NV

    57       18,273  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    1,320       20,496  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    1,390       17,432  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    6,573       19,007  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    1,686       22,469  

Moncler SpA

    256       18,477  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    1,998       17,303  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    1,767       20,185  

Prysmian SpA

    495       19,738  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    376       19,417  

Snam SpA

    3,306       17,379  

Stellantis NV

    1,047       21,482  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)

    61,751       17,801  

Tenaris SA

    1,312       21,802  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    2,163       18,275  

UniCredit SpA

    806       20,408  
   

 

 

 
       398,015  
Japan — 27.2%            

Advantest Corp.

    200       27,662  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    900       19,493  

AGC Inc.

    600       21,680  

Aisin Corp.

    600       19,497  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    600       23,379  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    900       21,577  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    300       11,793  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    900       18,469  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    2,700       18,400  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    1,200       17,547  

Azbil Corp.

    600       18,933  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    600     $ 13,575  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    600       19,377  

Bridgestone Corp.

    300       12,449  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    1,200       18,706  

Canon Inc.

    600       15,507  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    400       17,987  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    100       12,743  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    3,000       21,094  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    1,500       18,792  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    600       17,857  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    4,800       21,955  

CyberAgent Inc.

    2,400       15,172  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    600       17,056  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    900       19,248  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    900       18,389  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    600       18,480  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    300       32,271  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    600       16,307  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    9       17,719  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    3,900       21,142  

Denso Corp.

    300       20,888  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    600       20,077  

Disco Corp.

    100       18,798  

East Japan Railway Co.

    300       16,984  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    300       18,928  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    5,150       18,685  

FANUC Corp.

    600       18,355  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    300       13,563  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    300       17,420  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    100       12,949  

GLP J-Reit

    18       17,733  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    300       22,887  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    1,500       17,257  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    300       14,454  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    600       19,934  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    100       14,839  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    100       12,666  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    900       27,008  

Hitachi Ltd.

    300       19,639  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    600       19,129  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    500       19,175  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    2,100       17,880  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    300       18,234  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    964       20,357  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    900       15,788  

Inpex Corp.

    1,500       19,368  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    1,500       19,486  

ITOCHU Corp.

    600       24,267  

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp.

    600       15,206  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    900       19,486  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    1,200       20,908  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    27       18,519  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    2,400       19,967  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,400       17,526  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    1,200       19,392  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    6        24,133  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    900       19,971  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    1,500       24,264  

JSR Corp.

    900       25,818  

Kajima Corp.

    1,200       18,963  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    1,500     $   19,706  

Kao Corp.

    600       22,795  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    900       27,139  

KDDI Corp.

    600       17,659  

Keio Corp.

    600       19,944  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    600       24,903  

Kikkoman Corp.

    300       17,289  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    600       20,128  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,200       17,725  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    300       16,491  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    600       15,981  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    900       15,400  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    900       16,549  

Komatsu Ltd.

    600       16,809  

Konami Group Corp.

    300       16,829  

Kose Corp.

    200       19,585  

Kubota Corp.

    1,200       18,127  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    300       12,065  

Kyocera Corp.

    300       16,144  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    900       17,186  

Lasertec Corp.

    100       15,138  

Lixil Corp.

    1,500       19,170  

M3 Inc.

    900       20,811  

Makita Corp.

    600       16,849  

Marubeni Corp.

    1,200       21,246  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    300       17,556  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    2,100       20,833  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    400       15,745  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    900       20,793  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    900       16,671  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    600       10,976  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    3,000       17,945  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    300       15,350  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    1,500       21,647  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    1,500       18,384  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    3,300       21,831  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    400       18,978  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    2,400       19,325  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    600       23,418  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    600       17,252  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    900       18,490  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    900       23,267  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    1,200       20,358  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    1,200       14,646  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    600       22,316  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    300       17,821  

NEC Corp.

    300       15,179  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    900       17,171  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    1,500       18,396  

Nidec Corp.

    300       17,917  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    300       13,570  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    5       20,959  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    300       17,589  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,100       19,241  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    9       18,404  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    900       21,763  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    300       12,132  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    900       20,571  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    15,000       17,201  

Nippon Yusen KK

    900       21,894  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    300     $   13,481  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    5,100       22,466  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    1,500       18,602  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    300       25,295  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100       12,245  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    300       21,333  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    5,100       21,099  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    900       22,323  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    16       19,036  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    660       18,754  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    1,200       16,693  

Obayashi Corp.

    2,400       22,190  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    100       16,364  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    1,200       17,533  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    4,800       18,952  

Olympus Corp.

    1,200       19,580  

Omron Corp.

    300       16,103  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    900       16,493  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    600       22,831  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    300       21,030  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    300       11,506  

ORIX Corp.

    900       17,313  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,200       18,882  

Otsuka Corp.

    600       24,986  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    600       22,060  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    900       17,794  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    1,800       22,218  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    900       17,803  

Rakuten Group Inc.

    4,200       16,450  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    600       20,781  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    1,200       23,153  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    3,900       21,232  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    2,400       21,350  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    300       28,112  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    900       19,006  

SCSK Corp.

    1,200       19,950  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    300       20,131  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    1,200       19,706  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,200       18,227  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    900       18,362  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    300       12,446  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,200       17,512  

Sharp Corp./Japan(a)

    3,000       17,838  

Shimadzu Corp.

    600       18,222  

Shimano Inc.

    100       15,073  

Shimizu Corp.

    3,000       20,669  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    600       19,767  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    300       12,572  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    300       13,153  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    2,400       20,045  

SoftBank Corp.

    1,500       16,657  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    400       20,345  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    300       13,263  

Sony Group Corp.

    200       18,733  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    300       13,896  

Subaru Corp.

    1,200       22,744  

SUMCO Corp.

    1,500       21,858  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    6,000       18,505  

Sumitomo Corp.

    900       19,308  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    1,500       19,233  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    600     $ 20,721  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    300       14,055  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    600       23,341  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    900       24,119  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    600       21,358  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    600       24,099  

Sysmex Corp.

    300       20,315  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    1,200       19,511  

Taisei Corp.

    600       22,738  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    551       16,847  

TDK Corp.

    600       22,985  

Terumo Corp.

    600       19,649  

TIS Inc.

    600       15,218  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    700       18,523  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    300       11,695  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    900       20,695  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    5,400       21,444  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    100       15,009  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    900       20,408  

Tokyu Corp.

    1,200       15,225  

Toppan Inc.

    900       21,185  

Toray Industries Inc.

    3,300       18,478  

Toshiba Corp.

    600       19,372  

Tosoh Corp.

    1,500       19,606  

TOTO Ltd.

    600       18,445  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    300       21,680  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    1,200       20,176  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    300       17,552  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan

    300       14,174  

Unicharm Corp.

    400       14,799  

USS Co. Ltd.

    1,200       20,808  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    900       16,941  

West Japan Railway Co.

    300       12,325  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    300       16,646  

Yamaha Corp.

    400       15,499  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    900       26,396  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    900       16,855  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    600       26,082  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    900       16,901  

Z Holdings Corp.

    6,900       19,237  

ZOZO Inc.

    900       17,570  
   

 

 

 
       4,364,360  
Netherlands — 3.0%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    1,094       18,601  

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    12       22,272  

Aegon NV

    3,941       21,393  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    297       18,952  

Akzo Nobel NV

    228       19,505  

ASM International NV

    46       21,854  

ASML Holding NV

    24       17,190  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    1,354       18,210  

EXOR NV, NVS

    204       19,063  

Ferrovial SE

    554       18,359  

Heineken Holding NV

    173       14,182  

Heineken NV

    155       15,172  

IMCD NV

    126       19,093  

ING Groep NV

    1,323       19,311  

JDE Peet’s NV

    561       16,925  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(c)

    993       17,814  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    493       16,993  
Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)            

Koninklijke KPN NV

    5,125     $ 18,544  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    870       18,073  

NN Group NV

    483       18,516  

OCI NV

    726       20,691  

Prosus NV

    224       17,720  

QIAGEN NV(a)

    396       18,581  

Randstad NV

    348       20,388  

Universal Music Group NV

    840       21,546  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    150       18,836  
   

 

 

 
      487,784  
New Zealand — 0.7%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.(a)

    3,471       18,119  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    654       15,673  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    1,086       16,580  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    4,586       18,780  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    5,363       18,823  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    5,409       17,415  
   

 

 

 
      105,390  
Norway — 1.4%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    2,400       17,753  

Aker BP ASA

    859       24,063  

DNB Bank ASA

    933       19,227  

Equinor ASA

    612       18,720  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    1,080       17,049  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    380       16,489  

Mowi ASA

    1,064       18,705  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    2,772       18,155  

Orkla ASA

    2,427       19,151  

Salmar ASA

    431       19,911  

Telenor ASA

    1,533       16,411  

Yara International ASA

    447       18,256  
   

 

 

 
       223,890  
Portugal — 0.4%            

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    3,378       15,782  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    1,572       20,891  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    706       19,221  
   

 

 

 
      55,894  
Singapore — 2.6%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    9,307       19,681  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    12,349       18,959  

Capitaland Investment Ltd./Singapore

    6,900       17,660  

City Developments Ltd.

    3,600       20,031  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    600       15,478  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    24,000       16,976  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    6,504       24,910  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    600       15,486  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    3,900       21,658  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    15,090       19,184  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    14,800       18,382  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    1,800       18,014  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)

    248       16,497  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    197,559       20,938  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    3,800       21,527  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    2,500       18,275  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    6,600       18,530  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    9,200       18,456  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    900       20,415  

UOL Group Ltd.

    3,600       19,048  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    1,800       20,293  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Singapore (continued)            

Wilmar International Ltd.

    6,000     $ 17,434  
   

 

 

 
       417,832  
Spain — 2.1%            

Acciona SA

    105       15,739  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    569       19,903  

Aena SME SA(c)

    108       17,247  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    249       17,862  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    2,557       20,268  

Banco Santander SA

    5,439       22,040  

CaixaBank SA

    5,046       20,412  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    423       17,275  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    564       17,752  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    834       15,930  

Enagas SA

    290       5,147  

Endesa SA

    867       18,582  

Grifols SA(a)

    1,488       21,859  

Iberdrola SA

    1,464       18,267  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    522       19,981  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    630       19,209  

Redeia Corp. SA

    391       6,540  

Repsol SA

    1,308       19,970  

Telefonica SA

    4,275       18,215  
   

 

 

 
       332,198  
Sweden — 4.5%            

Alfa Laval AB

    475       17,781  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    734       17,647  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    750       10,654  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    483       5,965  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    1,182       16,073  

Boliden AB

    522       15,352  

Embracer Group AB, Class B(a)

    4,755       13,648  

Epiroc AB, Class A

    585       11,680  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    393       6,677  

EQT AB

    870       20,782  

Essity AB, Class B

    604       14,977  

Evolution AB(c)

    129       15,907  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)

    5,118       23,883  

Getinge AB, Class B

    765       14,254  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    1,274       21,428  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    1,548       15,009  

Holmen AB, Class B

    465       17,912  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    2,190       21,481  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    291       8,264  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    357       10,114  

Indutrade AB

    737       15,467  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    837       16,867  

Investor AB, Class A

    183       3,716  

Investor AB, Class B

    649       13,255  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    1,128       15,396  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    390       17,187  

Lifco AB, Class B

    793       15,988  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    1,620       14,593  

Nordea Bank Abp

    1,629       18,438  

Saab AB, Class B

    318       16,762  

Sagax AB, Class B

    825       18,320  

Sandvik AB

    900       18,281  

Securitas AB, Class B

    2,199       18,717  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    1,578       19,129  

Skanska AB, Class B

    1,203       19,187  
Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

SKF AB, Class B

    1,074     $ 20,462  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    1,281       17,021  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    2,115       18,570  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    1,092       20,029  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)

    783       15,326  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    1,896       14,267  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    3,408       17,144  

Telia Co. AB

    6,783       14,577  

Volvo AB, Class A

    102       2,313  

Volvo AB, Class B

    792       17,470  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)

    4,977       24,601  
   

 

 

 
       722,571  
Switzerland — 4.9%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    447       17,937  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    531       21,641  

Alcon Inc.

    211       17,954  

Bachem Holding AG, Class A

    176       16,257  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    117       18,110  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    183       20,540  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    9       16,875  

BKW AG

    100       17,894  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    1       12,230  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    98       15,781  

Clariant AG, Registered

    1,236       20,253  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    574       16,889  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    132       14,586  

Dufry AG, Registered(a)

    396       20,461  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    22       18,362  

Geberit AG, Registered

    30       17,025  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    5       16,877  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    123       18,202  

Holcim Ltd.

    262       18,261  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    258       18,274  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    60       18,774  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    285       20,149  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    27       15,688  

Nestle SA, Registered

    130       15,928  

Novartis AG, Registered

    160       16,752  

Partners Group Holding AG

    18       20,207  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    3       995  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    48       14,882  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    51       12,384  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    33       7,651  

SGS SA

    204       19,807  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    676       11,453  

SIG Group AG

    634       16,949  

Sika AG, Registered

    63       19,608  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    60       16,725  

STMicroelectronics NV

    384       20,539  

Straumann Holding AG

    113       18,698  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    42       13,442  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    84       5,044  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    30       19,076  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    189       18,297  

Swiss Re AG

    171       17,842  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    27       17,363  

Temenos AG, Registered

    219       18,835  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    845       18,750  

VAT Group AG(c)

    49       20,827  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    33     $ 15,955  
   

 

 

 
       787,029  
United Kingdom — 9.6%            

3i Group PLC

    733       18,597  

abrdn PLC

    7,158       21,302  

Admiral Group PLC

    657       17,938  

Anglo American PLC

    591       18,174  

Antofagasta PLC

    1,038       22,327  

Ashtead Group PLC

    285       21,085  

Associated British Foods PLC

    754       19,843  

AstraZeneca PLC

    114       16,379  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    2,327       19,299  

Aviva PLC

    3,480       17,338  

BAE Systems PLC

    1,344       16,073  

Barclays PLC

    8,124       16,121  

Barratt Developments PLC

    3,000       17,561  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    355       19,794  

BP PLC

    2,802       17,385  

British American Tobacco PLC

    492       16,545  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    4,644       20,151  

BT Group PLC

    9,425       14,769  

Bunzl PLC

    459       17,014  

Burberry Group PLC

    645       18,412  

Centrica PLC

    12,630       22,382  

CNH Industrial NV

    1,245       17,981  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    265       16,798  

Compass Group PLC

    614       15,975  

Croda International PLC

    228       17,263  

DCC PLC

    301       17,428  

Diageo PLC

    375       16,366  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    748       18,024  

Entain PLC

    933       16,618  

Experian PLC

    462       17,854  

Glencore PLC

    3,051       18,554  

GSK PLC

    945       16,822  

Haleon PLC

    3,776       16,299  

Halma PLC

    583       16,743  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    1,887       20,646  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    801       21,511  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    2,147       17,834  

Imperial Brands PLC

    738       17,436  

Informa PLC

    1,996       19,421  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    272       20,103  

Intertek Group PLC

    360       20,167  

J Sainsbury PLC

    5,085       18,105  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    9,167       18,569  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    768       17,762  

Kingfisher PLC(b)

    5,955       18,778  

Land Securities Group PLC

    2,148       17,839  

Legal & General Group PLC

    5,445       16,318  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    28,929       16,714  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    162       17,592  

M&G PLC

    7,227       18,616  

Mondi PLC

    1,155       20,259  

National Grid PLC

    1,293       17,138  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    4,992       15,670  

Next PLC

    222       20,078  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    3,813       45,903  

Pearson PLC

    1,689       18,683  

Persimmon PLC

    1,260       18,732  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    2,316     $ 16,363  

Prudential PLC

    1,096       15,219  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    210       15,732  

RELX PLC

    570       19,184  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    2,231       18,192  

Rio Tinto PLC

    270       17,846  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    9,209       21,836  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    1,755       21,110  

Schroders PLC

    3,252       19,186  

Segro PLC

    1,617       15,846  

Severn Trent PLC

    528       17,305  

Shell PLC

    531       16,093  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    1,127       17,145  

Smiths Group PLC

    903       19,694  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    132       18,852  

SSE PLC

    798       17,255  

St. James’s Place PLC

    1,297       15,656  

Standard Chartered PLC

    2,154       20,690  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    12,143       17,824  

Tesco PLC

    5,108       16,918  

Unilever PLC

    312       16,765  

United Utilities Group PLC

    1,383       17,735  

Vodafone Group PLC

    14,985       14,255  

Whitbread PLC

    447       20,080  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    2,421       24,147  

WPP PLC

    1,602       17,492  
   

 

 

 
      1,533,508  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.1%
(Cost: $16,159,850)

      15,864,994  
   

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks            
Germany — 0.5%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    23       2,584  

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

    129       15,774  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    132       10,186  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    318       18,764  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    48       19,804  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    104       13,777  
   

 

 

 
      80,889  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.5%
(Cost: $93,150)

 

    80,889  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $16,253,000)

 

    15,945,883  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 0.6%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(d)(e)(f)

    102,064       102,095  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.6%
(Cost: $102,079)

 

    102,095  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.2%
(Cost: $16,355,079)

 

    16,047,978  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)%

      (29,495
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  16,018,483  
   

 

 

 
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

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iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

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

 

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

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

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 115,977      $      $ (13,931 )(a)     $ 37      $ 12      $ 102,095        102,064      $ 1,878 (b)     $  

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

            0 (a)                                          320         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 37      $ 12      $ 102,095         $ 2,198      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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.

 
  (c) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

           

Mini TOPIX Index

     1        09/07/23      $ 16      $ 491  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     1        09/15/23        50        1,834  
           

 

 

 
            $ 2,325  
           

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $ 2,325      $      $      $      $ 2,325  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

 

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

 

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

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 23,942      $      $      $      $ 23,942  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 57      $      $      $      $ 57  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 97,957  

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

   $ 2,016,052        $ 13,848,942        $        $ 15,864,994  

Preferred Stocks

              80,889                   80,889  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     102,095                            102,095  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 2,118,147        $ 13,929,831        $        $ 16,047,978  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $        $ 2,325        $        $ 2,325  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 2.4%            

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    388,733     $ 996,250  

BHP Group Ltd.

    539,340       16,785,267  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    124,001       1,828,648  

Dexus

    159,125       880,723  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

    245,638       3,611,057  

Mirvac Group

    910,750       1,435,615  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    98,346       432,110  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    50,797       4,022,350  

Santos Ltd.

    324,663       1,747,008  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    72,770       1,719,395  

South32 Ltd.

    1,056,319       2,781,494  

Stockland

    695,371       1,976,266  

Vicinity Ltd.

    673,108       894,967  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    136,889       3,528,338  
   

 

 

 
       42,639,488  
Austria — 0.3%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    78,672       2,973,477  

OMV AG

    32,408       1,460,113  

voestalpine AG(b)

    37,546       1,240,721  
   

 

 

 
      5,674,311  
Belgium — 0.9%            

Ageas SA/NV

    29,562       1,251,455  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    187,048       10,700,202  

Solvay SA

    13,345       1,602,711  

UCB SA

    23,862       2,112,915  
   

 

 

 
      15,667,283  
Canada — 2.9%            

AltaGas Ltd.

    87,826       1,733,675  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    9,242       1,269,343  

CGI Inc.(a)

    38,061       3,867,724  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    44,294       1,202,873  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    4,098       3,269,450  

George Weston Ltd.

    11,700       1,347,321  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    11,410       790,519  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    191,918       956,206  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    26,515       2,352,599  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    108,685       971,748  

Magna International Inc.

    50,522       3,249,362  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    348,166       6,959,887  

Metro Inc.

    39,850       2,144,735  

Nutrien Ltd.

    79,491       5,477,835  

Onex Corp.

    11,475       704,782  

Open Text Corp.

    102,652       4,409,213  

Power Corp. of Canada

    77,402       2,192,954  

Saputo Inc.

    44,274       934,735  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    108,646       4,826,514  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    25,251       1,308,651  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    16,014       1,349,225  
   

 

 

 
      51,319,351  
Denmark — 0.8%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    1,907       3,834,262  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    2,930       6,018,826  

Danske Bank A/S

    159,791       3,794,247  
   

 

 

 
      13,647,335  
Finland — 0.7%            

Nokia OYJ

    2,742,043       10,778,804  
Security   Shares     Value  
Finland (continued)            

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    78,905     $ 967,317  
   

 

 

 
      11,746,121  
France — 10.6%            

Alstom SA

    74,309       2,275,360  

ArcelorMittal SA

    266,846       7,717,660  

Arkema SA

    9,743       1,050,675  

AXA SA

    212,344       6,527,210  

BNP Paribas SA

    298,577       19,690,496  

Bollore SE

    168,231       1,063,678  

Bouygues SA

    66,082       2,367,159  

Capgemini SE

    36,573       6,627,706  

Carrefour SA

    254,824       5,094,220  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    151,267       10,230,392  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    136,856       4,481,630  

Credit Agricole SA

    350,884       4,356,357  

Danone SA

    124,995       7,633,036  

Dassault Aviation SA

    6,193       1,203,060  

Eiffage SA

    18,452       1,919,701  

Engie SA

    730,368       11,981,924  

Eurazeo SE

    6,238       380,891  

Ipsen SA

    8,570       1,080,050  

Orange SA

    433,268       4,897,590  

Publicis Groupe SA

    36,231       2,921,138  

Renault SA

    113,974       5,005,924  

Sanofi

    318,608       33,990,542  

Societe Generale SA

    355,119       9,658,077  

TotalEnergies SE

    348,521       21,174,918  

Valeo

    43,323       979,281  

Vinci SA

    82,770       9,721,120  

Vivendi SE

    203,550       1,817,365  
   

 

 

 
       185,847,160  
Germany — 8.6%            

BASF SE

    152,885       8,196,317  

Bayer AG, Registered

    387,509       22,662,853  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    115,528       14,088,637  

Commerzbank AG

    384,200       4,595,600  

Continental AG

    28,708       2,292,037  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    27,127       1,457,232  

Daimler Truck Holding AG(b)

    133,268       5,001,587  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    903,564       10,016,129  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    97,058       978,952  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    402,168       8,767,758  

E.ON SE

    337,813       4,273,443  

Evonik Industries AG

    41,692       863,566  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    75,945       3,944,166  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    214,274       6,724,377  

HeidelbergCement AG

    44,023       3,567,969  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    29,201       2,040,631  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    267,236       21,342,246  

Merck KGaA

    20,170       3,544,372  

RWE AG

    137,325       5,910,281  

Siemens AG, Registered

    106,484       18,149,362  

Talanx AG(a)

    5,897       361,131  

Volkswagen AG

    13,462       2,151,438  
   

 

 

 
      150,930,084  
Hong Kong — 2.0%            

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    631,000       1,925,839  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    653,500       3,784,465  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    1,724,000       10,632,471  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Hong Kong (continued)            

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    184,000     $ 975,079  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.(b)

    211,100       752,300  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    85,100       4,203,549  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    379,000       937,256  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    253,500       1,328,650  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    1,968,000       2,415,765  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    583,000       1,277,444  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    231,000       2,900,579  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    97,500       815,025  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    5,537,500       3,022,312  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    468,000       778,797  
   

 

 

 
       35,749,531  
Ireland — 0.2%            

AIB Group PLC

    185,491       872,487  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    167,358       1,765,762  
   

 

 

 
      2,638,249  
Israel — 0.8%            

Bank Hapoalim BM

    240,597       2,137,184  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    275,219       2,196,968  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)

    16,958       2,242,017  

ICL Group Ltd.

    92,462       615,657  

Isracard Ltd.

    1       4  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    268,298       1,421,107  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    15,195       548,614  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)

    632,606       5,313,891  
   

 

 

 
      14,475,442  
Italy — 4.4%            

Enel SpA

    1,953,151       13,467,360  

Eni SpA

    454,108       6,932,807  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    3,459,183       10,002,806  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    101,605       1,354,049  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    115,357       998,992  

Stellantis NV

    1,307,365       26,824,361  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    3,539,693       1,020,392  

Tenaris SA

    39,887       662,823  

UniCredit SpA

    645,003       16,331,635  
   

 

 

 
      77,595,225  
Japan — 34.1%            

AGC Inc.

    69,600       2,514,900  

Aisin Corp.

    51,000       1,657,250  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    153,700       6,041,833  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    279,600       1,905,403  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    352,400       5,152,915  

Bridgestone Corp.

    104,100       4,319,671  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    135,200       2,107,486  

Canon Inc.

    497,700       12,863,247  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    37,700       4,804,233  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    116,100       816,340  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    378,000       4,735,506  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    273,200       1,249,622  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    63,300       1,799,364  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    118,400       2,419,115  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    38,500       4,141,385  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    260,900       7,090,977  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    308       606,400  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    244,200       1,323,785  

Denso Corp.

    62,600       4,358,681  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    28,800       963,688  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    618,300       2,243,278  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    23,100     $   1,044,341  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    171,000       9,929,222  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    58,800       7,613,998  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    43,800       1,455,162  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    7,400       937,266  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    27,400       822,233  

Hitachi Ltd.

    224,400       14,690,230  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    573,900       18,296,728  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    204,300       1,739,452  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    30,500       1,853,768  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    50,600       1,068,511  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    48,700       854,319  

Inpex Corp.

    252,300       3,257,753  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    151,700       1,970,696  

ITOCHU Corp.

    359,900       14,556,263  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    261,600       2,176,392  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    800,700       5,847,180  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    49,000       791,848  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    140       563,094  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    443,700       9,845,523  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    236,800       3,830,455  

Kajima Corp.

    167,700       2,650,071  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    352,200       4,626,950  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    37,600       1,133,814  

KDDI Corp.

    205,900       6,059,987  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    198,000       2,924,547  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    29,700       546,106  

Komatsu Ltd.

    225,100       6,306,048  

Kubota Corp.

    196,400       2,966,812  

Kyocera Corp.

    154,500       8,313,964  

Lixil Corp.

    69,800       892,032  

Marubeni Corp.

    626,800       11,097,490  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    238,100       2,362,069  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    68,800       1,589,548  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    68,700       1,272,515  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    348,100       2,082,274  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    480,400       24,580,365  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    470,600       6,791,290  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    270,300       3,312,712  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    167,200       1,106,089  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    90,700       4,303,173  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    2,899,000       23,343,467  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    536,200       20,927,927  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    52,800       1,518,209  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    166,600       4,306,911  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    703,270       11,931,232  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    53,400       1,986,123  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    135,100       8,025,169  

NEC Corp.

    126,300       6,390,199  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    77,100       945,574  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    375       1,571,929  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    23,800       1,395,423  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    323,000       7,382,606  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    4,820,000       5,527,181  

Nippon Yusen KK

    272,200       6,621,581  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,012,900       4,461,973  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    54,600       677,095  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    865,600       3,580,963  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    152,900       2,127,021  

Obayashi Corp.

    233,100       2,155,204  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Oji Holdings Corp.

    311,300     $ 1,229,105  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    95,800       1,755,566  

ORIX Corp.

    218,700       4,207,026  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    167,700       2,638,733  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    115,200       4,235,593  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    500,100       6,172,925  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    550,000       10,611,605  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    499,900       2,721,496  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    387,100       3,443,512  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    38,400       3,598,396  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    51,400       1,085,429  

SCSK Corp.

    32,500       540,314  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    29,900       2,006,435  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    166,700       2,737,499  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    63,300       961,495  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    132,600       2,705,265  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    197,300       8,185,006  

Shimizu Corp.

    210,100       1,447,491  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    65,000       2,724,022  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    112,700       941,282  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    211,700       10,767,569  

Subaru Corp.

    175,600       3,328,246  

SUMCO Corp.

    176,000       2,564,658  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    452,700       1,396,198  

Sumitomo Corp.

    494,600       10,610,595  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    193,300       2,478,486  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    55,400       1,913,250  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    355,600       16,660,446  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    77,800       3,026,553  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    30,900       1,099,948  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    74,700       3,000,367  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    55,300       899,112  

Taisei Corp.

    58,000       2,197,992  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    427,500       13,070,745  

TDK Corp.

    180,800       6,926,132  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,120,300       4,448,757  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    144,300       3,272,155  

Toppan Inc.

    83,400       1,963,112  

Toray Industries Inc.

    278,100       1,557,196  

Toshiba Corp.

    66,700       2,153,491  

Tosoh Corp.

    76,300       997,292  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    50,200       3,627,810  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    2,371,600       39,875,486  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    74,700       4,370,335  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    73,900       2,167,406  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    49,400       925,162  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    59,400       1,115,466  

Z Holdings Corp.

    216,900       604,719  
   

 

 

 
       597,020,035  
Netherlands — 2.4%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    103,964       1,767,721  

Aegon NV

    485,529       2,635,588  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    53,005       3,382,249  

EXOR NV, NVS

    18,669       1,744,535  

ING Groep NV

    768,343       11,215,244  

JDE Peet’s NV

    35,093       1,058,766  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    309,673       10,674,000  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    252,482       5,244,969  

NN Group NV

    73,075       2,801,325  

OCI NV

    12,297       350,462  
Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)            

Randstad NV

    23,040     $ 1,349,809  
   

 

 

 
      42,224,668  
Norway — 0.5%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    33,786       249,916  

Aker BP ASA

    25,946       726,814  

Equinor ASA

    100,575       3,076,436  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    197,206       1,291,585  

Orkla ASA

    178,857       1,411,329  

Yara International ASA

    34,581       1,412,356  
   

 

 

 
      8,168,436  
Singapore — 0.6%            

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    19,600       505,873  

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

    350,700       1,947,519  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    6,398,383       678,135  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    240,600       1,363,004  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    937,600       1,880,887  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    94,700       1,067,640  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    925,500       2,689,255  
   

 

 

 
      10,132,313  
Spain — 2.9%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    52,904       1,850,515  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    1,421,087       11,264,067  

Banco Santander SA

    5,539,529       22,447,730  

CaixaBank SA

    914,600       3,699,740  

Grifols SA(a)

    92,082       1,352,713  

Repsol SA

    341,099       5,207,702  

Telefonica SA

    949,719       4,046,528  
   

 

 

 
       49,868,995  
Sweden — 1.2%            

Boliden AB

    39,302       1,155,842  

Embracer Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    79,562       228,366  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    15,649       444,384  

Securitas AB, Class B

    109,479       931,860  

Skanska AB, Class B

    61,943       987,953  

SKF AB, Class B

    77,748       1,481,288  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    141,869       1,245,604  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    122,324       2,243,629  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    1,249,914       6,287,660  

Telia Co. AB

    267,079       573,948  

Volvo AB, Class B

    254,922       5,623,226  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)

    68,178       337,004  
   

 

 

 
      21,540,764  
Switzerland — 5.6%            

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    39,510       1,610,203  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    35,266       1,037,629  

Holcim Ltd.

    84,769       5,908,138  

Novartis AG, Registered

    384,269       40,231,863  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    88,306       27,379,394  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    107,564       1,822,310  

STMicroelectronics NV

    185,632       9,928,779  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    444,856       9,870,853  
   

 

 

 
      97,789,169  
United Kingdom — 16.1%            

3i Group PLC

    184,954       4,692,497  

abrdn PLC

    253,144       753,348  

Anglo American PLC

    269,584       8,290,186  

Associated British Foods PLC

    123,642       3,253,887  

Aviva PLC

    483,459       2,408,671  
 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

BAE Systems PLC

    443,991     $ 5,309,708  

Barclays PLC

    6,415,318       12,729,986  

Barratt Developments PLC

    271,561       1,589,611  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    18,866       1,051,925  

BP PLC

    2,136,818       13,257,776  

British American Tobacco PLC

    1,237,822       41,625,603  

BT Group PLC

    1,934,419       3,031,206  

CNH Industrial NV

    213,490       3,083,431  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    34,945       2,215,164  

DCC PLC

    20,233       1,171,465  

Glencore PLC

    2,211,072       13,446,488  

GSK PLC

    841,437       14,978,547  

Haleon PLC

    1,004,071       4,333,993  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    43,174       1,159,431  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    4,431,140       36,806,877  

Imperial Brands PLC

    410,999       9,710,031  

Informa PLC

    158,529       1,542,466  

J Sainsbury PLC

    978,790       3,484,966  

Kingfisher PLC

    515,550       1,625,720  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    17,738,236       10,248,217  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    1,510,136       4,740,374  

Pearson PLC

    85,718       948,174  

Persimmon PLC

    64,632       960,879  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    100,368       709,112  

Rio Tinto PLC

    193,649       12,799,757  

Shell PLC

    995,303       30,165,397  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    131,454       1,999,809  

Standard Chartered PLC

    915,936       8,798,065  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    845,333       1,240,830  

Tesco PLC

    2,593,752       8,590,690  

Vodafone Group PLC

    7,970,904       7,582,399  

WPP PLC

    169,118       1,846,554  
   

 

 

 
      282,183,240  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.0%
(Cost: $1,570,263,929)

       1,716,857,200  
   

 

 

 
Preferred Stocks            
Germany — 1.4%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    22,707       2,551,156  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    41,135     $ 3,174,237  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference

   

Shares, NVS

    87,537       5,165,199  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    103,477       13,708,174  
   

 

 

 
      24,598,766  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.4%
(Cost: $29,636,676)

 

    24,598,766  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.4%
(Cost: $1,599,900,605)

 

    1,741,455,966  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 0.4%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.42%(d)(e)(f)

    6,273,149       6,275,031  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.22%(d)(e)

    410,000       410,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.4%
(Cost: $6,684,482)

 

    6,685,031  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.8%
(Cost: $1,606,585,087)

 

    1,748,140,997  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2%

      2,931,877  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  1,751,072,874  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

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

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 2,831,962      $ 3,444,574 (a)     $      $ (2,115    $ 610      $ 6,275,031        6,273,149      $ 43,974 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares.

     330,000        80,000 (a)                            410,000        410,000        43,783         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ (2,115    $ 610      $ 6,685,031         $ 87,757      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

     17        09/07/23      $ 2,785      $ 102,474  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     57        09/15/23        2,816        91,205  

FTSE 100 Index

     28        09/15/23        2,764        38,380  
           

 

 

 
            $ 232,059  
           

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $ 232,059      $      $      $      $ 232,059  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended July 31, 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

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 2,240,171      $      $      $      $ 2,240,171  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 57,700      $      $      $      $ 57,700  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

July 31, 2023

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 13,468,918   

 

 

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

   $ 68,169,687        $ 1,648,687,513        $        $ 1,716,857,200  

Preferred Stocks

              24,598,766                   24,598,766  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     6,685,031                            6,685,031  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $   74,854,718        $ 1,673,286,279        $        $ 1,748,140,997  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $        $ 232,059        $      —        $ 232,059  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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

July 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

MSCI Intl
Momentum Factor

ETF

    

iShares

MSCI Intl Quality
Factor ETF

    

iShares

MSCI Intl
Size Factor
ETF

   

iShares

MSCI Intl Value
Factor ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

         

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

  $ 1,512,522,099      $ 6,840,641,790      $ 15,945,883     $ 1,741,455,966  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    2,761,308        2,171,745        102,095       6,685,031  

Cash

    3,569        9,833        3,772       1,081  

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

    268,653        1,991,432        5,038       458,170  

Foreign currency, at value(e)

    3,216,715        11,843,107        39,654       4,654,334  

Receivables:

         

Securities lending income — affiliated

    322        249        39       1,399  

Capital shares sold

    49,583        474,268               

Dividends — unaffiliated

    600,956        3,465,903        16,677       2,574,592  

Dividends — affiliated

    1,553        5,524              1,434  

Tax reclaims

    1,148,721        15,608,544        11,240       1,959,155  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    23,448        126,903        181       49,600  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,520,596,927        6,876,339,298        16,124,579       1,757,840,762  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

         

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    2,381,070        631,145        102,105       6,277,156  

Payables:

         

Investments purchased

           367,054               

Investment advisory fees

    373,864        1,703,698        3,991       435,890  

Professional fees

    8,419                     54,842  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    2,763,353        2,701,897        106,096       6,767,888  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

         

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,517,833,574      $ 6,873,637,401      $ 16,018,483     $ 1,751,072,874  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

         

Paid-in capital

  $ 1,502,753,190      $ 6,449,593,301      $ 17,951,615     $ 1,711,675,669  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    15,080,384        424,044,100        (1,933,132     39,397,205  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,517,833,574      $ 6,873,637,401      $ 16,018,483     $ 1,751,072,874  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETVALUE

         

Shares outstanding

    45,000,000        188,800,000        600,000       66,300,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 33.73      $ 36.41      $ 26.70     $ 26.41  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None        None       None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 1,360,864,805      $ 6,211,062,202      $ 16,253,000     $ 1,599,900,605  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 2,259,727      $ 619,443      $ 98,584     $ 5,919,878  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 2,761,073      $ 2,171,682      $ 102,079     $ 6,684,482  

(d) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $ 268,380      $ 2,000,450      $ 5,207     $ 456,563  

(e) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 3,215,811      $ 11,806,760      $ 39,261     $ 4,627,823  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended July 31, 2023

 

   

iShares

MSCI Intl
Momentum

Factor ETF

   

iShares

MSCI Intl

Quality

Factor ETF

   

iShares

MSCI Intl

Size Factor
ETF

   

iShares

MSCI Intl

Value Factor

ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 33,430,498     $ 165,706,999     $ 707,703     $ 78,923,981  

Dividends — affiliated

    25,246       109,253       320       43,783  

Interest — unaffiliated

    6,314       40,720       136       14,156  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    19,793       10,277       1,878       43,974  

Other income — unaffiliated

    75       145             22  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (2,793,184     (16,389,422     (74,456     (7,605,645

Foreign withholding tax claims

    115,515       93,870             562,324  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    30,804,257       149,571,842       635,581       71,982,595  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    2,895,643       14,308,907       64,454       4,757,823  

Professional

    11,559       9,402             56,235  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    2,907,202       14,318,309       64,454       4,814,058  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    27,897,055       135,253,533       571,127       67,168,537  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    (68,900,228     (115,879,517     (852,890     (39,401,777

Investments — affiliated

    2,861       4,694       37       (2,115

Capital gain distributions from underlying funds — affiliated

          1              

Foreign currency transactions

    (129,053     (428,952     (4,065     71,289  

Futures contracts

    668,809       3,437,782       23,942       2,240,171  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a)

    738,927       40,212,594       1,666,884       39,830,989  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (67,618,684     (72,653,398     833,908       2,738,557  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    166,312,850       603,803,232       1,677,003       268,838,579  

Investments — affiliated

    178       63       12       610  

Foreign currency translations

    70,775       957,006       488       113,104  

Futures contracts

    77,173       297,624       57       57,700  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    166,460,976       605,057,925       1,677,560       269,009,993  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    98,842,292       532,404,527       2,511,468       271,748,550  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 126,739,347     $ 667,658,060     $ 3,082,595     $ 338,917,087  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares
MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF
           iShares
MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
      
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
      
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
      
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                

OPERATIONS

                

Net investment income

  $ 27,897,055        $ 22,308,477        $ 135,253,533        $ 111,540,713  

Net realized loss

    (67,618,684        (59,492,989        (72,653,398        (76,630,213

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    166,460,976          (108,840,651        605,057,925          (667,456,307
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    126,739,347          (146,025,163        667,658,060          (632,545,807
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

                

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (26,203,219        (52,594,725        (124,082,259        (129,032,411
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    593,890,344          190,109,882          2,308,184,692          1,038,985,420  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    694,426,472          (8,510,006        2,851,760,493          277,407,202  

Beginning of year

    823,407,102          831,917,108          4,021,876,908          3,744,469,706  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 1,517,833,574        $ 823,407,102        $ 6,873,637,401        $ 4,021,876,908  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    iShares
MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF
           iShares
MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
      
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
      
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
      
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                

OPERATIONS

                

Net investment income

  $ 571,127        $ 400,706        $ 67,168,537        $ 50,199,024  

Net realized gain (loss)

    833,908          2,187,322          2,738,557          (29,882,498

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    1,677,560          (4,974,237        269,009,993          (147,532,156
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    3,082,595          (2,386,209        338,917,087          (127,215,630
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

                

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (547,721        (610,420        (61,269,424        (57,061,791
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                

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

    (1,335,458        (7,568,781        65,537,081          466,997,525  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    1,199,416          (10,565,410        343,184,744          282,720,104  

Beginning of year

    14,819,067          25,384,477          1,407,888,130          1,125,168,026  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 16,018,483        $ 14,819,067        $ 1,751,072,874        $ 1,407,888,130  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF  
 

 

 

 
    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 year

  $ 30.84     $ 39.06      $ 32.99      $ 29.44      $ 30.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.91 (b)      0.94        0.43        0.46        0.69  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    2.76       (6.94      6.09        3.52        (0.57
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    3.67       (6.00      6.52        3.98        0.12  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

            

From net investment income

    (0.78     (1.11      (0.45      (0.43      (0.68

From net realized gain

          (1.11                     
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.78     (2.22      (0.45      (0.43      (0.68
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 33.73     $ 30.84      $ 39.06      $ 32.99      $ 29.44  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

            

Based on net asset value

    12.09 %(b)      (16.09 )%       19.80      13.65      0.55
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

            

Total expenses

    0.30     0.30      0.30      0.30      0.30
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.30     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.89 %(b)      2.65      1.16      1.53      2.44
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 1,517,834     $ 823,407      $ 831,917      $ 405,753      $ 164,888  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    101     100      104      125      105
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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:

• Net investment income per share by $0.00.

• Total return by 0.00%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 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) 

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF  
 

 

 

 
    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 year

  $ 32.80      $ 39.29      $ 30.32      $ 29.79      $ 29.62  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.95        1.00        0.78        0.70        0.96  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    3.45        (6.37      8.90        0.44        (0.12
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    4.40        (5.37      9.68        1.14        0.84  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

    (0.79      (1.12      (0.71      (0.61      (0.67
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 36.41      $ 32.80      $ 39.29      $ 30.32      $ 29.79  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

             

Based on net asset value

    13.54      (13.78 )%       32.03      3.86      2.99
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

             

Total expenses

    0.30      0.30      0.30      0.30      0.30
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.30      N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.84      2.75      2.18      2.38      3.31
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 6,873,637      $ 4,021,877      $ 3,744,470      $ 1,655,632      $ 822,240  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    28      32      37      26      29
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e)

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

(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF  
 

 

 

 
    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 year

  $ 24.70     $ 31.73     $ 24.61     $ 26.01     $ 27.58  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.66       0.70       0.62       0.48       0.72  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    2.10       (5.18     7.19       (1.57     (1.56
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    2.76       (4.48     7.81       (1.09     (0.84
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

    (0.76     (2.55     (0.69     (0.31     (0.73
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 26.70     $ 24.70     $ 31.73     $ 24.61     $ 26.01  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

         

Based on net asset value

    11.38     (14.94 )%      31.83     (4.25 )%      (2.93 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

         

Total expenses

    0.30     0.30     0.30     0.30     0.30
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.66     2.42     2.11     1.91     2.78
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 16,018     $ 14,819     $ 25,384     $ 19,686     $ 5,202  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

    23     25     25     42     26
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

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.

(c)

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

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e)

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

(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF  
 

 

 

 
    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 year

  $ 22.63     $ 25.69     $ 19.05     $ 22.61     $ 25.67  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    1.00 (b)      0.99       0.76       0.58       0.86  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    3.71       (2.99     6.44       (3.57     (3.14
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    4.71       (2.00     7.20       (2.99     (2.28
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.93     (1.06     (0.56     (0.57     (0.78
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 26.41     $ 22.63     $ 25.69     $ 19.05     $ 22.61  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

         

Based on net asset value

    21.19 %(b)      (8.02 )%      37.95     (13.57 )%      (8.80 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

         

Total expenses

    0.30     0.30     0.30     0.30     0.30
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.30     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4.24 %(b)      3.96     3.18     2.76     3.63
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 1,751,073     $ 1,407,888     $ 1,125,168     $ 451,494     $ 314,222  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    14     17     24     18     20
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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:

• Net investment income per share by $0.01.

• Total return by 0.03%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.03%

(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)

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

(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

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 Intl Momentum Factor

    Diversified  

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

    Diversified  

MSCI Intl Size Factor

    Diversified  

MSCI Intl Value Factor

    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 July 31, 2023, 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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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 Company (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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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 Intl Momentum Factor

        

HSBC Bank PLC

  $ 2,251,705      $ (2,251,705   $     $  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    8,022        (8,022            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 2,259,727      $ (2,259,727   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc

  $ 147,321      $ (147,321   $     $  

HSBC Bank PLC

    472,122        (472,122            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 619,443      $ (619,443   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Intl Size Factor

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 19,023      $ (18,956   $     $ 67 (b) 

BNP Paribas SA

    17,646        (17,646            

HSBC Bank PLC

    42,318        (42,318            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    19,597        (19,597            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 98,584      $ (98,517   $     $ 67  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Intl Value Factor

        

BNP Paribas SA

  $ 127,985      $ (127,985   $     $  

BofA Securities, Inc

    805,331        (805,331            

HSBC Bank PLC

    4,958,330        (4,958,330            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    28,232        (28,232            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 5,919,878      $ (5,919,878   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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.

 
  (b) 

The market value of the loaned securities is determined as of July 31, 2023. Additional collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day in accordance with the MSLA. The net amount would be subject to the borrower default indemnity in the event of default by a counterparty.

 

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

 

 

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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 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 Company, 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 each of the following Funds, BFAis entitled to an annual investment advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly by the Funds, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Investment Advisory Fees  

MSCI Intl Momentum Factor

    0.30

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

    0.30  

MSCI Intl Size Factor

    0.30  

MSCI Intl Value Factor

    0.30  

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.

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.

 

 

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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 year ended July 31, 2023, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts  

MSCI Intl Momentum Factor

  $ 5,175  

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

    3,083  

MSCI Intl Size Factor

    449  

MSCI Intl Value Factor

    11,052  

Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Company 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 year ended July 31, 2023, 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 Intl Momentum Factor

  $ 389,318,069      $ 403,140,259      $ (35,524,744

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

    471,881,947        481,261,693        (45,108,619

MSCI Intl Size Factor

    1,472,192        1,833,731        (240,437

MSCI Intl Value Factor

    102,268,636        89,368,886        (8,440,601

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 year ended July 31, 2023, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

MSCI Intl Momentum Factor

  $ 1,017,868,172      $ 982,170,129  

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

     1,498,632,562         1,315,120,632  

MSCI Intl Size Factor

    5,083,073        4,782,461  

MSCI Intl Value Factor

    230,364,574        222,279,194  

For the year ended July 31, 2023, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind

Sales

 

MSCI Intl Momentum Factor

  $ 568,017,779      $ 9,055,704  

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

    2,275,514,435        150,725,955  

MSCI Intl Size Factor

    13,655,508        15,237,265  

MSCI Intl Value Factor

    242,296,323        179,890,019  

8. INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Company’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 July 31, 2023, 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.

 

 

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U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. As of July 31, 2023, permanent differences attributable to realized gains (losses) from in-kind redemptions were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

     
iShares ETF   Paid-in Capital     

Accumulated
Earnings (Loss)

 

MSCI Intl Momentum Factor

  $ 685,142      $ (685,142)  

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

    40,145,028        (40,145,028)  

MSCI Intl Size Factor

    1,651,434        (1,651,434)  

MSCI Intl Value Factor

    37,666,169        (37,666,169)  

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Year Ended
07/31/23
     Year Ended
07/31/22
 

MSCI Intl Momentum Factor

    

Ordinary income

  $ 26,203,219      $ 27,261,587  

Long-term capital gains

           25,333,138  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 26,203,219      $ 52,594,725  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

    

Ordinary income

  $  124,082,259      $  129,032,411  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

MSCI Intl Size Factor

    

Ordinary income

  $ 547,721      $ 610,420  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

MSCI Intl Value Factor

    

Ordinary income

  $ 61,269,424      $ 57,061,791  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of July 31, 2023, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

iShares ETF    
Undistributed
Ordinary Income
 
 
    

Non-expiring
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
 
 
(a) 
   
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
 
(b) 
    Total  

MSCI Intl Momentum Factor

  $ 8,193,191      $ (138,466,058   $ 145,353,251     $ 15,080,384  

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

    21,001,039        (192,006,726     595,049,787       424,044,100  

MSCI Intl Size Factor

    123,056        (1,536,561     (519,627     (1,933,132

MSCI Intl Value Factor

    20,643,610        (88,143,448     106,897,043       39,397,205  

 

  (a) 

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

 

 

  (b) 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain futures contracts, the timing and recognition of partnership income, the characterization of corporate actions and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies.

 

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 July 31, 2023, 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 Intl Momentum Factor

  $ 1,370,052,136      $ 152,964,983      $ (7,652,815   $ 145,312,168  

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

    6,248,982,626        758,685,082        (164,338,586     594,346,496  

MSCI Intl Size Factor

    16,568,409        974,355        (1,494,295     (519,940

MSCI Intl Value Factor

    1,641,408,902        202,373,498        (95,538,929     106,834,569  

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.

 

 

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BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.

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.

Infectious Illness Risk: An outbreak of an infectious illness, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may adversely impact the economies of many nations and the global economy, and may impact individual issuers and capital markets in ways that cannot be foreseen. An infectious illness outbreak may result in, among other things, closed international borders, prolonged quarantines, supply chain disruptions, market volatility or disruptions and other significant economic, social and political impacts.

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.

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.

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 issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions in that country or those countries may have a significant impact on the fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Unanticipated or sudden political or social developments may cause uncertainty in the markets and as a result adversely affect the Fund’s investments. Foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices as used in the United States. Foreign securities markets may also be more volatile and less liquid than U.S. securities and may be less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities. Investment percentages in specific countries are presented in the 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

 

 

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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.

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:

 

 

 
    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

MSCI Intl Momentum Factor

       

Shares sold

    18,600,000     $ 603,143,499       6,600,000     $ 232,970,183  

Shares redeemed

    (300,000     (9,253,155     (1,200,000     (42,860,301
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    18,300,000     $ 593,890,344       5,400,000     $ 190,109,882  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

       

Shares sold

    70,900,000     $ 2,461,661,141       28,300,000     $ 1,071,350,051  

Shares redeemed

    (4,700,000     (153,476,449     (1,000,000     (32,364,631
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    66,200,000     $ 2,308,184,692       27,300,000     $ 1,038,985,420  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Intl Size Factor

       

Shares sold

    600,000     $ 14,349,062       600,000     $ 16,485,728  

Shares redeemed

    (600,000     (15,684,520     (800,000     (24,054,509
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (1,335,458     (200,000   $ (7,568,781
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Intl Value Factor

       

Shares sold

    11,600,000     $ 246,667,929       19,500,000     $ 492,584,472  

Shares redeemed

    (7,500,000     (181,130,848     (1,100,000     (25,586,947
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    4,100,000     $ 65,537,081       18,400,000     $ 466,997,525  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Company generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Company may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Investors 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 Company’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Investors 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.

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 (“IRS”) 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 iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF, iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF and iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF are able to pass through to shareholders as a foreign tax credit in the current year, each of the Funds 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 Funds.

 

 

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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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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of

iShares Trust and Shareholders of each of the four funds listed in the table below

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of each of the funds listed in the table below (four of the funds constituting iShares Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of July 31, 2023, the related statements of operations for the year ended July 31, 2023, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended July 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended July 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of July 31, 2023, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended July 31, 2023 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended July 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

iShares MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 22, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)   

 

The following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, are hereby designated as qualified dividend income for individuals for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

iShares ETF   Qualified Dividend
Income
 

MSCI Intl Momentum Factor

  $ 31,243,940  

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

    153,053,654  

MSCI Intl Size Factor

    615,130  

MSCI Intl Value Factor

    73,970,020  

The Funds intend to pass through to their shareholders the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of foreign source income earned and foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023:

 

iShares ETF   Foreign Source
Income Earned
     Foreign
Taxes Paid
 

MSCI Intl Momentum Factor

  $ 33,430,500      $ 2,536,328  

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

    165,706,999        14,980,594  

MSCI Intl Size Factor

    707,702        67,370  

MSCI Intl Value Factor

    78,923,983        6,872,207  

 

 

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Board Review and Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

 

iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF, iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF, iShares MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF, iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF (each the “Fund”)

Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), including a majority of Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Board Members”), is required annually to consider the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and BFA (the “Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund. The Board’s consideration entails a year-long process whereby the Board and its committees (composed solely of Independent Board Members) assess BlackRock’s services to the Fund, including investment management; fund accounting; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of the Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; legal and compliance services; and ability to meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The Independent Board Members requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Board Members, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the Advisory Agreement. At meetings on May 2, 2023 and May 15, 2023, a committee composed of all of the Independent Board Members (the “15(c) Committee”), with independent counsel, met with management and reviewed and discussed information provided in response to initial requests of the 15(c) Committee and/or its independent counsel, and requested certain additional information, which management agreed to provide.At a meeting held on June 7-8, 2023, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the additional information provided by management in response to these requests.

After extensive discussions and deliberations, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, based on a review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA and their cumulative experience as Board Members. The Board noted its satisfaction with the extent and quality of information provided and its frequent interactions with management, as well as the detailed responses and other information provided by BFA. The Independent Board Members were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review. In approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered various factors, including: (i) the expenses and performance of the Fund; (ii) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BFA; (iii) the costs of services provided to the Fund and profits realized by BFA and its affiliates; (iv) potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits; (v) the fees and services provided for other comparable funds/accounts managed by BFA and its affiliates; and (vi) other benefits to BFA and/or its affiliates. The material factors, none of which was controlling, and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board, including the Independent Board Members, to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Expenses and Performance of the Fund: The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including gross and net total expenses, fees and expenses of other fund(s) in which the Fund invests (if applicable), and waivers/reimbursements (if applicable) of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other ETFs, objectively selected by Broadridge as comprising the Fund’s applicable expense peer group pursuant to Broadridge’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Peer Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of the proprietary ETF methodology used by Broadridge to determine the Fund’s Peer Group. The Board noted that, due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Peer Group, the statistical information provided in Broadridge’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances. The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of any waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Peer Group, excluding iShares funds.

In addition, to the extent that any of the comparison funds included in the Peer Group, excluding iShares funds, track the same index as the Fund, Broadridge also provided, and the Board reviewed, a comparison of the Fund’s performance for the one-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year, and since inception periods, as applicable, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, to that of such relevant comparison fund(s) for the same periods. The Board noted that the Fund seeks to track its specified underlying index and that, during the year, the Board received periodic reports on the Fund’s short- and longer-term performance in comparison with its underlying index. Such periodic comparative performance information, including additional detailed information as requested by the Board, was also considered. The Board noted that the Fund generally performed in line with its underlying index over the relevant periods.

Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the investment advisory fee rate and expense level and the historical performance of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided: Based on management’s representations, including information about ongoing enhancements and initiatives with respect to the iShares business, including with respect to capital markets support and analysis, technology, portfolio management, product design and quality, compliance and risk management, global public policy and other services, the Board expected that there would be no diminution in the scope of services required of or provided by BFA under the Advisory Agreement for the coming year as compared with the scope of services provided by BFA during prior years. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to support the iShares funds and their shareholders and have made significant investments into the iShares business. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to the Fund, including related programs implemented pursuant to regulatory requirements. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made relevant officers and other employees of BFA (and its affiliates) available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided at the May 2, 2023 meeting and throughout the year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance program and other compliance programs and services.

Based on review of this information, and the performance information discussed above, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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Costs of Services Provided to the Fund and Profits Realized by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board reviewed information about the estimated profitability to BlackRock in managing the Fund, based on the fees payable to BFA and its affiliates (including fees under the Advisory Agreement), and other sources of revenue and expense to BFA and its affiliates from the Fund’s operations for the last calendar year. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology for calculating estimated profitability of the iShares funds, noting that the 15(c) Committee and the Board had focused on the methodology and profitability presentation. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors, including, among other things, fee waivers by BFA, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at individual fund levels is challenging. The Board discussed with management the sources of direct and ancillary revenue, including the revenues to BTC, a BlackRock affiliate, from securities lending by the Fund. The Board also discussed BFA’s estimated profit margin as reflected in the Fund’s profitability analysis and reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale (as discussed below).

Based on this review, the Board concluded that the information considered with respect to the profits realized by BFA and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and from other relationships between the Fund and BFA and/or its affiliates, if any, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Economies of Scale: The Board reviewed information and considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Fund increase, noting that the issue of potential economies of scale had been focused on by the 15(c) Committee and the Board during their meetings and addressed by management. The 15(c) Committee and the Board received information regarding BlackRock’s historical estimated profitability (as discussed above), including BFA’s and its affiliates’ estimated costs in providing services. The estimated cost information distinguished, among other things, between fixed and variable costs, and showed how the level and nature of fixed and variable costs may impact the existence or size of scale benefits, with the Board recognizing that potential economies of scale are difficult to measure. The 15(c) Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by BFA regarding the sharing of scale benefits with the iShares funds through various means, including, as applicable, through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Agreement for the Fund did not provide for breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that it would continue to assess the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.

The Board concluded that this review of potential economies of scale and the sharing of related benefits, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, supported the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates: The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds and institutional separate accounts (collectively, the “Other Accounts”). The Board acknowledged BFA’s representation that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts.

The Board received detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts generally differ from the Fund, including in terms of the types of services and generally more extensive services provided to the Fund, as well as other significant differences. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded investment vehicle, as compared to the Other Accounts, particularly those that are institutional clients, in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts with substantially the same investment objective and strategy as the Fund and that track the same index as the Fund. The Board also acknowledged management’s assertion that, for certain iShares funds, and for client segmentation purposes, BlackRock has launched an iShares fund that may provide a similar investment exposure at a lower investment advisory fee rate.

The Board considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure, and the Fund’s expenses borne by BFA under this arrangement and noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for certain of the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.

Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates: The Board reviewed other benefits or ancillary revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services provided to the Fund by BFA, both direct and indirect, including, but not limited to, payment of revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, for loaning portfolio securities, as applicable (which was included in the profit margins reviewed by the Board pursuant to BFA’s estimated profitability methodology), payment of advisory fees or other fees to BFA (or its affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services or other services, and BlackRock’s profile in the investment community. The Board further considered other direct benefits that might accrue to BFA, including the potential for reduction in the Fund’s expenses that are borne by BFA under the “all-inclusive” management fee arrangement, due in part to the size and scope of BFA’s investment operations servicing the Fund (and other funds in the iShares complex) as well as in response to a changing market environment. The Board also reviewed and considered information provided by BFA concerning authorized participant primary market order processing services that are provided by BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of BFA, and paid for by authorized participants under the ETF Servicing Platform. The Board also noted the revenue received by BFA and/or its affiliates pursuant to an agreement that permits a service provider to use certain portions of BlackRock’s technology platform to service accounts managed by BFA and/or its affiliates, including the iShares funds. The Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board concluded that any such ancillary benefits would not be disadvantageous to the Fund and thus would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

Conclusion: Based on a review of the factors described above, as well as such other factors as deemed appropriate by the Board, the Board, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Agreement does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately

 

 

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large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining, and concluded to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement for the coming year.

 

 

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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.

Premium/Discount Information

Information on the Fund’s net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads can be found at iShares.com.

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited)

 

The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed by BFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until he or she resigns, is removed, dies, retires or becomes incapacitated. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust are referred to as independent trustees (“Independent Trustees”).

The registered investment companies advised by BFA or its affiliates (the “BlackRock-advised Funds”) are organized into one complex of open-end equity, multi-asset, index and money market funds and ETFs (the “BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex”), one complex of closed-end funds and open-end non-index fixed-income funds (including ETFs) (the “BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex”) and one complex of ETFs (“Exchange-Traded Fund Complex”) (each, a “BlackRock Fund Complex”). Each Fund is included in the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex. Each Trustee also serves as a Director of iShares, Inc. and a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust and, as a result, oversees all of the funds within the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex, which consists of 387 funds as of July 31, 2023. With the exception of Robert S. Kapito, Salim Ramji and Aaron Wasserman, the address of each Trustee and officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The address of Mr. Kapito, Mr. Ramji and Mr. Wasserman is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. The Board has designated John E. Kerrigan as its Independent Board Chair. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers may be found in the Funds’ combined Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).

 

Interested Trustees
       

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Robert S. Kapito(a) (1957)    Trustee (since 2009).    President, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. and Head of BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group (since its formation in 1998) and BlackRock, Inc.’s predecessor entities (since 1988); Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (since 2009); President of Board of Directors, Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund (since 2002).    Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2006); Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2009); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).
Salim Ramji(b) (1970)    Trustee (since 2019).    Senior Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2014); Global Head of BlackRock’s ETF and Index Investments Business (since 2019); Head of BlackRock’s U.S. Wealth Advisory Business (2015-2019); Global Head of Corporate Strategy, BlackRock, Inc. (2014-2015); Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company (2010-2014).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2019); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2019).

 

(a) 

Robert S. Kapito is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

(b) 

Salim Ramji is deemed to be an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to his affiliations with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates.

 

Independent Trustees
       

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
John E. Kerrigan (1955)    Trustee (since 2005); Independent Board Chair (since 2022).    Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011); Independent Board Chair of iShares, Inc. and iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2022).
Jane D. Carlin (1956)    Trustee (since 2015); Risk Committee Chair (since 2016).    Consultant (since 2012); Member of the Audit Committee (2012-2018), Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee (2017-2018) and Director of PHH Corporation (mortgage solutions) (2012-2018); Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Holding Company Governance & Assurance and the Global Head of Operational Risk Management of Morgan Stanley (2006-2012).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2015); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2015); Member of the Audit Committee (since 2016), Chair of the Audit Committee (since 2020) and Director of The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (since 2016).
Richard L. Fagnani (1954)    Trustee (since 2017); Audit Committee Chair (since 2019).    Partner, KPMG LLP (2002-2016); Director of One Generation Away (since 2021).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited)(continued)

 

Independent Trustees (continued)
       

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

   Other Directorships Held by Trustee
Cecilia H. Herbert (1949)    Trustee (since 2005); Nominating and Governance and Equity Plus Committee Chairs (since 2022).    Chair of the Finance Committee (since 2019) and Trustee and Member of the Finance, Audit and Quality Committees of Stanford Health Care (since 2016); Trustee of WNET, New York’s public media company (since 2011) and Member of the Audit Committee (since 2018), Investment Committee (since 2011) and Personnel Committee (since 2022); Member of the Wyoming State Investment Funds Committee (since 2022); Director of the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts (since 2021); Trustee of Forward Funds (14 portfolios) (2009-2018); Trustee of Salient MF Trust (4 portfolios) (2015-2018).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2005); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).
Drew E. Lawton (1959)    Trustee (since 2017); 15(c) Committee Chair (since 2017).    Senior Managing Director of New York Life Insurance Company (2010-2015).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2017); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2017); Director of Jackson Financial Inc. (since 2021).
John E. Martinez (1961)    Trustee (since 2003); Securities Lending Committee Chair (since 2019).    Director of Real Estate Equity Exchange, Inc. (since 2005); Director of Cloudera Foundation (2017-2020); and Director of Reading Partners (2012-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2003); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).
Madhav V. Rajan (1964)    Trustee (since 2011); Fixed-Income Plus Committee Chair (since 2019).    Dean, and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business (since 2017); Advisory Board Member (since 2016) and Director (since 2020) of C.M. Capital Corporation; Chair of the Board for the Center for Research in Security Prices, LLC (since 2020); Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2001-2017); Professor of Law (by courtesy), Stanford Law School (2005-2017); Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of MBA Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2010-2016).    Director of iShares, Inc. (since 2011); Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust (since 2011).

 

Officers
     

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Dominik Rohé (1973)    President (since 2023).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2005); Head of Americas ETF and Index Investments (since 2023); Head of Latin America (2019-2023).
Trent Walker (1974)    Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since September 2019); Chief Financial Officer of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, BlackRock Funds, BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds V and BlackRock Funds VI (since 2021); Executive Vice President of PIMCO (2016-2019); Senior Vice President of PIMCO (2008-2015); Treasurer (2013-2019) and Assistant Treasurer (2007-2017) of PIMCO Funds, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO ETF Trust, PIMCO Equity Series, PIMCO Equity Series VIT, PIMCO Managed Accounts Trust, 2 PIMCO-sponsored interval funds and 21 PIMCO-sponsored closed-end funds.
Aaron Wasserman (1974)    Chief Compliance Officer (iShares, Inc. and iShares Trust, since 2023; iShares U.S. ETF Trust, since 2023).    Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (since 2023); Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex, the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex and the Exchange-Traded Fund Complex (2014-2023).
Marisa Rolland (1980)    Secretary (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2023); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2018-2022); Vice President, BlackRock, Inc. (2010-2017).
Rachel Aguirre (1982)    Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2018); Director, BlackRock, Inc. (2009-2018); Head of U.S. iShares Product (since 2022); Head of EII U.S. Product Engineering (since 2021); Co-Head of EII’s Americas Portfolio Engineering (2020-2021); Head of Developed Markets Portfolio Engineering (2016-2019).

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information (unaudited)(continued)

 

Officers (continued)
     

Name

(Year of

Birth)

   Position(s)   

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Jennifer Hsui (1976)    Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2009); Co-Head of Index Equity (since 2022).
James Mauro (1970)    Executive Vice President (since 2022).    Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. (since 2010); Head of Fixed Income Index Investments in the Americas and Head of San Francisco Core Portfolio Management (since 2020).

 

 

Effective March 30, 2023, Dominik Rohé replaced Armando Senra as President.

 

Effective July 1, 2023, Aaron Wasserman replaced Charles Park as Chief Compliance Officer.

 

 

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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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(b) Not Applicable

 

Item 2.

Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, the registrant has not amended the code of ethics and there have been no waivers granted under the code of ethics. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of the code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, by calling 1-800-474-2737.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that the registrant has more than one audit committee financial expert, as that term is defined under Item 3(b) and 3(c), serving on its audit committee. The audit committee financial experts serving on the registrant’s audit committee are Richard L. Fagnani and Madhav V. Rajan, all of whom are independent, as that term is defined under Item 3(a)(2).


Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The principal accountant fees disclosed in items 4(a), 4(b), 4(c), 4(d) and 4(g) are for the thirty-eight series of the registrant for which the fiscal year-end is July 31, 2023 (the “Funds”), and whose annual financial statements are reported in Item 1.

 

  (a)

Audit Fees – The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the Funds’ annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years were $567,600 for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022 and $612,800 for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023.

 

  (b)

Audit-Related Fees – There were no fees billed for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2022 and July 31, 2023 for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that were reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Fund’s financial statements and are not reported under (a) of this Item.

 

  (c)

Tax Fees – The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning for the Funds were $368,600 for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022 and $368,600 for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023. These services related to the review of the Funds’ tax returns and excise tax calculations.

 

  (d)

All Other Fees – There were no other fees billed in each of the fiscal years ended July 31, 2022 and July 31, 2023 for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in (a) through (c) of this Item.

 

  (e)

(1) The registrant’s audit committee charter, as amended, provides that the audit committee is responsible for the approval, prior to appointment, of the engagement of the principal accountant to annually audit and provide their opinion on the registrant’s financial statements. The audit committee must also approve, prior to appointment, the engagement of the principal accountant to provide non-audit services to the registrant or to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the registrant’s investment adviser (“Adviser Affiliate”) that provides ongoing services to the registrant, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

(2) There were no services described in (b) through (d) above that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

  (f)

Not Applicable

 

  (g)

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant for services rendered to the Funds, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser, and any Adviser Affiliate that provides ongoing services to the registrant for the last two fiscal years were $368,600 for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022 and $368,600 for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023.

 

  (h)

The registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser and any Adviser Affiliate that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, if any, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence, and has determined that the provision of these services, if any, does not compromise the principal accountant’s independence.

 

  (i)

Not Applicable

 

  (j)

Not Applicable


Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

(a) The registrant is a listed issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act of 1934 and has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act of 1934. The registrant’s audit committee members are Richard L. Fagnani, Cecilia H. Herbert and Madhav V. Rajan.

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 6.

Investments.

(a) Schedules of investments are included as part of the reports to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 9.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees.

 

Item 11.

Controls and Procedures.

(a) The President (the registrant’s Principal Executive Officer) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (the registrant’s Principal Financial Officer) have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act of 1934.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to the registrant.


Item 13.

Exhibits.

(a) (1) Code of Ethics is not filed as an exhibit; please refer to Item 2.

(a) (2) Section 302 Certifications are attached.

(a) (3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not Applicable.

(a) (4) Change in Registrant’s independent public accountant – Not Applicable.

(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached.

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

iShares Trust

 

 

By:

    

/s/ Dominik Rohe                            

      

Dominik Rohe, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: September 22, 2023

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By:

    

/s/ Dominik Rohe                            

      

Dominik Rohe, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: September 22, 2023

 

 

By:

    

/s/ Trent Walker                            

      

Trent Walker, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: September 22, 2023