N-CSRS 1 d731883dncsrs.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, 2024

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2024

 

 

 


Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders.

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


 

LOGO

  JANUARY 31, 2024

 

 

  

2024 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

iShares Trust

 

·  

iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF | ETEC | NASDAQ

 

·  

iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF | IHAK | NYSE Arca

 

·  

iShares Exponential Technologies ETF | XT | NASDAQ

 

·  

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

 

·  

iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF | IDNA | NYSE Arca

 

·  

iShares Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF | IBRN | NYSE Arca

 

·  

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

 

·  

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

 

·  

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


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Inc.

Total Returns as of January 31, 2024

 

      6-Month       12-Month   
   

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

    6.43%        20.82%    
   

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

    (2.02)          2.40     
   

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

    3.15          10.01     
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

    (6.00)          (2.94)    
   

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

    2.73          5.13     
   

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

    1.74          (0.38)    
   

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

    3.15          2.10     
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

    2.70          2.90     
   

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

    6.18          9.28     
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

     

Page

 

 

 

The Markets in Review

     2  

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

     4  

About Fund Performance

     13  

Disclosure of Expenses

     13  

Schedules of Investments

     14  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     40  

Statements of Operations

     43  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     46  

Financial Highlights

     51  

Notes to Financial Statements

     60  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     71  

Supplemental Information

     72  

General Information

     73  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     74  

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024     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

 

 

 

                                                            

6-Month
Total Returns

 

   

Since

Inception

 

 

Fund NAV

                    (23.85 )%      (17.34 )% 

Fund Market

                    (23.52     (17.12

Index

                                                                    (23.40     (16.37

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
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
    

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
 $ 1,000.00        $ 761.50        $ 2.08             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.80        $ 2.39        0.47

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

 

Industry

 

  Percent of

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    25.8

Machinery

    20.4  

Electrical Equipment

    19.2  

Automobiles

    11.4  

Chemicals

    8.9  

Automobile Components

    6.7  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    5.7  

Leisure Products

    1.4  

Commercial Services & Supplies

    0.5  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region

 

   

 

Percent of
Total Investments

 

 
(a) 

 

United States

    33.8

China

    15.0  

Japan

    13.2  

Taiwan

    8.8  

South Korea

    7.9  

Belgium

    4.9  

Finland

    4.2  

United Kingdom

    4.1  

Switzerland

    3.7  

Denmark

    3.4  

Germany

    1.0  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    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 

 

 

 

    

6-Month
Total Returns

 

    

1 Year

 

   

Since
Inception

 

           

1 Year

 

    

Since
Inception

 

 

Fund NAV

    17.17      35.25     14.66        35.25      88.73

Fund Market

    17.29        35.68       14.70          35.68        89.05  

Index

    15.72        33.86       14.75                33.86        89.21  

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

Certain sectors and markets performed exceptionally well based on market conditions during the one-year period. Achieving such exceptional returns involves the risk of volatility and investors should not expect that such exceptional returns will be repeated.

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

Expense Example

 

Actual

 

          Hypothetical 5% Return

 

        
 

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
    

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
 $ 1,000.00        $ 1,171.70        $ 2.57             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.80        $ 2.39        0.47

 

  (a)

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

 

Industry

 

   

 

Percent of
Total Investments

 

 
(a) 

 

Software

    65.9

Professional Services

    12.8  

Communications Equipment

    10.7  

IT Services

    10.6  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region

 

   

 

Percent of
Total Investments

 

 
(a) 

 

United States

    73.0

Israel

    9.0  

Japan

    4.8  

Taiwan

    3.6  

Germany

    2.4  

Denmark

    2.1  

Canada

    1.9  

United Kingdom

    1.4  

Malaysia

    1.0  

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    0.8  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    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

 

 
    

6-Month
Total Returns

 

    

1 Year

 

    

5 Years

 

    

Since
Inception

 

        

1 Year

 

   

5 Years

 

    

Since
Inception

 

 

Fund NAV

    (2.25 )%       8.28      10.57      10.72       8.28     65.26      146.81

Fund Market

    (2.15      8.36        10.54        10.72         8.36       65.05        146.89  

Index

    (1.97      8.94        11.00        11.07           8.94       68.48        153.58  

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
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
   

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
 $ 1,000.00        $ 977.50        $ 2.29             $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.80        $ 2.34          0.46

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector

 

   

 

Percent of
Total Investments

 

 
(a) 

 

Information Technology

    56.0

Health Care

    16.7  

Industrials

    6.6  

Financials

    5.3  

Utilities

    4.6  

Consumer Discretionary

    3.9  

Materials

    3.0  

Communication Services

    2.5  

Real Estate

    1.0  

Consumer Staples

    0.4  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region

 

   

 

Percent of
Total Investments

 

 
(a) 

 

United States

    59.1

China

    5.9  

Japan

    5.4  

Canada

    3.3  

Taiwan

    2.9  

Netherlands

    2.7  

Germany

    2.6  

United Kingdom

    2.5  

France

    2.4  

Spain

    1.9  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    iShares® Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF (the “Fund”) 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

 

 
    

6-Month
Total Returns

 

    

1 Year

 

    

Since
Inception

 

        

1 Year

 

   

Since
Inception

 

 

Fund NAV

    8.61      19.58      4.59       19.58     12.63

Fund Market

    8.53        19.42        4.49         19.42       12.35  

Index

    8.95        20.17        4.74           20.17       13.04  

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
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
   

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
 $ 1,000.00        $ 1,086.10        $ 2.46             $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.80        $ 2.39          0.47

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

 

Industry

 

  Percent of

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    31.7

Communications Equipment

    14.8  

Software

    14.2  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

    10.5  

IT Services

    9.8  

Specialized REITs

    6.3  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

    6.2  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

    4.5  

Chemicals

    2.0  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region

 

   

 

Percent of
Total Investments

 

 
(a) 

 

United States

    77.3

Taiwan

    4.5  

Japan

    3.6  

Finland

    2.7  

Sweden

    2.3  

Spain

    2.3  

Germany

    2.1  

China

    2.0  

Italy

    1.5  

Australia

    1.1  

Singapore

    0.6  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    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 

 

 
    

6-Month
Total Returns

 

    

1 Year

 

    

Since
Inception

 

          

1 Year

 

    

Since
Inception

 

 

Fund NAV

    (6.59 )%       (16.79 )%       (1.35 )%        (16.79 )%       (6.11 )% 

Fund Market

    (6.33      (16.38      (1.28       (16.38      (5.79

Index

    (6.21      (16.21      (1.13             (16.21      (5.14

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
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
    

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
 $ 1,000.00        $ 934.10        $ 2.28             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.80        $ 2.39        0.47

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

 

Industry

 

   

 

Percent of
Total Investments

 

 
(a) 

 

Biotechnology

    72.1

Pharmaceuticals

    23.7  

Chemicals

    2.1  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    2.1  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region

 

   

 

Percent of
Total Investments

 

 
(a) 

 

United States

    67.7

Japan

    5.6  

Switzerland

    5.1  

France

    4.7  

United Kingdom

    4.1  

Germany

    3.6  

Denmark

    3.3  

China

    3.0  

Canada

    1.3  

South Korea

    0.9  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    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

          

 Average Annual Total Returns 

 

         

 Cumulative Total Returns 

 

 
    

6-Month
Total Returns

 

    

1 Year

 

    

Since
Inception

 

          

1 Year

 

    

Since
Inception

 

 

Fund NAV

    3.63      (5.01 )%       0.76       (5.01 )%       1.10

Fund Market

    3.43        (5.18      0.75         (5.18      1.08  

Index

    3.69        (4.84      0.91               (4.84      1.31  

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
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
    

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
 $ 1,000.00        $ 1,036.30        $ 2.41             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.80        $ 2.39        0.47

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION

 

Industry

 

   

 

Percent of
Total Investments

 

 
(a) 

 

Biotechnology

    59.8

Pharmaceuticals

    29.6  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

    10.2  

Life Sciences Tools & Services

    0.4  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region

 

   

 

Percent of
Total Investments

 

 
(a) 

 

United States

    76.1

Canada

    4.2  

South Korea

    4.0  

Australia

    4.0  

Denmark

    3.2  

Netherlands

    2.9  

Ireland

    2.8  

Sweden

    2.0  

Singapore

    0.8  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    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 

 

 
    

6-Month
Total Returns

 

    

1 Year

 

    

5 Years

 

    

Since
Inception

 

          

1 Year

 

    

5 Years

 

    

Since
Inception

 

 

Fund NAV

    (5.71 )%       9.80      8.46      6.73       9.80      50.10      44.05

Fund Market

    (5.67      9.99        8.40        6.80         9.99        49.70        44.55  

Index

    (5.28      10.19        8.78        7.01               10.19        52.32        46.07  

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
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
    

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
$ 1,000.00        $ 942.90        $ 2.30             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.80        $ 2.39        0.47

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector

 

   

 

Percent of
Total Investments

 

 
(a)
 

 

Information Technology

    56.2

Communication Services

    18.2  

Industrials

    16.3  

Consumer Discretionary

    7.1  

Health Care

    1.1  

Financials

    1.1  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region

 

   

 

Percent of
Total Investments

 

 
(a)
 

 

United States

    52.7

Japan

    10.0  

China

    9.7  

Taiwan

    8.1  

Israel

    3.0  

South Korea

    2.4  

Switzerland

    1.8  

Germany

    1.8  

France

    1.6  

Australia

    1.2  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    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

 

 
    

6-Month

Total Returns

 

    

1 Year

 

   

Since

Inception

 

          

1 Year

 

    

Since
Inception

 

 

Fund NAV

    (33.78 )%       (25.75 )%      5.20       (25.75 )%       27.55

Fund Market

    (33.80      (25.71     5.15         (25.71      27.26  

Index

    (34.07      (25.74     5.21               (25.74      27.54  

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

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

    

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

 $ 1,000.00        $ 662.20        $ 1.96             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.80        $ 2.39        0.47

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector

 

   

 

Percent of
Total Investments

 


(a) 

 

Consumer Discretionary

    59.8

Industrials

    23.1  

Materials

    9.0  

Information Technology

    8.1  

 

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

Country/Geographic Region

 

   

 

Percent of
Total Investments

 

 
(a) 

 

United States

    29.1

China

    16.7  

South Korea

    11.2  

Germany

    10.9  

France

    9.4  

Japan

    5.6  

Switzerland

    4.7  

Australia

    4.6  

Sweden

    3.0  

Netherlands

    1.7  

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    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

 

 
    

6-Month

Total Returns

 

   

1 Year

 

    

Since

Inception

 

          

1 Year

 

    

Since

Inception

 

 

Fund NAV

    (8.48 )%      (1.24 )%       (14.09 )%        (1.24 )%       (39.81 )% 

Fund Market

    (8.41     (1.20      (14.09       (1.20      (39.82

Index

    (8.15     (0.48      (13.67             (0.48      (38.77

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

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

           

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

    

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

 $ 1,000.00        $ 915.20        $ 2.31             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,022.70        $ 2.44        0.48

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector

 

   

 

Percent of

Total Investments

 

 

(a) 

 

Information Technology

    42.3

Communication Services

    29.7  

Consumer Discretionary

    19.4  

Consumer Staples

    5.7  

Health Care

    2.9  

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

Security

 

   

 

Percent of

Total Investments

 

 

(a) 

 

DocuSign Inc., Class A

    2.7

Monday.com Ltd.

    2.4  

Netflix Inc.

    2.4  

Zomato Ltd.

    2.3  

Spotify Technology SA

    2.3  

RingCentral Inc., Class A

    2.3  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    2.3  

Dropbox Inc., Class A

    2.3  

Match Group Inc.

    2.2  

Nice Ltd.

    2.2  

 

 

 

 

  (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, index returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, index returns would be lower.

Disclosure of Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Automobile Components — 6.6%            

BorgWarner Inc.

    6,232     $  211,265  
   

 

 

 
Automobiles — 11.4%            

Li Auto Inc.(a)

    5,400       74,644  

Lucid Group Inc.(a)(b)

    12,056       40,749  

NIO Inc., Class A

    12,920       72,518  

Tesla Inc.(a)(b)

    554       103,759  

XPeng Inc.(a)

    12,000       49,976  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    16,000       21,937  
   

 

 

 
      363,583  
Chemicals — 8.9%  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    6,274       129,364  

Umicore SA

    6,795       154,562  
   

 

 

 
      283,926  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5%  

Ecopro HN Co. Ltd.(a)

    388       16,741  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment — 19.2%  

Advanced Energy Solution Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,000       20,160  

Doosan Fuel Cell Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,668       25,796  

Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd., Class A

    3,200       3,106  

Kempower OYJ(a)

    596       19,072  

Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd., Class A

    2,800       3,504  

Nordex SE(a)

    1,960       19,999  

Plug Power Inc.(a)(b)

    19,196       85,422  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    7,600       112,913  

Tatung Co. Ltd.(a)

    59,000       82,320  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    3,889       109,650  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    3,000       128,289  
   

 

 

 
      610,231  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 5.7%  

Everdisplay Optronics Shanghai Co. Ltd.

    32,800       9,622  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    620       172,065  
   

 

 

 
      181,687  
Leisure Products — 1.4%  

Merida Industry Co. Ltd.

    8,000       43,813  
   

 

 

 
Machinery — 20.3%  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    3,900       142,432  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    5,100       63,713  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    7,680       113,292  

Xylem Inc./NY

    1,012       113,789  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    5,700       214,812  
   

 

 

 
      648,038  
Security   Shares     Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 25.7%  

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

    1,928     $ 34,800  

Duk San Neolux Co. Ltd.

    407       11,734  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)

    1,168       121,624  

First Solar Inc.(a)

    858       125,525  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.

    360,000       41,423  

Hangzhou First Applied Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,220       16,514  

JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,880       11,603  

Jinko Solar Co. Ltd.

    15,200       16,759  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,800       53,304  

Meyer Burger Technology AG(a)(b)

    48,956       6,297  

Shanghai Aiko Solar Energy Co. Ltd.

    2,800       5,390  

SMA Solar Technology AG(a)

    231       11,848  

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,031       68,562  

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

    10,800       18,474  

TSEC Corp.

    5,465       4,953  

Universal Display Corp.

    1,192       202,366  

WONIK IPS Co. Ltd.

    1,072       24,236  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    94,000       43,159  
   

 

 

 
      818,571  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $3,964,262)

      3,177,855  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 8.7%            

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

    277,549       277,716  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 8.7%
(Cost: $277,717)

      277,716  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 108.4%
(Cost: $4,241,979)

      3,455,571  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (8.4)%

 

    (266,969
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  3,188,602  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sale
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
01/31/24
     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income      Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     $130,372        $ 147,350(a)      $    —      $ (3    $ (3    $ 277,716        277,549      $ 476 (b)     $  

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

            0(a)                                           102         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ (3    $ (3    $ 277,716         $ 578      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

           

Micro E-Mini Russell 2000 Index

     1        03/15/24      $ 10      $ 330  
           

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $ 330      $      $      $      $ 330  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

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

 

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

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (263    $      $      $      $ (263
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (227    $      $      $      $ (227
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $9,061 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

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

   $ 1,237,225        $ 1,940,630        $        $ 3,177,855  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     277,716                            277,716  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,514,941        $ 1,940,630        $        $ 3,455,571  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 330        $        $        $ 330  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Cybersecurity and Tech ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Communications Equipment — 10.7%            

Accton Technology Corp.

    1,682,000     $  28,295,535  

Calix Inc.(a)(b)

    541,421       17,964,349  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    1,003,582       37,092,391  
   

 

 

 
      83,352,275  
IT Services — 10.5%            

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)

    247,100       30,450,133  

Change Holdings Inc.(b)

    371,300       3,414,548  

Netcompany Group A/S(a)(b)(c)

    409,751       16,344,327  

Okta Inc.(a)

    389,404       32,184,241  
   

 

 

 
      82,393,249  
Professional Services — 12.8%            

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Class A

    223,711       31,491,797  

CACI International Inc., Class A(a)

    88,345       30,366,827  

My EG Services Bhd

    45,971,800       7,564,733  

Science Applications International Corp.

    239,093       30,522,612  
   

 

 

 
      99,945,969  
Software — 65.6%            

A10 Networks Inc.

    644,610       8,618,435  

Ahnlab Inc.(a)

    54,433       2,961,251  

Alarm.com Holdings Inc.(a)

    441,649       26,861,092  

BlackBerry Ltd.(a)

    5,354,010       15,013,290  

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

    196,602       31,245,956  

Clear Secure Inc., Class A

    781,995       14,881,365  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    121,983       35,680,027  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)

    142,359       33,237,979  

Darktrace PLC(a)(b)

    2,414,638       10,469,902  

Digital Arts Inc.

    97,700       3,348,885  

Everbridge Inc.(a)

    368,836       8,247,173  

Fortinet Inc.(a)(b)

    546,242       35,227,147  

MIA Teknoloji A/S, NVS

    2,254,715       3,254,458  

OneSpan Inc.(a)

    336,301       3,450,448  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)

    96,806       32,769,799  

Qualys Inc.(a)(b)

    152,493       28,847,101  

Radware Ltd.(a)

    328,736       6,009,294  
Security    Shares      Value  
Software (continued)  

Rapid7 Inc.(a)(b)

     511,552      $ 28,150,707  

SentinelOne Inc., Class A(a)

     1,445,913        38,750,468  

TeamViewer SE(a)(c)

     1,322,811        18,964,667  

Tenable Holdings Inc.(a)

     703,267        33,123,876  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan(a)

     537,900        30,772,916  

Varonis Systems Inc., Class B(a)(b)

     665,560        29,870,333  

Zscaler Inc.(a)(b)

     144,787        34,121,952  
     

 

 

 
        513,878,521  
     

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $677,084,164)

 

     779,570,014  
  

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

     
Money Market Funds — 6.2%              

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

     47,985,056        48,013,847  

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

     720,000        720,000  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 6.2%
(Cost: $48,731,527)

 

     48,733,847  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments — 105.8%
(Cost: $725,815,691)

 

     828,303,861  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (5.8)%

 

     (45,363,049
  

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

   $  782,940,812  
  

 

 

 

 

(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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer    Value at
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sale
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
01/31/24
     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income      Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 27,934,894      $ 20,062,052 (a)     $      $ 13,141      $ 3,760      $  48,013,847        47,985,056      $  48,865 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     1,260,000               (540,000 )(a)                     720,000        720,000        30,482         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 13,141      $ 3,760      $ 48,733,847         $ 79,347      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

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

   15      03/15/24      $ 3,007    $ 126,211  
           

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $ 126,211      $      $      $      $ 126,211  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

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

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 34,912      $      $      $      $ 34,912  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 99,285      $      $      $      $ 99,285  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $1,669,630 

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

   $ 657,433,250        $ 122,136,764        $        $ 779,570,014  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     48,733,847                            48,733,847  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 706,167,097        $ 122,136,764        $   —        $ 828,303,861  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Cybersecurity and Tech ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

         
      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $  126,211        $        $   —        $  126,211  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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 (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Exponential Technologies ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 1.0%            

Technology One Ltd.

    1,592,082     $ 16,266,594  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    357,190       16,816,898  
   

 

 

 
      33,083,492  
Austria — 0.4%            

Verbund AG

    171,952       13,982,847  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.8%            

Argenx SE(a)

    34,833       13,154,056  

Melexis NV

    170,767       14,631,879  
   

 

 

 
      27,785,935  
Canada — 3.3%            

Ballard Power Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    5,509,595       18,031,327  

BlackBerry Ltd.(a)

    4,061,528       11,389,014  

Boralex Inc., Class A

    677,134       16,333,412  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    577,743       16,140,449  

CGI Inc.(a)

    154,484       17,300,094  

Lithium Americas Argentina Corp.(a)(b)

    2,906,517       12,884,705  

Northland Power Inc.

    953,984       17,554,810  
   

 

 

 
      109,633,811  
China — 5.8%            

Baidu Inc.(a)

    1,242,850       16,091,437  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    572,700       13,637,776  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    13,734,000       8,284,501  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,348,000       16,888,839  

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,718,700       12,879,389  

Genscript Biotech Corp.(a)

    6,218,000       10,321,342  

Innovent Biologics Inc.(a)(c)

    3,087,500       12,439,263  

Li Auto Inc.(a)(b)

    883,500       12,212,549  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,500,900       14,809,109  

NIO Inc., Class A(b)

    2,117,680       11,886,273  

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

    7,254,200       12,408,928  

Tianqi Lithium Corp.(b)

    3,103,800       13,640,048  

Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class A

    2,074,000       13,442,463  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,869,200       15,782,463  

XPeng Inc.(a)(b)

    1,943,700       8,094,827  
   

 

 

 
      192,819,207  
Denmark — 0.9%            

Orsted A/S(c)

    239,826       13,517,733  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    578,334       16,306,132  
   

 

 

 
      29,823,865  
Finland — 0.6%            

Nokia OYJ

    5,274,389       19,068,093  
   

 

 

 
France — 2.4%            

Capgemini SE

    78,142       17,372,638  

Dassault Systemes SE

    337,618       17,501,532  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    72,311       19,483,274  

SOITEC(a)

    93,610       13,529,363  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    936,344       12,657,955  
   

 

 

 
      80,544,762  
Germany — 2.0%            

Infineon Technologies AG

    403,728       14,718,681  

Merck KGaA

    105,673       17,338,349  

SAP SE

    100,868       17,475,035  

Siemens AG, Registered

    92,334       16,529,988  
   

 

 

 
      66,062,053  
Hong Kong — 0.5%            

ASMPT Ltd.(b)

    1,604,900       15,487,888  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
India — 1.1%            

Infosys Ltd.

    915,136     $ 18,244,298  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    374,378       17,195,590  
   

 

 

 
      35,439,888  
Israel — 0.5%            

Nice Ltd.(a)

    79,670       16,530,081  
   

 

 

 
Italy — 0.9%            

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    1,294,513       15,653,286  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    2,003,979       15,371,445  
   

 

 

 
      31,024,731  
Japan — 5.4%            

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    870,900       17,174,143  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    561,700       16,816,755  

Denso Corp.

    1,026,200       16,119,601  

FANUC Corp.

    416,000       11,507,543  

Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.

    572,000       13,861,642  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    816,800       16,492,925  

Nabtesco Corp.

    866,100       16,647,231  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    733,100       17,708,574  

TDK Corp.

    352,800       17,553,497  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    102,800       19,076,845  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    437,400       16,483,986  
   

 

 

 
      179,442,742  
Netherlands — 2.7%            

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    12,890       16,166,466  

ASM International NV

    33,147       18,371,181  

ASML Holding NV

    22,906       19,872,968  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    114,944       17,273,587  

Qiagen NV, NVS

    375,723       16,301,406  
   

 

 

 
      87,985,608  
Norway — 0.5%            

Nordic Semiconductor ASA(a)

    1,643,771       16,505,731  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 1.4%            

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    141,067       14,671,099  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    48,623       13,494,030  

SK Hynix Inc.

    169,249       16,948,703  
   

 

 

 
      45,113,832  
Spain — 1.9%            

Amadeus IT Group SA

    229,334       16,071,812  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    410,428       15,792,187  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    613,020       15,929,371  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    999,865       16,191,047  
   

 

 

 
      63,984,417  
Sweden — 0.9%            

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)

    667,740       18,742,213  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    2,120,526       11,755,084  
   

 

 

 
      30,497,297  
Switzerland — 1.4%            

CRISPR Therapeutics AG(b)

    225,010       14,164,380  

Novartis AG, Registered

    165,062       17,069,675  

STMicroelectronics NV

    335,428       14,727,807  
   

 

 

 
      45,961,862  
Taiwan — 2.9%            

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    1,447,000       15,597,518  

MediaTek Inc.

    550,000       16,971,690  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    894,000       17,896,532  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    10,348,000       16,118,647  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    2,979,000       14,678,769  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Exponential Technologies ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Yageo Corp.

    856,000     $  15,056,269  
   

 

 

 
      96,319,425  
United Kingdom — 2.5%            

AstraZeneca PLC

    125,789       16,676,708  

GSK PLC

    884,623       17,495,838  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    2,081,734       14,259,687  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    1,110,403       16,531,592  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    1,578,451       16,100,047  
   

 

 

 
      81,063,872  
United States — 58.9%            

AbbVie Inc.

    109,652       18,026,789  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    47,855       17,413,477  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    137,151       22,998,851  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)

    140,039       17,257,006  

Albemarle Corp.

    156,259       17,929,158  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    91,714       15,858,268  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    123,236       17,265,364  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    111,461       17,298,747  

Analog Devices Inc.

    87,617       16,854,006  

Ansys Inc.(a)

    56,876       18,645,659  

Applied Materials Inc.

    110,800       18,204,440  

Aptiv PLC(a)

    239,478       19,476,746  

Arcadium Lithium PLC, NVS(b)

    2,776,538       13,577,271  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    75,469       19,522,321  

Atlassian Corp., NVS(a)

    84,940       21,215,464  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    73,114       18,557,064  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    68,630       16,928,276  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    170,439       15,012,267  

Blackbaud Inc.(a)

    194,052       15,702,688  

Box Inc., Class A(a)

    669,567       17,395,351  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    321,779       15,725,340  

Broadcom Inc.

    17,823       21,031,140  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    62,153       17,928,654  

Chart Industries Inc.(a)

    131,846       15,389,065  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    336,356       16,878,344  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)

    210,059       16,605,164  

Cogent Communications Holdings Inc.

    239,169       18,463,847  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    228,899       17,652,691  

Coinbase Global Inc., Class A(a)

    119,045       15,261,569  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    67,184       19,651,320  

Crown Castle Inc.

    153,263       16,590,720  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)

    140,895       17,532,974  

DocuSign Inc., Class A(a)

    338,907       20,646,214  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    581,083       18,408,709  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    227,146       14,037,623  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    295,546       16,846,122  

Elastic NV(a)

    142,569       16,689,127  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    27,348       17,656,142  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    150,330       15,653,863  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    36,174       17,215,930  

First Solar Inc.(a)(b)

    110,472       16,162,054  

Five9 Inc.(a)

    196,447       14,902,469  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    309,648       19,969,199  

Gen Digital Inc.

    725,012       17,023,282  

Guardant Health Inc.(a)

    623,554       13,674,539  

Guidewire Software Inc.(a)(b)

    163,218       18,228,186  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    1,010,727       15,454,016  

Hubbell Inc., Class B

    52,858       17,737,559  

HubSpot Inc.(a)

    32,351       19,766,461  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    118,970       17,013,900  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    289,615       17,020,674  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Intel Corp.

    388,316     $  16,728,653  

Intellia Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    537,526       12,803,869  

International Business Machines Corp.

    100,141       18,391,896  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    52,003       19,668,575  

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    322,865       16,592,032  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    131,966       16,194,868  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    113,808       17,442,214  

KLA Corp.

    30,329       18,016,639  

Lam Research Corp.

    23,064       19,031,721  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)

    71,639       17,376,756  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    61,256       13,813,841  

Marvell Technology Inc.

    318,269       21,546,811  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    151,877       18,343,704  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    14,687       17,583,130  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    191,946       16,349,960  

Micron Technology Inc.

    219,242       18,800,001  

Microsoft Corp.

    43,425       17,264,911  

Moderna Inc.(a)(b)

    199,139       20,122,996  

MongoDB Inc., Class A(a)

    41,276       16,531,864  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    28,927       17,434,881  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    290,430       17,027,911  

Nvidia Corp.

    35,271       21,701,188  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    77,890       16,401,297  

Okta Inc.(a)

    216,804       17,918,851  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    218,552       15,545,604  

Palantir Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    938,007       15,092,533  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)

    56,069       18,979,917  

Plug Power Inc.(a)(b)

    3,004,860       13,371,627  

PTC Inc.(a)

    100,291       18,117,569  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    164,608       16,418,002  

Qualcomm Inc.

    123,044       18,273,264  

Qualys Inc.(a)

    86,421       16,348,261  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    19,108       18,014,640  

Revvity Inc.

    177,082       18,979,649  

RingCentral Inc., Class A(a)

    509,694       17,273,530  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    29,987       16,103,019  

Salesforce Inc.(a)

    64,606       18,160,101  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

    71,422       15,988,529  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    206,281       17,674,156  

SEI Investments Co.

    269,280       17,029,267  

SentinelOne Inc., Class A(a)

    688,269       18,445,609  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    23,319       17,848,363  

Shoals Technologies Group Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,181,905       15,565,689  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    158,620       16,569,445  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)

    86,911       17,003,268  

SoFi Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    2,040,195       15,974,727  

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    154,250       10,257,625  

Splunk Inc.(a)

    106,552       16,341,880  

Sunrun Inc.(a)(b)

    1,155,529       16,732,060  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    30,360       16,192,506  

Teradyne Inc.

    175,956       16,995,590  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    67,345       12,613,045  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    102,859       16,469,783  

Toast Inc.(a)

    1,060,830       18,850,949  

Tradeweb Markets Inc., Class A

    173,889       16,587,272  

Twilio Inc., Class A(a)

    235,928       16,592,816  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    39,647       16,760,769  

Varonis Systems Inc., Class B(a)

    368,637       16,544,429  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)

    89,909       18,648,026  

Waters Corp.(a)(b)

    55,444       17,615,113  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    342,810       19,625,872  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Exponential Technologies ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Zscaler Inc.(a)

    81,363     $ 19,174,818  
   

 

 

 
      1,949,824,001  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.7%
(Cost: $2,884,634,224)

      3,267,985,440  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Chile — 0.4%            

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

    315,916       13,565,447  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 0.6%            

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS(b)

    50,981       18,597,996  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.0%
(Cost: $37,291,270)

      32,163,443  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $2,921,925,494)

      3,300,148,883  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 6.3%            

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

    203,266,265       203,388,225  
Security   Shares     Value  
Money Market Funds (continued)            

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

    5,900,000     $ 5,900,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 6.3%
(Cost: $209,183,693)

      209,288,225  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 106.0%
(Cost: $3,131,109,187)

      3,509,437,108  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (6.0)%

 

    (197,271,569
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  3,312,165,539  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/23
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
01/31/24
    Shares
Held at
01/31/24
    Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 224,403,109     $     $ (21,079,544 )(a)    $ 29,643     $ 35,017     $ 203,388,225       203,266,265     $ 888,549 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    5,560,000       340,000 (a)                        5,900,000       5,900,000       94,737        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 29,643     $ 35,017     $ 209,288,225       $ 983,286     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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        03/15/24      $ 754      $ 10,714  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

    20        03/15/24        981        (19,319

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

    33        03/15/24        8,036        63,513  
          

 

 

 
           $  54,908  
          

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

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)

   $      $      $ 74,227      $      $      $      $ 74,227  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 19,319      $      $      $      $ 19,319  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

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

 

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

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 490,441      $      $      $      $ 490,441  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (555,701    $      $      $      $ (555,701
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 8,385,347  

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

   $ 2,059,457,812        $ 1,208,527,628        $        $ 3,267,985,440  

Preferred Stocks

              32,163,443                   32,163,443  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     209,288,225                            209,288,225  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 2,268,746,037        $ 1,240,691,071        $        $ 3,509,437,108  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 63,513        $ 10,714        $        $ 74,227  

Liabilities

                 

Equity Contracts

     (19,319                          (19,319
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 44,194        $ 10,714        $          54,908  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Chemicals — 2.0%            

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    2,173     $ 134,291  
   

 

 

 
Communications Equipment — 14.7%            

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    717       185,474  

Ciena Corp.(a)

    3,344       177,232  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    5,338       197,292  

Lumentum Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,591       87,410  

Nokia OYJ

    49,880       180,327  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    27,381       151,786  
   

 

 

 
      979,521  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 6.2%            

Cellnex Telecom SA(b)

    3,914       150,600  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(b)

    998,000       111,019  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(b)

    8,004       96,785  

JTOWER Inc.(a)

    300       9,242  

NetLink NBN Trust

    67,700       42,644  
   

 

 

 
      410,290  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4.5%  

Belden Inc.

    916       67,949  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    7,700       155,480  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    3,000       72,467  
   

 

 

 
      295,896  
IT Services — 9.8%            

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,341       165,252  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)

    1,995       157,705  

GDS Holdings Ltd.(a)

    18,600       12,458  

Kyndryl Holdings Inc.(a)

    3,877       79,556  

NEXTDC Ltd.(a)

    8,377       75,838  

Twilio Inc., Class A(a)

    2,240       157,539  
   

 

 

 
      648,348  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 31.6%  

Broadcom Inc.

    171       201,780  

Diodes Inc.(a)

    782       52,644  

Infineon Technologies AG

    3,849       140,322  

Intel Corp.

    3,705       159,611  

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

    1,254       108,133  

Marvell Technology Inc.

    3,010       203,777  

MediaTek Inc.

    5,000       154,288  

Micron Technology Inc.

    2,091       179,303  

Nvidia Corp.

    334       205,500  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    743       156,454  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    1,572       156,791  

Qualcomm Inc.

    1,177       174,796  

SiTime Corp.(a)

    435       46,358  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    1,528       159,615  
   

 

 

 
      2,099,372  
Security   Shares     Value  
Software — 14.2%            

Confluent Inc.(a)(c)

    3,286     $ 73,475  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)

    1,328       165,256  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    2,801       159,657  

Elastic NV(a)

    1,015       118,816  

Nutanix Inc., Class A(a)

    3,419       192,148  

Splunk Inc.(a)

    1,005       154,137  

Teradata Corp.(a)

    1,742       80,445  
   

 

 

 
      943,934  
Specialized REITs — 6.3%            

American Tower Corp.

    726       142,042  

Crown Castle Inc.

    1,308       141,591  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

    607       135,883  
   

 

 

 
      419,516  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 10.4%  

IEIT Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,000       7,809  

Pure Storage Inc., Class A(a)

    4,772       190,832  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    1,951       167,162  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    3,242       185,604  

Wiwynn Corp.

    2,000       141,002  
   

 

 

 
      692,409  

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $6,429,586)

      6,623,577  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 1.1%            

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

    75,123       75,168  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.1%
(Cost: $75,176)

      75,168  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.8%
(Cost: $6,504,762)

      6,698,745  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.8)%

      (55,808
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  6,642,937  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sale
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
01/31/24
     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income      Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 697,644      $      $ (622,551 )(a)     $ 85      $ (10    $ 75,168        75,123      $ 311 (b)     $  

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

                   0 (a)                                   25         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 85      $ (10    $ 75,168         $ 336      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

           

Micro E-Mini Russell 2000 Index

     1        03/15/24      $ 10      $ 330  
           

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $ 330      $      $      $      $ 330  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

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

 

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

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 85      $      $      $      $ 85  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 330      $      $      $      $ 330  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 9,061  

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Future Cloud 5G 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

   $ 5,171,963        $ 1,451,614        $        $ 6,623,577  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     75,168                            75,168  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 5,247,131        $ 1,451,614        $    —        $ 6,698,745  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 330        $        $        $ 330  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

                                   
Canada — 1.3%            

AbCellera Biologics Inc.(a)

    322,966     $ 1,650,356  
   

 

 

 
China — 3.0%            

BeiGene Ltd.(a)

    325,900       3,693,492  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 3.3%            

Genmab A/S(a)

    15,041       4,159,168  
   

 

 

 
France — 4.7%            

Sanofi SA

    50,749       5,082,286  

Valneva SE(a)(b)

    171,035       697,215  
   

 

 

 
      5,779,501  
Germany — 3.6%            

BioNTech SE, ADR(a)

    47,456       4,510,218  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 5.6%            

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    98,500       1,775,376  

Sosei Group Corp.(a)(b)

    21,400       207,727  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    167,300       4,917,027  
   

 

 

 
      6,900,130  
Netherlands — 0.7%            

CureVac NV(b)

    149,442       536,497  

uniQure NV

    69,423       385,992  
   

 

 

 
      922,489  
South Korea — 0.9%            

ABLBio Inc.(a)

    47,376       775,436  

ToolGen Inc., NVS

    9,266       334,916  
   

 

 

 
      1,110,352  
Switzerland — 5.1%            

CRISPR Therapeutics AG(b)

    22,230       1,399,379  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    17,176       4,890,288  
   

 

 

 
      6,289,667  
United Kingdom — 4.1%            

GSK PLC

    259,737       5,137,009  
   

 

 

 
United States — 67.5%            

4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    58,370       1,006,882  

Arcellx Inc.(a)(b)

    57,355       3,546,833  

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)

    39,694       1,308,711  

Arcus Biosciences Inc.(a)

    78,611       1,190,171  

Beam Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    111,744       2,726,554  

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    324,140       1,717,942  

Blueprint Medicines Corp.(a)(b)

    17,353       1,380,084  

Caribou Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    118,208       724,615  

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    78,526       1,124,492  

Dynavax Technologies Corp.(a)(b)

    208,818       2,697,929  

Editas Medicine Inc.(a)(b)

    132,224       929,535  

Exelixis Inc.(a)

    214,996       4,678,313  

Geron Corp.(a)

    744,159       1,369,253  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    60,684       4,749,130  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)                                

Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    2,147,319     $ 2,598,256  

Icosavax Inc.(a)

    53,027       811,843  

ImmunityBio Inc.(a)(b)

    213,372       716,930  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    87,238       5,126,977  

Intellia Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    25,577       609,244  

Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    322,811       2,495,329  

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    26,755       1,955,790  

MacroGenics Inc.(a)(b)

    95,522       1,365,965  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    45,545       5,500,925  

Moderna Inc.(a)

    59,034       5,965,386  

Novavax Inc.(a)(b)

    179,791       719,164  

Nurix Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    72,003       568,824  

OmniAb Inc.(a)

    153,751       891,756  

OmniAb, Inc., 12.50 Earnout Shares(c)

    19,498        

OmniAb, Inc., 15.00 Earnout Shares(c)

    19,498        

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    5,784       5,453,039  

Revolution Medicines Inc.(a)

    192,352       5,337,768  

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    55,809       6,640,713  

SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    78,965       3,484,725  

Twist Bioscience Corp.(a)(b)

    90,040       2,917,296  

Vir Biotechnology Inc.(a)

    143,519       1,349,079  

Xencor Inc.(a)

    17,160       320,892  
   

 

 

 
      83,980,345  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8%
(Cost: $133,604,962)

 

    124,132,727  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 20.5%  

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

    25,406,123       25,421,367  

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

    80,000       80,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 20.5%
(Cost: $25,498,401)

      25,501,367  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 120.3%
(Cost: $159,103,363)

      149,634,094  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (20.3)%

 

    (25,232,191
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  124,401,903  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/23
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
01/31/24
    Shares
Held at
01/31/24
    Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

    $24,056,998       $1,358,337(a)       $    —     $ 1,223     $ 4,809     $ 25,421,367       25,406,123     $ 211,293 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    70,000       10,000(a)                         80,000       80,000       3,052        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 1,223     $ 4,809     $ 25,501,367       $ 214,345     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

   1        03/15/24        $ 142      $ 5,732  
                 

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $ 5,732      $      $      $      $ 5,732  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

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

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (2,946    $      $      $      $ (2,946
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (1,718    $      $      $      $ (1,718
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $197,605 

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

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

   $ 91,063,408        $ 33,069,319        $        $ 124,132,727  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     25,501,367                            25,501,367  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 116,564,775        $ 33,069,319        $        $ 149,634,094  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 5,732        $        $   —        $ 5,732  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Biotechnology — 59.6%            

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    5,799     $ 150,254  

Acumen Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    3,573       11,362  

Alector Inc.(a)

    5,427       32,345  

Alkermes PLC

    5,395       145,935  

Anavex Life Sciences Corp.(a)(b)

    7,132       42,578  

Annexon Inc.(a)

    3,543       14,721  

Argenx SE, ADR(a)

    289       109,967  

BioArctic AB, Class B(a)(b)(c)

    3,495       75,807  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    559       137,883  

Biohaven Ltd., NVS

    3,893       173,161  

Bioxcel Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    1,800       5,796  

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    8,222       118,397  

Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings Inc.(a)

    5,040       211,176  

Design Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    2,889       6,847  

Dyne Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    2,797       59,856  

Entrada Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    1,603       23,356  

Karuna Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    667       209,051  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    1,119       156,403  

PTC Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    5,463       142,530  

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.(a)(b)

    1,552       184,672  

Scholar Rock Holding Corp.(a)(b)

    4,940       68,913  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    4,956       17,841  

Voyager Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    3,105       22,573  

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    3,561       161,028  
   

 

 

 
      2,282,452  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 10.2%            

Axogen Inc.(a)

    3,664       35,431  

Axonics Inc.(a)

    2,279       154,699  

CVRx Inc.(a)

    820       20,598  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)

    3,185       127,878  

Nevro Corp.(a)

    3,131       51,849  
   

 

 

 
      390,455  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.4%            

Cellivery Therapeutics Inc.(d)

    3,565       14,274  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 29.5%            

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    4,465       71,440  
Security   Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)            

Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC, ADR(a)(b)

    7,525     $ 108,285  

Cassava Sciences Inc.(a)(b)

    3,549       84,999  

Edgewise Therapeutics Inc.(a)

    3,217       57,359  

H Lundbeck A/S

    24,106       122,096  

Harmony Biosciences Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,975       93,831  

Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.(a)

    2,085       140,404  

Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd., NVS(a)

    9,918       151,951  

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.(a)

    2,006       139,332  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(b)

    4,697       130,013  

WaVe Life Sciences Ltd.

    6,532       28,218  
   

 

 

 
      1,127,928  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $3,737,070)

      3,815,109  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 12.8%            

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

    488,870       489,163  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 12.8%
(Cost: $489,041)

      489,163  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 112.5%
(Cost: $4,226,111)

      4,304,272  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (12.5)%

 

    (477,152
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  3,827,120  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/23

    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
01/31/24
    Shares
Held at
01/31/24
    Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 656,581     $     $ (167,566 )(a)    $ 80     $ 68     $ 489,163       488,870     $ 13,127 (b)    $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Neuroscience and Healthcare 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                          

Micro E-Mini Russell 2000 Index

     1        03/15/24      $ 10    $ (260
           

 

 

 

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  

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                                

Futures contracts

                                

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $     —      $    —        $   260      $        $  —        $        $ 260  
  

 

    

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                                

Futures contracts

   $   —      $  —        $  (260)      $        $        $        $ (260
  

 

    

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 4,890  

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

   $ 3,311,649        $ 489,186        $ 14,274        $ 3,815,109  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     489,163                            489,163  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 3,800,812        $ 489,186        $ 14,274        $ 4,304,272  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ (260      $        $        $ (260
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

Common Stocks

 

Australia — 1.2%  

Megaport Ltd.(a)

    849,580      $ 6,937,847  
    

 

 

 
Canada — 1.0%             

ATS Corp.(a)

    132,315        5,659,889  
    

 

 

 
Cayman Islands — 0.5%             

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    17,898,000        3,118,322  
    

 

 

 
China — 9.7%             

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.(b)

    1,936,500        4,348,480  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

    590,700        5,297,973  

Baidu Inc.(a)

    364,200        4,715,373  

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    23,536,000        3,948,477  

Hello Group Inc., ADR

    875,133        5,137,031  

iQIYI Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    1,219,521        4,085,395  

JOYY Inc., ADR

    149,913        4,596,332  

Kuaishou Technology(a)(c)

    744,100        3,750,514  

Meitu Inc.(b)(c)

    11,433,000        3,386,575  

NetEase Inc.

    233,700        4,542,686  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    135,900        4,717,266  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(c)

    2,724,600        4,292,684  

ZTE Corp., Class H

    2,469,400        4,291,253  
    

 

 

 
       57,110,039  
France — 1.6%             

Atos SE(a)(b)

    846,053        3,611,729  

Dassault Systemes SE

    111,823        5,796,711  
    

 

 

 
       9,408,440  
Germany — 1.8%             

Duerr AG

    248,099        5,672,395  

Infineon Technologies AG

    135,772        4,949,829  
    

 

 

 
       10,622,224  
Guernsey — 1.1%             

Genius Sports Ltd.(a)(b)

    964,223        6,469,936  
    

 

 

 
India — 1.0%             

PB Fintech Ltd.(a)

    512,474        6,193,608  
    

 

 

 
Israel — 3.0%             

Maytronics Ltd.

    552,573        6,062,633  

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

    2,330,520        5,593,248  

Stratasys Ltd.(a)(b)

    441,848        5,841,230  
    

 

 

 
       17,497,111  
Italy — 0.9%             

Stellantis NV

    250,435        5,516,242  
    

 

 

 
Japan — 10.0%             

Cover Corp.(a)(b)

    250,600        4,818,769  

FANUC Corp.

    193,700        5,358,200  

Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.

    184,800        4,478,377  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    234,900        5,318,106  

Kyocera Corp.

    391,900        5,737,443  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    283,900        5,868,272  

Nidec Corp.

    141,800        5,288,689  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    69,800        5,500,877  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    658,000        5,171,876  

Sony Group Corp.

    61,900        6,070,428  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    143,500        5,407,983  
    

 

 

 
       59,019,020  
Norway — 1.0%             

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

    3,376,702        6,163,943  
    

 

 

 
Security   Shares      Value  
South Korea — 2.4%             

Rainbow Robotics(a)

    41,454      $ 4,446,347  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    94,580        5,139,178  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    41,188        4,683,923  
    

 

 

 
       14,269,448  
Sweden — 1.1%             

Spotify Technology SA(a)

    30,111        6,484,404  
    

 

 

 
Switzerland — 1.8%             

ABB Ltd., Registered

    135,276        5,723,772  

STMicroelectronics NV

    112,167        4,924,973  
    

 

 

 
       10,648,745  
Taiwan — 8.1%             

Airoha Technology Corp., NVS

    308,000        5,593,333  

Alchip Technologies Ltd.

    55,000        6,822,196  

Faraday Technology Corp.

    426,000        5,630,400  

Global Unichip Corp.

    102,000        5,007,862  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    746,392        5,238,992  

HTC Corp.(a)

    3,391,000        5,297,458  

Nuvoton Technology Corp.

    1,135,000        4,645,452  

Via Technologies Inc.

    944,000        4,179,547  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    6,012,150        5,225,849  
    

 

 

 
       47,641,089  
United Kingdom — 1.0%             

ARM Holdings PLC, ADR(a)(b)

    85,085        6,012,957  
    

 

 

 
United States — 52.6%             

3D Systems Corp.(a)(b)

    944,241        4,522,914  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    8,756        5,409,282  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    44,387        7,443,256  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    43,394        6,079,499  

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

    75,303        6,402,261  

Alteryx Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    129,829        6,161,684  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    36,773        5,707,170  

Ambarella Inc.(a)

    94,153        4,948,682  

AMETEK Inc.

    36,082        5,847,088  

Analog Devices Inc.

    29,102        5,598,061  

Ansys Inc.(a)

    18,499        6,064,527  

Apple Inc.

    27,871        5,139,412  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    24,502        6,218,853  

Bentley Systems Inc., Class B

    103,893        5,236,207  

Bumble Inc., Class A(a)

    399,657        5,483,294  

CEVA Inc.(a)(b)

    255,225        4,900,320  

Clarivate PLC(a)(b)

    657,540        5,878,408  

Cognex Corp.

    146,899        5,308,930  

DigitalOcean Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    175,639        5,922,547  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    189,749        6,011,248  

Elastic NV(a)(b)

    48,885        5,722,478  

Freshworks Inc., Class A(a)

    254,148        5,642,086  

fuboTV Inc.(a)(b)

    1,656,303        4,124,194  

GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)

    52,566        5,606,690  

HubSpot Inc.(a)

    10,660        6,513,260  

Informatica Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    212,162        6,364,860  

Intel Corp.

    122,998        5,298,754  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    17,250        6,524,295  

iRobot Corp.(a)

    147,334        2,003,742  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b)

    89,715        5,460,055  

Lumen Technologies Inc.(a)(b)

    3,654,795        4,458,850  

Matterport Inc., Class A(a)

    2,052,311        4,617,700  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    17,019        6,639,793  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    62,899        5,357,737  

Microsoft Corp.

    14,017        5,572,879  

MicroStrategy Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    10,237        5,130,887  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

MicroVision Inc.(a)(b)

    2,025,574     $ 4,820,866  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    11,594       6,540,291  

Nvidia Corp.

    11,434       7,034,997  

Oracle Corp.

    45,409       5,072,185  

Paramount Global, Class B, NVS

    346,120       5,049,891  

Pegasystems Inc.

    101,818       4,962,609  

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

    875,147       4,865,817  

Pinterest Inc., Class A(a)

    159,928       5,992,502  

Proto Labs Inc.(a)

    145,792       5,261,633  

Qualcomm Inc.

    41,713       6,194,798  

Salesforce Inc.(a)

    20,696       5,817,439  

Silicon Laboratories Inc.(a)(b)

    50,004       6,168,493  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(b)

    1,107,549       5,637,424  

Snap Inc., Class A, NVS(a)

    386,903       6,147,889  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)

    29,628       5,796,422  

Splunk Inc.(a)(b)

    35,613       5,461,966  

Sprinklr Inc.(a)

    334,451       4,173,948  

Symbotic Inc.(a)(b)

    94,988       4,087,334  

Teradata Corp.(a)

    113,788       5,254,730  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    34,334       5,497,560  

Vimeo Inc.(a)

    268,642       1,066,509  
   

 

 

 
      310,227,206  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8%
(Cost: $571,935,879)

      589,000,470  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 11.7%            

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

    68,487,365     $ 68,528,457  

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

    330,000       330,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 11.7%
(Cost: $68,850,495)

 

    68,858,457  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 111.5%
(Cost: $640,786,374)

 

    657,858,927  
   

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (11.5)%

 

    (68,036,910
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  589,822,017  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer    Value at
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sale
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
01/31/24
     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income      Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     $49,090,383        $19,425,048(a)        $    —      $ 2,338      $ 10,688      $ 68,528,457        68,487,365      $ 714,642 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     60,000        270,000(a)                             330,000        330,000        14,835         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 2,338      $ 10,688      $ 68,858,457         $ 729,477      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

   3        03/15/24        $ 601      $ 3,333  
                 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

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)

   $      $      $ 3,333      $      $      $      $ 3,333  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

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

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (25,293    $      $      $      $ (25,293
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (7,227    $      $      $      $ (7,227
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $466,870 

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

   $ 360,107,628        $ 228,892,842        $        $ 589,000,470  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     68,858,457                            68,858,457  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 428,966,085        $ 228,892,842        $        $ 657,858,927  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 3,333        $        $     —        $ 3,333  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 4.5%            

Core Lithium Ltd.(a)(b)

    7,263,967     $ 912,317  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(b)

    5,126,968       11,677,517  
   

 

 

 
      12,589,834  
China — 16.6%            

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    466,500       10,445,008  

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

    1,542,280       4,119,902  

Li Auto Inc.(a)

    654,900       9,052,630  

NIO Inc., Class A

    1,700,370       9,543,964  

XPeng Inc.(a)

    1,506,100       6,272,377  

Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    2,388,100       6,453,296  
   

 

 

 
      45,887,177  
Finland — 0.7%            

Kempower OYJ(a)(b)

    58,731       1,879,379  
   

 

 

 
France — 9.4%            

Forvia SE(a)

    59,076       1,015,353  

Renault SA

    312,737       11,777,575  

Schneider Electric SE

    66,760       13,115,001  
   

 

 

 
      25,907,929  
Germany — 1.4%            

Continental AG

    41,237       3,368,677  

Vitesco Technologies Group AG(a)

    4,989       436,008  
   

 

 

 
      3,804,685  
Israel — 0.0%            

Innoviz Technologies Ltd.(b)

    59,825       102,301  
   

 

 

 
Japan — 5.6%            

Denso Corp.

    692,400       10,876,254  

GS Yuasa Corp.

    285,000       4,110,487  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    34,800       440,810  
   

 

 

 
      15,427,551  
Netherlands — 1.7%            

Alfen NV(a)(b)(c)

    78,941       4,773,841  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.3%            

Vinfast Auto Ltd., NVS(b)

    123,388       734,159  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 11.2%            

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    23,370       3,663,329  

LG Energy Solution Ltd.(a)

    37,433       10,625,007  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    35,881       9,957,824  

Sebang Global Battery Co. Ltd.

    21,154       913,719  

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

    102,497       5,681,099  
   

 

 

 
      30,840,978  
Sweden — 2.9%            

Hexagon AB, Class B

    749,536       8,180,125  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 4.7%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    304,579       12,887,287  
   

 

 

 
Taiwan — 1.3%            

Advanced Energy Solution Holding Co. Ltd.

    116,000       2,338,574  

Darfon Electronics Corp.

    749,000       1,215,970  
   

 

 

 
      3,554,544  
United Kingdom — 0.7%            

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

    935,524       2,030,087  
   

 

 

 
United States — 29.0%            

Adient PLC

    35,247       1,223,423  

Aptiv PLC(a)

    107,452       8,739,071  

Arcadium Lithium PLC, NVS(b)

    1,640,156       8,020,363  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Aurora Innovation Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    257,825     $ 770,897  

Autoliv Inc.

    32,052       3,433,410  

Blue Bird Corp.(a)

    89,249       2,599,823  

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

    1,079,958       2,051,920  

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.(a)

    6,424       112,998  

CTS Corp.

    11,699       480,361  

EVgo Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    368,886       844,749  

Fisker Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    753,937       604,959  

Gentex Corp.

    88,868       2,944,197  

Gentherm Inc.(a)

    12,417       597,879  

Lear Corp.

    22,200       2,950,380  

Lucid Group Inc.(a)(b)

    2,836,525       9,587,455  

Lumentum Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    25,394       1,395,146  

Luminar Technologies Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    97,882       266,239  

Methode Electronics Inc.

    12,984       269,548  

Microvast Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    806,435       756,436  

Nikola Corp.(a)(b)

    3,379,216       2,525,288  

QuantumScape Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    1,230,554       8,380,073  

Rivian Automotive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    681,208       10,429,295  

Stoneridge Inc.(a)(b)

    10,052       178,825  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    51,429       9,632,137  

Visteon Corp.(a)

    10,442       1,203,858  
   

 

 

 
      79,998,730  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 90.0%
(Cost: $316,385,840)

      248,598,607  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 9.5%            

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    251,000       12,530,913  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    105,917       13,622,518  
   

 

 

 
      26,153,431  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 9.5%
(Cost: $31,300,057)

      26,153,431  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.5%
(Cost: $347,685,897)

      274,752,038  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 14.4%            

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

    39,681,177       39,704,985  

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

    140,000       140,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 14.4%
(Cost: $39,840,927)

      39,844,985  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 113.9%
(Cost: $387,526,824)

      314,597,023  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (13.9)%

 

    (38,508,419
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  276,088,604  
   

 

 

 

 

(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.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF

 

(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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer     
Value at
07/31/23
 
 
    
Purchases
at Cost
 
 
    
Proceeds
from Sale
 
 
    
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 
 
    


Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
 
 
    
Value at
01/31/24
 
 
    

Shares
Held at
01/31/24
 
 
 
     Income       




Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 
 
 
 
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

     $93,121,617        $    —        $(53,431,182)(a)      $ 12,990      $ 1,560      $ 39,704,985        39,681,177      $ 1,674,102 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     180,000               (40,000)(a)                      140,000        140,000        8,171         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 12,990      $ 1,560      $ 39,844,985         $ 1,682,273      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

   10        03/15/24        $ 503      $ 7,878  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

   3        03/15/24        730        15,000  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 22,878  
                 

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $ 22,878      $      $      $      $ 22,878  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

   $      $      $ (29,275    $      $      $      $ (29,275
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (31,019    $      $      $      $ (31,019
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $1,296,944 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF

 

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

   $ 82,865,277        $ 165,733,330        $        $ 248,598,607  

Preferred Stocks

              26,153,431                   26,153,431  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     39,844,985                            39,844,985  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 122,710,262        $ 191,886,761        $        $ 314,597,023  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $ 15,000        $ 7,878        $     —        $ 22,878  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Virtual Work and Life Multisector ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Communication Services — 29.7%            

Bandwidth Inc., Class A(a)

    710     $ 9,826  

Bumble Inc., Class A(a)

    2,085       28,606  

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd.(a)

    120,000       20,132  

Cover Corp.(a)

    500       9,615  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    2,300       23,222  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    418       57,509  

fuboTV Inc.(a)

    6,232       15,518  

Hello Group Inc., ADR

    3,120       18,314  

HUYA Inc., ADR(a)

    1,908       5,858  

iQIYI Inc., ADR(a)

    11,318       37,915  

JOYY Inc., ADR

    978       29,986  

Match Group Inc.(a)

    1,730       66,397  

Meitu Inc.(b)

    49,500       14,662  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    124       69,950  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    2,700       43,089  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    1,200       67,045  

Paradox Interactive AB

    722       14,145  

Roku Inc.(a)

    558       49,138  

Rumble Inc.(a)(c)

    1,404       9,617  

Snap Inc., Class A, NVS(a)

    4,088       64,958  

Spotify Technology SA(a)

    323       69,558  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)

    364       60,035  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    1,500       52,067  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a)

    1,642       36,219  

XD Inc.(a)

    5,800       6,235  
   

 

 

 
      879,616  
Consumer Discretionary — 19.4%            

Chegg Inc.(a)

    2,380       23,443  

Deliveroo PLC, Class A(a)(b)

    18,056       26,887  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(b)

    1,810       41,068  

DoorDash Inc., Class A(a)(c)

    600       62,520  

Duolingo Inc, Class A(a)

    270       48,300  

GN Store Nord A/S(a)

    2,642       62,304  

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

    3,750       56,623  

Meituan, Class B(a)(b)

    5,050       40,618  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.(a)

    6,900       53,256  

Peloton Interactive Inc., Class A(a)

    6,768       37,630  

Stride Inc.(a)

    892       53,475  

Zomato Ltd.(a)

    41,436       69,618  
   

 

 

 
      575,742  
Consumer Staples — 5.7%            

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.(a)

    104,000       38,215  

Dada Nexus Ltd., ADR(a)

    5,528       10,448  

DocMorris AG(a)(c)

    256       23,883  

JD Health International Inc.(a)(b)

    12,400       40,917  

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

    11,400       16,367  

Redcare Pharmacy NV(a)(b)

    290       40,367  
   

 

 

 
      170,197  
Health Care — 2.8%            

Hims & Hers Health Inc.(a)(c)

    3,010       25,826  

Teladoc Health Inc.(a)

    3,024       58,756  
   

 

 

 
      84,582  
Information Technology — 42.2%            

8x8 Inc.(a)

    3,652       12,271  
Security   Shares     Value  
Information Technology (continued)        

Asana Inc., Class A(a)(c)

    2,300     $ 40,067  

Box Inc., Class A(a)

    2,288       59,442  

Braze Inc., Class A(a)

    1,082       58,482  

Cellebrite DI Ltd.(a)

    1,118       10,107  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)

    772       61,027  

Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc.(a)

    552       12,000  

DocuSign Inc., Class A(a)

    1,322       80,536  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    2,110       66,845  

Everbridge Inc.(a)

    1,194       26,698  

Five9 Inc.(a)

    764       57,957  

GMO internet group Inc.

    1,900       34,243  

Instructure Holdings Inc.(a)

    362       8,916  

Justsystems Corp.

    1,000       20,894  

Life360 Inc.(b)

    3,926       19,571  

LivePerson Inc.(a)

    2,328       6,518  

Megaport Ltd.(a)

    4,558       37,222  

Microsoft Corp.

    162       64,408  

Mitek Systems Inc.(a)

    1,382       17,413  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    346       72,674  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    316       65,564  

PagerDuty Inc.(a)(c)

    2,692       63,747  

PowerSchool Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    1,222       28,766  

RingCentral Inc., Class A(a)

    1,988       67,373  

Smartsheet Inc., Class A(a)

    1,368       61,519  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)(c)

    138       58,340  

Verint Systems Inc.(a)

    1,916       56,886  

Weave Communications Inc.(a)

    1,286       16,126  

WingArc1st Inc.

    500       9,512  

Zoom Video Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    868       56,081  
   

 

 

 
      1,251,205  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8%
(Cost: $3,887,710)

      2,961,342  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 9.9%            

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

    291,815       291,990  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 9.9%
(Cost: $291,968)

 

    291,990  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 109.7%
(Cost: $4,179,678)

 

    3,253,332  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (9.7)%

 

    (286,942
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  2,966,390  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

   iShares® Virtual Work and Life Multisector ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sale
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
01/31/24
     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income      Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 437,802      $      $ (145,879 )(a)     $ 59      $ 8      $ 291,990        291,815      $ 966 (b)     $  

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

            0 (a)                                          71         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 59      $ 8      $ 291,990         $ 1,037      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (6    $      $      $        $ (6)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 2,004,669        $ 956,673        $        $ 2,961,342  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     291,990                            291,990  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 2,296,659        $ 956,673        $    —        $ 3,253,332  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) 

January 31, 2024

 

    

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)

  $ 3,177,855     $ 779,570,014      $ 3,300,148,883      $ 6,623,577  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    277,716       48,733,847        209,288,225        75,168  

Cash

    1,435       2,917        5,468         

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    1,000       144,000        422,000        1,000  

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

                 55,116         

Foreign currency, at value(e)

    5,722       481,341        4,068,973        10,225  

Receivables:

         

Investments sold

                        7,935  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    246       7,955        167,236        38  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    2,213       2,375,486        1,930,301        2,609  

Dividends — affiliated

          2,162        10,683         

Tax reclaims

    1,743       2,787        936,624        540  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    3,467,930       831,320,509        3,517,033,509        6,721,092  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

         

Bank overdraft

                        79  

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    277,736       48,013,917        203,295,662        75,200  

Payables:

         

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

                 117,235         

Investment advisory fees

    1,347       300,831        1,311,484        2,629  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    245       64,949        143,589        247  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    279,328       48,379,697        204,867,970        78,155  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

         

NET ASSETS

  $ 3,188,602     $ 782,940,812      $ 3,312,165,539      $ 6,642,937  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

         

Paid-in capital

  $ 4,025,360     $ 705,758,553      $ 2,841,375,919      $ 7,007,192  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    (836,758     77,182,259        470,789,620        (364,255
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 3,188,602     $ 782,940,812      $ 3,312,165,539      $ 6,642,937  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETVALUE

         

Shares outstanding

    160,000       16,950,000        58,050,000        240,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 19.93     $ 46.19      $ 57.06      $ 27.68  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None        None        None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 3,964,262     $ 677,084,164      $ 2,921,925,494      $ 6,429,586  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 257,556     $ 45,833,831      $ 192,752,754      $ 71,552  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 277,717     $ 48,731,527      $ 209,183,693      $ 75,176  

(d) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $     $      $ 55,482      $  

(e) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 5,802     $ 487,165      $ 4,081,137      $ 10,366  

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

 

    

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)

  $ 124,132,727     $ 3,815,109     $ 589,000,470     $ 274,752,038  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    25,501,367       489,163       68,858,457       39,844,985  

Cash

    11,657       7,857       4,307       77  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    6,000             10,000       36,000  

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

                      36,743  

Foreign currency, at value(e)

    72,813       2,723       330,592       280,465  

Receivables:

       

Investments sold

                288,503        

Securities lending income — affiliated

    30,342       2,985       286,892       177,449  

Capital shares sold

    288,948                    

Dividends — unaffiliated

                130,006       32,697  

Dividends — affiliated

    363             1,171       641  

Tax reclaims

    113,063             44,295       752,598  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    150,157,280       4,317,837       658,954,693       315,913,693  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

       

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    25,424,432       488,910       68,529,589       39,687,887  

Payables:

       

Investments purchased

    279,883                    

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

                365,699        

Investment advisory fees

    50,798       1,547       232,755       121,919  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    264       260       4,633       15,283  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    25,755,377       490,717       69,132,676       39,825,089  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

       

NET ASSETS

  $ 124,401,903     $ 3,827,120     $ 589,822,017     $ 276,088,604  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 283,285,244     $ 3,901,694     $ 654,139,576     $ 472,181,721  

Accumulated loss

    (158,883,341     (74,574     (64,317,559     (196,093,117
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 124,401,903     $ 3,827,120     $ 589,822,017     $ 276,088,604  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETVALUE

       

Shares outstanding

    5,600,000       150,000       18,200,000       9,200,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 22.21     $ 25.51     $ 32.41     $ 30.01  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None       None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 133,604,962     $ 3,737,070     $ 571,935,879     $ 347,685,897  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 23,628,593     $ 465,935     $ 64,190,654     $ 35,883,567  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 25,498,401     $ 489,041     $ 68,850,495     $ 39,840,927  

(d) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $     $     $     $ 37,066  

(e) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 73,365     $ 2,739     $ 335,891     $ 281,430  

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

 

     

iShares

Virtual Work

and Life

Multisector

ETF

 

ASSETS

  

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

   $ 2,961,342  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

     291,990  

Cash

     1,226  

Foreign currency, at value(d)

     4,448  

Receivables:

  

Investments sold

     861  

Securities lending income — affiliated

     122  

Dividends — unaffiliated

     82  

Tax reclaims

     153  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     3,260,224  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

     292,064  

Payables:

  

Investments purchased

     564  

Investment advisory fees

     1,204  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     2  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     293,834  
  

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

  

NET ASSETS

   $ 2,966,390  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 6,699,279  

Accumulated loss

     (3,732,889
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 2,966,390  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETVALUE

  

Shares outstanding

     200,000  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value

   $ 14.83  
  

 

 

 

Shares authorized

     Unlimited  
  

 

 

 

Par value

     None  
  

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

   $ 3,887,710  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

   $ 279,300  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

   $ 291,968  

(d) Foreign currency, at cost

   $ 4,500  

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

     

iShares

Breakthrough

Environmental

Solutions

ETF

   

iShares

Cybersecurity

and Tech

ETF

   

iShares

Exponential

Technologies

ETF

   

iShares

Future Cloud
5G and
Tech

ETF

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

        

Dividends — unaffiliated

   $ 10,718     $ 4,501,032     $ 12,604,085     $ 34,904  

Dividends — affiliated

     102       30,482       94,737       25  

Interest — unaffiliated

     33       4,418       41,850       67  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

     476       48,865       888,549       311  

Foreign taxes withheld

     (1,012     (381,147     (575,411     (2,395
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     10,317       4,203,650       13,053,810       32,912  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

        

Investment advisory

     8,496       1,533,956       7,459,985       14,144  

Commitment costs

     9       892       3,945       13  

Professional

                 3,782        

Interest expense

                 38,320        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     8,505       1,534,848       7,506,032       14,157  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     1,812       2,668,802       5,547,778       18,755  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

        

Net realized gain (loss) from:

        

Investments — unaffiliated

     29,515       17,846,235       114,469,004       69,133  

Investments — affiliated

     (3     13,141       29,643       85  

Foreign currency transactions

     2,294       (42,116     (214,950     (330

Futures contracts

     (263     34,912       490,441       85  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a)

           3,804,906       22,580,247        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     31,543       21,657,078       137,354,385       68,973  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Investments — unaffiliated(b)

     (1,055,793     87,461,203       (223,036,165     440,018  

Investments — affiliated

     (3     3,760       35,017       (10

Foreign currency translations

     (229     (102,993     21,321       (100

Futures contracts

     (227     99,285       (555,701     330  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (1,056,252     87,461,255       (223,535,528     440,238  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1,024,709     109,118,333       (86,181,143     509,211  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (1,022,897   $ 111,787,135     $ (80,633,365   $ 527,966  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

        

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

   $     $     $ (117,235   $  

 

 

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 (unaudited) (continued)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

     




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



 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 115,268     $     $ 1,394,230     $ 782,231  

Dividends — affiliated

    3,052             14,835       8,171  

Interest — unaffiliated

    530       47       3,918       2,911  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    211,293       13,127       714,642       1,674,102  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (11,527           (139,021     (10,384
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    318,616       13,174       1,988,604       2,457,031  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    294,779       9,850       1,211,965       866,646  

Commitment costs

    129             1,477       1,675  

Interest expense

                41       166  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    294,908       9,850       1,213,483       868,487  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    23,708       3,324       775,121       1,588,544  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated(a)

    (68,883,190     (126,932     (9,862,859     (28,641,638

Investments — affiliated

    1,223       80       2,338       12,990  

Foreign currency transactions

    2,544       (64     (15,027     (20,763

Futures contracts

    (2,946           (25,293     (29,275

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(b)

    392,583       36,418             (304,430
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (68,489,786     (90,498     (9,900,841     (28,983,116
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated(c)

    58,237,622       133,454       (20,866,544     (133,169,578

Investments — affiliated

    4,809       68       10,688       1,560  

Foreign currency translations

    (2,023     (113     (9,345     (10,672

Futures contracts

    (1,718     (260     (7,227     (31,019
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    58,238,690       133,149       (20,872,428     (133,209,709
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (10,251,096     42,651       (30,773,269     (162,192,825
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (10,227,388   $ 45,975     $ (29,998,148   $ (160,604,281
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

  $     $     $ (129,730   $  

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

       

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

  $     $     $ (123,776   $  

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited) (continued)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

      



iShares
Virtual Work
and Life
Multisector
ETF




 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends — unaffiliated

   $ 2,825  

Dividends — affiliated

     71  

Interest — unaffiliated

     123  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

     966  

Foreign taxes withheld

     (10
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     3,975  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Investment advisory

     6,919  

Interest expense

     89  

Commitment costs

     13  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     7,021  
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (3,046
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

  

Investments — unaffiliated

     (1,015,552

Investments — affiliated

     59  

Foreign currency transactions

     (29

Futures contracts

     (6
  

 

 

 
     (1,015,528
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments — unaffiliated

     740,930  

Investments — affiliated

     8  

Foreign currency translations

     (130
  

 

 

 
     740,808  
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (274,720
  

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (277,766
  

 

 

 

 

 

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 Changes in Net Assets

 

    iShares
Breakthrough Environmental
Solutions ETF
    iShares
Cybersecurity and Tech ETF
 
   


Six Months
Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited)



 

 

   

Period From
03/28/23

to 07/31/23

 
(a)  

 

   


Six Months
Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited)



 

 

   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
                                 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 1,812     $ 23,946     $ 2,668,802     $ 95,018  

Net realized gain (loss)

    31,543       48,582       21,657,078       (7,716,347

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (1,056,252     270,071       87,461,255       50,854,326  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (1,022,897     342,599       111,787,135       43,232,997  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(b)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (139,910     (16,550     (763,133     (566,608
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

          4,025,360       54,288,155       35,073,669  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (1,162,807     4,351,409       165,312,157       77,740,058  

Beginning of period

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 3,188,602     $ 4,351,409     $ 782,940,812     $ 617,628,655  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

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

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     iShares
Exponential Technologies ETF
    iShares
Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF
 
  Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 5,547,778     $ 18,995,296     $ 18,755     $ 54,715  

Net realized gain (loss)

    137,354,385       36,354,440       68,973       (321,517

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (223,535,528     350,427,607       440,238       1,209,602  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (80,633,365     405,777,343       527,966       942,800  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (6,223,454     (17,634,859     (32,583     (50,307
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (68,577,887     (80,184,166           (1,935,326
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (155,434,706     307,958,318       495,383       (1,042,833

Beginning of period

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 3,312,165,539     $ 3,467,600,245     $ 6,642,937     $ 6,147,554  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     iShares
Genomics Immunology and Healthcare
ETF
    iShares
Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF
 
   

Six Months
Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited



 

   
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
   

Six Months
Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited

 

 

   

Period From
08/24/22

to 07/31/23

 
(a)  

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 23,708     $ 640,524     $ 3,324     $ (3,665

Net realized loss

    (68,489,786     (52,043,410     (90,498     (64,142

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    58,238,690       2,523,191       133,149       (55,264
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (10,227,388     (48,879,695     45,975       (123,071
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(b)

       

From net investment income

    (973,176     (435,229     (945      

Return of capital

                      (1,648
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (973,176     (435,229     (945     (1,648
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

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

    (9,391,864     (5,024,984     (1,143,238     5,050,047  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (20,592,428     (54,339,908     (1,098,208     4,925,328  

Beginning of period

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 124,401,903     $ 144,994,331     $ 3,827,120     $ 4,925,328  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

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

 

 

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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
 
  Six Months
Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Six Months
Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 775,121     $ 2,947,690     $ 1,588,544     $ 10,660,434  

Net realized loss

    (9,900,841     (23,400,784     (28,983,116     (75,864,123

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (20,872,428     90,466,793       (133,209,709     122,532,280  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (29,998,148     70,013,699       (160,604,281     57,328,591  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (2,552,856     (2,261,595     (3,341,092     (8,577,251
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

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

    111,353,349       182,260,510       (54,173,341     (20,839,481
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    78,802,345       250,012,614       (218,118,714     27,911,859  

Beginning of period

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 589,822,017     $ 511,019,672     $ 276,088,604     $ 494,207,318  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     iShares
Virtual Work and Life Multisector
ETF
 
  Six Months
Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

OPERATIONS

   

Net investment loss

  $ (3,046   $ (931

Net realized loss

    (1,015,528     (1,372,328

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    740,808       1,513,040  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (277,766     139,781  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

   

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (51,062 )(b)      (9,849
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

          (1,240,169
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   

Total decrease in net assets

    (328,828     (1,110,237

Beginning of period

    3,295,218       4,405,455  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 2,966,390     $ 3,295,218  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

(b) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF  
   

Six Months Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited


 

   

Period From

03/28/23

to 07/31/23

 

(a) 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 27.20     $ 25.16  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.01       0.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    (6.41     1.99  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (6.40     2.14  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

   

From net investment income

    (0.05     (0.10

From net realized gain

    (0.82      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.87     (0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 19.93     $ 27.20  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

   

Based on net asset value

    (23.85 )%(f)      8.54 %(f) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

   

Total expenses

    0.47 %(h)      0.47 %(h) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.10 %(h)      1.72 %(h) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

   

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 3,189     $ 4,351  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    49     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.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/21
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/20
 
 
     

Period From
06/11/19

to 07/31/19

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 39.47       $ 36.73       $ 43.87       $ 33.69       $ 26.58       $ 24.94  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.17         0.01         0.26         0.02         0.33 (c)        0.00 (d) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(e)

    6.60         2.77         (7.13       10.22         7.02         1.64  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    6.77         2.78         (6.87       10.24         7.35         1.64  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(f)

                     

From net investment income

    (0.05       (0.04       (0.27       (0.06       (0.15        

From net realized gain

                                    (0.09        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.05       (0.04       (0.27       (0.06       (0.24        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 46.19       $ 39.47       $ 36.73       $ 43.87       $ 33.69       $ 26.58  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(g)

                     

Based on net asset value

    17.17 %(h)        7.57       (15.73 )%        30.42       27.85       6.58 %(h) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(i)

                     

Total expenses

    0.47 %(j)        0.47       0.47       0.47       0.47       0.47 %(j) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.82 %(j)        0.02       0.62       0.04       1.12 %(c)        0.06 %(j) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                     

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 782,941       $ 617,629       $ 539,889       $ 616,394       $ 109,489       $ 3,987  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(k)

    21       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.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Exponential Technologies ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/21
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/20
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 58.48       $ 52.01       $ 63.91       $ 47.25       $ 38.89       $ 37.73  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.09         0.32 (b)        0.44         0.52         0.44         0.55  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    (1.40       6.44         (11.84       16.61         8.47         1.16  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (1.31       6.76         (11.40       17.13         8.91         1.71  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.11       (0.29       (0.50       (0.47       (0.55       (0.55
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 57.06       $ 58.48       $ 52.01       $ 63.91       $ 47.25       $ 38.89  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                     

Based on net asset value

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

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

                     

Total expenses

    0.46 %(h)        0.46       0.46       0.46       0.47       0.47
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

    0.46 %(h)        0.46       0.46       N/A         N/A         N/A  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.34 %(h)        0.62 %(b)        0.74       0.91       1.07       1.47
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                     

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 3,312,166       $ 3,467,600       $ 3,159,642       $ 3,914,578       $ 2,657,627       $ 2,562,819  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)(i)

    36 %(f)        45       69       23       23       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:

   

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) 

Not annualized.

 

(g) 

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

 

(h) 

Annualized.

 

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
 
 
 
     
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

  $ 25.61       $ 22.47     $ 26.16     $ 25.07  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.08         0.19       0.21       0.04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    2.13         3.12       (3.70     1.05  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    2.21         3.31       (3.49     1.09  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.14       (0.17     (0.20      
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 27.68       $ 25.61     $ 22.47     $ 26.16  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

         

Based on net asset value

    8.61 %(f)        14.84     (13.46 )%      4.35 %(f) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

         

Total expenses

    0.47 %(h)        0.47     0.47     0.47 %(h) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.62 %(h)        0.87     0.80     1.09 %(h) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 6,643       $ 6,148     $ 7,190     $ 8,370  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    36       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.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/21
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/20
 
 
   

Period From
06/11/19

to 07/31/19

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 23.97       $ 31.64     $ 50.05     $ 37.28     $ 27.61     $ 24.46  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.00 (c)        0.10 (d)      0.14       0.08       0.17       (0.01

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(e)

    (1.59       (7.70     (18.16     12.78       9.82       3.16  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (1.59       (7.60     (18.02     12.86       9.99       3.15  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(f)

             

From net investment income

    (0.17       (0.07     (0.39     (0.09     (0.08      

From net realized gain

                              (0.24      
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.17       (0.07     (0.39     (0.09     (0.32      
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 22.21       $ 23.97     $ 31.64     $ 50.05     $ 37.28     $ 27.61  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(g)

             

Based on net asset value

    (6.59 )%(h)        (24.04 )%(d)      (36.11 )%      34.49     36.42     12.88 %(h) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(i)

             

Total expenses

    0.47 %(j)        0.47     0.47     0.47     0.47     0.47 %(j) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

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

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    0.04 %(j)        0.39 %(d)      0.35     0.16     0.54     (0.35 )%(j) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 124,402       $ 144,994     $ 199,334     $ 327,818     $ 141,675     $ 24,851  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(k)

    42       45     59     52     38     19
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

 

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) 

Rounds to less than $0.01.

 

(d) 

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 0.04%.

 

(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.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF  
   

Six Months Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited

 
 

   

Period From
08/24/22

to 07/31/23

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 24.63     $ 25.25  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    0.02       (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    0.87       (0.59
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.89       (0.61
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

   

From net investment income

    (0.01      

Return of capital

          (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.01     (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 25.51     $ 24.63  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

   

Based on net asset value

    3.63 %(f)      (2.45 )%(f) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

   

Total expenses

    0.47 %(h)      0.47 %(h) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    0.16 %(h)      (0.08 )%(h) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

   

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 3,827     $ 4,925  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    21     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.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited

 
 

     
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/21
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/20
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/19
 
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 34.53       $ 28.37     $ 43.34     $ 31.43     $ 24.99     $ 23.63  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.05         0.30       0.11       0.17       0.11       0.24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

    (2.02       6.07       (14.03     12.00       6.44       1.30  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (1.97       6.37       (13.92     12.17       6.55       1.54  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

    (0.15       (0.21     (1.05     (0.26     (0.11     (0.18
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 32.41       $ 34.53     $ 28.37     $ 43.34     $ 31.43     $ 24.99  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

             

Based on net asset value

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

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

             

Total expenses

    0.47 %(h)        0.47     0.47     0.47     0.47     0.47
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

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

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.30 %(h)        1.02 %(f)      0.29     0.42     0.40     1.02
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 589,822       $ 511,020     $ 261,007     $ 433,445     $ 157,172     $ 44,978  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    24       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) 

Not annualized.

 

(f) 

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%.

 

(g) 

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

 

(h) 

Annualized.

 

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
 
 
 
     
Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/22
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/21
 
 
   
Year Ended
07/31/20
 
 
   

Period From
04/16/19

to 07/31/19

 
(a)  

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 45.76       $ 40.90     $ 49.91     $ 29.69     $ 24.08     $ 25.39  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.15         0.95 (c)      0.54       0.50       0.37       0.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(d)

    (15.56       4.68       (8.71     20.04       5.59       (1.30
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (15.41       5.63       (8.17     20.54       5.96       (1.13
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(e)

    (0.34       (0.77     (0.84     (0.32     (0.35     (0.18
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 30.01       $ 45.76     $ 40.90     $ 49.91     $ 29.69     $ 24.08  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(f)

             

Based on net asset value

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

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(i)

             

Total expenses

    0.47 %(j)        0.47     0.47     0.47     0.47     0.47 %(j) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.86 %(j)        2.48 %(c)      1.16     1.10     1.44     2.43 %(j) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 276,089       $ 494,207     $ 466,295     $ 429,185     $ 32,660     $ 26,493  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(k)

    24       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) 

Not annualized.

 

(h) 

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

 

(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.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Virtual Work and Life Multisector ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
 
 
 
     
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

  $ 16.48       $ 14.68     $ 28.22     $ 25.22  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment loss(b)

    (0.02       (0.00     (0.02     (0.04

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

    (1.37       1.85       (13.50     3.09  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (1.39       1.85       (13.52     3.05  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

    (0.26 )(e)        (0.05     (0.02     (0.05
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 14.83       $ 16.48     $ 14.68     $ 28.22  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(f)

         

Based on net asset value

    (8.48 )%(g)        12.58     (47.89 )%      12.11 %(g) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(h)

         

Total expenses

    0.48 %(i)        0.47     0.47     0.47 %(i) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment loss

    (0.21 )%(i)        (0.03 )%      (0.08 )%      (0.16 )%(i) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 2,966       $ 3,295     $ 4,405     $ 8,466  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(j)

    34       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) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

 

(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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

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

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

 

   

iShares ETF

  

Diversification 

Classification 

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions

   Non-diversified 

Cybersecurity and Tech

   Non-diversified 

Exponential Technologies

   Diversified 

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

   Non-diversified 

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

   Non-diversified 

Neuroscience and Healthcare

   Non-diversified 

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

   Diversified 

Self-Driving EV and Tech

   Non-diversified 

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

   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. 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 January 31, 2024, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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

Bank Overdraft: Certain Funds had outstanding cash disbursements exceeding deposited cash amounts at the custodian during the reporting period. The Funds are obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any related costs or expenses, where applicable. For financial reporting purposes, overdraft fees, if any, are included in interest expense in the Statements of Operations.

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

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

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

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

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

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

 

 

 

iShares ETF and Counterparty

   

Securities Loaned

at Value

 

 

    

Cash Collateral

Received

 

(a) 

    

Non-Cash Collateral

Received, at Fair Value

 

(a) 

     Net Amount  

 

 

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions

          

BofA Securities, Inc.

  $ 126      $ (126    $      $  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    39,931        (39,931              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    216,609        (215,593             1,016 (b) 

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    890        (800             90 (b) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 257,556      $ (256,450    $      $ 1,106  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cybersecurity and Tech

          

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 569,976      $ (569,976    $      $  

BNP Paribas SA

    165,531        (165,531              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4,606,807        (4,606,807              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    9,148,328        (9,148,328              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    16,177,795        (16,177,795              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    3,108,783        (3,108,783              

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    5,694,017        (5,694,017              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    5,498,978        (5,498,978              

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    183,806        (165,520             18,286 (b) 

UBS AG

    595,973        (595,973              

Virtu Americas LLC

    83,837        (83,837              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 45,833,831      $ (45,815,545    $      $ 18,286  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 
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

  $ 11,000,490      $ (11,000,490    $      $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1,932,499        (1,932,499              

BNP Paribas SA

    14,835,845        (14,835,845              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    24,712,465        (24,712,465              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    22,582,825        (22,582,825              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    45,922,135        (45,922,135              

HSBC Bank PLC

    5,540,456        (5,540,456              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    19,645,831        (19,645,831              

Jefferies LLC

    3,740,993        (3,740,993              

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

    2,749,152        (2,749,152              

Morgan Stanley

    22,492,703        (22,492,703              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    886,608        (886,608              

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    423,489        (423,489              

UBS AG

    15,948,508        (15,948,508              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    338,755        (338,755              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 192,752,754      $ (192,752,754    $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

          

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

  $ 71,552      $ (71,552    $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

          

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 1,001,705      $ (1,001,705    $      $  

BNP Paribas SA

    3,294,654        (3,294,654              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    116,800        (116,800              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    5,499,884        (5,499,884              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    10,099,067        (10,099,067              

Jefferies LLC

    223,186        (223,186              

National Financial Services LLC

    1,033,676        (1,033,676              

UBS AG

    1,964,380        (1,964,380              

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    395,241        (395,241              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 23,628,593      $ (23,628,593    $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Neuroscience and Healthcare

          

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 77,814      $ (77,814    $      $  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    45,908        (45,908              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    88,888        (88,888              

HSBC Bank PLC

    182,769        (182,769              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    27,862        (27,862              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    42,694        (42,694              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 465,935      $ (465,935    $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

          

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 5,380,737      $ (5,380,737    $      $  

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

    321,368        (321,368              

BNP Paribas SA

    8,460,162        (8,460,162              

BofA Securities, Inc.

    6,191,113        (6,191,113              

Citadel Clearing LLC

    722,670        (722,670              

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    1,106,723        (1,106,723              

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    6,192,707        (6,192,707              

HSBC Bank PLC

    2,625,231        (2,625,231              

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    10,953,565        (10,953,565              

Jefferies LLC

    1,348,960        (1,348,960              

Morgan Stanley

    7,570,218        (7,570,218              

National Financial Services LLC

    464,724        (464,724              

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    426,892        (426,892              

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    588,474        (588,474              

UBS AG

    7,295,022        (7,295,022              

UBS Securities LLC

    2,120,100        (2,120,100              

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    2,421,988        (2,421,988              
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 64,190,654      $ (64,190,654    $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

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

 

 

Self-Driving EV and Tech

        

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 3,140,249      $ (3,140,249   $     $  

BNP Paribas SA

    4,906,811        (4,906,811            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    3,954,655        (3,954,655            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    14,810,435        (14,810,435            

HSBC Bank PLC

    1,743,745        (1,743,745            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    3,061,615        (3,061,615            

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

    233,639        (233,639            

National Financial Services LLC

    472,164        (472,164            

UBS AG

    2,331,896        (2,331,896            

Virtu Americas LLC

    434,026        (434,026            

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    736,196        (736,196            

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    58,136        (58,136            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 35,883,567      $ (35,883,567   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

        

BofA Securities, Inc.

  $ 39,665      $ (39,665   $     $  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    81,097        (81,097            

HSBC Bank PLC

    61,895        (61,895            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    35,075        (35,075            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    61,568        (61,568            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 279,300      $ (279,300   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 January 31, 2024. 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).

 

 

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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, iShares Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF, iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF, iShares Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF and iShares Virtual Work and Life Multisector 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 Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF and iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech 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 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 six months ended January 31, 2024, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

iShares ETF   Amounts  

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions

  $ 124  

Cybersecurity and Tech

    18,300  

Exponential Technologies

     215,603  

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

    110  

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

    44,576  

Neuroscience and Healthcare

    3,184  

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

    153,677  

Self-Driving EV and Tech

    334,524  

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

    245  

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

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

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

 

iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Cybersecurity and Tech

  $ 9,785,117      $ 24,408,335      $ 3,350,316  

Exponential Technologies

     112,319,705         302,218,057         49,774,510  

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

    844,602        555,141        44,241  

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

    5,898,947        6,659,147        (4,693,621

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

    14,707,129        21,727,535        (312,550

Self-Driving EV and Tech

    11,061,920        17,654,080        (6,314,824

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

    213,147        281,389        (267,842

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

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

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

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

 

iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions

  $ 1,782,837      $ 1,918,171  

Cybersecurity and Tech

    140,494,266        135,624,352  

Exponential Technologies

    1,182,904,462        1,184,729,798  

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

    2,178,705        2,203,101  

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

    52,610,326        53,849,009  

Neuroscience and Healthcare

    890,985        951,951  

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

    149,988,682        127,180,683  

Self-Driving EV and Tech

    89,219,063        97,172,142  

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

    1,015,175        1,070,011  

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

 

iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
     In-kind
Sales
 

Cybersecurity and Tech

  $  66,953,852      $  17,705,380  

Exponential Technologies

    14,500,050        81,534,835  

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

    4,292,216        13,277,175  

Neuroscience and Healthcare

           1,085,774  

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

    86,786,258         

Self-Driving EV and Tech

           47,085,266  

 

 

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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 January 31, 2024, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

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

 

iShares ETF   Non-Expiring
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
    Qualified
Late-Year
Ordinary
Losses
 

Cybersecurity and Tech

  $ (46,277,332   $ (19,340

Exponential Technologies

    (34,675,999      

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

    (613,248      

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

    (74,880,768      

Neuroscience and Healthcare

    (59,252      

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

    (62,816,894      

Self-Driving EV and Tech

    (88,412,872      

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

    (1,676,647      

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

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

 

iShares ETF   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions

  $ 4,243,070      $ 90,943      $ (878,112   $ (787,169

Cybersecurity and Tech

    728,383,889        160,243,158        (60,196,975     100,046,183  

Exponential Technologies

    3,141,871,605        671,199,724        (303,579,313     367,620,411  

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

    6,522,591        946,335        (769,851     176,484  

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

    165,173,490        11,072,712        (26,606,376     (15,533,664

Neuroscience and Healthcare

    4,231,199        633,759        (560,946     72,813  

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

    649,228,701        92,621,878        (83,988,319     8,633,559  

Self-Driving EV and Tech

    394,189,945        12,578,369        (92,148,413     (79,570,044

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

    4,290,893        297,759        (1,335,320     (1,037,561

 

9.

LINE OF CREDIT

The iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF, iShares Cybersecurity and Tech 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, 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 October 16, 2024. 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 six months ended January 31, 2024, the iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF, iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF, iShares Future Cloud 5G and Tech ETF, iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF, iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF and iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF did not borrow under the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

 

 

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For the six months ended January 31, 2024, 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
 

Exponential Technologies

  $  35,500,000      $  964,674        6.42

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

    100,000        2,717        6.42  

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.”

 

 

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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.

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

 

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

 

 

Breakthrough Environmental Solutions(a)

          

Shares sold

         $        160,000      $ 4,025,360  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Cybersecurity and Tech

       

Shares sold

    1,800,000     $ 73,340,432       2,500,000     $ 89,024,383  

Shares redeemed

    (500,000     (19,052,277     (1,550,000     (53,950,714
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    1,300,000     $ 54,288,155       950,000     $ 35,073,669  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Exponential Technologies

       

Shares sold

    400,000     $ 21,959,065       1,750,000     $ 85,761,417  

Shares redeemed

    (1,650,000     (90,536,952     (3,200,000      (165,945,583
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (1,250,000   $  (68,577,887     (1,450,000   $ (80,184,166
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Future Cloud 5G and Tech

       

Shares redeemed

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Genomics Immunology and Healthcare

       

Shares sold

    200,000     $ 4,449,049       450,000     $ 13,403,128  

Shares redeemed

    (650,000     (13,840,913     (700,000     (18,428,112
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (450,000   $ (9,391,864     (250,000   $ (5,024,984
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Neuroscience and Healthcare(b)

        

Shares sold

        $ 177       200,000      $ 5,050,047  

Shares redeemed

    (50,000     (1,143,415             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
    (50,000   $  (1,143,238     200,000      $  5,050,047  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector

       

Shares sold

    3,400,000     $ 111,353,349       6,200,000     $ 197,528,251  

Shares redeemed

                (600,000     (15,267,741
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    3,400,000     $  111,353,349       5,600,000     $  182,260,510  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Self-Driving EV and Tech

       

Shares sold

        $ 39,231       400,000     $ 15,998,969  

Shares redeemed

    (1,600,000     (54,212,572     (1,000,000     (36,838,450
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (1,600,000   $ (54,173,341     (600,000   $ (20,839,481
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Virtual Work and Life Multisector

       

Shares redeemed

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The Fund commenced operations on March 28, 2023.

 

 

  (b) 

The Fund commenced operations on August 24, 2022.

 

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

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

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF, 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, iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF, iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF and iShares Virtual Work and Life Multisector ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

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

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

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

 

  a)

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

 

  b)

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

 

  c)

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

 

  d)

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

 

  e)

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

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

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

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.

January 31, 2024

 

     Total Cumulative Distributions
for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
    % Breakdown of the Total Cumulative
Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date
 
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

  $  0.058225     $ 0.816214     $     $  0.874439       7     93         100

Virtual Work and Life Multisector(a)

    0.246656             0.008654       0.255310       97             3       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.

 

 

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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
S&P    Standard & Poor’s

 

 

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  JANUARY 31, 2024

 

  

2024 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

 

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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Total Returns as of January 31, 2024
     
      6-Month      12-Month  
 

U.S. large cap equities

(S&P 500® Index)

  6.43%   20.82%
 

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

  (2.02)    2.40 
 

International equities

(MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)

  3.15    10.01 
 

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (6.00)    (2.94) 
 

3-month Treasury bills

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

  2.73    5.13 
 

U.S. Treasury securities

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

  1.74    (0.38) 
 

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

  3.15    2.10 
 

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  2.70    2.90 
 

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

  6.18    9.28 
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

     

Page

 

 

The Markets in Review

     2  

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

     4  

About Fund Performance

     10  

Disclosure of Expenses

     10  

Schedules of Investments

     11  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     86  

Statements of Operations

     88  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     90  

Financial Highlights

     93  

Notes to Financial Statements

     99  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     111  

Supplemental Information

     112  

General Information

     113  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     114  

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31,  2024    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  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

    1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund NAV

    3.83     14.21     10.14     8.58     14.21     62.06     127.74

Fund Market

    3.67       14.07       10.13       8.59       14.07       61.97       128.06  

Index

    4.08       14.70       10.16       8.43       14.70       62.25       124.64  

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

Expense Example

 

Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return        

 

 

   

 

 

   
 

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

   

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a)  

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a)  

   

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

  $   1,000.00       $  1,038.30        $  1.69       $  1,000.00        $  1,023.50        $  1.68       0.33

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Information Technology

    23.6

Financials

    16.0  

Health Care

    11.4  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.7  

Industrials

    10.5  

Communication Services

    7.5  

Consumer Staples

    6.7  

Energy

    4.5  

Materials

    4.2  

Utilities

    2.6  

Real Estate

    2.3  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

United States

    63.2

Japan

    5.5  

United Kingdom

    3.4  

Canada

    2.9  

France

    2.8  

China

    2.5  

Switzerland

    2.5  

Germany

    2.0  

India

    1.8  

Australia

    1.8  
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    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  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

    1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
    1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    4.11     14.33     10.34     8.34     14.33     63.56     108.18

Fund Market

    4.06       14.37       10.24       8.33       14.37       62.83       107.92  

Index

    4.31       14.64       10.22       8.12       14.64       62.69       104.21  

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

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

   

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a)  

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a)  

   

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

  $   1,000.00       $  1,041.10        $  1.03       $  1,000.00        $  1,024.10        $  1.02       0.20

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Information Technology

    24.0

Financials

    17.9  

Health Care

    11.7  

Industrials

    10.2  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.0  

Communication Services

    8.7  

Consumer Staples

    6.3  

Materials

    3.1  

Energy

    3.1  

Real Estate

    2.8  

Utilities

    2.2  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

United States

    62.2

Japan

    5.8  

Canada

    3.7  

United Kingdom

    3.2  

China

    3.0  

France

    2.4  

Switzerland

    2.3  

India

    1.7  

Australia

    1.7  

Taiwan

    1.6  
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    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  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

    1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (9.35 )%      (8.92 )%      0.22     3.00     (8.92 )%      1.10     34.37

Fund Market

    (9.06     (8.99     0.04       3.15       (8.99     0.18       36.42  

Index

    (8.35     (7.40     1.09       3.81       (7.40     5.59       45.29  

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

Expense Example

 

Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return        

 

 

   

 

 

   
 

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

   

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a)  

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a)  

   

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

  $   1,000.00       $  906.50        $  3.45       $  1,000.00        $  1,021.50        $  3.66       0.72

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Information Technology

    25.8

Financials

    21.0  

Consumer Discretionary

    13.3  

Communication Services

    9.0  

Industrials

    7.6  

Materials

    4.8  

Consumer Staples

    4.7  

Energy

    4.2  

Health Care

    3.8  

Real Estate

    3.0  

Utilities

    2.8  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

China

    29.3

India

    21.0  

Taiwan

    19.5  

South Korea

    14.3  

Hong Kong

    5.5  

Singapore

    3.7  

Indonesia

    2.3  

Thailand

    2.0  

Malaysia

    1.6  

Philippines

    0.8  
 
  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    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  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

    1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund NAV

    4.06     9.65     6.97     2.36     9.65     40.08     26.28

Fund Market

    4.14       9.41       6.94       2.37       9.41       39.85       26.45  

Index

    5.01       11.07       7.16       2.56       11.07       41.31       28.72  

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

Expense Example

 

Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return        

 

 

   

 

 

   
 

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

   

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a)  

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a)  

   

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

  $  1,000.00       $  1,040.60        $  2.46       $  1,000.00        $  1,022.70        $  2.44       0.48

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

INDUSTRY ALLOCATION  
   
Industry    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Banks

    46.0

Insurance

    29.7  

Capital Markets

    16.9  

Financial Services

    7.4  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

United Kingdom

    22.9

Switzerland

    15.3  

Germany

    13.8  

France

    10.6  

Italy

    8.0  

Spain

    7.4  

Netherlands

    6.6  

Sweden

    6.3  

Finland

    3.1  

Belgium

    1.8  
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    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  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

    1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund NAV

    0.06     2.71     4.86     4.88     2.71     26.76     61.03

Fund Market

    0.25       2.72       4.94       4.76       2.72       27.27       59.25  

Index

    0.81       4.04       5.07       4.99       4.04       28.06       62.80  

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

Expense Example

 

Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return        

 

 

   

 

 

   
 

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

   

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a)  

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a)  

   

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

  $   1,000.00       $  1,000.60        $  2.06       $  1,000.00        $  1,023.10        $  2.09       0.41

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Industrials

    25.0

Financials

    15.0  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.9  

Real Estate

    9.4  

Information Technology

    8.8  

Materials

    7.3  

Health Care

    7.2  

Communication Services

    5.2  

Consumer Staples

    4.8  

Energy

    4.0  

Utilities

    2.4  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

United Kingdom

    30.2

Sweden

    11.6  

Germany

    9.1  

Switzerland

    9.0  

France

    7.9  

Italy

    6.4  

Norway

    5.0  

Denmark

    4.3  

Spain

    3.9  

Netherlands

    3.7  
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    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  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

    1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund NAV

    5.43     17.12     12.07     9.68     17.12     76.75     151.91

Fund Market

    5.69       16.97       12.10       9.60       16.97       77.06       150.07  

Index

    5.13       16.89       11.78       9.42       16.89       74.54       146.09  

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

Expense Example

 

Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return        

 

 

   

 

 

   
 

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

   

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a)  

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a)  

   

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

  $   1,000.00       $  1,054.30        $  1.65       $  1,000.00        $  1,023.50        $  1.63       0.32

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Information Technology

    24.3

Financials

    15.3  

Health Care

    12.6  

Industrials

    10.2  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.0  

Communication Services

    7.4  

Consumer Staples

    6.9  

Energy

    4.6  

Materials

    3.8  

Utilities

    2.6  

Real Estate

    2.3  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

United States

    74.8

United Kingdom

    4.0  

Canada

    3.4  

France

    3.3  

Switzerland

    2.9  

Germany

    2.4  

Australia

    2.1  

Netherlands

    1.4  

Denmark

    1.0  

Sweden

    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, index returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, index returns would be lower.

Disclosure of Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 1.8%            

Ampol Ltd.

    80,884     $ 1,913,107  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    791,308       13,962,139  

APA Group

    333,417       1,844,160  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    165,141       4,761,116  

ASX Ltd.

    58,046       2,481,603  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    553,582       1,364,597  

BHP Group Ltd.

    1,392,125       42,590,683  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    127,269       1,943,182  

Brambles Ltd.

    403,004       3,842,549  

CAR Group Ltd.

    83,373       1,790,128  

Cochlear Ltd.

    19,614       3,892,377  

Coles Group Ltd.

    368,054       3,819,434  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    459,869       35,067,031  

Computershare Ltd.

    167,279       2,770,683  

CSL Ltd.

    133,155       26,148,650  

Dexus

    338,698       1,714,037  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    343,516       1,257,178  

Fortescue Ltd.

    442,673       8,555,429  

Goodman Group

    464,713       7,713,850  

GPT Group (The)

    680,652       2,057,185  

IDP Education Ltd.

    57,404       735,102  

IGO Ltd.

    173,809       844,923  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    595,497       2,337,579  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    115,718       4,347,576  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    571,565       1,876,096  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    100,005       12,339,559  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    882,773       2,210,146  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    47,173       1,819,406  

Mirvac Group

    1,371,591       1,927,634  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    857,576       18,086,618  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    350,139       3,003,424  

Orica Ltd.

    144,330       1,522,234  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    481,531       2,687,521  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(b)

    796,176       1,813,422  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    246,841       889,951  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    425,547       4,381,680  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    54,282       1,809,683  

REA Group Ltd.

    13,321       1,588,751  

Reece Ltd.

    71,159       1,048,196  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    93,200       8,019,613  

Santos Ltd.

    935,987       4,730,422  

Scentre Group

    1,462,842       2,908,199  

SEEK Ltd.

    120,035       1,978,810  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    121,161       2,526,231  

South32 Ltd.

    1,358,737       2,941,960  

Stockland

    721,287       2,130,040  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    327,630       3,015,682  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    1,047,600       2,762,870  

Transurban Group

    821,889       7,220,484  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    243,638       1,708,419  

Vicinity Ltd.

    1,184,054       1,571,721  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    67,452       1,507,764  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    312,617       11,834,723  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    939,639       14,740,699  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    44,696       2,104,337  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    510,060       10,668,524  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    327,316       7,687,001  

Xero Ltd.(a)

    40,207       2,877,962  
   

 

 

 
       327,694,080  
Security   Shares     Value  
Austria — 0.0%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    83,061     $ 3,578,135  

OMV AG

    42,589       1,895,696  

Verbund AG

    20,185       1,641,410  

voestalpine AG

    36,432       1,083,915  
   

 

 

 
       8,199,156  
Belgium — 0.2%            

Ageas SA/NV

    49,954       2,146,623  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    241,110       14,914,484  

Argenx SE(a)

    16,282       6,148,604  

D’ieteren Group

    5,975       1,207,025  

Elia Group SA/NV

    9,522       1,146,499  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    33,081       2,507,860  

KBC Group NV

    63,598       4,148,599  

Lotus Bakeries NV

    111       946,466  

Sofina SA

    3,752       897,340  

Syensqo SA(a)

    18,133       1,616,502  

UCB SA

    34,145       3,211,873  

Umicore SA

    56,606       1,287,586  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    61,998       1,813,885  
   

 

 

 
      41,993,346  
Brazil — 0.4%            

Ambev SA

    1,246,006       3,289,552  

Atacadao SA

    94,443       198,440  

B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao

    1,642,357       4,339,265  

Banco Bradesco SA

    90,907       251,011  

Banco BTG Pactual SA

    428,261       3,113,588  

Banco do Brasil SA

    223,561       2,547,234  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    29,400       170,013  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    187,167       1,293,894  

CCR SA

    373,788       989,847  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

    353,362       2,910,686  

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    110,000       1,750,888  

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA

    191,583       685,606  

Cosan SA

    360,842       1,330,652  

Energisa SA

    20,142       205,754  

Eneva SA(a)

    203,111       523,110  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    54,547       446,778  

Equatorial Energia SA

    351,179       2,511,358  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA(a)(c)

    1,434,118       1,123,118  

Hypera SA

    171,610       1,099,061  

JBS SA

    269,725       1,275,565  

Klabin SA

    207,958       893,635  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    211,348       2,308,686  

Lojas Renner SA

    277,063       897,558  

Magazine Luiza SA(a)

    796,400       337,567  

Natura & Co. Holding SA(a)

    279,435       902,422  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    1,010,402       8,598,125  

PRIO SA

    189,140       1,677,079  

Raia Drogasil SA

    367,397       1,876,139  

Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA(c)

    161,013       882,348  

Rumo SA

    391,525       1,822,333  

Sendas Distribuidora SA

    387,574       1,068,598  

Suzano SA

    196,780       2,050,255  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    140,984       1,461,517  

Tim SA

    335,031       1,172,581  

TOTVS SA

    186,747       1,188,088  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    234,821       1,335,158  

Vale SA

    909,851       12,443,788  

Vibra Energia SA

    297,895       1,428,025  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Brazil (continued)            

WEG SA

    517,752     $ 3,379,642  
   

 

 

 
      75,778,964  
Canada — 2.9%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    130,642       6,421,082  

Air Canada(a)

    52,213       707,591  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    166,383       986,331  

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    223,180        13,077,556  

AltaGas Ltd.

    71,908       1,494,908  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    159,379       2,475,238  

Bank of Montreal

    195,266       18,393,013  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    328,254       15,350,016  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    452,981       7,075,459  

BCE Inc.

    24,315       981,136  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    92,743       3,729,173  

Brookfield Corp., Class A

    370,601       14,708,817  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    31,687       885,242  

BRP Inc.

    8,679       547,678  

CAE Inc.(a)

    86,823       1,738,462  

Cameco Corp.

    117,347       5,602,666  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    28,451       987,622  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    252,366       11,405,228  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    153,551       19,048,113  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    304,452       19,483,841  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    248,534       19,999,921  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    17,528       1,863,030  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A, NVS

    86,971       1,982,068  

CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS

    48,894       2,092,574  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    380,920       6,170,878  

CGI Inc.(a)

    57,416       6,429,806  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    5,801       16,033,102  

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(a)

    16,687       1,461,113  

Dollarama Inc.

    84,827       6,225,505  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    108,926       1,837,511  

Emera Inc.

    82,771       2,924,951  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    33,415       865,914  

Enbridge Inc.

    583,789       20,729,731  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    5,895       6,145,015  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    168,385       1,527,983  

FirstService Corp.

    9,333       1,562,060  

Fortis Inc./Canada

    130,952       5,253,859  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    51,653       5,588,490  

George Weston Ltd.

    15,637       1,992,352  

GFL Environmental Inc.

    61,642       2,094,393  

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    50,736       1,675,539  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    76,657       2,558,939  

Hydro One Ltd.(c)

    101,612       3,015,597  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    28,638       1,946,903  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    58,515       3,375,238  

Intact Financial Corp.

    50,796       7,943,664  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    155,646       1,633,504  

Keyera Corp.

    58,279       1,409,672  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    411,969       2,270,587  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    40,839       4,081,014  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    179,343       1,464,678  

Magna International Inc.

    78,388       4,455,076  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    513,439       11,349,925  

MEG Energy Corp.(a)

    63,329       1,197,384  

Metro Inc./CN

    60,911       3,198,116  

National Bank of Canada

    97,776       7,478,379  

Northland Power Inc.

    58,819       1,082,362  

Nutrien Ltd.

    134,241       6,693,828  

Onex Corp.

    17,206       1,270,437  
Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

Open Text Corp.

    83,391     $ 3,636,591  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    95,307       1,290,184  

Parkland Corp.

    44,586       1,521,519  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    159,469       5,492,959  

Power Corp. of Canada

    175,145       5,105,383  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    33,521       815,056  

RB Global Inc.

    48,966       3,134,378  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    79,571       6,211,444  

RioCan REIT

    18,716       254,614  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    102,441       4,785,076  

Royal Bank of Canada

    383,209       37,398,827  

Saputo Inc.

    87,127       1,796,393  

Shopify Inc., Class A(a)

    326,889       26,169,112  

Stantec Inc.

    26,584       2,136,092  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    156,415       8,107,822  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    360,237       11,928,857  

TC Energy Corp.

    285,797       11,274,999  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    125,465       5,021,586  

TELUS Corp.

    132,681       2,376,406  

TFI International Inc.

    21,151       2,779,702  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    43,940       6,523,756  

TMX Group Ltd.

    74,289       1,837,264  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    18,166       1,591,155  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    494,697       30,050,879  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    84,109       3,636,622  

Waste Connections Inc.

    71,638       11,122,516  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    18,937       1,505,861  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    126,694       5,937,736  

WSP Global Inc.

    31,811       4,673,279  
   

 

 

 
       534,096,338  
Chile — 0.0%            

Banco de Chile

    10,358,721       1,159,436  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

    36,177       957,924  

Banco Santander Chile

    19,083,840       882,561  

Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA

    3,158,033       227,563  

Empresas CMPC SA

    330,050       537,778  

Empresas Copec SA

    135,225       859,678  

Enel Americas SA

    8,338,078       845,017  

Enel Chile SA

    7,801,320       468,935  

Falabella SA(a)

    174,813       414,921  
   

 

 

 
       6,353,813  
China — 2.5%            

3SBio Inc.(c)

    696,000       524,471  

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

    220,500       495,141  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    2,889,500       1,563,647  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    7,266,000       2,813,329  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    374,145       667,763  

Air China Ltd., Class H(a)(b)

    862,000       481,573  

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

    185,000       939,376  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

    4,451,676       39,926,965  

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

    1,652,000       607,037  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H

    1,516,000       738,839  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    65,892       211,867  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    357,400       3,016,618  

Autohome Inc., ADR

    19,463       490,468  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    918,000       338,593  

Baidu Inc.(a)

    600,710       7,777,517  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    21,132,000       7,930,208  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,812,500       1,514,783  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    736,000       435,421  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    196,315       588,477  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    973,951     $ 867,081  

BeiGene Ltd.(a)

    183,934       2,084,562  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    82,000       296,785  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    1,340,000       326,016  

Beijing Kingsoft Office Software Inc., Class A

    13,600       403,761  

Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    939,000       648,904  

Bilibili Inc.(a)(b)

    55,548       501,564  

BOC Aviation Ltd.(c)

    70,100       525,565  

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    1,128,000       509,920  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    77,100       1,835,992  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    260,000       5,821,441  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.(b)

    268,500       919,777  

CGN Power Co. Ltd.

    260,800       138,637  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    5,503,000       1,542,077  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd.,
Class H

    554,000       53,154  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    2,139,000       1,060,092  

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    695,000       763,234  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    582,000       239,649  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    26,036,260        15,461,977  

China CSSC Holdings Ltd., Class A

    128,200       545,405  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,291,000       1,443,416  

China Everbright Environment Group Ltd.

    1,206,000       420,629  

China Feihe Ltd.(c)

    1,205,000       552,051  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    270,500       437,789  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    788,600       718,985  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

    680,500       498,884  

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

    828,400       984,672  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,015,000       2,322,976  

China Literature Ltd.(a)(c)

    121,000       351,935  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd.,
Class H

    1,059,000       638,801  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    417,000       595,906  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    911,000       2,018,521  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    627,300       2,684,307  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    915,288       3,336,577  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    444,000       548,951  

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

    611,322       747,304  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    2,773,200       1,524,218  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    13,500       4,490  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd.,
Class H

    1,060,000       373,909  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    477,400       550,668  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    670,000       643,940  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    1,036,000       1,567,250  

China Overseas Property Holdings Ltd.

    515,000       341,337  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    391,897       1,360,095  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd.,
Class H

    389,000       715,749  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    7,133,200       3,710,713  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    1,823,000       682,039  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    1,507,000       689,207  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    474,000       1,714,145  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    284,000       805,419  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    866,000       2,629,223  

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services Ltd.(c)

    182,000       525,582  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    612,000       1,238,137  

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,608,000       269,763  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    326,200       1,689,101  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    659,500       2,501,935  

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

    768,000       284,133  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    2,144,977       1,537,011  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    686,000     $ 724,623  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    662,200       549,708  

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

    1,161,200       715,664  

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

    81,092       901,597  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(c)

    11,120,000       1,237,003  

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,174,000       448,872  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    605,800       380,758  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    643,696       861,528  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    738,510        2,508,186  

Chinasoft International Ltd.

    930,000       529,965  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    237,800       423,538  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    87,150       544,539  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.(b)

    531,600       720,152  

CITIC Ltd.

    1,441,000       1,390,844  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    486,423       1,389,558  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    538,025       1,050,076  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class H

    1,476,000       808,484  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    95,800       2,021,767  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class A

    268,600       492,405  

COSCO Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,190,800       1,251,087  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    542,000       331,909  

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

    2,716,866       220,354  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    655,000       432,688  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A

    400,900       317,111  

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class A

    118,800       369,761  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    2,463,120       1,812,091  

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

    18,917       341,452  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    670,000       258,735  

East Buy Holding Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    129,500       380,479  

East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    400,660       696,274  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    212,000       1,578,096  

Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    92,600       448,754  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    462,000       338,022  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    262,000       394,053  

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

    127,621       603,786  

Fosun International Ltd.

    653,500       342,941  

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A

    345,700       638,943  

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

    237,200       1,072,360  

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,500       139,751  

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

    134,840       360,199  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.

    5,900,000       678,871  

GDS Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    273,688       183,306  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    1,684,000       1,596,193  

Genscript Biotech Corp.(a)

    464,000       770,200  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    566,800       570,431  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    968,000       953,099  

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.

    259,000       195,118  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    1,022,000       594,157  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,068,000       422,142  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    326,800       664,943  

H World Group Ltd., ADR

    59,427       1,887,996  

Haidilao International Holding Ltd.(c)

    529,000       833,448  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A

    107,500       334,428  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H

    733,400     $ 2,072,340  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    196,000       436,277  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    892,800       411,529  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd.(c)

    480,000       720,934  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    226,500       701,355  

Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    408,500       667,014  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd.(a)(c)

    182,000       329,719  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class H(a)

    1,992,000        1,123,320  

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

    645,400       761,392  

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

    143,800       468,627  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    3,660,291       2,632,746  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    15,385,260       7,494,618  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    813,700       1,782,349  

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

    360,000       1,357,751  

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B

    443,000       837,985  

Innovent Biologics Inc.(a)(c)

    402,000       1,619,622  

iQIYI Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    113,637       380,684  

JD Health International Inc.(a)(c)

    325,300       1,073,420  

JD.com Inc.

    623,676       7,032,654  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    524,000       500,008  

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    250,718       1,309,328  

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

    58,600       745,759  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    375,000       524,449  

JOYY Inc., ADR

    17,857       547,496  

Kanzhun Ltd., ADR

    59,065       821,594  

KE Holdings Inc., ADR

    178,943       2,535,622  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    282,000       501,933  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    494,000       296,903  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    864,000       835,197  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.(b)

    335,800       816,919  

Kuaishou Technology(a)(c)

    616,600       3,107,871  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    1,192,000       1,067,909  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,232       5,192,783  

Legend Biotech Corp., ADR(a)

    18,590       1,023,565  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    2,112,000       2,211,414  

Li Auto Inc.(a)

    312,876       4,324,860  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    682,500       1,458,040  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    555,000       615,387  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    230,820       621,396  

Lufax Holding Ltd., Class A, ADR(b)

    54,334       128,772  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    329,840       1,168,036  

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,100       718,261  

Meituan, Class B(a)(c)

    1,363,620       10,967,900  

Microport Scientific Corp.(a)

    264,000       194,967  

MINISO Group Holding Ltd.

    100,424       424,745  

Minth Group Ltd.

    244,000       395,507  

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

    158,912       779,988  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    190,620       556,781  

NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    12,900       407,493  

NetEase Inc.

    538,290       10,463,340  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    231,500       413,143  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.(a)

    420,030       3,241,895  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.(a)

    456,000       168,942  

Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    310,200       575,766  

NIO Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    400,629       2,251,535  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    491,200     $ 2,665,817  

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

    40,000       597,128  

Orient Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    291,400       335,488  

PDD Holdings Inc., ADR(a)

    163,815        20,783,209  

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

    2,442,000       759,164  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,774,000       4,176,714  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,996,000       2,482,754  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    844,100       1,111,684  

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

    183,100       262,885  

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

    303,800       1,716,407  

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

    1,678,000       7,053,542  

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

    713,399       950,733  

Pop Mart International Group Ltd.(c)

    153,600       344,468  

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

    475,800       313,472  

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

    1,333,000       641,052  

Qifu Technology Inc.

    27,412       393,362  

Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    211,500       278,543  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    580,613       1,105,229  

Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    707,000       460,149  

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    184,400       335,873  

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    210,600       1,035,461  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    482,500       1,625,919  

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

    267,250       384,758  

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

    701,200       449,352  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class B

    167,800       330,593  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    256,000       434,664  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    361,800       511,407  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,055,565       1,003,679  

Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co. Ltd., NVS

    13,944       261,652  

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

    32,100       895,297  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    50,600       394,088  

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

    40,200       1,502,898  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    225,700       2,009,950  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    2,976,000       1,073,848  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    450,800       1,185,371  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    143,000       324,781  

Smoore International Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    536,000       324,121  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    49,300       537,645  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    203,000       1,247,716  

TAL Education Group, ADR(a)(b)

    107,937       1,148,450  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    1,816,900       63,066,961  

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

    229,292       2,155,345  

Tongcheng Travel Holdings Ltd.(a)

    444,400       906,511  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    184,800       598,989  

Topsports International Holdings Ltd.(c)

    512,000       331,869  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    444,000       446,592  

Trip.com Group Ltd.(a)

    143,626       5,227,901  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    99,900       968,387  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    62,000       353,816  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    586,000       329,169  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

    204,000     $ 602,764  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    111,908       1,778,218  

Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    121,653       1,183,830  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    1,672,000       921,766  

Weibo Corp., ADR

    20,779       168,310  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    649,000       1,145,786  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    545,216       1,424,940  

Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Shanghai, Class A

    44,900       539,466  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,600       1,614,662  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    126,159       956,006  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(b)(c)

    44,912       310,746  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc.(a)(c)

    1,053,000       2,771,006  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(c)

    4,248,600       6,693,789  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    1,544,000       708,914  

XPeng Inc.(a)

    291,634       1,214,553  

Xtep International Holdings Ltd.

    442,500       217,913  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    446,000       611,511  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    864,000       1,775,073  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    399,000       249,856  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    117,426       4,061,765  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    138,800       898,622  

Zai Lab Ltd.(a)

    277,980       590,641  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,692       601,402  

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd., Class H

    454,500       423,673  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    728,640       541,278  

Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co. Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    140,300       379,129  

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

    208,900       326,357  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    187,000       315,660  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd.

    216,100       530,494  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    354,100       593,799  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,812,000       2,688,761  

ZTE Corp., Class H

    243,600       423,321  

ZTO Express Cayman Inc., ADR

    122,992       2,012,149  
   

 

 

 
       459,910,762  
Colombia — 0.0%            

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    26,649       115,384  
   

 

 

 
Czech Republic — 0.0%            

CEZ AS

    51,404       1,947,456  

Komercni Banka AS

    39,318       1,289,931  
   

 

 

 
      3,237,387  
Denmark — 0.8%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    833       1,510,454  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    567       1,045,434  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    26,046       3,351,272  

Coloplast A/S, Class B(b)

    35,403       4,080,964  

Danske Bank A/S

    189,439       5,086,713  

Demant A/S(a)

    24,815       1,124,092  

DSV A/S

    52,095       9,320,302  

Genmab A/S(a)

    18,331       5,068,925  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    894,116       102,201,379  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    103,560       5,306,485  

Orsted A/S(c)

    55,069       3,103,950  

Pandora A/S

    25,409       3,712,685  

Tryg A/S

    108,641       2,322,105  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    274,921       7,751,400  
   

 

 

 
      154,986,160  
Egypt — 0.0%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    636,678       832,713  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Finland — 0.2%            

Elisa OYJ

    32,204     $ 1,467,261  

Fortum OYJ

    125,584       1,716,752  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    75,069       1,466,068  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    88,084       4,360,273  

Metso OYJ

    167,481       1,673,912  

Neste OYJ

    117,715       4,058,168  

Nokia OYJ

    1,473,754       5,327,950  

Nordea Bank Abp

    840,260       10,354,012  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    27,418       1,262,261  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    124,795       5,223,349  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    175,116       2,228,310  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    148,612       5,405,348  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    151,551       2,235,613  
   

 

 

 
      46,779,277  
France — 2.8%            

Accor SA

    54,913       2,168,706  

Aeroports de Paris SA

    5,652       756,293  

Air Liquide SA

    141,304       26,442,684  

Airbus SE

    160,071        25,497,044  

Alstom SA

    79,789       1,006,172  

Amundi SA(c)

    12,544       848,446  

ArcelorMittal SA

    125,474       3,455,556  

Arkema SA

    12,706       1,382,832  

AXA SA

    506,500       17,000,829  

BioMerieux

    10,445       1,124,177  

BNP Paribas SA

    288,390       19,375,242  

Bollore SE

    246,856       1,630,491  

Bouygues SA

    70,657       2,588,349  

Bureau Veritas SA

    102,721       2,732,264  

Capgemini SE

    46,675       10,376,851  

Carrefour SA

    170,286       2,907,173  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    128,151       9,061,112  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    201,841       6,701,658  

Covivio SA/France

    9,045       437,994  

Credit Agricole SA

    300,726       4,307,855  

Danone SA

    176,842       11,781,853  

Dassault Aviation SA

    6,210       1,176,226  

Dassault Systemes SE

    181,223       9,394,286  

Edenred SE

    74,992       4,479,158  

Eiffage SA

    30,009       3,139,847  

Engie SA

    490,876       7,840,503  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    77,799       15,246,504  

Eurazeo SE

    3,235       275,558  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    33,156       1,996,547  

Euronext NV(c)

    18,154       1,596,774  

Gecina SA

    12,822       1,414,095  

Getlink SE

    115,814       1,995,601  

Hermes International SCA

    8,623       18,191,590  

Ipsen SA

    10,773       1,242,117  

Kering SA

    20,187       8,292,282  

Klepierre SA

    40,707       1,053,932  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    25,388       1,029,067  

Legrand SA

    76,876       7,450,484  

L’Oreal SA

    65,236       31,218,950  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    74,820       62,254,620  

Orange SA

    486,730       5,788,155  

Pernod Ricard SA

    57,869       9,489,680  

Publicis Groupe SA

    65,730       6,585,721  

Remy Cointreau SA

    4,015       406,816  

Renault SA

    58,538       2,204,522  

Safran SA

    93,877       17,527,667  

Sanofi SA

    312,629       31,308,399  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    7,802     $ 2,102,149  

Schneider Electric SE

    144,854       28,456,567  

SEB SA

    5,107       623,617  

Societe Generale SA

    201,999       5,192,388  

Sodexo SA

    24,675       2,783,561  

Teleperformance SE

    17,029       2,659,488  

Thales SA

    29,061       4,250,289  

TotalEnergies SE

    629,397       40,832,498  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    36,655       2,624,670  

Veolia Environnement SA

    191,085       6,226,283  

Vinci SA

    144,947       18,310,033  

Vivendi SE

    205,387       2,314,621  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    65,705       888,232  
   

 

 

 
       521,447,078  
Germany — 1.9%            

adidas AG

    43,584       8,228,136  

Allianz SE, Registered

    109,289       29,199,393  

BASF SE

    245,381       11,730,191  

Bayer AG, Registered

    268,002       8,339,315  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    85,759       8,923,489  

Bechtle AG

    23,248       1,205,475  

Beiersdorf AG

    26,781       3,919,122  

Brenntag SE

    41,665       3,683,602  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    12,224       1,288,553  

Commerzbank AG

    287,185       3,297,915  

Continental AG

    29,141       2,380,547  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    57,075       3,013,873  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    141,638       5,061,740  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    53,862       1,222,090  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    540,876       6,986,888  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    51,050       10,166,079  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    216,481       1,800,120  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    272,039       13,029,076  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    877,729       21,546,324  

E.ON SE

    603,402       8,163,592  

Evonik Industries AG

    44,116       811,564  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA(b)

    53,962       2,085,610  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    108,969       3,059,068  

GEA Group AG

    52,957       2,120,877  

Hannover Rueck SE

    18,604       4,459,693  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    37,706       3,481,939  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    47,019       621,815  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    30,545       2,088,993  

Infineon Technologies AG

    356,239       12,987,378  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    19,053       1,176,830  

LEG Immobilien SE(a)

    19,890       1,650,465  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    219,274       14,803,797  

Merck KGaA

    36,670       6,016,648  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    15,503       3,564,607  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AGin Muenchen, Registered

    37,504       15,966,163  

Nemetschek SE

    18,760       1,731,053  

Puma SE

    29,882       1,202,565  

Rational AG

    1,363       1,047,037  

Rheinmetall AG

    11,715       4,102,250  

RWE AG

    169,709       6,266,610  

SAP SE

    285,057       49,385,149  

Scout24 SE(c)

    24,733       1,821,098  

Siemens AG, Registered

    207,262       37,104,840  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    77,639       4,320,706  

Symrise AG, Class A

    38,558       3,978,172  

Talanx AG(a)

    12,586       883,046  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Volkswagen AG

    3,007     $ 424,532  

Vonovia SE

    204,400       6,367,541  

Wacker Chemie AG

    5,594       606,505  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

    59,028       1,178,590  
   

 

 

 
       348,500,661  
Greece — 0.1%            

Alpha Services and Holdings SA(a)

    635,608       1,131,934  

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

    733,696       1,416,922  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    56,482       784,245  

JUMBO SA

    65,225       1,832,705  

Mytilineos SA

    25,139       1,032,373  

National Bank of Greece SA(a)

    143,659       1,092,251  

OPAP SA

    53,509       926,392  

Piraeus Financial Holdings SA(a)

    175,506       710,751  

Public Power Corp. SA(a)

    57,244       757,474  
   

 

 

 
      9,685,047  
Hong Kong — 0.5%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    3,175,200       24,901,239  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    1,096,500       2,628,084  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)

    495,800       781,451  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    591,016       2,666,865  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    742,016       3,832,379  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    215,000       1,276,851  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    456,500       3,630,745  

ESR Group Ltd.(b)(c)

    670,400       856,954  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    19,129       893,707  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    656,000       3,404,561  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    610,000       708,185  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    203,700       2,120,551  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    299,003       779,088  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    1,215,000       1,459,531  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    3,403,040       2,421,695  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    338,300       10,256,849  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    365,600       1,141,222  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    40,700       1,634,272  

Link REIT

    684,560       3,433,535  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    432,500       1,407,056  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    483,916       593,113  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    450,000       2,634,833  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    685,600       1,799,542  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    1,668,000       1,742,333  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    441,000       669,148  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    429,500       4,008,689  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    142,500       1,102,527  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    195,800       365,906  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    397,000       4,216,579  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    2,110,000       1,244,889  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)(b)

    278,000       812,229  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    476,200       1,395,187  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    547,000       453,476  
   

 

 

 
      91,273,271  
Hungary — 0.0%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    119,126       976,303  

OTP Bank Nyrt

    71,086       3,293,328  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    25,206       680,426  
   

 

 

 
      4,950,057  
India — 1.8%            

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

    45,330       1,715,585  

Adani Green Energy Ltd.(a)

    85,144       1,724,711  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    139,110       2,022,331  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

Adani Power Ltd.(a)

    197,630     $ 1,341,629  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    189,376       1,274,560  

APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.

    45,300       821,001  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    31,137       2,380,859  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    118,543       4,210,827  

Astral Ltd.

    25,250       556,292  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    99,681       1,380,733  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd.(a)(c)

    42,855       1,958,136  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    679,253       8,733,365  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    20,243       1,871,322  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    77,656       6,427,702  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    124,000       2,429,543  

Bandhan Bank Ltd.(c)

    184,727       508,906  

Bank of Baroda

    200,800       597,915  

Bharat Electronics Ltd.

    1,017,161       2,278,202  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    71,325       1,060,171  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    242,402       1,469,211  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    668,971       9,436,855  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    31,524       1,971,700  

CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.

    173,776       980,369  

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd.

    128,352       1,828,532  

Cipla Ltd.

    140,121       2,278,954  

Coal India Ltd.

    384,143       1,880,903  

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    32,670       1,011,790  

Container Corp. of India Ltd.

    90,484       965,839  

Cummins India Ltd.

    32,227       890,400  

Dabur India Ltd.

    153,060       994,206  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    40,106       1,772,894  

DLF Ltd.

    194,177       1,874,481  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    35,339       2,596,602  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    41,362       1,914,695  

GAIL India Ltd.

    677,920       1,410,608  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

    105,198       1,475,200  

Godrej Properties Ltd.(a)

    31,775       907,848  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    79,236       2,075,406  

Havells India Ltd.

    85,052       1,325,207  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    308,210       5,845,415  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

    795,235       13,984,890  

HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    260,182       1,806,645  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    33,688       1,875,451  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    391,246       2,724,860  

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., NVS

    31,340       1,134,111  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.(a)

    137,887       769,514  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    227,372       6,798,799  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    1,423,567        17,631,065  

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    69,193       1,245,112  

IDFC First Bank Ltd.(a)

    952,827       967,207  

Indian Hotels Co. Ltd., Class A

    230,477       1,366,686  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

    752,235       1,332,109  

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corp. Ltd.

    71,701       843,376  

Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

    104,676       543,033  

IndusInd Bank Ltd.

    78,290       1,445,322  

Info Edge India Ltd.

    24,142       1,461,729  

Infosys Ltd.

    895,335       17,849,542  

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.(a)(c)

    39,590       1,411,862  

ITC Ltd.

    897,401       4,770,658  

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

    79,578       725,783  

Jio Financial Services Ltd., NVS(a)

    830,922       2,480,891  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    249,994       2,461,522  

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.

    118,201       739,569  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    296,224       6,510,650  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    181,552       7,600,717  
Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

LTIMindtree Ltd.(c)

    30,540     $ 2,000,331  

Lupin Ltd.

    80,554       1,458,766  

Macrotech Developers Ltd.

    61,753       796,837  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    239,191       4,756,328  

Marico Ltd.

    148,901       947,098  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    37,385       4,585,309  

Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.

    221,685       2,084,764  

Nestle India Ltd., NVS

    82,597       2,491,502  

NTPC Ltd.

    1,056,191       4,043,786  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    940,384       2,856,617  

One 97 Communications Ltd., NVS(a)

    60,477       552,956  

Page Industries Ltd.

    1,783       800,930  

Persistent Systems Ltd.

    13,613       1,366,227  

PI Industries Ltd.

    23,399       950,869  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    44,530       1,357,232  

Polycab India Ltd.

    12,297       642,769  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

    365,296       1,950,538  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    1,277,202       3,989,145  

REC Ltd.

    307,229       1,845,573  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    831,693       28,574,065  

Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.

    510,553       696,045  

SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    127,818       2,161,239  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    2,909       999,795  

Shriram Finance Ltd.

    75,710       2,250,419  

Siemens Ltd.

    22,438       1,118,659  

Sona Blw Precision Forgings Ltd.(c)

    92,537       688,763  

SRF Ltd.

    41,794       1,168,990  

State Bank of India

    523,951       4,047,192  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    261,330       4,464,531  

Supreme Industries Ltd.

    13,606       676,932  

Suzlon Energy Ltd.(a)

    2,355,947       1,302,717  

Tata Communications Ltd.

    28,684       600,026  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    249,988       11,482,222  

Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

    180,014       2,424,178  

Tata Elxsi Ltd.

    11,180       1,023,346  

Tata Motors Ltd.

    470,697       5,009,554  

Tata Motors Ltd., Class A

    8,765       61,639  

Tata Power Co. Ltd. (The)

    415,330       1,947,594  

Tata Steel Ltd.

    2,051,125       3,358,720  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    182,374       2,921,735  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    99,505       4,427,754  

Trent Ltd.

    69,964       2,601,439  

Tube Investments of India Ltd.

    33,506       1,574,953  

TVS Motor Co. Ltd.

    126,840       3,056,238  

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

    28,082       3,433,640  

UPL Ltd.

    151,290       979,001  

Varun Beverages Ltd.

    134,990       2,082,420  

Vedanta Ltd.

    221,160       730,191  

Wipro Ltd.

    355,792       2,034,934  

Yes Bank Ltd.(a)

    4,325,549       1,256,230  

Zomato Ltd.(a)

    1,405,527       2,361,478  
   

 

 

 
       329,676,224  
Indonesia — 0.2%            

Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT

    4,744,900       719,455  

Amman Mineral Internasional PT(a)

    1,782,500       850,334  

Aneka Tambang Tbk

    2,212,100       217,036  

Astra International Tbk PT

    6,728,900       2,180,435  

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    13,243,700       8,012,788  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    9,369,228       3,944,589  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    6,032,976       2,194,890  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    17,926,130       6,457,625  

Barito Pacific Tbk PT

    7,625,694       511,541  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Indonesia (continued)            

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT

    2,451,745     $ 695,858  

GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT(a)

    217,995,300       1,209,286  

Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk PT

    682,500       338,085  

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    2,621,700       1,059,320  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    8,902,700       852,018  

Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT(a)

    4,550,932       777,783  

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    1,549,602       608,587  

Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT

    5,994,000       1,005,999  

Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    11,783,600       2,955,643  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    2,310,900       453,979  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    738,606       1,072,904  
   

 

 

 
      36,118,155  
Ireland — 0.2%            

AIB Group PLC

    194,648       854,976  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    212,536       1,954,477  

CRH PLC

    214,983       15,251,242  

Flutter Entertainment PLC(a)

    45,958       9,433,160  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    54,753       4,880,354  

Kingspan Group PLC

    35,332       2,869,545  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    88,650       3,303,523  
   

 

 

 
      38,547,277  
Israel — 0.2%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    10,219       688,583  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    363,470       3,092,370  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    380,251       2,888,069  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)

    26,388       4,193,845  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)(b)

    12,525       2,924,337  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    9,213       1,900,488  

Global-e Online Ltd.(a)(b)

    25,796       974,315  

ICL Group Ltd.

    273,376        1,243,393  

Isracard Ltd.

    2       7  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    297,531       1,443,290  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    65,113       2,423,331  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    7,777       1,633,481  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    17,496       3,630,103  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)

    305,809       3,700,289  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    15,962       2,025,259  
   

 

 

 
      32,761,160  
Italy — 0.6%            

Amplifon SpA

    31,325       1,022,401  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    276,430       6,166,301  

Banco BPM SpA

    258,149       1,392,789  

DiaSorin SpA

    6,892       633,781  

Enel SpA

    2,117,468       14,448,280  

Eni SpA

    644,437       10,273,189  

Ferrari NV

    35,020       12,212,775  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    146,167       2,107,489  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    45,609       551,505  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    4,248,130        13,089,736  

Leonardo SpA(b)

    77,415       1,351,206  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    221,738       2,936,698  

Moncler SpA

    51,408       3,162,452  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    138,663       1,063,609  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    103,000       1,116,896  

Prysmian SpA

    95,153       4,187,668  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    43,821       2,418,668  

Snam SpA

    634,082       3,096,821  

Stellantis NV

    554,206       12,207,298  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    3,175,713       957,183  

Tenaris SA, NVS

    152,769       2,412,877  

Terna -Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    513,350       4,328,592  
Security   Shares     Value  
Italy (continued)            

UniCredit SpA

    457,070     $ 13,388,521  
   

 

 

 
      114,526,735  
Japan — 5.5%            

Advantest Corp.

    210,400       8,373,461  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    172,700       4,127,042  

AGC Inc.

    58,300       2,192,560  

Aisin Corp.

    44,000       1,642,744  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    126,100       5,178,286  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    37,000       817,632  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    124,400       4,623,692  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    69,100       1,312,961  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    377,200       2,860,512  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    493,500       5,745,560  

Azbil Corp.

    31,600       1,021,144  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    161,300       3,492,554  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    42,000       976,458  

Bridgestone Corp.

    161,400       6,993,895  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    63,700       1,067,139  

Canon Inc.

    264,600       7,288,969  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    48,300       1,842,102  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    176,800       4,418,698  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    124,000       918,872  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    180,700       2,344,164  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    181,900       6,542,983  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    293,000       1,396,275  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    56,200       1,626,425  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    90,000       1,774,799  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    262,800       5,763,930  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    513,100       15,361,718  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    74,000       11,857,182  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    17,400       1,979,259  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    150,100       4,641,384  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    631       1,114,914  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    396,200       2,839,511  

Denso Corp.

    517,200       8,124,203  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    55,700       1,478,349  

Disco Corp.

    25,300       6,826,926  

East Japan Railway Co.

    84,400       4,827,057  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    70,300       3,310,331  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    842,980       3,404,419  

FANUC Corp.

    254,100       7,029,006  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    48,600       12,975,071  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    40,700       2,038,256  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    98,800       6,262,428  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    48,700       6,740,774  

GLP J-REIT

    1,153       1,029,437  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    33,300       1,315,513  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    70,300       2,150,865  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    6,500       1,132,624  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    9,200       1,070,446  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    31,000       879,544  

Hitachi Ltd.

    251,800        19,778,978  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,269,300       14,188,311  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    30,300       1,102,355  

Hoya Corp.

    96,800       12,296,414  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    124,800       1,378,084  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.(b)

    30,900       1,554,886  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    265,900       1,476,537  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    36,200       546,509  

Inpex Corp.

    266,600       3,623,749  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    173,100       2,361,939  

ITOCHU Corp.

    310,900       14,109,917  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    42,000     $ 807,062  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    140,100       3,100,651  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    1,920       1,303,379  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    403,700       4,198,418  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    570,300       5,459,300  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    50,200       939,838  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    361       1,383,908  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    324,200       8,545,064  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    135,900       2,145,700  

JSR Corp.

    48,700       1,328,276  

Kajima Corp.

    124,100       2,214,795  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    212,500       2,898,954  

Kao Corp.

    129,600       5,127,956  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    37,900       1,846,631  

KDDI Corp.

    403,200       13,360,046  

KDX Realty Investment Corp.

    1,139       1,235,521  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    35,500       1,606,370  

Keyence Corp.

    53,400       23,891,047  

Kikkoman Corp.

    41,300       2,541,116  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    55,300       1,706,417  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    223,100       3,206,830  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    45,000       1,149,872  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    32,800       408,562  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    62,800       961,423  

Komatsu Ltd.

    238,300       6,779,623  

Konami Group Corp.

    28,100       1,728,099  

Kose Corp.

    9,700       634,600  

Kubota Corp.

    284,500       4,306,609  

Kyocera Corp.

    350,300       5,128,417  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    80,900       1,274,334  

Lasertec Corp.

    21,000       5,469,009  

LY Corp.

    761,100       2,367,807  

M3 Inc.

    122,900       1,939,362  

Makita Corp.

    62,900       1,692,953  

Marubeni Corp.

    393,300       6,708,386  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    90,300       1,641,362  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    155,200       1,881,559  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    24,100       1,073,040  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    73,200       1,770,313  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    110,700       2,288,192  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    92,400       1,584,188  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    330,300       1,991,623  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    930,300       16,033,667  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    541,100       8,030,086  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    289,200       4,007,130  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    148,600       1,053,640  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    92,200       6,150,060  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    3,136,200        29,375,363  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    355,500       14,418,094  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    45,000       1,324,362  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    223,500       5,610,692  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    94,500       3,394,484  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    633,190       11,499,718  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    88,700       835,396  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    121,900       5,033,828  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    453,700       9,161,166  

NEC Corp.

    67,400       4,404,233  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    94,000       1,500,148  

Nidec Corp.

    115,000       4,289,134  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    275,800       15,409,191  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    420       1,699,366  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    16,900       1,005,910  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    274,100     $ 2,158,900  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    382       679,655  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    55,200       1,398,730  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    229,234       5,516,438  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    7,829,400       9,831,801  

Nippon Yusen KK

    135,000       4,652,216  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    39,700       1,583,347  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    610,200       2,395,538  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    51,000       1,649,920  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    22,700       2,971,015  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    38,300       3,177,285  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    850,700       4,581,994  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    26,300       719,718  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    1,240       1,356,889  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    106,100       3,244,912  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    173,300       2,496,148  

Obayashi Corp.

    190,500       1,763,370  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    20,600       3,164,357  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    91,200       1,393,581  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    194,000       758,507  

Olympus Corp.

    329,900       4,883,728  

Omron Corp.

    48,100       2,162,829  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    114,500       2,063,763  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    28,800       900,637  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    13,500       1,063,923  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    299,800       11,134,593  

ORIX Corp.

    322,200       6,221,445  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    103,000       2,168,856  

Otsuka Corp.

    30,800       1,295,995  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    107,200       4,213,852  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    104,600       2,261,084  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    592,900       5,584,393  

Rakuten Group Inc.(a)

    418,900       1,840,126  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    398,500       15,740,238  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    416,400       6,832,115  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    581,500       3,210,031  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    150,700       1,184,501  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    99,200       1,712,116  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    68,330       1,678,571  

SCSK Corp.

    53,300       1,046,525  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    56,800       4,122,563  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    85,400       1,246,619  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    105,600       1,507,708  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    161,800       3,652,505  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    198,700       7,847,620  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    96,900       1,254,865  

Sharp Corp./Japan(a)

    53,700       361,095  

Shimadzu Corp.

    65,100       1,800,143  

Shimano Inc.

    21,300       3,058,154  

Shimizu Corp.

    141,500       947,219  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    495,400        19,500,024  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    71,800       3,446,142  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    107,600       2,999,531  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    127,400       1,164,436  

SMC Corp.

    15,800       8,794,983  

SoftBank Corp.

    761,100       10,111,855  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    277,600       11,984,159  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    85,200       4,417,743  

Sony Group Corp.

    346,500       33,980,669  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    24,500       957,368  

Subaru Corp.

    162,600       3,243,757  

SUMCO Corp.

    102,000       1,546,363  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    373,700     $ 879,907  

Sumitomo Corp.

    286,400       6,586,580  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    202,600       2,692,878  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    71,400       1,973,401  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    351,000       18,256,685  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    182,116       3,732,150  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    80,300       2,525,365  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    41,700       1,360,453  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    99,600       4,473,898  

Sysmex Corp.

    49,700       2,692,363  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    148,900       2,465,597  

Taisei Corp.

    53,000       1,932,305  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    434,634       12,774,101  

TDK Corp.

    102,800       5,114,795  

Terumo Corp.

    182,300       6,171,211  

TIS Inc.

    63,100       1,403,460  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    51,900       1,374,481  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    35,500       1,156,403  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    486,500       12,827,751  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    434,200       2,311,747  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    129,300       23,994,514  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    109,300       2,510,825  

Tokyu Corp.

    156,000       1,830,548  

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

    73,200       2,017,717  

Toray Industries Inc.

    398,400       1,990,577  

Tosoh Corp.

    64,600       832,994  

TOTO Ltd.

    37,700       1,020,361  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    38,900       3,290,127  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    2,893,100       57,768,885  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    56,400       3,695,972  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan(a)

    39,500       2,259,770  

Unicharm Corp.

    111,900       3,850,296  

USS Co. Ltd.

    66,100       1,250,044  

West Japan Railway Co.

    62,100       2,586,435  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    75,600       1,651,224  

Yamaha Corp.

    40,500       890,618  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    273,900       2,588,833  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    77,700       1,343,155  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    67,000       2,524,982  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    75,900       1,491,488  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    24,800       1,214,424  

ZOZO Inc.

    39,200       858,343  
   

 

 

 
       1,025,818,859  
Kazakhstan — 0.0%            

Polymetal International PLC(a)(d)

    71,803       8  
   

 

 

 
Kuwait — 0.1%            

Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC(a)

    554,585       1,043,558  

Boubyan Bank KSCP

    1,020,887       2,034,762  

Kuwait Finance House KSCP

    1,758,565       4,407,850  

Mabanee Co. KPSC

    379,518       950,338  

Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP

    1,058,225       1,808,594  

National Bank of Kuwait SAKP

    1,684,207       5,362,554  
   

 

 

 
      15,607,656  
Malaysia — 0.1%            

Axiata Group Bhd

    352,300       202,982  

CELCOMDIGI Bhd

    1,096,683       982,482  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    1,713,900       2,257,452  

Dialog Group Bhd

    1,668,300       645,195  

Genting Bhd

    1,170,700       1,166,264  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    423,900       241,531  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    271,100       1,100,235  
Security   Shares     Value  
Malaysia (continued)            

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    1,296,400     $ 1,672,614  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd(b)

    81,700       383,139  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    990,600       1,937,611  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    482,100       783,939  

Maxis Bhd

    1,175,200       944,135  

MISC Bhd

    373,300       579,446  

MR DIY Group M Bhd(c)

    438,200       127,847  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    680,100       972,075  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    454,700       1,705,365  

PPB Group Bhd

    171,400       523,984  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    1,435,000       1,436,207  

Public Bank Bhd

    3,739,150       3,466,255  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    342,100       319,020  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    412,400       515,409  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    650,800       1,474,963  
   

 

 

 
      23,438,150  
Mexico — 0.3%            

America Movil SAB de CV

    5,131,610       4,636,234  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    123,200       1,399,820  

Banco del Bajio SA(c)

    184,800       703,059  

Cemex SAB de CV, NVS(a)

    4,244,354       3,526,379  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

    124,900       1,189,095  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

    674,500       1,146,668  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    574,500       7,791,624  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    43,125       807,302  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV, Class B

    76,200       697,605  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    101,900       1,586,387  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    45,435       1,324,469  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    369,400       1,685,227  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1

    196,200       1,839,400  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    748,200       7,610,022  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O(a)

    615,700       1,819,036  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    996,828       5,143,555  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV(a)(b)

    45,395       596,967  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

    306,900       699,692  

Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV

    604,923       1,206,226  

Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV

    136,922       564,267  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    1,445,500       5,972,141  
   

 

 

 
       51,945,175  
Netherlands — 1.2%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    125,802       1,851,476  

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    6,115       7,669,351  

Aegon Ltd.

    534,105       3,150,919  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    52,414       4,012,816  

Akzo Nobel NV

    49,934       3,835,554  

ASM International NV

    13,345       7,396,247  

ASML Holding NV

    110,234       95,637,682  

ASR Nederland NV

    40,025       1,886,238  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    20,009       3,006,918  

CNH Industrial NV

    305,739       3,668,868  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    195,408       1,979,724  

EXOR NV, NVS

    27,623       2,672,594  

Ferrovial SE

    154,696       5,899,367  

Heineken Holding NV

    38,158       3,201,747  

Heineken NV

    79,342       7,981,449  

IMCD NV

    14,902       2,274,652  

ING Groep NV

    982,871       13,965,088  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    267,444       7,521,368  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  
Netherlands (continued)             

Koninklijke KPN NV

    806,969      $ 2,745,099  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    254,279        5,379,414  

NEPI Rockcastle NV

    91,015        612,908  

NN Group NV

    70,041        2,870,857  

OCI NV

    25,502        728,439  

Prosus NV

    419,152        12,470,475  

Qiagen NV, NVS

    61,752        2,679,222  

Randstad NV

    25,597        1,455,451  

Universal Music Group NV

    224,146        6,607,314  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    71,467        10,535,453  
    

 

 

 
        223,696,690  
New Zealand — 0.0%             

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    505,515        2,606,381  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    33,229        760,954  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    175,506        2,534,840  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    269,486        912,962  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    749,019        2,433,408  
    

 

 

 
       9,248,545  
Norway — 0.2%             

Adevinta ASA(a)

    98,508        1,058,395  

Aker BP ASA

    98,215        2,606,781  

DNB Bank ASA

    259,518        5,044,955  

Equinor ASA

    243,514        6,968,661  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    33,914        545,489  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    25,662        1,307,821  

Mowi ASA

    107,419        1,933,577  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    410,765        2,407,289  

Orkla ASA

    240,060        1,880,420  

Salmar ASA

    17,474        969,989  

Telenor ASA

    191,619        2,126,215  

Yara International ASA

    51,930        1,716,424  
    

 

 

 
       28,566,016  
Peru — 0.0%             

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    82,453        1,250,812  

Credicorp Ltd.

    18,786        2,788,406  

Southern Copper Corp.

    22,859        1,876,724  
    

 

 

 
       5,915,942  
Philippines — 0.1%             

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    865,620        745,136  

Ayala Corp.

    51,850        624,749  

Ayala Land Inc.

    2,541,300        1,535,722  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    792,428        1,552,820  

BDO Unibank Inc.

    1,145,156        2,947,961  

JG Summit Holdings Inc.

    576,359        392,123  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    262,300        1,183,483  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    530,980        537,852  

PLDT Inc.

    16,515        373,472  

SM Investments Corp.

    70,920        1,132,216  

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    4,227,925        2,572,279  
    

 

 

 
        13,597,813  
Poland — 0.1%             

Allegro.eu SA (a)(c)

    122,096        921,715  

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA

    61,593        2,369,242  

CD Projekt SA

    16,970        442,965  

Cyfrowy Polsat SA(a)(b)

    211,671        572,985  

Dino Polska SA(a)(b)(c)

    14,477        1,562,468  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    54,855        1,528,295  

LPP SA

    303        1,178,205  

ORLEN SA

    149,804        2,335,808  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

    292,812        3,715,207  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    170,708        2,055,352  

 

Security   Shares      Value  
Poland (continued)             

Santander Bank Polska SA

    9,761      $ 1,182,235  
    

 

 

 
       17,864,477  
Portugal — 0.0%             

Banco Espirito Santo SA, Registered,NVS(d)(e)

    3         

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    872,584        3,892,106  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    131,096        2,063,679  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    85,065        1,934,661  
    

 

 

 
       7,890,446  
Qatar — 0.1%             

Commercial Bank PSQC (The)

    900,003        1,294,863  

Industries Qatar QSC

    423,320        1,390,320  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    1,521,744        980,277  

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.

    1,233,545        568,469  

Ooredoo QPSC

    623,495        1,830,036  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    490,464        2,623,522  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    1,207,001        5,127,607  
    

 

 

 
        13,815,094  
Russia — 0.0%             

Alrosa PJSC(d)

    472,000        53  

Gazprom PJSC(a)(d)

    3,457,370        384  

Inter RAO UES PJSC(d)

    11,798,500        1,311  

LUKOIL PJSC(d)

    127,513        14  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC(d)

    19,665        2  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC(d)

    482,206        54  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC(d)

    490,370        55  

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  

Polyus PJSC(a)(d)

    9,781        1  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC(d)

    352,530        39  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC(d)

    2,557,600        284  

Severstal PAO(a)(d)

    47,814        5  

Surgutneftegas PJSC(d)

    2,443,710        272  

Tatneft PJSC(d)

    397,511        44  

TCS Group Holding PLC, GDR(a)(d)

    35,279        4  

X5 Retail Group NV, GDR(a)(d)

    24,002        3  

Yandex NV(a)(d)

    90,278        10  
    

 

 

 
       2,610  
Saudi Arabia — 0.4%             

ACWA Power Co.

    23,309        1,488,402  

Al Rajhi Bank

    530,229         11,836,254  

Alinma Bank

    374,215        4,121,703  

Almarai Co. JSC

    117,232        1,785,005  

Arab National Bank

    165,045        1,097,443  

Bank AlBilad

    126,339        1,497,846  

Bank Al-Jazira(a)

    322,003        1,730,072  

Banque Saudi Fransi

    242,476        2,578,787  

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.

    20,459        1,126,457  

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co.(a)

    168,874        583,659  

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    23,514        1,817,684  

Elm Co.

    5,769        1,384,812  

Etihad Etisalat Co.

    113,443        1,576,059  

Mouwasat Medical Services Co.

    20,263        640,373  

Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co.(a)

    115,993        282,139  

Reinet Investments SCA

    31,273        783,792  

Riyad Bank

    487,340        3,678,112  

SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.

    73,981        2,522,440  

Sahara International Petrochemical Co.

    101,323        848,376  

Saudi Arabian Mining Co.(a)

    408,537        5,041,561  

Saudi Arabian Oil Co.(c)

    723,525        5,893,900  
 

 

 

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

  21


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  
Saudi Arabia (continued)             

Saudi Awwal Bank

    271,338      $ 2,592,189  

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

    253,048        5,245,582  

Saudi Electricity Co.

    469,977        2,371,469  

Saudi Industrial Investment Group

    77,468        418,615  

Saudi Investment Bank (The)

    96,638        401,277  

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.(a)

    195,819        478,344  

Saudi National Bank (The)

    864,920        9,340,728  

Saudi Research & Media Group(a)

    7,220        399,197  

Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Co.

    12,844        707,310  

Saudi Telecom Co.

    494,734        5,383,499  

Savola Group (The)

    66,245        794,035  

Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.

    64,223        656,868  
    

 

 

 
       81,103,989  
Singapore — 0.3%             

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    1,426,879        3,092,371  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    2,086,732        3,110,830  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore(b)

    927,900        2,037,007  

City Developments Ltd.(b)

    111,500        506,075  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    490,600        11,620,000  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    2,646,900        1,987,833  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    455,600        1,398,692  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    30,000        578,881  

Keppel Ltd.

    520,300        2,764,750  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    686,945        789,901  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    546,400        591,704  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    884,700        8,462,482  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)

    104,785        3,996,500  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)(b)

    11,383,430        844,801  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    278,400        1,171,643  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    338,900        1,682,056  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    95,300        665,445  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    440,300        1,220,044  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    1,888,400        3,369,930  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    334,500        7,050,772  

UOL Group Ltd.

    86,200        400,276  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    425,000        1,040,692  
    

 

 

 
        58,382,685  
South Africa — 0.3%             

Absa Group Ltd.

    185,233        1,617,365  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    15,298        647,661  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    105,329        1,091,855  

Bid Corp. Ltd.

    130,225        3,158,717  

Bidvest Group Ltd. (The)

    85,142        1,122,478  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    24,906        2,652,664  

Clicks Group Ltd.

    54,661        878,605  

Discovery Ltd.

    94,243        697,315  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    51,288        510,963  

FirstRand Ltd.

    1,380,946        5,001,400  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    261,991        3,865,747  

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.

    133,997        837,581  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    230,763        895,742  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    15,618        461,312  

MTN Group Ltd.

    489,229        2,496,512  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    54,492        9,130,965  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    158,159        1,837,339  

Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    109,987        740,962  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    1,493,456        993,866  

Remgro Ltd.

    71,193        599,660  

Sanlam Ltd.

    803,552        3,065,708  

Sasol Ltd.

    163,853        1,423,179  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    121,530        1,762,274  
Security   Shares      Value  
South Africa (continued)             

Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.

    636,895      $ 767,547  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    359,854        3,839,083  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    119,982        598,292  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd./South Africa

    394,101        1,460,210  
    

 

 

 
         52,155,002  
South Korea — 1.2%             

Amorepacific Corp.(a)

    10,418        918,970  

Celltrion Inc.

    41,862        5,617,486  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    3,900        851,644  

CosmoAM&T Co. Ltd.(a)

    6,522        644,738  

Coway Co. Ltd.(a)

    18,395        763,019  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.(a)

    8,850        583,797  

Doosan Bobcat Inc.

    16,048        611,172  

Doosan Enerbility Co. Ltd.(a)

    116,986        1,351,417  

Ecopro BM Co. Ltd.(a)

    13,429        2,131,609  

Ecopro Co. Ltd.(a)

    5,425        2,023,561  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    92,774        3,317,360  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.(a)

    31,868        1,219,719  

Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,034        736,099  

Hanmi Semiconductor Co. Ltd.(a)

    11,950        521,136  

Hanwha Aerospace Co. Ltd.(a)

    9,930        1,025,504  

Hanwha Ocean Co. Ltd.(a)

    15,622        256,728  

Hanwha Solutions Corp.(a)

    29,255        726,770  

HD Hyundai Co. Ltd.

    11,874        632,880  

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    5,390        459,259  

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    14,162        1,201,597  

HLB Inc.(a)

    38,445        1,939,110  

HMM Co. Ltd.(a)

    75,792        1,089,312  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    7,699        335,353  

HYBE Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,698        708,332  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.(a)

    16,025        414,741  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.(a)

    7,623        998,175  

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.(a)

    6,445        324,877  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    18,166        2,847,584  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    44,865         6,525,625  

Hyundai Steel Co.(a)

    37,049        927,765  

JYP Entertainment Corp.(a)

    7,360        414,217  

Kakao Corp.(a)

    94,110        3,680,243  

KakaoBank Corp.(a)

    43,220        878,454  

Kangwon Land Inc.(a)

    26,358        295,726  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    100,584        4,268,556  

Kia Corp.(a)

    70,666        5,427,930  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.(a)

    29,765        1,121,451  

Korea Electric Power Corp.(a)

    74,027        1,097,740  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    3,607        1,277,815  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.(a)

    36,118        607,249  

Krafton Inc.(a)

    7,591        1,217,266  

KT Corp.(a)

    8,741        231,532  

KT&G Corp.

    32,859        2,231,595  

Kum Yang Co. Ltd.(a)

    8,754        511,411  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,449        414,861  

L&F Co. Ltd.(a)

    7,140        761,276  

LG Chem Ltd.

    14,766        4,788,390  

LG Corp.(a)

    27,859        1,710,640  

LG Display Co. Ltd.(a)

    83,249        723,442  

LG Electronics Inc.

    31,534        2,198,055  

LG Energy Solution Ltd.(a)

    12,866        3,651,894  

LG H&H Co. Ltd.

    2,967        672,471  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    4,287        611,438  

LG Uplus Corp.

    31,770        243,240  

Lotte Chemical Corp.(a)

    7,152        699,578  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

Meritz Financial Group Inc.(a)

    26,284     $ 1,349,423  

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.(a)

    66,099       388,643  

NAVER Corp.(a)

    35,193       5,248,052  

NCSoft Corp.(a)

    4,588       677,142  

Netmarble Corp.(a)(c)

    7,710       336,082  

Orion Corp./Republic of Korea

    11,194       774,232  

Pearl Abyss Corp.(a)

    9,872       241,073  

Posco DX Co. Ltd.(a)

    14,512       618,452  

POSCO Future M Co. Ltd.(a)

    8,747       1,647,627  

POSCO Holdings Inc.

    19,113       6,064,177  

Posco International Corp.(a)

    14,038       551,030  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    5,315       3,345,645  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    26,762       2,764,633  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    13,906       1,446,237  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    1,292,702       70,241,328  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    41,262       688,229  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.(a)

    11,146       2,205,566  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    224,945       1,225,974  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    16,022       832,592  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    15,408       4,276,084  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    7,375       838,689  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    4,334       121,821  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    104,370       3,197,903  

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.(a)

    12,444       864,337  

SK Bioscience Co. Ltd.(a)

    6,601       313,709  

SK Hynix Inc.

    146,897       14,710,360  

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

    7,817       433,273  

SK Inc.

    9,620       1,318,696  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.(a)

    16,628       1,449,025  

SK Square Co. Ltd.(a)

    20,824       808,975  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    14,960       562,476  

SKC Co. Ltd.(a)

    6,357       364,465  

S-Oil Corp.

    11,194       569,106  

Woori Financial Group Inc.

    165,965       1,720,784  

Yuhan Corp.(a)

    13,475       595,585  
   

 

 

 
      214,233,234  
Spain — 0.6%            

Acciona SA

    5,077       656,734  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    69,588       2,745,977  

Aena SME SA(c)

    17,513       3,098,175  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    121,277       8,499,137  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    1,671,203       15,641,518  

Banco Santander SA

    4,413,529       17,738,234  

CaixaBank SA

    1,135,087       4,840,000  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    151,473       5,828,282  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    78,056       1,263,979  

Enagas SA

    14,013       228,128  

Endesa SA

    88,166       1,746,741  

Grifols SA(a)(b)

    89,664       976,687  

Iberdrola SA

    1,646,522       19,825,699  

Iberdrola SA, NVS

    29,238       352,055  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    287,083       12,274,913  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    47,992       1,292,317  

Redeia Corp. SA

    116,669       1,941,386  

Repsol SA

    354,227       5,231,324  

Telefonica SA

    1,400,732       5,699,345  
   

 

 

 
       109,880,631  
Sweden — 0.7%            

Alfa Laval AB

    85,253       3,128,172  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    274,354       7,524,355  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    772,638       12,330,849  
Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    380,298     $ 5,266,348  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    124,113       1,689,797  

Boliden AB

    81,231       2,156,087  

Epiroc AB

    180,997       3,197,991  

EQT AB

    90,239       2,423,111  

Essity AB, Class B

    161,544       3,793,585  

Evolution AB(c)

    50,877       5,940,581  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)

    191,158       1,268,771  

Getinge AB, Class B

    62,515       1,336,391  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    177,833       2,509,000  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    586,530       6,401,146  

Holmen AB, Class B

    24,672       972,306  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    103,301       803,569  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    16,672       524,868  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    58,484       1,838,098  

Indutrade AB

    73,556       1,786,975  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    39,962       1,005,068  

Investor AB, Class B

    491,525       11,572,841  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    17,171       895,310  

Lifco AB, Class B

    87,196       2,103,769  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    421,365       2,517,732  

Saab AB, Class B

    23,098       1,487,302  

Sagax AB, Class B

    45,507       1,105,880  

Sandvik AB

    293,191       6,161,668  

Securitas AB, Class B

    122,768       1,192,575  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    428,216       6,081,582  

Skanska AB, Class B

    88,627       1,536,757  

SKF AB, Class B

    101,539       2,000,838  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    187,678       2,555,033  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    400,599       4,318,590  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    238,388       4,857,865  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)

    49,309       1,384,011  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    129,607       1,105,033  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    790,437       4,381,768  

Telia Co. AB

    703,469       1,814,368  

Volvo AB, Class B

    426,075       10,211,024  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)(b)

    160,441       418,270  
   

 

 

 
       133,599,284  
Switzerland — 2.5%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    441,643       18,686,711  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    46,126       1,994,629  

Alcon Inc.

    134,145       10,097,764  

Avolta AG, Registered(a)

    24,763       946,066  

Bachem Holding AG, Class B

    8,562       573,172  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    11,869       1,895,967  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    8,978       1,149,511  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    707       1,032,649  

BKW AG

    5,568       884,579  

Bunge Global SA

    39,918       3,516,377  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    424       5,388,594  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    30       3,802,769  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    139,960       20,788,895  

Clariant AG, Registered

    65,002       832,135  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    66,627       1,958,617  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    49,555       5,239,476  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    1,756       1,325,630  

Geberit AG, Registered

    10,041       5,779,880  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    2,518       10,471,195  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    9,221       1,331,701  
 

 

 

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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Holcim AG

    140,552     $ 10,735,196  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    64,328       3,502,106  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    15,344       5,199,769  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    46,321       3,883,241  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    20,783       10,160,927  

Nestle SA, Registered

    728,292       82,989,257  

Novartis AG, Registered

    558,203       57,725,848  

Partners Group Holding AG

    6,258       8,443,137  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    8,447       2,558,828  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    192,111       54,697,143  

Sandoz Group AG(a)

    111,259       3,815,626  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    10,015       2,494,623  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    9,299       2,213,542  

SGS SA

    40,377       3,731,070  

Siemens Energy AG(a)(b)

    142,414       2,115,840  

SIG Group AG

    79,347       1,660,907  

Sika AG, Registered

    41,659       11,500,293  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    14,339       4,582,694  

STMicroelectronics NV

    183,005       8,035,293  

Straumann Holding AG

    29,589       4,494,610  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    10,357       2,431,397  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    8,498       6,102,652  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    27,709       2,806,516  

Swiss Re AG

    80,169       9,179,385  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    7,172       4,290,890  

Temenos AG, Registered

    18,374       1,869,929  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    901,921       26,996,847  

VAT Group AG(c)

    7,763       3,613,900  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    40,084       20,366,260  
   

 

 

 
       459,894,043  
Taiwan — 1.7%            

Accton Technology Corp.

    166,000       2,792,544  

Acer Inc.

    808,000       1,186,623  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    131,312       1,415,440  

Airtac International Group

    48,393       1,450,326  

Alchip Technologies Ltd.

    21,000       2,604,838  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.

    965,873       4,176,217  

Asia Cement Corp.

    754,000       956,160  

Asustek Computer Inc.

    206,000       2,925,058  

AUO Corp.

    1,830,400       1,069,685  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    155,000       963,130  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,730,264       3,839,378  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    456,272       2,525,704  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    990,017       552,681  

China Airlines Ltd.

    815,000       529,367  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.(a)

    4,513,000       1,732,618  

China Steel Corp.

    2,940,305       2,356,163  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    1,003,140       3,802,814  

Compal Electronics Inc.

    898,000       1,029,877  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    4,830,142       4,381,960  

Delta Electronics Inc.

    561,000       5,020,161  

E Ink Holdings Inc.

    265,000       1,757,402  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    4,599,240       3,630,131  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    65,000       1,134,462  

eMemory Technology Inc.

    21,000       1,872,979  

Eva Airways Corp.

    729,000       734,819  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

    302,000       1,448,562  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    445,000       1,142,235  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    152,096       784,210  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,932,942       2,488,953  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    1,042,000       1,881,194  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    1,148,160     $ 2,638,524  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,457,439       5,051,386  

Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.

    134,000       1,326,008  

Global Unichip Corp.

    24,000       1,178,321  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    71,000       1,311,698  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    3,597,000       11,766,591  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    102,000       2,066,320  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,394,398       1,649,378  

Innolux Corp.

    2,554,317       1,328,450  

Inventec Corp.

    706,000       1,239,960  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    32,000       2,537,110  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    658,000       2,278,728  

MediaTek Inc.

    430,000       13,268,776  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,852,654       3,426,666  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    269,000       1,560,207  

momo.com Inc.

    32,560       451,965  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    1,312,830       2,544,276  

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp.

    86,000       620,872  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    331,000       725,971  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    175,000       2,850,697  

Parade Technologies Ltd.

    25,000       886,928  

Pegatron Corp.

    450,000       1,186,276  

PharmaEssentia Corp.(a)

    74,000       743,028  

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.

    873,000       750,629  

President Chain Store Corp.

    175,000       1,475,486  

Quanta Computer Inc.

    759,000       6,001,424  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    153,000       2,289,705  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    588,600       670,488  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,094,851       1,547,398  

Silergy Corp.

    100,000       1,230,674  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,987,887       1,828,503  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,691,063       1,474,195  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    1,717,227       1,747,679  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    3,260,968       2,645,611  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    545,000       514,232  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    532,000       1,662,947  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    6,758,000       135,284,968  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    388,000       2,176,788  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    1,466,600       3,389,141  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    3,179,000       4,951,795  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    314,000       736,760  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    24,000       1,026,308  

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

    849,869       959,576  

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

    234,600       366,280  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    1,028,804       894,252  

Wistron Corp.

    789,000       2,888,783  

Wiwynn Corp.

    33,000       2,326,526  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    267,000       743,302  

Yageo Corp.

    105,858       1,861,947  

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

    525,000       800,533  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    3,692,037       3,182,882  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    198,000       637,430  
   

 

 

 
       310,890,069  
Thailand — 0.2%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    338,200       2,085,809  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR(b)

    1,643,300       2,767,078  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    4,077,800       3,160,856  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    3,272,100       677,586  

Banpu PCL, NVDR

    1,942,103       339,029  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR

    2,719,400       459,501  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    949,800       1,731,442  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR(b)

    2,471,200       1,296,587  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Thailand (continued)            

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    1,829,600     $ 2,693,357  

CP Axtra PCL(b)

    226,400       181,487  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR

    975,800       2,159,463  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR(b)

    627,000       700,896  

Global Power Synergy PCL, NVDR

    432,000       598,337  

Gulf Energy Development PCL, NVDR(b)

    1,230,356       1,506,984  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR(b)

    846,033       562,736  

Intouch Holdings PCL, NVDR

    712,900       1,480,421  

Muangthai Capital PCL, NVDR

    203,800       243,694  

Osotspa PCL, NVDR

    290,500       170,317  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    456,300       1,925,728  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR(b)

    608,700       573,955  

PTT Oil & Retail Business PCL, NVDR

    818,900       412,659  

PTT Public Co. Ltd., NVDR

    2,715,300       2,577,575  

Siam Cement PCL (The), NVDR

    199,700       1,520,067  

True Corp. PCL(a)(b)

    2,367,090       402,509  
   

 

 

 
      30,228,073  
Turkey — 0.1%            

Akbank TAS

    1,082,756       1,409,434  

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS

    535,777       893,403  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    203,952       2,557,546  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS(a)

    518,327       734,945  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    141,659       338,558  

Hektas Ticaret TAS(a)

    357,638       209,576  

KOC Holding AS

    152,236       804,026  

Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS

    465,519       318,477  

Sasa Polyester Sanayi AS(a)

    277,687       352,313  

Turk Hava Yollari AO(a)

    173,181       1,552,375  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    381,536       861,898  

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C

    826,360       696,784  

Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    316,186       1,557,798  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    551,199       894,036  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

    741,537       532,609  
   

 

 

 
       13,713,778  
United Arab Emirates — 0.1%            

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    804,167       1,970,488  

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC

    313,509       955,989  

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. for Distribution PJSC

    795,855       769,214  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    1,041,081       1,445,572  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    1,546,339       3,126,498  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

    669,356       3,225,636  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    958,385       5,004,649  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    1,247,286       4,972,543  

Multiply Group PJSC(a)

    874,435       686,619  
   

 

 

 
      22,157,208  
United Kingdom — 3.4%            

3i Group PLC

    305,518       9,564,222  

abrdn PLC

    684,286       1,455,774  

Admiral Group PLC

    49,434       1,571,859  

Anglo American PLC

    317,578       7,570,323  

Anglogold Ashanti PLC, NVS

    105,306       1,884,460  

Antofagasta PLC

    130,910       2,853,216  

Ashtead Group PLC

    131,360       8,589,878  

Associated British Foods PLC

    96,996       2,872,958  

AstraZeneca PLC

    421,338       55,859,660  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    287,336       2,643,456  

Aviva PLC

    640,838       3,498,062  

BAE Systems PLC

    897,003       13,362,173  

Barclays PLC

    4,262,871       7,921,809  

Barratt Developments PLC

    287,297       1,958,024  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    43,392       2,627,586  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

BP PLC

    4,975,463     $ 29,058,776  

British American Tobacco PLC

    573,740       16,915,924  

BT Group PLC

    1,881,423       2,665,471  

Bunzl PLC

    76,235       3,098,172  

Burberry Group PLC

    122,762       2,022,126  

Centrica PLC

    1,255,488       2,197,166  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    58,020       3,997,578  

Compass Group PLC

    461,359       12,707,558  

Croda International PLC

    29,451       1,782,568  

DCC PLC

    25,053       1,821,336  

Diageo PLC

    603,739       21,805,763  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    30,379       539,650  

Entain PLC

    166,704       2,030,520  

Experian PLC

    259,601       10,805,214  

Glencore PLC

    2,793,362       14,779,562  

GSK PLC

    1,113,216       22,016,889  

Haleon PLC

    1,306,335       5,306,023  

Halma PLC

    83,111       2,300,437  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    82,269       793,848  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    35,719       871,438  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    5,423,702       42,346,651  

Imperial Brands PLC

    254,373       6,106,256  

Informa PLC

    307,711       3,022,199  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    35,818       3,393,865  

Intertek Group PLC

    49,591       2,814,818  

J Sainsbury PLC

    604,787       2,064,840  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    620,378       916,741  

Kingfisher PLC

    634,826       1,765,023  

Land Securities Group PLC

    235,657       1,986,754  

Legal & General Group PLC

    1,682,820       5,412,693  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    18,716,799       10,033,240  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    115,386       13,051,777  

M&G PLC

    602,164       1,702,539  

Melrose Industries PLC

    352,463       2,627,078  

Mondi PLC, NVS

    74,578       1,336,410  

National Grid PLC

    1,000,813       13,329,932  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    1,411,506       3,983,465  

Next PLC

    40,029       4,273,357  

NMC Health PLC, NVS(d)

    19,275        

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    152,309       1,043,303  

Pearson PLC

    219,471       2,692,421  

Persimmon PLC

    89,964       1,656,966  

Prudential PLC

    758,210       7,788,763  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    187,824       13,579,843  

RELX PLC

    533,188       22,006,833  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    631,681       3,252,996  

Rio Tinto PLC

    326,916        22,628,934  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    2,250,904       8,545,445  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    217,942       3,244,703  

Schroders PLC

    122,022       624,277  

Segro PLC

    263,624       2,927,826  

Severn Trent PLC

    90,600       2,978,115  

Shell PLC

    1,852,619       57,435,464  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    251,452       3,516,557  

Smiths Group PLC

    88,429       1,812,232  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    16,979       2,136,991  

SSE PLC

    284,660       6,062,669  

St. James’s Place PLC

    221,610       1,824,361  

Standard Chartered PLC

    718,132       5,427,312  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    1,058,467       1,976,149  

Tesco PLC

    1,939,361       7,027,506  

Unilever PLC

    687,560       33,456,817  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

United Utilities Group PLC

    134,597     $ 1,812,855  

Vodafone Group PLC

    6,569,150       5,584,700  

Whitbread PLC

    43,850       1,987,630  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    167,327       1,706,719  

WPP PLC

    351,666       3,400,783  
   

 

 

 
       630,056,287  
United States — 63.1%            

3M Co.

    152,936       14,429,512  

A O Smith Corp.

    37,315       2,896,017  

Abbott Laboratories

    472,223       53,432,032  

AbbVie Inc.

    482,848       79,380,211  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    171,522       62,413,425  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    125,189       77,339,260  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    443,525       74,374,707  

AECOM

    34,757       3,065,220  

AES Corp. (The)

    188,890       3,150,685  

Aflac Inc.

    150,555       12,697,809  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    79,079       10,288,178  

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    60,996       15,597,287  

Airbnb Inc.(a)(b)

    116,945       16,856,452  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)

    42,299       5,212,506  

Albemarle Corp.

    31,759       3,644,028  

Albertsons Companies Inc., Class A

    73,299       1,555,405  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

    49,423       5,975,241  

Align Technology Inc.(a)

    20,192       5,397,725  

Allegion PLC

    27,312       3,383,684  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    72,957       3,550,088  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    70,839       10,997,755  

Ally Financial Inc.

    78,583       2,882,424  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    33,530       5,797,672  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    1,629,493       228,291,969  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    1,440,095       204,205,471  

Altria Group Inc.

    481,859       19,332,183  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    2,549,750       395,721,200  

Amcor PLC

    420,328       3,963,693  

Ameren Corp.

    70,524       4,906,355  

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    137,936       10,778,319  

American Express Co.

    174,079       34,944,618  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    22,002       2,649,041  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    81,958       2,872,628  

American International Group Inc.

    194,062       13,489,250  

American Tower Corp.

    128,920       25,223,198  

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    55,365       6,866,367  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    28,809       11,144,185  

AMETEK Inc.

    62,038       10,053,258  

Amgen Inc.

    145,267       45,651,607  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    163,321       16,511,753  

Analog Devices Inc.

    135,921       26,145,764  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    132,748       2,547,434  

Ansys Inc.(a)

    24,555       8,049,866  

Aon PLC, Class A

    55,260       16,491,242  

APA Corp.

    83,515       2,616,525  

Apollo Global Management Inc.

    110,001       11,044,100  

Apple Inc.

    4,293,255       791,676,222  

Applied Materials Inc.

    228,662       37,569,167  

Aptiv PLC(a)

    78,377       6,374,401  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    108,634       8,954,701  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    148,245       8,239,457  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    45,170       5,487,252  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    72,048       18,637,377  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    61,125       14,190,780  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    7,971       1,530,352  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Assurant Inc.

    14,956     $ 2,511,860  

AT&T Inc.

    1,963,467       34,733,731  

Atlassian Corp., NVS(a)

    41,890       10,462,865  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    37,633       4,287,904  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    57,840       14,680,370  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    112,146       27,563,244  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    5,058       13,970,854  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    37,485       6,710,190  

Avantor Inc.(a)

    169,865       3,905,196  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    23,754       4,737,735  

Axon Enterprise Inc.(a)

    18,966       4,723,672  

Baker Hughes Co., Class A

    271,242       7,730,397  

Ball Corp.

    87,857       4,871,671  

Bank of America Corp.

    1,964,134        66,800,197  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    218,222       12,102,592  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    59,388       2,533,492  

Baxter International Inc.

    133,397       5,161,130  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    78,477       18,741,092  

Bentley Systems Inc., Class B

    59,345       2,990,988  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    359,260       137,862,432  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    53,810       3,900,687  

BILL Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    24,903       1,943,679  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    39,222       9,674,499  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    50,825       4,476,666  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(a)

    6,500       2,085,785  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    41,443       2,914,272  

BlackRock Inc.(f)

    40,779       31,575,587  

Blackstone Inc., NVS

    192,607       23,969,941  

Block Inc.(a)

    149,868       9,742,919  

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

    157,843       33,311,187  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    9,782       34,310,072  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Class A

    38,366       5,400,782  

BorgWarner Inc.

    66,383       2,250,384  

Boston Properties Inc.

    41,482       2,758,553  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    402,148       25,439,883  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    570,255       27,868,362  

Broadcom Inc.

    121,625       143,517,500  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    34,593       7,063,891  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    67,901       5,266,402  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    86,453       4,746,270  

Builders FirstSource Inc.(a)

    37,317       6,483,082  

Burlington Stores Inc.(a)

    18,104       3,460,580  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    73,683       21,254,598  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)

    56,948       2,498,309  

Camden Property Trust

    26,770       2,512,097  

Campbell Soup Co.

    58,367       2,604,919  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    102,678       13,894,387  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    67,998       7,424,702  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    14,012       4,403,411  

Carlyle Group Inc. (The)

    54,260       2,171,485  

CarMax Inc.(a)(b)

    44,732       3,184,024  

Carnival Corp.(a)

    275,883       4,574,140  

Carrier Global Corp.

    227,144       12,427,048  

Catalent Inc.(a)

    47,850       2,470,974  

Caterpillar Inc.

    139,655       41,939,793  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    28,453       5,231,084  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)

    84,791       7,318,311  

CDW Corp./DE

    38,259       8,674,080  

Celanese Corp., Class A

    30,586       4,474,426  

Celsius Holdings Inc.(a)

    41,557       2,073,694  

Cencora Inc.

    46,103       10,727,246  

Centene Corp.(a)

    150,444       11,329,938  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    188,789     $ 5,274,765  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)(b)

    39,169       2,723,029  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    52,767       3,984,436  

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    33,395       2,808,186  

Charles River Laboratories International
Inc.(a)(b)

    12,793       2,766,870  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    409,466        25,763,601  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    26,497       9,822,703  

Cheniere Energy Inc.

    66,004       10,823,996  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    30,752       2,371,287  

Chevron Corp.

    498,299       73,464,222  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., Class A(a)

    7,494       18,051,322  

Chubb Ltd.

    111,827       27,397,615  

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    69,340       6,923,599  

Cigna Group (The)

    81,212       24,440,751  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    43,024       4,767,059  

Cintas Corp.

    26,300       15,900,191  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    1,114,194       55,910,255  

Citigroup Inc.

    523,719       29,417,296  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    135,093       4,417,541  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(a)

    139,481       2,796,594  

Clorox Co. (The)

    33,700       4,894,925  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    77,428       6,120,683  

CME Group Inc.

    98,150       20,203,196  

CMS Energy Corp.

    79,470       4,542,505  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    1,128,294       67,122,210  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    141,832       10,938,084  

Coinbase Global Inc., Class A(a)

    46,084       5,907,969  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    213,570       17,982,594  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    1,132,048       52,685,514  

Conagra Brands Inc.

    138,265       4,030,425  

Confluent Inc.(a)(b)

    44,763       1,000,901  

ConocoPhillips

    326,791       36,558,109  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    94,451       8,585,596  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    45,897       11,248,437  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    90,398       11,028,556  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)

    14,048       5,240,325  

Copart Inc.(a)

    228,574       10,980,695  

Corning Inc.

    210,779       6,848,210  

Corteva Inc.

    194,230       8,833,580  

CoStar Group Inc.(a)

    110,864       9,254,927  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    121,320       84,302,842  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    210,918       5,247,640  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    62,783       18,364,028  

Crown Castle Inc.

    118,628       12,841,481  

Crown Holdings Inc.

    33,557       2,969,795  

CSX Corp.

    545,662       19,480,133  

Cummins Inc.

    39,074       9,350,408  

CVS Health Corp.

    348,562       25,922,556  

Danaher Corp.

    190,751       45,763,072  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    35,048       5,698,104  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)

    40,793       1,766,337  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)

    69,944       8,703,831  

DaVita Inc.(a)

    15,742       1,702,655  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    6,824       5,143,454  

Deere & Co.

    74,274       29,232,761  

Dell Technologies Inc., Class C

    68,160       5,649,101  

Delta Air Lines Inc.

    43,511       1,703,021  

Devon Energy Corp.

    178,461       7,498,931  

Dexcom Inc.(a)

    105,717       12,828,758  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    46,657       7,173,047  

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    16,742       2,495,730  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    83,978       11,795,550  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Discover Financial Services

    71,855     $ 7,582,140  

DocuSign Inc., Class A(a)

    54,580       3,325,014  

Dollar General Corp.

    62,121       8,204,320  

Dollar Tree Inc.(a)(b)

    59,967       7,832,890  

Dominion Energy Inc.

    231,792        10,597,530  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    9,535       4,064,008  

DoorDash Inc., Class A(a)

    67,516       7,035,167  

Dover Corp.

    40,352       6,043,923  

Dow Inc.

    193,116       10,351,018  

DR Horton Inc.

    86,346       12,339,707  

DraftKings Inc., Class A (a)

    112,483       4,392,461  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    88,152       2,792,655  

DTE Energy Co.

    53,522       5,642,289  

Duke Energy Corp.

    208,339       19,965,126  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    125,584       7,761,091  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    68,611       3,910,827  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    30,848       2,577,350  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    108,376       26,669,166  

eBay Inc.

    138,411       5,684,540  

Ecolab Inc.

    71,354       14,143,790  

Edison International

    100,728       6,797,125  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    164,252       12,888,854  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    69,479       9,558,921  

Elevance Health Inc.

    64,720       31,935,437  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    221,107       142,748,890  

Emerson Electric Co.

    153,892       14,116,513  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)(b)

    36,819       3,833,962  

Entegris Inc.

    40,868       4,810,164  

Entergy Corp.

    54,852       5,472,036  

EOG Resources Inc.

    157,864       17,963,345  

EPAM Systems Inc.(a)

    16,110       4,480,352  

EQT Corp.

    105,613       3,738,700  

Equifax Inc.

    35,183       8,596,614  

Equinix Inc.

    25,328       21,016,415  

Equitable Holdings Inc.

    108,637       3,551,344  

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc.

    47,480       3,213,921  

Equity Residential

    97,611       5,875,206  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    7,046       2,436,718  

Essential Utilities Inc.

    65,991       2,366,437  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    18,286       4,265,575  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    64,472       8,509,659  

Etsy Inc.(a)(b)

    33,815       2,250,726  

Everest Group Ltd.

    12,038       4,634,269  

Evergy Inc.

    64,940       3,297,004  

Eversource Energy

    101,002       5,476,328  

Exact Sciences Corp.(a)

    48,197       3,152,084  

Exelon Corp.

    264,148       9,194,992  

Expedia Group Inc.(a)

    39,097       5,799,258  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    41,439       5,234,989  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    56,962       8,227,591  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1,097,085       112,791,309  

F5 Inc.(a)

    17,194       3,158,538  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    11,253       5,355,528  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    7,134       8,552,453  

Fastenal Co.

    157,346       10,735,718  

FedEx Corp.

    66,692       16,092,113  

Ferguson PLC

    56,718       10,655,043  

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

    78,594       3,932,058  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    160,707       10,005,618  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    188,609       6,457,972  

First Citizens BancShares Inc./NC, Class A

    2,989       4,513,390  

First Solar Inc.(a)(b)

    27,718       4,055,143  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

FirstEnergy Corp.

    145,886     $ 5,351,098  

Fiserv Inc.(a)

    168,902       23,962,127  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    19,441       5,636,529  

FMC Corp.

    36,263       2,037,981  

Ford Motor Co.

    1,086,613       12,735,104  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    179,588        11,581,630  

Fortive Corp.

    96,044       7,508,720  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc., NVS

    32,707       2,537,736  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    103,107       3,330,356  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    82,406       2,194,472  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    382,219       15,170,272  

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc.

    67,031       3,059,965  

Garmin Ltd.

    41,621       4,973,293  

Gartner Inc.(a)

    21,488       9,829,471  

GE HealthCare Technologies Inc., NVS(a)

    111,424       8,174,065  

Gen Digital Inc.

    163,688       3,843,394  

General Dynamics Corp.

    63,807       16,908,217  

General Electric Co.

    298,922       39,583,251  

General Mills Inc.

    158,054       10,259,285  

General Motors Co.

    372,204       14,441,515  

Genuine Parts Co.

    41,176       5,774,110  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    340,835       26,673,747  

Global Payments Inc.

    71,626       9,542,732  

Globe Life Inc.

    27,899       3,426,555  

GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)

    40,348       4,303,518  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    90,571       34,780,170  

Graco Inc.

    45,496       3,880,809  

Halliburton Co.

    245,728       8,760,203  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    81,812       7,114,372  

Hasbro Inc.

    35,583       1,741,788  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    56,446       17,210,385  

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

    155,057       2,868,555  

HEICO Corp.

    13,594       2,441,346  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    17,405       2,462,285  

Henry Schein Inc.(a)

    38,742       2,899,451  

Hershey Co. (The)

    41,344       8,001,718  

Hess Corp.

    72,792       10,229,460  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    360,625       5,513,956  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    41,042       2,318,463  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

    74,809       14,285,527  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    67,863       5,051,722  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    274,111       96,750,219  

Honeywell International Inc.

    179,870       36,380,506  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    82,677       2,510,901  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    197,424       3,794,489  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    111,313       6,262,469  

HP Inc.

    256,324       7,359,062  

Hubbell Inc., Class B

    14,889       4,996,302  

HubSpot Inc.(a)

    12,772       7,803,692  

Humana Inc.

    34,023       12,862,735  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    421,970       5,371,678  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

    12,359       3,199,992  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A(b)

    10,966       1,407,705  

IDEX Corp.

    22,380       4,733,370  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    22,622       11,652,140  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    83,940       21,899,946  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    42,155       6,028,587  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    51,687       3,037,645  

Ingersoll Rand Inc.

    108,346       8,652,512  

Insulet Corp.(a)

    18,557       3,541,975  

Intel Corp.

    1,144,942       49,324,101  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    156,311       19,903,080  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

International Business Machines Corp.

    250,207     $ 45,953,018  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    70,220       5,665,350  

International Paper Co.

    88,283       3,163,180  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    120,613       3,979,023  

Intuit Inc.

    77,229       48,756,985  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    95,589        36,153,672  

Invitation Homes Inc.

    179,060       5,896,446  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    52,836       11,002,040  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    82,328       5,558,787  

Jabil Inc.

    36,115       4,524,848  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    20,393       3,381,771  

Jacobs Solutions Inc., NVS

    34,501       4,649,700  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    18,129       2,224,791  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    23,402       4,703,334  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    28,382       3,733,652  

Johnson & Johnson

    659,553       104,802,972  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    184,421       9,717,143  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    798,154       139,166,131  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    88,826       3,283,009  

Kellanova

    72,315       3,959,969  

Kenvue Inc.

    463,500       9,622,260  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

    283,409       8,910,379  

KeyCorp

    254,331       3,695,429  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    48,983       7,507,135  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    93,426       11,301,743  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    160,799       3,248,140  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    592,314       10,021,953  

KKR & Co. Inc.

    159,680       13,825,094  

KLA Corp.

    37,176       22,084,031  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

    45,098       2,587,723  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    230,321       8,551,819  

Kroger Co. (The)

    184,995       8,535,669  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

    51,286       10,689,028  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

    23,786       5,287,628  

Lam Research Corp.

    36,482       30,103,852  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    40,019       4,099,546  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    98,789       4,832,758  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    38,010       2,313,289  

Lear Corp.

    18,089       2,404,028  

Leidos Holdings Inc.

    36,982       4,085,402  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    66,684       9,992,597  

Lennox International Inc.

    9,718       4,160,859  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C (a)

    29,702       2,330,122  

Liberty Global Ltd., NVS(a)(b)

    80,012       1,675,451  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, NVS(a)

    56,761       3,817,177  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, NVS(a)

    38,582       1,171,350  

Linde PLC

    134,239       54,343,974  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)

    47,260       4,199,051  

LKQ Corp.

    77,430       3,613,658  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    61,816       26,544,409  

Loews Corp.

    46,949       3,420,704  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    157,662       33,556,780  

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

    20,388       4,876,606  

Lucid Group Inc.(a)(b)

    247,658       837,084  

Lululemon Athletica Inc.(a)

    31,864       14,460,520  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    72,526       6,826,147  

M&T Bank Corp.

    45,924       6,342,104  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)

    17,524       4,250,621  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    175,576       4,011,912  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    108,609       17,985,650  

Markel Group Inc.(a)

    3,517       5,266,461  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    10,967       2,473,168  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A

    70,667     $ 16,941,000  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    133,353       25,849,146  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    16,611       8,445,365  

Marvell Technology Inc.

    231,170       15,650,209  

Masco Corp.

    63,608       4,280,182  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    230,498        103,546,617  

Match Group Inc.(a)(b)

    70,872       2,720,067  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    69,332       4,725,669  

McDonald’s Corp.

    201,010       58,839,647  

McKesson Corp.

    38,031       19,011,317  

Medtronic PLC

    360,817       31,585,920  

MercadoLibre Inc.(a)

    12,383       21,197,343  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    692,872       83,685,080  

Meta Platforms Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    609,665       237,854,703  

MetLife Inc.

    178,090       12,345,199  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    6,359       7,612,931  

MGM Resorts International

    86,663       3,758,574  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    148,844       12,678,532  

Micron Technology Inc.

    298,464       25,593,288  

Microsoft Corp.

    1,938,549       770,728,311  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    32,732       4,136,670  

Moderna Inc.(a)

    90,247       9,119,459  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    15,788       5,627,475  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    53,638       3,314,292  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    372,077       28,006,236  

MongoDB Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    19,862       7,955,128  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    12,581       7,582,820  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    211,645       11,644,708  

Moody’s Corp.

    44,983       17,635,135  

Morgan Stanley

    339,351       29,604,981  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    89,357       2,744,153  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    45,880       14,658,660  

MSCI Inc., Class A

    22,800       13,648,536  

Nasdaq Inc.

    99,658       5,757,243  

NetApp Inc.

    65,023       5,670,006  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    121,614       68,603,674  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    25,608       3,579,230  

Newmont Corp.

    308,539       10,647,681  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    111,833       2,755,565  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    561,899       32,944,138  

Nike Inc., Class B

    337,482       34,264,547  

NiSource Inc.

    116,141       3,016,182  

Nordson Corp.

    14,086       3,545,728  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    60,377       14,203,085  

Northern Trust Corp.

    55,733       4,438,576  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    40,668       18,168,836  

NRG Energy Inc.

    68,603       3,638,703  

Nucor Corp.

    68,304       12,768,067  

Nvidia Corp.

    677,470       416,826,967  

NVR Inc.(a)

    893       6,318,234  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    70,165       14,774,644  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    16,816       17,203,609  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    184,140       10,600,940  

Okta Inc.(a)

    42,056       3,475,928  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    28,474       11,133,903  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    57,438       5,191,246  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    122,651       8,724,166  

ONEOK Inc.

    152,662       10,419,182  

Oracle Corp.

    452,521       50,546,596  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    111,344       9,847,263  

Ovintiv Inc.

    69,810       2,961,340  

Owens Corning

    24,724       3,746,428  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

PACCAR Inc.

    142,805     $ 14,336,194  

Packaging Corp. of America

    24,028       3,985,765  

Palantir Technologies Inc.(a)

    511,927       8,236,905  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)

    84,577        28,630,160  

Paramount Global, Class B, NVS

    135,214       1,972,772  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    34,634       16,087,493  

Paychex Inc.

    89,098       10,845,900  

Paycom Software Inc.

    14,015       2,666,214  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)

    12,590       1,994,382  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    285,518       17,516,529  

Pentair PLC

    51,145       3,742,280  

PepsiCo Inc.

    377,150       63,561,090  

Pfizer Inc.

    1,554,122       42,085,624  

PG&E Corp.

    543,720       9,172,556  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    422,060       38,344,151  

Phillips 66

    125,077       18,049,862  

Pinterest Inc., Class A(a)

    157,488       5,901,075  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    63,160       14,516,063  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    108,920       16,469,793  

Pool Corp.

    10,296       3,822,390  

PPG Industries Inc.

    64,536       9,102,157  

PPL Corp.

    195,440       5,120,528  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    67,346       5,327,069  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    645,466       101,428,527  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    158,971       28,336,581  

Prologis Inc.

    249,660       31,629,425  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    102,671       10,773,268  

PTC Inc.(a)

    32,523       5,875,280  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    137,752       7,988,238  

Public Storage

    42,700       12,092,213  

PulteGroup Inc.

    64,422       6,735,964  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    28,846       2,877,100  

Qualcomm Inc.

    304,851       45,273,422  

Quanta Services Inc.

    39,258       7,618,015  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    30,460       3,911,978  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    58,717       6,469,439  

Realty Income Corp.

    228,380       12,421,588  

Regency Centers Corp.

    46,465       2,911,962  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    29,477       27,790,326  

Regions Financial Corp.

    265,728       4,961,142  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    16,306       4,654,059  

Repligen Corp.(a)

    15,579       2,950,663  

Republic Services Inc., Class A

    60,848       10,412,310  

ResMed Inc.

    40,042       7,615,988  

Revvity Inc.

    35,700       3,826,326  

Rivian Automotive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    184,985       2,832,120  

Robert Half Inc.

    31,425       2,499,545  

Robinhood Markets Inc.(a)

    116,686       1,253,208  

ROBLOX Corp., Class A(a)

    113,017       4,386,190  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    30,891       7,824,072  

Roku Inc.(a)

    32,355       2,849,181  

Rollins Inc.

    81,246       3,518,764  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    28,880       15,508,560  

Ross Stores Inc.

    92,615       12,992,032  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)

    66,154       8,434,635  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    100,585       2,855,608  

RPM International Inc.

    36,150       3,855,759  

RTX Corp.

    397,820       36,249,358  

S&P Global Inc.

    89,948       40,328,186  

Salesforce Inc.(a)

    266,260       74,843,023  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

    31,758       7,109,346  

Schlumberger NV

    397,739       19,369,889  
 

 

 

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iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    52,915     $ 4,533,757  

SEI Investments Co.

    41,497       2,624,270  

Sempra Energy

    172,838       12,368,287  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    55,686       42,622,064  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    67,243        20,467,424  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    87,663       12,150,968  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(b)

    221,339       1,126,616  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    45,161       4,717,518  

Snap Inc., Class A, NVS(a)

    283,749       4,508,772  

Snap-on Inc.

    15,649       4,537,115  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)

    78,136       15,286,527  

Southern Co. (The)

    296,331       20,600,931  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    40,024       1,196,317  

Splunk Inc.(a)

    44,106       6,764,537  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

    60,898       3,715,996  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    41,504       3,872,323  

Starbucks Corp.

    311,856       29,011,964  

State Street Corp.

    92,608       6,840,953  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    47,038       5,677,016  

STERIS PLC

    28,055       6,142,642  

Stryker Corp.

    93,218       31,272,775  

Sun Communities Inc.

    36,981       4,635,568  

Super Micro Computer Inc.(a)

    12,796       6,776,890  

Synchrony Financial

    120,872       4,698,295  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    42,957       22,911,116  

Sysco Corp.

    133,427       10,798,247  

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.

    143,711       23,170,525  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    61,756       6,697,438  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)

    45,648       7,528,725  

Targa Resources Corp.

    57,361       4,873,391  

Target Corp.

    124,160       17,268,173  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    86,897       12,355,884  

Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)

    12,824       5,366,459  

Teleflex Inc.

    13,416       3,257,807  

Teradyne Inc.

    42,788       4,132,893  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    785,235       147,066,663  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    246,331       39,442,520  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    1,734       2,533,946  

Textron Inc.(b)

    59,633       5,051,511  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    105,177       56,688,299  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    310,326       29,453,041  

Toast Inc.(a)(b)

    85,456       1,518,553  

Toro Co. (The)

    28,466       2,632,536  

Tractor Supply Co.

    30,258       6,795,947  

Trade Desk Inc. (The), Class A(a)

    121,018       8,281,262  

Tradeweb Markets Inc., Class A

    29,921       2,854,164  

Trane Technologies PLC

    62,106       15,653,817  

TransDigm Group Inc.

    15,449       16,880,813  

TransUnion

    53,035       3,669,492  

Travelers Cos. Inc. (The)

    61,609       13,021,678  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    73,113       3,718,527  

Truist Financial Corp.

    359,683       13,329,852  

Twilio Inc., Class A(a)

    47,735       3,357,203  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)

    11,239       4,751,287  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

    77,766       4,258,466  

U.S. Bancorp

    419,944       17,444,474  

Uber Technologies Inc.(a)

    523,223       34,150,765  

UDR Inc.

    82,688       2,978,422  

U-Haul Holding Co.(b)

    22,619       1,444,676  

UiPath Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    96,226       2,211,273  

Ulta Beauty Inc.(a)

    13,518       6,786,712  

Union Pacific Corp.

    166,014       40,495,795  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    196,014     $ 27,814,387  

United Rentals Inc.

    19,040       11,907,616  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

    12,111       2,601,201  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    253,958       129,960,467  

Unity Software Inc.(a)(b)

    66,708       2,161,339  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B

    18,137       2,880,337  

Vail Resorts Inc.

    11,752       2,608,944  

Valero Energy Corp.

    99,237       13,784,019  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    41,919       8,694,420  

Ventas Inc.

    103,499       4,801,319  

Veralto Corp.

    62,939       4,826,792  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    25,243       5,020,328  

Verisk Analytics Inc., Class A

    39,686       9,585,360  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    1,146,380       48,549,193  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    69,660       30,189,251  

Vertiv Holdings Co., Class A

    92,949       5,235,817  

VF Corp.

    81,901       1,348,090  

Viatris Inc.

    324,813       3,823,049  

VICI Properties Inc., Class A

    278,337       8,383,510  

Visa Inc., Class A(b)

    441,303       120,590,458  

Vistra Corp.

    104,699       4,295,800  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    36,277       8,198,965  

W R Berkley Corp.

    57,887       4,739,788  

Walmart Inc.

    406,580       67,187,345  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    201,778       4,554,129  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    500,113       48,035,854  

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.(a)

    622,719       6,239,644  

Waste Management Inc.

    110,029       20,424,683  

Waters Corp.(a)

    15,654       4,973,432  

Watsco Inc.

    9,709       3,796,025  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    86,462       6,982,671  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    1,013,508       50,857,831  

Welltower Inc.

    141,093       12,205,955  

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

    20,445       7,626,598  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    87,189       4,991,570  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    47,810       6,290,362  

Westlake Corp.

    9,363       1,295,371  

Westrock Co.

    74,326       2,992,365  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    196,489       6,438,945  

Williams Cos. Inc. (The)

    320,649       11,113,694  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    29,790       7,337,277  

Workday Inc., Class A(a)

    56,710       16,506,580  

WP Carey Inc.

    64,078       3,970,273  

WW Grainger Inc.

    12,706       11,380,002  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    29,327       2,769,349  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    151,433       9,066,294  

Xylem Inc./NY

    65,073       7,316,808  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    76,934       9,962,184  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

    14,168       3,393,944  

Zillow Group Inc., Class C (a)

    41,490       2,358,292  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    57,087       7,170,127  

Zoetis Inc.

    126,120       23,686,597  

Zoom Video Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    67,823       4,382,044  

Zscaler Inc.(a)

    24,661       5,811,858  
   

 

 

 
      11,712,398,960  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.4%
(Cost: $14,902,802,352)

       18,453,563,769  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Preferred Stocks

   
Brazil — 0.2%            

Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,699,742     $ 5,266,236  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares, NVS

    489,506       1,138,202  

Cia. Paranaense de Energia, Preference Shares, NVS

    278,713       569,870  

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    304,890       1,294,786  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,314,376       8,696,360  

Itausa SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,570,107       3,169,117  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,373,171       11,211,199  
   

 

 

 
        31,345,770  
Chile — 0.0%            

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

    40,234       1,727,650  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.0%            

Bancolombia SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    171,548       1,351,599  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 0.1%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    18,328       1,790,838  

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

    34,062       2,891,930  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    45,918       3,520,006  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    43,331       2,163,255  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    7,557       2,756,812  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    62,564       8,046,670  
   

 

 

 
          21,169,511  
Russia — 0.0%            

Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS(d)

    1,929,900       214  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.1%            

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    227,333       9,947,150  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.4%
(Cost: $57,319,555)

      65,541,894  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   
Brazil — 0.0%            

Localiza Rent a Car SA, (Expires 02/19/24, Strike Price BRL 45.35)(a)

    758       1,377  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.0%            

LG Display Co. Ltd., (Expires 03/14/24, Strike Price KWR 10070)(a)

    26,464       31,329  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Spain — 0.0%            

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

    69,588     $ 31,886  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $34,565)

      64,592  
   

 

 

 

Warrants

   
Canada — 0.0%            

Constellation Software Inc., (Issued 08/29/23, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 03/31/40, Strike Price CAD 11.50 )(d)

    5,990        
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

       
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8%
(Cost: $14,960,156,472)

      18,519,170,255  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 2.3%            

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

    412,313,711       412,561,100  

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

    20,790,000       20,790,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.3%
(Cost: $433,176,915)

      433,351,100  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 102.1%
(Cost: $15,393,333,387)

 

    18,952,521,355  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.1)%

 

    (388,544,284
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  18,563,977,071  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
  Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

     Value at
01/31/24
    

Shares

Held at
01/31/24

     Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
      
 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 237,079,040      $ 175,419,103 (a)    $     $ 9,636      $ 53,321      $ 412,561,100        412,313,711      $ 650,482 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    32,270,000              (11,480,000 )(a)                    20,790,000        20,790,000        863,545          
 

BlackRock Inc.

    30,845,510        249,354       (1,077,758     505,394        1,053,087        31,575,587        40,779        419,440          
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   
           $ 515,030      $ 1,106,408      $ 464,926,687         $ 1,933,467     $    
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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

    81        03/15/24      $ 9,044      $ 197,153  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

    84        03/15/24        4,119        (63,246

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

    101        03/15/24        24,596        869,128  
          

 

 

 
           $ 1,003,035  
          

 

 

 

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)

  $      $      $ 1,066,281      $      $      $      $ 1,066,281  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $ 63,246      $      $      $      $ 63,246  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 1,883,941     $      $      $      $ 1,883,941  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (1,860,855   $      $      $      $ (1,860,855
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 38,015,983   

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

  $ 12,576,143,151     $ 5,877,418,000      $ 2,618      $ 18,453,563,769  

Preferred Stocks

    32,697,369       32,844,311        214        65,541,894  

Rights

    33,263       31,329               64,592  

Warrants

                         

Short-Term Securities

         

Money Market Funds

    433,351,100                     433,351,100  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 13,042,224,883     $  5,910,293,640      $     2,832      $ 18,952,521,355  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

         

Assets

         

Equity Contracts

  $ 1,066,281     $      $      $ 1,066,281  

Liabilities

         

Equity Contracts

    (63,246                   (63,246
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 1,003,035     $      $        1,003,035  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Australia — 1.7%            

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    34,643     $ 611,254  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    16,330       470,804  

Brambles Ltd.

    96,350       918,675  

CAR Group Ltd.

    9,461       203,140  

Cochlear Ltd.

    1,495       296,681  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    21,645        1,650,526  

Computershare Ltd.

    33,646       557,287  

CSL Ltd.

    7,485       1,469,886  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    35,774       130,923  

Goodman Group

    34,710       576,157  

GPT Group (The)

    27,843       84,152  

IDP Education Ltd.

    6,250       80,036  

IGO Ltd.

    122,567       595,824  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    24,189       94,952  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    1,335       50,157  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    49,159       161,359  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    3,775       465,795  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    14,973       315,786  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.

    300,572       684,602  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    18,506       190,549  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    4,784       159,492  

REA Group Ltd.

    2,039       243,185  

Scentre Group

    143,552       285,388  

SEEK Ltd.

    14,597       240,636  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    11,393       237,546  

Stockland

    48,207       142,361  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    31,632       291,158  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    260,182       686,187  

Transurban Group

    121,578       1,068,091  

Vicinity Ltd.

    101,952       135,332  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    39,662       622,202  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    5,517       259,746  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    8,358       196,287  

Xero Ltd.(a)

    3,522       252,100  
   

 

 

 
      14,428,256  
Austria — 0.1%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    3,992       171,969  

Verbund AG

    5,498       447,088  
   

 

 

 
      619,057  
Belgium — 0.3%            

Ageas SA/NV

    7,030       302,093  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    18,585       1,149,623  

Argenx SE(a)

    448       169,179  

Elia Group SA/NV

    3,478       418,770  

KBC Group NV

    2,923       190,672  
   

 

 

 
      2,230,337  
Brazil — 0.4%            

Ambev SA

    20,116       53,108  

Atacadao SA

    15,019       31,557  

B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao

    96,466       254,872  

Banco BTG Pactual SA

    35,662       259,274  

Banco do Brasil SA

    66,353       756,020  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    38,935       269,160  

CCR SA

    64,064       169,651  

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    7,697       122,514  

Equatorial Energia SA

    5,128       36,671  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA(a)(b)

    118,656       92,925  

Hypera SA

    30,242       193,682  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    9,844       107,532  

Lojas Renner SA

    71,214       230,701  
Security   Shares     Value  
Brazil (continued)  

Raia Drogasil SA

    40,459     $ 206,607  

Sendas Distribuidora SA

    57,338       158,089  

Suzano SA

    8,773       91,406  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    7,971       82,632  

Tim SA

    24,870       87,043  
   

 

 

 
       3,203,444  
Canada — 3.7%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    2,488       122,286  

Bank of Montreal

    3,291       309,995  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    14,057       657,342  

BCE Inc.

    18,720       755,372  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    16,127       450,541  

CAE Inc.(a)

    48,415       969,416  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    3,580       161,792  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    9,035       1,120,798  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    11,440       920,595  

CGI Inc.(a)

    1,753       196,312  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    463       1,279,663  

Dollarama Inc.

    9,672       709,834  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    23,110       389,851  

Enbridge Inc.

    58,596       2,080,682  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    941       980,909  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    31,094       282,158  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    11,159       1,207,325  

George Weston Ltd.

    1,606       204,625  

Hydro One Ltd.(b)

    47,527       1,410,486  

Intact Financial Corp.

    1,623       253,811  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    5,365       536,121  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    9,288       75,854  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    75,400       1,666,769  

Metro Inc./CN

    2,696       141,553  

Northland Power Inc.

    10,702       196,934  

Open Text Corp.

    6,953       303,213  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    141,043       4,858,270  

Power Corp. of Canada

    5,824       169,766  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    16,016       389,425  

RB Global Inc.

    5,231       334,843  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    5,200       405,921  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    6,448       301,190  

Royal Bank of Canada

    19,961       1,948,070  

Shopify Inc., Class A(a)

    15,053       1,205,069  

Stantec Inc.

    8,224       660,819  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    8,918       462,267  

TELUS Corp.

    9,568       171,369  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    7,840       1,164,002  

TMX Group Ltd.

    5,436       134,439  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    18,982       1,153,081  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    23,490       1,100,900  

WSP Global Inc.

    3,016       443,073  
   

 

 

 
      32,286,741  
Chile — 0.1%            

Banco de Chile

    2,462,678       275,644  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

    12,822       339,511  

Banco Santander Chile

    3,053,358       141,207  

Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA

    4,153,240       299,276  

Falabella SA(a)

    14,568       34,578  
   

 

 

 
      1,090,216  
China — 3.0%            

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    1,135,000       439,462  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

    214,968       1,928,042  

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

    124,000       45,564  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class B

    6,100     $ 78,822  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    17,000       143,488  

Asia - Potash International Investment Guangzhou Co. Ltd.(a)

    20,800       59,989  

BAIC BluePark New Energy Technology Co. Ltd.

    40,000       24,476  

Baidu Inc.(a)

    27,790         359,803  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    312,000       221,251  

Bank of Changsha Co. Ltd., Class A

    60,200       60,015  

Bank of Chengdu Co. Ltd., Class A

    57,200       99,689  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    1,368,000       513,370  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    73,500       61,427  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    416,000       246,108  

Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    86,000       130,497  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    276,400       281,503  

Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd., Class A

    105,400       121,742  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,400       91,128  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    218,400       194,435  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    236,000       57,418  

Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    65,400       45,195  

BOC Aviation Ltd.(b)

    42,700       320,137  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    24,500       548,559  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    1,664,000       466,294  

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

    4,600       81,065  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,510,000       240,826  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,472,000       729,526  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    1,517,000       900,891  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    433,300       190,043  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    556,000       165,069  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    436,000       213,625  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    280,000       322,796  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    61,500       224,191  

China Merchants Energy Shipping Co. Ltd., Class A

    156,000       141,690  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    208,000       257,166  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    959,500       319,124  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    216,698       249,955  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    460,000       442,108  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    58,000       106,718  

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    200,000       33,553  

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

    82,500       50,846  

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

    4,800       42,095  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(b)

    2,080,000       231,382  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    82,900       65,225  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    151,600       514,876  

China Zheshang Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    338,350       126,567  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    135,200       81,437  

CITIC Ltd.

    1,233,000       1,190,084  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    17,000       33,179  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class A

    72,200       132,359  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class H

    310,000       288,244  

East Buy Holding Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    20,500       60,230  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    323,000       236,323  

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    173,200       136,242  

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

    18,080       48,297  

G-Bits Network Technology Xiamen Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,000       25,180  

Ginlong Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,900       32,392  

H World Group Ltd., ADR

    820       26,051  

Hoymiles Power Electronics Inc., NVS

    1,400       36,530  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

Hoyuan Green Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,300     $ 25,084  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    114,400       96,405  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    786,000       382,884  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    176,498       386,606  

JD Health International Inc.(a)(b)

    41,800       137,931  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    308,000       293,898  

Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,900       60,452  

Jiangsu Pacific Quartz Co. Ltd., NVS

    6,100       60,711  

Kuaishou Technology(a)(b)

    27,600       139,113  

Kuang-Chi Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    35,200       58,339  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,300       290,574  

Li Auto Inc.(a)(c)

    31,680       437,910  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    52,000       111,089  

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,300       47,066  

Meituan, Class B(a)(b)

    54,800       440,769  

MINISO Group Holding Ltd.

    15,800       66,826  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,600       121,509  

NetEase Inc.

    32,600       633,682  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    52,200       93,158  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group
Inc.(a)

    23,800       183,694  

Ningbo Deye Technology Co. Ltd., NVS

    5,700       53,670  

NIO Inc., ADR(a)(c)

    27,989       157,298  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    25,200       136,764  

Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    66,700       51,924  

PDD Holdings Inc., ADR(a)

    8,722       1,106,560  

People.cn Co. Ltd.

    13,200       39,530  

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

    936,000       290,982  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    86,000       113,262  

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

    159,000       668,363  

Qifu Technology Inc.

    5,151       73,917  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class B

    38,200       75,260  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    96,900       92,137  

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

    31,110       71,200  

Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.

    134,500       118,311  

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

    4,100       114,353  

Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,500       32,532  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    2,700       24,045  

Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    62,400       134,790  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    4,600       28,273  

TAL Education Group, ADR(a)

    7,991       85,024  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    87,900       3,051,123  

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR(a)

    3,928       36,923  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    69,000       69,403  

Trip.com Group Ltd.(a)

    3,710       135,042  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,900       104,001  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(b)(c)

    4,200       29,060  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc.(a)(b)

    43,000       113,156  

XPeng Inc.(a)(c)

    20,300       84,542  

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

    20,800       76,109  

Yintai Gold Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,600       81,665  

Zangge Mining Co. Ltd.

    26,800       92,353  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    434,720       322,936  

ZTO Express Cayman Inc., ADR

    1,772       28,990  
   

 

 

 
       26,275,497  
Colombia — 0.1%            

Bancolombia SA

    9,931       83,550  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Colombia (continued)  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    100,150     $ 433,626  
   

 

 

 
      517,176  
Czech Republic — 0.0%            

Komercni Banka AS

    3,849       126,277  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 0.8%            

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    1,124       129,565  

Danske Bank A/S

    9,853       264,568  

DSV A/S

    1,694       303,073  

Genmab A/S(a)

    295       81,574  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    44,934       5,136,153  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    9,013       461,832  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    17,368       489,691  
   

 

 

 
      6,866,456  
Egypt — 0.0%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    80,520       105,312  

Eastern Co. SAE

    225,240       111,348  

EFG Holding S.A.E.(a)

    283,950       76,312  
   

 

 

 
      292,972  
Finland — 0.1%            

Kone OYJ, Class B

    3,641       180,234  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    6,445       269,759  
   

 

 

 
      449,993  
France — 2.4%            

Aeroports de Paris SA

    1,456       194,827  

AXA SA

    36,920       1,239,231  

BioMerieux

    520       55,967  

BNP Paribas SA

    15,496       1,041,086  

Bureau Veritas SA

    6,864       182,575  

Capgemini SE

    872       193,864  

Credit Agricole SA

    6,448       92,367  

Dassault Systemes SE

    5,720       296,515  

Edenred SE

    2,245       134,090  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    5,261       1,031,014  

Eurazeo SE

    1,524       129,815  

Getlink SE

    17,329       298,597  

Hermes International SCA

    689       1,453,555  

Kering SA

    1,647       676,544  

Klepierre SA

    16,980       439,623  

Legrand SA

    8,153       790,153  

L’Oreal SA

    2,224       1,064,304  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    4,082       3,396,463  

Orange SA

    13,638       162,182  

Pernod Ricard SA

    4,014       658,238  

Publicis Groupe SA

    4,778       478,725  

Remy Cointreau SA

    552       55,931  

Sanofi SA

    18,196       1,822,248  

Schneider Electric SE

    12,482        2,452,089  

Societe Generale SA

    17,362       446,290  

Teleperformance SE

    2,288       357,326  

Thales SA

    531       77,661  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    8,475       606,850  

Vinci SA

    4,599       580,956  

Worldline SA/France(a)(b)

    21,946       296,677  
   

 

 

 
      20,705,763  
Germany — 1.5%            

Allianz SE, Registered

    7,807       2,085,843  

Bayer AG, Registered

    6,552       203,876  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(b)(c)

    1,561       35,418  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    53,479       690,827  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    3,438       684,642  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    59,590     $ 1,462,804  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    3,667       141,728  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    5,202       146,035  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    1,770       23,408  

Infineon Technologies AG

    18,408       671,099  

LEG Immobilien SE(a)

    893       74,101  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    7,801       526,667  

Merck KGaA

    1,417       232,495  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    1,657       705,416  

SAP SE

    15,642       2,709,923  

Scout24 SE(b)

    2,405       177,081  

Siemens AG, Registered

    8,514       1,524,209  

Symrise AG, Class A

    1,976       203,871  

Vonovia SE

    12,937       403,018  
   

 

 

 
       12,702,461  
Greece — 0.0%            

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    5,005       69,494  

JUMBO SA

    3,513       98,709  

OPAP SA

    2,172       37,603  
   

 

 

 
      205,806  
Hong Kong — 0.5%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    139,000       1,090,096  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(b)

    31,200       49,176  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    73,000       329,401  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    563       26,303  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    24,000       124,557  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    11,200       339,571  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    38,200       119,241  

Link REIT

    91,000       456,427  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    102,500       333,464  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    52,000       304,470  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    41,600       109,190  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    64,000       597,337  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    15,500       164,627  
   

 

 

 
      4,043,860  
India — 1.7%            

ABB India Ltd.

    2,795       157,416  

Adani Green Energy Ltd.(a)

    16,853       341,381  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    28,008       407,170  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    1,445       110,490  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    12,150       431,587  

Astral Ltd.

    6,957       153,272  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd.(a)(b)

    7,984       364,806  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    6,055       77,851  

Bandhan Bank Ltd.(b)

    21,680       59,726  

Bharat Electronics Ltd.

    544,400       1,219,328  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    66,138       932,977  

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    6,923       214,405  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    1,465       64,761  

DLF Ltd.

    37,204       359,148  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

    7,696       107,922  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    20,592       390,541  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

    20,671       363,517  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    16,120       482,015  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    36,690       454,411  

Indian Hotels Co. Ltd., Class A

    43,492       257,900  

Infosys Ltd.

    47,736       951,673  

ITC Ltd.

    135,096       718,182  

Jio Financial Services Ltd., NVS(a)

    57,425       171,454  

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.

    7,063       44,192  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    3,177     $ 69,827  

Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.

    29,211       274,705  

Nestle India Ltd., NVS

    2,820       85,064  

PI Industries Ltd.

    9,044       367,523  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    6,018       183,423  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

    115,338       615,860  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    362,721       1,132,903  

Shriram Finance Ltd.

    2,126       63,194  

Siemens Ltd.

    1,471       73,338  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    15,288       261,178  

Supreme Industries Ltd.

    2,279       113,386  

Suzlon Energy Ltd.(a)

    98,779       54,620  

Tata Communications Ltd.

    10,001       209,206  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    18,469       848,301  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    7,938       127,171  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    5,286       235,215  

Trent Ltd.

    8,739       324,938  

United Spirits Ltd.

    12,584       165,006  

Varun Beverages Ltd.

    11,188       172,591  

Wipro Ltd.

    51,102       292,275  

Zomato Ltd.(a)

    130,371       219,041  
   

 

 

 
       14,724,890  
Indonesia — 0.1%            

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    394,400       166,048  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    627,837       226,169  

Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT

    1,800,900       101,300  

Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT

    667,500       112,029  

Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    2,109,900       529,220  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    488,900       96,045  
   

 

 

 
      1,230,811  
Ireland — 0.1%            

AIB Group PLC

    53,352       234,345  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    24,856       228,575  

Flutter Entertainment PLC(a)

    3,744       768,479  
   

 

 

 
      1,231,399  
Israel — 0.2%            

Bank Hapoalim BM

    8,990       76,486  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    33,438       253,967  

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

    3,120       495,861  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    670       138,210  

Isracard Ltd.

          1  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    35,311       171,290  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    2,450       91,182  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    936       194,203  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)

    28,099       339,998  
   

 

 

 
      1,761,198  
Italy — 0.8%            

Ferrari NV

    5,230       1,823,895  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    214,271       660,232  

Moncler SpA

    5,050       310,659  

Nexi SpA(a)(b)

    5,010       38,429  

Poste Italiane SpA(b)

    36,754       398,547  

Snam SpA

    159,935       781,114  

Tenaris SA, NVS

    100,696       1,590,422  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    75,683       638,163  

UniCredit SpA

    29,331       859,165  
   

 

 

 
      7,100,626  
Japan — 5.7%            

Advantest Corp.

    21,400       851,673  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    4,900       93,104  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    31,800       370,231  

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    4,500     $ 97,436  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    5,600       130,194  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    4,600       175,438  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    50,200       1,254,630  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    17,900       132,644  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    19,200       690,628  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    62,400       297,364  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    11,900       261,000  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    29,200       874,220  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    900       27,830  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    66,500       476,596  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    5,900       156,593  

Disco Corp.

    4,200       1,133,324  

East Japan Railway Co.

    12,300       703,469  

FANUC Corp.

    21,100       583,676  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    3,700       987,814  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    1,900       262,987  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    3,100       122,465  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    2,100       365,925  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    2,600       302,517  

Hoya Corp.

    9,600        1,219,479  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    83,000       916,514  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    4,000       201,280  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    14,300       316,483  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    27,700       288,076  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    70,700       676,789  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    47,700       1,257,247  

KDDI Corp.

    27,200       901,273  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    9,400       425,349  

Keyence Corp.

    3,700       1,655,372  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,900       85,947  

Konami Group Corp.

    4,000       245,993  

Kose Corp.

    1,000       65,423  

Lasertec Corp.

    2,300       598,987  

LY Corp.

    52,000       161,774  

M3 Inc.

    17,400       274,572  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    5,500       99,972  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    49,600       687,253  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    154,400       1,094,765  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    194,700       1,823,667  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    37,100       931,350  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    39,700       721,014  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    12,100       499,666  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    30,000       605,764  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    16,500       263,324  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    16,600       927,457  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    19,700       155,164  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    483,500       607,157  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    142,200       765,910  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    10,400       284,603  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    10,400       318,069  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    28,000       403,301  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    2,800       430,107  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    19,400       296,442  

Olympus Corp.

    13,500       199,849  

Omron Corp.

    2,700       121,406  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    8,600       155,007  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    1,700       133,975  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    28,400       1,054,778  

ORIX Corp.

    55,700       1,075,526  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    7,700       166,447  

Rakuten Group Inc.(a)

    11,000       48,320  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    26,200     $ 1,034,866  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    28,500       467,616  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    73,000       402,979  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    4,700       115,459  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    10,400       754,835  

Shimano Inc.

    600       86,145  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    34,600       1,361,931  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    8,500       407,969  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    8,500       236,952  

SMC Corp.

    2,400       1,335,947  

SoftBank Corp.

    41,600       552,691  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    25,800       1,113,802  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    3,700       191,850  

Sony Group Corp.

    22,800       2,235,957  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    22,300       1,159,898  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    5,600       114,762  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    25,900       814,533  

Sysmex Corp.

    4,300       232,941  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    3,400       56,300  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    28,775       845,711  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    4,200       111,230  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    36,700       967,684  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    4,000       742,290  

Tokyu Corp.

    4,000       46,937  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan(a)

    3,800       217,396  

USS Co. Ltd.

    19,700       372,555  

West Japan Railway Co.

    2,600       108,289  

ZOZO Inc.

    1,700       37,224  
   

 

 

 
       49,639,358  
Kazakhstan — 0.0%            

Polymetal International PLC(a)(d)

    12,434       1  
   

 

 

 
Kuwait — 0.1%            

Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC(a)

    287,940       541,814  

Mabanee Co. KPSC

    21,148       52,956  

Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP

    127,790       218,404  

National Bank of Kuwait SAKP

    55,984       178,254  
   

 

 

 
      991,428  
Malaysia — 0.1%            

Dialog Group Bhd

    949,600       367,247  

Gamuda Bhd(c)

    116,000       123,848  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    60,500       78,057  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    23,300       37,888  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    165,700       207,088  
   

 

 

 
      814,128  
Mexico — 0.3%            

America Movil SAB de CV

    158,090       142,829  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

    197,600       335,925  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV, Class B

    20,800       190,422  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    19,600       305,134  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    9,055       263,961  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    13,101       133,252  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    83,034       428,449  

Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV

    26,201       107,977  

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV

    5,565       54,756  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    87,900       363,162  
   

 

 

 
      2,325,867  
Netherlands — 1.1%            

Adyen NV(a)(b)

    264       331,105  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    12,985       994,132  
Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)  

ASM International NV

    227     $ 125,811  

ASML Holding NV

    5,185       4,498,443  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    339       50,944  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    4,480       45,388  

EXOR NV, NVS

    12,532       1,212,502  

Ferrovial SE

    3,688       140,643  

NEPI Rockcastle NV

    54,813       369,119  

NN Group NV

    6,894       282,573  

Pepco Group NV(a)

    20,310       111,203  

Prosus NV

    26,467       787,438  

Universal Music Group NV

    2,508       73,930  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    4,806       708,486  
   

 

 

 
      9,731,717  
Norway — 0.5%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    17,160       184,371  

DNB Bank ASA

    78,163       1,519,466  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    47,902       770,479  

Mowi ASA

    39,259       706,675  

Salmar ASA

    7,738       429,540  

Telenor ASA

    52,003       577,028  
   

 

 

 
      4,187,559  
Peru — 0.1%            

Southern Copper Corp.

    12,379        1,016,316  
   

 

 

 
Philippines — 0.1%            

Ayala Land Inc.

    135,900       82,125  

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    57,200       247,333  

PLDT Inc.

    4,080       92,266  

SM Investments Corp.

    9,360       149,430  

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    155,100       94,363  
   

 

 

 
      665,517  
Poland — 0.1%            

Allegro.eu SA (a)(b)

    16,790       126,749  

CD Projekt SA

    2,880       75,176  

Dino Polska SA(a)(b)

    1,846       199,234  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    42,466       511,298  
   

 

 

 
      912,457  
Qatar — 0.2%            

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    548,392       433,020  

Commercial Bank PSQC (The)

    18,824       27,083  

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.

    1,126,736       519,247  

Ooredoo QPSC

    150,904       442,922  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    16,744       89,565  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    62,064       263,662  
   

 

 

 
      1,775,499  
Russia — 0.0%            

Alrosa PJSC(d)

    184,910       21  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC(d)

    73,304       8  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC(d)

    152,460       17  

Ozon Holdings PLC, ADR(a)(d)

    5,270       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       57  

VK Co. Ltd.(a)(d)

    22,940       3  

VTB Bank PJSC(a)(d)

    22,490,000       2  

Yandex NV(a)(d)

    9,920       1  
   

 

 

 
      142  
Saudi Arabia — 0.9%            

Al Rajhi Bank

    38,786       865,816  

Alinma Bank

    29,473       324,624  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Saudi Arabia (continued)  

Arab National Bank

    12,793     $ 85,065  

Arabian Internet & Communications Services Co.

    4,014       350,225  

Bank AlBilad

    8,997       106,666  

Banque Saudi Fransi

    3,887       41,339  

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.

    2,287       125,921  

Co. for Cooperative Insurance (The)

    4,790       156,499  

Dallah Healthcare Co.

    3,848       169,513  

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co.(a)

    73,366       253,566  

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    7,016       542,352  

Elm Co.

    2,457       589,787  

Etihad Etisalat Co.

    25,711       357,202  

Jarir Marketing Co.

    40,847       165,998  

Mouwasat Medical Services Co.

    8,851       279,719  

Nahdi Medical Co.

    9,683       363,104  

Reinet Investments SCA

    8,973       224,889  

Riyad Bank

    40,456       305,335  

Saudi Awwal Bank

    6,370       60,855  

Saudi Investment Bank (The)

    14,040       58,299  

Saudi National Bank (The)

    38,343       414,086  

Saudi Research & Media Group(a)

    6,449       356,568  

Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Co.

    2,877       158,434  

Saudi Telecom Co.

    94,241       1,025,493  
   

 

 

 
       7,381,355  
Singapore — 0.3%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    129,102       279,793  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    49,100       73,197  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore

    104,000       228,310  

City Developments Ltd.

    89,400       405,768  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    4,700       111,321  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    707,200       531,110  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    32,154       98,713  

Keppel Ltd.

    32,000       170,040  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)

    2,704       103,130  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)(c)

    349,822       25,961  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    293,600       523,942  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    2,300       48,481  

UOL Group Ltd.

    24,400       113,303  
   

 

 

 
      2,713,069  
South Africa — 0.2%            

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    936       99,690  

FirstRand Ltd.

    99,197       359,264  

MTN Group Ltd.

    61,599       314,337  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    3,931       658,699  

Sanlam Ltd.

    61,984       236,481  
   

 

 

 
      1,668,471  
South Korea — 1.4%            

Amorepacific Corp.(a)

    935       82,476  

Celltrion Inc.

    3,178       426,458  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,664       109,767  

Ecopro BM Co. Ltd.(a)

    832       132,065  

Ecopro Co. Ltd.(a)

    310       115,632  

F&F Co. Ltd./New(a)

    2,702       143,493  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    15,189       543,120  

HLB Inc.(a)

    2,617       131,998  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    715       31,144  

HYBE Co. Ltd.(a)

    700       105,541  

Industrial Bank of Korea(a)

    66,808       626,820  

JYP Entertainment Corp.(a)

    1,696       95,450  

Kakao Corp.(a)

    9,321       364,505  

KakaoBank Corp.(a)

    2,214       45,000  

Kangwon Land Inc.(a)

    13,000       145,855  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    13,238     $ 561,791  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    10,668       489,834  

Krafton Inc.(a)

    312       50,031  

KT&G Corp.

    5,255       356,889  

Kum Yang Co. Ltd.(a)

    2,458       143,597  

LG Energy Solution Ltd.(a)

    1,146       325,281  

LG H&H Co. Ltd.

    208       47,143  

Meritz Financial Group Inc.(a)

    5,928       304,344  

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.(a)

    55,640       327,147  

NAVER Corp.(a)

    3,120       465,261  

NCSoft Corp.(a)

    694       102,427  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.(a)

    10,946       86,849  

Posco DX Co. Ltd.(a)

    2,777       118,346  

POSCO Future M Co. Ltd.(a)

    289       54,437  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    377       237,311  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    55,208       2,999,828  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    2,184       113,493  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    88       24,422  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    13,201       371,055  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    18,971       581,273  

SK Hynix Inc.

    2,954       295,816  

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

    5,013       277,855  

SK Square Co. Ltd.(a)

    5,014       194,785  

Woori Financial Group Inc.

    62,608       649,142  
   

 

 

 
       12,277,681  
Spain — 0.7%            

Aena SME SA(b)

    4,536       802,451  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    16,302       1,142,450  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    114,068       1,067,612  

Banco Santander SA

    255,216       1,025,728  

Cellnex Telecom SA(b)

    3,432       132,054  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    9,256       240,518  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    80,079       1,296,738  

Grifols SA(a)

    3,012       32,809  

Iberdrola SA

    13,344       160,675  

Iberdrola SA, NVS

    230       2,770  

Redeia Corp. SA

    9,559       159,063  

Telefonica SA

    98,856       402,229  
   

 

 

 
      6,465,097  
Sweden — 0.7%            

Alfa Laval AB

    7,050       258,684  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    1,028       28,194  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    27,805       443,751  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    72,539       1,004,517  

Epiroc AB

    3,681       65,039  

Evolution AB(b)

    3,436       401,200  

Getinge AB, Class B

    2,808       60,027  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    76,777       837,912  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    21,313       669,848  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    2,062       51,861  

Investor AB, Class B

    53,747       1,265,460  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    32,272       192,831  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    23,524       253,596  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    12,888       262,631  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    16,120       137,440  
   

 

 

 
      5,932,991  
Switzerland — 2.3%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    33,785       1,429,504  

Alcon Inc.

    7,142       537,614  

Avolta AG, Registered(a)

    8,945       341,742  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    9     $ 114,381  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    9,338       1,387,016  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    2,650       280,186  

Geberit AG, Registered

    518       298,175  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    260       1,081,219  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    1,867       101,642  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    743       363,257  

Nestle SA, Registered

    21,699       2,472,612  

Novartis AG, Registered

    27,335       2,826,814  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    8,216       2,339,230  

Sandoz Group AG(a)

    8,231       282,282  

SGS SA

    2,600       240,255  

Sika AG, Registered

    2,897       799,740  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    685       218,924  

STMicroelectronics NV

    9,558       419,668  

Straumann Holding AG

    1,872       284,359  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    1,439       65,473  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    204       146,498  

Swiss Re AG

    4,135       473,459  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    51       30,512  

Temenos AG, Registered

    1,560       158,762  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    55,116       1,649,766  

VAT Group AG(b)

    832       387,320  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    2,043       1,038,027  
   

 

 

 
      19,768,437  
Taiwan — 1.6%            

Accton Technology Corp.

    9,000       151,403  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    14,000       150,909  

Airtac International Group

    10,000       299,698  

Alchip Technologies Ltd.

    1,000       124,040  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    70,000       434,962  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    520,103       731,384  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    49,720       275,226  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.(a)

    1,206,542       463,212  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    81,000       307,064  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    313,400       284,320  

Delta Electronics Inc.

    30,000       268,458  

E Ink Holdings Inc.

    46,000       305,058  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    5,000       87,266  

eMemory Technology Inc.

    2,000       178,379  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    196,538       403,993  

Global Unichip Corp.

    2,000       98,193  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    10,000       184,746  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    4,000       317,139  

MediaTek Inc.

    20,000       617,152  

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp.

    10,000       72,194  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    4,000       65,159  

PharmaEssentia Corp.(a)

    5,000       50,205  

Silergy Corp.

    11,000       135,374  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    282,000       266,080  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    347,000       6,946,417  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    10,000       56,103  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    77,000       119,940  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    2,000       85,526  

Yageo Corp.

    14,000       246,247  
   

 

 

 
       13,725,847  
Thailand — 0.1%            

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    393,200       662,092  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    105,100       81,467  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    24,700       167,111  
Security   Shares     Value  
Thailand (continued)  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR(c)

    95,000     $ 210,237  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    136,800       117,617  
   

 

 

 
       1,238,524  
Turkey — 0.1%            

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS

    255,904       426,717  

Hektas Ticaret TAS(a)

    151,943       89,039  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    19,982       45,140  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

    19,476       13,989  
   

 

 

 
      574,885  
United Arab Emirates — 0.1%            

Aldar Properties PJSC

    47,196       65,533  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    253,391       512,324  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

    25,488       122,827  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    14,243       74,376  

Multiply Group PJSC(a)

    429,417       337,185  
   

 

 

 
      1,112,245  
United Kingdom — 3.2%            

3i Group PLC

    50,384       1,577,268  

Admiral Group PLC

    2,056       65,375  

Antofagasta PLC

    49,336       1,075,286  

Ashtead Group PLC

    18,785       1,228,387  

AstraZeneca PLC

    20,653       2,738,109  

Auto Trader Group PLC(b)

    5,879       54,086  

Barclays PLC

    398,432       740,417  

British American Tobacco PLC

    65,620       1,934,714  

BT Group PLC

    197,690       280,074  

Burberry Group PLC

    7,488       123,342  

Compass Group PLC

    14,977       412,523  

Croda International PLC

    6,989       423,020  

Diageo PLC

    44,785       1,617,539  

Entain PLC

    1,667       20,305  

Experian PLC

    17,439       725,853  

GSK PLC

    63,006       1,246,116  

Haleon PLC

    101,065       410,502  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    276,666       2,160,126  

Imperial Brands PLC

    23,921       574,227  

Informa PLC

    28,299       277,940  

Intertek Group PLC

    1,891       107,334  

Legal & General Group PLC

    146,492       471,183  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    1,005,264       538,877  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    4,368       494,082  

National Grid PLC

    53,144       707,830  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    170,328       480,689  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    11,674       79,966  

Pearson PLC

    14,872       182,446  

Prudential PLC

    44,393       456,030  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    8,842       639,285  

RELX PLC

    37,282       1,538,779  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    46,674       240,359  

Severn Trent PLC

    16,015       526,429  

Smiths Group PLC

    15,674       321,217  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    876       110,254  

Standard Chartered PLC

    17,483       132,129  

Unilever PLC

    25,794       1,255,142  

United Utilities Group PLC

    53,432       719,663  

Vodafone Group PLC

    416,936       354,454  

Whitbread PLC

    6,371       288,784  

WPP PLC

    15,784       152,639  
   

 

 

 
      27,482,780  
United States — 62.0%            

Abbott Laboratories

    21,603       2,444,379  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

AbbVie Inc.

    24,806     $ 4,078,106  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    8,262       3,006,377  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    5,829       3,601,040  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    21,685       3,636,358  

AECOM

    2,456       216,595  

Aflac Inc.

    13,002       1,096,589  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    3,495       454,699  

Airbnb Inc.(a)

    7,978       1,149,949  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)

    4,305       530,505  

Albemarle Corp.

    6,566       753,383  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

    1,177       142,299  

Align Technology Inc.(a)

    1,144       305,814  

Allegion PLC

    4,914       608,795  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    1,299       201,670  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    78,959        11,062,156  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    64,081       9,086,686  

Altria Group Inc.

    54,801       2,198,616  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    119,059       18,477,957  

American Express Co.

    8,684       1,743,226  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    885       106,554  

American International Group Inc.

    14,808       1,029,304  

American Tower Corp.

    6,755       1,321,616  

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    10,745       1,332,595  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    996       385,283  

AMETEK Inc.

    10,752       1,742,362  

Amgen Inc.

    8,300       2,608,358  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    12,616       1,275,478  

Analog Devices Inc.

    8,175       1,572,543  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    11,071       212,452  

Ansys Inc.(a)

    631       206,861  

Aon PLC, Class A

    2,405       717,724  

Apollo Global Management Inc.

    5,390       541,156  

Apple Inc.

    202,824       37,400,751  

Applied Materials Inc.

    4,482       736,393  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    7,084       583,934  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    3,596       930,213  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    2,290       531,646  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)

    600       115,194  

AT&T Inc.

    102,594       1,814,888  

Atlassian Corp., NVS(a)

    1,481       369,909  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    2,767       702,292  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    8,328       2,046,856  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    1,645       294,471  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    57       11,369  

Axon Enterprise Inc.(a)

    4,424       1,101,841  

Baker Hughes Co., Class A

    69,495       1,980,607  

Bank of America Corp.

    87,281       2,968,427  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    11,974       664,078  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    6,295       268,545  

Baxter International Inc.

    2,548       98,582  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    5,114       1,221,274  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    14,003       5,373,511  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    1,860       458,788  

BlackRock Inc.(f)

    1,585       1,227,281  

Blackstone Inc., NVS

    9,464       1,177,795  

Block Inc.(a)

    4,869       316,534  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    492       1,725,675  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Class A

    2,762       388,807  

Boston Properties Inc.

    3,843       255,559  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    20,912       1,322,893  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    42,687       2,086,114  

Broadcom Inc.

    6,407       7,560,260  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    3,433     $ 701,019  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    2,209       171,330  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    9,197       504,915  

Burlington Stores Inc.(a)

    296       56,580  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    3,212       926,533  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)

    2,188       95,988  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    4,576       619,224  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    4,034       440,472  

Carlyle Group Inc. (The)

    3,178       127,184  

Carnival Corp.(a)

    10,934       181,286  

Catalent Inc.(a)(c)

    1,518       78,390  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    385       70,782  

CDW Corp./DE

    986       223,546  

Celsius Holdings Inc.(a)(c)

    5,108       254,889  

Centene Corp.(a)

    2,751       207,178  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)

    3,493       242,833  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(a)

    253       54,719  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    19,248       1,211,084  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    1,974       731,782  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., Class A(a)

    441       1,062,268  

Chubb Ltd.

    7,155       1,752,975  

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    4,804       479,679  

Cigna Group (The)

    3,180       957,021  

Cintas Corp.

    1,875       1,133,569  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    71,817        3,603,777  

Citigroup Inc.

    34,265       1,924,665  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    23,914       781,988  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)

    1,249       98,733  

CME Group Inc.

    4,647       956,538  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    66,456       3,953,467  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    7,723       595,598  

Coinbase Global Inc., Class A(a)

    2,275       291,655  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    13,523       1,138,637  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    60,268       2,804,873  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    4,470       1,095,508  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    5,006       610,732  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)

    972       362,585  

Corteva Inc.

    35,092       1,595,984  

CoStar Group Inc.(a)

    5,480       457,470  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    4,285       2,977,561  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    1,949       570,082  

Crown Castle Inc.

    7,543       816,530  

CSX Corp.

    32,498       1,160,179  

CVS Health Corp.

    11,926       886,937  

Danaher Corp.

    9,422       2,260,432  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    299       48,611  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)

    2,126       92,056  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)

    2,288       284,719  

DaVita Inc.(a)

    2,313       250,174  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    547       412,290  

Deere & Co.

    3,395       1,336,204  

Dexcom Inc.(a)

    5,287       641,577  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    3,568       501,161  

Discover Financial Services

    5,044       532,243  

Dollar General Corp.

    4,589       606,069  

Dollar Tree Inc.(a)

    4,640       606,077  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    85       36,229  

DoorDash Inc., Class A(a)

    3,889       405,234  

DraftKings Inc., Class A (a)

    7,035       274,717  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    4,540       143,827  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    3,637       894,993  

eBay Inc.

    22,880       939,682  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Ecolab Inc.

    6,212     $  1,231,343  

Edison International

    21,042       1,419,914  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    9,336       732,596  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    4,201       577,974  

Elevance Health Inc.

    2,582       1,274,062  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    10,487       6,770,512  

Emerson Electric Co.

    8,129       745,673  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)

    3,165       329,571  

Entegris Inc.

    1,163       136,885  

EPAM Systems Inc.(a)

    708       196,902  

Equifax Inc.

    2,810       686,595  

Equinix Inc.

    1,242       1,030,574  

Equitable Holdings Inc.

    22,859       747,261  

Equity Residential

    3,116       187,552  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    270       93,374  

Essential Utilities Inc.

    8,716       312,556  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    323       75,346  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    5,488       724,361  

Etsy Inc.(a)(c)

    2,992       199,147  

Everest Group Ltd.

    577       222,128  

Eversource Energy

    6,665       361,376  

Exact Sciences Corp.(a)

    1,377       90,056  

Exelon Corp.

    3,409       118,667  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    3,382       488,496  

F5 Inc.(a)

    2,227       409,100  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    312       374,035  

Fastenal Co.

    12,109       826,197  

FedEx Corp.

    958       231,156  

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

    3,777       188,963  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    8,566       533,319  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    7,904       270,633  

First Citizens BancShares Inc./NC, Class A

    179       270,290  

First Solar Inc.(a)

    2,397       350,681  

Fiserv Inc.(a)

    9,177       1,301,941  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    1,271       368,501  

FMC Corp.

    13,821       776,740  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    6,838       440,983  

Fortive Corp.

    18,483       1,445,001  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    1,810       58,463  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    60,148       2,387,274  

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc.

    1,643       75,003  

Garmin Ltd.

    5,042       602,469  

Gartner Inc.(a)

    1,277       584,151  

Gen Digital Inc.

    25,736       604,281  

General Mills Inc.

    2,735       177,529  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    20,987       1,642,443  

Global Payments Inc.

    4,472       595,805  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    4,576       1,757,230  

Graco Inc.

    8,022       684,277  

Halliburton Co.

    127,728       4,553,503  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    4,580       398,277  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    3,432       1,046,417  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    6,450       912,481  

Hershey Co. (The)

    3,224       623,973  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

    2,808       536,216  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    5,201       387,162  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    13,469       4,754,018  

Honeywell International Inc.

    5,351       1,082,293  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    21,944       421,764  

Hubbell Inc., Class B

    1,708       573,154  

HubSpot Inc.(a)

    199       121,589  

Humana Inc.

    1,282       484,673  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    13,624     $ 173,434  

IDEX Corp.

    4,365       923,197  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    1,337       688,662  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    4,810       1,254,929  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    1,007       144,011  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    1,561       91,740  

Ingersoll Rand Inc.

    15,218       1,215,309  

Insulet Corp.(a)

    544       103,833  

Intel Corp.

    56,361       2,428,032  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    7,148       910,155  

International Business Machines Corp.

    15,123       2,777,490  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    3,096       249,785  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    6,291       207,540  

Intuit Inc.

    3,620       2,285,415  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    4,772       1,804,866  

Invitation Homes Inc.

    5,668       186,647  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    3,120       649,678  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    4,992       337,060  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    206       34,161  

Jacobs Solutions Inc., NVS

    3,795       511,452  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    1,932       237,095  

Johnson & Johnson

    34,801       5,529,879  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    37,160       6,479,218  

Kenvue Inc.

    17,203       357,134  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

    15,630       491,407  

KeyCorp

    16,750       243,377  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    3,609       553,115  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    3,676       74,255  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    110,243       1,865,312  

KKR & Co. Inc.

    6,465       559,740  

KLA Corp.

    3,142       1,866,474  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

    1,590       353,457  

Lam Research Corp.

    1,828       1,508,411  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    9,418       460,729  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    1,931       117,521  

Leidos Holdings Inc.

    2,916       322,130  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C (a)

    2,441       191,496  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, NVS(a)(c)

    4,680       314,730  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, NVS(a)

    11,544       350,476  

Linde PLC

    5,363       2,171,103  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)

    788       70,014  

Loews Corp.

    24,477       1,783,394  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    8,463       1,801,265  

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

    651       155,713  

Lucid Group Inc.(a)(c)

    75,806       256,224  

Lululemon Athletica Inc.(a)

    1,781       808,253  

M&T Bank Corp.

    3,036       419,272  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    520       117,265  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A

    2,322       556,653  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    7,990       1,548,782  

Marvell Technology Inc.

    13,878       939,541  

Masco Corp.

    3,506       235,919  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    11,172       5,018,798  

Match Group Inc.(a)

    2,123       81,481  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    755       51,461  

McDonald’s Corp.

    11,963       3,501,809  

Medtronic PLC

    14,733       1,289,727  

MercadoLibre Inc.(a)(c)

    728       1,246,198  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    34,409       4,155,919  

Meta Platforms Inc., Class A(a)

    28,689       11,192,726  

MetLife Inc.

    13,245       918,143  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    283       338,805  
 

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

MGM Resorts International

    8,042     $ 348,782  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    10,511       895,327  

Micron Technology Inc.

    9,881       847,296  

Microsoft Corp.

    90,211        35,866,089  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    418       52,827  

Moderna Inc.(a)

    2,175       219,784  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    16,218       1,220,729  

MongoDB Inc., Class A(a)

    609       243,917  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    498       300,155  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    14,189       780,679  

Moody’s Corp.

    1,357       531,998  

Morgan Stanley

    15,171       1,323,518  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    3,581       1,144,129  

NetApp Inc.

    7,004       610,749  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    6,021       3,396,506  

Newmont Corp.

    8,905       307,312  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    27,297       1,600,423  

Nike Inc., Class B

    16,638       1,689,256  

Nordson Corp.

    861       216,731  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    3,079       724,304  

Northern Trust Corp.

    2,409       191,853  

Nvidia Corp.

    32,202       19,812,925  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    4,502       947,986  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    289       295,661  

Okta Inc.(a)

    656       54,218  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    1,433       560,332  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    2,519       227,667  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    4,877       346,901  

Oracle Corp.

    24,073       2,688,954  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    8,932       789,946  

Palantir Technologies Inc.(a)

    24,819       399,338  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)

    3,731       1,262,981  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    5,945       2,761,452  

Paychex Inc.

    10,510       1,279,382  

Paycom Software Inc.

    1,985       377,626  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)(c)

    984       155,875  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    14,181       870,004  

PepsiCo Inc.

    16,219       2,733,388  

Pfizer Inc.

    82,120       2,223,810  

PG&E Corp.

    38,080       642,410  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    30,676       2,786,915  

Pinterest Inc., Class A(a)

    6,150       230,440  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    5,459       825,455  

Pool Corp.

    47       17,449  

PPG Industries Inc.

    794       111,986  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    4,955       391,940  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    35,952       5,649,497  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    7,280       1,297,660  

Prologis Inc.

    13,033       1,651,151  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    1,100       115,423  

PTC Inc.(a)

    1,875       338,719  

Public Storage

    3,018       854,667  

Qualcomm Inc.

    15,288       2,270,421  

Quanta Services Inc.

    197       38,228  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    2,646       339,826  

Realty Income Corp.

    2,198       119,549  

Regency Centers Corp.

    551       34,531  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    1,456       1,372,688  

Regions Financial Corp.

    15,767       294,370  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    5,767       1,646,017  

ResMed Inc.

    1,059       201,422  

Revvity Inc.

    972       104,179  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Rivian Automotive Inc., Class A(a)(c)

    20,719     $ 317,208  

Robert Half Inc.

    1,884       149,853  

ROBLOX Corp., Class A(a)

    3,229       125,317  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    1,144       289,752  

Roku Inc.(a)

    728       64,108  

Rollins Inc.

    5,616       243,229  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    3,008        1,615,296  

Ross Stores Inc.

    3,804       533,625  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)

    3,714       473,535  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    16,071       456,256  

S&P Global Inc.

    3,308       1,483,142  

Salesforce Inc.(a)

    12,073       3,393,600  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

    2,199       492,268  

Schlumberger NV

    43,818       2,133,937  

Sempra Energy

    3,779       270,425  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    2,239       1,713,731  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    3,475       1,057,720  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    6,760       937,004  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(c)

    50,760       258,368  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    1,352       141,230  

Snap Inc., Class A, NVS(a)

    11,441       181,797  

Snap-on Inc.

    926       268,475  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)

    2,936       574,399  

Splunk Inc.(a)

    1,081       165,793  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

    16,618       1,014,030  

Starbucks Corp.

    17,587       1,636,119  

State Street Corp.

    4,368       322,664  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    1,413       170,535  

STERIS PLC

    1,648       360,830  

Stryker Corp.

    3,853       1,292,604  

Sun Communities Inc.

    707       88,622  

Super Micro Computer Inc.(a)

    903       478,238  

Synchrony Financial

    11,361       441,602  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    1,707       910,428  

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.

    6,369       1,026,874  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    2,325       252,146  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)

    1,866       307,759  

Targa Resources Corp.

    50,667       4,304,668  

Target Corp.

    5,681       790,113  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    6,638       943,857  

Teleflex Inc.

    520       126,272  

Teradyne Inc.(c)

    4,571       441,513  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    38,548       7,219,655  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    14,256       2,282,671  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    991       1,448,178  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    4,863       2,621,060  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    11,961       1,135,218  

Trade Desk Inc. (The), Class A(a)

    6,304       431,383  

Tradeweb Markets Inc., Class A

    975       93,005  

TransDigm Group Inc.

    766       836,993  

TransUnion

    7,228       500,105  

Travelers Cos. Inc. (The)

    3,127       660,923  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    10,989       558,901  

Truist Financial Corp.

    22,829       846,043  

U.S. Bancorp

    17,992       747,388  

Uber Technologies Inc.(a)

    19,659       1,283,143  

U-Haul Holding Co.

    204       13,029  

Ulta Beauty Inc.(a)

    1,346       675,759  

Union Pacific Corp.

    8,560       2,088,041  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    7,474       1,060,561  

United Rentals Inc.

    3,069       1,919,353  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

    824       176,979  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    12,178     $ 6,231,970  

Vail Resorts Inc.

    1,104       245,088  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)

    3,605       747,713  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    1,136       225,928  

Verisk Analytics Inc., Class A

    3,700       893,661  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    63,266       2,679,315  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    3,432       1,487,360  

Vertiv Holdings Co., Class A

    5,285       297,704  

Viatris Inc.

    48,419       569,892  

VICI Properties Inc., Class A

    13,624       410,355  

Visa Inc., Class A(c)

    21,741       5,940,946  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    3,572       807,308  

W R Berkley Corp.

    2,090       171,129  

Walmart Inc.

    15,427       2,549,312  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    3,901       88,046  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    23,362       2,243,920  

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.(a)

    16,330       163,627  

Waters Corp.(a)

    481       152,818  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    45,729       2,294,681  

Welltower Inc.

    5,488       474,767  

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

    936       349,156  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    2,263       297,743  

Williams Cos. Inc. (The)

    1,285       44,538  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    1,796       442,355  

Workday Inc., Class A(a)

    1,560       454,069  

WW Grainger Inc.

    244       218,536  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    2,286       215,867  

Xylem Inc./NY

    7,241       814,178  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    2,919       377,981  

Zillow Group Inc., Class C (a)

    4,472       254,188  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    4,253       534,177  

Zoetis Inc.

    5,900       1,108,079  

Zoom Video Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    2,392       154,547  

Zscaler Inc.(a)

    176       41,478  
   

 

 

 
          536,399,250  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.5%
(Cost: $759,304,495)

      860,893,857  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Brazil — 0.1%            

Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    113,347       351,178  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    59,052       390,708  
   

 

 

 
          741,886  
Colombia — 0.0%            

Bancolombia SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    26,918       212,082  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 0.1%            

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

    5,848       496,507  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    116       42,317  
   

 

 

 
          538,824  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.2%
(Cost: $1,456,201)

      1,492,792  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Rights

   
Brazil — 0.0%            

Localiza Rent a Car SA, (Expires 02/19/24, Strike Price BRL 45.35)(a)

    35     $ 64  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

      64  
   

 

 

 

Warrants

   
Canada — 0.0%            

Constellation Software Inc., (Issued 08/29/23, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 03/31/40, Strike Price CAD 11.50 )(d)

    555        
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

       
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $760,760,696)

      862,386,713  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 1.3%            

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

    10,358,627       10,364,842  

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

    1,150,000       1,150,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.3%
(Cost: $11,511,983)

 

    11,514,842  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 101.0%
(Cost: $772,272,679)

 

    873,901,555  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.0)%

 

    (8,529,170
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  865,372,385  
   

 

 

 

 

(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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January 31, 2024

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Affiliates

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

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

     Value at
01/31/24
     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 7,598,918      $  2,767,581 (a)    $     $ (2,008   $ 351      $ 10,364,842        10,358,627      $ 42,233 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    1,170,000              (20,000 )(a)                   1,150,000        1,150,000        34,898        

BlackRock Inc.

    1,248,656              (79,896     33,499       25,022        1,227,281        1,585        16,450        
        

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $ 31,491     $ 25,373      $ 12,742,123         $  93,581     $  
        

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

    5        03/15/24      $ 558      $ 15,124  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

    10        03/15/24        491        (5,222

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

    6        03/15/24        1,461        59,901  
          

 

 

 
           $ 69,803  
          

 

 

 

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)

  $      $      $ 75,025      $      $      $      $ 75,025  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $  —      $  —      $ 5,222      $  —      $  —      $  —      $ 5,222  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

   iShares® MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (21,209   $      $      $  —      $ (21,209
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (53,731   $      $      $      $ (53,731
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 2,850,256  

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

  $ 587,481,919     $ 273,411,795      $ 143      $ 860,893,857  

Preferred Stocks

    953,968       538,824               1,492,792  

Rights

    64                     64  

Warrants

                         

Short-Term Securities

         

Money Market Funds

    11,514,842                     11,514,842  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 599,950,793     $ 273,950,619      $      143      $ 873,901,555  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

         

Assets

         

Equity Contracts

  $ 75,025     $      $      $ 75,025  

Liabilities

         

Equity Contracts

    (5,222                   (5,222
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 69,803     $      $        69,803  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

China — 29.2%            

360 Security Technology Inc., Class A

    145,600     $ 137,906  

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

    72,849       168,359  

3SBio Inc.(a)

    728,000       548,584  

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

    273,000       613,031  

AECC Aviation Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    73,891       322,900  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    2,275,000       1,231,112  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    10,738,000       4,157,656  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    249,760       445,764  

Air China Ltd., Class A(b)

    254,819       252,232  

Air China Ltd., Class H(b)

    732,000       408,946  

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

    182,000       924,143  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

    6,461,040        57,948,898  

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

    2,192,000       805,463  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    382,299       303,449  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H

    1,462,000       712,522  

Angel Yeast Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,498       156,821  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    109,280       351,376  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    455,000       911,334  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,635       516,482  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class B

    36,400       470,350  

Anhui Kouzi Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,200       98,566  

Anhui Yingjia Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,600       130,273  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    509,600       4,301,255  

Autohome Inc., ADR

    25,844       651,269  

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

    273,000       128,997  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    913,000       336,748  

Baidu Inc.(b)

    873,620       11,310,940  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    691,600       490,441  

Bank of Chengdu Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,000       158,596  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    946,400       568,983  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    31,668,000       11,884,054  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,110,286       927,913  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,458,100       2,045,829  

Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    182,060       276,259  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    382,200       389,257  

Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd., Class A

    312,400       360,835  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    182,025       545,641  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    491,441       437,516  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    618,895       530,080  

BeiGene Ltd.(b)

    273,030       3,094,306  

Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    127,400       83,994  

Beijing Enlight Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,000       93,626  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    182,000       658,717  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    1,820,000       442,798  

Beijing Kingsoft Office Software Inc., Class A

    14,800       439,387  

Beijing New Building Materials PLC, Class A

    55,226       205,297  

Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    102,096       100,828  

Beijing Tongrentang Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,400       221,298  

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

    26,933       202,255  

Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    855,400       591,131  

Bethel Automotive Safety Systems Co. Ltd.

    18,200       130,745  

Betta Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,200       96,125  

BGI Genomics Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,290       95,349  

Bilibili Inc.(b)(c)

    81,848       739,037  

BOC Aviation Ltd.(a)

    91,200       683,759  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,055,600     $ 528,619  

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

    1,592,000       719,675  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    1,092,000       582,199  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,450       867,988  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    421,000       9,426,256  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    364,000       1,246,923  

By-health Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,600       114,272  

C&D International Investment Group Ltd.

    316,000       521,814  

Caitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    193,208       199,867  

Cambricon Technologies Corp. Ltd.

    6,325       95,868  

Canmax Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,130       68,833  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    4,370,000       1,224,583  

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

    18,200       289,275  

Changjiang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    292,000       200,440  

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

    72,897       231,455  

Chengxin Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,400       102,693  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,822,000       366,708  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    3,822,200       1,894,289  

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    910,000       999,343  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,092,000       449,651  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class A

    309,400       295,629  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    37,492,390        22,265,352  

China CSSC Holdings Ltd., Class A

    145,600       619,430  

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

    309,495       161,184  

China Energy Engineering Corp. Ltd.

    837,200       245,863  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,146,600       502,893  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,274,000       378,233  

China Everbright Environment Group Ltd.

    1,638,370       571,431  

China Feihe Ltd.(a)

    1,638,000       750,423  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    109,251       176,817  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,274,000       624,216  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    1,164,800       1,061,975  

China Greatwall Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,000       105,207  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

    1,001,000       733,847  

China International Capital Corp. Ltd., Class A

    54,600       245,600  

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

    655,200       778,799  

China Jushi Co. Ltd., Class A

    109,271       139,546  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    72,890       292,127  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,912,000       3,357,074  

China Literature Ltd.(a)(b)

    146,200       425,230  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,277,000       770,301  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    546,000       780,251  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    1,274,000       2,822,827  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    527,804       2,258,550  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,547,446       5,641,036  

China Merchants Energy Shipping Co. Ltd., Class A

    254,800       231,427  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    728,180       900,304  

China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    218,465       406,707  

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

    91,060       111,315  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,128,498       620,250  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    2,275,020       756,658  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,456,000       513,595  

China National Chemical Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    200,256       178,611  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    564,200       650,789  

China National Software & Service Co. Ltd.,

   

Class A

    24,650       91,004  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

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

    109,200     $ 256,412  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    868,000       834,239  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    1,547,260        2,340,679  

China Overseas Property Holdings Ltd.

    835,000       553,430  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    200,298       695,143  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    837,200       1,540,425  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    946,492       785,740  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    9,464,000       4,923,202  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    2,003,000       749,382  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class A

    637,000       559,976  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    1,638,000       749,118  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    728,000       2,632,696  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    400,400       1,135,527  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    1,371,555       4,164,116  

China Resources Microelectronics Ltd.

    28,396       149,570  

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services Ltd.(a)

    255,400       737,547  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.(a)

    728,000       443,878  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    728,000       1,472,817  

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

    36,473       265,519  

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    2,184,000       366,395  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    182,018       942,510  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,365,000       5,178,379  

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

    345,800       277,398  

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

    728,000       269,334  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,110,200       795,528  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    728,000       768,987  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    618,990       513,839  

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

    782,600       482,328  

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

    36,400       319,221  

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

    55,698       619,261  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(a)

    18,200,000       2,024,592  

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,102,000       421,343  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    673,400       423,246  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    236,807       316,944  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    837,284       658,772  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    619,048       2,102,459  

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

    18,200       112,847  

China Zheshang Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    995,700       372,464  

Chinasoft International Ltd.

    1,092,000       622,282  

Chongqing Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,896       154,062  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    236,778       421,717  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,600       341,157  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

    801,200       1,085,375  

CITIC Ltd.

    2,366,000       2,283,649  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    291,202       831,873  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    728,025       1,420,903  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class A

    709,800       530,594  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class H

    1,092,000       598,147  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    109,298       2,306,629  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,000       166,824  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class H

    364,000       338,454  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

COSCO Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    346,012     $ 478,868  

COSCO Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,274,399        1,338,918  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    728,000       445,811  

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

    4,368,838       354,338  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.(c)

    910,000       601,139  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A

    738,500       584,153  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,274,000       592,147  

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class A

    127,499       396,836  

CSPC Innovation Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    28,600       107,247  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    3,641,440       2,678,969  

Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    418,600       434,932  

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

    25,986       469,047  

DaShenLin Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,980       91,919  

DHC Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    127,400       88,602  

Dong-E-E-Jiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,400       266,044  

Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd., Class A

    91,088       181,845  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,092,000       421,699  

Dongxing Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    146,498       161,785  

East Buy Holding Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    182,000       534,727  

East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    436,814       759,103  

Ecovacs Robotics Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,200       80,923  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    327,600       2,438,605  

Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,616       264,678  

Everbright Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    110,293       240,104  

Fangda Carbon New Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    147,975       91,034  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    546,000       399,481  

First Capital Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    163,800       119,804  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,600       154,838  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    182,000       273,732  

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    419,740       330,175  

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

    125,092       591,821  

Fosun International Ltd.

    910,000       477,546  

Founder Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    200,200       192,472  

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A

    327,600       605,490  

Fujian Sunner Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,400       75,792  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    72,899       386,391  

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

    218,400       987,367  

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,657       258,928  

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class H(a)(c)

    155,920       416,510  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.

    8,528,000       981,256  

GD Power Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    509,600       317,159  

GDS Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    365,240       244,624  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    2,366,000       2,242,633  

Gemdale Corp., Class A

    127,446       71,686  

Genscript Biotech Corp.(b)(c)

    364,000       604,208  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    145,600       277,687  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    436,800       439,598  

GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc., Class A

    18,335       159,370  

Ginlong Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,200       151,164  

GoerTek Inc., Class A

    91,297       193,159  

Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    109,213       106,015  

Gotion High-tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,600       141,943  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd.

    54,800       155,939  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,001,000       985,591  

Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A

    72,800       357,545  

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.

    364,000       274,220  

GRG Banking Equipment Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,460       48,059  

Guangdong Haid Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,799       193,477  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    1,092,000       634,853  

Guanghui Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    237,700       232,707  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    127,400       145,423  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,092,397     $ 431,785  

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,600       207,674  

Guangzhou Haige Communications Group Inc. Co., Class A

    127,411       170,790  

Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,898       144,648  

Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,258       91,689  

Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,600       141,906  

Guosen Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    236,600       264,729  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    273,000       555,476  

Guoyuan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    182,030       161,949  

H World Group Ltd., ADR

    84,678       2,690,220  

Haidilao International Holding Ltd.(a)

    728,000       1,146,975  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A

    200,200       622,814  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H

    946,800       2,675,336  

Hainan Airlines Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    816,600       155,425  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    182,000       405,114  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    400,400       490,407  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    805,200       371,150  

Hangzhou Chang Chuan Technology Co. Ltd.

    18,200       60,671  

Hangzhou First Applied Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,623       172,803  

Hangzhou Lion Microelectronics Co. Ltd.

    18,200       51,754  

Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,583       110,803  

Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,400       46,492  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,290       108,924  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    364,000       546,708  

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

    91,098       361,025  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    273,000       845,342  

Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A(b)

    218,499       356,773  

Hengyi Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    163,800       142,018  

Hesteel Co. Ltd., Class A

    345,800       100,072  

Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,288       292,759  

Hongfa Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    28,440       88,730  

Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,200       110,957  

Hoyuan Green Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,584       91,347  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd.(a)(b)

    182,000       329,719  

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class A

    291,200       246,357  

Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,687       220,307  

Hualan Biological Engineering Inc., Class A

    54,880       134,395  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class A

    364,000       443,146  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class H(b)

    1,460,000       823,317  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    236,600       452,951  

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

    400,400       472,360  

Huaxi Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    145,600       150,936  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    509,699       429,523  

Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,200       206,331  

Huizhou Desay Sv Automotive Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,200       215,561  

Hundsun Technologies Inc., Class A

    50,935       148,876  

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

    145,600       474,493  

Hygon Information Technology Co. Ltd., NVS

    47,320       434,197  

IEIT Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    46,248       180,566  

Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,600       290,101  

Imeik Technology Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,200       309,367  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    1,656,200       1,191,259  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    24,934,350       12,146,264  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    564,225     $ 1,235,892  

Industrial Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    337,186       255,775  

Ingenic Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,600       122,996  

Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co. Ltd., Class A(b)

    1,310,496       258,740  

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

    564,200       279,306  

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

    182,091       686,762  

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B

    434,425       821,764  

Innovent Biologics Inc.(a)(b)

    455,000       1,833,155  

iQIYI Inc., ADR(b)

    178,360       597,506  

JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,032       216,449  

Jason Furniture Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,880       122,174  

JCET Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    37,200       116,032  

JD Health International Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    455,100       1,501,732  

JD Logistics Inc.(a)(b)

    782,600       683,347  

JD.com Inc.

    937,332        10,569,481  

Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co. Ltd., Class A

    182,000       250,474  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    728,000       694,668  

Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,465       247,685  

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    163,810       855,467  

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

    36,400       224,273  

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

    36,400       463,236  

Jiangsu Yoke Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,600       100,238  

Jiangsu Yuyue Medical Equipment & Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,400       161,356  

Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,200       146,834  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class A

    72,800       182,469  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    546,000       763,597  

Jinko Solar Co. Ltd.

    159,548       175,909  

Joincare Pharmaceutical Group Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,000       136,070  

Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    153,176       148,286  

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

    36,486       111,617  

JOYY Inc., ADR

    16,562       507,791  

Juewei Food Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,200       50,806  

Kanzhun Ltd., ADR

    87,924       1,223,023  

KE Holdings Inc., ADR

    268,086       3,798,779  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    273,000       485,914  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    364,000       218,771  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,092,000       1,055,596  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    400,800       975,048  

Kuaishou Technology(a)(b)

    910,000       4,586,706  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    1,456,000       1,304,426  

Kunlun Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,200       162,599  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    32,372       7,235,743  

LB Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    72,800       163,150  

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

    27,846       1,533,201  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    2,912,000       3,049,070  

Lens Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    145,686       211,631  

Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,600       99,593  

Li Auto Inc.(b)

    455,036       6,289,926  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    910,000       1,944,053  

Lingyi iTech Guangdong Co., Class A

    273,000       180,139  

Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc., Class A

    36,401       171,675  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.(a)

    819,000       908,112  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    200,228       539,039  

Lufax Holding Ltd., Class A, ADR(c)

    72,345       171,458  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    182,230       645,316  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,400     $ 744,863  

Mango Excellent Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    55,350       164,647  

Maxscend Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,264       234,051  

Meinian Onehealth Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    127,487       86,651  

Meituan, Class B(a)(b)

    2,002,050       16,102,935  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    637,008       287,254  

Microport Scientific Corp.(b)

    345,800       255,378  

Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd., Class A

    54,600       68,331  

MINISO Group Holding Ltd.

    160,160       677,399  

Minth Group Ltd.

    364,000       590,019  

Montage Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,400       227,704  

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

    145,836       715,807  

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

    50,201       90,950  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    218,467       638,119  

NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,200       574,912  

NavInfo Co. Ltd., Class A

    72,800       65,684  

NetEase Inc.

    764,470       14,859,851  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,999       233,911  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    327,600       584,646  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A(b)

    127,472       145,156  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group
Inc.(b)

    582,480       4,495,724  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.(b)

    728,000       269,714  

Ninestar Corp., Class A

    55,100       148,360  

Ningbo Deye Technology Co. Ltd., NVS

    19,600       184,550  

Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp., Class A

    36,400       73,215  

Ningbo Orient Wires & Cables Co. Ltd.

    18,200       89,455  

Ningbo Tuopu Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    39,000       264,594  

Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    236,600       439,156  

NIO Inc., ADR(b)(c)

    550,004       3,091,022  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    800,800       4,346,062  

Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    128,200       99,801  

Oppein Home Group Inc., Class A

    18,200       155,223  

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

    70,000       1,044,974  

Orient Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    247,613       285,076  

Ovctek China Inc., Class A

    36,480       88,403  

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

    327,600       128,582  

PDD Holdings Inc., ADR(b)

    237,874        30,179,074  

People.cn Co. Ltd.

    37,200       111,402  

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

    4,186,000       1,301,334  

Perfect World Co. Ltd., Class A

    72,889       96,930  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A

    564,200       656,383  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,372,000       6,056,018  

Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    45,450       133,524  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,913,814       3,624,390  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    528,038       695,429  

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

    236,600       339,697  

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

    291,299       1,645,779  

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

    2,639,000       11,093,145  

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

    273,295       364,215  

Pop Mart International Group Ltd.(a)

    182,600       409,504  

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

    728,000       479,630  

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

    3,276,000       1,575,458  

Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    418,600       293,134  

Qifu Technology Inc.

    44,772       642,478  

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

    145,600       290,425  

Rockchip Electronics Co. Ltd.

    18,600       119,665  

Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    291,268       383,597  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    236,698     $ 450,568  

Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    117,600       179,893  

Sangfor Technologies Inc., Class A(b)

    18,200       138,121  

Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    546,000       355,363  

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    236,699       431,132  

Satellite Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    115,591       219,761  

SDIC Power Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    156,800       305,552  

Seazen Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A(b)

    54,624       75,180  

Seres Group Co. Ltd., NVS(b)

    37,200       293,460  

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    127,495       626,857  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    291,299       981,613  

Shan Xi Hua Yang Group New Energy Co. Ltd.

    138,150       185,916  

Shandong Buchang Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    72,800       153,223  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    109,480       313,275  

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

    318,500       458,542  

Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    72,820       246,860  

Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,600       99,878  

Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. Ltd., Class A

    691,600       275,908  

Shandong Sun Paper Industry JSC Ltd., Class A

    91,000       153,855  

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

    1,020,400       653,906  

Shanghai Aiko Solar Energy Co. Ltd.

    54,620       105,152  

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

    36,468       100,272  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    60,256       343,518  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class B

    182,004       358,577  

Shanghai Construction Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    345,800       111,691  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    455,000       251,861  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    72,800       221,148  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    182,000       309,019  

Shanghai International Airport Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,400       167,826  

Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    327,600       251,535  

Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co. Ltd.

    26,564       103,452  

Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc., Class A

    18,500       78,848  

Shanghai Moons’ Electric Co. Ltd.

    18,600       96,084  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,000        214,823  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    273,000       385,888  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    800,895       761,527  

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

    56,060       128,302  

Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co. Ltd., NVS

    20,202       379,080  

Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    109,200       94,725  

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

    163,800       239,405  

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

    72,800       240,043  

Shanxi Meijin Energy Co. Ltd., Class A(b)

    127,400       94,969  

Shanxi Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    163,840       112,862  

Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    201,300       99,916  

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

    36,480       1,017,459  

Shengyi Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,000       181,906  

Shennan Circuits Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,220       133,921  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    746,297       454,050  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

Shenzhen Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    345,886     $ 298,411  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,700       285,831  

Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    52,000       151,157  

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

    36,475       1,363,637  

Shenzhen New Industries Biomedical Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,600       188,353  

Shenzhen SC New Energy Technology Corp., Class A

    18,200       143,198  

Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,197       440,948  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    327,600       2,917,411  

Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,400       50,396  

Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    145,600       314,510  

Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,400       117,158  

Sichuan Road & Bridge Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    254,800       284,924  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    4,186,250       1,510,550  

Sinomine Resource Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,360       118,773  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    163,800       60,749  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    582,400       1,531,411  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    279,000       633,663  

Skshu Paint Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,600       93,178  

Smoore International Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    728,000       440,224  

Songcheng Performance Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    102,120       126,411  

SooChow Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    172,757       161,748  

Southwest Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    364,000       187,055  

Spring Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,600       135,377  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,400       396,963  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    291,200       1,789,827  

Sunresin New Materials Co. Ltd., NVS

    18,600       114,159  

Sunwoda Electronic Co. Ltd., Class A

    56,299       91,404  

SUPCON Technology Co. Ltd.

    31,524       154,795  

Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Class A

    72,800       126,386  

Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,740       24,844  

Suzhou TFC Optical Communication Co. Ltd.

    18,600       221,148  

TAL Education Group, ADR(b)

    179,452       1,909,369  

TBEA Co. Ltd., Class A

    166,006       324,306  

TCL Technology Group Corp., Class A(b)

    502,950       283,389  

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

    116,698       199,622  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    2,657,200        92,234,867  

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR(b)

    296,428       2,786,423  

Thunder Software Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,200       126,917  

Tianma Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    218,489       252,540  

Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class A

    36,800       238,516  

Tianshui Huatian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    145,800       132,067  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    730,000       726,889  

Tongcheng Travel Holdings Ltd.(b)

    509,600       1,039,509  

Tongkun Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,496       123,255  

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    434,200       182,581  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    109,200       353,948  

Topchoice Medical Corp., Class A

    12,200       101,001  

Topsports International Holdings Ltd.(a)

    728,000       471,876  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    366,000       368,136  

Trina Solar Co. Ltd.

    36,596       117,824  

Trip.com Group Ltd.(b)

    218,430       7,950,721  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,200       176,423  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    284,000       1,620,707  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A(b)

    18,299     $ 133,047  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    548,000       307,824  

Unisplendour Corp. Ltd., Class A(b)

    91,020       196,517  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

    182,000       537,760  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR(b)

    141,820       2,253,520  

Walvax Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,600       125,371  

Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    72,899       709,395  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    2,004,000       1,104,796  

Weibo Corp., ADR

    26,208       212,285  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    182,000       373,498  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    728,600       1,286,317  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    182,098       475,919  

Western Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    218,499       181,353  

Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Shanghai, Class A

    36,410       437,460  

Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd., Class A(b)

    36,400       169,494  

Wuchan Zhongda Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    182,099       109,725  

Wuhan Guide Infrared Co. Ltd., Class A

    215,360       161,505  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,099       1,605,831  

WUS Printed Circuit Kunshan Co. Ltd., Class A

    72,850       199,369  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,664       414,232  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(a)(c)

    145,674       1,007,917  

Wuxi Autowell Technology Co. Ltd.

    6,208       61,855  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc.(a)(b)

    1,547,000       4,070,984  

XCMG Construction Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A

    425,098       332,813  

Xiamen C & D Inc., Class A

    91,000       122,669  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(b)

    6,042,400       9,519,971  

Xinjiang Daqo New Energy Co. Ltd.

    41,948       152,849  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    2,184,000       1,002,765  

XPeng Inc.(b)(c)

    436,402       1,817,461  

Xtep International Holdings Ltd.

    637,000       313,697  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(a)

    364,000       499,081  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    109,200       347,465  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    963,000       1,978,467  

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

    36,501       133,560  

Yealink Network Technology Corp. Ltd., Class A

    18,527       62,810  

Yifeng Pharmacy Chain Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,920       142,088  

Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,400       150,058  

Yintai Gold Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,821       107,619  

Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,290       141,962  

YTO Express Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,000       141,319  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    728,600       456,253  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    164,346        5,684,728  

Yunda Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    91,020       78,985  

Yunnan Aluminium Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,400       111,206  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    55,315       358,122  

Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,100       154,211  

Zai Lab Ltd.(b)(c)

    397,890       845,420  

Zangge Mining Co. Ltd.

    54,600       188,152  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,202       504,643  

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd., Class H

    546,000       508,967  

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

    236,672       138,260  

Zhejiang China Commodities City Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    130,200       134,882  

Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd., Class A

    72,800       188,897  

Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    109,200       235,626  

Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,247       131,053  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,007,400       748,357  

Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,625       87,925  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,600     $ 189,289  

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

    36,400       165,651  

Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co. Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    200,237       541,095  

Zhejiang NHU Co. Ltd., Class A

    109,412       244,266  

Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co. Ltd., Class A

    37,200       108,673  

Zhejiang Supor Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,899       140,188  

Zhejiang Weixing New Building Materials Co. Ltd., Class A

    56,296       106,495  

Zheshang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    127,400       171,095  

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

    309,400       483,365  

Zhongji Innolight Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,299       260,623  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    366,000       617,817  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd.

    254,800       625,497  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    509,600       854,561  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,184,000       3,240,759  

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

    291,737       292,162  

ZTE Corp., Class A

    109,200       333,538  

ZTE Corp., Class H

    291,200       506,039  

ZTO Express Cayman Inc., ADR

    169,988       2,781,004  
   

 

 

 
       670,009,924  
Hong Kong — 5.6%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    4,550,000       35,682,993  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    1,456,000       3,489,731  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(a)

    527,800       831,887  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    819,132       3,696,202  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    1,092,132       5,640,665  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    273,000       1,621,304  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    637,000       5,066,340  

ESR Group Ltd.(a)

    874,000       1,117,210  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(b)(c)

    21,294       994,856  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    910,000       4,722,790  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    728,000       845,178  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    309,400       3,220,906  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    546,166       1,423,102  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    1,638,640       1,968,432  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    4,004,763       2,849,897  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    473,253       14,348,462  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    455,000       1,420,285  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    69,000       2,770,634  

Link REIT

    1,037,400       5,203,268  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    638,000       2,075,612  

New World Development Co. Ltd.(c)

    546,166       669,410  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    547,500       3,205,714  

Sands China Ltd.(b)

    946,400       2,484,082  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    1,457,200       1,522,138  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    546,000       828,469  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    621,500       5,800,699  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    182,000       1,408,140  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    473,200       884,303  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    546,000       5,799,123  

WH Group Ltd.(a)

    3,003,000       1,771,754  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)(c)

    364,000       1,063,494  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    728,000       2,132,919  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    728,000       603,530  
   

 

 

 
      127,163,529  
India — 21.0%            

ABB India Ltd.

    22,022       1,240,294  
Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)  

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

    67,886     $ 2,569,252  

Adani Green Energy Ltd.(b)

    129,727       2,627,803  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    209,300       3,042,728  

Adani Power Ltd.(b)

    320,029       2,172,546  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    249,522       1,679,361  

APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.

    67,886       1,230,341  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    39,312       3,005,952  

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

    504,312       1,067,628  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    152,516       5,417,600  

Astral Ltd.

    50,024       1,102,097  

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.(a)

    67,634       518,950  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    107,198       1,484,854  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd.(a)(b)

    66,034       3,017,233  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    904,176        11,625,269  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    27,482       2,540,516  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    108,472       8,978,388  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    156,064       3,057,776  

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.

    11,284       1,136,463  

Balkrishna Industries Ltd.

    33,852       1,000,447  

Bandhan Bank Ltd.(a)

    276,094       760,614  

Bank of Baroda

    436,436       1,299,560  

Berger Paints India Ltd.

    123,760       842,256  

Bharat Electronics Ltd.

    1,460,914       3,272,105  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    107,926       1,604,207  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    295,932       1,793,660  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    884,520       12,477,502  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    43,296       2,707,991  

CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.

    257,712       1,453,900  

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd.

    166,212       2,367,895  

Cipla Ltd.

    205,660       3,344,893  

Coal India Ltd.

    620,074       3,036,106  

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    48,412       1,499,319  

Container Corp. of India Ltd.

    112,840       1,204,470  

Cummins India Ltd.

    54,504       1,505,892  

Dabur India Ltd.

    235,144       1,527,385  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    47,838       2,114,689  

DLF Ltd.

    249,340       2,406,996  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    43,680       3,209,473  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    55,114       2,551,291  

GAIL India Ltd.

    925,468       1,925,702  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

    161,252       2,261,250  

Godrej Properties Ltd.(b)

    53,690       1,533,985  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    104,832       2,745,835  

Havells India Ltd.

    102,102       1,590,865  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    374,010       7,093,357  

HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd.(a)

    33,130       1,429,091  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

    1,109,836       19,517,419  

HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(a)

    378,196       2,626,107  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    43,498       2,421,585  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    509,236       3,546,609  

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., NVS

    80,990       2,930,812  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.(b)

    240,786       1,343,769  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    323,960       9,686,940  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    2,055,690       25,459,992  

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd.(a)

    94,394       1,698,598  

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(a)

    147,214       891,835  

IDFC First Bank Ltd.(b)

    1,418,088       1,439,489  

Indian Hotels Co. Ltd., Class A

    339,794       2,014,916  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

    1,159,704       2,053,682  

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corp. Ltd.

    107,802       1,268,010  

Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

    128,914       668,774  

IndusInd Bank Ltd.

    117,208       2,163,793  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)  

Info Edge India Ltd.

    30,030     $ 1,818,231  

Infosys Ltd.

    1,318,226       26,280,365  

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.(a)(b)

    52,598       1,875,754  

ITC Ltd.

    1,195,740       6,356,653  

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

    155,610       1,419,226  

Jio Financial Services Ltd., NVS(b)

    1,240,324       3,703,246  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    242,970       2,392,362  

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.

    162,890       1,019,182  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    431,340       9,480,339  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    266,084       11,139,669  

LTIMindtree Ltd.(a)

    36,020       2,359,264  

Lupin Ltd.

    84,994       1,539,171  

Macrotech Developers Ltd.

    98,280       1,268,168  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    370,006       7,357,593  

Marico Ltd.

    211,666       1,346,321  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    54,054       6,629,779  

Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.

    314,496       2,957,575  

Mphasis Ltd.

    29,796       931,073  

MRF Ltd.

    728       1,248,323  

Muthoot Finance Ltd.

    49,868       837,977  

Nestle India Ltd., NVS

    121,940       3,678,266  

NTPC Ltd.

    1,740,648       6,664,332  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    1,211,756       3,680,968  

One 97 Communications Ltd., NVS(b)

    90,454       827,043  

Page Industries Ltd.

    2,548       1,144,570  

Persistent Systems Ltd.

    20,384       2,045,777  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    316,680       1,026,599  

PI Industries Ltd.

    34,944       1,420,025  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    60,606       1,847,213  

Polycab India Ltd.

    18,382       960,835  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

    592,410       3,163,237  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    1,855,672       5,795,907  

REC Ltd.

    519,246       3,119,192  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    1,208,116        41,506,644  

Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.

    908,726       1,238,881  

SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd.

    110,838       955,470  

SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(a)

    173,810       2,938,905  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    3,640       1,251,032  

Shriram Finance Ltd.

    111,748       3,321,619  

Siemens Ltd.

    35,126       1,751,227  

Sona Blw Precision Forgings Ltd.(a)

    163,618       1,217,826  

SRF Ltd.

    59,094       1,652,875  

State Bank of India

    695,240       5,370,292  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    383,838       6,557,443  

Supreme Industries Ltd.

    23,962       1,192,168  

Suzlon Energy Ltd.(b)

    3,595,956       1,988,377  

Tata Communications Ltd.

    46,410       970,827  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    360,724       16,568,447  

Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

    218,582       2,943,558  

Tata Elxsi Ltd.

    14,014       1,282,752  

Tata Motors Ltd.

    648,648       6,903,459  

Tata Motors Ltd., Class A

    186,550       1,311,901  

Tata Power Co. Ltd. (The)

    572,696       2,685,525  

Tata Steel Ltd.

    2,871,414       4,701,945  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    210,028       3,364,767  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    141,232       6,284,515  

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    42,582       1,297,668  

Trent Ltd.

    74,920       2,785,716  

Tube Investments of India Ltd.

    43,640       2,051,303  

TVS Motor Co. Ltd.

    97,006       2,337,381  

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

    46,046       5,630,133  

United Spirits Ltd.

    117,026       1,534,483  
Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)  

UPL Ltd.

    170,170     $ 1,101,174  

Varun Beverages Ltd.

    186,550       2,877,809  

Vedanta Ltd.

    351,624       1,160,936  

Wipro Ltd.

    511,966       2,928,164  

Yes Bank Ltd.(b)

    5,272,358       1,531,203  

Zomato Ltd.(b)

    2,065,336       3,470,048  
   

 

 

 
       481,808,825  
Indonesia — 2.3%            

Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT

    5,933,200       899,633  

Amman Mineral Internasional PT(b)

    2,657,200       1,267,606  

Aneka Tambang Tbk

    3,712,800       364,275  

Astra International Tbk PT

    8,099,000       2,624,402  

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    21,985,600       13,301,868  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    14,760,204       6,214,273  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    6,002,230       2,183,704  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    27,008,867       9,729,547  

Barito Pacific Tbk PT

    11,658,442       782,063  

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT

    3,094,000       878,144  

GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT(b)

    341,049,800       1,891,906  

Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk PT

    1,090,400       540,143  

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    873,600       650,931  

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    1,747,200       705,971  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    8,429,600       806,741  

Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT(b)

    3,130,477       535,019  

Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT

    8,608,600       484,231  

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    1,476,925       580,044  

Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT

    7,098,000       1,191,288  

Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    19,583,200       4,911,992  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    3,185,000       625,697  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    618,843       898,936  
   

 

 

 
      52,068,414  
Malaysia — 1.6%            

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    782,600       700,662  

Axiata Group Bhd

    1,274,000       734,032  

CELCOMDIGI Bhd

    1,379,000       1,235,400  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    2,548,000       3,356,081  

Dialog Group Bhd

    1,435,062       554,993  

Gamuda Bhd(c)

    764,400       816,114  

Genting Bhd

    873,600       870,290  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    709,800       404,433  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    236,600       960,220  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    819,000       1,056,673  

Inari Amertron Bhd

    1,308,800       876,153  

IOI Corp. Bhd

    982,800       828,649  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd(c)

    211,200       990,439  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    2,111,200       4,129,502  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    327,600       532,708  

Maxis Bhd

    964,600       774,943  

MISC Bhd

    382,200       593,260  

MR DIY Group M Bhd(a)

    1,197,200       349,289  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    36,400       919,619  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    1,102,700       1,576,102  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    127,400       574,781  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    327,800       1,229,423  

PPB Group Bhd

    273,020       834,645  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    1,547,000       1,548,302  

Public Bank Bhd

    5,660,250       5,247,146  

QL Resources Bhd

    527,800       650,544  

RHB Bank Bhd

    527,845       624,438  

Sime Darby Bhd

    709,800       364,189  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    855,400       797,691  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Malaysia (continued)  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    509,600     $ 636,887  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    1,001,000       2,268,651  
   

 

 

 
      37,036,259  
Philippines — 0.8%            

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    708,250       609,670  

Ayala Corp.

    110,238       1,328,277  

Ayala Land Inc.

    2,602,600       1,572,766  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    700,702       1,373,076  

BDO Unibank Inc.

    944,584       2,431,631  

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    386,400       1,670,796  

JG Summit Holdings Inc.

    1,255,925       854,462  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    202,020       911,503  

Manila Electric Co.

    101,920       655,815  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    863,600       874,776  

PLDT Inc.

    29,100       658,070  

SM Investments Corp.

    94,720       1,512,176  

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    4,256,825       2,589,862  

Universal Robina Corp.

    389,480       772,440  
   

 

 

 
       17,815,320  
Singapore — 3.7%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    1,419,614       3,076,626  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    2,184,047       3,255,904  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore

    1,019,200       2,237,437  

City Developments Ltd.

    200,200       908,666  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    709,800       16,811,814  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    2,493,400       1,872,554  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(b)

    764,946       2,348,384  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    36,400       702,375  

Keppel Ltd.

    600,600       3,191,445  

Mapletree Logistics Trust(c)

    1,365,061       1,569,650  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    982,800       1,064,288  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    1,365,075       13,057,446  

Sea Ltd., ADR(b)(c)

    147,238       5,615,657  

Seatrium Ltd.(b)(c)

    17,344,685       1,287,204  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    382,200       1,608,484  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(c)

    582,800       2,892,601  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    345,800       2,414,595  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    655,600       1,816,627  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    3,185,000       5,683,768  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    491,400       10,357,994  

UOL Group Ltd.

    182,000       845,131  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    709,800       1,738,079  
   

 

 

 
      84,356,729  
South Korea — 13.5%            

Amorepacific Corp.(b)

    12,012       1,059,577  

Celltrion Inc.

    60,970       8,181,600  

Celltrion Pharm Inc.(b)

    8,287       631,298  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    3,278       715,818  

CosmoAM&T Co. Ltd.(b)

    9,810       969,777  

Coway Co. Ltd.(b)

    24,210       1,004,224  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.(b)

    18,928       1,248,601  

Doosan Bobcat Inc.

    21,112       804,030  

Doosan Enerbility Co. Ltd.(b)

    183,638       2,121,377  

Ecopro BM Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    19,656       3,120,032  

Ecopro Co. Ltd.(b)

    8,008       2,987,038  

F&F Co. Ltd./New(b)

    5,096       270,630  

GS Holdings Corp.(b)

    18,200       631,164  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    118,664       4,243,120  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.(b)

    33,124       1,267,792  

Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.(b)

    2,787       676,173  

Hanmi Semiconductor Co. Ltd.(b)

    18,020       785,848  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)  

Hanon Systems

    78,806     $ 367,809  

Hanwha Aerospace Co. Ltd.(b)

    15,123       1,561,802  

Hanwha Ocean Co. Ltd.(b)

    23,229       381,739  

Hanwha Solutions Corp.(b)

    42,952       1,067,039  

HD Hyundai Co. Ltd.

    17,769       947,082  

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(b)

    9,100       775,372  

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd.(b)

    17,294       1,467,336  

HLB Inc.(b)

    46,592       2,350,033  

HMM Co. Ltd.(b)

    100,100       1,438,676  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    12,728       554,405  

HYBE Co. Ltd.(b)

    8,543       1,288,055  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.(b)

    29,420       761,416  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.(b)

    6,916       905,599  

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.(b)

    9,282       467,884  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    24,024       3,765,846  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    54,236       7,888,640  

Hyundai Steel Co.(b)

    35,502       889,026  

Industrial Bank of Korea(b)

    95,732       898,197  

JYP Entertainment Corp.(b)

    11,330       637,646  

Kakao Corp.(b)

    123,214       4,818,377  

Kakao Pay Corp.(b)

    11,284       398,237  

KakaoBank Corp.(b)

    68,614       1,394,592  

Kangwon Land Inc.(b)

    32,396       363,470  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    150,696       6,395,195  

Kia Corp.(b)

    102,466       7,870,521  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.(b)

    28,756       1,083,435  

Korea Electric Power Corp.(b)

    100,100       1,484,374  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    15,834       727,037  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    3,276       1,160,555  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.(b)

    73,528       1,236,220  

Krafton Inc.(b)

    11,830       1,897,017  

KT Corp.(b)

    26,928       713,269  

KT&G Corp.

    42,224       2,867,612  

Kum Yang Co. Ltd.(b)

    13,104       765,540  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.(b)

    5,642       526,106  

L&F Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    10,374       1,106,089  

LG Chem Ltd.

    19,656       6,374,143  

LG Corp.(b)

    34,762       2,134,509  

LG Display Co. Ltd.(b)

    99,222       862,249  

LG Electronics Inc.

    43,316       3,019,311  

LG Energy Solution Ltd.(b)(c)

    18,746       5,320,877  

LG H&H Co. Ltd.

    3,822       866,256  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    5,644       804,981  

LG Uplus Corp.

    78,442       600,574  

Lotte Chemical Corp.(b)

    8,004       782,917  

Meritz Financial Group Inc.(b)

    42,006       2,156,591  

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.(b)

    99,736       586,419  

NAVER Corp.(b)

    52,234       7,789,240  

NCSoft Corp.(b)

    5,462       806,135  

Netmarble Corp.(a)(b)

    8,554       372,872  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.(b)

    54,782       434,658  

Orion Corp./Republic of Korea

    10,192       704,929  

Pearl Abyss Corp.(b)

    13,288       324,492  

Posco DX Co. Ltd.(b)

    21,658       922,991  

POSCO Future M Co. Ltd.(b)

    12,376       2,331,202  

POSCO Holdings Inc.

    28,574       9,065,965  

Posco International Corp.(b)

    21,133       829,529  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    6,734       4,238,866  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    33,124       3,421,856  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    22,932       2,384,949  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    1,897,714       103,115,761  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.(b)

    66,066     $ 1,101,946  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.(b)

    12,012       2,376,930  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(b)

    270,088       1,472,008  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    28,756       1,494,322  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    22,022       6,111,625  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    14,560       1,655,772  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    27,118       762,236  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    169,988       5,208,442  

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.(b)

    12,906       896,427  

SK Bioscience Co. Ltd.(b)

    11,102       527,617  

SK Hynix Inc.

    218,400       21,870,716  

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

    11,324       627,655  

SK Inc.

    13,650       1,871,122  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.(b)

    24,594       2,143,211  

SK Square Co. Ltd.(b)

    39,130       1,520,129  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    22,386       841,683  

SKC Co. Ltd.(b)

    8,190       469,556  

S-Oil Corp.

    17,634       896,517  

Woori Financial Group Inc.

    234,416       2,430,508  

Yuhan Corp.(b)

    23,889       1,055,876  
   

 

 

 
       309,525,917  
Taiwan — 19.4%            

Accton Technology Corp.

    182,000       3,061,705  

Acer Inc.

    1,092,830       1,604,923  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    203,927       2,198,172  

Airtac International Group

    57,109       1,711,543  

Alchip Technologies Ltd.

    30,000       3,721,198  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,274,110       5,508,964  

Asia Cement Corp.

    910,448       1,154,554  

Asustek Computer Inc.

    301,100       4,275,412  

AUO Corp.

    2,774,264       1,621,279  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    244,000       1,516,153  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    3,822,374       5,375,135  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    649,249       3,593,933  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    2,059,103       1,149,502  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    728,303       1,055,998  

China Airlines Ltd.

    1,092,000       709,287  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.(b)

    6,552,763       2,515,718  

China Steel Corp.

    4,735,484       3,794,699  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    1,456,110       5,519,982  

Compal Electronics Inc.

    1,640,000       1,880,844  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    6,552,456       5,944,463  

Delta Electronics Inc.

    803,000       7,185,721  

E Ink Holdings Inc.

    364,000       2,413,940  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    5,737,742       4,528,738  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    72,208       1,260,265  

eMemory Technology Inc.

    24,000       2,140,547  

Eva Airways Corp.

    1,092,000       1,100,717  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

    364,376       1,747,753  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    1,274,040       1,257,025  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    546,000       1,401,484  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    207,100       1,067,812  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    4,467,488       3,791,199  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    1,456,740       2,629,952  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    364,000       864,488  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    1,456,400       3,346,874  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    3,094,371       6,360,631  

Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.

    186,000       1,840,578  

Global Unichip Corp.

    33,000       1,620,191  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    88,000       1,625,766  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    4,914,516       16,076,480  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    123,980       2,511,592  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,796,466     $ 2,615,191  

Innolux Corp.

    2,366,209       1,230,619  

Inventec Corp.

    1,092,460       1,918,707  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    42,000       3,329,957  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    728,371       2,522,430  

MediaTek Inc.

    604,391       18,650,067  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    4,645,287       5,580,013  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    351,000       2,035,809  

momo.com Inc.

    35,200       488,611  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    2,002,000       3,879,894  

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp.

    94,000       678,627  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    546,000       1,197,523  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    68,000       726,944  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    242,000       3,942,107  

Parade Technologies Ltd.

    30,000       1,064,314  

Pegatron Corp.

    728,000       1,919,131  

PharmaEssentia Corp.(b)

    97,000       973,969  

Pou Chen Corp.

    728,000       732,868  

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.

    1,274,000       1,095,419  

President Chain Store Corp.

    256,000       2,158,426  

Quanta Computer Inc.

    1,092,000       8,634,460  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    182,642       2,733,310  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    546,898       622,984  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,456,982       2,059,213  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.(b)

    5,462,143       1,462,501  

Silergy Corp.

    132,000       1,624,489  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,467,525       2,734,000  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    546,950       1,255,784  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    4,742,751       2,598,134  

Taiwan Business Bank

    2,614,528       1,114,199  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    2,597,464       2,643,526  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    4,186,447       3,396,449  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    728,000       686,901  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    728,000       2,275,611  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    9,828,670       196,755,151  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    546,000       3,063,212  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    2,004,694       4,632,613  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    4,550,000       7,087,345  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    366,000       858,771  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    26,000       1,111,833  

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

    1,092,272       1,233,270  

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

    182,875       285,522  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    1,326,904       1,153,364  

Wistron Corp.

    1,092,000       3,998,164  

Wiwynn Corp.

    35,000       2,467,528  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    548,100       1,525,857  

Yageo Corp.

    137,112       2,411,677  

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

    756,000       1,152,768  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    4,257,973       3,670,772  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    182,097       586,232  
   

 

 

 
       445,261,483  
Thailand — 2.0%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    436,800       2,693,913  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR(c)

    1,547,000       2,604,923  

Asset World Corp. PCL, NVDR(c)

    3,913,000       439,561  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    4,386,200       3,399,909  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    3,257,800       674,624  

Banpu PCL, NVDR

    3,033,000       529,465  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    527,800       351,746  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR(c)

    3,494,400       590,454  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    236,900       1,602,779  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    782,600       1,426,644  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Thailand (continued)  

Central Retail Corp. PCL, NVDR(c)

    746,274     $ 697,797  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR(c)

    1,492,400       783,031  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    2,111,200       3,107,901  

CP Axtra PCL(c)

    777,400       623,180  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR(c)

    1,255,800       2,779,108  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR

    673,600       752,989  

Global Power Synergy PCL, NVDR

    310,500       430,055  

Gulf Energy Development PCL, NVDR(c)

    1,292,400       1,582,978  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    2,548,043       753,590  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR(c)

    672,600       447,378  

Intouch Holdings PCL, NVDR

    418,625       869,324  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    236,600       801,378  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    1,292,275       579,216  

Krungthai Card PCL, NVDR

    400,400       493,646  

Land & Houses PCL, NVDR

    3,330,600       718,660  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    1,401,420       1,204,908  

Muangthai Capital PCL, NVDR

    327,600       391,729  

Osotspa PCL, NVDR

    600,600       352,124  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    546,084       2,304,645  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR(c)

    910,076       858,128  

PTT Oil & Retail Business PCL, NVDR

    1,164,800       586,964  

PTT Public Co. Ltd., NVDR

    4,022,200       3,818,186  

SCB X PCL, NVS

    327,600       958,880  

SCG Packaging PCL, NVDR

    509,600       451,940  

Siam Cement PCL (The), NVDR

    309,400       2,355,076  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    509,600       784,009  

TMBThanachart Bank PCL, NVDR

    9,900,800       499,347  

True Corp. PCL(b)(c)

    4,331,656       736,571  
   

 

 

 
          45,036,756  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.1%
(Cost: $2,392,641,837)

       2,270,083,156  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
South Korea — 0.7%            

Hyundai Motor Co.

   

Preference Shares, NVS

    9,282       820,735  

Series 2, Preference Shares, NVS

    14,742       1,302,625  

LG Chem Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    3,276       664,168  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    326,508       14,286,637  
   

 

 

 
          17,074,165  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.7%
(Cost: $5,131,991)

      17,074,165  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Rights

   
China — 0.0%            

Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.,
(Expires 12/31/49)

    38,498     $  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.0%            

LG Display Co. Ltd., (Expires 03/14/24, Strike Price KWR 10070)(b)

    31,542       37,340  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

 

    37,340  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8%
(Cost: $2,397,773,828)

 

    2,287,194,661  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 2.7%            

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

    44,156,203       44,182,697  

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

    16,610,000       16,610,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.7%
(Cost: $60,770,047)

 

    60,792,697  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 102.5%
(Cost: $2,458,543,875)

 

    2,347,987,358  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.5)%

 

    (56,951,232
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  2,291,036,126  
   

 

 

 

 

(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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January 31, 2024

   iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
01/31/24
     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 53,908,230      $     $  (9,734,447) (a)    $ 6,649      $ 2,265      $ 44,182,697        44,156,203      $ 290,900 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    5,680,000        10,930,000 (a)                          16,610,000        16,610,000        266,725        
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $ 6,649      $ 2,265      $ 60,792,697         $  557,625     $  
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

    17        03/15/24      $ 329      $ (28,801

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

    51        03/15/24        2,501        (87,587
          

 

 

 
           $ (116,388
          

 

 

 

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  

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $ 116,388      $      $      $      $ 116,388  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (137,934   $      $      $      $ (137,934
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (738,566   $      $      $      $ (738,566
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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January 31, 2024

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Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 1,460,846  

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

  $ 90,333,594     $ 2,179,749,562     $      $ 2,270,083,156  

Preferred Stocks

          17,074,165              17,074,165  

Rights

          37,340              37,340  

Short-Term Securities

        

Money Market Funds

    60,792,697                    60,792,697  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 151,126,291     $ 2,196,861,067     $     —      $ 2,347,987,358  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

        

Liabilities

        

Equity Contracts

  $ (87,587   $ (28,801   $      $ (116,388
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Financials ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Austria — 0.8%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    230,291     $ 9,920,568  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 1.8%            

Ageas SA/NV

    106,662       4,583,479  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    58,918       4,466,555  

KBC Group NV

    167,587       10,931,967  

Sofina SA

    10,214       2,442,812  
   

 

 

 
      22,424,813  
Denmark — 1.4%            

Danske Bank A/S

    461,812       12,400,325  

Tryg A/S

    233,784       4,996,925  
   

 

 

 
      17,397,250  
Finland — 3.1%            

Nordea Bank Abp

    2,142,769       26,404,038  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    302,272       12,651,727  
   

 

 

 
      39,055,765  
France — 10.5%            

Amundi SA(a)

    41,008       2,773,682  

AXA SA

    1,207,312       40,523,802  

BNP Paribas SA

    703,006       47,230,872  

Credit Agricole SA

    715,384       10,247,769  

Edenred SE

    166,440       9,941,208  

Eurazeo SE

    29,466       2,509,921  

Euronext NV(a)

    57,428       5,051,204  

Societe Generale SA

    492,717       12,665,300  

Worldline SA/France(a)(b)

    159,592       2,157,442  
   

 

 

 
       133,101,200  
Germany — 13.7%            

Allianz SE, Registered

    269,722       72,063,233  

Commerzbank AG

    704,504       8,090,236  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    1,293,826       16,713,289  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    127,220       25,334,546  

Hannover Rueck SE

    40,378       9,679,288  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in

   

Muenchen, Registered

    91,336       38,883,464  

Talanx AG(b)

    43,211       3,031,726  
   

 

 

 
      173,795,782  
Ireland — 0.9%            

AIB Group PLC

    1,053,770       4,628,604  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    707,475       6,505,926  
   

 

 

 
      11,134,530  
Italy — 8.0%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    678,636       15,138,277  

Banco BPM SpA

    811,608       4,378,862  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    410,085       5,912,753  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    10,386,227       32,003,014  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    369,778       4,897,340  

Nexi SpA(a)(b)

    392,660       3,011,884  

Poste Italiane SpA(a)

    350,523       3,800,948  

UniCredit SpA

    1,073,399       31,442,065  
   

 

 

 
      100,585,143  
Netherlands — 6.5%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(a)

    318,753       4,691,210  

Adyen NV(a)(b)

    14,551       18,249,670  

Aegon Ltd.

    1,087,220       6,413,986  

ASR Nederland NV

    106,047       4,997,623  

EXOR NV, NVS

    62,650       6,061,544  

ING Groep NV

    2,422,298       34,417,136  
Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)  

NN Group NV

    181,273     $ 7,430,060  
   

 

 

 
      82,261,229  
Norway — 1.1%            

DNB Bank ASA

    619,714       12,047,061  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    134,136       2,157,507  
   

 

 

 
      14,204,568  
Spain — 7.3%            

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    3,986,545       37,311,815  

Banco Santander SA

    10,830,923       43,530,121  

CaixaBank SA

    2,762,688       11,780,075  
   

 

 

 
      92,622,011  
Sweden — 6.3%            

EQT AB

    238,087       6,393,146  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    87,086       2,741,641  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    97,855       3,075,492  

Investor AB, Class B

    1,156,693       27,234,066  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    50,859       2,651,829  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    1,062,492       15,089,656  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    976,623       10,528,320  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    568,462       11,584,106  
   

 

 

 
      79,298,256  
Switzerland — 15.2%            

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    30,679       4,900,698  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    19,915       2,549,844  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    24,696       3,566,607  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    137,935       7,509,374  

Partners Group Holding AG

    15,188       20,491,269  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    19,758       14,188,773  

Swiss Re AG

    201,966       23,125,195  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    2,201,092       65,884,421  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    97,859       49,721,131  
   

 

 

 
      191,937,312  
United Kingdom — 22.7%            

3i Group PLC

    651,686       20,400,990  

abrdn PLC

    1,262,776       2,686,473  

Admiral Group PLC

    174,323       5,542,970  

Aviva PLC

    1,833,558       10,008,612  

Barclays PLC

    10,113,779       18,794,711  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    237,462       2,291,369  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    13,033,906       101,764,859  

Legal & General Group PLC

    4,002,981       12,875,357  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    42,452,869       22,757,086  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    278,753       31,530,878  

M&G PLC

    1,504,832       4,254,712  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    3,847,344       10,857,737  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    498,576       3,183,224  

Prudential PLC

    1,838,884       18,890,059  

Schroders PLC

    536,402       2,744,286  

St. James’s Place PLC

    363,460       2,992,113  

Standard Chartered PLC

    1,534,443       11,596,616  

Wise PLC, Class A(b)

    412,734       4,209,847  
   

 

 

 
      287,381,899  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.3%
(Cost: $1,301,612,444)

      1,255,120,326  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Financials ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Securities

 

Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

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

    550,000     $ 550,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%
(Cost: $550,000)

 

    550,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.4%
(Cost: $1,302,162,444)

 

    1,255,670,326  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.6%

      8,205,829  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 1,263,876,155  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 

(d) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
01/31/24
     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

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

  $ 3,289,592      $      $  (3,290,617) (b)    $ 1,338      $ (313   $             $ 6,776 (c)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    570,000               (20,000) (b)                   550,000        550,000        23,023        
         

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 1,338      $ (313   $ 550,000         $ 29,799     $  
         

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (c) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

Long Contracts

          

Euro STOXX 50 Index

    107        03/15/24      $ 5,380      $ 101,370  

FTSE 100 Index

    34        03/15/24        3,274        827  
          

 

 

 
           $ 102,197  
          

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

   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)

  $      $      $ 102,197      $      $      $      $ 102,197  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 92,310     $      $      $      $ 92,310  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (184,124   $      $      $      $ (184,124
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 9,214,985   

 

 

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

  $     —      $ 1,255,120,326      $      $ 1,255,120,326  

Short-Term Securities

          

Money Market Funds

    550,000                      550,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 550,000      $ 1,255,120,326      $      $ 1,255,670,326  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

          

Assets

          

Equity Contracts

  $      $ 102,197      $     —      $ 102,197  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Austria — 2.1%            

ams-OSRAM AG(a)

    92,503     $ 216,498  

ANDRITZ AG

    6,090       374,915  

AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG(b)

    2,178       52,617  

BAWAG Group AG(c)

    6,997       360,251  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    3,369       110,598  

DO&CO AG(b)

    675       94,102  

EVN AG

    3,184       87,999  

Immofinanz AG(a)

    3,150       74,765  

Lenzing AG(a)

    1,722       57,597  

Oesterreichische Post AG

    3,084       104,374  

Palfinger AG

    1,317       34,084  

Porr AG

    1,460       20,485  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

    13,277       276,816  

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

    905       42,985  

Semperit AG Holding

    713       11,173  

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    11,103       93,159  

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener
Versicherung Gruppe

    3,380       95,531  

Wienerberger AG

    9,468       320,851  
   

 

 

 
       2,428,800  
Belgium — 2.9%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    2,086       348,790  

Aedifica SA

    4,233       275,840  

Barco NV

    6,300       104,658  

Bekaert SA

    3,235       157,781  

bpost SA

    9,276       37,913  

Cofinimmo SA

    3,265       237,291  

Colruyt Group NV

    4,136       188,966  

Deme Group NV

    690       86,594  

Euronav NV

    8,754       154,205  

Exmar NV

    1,065       8,632  

Fagron

    6,274       112,972  

Galapagos NV(a)

    4,120       154,552  

Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV

    2,693       60,535  

KBC Ancora

    3,170       146,003  

Kinepolis Group NV

    1,266       56,046  

Melexis NV

    1,798       154,059  

Montea NV

    1,247       107,036  

Ontex Group NV(a)(b)

    5,636       44,534  

Proximus SADP

    13,682       129,833  

Recticel SA(b)

    3,588       44,359  

Retail Estates NV

    1,059       69,375  

Shurgard Self Storage Ltd.

    2,441       113,218  

Solvay SA

    6,690       182,961  

Tessenderlo Group SA

    2,326       66,594  

VGP NV

    1,203       141,099  

X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE(a)(b)(c)

    5,388       51,782  

Xior Student Housing NV

    2,600       77,873  
   

 

 

 
      3,313,501  
China — 0.0%            

Boshiwa International Holding Ltd.(d)

    20,000        
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 4.3%            

ALK-Abello A/S(a)

    11,618       187,478  

Alm Brand A/S

    76,819       139,455  

Ambu A/S, Class B(a)

    16,870       279,823  

Bavarian Nordic A/S(a)(b)

    7,043       161,800  

Better Collective A/S(a)

    2,748       76,842  

cBrain A/S

    1,052       38,138  

Chemometec A/S

    1,424       77,020  
Security   Shares     Value  
Denmark (continued)            

D/S Norden A/S

    1,999     $ 107,560  

Dfds A/S

    3,173       107,502  

FLSmidth & Co. A/S

    4,604       189,019  

GN Store Nord A/S(a)

    12,121       285,844  

H Lundbeck A/S

    25,199       127,632  

H Lundbeck A/S, Class A

    3,497       15,430  

ISS A/S

    14,067       266,175  

Jyske Bank A/S, Registered

    4,345       332,812  

Matas A/S

    3,074       55,113  

Netcompany Group A/S(a)(b)(c)

    4,063       162,067  

Nilfisk Holding A/S(a)

    1,016       17,905  

NKT A/S(a)

    4,793       334,187  

NTG Nordic Transport Group A/S, Class A(a)

    485       21,767  

Per Aarsleff Holding A/S

    1,469       67,618  

Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S

    2,453       395,359  

Royal Unibrew A/S

    4,514       295,692  

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, Class A(c)

    5,139       92,162  

Schouw & Co. A/S

    1,159       92,674  

Solar A/S, Class B

    486       31,650  

Spar Nord Bank A/S

    6,478       110,217  

Sydbank A/S

    4,999       221,851  

Topdanmark A/S

    4,005       177,615  

TORM PLC, Class A

    3,025       106,281  

Zealand Pharma A/S, Class A(a)(b)

    4,437       303,099  
   

 

 

 
       4,877,787  
Finland — 2.5%            

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    3,464       196,929  

Citycon OYJ

    7,617       39,833  

Finnair OYJ(a)

    824,668       31,549  

Huhtamaki OYJ

    8,651       339,534  

Kemira OYJ

    9,717       181,876  

Kempower OYJ(a)(b)

    1,488       47,616  

Kojamo OYJ

    10,901       129,236  

Konecranes OYJ

    6,036       259,225  

Mandatum OYJ(a)

    36,284       163,825  

Marimekko OYJ

    2,680       40,027  

Metsa Board OYJ, Class B

    14,653       118,018  

Musti Group OYJ

    2,898       81,733  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    10,673       96,188  

Outokumpu OYJ

    32,568       139,024  

Puuilo OYJ

    6,827       65,760  

QT Group OYJ(a)(b)

    1,681       118,570  

Revenio Group OYJ

    1,877       51,533  

TietoEVRY OYJ

    9,465       219,640  

Tokmanni Group Corp.

    4,358       74,726  

Valmet OYJ

    13,940       394,554  

YIT OYJ(b)

    11,812       25,162  
   

 

 

 
      2,814,558  
France — 7.8%            

ABC arbitrage

    3,074       14,700  

Abivax SA, NVS

    3,094       40,392  

Air France-KLM, NVS(a)

    10,336       131,744  

Altarea SCA

    349       30,550  

Alten SA

    2,649       409,589  

Antin Infrastructure Partners SA

    3,091       56,836  

Aperam SA

    4,592       141,508  

Atos SE(a)(b)

    9,743       41,592  

Aubay

    669       29,705  

Believe SA(a)

    2,166       25,515  

Beneteau SACA

    3,443       41,263  

Boiron SA

    318       13,754  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Bonduelle SCA

    1,068     $ 11,347  

Carmila SA

    5,677         100,875  

CGG SA(a)

    60,241       28,891  

Cie. des Alpes

    1,940       31,603  

Cie. Plastic Omnium SA

    5,166       59,210  

Clariane SE

    6,321       15,974  

Coface SA

    9,339       126,196  

Derichebourg SA

    8,893       45,884  

Elior Group SA(a)(c)

    9,857       28,483  

Elis SA

    16,676       366,653  

Equasens

    467       26,873  

Eramet SA

    757       52,140  

Esker SA

    498       83,629  

Etablissements Maurel et Prom SA

    5,667       33,592  

Euroapi SA(a)

    4,599       30,736  

Eutelsat Communications SACA(a)(b)

    13,074       47,686  

Exclusive Networks SA(a)

    1,244       25,409  

Fnac Darty SA

    948       25,326  

Forvia SE(a)

    14,006       240,724  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    3,149       441,482  

GL Events SACA

    661       14,244  

ICADE

    3,109       105,259  

ID Logistics Group SACA(a)(b)

    251       89,514  

Imerys SA

    3,007       100,001  

Interparfums SA

    1,877       99,313  

IPSOS SA

    3,554       233,252  

JCDecaux SE(a)

    5,779       120,032  

Kaufman & Broad SA

    1,005       29,750  

LISI SA

    1,220       28,716  

Manitou BF SA

    979       21,954  

Mercialys SA

    8,366       95,178  

Mersen SA

    1,935       70,194  

Metropole Television SA

    2,371       33,627  

Neoen SA(c)

    6,092       176,138  

Nexans SA

    2,770       252,121  

Nexity SA

    3,994       66,573  

OVH Groupe SAS, NVS(a)

    3,348       35,761  

Peugeot Invest

    462       49,863  

Pierre & Vacances SA, NVS(a)

    11,856       17,133  

Quadient SA

    3,076       65,171  

Rexel SA

    21,751       579,300  

Rubis SCA

    8,779       221,990  

SCOR SE

    13,623       406,390  

Seche Environnement SACA, NVS

    201       25,024  

SES SA, Class A

    34,280       210,326  

Societe BIC SA

    2,146       148,487  

Societe pour l’Informatique Industrielle, NVS

    814       61,361  

SOITEC(a)

    2,234       322,878  

Sopra Steria Group SACA

    1,375       322,512  

SPIE SA

    12,571       415,818  

Television Francaise 1 SA

    3,570       31,482  

Trigano SA

    767       120,818  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a)

    8,637       190,516  

Valeo SE

    18,412       240,323  

Vallourec SACA(a)

    14,259       203,992  

Valneva SE(a)(b)

    9,265       37,768  

Verallia SA(c)

    6,603       232,850  

Vicat SACA

    1,635       63,611  

Virbac SACA

    379       136,777  

Voltalia SA(a)

    3,376       28,889  

VusionGroup(a)

    722       107,203  

Waga Energy SA(a)

    550       14,182  
Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Wavestone

    639     $ 42,331  

Wendel SE

    2,409       218,406  
   

 

 

 
       8,886,889  
Germany — 8.4%            

1&1 AG

    3,108       61,376  

About You Holding SE(a)

    5,048       22,213  

Adesso SE

    277       27,790  

Adtran Networks SE(a)

    1,548       33,458  

AIXTRON SE

    10,133       377,132  

Amadeus Fire AG

    507       61,248  

Aroundtown SA(a)(b)

    83,352       185,936  

Atoss Software AG

    356       97,545  

Aurubis AG

    2,813       202,348  

Auto1 Group SE(a)(c)

    9,771       40,651  

BayWa AG(b)

    1,176       37,776  

Befesa SA(c)

    3,255       114,384  

Bertrandt AG

    462       24,690  

Bilfinger SE

    2,465       104,498  

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA(a)

    6,572       26,999  

CANCOM SE

    3,127       99,262  

Ceconomy AG(a)

    13,027       31,644  

Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGaA

    462       50,348  

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA

    2,449       105,000  

CropEnergies AG

    2,142       26,644  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    5,577       377,435  

CureVac NV(a)

    8,772       32,112  

Datagroup SE

    346       19,855  

Dermapharm Holding SE

    1,675       71,247  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG(b)(c)

    12,344       74,287  

Deutz AG

    10,783       65,168  

Duerr AG

    4,653       106,384  

Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG

    1,343       66,796  

Elmos Semiconductor SE

    547       38,205  

ElringKlinger AG

    3,209       17,689  

Encavis AG(a)

    10,755       149,734  

Energiekontor AG

    617       50,386  

Evotec SE(a)

    12,628       193,172  

Fielmann Group AG

    2,242       116,657  

flatexDEGIRO AG(a)

    6,488       70,947  

Formycon AG(a)

    776       42,209  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide(a)

    3,323       195,033  

Freenet AG

    10,603       292,989  

Gerresheimer AG

    3,110       317,061  

GFT Technologies SE

    1,464       51,768  

Grand City Properties SA(a)

    6,371       61,842  

GRENKE AG

    2,467       59,744  

Hamborner REIT AG(b)

    6,790       47,994  

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, NVS(b)

    2,137       38,160  

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG(a)

    24,655       29,107  

Hensoldt AG

    5,743       172,410  

Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA

    738       52,988  

Hugo Boss AG

    5,074       316,895  

Hypoport SE(a)(b)

    394       83,690  

Ionos SE(a)

    1,848       39,067  

Jenoptik AG

    4,599       143,623  

JOST Werke SE(c)

    1,178       56,887  

K+S AG, Registered

    17,229       241,658  

KION Group AG

    6,433       293,505  

Kloeckner & Co. SE

    6,132       44,347  

Knaus Tabbert AG

    368       16,329  

Kontron AG

    3,337       77,387  

Krones AG

    1,268       157,137  
 

 

 

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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

LANXESS AG

    7,323     $ 195,497  

MBB SE

    152       14,719  

Medios AG(a)

    1,251       20,373  

METRO AG(a)

    9,765       65,816  

MorphoSys AG(a)(b)

    3,099       129,792  

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA

    1,214       49,310  

Nagarro SE(a)(b)

    723       70,664  

Nordex SE(a)(b)

    10,639       108,553  

Norma Group SE

    2,805       45,615  

Northern Data AG(a)(b)

    1,419       42,317  

Patrizia SE(b)

    3,559       30,365  

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    324       54,365  

PNE AG

    2,644       38,106  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE(b)

    12,374       87,048  

PVA TePla AG(a)

    1,890       42,772  

Redcare Pharmacy NV(a)(c)

    1,347       187,496  

SAF-Holland SE

    3,989       64,409  

Salzgitter AG

    2,111       58,879  

Secunet Security Networks AG

    156       27,943  

SGL Carbon SE(a)(b)

    5,530       35,006  

Siltronic AG

    1,632       153,389  

Sixt SE

    1,233       120,163  

SMA Solar Technology AG(a)

    1,376       70,575  

Stabilus SE

    2,207       154,652  

Steico SE(b)

    463       14,194  

Stratec SE

    686       31,322  

Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA

    2,945       172,907  

Suedzucker AG

    5,359       75,637  

SUESS MicroTec SE

    1,786       60,675  

Synlab AG, NVS

    6,090       65,466  

TAG Immobilien AG(a)

    15,865       222,060  

Takkt AG

    2,016       29,456  

TeamViewer SE(a)(c)

    11,967       171,567  

thyssenkrupp AG

    44,816       276,590  

Thyssenkrupp Nucera AG & Co. KGaa(a)

    2,284       37,249  

United Internet AG, Registered

    8,531       224,217  

Varta AG(a)(b)

    1,783       33,498  

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG

    1,677       36,684  

Vib Vermoegen AG(a)

    1,036       16,122  

Vitesco Technologies Group AG(a)(b)

    716       62,574  

Vossloh AG

    829       36,773  

Wacker Neuson SE

    1,902       35,244  

Wuestenrot & Wuerttembergische AG

    2,189       31,691  
   

 

 

 
       9,514,596  
Hong Kong — 0.0%            

Peace Mark Holdings Ltd.(d)

    30,000        
   

 

 

 
Ireland — 0.7%            

Cairn Homes PLC

    56,411       86,553  

Dalata Hotel Group PLC

    19,597       101,763  

Glanbia PLC

    17,766       317,563  

Glenveagh Properties PLC(a)(c)

    48,584       64,371  

Greencore Group PLC(a)

    44,838       58,187  

Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC

    39,956       49,743  

Origin Enterprises PLC

    10,208       37,508  

Uniphar PLC(a)

    20,975       63,696  
   

 

 

 
      779,384  
Italy — 6.2%            

A2A SpA

    139,652       276,883  

ACEA SpA

    3,972       62,681  

Anima Holding SpA(c)

    16,305       73,592  

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA

    12,468       32,001  
Security   Shares     Value  
Italy (continued)            

Ascopiave SpA

    4,723     $ 11,459  

Azimut Holding SpA

    9,613       267,998  

Banca Generali SpA

    5,194       198,010  

Banca IFIS SpA

    2,165       37,474  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    20,141       206,117  

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA(a)

    74,019       259,787  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SpA

    32,783       249,085  

BFF Bank SpA(c)

    15,720       169,880  

Bio On SpA(b)(d)

    801        

BPER Banca

    88,558       319,416  

Brembo SpA

    13,359       164,540  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    3,039       301,277  

Buzzi SpA

    8,558       290,886  

Carel Industries SpA(c)

    3,952       95,701  

CIR SpA-Compagnie Industriali(a)

    57,475       26,398  

Credito Emiliano SpA

    7,552       68,651  

d’Amico International Shipping SA, NVS

    3,780       25,234  

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA

    1,052       35,755  

Datalogic SpA

    1,874       12,241  

De’ Longhi SpA

    6,718         217,590  

Digital Value SpA

    220       15,419  

El.En. SpA

    4,335       42,785  

Enav SpA(c)

    23,730       87,823  

ERG SpA

    5,409       158,605  

Eurogroup Laminations SpA(a)

    7,687       25,040  

Ferretti SpA, NVS

    13,768       43,745  

Fila SpA

    2,898       27,373  

Fincantieri SpA(a)(b)

    45,766       24,260  

GVS SpA(a)(c)

    5,995       38,235  

Hera SpA

    73,286       258,159  

Industrie De Nora SpA

    2,884       45,365  

Interpump Group SpA

    6,784       335,343  

Iren SpA

    57,113       119,867  

Italgas SpA

    44,006       250,896  

Juventus Football Club SpA, NVS(a)(b)

    9,512       23,129  

Lottomatica Group SpA(a)

    6,848       79,512  

LU-VE SpA, NVS

    776       19,582  

Maire Tecnimont SpA(b)

    13,445       69,874  

MARR SpA

    3,007       36,536  

OVS SpA(c)

    19,414       46,244  

Pharmanutra SpA

    328       21,946  

Piaggio & C SpA

    14,757       49,056  

Pirelli & C SpA(c)

    27,220       147,517  

RAI Way SpA(c)

    8,527       46,629  

Reply SpA

    2,030       278,334  

Safilo Group SpA(a)(b)

    18,971       22,695  

Saipem SpA(a)

    107,562       154,289  

Salcef Group SpA

    1,372       34,844  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA(b)

    5,200       66,324  

Sanlorenzo SpA/Ameglia

    1,084       51,711  

Saras SpA

    42,415       71,814  

Seco SpA(a)(b)

    3,528       11,835  

Sesa SpA

    679       92,132  

SOL SpA

    3,187       91,724  

Spaxs SpA

    5,167       28,500  

Tamburi Investment Partners SpA

    8,333       81,368  

Technogym SpA(c)

    12,738       126,141  

Technoprobe SpA(a)

    13,409       133,289  

Tinexta SpA

    1,907       40,328  

Tod’s SpA(a)

    915       33,544  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    35,834       222,515  

Webuild SpA

    35,527       74,727  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Italy (continued)            

Wiit SpA(b)

    924     $ 18,423  

Zignago Vetro SpA

    2,823       41,242  
   

 

 

 
       7,091,375  
Netherlands — 3.6%            

Aalberts NV

    8,956       356,165  

Alfen NV(a)(b)(c)

    1,971       119,193  

Allfunds Group PLC

    31,127       223,155  

AMG Critical Materials NV

    2,715       57,617  

Arcadis NV

    6,452       354,224  

Ariston Holding NV

    5,509       36,156  

Basic-Fit NV(a)(b)(c)

    4,779       138,374  

Brunel International NV

    1,862       20,714  

Cementir Holding NV

    4,537       48,657  

Corbion NV

    5,293       102,495  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    3,822       85,628  

Fastned BV(a)

    593       17,582  

Flow Traders Ltd., NVS

    3,047       54,728  

Fugro NV(a)

    10,214       188,579  

InPost SA(a)

    17,763       266,797  

Iveco Group NV(a)

    15,905       169,728  

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

    16,697       252,114  

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

    25,635       70,773  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    6,138       191,743  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, NVS

    5,148       18,599  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class A

    14,739       37,623  

NSI NV

    1,714       36,676  

Pharming Group NV(a)

    60,290       76,007  

PostNL NV

    28,742       41,883  

SBM Offshore NV

    12,991       165,387  

Signify NV(c)

    11,418       342,365  

Sligro Food Group NV

    1,989       30,896  

Technip Energies NV

    12,963       268,342  

TKH Group NV

    3,606       145,205  

TomTom NV(a)(b)

    6,657       45,074  

Van Lanschot Kempen NV

    2,837       85,415  

Vastned Retail NV

    966       21,322  

Wereldhave NV

    2,762       41,372  
   

 

 

 
      4,110,588  
Norway — 4.9%            

Aker ASA, Class A

    1,993       118,427  

Aker Carbon Capture ASA(a)

    31,333       30,892  

Aker Solutions ASA

    21,593       80,089  

Atea ASA

    7,135       95,113  

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    8,428       61,097  

Avance Gas Holding Ltd.(c)

    1,751       20,412  

Bakkafrost P/F

    4,486       250,535  

Belships ASA

    7,778       16,196  

BLUENORD ASA(a)

    2,064       98,321  

Borr Drilling Ltd.(b)

    18,439       114,242  

Borregaard ASA

    8,336       142,193  

BW Energy Ltd.(b)

    6,044       15,858  

BW LPG Ltd.(c)

    8,226       101,522  

BW Offshore Ltd.

    7,972       18,283  

Cadeler AS(a)(b)

    15,046       69,213  

Cool Co. Ltd.

    2,123       25,131  

Crayon Group Holding ASA(a)(b)(c)

    6,279       52,786  

DNO ASA

    46,290       40,564  

DOF Group ASA(a)

    13,571       73,257  

Elkem ASA(c)

    25,260       52,415  

Entra ASA(c)

    6,396       70,058  

Europris ASA(c)

    13,874       103,987  
Security   Shares     Value  
Norway (continued)            

Flex LNG Ltd.

    2,667     $ 79,524  

Frontline PLC, NVS

    11,989       267,986  

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.

    11,433       120,564  

Gram Car Carriers ASA

    1,059       22,907  

Grieg Seafood ASA

    4,485       28,145  

Hafnia Ltd.

    22,603       164,366  

Hexagon Composites ASA(a)

    10,847       24,299  

Hoegh Autoliners ASA

    8,622       86,816  

Kitron ASA(b)

    15,983       48,648  

Leroy Seafood Group ASA

    24,150       96,994  

MPC Container Ships ASA

    32,108       48,265  

NEL ASA(a)(b)

    147,818       73,799  

Nordic Semiconductor ASA(a)(b)

    15,682       157,469  

Norske Skog ASA(b)(c)

    6,450       22,226  

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA(a)(b)

    65,759       80,510  

Nykode Therapeutics ASA(a)(b)

    13,223       22,719  

Odfjell Drilling Ltd.

    9,124       33,829  

PGS ASA(a)

    86,344       54,028  

Protector Forsikring ASA

    5,073       90,971  

REC Silicon ASA(a)(b)

    23,491       27,448  

Scatec ASA(a)(c)

    10,599       78,811  

Schibsted ASA, Class A

    6,576       201,732  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    8,678       249,021  

Seadrill Ltd.(a)(b)

    3,249       139,846  

SpareBank 1 Nord Norge

    8,464       83,375  

SpareBank 1 Oestlandet

    3,257       37,905  

SpareBank 1 SMN

    11,732       159,727  

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA

    16,051       194,656  

Stolt-Nielsen Ltd.

    2,059       76,961  

Storebrand ASA

    39,515       355,286  

Subsea 7 SA

    20,590       277,512  

TGS ASA

    11,866       115,548  

TOMRA Systems ASA

    21,094       211,885  

Veidekke ASA

    9,686       88,412  

Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA

    9,336       90,759  
   

 

 

 
       5,563,540  
Portugal — 0.6%            

Altri SGPS SA

    6,833       33,309  

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R(a)

    740,654       215,454  

Corticeira Amorim SGPS SA

    3,604       36,806  

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

    7,519       29,834  

Greenvolt Energias Renovaveis SA(a)(b)

    4,823       42,115  

Mota-Engil SGPS SA

    8,080       46,343  

Navigator Co. SA (The)

    19,317       79,596  

NOS SGPS SA

    16,296       57,764  

REN—Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

    35,961       88,355  

Semapa-Sociedade de Investimento e Gestao

    1,357       20,997  

Sonae SGPS SA

    74,253       71,783  
   

 

 

 
      722,356  
Singapore — 0.0%            

Jurong Technologies Industrial Corp. Ltd.(d)

    60,000       1  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 3.9%            

Acerinox SA

    15,776       166,550  

Aedas Homes SA(c)

    1,063       20,311  

Almirall SA

    7,294       69,190  

Applus Services SA

    11,615       140,461  

Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA

    8,400       33,762  

Audax Renovables SA(a)(b)

    11,490       16,249  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    502,784       652,582  

Bankinter SA

    60,237       371,910  

Cia. de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

    5,244       148,326  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)            

Cie. Automotive SA

    3,669     $ 96,799  

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA

    1,593       57,253  

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion
SA(a)(b)

    1,335,510       17,319  

eDreams ODIGEO SA(a)

    7,844       59,584  

Ence Energia y Celulosa SA(b)

    12,200       38,574  

Faes Farma SA

    29,073       95,539  

Fluidra SA

    8,603       186,248  

Gestamp Automocion SA(c)

    15,370       50,984  

Global Dominion Access SA(c)

    7,949       30,712  

Grenergy Renovables SA(a)(b)

    1,250       43,609  

Indra Sistemas SA

    11,975       212,607  

Inmobiliaria Colonial SOCIMI SA

    23,955       144,025  

Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA

    1,897       130,841  

Lar Espana Real Estate SOCIMI SA

    4,466       29,972  

Linea Directa Aseguradora SA Cia de Segurosy Reaseguros

    55,933       58,452  

Mapfre SA

    81,914       180,368  

Melia Hotels International SA(a)

    10,173       68,831  

Merlin Properties SOCIMI SA

    29,722       302,666  

Neinor Homes SA(c)

    2,336       26,356  

Opdenergy Holdings SA, NVS(a)

    3,811       23,764  

Pharma Mar SA

    1,411       58,900  

Prosegur Cash SA(c)

    25,404       13,782  

Prosegur Cia. de Seguridad SA

    18,031       34,118  

Sacyr SA

    36,115       119,062  

Sacyr SA, NVS

    757       2,499  

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA(a)

    7,430       109,697  

Talgo SA(c)

    5,335       24,115  

Tecnicas Reunidas SA(a)

    4,149       34,851  

Unicaja Banco SA(c)

    115,959       110,874  

Vidrala SA

    1,875       187,932  

Viscofan SA

    3,529       206,707  
   

 

 

 
       4,376,381  
Sweden — 11.5%            

AAK AB

    16,341       368,295  

AcadeMedia AB(c)

    7,972       43,550  

AddLife AB, Class B

    9,862       106,297  

AddTech AB, Class B

    23,347       481,642  

AFRY AB

    8,419       116,259  

Alimak Group AB(c)

    6,252       55,098  

Alleima AB, NVS

    17,008       112,912  

Arjo AB, Class B

    19,009       88,973  

Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B

    4,558       91,365  

Attendo AB(a)(c)

    9,182       35,955  

Avanza Bank Holding AB

    11,234       225,663  

Axfood AB

    9,638       243,852  

Betsson AB

    10,165       110,627  

Bilia AB, Class A

    5,781       69,889  

Billerud Aktiebolag

    20,035       178,153  

BioArctic AB, Class B(a)(c)

    3,239       70,254  

BioGaia AB, Class B

    7,385       79,906  

Biotage AB

    6,100       86,703  

BoneSupport Holding AB(a)(c)

    4,867       96,358  

Boozt AB(a)(c)

    5,262       61,637  

Bravida Holding AB(c)

    18,449       139,894  

Bufab AB

    2,362       83,654  

Bure Equity AB

    4,885       139,522  

Calliditas Therapeutics AB, Class B(a)(b)

    4,196       45,844  

Camurus AB(a)

    2,705       134,101  

Castellum AB(a)

    35,075       451,551  

Catena AB

    2,855       121,728  

Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB

    4,589       54,069  
Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Clas Ohlson AB, Class B

    3,345     $ 47,601  

Cloetta AB, Class B

    15,587       28,054  

Coor Service Management Holding AB(c)

    9,018       37,998  

Corem Property Group AB, Class B

    46,946       47,299  

Creades AB, Class A

    4,929       32,577  

Dios Fastigheter AB

    9,060       70,274  

Dometic Group AB(c)

    28,796         229,156  

Electrolux AB, Class B(a)

    19,656       183,863  

Electrolux Professional AB, Class B

    21,605       114,797  

Elekta AB, Class B

    31,289       236,098  

Embracer Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    67,644       129,096  

Engcon AB(b)

    3,498       27,991  

Fabege AB

    20,584       192,788  

Fortnox AB

    43,396       239,254  

Granges AB

    9,499       94,189  

Hemnet Group AB

    8,012       216,306  

Hexatronic Group AB(b)

    16,515       34,642  

Hexpol AB

    23,600       270,139  

HMS Networks AB(b)

    2,474       108,844  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

    10,077       130,305  

Instalco AB

    19,505       77,994  

Intrum AB(b)

    7,781       46,088  

Investment AB Oresund

    2,548       27,367  

INVISIO AB

    3,586       69,601  

Inwido AB

    4,864       59,416  

JM AB

    5,909       96,221  

Kambi Group PLC, Class B(a)

    2,101       28,164  

Kindred Group PLC

    20,447       240,543  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    21,596       232,028  

Lindab International AB

    6,600       125,325  

Loomis AB, Class B

    6,431       176,068  

Medicover AB, Class B

    5,841       96,328  

MEKO AB

    3,392       34,452  

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR(a)

    12,416       212,991  

MIPS AB

    2,307       76,641  

Modern Times Group MTG AB, Class B(a)

    7,896       60,436  

Munters Group AB(c)

    11,667       186,220  

Mycronic AB

    6,626       184,294  

NCAB Group AB(b)

    16,054       103,830  

NCC AB, Class B

    7,019       89,633  

New Wave Group AB, Class B

    7,805       69,319  

Nolato AB, Class B

    17,204       83,318  

Nordnet AB publ

    12,230       192,446  

Norion Bank AB(a)

    4,217       16,700  

Note AB(a)(b)

    1,656       23,406  

NP3 Fastigheter AB

    2,642       52,049  

Nyfosa AB

    12,657       113,209  

OX2 AB, Class B(a)

    13,393       63,724  

Pandox AB, Class B

    8,400       115,183  

Paradox Interactive AB

    3,246       63,595  

Peab AB, Class B(b)

    15,628       77,154  

Platzer Fastigheter Holding AB, Class B

    5,101       41,554  

Ratos AB, Class B

    18,134       59,775  

Resurs Holding AB(c)

    10,588       14,550  

Rvrc Holding AB

    4,717       28,696  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB(b)

    91,743       42,036  

Scandic Hotels Group AB(a)(b)(c)

    12,803       58,986  

Sdiptech AB, Class B(a)

    2,598       64,479  

Sectra AB, Class B

    12,076       224,933  

Sinch AB(a)(b)(c)

    60,904       187,036  

SkiStar AB

    3,668       46,071  

SSAB AB, Class A

    20,752       161,447  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

SSAB AB, Class B

    58,356     $ 445,750  

Stillfront Group AB(a)

    40,824       42,308  

Storskogen Group AB

    122,953       84,875  

Surgical Science Sweden AB(a)

    3,123       53,374  

Svolder AB

    7,954       43,994  

Sweco AB, Class B

    19,261       225,774  

SwedenCare AB

    6,092       36,212  

Synsam AB

    4,774       21,239  

Thule Group AB(c)

    9,389       238,904  

Trelleborg AB, Class B

    20,250       616,353  

Troax Group AB

    3,578       77,730  

Truecaller AB(a)

    20,106       59,448  

Vimian Group AB(a)(b)

    13,557       37,206  

Vitec Software Group AB, Class B

    2,778       154,306  

Vitrolife AB

    6,554       107,901  

Wallenstam AB, Class B(b)

    31,696       159,106  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    24,834       222,007  

Xvivo Perfusion AB(a)

    2,278       63,306  
   

 

 

 
       13,078,121  
Switzerland — 8.9%            

Accelleron Industries AG, NVS

    8,542       273,342  

Allreal Holding AG, Registered

    1,330       236,569  

ALSO Holding AG, Registered

    582       170,390  

Arbonia AG

    4,842       56,068  

Aryzta AG(a)

    89,392       160,448  

Autoneum Holding AG(a)

    343       50,967  

Basilea Pharmaceutica AG, Registered(a)

    1,096       42,968  

Belimo Holding AG, Registered

    886       413,132  

Bell Food Group AG, Registered

    195       57,176  

Bossard Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    501       119,892  

Bucher Industries AG, Registered

    595       252,022  

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    279       156,091  

Burkhalter Holding AG

    685       69,933  

Bystronic AG, Registered

    125       62,632  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    2,689       207,327  

Coltene Holding AG, Registered

    267       17,580  

Comet Holding AG, Registered

    692       228,162  

COSMO Pharmaceuticals NV(b)

    774       57,403  

Daetwyler Holding AG, Bearer

    673       136,842  

DKSH Holding AG

    3,205       224,269  

DocMorris AG(a)(b)

    1,061       98,982  

dormakaba Holding AG

    280       140,263  

Dottikon Es Holding AG(a)(b)

    252       66,581  

EFG International AG

    8,580       110,180  

Emmi AG, Registered

    192       201,144  

Flughafen Zurich AG, Registered

    1,796       370,562  

Forbo Holding AG, Registered

    85       99,941  

Galenica AG(c)

    4,464       393,647  

Georg Fischer AG

    7,329       490,519  

Gurit Holding AG(a)

    231       20,237  

Huber + Suhner AG, Registered

    1,512       108,445  

Idorsia Ltd.(a)(b)

    9,886       17,642  

Implenia AG, Registered

    1,294       45,939  

Inficon Holding AG, Registered

    153       232,235  

Interroll Holding AG, Registered

    67       195,693  

Intershop Holding AG

    93       66,726  

Kardex Holding AG, Registered

    547       138,928  

Komax Holding AG, Registered

    338       64,997  

Landis+Gyr Group AG

    1,918       157,269  

LEM Holding SA, Registered

    43       98,263  

Leonteq AG

    843       31,368  

Medacta Group SA(c)

    627       93,832  
Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Medmix AG(c)

    2,257     $ 45,247  

Meier Tobler Group AG

    410       17,674  

Metall Zug AG, Class B, Registered

    17       28,368  

Meyer Burger Technology AG(a)(b)

    293,572       37,760  

Mobilezone Holding AG, Registered

    3,932       60,384  

Mobimo Holding AG, Registered

    648       191,444  

Montana Aerospace AG(a)(c)

    2,450       47,842  

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, Registered

    16,305       71,055  

Orior AG

    599       46,251  

PolyPeptide Group AG(a)(b)(c)

    1,322       24,266  

PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered

    4,100       545,698  

Rieter Holding AG, Registered(b)

    239       25,146  

Schweiter Technologies AG, NVS

    89       48,828  

Sensirion Holding AG(a)(b)(c)

    854       71,068  

SFS Group AG

    1,577       189,334  

Siegfried Holding AG, Registered

    360       358,613  

SKAN Group AG

    887       78,263  

Softwareone Holding AG

    9,944       186,376  

St. Galler Kantonalbank AG, Class A, Registered

    272       157,417  

Stadler Rail AG

    4,992       159,353  

Sulzer AG, Registered

    1,678       162,099  

Swissquote Group Holding SA, Registered

    1,023       256,745  

Tecan Group AG, Registered

    1,142       435,918  

TX Group AG

    233       35,101  

u-blox Holding AG

    606       59,725  

Untrade Real Gold Mining(d)

    27,000        

Valiant Holding AG, Registered

    1,408       168,709  

Vetropack Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    1,150       50,028  

Vontobel Holding AG, Registered

    2,527       166,451  

V-ZUG Holding AG(a)

    169       11,848  

Ypsomed Holding AG, Registered

    366       129,194  

Zehnder Group AG, Registered

    878       52,325  
   

 

 

 
       10,155,136  
United Kingdom — 29.9%            

4imprint Group PLC

    2,536       173,904  

888 Holdings PLC(a)

    30,084       29,585  

AB Dynamics PLC

    1,512       34,012  

Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC

    19,382       51,459  

AG Barr PLC

    9,115       65,612  

Airtel Africa PLC(c)

    83,557       118,667  

AJ Bell PLC

    28,101       112,678  

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting PLC

    10,759       49,358  

Alpha Group International PLC

    3,015       62,839  

Alphawave IP Group PLC(a)

    28,867       47,379  

AO World PLC(a)

    28,043       32,358  

Ascential PLC(a)

    39,994       154,047  

Ashmore Group PLC

    42,093       113,197  

ASOS PLC(a)(b)

    5,389       25,171  

Assura PLC

    265,655       149,950  

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC(a)(c)

    25,159       60,684  

Atalaya Mining PLC

    8,658       38,184  

Auction Technology Group PLC(a)

    8,631       59,612  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    85,120       557,852  

Babcock International Group PLC

    22,237       127,090  

Balanced Commercial Property Trust Ltd.

    60,597       58,117  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    49,032       206,299  

Bank of Georgia Group PLC

    3,111       149,621  

Beazley PLC

    60,328       415,272  

Bellway PLC

    10,636       370,581  

Big Yellow Group PLC

    16,553       239,357  

Bodycote PLC

    16,951       136,678  

boohoo Group PLC(a)(b)

    68,788       31,714  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Breedon Group PLC

    26,093     $ 120,201  

Bridgepoint Group PLC(c)

    21,192       72,191  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    78,442       377,049  

Britvic PLC

    22,580       252,533  

Burford Capital Ltd.

    16,812       256,309  

Bytes Technology Group PLC

    20,626       171,229  

C&C Group PLC

    34,961       68,054  

Cab Payments Holdings PLC(b)

    8,040       8,100  

Capita PLC(a)

    160,071       38,665  

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    131,589       221,674  

Carnival PLC(a)

    12,509       187,937  

Centamin PLC

    104,647       127,483  

Central Asia Metals PLC

    15,609       32,877  

Ceres Power Holdings PLC(a)(b)

    11,258       34,127  

Chemring Group PLC

    25,031       111,661  

Clarkson PLC

    2,565       115,397  

Close Brothers Group PLC

    13,389       92,030  

CLS Holdings PLC

    15,330       19,066  

Coats Group PLC

    142,219       129,048  

Computacenter PLC

    7,743       282,877  

ConvaTec Group PLC(c)

    146,524       445,927  

Craneware PLC

    2,651       72,232  

Cranswick PLC

    4,779       243,711  

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    22,060       58,541  

Currys PLC

    85,348       53,518  

Custodian Property Income REIT PLC

    38,447       34,755  

CVS Group PLC

    6,485       138,727  

Darktrace PLC(a)

    31,679       137,361  

Deliveroo PLC, Class A(a)(c)

    81,804       121,813  

Derwent London PLC

    8,564       230,816  

Diploma PLC

    11,977       493,713  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC(a)

    117,365       250,451  

DiscoverIE Group PLC

    8,675       85,644  

Diversified Energy Co. PLC

    4,264       49,178  

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    32,413       143,143  

Dowlais Group PLC

    125,927       143,848  

Dr. Martens PLC

    53,325       60,041  

Drax Group PLC

    34,360       221,728  

DS Smith PLC

    123,080       438,853  

Dunelm Group PLC

    10,624       146,345  

easyJet PLC(a)

    27,080       189,588  

Elementis PLC(a)

    52,260       93,659  

Empiric Student Property PLC

    54,732       63,409  

Energean PLC

    13,745       165,153  

EnQuest PLC(a)

    146,362       23,928  

Essentra PLC

    26,728       58,599  

FD Technologies PLC(a)

    2,126       33,782  

FDM Group Holdings PLC

    8,447       49,189  

Ferrexpo PLC

    28,954       31,850  

Fevertree Drinks PLC

    9,213         117,924  

Finablr PLC(a)(c)(d)

    20,497        

Firstgroup PLC

    59,546       125,370  

Forterra PLC(c)

    18,813       39,387  

Frasers Group PLC(a)

    10,111       103,451  

Future PLC

    9,326       83,572  

Games Workshop Group PLC

    2,960       371,557  

Gamma Communications PLC

    8,384       126,863  

GB Group PLC

    22,134       79,046  

Genuit Group PLC

    21,972       117,504  

Genus PLC

    5,870       170,497  

Grafton Group PLC

    17,647       217,356  

Grainger PLC

    63,345       211,289  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Great Portland Estates PLC

    17,926     $ 94,321  

Greatland Gold PLC(a)

    418,572       38,193  

Greggs PLC

    9,217         310,477  

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.

    21,131       28,019  

Halfords Group PLC

    20,164       45,603  

Hammerson PLC

    338,563       115,537  

Harbour Energy PLC

    55,702       195,772  

Hays PLC

    142,249       177,008  

Helios Towers PLC(a)

    64,598       64,755  

Hill & Smith PLC

    7,087       167,754  

Hilton Food Group PLC

    6,805       67,784  

Hiscox Ltd.

    31,015       408,382  

Hochschild Mining PLC(a)

    28,741       37,787  

Home REIT PLC(d)

    61,201       22,134  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    49,026       496,481  

Hunting PLC

    13,789       57,405  

Ibstock PLC(c)

    34,454       66,980  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    34,975       314,290  

IMI PLC

    23,310       494,395  

Impact Healthcare REIT PLC, Class B

    29,789       32,181  

Impax Asset Management Group PLC

    8,733       60,041  

Inchcape PLC

    33,012       284,258  

Indivior PLC, NVS(a)

    10,598       186,286  

IntegraFin Holdings PLC

    27,200       101,438  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    25,968       585,451  

International Distributions Services PLC(a)

    64,277       225,476  

Investec PLC

    57,648       375,318  

IP Group PLC

    92,945       61,722  

ITM Power PLC(a)(b)

    39,229       29,571  

ITV PLC

    322,453       244,245  

IWG PLC(a)

    67,874       160,847  

J D Wetherspoon PLC(a)

    8,282       88,165  

JET2 PLC

    15,401       260,756  

John Wood Group PLC(a)

    61,765       122,451  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    16,370       337,533  

Johnson Service Group PLC

    37,130       68,794  

JTC PLC(c)

    14,213       142,869  

Judges Scientific PLC

    517       60,278  

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    38,713       38,783  

Just Group PLC

    91,351       98,432  

Kainos Group PLC

    7,917       115,081  

Keller Group PLC

    6,704       74,255  

Keywords Studios PLC

    6,631       138,666  

Kier Group PLC(a)

    37,095       60,079  

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

    21,343       164,181  

Learning Technologies Group PLC

    54,427       55,513  

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

    5,901       46,578  

LondonMetric Property PLC

    97,017       237,051  

LXI REIT PLC

    143,860       191,866  

Man Group PLC/Jersey

    107,212       322,147  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    176,234       550,607  

Marlowe PLC(a)

    7,418       35,253  

Marshalls PLC

    20,467       72,627  

Me Group International PLC

    17,158       27,615  

Mitchells & Butlers PLC(a)

    24,356       80,314  

Mitie Group PLC

    113,749       149,055  

Mobico Group PLC

    45,616       49,362  

Molten Ventures PLC(a)

    13,762       41,613  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    45,403       146,493  

Moonpig Group PLC(a)

    26,374       55,807  

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

    25,162       86,416  

Morgan Sindall Group PLC

    4,068       116,769  
 

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

NCC Group PLC

    26,497     $ 40,699  

Network International Holdings PLC(a)(c)

    42,531         208,807  

Next 15 Group PLC

    7,780       90,215  

Ninety One PLC

    24,596       55,016  

OSB Group PLC

    35,662       202,927  

Oxford Instruments PLC

    4,931       138,729  

Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC(a)

    52,461       106,574  

Pagegroup PLC

    29,240       169,938  

Pan African Resources PLC

    170,725       38,772  

Paragon Banking Group PLC

    18,729       166,811  

Pennon Group PLC

    23,383       208,193  

Petrofac Ltd.(a)(b)

    38,575       14,937  

Pets at Home Group PLC

    40,909       145,267  

Picton Property Income Ltd.

    47,608       40,390  

Playtech PLC(a)

    20,614       116,096  

Plus500 Ltd.

    7,064       159,766  

Polar Capital Holdings PLC

    7,965       45,778  

Premier Foods PLC

    57,401       103,442  

Primary Health Properties PLC

    120,953       148,915  

PRS REIT PLC (The)

    47,545       50,734  

PZ Cussons PLC

    20,477       34,568  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    46,923       211,915  

Quilter PLC(c)

    123,607       164,151  

Rank Group PLC(a)

    17,004       15,171  

Rathbones Group PLC

    5,726       119,779  

Redde Northgate PLC

    20,392       91,742  

Redrow PLC

    25,032       190,156  

Renew Holdings PLC

    7,182       80,112  

Renewi PLC(a)

    6,571       48,882  

Renishaw PLC

    3,234       143,029  

RHI Magnesita NV

    1,628       69,405  

Rightmove PLC

    72,186       510,873  

Rotork PLC

    77,576       305,813  

RS GROUP PLC

    42,304       419,189  

RWS Holdings PLC

    26,536       79,903  

S4 Capital PLC(a)

    39,412       21,976  

Safestore Holdings PLC

    19,401       202,046  

Savills PLC

    12,428       159,548  

Serco Group PLC

    98,606       215,172  

Serica Energy PLC

    23,327       62,348  

SIG PLC(a)

    68,107       28,354  

Sirius Real Estate Ltd.

    121,847       140,210  

Smart Metering Systems PLC

    11,857       142,901  

Softcat PLC

    11,579       212,187  

SolGold PLC(a)

    130,537       12,904  

Spectris PLC

    9,159       426,383  

Spire Healthcare Group PLC(c)

    25,508       76,446  

Spirent Communications PLC

    52,479       78,286  

SSP Group PLC(a)

    70,914       201,820  

SThree PLC

    12,340       63,854  

Supermarket Income REIT PLC

    112,428       115,409  

Synthomer PLC(a)

    10,878       21,720  

Target Healthcare REIT PLC

    56,214       59,156  

Tate & Lyle PLC

    36,168       285,556  

TBC Bank Group PLC

    4,254       157,150  

Team17 Group PLC(a)

    10,291       35,213  

Telecom Plus PLC

    6,828       125,816  

THG PLC, Class B(a)

    51,311       42,786  

TI Fluid Systems PLC(c)

    30,194       54,755  

TP ICAP Group PLC

    70,024       165,905  

Trainline PLC(a)(c)

    40,840       171,004  

Travis Perkins PLC

    19,114       190,655  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

    169,934     $ 355,772  

Trustpilot Group PLC(a)(c)

    26,754       60,928  

TUI AG(a)

    40,729       280,607  

Tullow Oil PLC(a)

    101,326       39,715  

Tyman PLC

    17,724       68,845  

UK Commercial Property REIT Ltd.

    70,644       57,224  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    33,095       422,816  

Urban Logistics REIT PLC

    42,083       66,878  

Vanquis Banking Group PLC

    22,287       33,385  

Vesuvius PLC

    19,166       115,400  

Victoria PLC(a)

    4,854       17,163  

Victrex PLC

    7,828       135,215  

Virgin Money UK PLC

    101,930       201,319  

Vistry Group PLC

    29,511       373,294  

Volex PLC

    11,825       47,505  

Volution Group PLC

    17,759       97,229  

Warehouse REIT PLC

    34,314       37,746  

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC(a)(c)

    21,440       100,970  

Weir Group PLC (The)

    23,198       533,227  

WH Smith PLC

    11,656       178,118  

Wickes Group PLC

    24,222       48,060  

Wincanton PLC

    11,545       63,123  

Workspace Group PLC

    12,956       85,221  

Yellow Cake PLC(a)(c)

    19,601       172,268  

YouGov PLC

    9,372       138,369  

Young & Co.‘s Brewery PLC, Series A, Class A

    1,874       24,343  
   

 

 

 
      33,979,417  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.2%
(Cost: $150,414,530)

      111,692,430  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.6%            

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    775       39,836  

Einhell Germany AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    160       26,974  

Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    6,181       270,935  

Jungheinrich AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    4,319       145,375  

Schaeffler AG, Preference Shares, NVS(b)

    10,985       69,418  

Sixt SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,514       103,686  

STO SE & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    237       37,548  
   

 

 

 
      693,772  
Italy — 0.1%            

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA, Preference Shares, NVS

    3,444       83,591  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.7%
(Cost: $859,660)

      777,363  
   

 

 

 

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)(b)

    5,910        
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

       
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 98.9%
(Cost: $151,274,190)

       112,469,793  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 4.5%            

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

    5,108,225     $ 5,111,290  

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

    40,000       40,000  
   

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Securities — 4.5%
 (Cost: $5,149,443)
        5,151,290  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments — 103.4%
 (Cost: $156,423,633)
        117,621,083  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.4)%

 

    (3,872,310
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  113,748,773  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

 
    Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/23

     Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

01/31/24

    

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 
 

 

 
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 6,088,328      $     $ (978,661 )(a)    $ 876      $ 747      $ 5,111,290        5,108,225      $ 56,231 (b)    $  
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    40,000        0 (a)                          40,000        40,000        1,660        
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
           $ 876      $ 747      $ 5,151,290         $ 57,891     $  
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

    18        03/15/24      $ 905      $ 24,743  

FTSE 100 Index

    4        03/15/24        385        (1,396
          

 

 

 
           $ 23,347  
          

 

 

 

 

 

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January 31, 2024

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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)

  $      $      $ 24,743      $      $      $      $ 24,743  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $ 1,396      $      $      $      $ 1,396  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 

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

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 16,980     $      $      $      $ 16,980  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (4,318   $      $      $      $ (4,318
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 1,145,982  

 

 

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

  $ 18,048,739      $ 93,621,556      $ 22,135      $ 111,692,430  

Preferred Stocks

    64,522        712,841               777,363  

Warrants

                          

Short-Term Securities

          

Money Market Funds

    5,151,290                      5,151,290  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 23,264,551      $ 94,334,397      $ 22,135      $ 117,621,083  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

          

Assets

          

Equity Contracts

  $      $ 24,743      $      $ 24,743  

 

 

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Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

 

 
    Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

 

 

Liabilities

         

Equity Contracts

  $      $ (1,396   $      $ (1,396
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $     —      $   23,347     $     —          23,347  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 2.1%            

Ampol Ltd.

    923     $ 21,831  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    10,323       182,143  

APA Group

    4,458       24,658  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    2,037       58,728  

ASX Ltd.

    615       26,293  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    5,114       12,606  

BHP Group Ltd.

    17,173       525,391  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    1,806       27,575  

Brambles Ltd.

    5,233       49,895  

CAR Group Ltd.

    1,228       26,367  

Cochlear Ltd.

    242       48,025  

Coles Group Ltd.

    4,880       50,642  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    5,689       433,811  

Computershare Ltd.

    1,844       30,543  

CSL Ltd.

    1,655       325,005  

Dexus

    3,613       18,284  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    4,266       15,612  

Fortescue Ltd.

    5,956       115,110  

Goodman Group

    5,610       93,121  

GPT Group (The)

    6,533       19,745  

IDP Education Ltd.

    692       8,862  

IGO Ltd.

    2,306       11,210  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    7,417       29,115  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    1,500       56,356  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    7,132       23,410  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    1,236       152,509  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    9,490       23,759  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    571       22,023  

Mirvac Group

    14,867       20,894  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    10,729       226,279  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    3,728       31,978  

Orica Ltd.

    1,345       14,186  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    6,071       33,883  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(b)

    8,584       19,551  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    2,536       9,143  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    5,279       54,356  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    615       20,503  

REA Group Ltd.

    154       18,367  

Reece Ltd.

    999       14,716  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    1,231       105,924  

Santos Ltd.

    10,836       54,764  

Scentre Group

    19,233       38,236  

SEEK Ltd.

    1,076       17,738  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    1,461       30,462  

South32 Ltd.

    16,636       36,020  

Stockland

    8,644       25,527  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    4,228       38,917  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    14,637       38,603  

Transurban Group

    10,711       94,099  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    2,635       18,477  

Vicinity Ltd.

    11,335       15,046  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    730       16,318  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    3,843       145,484  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    11,926       187,090  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    500       23,541  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    6,384       133,529  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    4,184       98,261  

Xero Ltd.(a)

    511       36,577  
   

 

 

 
       4,051,098  
Security   Shares     Value  
Austria — 0.1%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    1,230     $ 52,986  

OMV AG

    538       23,947  

Verbund AG

    231       18,785  

voestalpine AG

    423       12,585  
   

 

 

 
      108,303  
Belgium — 0.3%            

Ageas SA/NV

    462       19,853  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    2,923       180,810  

Argenx SE(a)

    203       76,659  

D’ieteren Group

    84       16,969  

Elia Group SA/NV

    121       14,569  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    385       29,187  

KBC Group NV

    846       55,186  

Lotus Bakeries NV

    1       8,527  

Sofina SA

    39       9,327  

Syensqo SA(a)

    269       23,980  

UCB SA

    424       39,884  

Umicore SA

    692       15,741  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    503       14,716  
   

 

 

 
       505,408  
Canada — 3.4%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    1,668       81,983  

Air Canada(a)

    461       6,247  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    2,498       14,808  

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    2,634       154,343  

AltaGas Ltd.

    1,180       24,531  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    2,323       36,077  

Bank of Montreal

    2,416       227,574  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    4,031       188,500  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    5,838       91,188  

BCE Inc.

    231       9,321  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    1,191       47,890  

Brookfield Corp., Class A

    4,765       189,119  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    423       11,817  

BRP Inc.

    129       8,140  

CAE Inc.(a)

    976       19,543  

Cameco Corp.

    1,385       66,126  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    269       9,338  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    3,076       139,014  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    1,894       234,952  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    3,748       239,859  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    3,193       256,946  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    148       15,731  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A, NVS

    461       10,506  

CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS

    500       21,399  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    4,893       79,266  

CGI Inc.(a)

    700       78,390  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    69       190,706  

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(a)

    287       25,130  

Dollarama Inc.

    985       72,290  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    1,328       22,403  

Emera Inc.

    851       30,073  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    500       12,957  

Enbridge Inc.

    7,214       256,162  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    77       80,266  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    2,057       18,666  

FirstService Corp.

    153       25,608  

Fortis Inc./Canada

    1,577       63,270  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    653       70,650  

George Weston Ltd.

    209       26,629  

GFL Environmental Inc.

    800       27,181  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    692     $ 22,853  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    1,000       33,382  

Hydro One Ltd.(c)

    1,115       33,090  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    385       26,174  

IGM Financial Inc.

    280       7,575  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    627       36,166  

Intact Financial Corp.

    615       96,176  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    2,037       21,378  

Keyera Corp.

    692       16,738  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    3,959       21,820  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    577       57,659  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    2,229       18,204  

Magna International Inc.

    962       54,674  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    6,340       140,150  

MEG Energy Corp.(a)

    979       18,510  

Metro Inc./CN

    754       39,589  

National Bank of Canada

    1,153       88,187  

Northland Power Inc.

    653       12,016  

Nutrien Ltd.

    1,639       81,728  

Onex Corp.

    270       19,936  

Open Text Corp.

    884       38,550  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    1,235       16,718  

Parkland Corp.

    500       17,063  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    1,738       59,866  

Power Corp. of Canada

    1,998       58,241  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    461       11,209  

RB Global Inc.

    615       39,367  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    961       75,017  

RioCan REIT

    500       6,802  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    1,290       60,257  

Royal Bank of Canada

    4,752       463,766  

Saputo Inc.

    1,000       20,618  

Shopify Inc., Class A(a)

    4,059       324,943  

Stantec Inc.

    378       30,373  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    1,921       99,576  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    4,442       147,092  

TC Energy Corp.

    3,504       138,237  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    1,607       64,318  

TELUS Corp.

    1,499       26,848  

TFI International Inc.

    270       35,484  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    539       80,025  

TMX Group Ltd.

    948       23,445  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    270       23,649  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    6,227       378,266  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    1,038       44,880  

Waste Connections Inc.

    884       137,250  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    204       16,222  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    1,597       74,846  

WSP Global Inc.

    396       58,175  
   

 

 

 
       6,601,707  
Denmark — 1.0%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    11       19,946  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    18       33,188  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    351       45,162  

Coloplast A/S, Class B(b)

    443       51,065  

Danske Bank A/S

    2,383       63,987  

Demant A/S(a)

    385       17,440  

DSV A/S

    639       114,323  

Genmab A/S(a)

    231       63,877  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    11,092       1,267,864  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    1,183       60,618  

Orsted A/S(c)

    620       34,946  
Security   Shares     Value  
Denmark (continued)            

Pandora A/S

    278     $ 40,621  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    38       10,360  

Tryg A/S

    1,346       28,770  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    3,306       93,213  
   

 

 

 
       1,945,380  
Finland — 0.3%            

Elisa OYJ

    538       24,512  

Fortum OYJ

    1,575       21,530  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    923       18,026  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    1,114       55,144  

Metso OYJ

    2,245       22,438  

Neste OYJ

    1,422       49,023  

Nokia OYJ

    17,671       63,885  

Nordea Bank Abp

    10,844       133,624  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    346       15,929  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    1,571       65,755  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    1,806       22,981  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    1,869       67,980  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    1,460       21,537  
   

 

 

 
      582,364  
France — 3.3%            

Accor SA

    654       25,829  

Aeroports de Paris SA

    115       15,388  

Air Liquide SA

    1,760       329,355  

Airbus SE

    2,051       326,695  

Alstom SA

    854       10,769  

Amundi SA(c)

    230       15,557  

ArcelorMittal SA

    1,766       48,636  

Arkema SA

    230       25,032  

AXA SA

    6,132       205,822  

BioMerieux

    154       16,575  

BNP Paribas SA

    3,553       238,705  

Bollore SE

    2,844       18,785  

Bouygues SA

    731       26,778  

Bureau Veritas SA

    884       23,513  

Capgemini SE

    531       118,053  

Carrefour SA

    1,960       33,462  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    1,513       106,979  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    2,308       76,632  

Covivio SA/France

    192       9,297  

Credit Agricole SA

    3,887       55,681  

Danone SA

    2,232       148,704  

Dassault Aviation SA

    77       14,584  

Dassault Systemes SE

    2,305       119,487  

Edenred SE

    807       48,201  

Eiffage SA

    269       28,146  

Engie SA

    6,051       96,649  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    996       195,189  

Eurazeo SE

    154       13,118  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    424       25,532  

Euronext NV(c)

    307       27,003  

Gecina SA

    176       19,410  

Getlink SE

    1,177       20,281  

Hermes International SCA

    107       225,734  

Ipsen SA

    115       13,259  

Kering SA

    251       103,104  

Klepierre SA

    730       18,900  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    307       12,444  

Legrand SA

    871       84,414  

L’Oreal SA

    820       392,414  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    942       783,799  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Orange SA

    6,272     $ 74,586  

Pernod Ricard SA

    686       112,494  

Publicis Groupe SA

    731       73,241  

Remy Cointreau SA

    77       7,802  

Renault SA

    653       24,592  

Safran SA

    1,149       214,528  

Sanofi SA

    3,863       386,862  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    103       27,752  

Schneider Electric SE

    1,848       363,040  

SEB SA

    77       9,402  

Societe Generale SA

    2,394       61,538  

Sodexo SA

    308       34,745  

Teleperformance SE

    193       30,142  

Thales SA

    347       50,750  

TotalEnergies SE

    7,858       509,792  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    399       28,570  

Veolia Environnement SA

    2,305       75,106  

Vinci SA

    1,725       217,906  

Vivendi SE

    2,421       27,284  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    731       9,882  
   

 

 

 
       6,457,929  
Germany — 2.2%            

adidas AG

    549       103,645  

Allianz SE, Registered

    1,383       369,504  

BASF SE

    3,009       143,842  

Bayer AG, Registered

    3,376       105,050  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,094       113,834  

Bechtle AG

    270       14,000  

Beiersdorf AG

    346       50,634  

Brenntag SE

    452       39,961  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    115       12,122  

Commerzbank AG

    3,766       43,247  

Continental AG

    347       28,347  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    616       32,528  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    1,617       57,787  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    538       12,207  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    6,918       89,365  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    653       130,038  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    1,653       13,745  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    3,383       162,026  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    10,950       268,799  

E.ON SE

    7,647       103,458  

Evonik Industries AG

    769       14,147  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    654       25,277  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    1,422       39,920  

GEA Group AG

    621       24,870  

Hannover Rueck SE

    196       46,985  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    500       46,172  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    615       8,133  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    384       26,262  

Infineon Technologies AG

    4,459       162,561  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    269       16,615  

LEG Immobilien SE(a)

    231       19,168  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    2,719       183,567  

Merck KGaA

    460       75,475  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    192       44,147  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    462       196,682  

Nemetschek SE

    192       17,717  

Puma SE

    346       13,924  

Rational AG

    17       13,059  

Rheinmetall AG

    147       51,475  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

RWE AG

    2,100     $ 77,544  

SAP SE

    3,548       614,679  

Scout24 SE(c)

    211       15,536  

Siemens AG, Registered

    2,604       466,178  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    923       51,366  

Symrise AG, Class A

    479       49,420  

Talanx AG(a)

    215       15,085  

Volkswagen AG

    117       16,518  

Vonovia SE

    2,547       79,345  

Wacker Chemie AG

    63       6,831  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

    769       15,354  
   

 

 

 
      4,328,151  
Hong Kong — 0.6%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    38,600       302,717  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    12,000       28,761  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)

    7,600       11,979  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    6,836       30,846  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    8,836       45,636  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    2,000       11,878  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    6,000       47,721  

ESR Group Ltd.(c)

    7,800       9,971  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    171       7,989  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    7,000       36,329  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    7,000       8,127  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    2,600       27,066  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    4,523       11,785  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    12,740       15,304  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    38,618       27,482  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    4,100       124,307  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    3,800       11,862  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    500       20,077  

Link REIT

    8,840       44,339  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    4,500       14,640  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    5,583       6,843  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    4,500       26,348  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    7,600       19,948  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    12,000       12,535  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,000       6,069  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    4,500       42,000  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    1,500       11,606  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    4,000       7,475  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    5,393       57,280  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    27,000       15,930  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)(b)

    3,000       8,765  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    6,000       17,579  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    9,000       7,461  
   

 

 

 
       1,078,655  
Ireland — 0.2%            

AIB Group PLC

    5,145       22,599  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    3,589       33,004  

CRH PLC

    2,390       169,551  

Flutter Entertainment PLC(a)

    593       121,717  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    539       48,043  

Kingspan Group PLC

    538       43,695  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    885       32,979  
   

 

 

 
      471,588  
Israel — 0.2%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    154       10,377  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    4,010       34,117  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    4,896       37,186  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)

    346       54,990  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Israel (continued)            

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)

    131     $ 30,586  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    113       23,310  

Global-e Online Ltd.(a)(b)

    308       11,633  

ICL Group Ltd.

    2,459       11,184  

Isracard Ltd.

          1  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    4,151       20,136  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    424       15,780  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    66       13,863  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    231       47,928  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)

    3,689       44,637  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    193       24,488  
   

 

 

 
      380,216  
Italy — 0.7%            

Amplifon SpA

    423       13,806  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    3,613       80,595  

Banco BPM SpA

    4,157       22,428  

DiaSorin SpA

    77       7,081  

Enel SpA

    27,774       189,512  

Eni SpA

    8,140       129,762  

Ferrari NV

    427       148,911  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    2,072       29,875  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    845       10,218  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    53,655       165,327  

Leonardo SpA

    939       16,389  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    2,190       29,004  

Moncler SpA

    723       44,477  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    2,186       16,768  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    1,806       19,584  

Prysmian SpA

    936       41,193  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    384       21,195  

Snam SpA

    6,301       30,774  

Stellantis NV

    7,526       165,772  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    33,891       10,215  

Tenaris SA, NVS

    1,614       25,492  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    4,535       38,239  

UniCredit SpA

    5,508       161,341  
   

 

 

 
       1,417,958  
Netherlands — 1.4%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    1,575       23,180  

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    76       95,318  

Aegon Ltd.

    6,456       38,087  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    687       52,597  

Akzo Nobel NV

    615       47,240  

ASM International NV

    154       85,352  

ASML Holding NV

    1,370       1,188,595  

ASR Nederland NV

    544       25,637  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    263       39,523  

CNH Industrial NV

    3,343       40,116  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    2,036       20,627  

EXOR NV, NVS

    347       33,573  

Ferrovial SE

    1,718       65,516  

Heineken Holding NV

    480       40,276  

Heineken NV

    979       98,483  

IMCD NV

    192       29,307  

ING Groep NV

    12,118       172,178  

JDE Peet’s NV

    269       6,640  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    3,278       92,188  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    11,526       39,208  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    2,683       56,760  

NN Group NV

    884       36,234  

OCI NV

    356       10,169  
Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)            

Prosus NV

    4,947     $ 147,182  

Qiagen NV, NVS

    746       32,363  

Randstad NV

    423       24,052  

Universal Music Group NV

    2,765       81,506  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    852       125,599  
   

 

 

 
       2,747,506  
New Zealand — 0.1%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    4,906       25,295  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    548       12,549  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    1,960       28,308  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    2,344       9,671  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    4,574       15,496  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    6,032       19,597  
   

 

 

 
      110,916  
Norway — 0.2%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    1,524       16,374  

Aker BP ASA

    1,118       29,673  

DNB Bank ASA

    2,998       58,280  

Equinor ASA

    3,101       88,742  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    693       11,147  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    302       15,391  

Mowi ASA

    1,482       26,676  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    4,534       26,572  

Orkla ASA

    2,767       21,674  

Salmar ASA

    199       11,047  

Telenor ASA

    2,536       28,140  

Yara International ASA

    577       19,071  
   

 

 

 
      352,787  
Portugal — 0.0%            

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    10,187       45,438  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    1,767       27,816  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    961       21,856  
   

 

 

 
      95,110  
Singapore — 0.4%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    11,477       24,873  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    21,131       31,501  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore

    9,700       21,294  

City Developments Ltd.

    1,600       7,262  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    6,400       151,586  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    19,300       14,494  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    7,543       23,157  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.(b)

    400       7,718  

Keppel Ltd.

    4,300       22,849  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    11,443       13,158  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    7,700       8,339  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    11,525       110,241  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    1,213       46,264  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)(b)

    157,208       11,667  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    3,300       13,888  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    6,100       30,276  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    1,400       9,776  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    4,700       13,024  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    26,900       48,004  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    4,300       90,638  

UOL Group Ltd.

    1,600       7,430  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    7,700       18,855  
   

 

 

 
      726,294  
Spain — 0.7%            

Acciona SA

    83       10,736  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    681       26,873  

Aena SME SA(c)

    271       47,942  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)            

Amadeus IT Group SA

    1,499     $ 105,050  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    20,349       190,455  

Banco Santander SA

    55,950       224,866  

CaixaBank SA

    15,136       64,540  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    1,911       73,530  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    223       5,795  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    975       15,788  

Enagas SA

    594       9,670  

Endesa SA

    1,039       20,585  

Grifols SA(a)

    1,039       11,318  

Iberdrola SA

    20,374       245,322  

Iberdrola SA, NVS

    351       4,230  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    3,612       154,440  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    413       11,121  

Redeia Corp. SA

    961       15,991  

Repsol SA

    4,335       64,021  

Telefonica SA

    16,529       67,254  
   

 

 

 
       1,369,527  
Sweden — 0.9%            

Alfa Laval AB

    880       32,290  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    3,506       96,154  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    9,224       147,210  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    5,380       74,502  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    1,146       15,603  

Boliden AB

    884       23,464  

Epiroc AB

    2,306       40,744  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    1,345       20,971  

EQT AB

    1,375       36,922  

Essity AB, Class B

    2,037       47,835  

Evolution AB(c)

    664       77,531  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)

    2,076       13,779  

Getinge AB, Class B

    769       16,439  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    2,421       34,157  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    7,200       78,578  

Holmen AB, Class B

    317       12,493  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    1,077       8,378  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    423       13,317  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    500       15,714  

Indutrade AB

    924       22,448  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    500       12,575  

Investor AB, Class B

    5,813       136,866  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    270       14,078  

Lifco AB, Class B

    770       18,578  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    4,842       28,932  

Saab AB, Class B

    275       17,707  

Sagax AB, Class B

    538       13,074  

Sandvik AB

    3,728       78,347  

Securitas AB, Class B

    1,811       17,592  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    5,340       75,839  

Skanska AB, Class B

    1,269       22,004  

SKF AB, Class B

    950       18,720  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    1,922       26,166  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    4,585       49,428  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    3,113       63,437  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)

    652       18,300  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    1,448       12,346  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    9,990       55,379  

Telia Co. AB

    8,952       23,089  

Volvo AB, Class A

    692       17,013  

Volvo AB, Class B

    5,103       122,295  
Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)(b)

    2,015     $ 5,253  
   

 

 

 
      1,675,547  
Switzerland — 2.9%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    5,472       231,530  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    577       24,951  

Alcon Inc.

    1,698       127,817  

Avolta AG, Registered(a)

    337       12,875  

Bachem Holding AG, Class B

    80       5,356  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    154       24,600  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    103       13,188  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    12       17,527  

BKW AG

    73       11,597  

Bunge Global SA

    500       44,045  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    8       101,672  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    1,748       259,638  

Clariant AG, Registered

    615       7,873  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    654       19,225  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    577       61,007  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    24       18,118  

Geberit AG, Registered

    114       65,622  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    31       128,915  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    127       18,341  

Holcim AG

    1,766       134,885  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    752       40,940  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    192       65,065  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    534       44,767  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    254       124,182  

Nestle SA, Registered

    9,049       1,031,138  

Novartis AG, Registered

    6,967       720,483  

Partners Group Holding AG

    78       105,236  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    103       31,202  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    2,388       679,903  

Sandoz Group AG(a)

    1,266       43,417  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    154       38,360  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    77       18,329  

SGS SA

    535       49,437  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    1,757       26,104  

SIG Group AG

    1,027       21,497  

Sika AG, Registered

    527       145,482  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    163       52,094  

STMicroelectronics NV

    2,366       103,885  

Straumann Holding AG

    390       59,242  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    93       21,833  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    154       7,007  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    101       72,531  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    234       23,701  

Swiss Re AG

    1,050       120,225  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    82       49,059  

Temenos AG, Registered

    231       23,509  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    11,140       333,449  

VAT Group AG(c)

    78       36,311  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    497       252,521  
   

 

 

 
       5,669,691  
United Kingdom — 4.0%            

3i Group PLC

    3,382       105,873  

abrdn PLC

    7,032       14,960  

Admiral Group PLC

    693       22,035  

Anglo American PLC

    4,212       100,404  

Antofagasta PLC

    1,192       25,980  

Ashtead Group PLC

    1,537       100,507  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Associated British Foods PLC

    1,230     $ 36,432  

AstraZeneca PLC

    5,268       698,415  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    2,773       25,511  

Aviva PLC

    8,774       47,893  

BAE Systems PLC

    10,372       154,506  

Barclays PLC

    52,677       97,891  

Barratt Developments PLC

    3,306       22,531  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    423       25,615  

BP PLC

    57,609        336,461  

British American Tobacco PLC

    7,272       214,405  

BT Group PLC

    23,669       33,533  

Bunzl PLC

    1,192       48,443  

Burberry Group PLC

    1,167       19,223  

Centrica PLC

    19,337       33,841  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    653       44,992  

Compass Group PLC

    5,755       158,514  

Croda International PLC

    500       30,263  

DCC PLC

    346       25,154  

Diageo PLC

    7,569       273,376  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    632       11,227  

Entain PLC

    2,249       27,394  

Experian PLC

    2,997       124,742  

Glencore PLC

    34,847       184,374  

GSK PLC

    14,030       277,482  

Haleon PLC

    18,855       76,585  

Halma PLC

    1,307       36,177  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    1,191       11,492  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    692       16,883  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    66,230       517,104  

Imperial Brands PLC

    2,874       68,991  

Informa PLC

    4,688       46,043  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    572       54,199  

Intertek Group PLC

    577       32,751  

J Sainsbury PLC

    5,379       18,365  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    9,337       13,797  

Kingfisher PLC

    7,378       20,513  

Land Securities Group PLC

    2,613       22,029  

Legal & General Group PLC

    19,670       63,267  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    215,989       115,782  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    1,442       163,110  

M&G PLC

    9,106       25,746  

Melrose Industries PLC

    4,577       34,115  

Mondi PLC, NVS

    1,536       27,525  

National Grid PLC

    12,404       165,210  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    18,336       51,747  

Next PLC

    424       45,265  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    1,538       10,535  

Pearson PLC

    2,459       30,166  

Persimmon PLC

    1,039       19,136  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    2,902       18,528  

Prudential PLC

    9,215       94,662  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    2,449       177,065  

RELX PLC

    6,448       266,135  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    8,442       43,474  

Rio Tinto PLC

    3,866       267,602  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    28,081       106,608  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    3,690       54,936  

Schroders PLC

    2,488       12,729  

Segro PLC

    3,959       43,969  

Severn Trent PLC

    807       26,527  

Shell PLC

    22,491       697,273  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    2,997       41,913  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Smiths Group PLC

    1,346     $ 27,584  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    269       33,857  

SSE PLC

    3,675       78,270  

St. James’s Place PLC

    1,806       14,868  

Standard Chartered PLC

    7,504       56,712  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    13,794       25,753  

Tesco PLC

    23,402       84,800  

Unilever PLC

    8,521       414,634  

United Utilities Group PLC

    2,267       30,534  

Vodafone Group PLC

    78,017       66,325  

Whitbread PLC

    692       31,367  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    2,092       21,338  

WPP PLC

    3,630       35,104  
   

 

 

 
       7,781,077  
United States — 74.6%            

3M Co.

    1,909       180,114  

A O Smith Corp.

    385       29,880  

Abbott Laboratories

    5,893       666,793  

AbbVie Inc.

    5,986       984,098  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    2,133       776,156  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    1,546       955,088  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(a)

    5,484       919,612  

AECOM

    447       39,421  

AES Corp. (The)

    2,113       35,245  

Aflac Inc.

    1,943       163,873  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    999       129,970  

Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

    755       193,061  

Airbnb Inc.(a)

    1,464       211,021  

Akamai Technologies Inc.(a)

    538       66,298  

Albemarle Corp.

    385       44,175  

Albertsons Companies Inc., Class A

    1,320       28,010  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

    559       67,583  

Align Technology Inc.(a)

    237       63,355  

Allegion PLC

    270       33,450  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    929       45,205  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    868       134,757  

Ally Financial Inc.

    868       31,838  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    416       71,931  

Alphabet Inc., Class A(a)

    20,166       2,825,257  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    17,745       2,516,241  

Altria Group Inc.

    6,030       241,924  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    31,562       4,898,422  

Amcor PLC

    5,148       48,546  

Ameren Corp.

    936       65,118  

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

    1,774       138,620  

American Express Co.

    2,148       431,190  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    243       29,257  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    1,058       37,083  

American International Group Inc.

    2,435       169,257  

American Tower Corp.

    1,577       308,540  

American Water Works Co. Inc.

    663       82,225  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    354       136,938  

AMETEK Inc.

    790       128,019  

Amgen Inc.

    1,818       571,325  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    2,037       205,941  

Analog Devices Inc.

    1,694       325,858  

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

    1,627       31,222  

Ansys Inc.(a)

    307       100,644  

Aon PLC, Class A

    680       202,932  

APA Corp.

    1,130       35,403  

Apollo Global Management Inc.

    1,313       131,825  

Apple Inc.

    53,140       9,799,016  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Applied Materials Inc.

    2,849     $ 468,091  

Aptiv PLC(a)

    999       81,249  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    1,289       106,252  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    1,825       101,433  

Ares Management Corp., Class A

    524       63,656  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    881       227,897  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    744       172,727  

Aspen Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    98       18,815  

Assurant Inc.

    181       30,399  

AT&T Inc.

    24,333       430,452  

Atlassian Corp., NVS(a)

    509       127,133  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    528       60,160  

Autodesk Inc.(a)

    731       185,535  

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

    1,418       348,516  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    59       162,966  

AvalonBay Communities Inc.

    503       90,042  

Avantor Inc.(a)

    2,349       54,004  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    269       53,652  

Axon Enterprise Inc.(a)

    233       58,031  

Baker Hughes Co., Class A

    3,502       99,807  

Ball Corp.

    1,076       59,664  

Bank of America Corp.

    24,276       825,627  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    2,597       144,030  

Bath & Body Works Inc.

    808       34,469  

Baxter International Inc.

    1,720       66,547  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    995       237,616  

Bentley Systems Inc., Class B

    756       38,102  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    4,446        1,706,108  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    672       48,713  

BILL Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    339       26,459  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    500       123,330  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(a)

    615       54,169  

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Class A(a)

    77       24,709  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    556       39,098  

BlackRock Inc.(d)

    507       392,575  

Blackstone Inc., NVS

    2,397       298,307  

Block Inc.(a)

    1,858       120,789  

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

    1,957       413,005  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    122       427,911  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp., Class A

    475       66,866  

BorgWarner Inc.

    733       24,849  

Boston Properties Inc.

    533       35,444  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    5,021       317,628  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    7,060       345,022  

Broadcom Inc.

    1,508       1,779,440  

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

    385       78,617  

Brown & Brown Inc.

    859       66,624  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    1,038       56,986  

Builders FirstSource Inc.(a)

    423       73,488  

Burlington Stores Inc.(a)

    231       44,156  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    923       266,249  

Caesars Entertainment Inc.(a)

    693       30,402  

Camden Property Trust

    359       33,689  

Campbell Soup Co.

    645       28,786  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    1,273       172,262  

Cardinal Health Inc.

    824       89,973  

Carlisle Companies Inc.

    174       54,681  

Carlyle Group Inc. (The)

    723       28,934  

CarMax Inc.(a)(b)

    539       38,366  

Carnival Corp.(a)

    3,306       54,813  

Carrier Global Corp.

    2,808       153,626  

Catalent Inc.(a)

    577       29,796  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Caterpillar Inc.

    1,734     $ 520,738  

Cboe Global Markets Inc.

    356       65,451  

CBRE Group Inc., Class A(a)

    1,022       88,209  

CDW Corp./DE

    438       99,303  

Celanese Corp., Class A

    333       48,715  

Celsius Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    514       25,649  

Cencora Inc.

    585       136,118  

Centene Corp.(a)

    1,893       142,562  

CenterPoint Energy Inc.

    2,075       57,975  

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.(a)

    461       32,049  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    679       51,271  

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

    390       32,795  

Charles River Laboratories International Inc.(a)(b)

    182       39,363  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    5,100       320,892  

Charter Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    336       124,559  

Cheniere Energy Inc.

    828       135,784  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    427       32,926  

Chevron Corp.

    6,158       907,874  

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., Class A(a)

    94       226,424  

Chubb Ltd.

    1,385       339,325  

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

    846       84,473  

Cigna Group (The)

    1,002       301,552  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    538       59,610  

Cintas Corp.

    308       186,208  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    13,768       690,878  

Citigroup Inc.

    6,582       369,711  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

    1,520       49,704  

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.(a)

    1,774       35,569  

Clorox Co. (The)

    423       61,441  

Cloudflare Inc., Class A(a)

    977       77,232  

CME Group Inc.

    1,235       254,212  

CMS Energy Corp.

    962       54,988  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    13,955       830,183  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

    1,665       128,405  

Coinbase Global Inc., Class A(a)

    558       71,536  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    2,696       227,003  

Comcast Corp., Class A

    13,958       649,605  

Conagra Brands Inc.

    1,652       48,156  

Confluent Inc.(a)

    555       12,410  

ConocoPhillips

    4,056       453,745  

Consolidated Edison Inc.

    1,161       105,535  

Constellation Brands Inc., Class A

    572       140,186  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    1,115       136,030  

Cooper Companies Inc. (The)

    177       66,026  

Copart Inc.(a)

    2,920       140,277  

Corning Inc.

    2,767       89,900  

Corteva Inc.

    2,373       107,924  

CoStar Group Inc.(a)

    1,380       115,202  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    1,505        1,045,794  

Coterra Energy Inc.

    2,623       65,260  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    759       222,007  

Crown Castle Inc.

    1,488       161,076  

Crown Holdings Inc.

    384       33,984  

CSX Corp.

    6,900       246,330  

Cummins Inc.

    484       115,821  

CVS Health Corp.

    4,411       328,046  

Danaher Corp.

    2,381       571,226  

Darden Restaurants Inc.

    424       68,934  

Darling Ingredients Inc.(a)(b)

    543       23,512  

Datadog Inc., Class A(a)

    882       109,756  

DaVita Inc.(a)

    193       20,875  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    91       68,589  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Deere & Co.

    930     $ 366,029  

Dell Technologies Inc., Class C

    857       71,028  

Delta Air Lines Inc.

    500       19,570  

Devon Energy Corp.

    2,253       94,671  

Dexcom Inc.(a)

    1,291       156,663  

Diamondback Energy Inc.

    577       88,708  

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc.

    212       31,603  

Digital Realty Trust Inc.

    1,019       143,129  

Discover Financial Services

    859       90,642  

DocuSign Inc., Class A(a)

    624       38,014  

Dollar General Corp.

    727       96,015  

Dollar Tree Inc.(a)

    710       92,740  

Dominion Energy Inc.

    2,772       126,736  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    116       49,442  

DoorDash Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    881       91,800  

Dover Corp.

    462       69,198  

Dow Inc.

    2,457       131,695  

DR Horton Inc.

    1,043       149,055  

DraftKings Inc., Class A (a)

    1,409       55,021  

Dropbox Inc., Class A(a)

    1,000       31,680  

DTE Energy Co.

    698       73,583  

Duke Energy Corp.

    2,625       251,554  

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

    1,548       95,666  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    917       52,269  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    372       31,081  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    1,347       331,470  

eBay Inc.

    1,770       72,694  

Ecolab Inc.

    888       176,019  

Edison International

    1,335       90,086  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    2,032       159,451  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    880       121,070  

Elevance Health Inc.

    806       397,713  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    2,743       1,770,908  

Emerson Electric Co.

    1,909       175,113  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)

    455       47,379  

Entegris Inc.

    537       63,205  

Entergy Corp.

    693       69,134  

EOG Resources Inc.

    1,955       222,459  

EPAM Systems Inc.(a)

    192       53,397  

EQT Corp.

    1,308       46,303  

Equifax Inc.

    423       103,356  

Equinix Inc.

    314       260,548  

Equitable Holdings Inc.

    1,171       38,280  

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc.

    631       42,712  

Equity Residential

    1,223       73,612  

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A, NVS

    77       26,629  

Essential Utilities Inc.

    906       32,489  

Essex Property Trust Inc.

    221       51,553  

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    802       105,856  

Etsy Inc.(a)

    423       28,155  

Everest Group Ltd.

    144       55,436  

Evergy Inc.

    808       41,022  

Eversource Energy

    1,226       66,474  

Exact Sciences Corp.(a)

    641       41,921  

Exelon Corp.

    3,343       116,370  

Expedia Group Inc.(a)

    447       66,304  

Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

    513       64,807  

Extra Space Storage Inc.

    717       103,563  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    13,617        1,399,964  

F5 Inc.(a)

    193       35,454  

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

    126       59,966  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    82       98,304  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Fastenal Co.

    1,977     $ 134,891  

FedEx Corp.

    806       194,480  

Ferguson PLC

    683       128,308  

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

    869       43,476  

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

    2,036       126,761  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    2,268       77,656  

First Citizens BancShares Inc./NC, Class A

    39       58,890  

First Solar Inc.(a)

    325       47,547  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    1,767       64,814  

Fiserv Inc.(a)

    2,049       290,692  

FleetCor Technologies Inc.(a)

    230       66,684  

FMC Corp.

    456       25,627  

Ford Motor Co.

    13,113       153,684  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    2,290       147,682  

Fortive Corp.

    1,191       93,112  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc., NVS

    423       32,821  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    785       25,355  

Fox Corp., Class B

    577       17,316  

Franklin Resources Inc.

    1,076       28,654  

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    4,859       192,854  

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc.

    858       39,168  

Garmin Ltd.

    538       64,286  

Gartner Inc.(a)

    270       123,509  

GE HealthCare Technologies Inc., NVS(a)

    1,381       101,310  

Gen Digital Inc.

    2,091       49,097  

General Dynamics Corp.

    802       212,522  

General Electric Co.

    3,709       491,146  

General Mills Inc.

    1,980       128,522  

General Motors Co.

    4,707       182,632  

Genuine Parts Co.

    496       69,554  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    4,228       330,883  

Global Payments Inc.

    873       116,310  

Globe Life Inc.

    308       37,829  

GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)

    506       53,970  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    1,126       432,395  

Graco Inc.

    572       48,792  

Halliburton Co.

    2,997       106,843  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    991       86,177  

Hasbro Inc.

    462       22,615  

HCA Healthcare Inc.

    693       211,296  

Healthpeak Properties Inc.

    1,690       31,265  

HEICO Corp.

    132       23,706  

HEICO Corp., Class A

    231       32,680  

Henry Schein Inc.(a)

    399       29,861  

Hershey Co. (The)

    506       97,931  

Hess Corp.

    959       134,768  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    4,543       69,462  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    550       31,069  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

    879       167,854  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    846       62,976  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    3,399        1,199,711  

Honeywell International Inc.

    2,244       453,871  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    1,000       30,370  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

    2,536       48,742  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    1,384       77,864  

HP Inc.

    3,016       86,589  

Hubbell Inc., Class B

    182       61,074  

HubSpot Inc.(a)

    168       102,648  

Humana Inc.

    424       160,297  

Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH

    4,994       63,574  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

    124       32,106  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A

    162       20,796  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

IDEX Corp.

    272     $ 57,528  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    284       146,283  

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    1,040       271,336  

Illumina Inc.(a)

    536       76,653  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    616       36,202  

Ingersoll Rand Inc.

    1,330       106,214  

Insulet Corp.(a)

    231       44,091  

Intel Corp.

    14,292       615,699  

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

    1,917       244,092  

International Business Machines Corp.

    3,108       570,815  

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    846       68,255  

International Paper Co.

    1,192       42,709  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    1,269       41,864  

Intuit Inc.

    953       601,657  

Intuitive Surgical Inc.(a)

    1,206       456,133  

Invitation Homes Inc.

    2,189       72,084  

IQVIA Holdings Inc.(a)

    614       127,853  

Iron Mountain Inc.

    961       64,887  

Jabil Inc.

    444       55,629  

Jack Henry & Associates Inc.

    230       38,141  

Jacobs Solutions Inc., NVS

    423       57,008  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

    173       21,231  

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.

    270       54,265  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    385       50,647  

Johnson & Johnson

    8,185        1,300,596  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    2,299       121,134  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    9,878       1,722,328  

Juniper Networks Inc.

    1,162       42,948  

Kellanova

    884       48,408  

Kenvue Inc.

    5,910       122,692  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

    3,594       112,995  

KeyCorp

    3,327       48,341  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    615       94,255  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    1,153       139,478  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    2,406       48,601  

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    6,840       115,733  

KKR & Co. Inc.

    1,954       169,177  

KLA Corp.

    464       275,635  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

    607       34,830  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    2,911       108,085  

Kroger Co. (The)

    2,298       106,030  

L3Harris Technologies Inc.

    628       130,888  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

    312       69,358  

Lam Research Corp.

    449       370,501  

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

    487       49,888  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    1,326       64,868  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b)

    468       28,482  

Lear Corp.

    192       25,517  

Leidos Holdings Inc.

    424       46,839  

Lennar Corp., Class A

    834       124,975  

Lennox International Inc.

    115       49,238  

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C (a)

    430       33,733  

Liberty Global Ltd., NVS(a)(b)

    594       12,438  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, NVS(a)

    692       46,537  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, NVS(a)

    624       18,945  

Linde PLC

    1,652       668,779  

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(a)(b)

    580       51,533  

LKQ Corp.

    884       41,256  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    759       325,922  

Loews Corp.

    653       47,578  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    1,962       417,592  

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

    271       64,820  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Lucid Group Inc.(a)(b)

    3,044     $ 10,289  

Lululemon Athletica Inc.(a)

    384       174,267  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    920       86,590  

M&T Bank Corp.

    552       76,231  

Manhattan Associates Inc.(a)

    211       51,180  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    2,137       48,830  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    1,371       227,038  

Markel Group Inc.(a)

    40       59,897  

MarketAxess Holdings Inc.

    127       28,640  

Marriott International Inc./MD, Class A

    870       208,565  

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    1,679       325,457  

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

    205       104,226  

Marvell Technology Inc.

    2,881       195,044  

Masco Corp.

    769       51,746  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    2,860        1,284,798  

Match Group Inc.(a)

    993       38,111  

McCormick & Co. Inc./MD, NVS

    884       60,253  

McDonald’s Corp.

    2,477       725,067  

McKesson Corp.

    464       231,949  

Medtronic PLC

    4,489       392,967  

MercadoLibre Inc.(a)

    154       263,619  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    8,625       1,041,727  

Meta Platforms Inc., Class A(a)

    7,554       2,947,118  

MetLife Inc.

    2,185       151,464  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    77       92,184  

MGM Resorts International

    882       38,252  

Microchip Technology Inc.

    1,883       160,394  

Micron Technology Inc.

    3,769       323,192  

Microsoft Corp.

    23,991       9,538,342  

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc.

    385       48,656  

Moderna Inc.(a)

    1,107       111,862  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    192       68,436  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

    654       40,411  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    4,614       347,296  

MongoDB Inc., Class A(a)

    247       98,928  

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

    154       92,819  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    2,611       143,657  

Moody’s Corp.

    561       219,934  

Morgan Stanley

    4,224       368,502  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    1,099       33,750  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    577       184,351  

MSCI Inc., Class A

    274       164,022  

Nasdaq Inc.

    1,158       66,898  

NetApp Inc.

    687       59,906  

Netflix Inc.(a)

    1,505       848,986  

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.(a)

    311       43,468  

Newmont Corp.

    3,989       137,660  

News Corp., Class A, NVS

    1,307       32,204  

NextEra Energy Inc.

    6,965       408,358  

Nike Inc., Class B

    4,158       422,162  

NiSource Inc.

    1,269       32,956  

Nordson Corp.

    190       47,827  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    768       180,664  

Northern Trust Corp.

    663       52,801  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    492       219,806  

NRG Energy Inc.

    847       44,925  

Nucor Corp.

    864       161,508  

Nvidia Corp.

    8,395       5,165,192  

NVR Inc.(a)

    11       77,828  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    884       186,144  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    205       209,725  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    2,265       130,396  
 

 

 

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Okta Inc.(a)

    496     $ 40,994  

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

    335       130,992  

Omnicom Group Inc.

    652       58,928  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    1,500       106,695  

ONEOK Inc.

    1,978       134,998  

Oracle Corp.

    5,560       621,052  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    1,422       125,762  

Ovintiv Inc.

    860       36,481  

Owens Corning

    296       44,853  

PACCAR Inc.

    1,788       179,497  

Packaging Corp. of America

    307       50,925  

Palantir Technologies Inc.(a)

    6,117       98,423  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)

    1,053       356,451  

Paramount Global, Class B, NVS

    1,646       24,015  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    443       205,773  

Paychex Inc.

    1,114       135,607  

Paycom Software Inc.

    191       36,336  

Paylocity Holding Corp.(a)

    140       22,177  

PayPal Holdings Inc.(a)

    3,587       220,062  

Pentair PLC

    577       42,219  

PepsiCo Inc.

    4,664       786,024  

Pfizer Inc.

    19,343       523,808  

PG&E Corp.

    6,949       117,230  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    5,241       476,145  

Phillips 66

    1,495       215,743  

Pinterest Inc., Class A(a)

    1,889       70,781  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    799       183,634  

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    1,369       207,006  

Pool Corp.

    132       49,005  

PPG Industries Inc.

    808       113,960  

PPL Corp.

    2,460       64,452  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    782       61,856  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    8,011        1,258,849  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    1,990       354,717  

Prologis Inc.

    3,137       397,427  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    1,262       132,422  

PTC Inc.(a)

    384       69,370  

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

    1,729       100,265  

Public Storage

    536       151,790  

PulteGroup Inc.

    737       77,061  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    313       31,219  

Qualcomm Inc.

    3,820       567,308  

Quanta Services Inc.

    486       94,308  

Quest Diagnostics Inc.

    364       46,749  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    653       71,948  

Realty Income Corp.

    2,827       153,761  

Regency Centers Corp.

    539       33,779  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    362       341,286  

Regions Financial Corp.

    2,995       55,917  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    199       56,799  

Repligen Corp.(a)

    178       33,713  

Republic Services Inc., Class A

    764       130,736  

ResMed Inc.

    500       95,100  

Revvity Inc.

    457       48,981  

Rivian Automotive Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    2,188       33,498  

Robert Half Inc.

    384       30,543  

Robinhood Markets Inc.(a)

    1,444       15,509  

ROBLOX Corp., Class A(a)

    1,418       55,033  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    385       97,513  

Roku Inc.(a)

    389       34,255  

Rollins Inc.

    1,042       45,129  

Roper Technologies Inc.

    366       196,542  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)            

Ross Stores Inc.

    1,161     $ 162,865  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)

    840       107,100  

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    1,404       39,860  

RPM International Inc.

    461       49,170  

RTX Corp.

    4,914       447,764  

S&P Global Inc.

    1,099       492,737  

Salesforce Inc.(a)

    3,304       928,721  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

    358       80,142  

Schlumberger NV

    4,891       238,192  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    716       61,347  

SEI Investments Co.

    338       21,375  

Sempra Energy

    2,149       153,782  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)

    689       527,361  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    841       255,984  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    1,084       150,253  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(b)

    2,469       12,567  

Skyworks Solutions Inc.

    509       53,170  

Snap Inc., Class A, NVS(a)

    3,574       56,791  

Snap-on Inc.

    167       48,418  

Snowflake Inc., Class A(a)

    961       188,010  

Southern Co. (The)

    3,689       256,459  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    538       16,081  

Splunk Inc.(a)

    564       86,501  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

    769       46,924  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

    539       50,289  

Starbucks Corp.

    3,901       362,910  

State Street Corp.

    1,133       83,695  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    537       64,811  

STERIS PLC

    346       75,757  

Stryker Corp.

    1,151       386,137  

Sun Communities Inc.

    396       49,639  

Super Micro Computer Inc.(a)

    160       84,738  

Synchrony Financial

    1,498       58,227  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    523       278,942  

Sysco Corp.

    1,687       136,529  

T-Mobile U.S. Inc.

    1,782       287,312  

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

    769       83,398  

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.(a)

    598       98,628  

Targa Resources Corp.

    733       62,276  

Target Corp.

    1,554       216,130  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    1,076       152,996  

Teledyne Technologies Inc.(a)

    154       64,444  

Teleflex Inc.

    154       37,396  

Teradyne Inc.

    552       53,318  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    9,709        1,818,399  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    3,086       494,130  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    21       30,688  

Textron Inc.

    682       57,772  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.(b)

    1,312       707,142  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    3,924       372,427  

Toast Inc.(a)

    1,215       21,591  

Toro Co. (The)

    351       32,460  

Tractor Supply Co.

    351       78,835  

Trade Desk Inc. (The), Class A(a)

    1,535       105,040  

Tradeweb Markets Inc., Class A

    384       36,630  

Trane Technologies PLC

    765       192,818  

TransDigm Group Inc.

    186       203,238  

TransUnion

    615       42,552  

Travelers Cos. Inc. (The)

    798       168,665  

Trimble Inc.(a)

    884       44,960  

Truist Financial Corp.

    4,483       166,140  

Twilio Inc., Class A(a)

    591       41,565  
 

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)  

Tyler Technologies Inc.(a)

    151     $ 63,835  

Tyson Foods Inc., Class A

    941       51,529  

U.S. Bancorp

    5,169       214,720  

Uber Technologies Inc.(a)

    6,185       403,695  

UDR Inc.

    1,084       39,046  

U-Haul Holding Co.(b)

    342       21,844  

UiPath Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    1,211       27,829  

Ulta Beauty Inc.(a)

    162       81,332  

Union Pacific Corp.

    2,076       506,399  

United Parcel Service Inc., Class B

    2,436       345,668  

United Rentals Inc.

    230       143,842  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

    156       33,506  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    3,148       1,610,958  

Unity Software Inc.(a)(b)

    760       24,624  

Universal Health Services Inc., Class B

    230       36,526  

Vail Resorts Inc.

    116       25,752  

Valero Energy Corp.

    1,172       162,791  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)

    499       103,498  

Ventas Inc.

    1,399       64,900  

Veralto Corp.

    793       60,815  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    311       61,852  

Verisk Analytics Inc., Class A

    493       119,074  

Verizon Communications Inc.

    14,208       601,709  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)

    873       378,341  

Vertiv Holdings Co., Class A

    1,174       66,131  

VF Corp.

    1,154       18,995  

Viatris Inc.

    4,151       48,857  

VICI Properties Inc., Class A

    3,527       106,233  

Visa Inc., Class A

    5,461        1,492,273  

Vistra Corp.

    1,144       46,938  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    461       104,191  

W R Berkley Corp.

    693       56,743  

Walmart Inc.

    5,032       831,538  

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

    2,459       55,500  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    6,238       599,160  

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.(a)

    8,006       80,220  

Waste Management Inc.

    1,369       254,127  

Waters Corp.(a)(b)

    204       64,813  

Watsco Inc.

    116       45,354  

WEC Energy Group Inc.

    1,077       86,979  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    12,436       624,038  

Welltower Inc.

    1,782       154,161  

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

    260       96,988  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    1,076       61,601  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    619       81,442  

Westlake Corp.

    130       17,985  

Westrock Co.

    884       35,590  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    2,575       84,383  

Williams Cos. Inc. (The)

    4,112       142,522  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    362       89,161  

Workday Inc., Class A(a)

    692       201,420  

WP Carey Inc.

    704       43,620  

WW Grainger Inc.

    154       137,929  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    326       30,784  

Xcel Energy Inc.

    1,895       113,454  

Xylem Inc./NY

    848       95,349  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    937       121,332  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)

    166       39,765  

Zillow Group Inc., Class C (a)

    500       28,420  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc.

    692       86,915  

Zoetis Inc.

    1,573       295,425  

Zoom Video Communications Inc., Class A(a)

    769       49,685  
Security   Shares     Value  
United States (continued)  

Zscaler Inc.(a)

    312     $ 73,529  
   

 

 

 
      144,964,462  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.6%
(Cost: $196,719,883)

      193,421,674  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.1%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    193       18,858  

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

    383       32,518  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    615       47,145  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    538       26,859  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    88       32,103  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    698       89,773  
   

 

 

 
      247,256  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.1%
(Cost: $404,465)

      247,256  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   
Spain — 0.0%            

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

    681       312  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $338)

 

    312  
   

 

 

 

Warrants

   
Canada — 0.0%            

Constellation Software Inc., (Issued 08/29/23, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 03/31/40, Strike Price CAD 11.50 )(e)

    72        
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

       
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $197,124,686)

      193,669,242  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Money Market Funds — 0.8%        

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

    1,194,305       1,195,022  

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

    290,000       290,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.8%
(Cost: $1,484,542)

 

    1,485,022  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.5%
(Cost: $198,609,228)

 

    195,154,264  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.5)%

 

    (883,967
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  194,270,297  
   

 

 

 

 

(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.

 

 

 

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(d)

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

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

(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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
    Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
01/31/24
    

Shares

Held at
01/31/24

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

     
 

 

   

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 2,208,523      $     $ (1,013,896 )(a)    $ 760     $ (365   $ 1,195,022        1,194,305      $ 3,747 (b)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    280,000        10,000 (a)                        290,000        290,000        7,900          
 

BlackRock Inc.

    403,412              (24,825     (4,653     18,641       392,575        507        5,265          
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   
           $ (3,893   $ 18,276     $ 1,877,597         $ 16,912     $    
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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

    6        03/15/24      $ 302      $ 7,074  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

    1        03/15/24        243        11,452  
          

 

 

 
           $ 18,526  
          

 

 

 

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)

  $      $      $ 18,526      $      $      $      $ 18,526  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

   iShares® MSCI Kokusai ETF

 

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

 

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

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 5,333     $      $      $      $ 5,333  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (13,461   $      $      $      $ (13,461
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 442,661   

 

 

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

  $ 152,294,507      $ 41,127,167      $      $ 193,421,674  

Preferred Stocks

           247,256               247,256  

Rights

    312                      312  

Warrants

                          

Short-Term Securities

          

Money Market Funds

    1,485,022                      1,485,022  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 153,779,841      $  41,374,423      $     —      $ 195,154,264  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

          

Assets

          

Equity Contracts

  $ 11,452      $ 7,074      $      $ 18,526  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

 

   

iShares

MSCI 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)

  $ 18,487,594,668        $ 861,159,432        $ 2,287,194,661        $ 1,255,120,326  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    464,926,687              12,742,123              60,792,697              550,000  

Cash

    4,415          9,244          3,188          2,751  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    1,748,000          102,000          108,000           

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

                               551,080  

Foreign currency, at value(e)

    17,441,131          1,274,641          1,793,272          1,000,809  

Receivables:

                

Investments sold

                               783,383  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    122,916          12,439          35,927          43  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    14,601,284          755,715          1,796,380          29,188  

Dividends — affiliated

    100,896          3,908          72,609          1,511  

Tax reclaims

    6,791,614          304,000                   6,850,165  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

    18,993,331,611          876,363,502          2,351,796,734          1,264,889,256  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

                

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    412,429,522          10,369,994          44,151,065           

Payables:

                

Capital shares redeemed

                               433,653  

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

    11,389,282          445,522          15,171,246           

Investment advisory fees

    5,050,842          145,627          1,424,390          520,367  

Professional fees

    7,017                             

Variation margin on futures contracts

    477,877          29,974          13,907          59,081  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    429,354,540          10,991,117          60,760,608          1,013,101  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

                

NET ASSETS

  $ 18,563,977,071        $ 865,372,385        $ 2,291,036,126        $ 1,263,876,155  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

                

Paid-in capital

  $ 16,036,696,635        $ 836,740,160        $ 3,246,595,317        $ 1,499,389,338  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    2,527,280,436          28,632,225          (955,559,191        (235,513,183
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 18,563,977,071        $ 865,372,385        $ 2,291,036,126        $ 1,263,876,155  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETVALUE

                

Shares outstanding

    181,800,000          5,200,000          36,400,000          61,300,000  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 102.11        $ 166.42        $ 62.94        $ 20.62  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited          Unlimited          Unlimited          Unlimited  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Par value

    None          None          None          None  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 14,934,513,166        $ 759,517,474        $ 2,397,773,828        $ 1,301,612,444  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 393,420,788        $ 9,970,539        $ 41,860,595        $  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 458,820,221        $ 12,755,205        $ 60,770,047        $ 550,000  

(d) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $        $        $        $ 555,268  

(e) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 17,445,470        $ 1,298,039        $ 1,805,142        $ 992,598  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

 

    

iShares
MSCI Europe
Small-Cap

ETF

          

iShares

MSCI

Kokusai ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

       

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

   $ 112,469,793        $ 193,276,667  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

     5,151,290          1,877,597  

Cash

     3,175          5,681  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

              13,000  

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

     84,932          22,694  

Foreign currency, at value(e)

     821,161          208,730  

Receivables:

       

Securities lending income — affiliated

     6,979          684  

Dividends — unaffiliated

     87,427          130,573  

Dividends — affiliated

     97          1,073  

Tax reclaims

     285,546          41,526  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

     118,910,400          195,578,225  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

       

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

     5,112,846          1,200,426  

Payables:

       

Investment advisory fees

     40,134          40,803  

Professional fees

              60,738  

Variation margin on futures contracts

     8,647          5,961  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     5,161,627          1,307,928  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

       

NET ASSETS

   $ 113,748,773        $ 194,270,297  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

       

Paid-in capital

   $ 172,982,977        $ 225,432,937  

Accumulated loss

     (59,234,204        (31,162,640
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 113,748,773        $ 194,270,297  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETVALUE

       

Shares outstanding

     2,100,000          1,950,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value

   $ 54.17        $ 99.63  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares authorized

     Unlimited          Unlimited  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Par value

     None          None  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

   $ 151,274,190        $ 196,681,391  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

   $ 4,767,485        $ 1,132,873  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

   $ 5,149,443        $ 1,927,837  

(d) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

   $ 86,961        $ 24,050  

(e) Foreign currency, at cost

   $ 823,946        $ 208,620  

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 (unaudited)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

   

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

  $ 160,085,947       $ 7,394,397       $ 21,671,031       $ 13,084,481  

Dividends — affiliated

    1,282,985         51,348         266,725         23,023  

Interest — unaffiliated

    96,027         4,278         18,017         21,312  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    650,482             42,233             290,900             6,776  

Other income — unaffiliated

    867,849                          

Foreign taxes withheld

    (6,068,047       (312,190       (2,350,683       (970,138

Foreign withholding tax claims

    5,535,246                          

IRS compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims

    1,798                          

Other foreign taxes

    (37,064       (559       (64,573        
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment income

    162,415,223         7,179,507         19,831,417         12,165,454  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

EXPENSES

             

Investment advisory

    28,814,768         860,122         8,847,640         3,194,090  

Professional

    644,123         3,782                 3,782  

Commitment costs

    19,473         1,726         19,473          

Interest expense

            2,477         24,448          
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses

    29,478,364         868,107         8,891,561         3,197,872  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    132,936,859         6,311,400         10,939,856         8,967,582  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

             

Net realized gain (loss) from:

             

Investments — unaffiliated(a)

    (61,362,852       (11,369,361       871,479         (11,373,852

Investments — affiliated

    9,636         (2,008       6,649         1,338  

Foreign currency transactions

    (392,364       (12,735       (225,560       (230,789

Futures contracts

    1,883,941         (21,209       (137,934       92,310  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(b)

    216,205,821         18,072,700         (23,623,233       31,363,831  

In-kind redemptions — affiliated(b)

    505,394         33,499                  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    156,849,576         6,700,886         (23,108,599       19,852,838  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

             

Investments — unaffiliated(c)

    410,106,671         20,964,342         (260,012,601       (4,717,526

Investments — affiliated

    1,106,408         25,373         2,265         (313

Foreign currency translations

    (263,490       (20,223       (95,608       66,748  

Futures contracts

    (1,860,855       (53,731       (738,566       (184,124
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    409,088,734         20,915,761         (260,844,510       (4,835,215
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    565,938,310         27,616,647         (283,953,109       15,017,623  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 698,875,169       $ 33,928,047       $ (273,013,253     $ 23,985,205  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

  $ (275,567     $ (60,309     $ (1,336,076     $  

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

             

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

  $ (4,803,718     $ (233,336     $ (5,901,273     $  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited) (continued)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

   

iShares

MSCI Europe

Small-Cap

ETF

   

iShares

MSCI

Kokusai ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

      

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 1,027,870        $ 1,631,870  

Dividends — affiliated

    1,660          13,165  

Interest — unaffiliated

    1,710              1,349  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    56,231          3,747  

Other income — unaffiliated

    6,487          184,447  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (72,157        (35,823

Foreign withholding tax claims

    35,401          491,570  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment income

    1,057,202          2,290,325  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

EXPENSES

      

Investment advisory

    231,561          235,409  

Professional

    7,971          67,612  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses

    239,532          303,021  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

    817,670          1,987,304  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

      

Net realized gain (loss) from:

      

Investments — unaffiliated

    (3,552,027        (1,059,939

Investments — affiliated

    876          760  

Foreign currency transactions

    7,412          (529

Futures contracts

    16,980          5,333  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a)

    555,015          837,569  

In-kind redemptions — affiliated(a)

             (4,653
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
    (2,971,744        (221,459
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

      

Investments — unaffiliated

    1,729,395          7,193,054  

Investments — affiliated

    747          18,276  

Foreign currency translations

    (6,529        (5,780

Futures contracts

    (4,318        (13,461
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
    1,719,295          7,192,089  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1,252,449        6,970,630  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (434,779      $ 8,957,934  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

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 Changes in Net Assets

 

   

iShares

MSCI ACWI ETF

   

iShares

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

    Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 132,936,859     $ 339,696,186     $ 6,311,400     $ 16,979,849  

Net realized gain

    156,849,576       1,269,732,738       6,700,886       2,488,511  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    409,088,734       576,844,350       20,915,761       80,842,922  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    698,875,169       2,186,273,274       33,928,047       100,311,282  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (178,617,913     (315,032,351     (9,543,134     (15,702,910
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (385,410,580     (1,569,487,274     (56,220,508     (94,713,446
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    134,846,676       301,753,649       (31,835,595     (10,105,074

Beginning of period

    18,429,130,395       18,127,376,746       897,207,980       907,313,054  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 18,563,977,071     $ 18,429,130,395     $ 865,372,385     $ 897,207,980  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 10,939,856     $ 52,404,701     $ 8,967,582     $ 66,329,701  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (23,108,599     (301,681,139     19,852,838       (40,296,686

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (260,844,510     359,262,891       (4,835,215     357,670,156  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (273,013,253     109,986,453       23,985,205       383,703,171  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (40,334,658 )(b)      (50,273,411     (19,590,426     (63,365,245
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

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

    (305,811,063     (497,708,960     (301,071,497     268,062,230  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (619,158,974     (437,995,918     (296,676,718     588,400,156  

Beginning of period

    2,910,195,100       3,348,191,018       1,560,552,873       972,152,717  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 2,291,036,126     $ 2,910,195,100     $ 1,263,876,155     $ 1,560,552,873  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

(b)

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

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

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Six Months
Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Six Months
Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 817,670     $ 3,510,766     $ 1,987,304     $ 3,276,510  

Net realized loss

    (2,971,744     (7,280,741     (221,459     (1,895,412

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    1,719,295       11,889,543       7,192,089       22,438,764  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (434,779     8,119,568       8,957,934       23,819,862  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (1,341,914     (3,109,383     (2,046,492 )(b)      (3,368,028
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

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

    (13,106,591     14,444,402       (13,220,121     12,882,742  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (14,883,284     19,454,587       (6,308,679     33,334,576  

Beginning of period

    128,632,057       109,177,470       200,578,976       167,244,400  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 113,748,773     $ 128,632,057     $ 194,270,297     $ 200,578,976  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

(b) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI ACWI ETF  
   

 

 

 
        Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
    Year Ended
07/31/21
    Year Ended
07/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 99.29     $ 89.65     $ 101.96     $ 77.73     $ 73.94     $ 73.31  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.72 (b)      1.72 (b)      1.72 (b)      1.42       1.48       1.60  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      3.06       9.55       (12.09     24.22       3.87       0.58  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      3.78       11.27       (10.37     25.64       5.35       2.18  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (0.96     (1.63     (1.94     (1.41     (1.56     (1.55
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 102.11     $ 99.29     $ 89.65     $ 101.96     $ 77.73     $ 73.94  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

      3.83 %(b)(f)      12.75 %(b)      (10.30 )%(b)      33.14     7.29     3.14
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

             

Total expenses

      0.33 %(h)      0.32     0.32     0.32     0.32     0.32
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.33 %(h)      0.32     0.32     0.31     0.31     0.31
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.32 %(h)      0.32     0.32     0.32     N/A       0.32
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.48 %(b)(h)      1.93 %(b)      1.77 %(b)      1.55     2.01     2.25
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 18,563,977     $ 18,429,130     $ 18,127,377     $ 16,965,824     $ 12,033,016     $ 10,854,370  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      1     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 six months ended January 31, 2024, for the year ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022 respectively :

 

• Net investment income per share by $0.03, $0.01 and $0.02.

• Total return by 0.03%, 0.01% and 0.02%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.05%, 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) 

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 MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

 
   

 

 

 
        Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
    Year Ended
07/31/21
    Year Ended
07/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 161.66     $ 146.34     $ 167.23     $ 127.09     $ 120.26     $ 118.67  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      1.16       2.86 (b)      2.83       2.49       2.49       2.58  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      5.44       15.18       (20.67     39.88       6.91       1.70  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      6.60       18.04       (17.84     42.37       9.40       4.28  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (1.84     (2.72     (3.05     (2.23     (2.57     (2.69
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 166.42     $ 161.66     $ 146.34     $ 167.23     $ 127.09     $ 120.26  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

      4.11 %(f)      12.50 %(b)      (10.78 )%      33.48     7.88     3.82
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

             

Total expenses

      0.20 %(h)      0.20     0.20     0.20     0.20     0.20
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.20 %(h)      0.20     0.20     N/A       N/A       N/A  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.47 %(h)      1.97 %(b)      1.76     1.64     2.07     2.24
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 865,372     $ 897,208     $ 907,313     $ 861,219     $ 432,095     $ 468,999  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      13     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) 

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 MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

 
   

 

 

 
     

Six Months Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited

 
 

   
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 period

    $ 70.64     $ 68.05     $ 87.65     $ 75.15     $ 68.54     $ 72.59  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.29       1.19       1.19       1.00       1.20       1.24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      (6.88     2.58       (18.91     12.46       6.61       (3.95
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (6.59     3.77       (17.72     13.46       7.81       (2.71
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (1.11 )(e)      (1.18     (1.88     (0.96     (1.20     (1.34
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 62.94     $ 70.64     $ 68.05     $ 87.65     $ 75.15     $ 68.54  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(f)

             

Based on net asset value

      (9.35 )%(g)      5.64     (20.51 )%      17.88     11.52     (3.61 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(h)

             

Total expenses

      0.72 %(i)      0.70     0.69     0.69     0.70     0.68
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.89 %(i)      1.80     1.49     1.12     1.75     1.82
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 2,291,036     $ 2,910,195     $ 3,348,191     $ 5,574,503     $ 4,043,280     $ 4,030,348  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(j)

      4     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) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

 
(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 each period)

 

   

iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF

 
   

 

 

 
        Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
    Year Ended
07/31/21
    Year Ended
07/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 20.12     $ 15.91     $ 19.64     $ 14.48     $ 17.53     $ 21.18  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.13       0.86 (b)      0.86 (b)      0.48       0.31       0.68  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      0.69       4.15       (3.51     5.17       (3.01     (3.35
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.82       5.01       (2.65     5.65       (2.70     (2.67
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

             

From net investment income

      (0.32     (0.80     (1.07     (0.49     (0.35     (0.98

Return of capital

                  (0.01                  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.32     (0.80     (1.08     (0.49     (0.35     (0.98
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 20.62     $ 20.12     $ 15.91     $ 19.64     $ 14.48     $ 17.53  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

      4.06 %(f)      31.94 %(b)      (13.92 )%(b)      38.98     (15.62 )%      (12.53 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

             

Total expenses

      0.48 %(h)      0.51     0.49     0.48     0.48     0.48
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.48 %(h)      0.48     0.48     0.48     N/A       0.48
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.35 %(h)      4.80 %(b)      4.51 %(b)      2.68     1.90     3.62
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 1,263,876     $ 1,560,553     $ 972,153     $ 1,546,012     $ 718,923     $ 1,035,148  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      3     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) 

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 MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF

 
   

 

 

 
        Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
    Year Ended
07/31/21
    Year Ended
07/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 54.74     $ 51.99     $ 71.59     $ 49.62     $ 49.09     $ 57.28  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.37 (b)      1.59 (b)      1.15 (b)      1.25       0.81       1.51  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      (0.33     2.53       (18.54     21.87       0.68       (7.50
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.04       4.12       (17.39     23.12       1.49       (5.99
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (0.61     (1.37     (2.21     (1.15     (0.96     (2.20
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 54.17     $ 54.74     $ 51.99     $ 71.59     $ 49.62     $ 49.09  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

      0.06 %(b)(f)      8.07 %(b)      (24.65 )%(b)      46.76     2.98     (10.32 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

             

Total expenses

      0.41 %(h)      0.42     0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.41 %(b)(h)      3.11 %(b)      1.74 %(b)      1.98     1.67     2.95
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 113,749     $ 128,632     $ 109,177     $ 443,861     $ 124,046     $ 139,918  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      8     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 six months ended January 31, 2024, for the year ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022 respectively:

 

• Net investment income per share by $0.01, $0.07 and $0.01.

• Total return by 0.03%, 0.13% and 0.02%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.05%, 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) 

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 MSCI Kokusai ETF  
   

 

 

 
        Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
    Year Ended
07/31/21
    Year Ended
07/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 95.51     $ 85.77     $ 96.92     $ 72.42     $ 68.33     $ 66.90  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.99 (b)      1.60 (b)      1.32 (b)      1.31       1.32       1.42  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      4.18       9.80       (9.44     24.61       4.06       1.51  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      5.17       11.40       (8.12     25.92       5.38       2.93  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (1.05 )(e)      (1.66     (3.03     (1.42     (1.29     (1.50
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 99.63     $ 95.51     $ 85.77     $ 96.92     $ 72.42     $ 68.33  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(f)

             

Based on net asset value

      5.43 %(b)(g)      13.50 %(b)      (8.46 )%(b)      36.01     7.94     4.59
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(h)

             

Total expenses

      0.29 %(i)(j)      0.26     0.25     0.25     0.25     0.25
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.25 %(i)      0.25     0.25     0.25     N/A       N/A  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.11 %(b)(i)      1.87 %(b)      1.39 %(b)      1.53     1.93     2.17
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 194,270     $ 200,579     $ 167,244     $ 484,592     $ 152,085     $ 143,483  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(k)

      2     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 six months ended January 31, 2024, for the year ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022 respectively:

 

• Net investment income per share by $0.21, $0.07 and $0.03.

• Total return by 0.23%,0.08% and 0.08%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.45%, 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) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

 
(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) 

Professional fees were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratio. If this expense was annualized, the total expense would have been 0.32%.

 
(k)

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) 

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

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

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

 

   
iShares ETF  

Diversification
Classification

MSCI 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. 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 January 31, 2024, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

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

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

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

 

 

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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.

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

  $ 7,635,375      $ (7,635,375   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1,195,105        (1,195,105            

BNP Paribas SA

    2,357,930        (2,357,930            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    11,191,706        (11,191,706            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    3,080,225        (3,080,225            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    19,860,136        (19,860,136            

HSBC Bank PLC

    98,464        (98,464            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    196,939,633        (196,939,633            

Jefferies LLC

    248,141        (248,141            

Morgan Stanley

    15,668,482        (15,668,482            

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    13,466,883        (13,466,883            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    7,754,518        (7,754,518            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    1,288,423        (1,288,423            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    110,609,734        (110,609,734            

UBS AG

    251,585        (251,585            

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    1,774,448        (1,774,448            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 393,420,788      $ (393,420,788   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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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 ACWI Low Carbon Target

        

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 255,783      $ (255,783   $     $  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    425,662        (425,662            

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.

    61,924        (61,924            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    63,994        (63,994            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    635,822        (635,822            

HSBC Bank PLC

    536,791        (536,791            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    35,055        (35,055            

Jefferies LLC

    1,232,503        (1,232,503            

Morgan Stanley

    278,420        (278,420            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    220,595        (220,595            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    14,661        (14,661            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    6,028,680        (6,028,680            

UBS AG

    31,539        (31,539            

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    149,110        (149,110            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 9,970,539      $ (9,970,539   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 2,148      $ (2,148   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    398,400        (398,400            

BNP Paribas SA

    1,379,151        (1,379,151            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    1,703,171        (1,703,171            

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.

    408,057        (408,057            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    592,557        (592,557            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    4,518,818        (4,518,818            

HSBC Bank PLC

    28,754        (28,754            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    5,746,485        (5,746,485            

Jefferies LLC

    324,424        (324,424            

Morgan Stanley

    23,295,996        (23,295,996            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    2,698,440        (2,698,440            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    37,418        (37,418            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    25,383        (25,383            

UBS AG

    701,393        (701,393            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 41,860,595      $ (41,860,595   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

        

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 357,773      $ (357,773   $     $  

BNP Paribas SA

    59,108        (59,108            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    133,246        (133,246            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    103,192        (103,192            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    2,067,495        (2,067,495            

HSBC Bank PLC

    135,507        (135,507            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    841,012        (841,012            

Jefferies LLC

    45,491        (45,491            

Morgan Stanley

    988,187        (988,187            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    36,474        (36,474            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 4,767,485      $ (4,767,485   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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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 Kokusai

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 62,450      $ (62,450   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    21,650        (21,650            

BNP Paribas SA

    98,779        (98,779            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    77,022        (77,022            

Citadel Clearing LLC

    24,344        (24,344            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    28,665        (28,665            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    98,871        (98,871            

HSBC Bank PLC

    54,184        (54,184            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    549,788        (549,788            

Morgan Stanley

    23,114        (23,114            

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1,352        (1,352            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    19,356        (19,356            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    27,530        (27,530            

Virtu Americas LLC

    45,768        (45,768            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 1,132,873      $ (1,132,873   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

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

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

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

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

 

 

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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 six months ended January 31, 2024, 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.

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.

 

 

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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 six months ended January 31, 2024, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts  

MSCI ACWI

  $  176,172  

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

    9,984  

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

    63,942  

MSCI Europe Financials

    1,307  

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

    11,885  

MSCI Kokusai

    1,212  

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

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

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

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

MSCI ACWI

  $  41,559,577      $  25,015,855      $  (16,200,374

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

    37,707,940        53,602,800        (5,817,226

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

    7,473,299        5,862,770        (8,582,484

MSCI Europe Financials

    7,768,732        4,635,158        (807,662

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

    1,841,467        3,705,202        817,812  

MSCI Kokusai

    690,506        185,319        (261,545

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

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

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

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

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales  

MSCI ACWI

  $  367,403,720      $  260,682,458  

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

    109,744,070        119,440,806  

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

    90,615,574        297,308,844  

MSCI Europe Financials

    41,593,321        37,044,588  

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

    9,356,009        9,551,819  

MSCI Kokusai

    3,428,050        3,828,751  

 

 

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

 

     
iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
    

In-kind

Sales

 

MSCI ACWI

  $      $  511,533,913  

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

           49,597,542  

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

           128,835,155  

MSCI Europe Financials

    24,263,884        338,833,593  

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

           12,801,151  

MSCI Kokusai

           12,800,899  

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

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

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

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

 

   
iShares ETF   Non-Expiring
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
 

MSCI ACWI

  $ (1,089,461,508

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

    (76,822,624

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

    (890,673,987

MSCI Europe Financials

    (195,271,680

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

    (15,892,116

MSCI Kokusai

    (27,092,169

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

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

 

         
iShares ETF   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

MSCI ACWI

  $  15,496,537,012      $ 4,907,375,058      $  (1,450,387,680   $  3,456,987,378  

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

    775,387,386        163,241,778        (64,657,806     98,583,972  

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

    2,365,729,540        634,137,899        (651,996,469     (17,858,570

MSCI Europe Financials

    1,315,137,583        95,061,783        (154,426,843     (59,365,060

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

    158,059,340        6,334,061        (46,748,971     (40,414,910

MSCI Kokusai

    199,097,115        25,094,001        (29,018,326     (3,924,325

 

9.

LINE OF CREDIT

The iShares MSCI ACWI, 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 October 16, 2024. 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 six months ended January 31, 2024, the iShares MSCI ACWI ETF did not borrow under the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

 

 

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For the six months ended January 31, 2024, 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

  $ 100,000      $ 2,174        6.47

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

    14,510,000        743,120        6.43  

 

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer

 

 

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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.

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, supply chain diversification, institution of tariffs, sanctions 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.

iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF invest a significant portion of its assets within the financials sector. Performance of companies in the financials sector may be adversely impacted by many factors, including, among others, changes in government regulations, economic conditions, and interest rates, credit rating downgrades,

 

 

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adverse public perception, exposure concentration and decreased liquidity in credit markets. The impact of changes in capital requirements and recent or future regulation on any individual financial company, or on the financials sector as a whole, cannot be predicted, but may negatively impact the Fund.

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:

 

 

 
    Six Months Ended
01/31/24
    Year Ended
07/31/23
 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

MSCI ACWI

       

Shares sold

    1,600,000     $ 159,591,330       32,000,000     $ 2,753,829,363  

Shares redeemed

    (5,400,000     (545,001,910     (48,600,000     (4,323,316,637
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (3,800,000   $ (385,410,580     (16,600,000   $ (1,569,487,274
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target

       

Shares sold

        $ 11,684           $ 24,806  

Shares redeemed

    (350,000     (56,232,192     (650,000     (94,738,252
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (350,000   $ (56,220,508     (650,000   $ (94,713,446
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan

       

Shares sold

        $ 659,630       4,000,000     $ 289,083,612  

Shares redeemed

    (4,800,000     (306,470,693     (12,000,000     (786,792,572
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (4,800,000   $ (305,811,063     (8,000,000   $ (497,708,960
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Europe Financials

       

Shares sold

    2,050,000     $ 42,440,639       32,900,000     $ 554,975,187  

Shares redeemed

    (18,300,000     (343,512,136     (16,450,000     (286,912,957
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (16,250,000   $ (301,071,497     16,450,000     $ 268,062,230  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Europe Small-Cap

       

Shares sold

        $       500,000     $ 27,238,196  

Shares redeemed

    (250,000     (13,106,591     (250,000     (12,793,794
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (250,000   $ (13,106,591     250,000     $ 14,444,402  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Kokusai

       

Shares sold

        $       250,000     $ 21,573,570  

Shares redeemed

    (150,000     (13,220,121     (100,000     (8,690,828
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (150,000   $ (13,220,121     150,000     $ 12,882,742  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

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 Europe Small-Cap ETF and iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF is able to pass

 

 

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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.

 

13.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares MSCI ACWI ETF, iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF, iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF, iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF, iShares MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF and iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

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

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

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

 

  a)

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

 

  b)

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

 

  c)

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

 

  d)

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

 

  e)

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

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

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

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.

January 31, 2024

 

         
   

Total Cumulative Distributions

for the Fiscal Year-to-Date

           

% Breakdown of the Total Cumulative

Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date

       
 

 

 

       

 

 

   
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 All Country Asia ex Japan(a)

  $ 1.040247      $      $ 0.067848      $ 1.108095           94         6     100  

MSCI Kokusai(a)

    1.027829               0.021654        1.049483                 98             2       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.

 

 

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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
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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2024 Semi-Annual Report

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iShares Trust

 

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

 

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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF | HEFA | Cboe BZX

 

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

 

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

 

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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | EFA | NYSE Arca

 

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iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF | SCZ | NASDAQ


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Inc.

 

Total Returns as of January 31, 2024

 

 
    

 

 6-Month 

 

   

 

 12-Month 

 

 
   

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

    6.43%        20.82%   
   

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

    (2.02)          2.40       
   

International equities
(MSCI Europe, Australasia,

Far East Index)

    3.15            10.01       
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets

Index)

    (6.00)          (2.94)     
   

3-month Treasury bills
(ICE BofA 3-Month

U.S. Treasury Bill Index)

    2.73            5.13       
   

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

U.S. Treasury Index)

    1.74            (0.38)     
   

U.S. investment grade bonds
(Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate

Bond Index)

    3.15            2.10       
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond

Index)

    2.70            2.90       
   

U.S. high yield bonds
(Bloomberg U.S. Corporate

High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index)

    6.18            9.28       
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

     Page  

 

 

The Markets in Review

     2  

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

     4  

About Fund Performance

     10  

Disclosure of Expenses

     10  

Schedules of Investments

     11  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     83  

Statements of Operations

     85  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     87  

Financial Highlights

     90  

Notes to Financial Statements

     96  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     107  

Supplemental Information

     108  

General Information

     109  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     110  

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

           Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

     1 Year      5 Years    

Since

Inception

   

  

    1 Year      5 Years     

Since

Inception

 

Fund NAV

    2.31      9.25      8.38     6.65       9.25      49.54      73.97

Fund Market

    2.15        9.19        8.36       6.65         9.19        49.43        73.91  

Index

    3.10        10.27        8.65       6.78               10.27        51.42        75.66  

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

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

Expense Example

 

      Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

   

 

 

      
 


 

 

 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

          $   1,000.00          $  1,023.10          $  0.15       $  1,000.00        $  1,025.00          $  0.15          0.03

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

   
Investment Type  

Percent of

Net Assets

 

Investment Companies

    99.5

Short-term Investments

    0.3  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, net cumulative appreciation     2.2  

Other assets less liabilities

    (2.0

SECTOR ALLOCATION (of the UNDERLYING FUND)

 

   
Sector  

Percent of

Total Investment(a)

 

Financials

    21.3

Industrials

    13.5  

Information Technology

    12.7  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.4  

Health Care

    9.5  

Consumer Staples

    8.0  

Materials

    7.5  

Energy

    5.7  

Communication Services

    5.2  

Utilities

    3.2  

Real Estate

    2.0  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 
 

 

 

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

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

           Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

     1 Year      5 Years     10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    5.30      14.16      10.93     8.67       14.16      67.97      129.68

Fund Market

    5.32        14.21        10.94       8.67         14.21        68.01        129.65  

Index

    6.26        15.57        11.15       8.81               15.57        69.68        132.60  

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

Expense Example

 

      Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

   

 

 

      
         

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

          $   1,000.00          $  1,053.00          $  0.15       $  1,000.00        $  1,025.00          $  0.15          0.03

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

   
Investment Type  

Percent of

Net Assets

 

Investment Companies

    99.4

Short-term Investments

    11.2  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, net cumulative appreciation     2.7  

Other assets less liabilities

    (13.3

SECTOR ALLOCATION (of the UNDERLYING FUND)

 

   
Sector  

Percent of

Total Investment(a)

 

Financials

    18.9

Industrials

    16.4  

Health Care

    13.1  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.0  

Consumer Staples

    9.2  

Information Technology

    9.0  

Materials

    7.4  

Communication Services

    4.2  

Energy

    4.2  

Utilities

    3.3  

Real Estate

    2.3  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

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

Since

Inception

   

  

    1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    3.54      9.66      9.07     8.10       9.66      54.39      95.33

Fund Market

    3.42        9.57        9.04       8.09         9.57        54.16        95.12  

Index

    4.56        11.12        9.50       8.32               11.12        57.45        98.63  

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

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

Expense Example

 

     

Actual

    

Hypothetical 5% Return

          
 

 

 

    

 

 

      
 


 

 

 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

    

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

          $   1,000.00          $  1,035.40          $  0.15        $  1,000.00        $  1,025.00          $  0.15          0.03

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

 
   
Investment Type  

Percent of

Net Assets

 

Investment Companies

    99.3

Short-term Investments

    0.1  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, net cumulative appreciation     2.9  

Other assets less liabilities

    (2.3

SECTOR ALLOCATION (of the UNDERLYING FUND)

 

 
   
Sector  

Percent of

Total Investment(a)

 

Industrials

    23.3

Consumer Discretionary

    12.8  

Financials

    12.0  

Real Estate

    10.3  

Information Technology

    10.0  

Materials

    9.3  

Consumer Staples

    6.5  

Health Care

    6.1  

Communication Services

    4.1  

Energy

    3.2  

Utilities

    2.4  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

           Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

     1 Year      5 Years     10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (0.44 )%       4.43      4.99     4.02       4.43      27.54      48.36

Fund Market

    (0.52      4.36        4.98       4.10         4.36        27.49        49.45  

Index

    0.48        5.88        5.32       4.21               5.88        29.60        51.03  

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

Expense Example

 

      Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

   

 

 

      
 


 

 

 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   


Beginning

Account Value
(08/01/23)

 

 
 

    


Ending

Account Value
(01/31/24)

 

 
 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

          $   1,000.00          $  995.60          $  1.61       $  1,000.00        $  1,023.50          $  1.63          0.32

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 
   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Financials

    21.3

Industrials

    13.5  

Information Technology

    12.7  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.4  

Health Care

    9.5  

Consumer Staples

    8.0  

Materials

    7.5  

Energy

    5.7  

Communication Services

    5.2  

Utilities

    3.2  

Real Estate

    2.0  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 
   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Japan

    15.1

United Kingdom

    9.3  

Canada

    7.7  

France

    7.6  

China

    6.8  

Switzerland

    6.7  

Germany

    5.4  

India

    4.9  

Australia

    4.8  

Taiwan

    4.6  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

           Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

     1 Year      5 Years     10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    2.11      8.25      6.71     4.63       8.25      38.39      57.23

Fund Market

    2.01        8.13        6.74       4.69         8.13        38.53        58.10  

Index

    3.15        10.01        6.92       4.77               10.01        39.72        59.33  

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

Expense Example

 

      Actual      Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

    

 

 

      
 


 

 

 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

    

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

          $   1,000.00          $  1,021.10          $  1.63        $  1,000.00        $  1,023.50          $  1.63          0.32

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 
   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Financials

    18.9

Industrials

    16.4  

Health Care

    13.1  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.0  

Consumer Staples

    9.2  

Information Technology

    9.0  

Materials

    7.4  

Energy

    4.2  

Communication Services

    4.2  

Utilities

    3.3  

Real Estate

    2.3  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 
   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Japan

    23.2

United Kingdom

    14.2  

France

    11.8  

Switzerland

    10.3  

Germany

    8.4  

Australia

    7.4  

Netherlands

    4.9  

Denmark

    3.5  

Sweden

    3.1  

Italy

    2.6  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

           Average Annual Total Returns           Cumulative Total Returns  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

     1 Year      5 Years     10 Years            1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (0.16 )%       1.80      4.21     4.59       1.80      22.89      56.62

Fund Market

    (0.26      1.71        4.23       4.64         1.71        22.99        57.32  

Index

    0.99        3.56        4.59       4.79               3.56        25.15        59.66  

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

Expense Example

 

      Actual      Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

    

 

 

      
 


 

 

 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

    

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

          $   1,000.00          $   998.40          $  2.01        $  1,000.00        $  1,023.10          $  2.03          0.40

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Industrials

    23.3

Consumer Discretionary

    12.8  

Financials

    12.0  

Real Estate

    10.3  

Information Technology

    10.0  

Materials

    9.3  

Consumer Staples

    6.5  

Health Care

    6.1  

Communication Services

    4.1  

Energy

    3.2  

Utilities

    2.4  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Japan

    34.2

United Kingdom

    15.0  

Australia

    9.4  

Sweden

    5.8  

Germany

    4.5  

Switzerland

    4.5  

France

    3.9  

Italy

    3.2  

Israel

    2.9  

Norway

    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, index returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, index returns would be lower.

Disclosure of Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

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

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Investment Companies

 

 
Exchange-Traded Funds — 99.5%        

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

    3,844,847     $ 192,857,526  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(Cost: $179,312,567)

 

    192,857,526  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 
Money Market Funds — 0.3%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(a)(b)

    680,000       680,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.3%
(Cost: $680,000)

 

    680,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.8%
(Cost: $179,992,567)

 

     193,537,526  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2%

 

    313,529  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 193,851,055  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 

   
    Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

01/31/24

    

Shares

Held at
01/31/24

     Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

     
 

 

   

 

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

  $ 12,677,885      $     $ (12,688,179 )(b)    $ 11,561     $ (1,267   $             $ 35,729 (c)    $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    70,000        610,000 (b)                        680,000        680,000        8,573          
 

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

    179,887,849        26,362,041       (10,716,926     (596,883     (2,078,555     192,857,526        3,844,847        2,662,688          
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   
           $ (585,322   $ (2,079,822   $ 193,537,526         $  2,706,990     $    
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (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)
 

CLP

    295,552,000        USD      317,307      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24         $ 460  

MYR

    3,293,000        USD      696,194      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24            

TRY

         10,143,000        USD      333,070      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           266  

TRY

    861,000        USD      28,282      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           14  

USD

    8,833,650        AUD         12,936,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           346,166   

USD

    27,438        AUD      41,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           537  

USD

    447,382        AUD      655,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           17,628  

USD

    41,178        AUD      62,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           499  

USD

    56,805        AUD      86,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           380  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

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

    13,974        BRL      69,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24                 $ 52  

USD

    23,461        BRL      115,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           258  

USD

    28,927        BRL      143,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           75  

USD

    3,078,112        BRL      14,988,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           54,047  

USD

    129,723        CAD      174,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           295  

USD

    267,765        CAD      354,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           4,446  

USD

    43,311        CAD      58,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     02/05/24           168  

USD

    23,945        CAD      32,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           142  

USD

    14,277,531        CAD      18,818,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           280,015  

USD

    106,954        CHF      91,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           1,468  

USD

    36,465        CHF      31,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     02/05/24           531  

USD

    35,990        CHF      31,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           55  

USD

    2,355        CHF      2,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           37   

USD

        12,109,291        CHF      10,158,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           334,270  

USD

    2,411        CLP      2,218,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           26  

USD

    4,266        CLP      3,828,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           150  

USD

    328,110        CLP      287,730,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           18,754  

USD

    41,758        CNH      297,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/05/24           438  

USD

    20,890        CNH      150,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           21  

USD

    3,494        CNH      25,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           16  

USD

    2,367,006        CNH      16,819,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           27,085  

USD

    10,488        CNY      75,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           4  

USD

    49,626        DKK      340,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           326  

USD

    12,610        DKK      85,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           284  

USD

    25,264        DKK      173,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           179  

USD

    30,670        DKK      209,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           365  

USD

    4,029,296        DKK      27,147,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           92,959  

USD

    256,526        EUR      236,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           1,450  

USD

    188,638        EUR      172,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           2,735  

USD

    131,102        EUR      121,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           321  

USD

    659,733        EUR      601,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           10,152  

USD

    41,243,681        EUR      37,290,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           939,369  

USD

    84,176        GBP      66,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           532  

USD

    3,808        GBP      3,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/05/24           6  

USD

    17,768,679        GBP      13,936,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           107,177  

USD

    26,775        GBP      21,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           162  

USD

    189,318        GBP      149,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           486  

USD

    190,452        GBP      150,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           353  

USD

    13,419,796        HKD      104,714,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           24,365  

USD

    102,725        HKD      802,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           130  

USD

    324,402        HKD      2,532,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           498  

USD

    59,019        HKD      461,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           46  

USD

    3,039        IDR      47,243,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           44  

USD

    4,537        IDR      70,877,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           45  

USD

    9,772        IDR      151,165,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           191  

USD

    997,891        IDR      15,373,866,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           23,498  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

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

    467,960        ILS      1,684,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24         $ 6,267  

USD

    162,351        JPY      23,332,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24                   3,751  

USD

    85,578        JPY      12,323,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           1,812  

USD

     28,245,656        JPY       3,962,922,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           1,307,502  

USD

    99,354        KRW      129,453,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           2,272  

USD

    7,087,976        KRW      9,180,954,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           202,863  

USD

    3,175        MYR      15,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/05/24           4  

USD

    10,047        MYR      47,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           111  

USD

    1,446,351        MYR      6,728,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           23,941  

USD

    14,691        NOK      153,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           142  

USD

    2,590        NOK      27,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/05/24           22  

USD

    846,103        NOK      8,586,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           29,668  

USD

    613        NZD      1,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           2  

USD

    244,423        NZD      386,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           8,480  

USD

    624        NZD      1,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     02/05/24           13  

USD

    3,139        NZD      5,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           83  

USD

    1,837        NZD      3,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           4  

USD

    29,592        SEK      305,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           281  

USD

    4,022,498        SEK      40,488,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           131,438  

USD

    4,481        SGD      6,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           8  

USD

    1,488,039        SGD      1,960,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           26,788  

USD

    2,259        SGD      3,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     02/05/24           22  

USD

    15,775        SGD      21,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           119  

USD

    19,659        SGD      26,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           275  

USD

    2,708        THB      96,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/05/24           2  

USD

    942,584        THB      32,308,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           31,713  

USD

    2,742        THB      97,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           7  

USD

    4,152        THB      145,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           64  

USD

    5,182        THB      180,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           108  

USD

    26,662        TWD      831,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           100  

USD

    8,492,135        TWD      257,789,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           252,167  

USD

    63,863        TWD      1,971,000      UBS AG     02/05/24           862  

USD

    1,657,106        ZAR      30,389,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           34,391  

USD

    7,297        ZAR      136,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     02/05/24           35  

USD

    15,839        MXN      270,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/06/24           163  

USD

    2,241        MXN      38,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/06/24           35  

USD

    4,460        MXN      76,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     02/06/24           47  

USD

    1,341,772        MXN      22,843,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/06/24           15,463  

USD

    114,817        MXN      1,955,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/06/24           1,306  

CLP

    6,662,000        USD      7,121      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           25  

CNY

    427,000        USD      59,560      State Street Bank & Trust Company     03/06/24           541  

TRY

    100,000        USD      3,186      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           10   

USD

    268,670        AUD      406,000      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24           2,025  

USD

    9,145,494        AUD      13,821,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           68,415  

USD

    3,075,170        BRL      15,249,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           5,702  

USD

    618,502        CAD      826,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           3,853  

USD

       14,545,558        CAD      19,426,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     03/06/24           90,143  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

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

    728,820        CHF      623,000      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24         $ 4,308  

USD

    12,018,961        CHF      10,274,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24                   70,921  

USD

    2,329,438        CNH      16,675,000      HSBC Bank PLC     03/06/24           5,394  

USD

    293,558        DKK      2,011,000      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24           1,503  

USD

    4,062,631        DKK      27,829,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           21,059  

USD

    41,484,208        EUR      38,137,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           212,727  

USD

    1,724,095        EUR      1,585,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           8,824  

USD

    582,113        GBP      457,000      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24           2,806  

USD

    18,169,355        GBP      14,264,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           87,881  

USD

    13,101,020        HKD      102,314,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           1,350  

USD

    1,018,302        IDR      16,048,951,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           1,303  

USD

    463,380        ILS      1,684,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           1,221  

USD

    12,933        ILS      47,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24           34  

USD

    9,506,922        INR      790,358,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           4,493  

USD

    2,854,070        JPY      415,051,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           19,437  

USD

    26,723,250        JPY      3,886,274,000      UBS AG     03/06/24           181,551  

USD

    7,079,219        KRW      9,410,902,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           14,605  

USD

    1,463,981        MXN      25,283,000      HSBC Bank PLC     03/06/24           3,057  

USD

    28,663        MXN      495,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24           60  

USD

    7,752        NOK      81,000      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24           44  

USD

    806,743        NOK      8,429,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           4,653  

USD

    8,002        NZD      13,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           56  

USD

    245,599        NZD      399,000      UBS AG     03/06/24           1,697  

USD

    44,965        SEK      464,000      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24           319  

USD

    3,856,846        SEK      39,797,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           27,585  

USD

    7,494        SGD      10,000      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24           29  

USD

    1,515,878        SGD      2,023,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           5,622  

USD

    912,538        THB      32,151,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           3,993  

USD

    8,962,490        TWD      278,841,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           15,019  

USD

    1,614,456        ZAR      30,110,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           10,633  
                    

 

 

 
                       5,259,205  
                    

 

 

 

AUD

    13,821,000        USD      9,136,372      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (68,228

BRL

    15,249,000        USD      3,084,825      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (8,099

BRL

    66,000        USD      13,574      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (257

CAD

    159,000        USD      120,218      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (1,948

CAD

    19,426,000        USD      14,539,875      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (90,107

CHF

    91,000        USD      108,575      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (3,089

CHF

    10,274,000        USD      11,980,363      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (70,876

CHF

    58,000        USD      69,143      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (1,910

CNH

    872,000        USD      122,730      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (1,414

CNH

    16,675,000        USD      2,325,148      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           (5,261

DKK

    27,829,000        USD      4,056,259      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (21,032

DKK

    125,000        USD      18,554      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (429

EUR

    38,137,000        USD      41,431,312      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (211,533

EUR

    283,000        USD      312,816      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           (6,940

GBP

    14,264,000        USD      18,164,862      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (87,675

GBP

    61,000        USD      77,772      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (465

HKD

      109,584,000        USD      14,021,397      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (2,975

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

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)
 

IDR

    15,737,671,000        USD      999,185      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24         $ (1,735

ILS

    1,684,000        USD      462,956      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24                   (1,263

ILS

    26,000        USD      7,226      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (97

ILS

    19,000        USD      5,267      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           (58

INR

    752,350,000        USD      9,060,092      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (2,805

JPY

    20,779,000        USD      148,062      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (6,816

JPY

    156,466,000        USD      1,115,278      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (51,692

JPY

    3,886,274,000        USD      26,598,730      UBS AG     02/05/24           (181,594

KRW

    9,410,902,000        USD      7,069,116      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (11,557

MYR

    15,000        USD      3,172      Barclays Bank PLC     02/05/24           (1

MYR

    47,000        USD      9,939      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (3

MYR

    3,445,000        USD      729,290      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (960

NOK

    66,000        USD      6,507      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (231

NOK

    8,429,000        USD      806,156      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (4,650

NOK

    309,000        USD      30,451      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (1,069

NZD

    399,000        USD      245,612      UBS AG     02/05/24           (1,723

SEK

    39,797,000        USD      3,852,170      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (27,518

SEK

    1,355,000        USD      134,629      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (4,408

SEK

    185,000        USD      18,367      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           (588

SGD

    2,031,000        USD      1,519,898      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (5,715

THB

    32,151,000        USD      911,180      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (4,736

THB

    1,020,000        USD      29,777      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           (1,020

TWD

    262,606,000        USD      8,411,467      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (17,528

TWD

    791,000        USD      26,076      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (793

USD

    26,871        AUD      41,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (29

USD

    110,398        CAD      149,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (434

USD

    71,684        CHF      62,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (185

USD

    53,061        CHF      46,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (262

USD

    2,304        CHF      2,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           (15

USD

    954        CLP      888,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24            

USD

    953        CLP      888,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (1

USD

    7,347        CNH      53,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (27

USD

    6,948        CNH      50,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           (8

USD

    10,819        CNY      78,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (84

USD

    39,270        HKD      307,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/05/24           (3

USD

    58,963        HKD      461,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           (10

USD

    39,272        HKD      307,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24            

USD

    2,987        IDR      47,260,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (9

USD

    2,989        IDR      47,260,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (6

USD

    6,977        ILS      26,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (152

USD

    1,640        ILS      6,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     02/05/24           (5

USD

    3,496        ILS      13,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           (68

USD

    27,154        INR      2,259,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (42

USD

    40,766        INR      3,388,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           (21

USD

    74,175        INR      6,171,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (116

USD

    8,889,147        INR        740,532,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (25,867

USD

    237,002        JPY      35,006,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (953

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

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

    84,330        JPY      12,434,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24                 $ (191

USD

    118,364        JPY      17,502,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (607

USD

    31,661        KRW      42,384,000      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (125

USD

    22,384        KRW      29,855,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (6

USD

    21,028        KRW      28,256,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (162

USD

    2,111        MYR      10,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (3

USD

    3,607        NOK      38,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (6

USD

    1,833        NZD      3,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24            

USD

    23,526        SEK      246,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (116

USD

    11,403        SEK      119,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/05/24           (34

USD

    17,072        SEK      179,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (131

USD

    11,163        SGD      15,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (20

USD

    2,899        THB      103,000      HSBC Bank PLC     02/05/24           (5

USD

    4,075        THB      145,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           (13

USD

    2,722        THB      97,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (13

USD

    3,550        TRY      109,000      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (32

USD

    2,819        TRY      86,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/05/24           (7

USD

    1,497        TRY      46,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (15

USD

    1,501        TRY      46,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (11

USD

    351,503        TRY        10,717,000      UBS AG     02/05/24           (698

USD

    1,500        TWD      47,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/05/24           (2

USD

    87,654        TWD      2,759,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     02/05/24           (535

USD

    17,179        ZAR      325,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (175

USD

    4,781        ZAR      90,000      Barclays Bank PLC     02/05/24           (25

USD

    11,960        ZAR      226,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     02/05/24           (108

ZAR

    307,000        USD      16,717      Bank of America N.A.     02/05/24           (324

ZAR

    30,110,000        USD      1,618,506      BNP Paribas SA     02/05/24           (10,689

ZAR

    749,000        USD      40,846      Citibank N.A.     02/05/24           (850

MXN

       25,283,000        USD      1,471,084      HSBC Bank PLC     02/06/24           (3,104

MXN

    165,000        USD      9,671      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     02/06/24           (91

USD

    4,406        MXN      76,000      Bank of America N.A.     02/06/24           (7

USD

    6,619        MXN      114,000      Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.     02/06/24            

USD

    4,400        MXN      76,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     02/06/24           (12

AUD

    62,000        USD      40,919      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/06/24           (200

BRL

    121,000        USD      24,401      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           (45

BRL

    218,000        USD      43,987      State Street Bank & Trust Company     03/06/24           (105

CAD

    97,000        USD      72,419      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/06/24           (238

CHF

    59,000        USD      68,761      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/06/24           (147

CNH

    237,000        USD      33,108      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24           (77

DKK

    162,000        USD      23,592      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/06/24           (65

EUR

    114,000        USD      123,780      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/06/24           (410

GBP

    26,000        USD      33,059      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/06/24           (101

HKD

    3,495,000        USD      447,549      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24           (70

HKD

    3,375,000        USD      432,125      HSBC Bank PLC     03/06/24           (10

ILS

    22,000        USD      6,045      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24           (8

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

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)

 

INR

    12,017,000          USD        144,551      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24                 $ (72

JPY

    28,716,000          USD        196,948      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/06/24           (829

KRW

     267,490,000          USD        201,216      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           (415

KRW

    52,950,000          USD        39,838      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24           (89

MXN

    17,000          USD        984      State Street Bank & Trust Company     03/06/24           (2

MYR

    30,000          USD        6,386      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24           (15

NOK

    93,000          USD        8,886      Bank of America N.A.     03/06/24           (36

NZD

    2,000          USD        1,227      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/06/24           (5

SEK

    227,000          USD        21,940      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24           (98

SGD

    10,000          USD        7,481      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     03/06/24           (15

THB

    270,000          USD        7,664      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24           (35

THB

    195,000          USD        5,514      UBS AG     03/06/24           (3

TWD

    3,414,000          USD        109,722      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24           (173

USD

    317,282          CLP         296,360,000      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           (603

USD

    5,943          IDR        93,790,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     03/06/24           (1

USD

    738,845          MYR        3,492,000      State Street Bank & Trust Company     03/06/24           (2,833

USD

    323,276          TRY        10,143,000      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           (914

USD

    53,206          TRY        1,671,000      UBS AG     03/06/24           (202

ZAR

    94,000          USD        5,032      BNP Paribas SA     03/06/24           (25

ZAR

    292,000          USD        15,657      Citibank N.A.     03/06/24           (104
                    

 

 

 
                       (965,157
                    

 

 

 
                      $ 4,294,048  
                    

 

 

 

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

   $      $      $      $ 5,259,205      $      $      $ 5,259,205  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 965,157      $      $      $ 965,157  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure (continued)

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

 

 

 
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ (1,409,198    $      $      $ (1,409,198
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 5,954,037      $      $      $ 5,954,037  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 183,694,634   

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 363,398,794   

 

 

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

   $ 5,259,205        $ 965,157  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

     5,259,205          965,157  

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

               
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $ 5,259,205        $ 965,157  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

 

 

 
Counterparty     

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

      

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

 

 

(a) 

    

Non-Cash
Collateral

Received

 
 

 

      

Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

(b) 

    

Net Amount

of Derivative

Assets

 

 

(c)(d) 

 

 

Bank of America N.A.

   $ 400,053        $ (12,673    $   —        $        $ 387,380  

Barclays Bank PLC

     472          (63                      409  

BNP Paribas SA

     687,198          (436,627                      250,571  

Citibank N.A.

     294,737          (187,004                      107,733  

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

     816          (113                      703  

HSBC Bank PLC

     25,832          (15,923                      9,909  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     14,101          (3,497                      10,604  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     1,766,115          (3,734               (570,000      1,192,381  

State Street Bank & Trust Company

     1,885,771          (121,303                      1,764,468  

UBS AG

     184,110          (184,110                       
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 5,259,205        $ (965,047    $   —        $  (570,000)        $3,724,158  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 
                  

 

 
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

 

 

(d)(e) 

 

 

Bank of America N.A.

     $ 12,673          $ (12,673      $   —          $   —          $   —  

Barclays Bank PLC

     63          (63                         

BNP Paribas SA

     436,627          (436,627                         

Citibank N.A.

     187,004          (187,004                         

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

     113          (113                         
                    

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

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Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

Available

 

 

    
Non-Cash
Collateral
 
 
      

Cash

Collateral

 

 

 

 

Net Amount

of Derivative

 

 

Counterparty

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

 

 

HSBC Bank PLC

         $ 15,923           $ (15,923    $        $           $  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

       3,497         (3,497                        

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

       3,734         (3,734                        

State Street Bank & Trust Company

       121,303         (121,303                        

UBS AG

       184,220         (184,110                       110  
    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $  965,157       $ (965,047    $        $       $ 110  
    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c) 

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

 
  (d) 

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

 
  (e) 

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

     $ 192,857,526        $      $        $ 192,857,526  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

       680,000                          680,000  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 193,537,526        $      $        $ 193,537,526  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

     $        $ 5,259,205      $        $ 5,259,205  

Liabilities

                 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

                (965,157               (965,157
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $        $ 4,294,048      $          4,294,048  
    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Investment Companies

   
Exchange-Traded Funds — 99.4%            

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF(a)(b)

    52,121,455     $  3,909,630,340  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(Cost: $3,530,123,146)

      3,909,630,340  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 11.2%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(a)(c)(d)

    438,112,547       438,375,414  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(a)(c)

    2,550,000       2,550,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 11.2%
(Cost: $440,925,414)

 

    440,925,414  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 110.6%
(Cost: $3,971,048,560)

 

    4,350,555,754  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (10.6)%

 

    (416,029,543
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 3,934,526,211  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(d) 

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

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 

   
     Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

07/31/23

      

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

      

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

      

Value at

01/31/24

      

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

       Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

   

  

 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 813,520,005        $      $  (375,341,874 )(a)     $ 277,171        $ (79,888      $ 438,375,414          438,112,547        $ 608,071 (b)     $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     1,130,000          1,420,000 (a)                                2,550,000          2,550,000          75,703           
 

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

     3,545,298,008          628,606,005        (312,085,982      5,545,881          42,266,428          3,909,630,340          52,121,455          47,721,862           
               

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

           

 

 

    

 

 

   
                $ 5,823,052        $ 42,186,540        $ 4,350,555,754             $  48,405,636      $    
               

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

           

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

  (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)

 
GBP        27,000        USD        34,102        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24        $ 116  
ILS        3,000        USD        821        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          2  
USD        1,277,754        AUD        1,898,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          32,571  
USD        234,722        AUD        351,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          4,448  
USD        275,231,017        AUD        402,966,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          10,865,161  

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

         
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold        Counterparty    Settlement Date       

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
USD        13,818,304        AUD        20,232,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24        $ 545,100  
USD        231,083        AUD        351,000        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          809  
USD        589,986        AUD        877,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          14,630  
USD        1,022,198        AUD        1,499,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          38,779  
USD        236,292        AUD        351,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          6,018  
USD        771,043        CHF        652,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          15,495  
USD        382,179,398        CHF        320,694,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          10,554,159  
USD        614,789        CHF        522,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          9,887  
USD        937,754        DKK        6,363,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          15,253  
USD        126,725,333        DKK        853,909,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          2,926,448  
USD        471,072        DKK        3,177,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          10,473  
USD        103,766        DKK        706,000        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          1,411  
USD        102,686        DKK        706,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          331  
USD        103,553        DKK        706,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          1,198  
USD        1,024,581        EUR        945,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          3,319  
USD        12,377,645        EUR        11,192,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          282,448  
USD        5,721,952        EUR        5,186,000        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          117,440  
USD        2,051,819        EUR        1,890,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          9,295  
USD        1,033,245        EUR        945,000        Natwest Markets PLC      02/02/24          11,983  
USD        1,260,629,239        EUR        1,139,862,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          28,780,139  
USD        2,591,091        EUR        2,363,000        UBS AG      02/02/24          37,396  
USD        459,964        GBP        362,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          1,201  
USD        561,005,229        GBP        440,003,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          3,389,325  
USD        1,603,950        GBP        1,258,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          9,686  
USD        919,665        GBP        724,000        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          2,140  
USD        461,411        GBP        362,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          2,648  
USD        1,154,467        GBP        905,000        UBS AG      02/02/24          7,560  
USD        291,225        HKD        2,274,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          356  
USD        78,335,117        HKD        611,292,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          144,287  
USD        196,549        HKD        1,536,000        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          79  
USD        1,311,727        HKD        10,237,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          2,305  
USD        65,620        HKD        512,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          130  
USD        54,257        ILS        197,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          251  
USD        14,719,293        ILS        52,974,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          196,916  
USD        692,009        JPY        98,702,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          21,388  
USD        888,219,194        JPY        124,650,550,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          41,293,321  
USD        3,985,501        JPY        562,470,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          163,854  
USD        1,718,136        JPY        246,755,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          41,584  
USD        134,219        NOK        1,391,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          1,960  
USD        98,933        NOK        1,005,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          3,376  
USD        26,610,402        NOK        270,057,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          932,873  
USD        20,498        NOK        214,000        Natwest Markets PLC      02/02/24          151  
USD        7,697,892        NZD        12,157,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          266,926  
USD        28,448        NZD        45,000        Commonwealth Bank of Australia      02/02/24          942  
USD        58,093        NZD        92,000        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          1,859  
USD        15,638        NZD        25,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          356  
USD        6,242        NZD        10,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          130  
USD        247,265        SEK        2,526,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          4,535  
USD        126,523,779        SEK        1,273,600,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          4,140,495  
USD        98,198        SEK        1,010,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          1,145  
USD        76,804        SGD        103,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          24  
USD        46,787,612        SGD        61,638,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          840,538  
USD        173,699        SGD        229,000        Commonwealth Bank of Australia      02/02/24          2,994  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

         
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold        Counterparty    Settlement Date       

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
USD        96,485        SGD        128,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24        $ 1,069  
USD        586,409        SGD        774,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          9,443  
USD        38,321        SGD        51,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          304  
USD        10,722,712        AUD        16,205,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          80,597  
USD        283,539,074        AUD        428,499,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          2,136,056  
USD        398,473,270        CHF        340,708,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          2,336,645  
USD        136,169,729        DKK        932,908,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          699,009  
USD        63,914,576        EUR        58,763,000        Citibank N.A.      03/04/24          327,356  
USD        1,255,468,378        EUR        1,154,321,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/04/24          6,382,001  
USD        563,353,619        GBP        442,290,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          2,702,289  
USD        22,746,556        GBP        17,858,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          109,573  
USD        80,096,526        HKD        625,563,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          6,758  
USD        14,353,435        ILS        52,167,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          37,754  
USD        538,757        ILS        1,958,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/04/24          1,442  
USD        95,920,995        JPY        13,953,723,000        Citibank N.A.      03/04/24          652,994  
USD        828,769,796        JPY        120,564,623,000        UBS AG      03/04/24          5,623,848  
USD        25,459,865        NOK        266,021,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          146,891  
USD        332,408        NZD        540,000        Citibank N.A.      03/04/24          2,314  
USD        7,607,276        NZD        12,358,000        UBS AG      03/04/24          53,017  
USD        121,950,353        SEK        1,258,487,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          868,524  
USD        570,989        SGD        762,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          2,173  
USD        47,047,257        SGD        62,784,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          180,340  
                           

 

 

 
                              128,120,041  
                           

 

 

 
AUD        26,000        USD        17,620        Bank of New York      02/02/24          (562
AUD        428,499,000        USD        283,259,264        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (2,142,483
CHF        318,690,000        USD        371,498,514        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (2,195,541
CHF        1,296,000        USD        1,544,525        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (42,700
CHF        2,646,000        USD        3,156,106        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          (89,879
CHF        19,000        USD        22,431        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          (413
DKK        862,868,000        USD        125,749,512        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (651,760
DKK        2,699,000        USD        400,488        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (9,190
EUR        70,000        USD        76,740        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          (1,091
EUR        1,154,321,000        USD        1,253,881,186        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          (6,406,242
EUR        7,992,000        USD        8,832,386        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          (195,430
GBP        442,290,000        USD        563,234,201        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (2,719,981
GBP        1,659,000        USD        2,114,718        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          (12,266
HKD        625,563,000        USD        80,023,410        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (7,165
HKD        762,000        USD        97,654        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (186
HKD        38,000        USD        4,865        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          (5
ILS        576,000        USD        159,668        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (1,762
ILS        52,167,000        USD        14,340,261        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (39,116
ILS        746,000        USD        207,310        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (2,801
JPY        4,700,797,000        USD        33,491,727        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (1,552,625
JPY        581,845,000        USD        4,143,868        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          (190,579
JPY        7,318,000        USD        51,778        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          (2,056
JPY        120,564,623,000        USD        824,787,999        UBS AG      02/02/24          (5,623,555
NOK        16,000        USD        1,550        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (29
NOK        261,382,000        USD        24,996,844        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (144,150

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

         
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold        Counterparty    Settlement Date       

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
NOK        9,325,000        USD        918,899        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24        $ (32,260
NOK        1,944,000        USD        191,595        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          (6,756
NZD        1,000        USD        626        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          (15
NZD        12,358,000        USD        7,606,967        UBS AG      02/02/24          (53,140
SEK        1,234,229,000        USD        119,452,883        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (852,854
SEK        40,770,000        USD        4,050,361        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (132,674
SEK        5,168,000        USD        512,880        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          (16,274
SGD        62,784,000        USD        46,981,704        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (180,362
SGD        135,000        USD        102,486        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (1,852
SGD        4,000        USD        3,020        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          (38
USD        301,036        CHF        261,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (1,415
USD        604,244        CHF        522,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          (658
USD        458,565        GBP        362,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          (198
USD        65,483        HKD        512,000        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          (7
USD        40,677        ILS        150,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (444
USD        11,612        ILS        43,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          (176
USD        22,986        ILS        85,000        Commonwealth Bank of Australia      02/02/24          (316
USD        11,505        ILS        43,000        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          (284
USD        2,002,448        JPY        296,106,000        HSBC Bank PLC      02/02/24          (9,415
USD        18,296        NZD        30,000        Toronto Dominion Bank      02/02/24          (41
USD        193,332        SEK        2,021,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (871
USD        96,702        SEK        1,010,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          (351
AUD        3,289,000        USD        2,170,567        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (10,621
CHF        2,915,000        USD        3,396,513        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (7,282
DKK        8,033,000        USD        1,169,707        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (3,208
EUR        7,441,000        USD        8,078,604        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (26,727
GBP        2,227,000        USD        2,831,636        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (8,668
HKD        15,264,000        USD        1,954,491        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          (267
HKD        22,625,000        USD        2,896,689        HSBC Bank PLC      03/04/24          (49
ILS        877,000        USD        240,967        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          (301
JPY        1,339,044,000        USD        9,180,666        State Street Bank & Trust Company      03/04/24          (38,443
NOK        3,723,000        USD        355,674        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          (1,415
NZD        125,000        USD        76,709        Toronto Dominion Bank      03/04/24          (299
SEK        10,893,000        USD        1,052,480        Bank of New York      03/04/24          (4,440
SGD        488,000        USD        365,029        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (747
                           

 

 

 
                              (23,424,435
                           

 

 

 
                            $ 104,695,606  
                           

 

 

 

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

   $      $      $      $ 128,120,041      $      $      $ 128,120,041  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

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Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure (continued)

 

 

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

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $      $      $      $ 23,424,435      $      $      $  23,424,435  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $      $      $      $ (35,087,324   $      $      $ (35,087,324
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $      $      $      $ 140,481,292     $      $      $ 140,481,292  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 3,773,197,893   

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 7,508,681,865   

 

 

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

   $ 128,120,041        $ 23,424,435  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

     128,120,041          23,424,435  

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

               
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $ 128,120,041        $ 23,424,435  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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.

   $ 2,876,263      $ (2,726,485    $      $      $ 149,778  

Bank of New York

     41,302,289        (5,529                    41,296,760  

BNP Paribas SA

     38,564,999        (6,213,431                    32,351,568  

Citibank N.A.

     4,211,911        (1,774,288                    2,437,623  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     3,936        (316                    3,620  

HSBC Bank PLC

     123,738        (123,738                     

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     69,557        (60,400                    9,157  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     6,383,443        (6,383,443                     

Natwest Markets PLC

     12,134                             12,134  

State Street Bank & Trust Company

     28,831,022        (233,878                    28,597,144  

Toronto Dominion Bank

     18,928        (18,928                     

UBS AG

     5,721,821        (5,676,695                    45,126  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 128,120,041      $ (23,217,131    $      $      $ 104,902,910  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

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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.

   $ 2,726,485      $ (2,726,485    $     —      $     —      $  

Bank of New York

     5,529        (5,529                     

BNP Paribas SA

     6,213,431        (6,213,431                     

Citibank N.A.

     1,774,288        (1,774,288                     

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     316        (316                     

HSBC Bank PLC

     290,228        (123,738                    166,490  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     60,400        (60,400                     

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     6,418,546        (6,383,443                    35,103  

State Street Bank & Trust Company

     233,878        (233,878                     

Toronto Dominion Bank

     24,639        (18,928                    5,711  

UBS AG

     5,676,695        (5,676,695                     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 23,424,435      $ (23,217,131    $      $      $ 207,304  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

   $ 3,909,630,340        $        $        $ 3,909,630,340  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     440,925,414                            440,925,414  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 4,350,555,754        $        $        $ 4,350,555,754  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $        $  128,120,041        $        $ 128,120,041  

Liabilities

                 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

              (23,424,435                 (23,424,435
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ 104,695,606        $     —          104,695,606  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares      Value  

 

 

Investment Companies

    
Exchange-Traded Funds — 99.3%             

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF(a)

    1,816,076      $ 109,527,544  
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(Cost: $108,561,642)

       109,527,544  
    

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

    
Money Market Funds — 0.1%             

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(a)(b)

    70,000        70,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%
(Cost: $70,000)

       70,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities — 99.4%
(Cost: $108,631,642)

       109,597,544  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.6%

       647,091  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

     $ 110,244,635  
    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(b) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

07/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

01/31/24

    

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

   $ 40,000      $ 30,000 (a)     $      $      $      $ 70,000        70,000      $ 2,122      $  

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

     97,000,997        23,031,286        (9,713,428      (897,130      105,819        109,527,544        1,816,076        1,460,938         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ (897,130    $ 105,819      $ 109,597,544         $ 1,463,060      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

         
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold        Counterparty    Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD        10,381,234        AUD        15,206,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24        $ 405,337  
USD        53,985        AUD        82,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          189  
USD        3,297        AUD        5,000        Barclays Bank PLC      02/02/24          16  
USD        40,929        AUD        60,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          1,566  
USD        55,142        AUD        82,000        Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.      02/02/24          1,346  
USD        27,582        AUD        41,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          684  
USD        40,209        CHF        34,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          810  
USD        4,969,231        CHF        4,170,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          136,970  
USD        12,161        DKK        83,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          128  
USD        46,154        DKK        316,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          340  
USD        2,122,308        DKK        14,301,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          48,963  
USD        64,243        EUR        59,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          482  
USD        112,758        EUR        104,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          365  
USD        230,522        EUR        212,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          1,413  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

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        114,048        EUR        104,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24        $ 1,655  
USD        21,608,032        EUR        19,538,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          493,311  
USD        57,019        EUR        52,000        UBS AG      02/02/24          823  
USD        185,418        GBP        146,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          392  
USD        178,224        GBP        140,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          802  
USD        15,746,324        GBP        12,350,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          95,166  
USD        606,900        GBP        476,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          3,665  
USD        44,396        GBP        35,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          40  
USD        44,648        GBP        35,000        UBS AG      02/02/24          292  
USD        25,628        HKD        200,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          46  
USD        1,647,840        HKD        12,859,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          3,035  
USD        8,187        HKD        64,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          1  
USD        4,612        HKD        36,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          7  
USD        2,739,966        ILS        9,861,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          36,656  
USD        286,272        JPY        41,114,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          6,927  
USD        35,783,371        JPY        5,022,833,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          1,656,227  
USD        43,021        NOK        448,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          424  
USD        2,545,684        NOK        25,835,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          89,243  
USD        97,061        NOK        985,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          3,405  
USD        849,080        NZD        1,341,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          29,394  
USD        1,876        NZD        3,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          43  
USD        51,684        SEK        528,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          947  
USD        6,116,116        SEK        61,565,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          200,188  
USD        262,266        SEK        2,640,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          8,582  
USD        1,971,294        SGD        2,597,000        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          35,402  
USD        15,829        SGD        21,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          175  
USD        20,313        SGD        27,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          186  
USD        254,090        AUD        384,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          1,910  
USD        10,203,460        AUD        15,420,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          76,868  
USD        5,133,276        CHF        4,389,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          30,244  
USD        201,865        DKK        1,383,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          1,035  
USD        2,143,746        DKK        14,687,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          10,998  
USD        700,458        EUR        644,000        Citibank N.A.      03/04/24          3,588  
USD        21,257,631        EUR        19,545,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/04/24          108,060  
USD        16,735,408        GBP        13,139,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          80,277  
USD        1,541,298        HKD        12,038,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          93  
USD        2,655,965        ILS        9,653,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          6,986  
USD        148,860        ILS        541,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      03/04/24          398  
USD        3,014,587        JPY        438,535,000        Citibank N.A.      03/04/24          20,522  
USD        35,347,443        JPY        5,142,141,000        UBS AG      03/04/24          239,860  
USD        2,774,472        NOK        28,992,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          15,766  
USD        52,939        NZD        86,000        Citibank N.A.      03/04/24          369  
USD        707,911        NZD        1,150,000        UBS AG      03/04/24          4,934  
USD        70,059        SEK        723,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          497  
USD        6,393,906        SEK        65,983,000        BNP Paribas SA      03/04/24          45,535  
USD        2,020,959        SGD        2,697,000        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          7,706  
                           

 

 

 
                              3,921,289  
                           

 

 

 
AUD        15,420,000        USD        10,193,391        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (77,100
AUD        100,000        USD        68,302        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          (2,696
CHF        4,272,000        USD        4,980,649        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (30,189
CHF        13,000        USD        15,493        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (428
DKK        13,000        USD        1,928        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (44

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

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        14,687,000        USD        2,140,400        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24        $ (11,094
EUR        126,000        USD        139,260        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (3,092
EUR        19,943,000        USD        21,670,928        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          (118,523
GBP        13,102,000        USD        16,684,742        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (80,574
GBP        80,000        USD        101,999        Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.      02/02/24          (615
HKD        12,038,000        USD        1,539,928        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (138
HKD        1,283,000        USD        164,422        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (313
ILS        9,653,000        USD        2,653,527        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (7,238
ILS        407,000        USD        113,104        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (1,528
ILS        63,000        USD        17,463        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          (192
JPY        7,783,000        USD        55,433        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (2,552
JPY        12,867,000        USD        91,673        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (4,250
JPY        5,142,141,000        USD        35,177,617        UBS AG      02/02/24          (239,847
NOK        27,565,000        USD        2,636,601        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (15,669
NZD        215,000        USD        136,144        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          (4,725
NZD        1,150,000        USD        707,883        UBS AG      02/02/24          (4,945
SEK        15,000        USD        1,489        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (48
SEK        65,983,000        USD        6,386,059        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (45,594
SGD        2,655,000        USD        1,986,755        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (7,627
SGD        26,000        USD        19,738        Citibank N.A.      02/02/24          (357
USD        26,869        AUD        41,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (29
USD        1,967        AUD        3,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (1
USD        40,424        CHF        35,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (135
USD        51,881        CHF        45,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          (266
USD        1,152        CHF        1,000        UBS AG      02/02/24          (7
USD        4,093        HKD        32,000        Barclays Bank PLC      02/02/24           
USD        16,626        HKD        130,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          (3
USD        56,443        ILS        211,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (1,401
USD        13,769        ILS        51,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (212
USD        563,448        JPY        83,300,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (2,525
USD        105,120        JPY        15,544,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      02/02/24          (492
USD        28,184        NOK        297,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (55
USD        9,166        NZD        15,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (2
USD        3,666        NZD        6,000        Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.      02/02/24          (1
USD        2,101        SEK        22,000        Bank of America N.A.      02/02/24          (12
USD        34,845        SEK        364,000        Bank of New York      02/02/24          (133
USD        16,862        SEK        176,000        Barclays Bank PLC      02/02/24          (50
USD        67,024        SEK        703,000        BNP Paribas SA      02/02/24          (529
USD        744        SGD        1,000        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/02/24          (2
USD        26,046        SGD        35,000        State Street Bank & Trust Company      02/02/24          (44
AUD        91,000        USD        60,055        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          (293
CHF        35,000        USD        40,780        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          (86
DKK        32,000        USD        4,660        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (13
EUR        179,000        USD        194,340        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (645
GBP        101,000        USD        128,421        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (392
HKD        351,000        USD        44,944        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          (6
HKD        380,000        USD        48,652        Bank of New York      03/04/24          (1
ILS        200,000        USD        54,953        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          (69
JPY        70,892,000        USD        486,059        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24          (2,049
NOK        530,000        USD        50,633        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          (201
NZD        23,000        USD        14,115        Bank of America N.A.      03/04/24          (55
SEK        694,000        USD        67,052        Bank of New York      03/04/24          (281

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

         
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold        Counterparty    Settlement Date       

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
SGD        21,000        USD        15,708        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      03/04/24        $ (32
                           

 

 

 
                              (669,400
                           

 

 

 
                              $3,251,889  
                           

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

 

 
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 3,921,289      $      $      $ 3,921,289  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 669,400      $      $      $ 669,400  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

 

 
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ (969,511    $      $      $ (969,511
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 4,335,593      $      $      $ 4,335,593  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 107,417,421   

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 211,931,196   

 

 

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

Derivative Financial Instruments - Offsetting as of Period End

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

 

 

 
     Assets        Liabilities  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments:

       

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 3,921,289        $  669,400  

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

     3,921,289          669,400  

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

               
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $ 3,921,289        $ 669,400  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

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

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:

 

 

 
    

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) 

 

 

Bank of America N.A.

         $ 546,048       $  (144,802    $        $           $ 401,246  

Bank of New York

       1,402         (415                       987  

Barclays Bank PLC

       16         (16                        

BNP Paribas SA

       437,154         (141,768                       295,386  

Citibank N.A.

       223,440         (6,876                       216,564  

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

       1,346         (616                       730  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

       9,822         (4,081                       5,741  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

       1,962,605         (125,946                       1,836,659  

State Street Bank & Trust Company

       493,547         (47                       493,500  

UBS AG

       245,909         (244,799                       1,110  
    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $ 3,921,289       $  (669,366    $        $       $ 3,251,923  
    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 
                    

 

 
    

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.

         $ 144,802           $ (144,802    $        $       $  

Bank of New York

       415         (415                        

Barclays Bank PLC

       50         (16                       34  

BNP Paribas SA

       141,768         (141,768                        

Citibank N.A.

       6,876         (6,876                        

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

       616         (616                        

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

       4,081         (4,081                        

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

       125,946         (125,946                        

State Street Bank & Trust Company

       47         (47                        

UBS AG

       244,799         (244,799                        
    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 
     $ 669,400       $ (669,366    $        $       $ 34  
    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  (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

   $ 109,527,544        $        $        $ 109,527,544  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     70,000                            70,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 109,597,544        $     —        $     —        $ 109,597,544  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

                                                                       

 

 
    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

          

Assets

          

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $      $ 3,921,289      $      $ 3,921,289  

Liabilities

          

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

           (669,400             (669,400
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $  —      $  3,251,889      $  —         3,251,889  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Australia — 4.8%

   

Ampol Ltd.

    44,772     $ 1,058,969  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    537,685       9,487,119  

APA Group

    219,557       1,214,390  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    108,243       3,120,712  

ASX Ltd.

    35,975       1,538,016  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    311,969       769,013  

BHP Group Ltd.

    915,450       28,007,285  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    85,908       1,311,670  

Brambles Ltd.

    251,413       2,397,164  

CAR Group Ltd.

    63,173       1,356,407  

Cochlear Ltd.

    12,230       2,427,030  

Coles Group Ltd.

    240,297       2,493,652  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    302,706       23,082,662  

Computershare Ltd.

    104,380       1,728,872  

CSL Ltd.

    86,908       17,066,778  

Dexus

    193,782       980,666  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    262,161       959,440  

Fortescue Ltd.

    306,691       5,927,339  

Goodman Group

    313,105       5,197,283  

GPT Group (The)

    339,015       1,024,630  

IDP Education Ltd.

    52,045       666,475  

IGO Ltd.

    130,957       636,610  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    443,669       1,741,589  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    83,143       3,123,719  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    379,913       1,247,020  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    66,191       8,167,269  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    511,735       1,281,200  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    31,323       1,208,091  

Mirvac Group

    738,388       1,037,731  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    561,762       11,847,784  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    206,717       1,773,178  

Orica Ltd.

    83,360       879,189  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    311,878       1,740,654  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(b)

    520,745       1,186,083  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    172,213       620,890  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    262,089       2,698,621  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    32,980       1,099,505  

REA Group Ltd.

    9,471       1,129,575  

Reece Ltd.

    47,170       694,830  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    68,046       5,855,178  

Santos Ltd.

    600,495       3,034,866  

Scentre Group

    949,093       1,886,842  

SEEK Ltd.

    66,818       1,101,513  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    82,196       1,713,803  

South32 Ltd.

    848,674       1,837,563  

Stockland

    435,435       1,285,887  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    226,387       2,083,787  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    718,264       1,894,301  

Transurban Group

    580,225       5,097,410  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    149,434       1,047,849  

Vicinity Ltd.

    658,911       874,643  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    44,721       999,655  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    204,942       7,758,477  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    628,044       9,852,515  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    31,161       1,467,094  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    338,259       7,075,098  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    217,139       5,099,499  

Xero Ltd.(a)

    26,835       1,920,812  
   

 

 

 
       215,815,902  
Security   Shares     Value  

Austria — 0.1%

   

Erste Group Bank AG

    60,149     $ 2,591,123  

OMV AG

    26,616       1,184,715  

Verbund AG

    13,368       1,087,063  

voestalpine AG

    20,538       611,041  
   

 

 

 
      5,473,942  
Belgium — 0.6%            

Ageas SA/NV

    29,683       1,275,538  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    157,660       9,752,468  

Argenx SE(a)

    10,601       4,003,277  

D’ieteren Group

    3,647       736,740  

Elia Group SA/NV

    5,856       705,093  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    15,706       1,190,667  

KBC Group NV

    44,350       2,893,021  

Lotus Bakeries NV

    81       690,665  

Sofina SA

    3,053       730,165  

Syensqo SA(a)

    13,439       1,198,046  

UCB SA

    22,492       2,115,725  

Umicore SA

    36,714       835,113  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    31,003       907,059  
   

 

 

 
       27,033,577  
Brazil — 1.1%            

Ambev SA

    825,851       2,180,311  

Atacadao SA

    95,727       201,138  

B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao

    1,063,298       2,809,335  

Banco Bradesco SA

    259,819       717,408  

Banco BTG Pactual SA

    213,083       1,549,178  

Banco do Brasil SA

    148,484       1,691,814  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    74,539       431,040  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    125,370       866,689  

CCR SA

    179,616       475,650  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

    200,810       1,654,097  

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

    65,539       1,043,195  

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA

    120,712       431,984  

Cosan SA

    235,209       867,364  

CPFL Energia SA

    37,324       273,165  

Energisa SA

    38,929       397,666  

Eneva SA(a)

    170,913       440,184  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    42,277       346,278  

Equatorial Energia SA

    174,030       1,244,527  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA(a)(c)

    902,827       707,042  

Hypera SA

    86,165       551,836  

JBS SA

    145,920       690,075  

Klabin SA

    134,884       579,622  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    161,761       1,767,016  

Lojas Renner SA

    177,361       574,569  

Magazine Luiza SA(a)

    554,601       235,076  

Natura & Co. Holding SA(a)

    169,678       547,967  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    674,539       5,740,062  

PRIO SA

    148,152       1,313,644  

Raia Drogasil SA

    226,336       1,155,801  

Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA(c)

    108,200       592,934  

Rumo SA

    234,686       1,092,334  

Sendas Distribuidora SA

    231,546       638,406  

Suzano SA

    135,268       1,409,360  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    75,738       785,141  

Tim SA

    181,264       634,409  

TOTVS SA

    95,144       605,308  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    135,243       768,972  

Vale SA

    618,556       8,459,824  

Vibra Energia SA

    209,100       1,002,367  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Brazil (continued)

   

WEG SA

    309,386     $ 2,019,527  
   

 

 

 
       49,492,315  
Canada — 7.6%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    88,647       4,357,019  

Air Canada(a)

    29,398       398,402  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    120,297       713,130  

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    139,156       8,154,048  

AltaGas Ltd.

    51,370       1,067,940  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    108,544       1,685,744  

Bank of Montreal

    129,184       12,168,442  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    216,693       10,133,132  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    317,597       4,960,792  

BCE Inc.

    13,052       526,662  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    60,621       2,437,555  

Brookfield Corp., Class A

    248,960       9,880,996  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    24,453       683,145  

BRP Inc.

    6,623       417,937  

CAE Inc.(a)

    55,809       1,117,467  

Cameco Corp.

    79,251       3,783,794  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    14,231       494,002  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    167,429       7,566,653  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    101,274       12,563,113  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    196,051       12,546,564  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    168,673       13,573,381  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    9,955       1,058,105  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A, NVS

    27,450       625,585  

CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS

    28,531       1,221,075  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    257,707       4,174,836  

CGI Inc.(a)

    38,887       4,354,812  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    3,638       10,054,891  

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(a)

    14,457       1,265,854  

Dollarama Inc.

    50,595       3,713,198  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    69,509       1,172,572  

Emera Inc.

    50,858       1,797,213  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    29,641       768,115  

Enbridge Inc.

    382,373       13,577,661  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    3,880       4,044,556  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    104,960       952,443  

FirstService Corp.

    6,881       1,151,670  

Fortis Inc./Canada

    87,086       3,493,933  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    33,728       3,649,131  

George Weston Ltd.

    11,695       1,490,091  

GFL Environmental Inc.

    41,841       1,421,620  

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    34,155       1,127,957  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    48,045       1,603,823  

Hydro One Ltd.(c)

    65,040       1,930,229  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    18,216       1,238,382  

IGM Financial Inc.

    12,608       341,071  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    36,092       2,081,844  

Intact Financial Corp.

    32,776       5,125,631  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    107,209       1,125,158  

Keyera Corp.

    37,400       904,644  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    230,616       1,271,051  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    28,849       2,882,861  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    124,605       1,017,638  

Magna International Inc.

    47,694       2,710,624  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    330,450       7,304,826  

MEG Energy Corp.(a)

    50,596       956,637  

Metro Inc./CN

    42,477       2,230,244  

National Bank of Canada

    61,168       4,678,423  

Northland Power Inc.

    47,279       870,008  

Nutrien Ltd.

    88,718       4,423,857  
Security   Shares     Value  

Canada (continued)

   

Onex Corp.

    13,555     $ 1,000,859  

Open Text Corp.

    49,033       2,138,276  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    65,194       882,540  

Parkland Corp.

    28,018       956,128  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    99,351       3,422,176  

Power Corp. of Canada

    99,170       2,890,753  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    25,387       617,279  

RB Global Inc.

    32,988       2,111,605  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    52,781       4,120,172  

RioCan REIT

    31,231       424,869  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    63,823       2,981,207  

Royal Bank of Canada

    250,610       24,457,985  

Saputo Inc.

    45,564       939,443  

Shopify Inc., Class A(a)

    216,926       17,366,020  

Stantec Inc.

    19,414       1,559,965  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    107,026       5,547,727  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    234,457       7,763,789  

TC Energy Corp.

    185,086       7,301,842  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    81,874       3,276,909  

TELUS Corp.

    84,103       1,506,341  

TFI International Inc.

    14,435       1,897,073  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    29,268       4,345,409  

TMX Group Ltd.

    50,732       1,254,668  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    14,062       1,231,687  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    327,544       19,896,998  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    59,730       2,582,547  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    9,813       780,325  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    81,089       3,800,378  

WSP Global Inc.

    23,731       3,486,266  
   

 

 

 
       343,583,423  
Chile — 0.1%            

Banco de Chile

    7,095,399       794,177  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

    17,240       456,495  

Banco Santander Chile

    11,883,387       549,565  

Cencosud SA

    263,121       457,901  

Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA

    2,410,093       173,668  

Empresas CMPC SA

    206,869       337,069  

Empresas Copec SA

    75,245       478,362  

Enel Americas SA

    3,811,309       386,255  

Enel Chile SA

    6,658,578       400,245  

Falabella SA(a)

    150,263       356,651  

Latam Airlines Group SA(a)

    28,613,454       353,590  
   

 

 

 
      4,743,978  
China — 6.8%            

3SBio Inc.(c)

    370,500       279,190  

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

    125,000       280,692  

AECC Aviation Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,400       128,477  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    1,784,700       965,787  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    4,527,000       1,752,813  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    178,942       319,370  

Air China Ltd., Class H(a)

    450,000       251,401  

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

    99,000       502,693  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

    2,946,964       26,431,243  

Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.(a)

    964,000       354,227  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H

    910,000       443,499  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    146,198       470,081  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    168,000       336,492  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,300       285,472  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class B

    19,800       255,850  

Anjoy Foods Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    13,700       141,792  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    231,000       1,949,745  
 

 

 

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

  33


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

   

Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,000     $ 131,186  

Autohome Inc., ADR

    13,964       351,893  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    565,000       208,393  

Baidu Inc.(a)

    405,088       5,244,758  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    982,698       696,870  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    622,100       374,011  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    14,086,000       5,286,055  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,065,900       890,818  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,584,800       937,575  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    382,600       389,664  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    137,777       413,003  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    513,099       456,797  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    432,196       370,173  

BeiGene Ltd.(a)

    123,776       1,402,779  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    90,000       325,739  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    810,000       197,070  

Beijing Kingsoft Office Software Inc., Class A

    7,000       207,818  

Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    613,500       423,964  

Bilibili Inc.(a)(b)

    35,594       321,392  

BOC Aviation Ltd.(c)

    32,300       242,165  

BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    783,400       392,308  

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    632,000       285,700  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    488,000       260,177  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    27,700       659,624  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    192,000       4,298,910  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    161,000       551,524  

C&D International Investment Group Ltd.

    115,000       189,900  

CGN Power Co. Ltd.

    169,800       90,263  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    2,679,000       750,722  

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

    14,300       227,288  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,574,000       151,020  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,623,000       804,361  

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    390,000       428,290  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    534,000       219,884  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    17,698,050       10,510,221  

China CSSC Holdings Ltd., Class A

    89,500       380,762  

China Energy Engineering Corp. Ltd.

    342,100       100,465  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    933,200       409,297  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    566,000       168,037  

China Everbright Environment Group Ltd.

    873,037       304,498  

China Feihe Ltd.(c)

    704,000       322,526  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    785,000       384,623  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    564,200       514,394  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.

    457,000       335,033  

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

    329,600       391,777  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,100       357,093  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,269,000       1,462,956  

China Literature Ltd.(a)(c)

    71,800       208,834  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    626,000       377,610  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    286,000       408,703  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    552,000       1,223,077  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    290,200       1,241,808  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    672,093       2,450,038  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    240,000       296,730  

China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    275,860       513,557  

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

    126,577       154,733  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    952,095       523,295  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    1,200,740       399,359  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H

    712,000     $ 251,154  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    448,600       517,448  

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

    93,800       220,252  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    356,000       342,153  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    675,000       1,021,133  

China Overseas Property Holdings Ltd.

    240,000       159,070  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    179,297       622,258  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    401,800       739,301  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    576,398       478,503  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    4,345,000       2,260,283  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    1,007,000       376,749  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class A

    432,196       379,936  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    562,000       257,024  

China Renewable Energy Investment Ltd.(d)

    7,401        

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    292,000       1,055,971  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    174,300       494,311  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    584,000       1,773,056  

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services Ltd.(c)

    121,600       351,158  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.(c)

    341,500       208,220  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    356,000       720,224  

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,360,000       228,158  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    138,800       718,722  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    612,500       2,323,631  

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

    472,000       174,623  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    931,398       667,405  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    356,000       376,043  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    302,800       251,362  

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

    678,700       418,293  

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

    8,900       78,051  

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

    39,298       436,923  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(c)

    8,378,000       931,980  

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Ltd.

    534,000       204,172  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    329,000       206,783  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    210,800       282,136  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    262,800       206,770  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    350,149       1,189,203  

Chinasoft International Ltd.

    518,000       295,185  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    205,900       366,722  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    50,800       317,414  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

    396,200       536,727  

CITIC Ltd.

    1,037,000       1,000,906  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    185,400       529,630  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    307,825       600,789  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class A

    452,400       338,181  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class H

    951,000       520,914  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    52,360       1,105,007  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class H

    270,000       251,051  

COSCO Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    281,730       389,904  

COSCO Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    523,749       550,265  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    314,000       192,287  

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

    2,185,828       177,283  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.

    386,000       254,989  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A

    661,400       523,167  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    794,000       369,046  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

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     $ 402,442  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    1,790,960       1,317,590  

Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    371,100       385,579  

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

    11,781       212,647  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    448,000       173,005  

East Buy Holding Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    72,500       213,009  

East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    273,642       475,540  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    144,200       1,073,403  

Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,100       262,177  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    274,000       200,472  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    130,000       195,523  

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    251,550       197,874  

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

    78,196       369,952  

Fosun International Ltd.

    466,500       244,808  

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A

    185,000       341,928  

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

    146,400       661,862  

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    69,500       329,245  

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

    65,760       175,665  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.

    3,929,000       452,082  

GDS Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    213,944       143,292  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    1,088,000       1,031,270  

Genscript Biotech Corp.(a)(b)

    220,000       365,181  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    304,400       306,350  

GoerTek Inc., Class A

    113,000       239,076  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H

    490,500       482,950  

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.

    149,000       112,249  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    612,000       355,797  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    686,028       271,162  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    275,500       560,562  

H World Group Ltd., ADR

    35,857       1,139,177  

Haidilao International Holding Ltd.(c)

    295,000       464,777  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A

    179,400       558,106  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H

    438,800       1,239,900  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    123,000       273,786  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    349,292       427,810  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    238,800       110,073  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,900       174,481  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd.(c)

    234,000       351,455  

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

    111,000       439,897  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    111,500       345,259  

Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    174,600       285,093  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd.(a)(c)

    110,000       199,281  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class H(a)

    968,000       545,870  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    186,500       357,039  

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

    236,000       278,414  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    375,100       316,096  

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

    76,400       248,979  

Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A

    45,100       239,625  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    1,170,910       842,203  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    11,626,285       5,663,509  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    338,742       741,989  

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

    122,599       462,386  

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B

    250,800       474,417  

Innovent Biologics Inc.(a)(c)

    225,000       906,505  

iQIYI Inc., ADR(a)

    73,949       247,729  

JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    96,524       229,507  

JD Health International Inc.(a)(c)

    201,450       664,742  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

JD Logistics Inc.(a)(c)

    356,600     $ 311,374  

JD.com Inc.

    419,658       4,732,120  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    218,000       208,019  

Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co. Ltd., Class A

    38,600       262,187  

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    108,556       566,914  

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

    26,300       334,701  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    226,000       316,068  

JOYY Inc., ADR

    9,255       283,758  

Kanzhun Ltd., ADR

    39,866       554,536  

KE Holdings Inc., ADR

    119,185       1,688,851  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    126,000       224,268  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    218,000       131,022  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    532,000       514,265  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    179,000       435,463  

Kuaishou Technology(a)(c)

    415,200       2,092,748  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    702,000       628,920  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,900       3,330,427  

Legend Biotech Corp., ADR(a)

    13,139       723,433  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    1,310,000       1,371,663  

Lens Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    215,225       312,646  

Li Auto Inc.(a)

    207,406       2,866,956  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.

    434,500       928,232  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    327,000       362,580  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    129,296       348,081  

Lufax Holding Ltd., Class A, ADR(b)

    36,378       86,216  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    114,588       405,781  

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,100       513,628  

Mango Excellent Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    62,800       186,808  

Meituan, Class B(a)(c)

    916,960       7,375,314  

Microport Scientific Corp.(a)

    174,400       128,797  

MINISO Group Holding Ltd.

    71,432       302,122  

Minth Group Ltd.

    152,000       246,382  

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

    93,058       456,756  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    196,344       573,500  

NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,200       322,203  

NetEase Inc.

    353,885       6,878,855  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    68,100       289,629  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    117,900       210,408  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    200,707       228,550  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.(a)

    269,410       2,079,373  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.(a)

    299,000       110,776  

Ningbo Deye Technology Co. Ltd., NVS

    14,313       134,768  

Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    191,200       354,889  

NIO Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    257,980       1,449,848  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    374,000       2,029,754  

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

    24,000       358,277  

PDD Holdings Inc., ADR(a)

    108,092       13,713,632  

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

    1,669,000       518,855  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A

    207,100       240,937  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,936,000       2,847,167  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,244,285       1,547,722  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    350,900       462,137  

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

    100,100       143,718  

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

    181,106       1,023,211  

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

    1,200,000       5,044,249  

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

    254,300       338,901  

Pop Mart International Group Ltd.(c)

    87,200       195,557  

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

    313,400       206,478  

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

    1,254,000       603,060  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

 

Qifu Technology Inc.

    20,570     $ 295,179  

Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    194,150       255,694  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    225,400       429,061  

Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd

    296,000       192,651  

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    165,227       300,950  

Seres Group Co. Ltd., NVS(a)

    21,900       172,763  

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    77,600       381,538  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    136,200       458,964  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    180,200       515,639  

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

    450,000       288,375  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class B

    178,534       351,741  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    122,500       207,994  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    214,700       303,480  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    554,500       527,243  

Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co. Ltd., NVS

    8,990       168,693  

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

    17,880       498,689  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    837,606       509,603  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,200       320,878  

Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,180       172,028  

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

    17,600       657,985  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    147,400       1,312,657  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    1,939,000       699,661  

Sinomine Resource Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    31,120       135,095  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    253,600       666,837  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    94,500       214,628  

Smoore International Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    373,000       225,555  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,800       281,364  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    129,700       797,186  

Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    7,200       102,804  

TAL Education Group, ADR(a)

    79,026       840,837  

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

    90,800       155,321  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    1,202,400        41,736,867  

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR(a)

    139,322       1,309,627  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    358,000       356,474  

Tongcheng Travel Holdings Ltd.(a)

    251,200       512,411  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    86,900       281,668  

Topsports International Holdings Ltd.(c)

    318,000       206,122  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    142,000       142,829  

Trina Solar Co. Ltd.

    39,617       127,550  

Trip.com Group Ltd.(a)

    97,460       3,547,486  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    112,000       639,152  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    226,000       126,949  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

    73,000       215,695  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    67,187       1,067,601  

Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    55,231       537,464  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    945,000       520,974  

Weibo Corp., ADR

    11,173       90,501  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    434,000       766,211  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    112,160       293,134  

Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Shanghai, Class A

    25,785       309,803  

Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    35,500       165,303  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    52,800       930,722  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    47,014       356,262  
Security   Shares     Value  

China (continued)

 

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(b)(c)

    58,236     $ 402,934  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc.(a)(c)

    684,500       1,801,285  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B(a)(c)

    2,777,400       4,375,872  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    902,000       414,145  

XPeng Inc.(a)(b)

    191,732       798,496  

Xtep International Holdings Ltd.

    271,500       133,703  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    264,000       361,971  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    483,000       992,315  

Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    108,100       168,103  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    253,200       158,555  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    75,799       2,621,887  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    58,498       378,729  

Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    25,100       148,302  

Zai Lab Ltd.(a)

    168,390       357,788  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    10,400       288,336  

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd., Class H

    278,000       259,144  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    231,840       172,225  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    47,300       163,981  

Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co. Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    83,472       225,564  

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

    124,700       194,815  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    156,500       264,176  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd.

    117,000       287,218  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    459,100       769,876  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    986,000       1,463,090  

ZTE Corp., Class A

    43,200       131,949  

ZTE Corp., Class H

    130,800       227,301  

ZTO Express Cayman Inc., ADR

    77,391       1,266,117  
   

 

 

 
       306,440,332  
Colombia — 0.0%  

Bancolombia SA

    35,968       302,599  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    75,843       328,382  
   

 

 

 
      630,981  
Czech Republic — 0.0%  

CEZ AS

    27,467       1,040,595  

Komercni Banka AS

    14,107       462,818  

Moneta Money Bank AS(c)

    63,542       273,452  
   

 

 

 
      1,776,865  
Denmark — 2.3%  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    658       1,193,132  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    760       1,401,287  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    17,491       2,250,522  

Coloplast A/S, Class B(b)

    25,057       2,888,363  

Danske Bank A/S

    122,090       3,278,294  

Demant A/S(a)

    18,581       841,698  

DSV A/S

    33,463       5,986,856  

Genmab A/S(a)

    12,090       3,343,151  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    589,383       67,369,061  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    68,018       3,485,289  

Orsted A/S(c)

    35,276       1,988,323  

Pandora A/S

    15,828       2,312,739  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    1,779       485,003  

Tryg A/S

    63,961       1,367,110  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    185,416       5,227,806  
   

 

 

 
      103,418,634  
Egypt — 0.0%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    462,852       605,365  

Eastern Co. SAE

    195,734       96,761  
   

 

 

 
      702,126  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Finland — 0.7%

 

Elisa OYJ

    25,256     $ 1,150,700  

Fortum OYJ

    79,727       1,089,880  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    52,508       1,025,460  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    60,058       2,972,949  

Metso OYJ

    118,830       1,187,663  

Neste OYJ

    77,368       2,667,224  

Nokia OYJ

    1,020,873       3,690,684  

Nordea Bank Abp

    570,732       7,032,783  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    20,073       924,115  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    83,445       3,492,627  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    104,092       1,324,546  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    97,543       3,547,856  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    89,003       1,312,932  
   

 

 

 
       31,419,419  
France — 7.6%  

Accor SA

    32,357       1,277,891  

Aeroports de Paris SA

    5,541       741,440  

Air Liquide SA

    93,581       17,512,121  

Airbus SE

    106,136       16,905,962  

Alstom SA

    56,134       707,873  

Amundi SA(c)

    11,169       755,444  

ArcelorMittal SA

    85,138       2,344,702  

Arkema SA

    10,897       1,185,953  

AXA SA

    326,846       10,970,687  

BioMerieux

    8,607       926,356  

BNP Paribas SA

    189,703       12,745,038  

Bollore SE

    158,093       1,044,209  

Bouygues SA

    36,421       1,334,196  

Bureau Veritas SA

    54,128       1,439,744  

Capgemini SE

    29,069       6,462,661  

Carrefour SA

    103,767       1,771,541  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    84,625       5,983,540  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    123,873       4,112,913  

Covivio SA/France

    9,353       452,909  

Credit Agricole SA

    211,238       3,025,953  

Danone SA

    113,128       7,536,996  

Dassault Aviation SA

    4,542       860,293  

Dassault Systemes SE

    118,926       6,164,918  

Edenred SE

    44,456       2,655,289  

Eiffage SA

    12,285       1,285,382  

Engie SA

    326,322       5,212,169  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    52,370       10,263,106  

Eurazeo SE

    7,578       645,496  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    24,358       1,466,760  

Euronext NV(c)

    15,183       1,335,454  

Gecina SA

    8,099       893,211  

Getlink SE

    64,314       1,108,200  

Hermes International SCA

    5,657       11,934,341  

Ipsen SA

    7,170       826,695  

Kering SA

    13,367       5,490,808  

Klepierre SA

    41,764       1,081,298  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    17,211       697,624  

Legrand SA

    48,542       4,704,477  

L’Oreal SA

    43,441       20,788,865  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    49,689       41,344,157  

Orange SA

    326,445       3,882,059  

Pernod Ricard SA

    36,787       6,032,536  

Publicis Groupe SA

    41,670       4,175,064  

Remy Cointreau SA

    4,185       424,041  

Renault SA

    34,050       1,282,312  

Safran SA

    61,888       11,555,037  

Sanofi SA

    204,551       20,484,869  
Security   Shares     Value  

France (continued)

 

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    5,128     $ 1,381,674  

Schneider Electric SE

    97,807       19,214,184  

SEB SA

    4,730       577,582  

Societe Generale SA

    130,863       3,363,836  

Sodexo SA

    15,729       1,774,372  

Teleperformance SE

    10,967       1,712,761  

Thales SA

    19,197       2,807,639  

TotalEnergies SE

    411,129       26,672,234  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    21,060       1,507,995  

Veolia Environnement SA

    119,871       3,905,858  

Vinci SA

    94,399       11,924,695  

Vivendi SE

    119,096       1,342,159  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    42,916       580,159  
   

 

 

 
       342,597,738  
Germany — 5.1%  

adidas AG

    29,055       5,485,235  

Allianz SE, Registered

    73,137       19,540,448  

BASF SE

    157,899       7,548,202  

Bayer AG, Registered

    178,488       5,553,942  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    57,775       6,011,668  

Bechtle AG

    15,030       779,348  

Beiersdorf AG

    17,535       2,566,066  

Brenntag SE

    26,287       2,324,033  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    7,585       799,548  

Commerzbank AG

    190,992       2,193,274  

Continental AG

    19,998       1,633,650  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    35,353       1,866,832  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    93,142       3,328,630  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    33,246       754,328  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    343,318       4,434,888  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    33,973       6,765,371  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    109,398       909,685  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    178,583       8,553,081  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    584,469       14,347,434  

E.ON SE

    405,059       5,480,155  

Evonik Industries AG

    37,226       684,815  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    36,321       1,403,792  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    77,830       2,184,909  

GEA Group AG

    27,425       1,098,345  

Hannover Rueck SE

    11,051       2,649,111  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    26,344       2,432,722  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    31,231       413,022  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    19,708       1,347,843  

Infineon Technologies AG

    236,545       8,623,703  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    12,877       795,362  

LEG Immobilien SE(a)

    14,519       1,204,782  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    142,834       9,643,120  

Merck KGaA

    23,371       3,834,608  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    9,712       2,233,082  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AGin Muenchen, Registered

    24,766       10,543,355  

Nemetschek SE

    10,932       1,008,735  

Puma SE

    19,253       774,814  

Rational AG

    928       712,876  

Rheinmetall AG

    7,811       2,735,184  

RWE AG

    114,300       4,220,599  

SAP SE

    188,549       32,665,468  

Scout24 SE(c)

    15,193       1,118,665  

Siemens AG, Registered

    137,029       24,531,458  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    50,637       2,818,011  

Symrise AG, Class A

    25,024       2,581,819  

Talanx AG(a)

    11,404       800,116  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Germany (continued)

   

Volkswagen AG

    6,820     $ 962,855  

Vonovia SE

    131,286       4,089,868  

Wacker Chemie AG

    3,483       377,629  

Zalando SE(a)(b)(c)

    39,845       795,570  
   

 

 

 
      230,162,056  
Greece — 0.1%            

Alpha Services and Holdings SA(a)

    416,946       742,526  

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

    492,869       951,834  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    34,927       484,956  

JUMBO SA

    23,107       649,265  

Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA

    4,918       134,360  

Mytilineos SA

    20,645       847,820  

National Bank of Greece SA(a)

    142,027       1,079,843  

OPAP SA

    39,345       681,173  

Piraeus Financial Holdings SA(a)

    106,209       430,118  

Public Power Corp. SA(a)

    45,305       599,493  
   

 

 

 
      6,601,388  
Hong Kong — 1.3%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    2,095,200        16,431,430  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    675,500       1,619,034  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)

    300,800       474,103  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    344,060       1,552,516  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    464,560       2,399,369  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    130,500       775,019  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    295,500       2,350,241  

ESR Group Ltd.(b)(c)

    447,000       571,388  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    10,428       487,196  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    400,000       2,075,952  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    361,000       419,106  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    140,300       1,460,547  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    234,617       611,323  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    658,000       790,429  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    2,026,748       1,442,288  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    224,400       6,803,538  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    198,400       619,307  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    30,800       1,236,747  

Link REIT

    460,520       2,309,822  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    259,000       842,607  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    255,750       313,460  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    248,500       1,455,013  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    443,200       1,163,298  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    684,000       714,482  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    282,000       427,891  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    261,000       2,436,014  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    94,500       731,149  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    208,800       390,200  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    248,500       2,639,344  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    1,477,500       871,717  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)(b)

    177,000       517,139  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    299,000       876,020  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    374,000       310,055  
   

 

 

 
      58,117,744  
Hungary — 0.1%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    84,267       690,614  

OTP Bank Nyrt

    41,318       1,914,213  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    28,192       761,032  
   

 

 

 
      3,365,859  
India — 4.9%            

ABB India Ltd.

    9,068       510,716  

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

    29,952       1,133,580  
Security   Shares     Value  

India (continued)

   

Adani Green Energy Ltd.(a)

    56,270     $ 1,139,828  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    88,529       1,287,002  

Adani Power Ltd.(a)

    127,509       865,606  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    114,476       770,459  

APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.

    30,787       557,972  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    19,269       1,473,385  

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

    219,673       465,048  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    71,053       2,523,910  

Astral Ltd.

    18,828       414,807  

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.(c)

    28,092       215,548  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    55,566       769,673  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd.(a)(c)

    29,425       1,344,491  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    409,687       5,267,472  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    12,908       1,193,253  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    49,083       4,062,673  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    72,969       1,429,688  

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.

    4,297       432,770  

Balkrishna Industries Ltd.

    14,900       440,348  

Bandhan Bank Ltd.(c)

    125,976       347,053  

Bank of Baroda

    171,778       511,497  

Berger Paints India Ltd.

    36,180       246,225  

Bharat Electronics Ltd.

    602,023       1,348,390  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    44,695       664,344  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    156,356       947,682  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    408,244       5,758,904  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    19,782       1,237,285  

CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.

    121,260       684,097  

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd.

    74,268       1,058,039  

Cipla Ltd.

    88,478       1,439,023  

Coal India Ltd.

    270,543       1,324,676  

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    24,645       763,255  

Container Corp. of India Ltd.

    37,246       397,569  

Cummins India Ltd.

    22,290       615,851  

Dabur India Ltd.

    111,309       723,011  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    22,430       991,523  

DLF Ltd.

    99,303       958,618  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    19,554       1,436,768  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    25,766       1,192,738  

GAIL India Ltd.

    483,517       1,006,096  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

    77,408       1,085,499  

Godrej Properties Ltd.(a)

    19,131       546,595  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    54,853       1,436,749  

Havells India Ltd.

    44,118       687,409  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    166,967       3,166,644  

HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd.(c)

    13,007       561,068  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

    509,439       8,958,922  

HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    167,815       1,165,269  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    22,208       1,236,346  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    232,031       1,615,996  

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., NVS

    35,513       1,285,121  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.(a)

    113,306       632,334  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    147,424       4,408,222  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    967,790        11,986,207  

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    38,795       698,107  

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    84,359       511,054  

IDFC First Bank Ltd.(a)

    545,399       553,630  

Indian Hotels Co. Ltd., Class A

    132,409       785,161  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

    464,916       823,305  

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corp. Ltd.

    43,939       516,828  

Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

    72,405       375,619  

IndusInd Bank Ltd.

    51,421       949,290  

Info Edge India Ltd.

    14,757       893,494  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

India (continued)

   

Infosys Ltd.

    593,459     $  11,831,294  

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.(a)(c)

    25,644       914,518  

ITC Ltd.

    531,332       2,824,605  

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

    62,623       571,147  

Jio Financial Services Ltd., NVS(a)

    574,620       1,715,648  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    120,895       1,190,372  

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.

    78,679       492,284  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    195,141       4,288,966  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    120,841       5,059,037  

LTIMindtree Ltd.(c)

    16,341       1,070,315  

Lupin Ltd.

    43,658       790,610  

Macrotech Developers Ltd.

    42,029       542,326  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    165,950       3,299,926  

Marico Ltd.

    109,998       699,652  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    23,663       2,902,292  

Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.

    136,720       1,285,738  

Mphasis Ltd.

    13,318       416,164  

MRF Ltd.

    431       739,049  

Muthoot Finance Ltd.

    17,747       298,219  

Nestle India Ltd., NVS

    61,330       1,849,992  

NTPC Ltd.

    771,654       2,954,393  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    580,068       1,762,080  

One 97 Communications Ltd., NVS(a)

    39,706       363,042  

Page Industries Ltd.

    1,218       547,130  

Persistent Systems Ltd.

    8,190       821,964  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    173,867       563,634  

PI Industries Ltd.

    16,526       671,570  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    32,840       1,000,932  

Polycab India Ltd.

    7,965       416,334  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

    261,366       1,395,592  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    746,587       2,331,850  

REC Ltd.

    233,507       1,402,713  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    548,246       18,835,817  

Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.

    388,398       529,509  

SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd.

    42,010       362,144  

SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    83,717       1,415,548  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    1,789       614,862  

Shriram Finance Ltd.

    50,066       1,488,171  

Siemens Ltd.

    12,895       642,887  

Sona Blw Precision Forgings Ltd.(c)

    72,953       542,997  

SRF Ltd.

    25,376       709,774  

State Bank of India

    332,608       2,569,188  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    164,305       2,806,967  

Supreme Industries Ltd.

    9,865       490,808  

Suzlon Energy Ltd.(a)

    1,577,752       872,415  

Tata Communications Ltd.

    16,285       340,657  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    162,768       7,476,112  

Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

    120,610       1,624,207  

Tata Elxsi Ltd.

    6,375       583,527  

Tata Motors Ltd.

    302,400       3,218,396  

Tata Motors Ltd., Class A

    73,575       517,412  

Tata Power Co. Ltd. (The)

    262,589       1,231,350  

Tata Steel Ltd.

    1,330,392       2,178,519  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    95,508       1,530,092  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    66,172       2,944,509  

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    14,640       446,148  

Trent Ltd.

    31,608       1,175,266  

Tube Investments of India Ltd.

    21,392       1,005,533  

TVS Motor Co. Ltd.

    41,047       989,037  

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

    21,354       2,610,995  

United Spirits Ltd.

    62,573       820,478  

UPL Ltd.

    94,523       611,660  
Security   Shares     Value  

India (continued)

   

Varun Beverages Ltd.

    87,033     $ 1,342,612  

Vedanta Ltd.

    144,202       476,103  

Wipro Ltd.

    221,547       1,267,127  

Yes Bank Ltd.(a)

    2,292,545       665,803  

Zomato Ltd.(a)

    923,204       1,551,109  
   

 

 

 
       218,330,869  
Indonesia — 0.5%            

Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT

    3,117,700       472,727  

Amman Mineral Internasional PT(a)

    1,179,500       562,676  

Aneka Tambang Tbk

    1,614,900       158,443  

Astra International Tbk PT

    3,518,500       1,140,136  

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    9,907,700       5,994,420  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    6,696,168       2,819,190  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    2,712,300       986,776  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    12,306,416       4,433,205  

Barito Pacific Tbk PT

    5,896,632       395,553  

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT

    1,519,200       431,182  

GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT(a)

    150,992,100       837,599  

Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk PT

    548,200       271,558  

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    324,000       241,417  

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    591,300       238,920  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    4,745,300       454,141  

Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT(a)

    2,740,707       468,404  

Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT

    3,412,000       191,924  

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    417,930       164,137  

Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT

    3,092,100       518,960  

Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    8,953,100       2,245,678  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    1,434,300       281,770  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    263,745       383,118  
   

 

 

 
      23,691,934  
Ireland — 0.6%            

AIB Group PLC

    280,111       1,230,366  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    179,962       1,654,927  

CRH PLC

    133,129       9,444,387  

Flutter Entertainment PLC(a)

    31,882       6,543,975  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    28,001       2,495,841  

Kingspan Group PLC

    29,618       2,405,473  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    40,935       1,525,434  
   

 

 

 
      25,300,403  
Israel — 0.5%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    9,037       608,937  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    229,261       1,950,532  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    276,639       2,101,119  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)

    16,554       2,630,927  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)

    8,067       1,883,483  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    5,120       1,056,171  

Global-e Online Ltd.(a)

    18,385       694,401  

ICL Group Ltd.

    131,444       597,845  

Isracard Ltd.

    1       4  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    233,894       1,134,594  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    29,493       1,097,650  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    5,080       1,067,003  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    11,611       2,409,072  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)

    199,985       2,419,819  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    10,142       1,286,817  
   

 

 

 
      20,938,374  
Italy — 1.7%            

Amplifon SpA

    22,828       745,072  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    175,331       3,911,094  

Banco BPM SpA

    197,697       1,066,633  

DiaSorin SpA

    4,565       419,793  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Italy (continued)

   

Enel SpA

    1,441,768     $ 9,837,725  

Eni SpA

    417,259       6,651,667  

Ferrari NV

    22,900       7,986,081  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    107,184       1,545,418  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    72,691       878,982  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    2,818,893       8,685,837  

Leonardo SpA

    50,329       878,445  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    116,421       1,541,880  

Moncler SpA

    37,004       2,276,365  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    113,208       868,358  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    82,333       892,790  

Prysmian SpA

    46,632       2,052,266  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    18,491       1,020,597  

Snam SpA

    376,091       1,836,807  

Stellantis NV

    400,027       8,811,252  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    1,752,915       528,341  

Tenaris SA, NVS

    88,138       1,392,077  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    257,302       2,169,583  

UniCredit SpA

    294,552       8,628,034  
   

 

 

 
       74,625,097  
Japan — 15.1%            

Advantest Corp.

    139,500       5,551,796  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    115,900       2,769,683  

AGC Inc.

    35,600       1,338,853  

Aisin Corp.

    26,300       981,913  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    81,300       3,338,578  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    27,900       616,539  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    86,500       3,215,027  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    41,600       790,437  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    223,400       1,694,163  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    331,500       3,859,480  

Azbil Corp.

    23,500       759,395  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    110,000       2,381,779  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    24,700       574,250  

Bridgestone Corp.

    104,200       4,515,265  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    45,500       762,242  

Canon Inc.

    179,400       4,941,954  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    33,100       1,262,393  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    130,900       3,271,536  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    93,500       692,859  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    112,000       1,452,941  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    122,700       4,413,546  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    163,600       779,627  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    40,800       1,180,750  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    56,900       1,122,068  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    169,400       3,715,410  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    335,700       10,050,534  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    47,800       7,659,099  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    10,600       1,205,755  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    106,300       3,287,002  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    467       825,143  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    249,500       1,788,132  

Denso Corp.

    337,900       5,307,750  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    37,600       997,952  

Disco Corp.

    16,700       4,506,311  

East Japan Railway Co.

    53,700       3,071,244  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    46,600       2,194,330  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    517,700       2,090,759  

FANUC Corp.

    176,700       4,887,940  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    31,700       8,463,163  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    22,900       1,146,832  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    67,800       4,297,496  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Fujitsu Ltd.

    32,500     $ 4,498,463  

GLP J-REIT

    922       823,192  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    27,900       1,102,187  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    41,200       1,260,536  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    3,900       679,574  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    6,700       779,564  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    19,000       539,076  

Hitachi Ltd.

    168,500        13,235,734  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    831,400       9,293,439  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    23,500       854,962  

Hoya Corp.

    64,600       8,206,078  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    68,300       754,192  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    22,000       1,107,039  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    177,860       987,653  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    25,700       387,991  

Inpex Corp.

    176,100       2,393,631  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    103,700       1,414,980  

ITOCHU Corp.

    214,200       9,721,275  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    26,200       503,453  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    92,700       2,051,609  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    1,283       870,956  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    266,900       2,775,719  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    387,600       3,710,371  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    34,400       644,033  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    222       851,046  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    217,500       5,732,731  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    100,200       1,582,040  

JSR Corp.

    35,300       962,795  

Kajima Corp.

    72,600       1,295,682  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    133,500       1,821,225  

Kao Corp.

    82,300       3,256,410  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    27,200       1,325,287  

KDDI Corp.

    266,300       8,823,860  

KDX Realty Investment Corp.

    750       813,556  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    24,400       1,104,097  

Keyence Corp.

    35,300       15,793,145  

Kikkoman Corp.

    26,200       1,612,039  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    33,300       1,027,553  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    138,800       1,995,105  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    27,400       700,144  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    21,700       270,299  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    39,000       597,062  

Komatsu Ltd.

    163,800       4,660,102  

Konami Group Corp.

    17,200       1,057,769  

Kose Corp.

    6,300       412,163  

Kubota Corp.

    181,700       2,750,477  

Kyocera Corp.

    232,800       3,408,208  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    49,300       776,572  

Lasertec Corp.

    14,100       3,672,049  

LY Corp.

    468,100       1,456,274  

M3 Inc.

    81,800       1,290,804  

Makita Corp.

    42,300       1,138,504  

Marubeni Corp.

    260,300       4,439,849  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    62,800       1,141,501  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    102,800       1,246,290  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    15,000       667,867  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    41,180       995,922  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    68,400       1,413,842  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    57,100       978,973  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    221,900       1,337,999  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    620,300       10,690,835  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    349,100       5,180,748  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Japan (continued)            

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    206,100     $ 2,855,704  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    143,600       1,018,188  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    57,600       3,842,120  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    2,055,300       19,251,063  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    234,300       9,502,558  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    30,900       909,395  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    161,600       4,056,769  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    61,100       2,194,740  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    434,660       7,894,104  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    47,000       442,656  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    78,400       3,237,507  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    314,500       6,350,422  

NEC Corp.

    45,800       2,992,787  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    63,300       1,010,206  

Nidec Corp.

    78,600       2,931,530  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    187,000        10,447,856  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    263       1,064,127  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    13,400       797,586  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    178,000       1,401,986  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    451       802,420  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    35,400       897,011  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    152,086       3,659,898  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    5,418,300       6,804,053  

Nippon Yusen KK

    90,400       3,115,262  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    24,600       981,117  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    410,600       1,611,944  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    39,000       1,261,704  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    15,000       1,963,226  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    27,200       2,256,453  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    541,900       2,918,752  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    23,200       634,884  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    725       793,342  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    73,100       2,235,655  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    116,100       1,672,261  

Obayashi Corp.

    116,900       1,082,089  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    12,800       1,966,202  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    59,500       909,189  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    142,400       556,760  

Olympus Corp.

    217,800       3,224,238  

Omron Corp.

    34,100       1,533,315  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    71,600       1,290,528  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    16,000       500,354  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    7,900       622,592  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    195,800       7,272,026  

ORIX Corp.

    213,900       4,130,252  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    72,700       1,530,833  

Otsuka Corp.

    19,200       807,893  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    74,300       2,920,608  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    69,000       1,491,537  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    403,000       3,795,767  

Rakuten Group Inc.(a)

    267,000       1,172,866  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    260,700       10,297,315  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    270,700       4,441,531  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    386,300       2,132,476  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    106,300       835,517  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    65,000       1,121,850  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    47,400       1,164,412  

SCSK Corp.

    26,900       528,171  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    38,600       2,801,601  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    50,500       737,169  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    67,400       962,306  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    108,600       2,451,557  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Japan (continued)            

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    135,200     $ 5,339,699  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    58,100       752,401  

Sharp Corp./Japan(a)

    49,200       330,836  

Shimadzu Corp.

    42,200       1,166,913  

Shimano Inc.

    14,100       2,024,412  

Shimizu Corp.

    98,000       656,024  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    329,500       12,969,839  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    49,100       2,356,624  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    73,100       2,037,786  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    81,600       745,824  

SMC Corp.

    10,500       5,844,767  

SoftBank Corp.

    524,200       6,964,439  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    183,900       7,939,074  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    55,900       2,898,495  

Sony Group Corp.

    227,200        22,281,120  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,400       562,698  

Subaru Corp.

    108,200       2,158,515  

SUMCO Corp.

    60,600       918,721  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    249,400       587,232  

Sumitomo Corp.

    190,100       4,371,889  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    126,200       1,677,400  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    45,200       1,249,268  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    228,300       11,874,647  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    111,600       2,287,048  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    50,500       1,588,181  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    23,300       760,157  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    67,700       3,040,993  

Sysmex Corp.

    30,800       1,668,506  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    95,400       1,579,704  

Taisei Corp.

    31,600       1,152,091  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    288,113       8,467,779  

TDK Corp.

    72,200       3,592,297  

Terumo Corp.

    121,300       4,106,242  

TIS Inc.

    40,500       900,794  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    34,600       916,321  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    19,500       635,207  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    325,700       8,587,869  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    270,200       1,438,586  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    85,500       15,866,442  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    71,300       1,637,894  

Tokyu Corp.

    94,000       1,103,022  

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

    47,500       1,309,311  

Toray Industries Inc.

    247,200       1,235,117  

Tosoh Corp.

    47,300       609,917  

TOTO Ltd.

    23,800       644,153  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    27,200       2,300,552  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    1,914,100       38,220,395  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    39,100       2,562,279  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan(a)

    25,400       1,453,118  

Unicharm Corp.

    72,500       2,494,607  

USS Co. Ltd.

    41,800       790,497  

West Japan Railway Co.

    38,900       1,620,166  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    46,300       1,011,265  

Yamaha Corp.

    25,800       567,356  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    156,000       1,474,472  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    47,900       828,020  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    45,300       1,707,189  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    44,300       870,526  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,200       842,262  

ZOZO Inc.

    23,500       514,568  
   

 

 

 
      678,822,223  
 

 

 

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

  41


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Kazakhstan — 0.0%            

Polymetal International PLC(a)(d)

    52,614     $ 6  
   

 

 

 
Kuwait — 0.2%            

Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC(a)

    309,479       582,344  

Boubyan Bank KSCP

    318,056       633,928  

Gulf Bank KSCP

    193,536       182,158  

Kuwait Finance House KSCP

    1,430,546       3,585,669  

Mabanee Co. KPSC

    120,124       300,798  

Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP

    476,021       813,559  

National Bank of Kuwait SAKP

    1,327,443       4,226,609  
   

 

 

 
      10,325,065  
Malaysia — 0.4%            

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    139,600       124,984  

Axiata Group Bhd

    582,100       335,385  

CELCOMDIGI Bhd

    717,700       642,963  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    1,107,700       1,458,999  

Dialog Group Bhd

    747,300       289,009  

Gamuda Bhd(b)

    101,500       108,367  

Genting Bhd

    416,800       415,221  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    550,800       313,837  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    146,700       595,369  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    496,400       640,455  

Inari Amertron Bhd

    572,900       383,518  

IOI Corp. Bhd

    620,200       522,922  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd(b)

    84,500       396,270  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    975,600       1,908,271  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    211,200       343,431  

Maxis Bhd

    599,300       481,467  

MISC Bhd

    168,200       261,084  

MR DIY Group M Bhd(c)

    318,700       92,982  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    478,500       683,925  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    61,800       278,819  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    180,600       677,345  

PPB Group Bhd

    192,800       589,405  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    829,400       830,098  

Public Bank Bhd

    2,650,000       2,456,594  

RHB Bank Bhd

    385,595       456,157  

Sime Darby Bhd

    511,200       262,290  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    413,900       385,977  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    131,500       164,346  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    410,400       930,124  
   

 

 

 
       17,029,614  
Mexico — 0.8%            

Alfa SAB de CV, Class A

    371,500       292,253  

America Movil SAB de CV

    3,370,274       3,044,927  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    80,400       913,519  

Banco del Bajio SA(c)

    133,600       508,272  

Cemex SAB de CV, NVS(a)

    2,795,708       2,322,786  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

    90,200       858,738  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

    623,900       1,060,646  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    351,300       4,764,486  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    29,315       548,778  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV, Class B

    54,142       495,666  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    73,800       1,148,924  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    40,195       1,171,719  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    269,300       1,228,564  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1

    102,600       961,888  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    466,100       4,740,753  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O(a)

    362,500       1,070,977  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Mexico (continued)            

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    579,729     $ 2,991,357  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV(a)

    34,780       457,375  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

    351,800       802,059  

Operadora De Sites Mexicanos SAB de CV

    291,600       316,818  

Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV

    168,400       335,792  

Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV

    132,408       545,664  

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV

    31,720       312,104  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    924,600       3,820,022  
   

 

 

 
      34,714,087  
Netherlands — 3.2%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    85,834       1,263,252  

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    3,958       4,964,071  

Aegon Ltd.

    301,617       1,779,370  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    36,350       2,782,956  

Akzo Nobel NV

    30,841       2,368,973  

ASM International NV

    8,398       4,654,454  

ASML Holding NV

    73,081       63,404,190  

ASR Nederland NV

    27,036       1,274,112  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    14,536       2,184,445  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    92,270       934,809  

EXOR NV, NVS

    18,723       1,811,497  

Ferrovial SE

    97,163       3,705,333  

Heineken Holding NV

    22,572       1,893,963  

Heineken NV

    51,353       5,165,881  

IMCD NV

    10,516       1,605,170  

ING Groep NV

    653,118       9,279,804  

JDE Peet’s NV

    21,279       525,280  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    173,838       4,888,872  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    613,932       2,088,438  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    143,385       3,033,390  

NEPI Rockcastle NV

    87,596       589,884  

NN Group NV

    49,547       2,030,844  

OCI NV

    18,659       532,975  

Pepco Group NV(a)

    30,809       168,688  

Prosus NV

    264,245       7,861,732  

Qiagen NV, NVS

    41,464       1,798,990  

Randstad NV

    20,048       1,139,933  

Universal Music Group NV

    147,679       4,353,241  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    45,135       6,653,668  
   

 

 

 
       144,738,215  
New Zealand — 0.1%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    224,237       1,156,142  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    28,947       662,895  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    101,024       1,459,094  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    117,078       483,056  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    260,835       883,654  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    385,721       1,253,128  
   

 

 

 
      5,897,969  
Norway — 0.4%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    63,775       685,215  

Aker BP ASA

    55,062       1,461,432  

DNB Bank ASA

    169,750       3,299,891  

Equinor ASA

    161,473       4,620,886  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    43,442       698,742  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    18,139       924,424  

Mowi ASA

    80,358       1,446,470  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    244,345       1,431,984  

Orkla ASA

    136,260       1,067,342  

Salmar ASA

    13,555       752,444  

Telenor ASA

    120,875       1,341,236  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Norway (continued)            

Yara International ASA

    30,274     $ 1,000,636  
   

 

 

 
      18,730,702  
Peru — 0.1%            

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    36,531       554,175  

Credicorp Ltd.

    11,880       1,763,348  

Southern Copper Corp.

    14,677       1,204,982  
   

 

 

 
      3,522,505  
Philippines — 0.2%            

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    288,830       248,628  

Ayala Corp.

    36,090       434,855  

Ayala Land Inc.

    1,357,420       820,297  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    317,113       621,406  

BDO Unibank Inc.

    437,774       1,126,956  

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    218,860       946,352  

JG Summit Holdings Inc.

    732,830       498,577  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    113,570       512,422  

Manila Electric Co.

    13,350       85,902  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    622,428       630,483  

PLDT Inc.

    16,890       381,952  

SM Investments Corp.

    36,055       575,607  

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    1,990,200       1,210,842  

Universal Robina Corp.

    111,110       220,360  
   

 

 

 
      8,314,639  
Poland — 0.3%            

Allegro.eu SA (a)(b)(c)

    95,797       723,181  

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA

    32,443       1,247,955  

Budimex SA

    1,862       319,002  

CD Projekt SA

    12,184       318,037  

Cyfrowy Polsat SA(a)(b)

    54,251       146,855  

Dino Polska SA(a)(c)

    9,810       1,058,770  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    27,470       765,332  

LPP SA

    207       804,913  

mBank SA(a)

    2,539       337,493  

ORLEN SA

    98,358       1,533,640  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA(a)

    166,457       350,516  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

    154,586       1,961,392  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    109,043       1,312,895  

Santander Bank Polska SA

    7,031       851,582  
   

 

 

 
       11,731,563  
Portugal — 0.1%            

Banco Espirito Santo SA, Registered,NVS(d)(e)

    4        

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    581,612       2,594,244  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    84,190       1,325,297  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    49,895       1,134,778  
   

 

 

 
      5,054,319  
Qatar — 0.2%            

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    298,500       235,701  

Commercial Bank PSQC (The)

    590,431       849,472  

Dukhan Bank

    125,508       134,717  

Industries Qatar QSC

    284,601       934,722  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    1,025,817       660,811  

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.

    774,051       356,715  

Ooredoo QPSC

    218,915       642,543  

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

    125,426       595,752  

Qatar Fuel QSC

    91,366       393,022  

Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd.

    495,420       471,381  

Qatar International Islamic Bank QSC

    142,967       408,678  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    288,834       1,544,990  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    821,944       3,491,800  
   

 

 

 
      10,720,304  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Russia — 0.0%            

Alrosa PJSC(d)

    504,040     $ 56  

Gazprom PJSC(a)(d)

    2,086,234       232  

Inter RAO UES PJSC(d)

    5,597,000       622  

LUKOIL PJSC(d)

    71,534       8  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC(d)

    11,400       1  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC(d)

    193,438       22  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC(d)

    287,200       32  

Novatek PJSC(d)

    162,260       18  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC(a)(d)

    223,890       25  

Ozon Holdings PLC, ADR(a)(d)

    8,288       1  

PhosAgro PJSC(d)

    9,664       1  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(a)(d)(e)

    1        

PhosAgro PJSC, New(d)

    187       2  

Polyus PJSC(a)(d)

    5,198       1  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC(d)

    165,180       18  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC(d)

    1,882,550       209  

Severstal PAO(a)(d)

    30,098       3  

Surgutneftegas PJSC(d)

    1,575,550       175  

Tatneft PJSC(d)

    206,881       23  

TCS Group Holding PLC, GDR(a)(d)

    20,990       2  

United Co. RUSAL International PJSC(a)(d)

    563,790       63  

VK Co. Ltd.(a)(d)

    21,979       2  

VTB Bank PJSC(a)(d)

    493,800,000       55  

X5 Retail Group NV, GDR(a)(d)

    16,185       2  

Yandex NV(a)(d)

    54,504       6  
   

 

 

 
      1,579  
Saudi Arabia — 1.2%            

ACWA Power Co.

    17,815        1,137,581  

Advanced Petrochemical Co.

    31,386       318,337  

Al Rajhi Bank

    359,913       8,034,305  

Alinma Bank

    180,125       1,983,944  

Almarai Co. JSC

    35,704       543,638  

Arab National Bank

    113,139       752,302  

Arabian Internet & Communications Services Co.

    3,491       304,592  

Bank AlBilad

    101,884       1,207,913  

Bank Al-Jazira(a)

    90,256       484,931  

Banque Saudi Fransi

    115,116       1,224,285  

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.

    15,419       848,959  

Co. for Cooperative Insurance (The)

    12,569       410,655  

Dallah Healthcare Co.

    7,921       348,937  

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co.(a)

    115,959       400,775  

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    15,813       1,222,380  

Elm Co.

    4,881       1,171,653  

Etihad Etisalat Co.

    69,482       965,311  

Jarir Marketing Co.

    143,557       583,400  

Mobile Telecommunications Co. Saudi Arabia

    82,068       291,935  

Mouwasat Medical Services Co.

    15,773       498,475  

Nahdi Medical Co.

    4,793       179,733  

National Industrialization Co.(a)

    52,344       162,979  

Power & Water Utility Co. for Jubail & Yanbu

    11,428       188,480  

Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co.(a)

    79,475       193,314  

Reinet Investments SCA

    24,150       605,269  

Riyad Bank

    255,336       1,927,103  

SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.

    40,223       1,371,435  

Sahara International Petrochemical Co.

    64,321       538,559  

Saudi Arabian Mining Co.(a)

    243,823       3,008,904  

Saudi Arabian Oil Co.(c)

    481,813       3,924,892  

Saudi Aramco Base Oil Co.

    9,047       351,282  

Saudi Awwal Bank

    168,795       1,612,559  

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

    154,900       3,211,014  

Saudi Electricity Co.

    191,906       968,343  

Saudi Industrial Investment Group

    51,088       276,065  
 

 

 

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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Saudi Arabia (continued)            

Saudi Investment Bank (The)

    80,209     $ 333,058  

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.(a)

    151,256       369,486  

Saudi National Bank (The)

    522,833       5,646,350  

Saudi Research & Media Group(a)

    6,207       343,188  

Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Co.

    8,801       484,665  

Saudi Telecom Co.

    339,243       3,691,508  

Savola Group (The)

    45,800       548,975  

Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.

    42,216       431,782  
   

 

 

 
      53,103,251  
Singapore — 0.9%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    722,277       1,565,338  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    959,021       1,429,676  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore

    464,400       1,019,491  

City Developments Ltd.

    103,400       469,311  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    332,700       7,880,094  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    1,131,200       849,536  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    328,452       1,008,348  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    22,900       441,879  

Keppel Ltd.

    274,000       1,455,970  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    585,197       672,904  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    373,300       404,252  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    607,775       5,813,592  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)

    67,185       2,562,436  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    7,963,626       591,006  

SembCorp. Industries Ltd.

    151,000       635,482  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    254,150       1,261,418  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    122,700       856,769  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    303,700       841,534  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    1,464,600       2,613,641  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    229,400       4,835,417  

UOL Group Ltd.

    70,400       326,908  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    343,200       840,390  
   

 

 

 
       38,375,392  
South Africa — 0.8%            

Absa Group Ltd.

    141,652       1,236,837  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    11,683       494,615  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    74,939       776,828  

Bid Corp. Ltd.

    66,154       1,604,621  

Bidvest Group Ltd. (The)

    55,738       734,828  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    16,499       1,757,260  

Clicks Group Ltd.

    51,595       829,323  

Discovery Ltd.

    90,010       665,995  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    53,409       532,094  

FirstRand Ltd.

    905,525       3,279,558  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    162,298       2,394,750  

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.

    107,463       671,723  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    151,891       589,588  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    11,248       332,234  

MTN Group Ltd.

    308,961       1,576,613  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    34,052       5,705,931  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    72,201       838,762  

Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    66,111       445,377  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    897,313       597,144  

OUTsurance Group Ltd., NVS

    84,820       189,596  

Pepkor Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)

    366,364       377,665  

Remgro Ltd.

    93,619       788,555  

Sanlam Ltd.

    285,195       1,088,075  

Sasol Ltd.

    103,070       895,236  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    88,100       1,277,515  

Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.

    554,777       668,583  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    232,469       2,480,083  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
South Africa (continued)            

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    102,068     $ 508,963  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd./South Africa

    202,203       749,196  
   

 

 

 
       34,087,548  
South Korea — 3.1%            

Amorepacific Corp.(a)

    5,475       482,949  

Celltrion Inc.

    27,642       3,709,296  

Celltrion Pharm Inc.(a)

    4,264       324,829  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    1,791       391,101  

CosmoAM&T Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,243       419,446  

Coway Co. Ltd.(a)

    10,565       438,233  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.(a)

    8,860       584,457  

Doosan Bobcat Inc.

    10,525       400,834  

Doosan Enerbility Co. Ltd.(a)

    80,612       931,226  

Ecopro BM Co. Ltd.(a)

    9,022       1,432,078  

Ecopro Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,578       1,334,618  

F&F Co. Ltd./New(a)

    3,241       172,118  

GS Holdings Corp.(a)

    8,060       279,515  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    49,929       1,785,333  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.(a)

    16,796       642,852  

Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,574       381,879  

Hanmi Semiconductor Co. Ltd.(a)

    7,493       326,768  

Hanon Systems

    42,005       196,049  

Hanwha Aerospace Co. Ltd.(a)

    6,995       722,397  

Hanwha Ocean Co. Ltd.(a)

    11,020       181,100  

Hanwha Solutions Corp.(a)

    21,940       545,047  

HD Hyundai Co. Ltd.

    7,857       418,775  

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,669       312,620  

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    7,792       661,124  

HLB Inc.(a)

    21,613       1,090,128  

HMM Co. Ltd.(a)

    41,722       599,645  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    6,760       294,452  

HYBE Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,790       571,430  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.(a)

    15,111       391,086  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,680       481,869  

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,660       184,492  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    10,817       1,695,602  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    24,576       3,574,585  

Hyundai Steel Co.(a)

    17,691       443,011  

Industrial Bank of Korea(a)

    54,041       507,035  

JYP Entertainment Corp.(a)

    5,998       337,564  

Kakao Corp.(a)

    56,254       2,199,856  

Kakao Pay Corp.(a)

    5,005       176,637  

KakaoBank Corp.(a)

    30,806       626,137  

Kangwon Land Inc.(a)

    14,772       165,736  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    68,699       2,915,429  

Kia Corp.(a)

    46,928       3,604,589  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.(a)

    14,358       540,964  

Korea Electric Power Corp.(a)

    45,099       668,769  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    7,728       354,840  

Korea ZInc Co. Ltd.

    1,584       561,148  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.(a)

    28,789       484,027  

Krafton Inc.(a)

    5,484       879,395  

KT Corp.(a)

    5,721       151,538  

KT&G Corp.

    17,964       1,220,012  

Kum Yang Co. Ltd.(a)

    5,776       337,436  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.(a)

    2,949       274,989  

L&F Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,507       480,542  

LG Chem Ltd.

    8,788       2,849,815  

LG Corp.(a)

    17,224       1,057,614  

LG Display Co. Ltd.(a)

    44,694       388,395  

LG Electronics Inc.

    19,778       1,378,611  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
South Korea (continued)            

LG Energy Solution Ltd.(a)

    8,280     $ 2,350,201  

LG H&H Co. Ltd.

    1,583       358,787  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    3,085       440,001  

LG Uplus Corp.

    39,381       301,512  

Lotte Chemical Corp.(a)

    3,444       336,877  

Meritz Financial Group Inc.(a)

    18,941       972,432  

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.(a)

    50,690       298,043  

NAVER Corp.(a)

    23,597       3,518,833  

NCSoft Corp.(a)

    2,679       395,393  

Netmarble Corp.(a)(c)

    4,521       197,072  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.(a)

    27,473       217,979  

Orion Corp./Republic of Korea

    5,136       355,231  

Pearl Abyss Corp.(a)

    5,832       142,417  

Posco DX Co. Ltd.(a)

    8,887       378,734  

POSCO Future M Co. Ltd.(a)

    5,665       1,067,086  

POSCO Holdings Inc.

    12,911       4,096,405  

Posco International Corp.(a)

    9,176       360,183  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    3,160       1,989,132  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    13,882       1,434,072  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    10,047       1,044,897  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    864,089       46,951,856  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    29,559       493,029  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.(a)

    5,625       1,113,073  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    118,098       643,647  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    13,387       695,663  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    9,871       2,739,435  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    6,712       763,293  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    11,521       323,834  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    75,607       2,316,603  

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.(a)

    6,548       454,812  

SK Bioscience Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,392       208,728  

SK Hynix Inc.

    97,566       9,770,322  

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

    6,155       341,153  

SK Inc.

    6,677       915,274  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.(a)

    10,710       933,309  

SK Square Co. Ltd.(a)

    17,705       687,807  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

    9,890       371,851  

SKC Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,303       246,703  

S-Oil Corp.

    8,698       442,208  

Woori Financial Group Inc.

    94,356       978,316  

Yuhan Corp.(a)

    11,016       486,899  
   

 

 

 
       140,695,124  
Spain — 1.6%            

Acciona SA

    4,530       585,977  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    40,359       1,592,586  

Aena SME SA(c)

    12,759       2,257,159  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    80,678       5,653,944  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    1,087,716       10,180,409  

Banco Santander SA

    2,943,454       11,829,916  

CaixaBank SA

    746,192       3,181,755  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    102,338       3,937,696  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    12,330       320,396  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    62,529       1,012,547  

Enagas SA

    22,741       370,219  

Endesa SA

    58,368       1,156,384  

Grifols SA(a)

    52,713       574,189  

Iberdrola SA

    1,078,446       12,985,521  

Iberdrola SA, NVS

    19,011       228,912  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    196,916       8,419,609  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    25,709       692,286  

Redeia Corp. SA

    64,486       1,073,055  

Repsol SA

    231,501       3,418,872  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Spain (continued)            

Telefonica SA

    929,914     $ 3,783,665  
   

 

 

 
       73,255,097  
Sweden — 2.0%            

Alfa Laval AB

    52,857       1,939,472  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    181,786       4,985,612  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    479,716       7,655,986  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    287,455       3,980,663  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    77,401       1,053,814  

Boliden AB

    48,722       1,293,212  

Epiroc AB

    119,297       2,107,829  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    65,262       1,017,558  

EQTAB

    66,054       1,773,691  

Essity AB, Class B

    110,091       2,585,299  

Evolution AB(c)

    33,452       3,905,975  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)

    126,387       838,867  

Getinge AB, Class B

    41,629       889,908  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    120,478       1,699,793  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    384,058       4,191,450  

Holmen AB, Class B

    16,336       643,790  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    61,135       475,564  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    24,072       757,834  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    26,210       823,756  

Indutrade AB

    51,844       1,259,502  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    29,939       752,984  

Investor AB, Class B

    316,694       7,456,486  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    12,793       667,037  

Lifco AB, Class B

    43,359       1,046,118  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    285,737       1,707,330  

Saab AB, Class B

    16,758       1,079,063  

Sagax AB, Class B

    39,023       948,310  

Sandvik AB

    187,787       3,946,510  

Securitas AB, Class B

    84,290       818,798  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    279,127       3,964,200  

Skanska AB, Class B

    60,513       1,049,271  

SKF AB, Class B

    63,700       1,255,216  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    111,472       1,517,571  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    260,394       2,807,134  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    155,343       3,165,576  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)

    33,171       931,048  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    97,382       830,282  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    538,113       2,983,016  

Telia Co. AB

    420,747       1,085,179  

Volvo AB, Class A

    36,017       885,483  

Volvo AB, Class B

    268,227       6,428,146  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)(b)

    102,619       267,528  
   

 

 

 
      89,471,861  
Switzerland — 6.7%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    286,987       12,142,937  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    28,230       1,220,752  

Alcon Inc.

    89,378       6,727,929  

Avolta AG, Registered(a)

    17,558       670,801  

Bachem Holding AG, Class B

    7,123       476,840  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    7,963       1,272,018  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    6,332       810,726  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    686       1,001,976  

BKWAG

    3,949       627,371  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    192       2,440,118  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    19       2,408,420  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    94,191       13,990,617  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Switzerland (continued)

   

Clariant AG, Registered

    45,235     $ 579,084  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    39,481       1,160,613  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    33,874       3,581,515  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    1,353       1,021,400  

Geberit AG, Registered

    5,958       3,429,591  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    1,683       6,998,817  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    5,882       849,481  

Holcim AG

    92,440       7,060,459  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    37,369       2,034,421  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    9,802       3,321,698  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    30,039       2,518,268  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    13,489       6,594,849  

Nestle SA, Registered

    482,816       55,017,138  

Novartis AG, Registered

    370,574       38,322,435  

Partners Group Holding AG

    4,114       5,550,506  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    5,656       1,713,358  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    126,773       36,094,346  

Sandoz Group AG(a)

    73,999       2,537,795  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    7,883       1,963,566  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    3,789       901,937  

SGS SA

    26,548       2,453,190  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    96,235       1,429,760  

SIG Group AG

    54,115       1,132,746  

Sika AG, Registered

    27,139       7,491,933  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    9,080       2,901,936  

STMicroelectronics NV

    124,948       5,486,155  

Straumann Holding AG

    20,637       3,134,788  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    5,182       1,216,520  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    8,545       388,789  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    5,417       3,890,099  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    14,408       1,459,319  

Swiss Re AG

    53,669       6,145,124  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    4,597       2,750,309  

Temenos AG, Registered

    11,391       1,159,267  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    590,787       17,683,795  

VAT Group AG(c)

    4,945       2,302,040  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    26,578       13,504,003  
   

 

 

 
       299,571,555  
Taiwan — 4.5%            

Accton Technology Corp.

    95,000       1,598,143  

Acer Inc.

    590,792       867,633  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    105,360       1,135,698  

Airtac International Group

    28,928       866,965  

Alchip Technologies Ltd.

    14,000       1,736,559  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.

    577,762       2,498,112  

Asia Cement Corp.

    362,440       459,616  

Asustek Computer Inc.

    127,000       1,803,312  

AUO Corp.

    1,200,800       701,747  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    120,000       745,649  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,673,019       2,352,649  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    272,163       1,506,565  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    849,063       473,993  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    371,000       537,929  

China Airlines Ltd.

    555,000       360,489  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.(a)

    2,891,358       1,110,042  

China Steel Corp.

    2,088,288       1,673,414  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    677,000       2,566,446  

Compal Electronics Inc.

    726,000       832,618  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    3,187,036       2,891,315  

Delta Electronics Inc.

    359,000       3,212,545  

E Ink Holdings Inc.

    164,000       1,087,600  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,436,713     $ 1,923,272  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    35,000       610,864  

eMemory Technology Inc.

    13,000       1,159,463  

Eva Airways Corp.

    492,000       495,927  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

    178,200       854,748  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    535,000       527,855  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    283,000       726,410  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    92,512       476,994  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,962,700       1,665,586  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    625,340       1,128,969  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    229,000       543,867  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    681,960       1,567,175  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,392,895       2,863,164  

Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.

    104,000       1,029,141  

Global Unichip Corp.

    18,000       883,740  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    41,000       757,459  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    2,202,377       7,204,467  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    55,080       1,115,813  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,596,529       1,099,767  

Innolux Corp.

    1,536,150       798,922  

Inventec Corp.

    526,000       923,823  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    19,000       1,506,409  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    385,000       1,333,298  

MediaTek Inc.

    280,000       8,640,133  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,038,968       2,449,250  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    136,000       788,804  

momo.com Inc.

    20,020       277,897  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    892,840       1,730,332  

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp.

    41,000       295,997  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    231,000       506,644  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    42,000       448,995  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    109,000       1,775,577  

Parade Technologies Ltd.

    17,000       603,111  

Pegatron Corp.

    348,000       917,387  

PharmaEssentia Corp.(a)

    43,000       431,760  

Pou Chen Corp.

    391,000       393,615  

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.

    644,000       553,728  

President Chain Store Corp.

    85,000       716,665  

Quanta Computer Inc.

    498,000       3,937,693  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    91,000       1,361,851  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    308,700       351,647  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd. (The)

    678,784       959,353  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.(a)

    2,320,983       621,448  

Silergy Corp.

    67,000       824,551  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,137,690       1,308,207  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    281,750       646,891  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    2,069,840       1,133,882  

Taiwan Business Bank

    901,648       384,243  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    1,198,553       1,219,807  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,990,906       1,615,215  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    378,000       356,660  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    234,000       731,447  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    4,447,000        89,022,234  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    264,000       1,481,113  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    895,972       2,070,486  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    2,045,000       3,185,411  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    169,000       396,536  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    13,000       555,917  

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

    496,754       560,878  

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

    123,435       192,719  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    629,562       547,225  

Wistron Corp.

    487,000       1,783,064  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Taiwan (continued)

   

Wiwynn Corp.

    19,000     $ 1,339,515  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    368,000       1,024,476  

Yageo Corp.

    65,898       1,159,087  

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

    384,000       585,533  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,769,721       1,525,666  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    133,000       428,172  
   

 

 

 
       204,056,994  
Thailand — 0.5%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    246,200       1,518,410  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    870,800       1,466,301  

Asset World Corp. PCL, NVDR(b)

    2,921,300       328,160  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    2,016,500       1,563,065  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    1,562,500       323,562  

Banpu PCL, NVDR

    727,620       127,019  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    375,800       250,448  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR(b)

    3,008,300       508,317  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    58,500       395,790  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    508,900       927,701  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR

    1,092,400       573,160  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    1,182,600       1,740,907  

CP Axtra PCL

    429,500       344,296  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR

    603,400       1,335,335  

Global Power Synergy PCL, NVDR

    311,700       431,717  

Gulf Energy Development PCL, NVDR

    430,100       526,802  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR(b)

    494,788       329,107  

Intouch Holdings PCL, NVDR

    301,600       626,308  

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR

    115,500       391,205  

Krungthai Card PCL, NVDR(b)

    316,500       390,207  

Land & Houses PCL, NVDR

    2,056,500       443,741  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    751,920       646,483  

Osotspa PCL, NVDR

    299,100       175,359  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    281,399       1,187,591  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    455,901       429,878  

PTT Oil & Retail Business PCL, NVDR

    86,968       43,825  

PTT Public Co. Ltd., NVDR

    2,006,700       1,904,916  

SCB X PCL, NVS

    169,700       496,709  

Siam Cement PCL (The), NVDR

    146,800       1,117,405  

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    392,000       603,084  

True Corp. PCL(a)

    2,280,996       387,869  
   

 

 

 
      21,534,677  
Turkey — 0.2%            

Akbank TAS

    649,098       844,937  

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS

    252,684       421,348  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    88,206       1,106,098  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS(a)

    259,119       367,409  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    13,571       394,451  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    177,430       424,049  

Hektas Ticaret TAS(a)

    192,205       112,632  

KOC Holding AS

    153,750       812,022  

Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS

    228,436       156,281  

Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS(a)

    9,776       241,659  

Sasa Polyester Sanayi AS(a)

    249,752       316,871  

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS

    11,906       96,581  

Turk Hava Yollari AO(a)

    99,667       893,404  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    216,428       488,915  

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C

    640,800       540,321  

Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    183,926       906,174  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    280,548       455,044  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

    529,913       380,610  
   

 

 

 
      8,958,806  
Security   Shares     Value  

United Arab Emirates — 0.4%

   

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    562,357     $ 1,377,969  

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC

    303,694       926,060  

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. for Distribution PJSC

    606,609       586,303  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    744,583       1,033,876  

Americana Restaurants International PLC

    466,502       395,002  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    522,732       899,459  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    1,189,710       2,405,440  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

    360,944       1,739,394  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    621,592       3,245,929  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    785,261       3,130,592  

Multiply Group PJSC(a)

    694,948       545,684  
   

 

 

 
      16,285,708  
United Kingdom — 9.3%            

3i Group PLC

    170,518       5,338,055  

abrdn PLC

    343,434       730,633  

Admiral Group PLC

    43,014       1,367,722  

Anglo American PLC

    227,258       5,417,304  

Anglogold Ashanti PLC, NVS

    77,483       1,386,565  

Antofagasta PLC

    67,001       1,460,303  

Ashtead Group PLC

    80,106       5,238,283  

Associated British Foods PLC

    64,328       1,905,353  

AstraZeneca PLC

    278,099        36,869,487  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    176,650       1,625,159  

Aviva PLC

    515,184       2,812,170  

BAE Systems PLC

    551,947       8,222,059  

Barclays PLC

    2,810,153       5,222,184  

Barratt Developments PLC

    188,738       1,286,312  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    20,196       1,222,961  

BP PLC

    3,161,866       18,466,614  

British American Tobacco PLC

    376,864       11,111,310  

BT Group PLC

    1,187,900       1,682,935  

Bunzl PLC

    61,866       2,514,220  

Burberry Group PLC

    69,335       1,142,081  

Centrica PLC

    968,188       1,694,377  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    37,755       2,601,319  

Compass Group PLC

    310,881       8,562,829  

Croda International PLC

    26,387       1,597,115  

DCC PLC

    18,277       1,328,725  

Diageo PLC

    402,365       14,532,564  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    25,477       452,571  

Entain PLC

    112,042       1,364,716  

Experian PLC

    164,872       6,862,367  

Glencore PLC

    1,902,945       10,068,402  

GSK PLC

    734,761       14,531,907  

Haleon PLC

    957,478       3,889,049  

Halma PLC

    67,674       1,873,155  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    62,003       598,293  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    29,501       719,737  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    3,547,080       27,694,545  

Imperial Brands PLC

    158,642       3,808,221  

Informa PLC

    260,315       2,556,697  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    32,362       3,066,399  

Intertek Group PLC

    28,850       1,637,545  

J Sainsbury PLC

    326,183       1,113,641  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    458,187       677,069  

Kingfisher PLC

    383,498       1,066,249  

Land Securities Group PLC

    112,416       947,746  

Legal & General Group PLC

    1,063,598       3,421,001  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    11,934,109       6,397,343  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    76,326       8,633,542  

M&G PLC

    429,870       1,215,400  

Melrose Industries PLC

    245,459       1,829,525  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

   

Mondi PLC, NVS

    79,513     $ 1,424,843  

National Grid PLC

    654,101       8,712,039  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    1,023,071       2,887,248  

Next PLC

    22,872       2,441,735  

NMC Health PLC, NVS(d)

    14,180        

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    111,150       761,367  

Pearson PLC

    125,296       1,537,103  

Persimmon PLC

    59,171       1,089,818  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    101,256       646,482  

Prudential PLC

    499,035       5,126,371  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    127,642       9,228,631  

RELX PLC

    343,228       14,166,413  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    457,344       2,355,205  

Rio Tinto PLC

    199,958       13,840,976  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    1,510,142       5,733,179  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    185,411       2,760,384  

Schroders PLC

    129,916       664,663  

Segro PLC

    209,876       2,330,897  

Severn Trent PLC

    53,157       1,747,325  

Shell PLC

    1,206,099       37,391,852  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    157,182       2,198,191  

Smiths Group PLC

    62,120       1,273,065  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    13,211       1,662,747  

SSE PLC

    200,285       4,265,656  

St. James’s Place PLC

    107,705       886,660  

Standard Chartered PLC

    422,961       3,196,545  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    631,827       1,179,616  

Tesco PLC

    1,317,536       4,774,249  

Unilever PLC

    450,373       21,915,247  

United Utilities Group PLC

    129,128       1,739,194  

Vodafone Group PLC

    4,070,529       3,460,521  

Whitbread PLC

    35,929       1,628,588  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    116,604       1,189,349  

WPP PLC

    195,921       1,894,652  
   

 

 

 
      415,874,570  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.8%
(Cost: $4,200,381,471)

 

     4,439,136,329  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   

Brazil — 0.4%

   

Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    966,255       2,993,705  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Class B, Preference Shares, NVS

    67,459       624,156  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares, NVS

    261,107       607,128  

Cia. Paranaense de Energia, Preference Shares, NVS

    175,176       358,173  

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    222,178       943,530  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    856,822       5,669,027  

Itausa SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    935,543       1,888,306  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    858,042       7,005,450  
   

 

 

 
      20,089,475  

Chile — 0.0%

   

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

    25,747       1,105,577  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.0%            

Bancolombia SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    92,125       725,838  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Germany — 0.3%

   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    10,064     $ 983,358  

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

    22,175       1,882,700  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    28,967       2,220,567  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    27,938       1,394,776  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    4,782       1,744,486  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    35,388       4,551,429  
   

 

 

 
      12,777,316  
Russia — 0.0%            

Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS(d)

    1,151,800       128  
   

 

 

 

South Korea — 0.2%

   

Hyundai Motor Co.

   

Preference Shares, NVS

    4,449       393,390  

Series 2, Preference Shares, NVS

    6,332       559,505  

LG Chem Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    1,392       282,211  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    143,713       6,288,285  
   

 

 

 
      7,523,391  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.9%
(Cost: $35,111,120)

      42,221,725  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   

Brazil — 0.0%

   

Localiza Rent a Car SA, (Expires 02/19/24, Strike Price BRL 45.35)(a)

    593       1,077  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.0%            

LG Display Co. Ltd., (Expires 03/14/24, Strike Price KWR 10070)(a)

    14,207       16,819  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 0.0%            

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

    41,299       18,924  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $20,514)

      36,820  
   

 

 

 

Warrants

   

Canada — 0.0%

   

Constellation Software Inc., (Issued 08/29/23, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 03/31/40, Strike Price CAD 11.50)(d)

    3,748        
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

       
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $4,235,513,105)

       4,481,394,874  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 0.6%

   

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

    20,575,936       20,588,281  
 

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Money Market Funds (continued)

   

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

    3,880,000     $ 3,880,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.6%
(Cost: $24,449,256)

 

    24,468,281  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.3%
(Cost: $4,259,962,361)

 

    4,505,863,155  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.3)%

 

    (12,038,129
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  4,493,825,026  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

07/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

01/31/24

    

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 30,996,743      $      $ (10,418,714 )(a)     $ 4,975      $ 5,277      $ 20,588,281        20,575,936      $ 160,877 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     7,320,000               (3,440,000 )(a)                     3,880,000        3,880,000        203,972         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 4,975      $ 5,277      $ 24,468,281         $  364,849      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

     63          03/15/24        $ 7,034        $ 243,283  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     58          03/15/24          2,844          (4,546
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 238,737  
                 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® 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

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 243,283      $      $      $      $ 243,283  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 4,546      $      $      $      $ 4,546  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

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

 

 

 
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 39,179      $      $      $      $ 39,179  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (496,771    $      $      $      $ (496,771
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 13,944,915   

 

 

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

   $ 555,120,007      $ 3,884,014,737      $ 1,585      $ 4,439,136,329  

Preferred Stocks

     20,815,313        21,406,284        128        42,221,725  

Rights

     20,001        16,819               36,820  

Warrants

                           

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     24,468,281                      24,468,281  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $  600,423,602      $ 3,905,437,840      $    1,713      $ 4,505,863,155  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Equity Contracts

   $ 243,283      $      $      $ 243,283  

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

 

 
    Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Liabilities

         

Equity Contracts

  $ (4,546   $      $      $ (4,546
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $   238,737     $     —      $     —          238,737  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 7.4%            

Ampol Ltd.

    745,311     $ 17,628,450  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    9,427,499       166,342,377  

APA Group

    4,012,763       22,194,965  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    1,830,827       52,783,863  

ASX Ltd.

    607,216       25,959,914  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    5,772,661       14,229,790  

BHP Group Ltd.

    15,900,643       486,464,400  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    1,438,938       21,970,149  

Brambles Ltd.

    4,346,770       41,445,435  

CAR Group Ltd.

    1,120,007       24,048,018  

Cochlear Ltd.

    205,563       40,793,755  

Coles Group Ltd.

    4,192,457       43,506,690  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    5,258,144       400,956,570  

Computershare Ltd.

    1,784,925       29,564,154  

CSL Ltd.

    1,515,373       297,585,207  

Dexus

    3,363,834       17,023,239  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    4,456,638       16,310,117  

Fortescue Ltd.

    5,312,103       102,665,674  

Goodman Group

    5,361,749       89,000,582  

GPT Group (The)

    5,991,105       18,107,363  

IDP Education Ltd.

    826,875       10,588,758  

IGO Ltd.

    2,134,141       10,374,513  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    7,558,478       29,670,237  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    1,376,765       51,725,661  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    6,981,116       22,914,701  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    1,151,736       142,112,032  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    8,567,184       21,449,148  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    549,419       21,190,434  

Mirvac Group

    12,340,699       17,343,621  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    9,815,461       207,011,971  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    3,594,594       30,833,728  

Orica Ltd.

    1,424,530       15,024,369  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    5,396,103       30,116,733  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(b)

    8,941,751       20,366,316  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    2,815,187       10,149,767  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    4,679,632       48,184,214  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    574,077       19,138,895  

REA Group Ltd.

    165,753       19,768,807  

Reece Ltd.

    707,003       10,414,388  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    1,164,469       100,199,473  

Santos Ltd.

    10,171,172       51,404,491  

Scentre Group

    16,284,414       32,374,187  

SEEK Ltd.

    1,114,107       18,366,365  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    1,409,636       29,391,193  

South32 Ltd.

    14,186,016       30,715,794  

Stockland

    7,466,295       22,048,791  

SunCorp Group Ltd.

    3,984,492       36,675,398  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    12,566,388       33,141,749  

Transurban Group

    9,685,989       85,093,643  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    2,511,092       17,608,083  

Vicinity Ltd.

    12,101,610       16,063,754  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    733,803       16,402,799  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    3,558,921       134,729,858  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    11,007,886       172,687,523  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    523,556       24,649,593  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    5,956,287       124,582,973  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    3,832,020       89,994,811  

Xero Ltd.(a)

    451,420       32,312,023  
   

 

 

 
       3,735,401,506  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Austria — 0.2%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    1,069,833     $ 46,086,694  

OMV AG

    460,615       20,502,619  

Verbund AG

    214,041       17,405,454  

voestalpine AG

    362,916       10,797,373  
   

 

 

 
      94,792,140  
Belgium — 0.9%            

Ageas SA/NV

    496,373       21,330,137  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    2,724,747       168,546,285  

Argenx SE(a)

    185,321       69,983,143  

D’ieteren Group

    67,370       13,609,583  

Elia Group SA/NV

    91,958       11,072,233  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    275,280       20,868,890  

KBC Group NV

    782,949       51,073,012  

Lotus Bakeries NV

    1,266       10,794,833  

Sofina SA(b)

    48,190       11,525,268  

Syensqo SA(a)

    232,620       20,737,366  

UCB SA

    396,707       37,316,513  

Umicore SA

    655,178       14,902,980  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    549,748       16,084,058  
   

 

 

 
      467,844,301  
Denmark — 3.5%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    9,541       17,300,412  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    15,480       28,542,009  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    308,026       39,632,915  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    427,388       49,265,743  

Danske Bank A/S

    2,157,631       57,935,536  

Demant A/S(a)

    311,928       14,129,989  

DSV A/S

    583,136       104,328,696  

Genmab A/S(a)

    206,669       57,148,528  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    10,237,260       1,170,163,706  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    1,146,834       58,764,554  

Orsted A/S(c)

    587,807       33,131,595  

Pandora A/S

    279,810       40,884,974  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    27,845       7,591,295  

Tryg A/S

    1,109,577       23,716,223  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    3,159,065       89,069,866  
   

 

 

 
       1,791,606,041  
Finland — 1.1%            

Elisa OYJ

    444,870       20,268,927  

Fortum OYJ

    1,403,136       19,181,073  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    854,810       16,694,100  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    1,066,188       52,777,697  

Metso OYJ

    2,074,241       20,731,285  

Neste OYJ

    1,323,364       45,622,333  

Nokia OYJ

    16,914,160       61,148,463  

Nordea Bank Abp

    10,043,517       123,760,146  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    338,106       15,565,619  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    1,430,956       59,893,290  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    1,819,642       23,154,519  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    1,674,227       60,895,353  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    1,480,589       21,840,986  
   

 

 

 
      541,533,791  
France — 11.8%            

Accor SA

    621,410       24,541,651  

Aeroports de Paris SA

    108,323       14,494,678  

Air Liquide SA

    1,642,972       307,454,770  

Airbus SE

    1,859,605       296,208,752  

Alstom SA(b)

    901,319       11,365,999  

Amundi SA(c)

    189,319       12,805,081  

ArcelorMittal SA

    1,600,566       44,079,614  

Arkema SA

    188,294       20,492,595  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
France (continued)            

AXA SA

    5,710,766     $ 191,683,631  

BioMerieux

    128,708       13,852,614  

BNP Paribas SA

    3,295,281       221,390,707  

Bollore SE

    2,283,630       15,083,445  

Bouygues SA

    631,752       23,142,712  

Bureau Veritas SA

    914,722       24,330,581  

Capgemini SE

    490,060       108,950,821  

Carrefour SA

    1,853,290       31,639,917  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    1,439,338       101,770,595  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    2,128,099       70,658,551  

Covivio SA/France

    156,209       7,564,248  

Credit Agricole SA

    3,342,187       47,876,331  

Danone SA

    2,017,051       134,383,229  

Dassault Aviation SA

    63,856       12,094,860  

Dassault Systemes SE

    2,096,188       108,662,750  

Edenred SE

    782,893       46,761,008  

Eiffage SA

    228,369       23,894,286  

Engie SA

    5,729,407       91,512,789  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    924,894       181,254,254  

Eurazeo SE

    136,639       11,638,943  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    423,335       25,491,868  

Euronext NV(c)

    266,558       23,445,684  

Gecina SA

    142,567       15,723,227  

Getlink SE

    1,108,710       19,104,273  

Hermes International SCA

    99,077       209,018,691  

Ipsen SA

    117,956       13,600,223  

Kering SA

    233,517       95,922,570  

Klepierre SA

    667,185       17,273,868  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    326,717       13,243,015  

Legrand SA

    831,287       80,564,680  

L’Oreal SA

    756,644       362,095,025  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    866,217       720,743,252  

Orange SA

    5,832,914       69,364,561  

Pernod Ricard SA

    641,526       105,200,993  

Publicis Groupe SA

    717,959       71,934,847  

Remy Cointreau SA

    70,995       7,193,501  

Renault SA

    597,250       22,492,243  

Safran SA

    1,072,240       200,196,697  

Sanofi SA

    3,570,795       357,599,178  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    86,030       23,179,683  

Schneider Electric SE

    1,707,133       335,366,265  

SEB SA

    78,082       9,534,619  

Societe Generale SA

    2,310,657       59,395,484  

Sodexo SA

    274,419       30,956,917  

Teleperformance SE

    186,481       29,123,489  

Thales SA

    330,123       48,281,826  

TotalEnergies SE

    7,188,877       466,382,596  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    370,696       26,543,574  

Veolia Environnement SA

    2,125,946       69,271,486  

Vinci SA

    1,588,164       200,620,473  

Vivendi SE

    2,205,312       24,852,891  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    744,802       10,068,597  
   

 

 

 
       5,963,375,708  
Germany — 7.9%            

adidas AG

    508,181       95,938,468  

Allianz SE, Registered

    1,265,197       338,030,214  

BASF SE

    2,799,803       133,841,758  

Bayer AG, Registered

    3,081,777       95,894,465  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,000,330       104,087,432  

Bechtle AG

    256,126       13,280,862  

Beiersdorf AG

    316,018       46,245,964  

Brenntag SE

    434,948       38,453,749  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Germany (continued)            

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    125,868     $ 13,267,962  

Commerzbank AG

    3,301,861       37,917,224  

Continental AG

    344,565       28,147,736  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    605,030       31,948,898  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    1,677,957       59,965,415  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    551,732       12,518,404  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    6,079,957       78,539,214  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    596,018       118,690,815  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    1,876,413       15,603,072  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    3,105,630       148,741,505  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    10,153,663       249,250,181  

E.ON SE

    7,042,791       95,283,864  

Evonik Industries AG

    728,655       13,404,442  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    643,333       24,864,563  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    1,321,362       37,094,374  

GEA Group AG

    514,487       20,604,709  

Hannover Rueck SE

    187,612       44,973,763  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    446,689       41,249,245  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    503,198       6,654,669  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    325,040       22,229,698  

Infineon Technologies AG

    4,096,629       149,350,489  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    226,972       14,019,178  

LEG Immobilien SE(a)

    232,440       19,287,791  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    2,517,039       169,932,293  

Merck KGaA

    405,507       66,533,760  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    168,857       38,825,318  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AGin Muenchen, Registered

    427,510       181,999,098  

Nemetschek SE

    180,616       16,666,095  

Puma SE

    330,195       13,288,299  

Rational AG

    16,071       12,345,509  

Rheinmetall AG

    136,896       47,936,976  

RWE AG

    1,983,355       73,236,615  

SAP SE

    3,275,758       567,513,853  

Scout24 SE(c)

    245,668       18,088,606  

Siemens AG, Registered

    2,384,120       426,814,328  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    884,589       49,228,463  

Symrise AG, Class A

    415,357       42,853,923  

Talanx AG(a)

    201,895       14,165,153  

Volkswagen AG

    93,054       13,137,465  

Vonovia SE

    2,299,901       71,647,327  

Wacker Chemie AG

    57,068       6,187,354  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

    701,136       13,999,322  
   

 

 

 
       3,993,779,880  
Hong Kong — 2.0%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    36,009,200       282,399,125  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    11,511,000       27,589,484  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)

    5,394,300       8,502,179  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    6,141,184       27,711,110  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    8,410,184       43,437,087  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    1,971,292       11,707,190  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    5,157,500       41,019,858  

ESR Group Ltd.(c)

    6,767,400       8,650,584  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    184,673       8,627,923  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    6,791,000       35,244,472  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    6,163,000       7,154,992  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    2,378,900       24,764,749  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    4,543,764       11,839,327  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    11,716,440       14,074,488  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    34,781,513       24,751,462  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    3,791,200       114,944,628  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    3,431,200       10,710,508  
 

 

 

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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Hong Kong (continued)            

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    495,800     $ 19,908,410  

Link REIT

    8,033,929       40,295,630  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    4,861,000       15,814,339  

New World Development Co. Ltd.(b)

    4,653,033       5,703,000  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    4,338,500       25,402,719  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    7,595,200       19,935,648  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    11,538,000       12,052,178  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,119,000       6,249,936  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    4,533,000       42,308,238  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    1,495,500       11,570,729  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    3,599,655       6,726,939  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    4,315,533       45,835,727  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    25,510,500       15,051,056  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)(b)

    3,345,168       9,773,537  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    5,220,912       15,296,401  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    5,641,000       4,676,525  
   

 

 

 
      999,730,178  
Ireland — 0.9%            

AIB Group PLC

    4,914,354       21,585,926  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    3,314,230       30,477,591  

CRH PLC

    2,219,504       157,455,202  

Flutter Entertainment PLC(a)

    554,222       113,757,448  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    490,964       43,761,588  

Kingspan Group PLC

    483,890       39,299,897  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    816,807       30,438,137  
   

 

 

 
       436,775,789  
Israel — 0.7%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    129,148       8,702,333  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    3,952,516       33,627,654  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    4,775,493       36,270,660  

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

    293,459       46,639,439  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)(b)

    130,639       30,501,594  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    83,867       17,300,361  

Global-e Online Ltd.(a)(b)

    282,894       10,684,906  

ICL Group Ltd.

    2,419,301       11,003,683  

Isracard Ltd.

    1       4  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    3,847,990       18,666,175  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    480,364       17,877,855  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    83,047       17,443,192  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    198,102       41,102,573  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)

    3,515,894       42,542,318  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    175,180       22,226,838  
   

 

 

 
      354,589,585  
Italy — 2.6%            

Amplifon SpA

    392,710       12,817,470  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    3,180,016       70,936,355  

Banco BPM SpA

    3,809,197       20,551,730  

DiaSorin SpA

    77,210       7,100,152  

Enel SpA

    25,513,913       174,091,016  

Eni SpA

    7,413,097       118,174,697  

Ferrari NV

    395,411       137,894,508  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    1,917,311       27,644,482  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    1,059,058       12,806,158  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    48,749,212       150,210,631  

Leonardo SpA

    887,232       15,485,802  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    1,735,154       22,980,380  

Moncler SpA

    646,055       39,743,186  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    1,859,454       14,262,871  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    1,643,203       17,818,314  

Prysmian SpA

    823,947       36,261,769  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    329,039       18,161,066  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Italy (continued)            

Snam SpA

    6,327,150     $ 30,901,444  

Stellantis NV

    6,941,026       152,887,506  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    31,605,329       9,526,077  

Tenaris SA, NVS

    1,476,994       23,328,066  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    4,413,258       37,212,807  

UniCredit SpA

    5,038,573       147,590,168  
   

 

 

 
       1,298,386,655  
Japan — 23.1%            

Advantest Corp.

    2,400,400       95,530,685  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    2,050,800       49,008,328  

AGC Inc.

    627,900       23,614,215  

Aisin Corp.

    457,200       17,069,602  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    1,397,900       57,404,647  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    488,000       10,783,903  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,507,100       56,015,804  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    674,200       12,810,399  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    3,901,000       29,583,392  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    5,668,150       65,991,280  

Azbil Corp.

    357,500       11,552,499  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    1,877,500       40,652,640  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.(b)

    409,400       9,518,140  

Bridgestone Corp.

    1,786,000       77,392,170  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    712,400       11,934,531  

Canon Inc.

    3,138,000       86,442,876  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    538,800       20,549,168  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    2,255,500       56,370,893  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,644,800       12,188,398  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    2,001,100       25,959,642  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2,106,700       75,778,460  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    3,317,500       15,809,362  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    678,600       19,638,645  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    950,100       18,735,967  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    2,941,152       64,507,587  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    5,802,185       173,711,814  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    827,800       132,640,209  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    192,100       21,851,473  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,849,500       57,190,132  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    7,253       12,815,330  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    4,148,400       29,731,010  

Denso Corp.

    5,922,900       93,037,207  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    653,200       17,336,756  

Disco Corp.

    288,200       77,767,594  

East Japan Railway Co.

    948,800       54,264,359  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    788,600       37,134,092  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    8,960,450       36,187,253  

FANUC Corp.

    2,989,000       82,682,803  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    549,000       146,570,244  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    393,800       19,721,505  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    1,167,700       74,014,546  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    550,600       76,210,883  

GLP J-REIT

    14,457       12,907,694  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    438,800       17,334,752  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    715,400       21,888,036  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    62,400       10,873,188  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    95,148       11,070,734  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    336,500       9,547,314  

Hitachi Ltd.

    2,919,800       229,351,308  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    14,489,400       161,963,381  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    339,900       12,366,022  

Hoya Corp.

    1,109,200       140,900,644  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    1,200,100       13,251,917  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    352,600       17,742,809  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Japan (continued)            

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    3,191,315     $ 17,721,306  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    489,780       7,394,178  

Inpex Corp.

    3,019,343       41,040,286  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    1,823,400       24,880,186  

ITOCHU Corp.

    3,729,000       169,237,315  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    441,200       8,477,996  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    1,562,200       34,574,144  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    21,883       14,855,123  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    4,549,800       47,317,220  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,495,300       62,177,438  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    615,400       11,521,445  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    4,003       15,345,663  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    3,758,800       99,072,135  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    1,799,575       28,413,162  

JSR Corp.

    550,400        15,011,972  

Kajima Corp.

    1,303,700       23,266,947  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    2,204,500       30,074,090  

Kao Corp.

    1,457,400       57,665,764  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    431,200       21,009,695  

KDDI Corp.

    4,695,200       155,575,620  

KDX Realty Investment Corp.

    12,864       13,954,117  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    404,800       18,317,145  

Keyence Corp.

    610,692       273,222,304  

Kikkoman Corp.

    444,600       27,355,447  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    566,700       17,486,920  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,432,700       34,967,523  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    471,600       12,050,654  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    357,000       4,446,849  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    649,000       9,935,729  

Komatsu Ltd.

    2,902,000       82,561,757  

Konami Group Corp.

    311,900       19,181,286  

Kose Corp.

    104,300       6,823,582  

Kubota Corp.

    3,149,300       47,672,416  

Kyocera Corp.

    4,015,600       58,788,665  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    837,000       13,184,395  

Lasertec Corp.

    236,400       61,565,414  

LY Corp.

    8,366,722       26,029,142  

M3 Inc.

    1,380,100       21,777,974  

Makita Corp.

    701,000       18,867,408  

Marubeni Corp.

    4,491,400       76,608,296  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    1,076,000       19,558,206  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    1,762,600       21,368,784  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(b)

    269,500       11,999,346  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    726,408       17,567,893  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    1,134,900       23,458,617  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    889,900       15,257,240  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    4,009,100       24,173,830  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    10,822,000       186,516,545  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    6,061,400       89,952,988  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    3,520,800       48,783,901  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    2,696,100       19,116,546  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    1,002,500       66,870,229  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    35,820,280       335,512,314  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    4,086,300       165,728,989  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    566,000       16,657,528  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    2,788,100       69,991,811  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    1,078,800       38,750,998  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    7,556,416       137,236,300  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    759,500       7,153,134  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    1,345,288       55,553,311  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    5,405,400       109,146,494  

NEC Corp.

    781,900       51,093,024  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Japan (continued)            

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    1,070,000     $ 17,076,158  

Nidec Corp.

    1,307,300       48,758,128  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    3,259,200       182,094,400  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    4,767       19,287,801  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    235,900       14,041,080  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,972,500       23,412,372  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    7,023       12,495,332  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    538,900       13,655,350  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    2,675,435       64,383,427  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    93,467,600       117,372,326  

Nippon Yusen KK

    1,520,000       52,380,506  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    394,000       15,713,826  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    7,269,600       28,539,177  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    627,000       20,284,312  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    251,100       32,864,397  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    461,000       38,243,565  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    9,412,400       50,696,557  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    364,500       9,974,799  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    13,303       14,557,011  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    1,217,571       37,237,608  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    1,976,755       28,472,438  

Obayashi Corp.

    2,015,800       18,659,329  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    216,900       33,317,910  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    968,700       14,802,212  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    2,638,500       10,316,089  

Olympus Corp.

    3,762,500       55,698,779  

Omron Corp.

    549,900       24,726,392  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,215,600       21,910,129  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    247,900       7,752,357  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    120,600       9,504,381  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    3,423,100        127,134,174  

ORIX Corp.

    3,669,500       70,855,350  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,172,700       24,693,370  

Otsuka Corp.

    357,800       15,055,424  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,308,500       51,434,937  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    1,190,900       25,743,070  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    6,918,468       65,163,505  

Rakuten Group Inc.(a)(b)

    4,640,700       20,385,471  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,522,400       178,628,990  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    4,607,000       75,589,706  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    6,654,900       36,736,771  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    1,725,700       13,563,992  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    1,084,000       18,709,011  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    771,880       18,961,738  

SCSK Corp.

    480,400       9,432,468  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    658,600       47,801,405  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    902,600       13,175,621  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,189,800       16,987,415  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    1,893,700       42,748,751  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,357,080       93,092,443  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    979,700       12,687,213  

Sharp Corp./Japan(a)

    804,500       5,409,702  

Shimadzu Corp.

    741,700       20,509,464  

Shimano Inc.

    239,600       34,400,643  

Shimizu Corp.

    1,727,300       11,562,761  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    5,706,700       224,628,156  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    818,700       39,294,663  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    1,253,200       34,935,063  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    1,446,300       13,219,187  

SMC Corp.

    179,300       99,806,357  

SoftBank Corp.

    9,018,900       119,823,690  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    3,223,300       139,151,803  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Japan (continued)            

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    964,750     $ 50,023,675  

Sony Group Corp.

    3,956,200       387,977,838  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    264,300       10,327,848  

Subaru Corp.

    1,927,000       38,442,316  

SUMCO Corp.(b)

    1,085,600       16,458,150  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    4,524,000       10,652,122  

Sumitomo Corp.

    3,256,800       74,899,355  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    2,219,400       29,499,379  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    774,300       21,400,624  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    3,986,400       207,346,012  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    2,046,120       41,931,664  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    887,700       27,917,396  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    432,000       14,093,899  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    1,154,200       51,845,115  

Sysmex Corp.

    526,100       28,500,040  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    1,567,600       25,957,487  

Taisei Corp.

    552,400       20,139,723  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    4,964,010       145,894,632  

TDK Corp.

    1,216,000       60,501,850  

Terumo Corp.

    2,107,800       71,353,142  

TIS Inc.

    687,100       15,282,367  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    590,900       15,648,958  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    348,300       11,345,783  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    5,638,100       148,662,159  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    4,786,500       25,484,058  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    1,479,600       274,572,950  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,217,800       27,975,134  

Tokyu Corp.

    1,635,400       19,190,241  

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

    763,400       21,042,692  

Toray Industries Inc.

    4,341,600       21,692,491  

Tosoh Corp.

    807,300       10,409,843  

TOTO Ltd.

    434,000       11,746,326  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    458,800       38,804,892  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    33,267,120       664,271,695  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    666,400       43,670,142  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan(a)

    419,500       23,999,328  

Unicharm Corp.

    1,266,100       43,564,436  

USS Co. Ltd.

    654,280       12,373,354  

West Japan Railway Co.

    682,600       28,429,959  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    795,200       17,368,429  

Yamaha Corp.

    430,400       9,464,735  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    2,800,700       26,471,504  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    876,700       15,155,009  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    750,600       28,287,333  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    707,600       13,904,834  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    287,100       14,058,915  

ZOZO Inc.

    434,200       9,507,462  
   

 

 

 
       11,714,882,736  
Netherlands — 4.9%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    1,488,993       21,914,080  

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    68,114       85,427,671  

Aegon Ltd.

    5,250,319       30,973,924  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    627,159       48,015,293  

Akzo Nobel NV

    535,102       41,102,506  

ASM International NV

    147,506       81,752,782  

ASML Holding NV

    1,264,657       1,097,201,086  

ASR Nederland NV

    494,938       23,324,692  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    239,847       36,043,795  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    1,643,901       16,654,744  

EXOR NV, NVS(b)

    292,754       28,324,682  

Ferrovial SE

    1,603,946       61,166,843  

Heineken Holding NV

    406,549       34,112,561  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Netherlands (continued)            

Heineken NV

    903,429     $ 90,880,897  

IMCD NV

    178,748       27,284,224  

ING Groep NV

    11,338,646       161,104,754  

JDE Peet’s NV

    385,076       9,505,741  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    3,018,515       84,890,154  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    10,495,211       35,701,985  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    2,469,209       52,237,492  

NN Group NV

    846,892       34,712,606  

OCI NV

    327,615       9,357,990  

Prosus NV

    4,588,592       136,518,306  

Qiagen NV, NVS

    691,869       30,017,981  

Randstad NV

    342,309       19,463,759  

Universal Music Group NV

    2,571,480       75,801,376  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    778,518       114,766,817  
   

 

 

 
       2,488,258,741  
New Zealand — 0.2%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    4,145,853       21,375,575  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    493,674       11,305,288  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    1,820,500       26,293,551  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    2,175,008       8,973,946  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    4,017,115       13,609,139  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    5,711,772       18,556,367  
   

 

 

 
      100,113,866  
Norway — 0.6%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    1,093,576       11,749,658  

Aker BP ASA

    973,529       25,838,995  

DNB Bank ASA

    2,881,223       56,010,141  

Equinor ASA

    2,826,138       80,875,826  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    617,747       9,936,135  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    277,747       14,154,915  

Mowi ASA

    1,455,675       26,202,624  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    4,142,526       24,277,284  

Orkla ASA

    2,302,354       18,034,626  

Salmar ASA

    223,088       12,383,708  

Telenor ASA

    2,174,187       24,124,902  

Yara International ASA

    513,445       16,970,716  
   

 

 

 
      320,559,530  
Portugal — 0.2%            

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    9,719,078       43,351,332  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    1,530,391       24,091,021  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    888,155       20,199,594  
   

 

 

 
      87,641,947  
Singapore — 1.3%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    11,672,900       25,297,824  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    16,717,125       24,921,327  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore

    8,137,300       17,863,712  

City Developments Ltd.

    1,563,600       7,096,851  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    5,681,800       134,575,040  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    18,808,000       14,124,885  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    5,928,298       18,199,875  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    306,800       5,920,021  

Keppel Ltd.

    4,555,800       24,208,431  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    10,858,628       12,486,070  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    7,423,000       8,038,470  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    10,621,998       101,603,334  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    1,148,311       43,796,582  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    142,248,184       10,556,692  

SembCorp.Industries Ltd.

    2,795,100       11,763,145  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(b)

    4,656,900       23,113,509  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    2,654,800       18,537,496  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    4,919,100       13,630,520  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Singapore (continued)

 

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    25,660,285     $ 45,791,874  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    3,966,800       83,614,351  

UOL Group Ltd.

    1,452,900       6,746,651  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    5,898,200       14,442,852  
   

 

 

 
      666,329,512  
Spain — 2.5%            

Acciona SA

    75,462       9,761,366  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    671,914       26,514,057  

Aena SME SA(c)

    234,603       41,502,953  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    1,409,250       98,760,761  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    18,687,871       174,907,943  

Banco Santander SA

    50,769,065       204,043,879  

CaixaBank SA

    12,822,480       54,674,929  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    1,772,907       68,216,787  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    200,810       5,218,063  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    951,003       15,399,814  

Enagas SA

    820,886       13,363,845  

Endesa SA

    988,051       19,575,220  

Grifols SA(a)

    932,701       10,159,675  

Iberdrola SA

    18,945,257       228,119,013  

Iberdrola SA, NVS

    328,971       3,961,129  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    3,412,366       145,903,780  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    386,104       10,396,913  

Redeia Corp. SA

    1,347,914       22,429,450  

Repsol SA

    4,089,727       60,398,236  

Telefonica SA

    15,399,556       62,658,222  
   

 

 

 
       1,275,966,035  
Sweden — 3.0%            

Alfa Laval AB

    908,775       33,345,503  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    3,139,816       86,111,709  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    8,425,988       134,473,826  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    4,896,252       67,803,060  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    1,205,438       16,412,027  

Boliden AB

    857,858       22,769,838  

Epiroc AB

    2,069,298       36,561,907  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    1,221,439       19,044,550  

EQT AB

    1,113,897       29,910,521  

Essity AB, Class B

    1,912,064       44,901,553  

Evolution AB(c)

    574,087       67,032,456  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)

    2,041,758       13,551,744  

Getinge AB, Class B

    716,378       15,314,104  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    2,026,288       28,588,376  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    6,512,640       71,076,256  

Holmen AB, Class B

    240,730       9,486,997  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    1,106,020       8,603,629  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    407,017       12,813,704  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    457,108       14,366,482  

Indutrade AB

    855,833       20,791,674  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    464,291       11,677,196  

Investor AB, Class B

    5,429,505       127,836,424  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    238,004       12,409,720  

Lifco AB, Class B

    725,099       17,494,393  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    4,746,958       28,363,932  

Saab AB, Class B

    252,472       16,256,910  

Sagax AB, Class B

    618,387       15,027,615  

Sandvik AB

    3,344,574       70,289,176  

Securitas AB, Class B

    1,542,390       14,982,858  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    4,977,740       70,694,542  

Skanska AB, Class B

    1,065,604       18,477,146  

SKF AB, Class B

    1,067,345       21,032,158  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    1,897,755       25,835,880  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Sweden (continued)

   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    4,568,934     $ 49,254,624  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    2,659,542       54,196,087  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)

    610,647       17,139,719  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    1,670,709       14,244,517  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    9,172,776       50,849,060  

Telia Co. AB

    7,379,000       19,031,710  

Volvo AB, Class A

    630,907       15,510,940  

Volvo AB, Class B

    4,733,781       113,446,578  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)

    1,865,075       4,862,253  
   

 

 

 
      1,541,873,354  
Switzerland — 10.3%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    5,017,759       212,310,428  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    500,697       21,651,671  

Alcon Inc.

    1,567,289       117,977,672  

Avolta AG, Registered(a)

    301,174       11,506,303  

Bachem Holding AG, Class B

    103,312       6,916,090  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    143,530       22,927,641  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    94,365       12,082,152  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    10,886       15,900,168  

BKW AG

    66,165       10,511,527  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    3,072       39,041,889  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    345       43,731,845  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    1,632,813       242,529,131  

Clariant AG, Registered

    674,005       8,628,393  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    695,716       20,451,786  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    581,543       61,486,839  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    21,923       16,549,994  

Geberit AG, Registered

    105,040       60,463,957  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    28,964       120,447,854  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    114,027       16,467,830  

Holcim AG

    1,634,749       124,860,206  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    661,553       36,015,870  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    169,927       57,584,800  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    515,629       43,226,864  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    233,237       114,030,896  

Nestle SA, Registered

    8,375,663       954,411,210  

Novartis AG, Registered

    6,429,852       664,934,902  

Partners Group Holding AG

    71,181       96,035,623  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    100,393       30,411,794  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    2,203,881       627,480,961  

Sandoz Group AG(a)

    1,283,783       44,027,317  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    127,281       31,704,260  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    73,350       17,460,294  

SGS SA

    469,329       43,368,735  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    1,629,558       24,210,288  

SIG Group AG

    955,604       20,002,895  

Sika AG, Registered

    478,178       132,004,777  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    161,459       51,601,733  

STMicroelectronics NV

    2,143,565       94,118,596  

Straumann Holding AG

    350,009       53,166,844  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    88,999       20,893,303  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    161,650       7,354,920  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    95,069       68,271,710  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    240,112       24,319,826  

Swiss Re AG

    943,374       108,016,733  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    80,994       48,457,378  

Temenos AG, Registered

    199,641       20,317,544  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    10,316,856       308,810,394  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Switzerland (continued)

 

VAT Group AG(c)

    84,425     $ 39,302,270  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    457,806       232,606,425  
   

 

 

 
       5,200,592,538  
United Kingdom — 14.2%            

3i Group PLC

    3,049,227       95,455,862  

abrdn PLC

    6,277,140       13,354,205  

Admiral Group PLC

    814,483       25,898,218  

Anglo American PLC

    3,986,223       95,022,315  

Antofagasta PLC

    1,237,062       26,962,069  

Ashtead Group PLC

    1,371,799       89,704,527  

Associated British Foods PLC

    1,087,919       32,223,451  

AstraZeneca PLC

    4,862,100       644,601,852  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    2,851,561       26,234,015  

Aviva PLC

    8,596,661       46,925,509  

BAE Systems PLC

    9,538,807       142,094,496  

Barclays PLC

    48,407,824       89,957,578  

Barratt Developments PLC

    3,080,709       20,996,045  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    335,273       20,302,331  

BP PLC

    53,768,651       314,031,316  

British American Tobacco PLC

    6,664,831       196,503,248  

BT Group PLC

    21,429,683       30,360,105  

Bunzl PLC

    1,050,324       42,684,920  

Burberry Group PLC

    1,193,916       19,666,092  

Centrica PLC

    17,484,433       30,598,616  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    641,661       44,210,443  

Compass Group PLC

    5,385,097       148,325,774  

Croda International PLC

    434,532       26,300,739  

DCC PLC

    309,420       22,494,623  

Diageo PLC

    7,051,881       254,698,879  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    570,828       10,140,132  

Entain PLC

    1,985,155       24,179,967  

Experian PLC

    2,885,421       120,098,119  

Glencore PLC

    32,940,194       174,285,189  

GSK PLC

    12,828,607       253,720,768  

Haleon PLC

    17,357,649       70,502,659  

Halma PLC

    1,181,416       32,700,516  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    1,092,292       10,539,978  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    520,152       12,690,176  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    61,126,805       477,259,902  

Imperial Brands PLC

    2,706,010       64,958,115  

Informa PLC

    4,372,144       42,941,226  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    537,916       50,969,187  

Intertek Group PLC

    502,241       28,507,534  

J Sainsbury PLC

    5,064,673       17,291,604  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    7,904,188       11,680,128  

Kingfisher PLC

    6,067,473       16,869,546  

Land Securities Group PLC

    2,213,579       18,662,022  

Legal & General Group PLC

    18,411,928       59,220,902  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    200,160,296       107,296,993  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    1,315,265       148,774,939  

M&G PLC

    7,017,333       19,840,576  

Melrose Industries PLC

    4,225,851       31,497,325  

Mondi PLC, NVS

    1,362,259       24,411,171  

National Grid PLC

    11,553,915       153,887,792  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    18,031,583       50,887,619  

Next PLC

    374,949       40,028,249  

NMC Health PLC, NVS(d)

    473,933       6  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    1,761,492       12,066,059  

Pearson PLC

    2,020,245       24,783,915  

Persimmon PLC

    999,249       18,404,272  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    2,301,446       14,693,883  

Prudential PLC

    8,557,006       87,902,419  
Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    2,248,080     $ 162,538,193  

RELX PLC

    5,927,053       244,633,534  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    7,842,082       40,384,726  

Rio Tinto PLC

    3,532,301       244,503,805  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    26,403,425       100,239,284  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    3,185,911       47,431,592  

Schroders PLC

    2,475,239       12,663,567  

Segro PLC

    3,718,194       41,294,520  

Severn Trent PLC

    836,794       27,506,275  

Shell PLC

    20,758,412       643,558,677  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    2,714,475       37,961,937  

Smiths Group PLC

    1,127,005       23,096,433  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    229,582       28,895,379  

SSE PLC

    3,416,549       72,765,429  

St. James’s Place PLC

    1,692,138       13,930,192  

Standard Chartered PLC

    7,419,088       56,070,063  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    10,824,654       20,209,540  

Tesco PLC

    22,558,747       81,744,314  

Unilever PLC

    7,843,881       381,684,928  

United Utilities Group PLC

    2,101,819       28,308,899  

Vodafone Group PLC

    72,101,481       61,296,388  

Whitbread PLC

    622,094       28,198,240  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)(b)

    1,890,487       19,282,783  

WPP PLC

    3,308,055       31,990,515  
   

 

 

 
      7,181,489,329  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.3%
(Cost: $42,831,846,081)

 

    50,255,523,162  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   

Germany — 0.4%

   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    185,315       18,107,217  

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

    357,319       30,337,074  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    529,430       40,585,321  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    478,940       23,910,580  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS(b)

    82,249       30,004,640  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    646,841       83,193,471  
   

 

 

 
      226,138,303  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.4%
(Cost: $281,203,138)

 

    226,138,303  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   

Spain — 0.0%

   

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

    676,786       310,115  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $336,169)

 

    310,115  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $43,113,385,388)

 

     50,481,971,580  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 0.4%

   

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

    130,963,542       131,042,120  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Money Market Funds (continued)

   

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

    60,210,000     $ 60,210,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.4%
(Cost: $191,150,860)

 

    191,252,120  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.1%
(Cost: $43,304,536,248)

 

    50,673,223,700  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)%

 

    (39,759,287
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  50,633,464,413  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 

   
  Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

07/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

01/31/24

    

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

   

  

 

 

   
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 125,894,889      $ 5,109,569 (a)     $      $ 13,121      $ 24,541      $ 131,042,120        130,963,542      $ 341,592 (b)     $    
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     60,760,000               (550,000 )(a)                     60,210,000        60,210,000        1,646,832           
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

   
              $ 13,121      $ 24,541      $ 191,252,120         $  1,988,424      $    
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

  (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

     230        03/07/24      $ 39,476      $ 2,705,928  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     1,181        03/15/24        59,377        1,148,716  

FTSE 100 Index

     318        03/15/24        30,627        (74,752

SPI 200 Index

     145        03/21/24        17,971        258,790  
           

 

 

 
            $ 4,038,682  
           

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE 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)

   $      $      $ 4,113,434      $      $      $      $ 4,113,434  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 74,752      $      $      $      $ 74,752  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

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

 

 

 
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 8,450,400      $      $      $      $ 8,450,400  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (1,996,837    $      $      $      $ (1,996,837
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 184,106,427   

 

 

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

   $ 595,245,433      $ 49,660,277,723      $ 6      $ 50,255,523,162  

Preferred Stocks

            226,138,303               226,138,303  

Rights

     310,115                      310,115  

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     191,252,120                      191,252,120  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $  786,807,668      $ 49,886,416,026      $ 6      $ 50,673,223,700  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Equity Contracts

   $      $ 4,113,434      $      —      $ 4,113,434  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Liabilities

           

Equity Contracts

   $      $ (74,752    $      $ (74,752
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      —      $   4,038,682      $      —          4,038,682  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 9.4%            

Abacus Group

    1,687,377     $ 1,200,725  

Abacus Storage King

    1,687,112       1,256,252  

Accent Group Ltd.

    1,445,979       1,899,727  

Adbri Ltd.(a)

    1,486,439       2,956,687  

AET&D Holdings No. 1 Pty Ltd.(b)

    169,200       1  

AGL Energy Ltd.

    2,358,839       13,322,592  

Alpha HPA Ltd., NVS(a)

    2,130,183       1,197,199  

ALS Ltd.

    1,763,303       14,487,354  

Altium Ltd.

    464,293       14,915,788  

Alumina Ltd.(a)

    9,585,144       7,211,034  

AMP Ltd.

    10,614,864       6,437,593  

Ansell Ltd.

    487,051       7,660,252  

APM Human Services International Ltd.

    1,094,184       528,175  

ARB Corp. Ltd.

    299,327       6,543,392  

Arena REIT

    1,353,871       3,069,773  

Atlas Arteria Ltd.

    4,455,361       15,706,928  

AUB Group Ltd.

    396,349       7,887,387  

Audinate Group Ltd.(a)

    291,910       3,142,632  

Aussie Broadband Ltd.(a)

    835,859       2,092,661  

Austal Ltd.

    1,187,876       1,575,877  

Australian Agricultural Co. Ltd.(a)

    718,883       688,570  

Australian Clinical Labs Ltd.(c)

    467,465       917,014  

AVZ Minerals Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    10,717,468       3,290,599  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.(c)

    2,514,941       9,873,557  

Bapcor Ltd.

    1,316,045       4,817,394  

Beach Energy Ltd.

    6,133,322       6,581,891  

Bega Cheese Ltd.

    1,049,895       2,558,685  

Bellevue Gold Ltd.(a)

    4,411,469       3,816,005  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    2,175,137       13,896,812  

Boral Ltd.(a)

    1,061,327       3,657,784  

Boss Energy Ltd. (a)

    1,540,011       5,572,390  

Breville Group Ltd.

    385,827       6,818,663  

Brickworks Ltd.

    292,117       5,575,953  

BWP Trust

    1,833,816       4,106,342  

Calix Ltd.(a)(c)

    536,653       589,515  

Capricorn Metals Ltd.(a)

    1,140,612       3,400,569  

Centuria Capital Group

    2,511,290       2,801,384  

Centuria Industrial REIT

    2,087,885       4,423,084  

Centuria Office REIT

    1,368,678       1,185,039  

Cettire Ltd.(a)

    948,284       1,928,656  

Chalice Mining Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,333,876       959,025  

Challenger Ltd.

    1,728,376       7,332,082  

Champion Iron Ltd.

    1,484,995       8,146,728  

Charter Hall Group

    1,813,025       14,141,039  

Charter Hall Long Wale REIT

    2,548,006       6,204,150  

Charter Hall Retail REIT

    2,066,350       4,992,420  

Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT

    1,239,469       2,236,103  

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd.

    8,149,738        13,796,924  

Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    142,755       1,460,392  

Codan Ltd./Australia

    374,731       1,980,749  

Collins Foods Ltd.

    429,372       3,366,233  

Core Lithium Ltd.(a)(c)

    7,251,342       910,731  

Coronado Global Resources Inc.(d)

    2,897,122       3,081,602  

Corporate Travel Management Ltd.

    475,546       6,290,579  

Costa Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,514,581       3,151,231  

Credit Corp. Group Ltd.

    258,377       2,872,422  

Cromwell Property Group

    5,595,319       1,509,323  

CSR Ltd.

    1,803,972       8,123,228  

Data#3 Ltd.

    551,872       3,509,680  

De Grey Mining Ltd.(a)

    5,518,376       4,391,432  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Deep Yellow Ltd.(a)(c)

    2,757,680     $ 2,604,459  

Deterra Royalties Ltd.

    1,624,217       5,849,525  

Dexus Industria REIT

    753,552       1,376,787  

Dicker Data Ltd.

    270,670       1,991,263  

Domain Holdings Australia Ltd.

    963,490       2,090,720  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    256,821       6,605,805  

Downer EDI Ltd.

    2,542,259       6,923,714  

Eagers Automotive Ltd.

    593,200       5,469,894  

Elders Ltd.

    607,938       3,551,467  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    7,240,530       15,167,058  

EVT Ltd.

    354,493       2,891,865  

Firefinch Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    4,681,624       399,279  

FleetPartners Group Ltd., NVS(a)

    1,021,507       2,039,820  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.

    671,400       9,275,986  

G8 Education Ltd.

    2,822,119       1,953,849  

Genesis Minerals Ltd.(a)(c)

    3,689,667       3,911,332  

Gold Road Resources Ltd.

    4,135,023       4,085,599  

GrainCorp Ltd., Class A

    869,280       4,567,103  

Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd.

    1,140,120       1,784,319  

GUD Holdings Ltd.

    548,150       4,350,991  

Hansen Technologies Ltd.

    650,881       2,186,597  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    2,155,595       6,194,766  

Healius Ltd.(a)

    2,189,640       1,969,914  

HealthCo REIT

    1,739,541       1,549,850  

Helia Group Ltd.

    1,295,130       4,164,624  

HMC Capital Ltd.

    857,845       3,402,337  

HomeCo Daily Needs REIT

    6,383,263       5,254,759  

HUB24 Ltd.

    294,317       7,112,459  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    1,654,078       7,725,506  

Imdex Ltd.

    1,874,165       2,067,832  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    7,440,908       12,994,655  

Ingenia Communities Group

    1,566,556       4,537,601  

Inghams Group Ltd.

    1,448,852       4,054,323  

Insignia Financial Ltd.

    2,044,945       2,839,487  

Integral Diagnostics Ltd.(c)

    738,641       954,633  

IPH Ltd.

    833,294       3,708,189  

IRESS Ltd.

    721,159       3,828,918  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

    420,847       15,656,544  

Johns Lyng Group Ltd.

    843,241       3,721,820  

Judo Capital Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    2,422,128       1,855,285  

Jumbo Interactive Ltd.

    200,362       2,054,608  

Karoon Energy Ltd.(a)

    3,065,059       3,856,362  

Kelsian Group Ltd.

    682,239       3,173,098  

Latin Resources Ltd., NVS(c)

    8,985,266       988,826  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

    2,508,041       12,039,804  

Leo Lithium Ltd.(a)(b)

    4,370,759       1,303,250  

Lifestyle Communities Ltd.

    338,367       3,937,699  

Link Administration Holdings Ltd.

    1,957,869       2,774,035  

Liontown Resources Ltd.(a)(c)

    4,661,163       3,103,758  

Lovisa Holdings Ltd.

    250,233       3,722,839  

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.(a)(c)

    3,578,499        13,606,454  

MA Financial Group Ltd.

    433,622       1,652,292  

Maas Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    370,096       983,346  

Mader Group Ltd.(c)

    126,356       533,783  

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

    694,463       4,070,516  

McMillan Shakespeare Ltd.

    211,811       2,385,082  

Megaport Ltd.(a)(c)

    591,527       4,830,532  

Metcash Ltd.

    3,527,408       8,367,586  

Monadelphous Group Ltd.

    353,622       3,169,030  

Mount Gibson Iron Ltd.(a)

    2,610,143       901,497  

Nanosonics Ltd.(a)(c)

    964,696       1,851,245  

National Storage REIT

    4,667,669       7,000,162  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Netwealth Group Ltd.

    474,750     $ 5,156,565  

Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd., NVS(a)

    436,465       6,686,951  

New Hope Corp. Ltd.

    2,105,357       7,363,778  

NEXTDC Ltd.(a)

    1,978,117       17,908,205  

nib holdings Ltd.

    1,844,712       9,756,419  

Nick Scali Ltd.

    260,116       2,103,042  

Nickel Industries Ltd.

    6,567,191       3,365,684  

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

    5,510,457       7,069,896  

NRW Holdings Ltd.

    1,548,556       2,736,447  

Nufarm Ltd./Australia

    1,394,687       5,027,308  

Objective Corp. Ltd.

    123,534       991,174  

oOh!media Ltd.

    2,186,647       2,282,403  

Orora Ltd.

    5,160,907       9,380,372  

Paladin Energy Ltd.(a)

    10,860,717       9,099,438  

Pepper Money Ltd./Australia

    607,357       529,947  

Perenti Ltd.(a)

    3,067,482       1,631,283  

Perpetual Ltd.

    431,870       7,267,272  

Perseus Mining Ltd.

    5,291,818       6,231,107  

PEXA Group Ltd.(a)

    510,356       3,813,878  

Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd.

    551,133       3,635,607  

Platinum Asset Management Ltd.

    1,679,358       1,286,338  

PolyNovo Ltd.(a)

    2,311,772       2,840,894  

Premier Investments Ltd.

    335,968       6,117,025  

Pro Medicus Ltd.

    200,763       13,226,066  

PWR Holdings Ltd.

    305,397       2,093,717  

Qube Holdings Ltd.

    6,430,071       13,670,679  

Ramelius Resources Ltd.

    4,150,761       4,311,277  

Red 5 Ltd.(a)

    9,937,207       2,038,326  

Redox Ltd./Australia, NVS

    703,096       1,051,687  

Region RE Ltd.

    4,524,041       6,660,788  

Regis Resources Ltd.(a)

    3,057,279       4,169,724  

Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd.

    3,025,938       8,273,206  

Resolute Mining Ltd.(a)

    8,312,044       2,334,997  

Rural Funds Group

    1,436,564       1,942,583  

Sandfire Resources Ltd.(a)

    1,747,128       8,210,782  

Sayona Mining Ltd.(a)(c)

    34,247,691       879,989  

Select Harvests Ltd.(a)(c)

    435,489       1,062,814  

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.

    631,963        14,791,169  

Sigma Healthcare Ltd.

    5,010,239       3,384,518  

Silex Systems Ltd.(a)(c)

    658,409       2,194,405  

Silver Lake Resources Ltd.(a)

    3,589,598       2,824,871  

Sims Ltd.

    634,591       5,943,980  

SiteMinder Ltd.(a)

    819,626       2,802,142  

SmartGroup Corp. Ltd.

    486,525       3,066,701  

Stanmore Resources Ltd.

    1,037,490       2,662,357  

Star Entertainment Grp Ltd. (The)(a)

    9,610,952       3,487,575  

Steadfast Group Ltd.

    3,581,075       13,856,516  

Strike Energy Ltd.(a)(c)

    8,872,219       2,486,097  

Super Retail Group Ltd.

    607,240       6,266,827  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    8,714,026       4,527,049  

Technology One Ltd.

    1,120,271       11,446,014  

Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(a)

    923,323       6,884,096  

Temple & Webster Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    325,246       1,926,658  

Tyro Payments Ltd.(a)

    1,721,285       1,221,113  

Ventia Services Group Pty Ltd.

    3,140,606       6,738,092  

Viva Energy Group Ltd.(d)

    4,152,326       9,458,432  

Vulcan Steel Ltd.

    259,006       1,252,614  

Waypoint REIT Ltd.

    2,582,121       4,156,979  

Webjet Ltd.(a)

    1,492,829       7,242,771  

Weebit Nano Ltd.(a)(c)

    665,433       1,496,727  

West African Resources Ltd.(a)

    3,739,231       2,370,040  

Westgold Resources Ltd.(a)

    1,722,101       2,484,383  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.

    3,059,077     $ 16,723,195  

Worley Ltd.

    1,417,767       13,615,553  

Yancoal Australia Ltd., NVS

    1,280,107       4,993,789  
   

 

 

 
      919,537,077  
Austria — 1.1%            

ams-OSRAM AG(a)(c)

    3,946,018       9,235,406  

ANDRITZ AG

    259,327       15,964,809  

AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG(c)

    95,994       2,319,070  

BAWAG Group AG(d)

    300,736       15,483,860  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    143,455       4,709,349  

DO & CO AG(c)

    27,998       3,903,210  

EVN AG

    140,228       3,875,620  

Immofinanz AG(a)

    132,946       3,155,465  

Lenzing AG(a)(c)

    72,421       2,422,314  

Oesterreichische Post AG

    131,946       4,465,518  

Palfinger AG

    58,855       1,523,155  

Porr AG

    84,118       1,180,262  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

    568,491       11,852,611  

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

    39,355       1,869,268  

Semperit AG Holding

    38,022       595,811  

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    490,663       4,116,872  

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

    148,887       4,208,093  

Wienerberger AG

    409,358       13,872,310  
   

 

 

 
      104,753,003  
Belgium — 1.4%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    91,413       15,284,720  

Aedifica SA

    185,649       12,097,685  

Barco NV

    267,785       4,448,551  

Bekaert SA

    140,426       6,848,996  

bpost SA

    377,936       1,544,703  

Cofinimmo SA

    142,641       10,366,761  

Colruyt Group NV

    180,618       8,252,076  

Deme Group NV

    28,534       3,580,989  

Euronav NV

    381,375       6,718,078  

Fagron

    264,003       4,753,741  

Galapagos NV(a)(c)

    178,446       6,693,992  

Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV

    112,501       2,528,861  

KBC Ancora

    135,887       6,258,658  

Kinepolis Group NV

    51,847       2,295,293  

Melexis NV

    77,200       6,614,750  

Montea NV

    54,313       4,661,937  

Ontex Group NV(a)(c)

    243,341       1,922,800  

Proximus SADP

    595,578       5,651,634  

Recticel SA(c)

    155,275       1,919,675  

Retail Estates NV

    41,049       2,689,131  

Shurgard Self Storage Ltd.

    107,497       4,985,912  

Solvay SA

    282,844       7,735,354  

Tessenderlo Group SA

    97,749       2,798,561  

VGP NV

    52,903       6,204,936  

X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE(a)(c)(d)

    212,452       2,041,802  

Xior Student Housing NV

    108,843       3,259,968  
   

 

 

 
       142,159,564  
Denmark — 2.1%            

ALK-Abello A/S(a)

    511,505       8,254,094  

Alm Brand A/S

    3,268,294       5,933,162  

Amagerbanken A/S(b)

    130,550        

Ambu A/S, Class B(a)(c)

    723,361       11,998,419  

Bavarian Nordic A/S(a)(c)

    303,530       6,973,064  

Better Collective A/S(a)

    113,990       3,187,490  

cBrain A/S(c)

    41,132       1,491,143  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Denmark (continued)            

Chemometec A/S(c)

    59,870     $ 3,238,181  

D/S Norden A/S

    86,668       4,663,320  

Dfds A/S

    135,734       4,598,697  

FLSmidth & Co. A/S(c)

    197,796       8,120,599  

GN Store Nord A/S(a)

    524,480       12,368,558  

H Lundbeck A/S

    1,070,919       5,424,150  

H Lundbeck A/S, Class A

    183,908       811,462  

ISS A/S

    607,904       11,502,747  

Jyske Bank A/S, Registered

    184,683       14,146,091  

Matas A/S

    136,627       2,449,571  

Netcompany Group A/S(a)(c)(d)

    173,642       6,926,308  

Nilfisk Holding A/S(a)

    44,730       788,260  

NKT A/S(a)(c)

    206,924       14,427,551  

NTG Nordic Transport Group A/S, Class A(a)

    25,054       1,124,456  

Per Aarsleff Holding A/S

    66,047       3,040,130  

Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S

    105,340       16,978,044  

Royal Unibrew A/S

    193,524       12,676,891  

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, Class A(d)

    219,499       3,936,474  

Schouw & Co. A/S

    49,877       3,988,172  

Solar A/S, Class B

    19,735       1,285,195  

Spar Nord Bank A/S

    279,554       4,756,364  

Sydbank A/S

    219,597       9,745,533  

Topdanmark A/S

    172,478       7,649,102  

TORM PLC, Class A

    129,381       4,545,691  

Zealand Pharma A/S, Class A(a)

    191,753       13,098,960  
   

 

 

 
      210,127,879  
Finland — 1.2%            

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    146,185       8,310,632  

Citycon OYJ

    307,768       1,609,482  

Finnair OYJ(a)

    35,355,555       1,352,590  

Huhtamaki OYJ

    374,379       14,693,596  

Kemira OYJ

    412,224       7,715,712  

Kempower OYJ(a)(c)

    64,387       2,060,370  

Kojamo OYJ

    475,992       5,643,078  

Konecranes OYJ

    258,104       11,084,666  

Mandatum OYJ(a)

    1,545,018       6,975,860  

Marimekko OYJ

    109,720       1,638,699  

Metsa Board OYJ, Class B

    624,789       5,032,182  

Musti Group OYJ

    121,838       3,436,208  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    454,470       4,095,830  

Outokumpu OYJ

    1,403,990       5,993,239  

Puuilo OYJ

    235,101       2,264,583  

QT Group OYJ(a)(c)

    73,960       5,216,809  

Revenio Group OYJ

    82,370       2,261,487  

TietoEVRY OYJ

    408,742       9,485,059  

TietoEVRY OYJ, New

    12,844       296,608  

Tokmanni Group Corp.

    182,627       3,131,490  

Valmet OYJ

    604,082       17,097,756  

YIT OYJ(c)

    474,217       1,010,179  
   

 

 

 
       120,406,115  
France — 3.9%            

ABC arbitrage

    83,506       399,334  

Abivax SA, NVS

    72,366       944,728  

Air France-KLM, NVS(a)(c)

    444,432       5,664,800  

Altarea SCA

    15,256       1,335,460  

Alten SA

    112,889       17,454,921  

Antin Infrastructure Partners SA

    128,986       2,371,761  

Aperam SA

    195,752       6,032,319  

Atos SE(a)(c)

    434,122       1,853,230  

Aubay

    28,268       1,255,169  

Believe SA(a)(c)

    71,120       837,767  
Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Beneteau SACA

    141,210     $ 1,692,341  

Boiron SA

    13,589       587,746  

Bonduelle SCA

    49,102       521,672  

Carmila SA

    238,967       4,246,205  

CGG SA(a)

    2,810,097       1,347,697  

Cie. des Alpes

    83,565       1,361,307  

Cie. Plastic Omnium SA

    221,082       2,533,921  

Clariane SE(c)

    299,582       757,086  

Coface SA

    403,954       5,458,540  

Derichebourg SA

    346,478       1,787,674  

Elior Group SA(a)(c)(d)

    468,982       1,355,161  

Elis SA

    715,017       15,720,982  

Equasens

    19,934       1,147,083  

Eramet SA(c)

    32,191       2,217,223  

Esker SA(c)

    20,691       3,474,623  

Etablissements Maurel et Prom SA

    219,945       1,303,743  

Euroapi SA(a)

    200,523       1,340,129  

Eutelsat Communications SACA(a)(c)

    547,567       1,997,179  

Exclusive Networks SA(a)(c)

    52,598       1,074,326  

Fnac Darty SA

    42,718       1,141,211  

Forvia SE(a)

    603,291       10,368,903  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    135,256       18,962,559  

ICADE

    131,458       4,450,670  

ID Logistics Group SACA(a)

    10,786       3,846,623  

Imerys SA

    129,101       4,293,411  

Interparfums SA

    78,859       4,172,451  

IPSOS SA

    150,911       9,904,399  

JCDecaux SE(a)

    243,121       5,049,701  

Kaufman & Broad SA

    48,427       1,433,541  

LISI SA

    69,945       1,646,363  

Manitou BF SA(c)

    45,315       1,016,168  

Mercialys SA

    360,197       4,097,871  

Mersen SA

    85,219       3,091,391  

Metropole Television SA

    92,394       1,310,378  

Neoen SA(d)

    261,382       7,557,351  

Nexans SA

    117,704       10,713,216  

Nexity SA(c)

    171,181       2,853,290  

OVH Groupe SAS, NVS(a)(c)

    145,600       1,555,218  

Peugeot Invest

    19,222       2,074,609  

Pierre & Vacances SA, NVS(a)

    501,676       724,961  

Quadient SA

    131,671       2,789,715  

Rexel SA

    935,505       24,915,557  

Rubis SCA

    372,155       9,410,506  

SCOR SE

    585,215        17,457,640  

Seche Environnement SACA, NVS

    8,644       1,076,149  

SES SA, Class A

    1,469,433       9,015,750  

Societe BIC SA

    93,587       6,475,521  

Societe pour l’Informatique Industrielle, NVS

    34,314       2,586,658  

SOITEC(a)

    96,217       13,906,150  

Sopra Steria Group SACA

    59,229       13,892,405  

SPIE SA

    535,959       17,728,219  

Television Francaise 1 SA

    154,604       1,363,378  

Trigano SA

    33,421       5,264,490  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a)(c)

    367,205       8,099,838  

Valeo SE

    792,339       10,342,043  

Vallourec SACA(a)(c)

    609,203       8,715,377  

Valneva SE(a)(c)

    398,853       1,625,902  

Verallia SA(d)

    283,421       9,994,656  

Vicat SACA

    64,973       2,527,811  

Virbac SACA

    16,254       5,865,882  

Voltalia SA(a)(c)

    141,296       1,209,107  

VusionGroup(a)

    30,630       4,547,974  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Waga Energy SA(a)(c)

    17,120     $ 441,446  

Wavestone

    28,802       1,908,020  

Wendel SE

    101,997       9,247,307  
   

 

 

 
       378,745,913  
Germany — 4.2%            

1&1 AG

    137,243       2,710,237  

About You Holding SE(a)

    158,510       697,508  

Adesso SE

    11,536       1,157,348  

Adtran Networks SE(a)

    71,981       1,555,798  

AIXTRON SE

    434,472       16,170,276  

Amadeus Fire AG

    20,863       2,520,336  

Aroundtown SA(a)(c)

    3,574,120       7,972,914  

Atoss Software AG

    15,091       4,134,955  

Aurubis AG

    121,191       8,717,667  

Auto1 Group SE(a)(d)

    415,189       1,727,354  

BayWa AG(c)

    53,844       1,729,579  

Befesa SA(d)

    138,556       4,868,995  

Bertrandt AG

    22,435       1,198,940  

Bilfinger SE

    107,700       4,565,686  

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA(a)

    285,080       1,171,174  

CANCOM SE

    141,241       4,483,495  

Ceconomy AG(a)

    541,068       1,314,334  

Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGaA

    19,092       2,080,621  

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA

    102,426       4,391,482  

CropEnergies AG(c)

    103,337       1,285,416  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    239,113       16,182,486  

CureVac NV(a)

    380,461       1,392,748  

Datagroup SE

    17,442       1,000,912  

Dermapharm Holding SE

    71,890       3,057,885  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG(c)(d)

    522,144       3,142,307  

Deutz AG

    444,619       2,687,105  

Duerr AG

    199,494       4,561,119  

Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG

    56,136       2,791,996  

Elmos Semiconductor SE

    30,274       2,114,449  

ElringKlinger AG

    104,459       575,813  

Encavis AG(a)

    466,436       6,493,869  

Energiekontor AG

    26,735       2,183,254  

Evotec SE(a)

    544,058       8,322,512  

Fielmann Group AG

    97,463       5,071,237  

flatexDEGIRO AG(a)(c)

    275,430       3,011,844  

Formycon AG(a)

    33,915       1,844,723  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide(a)

    141,983       8,333,264  

Freenet AG

    455,518       12,587,187  

Gerresheimer AG

    135,002       13,763,311  

GFT Technologies SE

    63,609       2,249,252  

Grand City Properties SA(a)

    269,979       2,620,613  

GRENKE AG(c)

    108,114       2,618,229  

Hamborner REIT AG(c)

    273,750       1,934,971  

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, NVS

    100,550       1,795,480  

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG(a)

    980,728       1,157,819  

Hensoldt AG

    244,228       7,331,942  

Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA

    34,051       2,444,825  

Hugo Boss AG

    216,334       13,511,054  

Hypoport SE(a)(c)

    17,062       3,624,178  

Ionos SE(a)(c)

    80,253       1,696,552  

Jenoptik AG

    198,810       6,208,681  

JOST Werke SE(d)

    48,928       2,362,773  

K+S AG, Registered(c)

    732,249       10,270,693  

KION Group AG

    276,715       12,625,098  

Kloeckner & Co. SE

    209,411       1,514,487  

Knaus Tabbert AG(c)

    15,801       701,135  

Kontron AG

    146,899       3,406,655  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Krones AG

    54,217     $ 6,718,835  

LANXESS AG

    317,484       8,475,653  

MBB SE(c)

    8,158       789,958  

Medios AG(a)

    50,397       820,748  

METRO AG(a)

    415,730       2,802,004  

MorphoSys AG(a)(c)

    131,481       5,506,655  

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA

    51,336       2,085,173  

Nagarro SE(a)(c)

    31,403       3,069,260  

Nordex SE(a)(c)

    455,843       4,651,094  

Norma Group SE

    115,258       1,874,336  

Northern Data AG(a)(c)

    60,647       1,808,618  

Patrizia SE

    160,408       1,368,599  

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    13,132       2,203,458  

PNE AG

    131,687       1,897,899  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE(c)

    538,010       3,784,746  

PVA TePla AG(a)

    81,681       1,848,488  

Redcare Pharmacy NV(a)(d)

    58,005       8,074,024  

SAF-Holland SE

    174,120       2,811,472  

Salzgitter AG

    89,469       2,495,415  

Secunet Security Networks AG

    6,127       1,097,476  

SGL Carbon SE(a)(c)

    234,968       1,487,414  

Siltronic AG

    69,256       6,509,247  

Sixt SE(c)

    53,196       5,184,269  

SMA Solar Technology AG(a)(c)

    59,245       3,038,672  

Stabilus SE

    94,220       6,602,315  

Steico SE(c)

    20,108       616,443  

Stratec SE(c)

    28,899       1,319,516  

Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA

    130,573       7,666,212  

Suedzucker AG

    233,811       3,299,996  

SUESS MicroTec SE

    70,026       2,378,956  

Synlab AG, NVS

    254,960       2,740,749  

TAG Immobilien AG(a)

    671,763       9,402,554  

Takkt AG

    94,987       1,387,861  

TeamViewer SE(a)(d)

    532,797       7,638,520  

thyssenkrupp AG

    1,910,911       11,793,542  

Thyssenkrupp Nucera AG & Co. KGaa(a)

    96,668       1,576,513  

United Internet AG, Registered(e)

    368,320       9,680,418  

Varta AG(a)(c)

    73,291       1,376,957  

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG

    72,627       1,588,692  

Vib Vermoegen AG(a)

    30,231       470,457  

Vitesco Technologies Group AG(a)

    30,731       2,685,700  

Vossloh AG

    43,853       1,945,235  

Wacker Neuson SE

    80,953       1,500,064  

Wuestenrot & Wuerttembergische AG

    102,690       1,486,679  
   

 

 

 
       409,207,465  
Hong Kong — 1.4%            

ASMPT Ltd.

    1,184,200       11,427,975  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    4,156,000       4,726,034  

Brightoil Petroleum Holdings Ltd.(b)

    12,938,512       17  

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.

    1,270,000       1,277,391  

Champion REIT

    8,712,000       2,074,484  

Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd.

    1,292,000       1,408,026  

CITIC Telecom International Holdings Ltd.

    6,709,000       2,392,248  

Citychamp Watch & Jewellery Group Ltd.(a)

    5,546,000       766,145  

CK Life Sciences International Holdings Inc.(c)

    14,480,000       984,146  

C-Mer Eye Care Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    2,438,000       823,988  

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd.

    7,230,000       603,377  

Cowell e Holdings Inc.(a)(c)

    983,000       2,015,313  

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd.

    1,849,200       1,111,653  

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

    716,400       1,442,789  

EC Healthcare(c)

    1,687,000       248,574  

E-Commodities Holdings Ltd.

    5,528,000       1,048,813  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Hong Kong (continued)            

Far East Consortium International Ltd.

    5,036,500     $ 812,715  

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

    9,080,000       3,448,918  

Fortune REIT

    6,025,000       3,449,902  

Fosun Tourism Group(a)(d)

    968,000       496,402  

Giordano International Ltd.(c)

    3,860,000       1,012,158  

Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd.

    10,187,000       640,112  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    3,099,000       3,730,648  

Health and Happiness H&H International Holdings Ltd.(c)

    860,500       1,124,116  

HKBN Ltd.(c)

    3,224,000       1,339,770  

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    8,596,000       1,141,187  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    2,445,000       4,220,051  

IGG Inc.(a)(c)

    2,982,000       1,061,405  

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    1,412,250       1,852,006  

JS Global Lifestyle Co. Ltd.(c)(d)

    5,151,500       796,460  

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.(c)

    1,343,388       1,492,577  

Kerry Properties Ltd.(c)

    2,232,500       3,545,171  

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.

    1,350,000       3,344,527  

Man Wah Holdings Ltd.

    6,004,000       3,742,617  

Melco International Development
Ltd.(a)(c)

    2,612,000       1,694,089  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR(a)

    839,940       6,559,931  

Nissin Foods Co. Ltd.

    1,050,000       774,578  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    3,742,000       3,251,501  

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

    20,342,000       5,662,385  

PAX Global Technology Ltd.

    2,698,000       1,887,715  

PCCW Ltd.

    16,616,000       8,594,659  

Perfect Medical Health Management Ltd.

    1,872,000       719,700  

Realord Group Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,664,000       1,132,328  

Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd.(a)

    5,154,000       540,382  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.(a)

    4,788,000       2,975,280  

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.(a)

    5,044,000       503,612  

SJM Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    9,770,000       2,745,649  

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.

    1,278,000       639,168  

Stella International Holdings Ltd.

    1,822,000       2,402,896  

SUNeVision Holdings Ltd.

    2,382,000       817,319  

Texhong Textile Group Ltd.(a)

    1,002,000       474,216  

Theme International Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    18,330,000       973,377  

United Energy Group Ltd.(c)

    30,204,000       3,209,785  

United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd. (The)(c)

    3,794,000       3,279,724  

Value Partners Group Ltd.(c)

    4,833,000       1,112,869  

Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.(c)

    3,296,000       2,529,940  

Viva Goods Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    14,968,000       1,341,465  

Vobile Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    5,617,000       1,041,812  

VSTECS Holdings Ltd.(c)

    3,040,000       1,638,078  

VTech Holdings Ltd.

    659,000       3,816,920  

Xinyi Electric Storage Holdings Ltd.(a)

    1        

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    3,098,500       2,921,969  
   

 

 

 
       132,843,062  
Ireland — 0.3%            

Cairn Homes PLC

    2,531,615       3,884,321  

Dalata Hotel Group PLC

    806,228       4,186,552  

Glanbia PLC

    770,980       13,781,099  

Glenveagh Properties PLC(a)(d)

    2,154,216       2,854,204  

Greencore Group PLC(a)

    1,937,710       2,514,596  

Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC

    1,654,535       2,059,814  

Origin Enterprises PLC

    430,977       1,583,573  

Uniphar PLC(a)

    888,982       2,699,632  
   

 

 

 
      33,563,791  
Security   Shares     Value  
Israel — 2.8%            

Africa Israel Residences Ltd.

    22,481     $ 1,194,385  

Airport City Ltd.(a)

    265,820       4,435,460  

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.(c)

    585,292       4,429,848  

Amot Investments Ltd.

    922,244       4,791,496  

Ashtrom Group Ltd.(c)

    169,843       2,554,571  

Aura Investments Ltd.(c)

    350,880       997,404  

Azorim-Investment Development & Construction Co. Ltd.(a)

    349,523       1,465,983  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    7,454,468       9,860,499  

Big Shopping Centers Ltd.(a)(c)

    51,781       5,265,237  

Blue Square Real Estate Ltd.(c)

    23,741       1,523,926  

Camtek Ltd./Israel(a)

    112,379       8,709,353  

Cellcom Israel Ltd.(a)(c)

    463,086       1,895,041  

Cellebrite DI Ltd.(a)

    177,834       1,607,619  

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    252,777       3,933,094  

Danel Adir Yeoshua Ltd.

    21,757        1,883,340  

Danya Cebus Ltd.

    27,367       671,093  

Delek Automotive Systems Ltd.

    218,415       1,306,794  

Delek Group Ltd.

    35,884       4,443,577  

Delta Galil Ltd.

    51,799       2,395,584  

Elco Ltd.(c)

    34,011       1,049,558  

Electra Consumer Products 1970 Ltd.(c)

    42,954       915,956  

Electra Ltd./Israel

    8,085       3,081,481  

Electra Real Estate Ltd.(c)

    100,045       1,018,056  

Energix-Renewable Energies Ltd.

    1,073,626       3,916,770  

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.(a)(c)

    448,209       8,096,162  

Equital Ltd.(a)(c)

    97,789       2,782,939  

Fattal Holdings 1998 Ltd.(a)(c)

    28,569       3,243,281  

FIBI Holdings Ltd.

    63,626       2,699,515  

First International Bank Of Israel Ltd. (The)

    215,733       8,651,567  

Fiverr International Ltd.(a)(c)

    127,706       3,437,846  

Formula Systems 1985 Ltd.

    37,654       2,522,300  

Fox Wizel Ltd.

    30,284       2,145,938  

G City Ltd.

    334,583       1,070,396  

Gav-Yam Lands Corp. Ltd.

          2  

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.

    402,988       3,342,765  

Hilan Ltd.

    59,529       3,308,912  

Inmode Ltd.(a)(c)

    302,670       7,170,252  

Isracard Ltd.

    764,074       2,742,383  

Israel Canada T.R Ltd.(c)

    557,757       1,881,218  

Israel Corp Ltd.(a)

    14,903       3,415,398  

Isras Holdings Ltd., NVS

    11,516       1,102,745  

Isras Investment Co. Ltd.

    6,555       1,383,689  

Ituran Location and Control Ltd.

    55,987       1,392,957  

Kenon Holdings Ltd./Singapore(c)

    81,773       2,019,334  

Kornit Digital Ltd.(a)

    194,851       3,333,901  

Kvutzat Acro Ltd., NVS(c)

    61,115       703,211  

M Yochananof & Sons Ltd.(c)

    18,017       809,536  

Magic Software Enterprises Ltd.

    94,348       958,029  

Matrix IT Ltd.

    136,160       2,563,454  

Maytronics Ltd.

    183,140       2,009,346  

Mega Or Holdings Ltd.

    90,813       2,075,305  

Melisron Ltd.

    91,411       6,703,510  

Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd.

    88,826       2,231,399  

Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.

    1,560,698       1,728,366  

Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd.

    2,316,094       6,267,044  

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

    960,392       2,304,941  

Nano-X Imaging Ltd.(a)(c)

    213,669       1,162,359  

Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    204,623       1,022,448  

Nayax Ltd.(a)

    28,334       691,957  

NEOGAMES SA(a)

    52,130       1,458,597  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Israel (continued)            

Nova Ltd.(a)

    110,386     $ 15,719,685  

Oddity Tech Ltd., NVS(c)

    60,558       2,501,045  

Oil Refineries Ltd.

    9,829,787       3,395,389  

One Software Technologies Ltd.

    153,519       1,930,043  

OPC Energy Ltd.(a)(c)

    425,292       3,013,457  

OY Nofar Energy Ltd.(a)

    58,061       1,475,977  

Pagaya Technologies Ltd., NVS

    921,103       1,077,691  

Partner Communications Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    502,093       2,321,550  

Paz Oil Co. Ltd.

    39,331       3,233,005  

Perion Network Ltd.(a)

    179,680       5,330,739  

Phoenix Holdings Ltd. (The)

    686,412       6,981,194  

Prashkovsky Investments and Construction Ltd.(c)

    32,077       718,900  

Radware Ltd.(a)(c)

    151,066       2,761,487  

Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd.

    36,278       2,029,365  

Reit 1 Ltd.

    743,450       3,318,834  

Retailors Ltd.

    71,637       1,423,804  

Riskified Ltd.(a)

    324,849       1,491,057  

Sapiens International Corp. NV

    119,529       3,338,463  

Sella Capital Real Estate Ltd.

    804,726       1,813,253  

Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd.

    555,069       3,129,073  

Shikun & Binui Ltd.(a)

    1,245,220       3,249,317  

Shufersal Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,007,899       5,407,841  

SimilarWeb Ltd.(a)

    53,850       334,947  

Strauss Group Ltd.(a)

    203,346       3,949,262  

Summit Real Estate Holdings Ltd.

    137,752       1,823,046  

Tadiran Group Ltd.(c)

    12,534       832,270  

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(a)

    35,723       1,537,875  

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd.

    370,447       2,295,141  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)(c)

    421,106       12,008,043  

WalkMe Ltd.(a)

    83,856       863,717  

YH Dimri Construction & Development Ltd.(c)

    27,865       2,053,692  

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.(c)

    372,436       5,586,540  
   

 

 

 
       278,724,829  
Italy — 3.1%            

A2A SpA

    6,017,993       11,931,655  

ACEA SpA

    157,325       2,482,684  

Anima Holding SpA(d)

    695,412       3,138,705  

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA

    490,976       1,260,170  

Ascopiave SpA

    272,720       661,666  

Azimut Holding SpA

    412,726       11,506,267  

Banca Generali SpA

    224,435       8,556,111  

Banca IFIS SpA

    101,015       1,748,447  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    851,789       8,716,975  

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA(a)

    3,148,105       11,049,014  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SpA

    1,547,963       11,761,433  

BFF Bank SpA(d)

    698,314       7,546,431  

Bio On SpA(b)(c)

    19,879        

BPER Banca

    3,797,542       13,697,209  

Brembo SpA

    577,224       7,109,559  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    130,229       12,910,496  

Buzzi SpA

    368,890       12,538,568  

Carel Industries SpA(d)

    166,561       4,033,435  

CIR SpA-Compagnie Industriali(a)

    4,684,741       2,151,690  

Credito Emiliano SpA

    325,947       2,962,990  

d’Amico International Shipping SA, NVS

    160,557       1,071,842  

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA

    38,692       1,315,065  

Datalogic SpA

    93,522       610,863  

De’ Longhi SpA

    288,924       9,357,999  

Digital Value SpA

    14,493       1,015,791  

El.En. SpA

    167,288       1,651,070  

Enav SpA(d)

    1,040,401       3,850,439  
Security   Shares     Value  
Italy (continued)            

ERG SpA

    227,009     $ 6,656,471  

Eurogroup Laminations SpA(a)(c)

    314,618       1,024,834  

Ferretti SpA, NVS

    582,921       1,852,091  

Fila SpA

    119,208       1,125,958  

Fincantieri SpA(a)(c)

    2,127,104       1,127,543  

GVS SpA(a)(d)

    261,910       1,670,423  

Hera SpA

    3,147,073       11,085,963  

Industrie De Nora SpA(c)

    122,270       1,923,286  

Interpump Group SpA

    291,996       14,433,780  

Iren SpA

    2,498,096       5,242,930  

Italgas SpA

    1,863,171       10,622,682  

Juventus Football Club SpA, NVS(a)(c)

    392,379       954,099  

Lottomatica Group SpA(a)(c)

    255,198       2,963,115  

LU-VE SpA, NVS

    32,925       830,841  

Maire Tecnimont SpA(c)

    562,861       2,925,199  

MARR SpA

    126,467       1,536,598  

OVS SpA(d)

    792,467       1,887,661  

Pharmanutra SpA

    14,073       941,588  

Piaggio & C SpA

    615,679       2,046,677  

Pirelli & C SpA(d)

    1,152,208       6,244,304  

RAI Way SpA(d)

    354,790       1,940,113  

Reply SpA

    86,395       11,845,652  

Safilo Group SpA(a)(c)

    842,128       1,007,423  

Saipem SpA(a)

    4,530,424       6,498,525  

Salcef Group SpA

    72,629       1,844,519  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA(c)

    218,254       2,783,755  

Sanlorenzo SpA/Ameglia

    53,356       2,545,287  

Saras SpA(c)

    1,997,182       3,381,493  

Seco SpA(a)(c)

    145,656       488,625  

Sesa SpA

    29,761       4,038,206  

SOL SpA

    130,710       3,761,903  

Spaxs SpA(c)

    218,385       1,204,569  

Tamburi Investment Partners SpA

    354,788       3,464,356  

Technogym SpA(d)

    501,577       4,966,994  

Technoprobe SpA(a)

    577,149       5,737,016  

Tinexta SpA

    77,996       1,649,396  

Tod’s SpA(a)

    37,059       1,358,572  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    1,515,812       9,412,597  

Webuild SpA

    1,542,910       3,245,327  

Wiit SpA(c)

    36,128       720,317  

Zignago Vetro SpA

    135,391       1,977,984  
   

 

 

 
       305,605,246  
Japan — 34.0%            

77 Bank Ltd. (The)

    202,300       4,865,983  

Abalance Corp.

    39,600       725,816  

ABC-Mart Inc.

    375,700       6,511,070  

Activia Properties Inc.

    2,615       7,121,601  

Adastria Co. Ltd.

    95,480       2,225,742  

ADEKA Corp.

    295,200       5,776,088  

Advance Logistics Investment Corp.

    2,292       1,991,707  

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    5,191       11,431,383  

Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.

    75,000       1,921,124  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    408,900       3,724,113  

Aeon Hokkaido Corp.

    194,200       1,257,985  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    347,700       4,303,844  

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

    6,496       6,121,060  

Ai Holdings Corp.

    132,600       2,225,961  

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    193,900       4,492,852  

Aichi Corp.

    124,700       938,103  

Aichi Financial Group Inc., NVS

    166,100       2,932,234  

Aida Engineering Ltd.

    171,800       976,812  

Aiful Corp.

    1,200,500       3,009,835  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Ain Holdings Inc.

    107,400     $ 3,504,834  

Air Water Inc.

    707,300       9,342,880  

Airtrip Corp.(c)

    50,800       625,261  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    701,000       11,495,656  

Alpen Co. Ltd.

    73,600       1,013,498  

Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.

    713,400       5,294,517  

Amada Co. Ltd.

    1,304,400       14,076,608  

Amano Corp.

    203,900       4,698,798  

Amvis Holdings Inc.

    155,000       2,855,570  

Anicom Holdings Inc.

    262,200       1,041,231  

Anritsu Corp.

    510,900       4,045,631  

Anycolor Inc.(a)(c)

    83,900       2,128,633  

AOKI Holdings Inc.

    147,700       1,175,490  

Aozora Bank Ltd.(c)

    441,400       9,703,238  

Appier Group Inc.(a)(c)

    252,700       2,956,713  

Arata Corp.

    111,000       2,463,782  

ARCLANDS Corp.

    200,262       2,293,305  

Arcs Co. Ltd.

    147,800       2,940,818  

Argo Graphics Inc.

    63,100       1,851,561  

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

    69,200       2,218,944  

Artience Co. Ltd.

    129,700       2,426,904  

As One Corp.

    110,400       4,167,784  

Asahi Holdings Inc.

    278,200       3,873,826  

Asahi Yukizai Corp.

    44,900       1,249,091  

Asics Corp.

    618,100        18,781,660  

ASKUL Corp.

    150,100       2,028,850  

Atom Corp.(a)(c)

    436,000       2,770,298  

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

    238,500       2,592,757  

Avex Inc.

    120,000       1,151,112  

Awa Bank Ltd. (The)

    121,900       2,044,618  

Axial Retailing Inc.

    46,400       1,283,587  

AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings Inc.

    145,600       1,499,351  

Bank of Nagoya Ltd. (The)

    39,400       1,481,468  

Base Co. Ltd.

    27,900       617,157  

Belc Co. Ltd.

    39,600       1,691,912  

Bell System24 Holdings Inc.

    121,700       1,483,506  

Belluna Co. Ltd.

    228,000       981,110  

Benefit One Inc.(c)

    304,300       4,342,304  

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    255,800       4,523,676  

Bengo4.com Inc.(a)(c)

    32,900       888,247  

Bic Camera Inc.

    348,600       3,249,474  

BIPROGY Inc.

    294,100       8,610,789  

BML Inc.

    77,700       1,501,678  

Bunka Shutter Co. Ltd.

    200,400       1,996,227  

C Uyemura & Co. Ltd.

    40,700       3,088,509  

C.I. Takiron Corp.

    177,700       784,226  

Calbee Inc.

    306,100       6,434,283  

Canon Electronics Inc.

    48,300       686,733  

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

    180,500       5,491,735  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    714,000       6,156,326  

Cawachi Ltd.

    59,100       1,083,072  

Central Glass Co. Ltd.

    81,500       1,524,873  

Change Holdings Inc.(c)

    169,500       1,558,756  

Chiyoda Corp.(a)(c)

    595,300       1,365,299  

Chofu Seisakusho Co. Ltd.

    65,300       934,124  

Chudenko Corp.

    102,500       1,932,679  

Chugin Financial Group Inc., NVS

    552,000       3,908,741  

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    1,109,000       7,885,322  

Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd.

    151,500       1,927,203  

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

    690,000       4,376,188  

CKD Corp.

    196,300       3,461,374  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc.

    513,500       6,969,231  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

COLOPL Inc.

    215,200     $ 919,213  

Colowide Co. Ltd.

    274,500       4,388,545  

Comforia Residential REIT Inc.

    2,616       5,482,689  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    439,800       9,629,459  

Comture Corp.

    90,900       1,124,042  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    234,800       9,751,974  

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.

    76,400       8,206,439  

Cover Corp.(a)(c)

    91,100       1,751,755  

CRE Logistics REIT Inc.

    2,461       2,574,623  

Create Restaurants Holdings Inc.

    439,700       3,300,043  

Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd.

    103,200       2,245,768  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    562,300       10,437,119  

Curves Holdings Co. Ltd.

    196,400       909,880  

CyberAgent Inc.

    1,646,100        10,623,645  

CYBERDYNE Inc.(a)(c)

    400,400       556,673  

Cybozu Inc.

    112,200       1,684,421  

Daicel Corp.

    868,800       8,511,779  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    500,900       5,219,560  

Daiei Kankyo Co. Ltd.

    153,500       2,611,394  

Daihen Corp.

    71,000       3,364,309  

Daiho Corp.

    27,500       722,332  

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    286,800       3,929,118  

Daiki Aluminium Industry Co. Ltd.

    97,700       827,469  

Daikokutenbussan Co. Ltd.

    21,200       1,200,075  

Daio Paper Corp.

    313,000       2,357,590  

Daiseki Co. Ltd.

    155,260       4,439,328  

Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Inc.

    140,600       3,896,677  

Daiwa Industries Ltd.

    119,700       1,276,844  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

    1,121       4,778,836  

Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp.

    7,802       5,613,216  

Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    312,700       6,799,565  

DCM Holdings Co. Ltd.

    412,200       3,839,822  

Demae-Can Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    202,200       575,387  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    275,400       2,780,576  

Denka Co. Ltd.

    305,000       5,318,657  

Dentsu Soken Inc.

    102,600       3,830,652  

Descente Ltd.

    133,200       3,076,525  

Dexerials Corp.

    210,800       6,074,934  

DIC Corp.

    292,500       5,520,433  

Digital Arts Inc.

    40,700       1,395,083  

Digital Garage Inc.

    128,600       3,100,462  

Dip Corp.

    134,200       2,291,895  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd.

    433,700       8,684,221  

Doshisha Co. Ltd.

    98,800       1,487,714  

Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd.

    121,400       1,792,480  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200,400       6,989,016  

DTS Corp.

    155,300       3,819,672  

Duskin Co. Ltd.

    151,700       3,522,234  

DyDo Group Holdings Inc.

    74,800       1,502,118  

Eagle Industry Co. Ltd.

    51,900       601,216  

Earth Corp.

    63,500       1,943,901  

Ebara Corp.

    363,200       22,746,162  

EDION Corp.

    257,700       2,837,621  

eGuarantee Inc.

    135,000       1,759,546  

Eiken Chemical Co. Ltd.

    120,100       1,496,931  

Eizo Corp.

    51,500       1,778,276  

Elan Corp.

    121,900       874,105  

Elecom Co. Ltd.

    163,100       1,896,859  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    556,200       9,342,780  

EM Systems Co. Ltd.

    182,900       870,364  

en Japan Inc.

    120,300       2,223,316  

Enplas Corp.(c)

    22,500       1,828,119  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

eRex Co. Ltd.(c)

    120,400     $ 669,624  

ES-Con Japan Ltd.(a)

    142,600       981,110  

Euglena Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    395,800       1,854,804  

Exedy Corp.

    120,800       2,317,605  

EXEO Group Inc.

    361,900       8,082,710  

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    190,300       5,567,892  

Fancl Corp.

    301,400       4,759,596  

FCC Co. Ltd.

    138,300       1,801,755  

Ferrotec Holdings Corp.

    181,600       3,502,404  

Financial Partners Group Co. Ltd.

    242,100       2,776,593  

Food & Life Companies Ltd.

    428,300       8,570,459  

FP Corp.

    180,400       3,495,017  

FP Partner Inc.

    28,800       1,198,018  

Freee KK(a)(c)

    163,200       3,072,108  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    1,856       5,486,108  

Fuji Co. Ltd./Ehime

    119,700       1,613,497  

Fuji Corp./Aichi

    280,600       4,754,339  

Fuji Kyuko Co. Ltd.

    81,600       2,411,987  

Fuji Media Holdings Inc.

    177,600       2,103,981  

Fuji Oil Holdings Inc.

    167,600       2,684,771  

Fuji Seal International Inc.

    149,800       1,766,561  

Fuji Soft Inc.

    206,200       9,038,237  

Fujicco Co. Ltd.

    39,600       543,527  

Fujikura Ltd.

    906,600       7,452,714  

Fujimi Inc.

    200,500       4,017,983  

Fujimori Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    43,100       1,190,375  

Fujio Food Group Inc.(a)

    79,600       792,801  

Fujitec Co. Ltd.

    212,400       5,419,481  

Fujitsu General Ltd.

    227,200       3,328,967  

Fujiya Co. Ltd.(c)

    39,200       658,442  

Fukuda Denshi Co. Ltd.

    59,900       3,193,948  

Fukui Computer Holdings Inc.

    39,600       698,962  

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

    632,900        15,554,956  

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

    2,434       2,879,033  

Fukushima Galilei Co. Ltd.

    39,600       1,379,233  

Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.

    79,900       2,209,806  

Fullcast Holdings Co. Ltd.

    69,700       841,487  

Funai Soken Holdings Inc.

    142,560       2,482,197  

Furukawa Co. Ltd.

    93,100       1,220,340  

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    260,300       4,734,971  

Fuso Chemical Co. Ltd.

    73,000       2,055,678  

Future Corp.

    164,300       1,950,019  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    63,900       5,714,337  

G-7 Holdings Inc.

    78,100       665,800  

Genky DrugStores Co. Ltd.

    33,200       1,510,526  

Geo Holdings Corp.

    104,300       1,704,067  

Giken Ltd.

    59,100       866,845  

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.

    3,735       2,782,584  

GLOBERIDE Inc.

    58,500       823,364  

Glory Ltd.

    159,100       3,287,236  

GMO Financial Gate Inc.

    17,500       1,204,473  

GMO Financial Holdings Inc.

    181,500       927,558  

GMO internet group Inc.

    252,500       4,550,648  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    161,200       9,726,529  

GNI Group Ltd.(a)

    190,797       3,419,728  

Goldcrest Co. Ltd.

    66,400       1,058,958  

Goldwin Inc.

    82,200       5,529,533  

Gree Inc.

    241,500       960,728  

GS Yuasa Corp.

    317,200       4,574,900  

G-Tekt Corp.

    80,100       995,633  

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.(a)

    167,330       2,813,215  

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,224,100       6,036,284  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Gunze Ltd.

    54,700     $ 1,999,343  

H.U. Group Holdings Inc.

    207,300       3,853,680  

H2O Retailing Corp.

    356,800       3,820,011  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,379,300       7,517,058  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    819,800       6,297,065  

Hakuto Co. Ltd.

    39,600       1,639,401  

Halows Co. Ltd.

    28,500       845,051  

Hamakyorex Co. Ltd.

    55,800       1,553,702  

Hankyu Hanshin REIT Inc.

    2,308       2,285,336  

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

    120,100       4,392,835  

Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.

    202,300       4,902,465  

Haseko Corp.

    921,300       11,980,479  

Hazama Ando Corp.

    623,000       5,031,155  

Heiwa Corp.

    203,900       3,029,514  

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    118,100       3,122,369  

Heiwa Real Estate REIT Inc.

    3,740       3,475,729  

Heiwado Co. Ltd.

    108,400       1,618,872  

Hiday Hidaka Corp.

    97,300       1,961,247  

Hino Motors Ltd.(a)

    1,079,500       3,675,258  

Hioki E.E. Corp.

    39,300       1,743,972  

Hirata Corp.

    36,500       1,669,719  

Hirogin Holdings Inc.

    939,800       6,306,338  

HIS Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    214,600       2,607,051  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

    200,300       5,709,008  

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

    603,100       3,721,311  

Hogy Medical Co. Ltd.

    85,200       2,053,992  

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.

    658,400       2,937,493  

Hokkoku Financial Holdings Inc.

    77,400       2,302,904  

Hokuetsu Corp.(c)

    433,200       4,095,649  

Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc.

    418,600       4,434,670  

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.(a)

    636,300       3,111,348  

Hokuto Corp.

    96,900       1,182,056  

Horiba Ltd.

    138,800        11,136,487  

Hoshino Resorts REIT Inc.

    935       3,263,155  

Hosiden Corp.

    147,200       1,806,968  

House Foods Group Inc.

    235,100       5,174,894  

Hulic REIT Inc.

    4,958       5,221,104  

Hyakugo Bank Ltd. (The)

    773,700       3,000,676  

Ichibanya Co. Ltd.

    49,400       2,177,354  

Ichigo Inc.

    969,100       2,583,409  

Ichigo Office REIT Investment Corp.

    3,479       1,954,957  

Idec Corp./Japan

    110,500       2,211,272  

IDOM Inc.

    213,600       1,275,832  

IHI Corp.

    530,400       10,144,638  

Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

    253,200       2,211,265  

I’ll Inc.

    33,800       750,434  

Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    179,400       4,286,547  

Inabata & Co. Ltd.

    172,100       3,744,803  

Inageya Co. Ltd.(c)

    99,000       850,765  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

    7,893       7,142,712  

Infocom Corp.

    88,200       1,464,424  

Infomart Corp.

    733,800       1,969,432  

INFRONEER Holdings Inc.

    676,328       7,069,974  

Insource Co. Ltd.

    202,300       1,143,533  

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

    422,200       8,187,055  

Invincible Investment Corp.

    25,772       10,594,891  

Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd.

    75,200       1,758,573  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    1,292,100       15,107,629  

Ispace Inc./Japan, NVS(c)

    86,400       630,377  

Ito En Ltd.

    210,400       6,107,817  

Itochu Enex Co. Ltd.

    230,700       2,470,808  

Itochu-Shokuhin Co. Ltd.

    23,200       1,185,293  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Inc.

    100,140     $ 2,805,874  

Iwatani Corp.

    170,000       7,596,702  

Iyogin Holdings Inc., NVS

    1,020,400       6,940,689  

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    122,000       2,871,975  

J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    937,100       8,678,797  

J Trust Co. Ltd.(c)

    267,800       866,569  

JAC Recruitment Co. Ltd.

    308,800       1,410,840  

Jaccs Co. Ltd.

    79,700       3,053,059  

JAFCO Group Co. Ltd.

    198,200       2,350,789  

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    231,800       9,205,454  

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

    180,700       3,106,701  

Japan Display Inc.(a)(c)

    2,469,700       333,507  

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd.

    256,500       3,876,097  

Japan Excellent Inc.

    4,550       3,761,902  

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

    17,744       9,118,613  

Japan Lifeline Co. Ltd.

    216,300       1,930,082  

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

    3,416       6,316,258  

Japan Material Co. Ltd.

    241,800       4,085,886  

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.

    124,000       5,044,056  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    3,259       7,803,073  

Japan Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd.

    39,600       1,355,627  

Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd.

    314,600       3,334,080  

Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The)

    230,700       3,796,858  

Japan Wool Textile Co. Ltd. (The)

    191,100       1,927,606  

JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.

    263,600       1,942,262  

JCU Corp.

    70,500       1,779,173  

JDC Corp.

    162,300       601,963  

Jeol Ltd.

    167,400       7,652,501  

JGC Holdings Corp.

    843,900       9,884,990  

JINS Holdings Inc.

    49,500       1,395,628  

JMDC Inc.(c)

    84,900       2,246,662  

J-Oil Mills Inc.

    40,600       562,744  

Joshin Denki Co. Ltd.

    66,800       1,114,810  

Joyful Honda Co. Ltd.

    193,000       2,559,756  

JTEKT Corp.

    786,300       7,194,518  

JTOWER Inc.(a)(c)

    39,700       1,223,037  

Juroku Financial Group Inc.

    120,500       3,378,393  

Justsystems Corp.

    131,000       2,737,102  

JVCKenwood Corp.

    595,300       2,895,013  

Kadokawa Corp.

    327,434       6,927,655  

Kaga Electronics Co. Ltd.

    65,000       3,008,850  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    290,200       7,144,752  

Kakaku.com Inc.

    504,700       5,741,115  

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    116,100       2,741,900  

Kameda Seika Co. Ltd.

    48,100       1,366,067  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    366,500       8,431,616  

Kanamoto Co. Ltd.

    110,600       2,112,566  

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

    432,300       4,445,789  

Kaneka Corp.

    180,500       4,389,295  

Kanematsu Corp.

    291,300       4,516,405  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    681,500        11,394,553  

Kanto Denka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    179,000       1,071,310  

Kappa Create Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    112,900       1,350,401  

Kasumigaseki Capital Co. Ltd.(c)

    23,500       1,991,589  

Katakura Industries Co. Ltd.

    55,100       634,624  

Katitas Co. Ltd.

    200,100       2,487,761  

Kato Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    89,200       2,908,591  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    580,800       13,149,238  

KeePer Technical Laboratory Co. Ltd.

    54,000       2,383,080  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    390,100       9,514,191  

Keihanshin Building Co. Ltd.

    108,100       1,092,366  

Keikyu Corp.

    835,700       7,299,353  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Keio Corp.

    393,600     $ 11,516,860  

Keiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    368,500       1,803,900  

Kenedix Residential Next Investment Corp.(a)

    1        

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.(a)

    1        

Kewpie Corp.

    382,300       6,803,565  

KFC Holdings Japan Ltd.

    48,500       1,112,685  

KH Neochem Co. Ltd.

    120,100       1,871,597  

Kinden Corp.

    472,700       7,877,330  

Kintetsu Department Store Co. Ltd.

    40,300       696,354  

Kisoji Co. Ltd.

    109,700       1,989,461  

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    110,700       2,363,772  

Ki-Star Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    37,400       883,285  

Kitz Corp.

    221,000       1,806,878  

Kiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    219,900       2,478,460  

Koa Corp.

    120,000       1,227,863  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    194,400       8,773,377  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    1,366,200       18,864,328  

Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd.(c)

    86,800       2,305,806  

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

    313,300       5,045,538  

KOMEDA Holdings Co. Ltd.

    180,000       3,450,107  

Komeri Co. Ltd.

    119,700       2,682,071  

Konica Minolta Inc.(a)

    1,731,300       4,751,051  

Konishi Co. Ltd.

    202,800       1,942,143  

Konoike Transport Co. Ltd.

    87,000       1,157,393  

Kosaido Holdings Co. Ltd.

    312,500       1,585,613  

Koshidaka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    220,400       1,404,075  

Kotobuki Spirits Co. Ltd.

    349,500       4,702,393  

Krosaki Harima Corp.

    17,300       1,444,661  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    536,140       4,872,535  

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.

    120,000       3,123,124  

Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.

    282,100       1,617,648  

Kura Sushi Inc.

    78,700       2,108,873  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    1,083,800       11,370,975  

Kureha Corp.

    157,400       3,012,984  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    400,300       14,619,356  

Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.

    174,800       3,773,887  

KYB Corp.

    64,200       2,226,040  

Kyoei Steel Ltd.

    85,500       1,228,953  

Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    125,500       1,717,787  

Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    140,800       1,701,105  

Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.

    120,100       4,935,057  

Kyoto Financial Group Inc.

    886,400        14,731,489  

Kyudenko Corp.

    160,900       6,120,319  

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.(a)

    1,551,400       11,618,614  

Kyushu Financial Group Inc.

    1,223,400       7,785,225  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    515,500       11,330,686  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    7,173       7,263,734  

Lawson Inc.

    176,700       10,113,971  

Leopalace21 Corp.(a)

    672,100       1,880,020  

Life Corp.

    100,600       2,554,701  

LIFENET INSURANCE Co.(a)

    217,500       1,843,998  

Link And Motivation Inc.

    228,900       858,711  

Lintec Corp.

    147,200       2,787,791  

Lion Corp.

    895,700       7,984,374  

LITALICO Inc.

    83,100       1,210,801  

Lixil Corp.

    1,099,300       14,689,912  

M&A Capital Partners Co. Ltd.

    53,600       825,501  

M&A Research Institute Holdings Inc., NVS(a)

    95,800       3,409,675  

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    364,400       6,315,895  

Macnica Holdings Inc.

    175,350       9,278,798  

Maeda Kosen Co. Ltd.

    65,700       1,432,238  

Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd.

    86,400       3,499,612  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Management Solutions Co. Ltd.

    39,600     $ 801,447  

Mandom Corp.

    140,900       1,226,584  

Mani Inc.

    290,300       4,032,913  

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    140,400       2,777,972  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    679,000       11,227,375  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    225,500       5,745,637  

MARUKA FURUSATO Corp.

    67,000       1,112,567  

Maruwa Co. Ltd./Aichi

    34,700       6,942,977  

Maruzen Showa Unyu Co. Ltd.

    39,700       1,096,068  

Matsuda Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    58,100       1,081,308  

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.(c)

    467,400       2,625,865  

Matsuyafoods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    38,400       1,544,534  

Max Co. Ltd.

    94,100       2,091,381  

Maxell Ltd.

    148,900       1,637,685  

Maxvalu Tokai Co. Ltd.

    39,600       873,144  

MCJ Co. Ltd.

    231,700       1,942,897  

Mebuki Financial Group Inc.

    3,752,600        11,232,268  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    738,400       11,785,588  

Medley Inc.(a)

    81,900       2,567,887  

Megachips Corp.

    50,000       1,614,425  

Megmilk Snow Brand Co. Ltd.

    181,100       2,840,245  

Meidensha Corp.

    120,100       2,152,832  

Meiko Electronics Co. Ltd.

    76,900       2,094,582  

MEITEC Group Holdings Inc.

    266,100       5,264,344  

Melco Holdings Inc.

    24,000       534,063  

Menicon Co. Ltd.

    232,700       3,379,280  

Mercari Inc.(a)(c)

    439,100       7,260,011  

METAWATER Co. Ltd.

    99,400       1,448,601  

Micronics Japan Co. Ltd.

    112,200       3,331,589  

Mie Kotsu Group Holdings Inc.

    211,600       900,918  

Milbon Co. Ltd.

    104,400       2,494,910  

Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Co. Ltd.

    69,300       1,493,583  

Mirai Corp.

    6,587       2,014,145  

MIRAIT ONE corp.

    347,400       4,589,828  

Mitani Sekisan Co. Ltd.

    39,400       1,353,735  

Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment Corp.

    1,936       4,850,473  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    600,600       9,808,324  

Mitsubishi Logisnext Co. Ltd.

    139,800       1,447,913  

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    203,700       6,292,116  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    482,800       8,838,856  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    2,636,800       8,308,730  

Mitsubishi Pencil Co. Ltd.

    129,500       1,760,951  

Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc.

    39,600       1,327,381  

Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co. Ltd.

    66,100       2,247,142  

Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.

    85,800       2,862,095  

Mitsui DM Sugar Holdings Co. Ltd.

    50,900       1,169,573  

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Inc.

    2,242       6,721,359  

Mitsui High-Tec Inc.

    75,700       3,494,050  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    208,300       6,439,653  

Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co. Ltd.

    80,300       2,682,078  

Mitsuuroko Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    132,200       1,379,333  

Miura Co. Ltd.

    334,700       6,116,171  

Mixi Inc.

    152,500       2,615,825  

Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd.

    106,300       3,852,393  

Mizuno Corp.

    75,800       2,261,316  

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    79,300       1,792,872  

Modec Inc.(a)

    87,000       1,358,637  

Monex Group Inc.

    686,970       3,575,158  

Money Forward Inc.(a)(c)

    167,900       6,553,473  

Monogatari Corp. (The)

    120,000       4,231,251  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

    5,977       5,562,545  

Mori Trust REIT Inc.

    9,562       4,855,836  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Morinaga & Co. Ltd./Japan

    269,400     $ 5,141,727  

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    272,900       5,588,584  

Morita Holdings Corp.

    105,500       1,139,313  

MOS Food Services Inc.

    101,800       2,367,679  

Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd.

    175,100       1,987,446  

Musashino Bank Ltd. (The)

    96,200       1,812,381  

Nabtesco Corp.

    424,100       8,151,588  

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.

    52,500       1,224,345  

Nafco Co. Ltd.

    71,800       1,088,193  

Nagaileben Co. Ltd.(c)

    88,600       1,405,866  

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    350,100       5,724,370  

Nagawa Co. Ltd.(c)

    38,000       1,835,408  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    715,600       11,033,058  

Nakanishi Inc.

    252,900       4,138,923  

Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    386,400       7,534,787  

Nanto Bank Ltd. (The)

    103,100       1,864,887  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    254,800       4,114,822  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

    315,200       5,124,868  

Nextage Co. Ltd.(c)

    170,200       2,564,349  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    895,200       11,183,494  

NH Foods Ltd.

    317,900       10,886,860  

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    749,700       6,189,274  

Nichias Corp.

    201,000       4,698,266  

Nichicon Corp.

    165,500       1,446,442  

Nichiden Corp.

    40,700       759,029  

Nichiha Corp.

    94,800       1,904,470  

Nichirei Corp.

    412,300       9,958,151  

Nifco Inc./Japan

    289,200       7,504,958  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    303,100       9,237,547  

Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.

    1,171,700       7,042,948  

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    363,100       2,884,077  

Nikkiso Co. Ltd.

    190,100       1,395,574  

Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd.

    202,300       4,345,937  

Nikon Corp.

    1,138,200        11,615,938  

Nippn Corp., New

    176,400       2,708,099  

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc.

    1,973       8,213,858  

Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd.

    40,700       1,236,706  

Nippon Ceramic Co. Ltd.

    82,000       1,484,970  

Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    138,900       1,926,663  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    313,100       6,959,871  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

    397,100       6,151,337  

Nippon Kanzai Holdings Co. Ltd.

    64,400       1,149,844  

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

    490,700       4,380,628  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    202,290       2,492,590  

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    367,100       3,402,722  

Nippon Parking Development Co. Ltd.

    911,400       1,134,687  

Nippon Pillar Packing Co. Ltd.

    63,700       2,094,539  

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp.

    1,703       3,943,382  

Nippon Road Co. Ltd. (The)

    78,500       1,131,681  

Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd.

    167,500       1,552,567  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    202,300       7,146,847  

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

    108,900       4,096,828  

Nippon Signal Co. Ltd.

    186,800       1,191,837  

Nippon Soda Co. Ltd.

    83,000       3,203,946  

Nippon Television Holdings Inc.

    197,200       2,300,670  

Nipro Corp.

    545,600       4,393,790  

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    127,600       3,507,596  

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

    140,600       2,030,640  

Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings Inc.

    449,500       5,175,602  

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.

    227,800       3,786,488  

Nishio Holdings Co. Ltd.

    75,300       2,062,605  

Nissan Shatai Co. Ltd.

    276,400       1,823,755  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

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iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Nissha Co. Ltd.

    141,900     $ 1,574,132  

Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd. (The)

    97,600       2,981,449  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    757,400       10,565,112  

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

    517,800       4,273,603  

Nissui Corp.

    1,068,000       5,835,491  

Niterra Co. Ltd.

    591,700        15,933,655  

Nitta Corp.

    64,900       1,679,502  

Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd.

    38,800       1,382,874  

Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.

    88,600       3,025,473  

Nitto Kogyo Corp.

    96,700       2,631,471  

Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd.

    55,500       1,973,065  

NOF Corp.

    256,900       11,602,561  

Nohmi Bosai Ltd.

    86,900       1,312,455  

Nojima Corp.

    231,900       2,922,650  

NOK Corp.

    295,500       3,914,037  

Nomura Co. Ltd.

    296,000       1,749,514  

Noritake Co. Ltd./Nagoya Japan

    39,000       2,074,695  

Noritsu Koki Co. Ltd.

    66,300       1,497,685  

Noritz Corp.

    95,700       1,008,098  

North Pacific Bank Ltd.

    989,400       2,523,048  

NS Solutions Corp.

    120,000       4,002,348  

NS United Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

    40,700       1,431,407  

NSD Co. Ltd.

    266,980       5,010,132  

NSK Ltd.

    1,346,400       7,340,061  

NTN Corp.

    1,493,700       2,731,618  

NTT UD REIT Investment Corp.

    5,366       4,556,626  

Obara Group Inc.

    39,600       1,077,224  

OBIC Business Consultants Co. Ltd.

    121,200       5,861,263  

Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd. (The)

    134,000       1,793,989  

Ohsho Food Service Corp.

    49,000       2,709,108  

Oiles Corp.

    78,100       1,129,789  

Oisix ra daichi Inc.(a)(c)

    116,000       1,097,225  

Okamoto Industries Inc.

    36,100       1,223,213  

Okamura Corp.

    203,500       3,049,886  

Okasan Securities Group Inc.

    550,300       2,693,295  

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.

    307,300       2,159,172  

Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co.

    88,900       2,166,275  

Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    174,977       1,386,709  

Okinawa Financial Group Inc.

    78,600       1,350,800  

OKUMA Corp.

    89,900       4,044,970  

Okumura Corp.

    117,200       4,098,410  

One REIT Inc.

    854       1,570,494  

Onward Holdings Co. Ltd.

    452,200       1,660,055  

Open Up Group Inc.

    208,431       3,228,501  

Optex Group Co. Ltd.

    125,200       1,554,866  

Optorun Co. Ltd.

    120,000       1,386,607  

Organo Corp.

    100,900       4,167,484  

Orient Corp.

    195,260       1,473,425  

Orix JREIT Inc.

    10,135       11,723,248  

Osaka Organic Chemical Industry Ltd.

    49,900       992,558  

Osaka Soda Co. Ltd.

    56,900       3,994,406  

OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. Ltd.(c)

    117,800       2,228,343  

OSG Corp.

    318,300       4,331,526  

Outsourcing Inc.(a)

    433,500       5,061,292  

Pacific Industrial Co. Ltd.

    163,800       1,590,025  

PAL GROUP Holdings Co. Ltd.

    177,600       2,840,226  

PALTAC Corp.

    111,600       3,397,709  

Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd.

    142,000       2,564,678  

Park24 Co. Ltd.(a)

    487,700       6,372,668  

Pasona Group Inc.

    75,300       1,373,177  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    1,036,000       5,550,856  

PeptiDream Inc.(a)(c)

    379,200       3,323,117  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,138,600     $  11,348,312  

Pharma Foods International Co. Ltd.(c)

    76,000       517,355  

PHC Holdings Corp.

    102,500       1,060,611  

Pigeon Corp.

    479,800       5,243,588  

Pilot Corp.

    113,700       3,175,165  

Piolax Inc.

    121,800       2,063,037  

PKSHA Technology Inc.(a)(c)

    74,000       1,936,034  

Plus Alpha Consulting Co. Ltd.

    95,400       1,662,677  

Pola Orbis Holdings Inc.

    339,900       3,516,264  

Pressance Corp.

    93,700       1,059,829  

Prestige International Inc.

    354,500       1,455,634  

Prima Meat Packers Ltd.

    86,800       1,420,190  

Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    152,400       2,130,413  

Raiznext Corp.

    94,300       1,003,476  

Raksul Inc.(a)

    195,800       1,519,428  

Rakus Co. Ltd.

    313,800       5,157,652  

Rakuten Bank Ltd., NVS(a)(c)

    368,500       5,744,523  

Relo Group Inc.

    400,300       4,018,103  

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    712,500       4,620,604  

RENOVA Inc.(a)

    150,600       1,293,886  

Resonac Holdings Corp.

    673,400       13,428,596  

Resorttrust Inc.

    284,100       4,938,674  

Restar Holdings Corp.

    77,800       1,612,361  

Retail Partners Co. Ltd.

    92,100       1,090,179  

Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd.

    53,700       1,843,353  

Riken Keiki Co. Ltd.

    49,800       2,460,451  

Riken Vitamin Co. Ltd.

    87,900       1,376,503  

Ringer Hut Co. Ltd.(c)

    95,800       1,583,748  

Rinnai Corp.

    407,400       9,229,982  

Riso Kagaku Corp.

    75,400       1,523,770  

Riso Kyoiku Co. Ltd.

    437,800       722,464  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    735,800       15,055,664  

Roland Corp.

    53,900       1,790,765  

Rorze Corp.

    40,600       4,509,341  

Round One Corp.

    750,600       3,324,432  

Royal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    119,200       2,097,835  

RS Technologies Co. Ltd.

    54,700       1,061,876  

Ryobi Ltd.

    81,700       1,506,220  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    968,100       15,053,128  

Ryosan Co. Ltd.

    52,000       1,713,380  

Ryoyo Electro Corp.

    71,000       1,811,845  

S Foods Inc.

    67,500       1,517,864  

Saibu Gas Holdings Co. Ltd.

    88,000       1,153,853  

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

    112,200       3,851,746  

Sakai Moving Service Co. Ltd.

    80,500       1,530,102  

Sakata INX Corp.

    173,700       1,675,903  

Sakata Seed Corp.

    110,100       2,741,773  

SAMTY Co. Ltd.

    100,800       1,717,492  

Samty Residential Investment Corp.

    1,578       1,149,876  

San-A Co. Ltd.

    77,600       2,396,733  

San-Ai Obbli Co. Ltd.

    191,200       2,155,880  

SanBio Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    206,800       791,179  

Sangetsu Corp.

    171,400       3,775,317  

San-In Godo Bank Ltd. (The)

    497,400       3,507,697  

Sanken Electric Co. Ltd.

    87,400       4,015,433  

Sanki Engineering Co. Ltd.

    144,700       1,856,365  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    152,700       9,340,134  

Sankyu Inc.

    192,700       7,203,562  

Sanrio Co. Ltd.

    205,000       8,560,223  

Sansan Inc.(a)

    288,100       2,681,986  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,290,400       13,036,036  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    707,700       10,816,612  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd.

    40,600     $ 1,186,625  

Sanyo Denki Co. Ltd.

    36,000       1,496,868  

Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd.

    74,500       1,279,661  

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

    242,200        11,199,041  

Sato Holdings Corp.

    94,900       1,395,333  

Sawai Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    148,600       5,624,511  

SB Technology Corp.

    40,800       687,056  

SBI Sumishin Net Bank Ltd., NVS(c)

    195,200       2,249,713  

SBS Holdings Inc.

    60,000       1,015,616  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    317,800       31,163,230  

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

    594,300       8,746,670  

Seibu Holdings Inc.

    925,300       13,076,729  

Seiko Group Corp.

    106,900       1,907,106  

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

    470,700       6,874,025  

Seiren Co. Ltd.

    161,100       2,703,840  

Sekisui House REIT Inc.

    15,780       8,393,200  

Sekisui Jushi Corp.

    105,100       1,810,229  

Senko Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    423,000       3,307,185  

Senshu Ikeda Holdings Inc.

    865,900       2,006,097  

Septeni Holdings Co. Ltd.

    332,800       1,114,311  

Seria Co. Ltd.

    178,300       3,267,382  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    2,252,000       4,714,163  

Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd.

    88,200       2,138,403  

Shibaura Mechatronics Corp.(c)

    48,100       2,278,460  

Shibuya Corp.

    65,100       1,106,391  

SHIFT Inc.(a)(c)

    47,700       8,599,037  

Shiga Bank Ltd. (The)

    129,600       3,222,392  

Shikoku Chemicals Corp.

    125,400       1,550,590  

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    546,500       3,864,187  

Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd.

    99,000       1,006,788  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    85,800       9,412,988  

Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories Ltd.(c)

    82,900       960,853  

Shin-Etsu Polymer Co. Ltd.

    179,000       1,969,030  

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.

    261,500       9,668,213  

Shinmaywa Industries Ltd.

    200,400       1,663,526  

Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc.

    290,100       4,402,806  

Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd.

    137,000       935,951  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    153,200       6,823,608  

Shochiku Co. Ltd.

    38,800       2,663,048  

Shoei Co. Ltd.

    185,200       2,475,079  

Shoei Foods Corp.

    40,600       1,232,881  

Showa Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    69,800       1,599,659  

Siix Corp.

    119,300       1,261,520  

Simplex Holdings Inc.

    115,300       2,101,513  

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.

    566,800       2,982,698  

Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.

    877,400       14,314,040  

SMS Co. Ltd.

    267,500       4,831,081  

Snow Peak Inc.(c)

    106,700       644,041  

Socionext Inc.

    685,000       15,698,884  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    1,458,500       7,961,934  

Sojitz Corp.

    865,820       20,434,572  

Solasto Corp.

    205,500       802,921  

Sosei Group Corp.(a)

    284,100       2,757,718  

SOSiLA Logistics REIT Inc.

    2,706       2,197,564  

Sotetsu Holdings Inc.

    300,300       5,503,935  

SPARX Group Co. Ltd.

    91,820       1,130,760  

SRE Holdings Corp.(a)(c)

    40,700       918,514  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    490,000       9,359,246  

Star Asia Investment Corp.

    8,644       3,389,335  

Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

    139,200       1,661,237  

Starts Corp. Inc.

    118,600       2,432,937  

Starts Proceed Investment Corp.

    974       1,344,603  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Strike Co. Ltd.

    39,700     $ 1,280,884  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    130,600       6,240,021  

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

    133,100       6,614,740  

Sumitomo Densetsu Co. Ltd.

    76,400       1,579,187  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    610,300       17,939,908  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    430,000       11,156,130  

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.

    447,580       1,255,366  

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

    124,600       3,138,957  

Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd.

    671,900       1,972,343  

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd.

    130,900       1,124,951  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    656,500       7,605,207  

Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd. (The)

    185,000       3,327,081  

Sun Frontier Fudousan Co. Ltd.

    122,200       1,461,421  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    280,200       8,450,904  

SUNWELS Co. Ltd.(c)

    41,300       644,783  

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    617,400       3,598,035  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    237,300       7,366,024  

Systena Corp.

    1,075,600       2,174,095  

T Hasegawa Co. Ltd.

    120,000       2,692,865  

Tadano Ltd.

    360,000       2,930,574  

Taihei Dengyo Kaisha Ltd.

    46,600       1,407,485  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    438,400       9,023,280  

Taikisha Ltd.

    89,000       2,653,698  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    64,600       3,759,299  

Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    154,800       3,410,832  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    449,200        10,850,759  

Takamatsu Construction Group Co. Ltd.

    42,000       843,433  

Takara Bio Inc.

    183,100       1,556,498  

Takara Holdings Inc.

    526,200       4,451,878  

Takara Leben Real Estate Investment Corp.

    2,355       1,675,083  

Takara Standard Co. Ltd.

    158,600       1,894,952  

Takasago International Corp.

    28,900       690,187  

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.

    166,000       3,835,632  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    548,400       7,639,894  

Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    127,200       4,348,681  

Takuma Co. Ltd.

    231,600       2,725,073  

Tama Home Co. Ltd.

    52,300       1,443,670  

Tamron Co. Ltd.

    69,500       2,633,499  

TBS Holdings Inc.

    123,300       2,859,257  

TechMatrix Corp.

    140,200       1,497,649  

TechnoPro Holdings Inc.

    417,000       9,613,857  

Teijin Ltd.

    683,200       6,285,018  

Tenma Corp.

    39,600       609,704  

T-Gaia Corp.

    64,200       868,791  

THK Co. Ltd.

    441,200       8,482,788  

TKC Corp.

    100,600       2,605,824  

TKP Corp.(a)

    77,400       877,920  

Toa Corp./Tokyo

    51,500       1,361,322  

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

    360,100       3,446,778  

Tocalo Co. Ltd.

    200,400       2,131,681  

Toda Corp.

    864,500       5,450,691  

Toei Animation Co. Ltd.

    32,400       4,335,000  

Toei Co. Ltd.

    24,900       3,494,546  

Toenec Corp.

    13,500       442,872  

Toho Bank Ltd. (The)

    669,900       1,420,679  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    281,600       5,657,314  

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    199,700       4,325,200  

Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.(c)

    120,400       1,601,499  

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    1,728,500       11,539,120  

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    766,900       5,393,506  

Tokai Corp./Gifu

    40,700       581,265  

TOKAI Holdings Corp.

    376,200       2,536,765  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

    200,400     $ 3,170,536  

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc.

    694,200       2,677,900  

Token Corp.

    24,500       1,571,121  

Tokushu Tokai Paper Co. Ltd.

    36,000       960,799  

Tokuyama Corp.

    227,100       3,640,199  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    557,600       6,195,706  

Tokyo Electron Device Ltd.

    70,600       2,797,246  

Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group Inc.

    88,200       2,579,969  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    365,300       8,343,632  

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

    151,100       9,787,304  

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    237,700       2,870,965  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    721,000       11,111,997  

Tokyotokeiba Co. Ltd.(c)

    56,900       1,782,049  

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

    281,540       1,567,171  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    2,384,000        15,943,168  

Tokyu REIT Inc.

    3,332       3,885,425  

TOMONY Holdings Inc.

    577,400       1,589,932  

Tomy Co. Ltd.

    304,400       4,994,174  

Topcon Corp.

    375,200       4,310,537  

Topre Corp.

    126,000       1,833,965  

Toridoll Holdings Corp.

    169,900       5,201,518  

Torii Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    46,100       1,174,777  

Tosei Corp.

    113,600       1,640,435  

Toshiba TEC Corp.

    107,900       2,238,450  

Totetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    88,500       1,817,173  

Towa Corp.

    76,700       3,956,958  

Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    101,100       1,769,188  

Toyo Construction Co. Ltd.

    191,800       1,689,936  

Toyo Gosei Co. Ltd.(c)

    24,000       1,404,287  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    491,800       7,811,990  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    350,300       18,240,636  

Toyo Tanso Co. Ltd.

    49,600       1,673,780  

Toyo Tire Corp.

    438,000       7,252,538  

Toyobo Co. Ltd.

    307,100       2,304,919  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    252,900       4,883,105  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    320,700       5,284,278  

Trancom Co. Ltd.

    29,700       1,407,500  

Transcosmos Inc.

    91,600       1,912,718  

TRE Holdings Corp.

    167,200       1,418,420  

Tri Chemical Laboratories Inc.

    102,800       2,535,112  

Trusco Nakayama Corp.

    191,400       3,269,950  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    330,800       4,190,226  

Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

    103,700       2,999,051  

Tsuburaya Fields Holdings Inc.

    144,300       1,777,855  

Tsugami Corp.

    142,700       1,152,395  

Tsumura & Co.

    221,000       3,998,376  

Tsuruha Holdings Inc.

    151,500       11,988,896  

Tsurumi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.(c)

    57,800       1,425,171  

TV Asahi Holdings Corp.

    89,600       1,067,982  

UACJ Corp.

    123,594       3,413,824  

UBE Corp.

    348,300       5,790,666  

Ulvac Inc.

    179,800       8,800,029  

Union Tool Co.

    34,800       801,463  

United Arrows Ltd.

    87,400       1,146,171  

United Super Markets Holdings Inc.

    200,400       1,377,998  

United Urban Investment Corp.

    10,700       10,834,034  

Universal Entertainment Corp.

    91,500       1,323,355  

Usen-Next Holdings Co. Ltd.

    69,100       2,005,623  

Ushio Inc.

    355,500       4,980,288  

UT Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    120,100       1,924,238  

Valor Holdings Co. Ltd.

    134,500       2,297,896  

ValueCommerce Co. Ltd.

    58,400       498,078  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Vector Inc.

    122,900     $ 986,940  

Vision Inc./Tokyo Japan(a)(c)

    149,000       1,182,753  

Visional Inc.(a)

    83,200       5,207,216  

VT Holdings Co. Ltd.

    284,000       1,023,663  

Wacoal Holdings Corp.

    160,400       3,742,005  

Wacom Co. Ltd.

    539,300       2,485,270  

Wakita & Co. Ltd.

    113,100       1,225,559  

WDB Holdings Co. Ltd.

    31,100       489,771  

WealthNavi Inc.(a)(c)

    141,500       1,628,493  

Weathernews Inc.

    26,600       964,817  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    360,900       6,087,962  

West Holdings Corp.

    91,130       2,096,100  

WingArc1st Inc.

    74,400       1,415,369  

Workman Co. Ltd.(c)

    77,700       2,221,218  

W-Scope Corp.(a)(c)

    200,700       1,036,830  

YAMABIKO Corp.

    120,000       1,344,687  

Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,219,800       6,780,553  

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

    700,100       6,654,496  

YA-MAN Ltd.(c)

    125,700       863,560  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    147,100       8,142,542  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    425,300       10,084,855  

Yamazen Corp.

    189,800       1,623,125  

Yaoko Co. Ltd.

    67,600       3,900,374  

Yellow Hat Ltd.

    120,100       1,491,033  

Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.

    79,000       2,080,606  

Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.

    120,000       2,322,388  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

    451,400       10,683,590  

Yokorei Co. Ltd.

    171,400       1,303,889  

Yonex Co. Ltd.

    228,500       1,856,788  

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.

    237,700       5,300,789  

Yuasa Trading Co. Ltd.

    58,600       1,952,501  

Yurtec Corp.

    91,900       725,879  

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    201,700       7,505,946  

Zenrin Co. Ltd.

    168,600       1,013,979  

Zeon Corp.

    528,900       4,798,404  

ZERIA Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    105,400       1,459,729  

ZIGExN Co. Ltd.

    206,300       737,696  

Zojirushi Corp.

    143,700       1,390,744  

Zuken Inc.

    62,000       1,694,619  
   

 

 

 
       3,338,174,836  
Netherlands — 1.8%            

Aalberts NV

    385,046       15,312,628  

Alfen NV(a)(c)(d)

    84,151       5,088,908  

Allfunds Group PLC

    1,345,648       9,647,211  

AMG Critical Materials NV

    121,781       2,584,411  

Arcadis NV

    279,884       15,366,036  

Ariston Holding NV

    243,725       1,599,588  

Basic-Fit NV(a)(c)(d)

    202,637       5,867,280  

Brunel International NV

    96,341       1,071,746  

Cementir Holding NV

    186,415       1,999,189  

Corbion NV

    229,016       4,434,747  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    166,464       3,729,458  

Fastned BV(a)(c)

    29,718       881,122  

Flow Traders Ltd., NVS

    123,693       2,221,679  

Fugro NV(a)

    435,411       8,038,922  

InPost SA(a)

    772,398       11,601,280  

Iveco Group NV(a)

    677,094       7,225,511  

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

    720,271       10,875,636  

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

    1,059,758       2,925,764  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    264,377       8,258,781  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, NVS(c)

    312,243       1,128,065  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class A(c)

    608,879       1,554,233  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)            

NSI NV

    73,553     $ 1,573,877  

Pharming Group NV(a)

    2,502,889       3,155,348  

PostNL NV

    1,206,649       1,758,329  

SBM Offshore NV

    549,507       6,995,701  

Signify NV(d)

    493,869       14,808,487  

Sligro Food Group NV

    79,315       1,232,047  

Technip Energies NV

    563,493       11,664,631  

TKH Group NV

    154,625       6,226,398  

TomTom NV(a)(c)

    278,016       1,882,422  

Van Lanschot Kempen NV

    125,594       3,781,339  

Vastned Retail NV

    43,938       969,838  

Wereldhave NV

    122,903       1,840,946  
   

 

 

 
       177,301,558  
New Zealand — 0.7%            

Air New Zealand Ltd.

    6,283,788       2,439,013  

Contact Energy Ltd.

    3,025,585       14,924,566  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    3,002,394       8,295,163  

Goodman Property Trust

    4,109,125       5,626,213  

Infratil Ltd.

    3,195,754       20,615,758  

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

    6,368,635       3,386,760  

Oceania Healthcare Ltd.

    2,527,226       1,081,337  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.(a)

    2,226,597       7,735,003  

Warehouse Group Ltd. (The)(c)

    420,468       408,648  
   

 

 

 
      64,512,461  
Norway — 2.4%            

Aker ASA, Class A

    86,326       5,129,637  

Aker Carbon Capture ASA(a)(c)

    1,380,181       1,360,771  

Aker Solutions ASA

    961,589       3,566,554  

Atea ASA

    305,592       4,073,688  

Austevoll Seafood ASA(c)

    356,382       2,583,507  

Avance Gas Holding Ltd.(d)

    77,237       900,355  

Bakkafrost P/F

    192,101       10,728,490  

BLUENORD ASA(a)(c)

    90,894       4,329,829  

Borr Drilling Ltd.(c)

    785,370       4,865,880  

Borregaard ASA

    366,948       6,259,286  

BW LPG Ltd.(d)

    348,312       4,298,738  

BW Offshore Ltd.

    414,057       949,588  

Cadeler AS(a)(c)

    668,134       3,073,458  

Cool Co. Ltd.

    92,212       1,091,578  

Crayon Group Holding ASA(a)(c)(d)

    291,017       2,446,519  

DNO ASA

    1,866,511       1,635,634  

DOF Group ASA(a)

    577,845       3,119,243  

Elkem ASA(c)(d)

    1,142,952       2,371,634  

Entra ASA(d)

    281,704       3,085,626  

Europris ASA(d)

    610,099       4,572,754  

Flex LNG Ltd.

    109,861       3,275,800  

Frontline PLC, NVS

    512,990       11,466,691  

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.(c)

    513,361       5,413,519  

Gram Car Carriers ASA

    44,812       969,334  

Grieg Seafood ASA

    193,183       1,212,301  

Hafnia Ltd.

    981,349       7,136,233  

Hexagon Composites ASA(a)

    453,900       1,016,795  

Hoegh Autoliners ASA

    365,103       3,676,285  

Kitron ASA(c)

    674,420       2,052,775  

Leroy Seafood Group ASA

    1,055,799       4,240,430  

MPC Container Ships ASA

    1,336,867       2,009,591  

NEL ASA(a)(c)

    6,591,332       3,290,775  

Nordic Semiconductor ASA(a)(c)

    664,159       6,669,074  

Norske Skog ASA(c)(d)

    284,389       979,993  

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA(a)(c)

    2,820,986       3,453,802  

Nykode Therapeutics ASA(a)(c)

    558,594       959,737  
Security   Shares     Value  
Norway (continued)            

Odfjell Drilling Ltd.

    331,479     $ 1,229,014  

PGS ASA(a)

    3,656,061       2,287,704  

Protector Forsikring ASA

    230,040       4,125,179  

REC Silicon ASA(a)(c)

    1,032,371       1,206,284  

Scatec ASA(a)(d)

    469,824       3,493,451  

Schibsted ASA, Class A

    280,072       8,591,757  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    373,968       10,731,279  

Seadrill Ltd.(a)(c)

    138,800       5,974,327  

SpareBank 1 Nord Norge

    313,576       3,088,875  

SpareBank 1 Oestlandet

    100,907       1,174,358  

SpareBank 1 SMN

    506,937       6,901,747  

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA

    684,237       8,297,970  

Stolt-Nielsen Ltd.

    89,519       3,346,042  

Storebrand ASA

    1,702,132       15,304,141  

Subsea 7 SA

    878,993       11,847,051  

TGS ASA

    504,478       4,912,483  

TOMRA Systems ASA

    934,967       9,391,534  

Veidekke ASA

    394,545       3,601,352  

Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA

    402,895       3,916,724  
   

 

 

 
       237,687,176  
Portugal — 0.3%            

Altri SGPS SA

    290,528       1,416,243  

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R(a)

    32,018,095       9,313,949  

Corticeira Amorim SGPS SA

    111,671       1,140,453  

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

    352,546       1,398,838  

Greenvolt Energias Renovaveis SA(a)(c)

    213,899       1,867,778  

Mota-Engil SGPS SA

    351,309       2,014,933  

Navigator Co. SA (The)

    834,991       3,440,609  

NOS SGPS SA

    691,371       2,450,700  

REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

    1,593,238       3,914,550  

Semapa-Sociedade de Investimento e Gestao

    77,927       1,205,753  

Sonae SGPS SA

    3,089,644       2,986,850  
   

 

 

 
      31,150,656  
Singapore — 1.9%            

AEM Holdings Ltd.(c)

    994,300       1,978,533  

AIMS APAC REIT(c)

    2,229,575       2,173,205  

Best World International Ltd.(a)

    499,600       628,344  

CapitaLand Ascott Trust(c)

    10,091,296       7,194,421  

CapitaLand China Trust(c)

    4,562,334       2,833,864  

Capitaland India Trust

    4,090,842       3,201,926  

CDL Hospitality Trusts

    3,550,200       2,719,350  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    8,299,100       8,631,763  

Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust

    1,182,160       1,785,121  

Digital Core REIT Management Pte Ltd.(c)

    3,027,600       1,946,114  

Eagle Hospitality Trust(a)(b)(c)

    1,640,200       16  

ESR-LOGOS REIT

    26,476,973       6,118,421  

Far East Hospitality Trust

    3,708,800       1,797,033  

First Resources Ltd.

    2,139,800       2,355,031  

Frasers Centrepoint Trust

    4,050,338       6,927,784  

Frasers Hospitality Trust

    3,159,800       1,095,272  

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust

    11,360,536       9,456,971  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.(c)

    24,745,200       4,980,398  

Hong Fok Corp. Ltd.(c)

    1,152,800       737,760  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Class U(c)

    18,301,000       2,740,703  

iFAST Corp. Ltd.

    522,000       2,862,431  

Keppel DC REIT

    5,318,400       6,677,889  

Keppel Infrastructure Trust(c)

    15,125,090       5,684,080  

Keppel REIT

    8,659,300       5,955,139  

Lendlease Global Commercial REIT(c)

    7,006,229       3,280,524  

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    8,217,393       14,966,791  

Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd.(a)(c)

    146,601       664,103  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Singapore (continued)            

Nanofilm Technologies International Ltd.(c)

    1,162,900     $ 593,238  

NetLink NBN Trust

    11,227,000       7,071,796  

Olam Group Ltd.(c)

    3,696,900       2,456,745  

Paragon REIT

    4,479,036       2,921,473  

Parkway Life REIT

    1,523,600       3,992,628  

Raffles Medical Group Ltd.

    3,209,100       2,411,514  

Riverstone Holdings Ltd./Singapore

    1,916,900       997,132  

Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust

    2,476,100       1,236,666  

SATS Ltd.(a)

    4,071,579       8,313,096  

Sheng Siong Group Ltd.(c)

    2,551,100       2,962,448  

SIA Engineering Co. Ltd.(c)

    1,141,600       1,953,087  

Singapore Post Ltd.(c)

    5,225,900       1,597,182  

Starhill Global REIT

    5,462,600       2,097,085  

StarHub Ltd.(c)

    2,240,700       1,770,512  

Straits Trading Co. Ltd.(c)

    542,434       670,210  

Suntec REIT(c)

    7,812,300       6,906,294  

Super Hi International Holding Ltd.(a)(c)

    661,000       711,033  

UMS Holdings Ltd.

    1,935,400       1,834,712  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    1,062,500       10,585,225  

Yangzijiang Financial Holding Ltd.

    8,930,000       2,088,941  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    9,911,400       12,373,587  

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.(a)

    2,216,400       856,507  
   

 

 

 
       185,794,098  
Spain — 1.9%            

Acerinox SA

    688,530       7,268,941  

Aedas Homes SA(d)

    25,045       478,529  

Almirall SA

    311,168       2,951,703  

Applus Services SA

    512,127       6,193,170  

Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA

    324,450       1,304,069  

Audax Renovables SA(a)(c)

    591,932       837,118  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    21,990,226       28,541,908  

Bankinter SA

    2,582,832       15,946,713  

Cia. de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

    229,973       6,504,781  

Cie. Automotive SA

    161,810       4,269,003  

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA

    62,316       2,239,672  

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA(a)(c)

    65,957,017       855,357  

eDreams ODIGEO SA(a)

    343,648       2,610,381  

Ence Energia y Celulosa SA

    512,040       1,618,984  

Faes Farma SA

    1,168,086       3,838,537  

Fluidra SA

    365,474       7,912,224  

Gestamp Automocion SA(d)

    640,220       2,123,661  

Global Dominion Access SA(d)

    331,508       1,280,845  

Grenergy Renovables SA(a)(c)

    52,923       1,846,340  

Indra Sistemas SA(c)

    507,173       9,004,464  

Inmobiliaria Colonial SOCIMI SA

    1,038,416       6,243,268  

Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA

    83,304       5,745,685  

Lar Espana Real Estate SOCIMI SA

    209,471       1,405,791  

Let’s Gowex SA.(a)(b)(c)

    51,450       1  

Linea Directa Aseguradora SA Cia de Seguros y Reaseguros

    2,237,299       2,338,060  

Mapfre SA

    3,554,165       7,825,965  

Melia Hotels International SA(a)(c)

    404,277       2,735,367  

Merlin Properties SOCIMI SA

    1,259,494       12,825,707  

Neinor Homes SA(d)

    98,310       1,109,184  

Opdenergy Holdings SA, NVS(a)

    161,638       1,007,916  

Pharma Mar SA

    59,942       2,502,182  

Prosegur Cash SA(d)

    1,190,519       645,870  

Prosegur Cia. de Seguridad SA

    699,079       1,322,772  

Sacyr SA

    1,581,858       5,214,986  

Sacyr SA, NVS

    31,796       105,009  

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA(a)

    316,344       4,670,541  

Talgo SA(d)

    276,282       1,248,827  
Security   Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)            

Tecnicas Reunidas SA(a)(c)

    202,326     $ 1,699,526  

Unicaja Banco SA(d)

    5,325,812       5,092,244  

Vidrala SA

    80,738       8,092,401  

Viscofan SA

    151,834       8,893,517  
   

 

 

 
       188,351,219  
Sweden — 5.7%            

AAK AB

    704,281       15,873,146  

AcadeMedia AB(c)(d)

    301,104       1,644,887  

AddLife AB, Class B

    436,268       4,702,304  

AddTech AB, Class B

    998,353       20,595,727  

AFRY AB

    361,287       4,989,061  

Alimak Group AB(d)

    244,682       2,156,354  

Alleima AB, NVS

    758,780       5,037,345  

Arjo AB, Class B

    858,732       4,019,368  

Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B

    199,310       3,995,144  

Attendo AB(a)(d)

    420,053       1,644,829  

Avanza Bank Holding AB

    482,272       9,687,623  

Axfood AB

    419,422       10,611,850  

Betsson AB

    442,092       4,811,338  

Bilia AB, Class A

    241,979       2,925,376  

Billerud Aktiebolag

    868,406       7,721,943  

BioArctic AB, Class B(a)(c)(d)

    140,873       3,055,543  

BioGaia AB, Class B

    326,722       3,535,134  

Biotage AB

    260,409       3,701,369  

BoneSupport Holding AB(a)(d)

    234,631       4,645,297  

Boozt AB(a)(d)

    221,682       2,596,708  

Bravida Holding AB(d)

    787,760       5,973,365  

Bufab AB

    101,186       3,583,652  

Bure Equity AB

    213,696       6,103,452  

Calliditas Therapeutics AB, Class B(a)(c)

    176,854       1,932,255  

Camurus AB(a)

    117,565       5,828,326  

Castellum AB(a)

    1,518,170       19,544,744  

Catena AB

    124,983       5,328,863  

Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB

    202,146       2,381,753  

Clas Ohlson AB, Class B

    150,822       2,146,280  

Cloetta AB, Class B

    750,390       1,350,560  

Coor Service Management Holding AB(d)

    366,874       1,545,866  

Corem Property Group AB, Class B

    1,920,100       1,934,540  

Creades AB, Class A

    198,114       1,309,367  

Dios Fastigheter AB

    381,147       2,956,378  

Dometic Group AB(d)

    1,225,709       9,754,083  

Electrolux AB, Class B(a)

    856,063       8,007,628  

Electrolux Professional AB, Class B

    908,191       4,825,614  

Elekta AB, Class B

    1,341,148       10,119,909  

Embracer Group AB, Class B(a)(c)

    2,971,414       5,670,846  

Engcon AB(c)

    148,824       1,190,905  

Fabege AB

    891,915       8,353,596  

Fortnox AB

    1,876,624       10,346,362  

Granges AB

    410,414       4,069,528  

Hemnet Group AB

    341,124       9,209,600  

Hexatronic Group AB(c)

    717,614       1,505,278  

Hexpol AB

    1,015,700       11,626,265  

HMS Networks AB

    107,668       4,736,859  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

    425,718       5,504,911  

Instalco AB

    811,373       3,244,427  

Intrum AB(c)

    325,472       1,927,815  

Investment AB Oresund

    153,607       1,649,849  

INVISIO AB

    154,498       2,998,684  

Inwido AB

    193,434       2,362,880  

JM AB(c)

    252,017       4,103,817  

Kambi Group PLC, Class B(a)

    88,690       1,188,880  

Kindred Group PLC

    879,488       10,346,474  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    950,562     $ 10,212,851  

Lindab International AB

    289,294       5,493,316  

Loomis AB, Class B

    277,088       7,586,110  

Medicover AB, Class B

    240,411       3,964,794  

MEKO AB

    137,783       1,399,457  

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR(a)

    525,119       9,008,169  

MIPS AB

    101,812       3,382,298  

Modern Times Group MTG AB, Class B(a)

    358,325       2,742,624  

Munters Group AB(d)

    490,206       7,824,291  

Mycronic AB

    281,909       7,840,973  

NCAB Group AB(c)

    687,983       4,449,574  

NCC AB, Class B

    299,183       3,820,589  

New Wave Group AB, Class B

    344,179       3,056,777  

Nolato AB, Class B

    746,564       3,615,548  

Nordnet AB publ

    528,172       8,311,077  

Norion Bank AB(a)

    233,823       925,964  

Note AB(a)(c)

    69,553       983,082  

NP3 Fastigheter AB

    100,242       1,974,848  

Nyfosa AB

    578,294       5,172,483  

OX2 AB, Class B(a)(c)

    586,968       2,792,782  

Pandox AB, Class B

    353,145       4,842,417  

Paradox Interactive AB

    138,967       2,722,596  

Peab AB, Class B

    654,016       3,228,836  

Platzer Fastigheter Holding AB, Class B

    221,471       1,804,154  

Ratos AB, Class B

    754,764       2,487,923  

Resurs Holding AB(c)(d)

    472,926       649,894  

Rvrc Holding AB

    182,990       1,113,221  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB(c)

    4,179,991       1,915,250  

Scandic Hotels Group AB(a)(c)(d)

    542,918       2,501,314  

Sdiptech AB, Class B(a)

    110,353       2,738,825  

Sectra AB, Class B

    521,192       9,707,959  

Sinch AB(a)(c)(d)

    2,632,417       8,084,150  

SkiStar AB

    157,569       1,979,094  

SSAB AB, Class A

    874,099       6,800,322  

SSAB AB, Class B

    2,507,579       19,154,041  

Stillfront Group AB(a)

    1,779,149       1,843,811  

Storskogen Group AB

    5,240,176       3,617,299  

Surgical Science Sweden AB(a)(c)

    141,159       2,412,486  

Svolder AB

    335,129       1,853,610  

Sweco AB, Class B

    827,571       9,700,625  

SwedenCare AB

    272,038       1,617,069  

Synsam AB(c)

    181,403       807,031  

Thule Group AB(d)

    404,765       10,299,285  

Trelleborg AB, Class B

    870,124       26,484,124  

Troax Group AB

    147,966       3,214,497  

Truecaller AB(a)(c)

    901,999       2,666,961  

Vimian Group AB(a)(c)

    635,262       1,743,412  

Vitec Software Group AB, Class B(c)

    120,475       6,691,870  

Vitrolife AB

    285,080       4,693,382  

Wallenstam AB, Class B(c)

    1,336,565       6,709,238  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    1,053,114       9,414,471  

Xvivo Perfusion AB(a)

    87,745       2,438,454  
   

 

 

 
       563,109,185  
Switzerland — 4.4%            

Accelleron Industries AG, NVS

    363,128       11,620,002  

Allreal Holding AG, Registered

    58,157       10,344,466  

ALSO Holding AG, Registered

    24,436       7,154,044  

Arbonia AG

    193,074       2,235,696  

Aryzta AG(a)

    3,831,478       6,877,027  

Autoneum Holding AG(a)(c)

    11,843       1,759,776  

Basilea Pharmaceutica AG, Registered(a)

    46,268       1,813,917  

Belimo Holding AG, Registered

    38,155       17,791,271  
Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Bell Food Group AG, Registered

    8,419     $ 2,468,554  

Bossard Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    21,705       5,194,129  

Bucher Industries AG, Registered

    25,734       10,900,056  

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    11,794       6,598,357  

Burkhalter Holding AG

    28,692       2,929,214  

Bystronic AG, Registered

    5,055       2,532,856  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    117,192       9,035,732  

Coltene Holding AG, Registered

    9,945       654,793  

Comet Holding AG, Registered

    29,890       9,855,146  

COSMO Pharmaceuticals NV

    36,313       2,693,125  

Daetwyler Holding AG, Bearer

    28,922       5,880,748  

DKSH Holding AG

    138,372       9,682,554  

DocMorris AG(a)(c)

    45,917       4,283,644  

dormakaba Holding AG

    12,140       6,081,412  

Dottikon Es Holding AG(a)(c)

    10,784       2,849,240  

EFG International AG

    356,054       4,572,271  

Emmi AG, Registered

    8,315       8,710,990  

Flughafen Zurich AG, Registered

    76,930       15,872,657  

Forbo Holding AG, Registered

    3,708       4,359,759  

Galenica AG(d)

    192,495       16,974,697  

Georg Fischer AG

    316,039       21,152,010  

Gurit Holding AG(a)

    11,032       966,475  

Huber + Suhner AG, Registered

    65,383       4,689,458  

Idorsia Ltd.(a)(c)

    426,739       761,525  

Implenia AG, Registered

    56,457       2,004,290  

Inficon Holding AG, Registered

    6,554       9,948,154  

Interroll Holding AG, Registered

    2,793       8,157,771  

Intershop Holding AG

    4,308       3,090,916  

Kardex Holding AG, Registered

    23,837       6,054,179  

Komax Holding AG, Registered

    14,924       2,869,873  

Landis+Gyr Group AG

    82,494       6,764,222  

LEM Holding SA, Registered

    1,757       4,015,069  

Leonteq AG

    35,015       1,302,913  

Medacta Group SA(d)

    27,116       4,057,975  

Medmix AG(d)

    92,406       1,852,510  

Meier Tobler Group AG

    17,251       743,655  

Metall Zug AG, Class B, Registered

    724       1,208,135  

Meyer Burger Technology AG(a)(c)

    12,659,667       1,628,336  

Mobilezone Holding AG, Registered

    160,463       2,464,254  

Mobimo Holding AG, Registered

    27,883       8,237,703  

Montana Aerospace AG(a)(d)

    103,722       2,025,427  

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, Registered

    729,628       3,179,598  

Orior AG

    22,171       1,711,907  

PolyPeptide Group AG(a)(c)(d)

    55,124       1,011,830  

PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered

    176,627        23,508,532  

Rieter Holding AG, Registered(c)

    9,431       992,249  

Schweiter Technologies AG, NVS

    3,696       2,027,748  

Sensirion Holding AG(a)(c)(d)

    35,946       2,991,341  

SFS Group AG

    66,820       8,022,383  

Siegfried Holding AG, Registered

    15,455       15,395,463  

SKAN Group AG(c)

    38,923       3,434,326  

Softwareone Holding AG

    424,182       7,950,254  

St. Galler Kantonalbank AG, Class A, Registered

    11,140       6,447,135  

Stadler Rail AG

    226,672       7,235,740  

Sulzer AG, Registered

    72,724       7,025,302  

Swissquote Group Holding SA, Registered

    44,386       11,139,683  

Tecan Group AG, Registered

    49,241       18,796,015  

TX Group AG

    11,677       1,759,094  

u-blox Holding AG

    26,018       2,564,251  

Valiant Holding AG, Registered

    61,213       7,334,636  

Vetropack Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    48,829       2,124,168  

Vontobel Holding AG, Registered

    108,467       7,144,626  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

V-ZUG Holding AG(a)(c)

    9,133     $ 640,300  

Ypsomed Holding AG, Registered

    15,760       5,563,096  

Zehnder Group AG, Registered

    34,743       2,070,542  
   

 

 

 
       435,791,202  
United Kingdom — 14.9%            

4imprint Group PLC

    108,854       7,464,551  

888 Holdings PLC(a)

    1,470,428       1,446,056  

AB Dynamics PLC

    66,332       1,492,110  

Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC

    851,364       2,260,366  

AG Barr PLC

    344,263       2,478,096  

Airtel Africa PLC(d)

    3,634,819       5,162,129  

AJ Bell PLC

    1,190,519       4,773,669  

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting PLC

    430,915       1,976,877  

Alpha Group International PLC

    132,824       2,768,334  

Alphawave IP Group PLC(a)(c)

    956,474       1,569,857  

AO World PLC(a)(c)

    1,635,286       1,886,919  

Ascential PLC(a)

    1,704,060       6,563,626  

Ashmore Group PLC

    1,782,456       4,793,400  

ASOS PLC(a)(c)

    228,662       1,068,034  

Assura PLC

    11,376,647       6,421,611  

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC(a)(d)

    1,067,255       2,574,226  

Atalaya Mining PLC

    403,267       1,778,490  

Auction Technology Group PLC(a)(c)

    368,317       2,543,887  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    3,662,735       24,004,531  

Babcock International Group PLC

    967,826       5,531,360  

Balanced Commercial Property Trust Ltd.

    2,719,908       2,608,593  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    2,154,961       9,066,865  

Bank of Georgia Group PLC

    132,467       6,370,874  

Beazley PLC

    2,576,445       17,735,125  

Bellway PLC

    457,466       15,939,087  

Big Yellow Group PLC

    720,639       10,420,454  

Bodycote PLC

    739,991       5,966,626  

boohoo Group PLC(a)(c)

    2,919,076       1,345,822  

Breedon Group PLC

    1,160,506       5,346,029  

Bridgepoint Group PLC(d)

    932,261       3,175,750  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    3,396,124       16,324,214  

Britvic PLC

    967,913       10,825,066  

Burford Capital Ltd.

    721,013       10,992,292  

Bytes Technology Group PLC

    874,009       7,255,692  

C&C Group PLC

    1,464,691       2,851,128  

Capita PLC(a)

    6,491,159       1,567,923  

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    5,663,539       9,540,744  

Carnival PLC(a)

    533,052       8,008,654  

Centamin PLC

    4,429,206       5,395,765  

Central Asia Metals PLC

    686,778       1,446,528  

Ceres Power Holdings PLC(a)(c)

    507,274       1,537,741  

Chemring Group PLC

    1,085,480       4,842,214  

Clarkson PLC

    111,045       4,995,821  

Close Brothers Group PLC

    578,317       3,975,101  

CLS Holdings PLC

    667,094       829,651  

Coats Group PLC

    6,177,349       5,605,246  

Computacenter PLC

    330,086       12,059,106  

ConvaTec Group PLC(d)

    6,346,690       19,315,355  

Craneware PLC

    115,612       3,150,075  

Cranswick PLC

    205,242       10,466,554  

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    935,811       2,483,387  

Currys PLC

    4,129,499       2,589,444  

Custodian Property Income REIT PLC

    1,515,188       1,369,668  

CVS Group PLC

    279,108       5,970,686  

Darktrace PLC(a)

    1,341,795       5,818,041  

Deliveroo PLC, Class A(a)(d)

    3,508,080       5,223,804  

Derwent London PLC

    370,202       9,977,623  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Diploma PLC

    517,202     $  21,319,963  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC(a)

    5,029,848       10,733,462  

DiscoverIE Group PLC

    364,358       3,597,129  

Diversified Energy Co. PLC

    181,395       2,092,092  

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    1,442,065       6,368,486  

Dowlais Group PLC

    5,341,962       6,102,185  

Dr. Martens PLC

    2,262,888       2,547,903  

Drax Group PLC

    1,518,752       9,800,648  

DS Smith PLC

    5,278,260       18,820,123  

Dunelm Group PLC

    464,951       6,404,692  

easyJet PLC(a)

    1,147,861       8,036,220  

Elementis PLC(a)

    2,246,058       4,025,347  

Empiric Student Property PLC

    2,293,607       2,657,245  

Energean PLC

    582,091       6,994,129  

EnQuest PLC(a)

    5,443,910       889,980  

Essentra PLC

    1,116,290       2,447,387  

FD Technologies PLC(a)(c)

    90,096       1,431,628  

FDM Group Holdings PLC

    296,713       1,727,832  

Ferrexpo PLC

    1,086,941       1,195,653  

Fevertree Drinks PLC

    406,946       5,208,800  

Finablr PLC(a)(b)(d)

    1,080,679       14  

Firstgroup PLC

    2,553,552       5,376,323  

Forterra PLC(d)

    808,226       1,692,086  

Frasers Group PLC(a)

    434,954       4,450,229  

Future PLC

    423,866       3,798,323  

Games Workshop Group PLC

    126,901       15,929,386  

Gamma Communications PLC(c)

    358,378       5,422,820  

GB Group PLC

    969,401       3,461,975  

Genuit Group PLC

    957,684       5,121,591  

Genus PLC

    252,395       7,330,939  

Grafton Group PLC

    770,187       9,486,309  

Grainger PLC

    2,667,649       8,898,035  

Great Portland Estates PLC

    794,194       4,178,799  

Greatland Gold PLC(a)(c)

    17,856,180       1,629,298  

Greggs PLC

    393,307       13,248,663  

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.

    889,581       1,179,570  

Halfords Group PLC

    839,593       1,898,839  

Hammerson PLC

    14,367,551       4,903,014  

Harbour Energy PLC

    2,359,774       8,293,748  

Hays PLC

    6,007,167       7,475,053  

Helios Towers PLC(a)

    2,826,320       2,833,201  

Hill & Smith PLC

    309,078       7,316,068  

Hilton Food Group PLC

    291,527       2,903,895  

Hiscox Ltd.

    1,329,873       17,510,769  

Hochschild Mining PLC(a)

    1,286,872       1,691,894  

Home REIT PLC(b)

    3,524,118       1,274,540  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    2,116,023       21,428,715  

Hunting PLC

    545,581       2,271,298  

Ibstock PLC(d)

    1,536,873       2,987,740  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    1,504,538       13,519,981  

IMI PLC

    999,449       21,197,862  

Impact Healthcare REIT PLC, Class B

    1,228,282       1,326,896  

Impax Asset Management Group PLC(c)

    382,378       2,628,923  

Inchcape PLC

    1,433,140       12,340,410  

Indivior PLC, NVS(a)

    451,304       7,932,775  

IntegraFin Holdings PLC

    1,132,871       4,224,846  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    1,116,213       25,165,131  

International Distributions Services PLC(a)

    2,747,530       9,638,025  

Investec PLC

    2,488,248       16,199,777  

IP Group PLC

    3,911,970       2,597,804  

ITM Power PLC(a)(c)

    1,786,095       1,346,377  

ITV PLC

    13,922,732       10,545,916  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

IWG PLC(a)

    2,907,286     $ 6,889,659  

J D Wetherspoon PLC(a)

    345,920       3,682,430  

JET2 PLC

    660,102       11,176,273  

John Wood Group PLC(a)

    2,673,250       5,299,819  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    702,342       14,481,572  

Johnson Service Group PLC

    1,605,350       2,974,381  

JTC PLC(d)

    602,896       6,060,307  

Judges Scientific PLC

    22,884       2,668,083  

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    1,747,556       1,750,703  

Just Group PLC

    4,016,468       4,327,817  

Kainos Group PLC

    336,626       4,893,173  

Keller Group PLC

    279,719       3,098,225  

Keywords Studios PLC

    291,466       6,095,092  

Kier Group PLC(a)

    1,687,430       2,732,978  

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

    934,398       7,187,868  

Learning Technologies Group PLC

    2,237,439       2,282,101  

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

    237,269       1,872,805  

LondonMetric Property PLC

    4,194,439       10,248,668  

LXI REIT PLC

    6,358,678       8,480,572  

Man Group PLC/Jersey

    4,601,497       13,826,435  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    7,714,385        24,102,019  

Marlowe PLC(a)(c)

    308,203       1,464,697  

Marshalls PLC

    880,641       3,124,944  

Me Group International PLC

    592,305       953,298  

Mitchells & Butlers PLC(a)

    1,046,770       3,451,740  

Mitie Group PLC

    4,917,294       6,443,565  

Mobico Group PLC

    2,070,370       2,240,383  

Molten Ventures PLC(a)(c)

    574,889       1,738,337  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    1,959,319       6,321,767  

Moonpig Group PLC(a)(c)

    912,180       1,930,158  

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

    1,104,906       3,794,671  

Morgan Sindall Group PLC

    160,780       4,615,085  

NCC Group PLC

    1,177,643       1,808,822  

Network International Holdings PLC(a)(d)

    1,836,973       9,018,658  

Next 15 Group PLC

    327,833       3,801,485  

Ninety One PLC

    1,146,461       2,564,387  

OSB Group PLC

    1,520,829       8,653,938  

Oxford Instruments PLC

    211,196       5,941,802  

Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC(a)

    2,230,897       4,532,028  

Pagegroup PLC

    1,262,437       7,337,080  

Pan African Resources PLC(c)

    6,208,107       1,409,862  

Paragon Banking Group PLC

    795,855       7,088,347  

Pennon Group PLC

    1,007,728       8,972,400  

Petrofac Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,651,835       639,634  

Pets at Home Group PLC

    1,735,968       6,164,379  

Picton Property Income Ltd.

    2,016,654       1,710,920  

Playtech PLC(a)

    882,780       4,971,713  

Plus500 Ltd.

    309,137       6,991,711  

Polar Capital Holdings PLC

    332,400       1,910,448  

Premier Foods PLC

    2,508,147       4,519,934  

Primary Health Properties PLC

    5,219,010       6,425,552  

PRS REIT PLC (The)

    2,071,660       2,210,600  

PZ Cussons PLC

    928,915       1,568,129  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    2,014,664       9,098,670  

Quilter PLC(d)

    5,394,078       7,163,391  

Rank Group PLC(a)

    797,627       711,626  

Rathbones Group PLC

    228,283       4,775,334  

Redde Northgate PLC

    879,658       3,957,507  

Redrow PLC

    1,080,098       8,205,002  

Renew Holdings PLC

    312,407       3,484,756  

Renewi PLC(a)

    289,463       2,153,330  

Renishaw PLC

    140,173       6,199,391  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

RHI Magnesita NV

    72,437     $ 3,088,133  

Rightmove PLC

    3,113,459       22,034,486  

Rotork PLC

    3,297,375       12,998,597  

RS GROUP PLC

    1,818,163       18,016,102  

RWS Holdings PLC

    1,165,120       3,508,299  

S4 Capital PLC(a)(c)

    1,411,601       787,099  

Safestore Holdings PLC

    833,702       8,682,365  

Savills PLC

    527,211       6,768,204  

Serco Group PLC

    4,247,959       9,269,642  

Serica Energy PLC

    945,860       2,528,069  

SIG PLC(a)

    2,579,826       1,074,003  

Sirius Real Estate Ltd.

    5,161,991       5,939,948  

Smart Metering Systems PLC

    512,776       6,179,989  

Softcat PLC

    496,500       9,098,443  

SolGold PLC(a)(c)

    5,726,459       566,057  

Spectris PLC

    394,530       18,366,714  

Spire Healthcare Group PLC(d)

    1,061,551       3,181,426  

Spirent Communications PLC

    2,307,873       3,442,800  

SSP Group PLC(a)

    3,085,909       8,782,423  

SThree PLC

    482,878       2,498,664  

Supermarket Income REIT PLC

    4,794,817       4,921,943  

Synthomer PLC(a)

    467,831       934,113  

Target Healthcare REIT PLC

    2,383,885       2,508,635  

Tate & Lyle PLC

    1,546,061       12,206,585  

TBC Bank Group PLC

    180,287       6,660,127  

Team17 Group PLC(a)

    446,267       1,526,997  

Telecom Plus PLC

    290,309       5,349,392  

THG PLC, Class B(a)(c)

    2,233,551       1,862,470  

TI Fluid Systems PLC(d)

    1,306,632       2,369,490  

TP ICAP Group PLC

    2,995,779       7,097,786  

Trainline PLC(a)(d)

    1,748,353       7,320,634  

Travis Perkins PLC

    808,601       8,065,487  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

    7,349,029       15,385,836  

Trustpilot Group PLC(a)(d)

    1,125,887       2,564,026  

TUI AG(a)

    1,754,944       12,090,863  

Tullow Oil PLC(a)

    4,551,468       1,783,968  

Tyman PLC

    736,511       2,860,811  

UK Commercial Property REIT Ltd.

    2,944,069       2,384,778  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    1,435,538       18,340,198  

Urban Logistics REIT PLC

    1,824,766       2,899,908  

Vanquis Banking Group PLC

    966,779       1,448,186  

Vesuvius PLC

    833,525       5,018,730  

Victoria PLC(a)(c)

    221,337       782,596  

Victrex PLC

    334,459       5,777,211  

Virgin Money UK PLC

    4,400,481       8,691,273  

Vistry Group PLC

    1,264,272       15,992,157  

Volex PLC

    507,536       2,038,946  

Volution Group PLC

    765,274       4,189,798  

Warehouse REIT PLC

    1,593,970       1,753,393  

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC(a)(c)(d)

    923,645       4,349,854  

Weir Group PLC (The)

    1,016,991       23,376,469  

WH Smith PLC

    504,234       7,705,315  

Wickes Group PLC

    939,502       1,864,115  

Wincanton PLC

    449,366       2,456,919  

Workspace Group PLC

    555,247       3,652,253  

Yellow Cake PLC(a)(d)

    830,172       7,296,159  

YouGov PLC

    404,991       5,979,306  

Young & Co’s Brewery PLC, Series A, Class A(c)

    81,434       1,057,814  
   

 

 

 
       1,459,586,103  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.9%
(Cost: $10,867,159,918)

 

    9,717,132,438  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.3%            

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    31,344     $ 1,611,124  

Einhell Germany AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    6,020       1,014,907  

Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    266,389       11,676,769  

Jungheinrich AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    184,355       6,205,275  

Schaeffler AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    477,170       3,015,386  

Sixt SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    63,675       4,360,789  

STO SE & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    10,578       1,675,879  
   

 

 

 
      29,560,129  
Italy — 0.0%            

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA, Preference Shares, NVS

    182,120       4,420,308  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.3%
(Cost: $32,865,749)

      33,980,437  
   

 

 

 

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)

    42,124        
   

 

 

 
Italy — 0.0%            

Webuild SpA (Issued/Exercisable 08/02/21, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 08/31/30, Strike Price EUR 0.001)(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 — 99.2%
(Cost: $10,900,025,667)

       9,751,112,910  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 3.9%            

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

    378,727,438     $ 378,954,674  

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

    3,110,000       3,110,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 3.9%
(Cost: $381,871,566)

      382,064,674  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 103.1%
(Cost: $11,281,897,233)

      10,133,177,584  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.1)%

 

    (302,931,305
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  9,830,246,279  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

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

(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.

 

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

01/31/24

    

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 422,283,531      $      $  (43,455,226 )(a)    $ 52,405      $ 73,964      $ 378,954,674        378,727,438      $ 4,950,610 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    3,300,000               (190,000 )(a)                    3,110,000        3,110,000        153,389        
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 52,405      $ 73,964      $ 382,064,674         $  5,103,999     $  
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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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January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap 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

    158        03/07/24      $ 27,119      $ 1,209,446  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

    557        03/15/24        28,004        678,617  

FTSE 100 Index

    233        03/15/24        22,440        (58,867
          

 

 

 
           $ 1,829,196  
          

 

 

 

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)

  $      $      $ 1,888,063      $      $      $      $ 1,888,063  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $ 58,867      $      $      $      $ 58,867  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

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

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                   

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 1,938,175      $      $      $      $ 1,938,175  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                   

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 148,665      $      $      $      $ 148,665  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

    $75,665,028   

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Small-Cap 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

  $ 917,853,766     $ 8,793,010,955     $ 6,267,717     $ 9,717,132,438  

Preferred Stocks

    2,690,786       31,289,651             33,980,437  

Warrants

          1       34       35  

Short-Term Securities

       

Money Market Funds

    382,064,674                   382,064,674  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $  1,302,609,226     $  8,824,300,607     $ 6,267,751     $ 10,133,177,584  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

       

Assets

       

Equity Contracts

  $      $ 1,888,063      $      $ 1,888,063  

Liabilities

       

Equity Contracts

          (58,867           (58,867
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     $ 1,829,196     $       1,829,196  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities(unaudited)

January 31, 2024

 

   

iShares

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)

  $     $     $     $ 4,481,394,874  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    193,537,526       4,350,555,754       109,597,544       24,468,281  

Cash

    7,436       3,710       442       8,359  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

                      300,000  

Foreign currency, at value(d)

                      7,750,576  

Receivables:

       

Securities lending income — affiliated

          82,874             16,639  

Capital shares sold

    12,261                    

Dividends — unaffiliated

                      4,163,325  

Dividends — affiliated

    1,985       21,560       651       19,786  

Tax reclaims

                      5,133,646  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    5,259,205       128,120,041       3,921,289        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    198,818,413       4,478,783,939       113,519,926       4,523,255,486  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

       

Cash received as collateral for OTC derivatives

    570,000                    

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

          438,376,400             20,588,286  

Payables:

       

Investments purchased

    3,427,545       82,367,889       2,603,144        

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

                      7,510,760  

Investment advisory fees

    4,656       89,004       2,747       1,232,193  

Professional fees

                         45,847  

Variation margin on futures contracts

                      53,374  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    965,157       23,424,435       669,400        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    4,967,358       544,257,728       3,275,291       29,430,460  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

       

NET ASSETS

  $ 193,851,055     $ 3,934,526,211     $ 110,244,635     $ 4,493,825,026  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 191,510,193     $ 3,848,267,915     $ 123,665,246     $ 4,890,237,367  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    2,340,862       86,258,296       (13,420,611     (396,412,341
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 193,851,055     $ 3,934,526,211     $ 110,244,635     $ 4,493,825,026  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

       

Shares outstanding

    6,660,000       122,150,000       3,750,000       89,600,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 29.11     $ 32.21     $ 29.40     $ 50.15  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None       None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $     $     $     $ 4,235,513,105  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $     $ 427,046,932     $     $ 19,526,951  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 179,992,567     $ 3,971,048,560     $ 108,631,642     $ 24,449,256  

(d) Foreign currency, at cost

  $     $     $     $ 7,813,238  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities(unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

 

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE ETF

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE

Small-Cap ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

   

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

  $ 50,481,971,580     $ 9,751,112,910  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    191,252,120       382,064,674  

Cash

    8,158       53,024  

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

    9,041,585       4,276,138  

Foreign currency, at value(e)

    35,884,795       43,543,880  

Receivables:

   

Investments sold

          4,468,367  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    49,966       619,731  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    35,758,848       14,282,036  

Dividends — affiliated

    196,006       12,800  

Tax reclaims

    88,995,210       12,567,727  

Foreign withholding tax claims

    40,940,056        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    50,884,098,324       10,213,001,287  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

   

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    130,631,576       378,713,044  

Payables:

   

Capital shares redeemed

          305,954  

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

          47,504  

Foreign taxes

          675  

Investment advisory fees

    13,655,151       3,318,122  

IRS compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims

    101,635,502        

Professional fees

    4,094,677        

Variation margin on futures contracts

    617,005        369,709  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    250,633,911       382,755,008  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

   

NET ASSETS

  $ 50,633,464,413     $ 9,830,246,279  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

   

Paid-in capital

  $ 52,245,600,452     $ 11,773,446,237  

Accumulated loss

    (1,612,136,039     (1,943,199,958
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 50,633,464,413     $ 9,830,246,279  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

   

Shares outstanding

    675,000,000       163,000,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 75.01     $ 60.31  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 43,113,385,388     $ 10,900,025,667  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 124,041,954     $ 344,151,900  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 191,150,860     $ 381,871,566  

(d) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $ 9,908,433     $ 4,341,033  

(e) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 35,434,760     $ 43,548,059  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

   

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

  $     $     $     $ 47,062,236  

Dividends — affiliated

    2,671,261       47,797,565       1,463,060       203,972  

Interest — unaffiliated

                      34,913  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    35,729       608,071             160,877  

Other income — unaffiliated

                      43,104  

Foreign taxes withheld

                      (3,957,265

Foreign withholding tax claims

                      411,730  

Other foreign taxes

                      (25,251
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    2,706,990       48,405,636       1,463,060       43,934,316  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    344,337       6,954,117       219,187       7,053,237  

Interest expense

    214                   12,461  

Commitment costs

          17,912             19,473  

Professional

                      49,271  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    344,551       6,972,029       219,187       7,134,442  

Less:

       

Investment advisory fees waived

    (317,366     (6,423,020     (203,895      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    27,185       549,009       15,292       7,134,442  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2,679,805       47,856,627       1,447,768       36,799,874  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated(a)

                      (34,018,300

Investments — affiliated

    (585,322     1,286,286       (952,204     4,975  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (1,409,198     (35,087,324     (969,511      

Foreign currency transactions

    25,689                   (36,763

Futures contracts

                      39,179  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(b)

                      32,562,915  

In-kind redemptions — affiliated(b)

          4,536,766       55,074        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (1,968,831     (29,264,272     (1,866,641     (1,447,994
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated(c)

                      (58,877,310

Investments — affiliated

    (2,079,822     42,186,540       105,819       5,277  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    5,954,037       140,481,292       4,335,593        

Foreign currency translations

    (207                 (163,607

Futures contracts

                      (496,771
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    3,874,008       182,667,832       4,441,412       (59,532,411
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    1,905,177       153,403,560       2,574,771       (60,980,405
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 4,584,982      $ 201,260,187      $ 4,022,539      $ (24,180,531
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

  $     $     $     $ (159,622

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

       

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

  $     $     $     $ (3,275,704

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited) (continued)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE

ETF

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE

Small-Cap

ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 501,926,857     $ 116,267,172  

Dividends — affiliated

    1,646,832       153,389  

Interest — unaffiliated

    234,866       76,672  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    341,592       4,950,610  

Other income — unaffiliated

    6,839        

Foreign taxes withheld

    (27,544,072     (8,342,404

Foreign withholding tax claims

    970,490        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    477,583,404       113,105,439  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory

    77,809,237       19,770,167  

Professional

    101,515       3,782  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    77,910,752       19,773,949  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    399,672,652       93,331,490  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — unaffiliated(a)

    (288,237,715     (153,829,129

Investments — affiliated

    13,121       52,405  

Foreign currency transactions

    849,275       (536,840

Futures contracts

    8,450,400       1,938,175  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(b)

    481,882,496       52,778,837  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    202,957,577       (99,596,552
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — unaffiliated(c)

    382,488,250       (149,465,195

Investments — affiliated

    24,541       73,964  

Foreign currency translations

    (1,527,451     (371,989

Futures contracts

    (1,996,837     148,665  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    378,988,503       (149,614,555
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    581,946,080       (249,211,107
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 981,618,732     $ (155,879,617
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

  $     $ (675

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

   

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

  $     $ (9,708

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

 
 

 

 

     

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

       

Six Months Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

              

OPERATIONS

              

Net investment income

    $ 2,679,805     $ 3,847,827          $ 47,856,627     $ 74,633,925  

Net realized loss

      (1,968,831     (4,357,692          (29,264,272     (47,137,260

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

          3,874,008       23,263,272            182,667,832       490,789,318  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      4,584,982       22,753,407            201,260,187       518,285,983  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

              

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (2,638,743     (21,121,660          (47,700,724 )(b)      (667,586,056
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

              

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      11,609,597       58,363,034            224,407,708       42,219,759  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

              

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      13,555,836       59,994,781            377,967,171       (107,080,314

Beginning of period

      180,295,219       120,300,438            3,556,559,040       3,663,639,354  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 193,851,055      $ 180,295,219          $ 3,934,526,211     $ 3,556,559,040  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

(b) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

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

 
 

 

 

     

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

       

Six Months Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
07/31/23
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

              

OPERATIONS

              

Net investment income

    $ 1,447,768     $ 1,576,592          $ 36,799,874     $ 127,198,735  

Net realized loss

          (1,866,641     (4,643,212          (1,447,994     (58,790,597

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      4,441,412       12,327,854            (59,532,411     459,856,412  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      4,022,539       9,261,234            (24,180,531     528,264,550  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

              

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (1,455,713 )(b)      (23,380,016          (64,409,204     (105,154,738
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

              

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

      10,403,860       3,625,183            (37,020,035     70,469,185  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

              

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      12,970,686       (10,493,599          (125,609,770     493,578,997  

Beginning of period

      97,273,949       107,767,548            4,619,434,796       4,125,855,799  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 110,244,635     $ 97,273,949          $ 4,493,825,026      $ 4,619,434,796  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

(b) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

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

 
 

 

 

     

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

     

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
07/31/23
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

              

OPERATIONS

              

Net investment income

    $ 399,672,652     $ 1,388,414,350          $ 93,331,490     $ 308,860,288  

Net realized gain (loss)

      202,957,577       334,166,170            (99,596,552     (42,615,482

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      378,988,503       5,367,130,331            (149,614,555     519,104,892  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      981,618,732       7,089,710,851            (155,879,617     785,349,698  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

              

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (624,884,738     (1,079,699,701          (134,857,772     (180,867,327
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

              

Net decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      (877,571,384     (2,449,920,920          (919,523,772     (530,465,081
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

              

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (520,837,390     3,560,090,230            (1,210,261,161     74,017,290  

Beginning of period

      51,154,301,803       47,594,211,573            11,040,507,440       10,966,490,150  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 50,633,464,413      $ 51,154,301,803          $ 9,830,246,279      $ 11,040,507,440  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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  
 

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

   

Year Ended

07/31/21

   

Year Ended

07/31/20

    Year Ended
07/31/19
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 28.85       $ 29.49       $ 32.11       $ 25.83       $ 26.66       $ 26.88  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

             0.42         0.71         1.04         0.64         0.76         0.88  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      0.25         2.92         (2.63       6.25         (0.82       (0.43
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.67         3.63         (1.59       6.89         (0.06       0.45  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                       

From net investment income

      (0.41       (0.65       (1.03       (0.61       (0.77       (0.67

From net realized gain

              (3.62                                
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.41       (4.27       (1.03       (0.61       (0.77       (0.67
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 29.11       $ 28.85       $ 29.49       $ 32.11       $ 25.83       $ 26.66  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                       

Based on net asset value

      2.31 %(e)        13.81       (5.03 )%        26.76       (0.36 )%        1.75
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                       

Total expenses

      0.38 %(g)        0.38       0.38       0.38       0.38       0.38
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.03 %(g)        0.03       0.03       0.03       0.03       0.03
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.96 %(g)        2.55       3.33       2.12       2.90       3.37
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                       

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 193,851       $ 180,295       $ 120,300       $ 120,406       $ 71,027       $ 70,650  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      6       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) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

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

(g) 

Annualized.

(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 Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF  
 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
07/31/23
     Year Ended
07/31/22
     Year Ended
07/31/21
     Year Ended
07/31/20
     Year Ended
07/31/19
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

       $ 30.97     $ 32.77      $ 34.28      $ 26.72      $ 29.40      $ 29.96  
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.40       0.68        1.47        0.75        0.70        0.86  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      1.24       4.08        (1.59      7.55        (1.98      (0.20
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      1.64       4.76        (0.12      8.30        (1.28      0.66  
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                 

From net investment income

      (0.40 )(d)      (0.67      (1.39      (0.74      (0.73      (0.91

From net realized gain

            (5.89                    (0.67      (0.31
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.40     (6.56      (1.39      (0.74      (1.40      (1.22
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 32.21     $ 30.97      $ 32.77      $ 34.28      $ 26.72      $ 29.40  
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                 

Based on net asset value

      5.30 %(f)      16.89      (0.29 )%       31.22      (4.74 )%       2.45
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

                 

Total expenses

      0.38 %(h)      0.38      0.38      0.38      0.38      0.38
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.03 %(h)      0.03      0.03      0.03      0.03      0.03
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.62 %(h)      2.24      4.32      2.42      2.47      3.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 3,934,526     $ 3,556,559      $ 3,663,639      $ 2,838,619      $ 2,260,359      $ 2,891,083  
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      7     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) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(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 Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF  
 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
    Year Ended
07/31/21
    Year Ended
07/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 28.78           $ 32.76            $ 36.63        $ 26.78        $ 28.62        $ 31.37  
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

          0.40         0.48          1.37          0.62          0.87          0.84  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      0.62         2.35          (3.91        9.78          (1.51        (1.93
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      1.02         2.83          (2.54        10.40          (0.64        (1.09
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                           

From net investment income

      (0.40 )(d)        (0.47        (1.33        (0.55        (0.88        (0.80

From net realized gain

              (6.34                          (0.32        (0.86
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.40       (6.81        (1.33        (0.55        (1.20        (1.66
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 29.40       $ 28.78        $ 32.76        $ 36.63        $ 26.78        $ 28.62  
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                           

Based on net asset value

      3.54 %(f)        10.67        (6.97 )%         38.96        (2.62 )%         (3.05 )% 
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

                           

Total expenses

      0.43 %(h)        0.43        0.43        0.43        0.43        0.43
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.03 %(h)        0.03        0.03        0.03        0.03        0.03
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.84 %(h)        1.64        3.92        1.85        3.16        2.94
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                           

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 110,245       $ 97,274        $ 107,768        $ 98,178        $ 44,187        $ 25,759  
   

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      7       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) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(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 MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

 

Six Months Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

   

Year Ended

07/31/21

   

Year Ended

07/31/20

   

Year Ended

07/31/19

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

        $ 51.10       $ 46.36       $ 56.45       $ 45.11       $ 46.26       $ 48.60  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.41 (b)        1.43 (b)        1.38 (b)        1.14         1.12         1.32  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      (0.65       4.49         (9.73       11.31         (0.97       (2.49
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.24       5.92         (8.35       12.45         0.15         (1.17
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (0.71       (1.18       (1.74       (1.11       (1.30       (1.17
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 50.15       $ 51.10       $ 46.36       $ 56.45       $ 45.11       $ 46.26  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                       

Based on net asset value

      (0.44 )%(b)(f)        12.96 %(b)        (15.04 )%(b)        27.66       0.29       (2.27 )% 
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

                       

Total expenses

      0.32 %(h)        0.34       0.32       0.32       0.32       0.32
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.32 %(h)        0.34       0.32       0.31       0.30       0.30
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.32 %(h)        0.32       0.32       0.32       N/A         0.32
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.67 %(b)(h)        3.04 %(b)        2.62 %(b)        2.14       2.50       2.91
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                       

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 4,493,825       $ 4,619,435       $ 4,125,856       $ 4,290,381       $ 2,995,541       $ 3,867,472  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      2       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 six months ended January 31, 2024, the years ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022 respectively:

• Net investment income per share by $0.00, $0.06 and $0.01.

• Total return by 0.00%, 0.12% and 0.02%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.02%, 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) 

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 MSCI EAFE ETF  
 

 

 
   

 

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

   

Year Ended

07/31/21

    

Year Ended

07/31/20

     Year Ended
07/31/19
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 74.40     $ 65.61     $ 79.41     $ 62.17      $ 64.94      $ 68.87  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.59 (b)      2.00 (b)      2.09 (b)      1.90        1.48        1.95  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      0.95       8.37       (12.88     17.14        (2.62      (3.87
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      1.54       10.37       (10.79     19.04        (1.14      (1.92
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (0.93     (1.58     (3.01     (1.80      (1.63      (2.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 75.01     $ 74.40     $ 65.61     $ 79.41      $ 62.17      $ 64.94  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

               

Based on net asset value

      2.11 %(b)(f)      15.94 %(b)      (13.84 )%(b)      30.73      (1.80 )%       (2.64 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

               

Total expenses

      0.32 %(h)      0.33     0.33     0.37      0.32      0.32
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.32 %(h)      0.32     0.32     0.32      0.32      0.32
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.64 %(b)(h)      2.96 %(b)      2.82 %(b)      2.60      2.34      3.03
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 50,633,464     $ 51,154,302     $ 47,594,212     $ 57,269,991      $ 46,405,254      $ 60,080,634  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      1     2     5     5      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 six months ended January 31, 2024, the years ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022 respectively:

• Net investment income per share by $0.00, $0.03 and $0.07.

• Total return by 0.00%, 0.04% and 0.10%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.00%, 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) 

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 MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF  
   

 

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

   

Year Ended

07/31/21

   

Year Ended

07/31/20

   

Year Ended

07/31/19

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 61.27     $ 58.15     $ 75.41     $ 55.23     $ 57.03     $ 63.44  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.54 (b)      1.65 (b)      1.70 (b)      1.39       1.12       1.43  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      (0.67     2.47       (16.38     20.00       (1.12     (6.23
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.13     4.12       (14.68     21.39             (4.80
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

           (0.83     (1.00     (2.58     (1.21     (1.80     (1.61
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 60.31     $ 61.27     $ 58.15     $ 75.41     $ 55.23     $ 57.03  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

      (0.16 )%(b)(f)      7.12 %(b)      (19.80 )%(b)      38.84     (0.16 )%      (7.41 )%(g) 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(h)

             

Total expenses

      0.40 %(i)      0.40     0.39     0.39     0.40     0.40
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.40 %(i)      0.39     0.39     0.39     N/A       0.40
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.87 %(b)(i)      2.88 %(b)      2.50 %(b)      2.03     2.01     2.47
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 9,830,246     $ 11,040,507     $ 10,966,490     $ 13,135,610     $ 8,527,860     $ 9,455,843  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(j)

      6     11     15     17     20     10
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

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

• Net investment income per share by $0.00, $0.01 and $0.03.

• Total return by 0.00%, 0.03% and 0.04%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.00%, 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) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

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

(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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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

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

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

 

   
iShares ETF  

Diversification

Classification

 

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 January 31, 2024, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

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

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

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

 

 

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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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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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 EAFE

        

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

  $ 165,959,625      $ (165,959,625   $     $  

Morgan Stanley

    128,409,619        (128,409,619            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    106,836,743        (106,836,743            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    13,141,752        (13,141,752            

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    12,699,193        (12,699,193            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 427,046,932      $ (427,046,932   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 208,387      $ (208,387   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    136,096        (136,096            

BNP Paribas SA

    477,432        (477,432            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4,087,751        (4,087,751            

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.

    54,130        (54,130            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    1,102,766        (1,102,766            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    1,163,956        (1,163,956            

HSBC Bank PLC

    37,559        (37,559            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    1,234,772        (1,234,772            

Morgan Stanley

    9,821,717        (9,821,717            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    479,061        (479,061            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    450,463        (450,463            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    84,372        (84,372            

UBS AG

    188,489        (188,489            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 19,526,951      $ (19,526,951   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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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

        

BNP Paribas SA

  $ 4,672      $ (4,672   $     $  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    7,103,852        (7,103,852            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    3,936,664        (3,936,664            

HSBC Bank PLC

    31,200,334        (31,200,334            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    28,035,750        (28,035,750            

Morgan Stanley

    38,509,997        (38,509,997            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    441,031        (441,031            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    3,617,506        (3,617,506            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    11,028,712        (11,028,712            

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    163,436        (163,436            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 124,041,954      $ (124,041,954   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 382,607      $ (382,607   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    18,817,397        (18,817,397            

BNP Paribas SA

    9,806,001        (9,806,001            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    13,080,545        (13,080,545            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    11,953,870        (11,953,870            

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    145,441        (145,441            

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    3        (3            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    107,760,988        (107,760,988            

HSBC Bank PLC

    27,402,274        (27,402,274            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    40,342,845        (40,342,845            

Jefferies LLC

    2,079,838        (2,079,838            

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

    10,687,506        (10,687,506            

Morgan Stanley

    79,994,391        (79,994,391            

National Financial Services LLC

    70,215        (70,215            

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    1,484,222        (1,484,222            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    7,392,046        (7,392,046            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    408,990        (408,990            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    5,264,623        (5,264,623            

UBS AG

    7,040,018        (7,040,018            

UBS Securities LLC

    19        (19            

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    38,061        (38,061            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 344,151,900      $ (344,151,900   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

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

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

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

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

 

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, 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  

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    0.38

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    0.38  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    0.43  

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  

 

 

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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 six months ended January 31, 2024, 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.

  $ 317,366  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    6,423,020  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    203,895   

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 six months ended January 31, 2024, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 7,603  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    221,162  

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    36,105  

MSCI EAFE

    95,764  

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

     1,032,438   

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

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

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

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales       Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 13,220,411      $ 10,143,175      $ (7,747,521

MSCI EAFE

    195,571,899        84,186,370        (84,304,271

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

     225,260,330         232,250,933        79,611,297   

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

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

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

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

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 14,869,014      $ 10,716,926  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    336,430,295         244,194,504  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    10,553,700        7,473,145  

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    117,997,009        86,467,870  

MSCI EAFE

    1,089,218,988        665,642,784  

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    671,531,303        568,797,955   

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

 

     
iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind 

Sales 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 11,493,028      $  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    292,175,709        67,891,478  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    12,477,585        2,240,283  

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    30,411,607        119,706,239  

MSCI EAFE

           1,486,686,655  

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    35,375,859        1,076,978,180   

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

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

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

 

 

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

 

     
iShares ETF  

Non-Expiring

Capital Loss

Carryforwards

   

Qualified  

Late-Year  

Ordinary  

Losses  

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $     $ (12,999,382

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

          (366,550,263 )   

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

          (15,237,267

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    (565,379,041      

MSCI EAFE

    (8,112,401,820      

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    (549,772,709      

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

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

 

         
iShares ETF   Tax Cost     

Gross Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Gross Unrealized

Depreciation

   

Net Unrealized  

Appreciation  

(Depreciation)  

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

  $ 182,173,791      $ 18,804,164      $ (3,146,381   $ 15,657,783  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

    4,008,280,087        507,627,235        (60,655,962     446,971,273  

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    110,204,905        4,887,191        (2,242,663     2,644,528  

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

    4,332,188,289        873,487,704        (699,574,101     173,913,603  

MSCI EAFE

    44,445,007,571        14,656,421,384        (8,424,166,573     6,232,254,811  

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

    11,435,409,910        1,134,884,420        (2,435,287,550     (1,300,403,130 )   

 

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 October 16, 2024. 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 six months ended January 31, 2024, the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF did not borrow under the Syndicated Credit Agreement.

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, 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 ex U.S.

  $ 7,230,000      $ 363,332        6.43

 

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

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

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

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.

 

 

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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:

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

       

Shares sold

    410,000     $ 11,609,597       2,370,000     $ 64,248,699  

Shares redeemed

                (200,000     (5,885,665
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    410,000     $ 11,609,597       2,170,000     $ 58,363,034  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE

       

Shares sold

    9,550,000      $ 292,122,531        26,450,000      $ 792,872,009  

Shares redeemed

    (2,250,000     (67,714,823     (23,400,000     (750,652,250
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    7,300,000     $ 224,407,708       3,050,000     $ 42,219,759  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

       

Shares sold

    450,000     $ 12,683,882       1,270,000     $ 36,532,479  

Shares redeemed

    (80,000     (2,280,022     (1,180,000     (32,907,296
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    370,000     $ 10,403,860       90,000     $ 3,625,183  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI ACWI ex U.S.

       

Shares sold

    2,200,000     $ 109,641,014       6,200,000     $ 283,860,289  

Shares redeemed

    (3,000,000     (146,661,049     (4,800,000     (213,391,104
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (800,000   $ (37,020,035     1,400,000     $ 70,469,185  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE

       

Shares sold

    8,400,000     $ 616,842,357       11,400,000     $ 803,713,926  

Shares redeemed

    (21,000,000     (1,494,413,741     (49,200,000     (3,253,634,846
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (12,600,000   $ (877,571,384     (37,800,000   $ (2,449,920,920
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Small-Cap

       

Shares sold

    2,800,000     $ 167,940,620       5,200,000     $ 266,170,873  

Shares redeemed

    (20,000,000     (1,087,464,392     (13,600,000     (796,635,954
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (17,200,000   $ (919,523,772     (8,400,000   $ (530,465,081
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

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 January 31, 2024, is $36,845,379 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 MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

The iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is seeking 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 has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

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

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

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

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

 

  a)

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

 

  b)

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

 

  c)

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

 

  d)

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

 

  e)

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

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

 

S T A T E M E N T  R E G A R D I N G  L I Q U I D I T Y  R I S K  M A N A G E M E N T  P R O G R A M

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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.

January 31, 2024

 

       
   

Total Cumulative Distributions

for the Fiscal Year-to-Date

           

% Breakdown of the Total Cumulative

Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date

 
 

 

 

       

 

 

 
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 EAFE(a)

  $  0.396091      $      $  0.000259      $  0.396350           100         0 %(b)      100

Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap(a)

    0.400781               0.000242        0.401023                 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.

 

 

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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

 

 

Currency Abbreviation
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
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
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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  JANUARY 31, 2024

 

 

  

2024 Semi-Annual Report
(Unaudited)

 

 

iShares Trust

· iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF | EFG | Cboe BZX

· iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF | EFV | Cboe BZX


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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President, BlackRock Inc.

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Total Returns as of January 31, 2024

 

     
      6-Month      12-Month  
 

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

  6.43%   20.82%
 

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

  (2.02)     2.40  
 

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

  3.15     10.01  
 

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (6.00)     (2.94)  
 

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

  2.73     5.13  
 

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

  1.74     (0.38)  
 

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

  3.15     2.10  
 

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  2.70     2.90  
 

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

  6.18     9.28  
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.
 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

     Page  

 

 

The Markets in Review

     2  

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

     4  

About Fund Performance

     6  

Disclosure of Expenses

     6  

Schedules of Investments

     7  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     20  

Statements of Operations

     21  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     22  

Financial Highlights

     23  

Notes to Financial Statements

     25  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     33  

Supplemental Information

     34  

General Information

     35  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     36  

 

 

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

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance

 

          Average Annual Total Returns            Cumulative Total Returns  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

    1 Year     5 Years     10 Years             1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund NAV

    1.19     7.75     7.27     5.40        7.75     42.04     69.20

Fund Market

    1.27       7.79       7.33       5.47          7.79       42.42       70.29  

Index

    2.19       9.66       7.71       5.76                9.66       44.96       75.03  

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

Expense Example

 

    Actual         Hypothetical 5% Return    
 

 

 

     

 

 

   
     

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

   

Ending

   Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

    Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a)  

           

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    

Ending

   Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

    

Expenses

    Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a)  

   

   Annualized  

Expense  

Ratio  

 

 

 

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

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Industrials

    18.6

Consumer Discretionary

    16.1  

Health Care

    15.7  

Information Technology

    15.6  

Consumer Staples

    12.4  

Financials

    11.1  

Materials

    5.9  

Communication Services

    3.4  

Other (each representing less than 1%)

    1.2  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Japan

    22.8

France

    12.9  

United Kingdom

    11.8  

Switzerland

    11.0  

Australia

    7.5  

Netherlands

    7.2  

Germany

    7.0  

Denmark

    6.2  

Sweden

    3.7  

Hong Kong

    1.9  
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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

 

Investment Objective

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

Performance 

 

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

Fund NAV

    2.92     8.64     5.43     3.31        8.64     30.25     38.44

Fund Market

    2.87       8.71       5.50       3.39          8.71       30.67       39.51  

Index

    4.05       10.35       5.69       3.53            10.35       31.86       41.50  

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

Expense Example

 

    Actual         Hypothetical 5% Return    
 

 

 

     

 

 

   
     

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
   

Ending
   Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
    

Expenses
    Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
    

Ending
   Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
    

Expenses
    Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a)  
   

   Annualized  
Expense  

Ratio  

 
 

 

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

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Financials

    27.2

Industrials

    14.1  

Health Care

    10.3  

Materials

    8.9  

Energy

    8.5  

Consumer Discretionary

    7.7  

Utilities

    6.2  

Consumer Staples

    5.8  

Communication Services

    5.0  

Real Estate

    4.3  

Information Technology

    2.0  
GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments


(a) 

Japan

    23.6

United Kingdom

    16.8  

France

    10.7  

Germany

    9.8  

Switzerland

    9.5  

Australia

    7.3  

Italy

    4.0  

Spain

    3.7  

Netherlands

    2.5  

Sweden

    2.4  
 
  (a)

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

F U N D   S U M M A R Y

  5


About Fund Performance

 

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

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

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

Disclosure of Expenses

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

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

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

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

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 7.4%            

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    787,609     $ 22,707,249  

ASX Ltd.

    130,792       5,591,666  

BHP Group Ltd.

    2,387,287       73,036,678  

Brambles Ltd.

    1,875,263       17,880,194  

CAR Group Ltd.

    483,435       10,379,983  

Cochlear Ltd.

    87,921       17,447,827  

Coles Group Ltd.

    1,796,538       18,643,345  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    2,255,414       171,985,222  

Computershare Ltd.

    733,426       12,147,916  

CSL Ltd.

    650,005       127,646,376  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    1,935,254       7,082,518  

Goodman Group

    2,299,580       38,171,119  

IDP Education Ltd.

    342,028       4,379,927  

IGO Ltd.

    323,832       1,574,216  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    3,289,028       12,910,832  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    593,883       22,312,443  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    3,005,275       9,864,465  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    3,718,511       9,309,815  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    234,893       9,059,542  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    1,551,170       13,305,635  

Orica Ltd.

    615,315       6,489,663  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    2,325,462       12,978,870  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(b)

    2,510,758       5,718,666  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    1,142,455       4,118,963  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    2,005,051       20,645,172  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    247,851       8,262,993  

REA Group Ltd.

    71,358       8,510,631  

Reece Ltd.

    301,189       4,436,614  

SEEK Ltd.

    481,067       7,930,524  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    2,730,932       7,202,377  

Transurban Group

    1,458,737       12,815,340  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    701,289       4,917,524  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    111,230       2,486,339  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    1,526,753       57,798,196  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    224,439       10,566,835  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    1,643,862       38,606,023  

Xero Ltd.(a)

    194,218       13,901,858  
   

 

 

 
       832,823,556  
Austria — 0.1%            

Verbund AG

    91,951       7,477,301  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 1.2%            

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    1,168,863       72,303,049  

Argenx SE(a)

    79,480       30,014,193  

D’ieteren Group

    29,024       5,863,211  

Elia Group SA/NV

    19,917       2,398,113  

Lotus Bakeries NV

    550       4,689,699  

UCB SA

    170,615       16,049,015  
   

 

 

 
      131,317,280  
Denmark — 6.2%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    1,432       2,596,603  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    86,412       11,118,410  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    184,364       21,251,953  

Demant A/S(a)

    135,702       6,147,149  

DSV A/S

    250,496       44,816,168  

Genmab A/S(a)

    88,802       24,555,708  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    4,390,954       501,905,295  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    492,279       25,224,711  

Pandora A/S

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

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    1,358,770     $ 38,310,532  
   

 

 

 
       692,599,054  
Finland — 0.3%            

Elisa OYJ

    67,521       3,076,355  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    298,186       14,760,596  

Metso OYJ

    885,021       8,845,463  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    145,468       6,697,011  
   

 

 

 
      33,379,425  
France — 12.8%            

Accor SA

    255,129       10,075,935  

Aeroports de Paris SA

    16,420       2,197,157  

Air Liquide SA

    704,747       131,881,631  

Airbus SE

    797,671       127,057,699  

BioMerieux

    55,962       6,023,091  

Bureau Veritas SA

    258,951       6,887,807  

Capgemini SE

    210,236       46,739,960  

Carrefour SA

    272,492       4,652,064  

Dassault Aviation SA

    27,299       5,170,659  

Dassault Systemes SE

    899,273       46,616,753  

Edenred SE

    336,804       20,116,791  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    257,901       50,541,633  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    118,491       7,135,146  

Getlink SE

    169,343       2,917,963  

Hermes International SCA

    42,609       89,890,463  

Ipsen SA

    33,147       3,821,820  

Kering SA

    100,187       41,154,154  

Legrand SA

    357,621       34,659,054  

L’Oreal SA

    324,554       155,316,620  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    371,539       309,142,198  

Pernod Ricard SA

    275,221       45,132,267  

Remy Cointreau SA

    30,982       3,139,222  

Safran SA

    459,946       85,875,988  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    37,339       10,060,516  

Schneider Electric SE

    732,264       143,853,257  

Sodexo SA

    119,412       13,470,741  

Teleperformance SE

    40,211       6,279,914  

Thales SA

    141,830       20,743,212  

Vivendi SE

    452,385       5,098,179  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    162,856       2,201,567  
   

 

 

 
      1,437,853,461  
Germany — 6.8%            

adidas AG

    218,019       41,159,368  

Bechtle AG

    110,384       5,723,724  

Beiersdorf AG

    136,024       19,905,705  

Brenntag SE

    187,650       16,590,135  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    54,053       5,697,819  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    91,504       4,831,912  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    237,098       5,379,584  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    255,690       50,918,017  

Hannover Rueck SE

    80,928       19,399,808  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    210,409       2,782,607  

Infineon Technologies AG

    1,757,366       64,068,157  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    97,996       6,052,832  

Merck KGaA

    173,703       28,500,405  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    46,727       10,743,947  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    183,635       78,176,895  

Nemetschek SE

    77,993       7,196,698  

Puma SE

    142,649       5,740,737  

Rational AG

    6,912       5,309,698  

Rheinmetall AG

    58,443       20,465,029  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

SAP SE

    1,405,062     $ 243,422,179  

Scout24 SE(c)

    101,284       7,457,570  

Siemens AG, Registered

    357,955       64,082,480  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    378,749       21,077,847  

Symrise AG, Class A

    178,205       18,386,071  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

    302,637       6,042,640  
   

 

 

 
      759,111,864  
Hong Kong — 1.9%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    15,444,200       121,119,841  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)

    2,292,400       3,613,146  

ESR Group Ltd.(c)

    2,944,600       3,764,002  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    74,705       3,490,216  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    1,474,000       7,649,882  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    1,564,500       47,433,760  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    1,146,400       3,009,036  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    1,857,000       19,723,391  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    1,140,000       945,087  
   

 

 

 
      210,748,361  
Ireland — 1.4%            

AIB Group PLC

    1,061,991       4,664,714  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    499,945       4,597,484  

CRH PLC

    951,968       67,534,149  

Flutter Entertainment PLC(a)

    237,678       48,784,860  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    215,118       19,174,329  

Kingspan Group PLC

    207,597       16,860,321  
   

 

 

 
       161,615,857  
Israel — 0.7%            

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)

    125,587       19,959,542  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)

    56,373       13,161,968  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    23,415       4,830,123  

Global-e Online Ltd.(a)

    120,969       4,568,999  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    73,210       2,724,679  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    35,860       7,532,034  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    84,952       17,626,000  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    73,319       9,302,715  
   

 

 

 
      79,706,060  
Italy — 1.3%            

Amplifon SpA

    168,247       5,491,332  

Banco BPM SpA

    574,166       3,097,793  

DiaSorin SpA

    30,296       2,785,989  

Ferrari NV

    169,628       59,155,586  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    454,099       5,490,977  

Moncler SpA

    276,275       16,995,532  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    795,873       6,104,714  

Prysmian SpA

    354,436       15,598,669  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    141,213       7,794,148  

UniCredit SpA

    754,564       22,102,732  
   

 

 

 
      144,617,472  
Japan — 22.7%            

Advantest Corp.

    1,030,600       41,015,633  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    877,300       20,964,992  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    598,100       24,560,927  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    75,800       1,675,041  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    293,000       5,567,260  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    2,433,100       28,327,300  

Azbil Corp.

    155,200       5,015,239  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    809,000       17,516,903  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.(b)

    178,500       4,149,946  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    233,600       8,909,216  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    902,800       32,473,913  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

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

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    1,263,700     $ 27,716,431  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    2,489,100       74,521,249  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    354,700       56,834,359  

Denso Corp.

    2,550,300       40,060,239  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    136,900       3,633,499  

Disco Corp.

    123,400       33,298,130  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    170,100       8,009,776  

FANUC Corp.

    1,281,800       35,457,617  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    235,300       62,819,633  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    85,600       4,286,848  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    154,000       21,315,794  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    189,200       7,474,328  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    154,500       4,727,008  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    18,200       3,171,346  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    41,100       4,782,099  

Hitachi Ltd.

    436,000       34,247,952  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    95,000       3,456,229  

Hoya Corp.

    475,900       60,453,134  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.(b)

    151,700       7,633,534  

Inpex Corp.

    458,900       6,237,578  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    677,400       14,992,014  

JSR Corp.

    155,400       4,238,482  

Kao Corp.

    220,300       8,716,734  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    64,800       3,157,301  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    87,200       3,945,788  

Keyence Corp.

    261,748        117,105,499  

Kikkoman Corp.

    182,700       11,241,206  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    244,400       7,541,562  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    202,100       5,164,201  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    158,900       1,979,284  

Konami Group Corp.

    135,800       8,351,454  

Kose Corp.

    16,200       1,059,847  

Kubota Corp.

    475,000       7,190,295  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    365,100       5,751,043  

Lasertec Corp.

    102,200       26,615,843  

M3 Inc.

    596,200       9,408,034  

Makita Corp.

    302,200       8,133,710  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    463,300       8,421,298  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(b)

    116,300       5,178,196  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    490,200       10,132,535  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    384,300       6,588,782  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    1,131,700       45,898,612  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    339,600       3,198,426  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,506,000       30,409,335  

NEC Corp.

    318,000       20,779,616  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    462,000       7,373,070  

Nidec Corp.

    560,400       20,901,136  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    1,397,500       78,079,567  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,280,700       10,087,208  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    234,100       5,931,931  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    40,219,100       50,505,301  

Nippon Yusen KK

    228,900       7,888,091  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    169,800       6,772,101  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    257,100       8,317,539  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    108,300       14,174,489  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    193,900       16,085,525  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    520,870       15,930,038  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    852,300       12,276,209  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    93,100       14,301,048  

Olympus Corp.

    1,616,000       23,922,718  

Omron Corp.

    153,400       6,897,670  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    523,800       9,441,038  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    53,000     $ 1,657,422  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    51,100       4,027,147  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    1,468,200       54,529,051  

Otsuka Corp.

    153,400       6,454,729  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    564,800       22,201,339  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    514,400       11,119,519  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    1,491,100       14,044,338  

Rakuten Group Inc.(a)

    2,023,700       8,889,624  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,939,500       76,607,758  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    1,975,400       32,411,527  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    166,700       4,095,095  

SCSK Corp.

    208,800       4,099,707  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    98,700       7,163,678  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,013,500       40,027,997  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    432,400       5,599,623  

Sharp Corp./Japan(a)

    229,200       1,541,210  

Shimadzu Corp.

    319,900       8,845,864  

Shimano Inc.

    104,100       14,946,189  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    2,451,300       96,488,513  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    350,100       16,803,544  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    351,100       9,787,505  

SMC Corp.

    77,400       43,084,284  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    486,000       20,980,913  

Sony Group Corp.

    1,697,100       166,431,725  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    114,500       4,474,229  

Sysmex Corp.

    226,500       12,270,023  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    336,800       5,576,985  

TDK Corp.

    522,000       25,972,011  

Terumo Corp.

    904,600       30,622,475  

TIS Inc.

    297,000       6,605,826  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    126,900       3,360,726  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    75,900       2,472,423  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    2,425,000       63,940,997  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    634,600       117,764,257  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    498,800       11,458,365  

Tokyu Corp.

    236,800       2,778,677  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    7,135,000       142,470,359  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan(a)

    63,000       3,604,190  

Unicharm Corp.

    541,500       18,632,132  

USS Co. Ltd.

    179,200       3,388,924  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    346,600       7,570,294  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    358,700       6,200,641  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    323,500       12,191,517  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    308,800       6,068,136  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    125,000       6,121,088  

ZOZO Inc.

    187,400       4,103,405  
   

 

 

 
       2,551,972,052  
Netherlands — 7.2%            

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    29,207       36,631,030  

Akzo Nobel NV

    228,945       17,585,831  

ASM International NV

    60,957       33,784,418  

ASML Holding NV

    542,435       470,610,032  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    104,030       15,633,450  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    829,284       8,401,669  

Ferrovial SE

    449,773       17,152,195  

Heineken NV

    387,501       38,980,859  

IMCD NV

    76,925       11,741,888  

Prosus NV

    1,968,460       58,564,985  

Qiagen NV, NVS

    298,540       12,952,695  

Universal Music Group NV

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

Wolters Kluwer NV

    334,439     $ 49,302,007  
   

 

 

 
      803,835,385  
New Zealand — 0.2%            

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    785,702       11,347,924  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    471,662       1,946,048  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    1,747,564       5,920,378  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    871,139       2,830,151  
   

 

 

 
      22,044,501  
Norway — 0.1%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    472,600       5,077,734  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    118,846       6,056,789  

Salmar ASA

    34,438       1,911,668  
   

 

 

 
      13,046,191  
Portugal — 0.1%            

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    398,852       6,278,625  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    382,377       8,696,523  
   

 

 

 
      14,975,148  
Singapore — 1.2%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    5,037,500       10,917,406  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    2,436,900       57,718,666  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    2,557,410       7,851,249  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    491,354       18,740,242  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    30,042,800       2,229,572  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    1,196,000       5,033,352  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    1,116,300       7,794,714  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    2,108,900       5,843,631  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    11,142,000       19,883,374  

UOL Group Ltd.

    315,600       1,465,512  
   

 

 

 
      137,477,718  
Spain — 1.4%            

Aena SME SA(c)

    50,056       8,855,265  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    607,755       42,591,695  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    759,944       29,240,642  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    86,714       2,253,270  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    145,626       2,358,156  

Grifols SA(a)

    403,103       4,390,899  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    1,467,951       62,765,717  
   

 

 

 
       152,455,644  
Sweden — 3.7%            

Alfa Laval AB

    387,836       14,230,791  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    1,348,497       36,983,499  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    3,614,708       57,688,619  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    2,098,730       29,063,111  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    519,996       7,079,741  

Epiroc AB

    884,170       15,622,178  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    526,597       8,210,646  

EQT AB

    480,008       12,889,243  

Essity AB, Class B

    821,954       19,302,184  

Evolution AB(c)

    246,368       28,766,811  

Getinge AB, Class B

    308,642       6,597,879  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    871,743       12,299,198  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    2,792,483       30,476,003  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    472,983       3,679,292  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    61,683       1,941,903  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    69,328       2,178,915  

Indutrade AB

    368,935       8,962,936  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    200,097       5,032,559  

Investor AB, Class B

    2,329,252       54,841,693  

Lifco AB, Class B

    314,823       7,595,704  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    2,045,694       12,223,391  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Sweden (continued)            

Saab AB, Class B

    108,160     $ 6,964,524  

Sagax AB, Class B

    266,171       6,468,304  

Sandvik AB

    714,704       15,020,136  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)

    262,774       7,375,574  
   

 

 

 
      411,494,834  
Switzerland — 11.0%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    2,153,677       91,125,956  

Alcon Inc.

    673,033       50,662,556  

Avolta AG, Registered(a)

    46,510       1,776,907  

Bachem Holding AG, Class B

    45,795       3,065,688  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    3,150       4,600,912  

BKW AG

    28,501       4,527,908  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    1,287       16,356,417  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    138       17,492,738  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    702,735       104,380,421  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    147,788       4,344,486  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    4,758       3,591,884  

Geberit AG, Registered

    45,015       25,911,891  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    12,434       51,707,244  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    222,436       18,647,537  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    100,303       49,038,707  

Nestle SA, Registered

    3,592,981       409,422,077  

Partners Group Holding AG

    30,570       41,244,279  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    43,347       13,130,995  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    55,138       13,734,253  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    20,672       4,920,780  

SGS SA

    132,053       12,202,467  

SIG Group AG

    415,045       8,687,805  

Sika AG, Registered

    205,331       56,683,229  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    68,525       21,900,351  

STMicroelectronics NV

    920,755       40,428,057  

Straumann Holding AG

    150,251       22,823,332  

Swiss Re AG

    264,907       30,331,967  

Temenos AG, Registered

    86,717       8,825,223  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    2,878,323       86,155,710  

VAT Group AG(c)

    36,311       16,903,817  
   

 

 

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

Admiral Group PLC

    175,589       5,583,225  

Ashtead Group PLC

    589,118       38,523,540  

AstraZeneca PLC

    2,085,404       276,476,272  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    1,222,385       11,245,794  

BAE Systems PLC

    4,091,293       60,945,799  

Bunzl PLC

    453,234       18,419,323  

Burberry Group PLC

    490,230       8,075,030  

Compass Group PLC

    2,306,195       63,521,262  

Croda International PLC

    94,171       5,699,849  

Diageo PLC

    3,024,623       109,242,923  

Entain PLC

    861,579       10,494,370  

Experian PLC

    1,237,584       51,511,204  

Haleon PLC

    7,447,632       30,250,517  

Halma PLC

    512,064       14,173,464  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    9,176,266       71,645,554  

Informa PLC

    1,855,675       18,225,603  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    222,999       21,129,838  

Intertek Group PLC

    217,683       12,355,832  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
United Kingdom (continued)            

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    3,495,486     $ 5,165,328  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    560,360       63,384,584  

Next PLC

    162,471       17,344,838  

NMC Health PLC, NVS(d)

    50,450       1  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    387,394       2,653,613  

Prudential PLC

    3,704,201       38,051,653  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    482,451       34,881,639  

RELX PLC

    2,542,166       104,925,509  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    3,383,281       17,423,036  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    11,324,257       42,991,976  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    1,385,056       20,620,605  

Severn Trent PLC

    181,509       5,966,387  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    589,013       8,237,348  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    99,505       12,523,781  

Unilever PLC

    2,186,808       106,410,545  

Whitbread PLC

    130,327       5,907,455  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    829,331       8,459,096  
   

 

 

 
      1,322,466,793  
   

 

 

 

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

      11,155,643,551  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.2%            

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

    153,699       13,049,342  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    35,376       12,905,253  
   

 

 

 
      25,954,595  
   

 

 

 

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

      25,954,595  
   

 

 

 

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

      11,181,598,146  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.2%            

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

    19,413,628       19,425,276  

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

    4,840,000       4,840,000  
   

 

 

 

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

      24,265,276  
   

 

 

 

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

      11,205,863,422  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.1%

      10,097,413  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  11,215,960,835  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

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

(d) 

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

(e) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(f) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(g) 

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

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

01/31/24

    

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares

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

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

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

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

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

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

          

TOPIX Index

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

Euro STOXX 50 Index

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

FTSE 100 Index

    33        03/15/24        3,178        456  
          

 

 

 
           $ 1,008,054  
          

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

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

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Futures contracts

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 39,435,013   

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

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Assets

          

Investments

          

Long-Term Investments

          

Common Stocks

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

Preferred Stocks

           25,954,595               25,954,595  

Short-Term Securities

          

Money Market Funds

    24,265,276                      24,265,276  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

          

Assets

          

Equity Contracts

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 7.3%            

Ampol Ltd.

    519,483     $ 12,287,059  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    6,551,333       115,594,210  

APA Group

    2,847,502       15,749,798  

ASX Ltd.

    214,400       9,166,105  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    4,073,766       10,041,960  

BHP Group Ltd.

    7,182,193       219,732,070  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    984,752       15,035,497  

Dexus

    2,344,663       11,865,555  

Fortescue Ltd.

    3,691,571       71,346,061  

GPT Group (The)

    4,175,836       12,620,941  

IGO Ltd.

    965,715       4,694,546  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    800,370       98,757,186  

Mirvac Group

    8,601,723       12,088,863  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    6,820,908       143,855,659  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.

    2,181,345       4,968,374  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    809,228       69,631,926  

Santos Ltd.

    7,079,937       35,781,575  

Scentre Group

    11,314,693       22,494,146  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    982,432       20,483,904  

South32 Ltd.

    9,886,835       21,407,137  

Stockland

    5,203,881       15,367,634  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    2,769,091       25,488,196  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    4,478,947       11,812,474  

Transurban Group

    4,375,271       38,437,763  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    623,056       4,368,945  

Vicinity Ltd.

    8,435,119       11,196,831  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    335,045       7,489,307  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    7,649,563       120,003,431  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    4,139,153       86,575,409  
   

 

 

 
       1,248,342,562  
Austria — 0.3%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    751,850       32,388,496  

OMV AG

    325,258       14,477,689  

voestalpine AG

    256,852       7,641,787  
   

 

 

 
      54,507,972  
Belgium — 0.7%            

Ageas SA/NV

    348,300       14,967,145  

Elia Group SA/NV

    32,793       3,948,452  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    191,878       14,546,211  

KBC Group NV

    545,642       35,593,098  

Sofina SA(a)

    32,859       7,858,659  

Syensqo SA(b)

    164,521       14,666,547  

Umicore SA

    463,524       10,543,530  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    389,243       11,388,140  
   

 

 

 
      113,511,782  
Denmark — 0.7%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    4,296       7,789,809  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    10,627       19,594,052  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    76,279       9,814,623  

Danske Bank A/S

    1,507,234       40,471,429  

Orsted A/S(c)

    412,382       23,243,809  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    19,410       5,291,687  

Tryg A/S

    765,955       16,371,608  
   

 

 

 
      122,577,017  
Finland — 1.9%            

Elisa OYJ

    195,393       8,902,390  

Fortum OYJ

    997,895       13,641,370  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    595,408       11,628,081  

Kone OYJ, Class B

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

Neste OYJ

    922,257     $ 31,794,364  

Nokia OYJ

    11,816,498       42,719,277  

Nordea Bank Abp

    6,993,548       86,177,235  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    984,104       41,190,104  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    1,292,761       16,450,081  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    1,163,510       42,319,442  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    1,052,674       15,528,576  
   

 

 

 
      323,188,044  
France — 10.6%            

Aeroports de Paris SA

    50,208       6,718,322  

Alstom SA(a)

    639,070       8,058,932  

Amundi SA(c)

    130,091       8,799,042  

ArcelorMittal SA

    1,119,050       30,818,655  

Arkema SA

    132,597       14,430,925  

AXA SA

    3,940,536       132,265,312  

BNP Paribas SA

    2,294,537       154,156,556  

Bollore SE

    1,576,815       10,414,910  

Bouygues SA

    415,810       15,232,197  

Bureau Veritas SA

    230,209       6,123,302  

Carrefour SA

    828,534       14,144,978  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    995,561       70,392,663  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    1,481,869       49,201,995  

Covivio SA/France

    106,581       5,161,067  

Credit Agricole SA

    2,336,027       33,463,239  

Danone SA

    1,406,446       93,702,517  

Eiffage SA

    160,225       16,764,368  

Engie SA

    3,989,571       63,723,308  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    225,472       44,186,425  

Eurazeo SE

    92,752       7,900,638  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    100,777       6,068,466  

Euronext NV(c)

    189,226       16,643,781  

Gecina SA

    101,939       11,242,503  

Getlink SE

    506,563       8,728,628  

Ipsen SA

    28,777       3,317,963  

Klepierre SA

    469,004       12,142,829  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    234,274       9,495,968  

Orange SA

    4,067,280       48,367,778  

Publicis Groupe SA

    499,979       50,094,661  

Renault SA

    421,662       15,879,656  

Sanofi SA

    2,486,373       248,999,156  

SEB SA

    52,998       6,471,603  

Societe Generale SA

    1,614,153       41,491,835  

Teleperformance SE

    64,891       10,134,289  

TotalEnergies SE

    5,005,660       324,745,118  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(b)

    259,010       18,546,332  

Veolia Environnement SA

    1,484,667       48,376,153  

Vinci SA

    1,106,723       139,803,756  

Vivendi SE

    741,392       8,355,160  

Worldline SA/France(b)(c)

    268,157       3,625,077  
   

 

 

 
       1,818,190,063  
Germany — 9.1%            

Allianz SE, Registered

    880,964       235,372,396  

BASF SE

    1,949,549       93,196,223  

Bayer AG, Registered

    2,145,923       66,773,858  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    696,551       72,478,287  

Commerzbank AG

    2,298,066       26,390,052  

Continental AG

    239,800       19,589,416  

Covestro AG(b)(c)

    274,080       14,472,925  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    1,166,089       41,672,708  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    4,233,705       54,689,838  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(b)

    1,304,276       10,845,540  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    2,165,196     $ 103,700,219  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    7,079,795       173,793,456  

E.ON SE

    4,904,050       66,348,247  

Evonik Industries AG

    515,103       9,475,909  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    447,736       17,304,817  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    920,866       25,851,317  

GEA Group AG

    356,887       14,292,981  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    305,511       28,212,242  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    226,535       15,492,877  

LEG Immobilien SE(b)

    161,553       13,405,612  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    1,752,646       118,325,999  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    42,161       9,694,086  

RWE AG

    1,381,065       50,996,683  

Siemens AG, Registered

    1,079,051       193,175,859  

Talanx AG(b)

    140,731       9,873,826  

Volkswagen AG

    64,328       9,081,897  

Vonovia SE

    1,601,621       49,894,262  

Wacker Chemie AG

    40,398       4,379,980  
   

 

 

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

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    8,108,500       19,434,396  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    4,257,500       19,211,287  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    5,844,500       30,185,791  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    1,415,000       8,403,460  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    3,580,000       28,473,309  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    2,384,000       12,372,673  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    3,983,088       4,624,203  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    1,667,100       17,354,792  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    3,165,794       8,248,859  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    8,072,000       9,696,569  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    24,876,650       17,702,895  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    2,438,700       7,612,414  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    347,500       13,953,555  

Link REIT

    5,584,860       28,011,880  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    3,316,500       10,789,602  

New World Development Co. Ltd.(a)

    3,348,250       4,103,790  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    3,080,500       18,036,897  

Sands China Ltd.(b)

    3,440,400       9,030,256  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    8,116,000       8,477,680  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,873,000       4,359,327  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    3,158,500       29,479,499  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    948,000       7,334,705  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    2,512,800       4,695,853  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    18,180,000       10,726,101  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)(a)

    2,332,276       6,814,183  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    3,640,419       10,665,820  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    1,841,000       1,526,233  
   

 

 

 
      351,326,029  
Ireland — 0.2%            

AIB Group PLC

    1,718,183       7,546,988  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    1,497,210       13,768,313  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    570,204       21,248,529  
   

 

 

 
      42,563,830  
Israel — 0.7%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    94,645       6,377,430  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    2,769,400       23,561,809  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    3,322,575       25,235,507  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    20,810       4,292,755  

ICL Group Ltd.

    1,712,222       7,787,682  

Isracard Ltd.

    1       4  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

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

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    220,623     $ 8,210,994  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(b)

    2,451,785       29,666,598  
   

 

 

 
      118,213,717  
Italy — 3.9%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    2,213,932       49,385,999  

Banco BPM SpA

    1,757,101       9,480,073  

Enel SpA

    17,765,779       121,222,586  

Eni SpA

    5,161,876       82,287,218  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    1,361,783       19,634,678  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    33,945,071       104,594,727  

Leonardo SpA(a)

    748,917       13,071,643  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    1,227,819       16,261,235  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    1,163,131       12,612,583  

Snam SpA

    4,473,421       21,847,936  

Stellantis NV

    4,832,594       106,445,826  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    22,019,496       6,636,837  

Tenaris SA, NVS

    1,048,008       16,552,539  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    3,119,816       26,306,441  

UniCredit SpA

    2,280,485       66,800,097  
   

 

 

 
       673,140,418  
Japan — 23.5%            

AGC Inc.

    426,900       16,054,958  

Aisin Corp.

    321,200       11,992,030  

ANA Holdings Inc.(b)

    226,500       5,005,234  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,050,000       39,026,338  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    2,734,800       20,739,467  

Bridgestone Corp.

    1,247,200       54,044,521  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    513,400       8,600,769  

Canon Inc.

    2,185,000       60,190,467  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    1,575,800       39,383,398  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,155,600       8,563,298  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    1,404,500       18,220,138  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    2,310,400       11,010,083  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    445,900       12,904,321  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    135,200       15,379,069  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,293,600       40,000,625  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    5,125       9,055,365  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    2,922,200       20,943,004  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    225,900       5,995,672  

East Japan Railway Co.

    660,900       37,798,603  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    274,800       12,939,955  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    6,280,850       25,365,546  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    138,300       6,926,065  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    815,100       51,665,030  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    135,000       18,685,923  

GLP J-REIT

    10,200       9,106,901  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    250,300       7,658,059  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    15,800       2,753,147  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    227,500       6,454,722  

Hitachi Ltd.

    1,316,400       103,403,679  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    10,089,700       112,783,271  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    81,900       2,979,633  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    837,000       9,242,442  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    2,110,415       11,719,091  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    338,500       5,110,314  

Inpex Corp.

    1,375,400       18,695,063  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    1,287,700       17,570,591  

ITOCHU Corp.

    2,596,400       117,835,281  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    320,300       6,154,810  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    15,236       10,342,853  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    3,164,000       32,905,113  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,537,200     $ 43,433,170  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    417,700       7,820,129  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    2,792       10,703,245  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    2,621,200       69,087,975  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    1,261,000       19,909,699  

JSR Corp.

    137,100       3,739,356  

Kajima Corp.

    921,900       16,453,017  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    1,534,800       20,937,951  

Kao Corp.

    660,200       26,122,504  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    197,100       9,603,457  

KDDI Corp.

    3,269,400        108,331,686  

KDX Realty Investment Corp.

    9,169       9,945,996  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    140,900       6,375,706  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,693,600       24,343,732  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    428,200       6,555,438  

Komatsu Ltd.

    2,020,800       57,491,661  

Kose Corp.

    48,300       3,159,914  

Kubota Corp.

    1,429,300       21,635,978  

Kyocera Corp.

    2,805,500       41,072,716  

LY Corp.

    5,901,900       18,361,001  

Marubeni Corp.

    3,128,300       53,358,359  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    1,239,600       15,028,223  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    512,800       12,401,867  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    2,791,100       16,829,607  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    7,535,900       129,880,801  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    4,221,100       62,642,386  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    2,461,000       34,099,404  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    1,762,300       12,495,489  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    700,300       46,712,440  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    24,942,600       233,626,020  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    990,000       40,151,653  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    364,300       10,721,444  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    1,944,300       48,809,253  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    749,900       26,936,757  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    5,269,220       95,697,253  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    934,908       38,606,778  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,314,900       26,550,621  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    3,386       13,700,125  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    158,300       9,422,225  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    4,951       8,808,827  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    1,868,800       44,972,032  

Nippon Yusen KK

    686,700       23,664,272  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    5,060,500       19,866,637  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    6,571,400       35,394,517  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    239,500       6,554,086  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    9,251       10,123,048  

Obayashi Corp.

    1,418,400       13,129,473  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    682,800       10,433,520  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    1,850,800       7,236,315  

Omron Corp.

    135,800       6,106,281  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    87,400       2,733,183  

ORIX Corp.

    2,562,500       49,479,993  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    834,200       17,565,626  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    2,407,600       22,676,647  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    4,634,700       25,584,744  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    1,168,800       9,186,761  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    718,500       12,400,760  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    269,000       6,608,161  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    298,900       21,694,260  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    639,100       9,329,204  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    838,500       11,971,716  

Sekisui House Ltd.

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

Sharp Corp./Japan(b)

    198,500     $ 1,334,774  

Shimizu Corp.

    1,134,800       7,596,492  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    305,200       8,507,965  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    1,020,400       9,326,460  

SoftBank Corp.

    6,280,300       83,439,080  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    1,461,000       63,072,250  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    646,300       33,511,585  

Subaru Corp.

    1,341,400       26,760,001  

SUMCO Corp.

    763,400       11,573,463  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    3,121,800       7,350,529  

Sumitomo Corp.

    2,270,900       52,225,788  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    1,565,400       20,806,672  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    538,900       14,894,481  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    2,775,500       144,363,048  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    1,428,410       29,272,774  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    622,700       19,583,376  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    303,100       9,888,566  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    805,300       36,172,996  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    546,800       9,054,321  

Taisei Corp.

    362,700       13,223,529  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    3,456,300       101,582,313  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    205,800       5,450,255  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    124,100       4,042,525  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(b)

    3,328,000       17,718,781  

Tokyu Corp.

    690,900       8,107,214  

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

    545,600       15,039,158  

Toray Industries Inc.

    3,023,000       15,104,202  

Tosoh Corp.

    546,800       7,050,789  

TOTO Ltd.

    294,600       7,973,428  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    319,600       27,031,481  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    11,582,080       231,268,830  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    463,100       30,347,603  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan(b)

    192,500       11,012,802  

USS Co. Ltd.

    153,600       2,904,792  

West Japan Railway Co.

    484,800       20,191,685  

Yamaha Corp.

    291,700       6,414,645  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,946,700       18,399,713  
   

 

 

 
       4,014,535,379  
Netherlands — 2.5%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    1,037,794       15,273,612  

Aegon Ltd.

    3,556,039       20,978,626  

AerCap Holdings NV(b)

    437,775       33,516,054  

ASR Nederland NV

    350,006       16,494,555  

EXOR NV, NVS

    205,088       19,842,777  

Ferrovial SE

    420,666       16,042,193  

Heineken Holding NV

    282,549       23,708,015  

ING Groep NV

    7,906,151       112,334,269  

JDE Peet’s NV

    212,520       5,246,134  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    2,094,380       58,900,565  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    7,343,499       24,980,679  

Koninklijke Philips NV(b)

    1,725,080       36,495,028  

NN Group NV

    590,218       24,191,992  

OCI NV

    233,777       6,677,603  

Randstad NV

    243,771       13,860,869  
   

 

 

 
      428,542,971  
New Zealand — 0.2%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    2,938,634       15,151,283  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    341,007       7,809,166  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    1,481,954       6,114,449  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    2,625,271       8,528,963  
   

 

 

 
      37,603,861  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Norway — 1.2%            

Aker BP ASA

    688,884     $ 18,284,068  

DNB Bank ASA

    2,017,679       39,223,095  

Equinor ASA

    1,963,973       56,203,178  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    443,210       7,128,799  

Mowi ASA

    1,028,407       18,511,661  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    2,930,061       17,171,630  

Orkla ASA

    1,528,139       11,970,104  

Salmar ASA

    104,325       5,791,125  

Telenor ASA

    1,381,483       15,329,013  

Yara International ASA

    360,936       11,929,890  
   

 

 

 
       201,542,563  
Portugal — 0.2%            

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    6,840,675       30,512,398  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    362,568       5,707,452  
   

 

 

 
      36,219,850  
Singapore — 1.4%            

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    11,829,304       17,634,728  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore

    5,671,300       12,450,133  

City Developments Ltd.

    1,104,800       5,014,455  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    13,439,400       10,093,044  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    220,400       4,252,844  

Keppel Ltd.

    3,175,000       16,871,190  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    7,569,200       8,703,638  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    5,214,500       5,646,854  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    7,396,400       70,749,298  

Seatrium Ltd.(b)

    48,213,500       3,578,078  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    3,289,400       16,326,220  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    2,756,500       58,102,995  

UOL Group Ltd.

    518,200       2,406,301  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    4,083,500       9,999,218  
   

 

 

 
      241,828,996  
Spain — 3.7%            

Acciona SA

    61,214       7,918,320  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    457,099       18,037,351  

Aena SME SA(c)

    82,316       14,562,291  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    13,030,467       121,957,829  

Banco Santander SA

    35,351,260       142,078,808  

CaixaBank SA

    9,018,098       38,453,081  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    441,955       7,156,680  

Enagas SA

    186,158       3,030,612  

Endesa SA

    741,507       14,690,702  

Iberdrola SA

    13,404,546       161,403,554  

Iberdrola SA, NVS

    231,113       2,782,818  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    305,990       8,239,623  

Redeia Corp. SA

    396,106       6,591,251  

Repsol SA

    2,791,618       41,227,398  

Telefonica SA

    10,655,287       43,354,584  
   

 

 

 
      631,484,902  
Sweden — 2.4%            

Boliden AB

    596,237       15,825,720  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(b)

    1,421,262       9,433,331  

Holmen AB, Class B

    166,161       6,548,286  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    187,016       5,887,635  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    210,232       6,607,398  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    162,139       8,454,058  

Sandvik AB

    1,162,154       24,423,693  

Securitas AB, Class B

    1,086,174       10,551,151  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    3,466,569       49,232,686  

Skanska AB, Class B

    741,685       12,860,520  

SKF AB, Class B

    757,967       14,935,828  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

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

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    3,189,015     $ 34,378,639  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    1,855,938       37,820,263  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    1,182,338       10,080,650  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    6,400,693       35,482,086  

Telia Co. AB

    5,012,934       12,929,219  

Volvo AB, Class A

    436,519       10,731,883  

Volvo AB, Class B

    3,296,222       78,995,016  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(b)

    1,321,307       3,444,649  
   

 

 

 
      406,704,661  
Switzerland — 9.5%            

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    355,475       15,371,827  

Avolta AG, Registered(b)

    140,748       5,377,254  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    100,474       16,049,828  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    63,865       8,177,043  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    2,785       4,067,791  

Clariant AG, Registered

    455,785       5,834,812  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    244,436       7,185,623  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    405,410       42,864,207  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    7,648       5,773,587  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    82,148       11,863,851  

Holcim AG

    1,138,491       86,956,603  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    450,943       24,549,967  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    118,759       40,245,006  

Novartis AG, Registered

    4,477,254       463,009,483  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    1,534,618       436,930,841  

Sandoz Group AG(b)

    895,507       30,711,398  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    17,833       4,244,982  

SGS SA

    115,394       10,663,078  

Siemens Energy AG(a)(b)

    1,154,764       17,156,290  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    63,516       14,910,943  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    114,267       5,199,039  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    64,490       46,312,074  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    167,242       16,939,163  

Swiss Re AG

    231,006       26,450,287  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    56,630       33,880,797  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    2,514,461       75,264,372  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    319,046       162,103,925  
   

 

 

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

3i Group PLC

    2,126,090       66,557,115  

abrdn PLC

    4,111,321       8,746,567  

Admiral Group PLC

    283,528       9,015,375  

Anglo American PLC

    2,775,606       66,164,012  

Antofagasta PLC

    864,304       18,837,718  

Associated British Foods PLC

    751,364       22,254,911  

Aviva PLC

    5,969,698       32,586,037  

Barclays PLC

    32,996,459       61,318,219  

Barratt Developments PLC

    2,124,535       14,479,405  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    235,330       14,250,320  

BP PLC

    37,278,413       217,721,458  

British American Tobacco PLC

    4,640,722       136,825,217  

BT Group PLC

    14,156,730       20,056,284  

Centrica PLC

    11,998,911       20,998,684  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    450,115       31,012,924  

Croda International PLC

    152,198       9,212,025  

DCC PLC

    215,313       15,653,108  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    402,473       7,149,490  

Glencore PLC

    22,864,218       120,973,622  

GSK PLC

    8,926,895       176,553,748  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    788,785       7,611,313  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    353,555       8,625,700  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

HSBC Holdings PLC

    27,665,693     $ 216,005,498  

Imperial Brands PLC

    1,860,421       44,659,643  

J Sainsbury PLC

    3,613,477       12,336,989  

Kingfisher PLC

    4,124,467       11,467,358  

Land Securities Group PLC

    1,542,517       13,004,499  

Legal & General Group PLC

    13,063,874       42,019,196  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    138,805,116       74,407,222  

M&G PLC

    4,924,884       13,924,455  

Melrose Industries PLC

    2,992,474       22,304,366  

Mondi PLC, NVS

    967,237       17,332,530  

National Grid PLC

    8,056,037       107,299,192  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    12,593,694       35,541,145  

Ocado Group PLC(b)

    640,783       4,389,305  

Pearson PLC

    1,401,880       17,197,951  

Persimmon PLC

    696,317       12,824,839  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    1,637,442       10,454,462  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    783,743       56,665,319  

Rio Tinto PLC

    2,454,613       169,906,874  

Schroders PLC

    1,757,106       8,989,528  

Segro PLC

    2,551,499       28,337,125  

Severn Trent PLC

    298,418       9,809,305  

Shell PLC

    14,454,086       448,110,022  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    951,972       13,313,330  

Smiths Group PLC

    762,362       15,623,571  

SSE PLC

    2,380,795       50,706,010  

St. James’s Place PLC

    1,195,918       9,845,159  

Standard Chartered PLC

    5,008,668       37,853,214  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    7,700,619       14,376,992  

Tesco PLC

    15,522,598       56,247,988  

Unilever PLC

    1,911,593       93,018,524  

United Utilities Group PLC

    1,494,074       20,123,327  

Vodafone Group PLC

    50,286,206       42,750,339  

Whitbread PLC

    211,909       9,605,399  

WPP PLC

    2,343,075       22,658,685  
   

 

 

 
      2,849,712,613  
   

 

 

 

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

       16,880,612,813  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.7%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    128,443       12,550,226  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Germany (continued)            

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    370,249     $ 28,382,741  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    333,803       16,664,767  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    450,417       57,930,394  
   

 

 

 
      115,528,128  
   

 

 

 

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

 

    115,528,128  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   
Spain — 0.0%            

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

    454,786       208,391  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $225,898)

 

    208,391  
   

 

 

 

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

 

    16,996,349,332  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.3%            

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

    46,323,607       46,351,401  

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

    5,140,000       5,140,000  
   

 

 

 

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

 

    51,491,401  
   

 

 

 

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

 

    17,047,840,733  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2%

 

    27,755,301  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  17,075,596,034  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

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

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

 

Affiliates

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

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

01/31/24

    

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

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

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 
  (b) 

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

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description  

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount

(000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

          

TOPIX Index

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

Euro STOXX 50 Index

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

FTSE 100 Index

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

 

 

 
           $ 1,651,295  
          

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Value ETF

 

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

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Futures contracts

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 92,376,200   

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

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

 

 
    Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

 

 

Assets

         

Investments

         

Long-Term Investments

         

Common Stocks

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

Preferred Stocks

           115,528,128              115,528,128  

Rights

    208,391                     208,391  

Short-Term Securities

         

Money Market Funds

    51,491,401                     51,491,401  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

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

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

         

Assets

         

Equity Contracts

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

Liabilities

         

Equity Contracts

           (50,839            (50,839
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

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

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) 

January 31, 2024

 

    

iShares

MSCI EAFE Growth

ETF

   

  

    

iShares

MSCI EAFE Value

ETF

 

ASSETS

      

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

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

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    24,265,276          51,491,401  

Cash

    7,534          3,291  

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

    1,831,666          4,194,052  

Foreign currency, at value(e)

    8,886,619          23,349,383  

Receivables:

      

Securities lending income — affiliated

    9,419          11,543  

Capital shares sold

    1,216,551           

Dividends — unaffiliated

    3,722,302          18,551,183  

Dividends — affiliated

    10,177          15,441  

Tax reclaims

    18,556,171          33,104,131  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

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

 

 

      

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

      

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    19,405,583          46,339,725  

Payables:

      

Investments purchased

    1,216,548           

Investment advisory fees

    3,253,955          4,717,774  

Professional fees

    127,467           

Variation margin on futures contracts

    139,473          416,224  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    24,143,026          51,473,723  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

      

NET ASSETS

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

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

      

Paid-in capital

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

Accumulated loss

    (1,999,351        (515,577,858
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

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

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

      

Shares outstanding

    115,600,000          332,000,000  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 97.02        $ 51.43  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited          Unlimited  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Par value

    None          None  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

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

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 18,057,750        $ 43,867,989  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 24,251,359        $ 51,478,737  

(d) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $ 1,859,374        $ 4,264,814  

(e) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 8,932,286        $ 23,518,403  

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE

Growth ETF

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE

Value ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 67,777,412     $ 250,308,649  

Dividends — affiliated

    105,296       331,128  

Interest — unaffiliated

    66,583       134,255  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    53,372       83,548  

Other income — unaffiliated

    148,247        

Foreign taxes withheld

    (3,716,181     (13,724,338

Foreign withholding tax claims

    1,126,422        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    65,561,151       237,133,242  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory

    19,782,415       27,694,204  

Professional

    128,930       3,782  

Interest expense

    15,050        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    19,926,395       27,697,986  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    45,634,756       209,435,256  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    (250,879,817     52,081,877  

Investments — affiliated

    14,567       7,031  

Foreign currency transactions

    456,984       719,210  

Futures contracts

    1,363,513       2,874,228  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a)

    292,682,405       125,178,802  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    43,637,652       180,861,148  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    (234,904,755     87,682,789  

Investments — affiliated

    (3,795     2,116  

Foreign currency translations

    (217,865     (1,057,263

Futures contracts

    (365,974     (455,717
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (235,492,389     86,171,925  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (191,854,737     267,033,073  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (146,219,981   $ 476,468,329  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

   

iShares

MSCI EAFE Value ETF

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

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

Net realized gain

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

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

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

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

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

Beginning of period

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF  
 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

   

Year Ended

07/31/21

   

Year Ended

07/31/20

   

Year Ended

07/31/19

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

  

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

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

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      0.75       9.48       (21.67     22.53       6.06       (0.29
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      1.13       10.87       (20.48     23.68       7.12       1.13  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

             

Total expenses

      0.36 %(h)       0.36     0.36     0.36     0.39     0.40
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      11     19     25     24 %       33 %       22
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(b) 

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

 

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

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

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

(c) 

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

 
(d) 

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

 
(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 
(f) 

Not annualized.

 
(g) 

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

 
(h) 

Annualized.

 
(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF  
 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

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

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

  

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

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

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      0.85       6.45       (6.66     11.39       (7.18     (5.81
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      1.47       8.44       (4.60     13.06       (5.70     (3.78
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

             

Total expenses

      0.33 %(h)       0.34     0.35     0.36     0.39     0.39
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      13     22     26     25     27     21
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

 
(b) 

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

 

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

• Total return by 0.04% and 0.12%.

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

(c) 

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

 
(d) 

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

 
(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 
(f) 

Not annualized.

 
(g) 

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

 
(h) 

Annualized.

 
(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

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

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

 

   
iShares ETF  

Diversification
Classification

MSCI EAFE Growth

 

Diversified

MSCI EAFE Value

 

Diversified

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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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

       

BofA Securities, Inc.

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

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    2,695,835       (2,695,835            

HSBC Bank PLC

    546,995       (546,995            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    1,804,162       (1,804,162            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    3,900,343       (3,900,343            

Virtu Americas LLC

    1,678,160       (1,678,160            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Value

       

BofA Securities, Inc.

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

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    20,160,110       (20,160,110            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    9,589,519       (9,589,519            

Morgan Stanley

    11,149,167       (11,149,167            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

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

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

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

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

 

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

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

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

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

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

 

   
Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fees  

First $3 billion

    0.4000

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

    0.3800  

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

    0.3610  

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

    0.3430  

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

    0.3258  

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

    0.3095  

Over $10.5 billion

    0.2940  

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

 

   
Average Daily Net Assets   Investment Advisory Fees  

First $3 billion

    0.4000

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

    0.3800  

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

    0.3610  

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

    0.3430  

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

    0.3258  

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

    0.3096  

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

    0.2941  

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

    0.2793  

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

    0.2653  

Over $15 billion

    0.2520  

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts   

MSCI EAFE Growth

  $   16,556   

MSCI EAFE Value

    21,960   

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

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

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

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales     

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

MSCI EAFE Growth

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

MSCI EAFE Value

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

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

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

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

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

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales   

MSCI EAFE Growth

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

MSCI EAFE Value

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

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

 

     
iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind 

Sales 

 

MSCI EAFE Growth

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

MSCI EAFE Value

    601,914,359        794,251,205   

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

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

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

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

 

   
iShares ETF  

Non-Expiring

Capital Loss

Carryforwards

 

MSCI EAFE Growth

  $ (991,427,803

MSCI EAFE Value

    (1,169,804,663 )  

 

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

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

 

         
iShares ETF   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
    

Net Unrealized 

Appreciation 

(Depreciation) 

 

MSCI EAFE Growth

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

MSCI EAFE Value

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

 

9.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

10.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

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

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

 

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

 

 

MSCI EAFE Growth

          

Shares sold

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

Shares redeemed

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

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

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

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Value

          

Shares sold

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

Shares redeemed

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

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

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

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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

 

11.

FOREIGN WITHHOLDING TAX CLAIMS

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

 

12.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

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

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

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

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

 

  a)

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

 

  b)

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

 

  c)

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

 

  d)

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

 

  e)

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

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

 

S T A T E M E N T  R E G A R D I N G  L I Q U I D I T Y   R I S K  M A N A G E M E N T  P R O G R A M

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Tailored Shareholder Reports for Open-End Mutual Funds and ETFs

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

 

 

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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

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

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

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

Householding

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

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

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

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

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

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

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

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

 

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  JANUARY 31, 2024

 

 

  

2024 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

 

iShares Trust

 

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iShares China Large-Cap ETF | FXI | NYSE Arca

·  

iShares MSCI China A ETF | CNYA | Cboe BZX


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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President, BlackRock Inc.

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Total Returns as of January 31, 2024

 

 
    

 

 6-Month 

 

   

 

 12-Month 

 

 
   

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

    6.43%        20.82%   
   

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

    (2.02)          2.40     
   

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

    3.15          10.01     
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets
Index)

    (6.00)          (2.94)    
   

3-month Treasury bills
(ICE BofA 3-Month
U.S. Treasury Bill Index)

    2.73          5.13     
   

U.S. Treasury securities
(ICE BofA 10-Year
U.S. Treasury Index)

    1.74          (0.38)    
   

U.S. investment grade bonds
(Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index)

    3.15          2.10     
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond
Index)

    2.70          2.90     
   

U.S. high yield bonds
(Bloomberg U.S. Corporate
High Yield 2% Issuer Capped 
Index)

    6.18          9.28     
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

     

Page

 

 

The Markets in Review

     2  

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

     4  

About Fund Performance

     6  

Disclosure of Expenses

     6  

Schedules of Investments

     7  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     18  

Statements of Operations

     19  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     20  

Financial Highlights

     21  

Notes to Financial Statements

     23  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     31  

Supplemental Information

     32  

General Information

     33  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     34  

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    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  
     6-Month
Total Returns
     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years          1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund NAV

    (26.63 )%      (29.43 )%      (10.45 )%   

(2.22)%

       (29.43 )%      (42.43 )%      (20.11 )% 

Fund Market

    (26.57     (29.36     (10.62   (2.08)        (29.36     (42.95     (18.94

Index

    (25.92     (29.05     (9.79   (1.50)          (29.05     (40.25     (14.01

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual           Hypothetical 5% Return           

 

 

     

 

 

      
 

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $    1,000.00          $  733.70          $   3.22               $  1,000.00          $  1,021.40          $   3.76          0.74

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION
   
Sector  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

Consumer Discretionary

  31.6%

Financials

  30.8  

Communication Services

  19.2  

Energy

  5.5  

Information Technology

  3.1  

Health Care

  2.6  

Real Estate

  2.2  

Consumer Staples

  2.1  

Industrials

  1.8  

Materials

  1.1  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
   
Security  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd

  9.6%

Tencent Holdings Ltd

  8.6  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

  7.9  

Meituan, Class B

  6.1  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

  5.1  

NetEase Inc

  5.0  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

  4.2  

Baidu Inc

  3.9  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

  3.6  

JD.com Inc

  3.6  
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    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  
     6-Month
Total Returns
     1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
      1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    (20.89 )%      (28.20 )%      1.26  

1.94%

       (28.20 )%      6.45     15.78

Fund Market

    (20.59     (28.30     1.04     1.95        (28.30     5.32       15.85  

Index

    (20.53     (27.58     1.60     1.29          (27.58     8.27       10.24  

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
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
  $  1,000.00          $  791.10          $   1.31               $  1,000.00          $  1,023.70          $  1.48          0.29

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION
   
Sector  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

Financials

  20.3%

Industrials

  15.0  

Consumer Staples

  14.2  

Information Technology

  13.9  

Materials

  10.4  

Health Care

  8.2  

Consumer Discretionary

  6.0  

Utilities

  4.8  

Energy

  4.0  

Communication Services

  1.7  

Real Estate

  1.5  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS
   
Security  

Percent of   

Total Investments(a)

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

  5.9%

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

  2.0  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

  1.8  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

  1.8  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

  1.4  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class A

  1.3  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

  1.0  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

  1.0  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

  1.0  

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A

  1.0  
 

 

 

 

F U N D S U M M A R Y

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About Fund Performance

 

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment advisory fees. Without such a waiver, performance would have been lower.

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not trade in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the fund, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, index returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, index returns would be lower.

Disclosure of Expenses

Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (1) transactional expenses, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing expenses, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.

The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in the Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® China Large-Cap ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares           Value  

Common Stocks

   
Automobiles — 5.3%            

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    5,372,000     $ 120,279,926  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    12,760,500       12,564,072  

Li Auto Inc.(a)(b)

    5,928,500       81,949,179  
   

 

 

 
      214,793,177  
Banks — 23.0%            

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    169,221,000       65,520,829  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    455,574,000       170,963,308  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    40,062,200       23,700,991  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    51,273,000       25,410,984  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    540,269,320       320,846,081  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    17,051,000       5,062,201  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    20,830,438       75,934,965  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    35,086,600       11,669,587  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    421,396,995       205,275,011  

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    59,642,000       28,682,378  
   

 

 

 
      933,066,335  
Beverages — 2.1%            

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd

    8,642,000       31,252,414  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    9,604,200       52,123,442  
   

 

 

 
      83,375,856  
Biotechnology — 1.0%            

BeiGene Ltd.(b)

    3,471,000       39,337,563  
   

 

 

 
Broadline Retail — 13.1%            

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd

    43,394,500       389,204,129  

JD.com Inc.

    12,813,800       144,490,123  
   

 

 

 
      533,694,252  
Capital Markets — 0.9%            

China International Capital Corp. Ltd., Class H(c)

    8,133,200       9,667,477  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    12,345,700       24,095,382  

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    4,962,500       3,778,920  
   

 

 

 
      37,541,779  
Construction & Engineering — 0.3%            

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    22,240,000       10,171,181  
   

 

 

 
Entertainment — 5.0%            

NetEase Inc.

    10,414,700       202,442,075  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 10.6%            

Meituan, Class B(b)(c)

    30,941,320       248,867,936  

Trip.com Group Ltd.(b)

    2,912,900       106,027,818  

Yum China Holdings Inc.(a)

    2,223,900       76,515,302  
   

 

 

 
      431,411,056  
Household Durables — 0.9%            

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    12,732,400       35,977,452  
   

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.8%            

CITIC Ltd.

    35,029,000       33,809,779  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 6.9%            

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    40,951,000       47,210,011  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    14,209,400       26,144,903  

People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The), Class H

    45,152,000       14,036,754  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    37,004,000       46,027,965  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H.

    34,441,500       144,776,260  
   

 

 

 
      278,195,893  
Interactive Media & Services — 14.2%            

Baidu Inc.(b)

    12,137,850       157,151,266  
Security   Shares           Value  
Interactive Media & Services (continued)        

Kuaishou Technology(b)(c)

    14,397,000     $ 72,565,721  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    10,010,300       347,470,529  
   

 

 

 
      577,187,516  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.6%            

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(a)(c)

    1,893,152       13,098,705  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc.(b)(c)

    19,563,000       51,480,709  
   

 

 

 
      64,579,414  
Machinery — 0.2%            

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    21,810,000       10,137,143  
   

 

 

 
Marine Transportation — 0.4%            

COSCO Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    16,795,100       17,645,389  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 1.2%            

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    31,552,000       46,818,875  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.5%            

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    136,402,600       70,957,059  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    18,586,500       70,511,308  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    114,516,000       82,836,948  
   

 

 

 
      224,305,315  
Real Estate Management & Development — 2.2%        

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    21,082,500       31,893,388  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    15,153,333       46,006,346  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    12,147,300       9,557,454  
   

 

 

 
      87,457,188  
Specialty Retail — 0.1%            

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp. Ltd.(a)(c)

    598,200       5,246,095  
   

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 3.1%        

Xiaomi Corp., Class B(b)(c)

    80,630,200       127,035,147  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.4%        

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    6,892,600       58,176,673  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8%
(Cost: $5,582,678,466)

      4,052,405,153  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 0.8%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency

   

Shares, 5.51%(d)(e)(f)

    25,659,529       25,674,925  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency

   

Shares, 5.32%(d)(e)

    6,800,000       6,800,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.8%
(Cost: $32,475,851)

      32,474,925  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.6%
(Cost: $5,615,154,317)

      4,084,880,078  
   

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.6)%

 

    (25,311,912
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  4,059,568,166  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. 

(d) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(f) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® China Large-Cap ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/23
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
01/31/24
    Shares
Held at
01/31/24
    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $  12,275,636     $  13,408,704 (a)    $     $ (5,438   $ (3,977   $ 25,674,925       25,659,529     $ 54,213 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    8,890,000             (2,090,000 )(a)                  6,800,000       6,800,000       171,792        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ (5,438   $ (3,977   $ 32,474,925       $ 226,005     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 H50

     259        02/28/24      $ 5,172      $ (271,286
           

 

 

 

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  

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 271,286      $      $      $      $ 271,286  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

For the period ended January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (3,902,355    $      $      $      $ (3,902,355
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (7,405,488    $      $      $      $ (7,405,488
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 9,894,251  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® China Large-Cap 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

   $        $ 4,052,405,153        $      —        $ 4,052,405,153  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     32,474,925                            32,474,925  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $  32,474,925        $ 4,052,405,153        $        $ 4,084,880,078  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Equity Contracts

   $        $ (271,286      $        $ (271,286
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI China A ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares          Value  

Common Stocks

   

Aerospace & Defense — 0.4%

   

AECC Aero-Engine Control Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,498     $ 93,975  

AECC Aviation Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    104,098       454,903  

Avicopter PLC, Class A

    14,899       68,262  

Kuang-Chi Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    74,740       123,870  
   

 

 

 
      741,010  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.7%            

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    178,115       875,742  

YTO Express Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    118,400       183,870  

Yunda Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    104,000       90,248  
   

 

 

 
      1,149,860  
Automobile Components — 1.2%            

Bethel Automotive Safety Systems Co. Ltd.

    14,800       106,320  

Changzhou Xingyu Automotive Lighting Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,997       211,422  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,000       392,227  

Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    119,200       269,678  

Huizhou Desay Sv Automotive Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,200       239,250  

Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp., Class A

    44,800       90,110  

Ningbo Tuopu Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    43,705       296,515  

Sailun Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    118,400       198,789  

Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,800       122,255  

Shenzhen Kedali Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,200       105,321  
   

 

 

 
      2,031,887  
Automobiles — 2.3%            

AIMA Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    30,000       112,579  

Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp. Ltd.

    74,000       125,635  

BAIC BluePark New Energy Technology Co. Ltd.

    207,200       126,786  

Beiqi Foton Motor Co. Ltd.

    281,200       95,055  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    66,573       1,585,311  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    310,838       553,623  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd.

    88,889       252,943  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    162,800       185,831  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    296,406       564,225  

Seres Group Co. Ltd., NVS(a)

    59,200       467,012  
   

 

 

 
      4,069,000  
Banks — 11.5%            

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    3,172,200       1,716,629  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    806,200       571,708  

Bank of Changsha Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,000       147,546  

Bank of Chengdu Co. Ltd., Class A

    133,277       232,277  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    1,310,000       787,582  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,467,602       1,226,537  

Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    222,488       337,605  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    667,000       679,315  

Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd., Class A

    386,080       445,939  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    240,921       722,189  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    547,669       487,574  

Bank of Suzhou Co. Ltd.

    133,200       131,045  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class A

    355,300       339,486  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,746,400       765,962  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    755,902       3,234,614  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,332,080       732,144  

China Zheshang Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    814,700       304,757  

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    344,530       207,526  

CNPC Capital Co. Ltd., NVS

    311,140       266,514  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    511,460       431,007  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    2,341,000       1,683,817  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    775,147       1,697,901  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    710,456       935,674  
Security   Shares          Value  
Banks (continued)            

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,068,400     $ 703,896  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,104,320       1,050,037  

Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.

    370,000       325,464  
   

 

 

 
      20,164,745  
Beverages — 10.5%            

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,899       440,652  

Anhui Kouzi Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    23,500       127,269  

Anhui Yingjia Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,600       207,316  

Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,600       117,727  

Chongqing Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,795       145,536  

Eastroc Beverage Group Co. Ltd.

    11,200       253,412  

Hebei Hengshui Laobaigan Liquor Co. Ltd.

    30,000       73,172  

Jiangsu King’s Luck Brewery JSC Ltd., Class A

    44,440       273,810  

Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,600       694,854  

JiuGui Liquor Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,800       128,040  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    46,489       10,391,155  

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,000       1,105,017  

Shanghai Bairun Investment Holding Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    32,788       90,154  

Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,801       1,249,539  

Shede Spirits Co. Ltd.

    15,400       177,351  

Sichuan Swellfun Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,300       128,291  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,600       286,930  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    142,714       2,515,664  
   

 

 

 
      18,405,889  
Biotechnology — 1.3%            

Beijing Tiantan Biological Products Corp. Ltd., Class A

    59,200       217,142  

Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,637       222,561  

BGI Genomics Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,400       106,348  

Bloomage Biotechnology Corp. Ltd.

    20,330       158,171  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    93,100       581,716  

Hualan Biological Engineering Inc., Class A

    60,448       148,031  

Imeik Technology Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    8,800       332,004  

Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co. Ltd.

    30,268       117,877  

Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    236,800       211,993  

Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    41,556       120,798  

Walvax Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,298       136,158  
   

 

 

 
      2,352,799  
Broadline Retail — 0.1%            

Zhejiang China Commodities City Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    207,200       214,651  
   

 

 

 
Building Products — 0.2%            

Beijing New Building Materials PLC, Class A

    59,600       221,557  

Zhejiang Weixing New Building Materials Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,204       111,996  

Zhuzhou Kibing Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    93,900       76,626  
   

 

 

 
      410,179  
Capital Markets — 6.3%            

BOC International China Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,600       149,204  

Caitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    177,651       183,773  

Changjiang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    207,600       142,505  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    163,200       264,130  

China Great Wall Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,400       151,336  

China International Capital Corp. Ltd., Class A

    90,000       404,836  

China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    266,407       495,959  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    444,070       1,268,569  

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class A

    163,239       508,075  

Dongxing Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    118,439       130,798  

East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    585,139       1,016,865  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI China A ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares          Value  
Capital Markets (continued)            

Everbright Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,400     $ 323,061  

First Capital Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,000       108,247  

Founder Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    296,000       284,574  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    222,400       424,159  

Guangzhou Yuexiu Financial Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,091       117,969  

Guolian Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    88,800       125,795  

Guosen Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    236,300       264,393  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    281,645       573,066  

Guoyuan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    163,244       145,236  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    356,800       437,006  

Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd.,
Class A

    19,600       313,762  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    267,600       512,298  

Huaxi Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    104,000       107,811  

Industrial Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    314,308       238,420  

Nanjing Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    133,600       138,481  

Orient Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    265,021       305,118  

SDIC Capital Co. Ltd., Class A

    229,000       212,699  

Shanxi Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    133,657       92,070  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    846,000       514,710  

Sinolink Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    133,600       155,702  

SooChow Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    178,438       167,067  

Southwest Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    250,400       128,677  

Tianfeng Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    304,800       125,347  

Western Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    164,020       136,136  

Zheshang Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,427       199,334  

Zhongtai Securities Co. Ltd.

    252,800       229,816  
   

 

 

 
      11,097,004  
Chemicals — 5.2%            

Asia - Potash International Investment Guangzhou
Co. Ltd.(a)

    29,600       85,368  

Canmax Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,480       61,575  

Cathay Biotech Inc.

    24,400       148,722  

Chengxin Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,500       86,048  

CNGR Advanced Material Co. Ltd.

    29,600       179,261  

Do-Fluoride New Materials Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,600       49,984  

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    64,070       303,521  

Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A.

    74,020       192,379  

Hangzhou Oxygen Plant Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,600       97,968  

Haohua Chemical Science & Technology Co. Ltd., NVS

    30,000       111,073  

Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    252,015       411,499  

Hengyi Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    134,076       116,247  

Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,600       180,458  

Huafon Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    162,800       138,332  

Hubei Feilihua Quartz Glass Co. Ltd.

    14,800       51,892  

Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,100       100,406  

Inner Mongolia Junzheng Energy & Chemical Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    311,600       154,257  

Inner Mongolia Yuan Xing Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    122,900       89,456  

Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co. Ltd., Class A

    236,800       325,892  

Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,130       103,512  

Jiangsu Yoke Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,800       79,759  

LB Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    88,809       199,028  

Luxi Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,000       95,138  

Ningbo Shanshan Co. Ltd.

    74,000       102,767  

Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    266,400       494,468  

Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    192,500       383,975  

Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    371,601       489,395  

Satellite Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    127,777       242,929  

Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Chemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,860       253,776  
Security   Shares          Value  
Chemicals (continued)            

Shanghai Putailai New Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    83,114     $ 190,219  

Shenzhen Capchem Technology Co. Ltd.

    25,420       131,528  

Shenzhen Dynanonic Co. Ltd.

    15,020       86,719  

Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,417       67,209  

Sichuan Hebang Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

    340,400       108,414  

Sinoma Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,200       117,140  

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    311,231       115,427  

Skshu Paint Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,504       102,717  

Sunresin New Materials Co. Ltd., NVS

    18,800       115,386  

Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class A

    51,700       335,089  

Tongkun Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,697       148,405  

Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    116,200       1,130,766  

Weihai Guangwei Composites Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,652       96,882  

Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    40,415       238,790  

Yunnan Yuntianhua Co. Ltd.

    68,600       150,380  

Zangge Mining Co. Ltd.

    62,600       215,720  

Zhejiang Juhua Co. Ltd., Class A

    104,000       230,973  

Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    133,600       143,053  
   

 

 

 
      9,053,902  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%            

Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc., Class A

    29,600       126,157  

Zhefu Holding Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    182,800       78,565  

Zhejiang Weiming Environment Protection Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,553       128,557  
   

 

 

 
      333,279  
Communications Equipment — 0.9%            

Guangzhou Haige Communications Group Inc. Co., Class A

    88,800       119,033  

Hengtong Optic-Electric Co. Ltd., Class A

    94,700       144,835  

Suzhou TFC Optical Communication Co. Ltd.

    14,800       175,967  

Tianjin 712 Communication & Broadcasting Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,000       103,796  

Yealink Network Technology Corp. Ltd., Class A

    44,477       150,786  

Zhongji Innolight Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,088       428,527  

ZTE Corp., Class A

    141,500       432,195  
   

 

 

 
      1,555,139  
Construction & Engineering — 2.2%            

China Energy Engineering Corp. Ltd.

    1,155,300       339,277  

China National Chemical Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    222,010       198,014  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class A

    754,800       663,532  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,554,000       1,113,539  

CSSC Science & Technology Co. Ltd.

    60,800       135,535  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    682,800       307,904  

Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    636,400       445,654  

Shanghai Construction Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    371,200       119,896  

Shenzhen SED Industry Co. Ltd., NVS

    44,800       109,472  

Sichuan Road & Bridge Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    264,500       295,770  

Sinoma International Engineering Co.

    89,600       138,994  
   

 

 

 
      3,867,587  
Construction Materials — 0.5%            

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,400       477,161  

Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,400       99,789  

China Jushi Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,350       189,453  

Tangshan Jidong Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,600       82,562  
   

 

 

 
      848,965  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 0.2%            

DaShenLin Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    46,231       146,636  

Yifeng Pharmacy Chain Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,783       157,200  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI China A ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares          Value  
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail (continued)        

Yonghui Superstores Co. Ltd., Class A

    325,600     $ 111,006  
   

 

 

 
      414,842  
Containers & Packaging — 0.1%            

Shenzhen YUTO Packaging Technology Co. Ltd.

    29,600       95,317  
   

 

 

 
Distributors — 0.1%            

Wuchan Zhongda Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    192,814       116,181  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1%            

Offcn Education Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    229,500       112,618  
   

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment — 4.9%            

Beijing Easpring Material Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,800       65,455  

China XD Electric Co. Ltd., NVS

    177,600       125,890  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    162,091       3,420,775  

Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd., Class A

    104,090       207,802  

Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    75,182       364,344  

Fangda Carbon New Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,428       91,313  

Farasis Energy Gan Zhou Co. Ltd., NVS

    29,600       49,723  

Ginlong Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,900       156,978  

Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd., Class A

    120,051       116,535  

Gongniu Group Co. Ltd.

    14,800       191,426  

GoodWe Technologies Co. Ltd., NVS

    6,472       83,972  

Gotion High-tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    60,700       157,801  

Hongfa Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,600       70,510  

Hoymiles Power Electronics Inc., NVS

    4,609       120,261  

Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    118,800       191,271  

Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Co. Ltd., NVS

    59,200       74,440  

Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd., Class A

    73,800       92,360  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    296,388       865,718  

Ningbo Orient Wires & Cables Co. Ltd.

    29,600       145,487  

Ningbo Ronbay New Energy Technology Co. Ltd.

    24,541       97,123  

Pylon Technologies Co. Ltd., NVS

    7,225       80,386  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    475,250       263,070  

Shanghai Moons’ Electric Co. Ltd.

    14,800       76,454  

Sieyuan Electric Co. Ltd.

    30,400       214,065  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    58,600       639,067  

Sunwoda Electronic Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,299       96,274  

TBEA Co. Ltd., Class A

    178,120       347,971  

Titan Wind Energy Suzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    60,000       74,484  

Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,000       192,011  
   

 

 

 
      8,672,966  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4.5%  

Accelink Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,600       89,707  

Avary Holding Shenzhen Co. Ltd., Class A

    68,200       166,050  

BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,394,428       698,296  

CETC Cyberspace Security Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    32,700       75,093  

Chaozhou Three-Circle Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,400       236,227  

China Railway Signal & Communication Corp. Ltd., Class A

    273,181       176,664  

China Zhenhua Group Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,900       135,789  

Eoptolink Technology Inc.Ltd.

    29,600       173,754  

Everdisplay Optronics Shanghai Co. Ltd.

    414,400       121,572  

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A

    488,406       902,701  

GoerTek Inc., Class A

    119,204       252,202  

Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,267       144,104  

Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co. Ltd.

    44,400       78,297  

Huagong Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,800       106,492  

Lens Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    178,000       258,572  
Security   Shares          Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued)  

Lingyi iTech Guangdong Co., Class A

    253,600     $ 167,338  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    267,668       947,871  

Maxscend Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,056       282,646  

OFILM Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    118,400       109,680  

Raytron Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,896       86,952  

Shanghai BOCHU Electronic Technology Corp. Ltd., Class A

    6,114       216,003  

Shengyi Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,282       178,472  

Shennan Circuits Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,467       143,086  

Shenzhen Kaifa Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,200       98,117  

Shenzhen Sunlord Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,500       93,960  

SUPCON Technology Co. Ltd.

    26,936       132,266  

Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Class A

    66,100       114,754  

TCL Technology Group Corp., Class A(a)

    681,881       384,208  

Tianma Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,600       103,564  

Unisplendour Corp. Ltd., Class A(a)

    106,691       230,352  

Universal Scientific Industrial Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,300       105,078  

Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    50,311       234,269  

Wuhan Guide Infrared Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,004       110,993  

WUS Printed Circuit Kunshan Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,090       202,762  

Xiamen Faratronic Co. Ltd.

    9,200       110,131  

Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    120,900       260,871  
   

 

 

 
      7,928,893  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%            

Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    164,468       128,034  

Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,485       162,774  
   

 

 

 
      290,808  
Entertainment — 0.8%            

37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,093       171,234  

Beijing Enlight Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,600       106,590  

China Film Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,000       120,559  

G-Bits Network Technology Xiamen Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,400       85,611  

Giant Network Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,100       94,754  

Kingnet Network Co. Ltd.

    74,000       97,884  

Kunlun Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,600       184,998  

Mango Excellent Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    76,180       226,609  

Perfect World Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,052       98,477  

Wanda Film Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    80,500       123,733  

Zhejiang Century Huatong Group Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    267,282       156,142  
   

 

 

 
      1,466,591  
Financial Services — 0.1%            

AVIC Industry-Finance Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    340,401       160,846  
   

 

 

 
Food Products — 3.2%            

Angel Yeast Co. Ltd., Class A

    33,496       143,922  

Anjoy Foods Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,800       122,127  

Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,400       97,839  

Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. Ltd., Class A

    162,879       770,595  

Fujian Sunner Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,400       92,449  

Guangdong Haid Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,299       311,774  

Hebei Yangyuan Zhihui Beverage Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,600       143,198  

Heilongjiang Agriculture Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,600       94,456  

Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    133,600       529,462  

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    237,600       896,115  

Jonjee Hi-Tech Industrial And Commercial Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,862       91,353  

Juewei Food Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,800       41,314  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI China A ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares          Value  
Food Products (continued)            

Meihua Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

    120,500     $ 167,162  

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

    207,619       1,019,056  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    162,200       184,701  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    253,246       661,867  

Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    60,000       247,348  

Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,400       77,443  
   

 

 

 
      5,692,181  
Gas Utilities — 0.1%            

ENN Natural Gas Co. Ltd., Class A

    90,000       218,711  
   

 

 

 
Ground Transportation — 1.1%            

Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Co. Ltd., Class A .

    1,838,800       1,270,718  

Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    592,000       615,097  
   

 

 

 
      1,885,815  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.8%            

Autobio Diagnostics Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,800       103,374  

iRay Technology Co. Ltd.

    4,316       128,721  

Jiangsu Yuyue Medical Equipment & Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,000       132,986  

Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,400       135,709  

Ovctek China Inc., Class A

    30,880       74,833  

Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co. Ltd., NVS

    30,339       569,296  

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,634       1,668,665  

Shenzhen New Industries Biomedical Engineering Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,600       284,451  
   

 

 

 
      3,098,035  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.1%            

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    342,181       610,714  

China Meheco Co. Ltd., Class A

    50,520       73,751  

China National Medicines Corp. Ltd., Class A

    30,000       124,724  

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,800       170,399  

Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,597       135,191  

Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,625       240,199  

Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,591       143,848  

Meinian Onehealth Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    133,560       90,778  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    104,009       245,533  

Topchoice Medical Corp., Class A

    14,800       122,525  
   

 

 

 
      1,957,662  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2%            

BTG Hotels Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,400       86,460  

Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotels Co. Ltd., Class A

    35,600       125,365  

Songcheng Performance Development Co. Ltd., Class A.

    88,872       110,011  
   

 

 

 
      321,836  
Household Durables — 1.4%            

Beijing Roborock Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,585       222,914  

Ecovacs Robotics Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,800       70,252  

Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A

    107,500       527,968  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A

    237,600       739,164  

Hang Zhou Great Star Industrial Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,400       115,187  

Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,664       89,846  

Hisense Visual Technology Co. Ltd.

    44,400       136,863  

Jason Furniture Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,620       139,830  

Oppein Home Group Inc., Class A

    23,683       201,986  

Sichuan Changhong Electric Co. Ltd.

    167,600       98,325  

Zhejiang Supor Co. Ltd., Class A

    18,698       131,727  
   

 

 

 
      2,474,062  
Security   Shares          Value  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 4.6%  

CECEP Solar Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    137,100     $ 96,177  

CECEP Wind Power Corp, Class A

    244,240       96,456  

CGN Power Co. Ltd.

    571,500       303,800  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    710,447       819,481  

China Three Gorges Renewables Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,050,800       647,623  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    902,888       3,066,459  

Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd.

    384,800       130,598  

GD Power Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    680,800       423,709  

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., Class A

    310,800       262,939  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class A

    341,600       415,876  

SDIC Power Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    281,200       547,968  

Shanghai Electric Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,600       114,458  

Shenergy Co. Ltd., Class A

    193,800       195,541  

Shenzhen Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    192,806       166,342  

Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    162,800       351,663  

Wintime Energy Group Co. Ltd., NVS

    853,600       155,520  

Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    414,800       310,400  
   

 

 

 
      8,105,010  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%            

China Baoan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,200       134,075  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 2.3%            

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    104,400       418,412  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    251,616       873,244  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,800       318,125  

People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The), Class A

    356,500       253,130  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class A

    391,823       2,213,718  
   

 

 

 
      4,076,629  
IT Services — 0.1%            

DHC Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    103,600       72,050  

Isoftstone Information Technology Group Co. Ltd., NVS

    29,650       129,150  
   

 

 

 
      201,200  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.5%            

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,804       83,593  

Pharmaron Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,950       161,434  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    94,248       714,191  
   

 

 

 
      959,218  
Machinery — 3.0%            

China CSSC Holdings Ltd., Class A

    162,800       692,604  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A

    902,890       714,185  

FAW Jiefang Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    118,400       129,293  

Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co. Ltd., Class A

    49,924       339,104  

Keda Industrial Group Co. Ltd.

    74,000       111,468  

Ningbo Deye Technology Co. Ltd., NVS

    14,860       139,919  

North Industries Group Red Arrow Co. Ltd., Class A

    52,900       83,835  

Range Intelligent Computing Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    46,000       126,853  

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    311,650       567,650  

Shandong Himile Mechanical Science & Technology Co. Ltd.

    29,600       109,913  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    49,861       388,333  

Shuangliang Eco-Energy Systems Co. Ltd.

    59,300       56,672  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    251,600       516,330  

XCMG Construction Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A

    430,000       336,651  

Yutong Bus Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,000       155,936  

Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,298       109,872  

Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,100       216,469  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd., NVS

    40,369       187,234  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI China A ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares          Value  
Machinery (continued)            

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    267,950     $ 268,341  
   

 

 

 
      5,250,662  
Marine Transportation — 0.4%            

COSCO Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    477,050       660,219  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.5%            

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    535,660       421,360  

Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media Corp. Ltd.

    88,800       119,759  

Oriental Pearl Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    133,200       126,509  

People.cn Co. Ltd.

    44,400       132,963  
   

 

 

 
      800,591  
Metals & Mining — 4.6%            

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    489,516       388,552  

Anhui Honglu Steel Construction Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,130       48,228  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    831,670       712,321  

Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,200       98,682  

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    127,700       299,852  

China Rare Earth Resources & Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,600       99,030  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class A

    651,200       486,789  

GEM Co. Ltd., Class A

    164,496       103,036  

Guangdong HEC Technology Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    118,400       101,951  

Henan Shenhuo Coal & Power Co. Ltd.

    88,800       205,984  

Hesteel Co. Ltd., Class A

    400,200       115,815  

Huaibei Mining Holdings Co. Ltd.

    88,800       214,694  

Hunan Valin Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    254,540       193,288  

Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    1,662,400       328,219  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,400       186,480  

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co. Ltd., Class A

    119,000       151,148  

Pangang Group Vanadium Titanium & Resources Co. Ltd., Class A

    325,600       127,797  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    133,628       382,374  

Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. Ltd., Class A

    460,000       183,513  

Shanxi Meijin Energy Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    148,400       110,623  

Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    222,400       110,389  

Shenghe Resources Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    56,700       65,016  

Sinomine Resource Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,892       129,765  

Tianshan Aluminum Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    165,700       120,675  

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    426,100       179,175  

Western Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    88,800       175,752  

Western Superconducting Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    22,899       112,910  

Xiamen Tungsten Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,698       126,782  

Yintai Gold Co. Ltd., Class A

    101,320       198,901  

YongXing Special Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    24,340       151,020  

Yunnan Aluminium Co. Ltd., Class A

    118,400       176,972  

Yunnan Chihong Zinc&Germanium Co. Ltd.

    192,400       124,756  

Yunnan Tin Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,200       103,736  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    63,912       221,572  

Zhongjin Gold Corp. Ltd., Class A

    193,800       254,190  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    756,400       1,268,426  
   

 

 

 
      8,058,413  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.9%            

China Merchants Energy Shipping Co. Ltd., Class A

    300,600       273,029  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    1,184,243       983,112  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    252,099       1,305,398  
Security   Shares          Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)            

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class A

    133,249     $ 244,276  

Guanghui Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    237,983       232,984  

Inner Mongolia Dian Tou Energy Corp. Ltd.

    88,800       182,643  

Jizhong Energy Resources Co. Ltd.

    133,200       139,824  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A

    797,700       928,034  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    356,801       1,202,341  

Shan Xi Hua Yang Group New Energy Co. Ltd.

    133,200       179,254  

Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    207,260       302,925  

Shanxi Lu’an Environmental Energy Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    104,000       342,918  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    144,650       460,264  
   

 

 

 
      6,777,002  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%            

Shandong Sun Paper Industry JSC Ltd., Class A

    104,000       175,834  
   

 

 

 
Passenger Airlines — 1.0%            

Air China Ltd., Class A(a)

    429,200       424,843  

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., Class A(a)

    640,000       333,309  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    417,624       335,015  

Hainan Airlines Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,628,400       309,935  

Juneyao Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,000       122,532  

Spring Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A

    38,700       281,671  
   

 

 

 
      1,807,305  
Personal Care Products — 0.1%            

By-health Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,600       124,737  

Yunnan Botanee Bio-Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    15,600       122,461  
   

 

 

 
      247,198  
Pharmaceuticals — 3.4%            

Apeloa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,800       75,684  

Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,080       179,844  

Beijing Tongrentang Co. Ltd., Class A

    54,900       333,771  

Betta Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,812       78,231  

Changchun High & New Technology Industry Group Inc., Class A

    16,540       262,891  

China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    36,200       263,531  

Chongqing Taiji Industry Group Co. Ltd.

    14,800       69,003  

CSPC Innovation Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    48,500       181,870  

Dong-E-E-Jiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,600       216,344  

Hubei Jumpcan Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,600       124,040  

Humanwell Healthcare Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,200       165,958  

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    238,042       1,243,130  

Jiangsu Nhwa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,600       95,835  

Joincare Pharmaceutical Group Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,400       111,248  

Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc., Class A

    29,600       139,600  

Nanjing King-Friend Biochemical Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    50,800       92,035  

Shandong Buchang Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    47,427       99,820  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,063       224,985  

Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,900       162,012  

Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,660       163,405  

Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,600       191,830  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    65,260       422,508  

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    21,999       609,914  

Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,404       71,473  

Zhejiang Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,300       75,588  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI China A ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares          Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)            

Zhejiang NHU Co. Ltd., Class A

    119,568     $ 266,940  
   

 

 

 
      5,921,490  
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.5%            

China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    329,100       402,305  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    362,000       484,504  

Gemdale Corp., Class A

    163,218       91,808  

Greenland Holdings Corp. Ltd., Class A

    429,400       126,143  

Hainan Airport Infrastructure Co. Ltd., NVS

    429,600       208,626  

Hangzhou Binjiang Real Estate Group Co. Ltd.

    118,400       112,283  

Poly Developments and Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    445,531       593,751  

Seazen Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    74,066       101,939  

Shanghai Lingang Holdings Corp. Ltd., Class A

    89,223       121,986  

Shanghai Zhangjiang High-Tech Park Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    60,800       135,139  

Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Co. Ltd., Class A

    297,656       122,318  

Youngor Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    177,694       166,584  
   

 

 

 
      2,667,386  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.9%        

3peak Inc.

    5,986       81,503  

ACM Research Shanghai Inc.

    11,500       123,937  

Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc., Class A

    22,528       356,550  

Amlogic Shanghai Co. Ltd.

    17,347       107,123  

ASR Microelectronics Co. Ltd.

    13,912       89,146  

Cambricon Technologies Corp. Ltd.

    15,613       236,646  

China Resources Microelectronics Ltd.

    46,233       243,522  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,600       169,018  

GalaxyCore Inc., NVS

    61,089       138,873  

GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc., Class A

    26,857       233,445  

Hangzhou Chang Chuan Technology Co. Ltd.

    29,600       98,674  

Hangzhou First Applied Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    72,010       227,807  

Hangzhou Lion Microelectronics Co. Ltd.

    29,600       84,172  

Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    64,500       162,973  

Hoyuan Green Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    14,865       51,079  

Hwatsing Technology Co. Ltd., NVS

    6,200       127,552  

Hygon Information Technology Co. Ltd., NVS

    71,040       651,846  

Ingenic Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Class A

    17,400       115,061  

JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    118,480       281,712  

JCET Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,200       184,653  

Jiangsu Pacific Quartz Co. Ltd., NVS

    15,300       152,274  

Jinko Solar Co. Ltd.

    236,984       261,286  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    281,246       757,149  

Montage Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    45,164       282,528  

National Silicon Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,200       175,833  

NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,000       600,183  

Piotech Inc., NVS

    7,026       158,840  

Risen Energy Co. Ltd.

    31,100       63,696  

Rockchip Electronics Co. Ltd.

    15,400       99,078  

Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    177,600       271,674  

SG Micro Corp., Class A

    19,695       170,260  

Shanghai Aiko Solar Energy Co. Ltd.

    65,600       126,290  

Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Co. Ltd.

    22,854       86,314  

Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    15,200       110,945  

Shenzhen SC New Energy Technology Corp., Class A

    14,800       116,447  

StarPower Semiconductor Ltd., Class A

    7,100       125,624  

Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

    11,356       162,144  

TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    143,323       245,166  

Tianshui Huatian Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    104,100       94,295  

TongFu Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    46,400       118,615  
Security   Shares          Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    165,893     $ 537,706  

Trina Solar Co. Ltd.

    91,789       295,523  

Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A(a)

    33,079       240,509  

Verisilicon Microelectronics Shanghai Co. Ltd.

    20,754       99,999  

Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Shanghai, Class A

    44,455       534,120  

Wuxi Autowell Technology Co. Ltd.

    9,261       92,274  

Xinjiang Daqo New Energy Co. Ltd.

    73,662       268,408  

Yangzhou Yangjie Electronic Technology Co. Ltd.

    15,000       68,478  

Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical & Electrical Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,401       202,063  
   

 

 

 
      10,283,013  
Software — 1.7%            

360 Security Technology Inc., Class A

    268,000       253,839  

Beijing E-Hualu Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    30,000       91,027  

Beijing Kingsoft Office Software Inc., Class A

    16,940       502,920  

Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    80,995       79,989  

China National Software & Service Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,620       109,353  

Empyrean Technology Co. Ltd., NVS

    15,200       164,208  

Hundsun Technologies Inc., Class A

    74,782       218,577  

Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A

    88,850       472,078  

NavInfo Co. Ltd., Class A

    74,000       66,767  

Qi An Xin Technology Group Inc.

    32,613       134,673  

Sangfor Technologies Inc., Class A(a)

    16,100       122,184  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    62,588       356,813  

Thunder Software Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    20,600       143,653  

Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    119,249       185,440  
   

 

 

 
      2,901,521  
Specialty Retail — 0.6%            

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp. Ltd., Class A

    70,641       785,401  

HLA Group Corp. Ltd., Class A

    167,200       178,766  

Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    148,306       128,648  
   

 

 

 
      1,092,815  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.8%        

Anker Innovations Technology Co. Ltd.

    14,800       141,107  

China Greatwall Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    118,900       137,463  

GRG Banking Equipment Co. Ltd., Class A

    88,800       117,050  

IEIT Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,460       173,585  

Ninestar Corp., Class A

    59,210       159,426  

Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    29,452       559,849  

Tsinghua Tongfang Co. Ltd.

    118,462       93,602  
   

 

 

 
      1,382,082  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.3%            

Beijing United Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,294       64,682  

COSCO SHIPPING Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    415,200       135,728  

Shanxi Coal International Energy Group Co. Ltd.

    74,100       173,977  

Xiamen C & D Inc., Class A

    103,600       139,653  
   

 

 

 
      514,040  
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.4%            

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co. Ltd., Class A

    89,800       117,669  

Liaoning Port Co. Ltd., Class A

    784,400       149,472  

Shanghai International Airport Co. Ltd., Class A

    44,422       204,812  

Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    268,000       205,773  
   

 

 

 
      677,726  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.4%            

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    1,184,000       744,168  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.6%
(Cost: $169,351,700)

      174,640,857  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

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)

    27,905     $  
   

 

 

 
Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)
         
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $169,351,700)

      174,640,857  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities            
Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares,
5.32%(b)(c)

    100,000       100,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%
(Cost: $100,000)

      100,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $169,451,700)

      174,740,857  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.3%

      523,805  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 175,264,662  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sale
    

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
01/31/24
     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income     

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

   $ 870,000      $      $ (770,000 )(a)     $      $      $ 100,000        100,000      $ 39,750      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 H50

     53        02/28/24      $ 587      $ (11,713
           

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

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  

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 11,713      $      $      $      $ 11,713  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

For the period ended January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
 Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (97,692    $      $      $      $ (97,692
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (44,794    $      $      $      $ (44,794
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 617,569  

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

   $ 7,822,258        $ 166,818,599        $     —        $ 174,640,857  

Rights

                                 

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     100,000                            100,000  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $  7,922,258        $ 166,818,599        $        $ 174,740,857  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Liabilities

                 

Equity Contracts

   $        $ (11,713      $        $ (11,713
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

 

   

iShares

China Large-Cap
ETF

   

iShares

MSCI China
A ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

   

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b)

  $ 4,052,405,153     $ 174,640,857  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    32,474,925       100,000  

Cash

    5,982        

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    461,000       42,000  

Foreign currency, at value(d)

    2,395,086       565,625  

Receivables:

   

Securities lending income — affiliated

    9,087        

Dividends — unaffiliated

          4,835  

Dividends — affiliated

    16,588       397  

Variation margin on futures contracts

          4,315  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    4,087,767,821       175,358,029  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

   

Bank overdraft

          536  

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    25,539,339        

Payables:

   

Investment advisory fees

    2,597,974       92,831  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    62,342        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    28,199,655       93,367  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

   

NET ASSETS

  $ 4,059,568,166     $ 175,264,662  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

   

Paid-in capital

  $ 9,921,545,943     $ 307,190,168  

Accumulated loss

    (5,861,977,777     (131,925,506
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 4,059,568,166     $ 175,264,662  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

   

Shares outstanding

    186,900,000       7,400,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 21.72     $ 23.68  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 5,582,678,466     $ 169,351,700  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 24,318,472     $  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 32,475,851     $ 100,000  

(d) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 2,397,897     $ 568,482  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

    

iShares

China Large-Cap
ETF

    iShares
MSCI China
A ETF
 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Dividends — unaffiliated

   $ 24,265,091     $ 947,360  

Dividends — affiliated

     171,792       39,750  

Interest — unaffiliated

     87,655       3,040  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

     54,213        

Foreign taxes withheld

     (1,551,612     (94,941
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     23,027,139       895,209  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

    

Investment advisory

     17,729,121       732,191  

Interest expense

     1,807       307  

Commitment costs

           1,121  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     17,730,928        733,619  

Less:

    

Investment advisory fees waived

           (384,518
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

     17,730,928       349,101  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     5,296,211       546,108  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments — unaffiliated

     (334,870,107     (2,312,414

Investments — affiliated

     (5,438      

Foreign currency transactions

     53,769       4,904  

Futures contracts

     (3,902,355     (97,692

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a)

     11,336,267        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (327,387,864     (2,405,202
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

    

Investments — unaffiliated

     (1,172,926,264     (58,092,816

Investments — affiliated

     (3,977      

Foreign currency translations

     (277,362     (4,778

Futures contracts

     (7,405,488     (44,794
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (1,180,613,091     (58,142,388
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

     (1,508,000,955     (60,547,590
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (1,502,704,744   $ (60,001,482
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Note 2 of the 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 Changes in Net Assets

 

         

iShares

China Large-Cap ETF

       

iShares

MSCI China A ETF

 
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
07/31/23
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

        $ 5,296,211           $ 114,844,150       $ 546,108      $ 6,583,068  

Net realized loss

      (327,387,864       (741,645,143       (2,405,202     (5,521,305

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (1,180,613,091       756,263,809         (58,142,388     (53,014,168
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (1,502,704,744       129,462,816         (60,001,482     (51,952,405
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

             

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (111,252,819       (137,823,574       (7,629,430     (8,340,710
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

             

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      (19,265,618       407,457,486         (86,092,434     (161,024,123
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

             

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (1,633,223,181       399,096,728         (153,723,346     (221,317,238

Beginning of period

      5,692,791,347         5,293,694,619         328,988,008       550,305,246  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 4,059,568,166       $ 5,692,791,347       $ 175,264,662     $ 328,988,008  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares China Large-Cap ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended
01/31/24

    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
      (unaudited     07/31/23       07/31/22       07/31/21       07/31/20       07/31/19  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 30.39     $ 30.37     $ 40.36     $ 41.57     $ 41.63     $ 43.14  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

             0.03       0.62       0.75       0.88       0.89       1.07  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      (8.09     0.15       (10.16     (1.26     0.17       (1.73
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (8.06     0.77       (9.41     (0.38     1.06       (0.66
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

      (0.61     (0.75     (0.58     (0.83     (1.12     (0.85
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 21.72     $ 30.39     $ 30.37     $ 40.36     $ 41.57     $ 41.63  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

             

Based on net asset value

      (26.63 )%(e)      2.71     (23.54 )%      (1.13 )%      2.59     (1.44 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

             

Total expenses

      0.74 %(g)       0.74     0.74     0.74     0.74     0.74
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.22 %(g)       2.19     2.12     1.90     2.18     2.55
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 4,059,568     $ 5,692,791     $ 5,293,695     $ 4,812,487     $ 3,429,710     $ 5,039,411  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      9     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) 

Not annualized.

 

(f) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

 

(g) 

Annualized.

 

(h) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

 

F I N A N C I A L  H I G H L I G H T S

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI China A ETF  
 

 

 

 
    Six Months Ended
01/31/24
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
      (unaudited     07/31/23       07/31/22       07/31/21       07/31/20       07/31/19  

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 31.18     $ 35.39     $ 41.70     $ 36.39     $ 28.68     $ 27.06  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.06       0.54       0.46       0.52       0.59       0.84  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      (6.53     (3.92     (6.29     5.22       7.47       1.67  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (6.47     (3.38     (5.83     5.74       8.06       2.51  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                    

From net investment income

      (1.03     (0.83     (0.48     (0.43     (0.35     (0.19

From net realized gain

                                    (0.70
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (1.03     (0.83     (0.48     (0.43     (0.35     (0.89
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 23.68     $ 31.18     $ 35.39     $ 41.70     $ 36.39     $ 28.68  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

             

Based on net asset value

      (20.89 )%(e)      (9.55 )%      (14.18 )%      15.79     28.40     9.97
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

             

Total expenses

      0.60 %(g)       0.60     0.60     0.60     0.63     0.65
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.29 %(g)       0.24     0.24     0.24     0.24     0.24
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.45 %(g)       1.70     1.15     1.24     1.98     3.10
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 175,265     $ 328,988     $ 550,305     $ 627,526     $ 484,005     $ 141,989  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      5 %(i)       26 %(i)       64     38 %(i)       31 %(i)       44 %(i)  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(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) Not annualized.

 

(f)  Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

   

(g) Annualized.

 

(h) 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”).

 

(i)  Portfolio turnover rate excluding cash creations was as follows:

      5     13           24     28     22
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is authorized to have multiple series or portfolios.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

iShares ETF  

Diversification  

Classification  

 

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 January 31, 2024, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Bank Overdraft: The Funds had outstanding cash disbursements exceeding deposited cash amounts at the custodian during the reporting period. The Funds are obligated to repay the custodian for any overdraft, including any related costs or expenses, where applicable. For financial reporting purposes, overdraft fees, if any, are included in interest expense in the Statements of Operations.

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 (unaudited) (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  

 

 

China Large-Cap

        

HSBC Bank PLC

  $ 242,611      $ (242,611   $     $  

Morgan Stanley

    24,075,861        (24,075,861            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 24,318,472      $ (24,318,472   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received, if any, in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities 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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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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 had 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%. This voluntary fee waiver for the Fund was discontinued on 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 six months ended January 31, 2024, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to this arrangement were as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts Waived   

MSCI China A

  $ 384,518   

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.

The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending income – affiliated – net in its Statements of Operations. For the six months ended January 31, 2024, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF   Amounts   

China Large-Cap

  $ 14,292   

 

 

Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees of BlackRock or its affiliates.

 

 

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Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF   Purchases        Sales        Net Realized 
Gain (Loss) 
 

China Large-Cap

    $28,954,425          $24,874,290          $(11,753,448)   

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends – affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales   

China Large-Cap

  $ 528,592,711      $ 439,927,049   

MSCI China A

    12,915,170        105,548,117   

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   In-kind
Purchases
    

In-kind

Sales 

 

China Large-Cap

  $      $  104,975,899   

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of January 31, 2024, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

As of July 31, 2023, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF   Non-Expiring 
Capital  Loss 
Carryforwards 
 

China Large-Cap

    $ (3,429,917,973)   

MSCI China A

    (113,808,609)   

A fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” Such fund may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

As of January 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

         
iShares ETF   Tax Cost     

 Gross Unrealized

Appreciation

    

 Gross Unrealized

Depreciation

   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

China Large-Cap

  $  6,186,851,480      $ 159,355,655      $ (2,261,598,343   $  (2,102,242,688

MSCI China A

    190,563,577        34,810,901        (50,645,334     (15,834,433

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

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 October 16, 2024. 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 six months ended January 31, 2024, 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 an indexing approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective. The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.

The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

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.

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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Geographic/Asset Class Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

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, supply chain diversification, institution of tariffs, sanctions 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.

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

      

Year Ended

07/31/23

 
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares      Amount        Shares      Amount  

 

 

China Large-Cap

            

Shares sold

    3,900,000      $ 87,353,084          21,300,000      $ 633,923,422  

Shares redeemed

    (4,350,000      (106,618,702        (8,250,000      (226,465,936
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 
    (450,000    $ (19,265,618        13,050,000      $ 407,457,486  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

MSCI China A

            

Shares sold

         $ 301,917          1,650,000      $ 54,145,546  

Shares redeemed

    (3,150,000      (86,394,351        (6,650,000      (215,169,669
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 
    (3,150,000    $ (86,092,434        (5,000,000    $  (161,024,123
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in shares sold in the table above.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

From time to time, settlement of securities related to in-kind contributions or in-kind redemptions may be delayed. In such cases, securities related to in-kind transactions are reflected as a receivable or a payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

12.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares China Large-Cap ETF and iShares MSCI China A ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 8, 2023 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”).At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays, delays in the repatriation of the local currency in certain non-U.S. countries, the continued illiquidity of Russian equity securities and the suspension of select sanctions in Venezuela.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size utilized for liquidity classifications. The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. The Committee also considered that ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing.

 

  d)

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs. However, there were no ETFs with persistent deviations of fund premium/discount or bid/ask spreads from long-term averages over the Program Reporting Period.

 

  e)

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review. There were no ETFs for which the custom baskets accepted by the ETF had a significant change in its liquidity profile.

There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period other than the enhancement of certain model components in the Program’s classification methodology. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Tailored Shareholder Reports for Open-End Mutual Funds and ETFs

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require open-end mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.

 

 

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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications announcing that the shareholder report or prospectus has been posted on the iShares website at iShares.com. Once you have enrolled, you will no longer receive prospectuses and shareholder reports in the mail.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor.

Householding

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents and Rule 30e-3 notices can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at iShares.com/fundreports.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the iShares Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the iShares Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; (2) on the iShares website at iShares.com; and (3) on the SEC website at sec.gov.

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund Prospectus. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings daily and provides information regarding its top holdings in Fund fact sheets at iShares.com.

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

JSC    Joint Stock Company
NVS    Non-Voting Shares

 

 

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  JANUARY 31, 2024

 

  

2024 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

 

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,

The combination of continued economic growth and cooling inflation provided a supportive backdrop for investors during the 12-month reporting period ended January 31, 2024. Significantly tighter monetary policy helped to rein in inflation, and the Consumer Price Index decelerated substantially in the first half of the period before stalling between 3% and 4% in the second half. A moderating labor market helped ease inflationary pressure, although wages continued to grow. Wage and job growth powered robust consumer spending, backstopping the economy. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel. The ensuing war will have a significant humanitarian impact and could lead to heightened economic and market volatility. We see geopolitics as a structural market risk going forward. See our geopolitical risk dashboard at blackrock.com for more details.

Equity returns were robust during the period, as interest rates stabilized and the economy proved to be more resilient than many investors expected. The U.S. economy continued to show strength, and growth further accelerated in the second half of 2023. Large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted particularly substantial gains, supported by the performance of a few notable technology companies, while small-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced at a significantly slower pace. Meanwhile, international developed market equities also gained, while emerging market stocks declined overall.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the reporting period, driving its price down, as investors reacted to elevated inflation and attempted to anticipate future interest rate changes. However, shorter-duration U.S. Treasuries gained, as higher yields boosted returns. The corporate bond market benefited from improving economic sentiment, although high-yield corporate bond prices fared significantly better than investment-grade bonds as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), attempting to manage persistent inflation, raised interest rates four times during the 12-month period, but paused its tightening in the second half of the period. The Fed also wound down its bond-buying programs and incrementally reduced its balance sheet by not replacing securities that reach maturity.

Supply constraints appear to have become an embedded feature of the new macroeconomic environment, making it difficult for developed economies to increase production without sparking higher inflation. Geopolitical fragmentation and an aging population risk further exacerbating these constraints, keeping the labor market tight and wage growth high. Although the Fed has stopped tightening for now, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period despite the market’s hopes for interest rate cuts, as reflected in the recent rally. In this new regime, we anticipate greater volatility and dispersion of returns, creating more opportunities for selective portfolio management.

Looking at developed market stocks, we have an overweight stance on U.S. stocks overall, particularly given the promise of emerging AI technologies. We are also overweight Japanese stocks as shareholder-friendly policies generate increased investor interest, although we maintain an underweight stance on European stocks. In credit, there are selective opportunities in the near term despite tighter credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries and hard-currency emerging market bonds.

Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, position themselves to be prepared for a decarbonizing economy, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit iShares.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

 

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 Total Returns as of January 31, 2024
     
      6-Month      12-Month  
   

U.S. large cap equities

(S&P 500® Index)

  6.43%   20.82%
   

U.S. small cap equities

(Russell 2000® Index)

  (2.02)     2.40 
   

International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)

  3.15    10.01  
   

Emerging market equities

(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (6.00)     (2.94) 
   

3-month Treasury bills

(ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index)

  2.73    5.13 
   

U.S. Treasury securities

(ICE BofA 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index)

  1.74    (0.38) 
   

U.S. investment grade bonds
(Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

  3.15    2.10 
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  2.70    2.90 
   

U.S. high yield bonds
(Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index)

  6.18    9.28  
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

     

Page

 

 

The Markets in Review

     2  

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

     4  

About Fund Performance

     8  

Disclosure of Expenses

     8  

Schedules of Investments

     9  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     39  

Statements of Operations

     40  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     41  

Financial Highlights

     43  

Notes to Financial Statements

     47  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     56  

Supplemental Information

     57  

General Information

     58  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     59  

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    iShares® Global Equity Factor ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares Global Equity Factor ETF (the “Fund”) 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  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

    1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
    1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    6.24     15.99     8.62     7.10     15.99     51.17     82.35

Fund Market

    6.82       16.48       8.68       7.12       16.48       51.64       82.80  

Index

    6.72       16.60       8.85       7.33       16.60       52.82       85.74  

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
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
   


Ending

Account Value
(01/31/24)

 

 
 

    

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    


Ending

Account Value
(01/31/24)

 

 
 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

  $   1,000.00       $  1,062.40        $  1.04       $  1,000.00        $  1,024.10        $  1.02       0.20

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Information Technology

    25.5

Financials

    16.4  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.7  

Health Care

    11.4  

Industrials

    7.9  

Communication Services

    6.7  

Consumer Staples

    6.4  

Materials

    4.0  

Energy

    3.9  

Utilities

    3.2  

Real Estate

    1.9  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   

Country/Geographic Region

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

United States

    59.2

Japan

    7.0  

France

    3.0  

United Kingdom

    2.9  

Canada

    2.9  

China

    2.9  

South Korea

    2.1  

Australia

    2.1  

India

    1.8  

Taiwan

    1.7  
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    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  
    

6-Month

Total Returns

    1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
    1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    3.31     9.49     5.36     4.43     9.49     29.81     46.24

Fund Market

    3.63       9.66       5.42       4.46       9.66       30.19       46.64  

Index

    4.14       10.83       5.59       4.61       10.83       31.23       48.44  

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
(08/01/23)

 

 
 

   


Ending

Account Value
(01/31/24)

 

 
 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    


Ending

Account Value
(01/31/24)

 

 
 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

  $   1,000.00       $  1,033.10        $  0.82       $  1,000.00        $  1,024.30        $  0.81       0.16

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Financials

    21.2

Industrials

    14.8  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.8  

Health Care

    9.8  

Information Technology

    8.8  

Consumer Staples

    8.2  

Materials

    7.3  

Communication Services

    5.3  

Energy

    5.0  

Utilities

    3.7  

Real Estate

    3.1  

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   

Country/Geographic Region

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Japan

    24.2

United Kingdom

    11.8  

France

    10.3  

Switzerland

    8.3  

Australia

    7.7  

Canada

    6.6  

Germany

    5.6  

Netherlands

    5.2  

Denmark

    4.0  

Italy

    3.2  
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    iShares® International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares International Small-Cap Equity ETF (the “Fund”) 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  
     6-Month
Total Returns
    1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
    1 Year     5 Years     Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    0.13     2.15     5.56     5.53     2.15     31.09     60.28

Fund Market

    0.14       2.00       5.58       5.53       2.00       31.19       60.34  

Index

    0.95       3.67       6.02       5.89       3.67       33.97       64.99  

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
(08/01/23)

 

 
 

   


Ending

Account Value
(01/31/24)

 

 
 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    


Ending

Account Value
(01/31/24)

 

 
 

    

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

   

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

  $   1,000.00       $  1,001.30        $  1.16       $  1,000.00        $  1,024.00        $  1.17       0.23

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   

Sector

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Industrials

    19.1

Consumer Discretionary

    14.3  

Financials

    13.7  

Information Technology

    12.5  

Materials

    10.2  

Real Estate

    9.3  

Health Care

    4.8  

Consumer Staples

    4.6  

Energy

    4.3  

Communication Services

    4.3  

Utilities

    2.9  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   

Country/Geographic Region

   
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Japan

    24.5

United Kingdom

    14.4  

Canada

    10.3  

Australia

    7.4  

Switzerland

    6.7  

Germany

    5.5  

France

    5.4  

Sweden

    3.7  

Netherlands

    3.3  

Italy

    3.0  
 
  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    iShares® MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

 

Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol 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  
     6-Month
Total Returns
    1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund NAV

    1.43     6.53     2.62     4.47     6.53     13.80     54.82

Fund Market

    1.15       6.41       2.57       4.50       6.41       13.50       55.25  

Index

    2.17       7.61       2.72       4.55       7.61       14.35       56.09  

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

Actual     Hypothetical 5% Return        

 

 

   

 

 

   
 

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
   


Ending

Account Value
(01/31/24)

 

 
 

    

Expenses
Paid During

the Period

 
 

(a) 

   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

 

 

 

    


Ending

Account Value
(01/31/24)

 

 
 

    

Expenses
Paid During

the Period

 
 

(a) 

   

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

  $  1,000.00       $  1,014.30        $  1.01       $  1,000.00        $  1,024.10        $  1.02       0.20

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Health Care

    17.0

Financials

    16.4  

Industrials

    16.1  

Consumer Staples

    14.3  

Communication Services

    9.2  

Utilities

    8.3  

Consumer Discretionary

    7.2  

Information Technology

    4.6  

Energy

    2.8  

Materials

    2.6  

Real Estate

    1.5  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Japan

    27.8

Switzerland

    14.4  

United Kingdom

    10.3  

France

    6.9  

Hong Kong

    6.7  

Netherlands

    4.6  

Germany

    4.4  

Singapore

    4.1  

Spain

    3.9  

Australia

    3.8  
 
  (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, index returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, index returns would be lower.

Disclosure of Expenses

Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (1) transactional expenses, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing expenses, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.

The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in the Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Global Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Australia — 2.1%

   

AGL Energy Ltd.

    9,880     $ 55,802  

ALS Ltd.

    8,190       67,289  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    63,963       157,671  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    14,310       91,426  

BHP Group Ltd.

    11,956       365,782  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    1,987       30,338  

Fortescue Ltd.

    24,347       470,548  

Goodman Group

    3,103       51,507  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

    3,984       148,215  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    9,750       32,003  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    1,072       132,273  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    1,365       52,646  

Mirvac Group

    10,239       14,390  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    4,275       367,852  

South32 Ltd.

    71,897       155,673  

Stockland

    61,146       180,571  

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.

    30,810       168,430  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    1,303       30,601  

Yancoal Australia Ltd., NVS

    17,876       69,736  
   

 

 

 
       2,642,753  
Austria — 0.4%            

OMV AG

    5,049       224,738  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

    4,745       98,930  

Telekom Austria AG, Class A

    2,146       18,693  

Verbund AG

    435       35,373  

Wienerberger AG

    3,947       133,756  
   

 

 

 
      511,490  
Belgium — 0.3%            

Ageas SA/NV

    4,875       209,489  

D’ieteren Group

    585       118,177  

Shurgard Self Storage Ltd.

    715       33,163  
   

 

 

 
      360,829  
Brazil — 0.4%            

B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao

    7,020       18,547  

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA

    7,345       26,285  

CPFL Energia SA

    6,682       48,904  

CSN Mineracao SA

    21,256       29,174  

JBS SA

    28,405       134,331  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    6,714       57,133  

Suzano SA

    12,155       126,643  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    1,300       13,477  

Tim SA

    29,240       102,338  
   

 

 

 
      556,832  
Canada — 2.9%            

ARC Resources Ltd.

    11,830       183,726  

Bank of Montreal

    1,848       174,072  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    1,719       182,710  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A, NVS

    1,690       38,515  

CGI Inc.(a)

    715       80,070  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    24       66,332  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    5,525       93,203  

George Weston Ltd.

    188       23,954  

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    1,693       55,911  

Hydro One Ltd.(b)

    10,790       320,221  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    845       48,741  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    4,745       474,165  

Magna International Inc.

    902       51,264  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    12,056       266,506  

Nutrien Ltd.

    3,578       178,414  
Security   Shares     Value  

Canada (continued)

   

Royal Bank of Canada

    4,420     $ 431,365  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    715       28,617  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    3,016       447,784  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    5,039       306,099  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    1,755       139,557  
   

 

 

 
       3,591,226  
Chile — 0.1%            

Cencosud SA

    24,765       43,098  

Colbun SA

    108,355       15,378  

Empresas CMPC SA

    36,660       59,733  
   

 

 

 
      118,209  
China — 2.9%            

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    240,500       130,146  

Akeso Inc.(a)(b)

    14,000       71,088  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    221,000       132,867  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    65,000       38,454  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class A

    26,800       23,374  

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    65,000       71,382  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    520,000       308,809  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    65,000       92,887  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    84,500       70,149  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    520,000       270,506  

China Renewable Energy Investment Ltd.(c)

    659        

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.(b)

    65,000       39,632  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    26,000       134,631  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    68,400       42,991  

CNPC Capital Co. Ltd., NVS

    13,000       11,135  

COSCO Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    71,700       99,230  

Daqo New Energy Corp., ADR(a)

    845       15,252  

Giant Biogene Holding Co. Ltd.(b)(d)

    13,000       52,653  

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.

    32,500       24,484  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    253,500       182,336  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    21,000       37,378  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.(d)

    32,500       19,533  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    130,000       116,467  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    36,000       37,694  

Meituan, Class B(a)(b)

    6,500       52,281  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    39,000       211,659  

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

    2,000       29,856  

PDD Holdings Inc., ADR(a)

    2,600       329,862  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A

    78,000       90,744  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    260,000       188,075  

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    195,000       93,777  

Qifu Technology Inc.

    4,420       63,427  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    19,500       65,711  

Sinotrans Ltd., Class H

    65,000       27,116  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    32,500       73,814  

TAL Education Group, ADR(a)

    4,940       52,562  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    130,000       71,668  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(b)

    44,000       60,328  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    66,000       135,596  
   

 

 

 
      3,569,554  
Colombia — 0.0%            

Bancolombia SA

    1,820       15,312  
   

 

 

 
Denmark — 1.2%            

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    715       91,997  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    97       11,182  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    9,360       1,069,889  

Pandora A/S

    2,275       332,416  
   

 

 

 
      1,505,484  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Global Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Finland — 0.5%

   

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    3,510     $ 68,549  

Nordea Bank Abp

    27,712       341,478  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    3,705       170,570  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    1,235       15,715  
   

 

 

 
      596,312  
France — 3.0%            

BNP Paribas SA

    5,200       349,358  

Bollore SE

    16,965       112,054  

Bouygues SA

    2,470       90,483  

Carrefour SA

    9,555       163,126  

Christian Dior SE, NVS

    130       102,984  

Credit Agricole SA

    36,725       526,080  

Eiffage SA

    2,015       210,830  

Engie SA

    6,370       101,745  

L’Oreal SA

    195       93,318  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    390       324,503  

Orange SA

    9,295       110,535  

Publicis Groupe SA

    6,500       651,258  

Sanofi SA

    1,560       156,227  

Schneider Electric SE

    455       89,385  

Societe Generale SA

    3,965       101,920  

TotalEnergies SE

    4,715       305,888  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    3,575       255,987  
   

 

 

 
      3,745,681  
Germany — 1.0%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,820       189,377  

BioNTech SE, ADR(a)

    1,082       102,833  

Commerzbank AG

    15,340       176,158  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    195       38,832  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    1,755       84,054  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    3,627       89,035  

E.ON SE

    8,255       111,684  

Hapag-Lloyd AG(b)(d)

    195       29,200  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    4,225       285,242  

Volkswagen AG

    585       82,591  
   

 

 

 
       1,189,006  
Greece — 0.1%            

FF Group(c)

    165        

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

    6,600       91,640  

National Bank of Greece SA(a)

    2,841       21,600  

Piraeus Financial Holdings SA(a)

    10,836       43,883  
   

 

 

 
      157,123  
Hong Kong — 0.1%            

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd., Class SS

    65,000       40,316  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    20,000       30,347  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    39,000       72,882  

WH Group Ltd.(b)

    32,500       19,175  
   

 

 

 
      162,720  
Hungary — 0.1%            

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    10,544       86,414  
   

 

 

 
India — 1.8%            

ABB India Ltd.

    650       36,608  

AIA Engineering Ltd.

    865       42,725  

Bharat Electronics Ltd.

    37,050       82,983  

Coal India Ltd.

    43,485       212,918  

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., NVS

    6,435       232,866  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

    19,370       34,302  

Indian Railway Finance Corp. Ltd.(b)

    62,991       132,833  

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd.

    1,003       27,670  
Security   Shares     Value  

India (continued)

   

NHPC Ltd., NVS

    127,530     $ 139,793  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    21,190       64,369  

Oil India Ltd.

    10,922       56,088  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

    50,700       270,718  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    101,607       317,354  

REC Ltd.

    45,825       275,278  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    2,470       113,450  

Tube Investments of India Ltd.

    2,015       94,715  

Wipro Ltd.

    7,345       42,009  

WNS Holdings Ltd.(a)

    845       58,601  
   

 

 

 
      2,235,280  
Indonesia — 0.2%            

Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT

    513,500       77,860  

Bukit Asam Tbk PT

    130,000       21,502  

Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk PT

    19,500       33,410  

Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk PT

    273,000       20,126  

Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT

    494,000       82,910  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    26,000       37,768  
   

 

 

 
      273,576  
Ireland — 0.2%            

AIB Group PLC

    56,810       249,534  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    1,560       58,133  
   

 

 

 
      307,667  
Israel — 0.4%            

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    23,677       179,831  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    89,310       118,136  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)

    455       72,313  

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.

    4,355       36,124  

Israel Corp.Ltd.(a)

    130       29,793  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    10,530       51,080  

Phoenix Holdings Ltd. (The)

    6,480       65,905  
   

 

 

 
      553,182  
Italy — 0.9%            

Enel SpA

    16,911       115,390  

Poste Italiane SpA(b)

    10,725       116,298  

Prysmian SpA

    1,365       60,074  

Snam SpA

    42,445       207,299  

Stellantis NV

    17,355       382,272  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    14,547       122,661  

UniCredit SpA

    4,030       118,047  
   

 

 

 
       1,122,041  
Japan — 7.0%            

Advantest Corp.

    3,200       127,353  

Amada Co. Ltd.

    6,500       70,146  

Asics Corp.

    6,500       197,510  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    4,400       95,271  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    3,100       72,072  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    6,500       247,902  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    6,500       84,323  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    6,500       142,563  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    6,500       194,604  

Disco Corp.

    300       80,952  

Ebara Corp.

    3,100       194,144  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    1,500       75,120  

Hitachi Ltd.

    1,000       78,550  

Horiba Ltd.

    1,500       120,351  

Hoya Corp.

    1,700       215,949  

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

    6,500       126,044  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    13,000       152,000  

ITOCHU Corp.

    10,800       490,148  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    6,500       67,599  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Global Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    6,500     $ 121,692  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    41       157,175  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    6,500       149,538  

Lawson Inc.

    1,800       103,029  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    6,500       78,802  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    1,800       120,066  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    26,000       243,530  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    13,000       236,100  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    4,900       273,767  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    44       178,029  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    3,600       214,277  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    266,500       334,659  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    32,500       127,589  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    6,500       177,877  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    6,500       198,793  

ORIX Corp.

    13,000       251,020  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    6,500       136,870  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    52,000       82,665  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,000       118,496  

Sanrio Co. Ltd.

    2,500       104,393  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    6,500       99,347  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    6,500       159,677  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    900       88,253  

Sekisui House REIT Inc.

    130       69,146  

Socionext Inc.

    6,700       153,551  

Sony Group Corp.

    1,700       166,716  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    1,500       78,020  

TIS Inc.

    6,500       144,572  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    1,400       259,801  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    13,000       298,634  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    6,500       100,178  

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

    6,500       179,169  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    13,000       259,582  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    3,600       78,630  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    1,700       94,101  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,600       225,256  
   

 

 

 
       8,695,601  
Malaysia — 0.2%            

Petronas Gas Bhd

    6,500       24,378  

YTL Corp. Bhd

    200,600       98,899  

YTL Power International Bhd

    86,700       75,044  
   

 

 

 
      198,321  
Mexico — 0.3%            

Banco del Bajio SA(b)

    32,500       123,644  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

    13,000       123,765  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    6,500       101,193  

Grupo Comercial Chedraui SA de CV

    6,580       44,477  
   

 

 

 
      393,079  
Netherlands — 1.3%            

Adyen NV(a)(b)

    130       163,044  

ASM International NV

    132       73,159  

ASML Holding NV

    520       451,146  

ING Groep NV

    1,430       20,318  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    17,160       482,593  

NEPI Rockcastle NV

    16,055       108,117  

NN Group NV

    4,940       202,482  

Randstad NV

    1,430       81,310  
   

 

 

 
      1,582,169  
New Zealand — 0.1%            

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    3,510       50,695  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    16,705       46,154  
Security   Shares     Value  

New Zealand (continued)

   

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    16,770     $ 56,813  
   

 

 

 
        153,662  
Norway — 0.4%            

DNB Bank ASA

    6,175       120,040  

Hafnia Ltd.

    4,940       35,923  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    1,885       96,066  

Orkla ASA

    19,045       149,182  

Var Energi ASA

    15,665       45,439  
   

 

 

 
      446,650  
Philippines — 0.1%            

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    2,600       5,095  

Manila Electric Co.

    7,150       46,007  

Semirara Mining & Power Corp., Class A

    52,000       28,635  
   

 

 

 
      79,737  
Poland — 0.3%            

Budimex SA

    402       68,871  

LPP SA

    42       163,316  

Orange Polska SA

    26,000       55,535  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA(a)

    34,060       71,722  
   

 

 

 
      359,444  
Portugal — 0.0%            

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    1,105       25,131  
   

 

 

 
Qatar — 0.2%            

Industries Qatar QSC

    25,935       85,179  

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.

    173,940       80,159  

Ooredoo QPSC

    27,190       79,806  
   

 

 

 
      245,144  
Russia — 0.0%            

Alrosa PJSC(c)

    59,760       7  

PhosAgro PJSC(c)

    1,025        

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(a)(c)(e)

    1        

PhosAgro PJSC, New(c)

    20        

United Co. RUSAL International PJSC(a)(c)

    70,560       8  
   

 

 

 
      15  
Saudi Arabia — 0.5%            

Elm Co.

    975       234,043  

Nahdi Medical Co.

    1,690       63,373  

Riyadh Cables Group Co.

    1,923       54,021  

SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.

    5,135       175,082  

Saudi Electricity Co.

    17,265       87,118  
   

 

 

 
      613,637  
Singapore — 0.4%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    13,000       28,174  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    2,200       42,451  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)

    390       14,875  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    32,500       136,776  

STMicroelectronics NV , New(d)

    2,730       119,865  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    26,000       63,666  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    110,500       137,950  
   

 

 

 
      543,757  
South Africa — 0.3%            

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

    4,355       43,144  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    2,080       88,059  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    8,580       85,479  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    18,135       70,394  

MTN Group Ltd.

    12,285       62,690  
   

 

 

 
      349,766  
South Korea — 2.1%            

DB HiTek Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,561       57,870  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Global Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

South Korea (continued)

   

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,755     $ 115,770  

Doosan Bobcat Inc.

    2,210       84,166  

F&F Co. Ltd./New(a)

    455       24,163  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    8,060       288,205  

Hanwha Aerospace Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,170       120,830  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,950       49,526  

Hyundai Rotem Co. Ltd.(a)

    2,665       56,200  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    5,200       220,676  

KCC Corp.

    130       23,944  

Kia Corp.(a)

    3,510       269,607  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.(a)

    780       72,734  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    520       74,166  

LG Uplus Corp.

    5,850       44,789  

LS Corp.(a)

    536       36,463  

Meritz Financial Group Inc.(a)

    2,154       110,587  

POSCO Holdings Inc.

    130       41,246  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    195       122,747  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    2,990       162,467  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

    2,340       39,030  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,495       295,830  

SD Biosensor Inc.(a)

    1,675       13,033  

Seegene Inc.

    2,551       48,284  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    3,770       115,513  

Woori Financial Group Inc.

    16,900       175,225  
   

 

 

 
      2,663,071  
Spain — 0.6%            

Acciona SA

    888       114,867  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    21,710       203,193  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    2,015       52,360  

Endesa SA

    6,241       123,647  

Iberdrola SA

    3,256       39,205  

Iberdrola SA, NVS

    54       655  

Repsol SA

    16,055       237,105  

Telefonica SA

    7,440       30,272  
   

 

 

 
      801,304  
Sweden — 0.8%            

Axfood AB

    3,835       97,030  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    5,460       85,132  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    3,575       50,439  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    2,015       15,674  

Investor AB, Class B

    8,515       200,484  

Kindred Group PLC

    7,865       92,525  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    9,555       102,659  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    6,142       87,230  

SSAB AB, Class A

    8,381       65,203  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    4,745       96,693  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    18,070       100,171  

Volvo AB, Class A

    515       12,661  
   

 

 

 
       1,005,901  
Switzerland — 1.5%            

Alcon Inc.

    975       73,393  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    780       115,857  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    7,446       218,888  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    325       110,136  

Nestle SA, Registered

    2,275       259,237  

Novartis AG, Registered

    3,250       336,095  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    1,105       314,612  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    16,510       494,187  
   

 

 

 
      1,922,405  
Taiwan — 1.7%            

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    22,000       115,351  
Security   Shares     Value  

Taiwan (continued)

   

Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.

    18,000     $ 178,120  

Global Unichip Corp.

    3,000       147,290  

King Slide Works Co. Ltd.

    2,000       66,418  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    33,000       114,283  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    18,000       293,215  

President Chain Store Corp.

    12,000       101,176  

Realtek SemiConductor Corp.

    11,000       164,619  

Ruentex Industries Ltd.

    65,000       124,548  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    29,000       580,536  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    56,000       129,409  

Wiwynn Corp.

    1,000       70,501  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    67,040       57,795  
   

 

 

 
      2,143,261  
Thailand — 0.1%            

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    19,500       82,296  
   

 

 

 
Turkey — 0.5%            

Akbank TAS

    45,045       58,635  

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS

    7,280       33,772  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    6,435       80,695  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    1,560       45,343  

KOC Holding AS

    39,195       207,006  

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS

    5,200       42,182  

Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri AS

    585       15,567  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    38,805       87,661  

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

    19,370       40,539  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

    80,470       57,798  
   

 

 

 
      669,198  
United Arab Emirates — 0.2%            

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC

    31,590       96,328  

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. for Distribution PJSC

    23,790       22,994  

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC

    97,119       66,368  

Fertiglobe PLC

    41,082       31,206  
   

 

 

 
      216,896  
United Kingdom — 2.9%            

3i Group PLC

    5,210       163,099  

Anglo American PLC

    4,541       108,247  

AstraZeneca PLC

    1,921       254,680  

BAE Systems PLC

    10,786       160,673  

Barratt Developments PLC

    8,017       54,638  

BP PLC

    66,675       389,410  

British American Tobacco PLC

    1,446       42,633  

Burberry Group PLC

    11,830       194,863  

Centrica PLC

    199,355       348,881  

Glencore PLC

    17,420       92,168  

GSK PLC

    7,021       138,859  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    20,500       160,058  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    85,699       126,639  

Kingfisher PLC

    16,836       46,810  

Legal & General Group PLC

    36,612       117,760  

Next PLC

    195       20,818  

Pearson PLC

    8,696       106,681  

Rio Tinto PLC

    4,485       310,449  

Shell PLC

    11,516       360,434  

Vodafone Group PLC

    290,290       246,787  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    12,675       129,284  

WPP PLC

    4,960       47,966  
   

 

 

 
       3,621,837  
United States — 59.1%            

Abbott Laboratories

    3,071       347,484  

AbbVie Inc.

    5,395       886,938  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Global Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

Accenture PLC, Class A

    1,514     $ 550,914  

Adobe Inc.(a)

    536       331,130  

Aflac Inc.

    2,266       191,114  

Agilent Technologies Inc.

    2,304       299,750  

Airbnb Inc.(a)

    2,015       290,442  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    130       20,183  

Ally Financial Inc.

    10,091       370,138  

Alphabet Inc., Class C, NVS(a)

    20,867        2,958,941  

Amazon.com Inc.(a)

    14,365       2,229,448  

American Express Co.

    939       188,495  

American Financial Group Inc./OH

    650       78,260  

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    1,365       528,023  

Amgen Inc.

    1,040       326,830  

Apple Inc.

    26,260       4,842,344  

Applied Materials Inc.

    2,718       446,567  

Arista Networks Inc.(a)

    875       226,345  

AT&T Inc.

    12,415       219,621  

Atlassian Corp., NVS(a)

    2,787       696,109  

AutoZone Inc.(a)

    195       538,615  

Bank of America Corp.

    6,630       225,486  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    1,820       100,937  

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(a)

    585       224,488  

Best Buy Co. Inc.

    6,199       449,366  

Biogen Inc.(a)

    200       49,332  

BlackRock Inc.(f)

    156       120,792  

Blackstone Inc., NVS

    834       103,791  

Booking Holdings Inc.(a)

    153       536,643  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    6,372       311,400  

Broadcom Inc.

    1,105       1,303,900  

Cadence Design Systems Inc.(a)

    2,991       862,784  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    2,757       373,077  

Caterpillar Inc.

    161       48,350  

CDW Corp./DE

    845       191,578  

Celanese Corp., Class A

    492       71,975  

CF Industries Holdings Inc.

    1,052       79,437  

Chevron Corp.

    472       69,587  

Cintas Corp.

    815       492,725  

Cisco Systems Inc.

    6,078       304,994  

Citigroup Inc.

    1,586       89,086  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    3,628       215,830  

ConocoPhillips

    2,170       242,758  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    790       548,955  

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., Class A(a)

    1,495       437,287  

CSX Corp.

    405       14,459  

CVS Health Corp.

    2,688       199,907  

Danaher Corp.

    344       82,529  

DaVita Inc.(a)

    1,822       197,068  

Deere & Co.

    385       151,528  

Dell Technologies Inc., Class C

    3,770       312,458  

Devon Energy Corp.

    2,818       118,412  

Discover Financial Services

    2,061       217,477  

DocuSign Inc., Class A(a)

    6,435       392,020  

Domino’s Pizza Inc.

    65       27,704  

Dow Inc.

    2,736       146,650  

DTE Energy Co.

    1,040       109,637  

Dynatrace Inc.(a)

    3,055       174,135  

eBay Inc.

    3,250       133,478  

Electronic Arts Inc.

    325       44,714  

Elevance Health Inc.

    1,105       545,251  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    1,560       1,007,152  

Emerson Electric Co.

    2,145       196,761  

Enphase Energy Inc.(a)

    432       44,984  
Security   Shares     Value  

United States (continued)

   

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The), Class A

    1,970     $ 260,020  

Etsy Inc.(a)

    4,269       284,145  

Everest Group Ltd.

    390       150,138  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    2,069       212,714  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    585       701,316  

Ferguson PLC

    2,582       485,055  

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

    5,963       298,329  

Ford Motor Co.

    3,754       43,997  

Fortinet Inc.(a)

    10,096       651,091  

Fox Corp., Class A, NVS

    6,631       214,181  

Gartner Inc.(a)

    929       424,962  

GE HealthCare Technologies Inc., NVS(a)

    2,175       159,558  

General Motors Co.

    2,402       93,198  

Gilead Sciences Inc.

    986       77,164  

GoDaddy Inc., Class A(a)

    209       22,292  

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The)

    304       116,739  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The)

    261       22,697  

Hershey Co. (The)

    1,125       217,732  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    21,986       336,166  

Hologic Inc.(a)

    4,550       338,702  

Home Depot Inc. (The)

    2,397         846,045  

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

    267       15,021  

HP Inc.

    11,441       328,471  

HubSpot Inc.(a)

    385       235,235  

Humana Inc.

    705       266,532  

IDEXX Laboratories Inc.(a)

    351       180,793  

International Business Machines Corp.

    586       107,625  

Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The)

    5,142       169,635  

Intuit Inc.

    1,122       708,352  

Johnson & Johnson

    5,634       895,243  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    5,593       975,195  

Kenvue Inc.

    4,680       97,157  

Keysight Technologies Inc.(a)

    420       64,369  

KLA Corp.

    702       417,016  

Kroger Co. (The)

    10,076       464,907  

Lam Research Corp.

    410       338,320  

Lennox International Inc.

    952       407,608  

Liberty Global Ltd.

    849       16,725  

Liberty Global Ltd., NVS(a)(d)

    7,085       148,360  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, NVS(d)

    782       47,772  

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

    3,576       761,116  

LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

    585       139,926  

Lululemon Athletica Inc.(a)

    195       88,495  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    3,057       287,725  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    8,060       184,171  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    325       53,820  

Masco Corp.

    3,124       210,214  

Mastercard Inc., Class A

    1,453       652,731  

Match Group Inc.(a)

    1,755       67,357  

McDonald’s Corp.

    2,566       751,120  

McKesson Corp.

    1,365       682,350  

Medtronic PLC

    168       14,707  

MercadoLibre Inc.(a)

    195       333,803  

Merck & Co. Inc.

    6,235       753,063  

Meta Platforms Inc, Class A(a)

    2,559       998,368  

MetLife Inc.

    3,900       270,348  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.(a)

    260       311,269  

Microsoft Corp.

    13,975       5,556,180  

Moderna Inc.(a)(d)

    2,511       253,737  

Molina Healthcare Inc.(a)

    1,040       370,698  

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

    1,107       83,324  

Moody’s Corp.

    85       33,323  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Global Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

United States (continued)

   

Morgan Stanley

    2,067     $ 180,325  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    758       23,278  

Motorola Solutions Inc.

    1,848       590,436  

MSCI Inc., Class A

    753       450,761  

Nasdaq Inc.

    1,170       67,591  

NetApp Inc.

    1,742       151,902  

News Corp., Class B

    4,519       115,551  

Nike Inc., Class B

    2,076       210,776  

Northern Trust Corp.

    124       9,875  

Nucor Corp.

    1,430       267,310  

Nvidia Corp.

    4,030        2,479,538  

NVR Inc.(a)

    25       176,882  

Omnicom Group Inc

    184       16,630  

Oracle Corp.

    4,619       515,942  

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.(a)

    266       272,131  

PACCAR Inc.

    179       17,970  

Palo Alto Networks Inc.(a)

    1,229       416,029  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    98       45,521  

Paychex Inc.

    390       47,475  

Pentair PLC

    1,042       76,243  

PepsiCo Inc.

    1,984       334,364  

Pfizer Inc.

    12,092       327,451  

Philip Morris International Inc.

    2,927       265,918  

Principal Financial Group Inc.

    1,652       130,673  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    6,110       960,125  

Prologis Inc.

    130       16,470  

Prudential Financial Inc.

    1,040       109,127  

Public Storage

    910       257,703  

PulteGroup Inc.

    2,600       271,856  

Qorvo Inc.(a)

    650       64,831  

Qualcomm Inc.

    3,944       585,723  

Raymond James Financial Inc.

    2,523       277,984  

Regency Centers Corp.

    1,040       65,177  

Regions Financial Corp.

    3,214       60,005  

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    390       98,779  

S&P Global Inc.

    770       345,229  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    260       22,277  

ServiceNow Inc.(a)(d)

    503       384,996  

Simon Property Group Inc.

    766       106,175  

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.(d)

    35,701       181,718  

Starbucks Corp.

    1,757       163,454  

State Street Corp.

    2,676       197,676  

Steel Dynamics Inc.

    3,055       368,708  

Synchrony Financial

    13,204       513,239  

Synopsys Inc.(a)

    598       318,943  

Target Corp.

    2,860       397,769  

Tesla Inc.(a)

    2,665       499,128  

Texas Instruments Inc.

    2,887       462,266  

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

    898       484,004  

TJX Companies Inc. (The)

    977       92,727  

Tractor Supply Co.

    213       47,840  

Trane Technologies PLC

    2,568       647,264  

Travelers Cos. Inc. (The)

    823       173,949  

U.S. Bancorp.

    1,170       48,602  

Ulta Beauty Inc.(a)

    130       65,267  

Union Pacific Corp.

    646       157,579  

United Rentals Inc.

    195       121,953  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    2,132       1,091,030  

Valero Energy Corp.

    260       36,114  

Veeva Systems Inc., Class A(a)

    130       26,963  

Veralto Corp.

    7,800       598,182  

VeriSign Inc.(a)

    195       38,782  
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

United States (continued)

   

Verizon Communications Inc.

    3,510     $ 148,649  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(a)(d)

    471       204,122  

VICI Properties Inc., Class A

    13,325       401,349  

Visa Inc., Class A(d)

    3,532       965,154  

Vistra Corp.

    2,470       101,344  

Walmart Inc.

    3,134       517,893  

Waters Corp.(a)

    131       41,620  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    3,287       164,942  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    848       27,789  

Whirlpool Corp.

    1,173       128,467  

WW Grainger Inc.

    292       261,527  

Yum! Brands Inc.

    2,275       294,590  

Zscaler Inc.(a)

    497       117,128  
   

 

 

 
      73,761,755  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.2%
(Cost: $103,881,843)

 

    123,874,728  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Brazil — 0.2%            

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares, NVS

    34,515       80,255  

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    42,315       179,700  
   

 

 

 
      259,955  
Chile — 0.1%            

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B, Preference Shares, NVS

    2,145       92,106  
   

 

 

 
Germany — 0.3%            

Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG, Preference Shares, NVS(b)

    4,225       358,711  
   

 

 

 
Russia — 0.0%            

Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS(c)

    145,100       16  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.6%
(Cost: $1,010,411)

 

    710,788  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.8%
(Cost: $104,892,254)

 

    124,585,516  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Money Market Funds — 2.0%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(f)(g)(h)

    2,423,463       2,424,917  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(f)(g)

    80,000       80,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.0%
(Cost: $2,504,842)

 

    2,504,917  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 101.8%
(Cost: $107,397,096)

 

    127,090,433  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.8)%

 

    (2,300,442
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  124,789,991  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(d) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(e) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

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(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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer    Value at
07/31/23
       Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sale
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
      

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

       Value at
01/31/24
       Shares
Held at
01/31/24
       Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 1,228,857        $ 1,195,736 (a)     $      $ 116        $ 208        $ 2,424,917          2,423,463        $ 25,273 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     100,000                 (20,000 )(a)                         80,000          80,000          3,698         

BlackRock Inc.

     119,694          3,198        (6,464      (430        4,794          120,792          156          1,570         
             

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

           

 

 

    

 

 

 
              $ (314      $ 5,002        $ 2,625,709             $ 30,541      $  
             

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

           

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

    1        03/15/24      $ 112      $ 3,862  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

    1        03/15/24        49        (1,188
          

 

 

 
           $ 2,674  
          

 

 

 

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)

  $      $      $ 3,862      $      $      $      $ 3,862  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $ 1,188      $      $      $      $ 1,188  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Global Equity Factor ETF

 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (792   $      $      $      $ (792
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (14,169   $      $      $      $ (14,169)  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 208,632  

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

  $ 80,639,082     $ 43,235,631      $ 15      $ 123,874,728  

Preferred Stocks

    259,955       450,817        16        710,788  

Short-Term Securities

         

Money Market Funds

    2,504,917                     2,504,917  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $  83,403,954     $  43,686,448      $ 31      $ 127,090,433  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

         

Assets

         

Equity Contracts

  $ 3,862     $      $      $ 3,862  

Liabilities

         

Equity Contracts

    (1,188                   (1,188
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 2,674     $      $     —        2,674  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® International Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 7.6%            

ALS Ltd.

    93,663     $ 769,538  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    66,443       1,172,346  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    37,917       1,093,170  

ASX Ltd.

    23,544       1,006,561  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    1,492,840       3,679,897  

BHP Group Ltd.

    293,135       8,968,175  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    144,044       2,199,308  

Brambles Ltd.

    276,310        2,634,551  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    32,046       2,443,648  

CSL Ltd.

    5,436       1,067,508  

Fortescue Ltd.

    259,673       5,018,635  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

    109,129       4,059,867  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    565,712       1,856,884  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    32,349       3,991,524  

Metcash Ltd.

    761,308       1,805,947  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    26,197       1,010,387  

New Hope Corp. Ltd.

    511,896       1,790,427  

Orora Ltd.

    606,799       1,102,907  

Pro Medicus Ltd.

    15,239       1,003,930  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    70,279       6,047,322  

Sims Ltd.

    160,564       1,503,944  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    4,278       89,197  

South32 Ltd.

    1,550,450       3,357,060  

Stockland

    770,382       2,275,023  

Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(a)

    103,467       771,428  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    1,145,638       3,021,429  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    49,411       1,870,549  

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.

    831,115       4,543,494  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    5,172       108,179  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    101,104       2,374,423  

Yancoal Australia Ltd., NVS

    495,184       1,931,748  
   

 

 

 
      74,569,006  
Austria — 0.9%            

ANDRITZ AG

    25,133       1,547,249  

BAWAG Group AG(b)

    15,042       774,461  

OMV AG

    55,628       2,476,080  

Verbund AG

    4,280       348,043  

Wienerberger AG

    97,032       3,288,217  
   

 

 

 
      8,434,050  
Belgium — 0.5%            

Ageas SA/NV

    69,487       2,985,995  

D’ieteren Group

    6,664       1,346,211  

KBC Group NV

    12,491       814,808  
   

 

 

 
      5,147,014  
Canada — 6.6%            

Bank of Montreal

    58,803       5,538,928  

BCE Inc.

    16,844       679,673  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    19,264       774,601  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    3,053       378,727  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    47,368       3,031,383  

CGI Inc.(a)

    52,955       5,930,235  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    1,791       4,950,058  

Dollarama Inc.

    29,490       2,164,289  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    813       847,480  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    65,072       6,502,602  

Magna International Inc.

    13,740       780,894  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    113,841       2,516,534  

National Bank of Canada

    1,672       127,883  

Nutrien Ltd.

    54,943       2,739,692  

Royal Bank of Canada

    98,799       9,642,173  
Security   Shares     Value  

Canada (continued)

   

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    4,535     $ 235,073  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    54,162       1,793,516  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    33,970       1,359,609  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    51,778       7,687,461  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    113,171       6,874,689  
   

 

 

 
      64,555,500  
Denmark — 3.9%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    314       578,953  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    22,193       2,855,516  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    6,668       768,632  

ISS A/S

    142,745       2,701,018  

Jyske Bank A/S, Registered

    4,214       322,778  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    213,116        24,360,091  

Pandora A/S

    30,655       4,479,214  

Sydbank A/S

    53,342       2,367,274  
   

 

 

 
      38,433,476  
Finland — 1.4%            

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    68,764       1,342,934  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    15,003       742,668  

Konecranes OYJ

    50,676       2,176,357  

Nokia OYJ

    78,993       285,577  

Nordea Bank Abp

    481,241       5,930,040  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    60,816       2,799,828  
   

 

 

 
      13,277,404  
France — 10.3%            

Air Liquide SA

    1,125       210,525  

ArcelorMittal SA

    32,383       891,828  

AXA SA

    3,919       131,542  

BNP Paribas SA

    47,352       3,181,305  

Bollore SE

    99,852       659,525  

Bouygues SA

    79,786       2,922,768  

Capgemini SE

    7,121       1,583,151  

Carrefour SA

    124,850       2,131,476  

Christian Dior SE, NVS

    4,514       3,575,929  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    49,231       3,480,953  

Credit Agricole SA

    323,809       4,638,516  

Danone SA

    1,786       118,990  

Dassault Systemes SE

    42,949       2,226,402  

Edenred SE

    4,680       279,529  

Eiffage SA

    23,551       2,464,145  

Engie SA

    135,449       2,163,455  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    3,060       599,677  

Hermes International SCA

    834       1,759,456  

Kering SA

    4,719       1,938,440  

Klepierre SA

    11,164       289,043  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(b)

    91,947       3,726,943  

Legrand SA

    9,556       926,126  

L’Oreal SA

    16,675       7,979,888  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    13,548       11,272,729  

Orange SA

    160,691       1,910,925  

Pernod Ricard SA

    5,224       856,661  

Publicis Groupe SA

    48,960       4,905,475  

Renault SA

    10,875       409,549  

Rexel SA

    63,940       1,702,931  

Sanofi SA

    61,915       6,200,511  

Schneider Electric SE

    21,234       4,171,419  

SES SA, Class A

    31,861       195,484  

Societe Generale SA

    93,627       2,406,684  

Sodexo SA

    1,537       173,387  

TotalEnergies SE

    134,131       8,701,827  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    100,887       7,223,983  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L EO F  I N V E S T M E N T S

  17


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® International Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

France (continued)

   

Vinci SA

    15,786     $ 1,994,123  

Vivendi SE

    55,566       626,204  
   

 

 

 
       100,631,504  
Germany — 4.9%            

AIXTRON SE

    27,064       1,007,274  

Allianz SE, Registered

    13,792       3,684,891  

BASF SE

    18,901       903,543  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    26,388       2,745,753  

Commerzbank AG

    195,500       2,245,042  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    27,565       356,077  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    14,602       2,907,837  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    66,974       3,207,663  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    145,074       3,561,249  

E.ON SE

    79,828       1,080,015  

GEA Group AG

    43,046       1,723,951  

Hannover Rueck SE

    483       115,783  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    1,317       121,618  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    5,937       78,515  

Hugo Boss AG

    33,395       2,085,671  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    78,299       5,286,183  

Merck KGaA

    3,750       615,283  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    7,010       2,984,290  

RWE AG

    6,298       232,558  

SAP SE

    43,001       7,449,776  

Siemens AG, Registered

    26,338       4,715,130  

Wacker Chemie AG

    7,589       822,805  
   

 

 

 
      47,930,907  
Hong Kong — 1.3%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    493,400       3,869,448  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    207,500       936,311  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    180,500       932,250  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    71,000       85,289  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    22,100       670,045  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    50,500       2,027,783  

PCCW Ltd.

    707,000       365,697  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.(c)

    76,000       115,318  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    747,000       1,395,974  

WH Group Ltd.(b)

    2,734,000       1,613,045  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    185,000       542,019  
   

 

 

 
      12,553,179  
Ireland — 0.6%            

AIB Group PLC

    1,088,569       4,781,457  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    168,233       1,547,067  
   

 

 

 
      6,328,524  
Italy — 3.2%            

A2A SpA

    1,509,619       2,993,066  

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA(a)

    701,975       2,463,746  

Banco BPM SpA

    32,448       175,066  

BPER Banca

    818,445       2,952,018  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    11,215       1,111,820  

Enel SpA

    305,812       2,086,670  

Eni SpA

    239,230       3,813,647  

Hera SpA

    76,970       271,137  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    447,160       1,377,831  

Italgas SpA

    251,084       1,431,530  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    50,524       669,140  

Poste Italiane SpA(b)

    81,567       884,484  

Prysmian SpA

    42,835       1,885,161  

Snam SpA

    381,746       1,864,426  

Stellantis NV

    115,845       2,551,677  
Security   Shares     Value  

Italy (continued)

   

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    116,166     $ 979,517  

UniCredit SpA

    124,361       3,642,790  
   

 

 

 
       31,153,726  
Japan — 24.1%            

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    197       433,824  

Advantest Corp.

    4,600       183,070  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    31,100       1,277,119  

Amada Co. Ltd.

    18,700       201,804  

Asics Corp.

    61,500       1,868,746  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    172,200       2,004,834  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    33,100       716,699  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    16,900       392,908  

BIPROGY Inc.

    59,000       1,727,428  

Canon Inc.

    25,100       691,433  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    79,400       3,028,218  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    94,100       1,220,730  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    50,400       1,812,899  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    39,200       1,134,446  

Daicel Corp.

    72,300       708,335  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    101,800       2,232,755  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    126,800       3,796,269  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    18,900       135,454  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    22,300       591,870  

Disco Corp.

    8,800       2,374,583  

Ebara Corp.

    37,600       2,354,779  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    10,600       2,829,954  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    495       1,463,159  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    11,100       555,888  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    23,400       1,483,207  

Fujikura Ltd.

    273,900       2,251,598  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    10,500       1,453,350  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    1,400       125,197  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    3,300       199,116  

Goldwin Inc.

    8,200       551,608  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    346,900       1,890,573  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    3,800       442,141  

Hitachi Ltd.

    49,500       3,888,242  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    287,300       3,211,457  

Hoya Corp.

    25,900       3,290,053  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.(c)

    1,800       90,576  

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

    140,000       2,714,798  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    100,200       1,171,569  

ITOCHU Corp.

    108,200       4,910,560  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    209,800       2,181,888  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    259,200       2,481,239  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    190,900       3,574,007  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    801       3,070,666  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    5,700       150,237  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    12,900       317,599  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    105,800       2,434,011  

KDDI Corp.

    56,400       1,868,816  

Keyence Corp.

    6,600       2,952,826  

Kikkoman Corp.

    5,600       344,558  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,700       182,549  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    23,400       291,474  

Konami Group Corp.

    8,300       510,435  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    1,274       1,290,115  

Lawson Inc.

    36,000       2,060,571  

Macnica Holdings Inc.

    47,400       2,508,212  

Marubeni Corp.

    64,900       1,106,977  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    75,200       1,916,062  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    82,700       1,002,609  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® International Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Mitsubishi Corp.

    89,700     $ 1,545,974  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    77,000       1,066,905  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    16,900       275,992  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    38,100        2,541,402  

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    21,100       651,761  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    549,900       5,150,664  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    59,400       2,409,099  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    244,800       4,445,950  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    91,000       3,757,821  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    10,000       304,769  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    110,200       6,156,972  

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc.

    319       1,328,039  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    70,900       4,220,062  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

    114,600       1,775,228  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    6,066,100       7,617,530  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    41,100       1,639,183  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    373,900       1,467,866  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    32,200       1,041,714  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    18,000       1,493,241  

NOF Corp.

    9,300       420,023  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    653,200       3,518,230  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    117,400       3,212,734  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    104,000       3,180,686  

Olympus Corp.

    81,300       1,203,538  

ORIX Corp.

    142,300       2,747,708  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    60,800       1,280,257  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    63,000       593,383  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    574,400       913,130  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    76,000       3,001,902  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    22,300       456,294  

Sanrio Co. Ltd.

    49,700       2,075,332  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    122,800       1,876,897  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    118,300       2,906,117  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    24,900       2,441,675  

SCSK Corp.

    71,200       1,397,984  

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

    59,000       868,338  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    25,300       369,314  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    54,800       1,237,066  

Sekisui House REIT Inc.

    862       458,488  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,700       185,626  

Shimadzu Corp.

    18,700       517,092  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    10,700       1,173,881  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    31,300       1,232,036  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    7,900       379,172  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    46,400       2,066,680  

SMC Corp.

    200       111,329  

Socionext Inc.

    101,200       2,319,310  

SoftBank Corp.

    109,800       1,458,785  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    399,500       2,180,866  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    33,500       1,737,023  

Sony Group Corp.

    52,600       5,158,393  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    8,500       220,528  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    65,700       3,417,277  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    12,200       250,018  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    10,700       336,506  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    6,100       101,008  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    37,900       527,994  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    64,100       1,883,930  

TIS Inc.

    81,500       1,812,710  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    21,600       433,942  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    129,500       3,414,581  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    21,100       3,915,578  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    68,300     $ 1,568,978  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    52,700       1,203,694  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    169,300       2,609,239  

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

    46,200       1,273,477  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    531,100       10,604,906  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan(a)(c)

    18,600       1,064,094  

Ulvac Inc.

    9,500       464,963  

USS Co. Ltd.

    47,700       902,074  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    43,700       954,477  

Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100,600       307,291  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    47,200       2,612,699  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    48,900       2,394,570  
   

 

 

 
       235,500,095  
Netherlands — 5.2%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(b)

    128,150       1,886,033  

Adyen NV(a)(b)

    2,313       2,900,934  

Akzo Nobel NV

    22,606       1,736,423  

ASM International NV

    3,869       2,144,330  

ASML Holding NV

    21,895       18,995,837  

ASR Nederland NV

    34,994       1,649,144  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    12,391       1,862,098  

ING Groep NV

    177,244       2,518,365  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    196,160       5,516,637  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    224,007       762,014  

NN Group NV

    60,221       2,468,352  

OCI NV

    128,620       3,673,900  

Qiagen NV, NVS

    22,344       969,432  

Randstad NV

    31,823       1,809,462  

Signify NV(b)

    50,800       1,523,220  

Universal Music Group NV

    4,636       136,659  
   

 

 

 
      50,552,840  
New Zealand — 0.6%            

Contact Energy Ltd.

    49,051       241,958  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    14,815       213,974  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    785,100       2,169,113  

Mainfreight Ltd.(c)

    6,384       279,384  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    713,458       2,417,045  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    187,615       609,523  
   

 

 

 
      5,930,997  
Norway — 0.9%            

DNB Bank ASA

    95,213       1,850,913  

Equinor ASA

    31,117       890,478  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    7,440       119,668  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    37,831       1,927,994  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    155,152       909,269  

Orkla ASA

    261,617       2,049,279  

Telenor ASA

    8,497       94,283  

Yara International ASA

    34,450       1,138,664  
   

 

 

 
      8,980,548  
Poland — 0.2%            

LPP SA

    382       1,485,394  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.1%            

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    6,494       102,227  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    47,068       1,070,482  
   

 

 

 
      1,172,709  
Singapore — 1.9%            

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    1,973,800       2,052,918  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    37,400       885,830  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    44,400       856,744  

NetLink NBN Trust

    2,818,000       1,775,035  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® International Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Singapore (continued)

   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    178,800     $ 1,710,288  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    886,200       3,729,562  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    183,700       509,021  

STMicroelectronics NV , New(c)

    34,452       1,512,665  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    111,000       2,339,718  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    704,500       1,725,101  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.(c)

    1,332,900       1,664,019  
   

 

 

 
       18,760,901  
Spain — 2.2%            

Acciona SA

    19,001       2,457,869  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    384,036       3,594,361  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    2,104,174       2,731,083  

Banco Santander SA

    145,198       583,559  

Bankinter SA

    30,047       185,514  

CaixaBank SA

    108,247       461,564  

Endesa SA

    84,803       1,680,113  

Iberdrola SA

    201,549       2,426,843  

Iberdrola SA, NVS

    3,455       41,599  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    17,144       733,032  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    8,407       226,382  

Redeia Corp. SA

    6,608       109,958  

Repsol SA

    291,464       4,304,422  

Telefonica SA

    393,764       1,602,160  
   

 

 

 
      21,138,459  
Sweden — 2.3%            

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    14,746       404,420  

Axfood AB

    93,924       2,376,383  

Billerud Aktiebolag

    36,602       325,468  

Getinge AB, Class B

    4,236       90,553  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    154,903       2,185,487  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    80,089       623,005  

Investor AB, Class B

    162,243       3,819,973  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    201,633       2,166,348  

Sandvik AB

    23,640       496,815  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    140,475       1,995,045  

SSAB AB, Class B

    283,957       2,168,994  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    46,809       504,617  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    50,635       1,031,839  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    396,908       2,200,250  

Telia Co. AB

    75,384       194,428  

Thule Group AB(b)

    6,187       157,429  

Volvo AB, Class B

    88,819       2,128,576  
   

 

 

 
      22,869,630  
Switzerland — 8.3%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    47,105       1,993,097  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    34,335       1,484,750  

Alcon Inc.

    31,716       2,387,422  

Bucher Industries AG, Registered

    6,457       2,734,968  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    33,871       5,031,014  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    138,948       4,084,619  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    17,228       937,916  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    11,430       3,873,394  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    5,313       445,406  

Nestle SA, Registered

    142,422       16,229,062  

Novartis AG, Registered

    125,281       12,955,774  

PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered

    14,560       1,937,893  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    33,824       9,630,246  

SGS SA

    50,305       4,648,475  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    1,468       469,168  

Straumann Holding AG

    10,750       1,632,940  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    181       129,981  
Security   Shares     Value  

Switzerland (continued)

   

Swiss Re AG

    11,951     $ 1,368,395  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    234       139,998  

Swissquote Group Holding SA, Registered

    3,240       813,152  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    271,966       8,140,651  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    275       139,725  
   

 

 

 
       81,208,046  
United Kingdom — 11.8%            

3i Group PLC

    92,388       2,892,201  

Anglo American PLC

    90,943       2,167,870  

AstraZeneca PLC

    63,772       8,454,690  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    131,665       862,895  

BAE Systems PLC

    179,913       2,680,068  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    548,197       2,306,504  

Barclays PLC

    519,670       965,717  

Barratt Developments PLC

    85,945       585,743  

BP PLC

    989,167       5,777,147  

British American Tobacco PLC

    38,758       1,142,726  

Bunzl PLC

    9,473       384,981  

Burberry Group PLC

    111,420       1,835,302  

Centrica PLC

    1,215,445       2,127,088  

Compass Group PLC

    2,942       81,034  

Computacenter PLC

    3,508       128,159  

Diageo PLC

    109,696       3,961,985  

Dowlais Group PLC

    1,382,665       1,579,434  

Drax Group PLC

    99,230       640,340  

Glencore PLC

    696,337       3,684,290  

Grafton Group PLC

    142,918       1,760,305  

Greggs PLC

    59,616       2,008,183  

GSK PLC

    225,504       4,459,958  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    210,159       2,128,255  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    682,521       5,328,921  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    31,874       286,424  

IMI PLC

    90,909       1,928,139  

Imperial Brands PLC

    81,230       1,949,937  

Inchcape PLC

    303,159       2,610,426  

Indivior PLC, NVS(a)

    88,305       1,552,177  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    97,088       2,188,858  

International Distributions Services PLC(a)

    691,020       2,424,020  

Investec PLC

    419,243       2,729,488  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    650,103       960,666  

Kingfisher PLC

    613,612       1,706,041  

Land Securities Group PLC

    29,593       249,490  

Legal & General Group PLC

    429,330       1,380,915  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    1,078,656       578,219  

M&G PLC

    143,354       405,314  

Man Group PLC/Jersey

    1,115,537       3,351,931  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    136,768       427,304  

Next PLC

    20,857       2,226,621  

Pearson PLC

    81,218       996,364  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    268,473       1,212,484  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    20,379       1,473,420  

Rightmove PLC

    195,972       1,386,928  

Rio Tinto PLC

    61,737       4,273,399  

RS GROUP PLC

    38,171       378,235  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    164,556       2,449,897  

Serco Group PLC

    123,097       268,615  

Shell PLC

    284,777       8,913,105  

Softcat PLC

    30,758       563,645  

SSP Group PLC(a)

    13,109       37,308  

Tesco PLC

    134,252       486,478  

Unilever PLC

    54,377       2,645,996  

Vodafone Group PLC

    2,735,553       2,325,604  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® International Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

   

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    99,985     $ 1,019,837  

WPP PLC

    196,536       1,900,600  
   

 

 

 
       115,231,681  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.8%
(Cost: $876,894,437)

 

    965,845,590  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Germany — 0.7%            

Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG, Preference Shares, NVS(b)

    66,482       5,644,451  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    9,000       1,157,535  
   

 

 

 
      6,801,986  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.7%
(Cost: $8,079,179)

 

    6,801,986  
   

 

 

 

Warrants

 

Canada — 0.0%            

Constellation Software Inc., (Issued 08/29/23, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 03/31/40, Strike Price CAD 11.50 )(d)

    1,793        
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

 

     
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.5%
(Cost: $884,973,616)

 

    972,647,576  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Securities

 

Money Market Funds — 0.6%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(e)(f)(g)

    5,109,837     $ 5,112,903  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(e)(f)

    150,000       150,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.6%
(Cost: $5,262,583)

 

    5,262,903  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.1%
(Cost: $890,236,199)

 

    977,910,479  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)%

 

    (491,856
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  977,418,623  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/23
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
01/31/24
   

Shares

Held at
01/31/24

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 847,379     $ 4,263,849 (a)    $     $ 1,744     $ (69   $ 5,112,903       5,109,837     $ 19,348 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    120,000       30,000 (a)                        150,000       150,000       14,066        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 1,744     $ (69   $ 5,262,903       $ 33,414     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Date
    

Notional

Amount
(000)

    

Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Long Contracts

          

TOPIX Index

    7        03/07/24      $ 1,215      $ 74,265  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

    35        03/15/24        1,774        32,594  

FTSE 100 Index

    10        03/15/24        972        (2,449

SPI 200 Index

    5        03/21/24        632        7,617  
          

 

 

 
           $ 112,027  
          

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® International 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)

  $      $      $ 114,476      $      $      $      $ 114,476  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $ 2,449      $      $      $      $ 2,449  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 257,468     $      $      $      $ 257,468  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (51,333   $      $      $      $ (51,333)  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 5,672,710  

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

  $ 85,906,111      $ 879,939,479     $      $ 965,845,590  

Preferred Stocks

           6,801,986              6,801,986  

Warrants

                         

Short-Term Securities

         

Money Market Funds

    5,262,903                     5,262,903  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $  91,169,014      $ 886,741,465     $      $ 977,910,479  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

         

Assets

         

Equity Contracts

  $      $ 114,476     $      $ 114,476  

Liabilities

         

Equity Contracts

           (2,449            (2,449
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $ 112,027     $     —        112,027  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 7.4%            

29Metals Ltd.(a)

    714,379     $ 157,266  

Abacus Group

    181,602       129,227  

Accent Group Ltd.

    61,218       80,428  

Adairs Ltd.(a)

    375,345       415,530  

Alkane Resources Ltd.

    148,257       55,228  

Altium Ltd.

    37,620        1,208,573  

AMP Ltd.

    132,012       80,061  

APM Human Services International Ltd.

    564,471       272,476  

ARN Media Ltd., NVS(a)

    418,950       273,441  

BWP Trust

    116,451       260,761  

Cettire Ltd.(b)

    407,151       828,079  

Champion Iron Ltd.

    59,166       324,586  

Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd

    22,230       227,414  

Coast Entertainment Holdings Ltd., NVS

    1,840,986       558,472  

Collins Foods Ltd.

    53,010       415,593  

CSR Ltd.

    521,208       2,346,983  

Data#3 Ltd.

    46,683       296,885  

Deterra Royalties Ltd.

    424,422       1,528,532  

Domain Holdings Australia Ltd.

    262,827       570,320  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    2,565       65,975  

Downer EDI Ltd.

    140,391       382,348  

Elders Ltd.

    41,895       244,743  

FleetPartners Group Ltd., NVS(b)

    419,121       836,932  

GrainCorp Ltd., Class A

    221,274       1,162,550  

Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd.

    73,359       114,809  

GUD Holdings Ltd.

    32,498       257,956  

GWA Group Ltd.

    521,208       775,590  

Healius Ltd.(b)

    1,269,875       1,142,445  

Helia Group Ltd.

    462,384       1,486,843  

HomeCo Daily Needs REIT

    655,708       539,785  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    154,584       721,997  

Inghams Group Ltd.

    319,770       894,812  

Jumbo Interactive Ltd.

    11,115       113,979  

Karoon Energy Ltd.(b)

    293,265       368,977  

Kogan.com Ltd.

    51,471       192,822  

Link Administration Holdings Ltd.

    105,678       149,731  

Lovisa Holdings Ltd.

    10,089       150,099  

McMillan Shakespeare Ltd.

    93,366       1,051,341  

Metcash Ltd.

    228,457       541,937  

Myer Holdings Ltd.(a)

    2,274,129       1,006,388  

Neometals Ltd.(a)

    420,489       39,413  

Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd., NVS(b)

    36,330       556,601  

New Hope Corp. Ltd.

    309,168       1,081,358  

nib holdings Ltd.

    25,479       134,755  

Nick Scali Ltd.

    103,284       835,053  

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

    438,957       563,180  

NRW Holdings Ltd.

    481,023       850,014  

OFX Group Ltd.(a)

    121,923       121,463  

Orora Ltd.

    240,255       436,683  

Perenti Ltd.(b)

    262,143       139,407  

Perseus Mining Ltd.

    102,258       120,409  

PEXA Group Ltd.(b)

    104,481       780,784  

PolyNovo Ltd.(a)(b)

    110,637       135,960  

Region RE Ltd.

    251,028       369,591  

Regis Resources Ltd.(b)

    91,143       124,307  

Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd.

    57,114       156,155  

RPMGlobal Holdings Ltd.

    236,322       278,594  

Sandfire Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    317,205       1,490,733  

Sigma Healthcare Ltd.

    758,072       512,093  

Sims Ltd.

    146,376       1,371,050  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Southern Cross Media Group Ltd.

    723,843     $ 489,124  

Stanmore Resources Ltd.

    442,890       1,136,523  

Star Entertainment Grp Ltd. (The)(b)

    483,075       175,296  

Steadfast Group Ltd.

    113,715       440,006  

Super Retail Group Ltd.

    142,785       1,473,567  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    2,823,039       1,466,605  

Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(b)

    92,682       691,017  

Temple & Webster Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    10,089       59,764  

Terracom Ltd.

    2,773,449       559,576  

Ventia Services Group Pty Ltd.

    340,119       729,717  

Weebit Nano Ltd.(a)(b)

    61,047       137,310  
   

 

 

 
       39,688,022  
Austria — 0.4%t            

ams-OSRAM AG(b)

    86,868       203,309  

Immofinanz AG(b)

    12,312       292,225  

Oesterreichische Post AG(a)

    9,747       329,873  

Porr AG

    46,341       650,212  

S IMMO AG

    7,524       121,157  

Semperit AG Holding(a)

    10,773       168,814  

Zumtobel Group AG

    57,627       373,665  
   

 

 

 
      2,139,255  
Belgium — 1.3%            

Barco NV

    18,639       309,639  

Bekaert SA

    10,773       525,431  

bpost SA

    117,819       481,551  

Deceuninck NV

    22,743       55,621  

Deme Group NV

    3,933       493,588  

Gimv NV

    37,962       1,770,348  

Ion Beam Applications(a)

    81,396       928,907  

Orange Belgium SA

    33,174       472,518  

Proximus SADP

    73,530       697,750  

Solvay SA

    33,858       925,965  

Van de Velde NV(a)

    7,695       274,012  
   

 

 

 
      6,935,330  
Canada — 10.3%            

ADENTRA Inc.

    4,446       104,697  

Advantage Energy Ltd.(b)

    38,133       250,164  

Alamos Gold Inc., Class A

    12,825       155,298  

Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc.

    21,717       633,847  

Aritzia Inc.(b)

    5,130       124,811  

Artis REIT

    134,064       649,155  

Atco Ltd., Class I, NVS

    19,323       540,403  

ATS Corp.(b)

    16,416       702,208  

AutoCanada Inc.

    6,498       103,817  

Baytex Energy Corp.

    192,546       611,530  

BlackBerry Ltd.(b)

    95,931       269,002  

Boardwalk REIT

    3,249       168,679  

BRP Inc.

    17,100       1,079,076  

Canfor Corp.(b)

    58,140       704,020  

Capital Power Corp.

    12,825       352,569  

Cascades Inc.

    77,634       849,415  

Celestica Inc.(b)

    88,749       3,050,388  

Centerra Gold Inc.

    99,180       523,029  

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund

    46,854       309,816  

Choice Properties REIT

    19,836       207,146  

CI Financial Corp.

    162,279       1,979,527  

Cogeco Communications Inc.

    9,063       418,282  

Cogeco Inc.

    15,390       682,932  

Colliers International Group Inc.

    7,866       923,361  

Corus Entertainment Inc., Class B, NVS

    722,475       510,507  

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    234,441       1,529,285  
 

 

 

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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Canada (continued)

   

CT REIT

    204,858     $ 2,210,934  

Definity Financial Corp.

    44,460       1,293,670  

Docebo Inc.

    24,966       1,096,354  

Dream Office REIT(a)

    84,645       682,474  

Dundee Precious Metals Inc.

    82,422       527,839  

ECN Capital Corp.(a)

    367,992       752,708  

Eldorado Gold Corp.(b)

    33,858       413,765  

Enerplus Corp.

    76,526       1,111,158  

Ensign Energy Services Inc.

    188,613       326,876  

EQB Inc.

    5,301       364,006  

ERO Copper Corp.(b)

    12,654       198,123  

Filo Corp., NVS(b)

    30,780       473,221  

Finning International Inc.

    69,768       2,019,170  

First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust

    49,248       579,130  

Frontera Energy Corp.(b)

    90,801       543,678  

Gibson Energy Inc.

    39,330       627,782  

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

    47,538       348,283  

Hammond Power Solutions Inc.

    7,353       508,522  

Hudbay Minerals Inc.

    18,126       100,711  

IAMGOLD Corp.(b)

    46,512       110,706  

Interfor Corp.(b)

    68,571       1,060,863  

Jamieson Wellness Inc.(c)

    3,591       82,507  

Kinaxis Inc.(b)

    6,840       832,939  

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.

    33,174       814,514  

Lassonde Industries Inc., Class A

    1,539       164,254  

Leon’s Furniture Ltd.

    44,973       711,834  

Linamar Corp.

    7,011       332,546  

Major Drilling Group International Inc.

    148,428       916,324  

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

    7,182       136,968  

Martinrea International Inc.

    49,932       512,894  

Mattr Corp., NVS

    32,832       397,320  

MEG Energy Corp.(b)

    61,560       1,163,937  

Methanex Corp.

    14,022       621,809  

Morguard Corp.

    684       57,027  

Morguard North American Residential REIT

    4,959       55,844  

New Gold Inc.(b)

    185,706       223,767  

North West Co. Inc. (The)

    9,918       286,891  

Nuvei Corp.(c)

    13,338       324,112  

Parex Resources Inc.

    11,115       184,031  

Parkland Corp.

    17,784       606,888  

Pason Systems Inc.

    103,797       1,137,988  

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

    10,773       103,928  

PHX Energy Services Corp.

    27,531       191,260  

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

    39,501       651,666  

Precision Drilling Corp.(b)

    12,996       805,018  

Primo Water Corp.

    14,706       214,413  

Prinmaris REIT

    46,170       476,999  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    2,223       54,052  

Real Matters Inc.

    176,643       918,394  

Russel Metals Inc.

    34,200        1,121,558  

Silvercorp Metals Inc.

    21,033       49,905  

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

    8,379       277,898  

Spin Master Corp.(c)

    29,925       769,688  

Sprott Inc.

    2,052       72,010  

Stelco Holdings Inc.

    36,765       1,180,243  

Superior Plus Corp.

    31,635       216,947  

Torex Gold Resources Inc.(b)

    42,237       433,852  

TransAlta Corp.

    149,967       1,086,451  

Transcontinental Inc., Class A

    54,036       543,796  

Trican Well Service Ltd.

    371,412       1,210,000  

Vermilion Energy Inc.

    44,802       481,527  

Western Forest Products Inc.

    194,256       98,251  
Security   Shares     Value  

Canada (continued)

   

Westshore Terminals Investment Corp.

    39,672     $ 838,027  

Whitecap Resources Inc.

    147,060       951,632  
   

 

 

 
       55,094,846  
China — 0.5%            

China Renaissance Holdings Ltd.(c)(d)

    203,500       106,832  

Mobvista Inc.(c)

    513,000       187,246  

Moody Technology Holdings Ltd., NVS

    6,840,000       258,098  

NetDragon Websoft Holdings Ltd.

    427,500       585,550  

Skyworth Group Ltd.

    1,368,000       433,660  

Wasion Holdings Ltd.

    1,710,000       926,823  

XD Inc.(b)

    34,200       36,767  
   

 

 

 
       2,534,976  
Denmark — 2.0%            

Bavarian Nordic A/S(b)

    4,788       109,996  

Chemometec A/S

    10,431       564,180  

D/S Norden A/S

    10,260       552,057  

GN Store Nord A/S(b)

    34,884       822,653  

ISS A/S

    85,500       1,617,829  

Jyske Bank A/S, Registered

    4,788       366,745  

Nilfisk Holding A/S(b)

    8,379       147,660  

NKT A/S(a)(b)

    1,026       71,537  

Per Aarsleff Holding A/S

    25,821       1,188,535  

Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S

    3,762       606,336  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    1,197       326,334  

Royal Unibrew A/S

    11,115       728,094  

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, Class A(c)

    75,582       1,355,480  

Solar A/S, Class B

    9,405       612,478  

Sydbank A/S

    28,557       1,267,336  

Topdanmark A/S

    7,353       326,093  

Trifork Holding AG

    2,394       50,750  
   

 

 

 
      10,714,093  
Finland — 1.4%            

Afarak Group SE(a)

    287,793       123,474  

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    5,814       330,526  

F-Secure OYJ

    186,561       389,552  

Harvia OYJ

    6,669       196,787  

Kemira OYJ

    50,958       953,795  

Konecranes OYJ

    20,349       873,919  

Marimekko OYJ

    80,028       1,195,240  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    48,051       433,051  

Oma Saastopankki OYJ

    43,092       1,080,413  

Outokumpu OYJ

    116,451       497,097  

QT Group OYJ(b)

    5,301       373,909  

Sanoma OYJ

    81,909       611,667  

Stockmann OYJ Abp, Class B

    26,163       81,035  

TietoEVRY OYJ

    10,773       249,993  

WithSecure OYJ(a)

    81,225       95,592  

YIT OYJ(a)

    82,935       176,669  
   

 

 

 
      7,662,719  
France — 5.3%            

ALD SA(c)

    37,620       250,726  

Alten SA

    1,539       237,960  

Atos SE(a)(b)

    24,282       103,658  

Beneteau SACA

    34,542       413,971  

Carmila SA

    11,457       203,579  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA(a)

    69,546       46,598  

Cie. des Alpes

    23,598       384,421  

Cie. Plastic Omnium SA

    19,323       221,470  

Coface SA

    87,723       1,185,381  

Criteo SA, SP ADR, SP ADR(a)(b)

    2,394       62,076  

Derichebourg SA

    227,772       1,175,204  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

France (continued)

   

Elis SA

    4,104     $ 90,234  

Eramet SA(a)

    6,669       459,341  

Eurazeo SE

    12,312       1,048,739  

Euronext NV(c)

    12,483       1,097,969  

Eutelsat Communications SACA(a)(b)

    106,191       387,318  

Forvia SE(b)

    28,899       496,694  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    10,602       1,486,374  

ICADE

    9,747       329,997  

Interparfums SA

    12,235       647,357  

IPSOS SA

    19,152       1,256,960  

Kaufman & Broad SA

    15,048       445,452  

Klepierre SA

    65,493       1,695,658  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    51,129       2,072,442  

Lagardere SA

    4,104       82,390  

Maisons du Monde SA(a)(c)

    65,835       317,815  

Mercialys SA

    74,727       850,150  

Mersen SA

    1,539       55,829  

Metropole Television SA

    5,301       75,181  

Nexans SA

    5,985       544,744  

Nexity SA

    10,944       182,417  

Quadient SA

    37,962       804,301  

Renault SA

    46,854       1,764,507  

Rexel SA

    54,720       1,457,373  

SCOR SE

    26,847       800,877  

Societe pour l’Informatique Industrielle, NVS

    5,130       386,710  

SOITEC(b)

    2,565       370,717  

Sopra Steria Group SACA

    342       80,218  

SPIE SA

    13,680       452,501  

Television Francaise 1 SA

    154,755       1,364,709  

Trigano SA

    5,301       835,016  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(b)

    15,219       335,702  

Valeo SE

    57,627       752,179  

Verallia SA(c)

    9,918       349,752  

Virbac SACA

    855       308,560  

Wavestone

    8,379       555,076  

Wendel SE

    1,710       155,033  
   

 

 

 
       28,681,336  
Germany — 4.6%            

AIXTRON SE

    19,665       731,896  

Amadeus Fire AG

    4,959       599,067  

Atoss Software AG

    4,104       1,124,502  

Aurubis AG

    17,100       1,230,059  

Bechtle AG

    8,892       461,075  

BRANICKS Group AG(a)

    82,080       188,644  

Ceconomy AG(b)

    226,404       549,969  

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA

    1,881       80,647  

Covestro AG(b)(c)

    9,063       478,576  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    2,736       185,165  

Dermapharm Holding SE

    6,156       261,849  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG(a)(c)

    132,867       799,605  

Deutz AG

    54,549       329,673  

Duerr AG

    12,825       293,224  

DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA(a)(c)

    1,881       76,923  

Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG

    1,368       68,039  

Elmos Semiconductor SE

    1,881       131,376  

flatexDEGIRO AG(b)

    40,185       439,425  

Freenet AG

    41,895       1,157,672  

GEA Group AG

    24,966       999,864  

Gerresheimer AG

    1,710       174,333  

GFT Technologies SE

    1,710       60,467  

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG(b)

    93,537       110,427  

HelloFresh SE(b)

    46,341       612,848  
Security   Shares     Value  

Germany (continued)

   

Hensoldt AG

    2,394     $ 71,870  

Hugo Boss AG

    12,996       811,660  

K+S AG, Registered

    21,033       295,014  

Kloeckner & Co. SE

    140,562       1,016,562  

Krones AG

    6,498       805,264  

LANXESS AG

    9,576       255,644  

METRO AG(b)

    37,620       253,557  

MLP SE

    17,100       99,154  

Nemetschek SE

    10,773       994,064  

New Work SE

    1,026       68,239  

Patrizia SE(a)

    39,330       335,563  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE(a)

    30,096       211,717  

PVA TePla AG(b)

    12,825       290,237  

Rheinmetall AG

    7,353       2,574,806  

SAF-Holland SE

    15,219       245,737  

Salzgitter AG

    21,546       600,948  

Scout24 SE(c)

    15,390       1,133,170  

SGL Carbon SE(a)(b)

    7,866       49,794  

Sixt SE(a)

    4,275       416,624  

SMA Solar Technology AG(a)(b)

    3,420       175,412  

Stratec SE(a)

    1,710       78,078  

TAG Immobilien AG(b)

    14,877       208,231  

Takkt AG

    23,769       347,290  

TeamViewer SE(b)(c)

    29,925       429,024  

thyssenkrupp AG

    50,958       314,497  

United Internet AG, Registered

    12,825       337,075  

Wacker Chemie AG

    3,591       389,339  

Zalando SE(a)(b)(c)

    44,289       884,302  
   

 

 

 
       24,838,197  
Hong Kong — 1.4%            

Champion REIT

    855,000       203,591  

Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd.

    855,000       107,415  

CK Life Sciences International Holdings Inc.

    4,104,000       278,932  

DL Holdings Group Ltd., NVS

    171,000       102,802  

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

    2,992,500       109,454  

EVA Precision Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    1,368,000       119,561  

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

    4,446,000       1,688,754  

Giordano International Ltd.

    2,736,000       717,426  

Golden Resources Development International Ltd.

    3,078,000       171,264  

HKBN Ltd.

    598,500       248,714  

Hong Kong Technology Venture Co. Ltd.

    513,000       125,240  

IGG Inc.(b)

    1,026,000       365,191  

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    171,000       224,247  

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.

    85,500       94,995  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    9,918       77,460  

Orbusneich Medical Group Holdings Ltd., NVS(a)

    85,500       56,104  

PAX Global Technology Ltd.

    342,000       239,288  

PC Partner Group Ltd.

    684,000       225,887  

Solomon Systech International Ltd.

    1,368,000       44,690  

Sun Hung Kai & Co. Ltd.

    513,000       142,356  

Tam Jai International Co. Ltd.

    855,000       126,862  

Texwinca Holdings Ltd.

    2,052,000       215,212  

Tiande Chemical Holdings Ltd.

    684,000       99,240  

United Energy Group Ltd.

    684,000       72,689  

United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd. (The)

    684,000       591,284  

VTech Holdings Ltd.(a)

    136,800       792,344  
   

 

 

 
      7,241,002  
Ireland — 0.6%            

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    297,198       2,733,027  

Glanbia PLC

    23,132       413,479  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L EO F  I N V E S T M E N T S

  25


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Ireland (continued)

   

Greencore Group PLC(b)

    94,905     $ 123,160  
   

 

 

 
      3,269,666  
Israel — 1.2%            

Africa Israel Residences Ltd.

    3,762       199,870  

Altshuler Shaham Finance Ltd.(a)

    60,363       100,007  

Delek Automotive Systems Ltd.

    76,608       458,351  

Elco Ltd.

    2,394       73,877  

Electra Consumer Products 1970 Ltd.

    5,130       109,393  

Equital Ltd.(b)

    2       46  

G City Ltd.

    171,855       549,798  

Ilex Medical Ltd.(a)

    6,669       112,273  

Meitav Investment House Ltd.(a)

    48,906       209,346  

Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.

    233,928       259,059  

Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    96,957       484,470  

Neto ME Holdings Ltd.

    3,420       54,993  

Oil Refineries Ltd.

    849,699       293,502  

Partner Communications Co. Ltd.(b)

    59,508       275,150  

Paz Oil Co. Ltd.

    4,617       379,517  

Property & Building Corp. Ltd.

    8,721       502,135  

Retailors Ltd.

    47,196       938,033  

Scope Metals Group Ltd.(a)

    15,048       469,045  

Tamar Petroleum Ltd.(c)

    23,085       116,129  

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd.

    58,995       365,509  

Telsys Ltd.(a)

    3,591       234,199  
   

 

 

 
       6,184,702  
Italy — 3.0%            

A2A SpA

    602,433       1,194,422  

ACEA SpA

    79,515       1,254,795  

Ascopiave SpA

    112,005       271,743  

Banca Generali SpA

    11,457       436,774  

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA(b)

    173,394       608,567  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SpA

    14,877       113,036  

BasicNet SpA

    45,315       219,394  

BPER Banca

    318,402       1,148,432  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    684       67,810  

Cembre SpA

    9,576       414,986  

Credito Emiliano SpA

    12,483       113,476  

d’Amico International Shipping SA, NVS

    117,135       781,966  

De’ Longhi SpA

    11,457       371,082  

El.En. SpA

    51,129       504,624  

Enav SpA(c)

    190,665       705,636  

ERG SpA

    12,654       371,047  

Esprinet SpA

    11,628       66,576  

Gruppo MutuiOnline SpA(a)

    10,944       377,798  

Hera SpA

    52,839       186,132  

Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione SIIQ SpA

    35,226       83,942  

Iren SpA

    198,360       416,312  

Italgas SpA

    94,734       540,116  

OVS SpA(c)

    205,884       490,417  

Piaggio & C SpA

    356,364       1,184,646  

RAI Way SpA(c)

    47,196       258,084  

Reply SpA

    4,275       586,147  

Risanamento SpA(a)

    2,062,260       69,123  

Safilo Group SpA(a)(b)

    111,492       133,376  

Sanlorenzo SpA/Ameglia

    11,457       546,543  

Sesa SpA

    1,197       162,418  

SOL SpA

    21,204       610,262  

Technogym SpA(c)

    27,531       272,633  

TXT e-Solutions SpA

    7,182       164,546  

Unieuro SpA(a)(c)

    44,631       466,510  
Security   Shares     Value  

Italy (continued)

   

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    125,001     $ 776,207  
   

 

 

 
       15,969,578  
Japan — 24.4%            

77 Bank Ltd. (The)

    51,300        1,233,934  

A&D HOLON Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,100       235,428  

Abalance Corp.(a)

    17,100       313,421  

Adastria Co. Ltd.

    17,100       398,620  

ADEKA Corp.

    34,200       669,181  

Alpen Co. Ltd.

    17,100       235,473  

Amano Corp.

    34,200       788,126  

Aoyama Trading Co. Ltd.

    17,100       205,991  

Arata Corp.

    15,600       346,261  

Artience Co. Ltd.

    17,100       319,970  

Asahi Holdings Inc.

    17,100       238,111  

Asahi Yukizai Corp.

    34,200       951,424  

ASKUL Corp.

    34,200       462,270  

Base Co. Ltd.

    29,700       656,973  

Benefit One Inc.(a)

    17,100       244,014  

BML Inc.

    10,300       199,064  

Celsys Inc.

    17,100       78,490  

Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd.

    68,400       870,103  

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

    34,200       216,907  

CKD Corp.

    17,100       301,526  

Colowide Co. Ltd.(a)

    17,100       273,385  

Create Restaurants Holdings Inc.

    85,500       641,696  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    17,100       317,401  

Cybozu Inc.

    34,200       513,433  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    21,000       218,828  

Daishinku Corp.

    51,300       316,763  

Daiwa Industries Ltd.

    51,300       547,219  

Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp.

    513       369,082  

Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    44,200       961,115  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    17,100       172,650  

Dentsu Soken Inc.

    39,600       1,478,497  

Dexerials Corp.

    17,100       492,796  

Digital Arts Inc.

    7,300       250,224  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd.

    34,200       684,806  

DTS Corp.

    51,300       1,261,746  

en Japan Inc.

    7,000       129,370  

Enplas Corp.

    6,000       487,499  

Financial Partners Group Co. Ltd.

    85,500       980,581  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    105       310,367  

Fuji Soft Inc.

    12,200       534,755  

Fujikura Ltd.

    119,700       983,995  

Fujimi Inc.

    69,000       1,382,747  

Fujimori Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    7,000       193,332  

Fukui Computer Holdings Inc.

    17,100       301,825  

Fullcast Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,100       206,448  

Furuno Electric Co. Ltd.

    17,100       245,678  

Future Corp.

    17,100       202,954  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    14,200       1,269,853  

G-7 Holdings Inc.

    51,300       437,331  

Geo Holdings Corp.

    51,300       838,146  

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.

    342       254,791  

GMO Financial Holdings Inc.

    119,700       611,729  

GMO GlobalSign Holdings KK

    17,100       326,300  

GMO internet group Inc.

    34,200       616,365  

Gree Inc.

    17,100       68,027  

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.(b)

    9,000       151,311  

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    102,600       505,941  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    188,100       1,025,128  

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

    7,200       263,351  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Hazama Ando Corp.

    51,300     $ 414,283  

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    34,200       904,191  

Hioki E.E. Corp.

    17,100       758,828  

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

    51,300       316,537  

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.

    17,100       76,293  

Hoshino Resorts REIT Inc.

    79       275,710  

Hosiden Corp.

    17,100       209,913  

Idec Corp./Japan

    10,500       210,121  

Inabata & Co. Ltd.

    34,200       744,174  

Inageya Co. Ltd.

    17,100       146,950  

Infocom Corp.

    34,200       567,838  

Insource Co. Ltd.

    85,500       483,302  

Integrated Design & Engineering Holdings Co. Ltd., NVS

    17,500       425,735  

Inui Global Logistics Co. Ltd.

    51,300       387,735  

Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd.

    34,200       365,458  

Itochu-Shokuhin Co. Ltd.

    13,200       674,391  

Itoki Corp.

    102,600         1,044,769  

Iyogin Holdings Inc., NVS

    85,500       581,565  

Jaccs Co. Ltd.

    9,600       367,746  

JAFCO Group Co. Ltd.

    34,200       405,636  

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

    17,100       293,993  

Japan Communications Inc.

    256,500       405,157  

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

    171       316,183  

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.

    27,300       1,110,506  

Japan Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd.

    24,200       828,439  

Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd.

    68,400       724,892  

Japan Wool Textile Co. Ltd. (The)

    51,300       517,458  

JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.

    34,200       251,993  

JCU Corp.

    17,100       431,544  

Justsystems Corp.

    6,700       139,989  

JVCKenwood Corp.

    119,700       582,115  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    17,100       421,004  

Kamei Corp.

    85,500       1,124,252  

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

    51,300       527,571  

Kappa Create Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    34,200       409,067  

KeePer Technical Laboratory Co. Ltd.

    5,000       220,656  

Keihanshin Building Co. Ltd.

    85,500       863,990  

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,200       25,624  

Ki-Star Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    7,100       167,682  

Kitz Corp.

    136,800       1,118,465  

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

    34,200       550,774  

Komori Corp.

    34,200       306,531  

Konishi Co. Ltd.

    34,200       327,521  

Kosaido Holdings Co. Ltd.

    153,900       780,883  

Koshidaka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    34,200       217,874  

Kotobuki Spirits Co. Ltd.

    72,400       974,115  

KPP Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    171,000       843,266  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    17,100       155,408  

Kurabo Industries Ltd.

    34,200       728,004  

Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    17,100       206,597  

Kyudenko Corp.

    7,500       285,285  

Kyushu Financial Group Inc.

    85,500       544,088  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    1,368       1,385,304  

Life Corp.

    51,300       1,302,745  

Macnica Holdings Inc.

    3,500       185,206  

Mani Inc.

    17,100       237,557  

Marudai Food Co. Ltd.

    34,200       389,477  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    17,100       435,700  

Maruwa Co. Ltd./Aichi(a)

    3,000       600,257  

Maruzen Showa Unyu Co. Ltd.

    51,300       1,416,330  

Medical Data Vision Co. Ltd.

    17,100       74,865  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

MEITEC Group Holdings Inc.

    41,600     $ 822,987  

Menicon Co. Ltd.

    17,100       248,327  

Micronics Japan Co. Ltd.

    17,100       507,755  

Milbon Co. Ltd.

    5,300       126,657  

Miroku Jyoho Service Co. Ltd.

    17,100       211,734  

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    5,000       154,446  

Mitsui DM Sugar Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,000       160,845  

Mitsui High-Tec Inc.

    5,700       263,092  

Mitsui Matsushima Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    17,100       331,441  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    17,100       528,651  

Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd.

    3,000       108,722  

Mizuno Corp.

    5,800       173,029  

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    17,100       386,609  

Monex Group Inc.

    136,800       711,940  

Monogatari Corp. (The)

    17,100       602,953  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

    171       159,143  

Mori Trust REIT Inc.

    3,078         1,563,090  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd./Japan

    34,200       652,736  

MOS Food Services Inc.

    17,100       397,714  

m-up Holdings Inc.

    119,700       809,789  

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    51,300       838,789  

Nakanishi Inc.

    17,100       279,856  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    17,100       276,152  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

    34,200       556,061  

Nichias Corp.

    17,100       399,703  

Nichiha Corp.

    9,100       182,813  

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    34,200       271,648  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

    68,400       1,059,560  

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.(b)

    17,100       158,503  

Nippon Pillar Packing Co. Ltd.

    7,000       230,169  

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp.

    855       1,979,795  

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    17,100       470,062  

Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings Inc.

    119,700       1,378,241  

Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd. (The)

    7,000       213,833  

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

    17,100       141,133  

Nissui Corp.

    153,900       840,901  

Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd.

    17,100       609,462  

Nitto Kogyo Corp.

    17,100       465,338  

Nomura Co. Ltd.

    102,600       606,419  

Nomura Micro Science Co. Ltd.

    16,500       1,540,396  

North Pacific Bank Ltd.

    85,500       218,032  

NSD Co. Ltd.

    102,600       1,925,386  

NTT UD REIT Investment Corp.

    171       145,207  

Obara Group Inc.

    9,200       250,264  

Ohsho Food Service Corp.

    3,900       215,623  

Okamoto Machine Tool Works Ltd.

    17,100       707,759  

Okasan Securities Group Inc.

    119,700       585,839  

Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    17,136       135,804  

Okumura Corp.

    17,100       597,976  

Okuwa Co. Ltd.

    17,100       102,610  

Onward Holdings Co. Ltd.

    136,800       502,201  

Organo Corp.

    23,100       954,102  

Oyo Corp.

    17,100       252,116  

PAL GROUP Holdings Co. Ltd.

    51,300       820,403  

Pasona Group Inc.

    17,100       311,837  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    17,100       91,621  

Pharma Foods International Co. Ltd.(a)

    102,600       698,430  

PHC Holdings Corp.

    17,100       176,941  

Press Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    136,800       599,383  

Rakuten Bank Ltd., NVS(b)

    34,200       533,142  

Relo Group Inc.

    51,300       514,936  

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    34,200       221,789  
 

 

 

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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Riken Keiki Co. Ltd.(a)

    11,400     $ 563,236  

Riken Technos Corp.

    188,100       1,104,013  

Riken Vitamin Co. Ltd.

    34,200       535,568  

Roland DG Corp.

    24,400       640,391  

Round One Corp.

    51,300       227,209  

Royal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,100       300,948  

Ryobi Ltd.

    17,100       315,255  

Ryosan Co. Ltd.

    10,900       359,151  

Saibu Gas Holdings Co. Ltd.

    51,300       672,644  

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

    28,200       968,086  

Sanki Engineering Co. Ltd.

    119,700        1,535,638  

Sansan Inc.(b)

    34,200       318,375  

Sanyo Denki Co. Ltd.

    4,300       178,793  

Senshu Electric Co. Ltd.

    51,300       1,304,261  

Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd.

    8,000       193,959  

Shibaura Mechatronics Corp.

    21,600       1,023,175  

Shiga Bank Ltd. (The)

    9,500       236,209  

Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories Ltd.(a)

    68,400       792,791  

Shinmaywa Industries Ltd.

    17,100       141,948  

Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd.

    34,200       233,646  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,800       481,038  

Shoei Co. Ltd.

    17,100       228,531  

SIGMAXYZ Holdings Inc.

    17,100       160,322  

Simplex Holdings Inc.

    4,900       89,310  

Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

    34,200       408,149  

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

    5,000       248,488  

Systena Corp.

    307,800       622,152  

Syuppin Co. Ltd.

    34,200       241,070  

Taihei Dengyo Kaisha Ltd.

    17,100       516,481  

Takara Holdings Inc.

    34,200       289,347  

Takara Standard Co. Ltd.

    34,200       408,621  

Tama Home Co. Ltd.

    57,300       1,581,689  

Teikoku Electric Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    51,300       1,021,923  

Tekken Corp.

    17,100       251,807  

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

    17,100       163,676  

TOC Co. Ltd.

    171,000       819,376  

Tocalo Co. Ltd.

    34,200       363,790  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    85,500       1,717,686  

Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.(a)

    34,200       454,911  

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    17,100       120,262  

TOKAI Holdings Corp.

    85,500       576,538  

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc.

    51,300       197,891  

Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group Inc.

    8,300       242,786  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    36,900       842,814  

Tokyu REIT Inc.

    2,223       2,592,227  

Tomoku Co. Ltd.

    68,400       1,116,242  

Tomy Co. Ltd.

    34,200       561,106  

Topcon Corp.

    34,200       392,911  

Torii Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    34,200       871,526  

Toyo Tanso Co. Ltd.

    6,000       202,473  

TSI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    119,700       556,285  

Tsuburaya Fields Holdings Inc.(a)

    85,500       1,053,407  

Tsugami Corp.

    34,200       276,187  

Uchida Yoko Co. Ltd.

    17,100       883,286  

Ulvac Inc.

    27,800       1,360,627  

United Super Markets Holdings Inc.

    68,400       470,335  

Usen-Next Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,100       496,326  

Ushio Inc.

    17,100       239,558  

ValueCommerce Co. Ltd.

    17,100       145,841  

Vital KSK Holdings Inc.

    17,100       133,265  

Wacom Co. Ltd.

    68,400       315,210  

Wakita & Co. Ltd.

    17,100       185,297  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

West Holdings Corp.

    6,000     $ 138,007  

YA-MAN Ltd.(a)

    34,200       234,954  

Yamazen Corp.

    17,100       146,235  

Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.

    17,100       450,359  

Yonex Co. Ltd.

    51,300       416,863  

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,100       381,336  

ZERIA Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    17,100       236,825  
   

 

 

 
       131,114,831  
Netherlands — 3.2%            

Aalberts NV

    9,747       387,622  

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    129,105       1,900,088  

Allfunds Group PLC

    24,111       172,856  

Arcadis NV

    5,643       309,809  

Ariston Holding NV

    11,970       78,560  

ASR Nederland NV

    47,196       2,224,182  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    22,230       3,340,685  

Corbion NV

    11,457       221,857  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    10,773       241,358  

Flow Traders Ltd., NVS

    10,944       196,568  

IMCD NV

    5,301       809,149  

InPost SA(b)

    53,694       806,474  

Iveco Group NV(b)

    25,308       270,071  

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

    156,636       432,438  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, NVS(a)

    140,391       507,202  

NSI NV

    18,297       391,517  

OCI NV

    41,211       1,177,150  

PostNL NV

    338,238       492,880  

Signify NV(c)

    67,716       2,030,440  

Technip Energies NV

    13,680       283,184  

TKH Group NV

    5,814       234,117  

TomTom NV(a)(b)

    93,879       635,646  

Van Lanschot Kempen NV

    7,695       231,678  
   

 

 

 
      17,375,531  
New Zealand — 0.9%            

Argosy Property Ltd.

    406,296       288,084  

Chorus Ltd.

    137,484       668,935  

Genesis Energy Ltd.

    186,732       288,774  

Goodman Property Trust

    40,185       55,021  

Investore Property Ltd.

    83,619       60,312  

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

    2,511,990       1,335,845  

Manawa Energy Ltd.

    23,054       60,454  

Precinct Properties New Zealand Ltd.

    145,692       110,873  

Skellerup Holdings Ltd.

    321,822       936,357  

SKY Network Television Ltd.

    378,081       645,350  

SKYCITY Entertainment Group Ltd.

    146,205       168,905  
   

 

 

 
      4,618,910  
Norway — 1.4%            

2020 Bulkers Ltd.(a)

    38,646       516,776  

Aker Solutions ASA

    32,148       119,238  

Atea ASA

    52,497       699,810  

BW LPG Ltd.(c)

    41,553       512,832  

BW Offshore Ltd.

    111,321       255,301  

Crayon Group Holding ASA(a)(b)(c)

    22,914       192,633  

DNO ASA

    539,163       472,472  

DOF Group ASA(b)

    56,259       303,690  

Elmera Group ASA(c)

    82,080       251,611  

Europris ASA(c)

    8,379       62,802  

Hoegh Autoliners ASA

    34,542       347,809  

Kid ASA(c)

    40,185       509,146  

LINK Mobility Group Holding ASA

    119,358       212,449  

Norske Skog ASA(a)(c)

    42,750       147,315  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Norway (continued)

   

PGS ASA(b)

    137,142     $ 85,814  

Rana Gruber ASA, Class A

    105,507       783,322  

Selvaag Bolig ASA

    131,499       394,475  

Solstad Offshore ASA(a)

    22,059       74,004  

SpareBank 1 SMN

    108,927       1,482,998  

Veidekke ASA

    10,944       99,895  

XXL ASA(c)

    1,344,573       141,907  
   

 

 

 
      7,666,299  
Portugal — 0.3%            

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

    141,075       559,760  

REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

    286,083       702,899  

Semapa-Sociedade de Investimento e Gestao

    33,687       521,234  
   

 

 

 
       1,783,893  
Singapore — 2.1%            

Asian Pay Television Trust(a)

    1,881,000       120,586  

Best World International Ltd.(b)

    701,100       881,769  

CDL Hospitality Trusts

    495,900       379,845  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    136,800       142,283  

Delfi Ltd.

    889,200       726,173  

Digital Core REIT Management Pte Ltd.

    735,300       472,644  

Food Empire Holdings Ltd.

    889,200       892,582  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.(a)

    6,822,900       1,373,226  

Hour Glass Ltd. (The)(a)

    153,900       175,525  

Keppel Infrastructure Trust(a)

    2,137,500       803,283  

NetLink NBN Trust

    1,641,600       1,034,031  

Paragon REIT

    547,200       356,914  

Parkway Life REIT

    598,500       1,568,383  

Riverstone Holdings Ltd./Singapore(a)

    513,000       266,852  

Samudera Shipping Line Ltd.(a)

    752,400       382,624  

Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust(a)

    666,900       333,077  

Sheng Siong Group Ltd.

    188,100       218,430  

Silverlake Axis Ltd.

    307,800       59,656  

Wing Tai Holdings Ltd.(a)

    837,900       768,257  

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.(b)

    769,500       297,366  
   

 

 

 
       11,253,506  
Spain — 2.3%            

Acerinox SA

    190,490       2,011,039  

Applus Services SA

    44,460       537,656  

Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA

    91,485       367,708  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    1,815,336       2,356,190  

Bankinter SA

    132,012       815,058  

Cia. de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

    9,747       275,694  

eDreams ODIGEO SA(b)

    24,111       183,149  

Fluidra SA

    10,089       218,419  

Gestamp Automocion SA(c)

    93,537       310,270  

Indra Sistemas SA(a)

    26,505       470,576  

Inmobiliaria Colonial SOCIMI SA

    21,888       131,597  

Lar Espana Real Estate SOCIMI SA

    120,726       810,210  

Merlin Properties SOCIMI SA

    84,132       856,735  

Metrovacesa SA(c)

    53,181       464,954  

Neinor Homes SA(c)

    17,784       200,648  

Pharma Mar SA

    11,457       478,254  

Prosegur Cia. de Seguridad SA

    81,567       154,338  

Sacyr SA

    146,720       483,699  

Sacyr SA, NVS

    2,934       9,691  

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA(b)

    8,037       118,659  

Tubacex SA

    86,868       319,655  

Unicaja Banco SA(c)

    716,490       685,068  

Viscofan SA

    1,881       110,178  
   

 

 

 
      12,369,445  
Security   Shares     Value  

Sweden — 3.7%

   

AcadeMedia AB(c)

    12,312     $ 67,259  

Alleima AB, NVS

    52,497       348,514  

Arise AB

    86,526       378,180  

Arjo AB, Class B

    123,633       578,675  

Betsson AB

    129,105       1,405,065  

Bilia AB, Class A

    121,581       1,469,839  

BioArctic AB, Class B(a)(b)(c)

    8,037       174,323  

BioGaia AB, Class B

    38,133       412,599  

Biotage AB

    33,687       478,816  

Bonava AB, Class B(a)

    307,948       347,195  

BoneSupport Holding AB(b)(c)

    32,661       646,633  

Bravida Holding AB(c)

    20,178       153,004  

Bulten AB

    34,884       243,464  

Byggmax Group AB

    18,468       63,997  

Clas Ohlson AB, Class B

    81,738       1,163,177  

Concentric AB

    38,304       629,542  

Corem Property Group AB

    7,011       126,117  

Electrolux Professional AB, Class B

    45,828       243,504  

Ferronordic AB(a)

    37,791       261,044  

Hemnet Group AB

    27,018       729,427  

HMS Networks AB(a)

    2,736       120,370  

Intrum AB(a)

    27,189       161,044  

Investment AB Oresund

    59,679       640,995  

Inwido AB

    45,144       551,453  

JM AB

    14,022       228,333  

Lindab International AB

    19,494       370,166  

Loomis AB, Class B

    17,271       472,845  

MIPS AB

    10,773       357,890  

Mycronic AB

    34,884       970,258  

Net Insight AB

    939,987       479,177  

New Wave Group AB, Class B

    138,339       1,228,638  

Nobia AB

    490,428       520,682  

Nyfosa AB

    84,132       752,509  

Orron Energy AB

    738,036       507,643  

OX2 AB, Class B(b)

    30,438       144,823  

Peab AB, Class B

    17,100       84,422  

Ratos AB, Class B

    17,100       56,367  

RaySearch Laboratories AB

    33,687       296,839  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB(a)

    202,806       92,925  

Scandic Hotels Group AB(a)(b)(c)

    141,075       649,956  

SkiStar AB

    8,550       107,390  

Truecaller AB(b)

    85,329       252,294  

Volati AB(a)

    22,059       241,222  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    88,236       788,799  
   

 

 

 
       19,997,414  
Switzerland — 6.7%            

Accelleron Industries AG, NVS

    47,025       1,504,788  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    25,650       1,109,184  

Aryzta AG(b)

    28,728       51,563  

Ascom Holding AG, Registered

    17,784       151,884  

Avolta AG, Registered(b)

    1,197       45,731  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    15,390       1,970,480  

Belimo Holding AG, Registered

    855       398,677  

BKW AG

    7,182       1,140,993  

Bucher Industries AG, Registered

    2,394       1,014,018  

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    342       191,338  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    4,959       382,349  

Clariant AG, Registered

    56,088       718,020  

Comet Holding AG, Registered

    684       225,524  

dormakaba Holding AG

    513       256,982  

Dottikon Es Holding AG(a)(b)

    1,197       316,259  

Emmi AG, Registered

    171       179,144  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Flughafen Zurich AG, Registered

    1,026     $ 211,690  

Forbo Holding AG, Registered

    342       402,114  

Galenica AG(c)

    28,801       2,539,745  

Georg Fischer AG

    7,866       526,459  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    11,271       1,627,763  

Implenia AG, Registered

    14,535       516,010  

Inficon Holding AG, Registered

    1,026       1,557,340  

Interroll Holding AG, Registered

    171       499,455  

Landis+Gyr Group AG

    6,327       518,792  

LEM Holding SA, Registered

    171       390,767  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    36,765       3,082,130  

Medmix AG(c)

    15,048       301,675  

Mobilezone Holding AG, Registered

    3,591       55,148  

Mobimo Holding AG, Registered

    566       167,218  

PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered

    10,602       1,411,095  

Schweiter Technologies AG, NVS

    171       93,816  

SFS Group AG

    2,052       246,362  

Siegfried Holding AG, Registered

    342       340,683  

SIG Group AG

    47,196       987,916  

SKAN Group AG

    2,052       181,056  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    8,208       831,350  

Swissquote Group Holding SA, Registered

    11,286       2,832,480  

Tecan Group AG, Registered

    3,591       1,370,738  

Temenos AG, Registered

    12,654       1,287,803  

VAT Group AG(c)

    7,090       3,300,599  

Vontobel Holding AG, Registered

    9,747       642,026  

Zehnder Group AG, Registered

    7,353       438,209  
   

 

 

 
       36,017,373  
United Kingdom — 14.4%            

4imprint Group PLC

    10,089       691,843  

888 Holdings PLC(b)

    258,723       254,435  

abrdn PLC

    712,557       1,515,918  

AG Barr PLC

    10,089       72,623  

Airtel Africa PLC(c)

    330,030       468,705  

AJ Bell PLC

    202,977       813,885  

Ashmore Group PLC

    82,251       221,190  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    149,625       980,600  

Beazley PLC

    146,889       1,011,120  

Bellway PLC

    31,977       1,114,147  

Big Yellow Group PLC

    4,446       64,289  

Bodycote PLC

    8,208       66,182  

Bridgepoint Group PLC(c)

    158,859       541,154  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    482,220       2,317,896  

Britvic PLC

    112,860       1,262,218  

Bytes Technology Group PLC

    118,845       986,606  

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    700,416       1,179,914  

Capricorn Energy PLC

    294,633       541,413  

Centamin PLC

    163,989       199,775  

Chemring Group PLC

    156,807       699,500  

Close Brothers Group PLC

    5,301       36,437  

Computacenter PLC

    52,839       1,930,379  

ConvaTec Group PLC(c)

    382,698       1,164,693  

Currys PLC

    745,047       467,189  

Darktrace PLC(b)

    229,311       994,296  

Deliveroo PLC, Class A(b)(c)

    395,694       589,219  

Derwent London PLC

    8,379       225,829  

DFS Furniture PLC

    234,612       343,706  

Diploma PLC

    24,624       1,015,044  

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    354,312       1,564,722  

Dowlais Group PLC

    659,034       752,822  

Drax Group PLC

    131,328       847,472  

Dunelm Group PLC

    51,300       706,657  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

FDM Group Holdings PLC

    133,209     $ 775,709  

Ferrexpo PLC

    906,984       997,697  

Firstgroup PLC

    743,508        1,565,403  

Frasers Group PLC(b)

    67,545       691,086  

Games Workshop Group PLC

    6,156       772,739  

Genuit Group PLC

    20,349       108,824  

Genus PLC

    9,234       268,206  

Grafton Group PLC

    50,103       617,113  

Grainger PLC

    46,341       154,572  

Great Portland Estates PLC

    64,125       337,406  

Greggs PLC

    49,761       1,676,214  

Halfords Group PLC

    364,230       823,749  

Hammerson PLC

    1,179,216       402,415  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    28,215       272,258  

Helical PLC

    112,347       292,586  

Hill & Smith PLC

    29,070       688,105  

Hiscox Ltd

    34,542       454,823  

Hochschild Mining PLC(b)

    142,785       187,724  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    86,697       877,970  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    75,141       675,227  

IMI PLC

    6,840       145,073  

Immunocore Holdings PLC(b)

    3,762       271,955  

Inchcape PLC

    207,423       1,786,068  

Indivior PLC, NVS(b)

    76,950       1,352,585  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    85,842       1,935,316  

International Distributions Services PLC(b)

    564,300       1,979,501  

Investec PLC

    246,753       1,606,489  

IWG PLC(b)

    65,493       155,205  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    18,126       373,740  

Just Group PLC

    64,467       69,464  

Kainos Group PLC

    68,742       999,229  

Keller Group PLC

    45,486       503,812  

Man Group PLC/Jersey

    726,579       2,183,202  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    347,130       1,084,537  

Marshalls PLC

    146,547       520,020  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    380,817       1,228,711  

Moonpig Group PLC(b)

    26,505       56,084  

Morgan Sindall Group PLC

    21,204       608,647  

Ninety One PLC

    217,341       486,145  

Odfjell Technology Ltd.

    57,114       304,203  

OSB Group PLC

    136,287       775,511  

Oxford Instruments PLC

    19,494       548,445  

Pagegroup PLC

    71,991       418,400  

Paragon Banking Group PLC

    178,695       1,591,561  

Pets at Home Group PLC

    231,876       823,386  

Picton Property Income Ltd.

    273,429       231,976  

Playtech PLC(b)

    86,697       488,267  

Plus500 Ltd

    27,360       618,798  

PureTech Health PLC

    98,325       245,975  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    112,689       508,929  

Quilter PLC(c)

    216,486       287,496  

Redrow PLC

    25,650       194,851  

Renewi PLC(b)

    9,063       67,420  

Renishaw PLC

    3,933       173,944  

RS GROUP PLC

    140,733       1,394,517  

Safestore Holdings PLC

    135,774       1,413,982  

Savills PLC

    52,326       671,748  

Serco Group PLC

    39,672       86,570  

Softcat PLC

    88,236       1,616,939  

Spectris PLC

    19,494       907,512  

Spire Healthcare Group PLC(c)

    122,094       365,911  

Spirent Communications PLC

    395,865       590,537  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

SSP Group PLC(b)

    111,150     $ 316,330  

SThree PLC

    89,604       463,658  

Synthomer PLC(b)

    35,568       71,018  

TBC Bank Group PLC

    8,379       309,535  

Telecom Plus PLC

    43,263       797,188  

TI Fluid Systems PLC(c)

    165,528       300,174  

Trainline PLC(b)(c)

    36,936       154,657  

Trustpilot Group PLC(b)(c)

    189,126       430,704  

TUI AG(a)(b)

    9,234       63,619  

Tullow Oil PLC(a)(b)

    575,073       225,402  

UK Commercial Property REIT Ltd.

    146,376       118,569  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    7,866       100,495  

Vesuvius PLC

    31,806       191,507  

Videndum PLC

    15,732       65,294  

Virgin Money UK PLC

    89,091       175,961  

Vistry Group PLC

    62,244       787,343  

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC(b)(c)

    14,193       66,841  

Weir Group PLC (The)

    38,304       880,453  

WH Smith PLC

    14,022       214,273  

Wickes Group PLC

    496,755       985,638  

Workspace Group PLC

    70,281       462,288  
   

 

 

 
      77,135,312  
United States — 0.0%            

Gran Tierra Energy Inc., NVS

    23,940       134,261  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.8%
(Cost: $509,528,896)

       530,420,497  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.8%            

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    8,379       430,692  

Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    18,468       809,518  

Jungheinrich AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    16,416       552,552  

KSB SE & Co. KGaA, 0.00%

    342       215,846  

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Schaeffler AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    148,770     $ 940,124  

STO SE & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    8,721       1,381,674  
   

 

 

 
      4,330,406  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.8%
(Cost: $4,486,682)

      4,330,406  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $514,015,578)

      534,750,903  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 3.5%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(e)(f)(g)

    18,534,662       18,545,783  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(e)(f)

    110,000       110,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 3.5%
(Cost: $18,649,330)

      18,655,783  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 103.1%
(Cost: $532,664,908)

      553,406,686  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (3.1)%

      (16,838,303
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  536,568,383  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/23
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
01/31/24
    Shares
Held at
01/31/24
    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 18,080,388     $ 460,257 (a)    $     $ 688     $ 4,450     $ 18,545,783       18,534,662     $ 202,684 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    110,000       0 (a)                        110,000       110,000       13,953        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 688     $ 4,450     $ 18,655,783       $  216,637     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® International Small-Cap 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

    3        03/07/24      $ 521      $ 38,614  

FTSE 250 Index

    22        03/15/24        1,088        2,588  
          

 

 

 
           $ 41,202  
          

 

 

 

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)

  $      $      $ 41,202      $      $      $      $ 41,202  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (40,773   $      $      $      $ (40,773
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (76,576   $      $      $      $ (76,576
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 2,171,075   

 

 

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

  $ 114,887,447      $ 415,426,218      $ 106,832      $ 530,420,497  

Preferred Stocks

    1,597,520        2,732,886               4,330,406  

Short-Term Securities

          

Money Market Funds

    18,655,783                      18,655,783  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 135,140,750      $ 418,159,104      $    106,832      $ 553,406,686  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® International Small-Cap 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

   $     —        $   41,202        $     —        $   41,202  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Australia — 3.8%

   

Brambles Ltd.

    2,383,044     $ 22,721,767  

Cochlear Ltd.

    32,480       6,445,621  

Coles Group Ltd.

    1,503,668       15,604,124  

CSL Ltd.

    190,722       37,453,515  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    3,001,752       11,783,152  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    14,364,701       35,964,046  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    585,697       12,211,900  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    8,050,216       21,231,099  

Transurban Group

    2,341,406       20,569,791  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    171,460       3,832,669  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    1,489,531       56,389,085  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    1,525,017       35,814,953  
   

 

 

 
      280,021,722  
Belgium — 2.4%            

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    231,639       14,328,630  

Argenx SE(a)

    83,583       31,563,617  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    714,040       54,131,147  

Lotus Bakeries NV(b)

    1,767       15,066,722  

UCB SA

    668,839       62,914,794  
   

 

 

 
      178,004,910  
Denmark — 1.9%            

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    148,602       19,120,238  

Genmab A/S(a)

    44,994       12,441,831  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    572,783       65,471,609  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    270,661       13,868,854  

Tryg A/S

    1,287,452       27,518,144  
   

 

 

 
      138,420,676  
Finland — 2.3%            

Elisa OYJ

    1,065,908       48,564,325  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    652,046       32,277,128  

Nokia OYJ

    1,947,208       7,039,591  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    793,142       36,514,425  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    1,072,044       44,870,871  
   

 

 

 
       169,266,340  
France — 6.9%            

Air Liquide SA

    333,357       62,382,195  

Carrefour SA

    2,128,178       36,332,886  

Danone SA

    575,174       38,320,171  

Dassault Aviation SA

    121,671       23,045,505  

Edenred SE

    86,968       5,194,467  

Getlink SE

    643,672       11,091,165  

Ipsen SA

    179,831       20,734,356  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    408,248       16,547,760  

L’Oreal SA

    11,031       5,278,929  

Orange SA

    7,512,720       89,340,683  

Sanofi SA

    1,001,880       100,333,809  

Thales SA

    266,601       38,991,476  

TotalEnergies SE

    898,111       58,265,476  
   

 

 

 
      505,858,878  
Germany — 4.4%            

Beiersdorf AG

    537,082       78,596,392  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    141,165       28,111,548  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    2,466,845       60,555,640  

Hannover Rueck SE

    132,555       31,775,671  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    587,197       40,158,787  

Merck KGaA

    102,947       16,891,080  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    52,578       22,383,450  

SAP SE

    173,236       30,012,544  
Security   Shares     Value  

Germany (continued)

   

Symrise AG, Class A

    89,153     $ 9,198,246  

Talanx AG(a)

    81,747       5,735,450  
   

 

 

 
      323,418,808  
Hong Kong — 6.6%            

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    16,307,000       39,084,504  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    916,500       4,135,560  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    6,128,000       31,650,017  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    5,827,500       34,608,596  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    9,205,000       73,211,400  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    6,665,900       69,393,141  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    32,660,349       39,233,564  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    41,802,799       29,747,999  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    1,140,300       3,559,452  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    654,400       26,276,852  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    14,268,748       46,420,657  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    12,914,000       75,613,856  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    1,321,500       12,334,069  
   

 

 

 
      485,269,667  
Ireland — 0.3%            

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    268,626       23,943,711  
   

 

 

 
Israel — 2.0%            

Bank Hapoalim BM

    3,734,186       31,770,122  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    2,322,065       17,636,468  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)

    261,574       41,571,956  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    133,028       27,441,454  

ICL Group Ltd.

    2,054,002       9,342,197  

Isracard Ltd.

    2       6  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    1,340,504       6,502,637  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    327,322       12,182,044  
   

 

 

 
      146,446,884  
Italy — 2.7%            

Eni SpA

    1,731,148       27,596,818  

Ferrari NV

    184,268       64,261,098  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    580,951       7,024,875  

Leonardo SpA

    475,954       8,307,331  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    654,994       36,151,913  

Snam SpA

    7,191,911       35,124,888  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    2,199,187       18,543,652  
   

 

 

 
       197,010,575  
Japan — 27.7%            

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    1,697,500       19,763,097  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    366,800       7,942,151  

Bridgestone Corp.

    462,200       20,028,366  

Canon Inc.

    2,294,700       63,212,386  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    2,371,200       59,262,541  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    3,193,600       23,665,411  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    2,599,500       33,722,498  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    977,600       35,164,486  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    3,556,900       16,950,209  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    352,600       10,204,224  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    626,000       19,357,136  

East Japan Railway Co.

    728,500       41,664,825  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    5,854,500       23,643,709  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    20,200       5,392,931  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    119,500       7,574,495  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    313,700       9,597,815  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    283,200       32,951,108  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    1,819,300       10,102,535  

ITOCHU Corp.

    750,400       34,056,230  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    5,310,200       55,225,263  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,699,500     $ 44,986,816  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    159,400       2,984,268  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    1,698,700       44,773,288  

Kao Corp.

    178,200       7,050,939  

KDDI Corp.

    1,256,200       41,624,232  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    238,300       10,783,043  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    967,700       29,860,760  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    467,800       6,724,137  

Kyocera Corp.

    841,600       12,321,083  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    1,197,800       18,867,704  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(b)

    807,200       35,940,155  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,413,500       34,184,944  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    2,238,200       20,964,204  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    3,112,020       56,519,137  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    204,300       8,436,514  

NEC Corp.

    509,500       33,293,127  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    67,200       3,999,833  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    60,334,200       75,764,922  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,492,800       48,294,133  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    132,400       17,328,738  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    222,200       6,795,658  

Obayashi Corp.

    1,746,100       16,162,841  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    194,100       29,815,612  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    736,100       11,247,970  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    4,279,100       16,730,558  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,939,100       34,950,584  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    181,600       14,311,738  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    326,200       12,115,091  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,869,500       39,365,784  

Otsuka Corp.

    350,700       14,756,672  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,537,000       99,725,208  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    1,120,700       24,225,592  

SCSK Corp.

    1,417,700       27,835,990  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    977,000       70,910,981  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    787,100       11,237,850  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    1,628,800       36,768,847  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    912,400       11,815,672  

Shimizu Corp.

    3,604,500       24,128,970  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    373,700       17,936,259  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    4,141,700       37,855,153  

SoftBank Corp.

    7,126,000       94,674,918  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    300,700       15,640,414  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    998,100       32,562,779  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2,108,100       61,958,069  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    1,316,300       34,859,914  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    737,700       19,451,247  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    1,147,300       26,355,618  

Tokyu Corp.

    1,596,900       18,738,471  

USS Co. Ltd.

    1,900,600       35,943,016  

West Japan Railway Co.

    388,100       16,164,177  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    788,100       17,213,354  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    573,400       9,912,036  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    56,900       2,786,319  
   

 

 

 
       2,029,136,755  
Netherlands — 4.6%            

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    480,316       4,866,193  

Heineken Holding NV

    207,085       17,376,010  

Heineken NV

    250,502       25,199,375  

JDE Peet’s NV

    904,160       22,319,519  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    3,310,651       93,105,939  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    19,705,636       67,033,461  

Qiagen NV, NVS

    1,189,732       51,618,670  
Security   Shares     Value  

Netherlands (continued)

   

Wolters Kluwer NV

    370,668     $ 54,642,779  
   

 

 

 
       336,161,946  
New Zealand — 0.6%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    3,723,889       19,199,974  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    1,548,400       6,388,601  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    1,416,989       4,800,460  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    4,309,193       13,999,678  
   

 

 

 
      44,388,713  
Norway — 0.1%            

Telenor ASA

    402,621       4,467,505  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.7%            

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    1,593,201       25,079,760  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    1,011,275       22,999,752  
   

 

 

 
      48,079,512  
Singapore — 4.0%            

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    2,844,200       67,365,682  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    33,274,200       24,989,061  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    5,697,899       54,502,508  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    7,246,200       50,597,560  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.(b)

    13,985,600       38,753,227  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    2,785,400       58,712,164  
   

 

 

 
      294,920,202  
Spain — 3.8%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    159,016       6,274,849  

Aena SME SA(c)

    151,213       26,750,664  

CaixaBank SA

    2,483,873       10,591,210  

Enagas SA

    342,777       5,580,334  

Endesa SA

    945,338       18,728,992  

Iberdrola SA

    2,607,552       31,397,420  

Iberdrola SA, NVS

    47,445       571,278  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    2,358,557       100,845,684  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    526,848       14,186,833  

Redeia Corp. SA

    2,654,438       44,170,165  

Repsol SA

    1,547,885       22,859,600  
   

 

 

 
      281,957,029  
Sweden — 0.1%            

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)

    276,450       7,759,434  
   

 

 

 
Switzerland — 14.3%            

Alcon Inc.

    65,500       4,930,512  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    141,944       22,674,292  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    279,799       35,824,448  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    18,305       26,736,412  

BKW AG

    195,756       31,099,440  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    945       12,009,956  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    19       2,408,421  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    44,941       33,926,619  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    7,441       30,943,671  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    111,438       16,093,925  

Holcim AG

    144,934       11,069,889  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    137,641       46,643,732  

Nestle SA, Registered

    854,915       97,418,015  

Novartis AG, Registered

    1,104,388       114,208,869  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    205,628       62,290,362  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    310,582       88,427,774  

Sandoz Group AG(a)

    144,121       4,942,627  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    189,506       45,110,164  

SGS SA

    540,460       49,941,654  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    139,928       6,366,589  
 

 

 

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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Switzerland (continued)

   

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    701,669     $ 71,068,786  

Swiss Re AG

    116,150       13,299,226  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    183,978       110,071,010  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    213,387       108,419,696  
   

 

 

 
      1,045,926,089  
United Kingdom — 10.2%            

AstraZeneca PLC

    552,358       73,229,878  

BAE Systems PLC

    6,550,050       97,572,585  

British American Tobacco PLC

    278,415       8,208,678  

Bunzl PLC

    640,455       26,027,941  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    63,095       4,347,245  

Compass Group PLC

    1,027,475       28,300,516  

Diageo PLC

    155,730       5,624,635  

GSK PLC

    4,643,899       91,845,796  

Haleon PLC

    1,714,905       6,965,538  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    384,205       9,373,470  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    1,074,504       8,389,407  

National Grid PLC

    5,731,660       76,340,574  

Pearson PLC

    1,198,479       14,702,673  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    756,533       54,698,012  

RELX PLC

    1,521,158       62,784,365  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    759,047       11,300,632  

Shell PLC

    1,226,385       38,020,765  

Tesco PLC

    8,560,085       31,018,490  

Unilever PLC

    1,919,749       93,415,397  

United Utilities Group PLC

    362,783       4,886,238  
   

 

 

 
      747,052,835  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.4%
(Cost: $6,980,038,510)

      7,287,512,191  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   

Spain — 0.0%

   

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, (Expires 02/09/24)(a)

    159,178       72,938  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $79,066)

      72,938  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.4%
(Cost: $6,980,117,576)

      7,287,585,129  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 0.1%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(d)(e)(f)

    4,577,557     $ 4,580,304  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(d)(e)

    1,340,000       1,340,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%
(Cost: $5,918,510)

      5,920,304  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.5%
(Cost: $6,986,036,086)

      7,293,505,433  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.5%

      38,450,033  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  7,331,955,466  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/23
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
01/31/24
    Shares
Held at
01/31/24
    Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 11,820,223     $     $ (7,243,307 )(a)    $ 2,814     $ 574     $ 4,580,304       4,577,557     $ 25,786 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    1,290,000       50,000 (a)                        1,340,000       1,340,000       88,596        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 2,814     $ 574     $ 5,920,304       $  114,382     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

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

    71        03/07/24      $ 12,328      $ 841,123  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

    151        03/15/24        7,652        126,134  

FTSE 100 Index

    66        03/15/24        6,412        (48,084

SPI 200 Index

    67        03/21/24        8,462        72,691  

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

    42        03/28/24        8,638        13,378  
          

 

 

 
           $ 1,005,242  
          

 

 

 

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)

  $      $      $ 1,039,948      $      $ 13,378      $      $ 1,053,326  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $ 48,084      $      $      $      $ 48,084  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
    Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                 

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 1,487,665     $      $ (46,512   $      $ 1,441,153  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                 

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (192,927   $      $ 100,072     $      $ (92,855
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 46,416,944  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

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

   $ 105,041,681        $ 7,182,470,510        $        $ 7,287,512,191  

Rights

     72,938                            72,938  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     5,920,304                            5,920,304  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 111,034,923        $ 7,182,470,510        $        $ 7,293,505,433  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $        $ 1,039,948        $        $ 1,039,948  

Interest Rate Contracts

     13,378                            13,378  

Liabilities

                 

Equity Contracts

              (48,084                 (48,084
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 13,378        $ 991,864        $    —          1,005,242  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

 

    

iShares

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)

  $ 124,464,724     $ 972,647,576     $ 534,750,903      $ 7,287,585,129  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    2,625,709       5,262,903       18,655,783        5,920,304  

Cash

    4,310       1,210       1,741        1,968  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    5,000                    46,000  

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

          272,561       79,973        1,931,553  

Foreign currency, at value(e)

    152,325       1,628,583       676,964        13,692,027  

Receivables:

        

Securities lending income — affiliated

    7,115       365       27,832        3,186  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    109,202       791,631       571,388        7,693,405  

Dividends — affiliated

    276       539       392        3,249  

Tax reclaims

    38,245       2,125,528       454,219        20,950,052  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    127,406,906       982,730,896       555,219,195        7,337,826,873  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    2,425,057       5,112,822       18,540,162        4,539,677  

Payables:

    

Capital shares redeemed

          194               

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

    170,410                     

Investment advisory fees

    20,580       122,275       104,657        1,247,115  

Professional fees

          58,513               

Variation margin on futures contracts

    868       18,469       5,993        84,615  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    2,616,915       5,312,273       18,650,812        5,871,407  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

        

NET ASSETS

  $ 124,789,991     $ 977,418,623     $ 536,568,383      $ 7,331,955,466  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

    

Paid-in capital

  $ 113,224,979     $ 1,053,040,961     $ 528,544,958      $ 7,888,332,075  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    11,565,012       (75,622,338     8,023,425        (556,376,609
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 124,789,991     $ 977,418,623     $ 536,568,383      $ 7,331,955,466  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

    

Shares outstanding

    3,250,000       34,800,000       17,100,000        106,300,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 38.40     $ 28.09     $ 31.38      $ 68.97  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited        Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Par value

    None       None       None        None  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 104,784,261     $ 884,973,616     $ 514,015,578      $ 6,980,117,576  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 2,314,759     $ 2,599,738     $ 15,519,303      $ 4,282,266  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 2,612,835     $ 5,262,583     $ 18,649,330      $ 5,918,510  

(d) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $     $ 283,300     $ 81,331      $ 2,095,104  

(e) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 170,144     $ 1,633,662     $ 678,301      $ 13,702,194  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

    

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

  $ 1,119,563     $ 10,915,504     $ 7,447,824     $ 85,275,608  

Dividends — affiliated

    5,268       14,066       13,953       88,596  

Interest — unaffiliated

    736       8,762       4,988       47,546  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    25,273       19,348       202,684       25,786  

Other income — unaffiliated

          55,070              

Foreign taxes withheld

    (66,750     (800,478     (595,530     (5,246,221

Foreign withholding tax claims

          518,811              

Other foreign taxes

    (399                  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    1,083,691       10,731,083       7,073,919       80,191,315  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    117,718       710,770       636,633       7,376,101  

Commitment costs

    273                    

Interest expense

    202             285       2,642  

Professional

          61,175             3,782  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    118,193       771,945       636,918       7,382,525  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    965,498       9,959,138       6,437,001       72,808,790  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated(a)

    837,400       (2,016,833     404,758       11,023,981  

Investments — affiliated

    116       1,744       688       2,814  

Foreign currency transactions

    (3,702     28,814       (10,450     (40,696

Futures contracts

    (792     257,468       (40,773     1,441,153  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(b)

    935,276       6,519,170       3,207,153       65,919,975  

In-kind redemptions — affiliated(b)

    (430                  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    1,767,868       4,790,363       3,561,376       78,347,227  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated(c)

    3,935,025       15,522,754       (15,515,003     (68,100,168

Investments — affiliated

    5,002       (69     4,450       574  

Foreign currency translations

    (13,624     (26,949     (25,179     (516,528

Futures contracts

    (14,169     (51,333     (76,576     (92,855
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    3,912,234       15,444,403       (15,612,308     (68,708,977
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    5,680,102       20,234,766       (12,050,932)       9,638,250  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 6,645,600     $ 30,193,904     $ (5,613,931)     $ 82,447,040  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Net of foreign capital gain tax and capital gain tax refund, if applicable of

  $ (17,158   $     $     $  

(b) See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

       

(c)  Net of increase in deferred foreign capital gain tax of

  $ (112,806   $     $     $  

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 
 
   

Six Months

Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

          

Year Ended

07/31/23

           

Six Months

Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

          

Year Ended

07/31/23

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                

OPERATIONS

                

Net investment income

  $ 965,498        $ 2,924,803        $ 9,959,138        $ 31,708,432  

Net realized gain (loss)

    1,767,868          (2,195,725        4,790,363          (8,918,633

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    3,912,234          14,255,701          15,444,403          105,030,879  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    6,645,600          14,984,779          30,193,904          127,820,678  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

                

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (1,872,187        (2,972,728        (15,733,631        (24,688,142
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (4,831,714        (6,755,470        (1,802,848        36,882,133  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (58,301        5,256,581          12,657,425          140,014,669  

Beginning of period

    124,848,292          119,591,711          964,761,198          824,746,529  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 124,789,991        $ 124,848,292        $ 977,418,623        $ 964,761,198  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(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
 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

          

Year Ended

07/31/23

          

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

          

Year Ended

07/31/23

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                  

OPERATIONS

                  

Net investment income

             $ 6,437,001        $ 19,239,896        $ 72,808,790        $ 219,707,487  

Net realized gain (loss)

      3,561,376          (8,739,532        78,347,227          (16,191,748

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (15,612,308        39,346,440          (68,708,977        615,833,330  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (5,613,931        49,846,804          82,447,040          819,349,069  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

                  

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (12,497,569        (15,328,281        (87,560,494 )(b)         (204,048,443
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      (64,305,337        358,878,061          (385,826,896        1,173,620,233  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                  

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (82,416,837        393,396,584          (390,940,350        1,788,920,859  

Beginning of period

      618,985,220          225,588,636          7,722,895,816          5,933,974,957  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 536,568,383        $ 618,985,220        $ 7,331,955,466        $ 7,722,895,816  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(b) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

          iShares Global Equity Factor ETF  
 

 

 

 
 

 

Six Months Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited)

 
 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/23

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/22

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/21

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/20

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/19

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

            $ 36.72        $ 33.22        $ 38.13        $ 29.39        $ 29.23        $ 30.57  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.30          0.83          0.81          0.66          0.57          0.66  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      1.97          3.52          (4.99        8.73          0.28          (1.36
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      2.27          4.35          (4.18        9.39          0.85          (0.70
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

      (0.59        (0.85        (0.73        (0.65        (0.69        (0.64
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 38.40        $ 36.72        $ 33.22        $ 38.13        $ 29.39        $ 29.23  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                            

Based on net asset value

      6.24 %(e)         13.34        (11.08 )%         32.16        2.90        (2.10 )% 
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                            

Total expenses

      0.20 %(g)         0.26        0.35        0.35        0.35        0.35
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.64 %(g)         2.50        2.24        1.92        2.00        2.30
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                            

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 124,790        $ 124,848        $ 119,592        $ 133,463        $ 114,623        $ 112,537  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      12        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) 

Not annualized.

(f)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

(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 International Equity Factor ETF

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

Six Months Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited)

 
 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/23

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/22

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/21

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/20

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/19

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

            $ 27.64        $ 24.62        $ 30.13        $ 23.89        $ 25.68        $ 28.29  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.28 (b)         0.90 (b)         0.98          0.79          0.60          0.86  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      0.63          2.83          (5.09        6.35          (1.61        (2.66
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.91          3.73          (4.11        7.14          (1.01        (1.80
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (0.46        (0.71        (1.40        (0.90        (0.78        (0.81
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 28.09        $ 27.64        $ 24.62        $ 30.13        $ 23.89        $ 25.68  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                            

Based on net asset value

      3.31 %(b)(f)         15.37 %(b)         (13.97 )%         29.97        (4.03 )%         (6.26 )% 
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

                            

Total expenses

      0.16 %(h)         0.15        0.25        0.30        0.30        0.30
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.15 %(h)         0.15        0.25        N/A          N/A          0.30
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.10 %(b)(h)         3.57 %(b)         3.54        2.89        2.44        3.31
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                            

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 977,419        $ 964,761        $ 824,747        $ 897,810        $ 910,213        $ 1,271,005  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      11        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 period ended January 31, 2024 and year ended July 31, 2023, respectively:

 Net investment income per share by $0.01 and $0.01.

 Total return by 0.05% and 0.03%.

 Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.10% and 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) 

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 International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF  
 

 

 

 
 

 

Six Months Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited)

 
 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/23

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/22

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/21

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/20

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/19

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 32.07        $ 30.90        $ 37.47        $ 28.44        $ 28.88        $ 31.73  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.36          1.15          1.08          0.78          0.68          0.77  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      (0.32        0.87          (6.15        9.15          (0.32        (2.97
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.04          2.02          (5.07        9.93          0.36          (2.20
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

      (0.73        (0.85        (1.50        (0.90        (0.80        (0.65
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

            $ 31.38        $ 32.07        $ 30.90        $ 37.47        $ 28.44        $ 28.88  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                            

Based on net asset value

      0.13 %(e)         6.73        (13.81 )%         35.22        1.16        (6.80 )% 
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

                            

Total expenses

      0.23 %(g)         0.28        0.40        0.40        0.40        0.40
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      N/A          0.28        N/A          N/A          N/A          N/A  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.33 %(g)         3.79        3.16        2.31        2.44        2.67
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                            

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 536,568        $ 618,985        $ 225,589        $ 194,819        $ 122,273        $ 77,964  
   

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      13        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)

Not annualized.

(f)

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

(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 Min Vol Factor ETF  
 

 

 

 
 

 

Six Months Ended
01/31/24

(unaudited)

 
 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/23

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/22

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/21

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/20

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

07/31/19

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 68.83     $ 65.71     $ 77.27     $ 66.79     $ 71.90     $ 72.92  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.66       2.00 (b)      1.72 (b)      1.79       1.86       2.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

   
  

 
    0.30       2.93       (11.54     9.96       (4.26     (1.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.96       4.93       (9.82     11.75       (2.40     1.14  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (0.82 )(e)      (1.81     (1.74     (1.27     (2.71     (2.16
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 68.97     $ 68.83     $ 65.71     $ 77.27     $ 66.79     $ 71.90  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(f)

             

Based on net asset value

      1.43 %(g)      7.62 %(b)      (12.76 )%(b)      17.61     (3.51 )%      1.68
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(h)

             

Total expenses

      0.20 %(i)      0.33     0.32     0.32     0.32     0.32
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.20 %(i)      0.20     0.20     0.20     0.20     0.20
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.20 %(i)      0.31     0.32     0.32     N/A       0.32
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.97 %(i)      3.08 %(b)      2.36 %(b)      2.48     2.65     3.04
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 7,331,955     $ 7,722,896     $ 5,933,975     $ 8,631,346     $ 10,559,196     $ 11,295,536  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(j)

      11     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) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(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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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is authorized to have multiple series or portfolios.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

 

 
iShares ETF    Diversification  
Classification  
 

 

 

Global Equity Factor

     Diversified    

International Equity Factor

     Diversified    

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

     Diversified    

MSCI EAFE Min Vol 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.

ForeignTaxes: Certain Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Other foreign taxes”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of January 31, 2024, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Certain 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

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  

 

 

Global Equity Factor

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 396,039      $ (396,039   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    5,533        (5,533            

BNP Paribas SA

    898        (898            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    118,635        (118,635            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    664,335        (664,335            

Jefferies LLC

    201,955        (201,955            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    901,758        (901,758            

UBS AG

    25,606        (25,606            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 2,314,759      $ (2,314,759   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

International Equity Factor

        

BofA Securities, Inc.

  $ 2,434,122      $ (2,434,122   $     $  

HSBC Bank PLC

    131,290        (131,290            

Jefferies LLC

    34,326        (34,326            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 2,599,738      $ (2,599,738   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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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  

 

 

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

        

BNP Paribas SA

  $ 293,783      $ (293,783   $     $  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    3,571,882        (3,571,882            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    693,722        (693,722            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    5,232,910        (5,232,910            

HSBC Bank PLC

    1,108,136        (1,108,136            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    2,367,020        (2,367,020            

Jefferies LLC

    85,517        (85,517            

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

    22,390        (22,390            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    491,985        (491,985            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    202,914        (202,914            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    328,888        (328,888            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    18,151        (18,151            

UBS AG

    1,102,005        (1,102,005            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 15,519,303      $ (15,519,303   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

        

BofA Securities, Inc.

  $ 4,047,304      $ (4,047,304   $     $  

Morgan Stanley

    127,901        (127,901            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    1,271        (1,271            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    105,790        (105,790            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 4,282,266      $ (4,282,266   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received, if any, in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities 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).

 

 

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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  

Global Equity Factor

     0.20

International Equity Factor

     0.15  

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

     0.23  

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

     0.20  

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 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.

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, 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.

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 six months ended January 31, 2024, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Amounts   

 

 

Global Equity Factor

  $ 5,191   

International Equity Factor

    3,046   

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

    42,765   

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

    6,845   

 

 

Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees of BlackRock or its affiliates.

 

 

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Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales     

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

       

 

 

Global Equity Factor

  $ 3,921,206      $ 4,937,538      $ 367,376    

International Equity Factor

    27,122,650        34,676,125        (13,607  

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

    5,855,597        6,529,369        801,861    

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

    170,006,275        209,029,730        15,059,659        

 

 

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends – affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Purchases      Sales   

 

 

Global Equity Factor

  $ 13,827,565      $ 15,279,651   

International Equity Factor

    107,274,589        111,579,779   

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

    72,390,256        79,648,617   

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

    814,809,740        828,536,722   

 

 

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF  

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind 

Sales 

 

 

 

Global Equity Factor

  $ 3,240,661      $ 7,373,464   

International Equity Factor

    56,932,814        59,396,275   

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

           61,433,472   

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

           383,549,093   

 

 

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of January 31, 2024, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

As of July 31, 2023, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF  

Non-Expiring

Capital Loss

Carryforwards

 

Global Equity Factor

  $ (9,276,181

International Equity Factor

    (162,907,834

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

    (11,482,387

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

    (907,199,877

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.

 

 

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As of January 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Tax Cost     

Gross Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Gross Unrealized

Depreciation

   

Net Unrealized 

Appreciation 

(Depreciation) 

 

 

 

Global Equity Factor

  $ 107,909,611      $ 24,233,120      $ (5,049,624   $ 19,183,496   

International Equity Factor

    897,397,557        137,667,418        (57,042,469     80,624,949   

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

    539,499,138        64,657,403        (50,708,653     13,948,750   

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

    7,026,768,836        819,195,756        (551,453,917     267,741,839   

 

 

 

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 October 16, 2024. 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 six months ended January 31, 2024, 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

  $ 154,000      $ 4,185        6.41%  

 

 

 

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 an indexing approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective. The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.

The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

The price each Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from each Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore each Fund’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by each Fund, and each Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. Each Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements(unaudited) (continued)

 

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.

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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements(unaudited) (continued)

 

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:

 

 

 
    

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

      

Year Ended

07/31/23

 
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
iShares ETF    Shares        Amount        Shares        Amount  

 

 

Global Equity Factor

                 

Shares sold

     100,000        $ 3,796,138                 $  

Shares redeemed

     (250,000        (8,627,852        (200,000        (6,755,470
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (150,000      $ (4,831,714        (200,000      $ (6,755,470
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

International Equity Factor

                 

Shares sold

     2,200,000        $ 58,008,184          5,900,000        $ 144,097,934  

Shares redeemed

     (2,300,000        (59,811,032        (4,500,000        (107,215,801
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (100,000      $ (1,802,848        1,400,000        $ 36,882,133  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

International Small-Cap Equity Factor

                 

Shares sold

            $          12,000,000        $ 358,878,061  

Shares redeemed

     (2,200,000        (64,305,337                  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (2,200,000      $ (64,305,337        12,000,000        $ 358,878,061  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor

                 

Shares sold

            $          33,000,000        $ 1,899,904,596  

Shares redeemed

     (5,900,000        (385,826,896        (11,100,000        (726,284,363
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (5,900,000      $ (385,826,896        21,900,000        $ 1,173,620,233  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in shares sold in the table above.

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 is able to pass through to its 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 has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Global Equity Factor ETF, iShares International Equity Factor ETF, iShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF and iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 8, 2023 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”).At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays, delays in the repatriation of the local currency in certain non-U.S. countries, the continued illiquidity of Russian equity securities and the suspension of select sanctions in Venezuela.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)  

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)  

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size utilized for liquidity classifications. The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)  

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. The Committee also considered that ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing.

 

  d)  

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs. However, there were no ETFs with persistent deviations of fund premium/discount or bid/ask spreads from long-term averages over the Program Reporting Period.

 

  e)  

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review. There were no ETFs for which the custom baskets accepted by the ETF had a significant change in its liquidity profile.

There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period other than the enhancement of certain model components in the Program’s classification methodology. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

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.

January 31, 2024

 

    

Total Cumulative Distributions

for the Fiscal Year-to-Date

    

% Breakdown of the Total Cumulative

Distributions for the Fiscal Year-to-Date

 
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
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)

  $ 0.809069      $      $ 0.012324      $ 0.821393        98         2     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.

 

 

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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

 

 

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2024 Semi-Annual Report

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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

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·  iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF | IXUS | NASDAQ


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The combination of continued economic growth and cooling inflation provided a supportive backdrop for investors during the 12-month reporting period ended January 31, 2024. Significantly tighter monetary policy helped to rein in inflation, and the Consumer Price Index decelerated substantially in the first half of the period before stalling between 3% and 4% in the second half. A moderating labor market helped ease inflationary pressure, although wages continued to grow. Wage and job growth powered robust consumer spending, backstopping the economy. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel. The ensuing war will have a significant humanitarian impact and could lead to heightened economic and market volatility. We see geopolitics as a structural market risk going forward. See our geopolitical risk dashboard at blackrock.com for more details.

Equity returns were robust during the period, as interest rates stabilized and the economy proved to be more resilient than many investors expected. The U.S. economy continued to show strength, and growth further accelerated in the second half of 2023. Large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted particularly substantial gains, supported by the performance of a few notable technology companies, while small-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced at a significantly slower pace. Meanwhile, international developed market equities also gained, while emerging market stocks declined overall.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the reporting period, driving its price down, as investors reacted to elevated inflation and attempted to anticipate future interest rate changes. However, shorter-duration U.S. Treasuries gained, as higher yields boosted returns. The corporate bond market benefited from improving economic sentiment, although high-yield corporate bond prices fared significantly better than investment-grade bonds as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), attempting to manage persistent inflation, raised interest rates four times during the 12-month period, but paused its tightening in the second half of the period. The Fed also wound down its bond-buying programs and incrementally reduced its balance sheet by not replacing securities that reach maturity.

Supply constraints appear to have become an embedded feature of the new macroeconomic environment, making it difficult for developed economies to increase production without sparking higher inflation. Geopolitical fragmentation and an aging population risk further exacerbating these constraints, keeping the labor market tight and wage growth high. Although the Fed has stopped tightening for now, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period despite the market’s hopes for interest rate cuts, as reflected in the recent rally. In this new regime, we anticipate greater volatility and dispersion of returns, creating more opportunities for selective portfolio management.

Looking at developed market stocks, we have an overweight stance on U.S. stocks overall, particularly given the promise of emerging AI technologies. We are also overweight Japanese stocks as shareholder-friendly policies generate increased investor interest, although we maintain an underweight stance on European stocks. In credit, there are selective opportunities in the near term despite tighter credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries and hard-currency emerging market bonds.

Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, position themselves to be prepared for a decarbonizing economy, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit iShares.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Inc.

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Inc.

 

Total Returns as of January 31, 2024

 

 
    

 

 6-Month 

 

   

 

 12-Month 

 

 
   

U.S. large cap equities
(S&P 500® Index)

    6.43%        20.82%   
   

U.S. small cap equities
(Russell 2000® Index)

    (2.02)         2.40     
   

International equities
(MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)

    3.15          10.01     
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

    (6.00)         (2.94)    
   

3-month Treasury bills
(ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index)

    2.73          5.13     
   

U.S. Treasury securities
(ICE BofA 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index)

    1.74          (0.38)    
   

U.S. investment grade bonds
(Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

    3.15          2.10     
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

    2.70          2.90     
   

U.S. high yield bonds

(Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index)

    6.18          9.28     
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

     Page  

 

 

The Markets in Review

     2  

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

     4  

About Fund Performance

     9  

Disclosure of Expenses

     9  

Schedules of Investments

     10  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     124  

Statements of Operations

     126  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     128  

Financial Highlights

     131  

Notes to Financial Statements

     136  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     146  

Supplemental Information

     147  

General Information

     148  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     149  

 

 

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Fund Summaryas of January 31, 2024     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  
     

6-Month

Total Returns

     1 Year      5 Years      10 Years           1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund NAV

     1.91      7.60      6.57      4.84        7.60      37.47      60.43

Fund Market

     1.88        7.70        6.63        4.89          7.70        37.85        61.22  

Index

     2.86        9.09        6.57        4.76            9.09        37.48        59.17  

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

    Actual        Hypothetical 5% Return           
 

 

 

      

 

 

      
     

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23

 

 

   

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $  1,000.00          $   1,019.10          $   0.36          $  1,000.00       $  1,024.80          $  0.36          0.07

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Sector   

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

Financials

     18.0%  

Industrials

     17.3    

Consumer Discretionary

     12.2    

Health Care

     12.1    

Information Technology

     9.2    

Consumer Staples

     8.8    

Materials

     7.6    

Communication Services

     4.2    

Energy

     4.0    

Real Estate

     3.4    

Utilities

     3.2    

 

 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Country/Geographic Region   

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

Japan

     24.7%  

United Kingdom

     14.3    

France

     10.7    

Switzerland

     9.5    

Germany

     7.8    

Australia

     7.7    

Netherlands

     4.5    

Sweden

     3.4    

Denmark

     3.4    

Italy

     2.7    

 

 
 

 

 

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Fund Summaryas of January 31, 2024     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  
     

6-Month

Total Returns

     1 Year      5 Years     

Since

Inception

          1 Year      5 Years     

Since

Inception

 

Fund NAV

     1.61      8.45      7.44      3.77        8.45      43.15      42.92

Fund Market

     1.86        8.34        7.52        3.79          8.34        43.67        43.16  

Index

     2.12        9.48        7.36        3.63            9.48        42.66        40.97  

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

(08/01/23

 

 

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23

 

 

   

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

      $  1,000.00          $  1,016.10          $   0.46          $  1,000.00       $  1,024.70          $  0.46          0.09

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Sector   

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

Financials

     17.6%  

Industrials

     16.8    

Health Care

     14.8    

Consumer Staples

     10.8    

Consumer Discretionary

     10.7    

Information Technology

     8.0    

Materials

     6.9    

Energy

     5.3    

Utilities

     3.9    

Communication Services

     3.4    

Real Estate

     1.8    

 

 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Country/Geographic Region   

Percent of  

Total Investments(a)

 

 

 

United Kingdom

     22.7%  

France

     17.0    

Switzerland

     15.1    

Germany

     12.4    

Netherlands

     7.1    

Sweden

     5.4    

Denmark

     5.3    

Italy

     4.2    

Spain

     3.9    

Finland

     1.8    

 

 
 

 

 

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Fund Summaryas of January 31, 2024     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  
     

6-Month

Total Returns

    1 Year     5 Years    

Since

Inception

   

  1 Year     5 Years    

Since

Inception

 

Fund NAV

     1.87     7.13     6.80     6.07       7.13     38.94     49.86

Fund Market

     1.84       7.05       6.89       6.09         7.05       39.50       50.08  

Index

     2.72       8.53       6.75       5.94           8.53       38.64       48.58  

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

(08/01/23)

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

    

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

    $   1,000.00        $   1,018.70          $   0.20          $   1,000.00        $   1,024.90          $   0.20        0.04

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector     

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Financials

     19.5

Industrials

     16.8  

Consumer Discretionary

     11.3  

Health Care

     10.9  

Information Technology

     9.2  

Consumer Staples

     8.4  

Materials

     8.0  

Energy

     5.5  

Communication Services

     3.9  

Real Estate

     3.3  

Utilities

     3.2  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Japan

    22.2

United Kingdom

    12.9  

Canada

    10.4  

France

    9.6  

Switzerland

    8.5  

Germany

    7.0  

Australia

    6.8  

Netherlands

    4.1  

Sweden

    3.0  

Denmark

    3.0  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summaryas of January 31, 2024     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  
     

6-Month

Total Returns

    1 Year     5 Years    

Since

Inception

      1 Year     5 Years    

Since

Inception

 

Fund NAV

     2.49     6.37     5.05     4.75       6.37     27.93     56.51

Fund Market

     2.33       6.02       5.01       4.75         6.02       27.71       56.42  

Index

     4.14       8.54       5.28       4.84           8.54       29.31       57.72  

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

(08/01/23)

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

      

Ending
Account Value

(01/31/24)

 
 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

    

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 

 

 

    $   1,000.00        $   1,024.90          $   0.46          $   1,000.00        $   1,024.70          $   0.46        0.09

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector     

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Industrials

     18.5

Financials

     18.5  

Consumer Discretionary

     14.9  

Information Technology

     10.4  

Materials

     9.1  

Health Care

     7.5  

Real Estate

     6.2  

Consumer Staples

     5.6  

Communication Services

     5.6  

Utilities

     1.9  

Energy

     1.8  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region     

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Japan

     68.8

Australia

     21.3  

Hong Kong

     5.3  

Singapore

     3.9  

New Zealand

     0.7  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

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Fund Summaryas of January 31, 2024     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  
     

6-Month

Total Returns

    1 Year     5 Years     10 Years          1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund NAV

     (0.27 )%      4.61     5.33     4.35       4.61     29.66     53.02

Fund Market

     (0.33     4.70       5.31       4.37         4.70       29.55       53.43  

Index

     0.59       5.90       5.39       4.30           5.90       30.05       52.37  

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. See “About Fund Performance” for more information.

Expense Example

 

   

Actual

        

Hypothetical 5% Return

        
   

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

      

Beginning

Account Value

(08/01/23)

      

Ending

Account Value

(01/31/24)

 

 

 

      

Expenses

Paid During

the Period

 

 

(a) 

    

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
    $   1,000.00        $    997.30          $   0.35          $   1,000.00        $   1,024.80          $   0.36        0.07

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector     

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Financials

     20.0

Industrials

     14.6  

Information Technology

     12.6  

Consumer Discretionary

     11.5  

Health Care

     9.1  

Materials

     8.0  

Consumer Staples

     7.7  

Energy

     5.4  

Communication Services

     5.0  

Utilities

     3.1  

Real Estate

     3.0  

Unknown GS

     0.0  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region     

Percent of

Total Investments

 

(a) 

Japan

     16.0

United Kingdom

     9.3  

Canada

     7.6  

France

     7.0  

Switzerland

     6.2  

China

     6.1  

India

     5.3  

Germany

     5.1  

Australia

     5.0  

Taiwan

     4.8  
 

 

  (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, index returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, index returns would be lower.

Disclosure of Expenses

Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (1) transactional expenses, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing expenses, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.

The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in the Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Australia — 7.6%

   

Abacus Group

    3,130,012     $ 2,227,293  

Abacus Storage King

    3,129,936       2,330,603  

Accent Group Ltd.

    1,731,954       2,275,441  

Adbri Ltd.(a)

    2,794,995       5,559,546  

AGL Energy Ltd.

    3,700,998       20,903,031  

ALS Ltd.

    2,617,134       21,502,457  

Altium Ltd.

    679,984       21,845,036  

Alumina Ltd.(a)

    13,830,863       10,405,146  

AMP Ltd.

    16,107,886       9,768,945  

Ampol Ltd.

    1,370,795       32,422,695  

Ansell Ltd.

    707,952       11,134,543  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    16,971,254       299,447,258  

APA Group

    7,151,920       39,557,933  

APM Human Services International Ltd.

    1,515,359       731,481  

ARB Corp. Ltd.

    514,727       11,252,110  

Arena REIT

    1,988,293       4,508,264  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    3,323,188       95,809,543  

ASX Ltd.

    1,094,980       46,812,973  

Atlas Arteria Ltd.

    6,518,651       22,980,850  

AUB Group Ltd.

    554,778       11,040,140  

Audinate Group Ltd.(a)

    134,782       1,451,030  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    10,377,392       25,580,595  

Aussie Broadband Ltd.(a)

    1,091,120       2,731,733  

Austal Ltd.

    2,163,438       2,870,091  

Australian Agricultural Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,570,872       2,462,466  

Australian Clinical Labs Ltd.(b)

    600,488       1,177,962  

AVZ Minerals Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    12,873,189       3,952,473  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    3,610,697       14,175,450  

Bapcor Ltd.

    2,139,400       7,831,292  

Beach Energy Ltd.

    9,876,198       10,598,508  

Bega Cheese Ltd.

    1,743,411       4,248,843  

Bellevue Gold Ltd.(a)

    6,790,281       5,873,722  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    3,079,835       19,676,871  

BHP Group Ltd.

    28,768,096        880,131,360  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    2,573,605       39,294,594  

Boral Ltd.(a)

    2,117,267       7,297,002  

Boss Energy Ltd. (a)

    2,379,303       8,609,292  

Brambles Ltd.

    7,880,959       75,143,100  

Breville Group Ltd.(b)

    570,327       10,079,304  

Brickworks Ltd.

    395,275       7,545,042  

BWP Trust

    3,280,036       7,344,766  

Calix Ltd.(a)(b)

    773,589       849,791  

Capricorn Metals Ltd.(a)

    1,690,542       5,040,106  

CAR Group Ltd.

    2,143,980       46,034,060  

Centuria Capital Group

    3,533,947       3,942,174  

Centuria Industrial REIT

    3,152,592       6,678,614  

Centuria Office REIT

    1,142,615       989,307  

Cettire Ltd.(a)

    882,009       1,793,863  

Chalice Mining Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,911,148       1,374,070  

Challenger Ltd.

    3,132,880       13,290,242  

Champion Iron Ltd.

    2,212,195       12,136,170  

Charter Hall Group

    2,744,307       21,404,753  

Charter Hall Long Wale REIT

    3,944,569       9,604,647  

Charter Hall Retail REIT

    2,699,657       6,522,525  

Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT

    563,995       1,017,493  

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd.

    11,860,924       20,079,697  

Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(b)

    217,137       2,221,324  

Cochlear Ltd.

    374,210       74,261,570  

Codan Ltd./Australia

    584,156       3,087,725  

Coles Group Ltd.

    7,613,662       79,009,811  
Security   Shares     Value  

Australia (continued)

   

Collins Foods Ltd.

    529,123     $ 4,148,270  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    9,473,310       722,381,487  

Computershare Ltd.

    3,175,614       52,598,480  

Core Lithium Ltd.(a)(b)

    10,966,411       1,377,325  

Coronado Global Resources Inc.(d)

    4,160,932       4,425,887  

Corporate Travel Management Ltd.

    760,640       10,061,836  

Costa Group Holdings Ltd.

    2,512,960       5,228,454  

Credit Corp. Group Ltd.

    389,056       4,325,203  

Cromwell Property Group

    12,697,431       3,425,099  

CSL Ltd.

    2,747,236       539,495,420  

CSR Ltd.

    3,041,360       13,695,147  

Data#3 Ltd.

    416,713       2,650,124  

De Grey Mining Ltd.(a)

    8,493,319       6,758,843  

Deep Yellow Ltd.(a)

    3,042,173       2,873,145  

Deterra Royalties Ltd.

    2,509,727       9,038,639  

Dexus

    6,133,542       31,039,805  

Dexus Industria REIT

    339,456       620,207  

Dicker Data Ltd.(b)

    294,438       2,166,119  

Domain Holdings Australia Ltd.

    2,131,885       4,626,072  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    379,569       9,763,059  

Downer EDI Ltd.

    3,852,354       10,491,691  

Eagers Automotive Ltd.

    823,042       7,589,266  

Elders Ltd.

    930,616       5,436,495  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    8,161,800       29,870,031  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    10,936,095       22,908,321  

EVT Ltd.

    599,076       4,887,112  

Firefinch Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    5,815,203       495,958  

FleetPartners Group Ltd., NVS(a)

    1,451,280       2,898,022  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.

    1,012,345       13,986,443  

Fortescue Ltd.

    9,627,058       186,059,721  

G8 Education Ltd.

    4,390,430       3,039,645  

Genesis Minerals Ltd.(a)

    2,458,298       2,605,985  

Gold Road Resources Ltd.

    6,242,599       6,167,984  

Goodman Group

    9,753,872       161,906,178  

GPT Group (The)

    11,481,338       34,700,904  

GrainCorp Ltd., Class A

    1,274,706       6,697,167  

Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd.

    772,930       1,209,657  

GUD Holdings Ltd.

    899,861       7,142,730  

Hansen Technologies Ltd.

    691,228       2,322,141  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    3,585,318       10,303,516  

Healius Ltd.(a)

    3,789,247       3,409,003  

Helia Group Ltd.

    2,563,490       8,243,166  

HMC Capital Ltd.

    1,376,848       5,460,778  

HomeCo Daily Needs REIT

    8,978,991       7,391,586  

HUB24 Ltd.

    417,296       10,084,367  

IDP Education Ltd.

    1,476,178       18,903,572  

IGO Ltd.

    3,891,537       18,917,589  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    2,495,788       11,656,781  

Imdex Ltd.

    1,831,153       2,020,375  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    10,669,590       18,633,161  

Ingenia Communities Group

    1,970,188       5,706,739  

Inghams Group Ltd.

    2,027,098       5,672,428  

Insignia Financial Ltd.

    3,392,454       4,710,557  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    13,643,620       53,557,005  

Integral Diagnostics Ltd.(b)

    571,928       739,170  

IPH Ltd.

    1,458,235       6,489,199  

IRESS Ltd.

    1,101,193       5,846,669  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    2,523,753        94,818,499  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

    629,035       23,401,650  

Johns Lyng Group Ltd.

    1,171,526       5,170,774  

Judo Capital Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    3,654,204       2,799,022  

Jumbo Interactive Ltd.

    194,723       1,996,783  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Karoon Energy Ltd.(a)

    3,771,147     $ 4,744,740  

Kelsian Group Ltd.

    912,656       4,244,769  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

    3,819,561       18,335,732  

Leo Lithium Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    5,416,655       1,615,110  

Lifestyle Communities Ltd.

    411,549       4,789,344  

Link Administration Holdings Ltd.

    3,002,248       4,253,779  

Liontown Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    8,205,689       5,463,974  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    12,531,679       41,133,778  

Lovisa Holdings Ltd.

    345,737       5,143,699  

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.(a)(b)

    5,444,382       20,701,063  

MA Financial Group Ltd.

    281,198       1,071,489  

Maas Group Holdings Ltd.(b)

    234,778       623,806  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    2,080,972       256,769,919  

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

    971,234       5,692,777  

McMillan Shakespeare Ltd.

    487,732       5,492,070  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    15,529,622       38,880,589  

Megaport Ltd.(a)(b)

    897,294       7,327,489  

Metcash Ltd.

    5,575,781       13,226,660  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    1,015,524       39,167,547  

Mirvac Group

    22,268,386       31,295,994  

Monadelphous Group Ltd.

    609,844       5,465,198  

Mount Gibson Iron Ltd.(a)

    3,253,439       1,123,680  

Nanosonics Ltd.(a)

    1,482,346       2,844,612  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    17,737,935        374,100,093  

National Storage REIT

    7,016,880       10,523,304  

Netwealth Group Ltd.

    690,884       7,504,135  

Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd., NVS(a)

    652,944       10,003,562  

New Hope Corp. Ltd.

    3,287,764       11,499,411  

NEXTDC Ltd.(a)

    3,185,636       28,840,065  

nib holdings Ltd.

    2,641,363       13,969,793  

Nick Scali Ltd.

    380,398       3,075,525  

Nickel Industries Ltd.

    10,489,451       5,375,841  

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

    8,903,879       11,423,644  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    6,860,443       58,847,546  

NRW Holdings Ltd.

    2,291,338       4,049,014  

Nufarm Ltd./Australia

    1,955,248       7,047,914  

Objective Corp. Ltd.

    40,761       327,046  

oOh!media Ltd.

    3,531,638       3,686,293  

Orica Ltd.

    2,521,486       26,593,850  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    9,868,139       55,076,064  

Orora Ltd.

    7,505,067       13,641,075  

Paladin Energy Ltd.(a)

    16,563,669       13,877,544  

Perenti Ltd.(a)

    3,334,101       1,773,071  

Perpetual Ltd.

    623,166       10,486,297  

Perseus Mining Ltd.

    8,568,367       10,089,237  

PEXA Group Ltd.(a)

    866,013       6,471,694  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(b)

    16,175,579       36,842,555  

Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd.

    750,249       4,949,097  

Platinum Asset Management Ltd.

    2,920,321       2,236,878  

PolyNovo Ltd.(a)

    3,808,912       4,680,701  

Premier Investments Ltd.

    654,849       11,922,944  

Pro Medicus Ltd.

    316,121       20,825,737  

PWR Holdings Ltd.

    448,061       3,071,782  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    5,105,830       18,408,364  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    8,411,172       86,606,321  

Qube Holdings Ltd.

    9,404,058       19,993,536  

Ramelius Resources Ltd.

    6,354,801       6,600,551  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    1,050,517       35,022,714  

REA Group Ltd.

    300,193       35,803,018  

Red 5 Ltd.(a)

    9,436,341       1,935,588  

Reece Ltd.

    1,264,269       18,623,101  

Region RE Ltd.

    6,774,262       9,973,810  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Regis Resources Ltd.(a)

    4,786,368     $ 6,527,973  

Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd.

    4,727,346       12,925,020  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    2,148,731       184,892,611  

Rural Funds Group

    715,031       966,895  

Sandfire Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,867,424       13,475,712  

Santos Ltd.

    18,811,352       95,071,440  

Sayona Mining Ltd.(a)(b)

    46,384,311       1,191,838  

Scentre Group

    28,668,148       56,993,638  

SEEK Ltd.

    2,022,594       33,343,026  

Select Harvests Ltd.(a)(b)

    417,303       1,018,431  

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,015,759       23,773,959  

Sigma Healthcare Ltd.

    2,110,603       1,425,755  

Silex Systems Ltd.(a)(b)

    850,329       2,834,053  

Silver Lake Resources Ltd.(a)

    5,904,686       4,646,753  

Sims Ltd.

    990,879       9,281,198  

SiteMinder Ltd.(a)

    1,195,995       4,088,875  

SmartGroup Corp. Ltd.

    659,848       4,159,203  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    2,551,437       53,197,972  

South32 Ltd.

    25,762,699       55,781,817  

Stanmore Resources Ltd.

    871,169       2,235,552  

Star Entertainment Grp Ltd. (The)(a)

    13,431,925       4,874,110  

Steadfast Group Ltd.

    5,651,753       21,868,742  

Stockland

    13,365,141       39,468,733  

Strike Energy Ltd.(a)(b)

    12,103,115       3,391,431  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    6,998,640       64,419,230  

Super Retail Group Ltd.

    951,961       9,824,411  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    12,866,336       6,684,227  

Technology One Ltd.

    1,684,632       17,212,194  

Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(a)

    1,376,002       10,259,172  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    22,936,243       60,490,509  

Temple & Webster Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    566,054       3,353,130  

Transurban Group

    17,473,009       153,504,407  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    4,499,293       31,549,591  

Tyro Payments Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,342,638       1,661,914  

Ventia Services Group Pty Ltd.

    4,448,517       9,544,183  

Vicinity Ltd.

    21,824,791       28,970,366  

Viva Energy Group Ltd.(d)

    6,028,259       13,731,551  

Vulcan Steel Ltd.

    405,178       1,959,537  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    1,359,774       30,395,214  

Waypoint REIT Ltd.

    3,724,889       5,996,731  

Webjet Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,233,976       10,838,600  

Weebit Nano Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,157,459       2,603,418  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    6,446,486       244,044,232  

West African Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    5,692,564       3,608,123  

Westgold Resources Ltd.(a)

    1,299,905       1,875,304  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    19,866,916       311,664,612  

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.

    4,825,890       26,381,912  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    956,974       45,055,389  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    10,842,474       226,783,505  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    6,916,366       162,430,534  

Worley Ltd.

    2,114,084       20,302,647  

Xero Ltd.(a)

    831,102       59,489,139  

Yancoal Australia Ltd., NVS

    1,015,577       3,961,839  
   

 

 

 
       8,118,192,078  
Austria — 0.3%            

ams-OSRAM AG(a)

    5,804,906       13,586,016  

ANDRITZ AG

    378,476       23,299,915  

AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG(b)

    145,982       3,526,705  

BAWAG Group AG(d)

    469,686       24,182,513  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    295,970       9,716,119  

DO & CO AG(b)

    41,360       5,766,011  

Erste Group Bank AG

    1,911,882       82,360,818  
 

 

 

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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Austria (continued)

   

EVN AG

    200,702     $ 5,547,000  

Immofinanz AG(a)

    201,814       4,790,043  

Lenzing AG(a)(b)

    122,760       4,106,036  

Oesterreichische Post AG

    198,540       6,719,294  

OMV AG

    828,566       36,880,634  

Palfinger AG

    20,220       523,290  

Porr AG

    21,497       301,625  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

    818,186       17,058,564  

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

    43,078       2,046,101  

Semperit AG Holding(b)

    69,508       1,089,201  

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    813,276       6,823,732  

Verbund AG

    386,299       31,413,185  

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

    248,117       7,012,698  

voestalpine AG

    641,308       19,080,012  

Wienerberger AG

    629,391       21,328,781  
   

 

 

 
      327,158,293  
Belgium — 1.0%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    127,489       21,316,812  

Aedifica SA

    272,498       17,757,139  

Ageas SA/NV

    883,620       37,970,913  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    4,934,472       305,234,549  

Argenx SE(a)

    335,136       126,558,083  

Barco NV

    419,044       6,961,326  

Bekaert SA

    235,596       11,490,722  

bpost SA(b)

    540,575       2,209,443  

Cofinimmo SA

    195,750       14,226,579  

Colruyt Group NV

    298,152       13,621,970  

Deme Group NV

    45,002       5,647,707  

D’ieteren Group

    146,801       29,655,638  

Elia Group SA/NV

    189,167       22,776,714  

Euronav NV

    607,627       10,703,601  

Fagron

    458,832       8,261,908  

Galapagos NV(a)(b)

    254,813       9,558,725  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    556,065       42,155,112  

Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV

    169,044       3,799,866  

KBC Ancora

    261,138       12,027,445  

KBC Group NV

    1,399,863       91,315,296  

Kinepolis Group NV(b)

    97,001       4,294,284  

Lotus Bakeries NV

    2,289       19,517,673  

Melexis NV

    123,297       10,564,493  

Montea NV

    69,101       5,931,259  

Ontex Group NV(a)(b)

    392,360       3,100,299  

Proximus SADP

    847,574       8,042,906  

Recticel SA(b)

    149,410       1,847,165  

Retail Estates NV

    56,274       3,686,525  

Shurgard Self Storage Ltd.

    146,935       6,815,120  

Sofina SA

    86,362       20,654,600  

Solvay SA

    409,442       11,197,617  

Syensqo SA(a)

    409,442       36,500,510  

Tessenderlo Group SA

    234,703       6,719,563  

UCB SA

    712,643       67,035,247  

Umicore SA

    1,177,919       26,793,488  

VGP NV

    78,147       9,165,778  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    960,636       28,105,469  

X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE(a)(b)(d)

    187,419       1,801,218  

Xior Student Housing NV

    160,701       4,813,172  
   

 

 

 
       1,069,835,934  
Denmark — 3.3%            

ALK-Abello A/S(a)

    834,533       13,466,758  

Alm Brand A/S

    5,155,282       9,358,743  
Security   Shares     Value  

Denmark (continued)

   

Ambu A/S, Class B(a)

    1,067,263     $ 17,702,736  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    16,467       29,859,122  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    28,015       51,654,029  

Bavarian Nordic A/S(a)(b)

    449,677       10,330,532  

Better Collective A/S(a)

    163,568       4,573,834  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    550,407       70,819,457  

cBrain A/S(b)

    54,526       1,976,711  

Chemometec A/S(b)

    92,378       4,996,437  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    770,235       88,786,301  

D/S Norden A/S

    152,748       8,218,868  

Danske Bank A/S

    3,875,492       104,062,606  

Demant A/S(a)

    562,840       25,496,021  

Dfds A/S

    210,648       7,136,799  

DSV A/S

    1,056,134       188,952,634  

FLSmidth & Co. A/S(b)

    287,150       11,789,065  

Genmab A/S(a)

    374,859       103,656,765  

GN Store Nord A/S(a)

    775,935       18,298,500  

H Lundbeck A/S

    1,520,173       7,699,598  

H Lundbeck A/S, Class A

    380,538       1,679,057  

ISS A/S

    859,141       16,256,649  

Jyske Bank A/S, Registered

    270,898       20,749,868  

Matas A/S

    298,106       5,344,710  

Netcompany Group A/S(a)(b)(d)

    255,516       10,192,134  

Nilfisk Holding A/S(a)

    94,790       1,670,449  

NKT A/S(a)(b)

    314,698       21,941,976  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    18,535,688       2,118,710,413  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    2,087,162       106,947,600  

NTG Nordic Transport Group A/S, Class A(a)

    34,685       1,556,708  

Orsted A/S(d)

    1,073,447       60,504,572  

Pandora A/S

    497,801       72,737,147  

Per Aarsleff Holding A/S

    137,468       6,327,624  

Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S

    186,201       30,010,715  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    50,283       13,708,496  

Royal Unibrew A/S

    280,952       18,403,908  

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S,
Class A(d)

    388,006       6,958,462  

Schouw & Co. A/S

    80,270       6,418,401  

Solar A/S, Class B

    5,238       341,113  

Spar Nord Bank A/S

    565,221       9,616,735  

Sydbank A/S

    367,662       16,316,535  

Topdanmark A/S

    240,323       10,657,910  

TORM PLC, Class A(b)

    199,388       7,005,327  

Tryg A/S

    1,981,362       42,349,854  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    5,734,879       161,694,965  

Zealand Pharma A/S, Class A(a)

    283,139       19,341,687  
   

 

 

 
       3,566,278,531  
Finland — 1.1%            

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    240,090       13,649,141  

Citycon OYJ

    568,283       2,971,853  

Elisa OYJ

    789,727       35,981,116  

Finnair OYJ(a)

    6,704,245       256,483  

Fortum OYJ

    2,537,238       34,684,412  

Huhtamaki OYJ

    556,296       21,833,459  

Kemira OYJ

    664,798       12,443,210  

Kempower OYJ(a)(b)

    94,743       3,031,756  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    1,511,013       29,509,483  

Kojamo OYJ

    759,835       9,008,152  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    1,929,766       95,525,934  

Konecranes OYJ

    382,883       16,443,489  

Mandatum OYJ(a)

    2,565,094       11,581,572  

Marimekko OYJ

    58,631       875,670  

Metsa Board OYJ, Class B(b)

    1,143,696       9,211,569  

Metso OYJ

    3,742,973       37,409,655  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Finland (continued)

   

Musti Group OYJ

    110,163     $ 3,106,937  

Neste OYJ

    2,420,615       83,449,531  

Nokia OYJ

    30,387,146       109,856,314  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    726,840       6,550,516  

Nordea Bank Abp

    18,223,307       224,554,719  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    609,414       28,056,012  

Outokumpu OYJ

    2,065,187       8,815,704  

Puuilo OYJ

    122,871       1,183,541  

QT Group OYJ(a)(b)

    110,856       7,819,288  

Revenio Group OYJ

    117,360       3,222,145  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    2,562,669       107,261,633  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    3,277,533       41,705,841  

TietoEVRY OYJ

    574,113       13,322,574  

Tokmanni Group Corp.

    184,498       3,163,571  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    3,024,205       109,997,050  

Valmet OYJ

    910,330       25,765,708  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    2,686,523       39,630,385  

YIT OYJ(b)

    1,045,186       2,226,460  
   

 

 

 
       1,154,104,883  
France — 10.7%            

ABC arbitrage

    516,263       2,468,820  

Accor SA

    1,080,787       42,684,053  

Aeroports de Paris SA

    181,718       24,315,648  

Air France-KLM, NVS(a)

    666,043       8,489,489  

Air Liquide SA

    2,970,424       555,865,242  

Airbus SE

    3,360,522       535,283,583  

Alstom SA(b)

    1,623,262       20,469,994  

Altarea SCA

    19,003       1,663,460  

Alten SA

    174,345       26,957,260  

Amundi SA(d)

    330,569       22,358,890  

Antin Infrastructure Partners SA

    189,262       3,480,100  

Aperam SA

    292,958       9,027,831  

ArcelorMittal SA

    2,882,243       79,377,019  

Arkema SA

    330,429       35,961,569  

Atos SE(a)(b)

    639,307       2,729,148  

Aubay

    3,120       138,536  

AXA SA

    10,384,310       348,552,584  

Believe SA(a)(b)

    23,531       277,187  

Beneteau SACA

    107,409       1,287,251  

BioMerieux

    230,806       24,841,241  

BNP Paribas SA

    5,941,393       399,167,536  

Boiron SA(b)

    58,245       2,519,189  

Bollore SE

    4,086,722       26,992,921  

Bonduelle SCA

    116,141       1,233,911  

Bouygues SA

    1,232,740       45,158,459  

Bureau Veritas SA

    1,658,226       44,106,956  

Capgemini SE

    926,853       206,059,248  

Carmila SA

    347,718       6,178,601  

Carrefour SA

    3,374,818       57,615,894  

CGG SA(a)(b)

    4,720,242       2,263,785  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    2,611,100       184,621,819  

Cie. des Alpes

    14,908       242,857  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    3,819,249       126,809,232  

Cie. Plastic Omnium SA

    373,547       4,281,392  

Clariane SE(b)

    438,999       1,109,413  

Coface SA

    655,301       8,854,936  

Covivio SA/France

    256,381       12,414,966  

Credit Agricole SA

    6,372,449       91,284,382  

Danone SA

    3,665,596       244,215,256  

Dassault Aviation SA

    115,808       21,935,003  

Dassault Systemes SE

    3,795,197       196,736,430  

Derichebourg SA

    704,675       3,635,814  
Security   Shares     Value  

France (continued)

   

Edenred SE

    1,410,452     $ 84,244,153  

Eiffage SA

    415,221       43,444,641  

Elior Group SA(a)(b)(d)

    715,816       2,068,408  

Elis SA

    1,078,628       23,715,647  

Engie SA

    10,249,601       163,711,458  

Equasens

    28,590       1,645,185  

Eramet SA(b)

    53,276       3,669,497  

Esker SA(b)

    24,780       4,161,286  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    1,674,699       328,195,790  

Etablissements Maurel et Prom SA

    348,325       2,064,726  

Eurazeo SE

    259,226       22,080,933  

Euroapi SA(a)

    282,887       1,890,582  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    758,144       45,652,985  

Euronext NV(d)

    470,855       41,415,068  

Eutelsat Communications SACA(a)(b)

    917,205       3,345,385  

Fnac Darty SA

    106,732       2,851,344  

Forvia SE(a)

    876,845       15,070,540  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    201,525       28,253,310  

Gecina SA

    250,271       27,601,532  

Getlink SE

    1,981,817       34,148,851  

Hermes International SCA

    180,410       380,603,591  

ICADE

    182,832       6,189,999  

ID Logistics Group SACA(a)

    14,068       5,017,086  

Imerys SA

    210,591       7,003,461  

Interparfums SA

    114,512       6,058,861  

Ipsen SA

    206,558       23,815,955  

IPSOS SA

    241,322       15,838,139  

JCDecaux SE(a)

    343,261       7,129,642  

Kaufman & Broad SA

    57,781       1,710,439  

Kering SA

    423,979       174,159,293  

Klepierre SA

    1,189,104       30,786,702  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(d)

    568,374       23,038,243  

Legrand SA

    1,506,941       146,046,094  

LISI SA

    118,092       2,779,645  

L’Oreal SA

    1,364,902       653,179,334  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    1,567,193        1,303,996,318  

Mercialys SA

    527,438       6,000,530  

Mersen SA

    166,404       6,036,446  

Metropole Television SA

    221,150       3,136,460  

Neoen SA(d)

    385,292       11,139,967  

Nexans SA

    177,947       16,196,430  

Nexity SA(b)

    270,839       4,514,416  

Orange SA

    10,514,690       125,039,878  

Pernod Ricard SA

    1,163,766       190,840,806  

Peugeot Invest

    36,702       3,961,206  

Pierre & Vacances SA, NVS(a)

    753,042       1,088,205  

Publicis Groupe SA

    1,293,458       129,596,124  

Quadient SA

    229,663       4,865,872  

Remy Cointreau SA

    127,525       12,921,350  

Renault SA

    1,093,286       41,172,800  

Rexel SA

    1,340,907       35,712,738  

Rubis SCA

    515,913       13,045,645  

Safran SA

    1,941,292       362,456,396  

Sanofi SA

    6,456,948       646,634,517  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    156,319       42,118,155  

Schneider Electric SE

    3,085,893       606,223,658  

SCOR SE

    835,112       24,912,357  

SEB SA

    136,011       16,608,348  

Seche Environnement SACA, NVS

    12,906       1,606,754  

SES SA, Class A

    2,032,712       12,471,764  

Societe BIC SA

    137,735       9,530,233  

Societe Generale SA

    4,109,211       105,627,349  
 

 

 

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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

France (continued)

   

Sodexo SA

    494,251     $ 55,755,932  

SOITEC(a)

    152,593       22,054,119  

Sopra Steria Group SACA

    92,077       21,597,038  

SPIE SA

    749,399       24,788,294  

Teleperformance SE

    336,605       52,568,959  

Television Francaise 1 SA

    392,341       3,459,864  

Thales SA

    590,179       86,316,069  

TotalEnergies SE

    12,967,136       841,250,526  

Trigano SA

    61,612       9,705,148  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a)

    527,092       11,626,638  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    667,525       47,797,925  

Valeo SE

    1,141,665       14,901,637  

Vallourec SACA(a)

    944,303       13,509,383  

Valneva SE(a)(b)

    622,885       2,539,156  

Veolia Environnement SA

    3,855,827       125,637,653  

Verallia SA(d)

    408,928       14,420,577  

Vicat SACA

    88,044       3,425,401  

Vinci SA

    2,880,940       363,926,866  

Virbac SACA

    29,220       10,545,163  

Vivendi SE

    3,967,762       44,714,924  

Voltalia SA(a)(b)

    159,504       1,364,918  

VusionGroup(a)(b)

    43,306       6,430,119  

Waga Energy SA(a)(b)

    27,852       718,176  

Wavestone

    44,282       2,933,510  

Wendel SE

    141,465       12,825,576  

Worldline SA/France(a)(d)

    1,366,154       18,468,336  
   

 

 

 
       11,346,991,339  
Germany — 7.4%            

1&1 AG

    246,731       4,872,376  

About You Holding SE(a)

    135,401       595,819  

Adesso SE

    17,206       1,726,191  

adidas AG

    921,134       173,899,034  

Adtran Networks SE(a)(b)

    99,459       2,149,707  

AIXTRON SE

    654,442       24,357,168  

Allianz SE, Registered

    2,281,842       609,653,311  

Amadeus Fire AG

    20,682       2,498,470  

Aroundtown SA(a)(b)

    5,199,462       11,598,621  

Atoss Software AG

    12,029       3,295,963  

Aurubis AG

    179,464       12,909,436  

Auto1 Group SE(a)(b)(d)

    555,944       2,312,952  

BASF SE

    5,065,696       242,160,487  

Bayer AG, Registered

    5,579,135       173,603,790  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,777,966       185,002,865  

BayWa AG(b)

    88,155       2,831,718  

Bechtle AG

    460,989       23,903,591  

Befesa SA(d)

    217,906       7,657,433  

Beiersdorf AG

    581,219       85,055,385  

Bertrandt AG

    41,648       2,225,695  

Bilfinger SE(b)

    198,169       8,400,904  

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA(a)

    558,768       2,295,546  

Brenntag SE

    839,616       74,230,443  

CANCOM SE

    213,794       6,786,587  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    232,729       24,532,363  

Ceconomy AG(a)

    694,187       1,686,282  

Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGaA

    49,450       5,388,997  

Commerzbank AG

    6,004,794       68,956,603  

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA

    151,003       6,474,205  

Continental AG

    624,842       51,043,745  

Covestro AG(a)(d)

    1,097,363       57,946,777  

CropEnergies AG(b)

    149,568       1,860,486  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    360,055       24,367,496  

CureVac NV(a)

    543,103       1,988,129  
Security   Shares     Value  

Germany (continued)

   

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    3,040,702     $ 108,666,050  

Datagroup SE

    2,288       131,297  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(b)(d)

    1,003,801       22,775,526  

Dermapharm Holding SE

    104,621       4,450,118  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    10,925,829       141,136,857  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    1,081,787       215,426,684  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    3,380,873       28,113,217  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG(b)(d)

    750,616       4,517,270  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    5,639,947       270,120,460  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    18,403,351       451,761,947  

Deutz AG

    854,580       5,164,751  

Duerr AG

    311,771       7,128,157  

E.ON SE

    12,796,906       173,132,875  

Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG

    84,607       4,208,037  

Elmos Semiconductor SE(b)

    45,125       3,151,697  

ElringKlinger AG

    74,463       410,465  

Encavis AG(a)

    691,747       9,630,720  

Energiekontor AG

    29,008       2,368,873  

Evonik Industries AG

    1,276,986       23,491,618  

Evotec SE(a)

    815,110       12,468,822  

Fielmann Group AG

    101,148       5,262,977  

flatexDEGIRO AG(a)

    407,527       4,456,333  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide(a)

    212,684       12,482,846  

Freenet AG

    653,988       18,071,447  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    1,160,790       44,864,070  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    2,383,027       66,898,318  

GEA Group AG

    925,382       37,060,659  

Gerresheimer AG

    192,404       19,615,385  

GFT Technologies SE

    83,056       2,936,909  

Grand City Properties SA(a)

    544,745       5,287,693  

GRENKE AG(b)

    153,112       3,707,958  

Hamborner REIT AG(b)

    596,518       4,216,419  

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, NVS(b)

    153,206       2,735,737  

Hannover Rueck SE

    340,081       81,523,156  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    807,800       74,595,838  

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG(a)(b)

    1,161,988       1,371,809  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    904,057       11,955,931  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    558,190       38,174,980  

Hensoldt AG

    320,353       9,617,282  

Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA

    55,207       3,963,803  

Hugo Boss AG

    327,916       20,479,864  

Hypoport SE(a)(b)

    27,950       5,936,923  

Infineon Technologies AG

    7,420,774       270,538,589  

Jenoptik AG

    322,067       10,057,901  

JOST Werke SE(d)

    32,965       1,591,907  

K+S AG, Registered(b)

    1,066,646       14,961,023  

KION Group AG

    405,614       18,506,104  

Kloeckner & Co. SE

    390,501       2,824,152  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    411,388       25,409,838  

Kontron AG

    306,793       7,114,670  

Krones AG

    91,721       11,366,513  

LANXESS AG(b)

    455,933       12,171,731  

LEG Immobilien SE(a)

    420,398       34,884,480  

MBB SE(b)

    694       67,202  

Medios AG(a)

    75,998       1,237,676  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    4,552,749        307,368,729  

Merck KGaA

    734,794       120,561,687  

METRO AG(a)

    852,943       5,748,802  

MorphoSys AG(a)(b)

    193,343       8,097,543  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    307,454       70,692,949  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Germany (continued)

   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    774,891     $ 329,885,764  

Nagarro SE(a)(b)

    48,141       4,705,196  

Nemetschek SE

    332,683       30,697,870  

Nordex SE(a)

    748,937       7,641,615  

Norma Group SE

    201,773       3,281,250  

Patrizia SE(b)

    322,728       2,753,511  

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    39,187       6,575,305  

PNE AG

    148,079       2,134,143  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE(b)

    934,969       6,577,239  

Puma SE

    601,681       24,213,924  

PVA TePla AG(a)

    103,401       2,340,024  

Rational AG

    29,367       22,559,303  

Redcare Pharmacy NV(a)(d)

    86,193       11,997,662  

Rheinmetall AG

    247,468       86,656,056  

RWE AG

    3,597,347       132,834,271  

SAF-Holland SE

    102,496       1,654,977  

Salzgitter AG

    159,462       4,447,618  

SAP SE

    5,924,526       1,026,403,836  

Scout24 SE(d)

    445,081       32,771,442  

Secunet Security Networks AG

    8,788       1,574,118  

SGL Carbon SE(a)(b)

    427,444       2,705,841  

Siemens AG, Registered

    4,318,933       773,191,990  

Siemens Healthineers AG(d)

    1,609,540       89,572,875  

Siltronic AG(b)

    111,174       10,449,044  

Sixt SE(b)

    83,674       8,154,533  

SMA Solar Technology AG(a)

    103,851       5,326,511  

Stabilus SE

    146,146       10,240,946  

Steico SE(b)

    29,670       909,581  

Stratec SE(b)

    42,310       1,931,857  

Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA

    210,188       12,340,575  

Suedzucker AG

    423,171       5,972,612  

Symrise AG, Class A

    759,137       78,322,982  

Synlab AG

    23,172       296,497  

Synlab AG, NVS

    360,241       3,872,490  

TAG Immobilien AG(a)

    993,049       13,899,539  

Takkt AG

    203,811       2,977,896  

Talanx AG(a)

    355,970       24,975,207  

TeamViewer SE(a)(d)

    782,294       11,215,469  

thyssenkrupp AG

    2,793,878       17,242,936  

United Internet AG, Registered(e)

    539,595       14,181,975  

Varta AG(a)(b)

    110,283       2,071,946  

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG(b)

    122,476       2,679,123  

Vib Vermoegen AG(a)

    45,862       713,708  

Vitesco Technologies Group AG(a)

    45,472       3,973,973  

Volkswagen AG

    168,387       23,773,060  

Vonovia SE

    4,158,477       129,546,343  

Vossloh AG

    69,938       3,102,316  

Wacker Chemie AG

    101,204       10,972,611  

Wacker Neuson SE

    206,959       3,834,964  

Zalando SE(a)(d)

    1,278,016       25,517,670  
   

 

 

 
       7,830,614,043  
Hong Kong — 1.9%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    65,363,800       512,610,110  

ASMPT Ltd.

    1,794,700       17,319,529  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    6,723,200       7,645,349  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    20,845,500       49,962,349  

Brightoil Petroleum Holdings Ltd.(c)

    6,240,000       8  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(b)(d)

    10,132,700       15,970,567  

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.

    1,634,000       1,643,509  

Champion REIT

    15,408,000       3,668,923  

Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd.

    2,093,000       2,280,958  
Security   Shares     Value  

Hong Kong (continued)

   

CITIC Telecom International Holdings Ltd.

    12,927,000     $ 4,609,419  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    11,317,016       51,066,223  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    15,022,516       77,588,592  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    3,665,000       21,765,852  

CK Life Sciences International Holdings Inc.

    15,120,000       1,027,644  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    9,422,500       74,941,272  

C-Mer Eye Care Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    3,252,000       1,099,101  

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd.

    10,502,000       876,440  

Cowell e Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    1,539,000       3,155,206  

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd.

    3,238,400       1,946,775  

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

    984,000       1,981,720  

EC Healthcare(b)

    2,263,000       333,446  

E-Commodities Holdings Ltd.

    8,050,000       1,527,305  

ESR Group Ltd.(d)

    12,124,600       15,498,547  

Far East Consortium International Ltd.

    8,724,600       1,407,846  

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

    14,550,250       5,526,720  

Fortune REIT

    7,979,000       4,568,758  

Fosun Tourism Group(a)(d)

    1,310,400       671,989  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    323,269       15,103,128  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    12,578,000       65,278,305  

Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    25,512,000       1,603,076  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    5,609,000       6,752,245  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    11,072,000       12,854,142  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    4,331,700       45,093,726  

Health and Happiness H&H International Holdings Ltd.

    1,099,500       1,436,335  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    8,122,570       21,164,338  

HKBN Ltd.

    5,070,000       2,106,897  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    21,472,200       25,793,691  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    64,548,864       45,934,712  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    6,408,400        194,294,986  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    6,351,400       19,825,927  

Hsin Chong Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    7,490,000       10  

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.(b)

    13,374,000       1,775,505  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    3,219,000       5,555,969  

IGG Inc.(a)

    4,469,000       1,590,683  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    899,200       36,106,579  

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    2,223,750       2,916,197  

JS Global Lifestyle Co. Ltd.(b)(d)

    8,456,500       1,307,438  

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.

    2,576,887       2,863,061  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    3,242,500       5,149,033  

Link REIT

    14,836,819       74,416,760  

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.

    1,628,000       4,033,251  

Man Wah Holdings Ltd.

    9,658,800       6,020,851  

Melco International Development Ltd.(a)(b)

    5,112,000       3,315,538  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    1,246,684       9,736,602  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    9,016,000       29,331,841  

New World Development Co. Ltd.(b)

    8,409,000       10,306,510  

Nissin Foods Co. Ltd.

    324,000       239,013  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    8,615,166       7,485,894  

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

    30,522,000       8,496,082  

PAX Global Technology Ltd.

    2,999,000       2,098,316  

PCCW Ltd.

    24,466,000       12,655,087  

Perfect Medical Health Management Ltd.

    1,640,000       630,507  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    8,102,000       47,438,707  

Realord Group Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,558,000       1,740,681  

Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd.(a)

    9,642,000       1,010,936  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    13,858,800       36,376,152  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.(a)

    10,356,000       6,435,254  

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    10,824,000       1,080,710  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    20,098,000       20,993,644  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Hong Kong (continued)

   

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,815,000     $ 11,858,036  

SJM Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    13,932,000       3,915,289  

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.

    2,326,000       1,163,305  

Stella International Holdings Ltd.

    750,500       989,777  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    8,229,000       76,804,432  

SUNeVision Holdings Ltd.(b)

    2,109,000       723,647  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    2,708,500       20,955,747  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    6,396,600       11,953,795  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    7,829,500       83,157,938  

Texhong Textile Group Ltd.(a)

    1,281,500       606,495  

Theme International Holdings Ltd.(a)

    24,500,000       1,301,022  

United Energy Group Ltd.(b)

    46,454,000       4,936,675  

United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd. (The)

    5,528,000       4,778,680  

Value Partners Group Ltd.(b)

    8,405,000       1,935,375  

Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    4,456,000       3,420,332  

Viva Goods Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    20,624,000       1,848,369  

Vobile Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    8,534,000       1,582,842  

VSTECS Holdings Ltd.

    2,788,000       1,502,290  

VTech Holdings Ltd.

    947,600       5,488,488  

WH Group Ltd.(d)

    47,877,000       28,247,170  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)(b)

    4,614,407       13,481,857  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    9,388,000       27,505,274  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.(b)

    10,397,000       8,619,364  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    4,269,000       4,025,782  
   

 

 

 
       1,999,844,457  
Ireland — 0.8%            

AIB Group PLC

    8,405,504       36,920,536  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    5,690,333       52,328,186  

Cairn Homes PLC

    3,539,013       5,429,997  

CRH PLC

    4,098,501       290,754,287  

Dalata Hotel Group PLC

    1,289,806       6,697,659  

Flutter Entertainment PLC(a)

    995,331       204,297,763  

Glanbia PLC

    1,022,642       18,279,502  

Glenveagh Properties PLC(a)(d)

    1,544,989       2,047,015  

Greencore Group PLC(a)

    2,915,316       3,783,251  

Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC

    1,613,625       2,008,883  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    886,522       79,019,256  

Kingspan Group PLC

    856,749       69,582,234  

Origin Enterprises PLC

    644,010       2,366,338  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    1,554,432       57,925,574  

Uniphar PLC(a)

    936,409       2,843,656  
   

 

 

 
      834,284,137  
Israel — 1.0%            

Africa Israel Residences Ltd.

    34,267       1,820,559  

Airport City Ltd.(a)

    510,234       8,513,744  

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments
Ltd.(b)

    1,000,946       7,575,771  

Amot Investments Ltd.

    1,176,982       6,114,982  

Ashtrom Group Ltd.(b)

    138,805       2,087,735  

Azorim-Investment Development & Construction Co. Ltd.(a)

    108,087       453,343  

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    246,927       16,638,593  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    7,221,607       61,440,789  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    8,665,378       65,814,980  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    11,858,821       15,686,417  

Big Shopping Centers Ltd.(a)

    71,165       7,236,303  

Blue Square Real Estate Ltd.(b)

    6,800       436,490  

Camtek Ltd./Israel(a)

    167,353       12,969,829  

Cellcom Israel Ltd.(a)(b)

    639,281       2,616,066  

Cellebrite DI Ltd.(a)

    188,642       1,705,324  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)

    538,053       85,512,763  
Security   Shares     Value  

Israel (continued)

   

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    392,355     $ 6,104,863  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)

    243,563       56,867,089  

Danel Adir Yeoshua Ltd.

    33,041       2,860,111  

Danya Cebus Ltd.

    42,576       1,044,047  

Delek Automotive Systems Ltd.

    317,980       1,902,499  

Delek Group Ltd.

    56,768       7,029,679  

Delta Galil Ltd.

    44,667       2,065,745  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    153,789        31,724,102  

Elco Ltd.

    19,721       608,578  

Electra Consumer Products 1970 Ltd.(b)

    71,399       1,522,520  

Electra Ltd./Israel(b)

    10,386       3,958,473  

Electra Real Estate Ltd.(b)

    68,206       694,063  

Energix-Renewable Energies Ltd.(b)

    1,618,492       5,904,534  

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.(a)(b)

    680,249       12,287,583  

Equital Ltd.(a)(b)

    120,056       3,416,630  

Fattal Holdings 1998 Ltd.(a)(b)

    37,282       4,232,420  

FIBI Holdings Ltd.

    97,566       4,139,516  

First International Bank Of Israel Ltd. (The)

    434,942       17,442,533  

Fiverr International Ltd.(a)(b)

    196,439       5,288,138  

Formula Systems 1985 Ltd.

    47,041       3,151,100  

Fox Wizel Ltd.(b)

    47,825       3,388,901  

G City Ltd.

    821,704       2,628,792  

Gav-Yam Lands Corp. Ltd.

          2  

Global-e Online Ltd.(a)(b)

    525,690       19,855,311  

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.(b)

    977,514       8,108,428  

Hilan Ltd.

    40,188       2,233,845  

ICL Group Ltd.

    4,373,064       19,889,963  

Inmode Ltd.(a)(b)

    467,445       11,073,772  

Isracard Ltd.

    773,024       2,774,506  

Israel Canada T.R Ltd.

    810,577       2,733,936  

Israel Corp Ltd.(a)(b)

    28,000       6,416,905  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    7,132,026       34,596,672  

Isras Holdings Ltd., NVS

    16,172       1,548,593  

Isras Investment Co. Ltd.(b)

    9,818       2,072,472  

Ituran Location and Control Ltd.

    155,242       3,862,421  

Kenon Holdings Ltd./Singapore(b)

    140,188       3,461,856  

Kornit Digital Ltd.(a)

    289,598       4,955,022  

M Yochananof & Sons Ltd.(b)

    4,573       205,473  

Magic Software Enterprises Ltd.

    141,854       1,440,415  

Matrix IT Ltd.

    186,195       3,505,452  

Maytronics Ltd.(b)

    238,698       2,618,909  

Mega Or Holdings Ltd.(b)

    108,166       2,471,865  

Melisron Ltd.

    173,048       12,690,222  

Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd.(b)

    28,483       715,522  

Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.(b)

    3,759,843       4,163,769  

Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd.

    3,592,285       9,720,248  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    892,386       33,212,204  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    151,816       31,887,433  

Nano Dimension Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    1,372,062       3,292,949  

Nano-X Imaging Ltd.(a)(b)

    301,056       1,637,745  

Nayax Ltd.(a)

    15,710       383,653  

NEOGAMES SA(a)

    82,360       2,304,433  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    360,939       74,888,299  

Nova Ltd.(a)

    168,915       24,054,595  

Oddity Tech Ltd., NVS(b)

    60,686       2,506,332  

Oil Refineries Ltd.

    18,010,056       6,221,005  

One Software Technologies Ltd.

    209,467       2,633,422  

OPC Energy Ltd.(a)(b)

    576,361       4,083,870  

OY Nofar Energy Ltd.(a)(b)

    85,136       2,164,255  

Pagaya Technologies Ltd., NVS

    974,340       1,139,978  

Partner Communications Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    801,409       3,705,511  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Israel (continued)

   

Paz Oil Co. Ltd.

    68,629     $ 5,641,298  

Perion Network Ltd.(a)

    244,886       7,265,267  

Phoenix Holdings Ltd. (The)(b)

    902,205       9,175,929  

Prashkovsky Investments and Construction Ltd.(b)

    14,245       319,255  

Radware Ltd.(a)(b)

    307,022       5,612,362  

Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd.

    76,254       4,265,594  

Reit 1 Ltd.

    995,288       4,443,064  

Retailors Ltd.

    64,952       1,290,938  

Riskified Ltd.(a)

    392,448       1,801,336  

Sapiens International Corp. NV

    179,483       5,012,988  

Sella Capital Real Estate Ltd.

    1,204,889       2,714,922  

Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd.

    746,167       4,206,343  

Shikun & Binui Ltd.(a)

    1,837,961       4,796,036  

Shufersal Ltd.(a)

    1,515,030       8,128,832  

Strauss Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    347,633       6,751,515  

Summit Real Estate Holdings Ltd.(b)

    104,457       1,382,411  

Tadiran Group Ltd.(b)

    20,635       1,370,185  

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(a)

    50,274       2,164,296  

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd.

    551,619       3,417,610  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)

    6,389,993       77,318,915  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)

    648,016       18,478,479  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    311,543       39,528,576  

YH Dimri Construction & Development Ltd.

    7,673       565,512  

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.(b)

    681,887       10,228,305  
   

 

 

 
       1,055,996,835  
Italy — 2.6%            

A2A SpA

    8,764,668       17,377,387  

ACEA SpA

    334,718       5,282,054  

Amplifon SpA

    686,436       22,404,250  

Anima Holding SpA(d)

    1,825,466       8,239,144  

Ascopiave SpA

    320,448       777,462  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    5,668,498       126,446,719  

Azimut Holding SpA

    628,292       17,515,968  

Banca Generali SpA

    401,983       15,324,753  

Banca IFIS SpA

    179,253       3,102,651  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    1,264,285       12,938,347  

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA(a)

    4,528,765       15,894,765  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SpA

    2,744,350       20,851,589  

Banco BPM SpA

    7,450,914       40,199,857  

BFF Bank SpA(d)

    974,126       10,527,033  

BPER Banca

    5,965,892       21,518,148  

Brembo SpA

    963,431       11,866,397  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    196,625       19,492,787  

Buzzi SpA

    557,836       18,960,840  

Carel Industries SpA(d)

    172,280       4,171,926  

CIR SpA-Compagnie Industriali(a)

    3,626,738       1,665,752  

Credito Emiliano SpA

    567,764       5,161,205  

d’Amico International Shipping SA, NVS

    239,889       1,601,444  

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA

    112,681       3,829,804  

Datalogic SpA

    69,149       451,664  

De’ Longhi SpA

    428,306       13,872,461  

DiaSorin SpA

    140,354       12,906,809  

Digital Value SpA

    6,509       456,205  

El.En. SpA

    176,492       1,741,911  

Enav SpA(d)

    1,484,863       5,495,357  

Enel SpA

    46,247,581       315,564,623  

Eni SpA

    13,339,727       212,653,118  

ERG SpA

    366,084       10,734,497  

Ferrari NV

    712,784       248,574,265  

Fila SpA

    59,028       557,538  
Security   Shares     Value  

Italy (continued)

   

Fincantieri SpA(a)(b)

    1,548,424     $ 820,794  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    3,447,254       49,703,751  

GVS SpA(a)(d)

    370,670       2,364,079  

Hera SpA

    4,468,790       15,741,879  

Industrie De Nora SpA(b)

    182,551       2,871,496  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(d)

    1,854,913       22,429,658  

Interpump Group SpA

    402,079       19,875,340  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    87,439,454       269,426,622  

Iren SpA

    4,204,246       8,823,748  

Italgas SpA

    2,761,239       15,742,926  

Juventus Football Club SpA, NVS(a)(b)

    625,264       1,520,377  

Leonardo SpA

    2,233,520       38,983,996  

LU-VE SpA, NVS

    48,968       1,235,676  

Maire Tecnimont SpA(b)

    1,180,376       6,134,437  

MARR SpA

    250,349       3,041,788  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    3,223,044       42,685,996  

Moncler SpA

    1,144,034       70,377,222  

Nexi SpA(a)(d)

    3,282,502       25,178,307  

OVS SpA(d)

    1,040,606       2,478,730  

Pharmanutra SpA

    21,154       1,415,359  

Piaggio & C SpA

    1,561,071       5,189,406  

Pirelli & C SpA(d)

    1,954,842       10,594,118  

Poste Italiane SpA(d)

    2,937,303       31,851,078  

Prysmian SpA

    1,482,509       65,244,972  

RAI Way SpA(d)

    242,299       1,324,974  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    575,984       31,791,014  

Reply SpA

    162,806       22,322,394  

Safilo Group SpA(a)

    1,254,877       1,501,187  

Saipem SpA(a)

    6,954,269       9,975,334  

Salcef Group SpA

    81,249       2,063,437  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA(b)

    403,369       5,144,834  

Sanlorenzo SpA/Ameglia

    29,866       1,424,723  

Saras SpA

    3,485,046       5,900,643  

Seco SpA(a)(b)

    137,007       459,611  

Sesa SpA

    25,539       3,465,332  

Snam SpA

    11,377,757       55,568,324  

SOL SpA

    199,609       5,744,852  

Spaxs SpA(b)

    162,660       897,201  

Stellantis NV

    12,579,847       277,091,806  

Tamburi Investment Partners SpA

    358,604       3,501,618  

Technogym SpA(d)

    750,553       7,432,543  

Technoprobe SpA(a)

    695,991       6,918,337  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    54,453,896       16,412,801  

Tenaris SA, NVS

    2,645,335       41,781,179  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    7,942,783       66,973,934  

Tinexta SpA(b)

    69,900       1,478,188  

Tod’s SpA(a)

    65,496       2,401,065  

UniCredit SpA

    9,210,790       269,802,986  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    2,391,062       14,847,556  

Webuild SpA

    2,196,457       4,619,986  

Wiit SpA(b)

    27,871       555,690  

Zignago Vetro SpA

    66,864       976,844  
   

 

 

 
       2,804,268,878  
Japan — 24.6%            

77 Bank Ltd. (The)

    447,900       10,773,475  

Abalance Corp.(b)

    42,900       786,301  

ABC-Mart Inc.

    560,400       9,712,014  

Activia Properties Inc.

    3,510       9,559,013  

Adastria Co. Ltd.

    153,100       3,568,927  

ADEKA Corp.

    593,700       11,616,746  

Advance Logistics Investment Corp.

    3,584       3,114,432  

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    7,448       16,401,645  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Advantest Corp.

    4,361,600     $ 173,582,169  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    3,698,900       88,393,262  

Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.

    101,000       2,587,113  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    675,200       6,149,476  

Aeon Hokkaido Corp.

    155,300       1,005,999  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    564,800       6,991,116  

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

    10,371       9,772,401  

AGC Inc.

    1,138,000       42,798,179  

Ai Holdings Corp.

    186,100       3,124,068  

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    252,400       5,848,354  

Aichi Financial Group Inc., NVS

    234,600       4,141,494  

Aida Engineering Ltd.

    469,300       2,668,322  

Aiful Corp.

    2,150,800       5,392,381  

Ain Holdings Inc.

    151,100       4,930,917  

Air Water Inc.

    997,500       13,176,195  

Airtrip Corp.(b)

    76,600       942,815  

Aisin Corp.

    825,900       30,835,049  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    2,532,200        103,984,583  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    949,100       15,564,233  

Alpen Co. Ltd.

    59,400       817,959  

Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.

    1,056,076       7,837,696  

Amada Co. Ltd.

    1,834,400       19,796,175  

Amano Corp.

    444,000       10,231,812  

Amvis Holdings Inc.

    224,400       4,134,129  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    934,000       20,639,683  

Anicom Holdings Inc.

    464,500       1,844,591  

Anritsu Corp.

    784,400       6,211,379  

Anycolor Inc.(a)(b)

    117,100       2,970,953  

AOKI Holdings Inc.

    174,700       1,390,373  

Aozora Bank Ltd.(b)

    651,100       14,313,046  

Appier Group Inc.(a)(b)

    364,600       4,265,998  

Arata Corp.

    38,200       847,896  

ARCLANDS Corp.

    152,100       1,741,777  

Arcs Co. Ltd.

    183,600       3,653,140  

Argo Graphics Inc.

    17,300       507,639  

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

    94,700       3,036,618  

Artience Co. Ltd.

    165,100       3,089,297  

As One Corp.

    149,200       5,632,549  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    2,738,700       101,791,841  

Asahi Holdings Inc.

    469,200       6,533,427  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    1,241,200       23,583,903  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    7,005,200       53,124,220  

Asics Corp.

    926,200       28,143,623  

ASKUL Corp.

    233,300       3,153,435  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    10,282,800       119,717,216  

Atom Corp.(a)(b)

    782,400       4,971,288  

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

    563,500       6,125,865  

Avex Inc.

    184,700       1,771,753  

Awa Bank Ltd. (The)

    170,700       2,863,136  

Axial Retailing Inc.

    21,700       600,298  

Azbil Corp.

    651,400       21,049,784  

AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings Inc.

    197,200       2,030,715  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    3,401,500       73,651,108  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    768,400       17,864,531  

Belc Co. Ltd.

    40,500       1,730,365  

Bell System24 Holdings Inc.

    105,500       1,286,031  

Belluna Co. Ltd.

    160,500       690,650  

Benefit One Inc.(b)

    487,300       6,953,680  

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    421,200       7,448,680  

Bengo4.com Inc.(a)(b)

    49,700       1,341,819  

Bic Camera Inc.

    658,800       6,141,002  

BIPROGY Inc.

    474,000       13,877,980  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

BML Inc.

    126,900     $ 2,452,548  

Bridgestone Corp.

    3,252,800       140,952,548  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    1,305,500       21,870,480  

Bunka Shutter Co. Ltd.

    69,900       696,289  

C Uyemura & Co. Ltd.

    56,500       4,287,488  

Calbee Inc.

    494,600       10,396,591  

Canon Electronics Inc.

    97,100       1,380,574  

Canon Inc.

    5,705,500       157,170,118  

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

    230,500       7,012,992  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    982,500       37,471,339  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    1,050,100       9,054,284  

Cawachi Ltd.

    90,000       1,649,348  

Central Glass Co. Ltd.

    124,900       2,336,892  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    4,070,800        101,740,027  

Change Holdings Inc.(b)

    257,400       2,367,101  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    3,207,800       23,770,637  

Chiyoda Corp.(a)

    852,300       1,954,719  

Chofu Seisakusho Co. Ltd.

    28,000       400,543  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    3,586,900       46,531,728  

Chudenko Corp.

    18,400       346,939  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    3,820,700       137,431,414  

Chugin Financial Group Inc., NVS

    912,600       6,462,168  

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    1,562,800       11,111,976  

Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd.

    86,200       1,096,534  

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

    1,476,900       9,366,944  

CKD Corp.

    388,700       6,853,978  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc.

    709,750       9,632,740  

COLOPL Inc.(b)

    473,700       2,023,379  

Colowide Co. Ltd.

    445,800       7,127,189  

Comforia Residential REIT Inc.

    5,144       10,780,944  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    623,400       13,649,397  

Comture Corp.

    102,700       1,269,958  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    5,904,200       28,136,137  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    413,100       17,157,327  

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.

    113,800       12,223,727  

Cover Corp.(a)(b)

    138,500       2,663,206  

CRE Logistics REIT Inc.

    2,930       3,065,276  

Create Restaurants Holdings Inc.

    657,700       4,936,180  

Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd.

    145,400       3,164,096  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    795,300       14,761,944  

Curves Holdings Co. Ltd.

    127,000       588,365  

CyberAgent Inc.

    2,499,200       16,129,406  

CYBERDYNE Inc.(a)(b)

    600,000       834,176  

Cybozu Inc.

    172,700       2,592,688  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    1,232,100       35,656,904  

Daicel Corp.

    1,371,800       13,439,754  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    707,000       7,367,197  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    1,731,100       34,137,282  

Daihen Corp.

    108,400       5,136,494  

Daiho Corp.

    36,000       945,598  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    5,289,600       116,015,537  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    10,508,400       314,611,345  

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    423,900       5,807,368  

Daiki Aluminium Industry Co. Ltd.

    109,500       927,408  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    1,501,300       240,556,591  

Daikokutenbussan Co. Ltd.

    21,200       1,200,075  

Daio Paper Corp.

    497,000       3,743,521  

Daiseki Co. Ltd.

    234,820       6,714,176  

Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Inc.

    178,200       4,938,747  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    340,400       38,720,674  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    3,338,100       103,220,535  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    12,934       22,853,092  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

    1,575     $ 6,714,243  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    7,539,100       54,031,689  

Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp.

    12,970       9,331,378  

Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    511,900       11,131,108  

DCM Holdings Co. Ltd.

    677,600       6,312,138  

Demae-Can Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    300,000       853,689  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    544,200       5,494,514  

Denka Co. Ltd.

    472,100       8,232,583  

Denso Corp.

    10,809,600        169,797,732  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    1,124,700       29,850,963  

Dentsu Soken Inc.

    131,400       4,905,923  

Descente Ltd.

    195,400       4,513,161  

Dexerials Corp.

    304,800       8,783,870  

DIC Corp.

    503,900       9,510,244  

Digital Arts Inc.

    62,000       2,125,188  

Digital Garage Inc.

    190,800       4,600,063  

Dip Corp.

    203,000       3,466,876  

Disco Corp.

    528,000       142,474,981  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd.

    699,100       13,998,475  

Doshisha Co. Ltd.

    83,500       1,257,329  

Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd.

    185,500       2,738,921  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    280,800       9,792,992  

DTS Corp.

    207,400       5,101,094  

Duskin Co. Ltd.

    242,600       5,632,788  

DyDo Group Holdings Inc.

    37,000       743,026  

Earth Corp.

    78,600       2,406,152  

East Japan Railway Co.

    1,700,700       97,267,491  

Ebara Corp.

    559,400       35,033,599  

EDION Corp.

    546,300       6,015,492  

eGuarantee Inc.

    164,900       2,149,253  

Eiken Chemical Co. Ltd.

    150,300       1,873,346  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    1,434,100       67,529,802  

Eizo Corp.

    95,900       3,311,392  

Elan Corp.

    92,400       662,570  

Elecom Co. Ltd.

    228,600       2,658,626  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    791,400       13,293,557  

en Japan Inc.

    175,600       3,245,340  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    16,412,050       66,280,934  

Enplas Corp.(b)

    29,800       2,421,243  

eRex Co. Ltd.(b)

    163,600       909,888  

ES-Con Japan Ltd.(a)

    73,400       505,003  

Euglena Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    653,800       3,063,848  

Exedy Corp.

    170,500       3,271,122  

EXEO Group Inc.

    553,100       12,352,989  

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    235,800       6,899,153  

Fancl Corp.

    482,600       7,621,038  

FANUC Corp.

    5,421,400       149,968,735  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    993,100       265,134,626  

FCC Co. Ltd.

    183,200       2,386,706  

Ferrotec Holdings Corp.

    271,200       5,230,463  

Financial Partners Group Co. Ltd.

    320,200       3,672,306  

Food & Life Companies Ltd.

    634,900       12,704,610  

FP Corp.

    252,800       4,897,674  

Freee KK(a)(b)

    235,100       4,425,568  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    2,559       7,564,090  

Fuji Co. Ltd./Ehime

    201,900       2,721,513  

Fuji Corp./Aichi

    497,700       8,432,768  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    716,900       35,902,355  

Fuji Kyuko Co. Ltd.

    115,400       3,411,070  

Fuji Media Holdings Inc.

    219,800       2,603,913  

Fuji Oil Holdings Inc.

    238,200       3,815,707  

Fuji Seal International Inc.

    229,000       2,700,550  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Fuji Soft Inc.

    283,400     $ 12,422,097  

Fujicco Co. Ltd.

    9,800       134,509  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    2,113,800       133,982,998  

Fujikura Ltd.

    1,322,200       10,869,158  

Fujimi Inc.

    329,700       6,607,127  

Fujimori Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    13,900       383,903  

Fujitec Co. Ltd.

    444,800       11,349,270  

Fujitsu General Ltd.

    441,300       6,465,990  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    993,800        137,556,077  

Fujiya Co. Ltd.

    73,900       1,241,298  

Fukui Computer Holdings Inc.

    20,500       361,836  

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

    917,580       22,551,614  

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

    5,503       6,509,170  

Fukushima Galilei Co. Ltd.

    7,800       271,667  

Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.

    97,800       2,704,869  

Fullcast Holdings Co. Ltd.

    54,200       654,355  

Funai Soken Holdings Inc.

    169,100       2,944,300  

Furukawa Co. Ltd.

    180,500       2,365,966  

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    415,900       7,565,403  

Fuso Chemical Co. Ltd.

    82,100       2,311,934  

Future Corp.

    234,800       2,786,759  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    82,800       7,404,493  

G-7 Holdings Inc.

    67,800       577,993  

Genky DrugStores Co. Ltd.

    27,200       1,237,540  

Geo Holdings Corp.

    114,400       1,869,082  

Giken Ltd.

    68,400       1,003,252  

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.

    7,344       5,471,298  

GLOBERIDE Inc.

    73,500       1,034,483  

Glory Ltd.

    228,300       4,717,009  

GLP J-REIT

    27,426       24,486,851  

GMO Financial Gate Inc.(b)

    21,300       1,466,016  

GMO Financial Holdings Inc.

    110,300       563,690  

GMO internet group Inc.

    478,100       8,616,495  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    243,700       14,704,437  

GNI Group Ltd.(a)

    291,600       5,226,459  

Goldcrest Co. Ltd.

    69,500       1,108,398  

Goldwin Inc.

    129,300       8,697,915  

Gree Inc.

    507,000       2,016,932  

GS Yuasa Corp.

    450,000       6,490,243  

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.(a)

    244,730       4,114,494  

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    2,376,200       11,717,522  

Gunze Ltd.

    80,700       2,949,671  

H.U. Group Holdings Inc.

    285,600       5,309,267  

H2O Retailing Corp.

    588,100       6,296,380  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    2,352,300       12,819,818  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    1,284,500       9,866,529  

Hakuto Co. Ltd.

    58,900       2,438,402  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    804,500       31,781,696  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    1,278,100       39,104,136  

Hankyu Hanshin REIT Inc.(b)

    4,756       4,709,298  

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

    170,300       6,228,974  

Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.

    297,800       7,216,778  

Haseko Corp.

    1,339,200       17,414,803  

Hazama Ando Corp.

    1,139,600       9,203,056  

Heiwa Corp.

    433,800       6,445,333  

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    172,200       4,552,683  

Heiwa Real Estate REIT Inc.

    6,340       5,892,012  

Heiwado Co. Ltd.

    176,500       2,635,894  

Hiday Hidaka Corp.

    56,400       1,136,838  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    112,100       19,533,403  

Hino Motors Ltd.(a)

    1,582,900       5,389,131  

Hioki E.E. Corp.

    44,400       1,970,290  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Hirata Corp.

    47,800     $ 2,186,646  

Hirogin Holdings Inc.

    1,684,600       11,304,169  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    166,645       19,389,609  

HIS Co. Ltd.(a)

    279,600       3,396,698  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

    268,000       7,638,613  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    590,100       16,742,555  

Hitachi Ltd.

    5,308,800       417,008,091  

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

    1,052,800       6,496,097  

Hogy Medical Co. Ltd.

    144,900       3,493,232  

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.

    1,024,500       4,570,871  

Hokkoku Financial Holdings Inc.

    112,200       3,338,318  

Hokuetsu Corp.(b)

    860,000       8,130,790  

Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc.

    784,200       8,307,856  

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.(a)

    913,500       4,466,786  

Hokuto Corp.

    125,000       1,524,840  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    26,203,400        292,903,174  

Horiba Ltd.

    201,500       16,167,162  

Hoshino Resorts REIT Inc.

    1,364       4,760,367  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    617,200       22,454,571  

Hosiden Corp.

    391,900       4,810,807  

House Foods Group Inc.

    428,400       9,429,709  

Hoya Corp.

    2,015,700       256,052,496  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    2,159,400       23,844,837  

Hulic REIT Inc.

    7,986       8,409,789  

Hyakugo Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,380,400       5,353,668  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    645,800       32,496,614  

Ichibanya Co. Ltd.

    89,100       3,927,171  

Ichigo Inc.

    1,784,200       4,756,287  

Ichigo Office REIT Investment Corp.

    8,835       4,964,657  

Idec Corp./Japan

    148,600       2,973,710  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    5,784,140       32,119,210  

IDOM Inc.

    282,900       1,689,760  

IHI Corp.

    791,900       15,146,189  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    842,400       12,717,661  

Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

    717,300       6,264,378  

Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    226,200       5,404,777  

Inabata & Co. Ltd.

    225,100       4,898,054  

Inageya Co. Ltd.

    119,000       1,022,636  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

    11,921       10,787,820  

Infocom Corp.

    106,100       1,761,625  

Infomart Corp.

    1,221,800       3,279,166  

INFRONEER Holdings Inc.

    1,505,156       15,734,101  

Inpex Corp.

    5,640,300       76,665,527  

Insource Co. Ltd.

    260,800       1,474,214  

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

    593,500       11,508,804  

Invincible Investment Corp.

    38,125       15,673,219  

Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd.

    107,200       2,506,902  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    1,891,800       22,119,505  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    3,300,100       45,029,670  

Ito En Ltd.

    294,800       8,557,911  

ITOCHU Corp.

    6,753,600       306,506,068  

Itochu Enex Co. Ltd.

    245,500       2,629,317  

Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Inc.

    175,480       4,916,864  

Iwatani Corp.

    230,500       10,300,235  

Iyogin Holdings Inc., NVS

    1,708,400       11,620,416  

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    152,900       3,599,385  

J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    1,341,900       12,427,785  

J Trust Co. Ltd.(b)

    411,300       1,330,918  

JAC Recruitment Co. Ltd.

    234,000       1,069,095  

Jaccs Co. Ltd.

    127,000       4,864,975  

JAFCO Group Co. Ltd.

    315,000       3,736,118  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    837,400       16,091,282  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    333,400     $ 13,240,286  

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

    232,400       3,995,558  

Japan Display Inc.(a)(b)

    4,861,500       656,495  

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd.

    362,000       5,470,359  

Japan Excellent Inc.

    7,716       6,379,524  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    2,818,900       62,387,052  

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

    26,307       13,519,125  

Japan Lifeline Co. Ltd.

    440,200       3,927,981  

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

    5,960       11,020,169  

Japan Material Co. Ltd.

    338,000       5,711,454  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    40,312       27,365,522  

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.

    189,900       7,724,727  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    8,202,800       85,307,858  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,138,200       116,195,122  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    1,116,500       20,902,979  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    5,143       12,313,963  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    7,288       27,938,843  

Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd.

    846,400       8,970,011  

Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The)

    413,200       6,800,440  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    6,847,700        180,487,459  

Japan Wool Textile Co. Ltd. (The)

    72,800       734,326  

JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.

    412,800       3,041,600  

JCU Corp.

    92,300       2,329,329  

JDC Corp.

    39,200       145,391  

Jeol Ltd.

    252,900       11,561,037  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    3,133,000       49,466,366  

JGC Holdings Corp.

    1,230,300       14,411,071  

JINS Holdings Inc.

    70,700       1,993,351  

JMDC Inc.

    178,300       4,718,254  

J-Oil Mills Inc.

    71,200       986,880  

Joshin Denki Co. Ltd.

    24,300       405,537  

Joyful Honda Co. Ltd.

    239,100       3,171,180  

JSR Corp.

    1,024,400       27,940,161  

JTEKT Corp.

    1,171,400       10,718,121  

JTOWER Inc.(a)(b)

    61,100       1,882,307  

Juroku Financial Group Inc.

    146,000       4,093,322  

Justsystems Corp.

    193,100       4,034,613  

JVCKenwood Corp.

    770,100       3,745,085  

Kadokawa Corp.

    573,900       12,142,237  

Kaga Electronics Co. Ltd.

    67,300       3,115,317  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    533,900       13,144,670  

Kajima Corp.

    2,326,300       41,517,142  

Kakaku.com Inc.

    780,900       8,882,973  

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    172,200       4,066,797  

Kameda Seika Co. Ltd.

    25,800       732,734  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    609,300       14,017,418  

Kanamoto Co. Ltd.

    147,400       2,815,482  

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

    675,300       6,944,811  

Kaneka Corp.

    236,500       5,751,071  

Kanematsu Corp.

    565,300       8,764,586  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    3,965,700       54,100,621  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    1,019,600       17,047,522  

Kanto Denka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    481,900       2,884,159  

Kao Corp.

    2,640,900       104,493,974  

Kappa Create Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    135,800       1,624,309  

Kasumigaseki Capital Co. Ltd.(b)

    31,300       2,652,627  

Katakura Industries Co. Ltd.

    39,600       456,100  

Katitas Co. Ltd.

    263,700       3,278,473  

Kato Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    109,100       3,557,481  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    836,700       18,942,781  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    783,200       38,160,466  

KDDI Corp.

    8,486,200       281,190,541  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

KDX Realty Investment Corp.

    26,524     $ 28,771,688  

KeePer Technical Laboratory Co. Ltd.(b)

    78,900       3,481,944  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    569,100        13,879,842  

Keihanshin Building Co. Ltd.

    92,600       935,737  

Keikyu Corp.

    1,209,400       10,563,405  

Keio Corp.(b)

    577,800       16,906,609  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    736,200       33,312,950  

Keiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    601,600       2,944,984  

Kewpie Corp.

    567,200       10,094,119  

Keyence Corp.

    1,105,500       494,598,353  

KFC Holdings Japan Ltd.

    66,100       1,516,463  

KH Neochem Co. Ltd.

    168,300       2,622,730  

Kikkoman Corp.

    805,600       49,567,135  

Kinden Corp.

    787,500       13,123,328  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,021,500       31,520,891  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,483,500       64,445,633  

Kisoji Co. Ltd.

    150,200       2,723,948  

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    160,600       3,429,285  

Ki-Star Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    46,800       1,105,287  

Kitz Corp.

    537,400       4,393,737  

Kiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    441,200       4,972,698  

Koa Corp.(b)

    168,300       1,722,077  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    293,400       13,241,300  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    862,000       22,026,428  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    2,014,300       27,813,216  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    811,832       10,112,308  

Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd.

    154,100       4,093,602  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,210,800       18,536,488  

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

    596,600       9,607,942  

Komatsu Ltd.

    5,241,000       149,106,192  

KOMEDA Holdings Co. Ltd.

    231,900       4,444,888  

Komeri Co. Ltd.

    147,700       3,309,456  

Konami Group Corp.

    569,300       35,010,920  

Konica Minolta Inc.(a)

    2,489,800       6,832,534  

Konishi Co. Ltd.

    193,000       1,848,292  

Kose Corp.

    200,200       13,097,614  

Koshidaka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    273,000       1,739,167  

Kotobuki Spirits Co. Ltd.

    566,200       7,618,011  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    904,300       8,218,438  

Kubota Corp.

    5,733,000       86,783,082  

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.

    163,400       4,252,654  

Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.

    564,727       3,238,318  

Kura Sushi Inc.

    106,900       2,864,530  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    1,695,200       17,785,639  

Kureha Corp.

    268,200       5,133,941  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    598,700       21,865,122  

Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.

    256,400       5,535,610  

KYB Corp.

    99,200       3,439,613  

Kyocera Corp.

    7,270,100       106,434,773  

Kyoei Steel Ltd.

    98,600       1,417,249  

Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    131,000       1,793,069  

Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    437,300       5,283,331  

Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.

    168,100       6,907,435  

Kyoto Financial Group Inc.

    1,190,600       19,787,129  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    1,532,800       24,144,612  

Kyudenko Corp.

    205,800       7,828,227  

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.(a)

    2,171,700       16,264,113  

Kyushu Financial Group Inc.

    2,115,300       13,460,917  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    738,600       16,234,423  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    10,772       10,908,259  

Lasertec Corp.

    432,500       112,635,540  

Lawson Inc.

    244,400       13,988,991  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Leopalace21 Corp.(a)

    1,026,500     $ 2,871,359  

Life Corp.

    116,500       2,958,475  

LIFENET INSURANCE Co.(a)(b)

    297,700       2,523,946  

Link And Motivation Inc.

    276,200       1,036,155  

Lintec Corp.

    210,000       3,977,147  

Lion Corp.

    1,322,300        11,787,136  

LITALICO Inc.

    108,900       1,586,717  

Lixil Corp.

    1,583,600       21,161,599  

LY Corp.

    15,198,300       47,282,402  

M&A Capital Partners Co. Ltd.

    79,200       1,219,769  

M&A Research Institute Holdings Inc., NVS(a)(b)

    134,400       4,783,511  

M3 Inc.

    2,547,000       40,191,653  

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    509,300       8,827,347  

Macnica Holdings Inc.

    259,800       13,747,543  

Maeda Kosen Co. Ltd.

    37,600       819,668  

Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd.

    123,300       4,994,238  

Makita Corp.

    1,274,300       34,297,772  

Management Solutions Co. Ltd.

    63,100       1,277,053  

Mandom Corp.

    211,900       1,844,664  

Mani Inc.

    483,300       6,714,113  

Marubeni Corp.

    8,126,500       138,610,972  

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    224,300       4,438,028  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    977,600       16,164,775  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    302,100       7,697,370  

MARUKA FURUSATO Corp.

    99,700       1,655,566  

Maruwa Co. Ltd./Aichi(b)

    50,600       10,124,342  

Matsuda Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    45,300       843,085  

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.

    807,600       4,537,117  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    1,947,250       35,394,718  

Max Co. Ltd.

    38,800       862,333  

Maxell Ltd.

    435,500       4,789,872  

Maxvalu Tokai Co. Ltd.

    2,500       55,123  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    3,216,600       38,996,273  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(b)

    535,900       23,860,665  

MCJ Co. Ltd.

    252,700       2,118,991  

Mebuki Financial Group Inc.

    5,794,510       17,344,105  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    992,300       15,838,080  

Medley Inc.(a)(b)

    140,500       4,405,228  

Megachips Corp.

    81,300       2,625,055  

Megmilk Snow Brand Co. Ltd.

    240,600       3,773,401  

Meidensha Corp.

    173,900       3,117,215  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,304,300       31,543,985  

Meiko Electronics Co. Ltd.

    110,400       3,007,046  

MEITEC Group Holdings Inc.

    432,600       8,558,269  

Melco Holdings Inc.

    45,900       1,021,396  

Menicon Co. Ltd.

    346,400       5,030,436  

Mercari Inc.(a)

    658,700       10,890,844  

METAWATER Co. Ltd.

    68,900       1,004,111  

Micronics Japan Co. Ltd.

    182,000       5,404,181  

Milbon Co. Ltd.

    144,400       3,450,815  

Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Co. Ltd.

    34,200       737,093  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    2,131,159       44,051,496  

Mirai Corp.

    8,207       2,509,501  

MIRAIT ONE corp.

    586,500       7,748,803  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    1,640,100       28,119,339  

Mitani Sekisan Co. Ltd.

    15,000       515,381  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    7,089,700       42,749,047  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    19,560,300       337,120,640  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    10,980,400       162,952,418  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    6,340,900       87,858,963  

Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment Corp.

    2,788       6,985,083  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    845,600     $ 13,809,388  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    5,135,970       36,416,307  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    1,819,400        121,360,294  

Mitsubishi Logisnext Co. Ltd.

    100,500       1,040,881  

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    427,500       13,205,103  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    670,100       12,267,849  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    3,810,000       12,005,561  

Mitsubishi Pencil Co. Ltd.

    169,700       2,307,593  

Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc.

    24,200       811,177  

Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co. Ltd.

    68,600       2,332,132  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    64,793,600       606,892,259  

Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.

    133,600       4,456,595  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    7,401,000       300,164,024  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    1,012,400       29,795,197  

Mitsui DM Sugar Holdings Co. Ltd.

    108,800       2,499,991  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    5,070,700       127,293,668  

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Inc.

    3,083       9,242,618  

Mitsui High-Tec Inc.

    122,400       5,649,560  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    298,200       9,218,937  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    1,935,200       69,513,284  

Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co. Ltd.

    112,800       3,767,602  

Miura Co. Ltd.

    517,900       9,463,892  

Mixi Inc.

    199,300       3,418,583  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    13,620,570       247,370,794  

Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd.

    139,300       5,048,338  

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    134,900       3,049,917  

Modec Inc.(a)

    131,000       2,045,763  

Monex Group Inc.

    998,300       5,195,395  

Money Forward Inc.(a)

    252,900       9,871,193  

Monogatari Corp. (The)

    168,400       5,937,856  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    1,475,200       13,893,751  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

    9,031       8,404,776  

Mori Trust REIT Inc.

    12,898       6,549,945  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd./Japan

    389,700       7,437,755  

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    377,200       7,724,491  

Morita Holdings Corp.

    90,400       976,246  

MOS Food Services Inc.

    144,000       3,349,172  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    2,404,100       99,276,672  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    9,791,100       197,703,082  

Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd.

    246,400       2,796,725  

Musashino Bank Ltd. (The)

    128,700       2,424,671  

Nabtesco Corp.

    607,800       11,682,470  

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.

    86,300       2,012,591  

Nafco Co. Ltd.

    59,700       904,807  

Nagaileben Co. Ltd.(b)

    62,000       983,789  

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    634,500       10,374,501  

Nagawa Co. Ltd.(b)

    27,100       1,308,935  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    1,012,800       15,615,261  

Nakanishi Inc.

    445,500       7,290,986  

Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    574,000       11,192,981  

Nanto Bank Ltd. (The)

    137,100       2,479,884  

NEC Corp.

    1,389,100       90,770,329  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    568,300       9,177,603  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

    493,400       8,022,239  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    1,955,600       31,209,471  

Nextage Co. Ltd.(b)

    259,400       3,908,297  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    1,298,500       16,221,814  

NH Foods Ltd.

    466,400       15,972,418  

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    1,227,500       10,133,832  

Nichias Corp.

    418,800       9,789,224  

Nichicon Corp.

    427,400       3,735,404  

Nichiden Corp.

    67,700       1,262,561  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Nichiha Corp.

    127,000     $ 2,551,347  

Nichirei Corp.

    585,800       14,148,641  

Nidec Corp.

    2,383,400       88,893,233  

Nifco Inc./Japan

    505,300        13,112,916  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    496,300       15,125,683  

Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.

    1,772,800       10,656,088  

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    650,900       5,170,052  

Nikkiso Co. Ltd.

    263,200       1,932,221  

Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd.

    237,900       5,110,719  

Nikon Corp.

    1,671,200       17,055,487  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    5,905,700       329,956,707  

Nippn Corp., New

    270,800       4,157,331  

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc.

    2,635       10,969,850  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    8,843       35,779,741  

Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd.

    19,000       577,332  

Nippon Ceramic Co. Ltd.

    99,100       1,794,641  

Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    95,800       1,328,829  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    490,400       10,901,056  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    443,900       26,421,515  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

    607,100       9,404,374  

Nippon Kanzai Holdings Co. Ltd.

    34,500       615,988  

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

    847,100       7,562,319  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    411,360       5,068,722  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,455,400       42,968,495  

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    534,700       4,956,239  

Nippon Parking Development Co. Ltd.

    1,060,600       1,320,439  

Nippon Pillar Packing Co. Ltd.

    99,100       3,258,537  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    13,088       23,286,190  

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp.

    2,514       5,821,293  

Nippon Road Co. Ltd. (The)

    136,500       1,967,827  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    966,700       24,495,504  

Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd.

    116,100       1,076,138  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    298,900       10,559,528  

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

    131,800       4,958,328  

Nippon Signal Co. Ltd.

    272,300       1,737,351  

Nippon Soda Co. Ltd.

    122,000       4,709,415  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    4,816,108       115,897,989  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    169,546,000       212,908,092  

Nippon Television Holdings Inc.

    205,700       2,399,837  

Nippon Yusen KK

    2,734,300       94,226,327  

Nipro Corp.

    827,800       6,666,385  

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    173,000       4,755,597  

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

    390,300       5,636,975  

Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings Inc.

    870,000       10,017,293  

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.

    446,900       7,428,365  

Nishio Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    31,100       851,886  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    719,700       28,703,656  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    13,037,400       51,182,550  

Nissan Shatai Co. Ltd.

    241,100       1,590,837  

Nissha Co. Ltd.

    224,400       2,489,325  

Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd. (The)

    141,900       4,334,709  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    1,137,400       15,865,803  

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

    766,700       6,327,871  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,119,000       36,201,189  

Nissui Corp.

    1,867,700       10,205,006  

Niterra Co. Ltd.

    885,800       23,853,358  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    458,100       59,956,911  

Nitta Corp.

    100,500       2,600,769  

Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd.

    32,100       1,144,079  

Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.

    129,600       4,425,522  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    830,800       68,921,374  

Nitto Kogyo Corp.

    128,600       3,499,557  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd.

    88,700     $ 3,153,349  

NOF Corp.

    453,700       20,490,782  

Nohmi Bosai Ltd.

    25,000       377,576  

Nojima Corp.

    292,800       3,690,176  

NOK Corp.

    563,000       7,457,202  

Nomura Co. Ltd.

    572,500       3,383,773  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    16,811,800        90,550,802  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    643,200       17,601,620  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    23,625       25,852,016  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    2,191,140       67,012,776  

Noritake Co. Ltd./Nagoya Japan

    62,100       3,303,552  

Noritsu Koki Co. Ltd.

    76,300       1,723,580  

Noritz Corp.

    120,300       1,267,233  

North Pacific Bank Ltd.

    2,368,600       6,040,118  

NS Solutions Corp.

    174,000       5,803,405  

NS United Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

    52,700       1,853,443  

NSD Co. Ltd.

    550,000       10,321,269  

NSK Ltd.

    2,076,000       11,317,563  

NTN Corp.

    2,473,300       4,523,071  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    3,574,700       51,488,638  

NTT UD REIT Investment Corp.

    9,104       7,730,809  

Obara Group Inc.

    63,400       1,724,647  

Obayashi Corp.

    3,584,500       33,180,060  

OBIC Business Consultants Co. Ltd.

    163,800       7,921,410  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    403,100       61,920,006  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    1,748,200       26,713,355  

Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd. (The)

    186,500       2,496,857  

Ohsho Food Service Corp.

    72,600       4,013,902  

Oiles Corp.

    104,200       1,507,349  

Oisix ra daichi Inc.(a)(b)

    154,700       1,463,281  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    4,709,000       18,411,395  

Okamoto Industries Inc.

    43,900       1,487,508  

Okamura Corp.

    474,100       7,105,410  

Okasan Securities Group Inc.

    1,234,600       6,042,417  

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.

    580,000       4,075,236  

Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co.

    115,000       2,802,268  

Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    210,616       1,669,151  

Okinawa Financial Group Inc.

    71,200       1,223,625  

OKUMA Corp.

    127,600       5,741,248  

Okumura Corp.

    168,600       5,895,836  

Olympus Corp.

    7,027,900       104,038,657  

Omron Corp.

    998,600       44,902,301  

One REIT Inc.

    711       1,307,519  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    2,205,900       39,759,421  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    438,400       13,709,694  

Open Up Group Inc.

    305,800       4,736,702  

Optex Group Co. Ltd.

    122,700       1,523,818  

Optorun Co. Ltd.

    155,900       1,801,433  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    213,500       16,825,750  

Organo Corp.

    138,100       5,703,960  

Orient Corp.

    541,010       4,082,441  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    6,192,200       229,978,742  

ORIX Corp.

    6,572,200       126,904,354  

Orix JREIT Inc.

    14,774       17,089,223  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    2,109,100       44,411,006  

Osaka Organic Chemical Industry Ltd.

    74,300       1,477,897  

Osaka Soda Co. Ltd.

    76,800       5,391,395  

OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. Ltd.(b)

    173,800       3,287,657  

OSG Corp.

    524,700       7,140,282  

Otsuka Corp.

    687,400       28,924,255  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,331,900       91,663,071  

Outsourcing Inc.(a)

    675,200       7,883,240  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

PAL GROUP Holdings Co. Ltd.

    262,100     $ 4,191,572  

PALTAC Corp.

    160,500       4,886,491  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    2,159,400       46,678,633  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    12,514,300        117,869,398  

Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd.

    217,400       3,926,485  

Park24 Co. Ltd.(a)

    727,500       9,506,081  

Pasona Group Inc.

    95,000       1,732,428  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    1,619,600       8,677,767  

PeptiDream Inc.(a)(b)

    566,100       4,961,014  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,314,900       16,397,712  

Pharma Foods International Co. Ltd.(b)

    130,000       884,950  

PHC Holdings Corp.

    131,700       1,362,756  

Pigeon Corp.

    703,500       7,688,337  

Pilot Corp.

    147,400       4,116,265  

Piolax Inc.

    138,200       2,340,818  

PKSHA Technology Inc.(a)

    172,600       4,515,668  

Plus Alpha Consulting Co. Ltd.

    112,800       1,965,932  

Pola Orbis Holdings Inc.

    526,300       5,444,572  

Pressance Corp.

    78,100       883,379  

Prestige International Inc.

    360,900       1,481,914  

Prima Meat Packers Ltd.

    148,700       2,432,974  

Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    206,800       2,890,875  

Raiznext Corp.

    161,100       1,714,317  

Raksul Inc.(a)

    285,100       2,212,404  

Rakus Co. Ltd.

    537,700       8,837,698  

Rakuten Bank Ltd., NVS(a)

    161,200       2,512,937  

Rakuten Group Inc.(a)(b)

    8,497,300       37,326,581  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    8,198,200       323,818,367  

Relo Group Inc.

    594,500       5,967,431  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    8,373,600       137,390,484  

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    1,049,500       6,806,069  

RENOVA Inc.(a)(b)

    233,800       2,008,703  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    11,997,638       66,230,068  

Resonac Holdings Corp.

    968,400       19,311,334  

Resorttrust Inc.

    552,400       9,602,688  

Retail Partners Co. Ltd.

    40,800       482,946  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    3,032,400       23,834,646  

Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd.

    65,300       2,241,544  

Riken Keiki Co. Ltd.

    52,700       2,603,730  

Ringer Hut Co. Ltd.(b)

    164,900       2,726,096  

Rinnai Corp.

    626,000       14,182,545  

Riso Kagaku Corp.

    68,000       1,374,222  

Riso Kyoiku Co. Ltd.

    511,200       843,590  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    2,004,100       34,589,233  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,147,000       23,469,485  

Roland Corp.

    69,400       2,305,734  

Rorze Corp.

    63,000       6,997,253  

Round One Corp.

    1,378,600       6,105,864  

Royal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    169,800       2,988,359  

RS Technologies Co. Ltd.

    71,300       1,384,127  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    1,439,400       22,381,441  

Ryosan Co. Ltd.

    89,700       2,955,581  

Ryoyo Electro Corp.

    144,100       3,677,280  

S Foods Inc.

    48,700       1,095,110  

Saibu Gas Holdings Co. Ltd.

    121,300       1,590,481  

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

    161,900       5,557,912  

Sakai Moving Service Co. Ltd.

    61,800       1,174,662  

Sakata INX Corp.

    30,800       297,167  

Sakata Seed Corp.

    187,400       4,666,741  

SAMTY Co. Ltd.

    108,600       1,850,393  

Samty Residential Investment Corp.

    733       534,131  

San-A Co. Ltd.

    117,900       3,641,429  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

San-Ai Obbli Co. Ltd.

    89,600     $ 1,010,287  

SanBio Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    300,600       1,150,041  

Sangetsu Corp.

    259,600       5,718,041  

San-In Godo Bank Ltd. (The)

    851,300       6,003,422  

Sanken Electric Co. Ltd.

    127,200       5,843,972  

Sanki Engineering Co. Ltd.

    13,100       168,061  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    228,700       13,988,793  

Sankyu Inc.

    247,200       9,240,895  

Sanrio Co. Ltd.

    306,600        12,802,753  

Sansan Inc.(a)

    434,100       4,041,132  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,961,900       19,819,745  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    1,167,900       17,850,390  

Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd.

    21,100       616,694  

Sanyo Denki Co. Ltd.

    34,200       1,422,025  

Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd.

    110,700       1,901,456  

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

    444,300       20,543,906  

Sato Holdings Corp.

    160,200       2,355,452  

Sawai Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    207,100       7,838,737  

SB Technology Corp.

    10,600       178,500  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    1,468,100       36,064,839  

SBS Holdings Inc.

    58,000       981,763  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    473,000       46,382,026  

SCSK Corp.

    851,600       16,720,836  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    1,189,100       86,305,269  

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

    902,700       13,285,578  

Seibu Holdings Inc.

    1,346,800       19,033,544  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    1,601,900       23,383,588  

Seiko Group Corp.

    142,300       2,538,645  

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

    755,100       11,027,356  

Seiren Co. Ltd.

    218,800       3,672,255  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    2,129,900       30,409,729  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    3,466,200       78,246,670  

Sekisui House REIT Inc.(b)

    23,052       12,261,092  

Senko Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    725,300       5,670,689  

Septeni Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    342,000       1,145,115  

Seria Co. Ltd.

    251,600       4,610,619  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,264,100       168,409,848  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    3,524,500       7,377,916  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,797,900       23,282,986  

Sharp Corp./Japan(a)

    1,392,599       9,364,259  

Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd.

    124,300       3,013,645  

Shibaura Mechatronics Corp.

    62,700       2,970,050  

SHIFT Inc.(a)(b)

    72,500       13,069,815  

Shiga Bank Ltd. (The)

    219,700       5,462,651  

Shikoku Chemicals Corp.

    97,200       1,201,893  

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    806,400       5,701,886  

Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd.

    154,900       1,575,268  

Shimadzu Corp.

    1,386,800       38,347,749  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    121,200       13,296,668  

Shimano Inc.

    445,600       63,977,155  

Shimizu Corp.

    2,984,600       19,979,283  

Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories Ltd.(b)

    118,300       1,371,157  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    10,367,900       408,103,153  

Shin-Etsu Polymer Co. Ltd.

    109,500       1,204,518  

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.

    394,700       14,592,901  

Shinmaywa Industries Ltd.

    523,100       4,342,268  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    1,509,800       72,464,984  

Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc.

    533,900       8,102,924  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    2,280,500       63,572,783  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    2,385,400       21,802,565  

Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd.

    137,200       937,317  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    217,100       9,669,748  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Shochiku Co. Ltd.

    46,700     $ 3,205,266  

Shoei Co. Ltd.

    293,500       3,922,439  

Shoei Foods Corp.

    22,000       668,064  

Showa Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    79,900       1,831,128  

Siix Corp.

    170,500       1,802,927  

Simplex Holdings Inc.

    150,400       2,741,263  

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.

    1,366,800       7,192,575  

Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,288,100       21,014,263  

SMC Corp.

    324,900        180,853,795  

SMS Co. Ltd.

    464,000       8,379,894  

Snow Peak Inc.(b)

    163,200       985,074  

Socionext Inc.(b)

    1,014,500       23,250,391  

SoftBank Corp.

    16,346,100       217,171,719  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    5,849,500       252,526,439  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    2,316,800       12,647,383  

Sojitz Corp.

    1,284,900       30,325,450  

Solasto Corp.

    243,400       951,003  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    1,717,900       89,075,586  

Sony Group Corp.

    7,151,700       701,355,115  

Sosei Group Corp.(a)

    441,300       4,283,635  

SOSiLA Logistics REIT Inc.

    3,460       2,809,893  

Sotetsu Holdings Inc.

    499,700       9,158,563  

SPARX Group Co. Ltd.

    21,120       260,092  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    492,000       19,225,506  

SRE Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    56,400       1,272,831  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    751,800       14,359,757  

Star Asia Investment Corp.

    7,869       3,085,455  

Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

    222,600       2,656,548  

Starts Corp. Inc.

    139,500       2,861,675  

Starts Proceed Investment Corp.

    385       531,491  

Strike Co. Ltd.

    46,600       1,503,507  

Subaru Corp.

    3,500,100       69,824,571  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    189,600       9,059,020  

SUMCO Corp.

    2,033,700       30,831,742  

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

    187,800       9,333,195  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    8,529,500       20,083,394  

Sumitomo Corp.

    5,908,300       135,878,120  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    4,028,100       53,539,897  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    876,800       25,773,737  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    602,500       15,631,554  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    1,395,400       38,567,004  

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.

    1,171,740       3,286,481  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    7,189,500       373,949,967  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    3,690,000       75,620,119  

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

    155,900       3,927,475  

Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd.

    968,300       2,842,417  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    1,715,100       53,938,410  

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd.

    107,800       926,430  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    936,600       10,850,018  

Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd. (The)

    462,400       8,315,905  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    412,400       12,438,090  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    777,300       25,359,230  

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    722,200       4,208,780  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    326,700       10,141,087  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    2,103,300       94,477,414  

Sysmex Corp.

    958,300       51,913,302  

Systena Corp.

    1,980,000       4,002,147  

T Hasegawa Co. Ltd.

    126,600       2,840,973  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    2,801,000       46,381,042  

Tadano Ltd.

    650,100       5,292,129  

Taihei Dengyo Kaisha Ltd.

    54,000       1,630,991  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    628,600       12,938,033  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Taikisha Ltd.

    121,800     $ 3,631,690  

Taisei Corp.

    943,400       34,395,031  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    95,700       5,569,116  

Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    206,000       4,538,963  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    721,100       17,418,705  

Takamatsu Construction Group Co. Ltd.

    75,700       1,520,188  

Takara Bio Inc.

    261,300       2,221,261  

Takara Holdings Inc.

    866,000       7,326,732  

Takara Leben Real Estate Investment Corp.

    3,631       2,582,687  

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.

    222,600       5,143,444  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    828,100       11,536,463  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    8,960,780        263,361,617  

Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.(b)

    236,900       8,099,076  

Takuma Co. Ltd.

    497,100       5,849,022  

Tama Home Co. Ltd.

    89,100       2,459,485  

Tamron Co. Ltd.

    114,100       4,323,485  

TBS Holdings Inc.

    182,100       4,222,795  

TDK Corp.

    2,213,800       110,147,201  

TechMatrix Corp.

    187,900       2,007,191  

TechnoPro Holdings Inc.

    610,400       14,072,659  

Teijin Ltd.

    929,300       8,548,986  

Tenma Corp.

    67,200       1,034,649  

Terumo Corp.

    3,830,100       129,656,356  

T-Gaia Corp.

    114,300       1,546,773  

THK Co. Ltd.

    647,600       12,451,163  

TIS Inc.

    1,239,000       27,557,637  

TKC Corp.

    72,400       1,875,364  

TKP Corp.(a)

    81,700       926,694  

Toa Corp./Tokyo

    96,400       2,548,183  

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

    669,700       6,410,184  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    1,027,300       27,206,252  

Tocalo Co. Ltd.

    510,400       5,429,193  

Toda Corp.

    1,445,900       9,116,430  

Toei Animation Co. Ltd.(b)

    45,800       6,127,871  

Toei Co. Ltd.

    36,600       5,136,562  

Toenec Corp.

    35,900       1,177,711  

Toho Bank Ltd. (The)

    907,300       1,924,141  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    635,500       20,701,248  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    429,600       8,630,618  

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    424,000       9,183,198  

Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.(b)

    185,300       2,464,766  

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    2,506,800       16,734,895  

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    1,265,100       8,897,280  

Tokai Corp./Gifu

    56,700       809,772  

TOKAI Holdings Corp.

    721,100       4,862,471  

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

    256,000       4,050,186  

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc.

    1,937,300       7,473,199  

Token Corp.

    52,210       3,348,091  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    10,228,900       269,709,718  

Tokushu Tokai Paper Co. Ltd.

    8,200       218,849  

Tokuyama Corp.

    403,200       6,462,916  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    765,100       8,501,318  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    8,631,700       45,956,491  

Tokyo Electron Device Ltd.

    110,600       4,382,087  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    2,684,800       498,224,828  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    2,176,200       49,991,367  

Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group Inc.

    172,900       5,057,558  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    548,600       12,530,294  

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

    225,300       14,593,511  

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    471,400       5,693,617  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    1,112,600       17,147,306  

Tokyotokeiba Co. Ltd.

    83,000       2,599,474  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

    608,900     $ 3,389,395  

Tokyu Corp.

    2,913,700       34,190,171  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    3,354,700       22,434,792  

Tokyu REIT Inc.

    6,303       7,349,891  

TOMONY Holdings Inc.

    918,300       2,528,636  

Tomy Co. Ltd.

    588,500       9,655,293  

Topcon Corp.

    637,000       7,318,262  

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

    1,480,300       40,803,638  

Topre Corp.

    181,500       2,641,783  

Toray Industries Inc.

    7,679,800       38,371,567  

Toridoll Holdings Corp.

    267,100       8,177,313  

Torii Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    56,300        1,434,706  

Tosei Corp.

    62,100       896,752  

Toshiba TEC Corp.

    164,000       3,402,277  

Tosoh Corp.

    1,416,200       18,261,390  

Totetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    120,100       2,466,017  

TOTO Ltd.

    779,900       21,108,203  

Towa Corp.

    111,200       5,736,815  

Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    120,900       2,115,676  

Toyo Construction Co. Ltd.

    253,600       2,234,452  

Toyo Gosei Co. Ltd.(b)

    29,200       1,708,549  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    731,000       11,611,559  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    514,700       26,801,186  

Toyo Tanso Co. Ltd.

    106,900       3,607,401  

Toyo Tire Corp.

    695,300       11,512,991  

Toyobo Co. Ltd.

    559,200       4,197,039  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    338,200       6,530,115  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    505,400       8,327,640  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    826,900       69,938,459  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    60,233,625       1,202,733,876  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    1,193,800       78,231,416  

Trancom Co. Ltd.

    8,300       393,342  

Transcosmos Inc.

    115,500       2,411,778  

TRE Holdings Corp.

    209,200       1,774,722  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan(a)

    785,800       44,955,117  

Tri Chemical Laboratories Inc.

    148,700       3,667,035  

Trusco Nakayama Corp.

    242,900       4,149,796  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    524,600       6,645,080  

Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

    126,200       3,649,761  

Tsuburaya Fields Holdings Inc.(b)

    203,600       2,508,463  

Tsugami Corp.

    213,300       1,722,535  

Tsumura & Co.

    469,900       8,501,524  

Tsuruha Holdings Inc.

    217,300       17,195,954  

TV Asahi Holdings Corp.

    100,400       1,196,712  

UACJ Corp.

    164,800       4,551,987  

UBE Corp.

    551,300       9,165,645  

Ulvac Inc.

    257,800       12,617,616  

Unicharm Corp.

    2,293,400       78,912,154  

United Arrows Ltd.

    124,100       1,627,457  

United Super Markets Holdings Inc.

    474,800       3,264,839  

United Urban Investment Corp.

    16,388       16,593,286  

Universal Entertainment Corp.

    127,900       1,849,804  

Usen-Next Holdings Co. Ltd.

    104,200       3,024,398  

Ushio Inc.

    569,400       7,976,866  

USS Co. Ltd.

    1,187,300       22,453,511  

UT Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    163,500       2,619,591  

Valor Holdings Co. Ltd.

    194,300       3,319,563  

ValueCommerce Co. Ltd.

    79,400       677,182  

Vector Inc.

    110,500       887,362  

Vision Inc./Tokyo Japan(a)(b)

    180,100       1,429,623  

Visional Inc.(a)(b)

    128,900       8,067,430  

VT Holdings Co. Ltd.

    578,000       2,083,370  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Wacoal Holdings Corp.

    249,300     $ 5,815,972  

Wacom Co. Ltd.

    857,400       3,951,179  

WealthNavi Inc.(a)

    225,200       2,591,778  

Weathernews Inc.

    28,500       1,033,732  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    536,700       9,053,502  

West Holdings Corp.

    127,730       2,937,944  

West Japan Railway Co.

    1,241,000       51,687,048  

WingArc1st Inc.

    105,300       2,003,204  

Workman Co. Ltd.(b)

    123,100       3,519,072  

W-Scope Corp.(a)(b)

    292,800       1,512,625  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    1,469,600       32,098,394  

Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,902,900       11,921,715  

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

    1,228,500       11,676,973  

Yamaha Corp.

    810,500       17,823,346  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    5,095,600       48,162,315  

YA-MAN Ltd.(b)

    190,900       1,311,485  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,579,600       27,305,637  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    211,700       11,718,396  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    652,000       15,460,441  

Yamazen Corp.

    445,900       3,813,231  

Yaoko Co. Ltd.

    90,500       5,221,655  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    1,384,300       52,169,139  

Yellow Hat Ltd.

    157,500       1,955,351  

Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.

    72,900       1,919,952  

Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.

    140,300       2,715,259  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    1,282,200       25,196,126  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

    698,900       16,541,340  

Yokorei Co. Ltd.

    268,900       2,045,599  

Yonex Co. Ltd.

    328,200       2,666,948  

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.

    483,700       10,786,670  

Yuasa Trading Co. Ltd.

    68,100       2,269,033  

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    276,100       10,274,624  

Zenrin Co. Ltd.

    155,900       937,600  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    565,400       27,686,906  

Zeon Corp.

    783,300       7,106,428  

ZERIA Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    18,600       257,599  

Zojirushi Corp.

    165,200       1,598,824  

ZOZO Inc.

    852,700       18,671,150  

Zuken Inc.

    44,300       1,210,833  
   

 

 

 
       26,152,597,316  
Netherlands — 4.5%            

Aalberts NV

    556,642       22,136,711  

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(d)

    2,597,834       38,233,318  

Adyen NV(a)(d)

    123,370       154,729,010  

Aegon Ltd.

    9,743,329       57,480,151  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    1,139,079       87,207,888  

Akzo Nobel NV

    965,086       74,130,639  

Alfen NV(a)(b)(d)

    126,732       7,663,931  

Allfunds Group PLC

    2,040,658       14,629,872  

AMG Critical Materials NV

    205,791       4,367,253  

Arcadis NV

    439,795       24,145,381  

Ariston Holding NV

    454,368       2,982,057  

ASM International NV

    263,900       146,262,248  

ASML Holding NV

    2,291,034       1,987,673,332  

ASR Nederland NV

    877,977       41,375,976  

Basic-Fit NV(a)(b)(d)

    291,255       8,433,182  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    441,129       66,292,109  

Brunel International NV

    228,464       2,541,550  

Corbion NV

    346,092       6,701,848  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    3,480,706       35,263,842  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    282,235       6,323,190  

EXOR NV, NVS(b)

    584,883       56,588,894  
Security   Shares     Value  

Netherlands (continued)

   

Fastned BV(a)(b)

    32,797     $ 972,413  

Ferrovial SE

    2,877,842       109,747,155  

Flow Traders Ltd., NVS

    190,963       3,429,932  

Fugro NV(a)

    667,335       12,320,897  

Heineken Holding NV

    715,775       60,058,979  

Heineken NV

    1,626,875       163,656,313  

IMCD NV

    322,814       49,274,562  

ING Groep NV

    20,436,502       290,371,322  

InPost SA(a)

    1,253,792       18,831,732  

Iveco Group NV(a)

    1,087,039       11,600,180  

JDE Peet’s NV

    677,879       16,733,690  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(b)(d)

    1,138,679       17,193,332  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    5,439,630       152,979,537  

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

    1,840,852       5,082,196  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    18,562,096       63,143,435  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    4,614,636       97,625,195  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    398,894       12,460,911  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, NVS(b)

    368,139       1,330,006  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class A

    1,716,719       4,382,121  

NN Group NV

    1,510,527       61,913,831  

NSI NV

    134,638       2,880,966  

OCI NV

    592,947       16,936,929  

Pharming Group NV(a)

    4,374,413       5,514,745  

PostNL NV

    1,991,379       2,901,837  

Prosus NV

    8,383,334       249,418,245  

Qiagen NV, NVS

    1,266,208       54,936,712  

Randstad NV

    657,122       37,364,090  

SBM Offshore NV

    845,462       10,763,465  

Signify NV(d)

    700,521       21,004,875  

Sligro Food Group NV

    129,584       2,012,904  

Technip Energies NV

    830,525       17,192,348  

TKH Group NV

    242,551       9,766,978  

TomTom NV(a)(b)

    540,789       3,661,634  

Universal Music Group NV

    4,639,049       136,748,604  

Van Lanschot Kempen NV

    194,884       5,867,498  

Vastned Retail NV

    145,752       3,217,165  

Wereldhave NV

    230,018       3,445,406  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    1,425,384       210,125,887  
   

 

 

 
       4,792,030,409  
New Zealand — 0.3%            

Air New Zealand Ltd.

    4,778,588       1,854,779  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    7,169,464       36,964,991  

Contact Energy Ltd.

    4,249,777       20,963,245  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    926,784       21,223,640  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    3,252,727       46,979,260  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    4,457,803       12,316,240  

Goodman Property Trust

    5,560,119       7,612,914  

Infratil Ltd.

    4,609,401       29,735,171  

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.(b)

    7,015,212       3,730,602  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    4,235,316       17,474,647  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    7,151,699       24,228,449  

Oceania Healthcare Ltd.

    1,299,182       555,887  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.(a)

    4,165,865       14,471,850  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    10,634,310       34,548,676  

Warehouse Group Ltd. (The)(b)

    664,996       646,301  
   

 

 

 
      273,306,652  
Norway — 0.9%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    1,989,257       21,373,081  

Aker ASA, Class A

    143,941       8,553,217  

Aker BP ASA

    1,855,786       49,255,487  

Aker Carbon Capture ASA(a)

    2,018,993       1,990,600  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Norway (continued)

   

Aker Solutions ASA

    1,500,629     $ 5,565,865  

Atea ASA

    587,265       7,828,525  

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    611,926       4,436,012  

Avance Gas Holding Ltd.(d)

    73,691       859,019  

Bakkafrost P/F

    275,680       15,396,224  

Borr Drilling Ltd.(b)

    1,207,381       7,480,514  

Borregaard ASA

    683,166       11,653,234  

BW LPG Ltd.(d)

    618,210       7,629,719  

Cadeler AS(a)(b)

    635,976       2,925,529  

Cool Co. Ltd.

    132,801       1,572,058  

Crayon Group Holding ASA(a)(b)(d)

    407,423       3,425,121  

DNB Bank ASA

    5,200,857       101,103,154  

DNO ASA

    2,527,511       2,214,872  

DOF Group ASA(a)

    545,476       2,944,513  

Elkem ASA(b)(d)

    2,108,728       4,375,626  

Entra ASA(d)

    667,734       7,313,980  

Equinor ASA

    5,124,220        146,640,229  

Europris ASA(d)

    945,997       7,090,344  

Flex LNG Ltd.

    181,127       5,400,787  

Frontline PLC, NVS

    781,298       17,464,088  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    1,091,933       17,563,167  

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.

    734,605       7,746,593  

Grieg Seafood ASA

    369,931       2,321,467  

Hafnia Ltd.

    1,405,157       10,218,106  

Hexagon Composites ASA(a)

    455,421       1,020,202  

Hoegh Autoliners ASA

    485,166       4,885,220  

Kitron ASA

    375,291       1,142,297  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    530,158       27,018,623  

Leroy Seafood Group ASA

    1,625,349       6,527,926  

Mowi ASA

    2,605,936       46,907,696  

MPC Container Ships ASA

    1,887,162       2,836,800  

NEL ASA(a)(b)

    9,610,962       4,798,349  

Nordic Semiconductor ASA(a)(b)

    957,024       9,609,843  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    7,413,871       43,449,010  

Norske Skog ASA(b)(d)

    360,502       1,242,275  

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA(a)(b)

    4,218,341       5,164,618  

Nykode Therapeutics ASA(a)(b)

    556,543       956,213  

Odfjell Drilling Ltd.

    507,259       1,880,748  

Orkla ASA

    4,155,194       32,548,153  

PGS ASA(a)

    5,515,986       3,451,513  

Protector Forsikring ASA

    586,118       10,510,528  

REC Silicon ASA(a)(b)

    1,455,850       1,701,102  

Salmar ASA

    415,241       23,050,202  

Scatec ASA(a)(d)

    679,479       5,052,374  

Schibsted ASA, Class A

    423,407       12,988,839  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    514,751       14,771,148  

Seadrill Ltd.(a)(b)

    133,199       5,733,245  

SpareBank 1 Nord Norge

    524,902       5,170,539  

SpareBank 1 Oestlandet(b)

    10,466       121,804  

SpareBank 1 SMN

    1,128,394       15,362,638  

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA

    1,045,014       12,673,232  

Stolt-Nielsen Ltd.

    142,306       5,319,115  

Storebrand ASA

    2,532,783       22,772,658  

Subsea 7 SA

    1,306,784       17,612,809  

Telenor ASA

    3,793,357       42,091,303  

TGS ASA

    804,535       7,834,365  

TOMRA Systems ASA

    1,366,698       13,728,175  

Veidekke ASA

    597,310       5,452,163  

Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA

    686,340       6,672,221  

Yara International ASA

    912,961       30,175,778  
   

 

 

 
      934,574,855  
Security   Shares     Value  

Portugal — 0.2%

   

Altri SGPS SA(b)

    674,162     $ 3,286,352  

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R(a)

    48,200,455       14,021,339  

Corticeira Amorim SGPS SA

    46,915       479,125  

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

    839,559       3,331,216  

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    17,723,725       79,055,552  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    2,720,736       42,829,127  

Greenvolt Energias Renovaveis SA(a)(b)

    369,550       3,226,932  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    1,582,661       35,994,967  

Navigator Co. SA (The)

    1,739,184       7,166,366  

NOS SGPS SA

    1,143,469       4,053,251  

REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

    3,102,969       7,623,924  

Sonae SGPS SA

    6,870,909       6,642,311  
   

 

 

 
      207,710,462  
Singapore — 1.4%            

AEM Holdings Ltd.(b)

    1,660,600       3,304,387  

AIMS APAC REIT(b)

    776,693       757,056  

Best World International Ltd.(a)(b)

    743,400       934,970  

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    22,097,903       47,891,172  

CapitaLand Ascott Trust

    12,929,968       9,218,205  

CapitaLand China Trust(b)

    7,075,080       4,394,640  

Capitaland India Trust

    4,821,746       3,774,009  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    31,590,057       47,093,393  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore

    14,722,200       32,319,460  

CDL Hospitality Trusts

    7,158,646       5,483,315  

City Developments Ltd.

    2,907,600       13,196,984  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    11,530,200       11,992,379  

Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust

    1,006,540       1,519,926  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    10,262,500        243,070,216  

Digital Core REIT Management Pte Ltd.(b)

    4,406,100       2,832,201  

ESR-LOGOS REIT

    47,081,427       10,879,793  

Far East Hospitality Trust

    613,500       297,261  

First Resources Ltd.

    2,985,900       3,286,235  

Frasers Centrepoint Trust

    6,341,588       10,846,786  

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust

    16,676,986       13,882,599  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    33,542,800       25,190,780  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    40,138,700       8,078,605  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    10,674,910       32,771,974  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Class U(b)

    30,360,600       4,546,712  

iFAST Corp. Ltd.

    865,600       4,746,591  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.(b)

    554,100       10,691,928  

Keppel DC REIT

    7,972,200       10,010,052  

Keppel Infrastructure Trust(b)

    20,461,769       7,689,629  

Keppel Ltd.

    8,149,300       43,303,430  

Keppel REIT

    17,885,740       12,300,309  

Lendlease Global Commercial REIT(b)

    7,462,809       3,494,308  

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    12,160,720       22,148,991  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    19,591,279       22,527,532  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    13,366,056       14,474,288  

Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)

    190,419       862,598  

Nanofilm Technologies International Ltd.(b)

    1,560,600       796,119  

NetLink NBN Trust

    22,336,900       14,069,833  

Olam Group Ltd.(b)

    4,879,400       3,242,566  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    19,141,100       183,091,692  

Paragon REIT

    4,686,995       3,057,116  

Parkway Life REIT

    2,743,300       7,188,880  

Raffles Medical Group Ltd.(b)

    6,683,100       5,022,089  

Riverstone Holdings Ltd./Singapore

    2,789,400       1,450,989  

Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust(b)

    298,200       148,933  

SATS Ltd.(a)

    6,086,026       12,426,068  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)

    2,081,757       79,398,212  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)(b)

    254,323,069       18,874,127  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    5,742,000       24,165,140  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Singapore (continued)            

Sheng Siong Group Ltd.

    4,544,700     $ 5,277,503  

SIA Engineering Co. Ltd.

    336,100       575,011  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    8,505,700       42,216,189  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    4,110,200       28,700,021  

Singapore Post Ltd.(b)

    9,868,800       3,016,182  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    9,014,200       24,977,787  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    45,975,500       82,045,242  

Starhill Global REIT

    10,842,400       4,162,382  

StarHub Ltd.

    4,182,800       3,305,082  

Straits Trading Co. Ltd.(b)

    838,224       1,035,677  

Suntec REIT(b)

    12,469,500       11,023,391  

UMS Holdings Ltd.(b)

    3,126,800       2,964,130  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    7,139,300       150,486,018  

UOL Group Ltd.

    2,519,300       11,698,561  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    1,624,900       16,188,172  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    10,834,600       26,530,555  

Yangzijiang Financial Holding Ltd.(b)

    14,226,700       3,327,966  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    15,398,500       19,223,790  

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    6,324,700       2,444,121  
   

 

 

 
       1,481,942,258  
Spain — 2.4%            

Acciona SA

    137,440       17,778,513  

Acerinox SA

    1,068,464       11,279,976  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    1,270,227       50,123,782  

Aena SME SA(d)

    418,541       74,042,905  

Almirall SA

    448,261       4,252,151  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    2,540,317       178,026,354  

Applus Services SA

    856,123       10,353,126  

Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA

    736,892       2,961,805  

Audax Renovables SA(a)

    729,635       1,031,859  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    33,687,765       315,298,500  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    31,027,592       40,271,831  

Banco Santander SA

    91,844,325       369,127,782  

Bankinter SA

    3,704,951       22,874,809  

CaixaBank SA

    23,086,009       98,438,516  

Cellnex Telecom SA(d)

    3,205,415       123,335,919  

Cia. de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

    344,090       9,732,578  

Cie. Automotive SA

    352,229       9,292,793  

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA

    156,467       5,623,513  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    359,227       9,334,541  

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA(a)(b)

    11,500,318       149,141  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    1,780,636       28,834,255  

eDreams ODIGEO SA(a)

    270,883       2,057,651  

Enagas SA

    815,479       13,275,820  

Ence Energia y Celulosa SA(b)

    987,865       3,123,463  

Endesa SA

    1,779,594       35,257,232  

Faes Farma SA

    2,260,260       7,427,614  

Fluidra SA

    541,777       11,729,045  

Gestamp Automocion SA(d)

    1,149,642       3,813,455  

Global Dominion Access SA(d)

    401,657       1,551,879  

Grenergy Renovables SA(a)(b)

    82,528       2,879,178  

Grifols SA(a)(b)

    1,679,981       18,299,606  

Iberdrola SA

    34,547,478       415,984,676  

Iberdrola SA, NVS

    592,909       7,139,187  

Indra Sistemas SA(b)

    947,814       16,827,703  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    6,176,107       264,074,064  

Inmobiliaria Colonial SOCIMI SA

    1,634,689       9,828,240  

Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA

    118,492       8,172,689  

Lar Espana Real Estate SOCIMI SA

    693,951       4,657,208  
Security   Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)            

Linea Directa Aseguradora SA Cia de Segurosy Reaseguros

    3,584,205     $ 3,745,627  

Mapfre SA

    5,177,773       11,401,009  

Melia Hotels International SA(a)(b)

    716,230       4,846,063  

Merlin Properties SOCIMI SA

    1,801,703       18,347,141  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    802,329       21,604,917  

Neinor Homes SA(d)

    301,140       3,397,615  

Opdenergy Holdings SA, NVS(a)

    272,178       1,697,204  

Pharma Mar SA

    86,996       3,631,508  

Prosegur Cash SA(d)

    203,934       110,637  

Prosegur Cia. de Seguridad SA

    1,610,724       3,047,755  

Redeia Corp. SA

    1,672,728       27,834,393  

Repsol SA

    7,327,300       108,211,622  

Sacyr SA

    3,049,207       10,052,465  

Sacyr SA, NVS

    60,681       200,406  

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA(a)

    469,585       6,933,010  

Tecnicas Reunidas SA(a)(b)

    336,657       2,827,898  

Telefonica SA

    28,291,205       115,112,190  

Unicaja Banco SA(d)

    9,706,895       9,281,190  

Vidrala SA

    115,678       11,594,451  

Viscofan SA

    217,122       12,717,693  
   

 

 

 
       2,584,858,153  
Sweden — 3.4%            

AAK AB

    1,021,109       23,013,843  

AcadeMedia AB(d)

    196,308       1,072,402  

AddLife AB, Class B

    630,344       6,794,148  

AddTech AB, Class B

    1,461,935       30,159,287  

AFRY AB

    597,302       8,248,224  

Alfa Laval AB

    1,635,064       59,995,084  

Alleima AB, NVS

    1,165,203       7,735,482  

Arjo AB, Class B

    1,396,484       6,536,361  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    5,696,679       156,235,513  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    15,330,977       244,673,401  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    8,764,902       121,375,937  

Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B

    314,619       6,306,499  

Attendo AB(a)(d)

    768,370       3,008,757  

Avanza Bank Holding AB

    719,126       14,445,420  

Axfood AB

    610,808       15,454,132  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    2,199,981       29,952,721  

Betsson AB

    709,130       7,717,544  

Bilia AB, Class A

    492,063       5,948,737  

Billerud Aktiebolag

    1,257,025       11,177,577  

BioArctic AB, Class B(a)(b)(d)

    203,231       4,408,091  

BioGaia AB, Class B

    552,314       5,976,040  

Biotage AB

    400,979       5,699,385  

Boliden AB

    1,530,216       40,616,012  

BoneSupport Holding AB(a)(d)

    313,925       6,215,184  

Boozt AB(a)(d)

    316,402       3,706,227  

Bravida Holding AB(d)

    1,403,432       10,641,834  

Bufab AB

    137,741       4,878,301  

Bure Equity AB

    294,544       8,412,582  

Calliditas Therapeutics AB, Class B(a)(b)

    231,219       2,526,231  

Camurus AB(a)

    169,027       8,379,573  

Castellum AB(a)

    2,187,091       28,156,355  

Catena AB

    177,497       7,567,887  

Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB

    218,538       2,574,889  

Clas Ohlson AB, Class B

    176,446       2,510,924  

Cloetta AB, Class B

    1,438,745       2,589,469  

Coor Service Management Holding AB(d)

    445,013       1,875,113  

Corem Property Group AB, Class B

    3,222,032       3,246,264  

Creades AB, Class A

    237,933       1,572,537  

Dios Fastigheter AB

    358,667       2,782,011  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Dometic Group AB(d)

    1,792,687     $ 14,266,043  

Electrolux AB, Class B(a)

    1,227,173       11,478,998  

Electrolux Professional AB, Class B

    1,659,033       8,815,164  

Elekta AB, Class B

    2,073,299       15,644,505  

Embracer Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    4,294,123       8,195,192  

Engcon AB(b)

    223,234       1,786,341  

Epiroc AB

    3,773,798       66,678,290  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    2,123,383       33,107,568  

EQT AB

    2,050,804       55,068,482  

Essity AB, Class B

    3,439,556       80,772,091  

Evolution AB(d)

    1,043,804       121,878,297  

Fabege AB

    1,446,280       13,545,729  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)

    3,688,435       24,481,220  

Fortnox AB

    2,741,186       15,112,939  

Getinge AB, Class B

    1,297,152       27,729,383  

Granges AB

    667,415       6,617,864  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    3,666,890       51,735,207  

Hemnet Group AB

    483,894       13,064,077  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    11,775,342       128,511,206  

Hexatronic Group AB(b)

    932,287       1,955,579  

Hexpol AB

    1,570,895       17,981,335  

HMS Networks AB(b)

    134,001       5,895,381  

Holmen AB, Class B

    528,496       20,827,650  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

    702,473       9,083,599  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    2,327,050       18,101,910  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    743,124       23,395,020  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    862,656       27,112,481  

Indutrade AB

    1,551,995       37,704,289  

Instalco AB

    1,186,244       4,743,420  

Intrum AB(b)

    455,916       2,700,452  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    857,830       21,574,936  

Investor AB, Class B

    9,831,949        231,490,937  

INVISIO AB

    213,278       4,139,557  

Inwido AB

    453,925       5,544,889  

JM AB(b)

    356,901       5,811,736  

Kambi Group PLC, Class B(a)

    144,120       1,931,913  

Kindred Group PLC

    1,303,665       15,336,577  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    1,352,269       14,528,796  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    435,636       22,714,412  

Lifco AB, Class B

    1,318,060       31,800,705  

Lindab International AB

    471,898       8,960,729  

Loomis AB, Class B

    435,216       11,915,335  

Medicover AB, Class B

    351,939       5,804,084  

MEKO AB

    283,392       2,878,403  

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR(a)

    885,800       15,195,481  

MIPS AB

    152,904       5,079,626  

Modern Times Group MTG AB, Class B(a)

    515,009       3,941,886  

Munters Group AB(d)

    697,608       11,134,682  

Mycronic AB

    447,968       12,459,712  

NCAB Group AB(b)

    516,536       3,340,729  

NCC AB, Class B

    511,840       6,536,235  

New Wave Group AB, Class B

    496,962       4,413,698  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    8,603,230       51,405,854  

Nolato AB, Class B

    1,295,000       6,271,578  

Nordnet AB publ

    746,191       11,741,726  

Norion Bank AB(a)

    131,057       519,000  

Note AB(a)(b)

    100,947       1,426,814  

NP3 Fastigheter AB

    149,465       2,944,581  

Nyfosa AB

    1,071,996       9,588,342  

OX2 AB, Class B(a)

    728,285       3,465,165  

Pandox AB, Class B

    523,414       7,177,190  

Paradox Interactive AB

    195,720       3,834,482  
Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Peab AB, Class B(b)

    1,095,576     $ 5,408,791  

Platzer Fastigheter Holding AB, Class B

    336,080       2,737,785  

Ratos AB, Class B

    1,300,596       4,287,144  

Resurs Holding AB(d)

    432,841       594,809  

Rvrc Holding AB

    203,480       1,237,872  

Saab AB, Class B

    453,265       29,186,160  

Sagax AB, Class B

    1,111,343       27,007,093  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB(b)

    6,231,581       2,855,277  

Sandvik AB

    6,017,774       126,468,835  

Scandic Hotels Group AB(a)(b)(d)

    817,419       3,765,986  

Sdiptech AB, Class B(a)

    156,698       3,889,050  

Sectra AB, Class B

    762,338       14,199,655  

Securitas AB, Class B

    2,724,266       26,463,663  

Sinch AB(a)(b)(d)

    3,833,521       11,772,740  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    8,893,653       126,308,872  

Skanska AB, Class B

    1,882,144       32,635,622  

SKF AB, Class B

    1,886,269       37,169,150  

SkiStar AB

    148,299       1,862,661  

SSAB AB, Class A

    1,246,592       9,698,246  

SSAB AB, Class B

    3,708,263       28,325,417  

Stillfront Group AB(a)

    2,956,361       3,063,809  

Storskogen Group AB

    7,693,198       5,310,623  

Surgical Science Sweden AB(a)

    181,168       3,096,262  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    3,415,026       46,491,881  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    8,122,546       87,563,739  

Svolder AB

    517,558       2,862,632  

Sweco AB, Class B

    1,220,574       14,307,329  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    4,807,912       97,975,522  

SwedenCare AB(b)

    506,973       3,013,587  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)

    1,108,210       31,105,381  

Synsam AB

    282,354       1,256,144  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    3,108,465       26,502,869  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    16,513,741       91,543,521  

Telia Co. AB

    13,881,273       35,802,190  

Thule Group AB(d)

    620,206       15,781,203  

Trelleborg AB, Class B

    1,325,530       40,345,401  

Troax Group AB

    133,911       2,909,158  

Truecaller AB(a)(b)

    1,336,839       3,952,663  

Vimian Group AB(a)(b)

    954,927       2,620,701  

Vitec Software Group AB, Class B

    174,109       9,671,009  

Vitrolife AB

    435,235       7,165,442  

Volvo AB, Class A

    1,105,435       27,177,279  

Volvo AB, Class B

    8,526,283       204,335,103  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)(b)

    3,283,374       8,559,761  

Wallenstam AB, Class B(b)

    2,261,123       11,350,300  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    1,704,843       15,240,700  

Xvivo Perfusion AB(a)

    62,630       1,740,502  
   

 

 

 
       3,623,705,019  
Switzerland — 9.5%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    9,083,001       384,318,145  

Accelleron Industries AG, NVS

    527,657       16,884,887  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    903,987       39,091,164  

Alcon Inc.

    2,841,825       213,918,363  

Allreal Holding AG, Registered

    76,032       13,523,917  

ALSO Holding AG, Registered

    33,839       9,906,928  

Arbonia AG

    361,315       4,183,839  

Aryzta AG(a)

    5,770,101       10,356,614  

Autoneum Holding AG(a)(b)

    22,369       3,323,857  

Avolta AG, Registered(a)

    594,713       22,720,912  

Bachem Holding AG, Class B

    194,901       13,047,399  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    249,194       39,806,525  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    165,821       21,231,119  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    19,921     $ 29,096,753  

Basilea Pharmaceutica AG,
Registered(a)(b)

    92,994       3,645,790  

Belimo Holding AG, Registered

    55,675       25,960,661  

Bell Food Group AG, Registered

    12,157       3,564,581  

BKW AG

    133,521       21,212,266  

Bossard Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    40,667       9,731,842  

Bucher Industries AG, Registered

    43,762       18,536,110  

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    21,895       12,249,536  

Burkhalter Holding AG

    39,435       4,025,985  

Bystronic AG, Registered

    8,086       4,051,568  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    169,581       13,075,026  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    5,919       75,224,265  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    576       73,013,167  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    2,961,572       439,895,741  

Clariant AG, Registered

    1,178,645       15,088,631  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    1,247,335       36,667,589  

Coltene Holding AG, Registered

    14,299       941,467  

Comet Holding AG, Registered

    48,092       15,856,597  

COSMO Pharmaceuticals NV(b)

    61,892       4,590,171  

Daetwyler Holding AG, Bearer

    48,682       9,898,575  

DKSH Holding AG

    201,603       14,107,131  

DocMorris AG(a)(b)

    64,770       6,042,460  

dormakaba Holding AG

    19,262       9,649,107  

Dottikon Es Holding AG(a)(b)

    14,930       3,944,655  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    1,052,015       111,230,085  

EFG International AG

    650,836       8,357,717  

Emmi AG, Registered

    13,359       13,995,204  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    39,795       30,041,829  

Flughafen Zurich AG, Registered

    112,417       23,194,546  

Forbo Holding AG, Registered

    6,261       7,361,503  

Galenica AG(d)

    295,077       26,020,638  

Geberit AG, Registered

    191,529       110,249,440  

Georg Fischer AG

    457,772       30,637,984  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    52,535       218,468,720  

Gurit Holding AG(a)(b)

    7,060       618,502  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    201,114       29,044,973  

Holcim AG

    2,956,974       225,850,196  

Huber + Suhner AG, Registered

    120,258       8,625,251  

Idorsia Ltd.(a)(b)

    628,695       1,121,920  

Implenia AG, Registered

    104,917       3,724,677  

Inficon Holding AG, Registered

    9,291       14,102,578  

Interroll Holding AG, Registered

    3,682       10,754,355  

Intershop Holding AG

    9,434       6,768,733  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    1,178,411       64,154,342  

Kardex Holding AG, Registered

    31,740       8,061,402  

Komax Holding AG, Registered

    28,167       5,416,492  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    305,866       103,651,758  

Landis+Gyr Group AG

    144,484       11,847,187  

LEM Holding SA, Registered

    2,235       5,107,387  

Leonteq AG

    31,474       1,171,152  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    942,904       79,046,724  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    423,600       207,100,450  

Medacta Group SA(d)

    29,910       4,476,104  

Medmix AG(d)

    129,949       2,605,154  

Meyer Burger Technology AG(a)(b)

    18,199,135       2,340,844  

Mobilezone Holding AG, Registered

    485,071       7,449,308  

Mobimo Holding AG, Registered

    48,783       14,412,361  

Montana Aerospace AG(a)(d)

    106,040       2,070,692  

Nestle SA, Registered

    15,153,176        1,726,712,386  
Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Novartis AG, Registered

    11,629,063     $ 1,202,604,642  

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, Registered

    1,216,637       5,301,902  

Orior AG

    35,239       2,720,936  

Partners Group Holding AG

    128,516       173,390,569  

PolyPeptide Group AG(a)(b)(d)

    79,127       1,452,418  

PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered

    252,269       33,576,258  

Rieter Holding AG, Registered

    24,191       2,545,169  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    174,096       52,738,454  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    3,995,812       1,137,673,021  

Sandoz Group AG(a)

    2,315,864       79,422,518  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    228,147       56,828,842  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    135,157       32,172,884  

Schweiter Technologies AG, NVS(b)

    6,569       3,603,971  

Sensirion Holding AG(a)(b)(d)

    43,111       3,587,595  

SFS Group AG

    121,316       14,565,151  

SGS SA

    843,152       77,912,159  

Siegfried Holding AG, Registered

    25,120       25,023,231  

Siemens Energy AG(a)(b)

    2,957,314       43,936,714  

SIG Group AG

    1,742,882       36,482,357  

Sika AG, Registered

    868,243       239,685,272  

SKAN Group AG

    56,541       4,988,830  

Softwareone Holding AG

    621,199       11,642,856  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    294,829       94,226,320  

St. Galler Kantonalbank AG, Class A, Registered

    16,339       9,455,992  

Stadler Rail AG

    331,793       10,591,373  

STMicroelectronics NV

    3,875,479       170,162,622  

Straumann Holding AG

    640,002       97,217,177  

Sulzer AG, Registered

    128,522       12,415,514  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    164,400       38,594,355  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    293,968       13,375,261  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    165,311       118,714,456  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    418,354       42,373,128  

Swiss Re AG

    1,704,114       195,121,794  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    146,286       87,520,507  

Swissquote Group Holding SA, Registered

    80,875       20,297,433  

Tecan Group AG, Registered

    74,411       28,403,774  

Temenos AG, Registered

    362,820       36,924,335  

TX Group AG

    5,077       764,830  

u-blox Holding AG

    50,588       4,985,791  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    18,632,096       557,707,203  

Valiant Holding AG, Registered

    106,703       12,785,318  

VAT Group AG(d)

    153,799       71,597,866  

Vetropack Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    46,641       2,028,986  

Vontobel Holding AG, Registered

    185,048       12,188,949  

Ypsomed Holding AG, Registered

    34,690       12,245,166  

Zehnder Group AG, Registered

    91,409       5,447,607  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    828,643       421,024,813  
   

 

 

 
       10,086,202,256  
United Kingdom — 14.2%            

3i Group PLC

    5,494,698       172,011,179  

4imprint Group PLC

    154,550       10,598,107  

888 Holdings PLC(a)

    2,117,156       2,082,064  

abrdn PLC

    11,074,297       23,559,843  

Admiral Group PLC

    1,470,584       46,760,344  

Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC

    1,997,131       5,302,371  

AG Barr PLC

    640,521       4,610,640  

Airtel Africa PLC(d)

    4,986,462       7,081,716  

AJ Bell PLC

    1,534,278       6,152,053  

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting PLC

    620,760       2,847,815  

Alpha Group International PLC

    171,318       3,570,630  

Alphawave IP Group PLC(a)(b)

    1,311,752       2,152,973  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

   

Anglo American PLC

    7,215,474     $ 172,000,172  

Antofagasta PLC

    2,218,064       48,343,248  

AO World PLC(a)(b)

    2,157,450       2,489,432  

Ascential PLC(a)

    2,437,975       9,390,489  

Ashmore Group PLC

    2,412,879       6,488,741  

Ashtead Group PLC

    2,483,075       162,372,964  

ASOS PLC(a)(b)

    409,628       1,913,290  

Associated British Foods PLC

    1,997,094       59,152,621  

Assura PLC

    16,063,895       9,067,354  

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC(a)(d)

    2,209,220       5,328,654  

AstraZeneca PLC

    8,792,601       1,165,695,252  

Atalaya Mining PLC

    593,661       2,618,167  

Auction Technology Group PLC(a)

    476,832       3,293,377  

Auto Trader Group PLC(d)

    5,233,480       48,147,381  

Aviva PLC

    15,287,987       83,450,606  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    5,308,590       34,791,000  

Babcock International Group PLC

    1,444,685       8,256,725  

BAE Systems PLC

    17,252,097       256,995,244  

Balanced Commercial Property Trust Ltd.

    3,312,420       3,176,855  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    3,432,171       14,440,642  

Bank of Georgia Group PLC

    205,154       9,866,685  

Barclays PLC

    87,208,890       162,062,656  

Barratt Developments PLC

    5,859,611       39,935,177  

Beazley PLC

    3,698,590       25,459,482  

Bellway PLC

    681,512       23,745,325  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    606,783       36,743,518  

Big Yellow Group PLC

    968,747       14,008,101  

Bodycote PLC

    1,085,934       8,756,001  

boohoo Group PLC(a)(b)

    5,659,291       2,609,181  

BP PLC

    97,236,808       567,903,456  

Breedon Group PLC

    1,599,573       7,368,651  

Bridgepoint Group PLC(d)

    927,070       3,158,067  

British American Tobacco PLC

    12,003,559       353,908,199  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    4,909,996       23,600,971  

Britvic PLC

    1,414,626       15,821,070  

BT Group PLC

    38,245,872       54,184,128  

Bunzl PLC

    1,905,348       77,432,895  

Burberry Group PLC

    2,161,169       35,598,608  

Burford Capital Ltd.

    1,133,174       17,275,942  

Bytes Technology Group PLC

    1,104,108       9,165,886  

C&C Group PLC

    2,312,863       4,502,157  

Capita PLC(a)(b)

    9,485,260       2,291,140  

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    9,135,265       15,389,181  

Carnival PLC(a)

    810,919       12,183,371  

Centamin PLC

    7,378,020       8,988,081  

Central Asia Metals PLC

    338,656       713,295  

Centrica PLC

    31,644,324       55,379,121  

Ceres Power Holdings PLC(a)(b)

    690,750       2,093,927  

Chemring Group PLC

    1,493,788       6,663,634  

Clarkson PLC

    121,661       5,473,426  

Close Brothers Group PLC

    782,779       5,380,485  

CLS Holdings PLC

    948,147       1,179,191  

Coats Group PLC

    9,171,989       8,322,543  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    1,183,142       81,518,484  

Compass Group PLC

    9,825,087        270,619,756  

Computacenter PLC

    520,557       19,017,626  

ConvaTec Group PLC(d)

    9,053,160       27,552,157  

Craneware PLC

    133,528       3,638,231  

Cranswick PLC

    300,979       15,348,774  

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    1,823,761       4,839,763  

Croda International PLC

    794,277       48,074,875  

Currys PLC

    5,570,505       3,493,042  
Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

   

Custodian Property Income REIT PLC

    2,260,687     $ 2,043,568  

CVS Group PLC

    460,927       9,860,163  

Darktrace PLC(a)

    1,915,434       8,305,347  

DCC PLC

    555,025       40,349,938  

Deliveroo PLC, Class A(a)(d)

    5,328,301       7,934,255  

Derwent London PLC

    556,627       15,002,119  

Diageo PLC

    12,755,283       460,693,577  

Diploma PLC

    760,420       31,345,830  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC(a)

    7,323,181       15,627,329  

DiscoverIE Group PLC

    525,005       5,183,118  

Diversified Energy Co. PLC

    280,216       3,231,829  

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    2,390,260       10,555,931  

Dowlais Group PLC

    7,556,049       8,631,362  

Dr. Martens PLC

    3,633,838       4,091,527  

Drax Group PLC

    2,413,419       15,574,017  

DS Smith PLC

    7,637,088       27,230,742  

Dunelm Group PLC

    645,442       8,890,952  

easyJet PLC(a)

    1,692,399       11,848,552  

Elementis PLC(a)

    3,676,047       6,588,149  

Empiric Student Property PLC

    1,626,934       1,884,875  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    1,045,253       18,567,771  

Energean PLC

    848,852       10,199,403  

EnQuest PLC(a)

    8,161,254       1,334,216  

Entain PLC

    3,646,979       44,421,636  

Essentra PLC

    1,733,206       3,799,932  

Experian PLC

    5,218,713       217,215,309  

FD Technologies PLC(a)

    98,373       1,563,150  

Ferrexpo PLC

    1,694,602       1,864,090  

Fevertree Drinks PLC

    572,804       7,331,738  

Firstgroup PLC

    3,985,667       8,391,540  

Forterra PLC(d)

    773,830       1,620,075  

Frasers Group PLC(a)

    1,125,169       11,512,158  

Future PLC

    655,667       5,875,525  

Games Workshop Group PLC

    190,011       23,851,338  

Gamma Communications PLC

    490,451       7,421,291  

GB Group PLC

    1,401,632       5,005,581  

Genuit Group PLC

    1,364,958       7,299,649  

Genus PLC

    382,274       11,103,339  

Glencore PLC

    59,687,637       315,804,792  

Grafton Group PLC

    1,231,893       15,173,092  

Grainger PLC

    4,236,630       14,131,424  

Great Portland Estates PLC

    1,562,074       8,219,141  

Greatland Gold PLC(a)

    24,472,976       2,233,052  

Greggs PLC

    601,374       20,257,462  

GSK PLC

    23,185,793       458,562,430  

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.(b)

    1,139,109       1,510,440  

Haleon PLC

    31,275,877        127,035,205  

Halfords Group PLC

    1,428,598       3,230,944  

Halma PLC

    2,171,819       60,113,966  

Hammerson PLC

    21,982,926       7,501,807  

Harbour Energy PLC

    3,552,375       12,485,308  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    1,982,602       19,130,948  

Hays PLC

    8,557,399       10,648,449  

Helios Towers PLC(a)

    4,024,693       4,034,491  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    925,764       22,585,913  

Hill & Smith PLC

    450,093       10,653,980  

Hiscox Ltd.

    1,921,327       25,298,592  

Hochschild Mining PLC(a)

    1,714,075       2,253,553  

Home REIT PLC(c)

    4,179,974       1,511,738  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    3,088,541       31,277,291  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    110,568,061       863,282,515  

Hunting PLC

    1,032,792       4,299,597  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

   

Ibstock PLC(d)

    2,538,919     $ 4,935,756  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    2,250,984       20,227,645  

IMI PLC

    1,428,304       30,293,682  

Impact Healthcare REIT PLC, Class B

    1,795,835       1,940,015  

Impax Asset Management Group PLC

    465,364       3,199,468  

Imperial Brands PLC

    4,885,682       117,281,419  

Inchcape PLC

    2,140,401       18,430,458  

Indivior PLC, NVS(a)

    749,655       13,177,026  

Informa PLC

    7,780,958       76,421,060  

IntegraFin Holdings PLC

    1,698,237       6,333,280  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    964,811       91,418,795  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    1,611,776       36,337,647  

International Distributions Services PLC(a)

    4,153,977       14,571,682  

Intertek Group PLC

    914,866       51,928,404  

Investec PLC

    3,753,083       24,434,505  

IP Group PLC

    5,446,483       3,616,820  

ITM Power PLC(a)(b)

    2,564,147       1,932,881  

ITV PLC(b)

    19,670,541       14,899,653  

IWG PLC(a)

    4,178,060       9,901,127  

J D Wetherspoon PLC(a)

    546,374       5,816,327  

J Sainsbury PLC

    9,537,451       32,562,384  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    14,568,482       21,528,048  

JET2 PLC

    926,032       15,678,769  

John Wood Group PLC(a)

    3,938,468       7,808,162  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    1,006,146       20,745,699  

Johnson Service Group PLC

    2,359,328       4,371,346  

JTC PLC(d)

    790,161       7,942,694  

Judges Scientific PLC

    31,434       3,664,941  

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    2,693,060       2,697,910  

Just Group PLC

    5,932,378       6,392,245  

Kainos Group PLC

    455,255       6,617,556  

Keller Group PLC

    479,418       5,310,132  

Keywords Studios PLC(b)

    414,640       8,670,887  

Kier Group PLC(a)

    1,835,654       2,973,043  

Kingfisher PLC

    10,666,517       29,656,383  

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

    1,318,728       10,144,332  

Land Securities Group PLC

    3,893,103       32,821,587  

Learning Technologies Group PLC

    3,206,997       3,271,013  

Legal & General Group PLC

    33,408,226       107,455,628  

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

    317,216       2,503,840  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    363,527,851       194,871,040  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    2,406,182       272,172,968  

LondonMetric Property PLC

    5,559,731       13,584,614  

LXI REIT PLC

    8,426,027       11,237,796  

M&G PLC

    12,191,944       34,471,101  

Man Group PLC/Jersey

    7,220,263       21,695,221  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    10,946,329       34,199,567  

Marlowe PLC(a)(b)

    440,467       2,093,265  

Marshalls PLC

    1,396,550       4,955,640  

Melrose Industries PLC

    7,609,122       56,714,491  

Mitchells & Butlers PLC(a)

    1,351,262       4,455,807  

Mitie Group PLC

    6,873,673       9,007,182  

Mobico Group PLC

    2,942,935       3,184,601  

Molten Ventures PLC(a)

    758,888       2,294,709  

Mondi PLC, NVS

    2,473,144       44,317,814  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    2,933,429       9,464,744  

Moonpig Group PLC(a)

    1,505,445       3,185,497  

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

    1,999,259       6,866,222  

Morgan Sindall Group PLC

    193,537       5,555,354  

National Grid PLC

    20,881,941        278,128,737  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    32,473,481       91,644,652  

NCC Group PLC

    1,550,830       2,382,025  
Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

   

Network International Holdings PLC(a)(d)

    2,770,511     $ 13,601,882  

Next 15 Group PLC(b)

    445,915       5,170,740  

Next PLC

    716,244       76,463,714  

Ninety One PLC

    2,300,581       5,145,905  

NMC Health PLC, NVS(c)

    475,795       6  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    3,296,460       22,580,450  

OSB Group PLC

    2,303,968       13,110,216  

Oxford Instruments PLC

    300,996       8,468,241  

Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC(a)

    3,032,374       6,160,214  

Pagegroup PLC

    1,884,619       10,953,102  

Pan African Resources PLC

    9,176,285       2,083,936  

Paragon Banking Group PLC

    1,607,877       14,320,687  

Pearson PLC

    3,638,323       44,634,134  

Pennon Group PLC

    1,404,357       12,503,823  

Persimmon PLC

    1,793,551       33,033,809  

Petrofac Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,418,109       936,355  

Pets at Home Group PLC

    2,804,310       9,958,035  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    4,231,245       27,014,937  

Picton Property Income Ltd.

    1,169,162       991,912  

Playtech PLC(a)

    1,333,377       7,509,422  

Plus500 Ltd.

    556,063       12,576,404  

Polar Capital Holdings PLC

    475,156       2,730,929  

Premier Foods PLC

    3,142,516       5,663,131  

Primary Health Properties PLC

    7,550,982       9,296,634  

PRS REIT PLC (The)

    2,993,073       3,193,809  

Prudential PLC

    15,571,853       159,962,905  

PZ Cussons PLC

    1,806,994       3,050,441  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    3,328,202       15,030,899  

Quilter PLC(d)

    8,186,454       10,871,695  

Rank Group PLC(a)

    1,094,527       976,514  

Rathbones Group PLC

    311,066       6,507,029  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    4,080,598       295,030,883  

Redde Northgate PLC

    1,541,396       6,934,611  

Redrow PLC

    1,574,036       11,957,219  

RELX PLC

    10,726,572       442,729,163  

Renewi PLC(a)

    363,319       2,702,749  

Renishaw PLC

    212,598       9,402,510  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    14,295,645       73,618,933  

RHI Magnesita NV

    157,367       6,708,867  

Rightmove PLC

    4,711,781       33,346,086  

Rio Tinto PLC

    6,339,498       438,816,337  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    47,797,861       181,462,191  

Rotork PLC

    4,682,946       18,460,663  

RS GROUP PLC

    2,666,979       26,426,984  

RWS Holdings PLC

    1,699,612       5,117,711  

S4 Capital PLC(a)(b)

    2,042,166       1,138,698  

Safestore Holdings PLC

    1,405,563       14,637,858  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    5,749,318       85,595,394  

Savills PLC

    928,168       11,915,590  

Schroders PLC

    4,935,876       25,252,429  

Segro PLC

    6,730,209       74,746,167  

Serco Group PLC

    6,663,589       14,540,885  

Serica Energy PLC

    1,389,453       3,713,692  

Severn Trent PLC

    1,517,873       49,894,038  

Shell PLC

    37,556,201        1,164,328,901  

SIG PLC(a)

    3,699,446       1,540,109  

Sirius Real Estate Ltd.

    6,003,726       6,908,539  

Smart Metering Systems PLC

    743,413       8,959,632  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    4,905,414       68,602,222  

Smiths Group PLC

    1,974,137       40,457,251  

Softcat PLC

    818,384       14,997,019  

SolGold PLC(a)

    5,483,913       542,082  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

   

Spectris PLC

    572,154     $ 26,635,715  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    421,579       53,060,280  

Spire Healthcare Group PLC(d)

    1,048,638       3,142,726  

Spirent Communications PLC

    3,596,644       5,365,341  

SSE PLC

    6,165,652       131,315,638  

SSP Group PLC(a)

    4,494,699       12,791,806  

St. James’s Place PLC

    3,059,731       25,188,631  

Standard Chartered PLC

    13,176,680       99,583,301  

SThree PLC

    693,761       3,589,884  

Supermarket Income REIT PLC

    6,680,627       6,857,752  

Synthomer PLC(a)

    711,002       1,419,650  

Target Healthcare REIT PLC

    3,376,117       3,552,791  

Tate & Lyle PLC

    2,239,865       17,684,362  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    19,951,567       37,249,411  

TBC Bank Group PLC

    226,212       8,356,679  

Team17 Group PLC(a)

    615,980       2,107,705  

Telecom Plus PLC

    493,684       9,096,891  

Tesco PLC

    40,812,117       147,887,580  

THG PLC, Class B(a)(b)

    4,779,008       3,985,027  

TI Fluid Systems PLC(d)

    1,463,270       2,653,542  

TP ICAP Group PLC

    4,586,153       10,865,799  

Trainline PLC(a)(d)

    2,605,689       10,910,437  

Travis Perkins PLC

    1,188,844       11,858,265  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

    10,440,950       21,859,043  

Trustpilot Group PLC(a)(d)

    1,485,756       3,383,569  

TUI AG(a)

    2,469,900       17,016,624  

Tullow Oil PLC(a)

    6,671,711       2,615,007  

Tyman PLC

    667,209       2,591,623  

UK Commercial Property REIT Ltd.

    1,623,129       1,314,780  

Unilever PLC

    14,169,679       689,499,612  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    2,006,371       25,633,067  

United Utilities Group PLC

    3,827,612       51,553,194  

Urban Logistics REIT PLC

    2,551,227       4,054,396  

Vanquis Banking Group PLC

    1,385,263       2,075,053  

Vesuvius PLC

    1,273,375       7,667,108  

Victoria PLC(a)(b)

    496,218       1,754,512  

Victrex PLC

    475,623       8,215,580  

Virgin Money UK PLC

    7,064,064       13,952,045  

Vistry Group PLC

    1,900,792       24,043,691  

Vodafone Group PLC

    129,610,036       110,186,738  

Volex PLC

    671,614       2,698,103  

Volution Group PLC

    1,044,309       5,717,487  

Warehouse REIT PLC

    1,392,869       1,532,179  

Watches of Switzerland Group
PLC(a)(d)

    1,368,646       6,445,561  

Weir Group PLC (The)

    1,440,170       33,103,626  

WH Smith PLC

    751,490       11,483,690  

Whitbread PLC

    1,121,360       50,828,939  

Wickes Group PLC

    1,269,021       2,517,931  

Wincanton PLC

    670,317       3,664,973  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    3,479,116       35,486,645  

Workspace Group PLC

    771,450       5,074,374  

WPP PLC

    6,067,147       58,672,288  

Yellow Cake PLC(a)(d)

    1,206,915       10,607,253  

YouGov PLC

    565,620       8,350,841  

Young & Co’s Brewery PLC, Series A, Class A(b)

    118,737       1,542,373  
   

 

 

 
      15,131,580,996  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.1%
(Cost: $93,469,635,444)

       105,376,077,784  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Preferred Stocks

   

Germany — 0.4%

   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    378,111     $ 36,945,406  

Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG, Preference Shares, NVS(d)

    658,679       55,923,120  

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    61,472       3,159,744  

Einhell Germany AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,029       173,478  

Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    395,339       17,329,102  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    994,660       76,249,165  

Jungheinrich AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    292,846       9,857,015  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    886,003       44,232,776  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    150,000       54,720,373  

Schaeffler AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    572,272       3,616,366  

Sixt SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    82,638       5,659,471  

STO SE & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    9,397       1,488,773  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,165,750       149,932,966  
   

 

 

 
      459,287,755  
Italy — 0.0%            

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA, Preference Shares, NVS

    159,495       3,871,167  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.4%
(Cost: $534,546,781)

      463,158,922  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   
Spain — 0.0%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, (Expires 02/09/24)(a)

    1,264,312       579,329  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $628,000)

      579,329  
   

 

 

 

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)

    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)(b)

    127,842       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)

    1,476,448       16  
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

      17  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.5%
(Cost: $94,004,810,225)

      105,839,816,052  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.7%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(f)(g)(h)

    736,431,065        736,872,924  
 

 

 

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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
Money Market Funds (continued)            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(f)(g)

    28,240,000     $ 28,240,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.7%
(Cost: $764,644,913)

      765,112,924  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.2%
(Cost: $94,769,455,138)

      106,604,928,976  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)%

 

    (240,013,403
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  106,364,915,573  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

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.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/23

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

01/31/24

   

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 721,911,207     $ 14,736,886 (a)    $     $ 117,375     $ 107,456     $ 736,872,924       736,431,065     $ 6,651,361 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    8,520,000       19,720,000 (a)                        28,240,000       28,240,000       1,484,551        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 117,375     $ 107,456     $ 765,112,924       $  8,135,912     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

    772        03/07/24      $ 132,503      $ 7,796,806  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

    3,724        03/15/24        187,231        4,391,158  

FTSE 100 Index

    1,028        03/15/24        99,008        392,405  

SPI 200 Index

    518        03/21/24        64,199        931,037  
          

 

 

 
           $ 13,511,406  
          

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI EAFE 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)

  $      $      $ 13,511,406      $      $      $      $ 13,511,406  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 22,814,275     $      $      $      $ 22,814,275  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (934,212   $      $      $      $ (934,212
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 545,197,976   

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

  $ 2,392,454,652            $ 102,976,047,829            $ 7,575,303            $ 105,376,077,784  

Preferred Stocks

    1,662,251          461,496,671                   463,158,922  

Rights

    579,329                            579,329  

Warrants

             1          16          17  

Short-Term Securities

                

Money Market Funds

    765,112,924                            765,112,924  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
  $  3,159,809,156        $ 103,437,544,501        $  7,575,319        $  106,604,928,976  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                

Assets

                

Equity Contracts

  $        $ 13,511,406        $        $ 13,511,406  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Austria — 0.5%

   

ams-OSRAM AG(a)

    391,383     $ 916,007  

ANDRITZ AG

    23,192       1,427,757  

AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG(b)

    11,661       281,712  

BAWAG Group AG(c)

    29,848       1,536,771  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    14,564       478,108  

Erste Group Bank AG

    118,853       5,119,997  

Immofinanz AG(a)

    15,857       376,365  

Lenzing AG(a)

    6,844       228,916  

Oesterreichische Post AG(b)

    18,595       629,320  

OMV AG

    53,727       2,391,464  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

    51,923       1,082,556  

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

    7,045       334,620  

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    105,330       883,764  

Verbund AG

    26,330       2,141,111  

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

    18,378       519,430  

voestalpine AG

    44,967       1,337,845  

Wienerberger AG

    47,403       1,606,391  
   

 

 

 
      21,292,134  
Belgium — 1.6%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    8,190       1,369,410  

Aedifica SA

    16,895       1,100,951  

Ageas SA/NV

    54,269       2,332,047  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    300,318        18,576,948  

Argenx SE(a)

    20,608       7,782,241  

Barco NV

    28,769       477,922  

Bekaert SA

    18,580       906,202  

bpost SA

    37,589       153,634  

Cofinimmo SA

    12,188       885,791  

Colruyt Group NV

    18,221       832,481  

D’ieteren Group

    8,438       1,704,581  

Elia Group SA/NV

    10,965       1,320,244  

Euronav NV

    39,606       697,676  

Fagron

    38,763       697,982  

Galapagos NV(a)

    19,900       746,503  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV(b)

    31,665       2,400,514  

Intervest Offices & Warehouses NV

    12,838       288,580  

KBC Ancora

    15,842       729,648  

KBC Group NV

    85,547       5,580,367  

Kinepolis Group NV

    6,065       268,501  

Lotus Bakeries NV

    150       1,279,009  

Melexis NV

    9,182       786,744  

Montea NV

    6,290       539,900  

Ontex Group NV(a)(b)

    27,509       217,367  

Proximus SADP

    52,209       495,428  

Sofina SA

    5,285       1,263,977  

Solvay SA

    29,416       804,483  

Syensqo SA(a)

    25,935       2,312,026  

UCB SA

    44,127       4,150,836  

Umicore SA

    70,445       1,602,374  

VGP NV

    4,974       583,395  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    64,391       1,883,897  
   

 

 

 
      64,771,659  
Denmark — 5.3%            

ALK-Abello A/S(a)

    48,965       790,142  

Alm Brand A/S

    288,566       523,854  

Ambu A/S, Class B(a)(b)

    72,258       1,198,546  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    1,129       2,047,182  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    1,652       3,045,956  

Bavarian Nordic A/S(a)(b)

    27,529       632,430  
Security   Shares     Value  
Denmark (continued)            

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    33,067     $ 4,254,646  

Chemometec A/S(b)

    7,299       394,780  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    46,667       5,379,385  

D/S Norden A/S

    8,930       480,494  

Danske Bank A/S

    236,595       6,352,920  

Demant A/S(a)

    35,589       1,612,142  

Dfds A/S

    14,325       485,334  

DSV A/S

    65,310       11,684,594  

FLSmidth & Co. A/S

    17,902       734,974  

Genmab A/S(a)

    23,009       6,362,495  

GN Store Nord A/S(a)

    47,565       1,121,702  

H Lundbeck A/S

    123,361       624,817  

H Lundbeck A/S, Class A

    30,838       136,067  

ISS A/S

    58,325       1,103,624  

Jyske Bank A/S, Registered

    19,810       1,517,379  

Netcompany Group A/S(a)(b)(c)

    16,456       656,404  

NKT A/S(a)(b)

    21,404       1,492,371  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    1,135,524        129,795,372  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    124,507       6,379,841  

Orsted A/S(c)

    64,235       3,620,590  

Pandora A/S

    30,093       4,397,096  

Per Aarsleff Holding A/S

    11,532       530,816  

Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S

    11,680       1,882,510  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    3,428       934,565  

Royal Unibrew A/S

    17,548       1,149,491  

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, Class A(c)

    20,066       359,862  

Schouw & Co. A/S

    6,777       541,890  

Spar Nord Bank A/S

    42,984       731,335  

Sydbank A/S

    25,245       1,120,352  

Topdanmark A/S

    13,838       613,691  

Tryg A/S

    117,568       2,512,912  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    349,551       9,855,594  

Zealand Pharma A/S, Class A(a)

    19,610       1,339,591  
   

 

 

 
      218,397,746  
Finland — 1.7%            

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    15,352       872,763  

Elisa OYJ

    50,486       2,300,216  

Fortum OYJ

    156,247       2,135,919  

Huhtamaki OYJ

    37,234       1,461,357  

Kemira OYJ

    49,030       917,708  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    93,339       1,822,874  

Kojamo OYJ

    49,243       583,796  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    115,372       5,711,064  

Konecranes OYJ

    25,572       1,098,228  

Mandatum OYJ(a)

    160,021       722,506  

Metsa Board OYJ, Class B

    79,014       636,395  

Metso OYJ

    243,030       2,428,996  

Neste OYJ

    146,805       5,061,031  

Nokia OYJ

    1,900,153       6,869,477  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    46,796       421,741  

Nordea Bank Abp

    1,110,293       13,681,465  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    41,882       1,928,151  

Outokumpu OYJ

    133,725       570,834  

QT Group OYJ(a)(b)

    8,536       602,091  

Revenio Group OYJ

    12,037       330,479  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    151,514       6,341,685  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    201,152       2,559,612  

TietoEVRY OYJ

    44,281       1,027,562  

Tokmanni Group Corp

    30,021       514,768  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    188,554       6,858,128  

Valmet OYJ

    59,375       1,680,532  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Finland (continued)

   

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    166,017     $ 2,449,008  
   

 

 

 
      71,588,386  
France — 16.9%            

Accor SA

    69,680       2,751,907  

Aeroports de Paris SA

    10,972       1,468,161  

Air France-KLM, NVS(a)

    44,783       570,811  

Air Liquide SA

    182,102        34,077,348  

Airbus SE

    207,025       32,976,152  

Alstom SA

    99,903       1,259,817  

Alten SA

    10,976       1,697,111  

Amundi SA(c)

    20,596       1,393,064  

Aperam SA

    18,117       558,296  

ArcelorMittal SA

    178,199       4,907,603  

Arkema SA

    21,356       2,324,237  

Atos SE(a)(b)

    46,006       196,396  

AXA SA

    626,848       21,040,347  

BioMerieux

    14,676       1,579,552  

BNP Paribas SA

    365,281       24,541,100  

Bollore SE

    278,014       1,836,291  

Bouygues SA

    73,432       2,690,004  

Bureau Veritas SA

    106,743       2,839,244  

Capgemini SE

    53,995       12,004,243  

Carmila SA

    22,603       401,633  

Carrefour SA

    209,706       3,580,163  

CGG SA(a)

    389,420       186,762  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    160,061       11,317,358  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    231,305       7,679,942  

Cie. Plastic Omnium SA

    24,609       282,055  

Clariane SE(b)

    27,855       70,394  

Coface SA

    54,844       741,095  

Covivio SA/France

    18,730       906,980  

Credit Agricole SA

    366,858       5,255,186  

Danone SA

    224,213       14,937,881  

Dassault Aviation SA

    7,127       1,349,913  

Dassault Systemes SE

    232,067       12,029,951  

Edenred SE

    88,573       5,290,331  

Eiffage SA

    25,740       2,693,180  

Elis SA

    82,909       1,822,909  

Engie SA

    629,079       10,047,946  

Esker SA(b)

    3,034       509,497  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    102,716       20,129,563  

Eurazeo SE

    16,113       1,372,509  

Euroapi SA(a)

    25,107       167,794  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    48,036       2,892,573  

Euronext NV(c)

    29,816       2,622,531  

Eutelsat Communications SACA(a)(b)

    64,194       234,139  

Fnac Darty SA

    8,404       224,513  

Forvia SE(a)

    54,904       943,648  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    14,161       1,985,337  

Gecina SA

    15,763       1,738,447  

Getlink SE

    125,190       2,157,159  

Hermes International SCA

    10,994       23,193,592  

ICADE

    11,293       382,338  

Imerys SA

    15,108       502,435  

Interparfums SA

    11,094       586,987  

Ipsen SA

    13,434       1,548,928  

IPSOS SA

    17,596       1,154,838  

JCDecaux SE(a)

    27,076       562,377  

Kering SA

    25,572       10,504,297  

Klepierre SA

    75,162       1,945,995  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    39,366       1,595,646  

Legrand SA

    92,233       8,938,817  
Security   Shares     Value  

France (continued)

   

L’Oreal SA

    83,694     $ 40,052,100  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    95,544       79,498,201  

Neoen SA(c)

    24,893       719,733  

Nexans SA

    11,555       1,051,716  

Nexity SA

    20,049       334,182  

Orange SA

    630,999       7,503,791  

Pernod Ricard SA

    71,567       11,735,954  

Publicis Groupe SA

    80,422       8,057,764  

Quadient SA

    17,333       367,234  

Remy Cointreau SA

    8,081       818,800  

Renault SA

    66,183       2,492,431  

Rexel SA

    90,397       2,407,568  

Rubis SCA

    37,852       957,145  

Safran SA

    119,043       22,226,382  

Sanofi SA

    396,069       39,664,542  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    9,561       2,576,089  

Schneider Electric SE

    189,553       37,237,685  

SCOR SE

    51,800       1,545,254  

SEB SA

    8,940       1,091,666  

SES SA, Class A

    143,892       882,854  

Societe BIC SA

    9,575       662,518  

Societe Generale SA

    250,771       6,446,073  

Sodexo SA

    31,023       3,499,672  

SOITEC(a)

    9,349       1,351,202  

Sopra Steria Group SACA

    6,639       1,557,205  

SPIE SA

    52,035       1,721,191  

Teleperformance SE

    20,429       3,190,479  

Thales SA

    36,555       5,346,317  

TotalEnergies SE

    801,965       52,027,948  

Trigano SA

    4,689       738,613  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(a)

    31,848       702,506  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    42,343       3,031,958  

Valeo SE

    78,413       1,023,489  

Vallourec SACA(a)

    60,583       866,712  

Valneva SE(a)

    51,225       208,816  

Veolia Environnement SA

    239,745       7,811,813  

Verallia SA(c)

    29,095       1,026,016  

Vicat SACA

    14,302       556,427  

Vinci SA

    177,264       22,392,390  

Virbac SACA

    2,271       819,578  

Vivendi SE

    241,099       2,717,079  

VusionGroup(a)

    2,830       420,201  

Wendel SE

    9,495       860,841  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    85,606       1,157,264  
   

 

 

 
       696,556,722  
Germany — 11.6%            

adidas AG

    55,895       10,552,305  

AIXTRON SE

    40,032       1,489,920  

Allianz SE, Registered

    139,203       37,191,694  

Amadeus Fire AG

    3,793       458,210  

Aroundtown SA(a)

    299,520       668,150  

Aurubis AG

    12,123       872,047  

Auto1 Group SE(a)(c)

    38,087       158,457  

BASF SE

    309,746       14,807,095  

Bayer AG, Registered

    342,652       10,662,170  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    112,351       11,690,469  

Bechtle AG

    30,328       1,572,593  

Befesa SA(c)

    15,804       555,368  

Beiersdorf AG

    34,893       5,106,229  

Bilfinger SE

    17,024       721,692  

Brenntag SE

    49,452       4,372,051  

CANCOM SE

    15,832       502,564  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Germany (continued)

   

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    14,355     $ 1,513,185  

Commerzbank AG

    379,004       4,352,327  

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA

    12,152       521,013  

Continental AG

    39,111       3,195,003  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    68,120       3,597,109  

CropEnergies AG

    11,876       147,726  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    23,765       1,608,348  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    185,763       6,638,642  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    61,396       1,393,031  

Dermapharm Holding SE

    9,274       394,475  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    665,178       8,592,587  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    65,456       13,034,885  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    213,044       1,771,540  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG(b)(c)

    58,720       353,382  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    343,721       16,462,225  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    1,127,740        27,683,546  

Duerr AG

    21,810       498,652  

E.ON SE

    780,936       10,565,499  

Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG

    7,500       373,022  

Encavis AG(a)

    43,914       611,385  

Evonik Industries AG

    74,191       1,364,828  

Evotec SE(a)

    55,765       853,043  

Fielmann Group AG

    8,797       457,729  

flatexDEGIRO AG(a)

    25,091       274,372  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide(a)

    13,565       796,157  

Freenet AG

    53,040       1,465,638  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA(b)

    70,642       2,730,285  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    148,586       4,171,230  

GEA Group AG

    54,257       2,172,941  

Gerresheimer AG

    12,668       1,291,489  

Grand City Properties SA(a)

    36,694       356,179  

GRENKE AG(b)

    10,773       260,893  

Hannover Rueck SE

    20,443       4,900,532  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    49,273       4,550,088  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    56,259       744,011  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    36,358       2,486,547  

Hensoldt AG

    18,394       552,204  

Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA

    4,903       352,030  

Hugo Boss AG

    21,221       1,325,349  

Hypoport SE(a)(b)

    1,519       322,654  

Infineon Technologies AG

    455,016       16,588,483  

Jenoptik AG

    24,127       753,467  

K+S AG, Registered

    66,873       937,976  

KION Group AG

    24,518       1,118,632  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    23,863       1,473,925  

Kontron AG

    15,800       366,409  

Krones AG

    6,244       773,787  

LANXESS AG(b)

    30,464       813,277  

LEG Immobilien SE(a)

    26,055       2,162,035  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    279,336       18,858,749  

Merck KGaA

    44,879       7,363,544  

METRO AG(a)

    73,037       492,267  

MorphoSys AG(a)(b)

    12,620       528,548  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    19,175       4,408,911  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    46,945       19,985,375  

Nagarro SE(a)

    4,240       414,408  

Nemetschek SE

    20,302       1,873,339  

Nordex SE(a)(b)

    51,457       525,030  

Norma Group SE

    13,542       220,221  

Patrizia SE(b)

    19,694       168,029  

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    2,166       363,440  
Security   Shares     Value  

Germany (continued)

   

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE(b)

    59,528     $ 418,762  

Puma SE

    36,210       1,457,228  

Rational AG

    1,801       1,383,502  

Redcare Pharmacy NV(a)(c)

    6,304       877,487  

Rheinmetall AG

    15,197       5,321,545  

RWE AG

    221,329       8,172,711  

Salzgitter AG

    13,448       375,084  

SAP SE

    362,176       62,745,752  

Scout24 SE(c)

    29,340       2,160,313  

Siemens AG, Registered

    263,972       47,257,282  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    97,133       5,405,571  

Siltronic AG

    8,101       761,398  

Sixt SE(b)

    5,740       559,397  

SMA Solar Technology AG(a)

    6,467       331,692  

Stabilus SE

    11,320       793,231  

Stratec SE(b)

    4,850       221,449  

Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA

    12,140       712,765  

Suedzucker AG

    27,264       384,803  

Symrise AG, Class A

    45,716       4,716,689  

Synlab AG, NVS

    30,725       330,285  

TAG Immobilien AG(a)

    64,532       903,244  

Talanx AG(a)

    21,845       1,532,667  

TeamViewer SE(a)(c)

    53,589       768,286  

thyssenkrupp AG

    183,964       1,135,368  

United Internet AG, Registered

    34,453       905,515  

Varta AG(a)(b)

    7,979       149,906  

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG

    9,370       204,966  

Vitesco Technologies Group AG(a)

    2,778       242,780  

Volkswagen AG

    9,633       1,359,997  

Vonovia SE

    256,140       7,979,364  

Vossloh AG

    7,357       326,342  

Wacker Chemie AG

    6,420       696,061  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

    78,353       1,564,445  
   

 

 

 
       478,462,534  
Ireland — 1.3%            

AIB Group PLC

    574,992       2,525,608  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    369,425       3,397,225  

Cairn Homes PLC

    509,861       782,293  

CRH PLC

    250,193       17,749,096  

Dalata Hotel Group PLC

    108,018       560,912  

Flutter Entertainment PLC(a)

    61,794       12,683,596  

Glanbia PLC

    82,153       1,468,467  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    58,039       5,173,248  

Kingspan Group PLC

    56,989       4,628,452  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    94,555       3,523,572  
   

 

 

 
      52,492,469  
Italy — 4.2%            

A2A SpA

    668,156       1,324,728  

ACEA SpA

    21,515       339,520  

Amplifon SpA

    44,668       1,457,897  

Anima Holding SpA(c)

    127,015       573,276  

Ascopiave SpA

    78,734       191,022  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    344,313       7,680,562  

Azimut Holding SpA

    45,682       1,273,555  

Banca Generali SpA

    27,485       1,047,808  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    103,743       1,061,677  

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA(a)

    288,455       1,012,401  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SpA

    127,798       971,010  

Banco BPM SpA

    428,984       2,314,494  

BFF Bank SpA(c)

    81,248       878,018  

BPER Banca

    398,779       1,438,341  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Italy (continued)

   

Brembo SpA

    63,590     $ 783,226  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    13,281       1,316,637  

Buzzi SpA

    35,250       1,198,147  

Credito Emiliano SpA

    63,094       573,550  

De’ Longhi SpA

    30,552       989,553  

DiaSorin SpA

    8,634       793,974  

Enav SpA(c)

    94,653       350,303  

Enel SpA

    2,811,157       19,181,581  

Eni SpA

    835,502       13,319,021  

ERG SpA

    24,837       728,283  

Ferrari NV

    44,295       15,447,312  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    214,801       3,097,078  

GVS SpA(a)(c)

    28,587       182,324  

Hera SpA

    392,364       1,382,152  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    134,758       1,629,497  

Interpump Group SpA

    27,070       1,338,109  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    5,365,289       16,532,030  

Iren SpA

    371,729       780,174  

Italgas SpA

    183,043       1,043,601  

Juventus Football Club SpA, NVS(a)(b)

    87,594       212,991  

Leonardo SpA

    145,552       2,540,474  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    199,974       2,648,456  

Moncler SpA

    73,622       4,528,984  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    206,666       1,585,224  

Pirelli & C SpA(c)

    152,987       829,101  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    183,660       1,991,544  

Prysmian SpA

    94,215       4,146,386  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    37,314       2,059,519  

Reply SpA

    9,266       1,270,465  

Saipem SpA(a)

    421,814       605,058  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA(b)

    24,572       313,407  

Snam SpA

    725,466       3,543,135  

Stellantis NV

    774,017       17,048,997  

Tamburi Investment Partners SpA

    58,115       567,469  

Technogym SpA(c)

    72,691       719,841  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    3,583,991       1,080,241  

Tenaris SA, NVS

    174,448       2,755,282  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    478,132       4,031,632  

Tod’s SpA(a)

    5,212       191,070  

UniCredit SpA

    559,433       16,386,943  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    177,869       1,104,497  
   

 

 

 
      172,391,577  
Netherlands — 7.1%            

Aalberts NV

    37,100       1,475,404  

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    141,829       2,087,352  

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    7,582       9,509,243  

Aegon Ltd

    582,608       3,437,059  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    70,562       5,402,227  

Akzo Nobel NV

    59,194       4,546,837  

Alfen NV(a)(b)(c)

    8,769       530,292  

Allfunds Group PLC

    127,890       916,868  

Arcadis NV

    29,981       1,646,000  

ASM International NV

    16,386       9,081,672  

ASML Holding NV

    140,128        121,573,355  

ASR Nederland NV

    55,125       2,597,848  

Basic-Fit NV(a)(b)(c)

    22,636       655,417  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    27,016       4,059,918  

Corbion NV

    30,521       591,019  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    214,100       2,169,097  

EXOR NV, NVS(b)

    32,299       3,125,009  

Ferrovial SE

    176,769       6,741,126  

Flow Traders Ltd., NVS

    14,000       251,457  
Security   Shares     Value  

Netherlands (continued)

   

Fugro NV(a)

    45,738     $ 844,453  

Heineken Holding NV

    45,220       3,794,303  

Heineken NV

    100,515       10,111,357  

IMCD NV

    19,846       3,029,308  

ING Groep NV

    1,254,382       17,822,843  

InPost SA(a)

    70,146       1,053,580  

Iveco Group NV(a)

    64,673       690,149  

JDE Peet’s NV

    34,297       846,634  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(b)(c)

    66,838       1,009,212  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    334,019       9,393,667  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    1,182,050       4,021,027  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    272,760       5,770,390  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    26,210       818,765  

NN Group NV

    92,765       3,802,273  

NSI NV

    13,151       281,403  

OCI NV

    40,560       1,158,555  

Pharming Group NV(a)

    350,203       441,495  

PostNL NV

    157,770       229,902  

Prosus NV

    511,273       15,211,229  

Qiagen NV, NVS

    77,268       3,352,423  

Randstad NV

    38,034       2,162,621  

SBM Offshore NV

    59,807       761,395  

Signify NV(c)

    43,963       1,318,215  

Technip Energies NV

    53,408       1,105,577  

TKH Group NV

    18,597       748,859  

TomTom NV(a)(b)

    34,225       231,734  

Universal Music Group NV

    286,848       8,455,626  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    86,193       12,706,317  
   

 

 

 
       291,570,512  
Norway — 1.4%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    109,339       1,174,766  

Aker ASA, Class A

    14,427       857,277  

Aker BP ASA

    122,943       3,263,101  

Aker Carbon Capture ASA(a)(b)

    169,574       167,189  

Atea ASA

    48,767       650,088  

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    48,847       354,105  

Bakkafrost P/F

    19,356       1,080,997  

Borr Drilling Ltd.(b)

    84,784       525,292  

Borregaard ASA

    45,121       769,660  

BW Offshore Ltd.

    74,163       170,084  

Cadeler AS(a)

    21,998       101,192  

Crayon Group Holding ASA(a)(b)(c)

    39,083       328,563  

DNB Bank ASA

    325,899       6,335,382  

DOF Group ASA(a)

    35,151       189,747  

Elkem ASA(b)(c)

    226,692       470,388  

Entra ASA(b)(c)

    31,182       341,550  

Equinor ASA

    318,075       9,102,379  

Frontline PLC, NVS

    52,959       1,183,774  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    72,879       1,172,220  

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.

    51,965       547,984  

Hafnia Ltd.(b)

    107,210       779,616  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    35,360       1,802,064  

Leroy Seafood Group ASA

    103,342       415,055  

Mowi ASA

    154,242       2,776,406  

MPC Container Ships ASA

    128,621       193,344  

NEL ASA(a)(b)

    849,629       424,184  

Nordic Semiconductor ASA(a)(b)

    60,560       608,106  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    484,877       2,841,623  

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA(a)(b)

    246,559       301,868  

Nykode Therapeutics ASA(a)(b)

    67,343       115,704  

Orkla ASA

    269,048       2,107,487  

REC Silicon ASA(a)(b)

    137,222       160,338  
 

 

 

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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Norway (continued)

   

Salmar ASA

    26,818     $ 1,488,678  

Scatec ASA(a)(c)

    46,578       346,338  

Schibsted ASA, Class A

    30,566       937,672  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    33,769       969,026  

Seadrill Ltd.(a)(b)

    12,680       545,781  

SpareBank 1 SMN

    65,015       885,154  

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA

    62,821       761,851  

Storebrand ASA

    162,495       1,461,019  

Subsea 7 SA

    87,972       1,185,685  

Telenor ASA

    223,434       2,479,236  

TGS ASA

    50,339       490,189  

TOMRA Systems ASA

    83,388       837,614  

Veidekke ASA

    50,102       457,324  

Yara International ASA

    57,673       1,906,245  
   

 

 

 
       56,063,345  
Portugal — 0.3%            

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R(a)

    3,270,897       951,492  

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    1,121,827       5,003,838  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    172,349       2,713,074  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    94,753       2,154,998  

Navigator Co. SA (The)

    142,787       588,359  

REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

    336,408       826,547  

Sonae SGPS SA

    475,845       460,013  
   

 

 

 
      12,698,321  
Spain — 3.8%            

Acciona SA

    8,784       1,136,252  

Acerinox SA

    66,577       702,866  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    75,121       2,964,312  

Aena SME SA(c)

    25,303       4,476,282  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    157,036       11,005,141  

Applus Services SA

    57,849       699,570  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    2,073,973       19,411,219  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    2,013,815       2,613,803  

Banco Santander SA

    5,623,931       22,602,912  

Bankinter SA

    225,453       1,391,974  

CaixaBank SA

    1,429,372       6,094,828  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    197,547       7,601,088  

Cia. de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

    29,650       838,649  

Cie. Automotive SA

    24,909       657,169  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    20,583       534,851  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    114,226       1,849,688  

Enagas SA

    76,645       1,247,764  

Endesa SA

    106,039       2,100,840  

Faes Farma SA

    169,134       555,804  

Fluidra SA

    35,048       758,761  

Global Dominion Access SA(c)

    29,568       114,242  

Grifols SA(a)(b)

    106,780       1,163,127  

Iberdrola SA

    2,083,830       25,091,306  

Iberdrola SA, NVS

    35,501       427,467  

Indra Sistemas SA(b)

    53,355       947,277  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    379,547       16,228,430  

Inmobiliaria Colonial SOCIMI SA

    109,765       659,940  

Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA

    7,613       525,088  

Lar Espana Real Estate SOCIMI SA

    63,540       426,426  

Linea Directa Aseguradora SA Cia de Segurosy Reaseguros

    237,607       248,308  

Mapfre SA

    362,326       797,811  

Merlin Properties SOCIMI SA

    127,139       1,294,685  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    45,903       1,236,065  

Neinor Homes SA(c)

    23,620       266,493  

Prosegur Cia. de Seguridad SA

    108,890       206,038  
Security   Shares     Value  

Spain (continued)

   

Redeia Corp. SA

    130,938     $ 2,178,824  

Repsol SA

    451,942       6,674,406  

Sacyr SA

    217,450       716,878  

Sacyr SA, NVS

    4,297       14,192  

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA(a)

    36,360       536,823  

Telefonica SA

    1,702,881       6,928,738  

Unicaja Banco SA(c)

    512,498       490,022  

Vidrala SA

    9,065       908,588  

Viscofan SA

    13,770       806,563  
   

 

 

 
       158,131,510  
Sweden — 5.4%            

AAK AB

    67,622       1,524,071  

AddLife AB, Class B

    40,448       435,968  

AddTech AB, Class B

    94,653       1,952,663  

AFRY AB

    38,841       536,361  

Alfa Laval AB

    103,899       3,812,346  

Alleima AB, NVS

    70,989       471,278  

Arjo AB, Class B

    88,894       416,076  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    344,008       9,434,666  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    934,585       14,915,428  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    539,072       7,465,043  

Avanza Bank Holding AB

    45,844       920,890  

Axfood AB

    42,015       1,063,027  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    140,034       1,906,562  

Betsson AB

    48,383       526,558  

Bilia AB, Class A

    42,053       508,395  

Billerud Aktiebolag

    81,062       720,810  

BioArctic AB, Class B(a)(b)(c)

    12,887       279,520  

Biotage AB

    22,466       319,324  

Boliden AB

    95,987       2,547,751  

Bravida Holding AB(c)

    87,319       662,116  

Bure Equity AB

    21,247       606,844  

Calliditas Therapeutics AB, Class B(a)(b)

    25,746       281,293  

Camurus AB(a)

    10,751       532,985  

Castellum AB(a)

    149,949       1,930,426  

Catena AB

    12,812       546,261  

Corem Property Group AB, Class B

    268,906       270,928  

Dometic Group AB(c)

    108,726       865,232  

Electrolux AB, Class B(a)

    80,698       754,851  

Electrolux Professional AB, Class B

    117,310       623,319  

Elekta AB, Class B

    139,110       1,049,683  

Embracer Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    280,847       535,987  

Epiroc AB

    223,983       3,957,499  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    128,696       2,006,615  

EQT AB

    128,357       3,446,660  

Essity AB, Class B

    212,342       4,986,489  

Evolution AB(c)

    63,861       7,456,639  

Fabege AB

    80,585       754,752  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)

    214,530       1,423,898  

Fortnox AB

    183,001       1,008,937  

Getinge AB, Class B

    80,000       1,710,170  

Granges AB

    49,088       486,740  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    230,131       3,246,859  

Hemnet Group AB

    33,656       908,638  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    725,459       7,917,359  

Hexatronic Group AB(b)

    64,612       135,531  

Hexpol AB

    105,027       1,202,197  

HMS Networks AB(b)

    9,729       428,028  

Holmen AB, Class B

    27,510       1,084,149  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

    44,912       580,752  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    132,439       1,030,231  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    45,819       1,442,473  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Sweden (continued)

   

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    55,107     $ 1,731,962  

Indutrade AB

    97,686       2,373,191  

Instalco AB

    96,826       387,177  

Intrum AB(b)

    24,895       147,456  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    51,483       1,294,828  

Investor AB, Class B

    600,455       14,137,572  

JM AB

    25,346       412,731  

Kambi Group PLC, Class B(a)

    14,539       194,894  

Kindred Group PLC

    86,443       1,016,933  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(a)

    96,987       1,042,030  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    25,663       1,338,090  

Lifco AB, Class B

    85,994       2,074,769  

Lindab International AB

    34,826       661,300  

Loomis AB, Class B

    27,846       762,367  

Medicover AB, Class B

    21,915       361,416  

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR(a)

    53,607       919,603  

MIPS AB

    12,572       417,655  

Modern Times Group MTG AB, Class B(a)

    43,229       330,875  

Munters Group AB(c)

    54,911       876,447  

Mycronic AB

    31,765       883,507  

NCAB Group AB(b)

    62,592       404,818  

NCC AB, Class B

    36,071       460,629  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    530,663       3,170,807  

Nolato AB, Class B

    89,470       433,296  

Nordnet AB publ

    53,184       836,879  

Nyfosa AB

    64,076       573,120  

Pandox AB, Class B

    42,833       587,337  

Paradox Interactive AB

    16,468       322,636  

Peab AB, Class B

    74,691       368,745  

Ratos AB, Class B(b)

    69,589       229,386  

Saab AB, Class B

    28,110       1,810,029  

Sagax AB, Class B

    72,643       1,765,320  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB(b)

    409,012       187,407  

Sandvik AB

    364,953       7,669,810  

Scandic Hotels Group AB(a)(c)

    89,395       411,858  

Sdiptech AB, Class B(a)

    13,792       342,300  

Sectra AB, Class B

    58,623       1,091,939  

Securitas AB, Class B

    167,430       1,626,424  

Sinch AB(a)(b)(c)

    238,604       732,753  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    550,339       7,815,990  

Skanska AB, Class B

    119,701        2,075,567  

SKF AB, Class B

    119,058       2,346,052  

SSAB AB, Class A

    91,604       712,662  

SSAB AB, Class B

    219,745       1,678,513  

Stillfront Group AB(a)

    187,508       194,323  

Storskogen Group AB

    570,446       393,780  

Surgical Science Sweden AB(a)(b)

    17,992       307,493  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    212,228       2,889,254  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    494,329       5,329,031  

Sweco AB, Class B

    85,880       1,006,669  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    294,204       5,995,282  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)(b)

    70,902       1,990,086  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    182,070       1,552,334  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    1,025,079       5,682,501  

Telia Co. AB

    820,003       2,114,929  

Thule Group AB(c)

    37,961       965,921  

Trelleborg AB, Class B

    81,465       2,479,565  

Troax Group AB

    19,687       427,692  

Vitec Software Group AB, Class B

    13,694       760,643  

Vitrolife AB

    27,831       458,193  

Volvo AB, Class A

    65,992       1,622,423  

Volvo AB, Class B

    526,134       12,608,970  
Security   Shares     Value  

Sweden (continued)

   

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)

    202,006     $ 526,630  

Wallenstam AB, Class B

    133,432       669,797  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    111,248       994,518  
   

 

 

 
      221,620,392  
Switzerland — 15.0%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    553,580       23,422,968  

Accelleron Industries AG, NVS

    46,464       1,486,836  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    56,408       2,439,255  

Alcon Inc.

    172,516       12,986,141  

Allreal Holding AG, Registered

    6,183       1,099,779  

ALSO Holding AG, Registered

    3,269       957,054  

Arbonia AG

    27,828       322,234  

Aryzta AG(a)

    425,275       763,316  

Avolta AG, Registered(a)

    38,608       1,475,012  

Bachem Holding AG, Class B

    13,087       876,093  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    16,808       2,684,928  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    11,630       1,489,063  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    1,309       1,911,935  

Belimo Holding AG, Registered

    3,501       1,632,479  

BKW AG

    8,025       1,274,919  

Bossard Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    2,659       636,314  

Bucher Industries AG, Registered

    2,997       1,269,428  

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    1,538       860,461  

Bystronic AG, Registered

    634       317,672  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    12,049       929,001  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    321       4,079,572  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    40       5,070,359  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    180,925        26,873,612  

Clariant AG, Registered

    74,277       950,870  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    77,567       2,280,217  

Comet Holding AG, Registered

    2,973       980,239  

Daetwyler Holding AG, Bearer

    3,034       616,907  

DKSH Holding AG

    14,025       981,397  

DocMorris AG(a)(b)

    3,610       336,781  

dormakaba Holding AG

    1,310       656,231  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    64,812       6,852,606  

Emmi AG, Registered

    759       795,146  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    2,436       1,838,972  

Flughafen Zurich AG, Registered

    7,793       1,607,898  

Forbo Holding AG, Registered

    460       540,855  

Galenica AG(c)

    21,560       1,901,215  

Geberit AG, Registered

    11,384       6,552,948  

Georg Fischer AG

    30,088       2,013,744  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    3,194       13,282,366  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    14,602       2,108,827  

Holcim AG

    179,165       13,684,412  

Huber + Suhner AG, Registered

    7,961       570,986  

Idorsia Ltd.(a)(b)

    40,885       72,960  

Implenia AG, Registered

    10,503       372,869  

Inficon Holding AG, Registered

    759       1,152,067  

Interroll Holding AG, Registered

    281       820,742  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    71,862       3,912,268  

Kardex Holding AG, Registered

    3,069       779,472  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    18,433       6,246,568  

Landis+Gyr Group AG

    9,908       812,422  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    58,297       4,887,228  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    25,910       12,667,546  

Medmix AG(c)

    13,157       263,765  

Meyer Burger Technology AG(a)(b)

    1,260,891       162,181  

Mobimo Holding AG, Registered

    3,257       962,242  

Nestle SA, Registered

    924,484       105,345,439  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Novartis AG, Registered

    710,687     $ 73,494,785  

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, Registered

    85,136       371,009  

Partners Group Holding AG

    7,862       10,607,214  

PolyPeptide Group AG(a)(b)(c)

    6,157       113,015  

PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered

    16,927       2,252,934  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    11,239       3,404,601  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    243,339       69,282,593  

Sandoz Group AG(a)

    145,978       5,006,313  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    14,053       3,500,444  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    8,036       1,912,896  

Schweiter Technologies AG, NVS

    496       272,122  

Sensirion Holding AG(a)(b)(c)

    3,880       322,884  

SFS Group AG

    8,429       1,011,982  

SGS SA

    51,731       4,780,246  

Siegfried Holding AG, Registered

    1,569       1,562,956  

Siemens Energy AG(a)(b)

    182,062       2,704,889  

SIG Group AG

    106,280       2,224,674  

Sika AG, Registered

    52,933       14,612,569  

Softwareone Holding AG

    39,482       739,994  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    17,646       5,639,600  

St. Galler Kantonalbank AG, Class A, Registered

    1,596       923,665  

Stadler Rail AG

    20,148       643,157  

STMicroelectronics NV

    240,423       10,556,375  

Straumann Holding AG

    39,368       5,980,053  

Sulzer AG, Registered

    8,328       804,503  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    9,923       2,329,512  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    18,064       821,895  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    10,166       7,300,489  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    25,766       2,609,718  

Swiss Re AG

    103,808       11,886,061  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    8,944       5,351,048  

Swissquote Group Holding SA, Registered

    4,590       1,151,966  

Tecan Group AG, Registered

    4,899       1,870,020  

Temenos AG, Registered

    22,712       2,311,409  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    1,144,413       34,255,264  

Valiant Holding AG, Registered

    8,973       1,075,159  

VAT Group AG(c)

    9,573       4,456,507  

Vontobel Holding AG, Registered

    11,850       780,549  

Ypsomed Holding AG, Registered

    1,466       517,481  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    49,875       25,340,964  
   

 

 

 
       616,652,332  
United Kingdom — 22.6%            

3i Group PLC

    343,912       10,766,144  

4imprint Group PLC

    9,928       680,802  

888 Holdings PLC(a)

    142,226       139,869  

abrdn PLC

    652,608       1,388,381  

Admiral Group PLC

    91,726       2,916,623  

Airtel Africa PLC(c)

    422,409       599,900  

AJ Bell PLC

    105,471       422,911  

Anglo American PLC

    438,124       10,443,860  

Antofagasta PLC

    142,358       3,102,727  

AO World PLC(a)

    126,714       146,212  

Ascential PLC(a)

    172,601       664,817  

Ashmore Group PLC

    158,510       426,267  

Ashtead Group PLC

    153,467       10,035,497  

ASOS PLC(a)(b)

    23,829       111,300  

Associated British Foods PLC

    122,668       3,633,346  

Assura PLC

    1,289,194       727,693  

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings
PLC(a)(c)

    107,460       259,194  

AstraZeneca PLC

    538,169       71,348,745  

Auction Technology Group PLC(a)(b)

    53,000       366,060  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    324,002       2,980,779  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Aviva PLC

    910,045     $ 4,967,548  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    340,482       2,231,423  

Babcock International Group PLC

    94,036       537,439  

BAE Systems PLC

    1,063,494       15,842,300  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    246,519       1,037,213  

Barclays PLC

    5,246,663       9,750,017  

Barratt Developments PLC

    342,230       2,332,410  

Beazley PLC

    241,517       1,662,498  

Bellway PLC

    42,719       1,488,421  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    37,856       2,292,356  

Big Yellow Group PLC

    68,898       996,266  

Bodycote PLC

    69,147       557,540  

boohoo Group PLC(a)(b)

    347,591       160,255  

BP PLC

    5,872,823        34,299,732  

Breedon Group PLC

    122,179       562,834  

Bridgepoint Group PLC(c)

    86,594       294,983  

British American Tobacco PLC

    740,244       21,825,062  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    327,788       1,575,585  

Britvic PLC

    99,169       1,109,099  

BT Group PLC

    2,247,324       3,183,854  

Bunzl PLC

    115,207       4,681,985  

Burberry Group PLC

    132,961       2,190,123  

Burford Capital Ltd.

    67,739       1,032,723  

Bytes Technology Group PLC

    84,705       703,189  

C&C Group PLC

    183,955       358,082  

Capita PLC(a)

    578,085       139,635  

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    617,726       1,040,615  

Carnival PLC(a)

    47,140       708,239  

Centamin PLC

    419,094       510,550  

Centrica PLC

    1,984,002       3,472,101  

Ceres Power Holdings PLC(a)(b)

    59,805       181,292  

Close Brothers Group PLC

    50,601       347,809  

Coats Group PLC

    637,399       578,368  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    73,159       5,040,655  

Compass Group PLC

    593,963       16,359,969  

Computacenter PLC

    34,276       1,252,213  

ConvaTec Group PLC(c)

    595,442       1,812,153  

Cranswick PLC

    20,450       1,042,872  

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    113,078       300,078  

Croda International PLC

    47,785       2,892,263  

Currys PLC

    456,775       286,425  

CVS Group PLC

    24,908       532,833  

Darktrace PLC(a)

    125,035       542,153  

DCC PLC

    35,799       2,602,563  

Deliveroo PLC, Class A(a)(c)

    394,037       586,752  

Derwent London PLC

    37,097       999,832  

Diageo PLC

    779,855       28,166,697  

Diploma PLC

    48,126       1,983,837  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC(a)

    422,226       901,011  

Diversified Energy Co. PLC

    26,464       305,219  

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    138,836       613,131  

Dowlais Group PLC

    587,678       671,311  

Dr. Martens PLC

    222,463       250,483  

Drax Group PLC

    141,290       911,757  

DS Smith PLC

    501,551       1,788,326  

Dunelm Group PLC

    53,544       737,568  

easyJet PLC(a)

    110,160       771,234  

Elementis PLC(a)

    240,046       430,206  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    73,100       1,298,541  

Energean PLC

    58,697       705,275  

Entain PLC

    226,343       2,756,947  

Essentra PLC

    145,794       319,643  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Experian PLC

    318,124     $ 13,241,081  

Ferrexpo PLC

    110,127       121,142  

Fevertree Drinks PLC

    38,463       492,316  

Firstgroup PLC

    341,717       719,461  

Forterra PLC(c)

    98,423       206,056  

Frasers Group PLC(a)

    53,288       545,216  

Future PLC

    42,433       380,248  

Games Workshop Group PLC

    13,176       1,653,932  

Gamma Communications PLC

    32,357       489,612  

GB Group PLC

    106,368       379,867  

Genuit Group PLC

    115,947       620,072  

Genus PLC

    24,227       703,685  

Glencore PLC

    3,641,734       19,268,262  

Grafton Group PLC

    87,707       1,080,278  

Grainger PLC

    291,399       971,971  

Great Portland Estates PLC

    95,565       502,833  

Greatland Gold PLC(a)(b)

    2,239,834       204,375  

Greggs PLC

    38,592       1,299,983  

GSK PLC

    1,418,980       28,064,208  

Haleon PLC

    1,930,453       7,841,043  

Halfords Group PLC

    91,266       206,409  

Halma PLC

    134,241       3,715,668  

Hammerson PLC

    1,811,507       618,188  

Harbour Energy PLC

    225,271       791,746  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    122,646       1,183,462  

Hays PLC

    593,655       738,718  

Helios Towers PLC(a)

    277,997       278,674  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    59,562       1,453,137  

Hill & Smith PLC

    37,423       885,826  

Hiscox Ltd

    123,359       1,624,299  

Hochschild Mining PLC(a)

    143,674       188,893  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    191,551       1,939,814  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    6,764,117        52,812,213  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    151,068       1,357,517  

IMI PLC

    91,659       1,944,046  

Impax Asset Management Group PLC

    34,967       240,405  

Imperial Brands PLC

    298,695       7,170,212  

Inchcape PLC

    139,763       1,203,464  

Indivior PLC, NVS(a)

    47,426       833,628  

Informa PLC

    507,248       4,981,961  

IntegraFin Holdings PLC

    122,947       458,509  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    58,174       5,512,165  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    101,517       2,288,711  

International Distributions Services PLC(a)

    256,198       898,714  

Intertek Group PLC

    54,068       3,068,936  

Investec PLC

    252,759       1,645,591  

IP Group PLC

    420,896       279,502  

ITM Power PLC(a)

    268,735       202,575  

ITV PLC(b)

    1,280,193       969,695  

IWG PLC(a)

    286,404       678,718  

J D Wetherspoon PLC(a)

    42,403       451,394  

J Sainsbury PLC

    579,869       1,979,766  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    943,655       1,394,452  

JET2 PLC

    71,231       1,206,021  

John Wood Group PLC(a)

    238,566       472,966  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    63,034       1,299,696  

JTC PLC(c)

    55,401       556,891  

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    160,761       161,051  

Just Group PLC

    434,280       467,945  

Kainos Group PLC

    42,091       611,832  

Keywords Studios PLC(b)

    30,403       635,783  

Kingfisher PLC

    665,409       1,850,053  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

    95,388     $ 733,773  

Land Securities Group PLC

    247,026       2,082,602  

Learning Technologies Group PLC

    280,197       285,790  

Legal & General Group PLC

    2,080,925       6,693,175  

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

    32,341       255,273  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    21,787,547       11,679,331  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    143,747       16,259,804  

LondonMetric Property PLC

    422,749       1,032,942  

LXI REIT PLC

    842,054       1,123,048  

M&G PLC

    798,150       2,256,663  

Man Group PLC/Jersey

    451,944       1,357,987  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    703,600       2,198,254  

Marshalls PLC

    77,633       275,480  

Melrose Industries PLC

    476,335       3,550,357  

Mitchells & Butlers PLC(a)

    108,990       359,396  

Mitie Group PLC

    554,406       726,487  

Mobico Group PLC

    218,285       236,210  

Mondi PLC, NVS

    158,281       2,836,336  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    255,109       823,112  

Morgan Sindall Group PLC

    15,873       455,624  

National Grid PLC

    1,268,700        16,897,947  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    1,993,850       5,626,920  

Network International Holdings PLC(a)(c)

    171,186       840,441  

Next 15 Group PLC

    47,896       555,392  

Next PLC

    42,108       4,495,303  

Ninety One PLC

    193,395       432,583  

NMC Health PLC, NVS(d)

    42,009       1  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    203,503       1,393,977  

OSB Group PLC

    147,626       840,033  

Oxford Instruments PLC

    26,701       751,208  

Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC(a)

    226,131       459,381  

Pagegroup PLC

    128,529       746,990  

Paragon Banking Group PLC

    87,332       777,830  

Pearson PLC

    231,344       2,838,077  

Pennon Group PLC

    93,868       835,762  

Persimmon PLC

    114,483       2,108,560  

Petrofac Ltd.(a)(b)

    197,203       76,362  

Pets at Home Group PLC

    193,974       688,797  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    263,966       1,685,325  

Playtech PLC(a)

    90,706       510,846  

Plus500 Ltd.

    34,300       775,759  

Primary Health Properties PLC

    651,020       801,524  

Prudential PLC

    958,403       9,845,259  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    181,418       819,324  

Quilter PLC(c)

    501,900       666,528  

Rathbones Group PLC

    24,147       505,119  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    247,970       17,928,453  

Redde Northgate PLC

    115,437       519,341  

Redrow PLC

    100,080       760,261  

RELX PLC

    655,193       27,042,474  

Renishaw PLC

    14,162       626,339  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    893,908       4,603,399  

RHI Magnesita NV

    10,184       434,164  

Rightmove PLC

    283,663       2,007,532  

Rio Tinto PLC

    390,126       27,004,293  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    2,947,062       11,188,374  

Rotork PLC

    300,353       1,184,023  

RS GROUP PLC

    164,842       1,633,413  

RWS Holdings PLC

    116,287       350,152  

S4 Capital PLC(a)

    144,774       80,725  

Safestore Holdings PLC

    84,526       880,273  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    356,843       5,312,651  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 
United Kingdom (continued)            

Savills PLC

    63,106     $ 810,139  

Schroders PLC

    239,969       1,227,705  

Segro PLC

    417,017       4,631,420  

Serco Group PLC

    474,346       1,035,089  

Severn Trent PLC

    89,417       2,939,228  

Shell PLC

    2,305,084       71,462,924  

Sirius Real Estate Ltd.

    568,021       653,627  

Smart Metering Systems PLC

    49,495       596,515  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    304,099       4,252,825  

Smiths Group PLC

    122,951       2,519,713  

Softcat PLC

    51,795       949,152  

Spectris PLC

    38,567       1,795,425  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    24,662       3,103,980  

Spire Healthcare Group PLC(c)

    180,439       540,768  

Spirent Communications PLC

    252,443       376,585  

SSE PLC

    379,129       8,074,664  

SSP Group PLC(a)

    287,588       818,469  

St. James’s Place PLC

    193,142       1,590,003  

Standard Chartered PLC

    794,466       6,004,210  

Supermarket Income REIT PLC

    532,798       546,924  

Synthomer PLC(a)

    49,382       98,601  

Tate & Lyle PLC

    147,198       1,162,170  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    1,234,373       2,304,564  

TBC Bank Group PLC

    16,611       613,640  

Telecom Plus PLC

    24,723       455,559  

Tesco PLC

    2,467,367       8,940,799  

THG PLC, Class B(a)

    248,704       207,385  

TP ICAP Group PLC

    269,727       639,054  

Trainline PLC(a)(c)

    180,292       754,911  

Travis Perkins PLC

    73,383       731,967  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

    688,878       1,442,226  

TUI AG(a)

    170,759       1,176,461  

Unilever PLC

    862,064       41,948,219  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    140,653       1,796,960  

United Utilities Group PLC

    230,684       3,107,028  

Vanquis Banking Group PLC

    101,445       151,959  

Vesuvius PLC

    83,452       502,472  

Victoria PLC(a)

    36,833       130,233  

Victrex PLC

    30,691       530,135  

Virgin Money UK PLC

    477,991       944,067  

Vistry Group PLC

    123,721       1,564,984  

Vodafone Group PLC

    8,004,631       6,805,061  

Volution Group PLC

    69,198       378,852  

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC(a)(c)

    98,024       461,639  

Weir Group PLC (The)

    90,558       2,081,559  

WH Smith PLC

    53,348       815,223  

Whitbread PLC

    73,319       3,323,399  

Wickes Group PLC

    168,820       334,965  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    225,208       2,297,100  

Workspace Group PLC

    57,859       380,580  

WPP PLC

    374,618       3,622,740  

Yellow Cake PLC(a)(c)

    109,658       963,755  

YouGov PLC

    39,377       581,364  
   

 

 

 
      928,651,262  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.7%
(Cost: $4,150,275,869)

       4,061,340,901  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.7%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    20,448     $ 1,997,984  

Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG, Preference Shares, NVS(c)

    40,102       3,404,737  

Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    29,747       1,303,916  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    59,331       4,548,227  

Jungheinrich AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    19,352       651,376  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    54,036       2,697,691  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    9,181       3,349,252  

Schaeffler AG, Preference Shares, NVS(b)

    43,722       276,293  

Sixt SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    5,427       371,668  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    72,742       9,355,714  
   

 

 

 
      27,956,858  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.7%
(Cost: $38,383,260)

 

    27,956,858  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   
Spain — 0.0%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, (Expires 02/09/24)(a)

    74,230       34,014  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $36,871)

 

    34,014  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.4%
(Cost: $4,188,696,000)

 

    4,089,331,773  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Money Market Funds — 0.7%  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(e)(f)(g)

    29,531,561       29,549,280  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(e)(f)

    1,670,000       1,670,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.7%
(Cost: $31,197,299)

 

    31,219,280  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.1%
(Cost: $4,219,893,299)

 

    4,120,551,053  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)%

 

    (5,605,276
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  4,114,945,777  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(d) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(e) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(f) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(g) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/23

    

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

01/31/24

    

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

     Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $  36,832,231      $     $  (7,292,947 )(a)    $ 7,294      $ 2,702      $ 29,549,280        29,531,561      $ 228,309 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    410,000        1,260,000 (a)                          1,670,000        1,670,000        39,957        
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $ 7,294      $ 2,702      $  31,219,280         $  268,266     $  
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

    315        03/15/24      $ 15,837      $ 329,948  

FTSE 100 Index

    91        03/15/24        8,764        8,800  
          

 

 

 
           $ 338,748  
          

 

 

 

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)

  $      $      $ 338,748      $      $      $      $ 338,748  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 241,181     $      $      $      $ 241,181  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (328,533   $      $      $      $ (328,533
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Europe ETF

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 23,348,936   

 

 

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

  $ 92,802,288      $ 3,968,538,612      $ 1      $ 4,061,340,901  

Preferred Stocks

           27,956,858               27,956,858  

Rights

    34,014                      34,014  

Short-Term Securities

          

Money Market Funds

    31,219,280                      31,219,280  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 124,055,582      $ 3,996,495,470      $ 1      $ 4,120,551,053  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

          

Assets

          

Equity Contracts

  $      $ 338,748      $      $ 338,748  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 6.8%            

Abacus Group

    204,070     $ 145,215  

Abacus Storage King(a)

    204,059       151,946  

Adbri Ltd.(b)

    240,057       477,499  

AGL Energy Ltd.

    401,723       2,268,909  

ALS Ltd.

    340,833       2,800,295  

Altium Ltd.

    95,068       3,054,136  

Alumina Ltd.(b)

    1,828,436       1,375,557  

AMP Ltd.

    2,066,350       1,253,179  

Ampol Ltd.

    133,700       3,162,336  

Ansell Ltd.

    67,919       1,068,218  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,702,390        30,037,616  

APA Group

    684,340       3,785,148  

ARB Corp. Ltd.

    59,027       1,290,351  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    334,672       9,648,798  

ASX Ltd.

    107,936       4,614,518  

Atlas Arteria Ltd.

    769,443       2,712,594  

AUB Group Ltd.

    58,545       1,165,052  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    914,903       2,255,264  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    421,765       1,655,832  

Bapcor Ltd.

    285,223       1,044,061  

Beach Energy Ltd.

    1,479,194       1,587,377  

Bega Cheese Ltd.

    215,254       524,592  

Bellevue Gold Ltd.(b)

    1,358,780       1,175,371  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    372,849       2,382,109  

BHP Group Ltd.

    2,907,097       88,939,749  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    319,404       4,876,759  

Boral Ltd.(b)

    253,100       872,290  

Brambles Ltd.

    797,001       7,599,218  

Breville Group Ltd.

    96,134       1,698,962  

BWP Trust

    420,160       940,836  

CAR Group Ltd.

    208,747       4,482,072  

Chalice Mining Ltd.(a)(b)

    320,750       230,612  

Challenger Ltd.

    310,482       1,317,121  

Champion Iron Ltd.

    222,913       1,222,908  

Charter Hall Group

    329,715       2,571,676  

Charter Hall Long Wale REIT

    656,060       1,597,443  

Charter Hall Retail REIT

    394,329       952,721  

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd.

    1,582,138       2,678,447  

Cochlear Ltd.

    37,104       7,363,249  

Coles Group Ltd.

    724,640       7,519,860  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    950,847       72,506,259  

Computershare Ltd.

    352,129       5,832,400  

Core Lithium Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,489,368       187,057  

Corporate Travel Management Ltd.

    91,258       1,207,172  

Credit Corp. Group Ltd.

    45,314       503,764  

Cromwell Property Group

    558,604       150,682  

CSL Ltd.

    277,754       54,544,644  

CSR Ltd.

    243,162       1,094,951  

De Grey Mining Ltd.(b)

    1,403,075       1,116,544  

Deterra Royalties Ltd.

    632,951       2,279,537  

Dexus

    615,262       3,113,635  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    37,424       962,599  

Downer EDI Ltd.

    463,555       1,262,469  

Eagers Automotive Ltd.

    150,107       1,384,136  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    834,106       3,052,607  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    1,033,899       2,165,754  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.

    110,990       1,533,425  

Fortescue Ltd.

    955,119       18,459,344  

Gold Road Resources Ltd.

    1,329,196       1,313,309  

Goodman Group

    987,919       16,398,635  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

GPT Group (The)

    1,147,329     $ 3,467,658  

GrainCorp Ltd., Class A

    215,305       1,131,189  

Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd.

    114,238       178,786  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    272,232       782,342  

Healius Ltd.(b)

    344,831       310,228  

HUB24 Ltd.

    119,974       2,899,289  

IDP Education Ltd.

    163,609       2,095,137  

IGO Ltd.

    367,579       1,786,880  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    227,586       1,062,959  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    1,292,343       2,256,922  

Ingenia Communities Group

    362,203       1,049,137  

Insignia Financial Ltd.

    320,055       444,409  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    1,383,958       5,432,623  

IPH Ltd.

    207,587       923,770  

IRESS Ltd.

    128,506       682,289  

James Hardie Industries PLC(b)

    251,170       9,436,566  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

    80,197       2,983,526  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

    400,826       1,924,158  

Link Administration Holdings Ltd.

    273,154       387,022  

Liontown Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,453,966       968,162  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    1,505,370       4,941,202  

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.(a)(b)

    472,364       1,796,060  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    210,599        25,985,687  

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

    104,913       614,936  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    1,567,376       3,924,146  

Megaport Ltd.(b)

    149,832       1,223,559  

Metcash Ltd.

    515,684       1,223,286  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    103,593       3,995,458  

Mirvac Group

    2,242,621       3,151,780  

Monadelphous Group Ltd.

    74,413       666,862  

Nanosonics Ltd.(a)(b)

    268,615       515,470  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    1,787,820       37,705,834  

National Storage REIT

    1,025,887       1,538,536  

New Hope Corp. Ltd.

    404,760       1,415,704  

NEXTDC Ltd.(b)

    293,779       2,659,628  

nib holdings Ltd.

    235,976       1,248,043  

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

    735,453       943,583  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    709,081       6,082,359  

Nufarm Ltd./Australia

    286,243       1,031,795  

Orica Ltd.

    264,808       2,792,902  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    1,022,160       5,704,880  

Orora Ltd.

    671,703       1,220,875  

Paladin Energy Ltd.(b)

    2,606,022       2,183,404  

Perpetual Ltd.

    59,174       995,748  

Perseus Mining Ltd.

    1,463,362       1,723,106  

PEXA Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    106,078       792,718  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(a)

    1,565,530       3,565,753  

PolyNovo Ltd.(b)

    705,857       867,415  

Premier Investments Ltd.

    62,008       1,128,990  

Pro Medicus Ltd.

    55,159       3,633,820  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(b)

    605,472       2,182,945  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    835,806       8,605,945  

Qube Holdings Ltd.

    610,371       1,297,682  

Ramelius Resources Ltd.(a)

    1,161,720       1,206,645  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    109,362       3,645,971  

REA Group Ltd.

    33,807       4,032,048  

Reece Ltd.

    165,288       2,434,747  

Region RE Ltd.

    972,293       1,431,516  

Regis Resources Ltd.(b)

    551,438       752,088  

Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd.

    503,012       1,375,283  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    210,615       18,122,863  

Sandfire Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    380,944       1,790,280  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Santos Ltd.

    1,996,898     $ 10,092,202  

Scentre Group

    2,941,085       5,847,016  

SEEK Ltd.

    197,256       3,251,820  

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.

    82,503       1,930,992  

Silex Systems Ltd.(a)(b)

    186,434       621,364  

Silver Lake Resources Ltd.(b)

    1,305,166       1,027,114  

Sims Ltd.

    102,886       963,695  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    273,500       5,702,530  

South32 Ltd.

    2,773,143       6,004,455  

Star Entertainment Grp Ltd. (The)(b)

    1,539,127       558,511  

Steadfast Group Ltd.

    798,940       3,091,397  

Stockland

    1,383,165       4,084,639  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    709,875       6,534,070  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    1,599,065       830,735  

Technology One Ltd.

    139,315       1,423,407  

Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(b)

    149,680       1,115,982  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    2,330,364       6,145,946  

Transurban Group

    1,693,890       14,881,214  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    462,461       3,242,833  

Ventia Services Group Pty Ltd.

    337,863       724,877  

Vicinity Ltd.

    2,148,560       2,852,012  

Viva Energy Group Ltd.(c)

    854,383       1,946,168  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    104,808       2,342,788  

Waypoint REIT Ltd.

    1,072,456       1,726,556  

Webjet Ltd.(b)

    325,283       1,578,178  

Weebit Nano Ltd.(a)(b)

    183,088       411,811  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    650,174       24,613,598  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    1,987,777       31,183,488  

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.

    441,269       2,412,305  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    91,946       4,328,919  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    1,075,668       22,498,902  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    697,759       16,386,838  

Worley Ltd.

    227,402       2,183,859  

Xero Ltd.(b)

    81,769       5,852,913  
   

 

 

 
       814,316,557  
Austria — 0.3%            

ams-OSRAM AG(a)(b)

    670,568       1,569,422  

ANDRITZ AG

    30,733       1,891,999  

BAWAG Group AG(c)

    38,314       1,972,656  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    19,537       641,362  

Erste Group Bank AG

    194,422       8,375,389  

Immofinanz AG(b)

    18,795       446,098  

Lenzing AG(a)(b)

    10,411       348,224  

Oesterreichische Post AG

    46,731       1,581,542  

OMV AG

    95,291       4,241,536  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

    119,782       2,497,365  

Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG

    14,399       683,918  

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    72,319       606,787  

Verbund AG

    43,417       3,530,597  

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

    23,099       652,862  

voestalpine AG

    64,780       1,927,316  

Wienerberger AG

    86,272       2,923,583  
   

 

 

 
      33,890,656  
Belgium — 0.9%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    16,288       2,723,437  

Aedifica SA

    15,360       1,000,924  

Ageas SA/NV

    89,437       3,843,286  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    494,873       30,611,652  

Argenx SE(b)

    32,525       12,282,481  

Barco NV

    52,110       865,672  
Security   Shares     Value  
Belgium (continued)            

Bekaert SA

    17,828     $ 869,525  

bpost SA

    52,590       214,946  

Cofinimmo SA

    16,090       1,169,378  

Colruyt Group NV

    36,841       1,683,192  

Deme Group NV

    7,586       952,036  

D’ieteren Group

    15,028       3,035,844  

Elia Group SA/NV

    15,618       1,880,490  

Euronav NV

    94,711       1,668,373  

Fagron

    45,402       817,526  

Galapagos NV(a)(b)

    31,388       1,177,449  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    57,566       4,364,060  

KBC Ancora

    27,939       1,286,809  

KBC Group NV

    135,574       8,843,708  

Kinepolis Group NV

    8,350       369,659  

Lotus Bakeries NV

    226       1,927,040  

Melexis NV

    14,546       1,246,349  

Montea NV

    6,587       565,393  

Ontex Group NV(a)(b)

    40,068       316,604  

Proximus SADP

    91,752       870,665  

Retail Estates NV

    5,838       382,449  

Shurgard Self Storage Ltd.

    20,637       957,183  

Sofina SA

    6,723       1,607,893  

Solvay SA

    41,779       1,142,592  

Syensqo SA(b)

    41,779       3,724,471  

UCB SA

    70,865       6,665,964  

Umicore SA

    119,668       2,722,023  

VGP NV

    12,122       1,421,776  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    91,476       2,676,327  
   

 

 

 
       105,887,176  
Canada — 10.4%            

Advantage Energy Ltd.(b)

    165,968       1,088,800  

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    284,776       13,996,800  

Air Canada(b)

    139,680       1,892,945  

Alamos Gold Inc., Class A

    178,089       2,156,487  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    432,403       2,563,317  

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    457,277       26,794,810  

Allied Properties REIT

    68,173       989,800  

AltaGas Ltd.

    204,962       4,260,990  

Altus Group Ltd.

    25,371       855,230  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    379,644       5,896,067  

Aritzia Inc.(b)

    55,774       1,356,962  

Atco Ltd., Class I, NVS

    32,568       910,824  

Athabasca Oil Corp.(b)

    333,191       1,075,569  

ATS Corp.(b)

    42,072       1,799,666  

B2Gold Corp.

    693,106       1,933,242  

Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd.

    40,994       1,424,553  

Ballard Power Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    161,357       528,075  

Bank of Montreal

    412,625       38,867,068  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    675,059       31,567,525  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    968,740       15,131,496  

Bausch Health Companies Inc.(b)

    174,740       1,369,898  

Baytex Energy Corp.

    494,926       1,571,895  

BCE Inc.

    41,496       1,674,408  

Birchcliff Energy Ltd.(a)

    241,482       916,031  

BlackBerry Ltd.(b)

    279,012       782,383  

Boardwalk REIT

    24,888       1,292,114  

Bombardier Inc., Class B(b)

    67,843       2,507,433  

Boralex Inc., Class A

    61,058       1,472,804  

Boyd Group Services Inc.

    11,353       2,440,247  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    201,388       8,097,761  

Brookfield Corp., Class A

    813,724       32,295,967  

Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Class A

    60,068       2,105,697  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd.

    29,931     $ 1,199,733  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    74,461       2,080,223  

BRP Inc.

    15,092       952,364  

CAE Inc.(b)

    198,590       3,976,379  

Cameco Corp.

    247,974       11,839,378  

Canada Goose Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    33,408       400,563  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    42,503       1,475,410  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    530,186       23,960,803  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    322,040       39,949,296  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    621,845       39,795,860  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    526,158       42,340,759  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    30,925       3,286,982  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A, NVS

    72,661       1,655,943  

Canadian Western Bank

    86,775       1,911,122  

Canfor Corp.(b)

    36,740       444,886  

Capital Power Corp.

    39,005       1,072,278  

Capstone Mining Corp.(b)

    236,949       1,166,724  

CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS

    99,008       4,237,361  

Celestica Inc.(b)

    71,284       2,450,098  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    824,213       13,352,195  

Centerra Gold Inc.

    125,630       662,514  

CGI Inc.(b)

    119,321       13,362,319  

Choice Properties REIT

    167,117       1,745,191  

CI Financial Corp.

    139,389       1,700,308  

Cineplex Inc.(b)

    35,070       215,201  

Cogeco Communications Inc.

    7,079       326,715  

Colliers International Group Inc.

    22,867       2,684,272  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    11,685       32,295,604  

Converge Technology Solutions Corp.

    223,214       753,759  

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    264,165       1,723,178  

Crombie REIT

    41,592       420,421  

Cronos Group Inc.(b)

    274,969       556,299  

Definity Financial Corp.

    48,952       1,424,376  

Denison Mines Corp.(b)

    725,760       1,457,512  

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(b)

    42,976       3,762,977  

Dollarama Inc.

    161,696       11,866,967  

Dream Industrial REIT

    139,675       1,394,205  

Dundee Precious Metals Inc.

    106,318       680,872  

Dye & Durham Ltd.(a)

    61,020       593,203  

ECN Capital Corp.(a)

    303,790       621,386  

Eldorado Gold Corp.(b)

    118,294       1,445,625  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    220,585       3,721,126  

Emera Inc.

    151,082       5,338,916  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    120,194       3,114,700  

Enbridge Inc.

    1,205,414       42,802,978  

Enerplus Corp.

    150,115       2,179,512  

Enghouse Systems Ltd.

    31,439       874,572  

EQB Inc.

    16,060       1,102,800  

Equinox Gold Corp.(b)

    222,909       984,848  

ERO Copper Corp.(b)

    67,192       1,052,022  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    12,996       13,547,179  

Finning International Inc.

    120,724       3,493,898  

First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust

    61,581       724,159  

First Majestic Silver Corp.

    181,343       840,319  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    365,991       3,321,128  

FirstService Corp.

    28,660       4,796,812  

Fortis Inc./Canada

    278,555        11,175,765  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    107,849       11,668,501  

Freehold Royalties Ltd.

    181,140       1,876,812  

George Weston Ltd.

    35,494       4,522,386  

GFL Environmental Inc.

    128,912       4,380,007  

Gibson Energy Inc.

    139,674       2,229,465  
Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    131,880     $ 4,355,292  

goeasy Ltd.

    18,880       2,150,251  

Granite REIT

    25,280       1,361,918  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    165,030       5,508,979  

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

    85,277       624,775  

Hudbay Minerals Inc.

    249,445       1,385,960  

Hydro One Ltd.(c)

    211,279       6,270,246  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    61,389       4,173,420  

IAMGOLD Corp.(b)

    276,229       657,468  

IGM Financial Inc.

    38,814       1,049,995  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    134,812       7,776,169  

Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.

    104,878       716,114  

Intact Financial Corp.

    98,550       15,411,609  

Interfor Corp.(b)

    55,760       862,664  

InterRent REIT

    46,968       470,571  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    380,242       3,990,639  

Keyera Corp.

    124,220       3,004,674  

Killam Apartment REIT

    51,093       711,794  

Kinaxis Inc.(b)

    12,245       1,491,131  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    761,457       4,196,806  

Knight Therapeutics Inc.

    83,613       330,235  

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.

    40,861       1,003,252  

Laurentian Bank of Canada

    23,668       467,040  

Lightspeed Commerce Inc.(b)

    105,736       1,951,214  

Linamar Corp.

    37,304       1,769,405  

Lithium Americas Argentina Corp.(a)(b)

    85,072       377,128  

Lithium Americas Corp.(a)(b)

    85,072       370,800  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    97,566       9,749,706  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    452,542       3,695,869  

MAG Silver Corp.(b)

    82,483       742,344  

Magna International Inc.

    154,343       8,771,876  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    1,068,991       23,630,788  

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

    45,125       860,579  

MEG Energy Corp.(b)

    136,108       2,573,443  

Methanex Corp.

    46,944       2,081,744  

Metro Inc./CN

    146,512       7,692,575  

MTY Food Group Inc.

    21,315       913,036  

National Bank of Canada

    189,443       14,489,511  

NexGen Energy Ltd.(b)

    249,885       1,914,400  

NFI Group Inc.(a)(b)

    53,954       478,360  

North West Co. Inc. (The)

    37,056       1,071,894  

Northland Power Inc.

    153,598       2,826,445  

NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT

    116,602       424,969  

Novagold Resources Inc.(b)

    143,656       366,499  

Nutrien Ltd.

    299,638        14,941,226  

Nuvei Corp.(c)

    46,013       1,118,111  

NuVista Energy Ltd.(b)

    238,621       1,849,404  

OceanaGold Corp.

    377,804       755,917  

Onex Corp.

    52,582       3,882,491  

Open Text Corp.

    173,542       7,567,978  

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.

    86,692       1,263,190  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    263,966       3,573,343  

Paramount Resources Ltd., Class A

    44,862       884,260  

Parex Resources Inc.

    72,831       1,205,860  

Parkland Corp.

    106,205       3,624,297  

Pason Systems Inc.

    77,944       854,546  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    316,352       10,896,843  

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

    123,517       1,191,577  

Power Corp. of Canada

    327,077       9,534,120  

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

    125,018       2,062,479  

Premium Brands Holdings Corp., Class A

    18,198       1,245,144  

Primo Water Corp.

    140,885       2,055,981  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

Prinmaris REIT

    99,377     $ 1,026,700  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    104,858       2,549,599  

RB Global Inc.

    103,538       6,627,603  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    162,115       12,654,966  

Richelieu Hardware Ltd.

    38,545       1,244,839  

RioCan REIT

    69,606       946,925  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    213,363       9,966,303  

Royal Bank of Canada

    798,608       77,939,199  

Russel Metals Inc.

    41,887       1,373,646  

Sandstorm Gold Ltd.

    196,761       892,738  

Saputo Inc.

    155,950       3,215,392  

Seabridge Gold Inc.(b)

    95,640       1,005,164  

Shopify Inc., Class A(b)

    681,577       54,563,675  

Sienna Senior Living Inc.

    132,030       1,182,373  

SilverCrest Metals Inc.(b)

    185,828       1,026,964  

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust

    87,293       1,601,135  

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

    76,138       2,525,191  

Spin Master Corp.(c)

    20,009       514,643  

SSR Mining Inc.

    79,883       752,812  

Stantec Inc.

    58,963       4,737,828  

Stella-Jones Inc.

    48,901       2,893,068  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    336,009       17,417,135  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    754,631       24,988,785  

Superior Plus Corp.

    81,483       558,796  

Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd.

    561,262       1,289,970  

TC Energy Corp.

    586,568       23,140,739  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    258,365       10,340,750  

TELUS Corp.

    271,408       4,861,099  

TELUS Corp., NVS

    13,383       239,699  

TFI International Inc.

    44,732       5,878,759  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    91,086       13,523,505  

TMX Group Ltd.

    186,888       4,621,984  

Topaz Energy Corp.

    53,404       772,192  

Torex Gold Resources Inc.(b)

    48,382       496,973  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    45,823       4,013,624  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    1,031,914       62,684,679  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    189,306       8,185,026  

TransAlta Corp.

    135,048       978,369  

Transcontinental Inc., Class A

    33,067       332,773  

Tricon Residential Inc.

    213,459       2,349,803  

Vermilion Energy Inc.

    111,284       1,196,068  

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.(b)

    141,834       836,583  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    27,678       2,200,941  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    252,349       11,826,777  

Whitecap Resources Inc.

    343,601       2,223,458  

Winpak Ltd.

    27,570       864,965  

WSP Global Inc.

    71,451       10,496,699  
   

 

 

 
       1,241,397,298  
Denmark — 3.0%            

ALK-Abello A/S(b)

    87,762       1,416,205  

Ambu A/S, Class B(a)(b)

    110,921       1,839,851  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    1,511       2,739,851  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    2,857       5,267,734  

Bavarian Nordic A/S(a)(b)

    53,163       1,221,326  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    54,679       7,035,407  

Chemometec A/S(a)

    17,419       942,139  

Coloplast A/S, Class B(a)

    84,250       9,711,641  

D/S Norden A/S

    21,080       1,134,245  

Danske Bank A/S

    387,548       10,406,228  

Demant A/S(b)

    55,991       2,536,330  

Dfds A/S

    21,667       734,083  

DSV A/S

    107,240       19,186,278  
Security   Shares     Value  
Denmark (continued)            

FLSmidth & Co. A/S(a)

    45,192     $ 1,855,377  

Genmab A/S(b)

    38,911       10,759,748  

GN Store Nord A/S(b)

    90,421       2,132,355  

H Lundbeck A/S

    209,499       1,061,102  

H Lundbeck A/S, Class A

    52,066       229,732  

ISS A/S

    109,491       2,071,786  

Jyske Bank A/S, Registered

    34,083       2,610,642  

Netcompany Group A/S(a)(b)(c)

    29,395       1,172,521  

NKT A/S(a)(b)

    45,870       3,198,236  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    1,871,615       213,933,801  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    212,754       10,901,654  

Orsted A/S(c)

    115,839       6,529,236  

Pandora A/S

    58,989       8,619,291  

Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S

    12,281       1,979,375  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    4,862       1,325,512  

Royal Unibrew A/S

    28,462       1,864,418  

Schouw & Co. A/S

    7,471       597,382  

Sydbank A/S

    55,723       2,472,941  

Topdanmark A/S

    18,851       836,009  

Tryg A/S

    194,528       4,157,863  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(b)

    601,334       16,954,617  

Zealand Pharma A/S, Class A(b)

    36,780       2,512,502  
   

 

 

 
       361,947,418  
Finland — 1.0%            

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    22,745       1,293,056  

Citycon OYJ

    47,363       247,686  

Elisa OYJ

    79,568       3,625,234  

Fortum OYJ

    264,942       3,621,796  

Huhtamaki OYJ

    73,088       2,868,552  

Kemira OYJ

    63,552       1,189,521  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    169,769       3,315,521  

Kojamo OYJ

    84,407       1,000,679  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    187,231       9,268,179  

Konecranes OYJ

    34,755       1,492,606  

Mandatum OYJ(b)

    265,342       1,198,037  

Metsa Board OYJ, Class B(a)

    139,206       1,121,194  

Metso OYJ

    408,199       4,079,801  

Neste OYJ

    237,716       8,195,144  

Nokia OYJ

    3,186,699       11,520,628  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    100,585       906,504  

Nordea Bank Abp

    1,863,912       22,967,853  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    73,499       3,383,724  

Outokumpu OYJ

    221,586       945,888  

QT Group OYJ(a)(b)

    15,788       1,113,615  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    264,044       11,051,677  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    329,318       4,190,495  

TietoEVRY OYJ

    45,252       1,050,095  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    331,752       12,066,557  

Valmet OYJ

    73,164       2,070,812  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    248,695       3,668,637  

YIT OYJ(a)

    62,726       133,619  
   

 

 

 
      117,587,110  
France — 9.5%            

ABC arbitrage

    47,830       228,728  

Accor SA

    105,860       4,180,781  

Aeroports de Paris SA

    17,099       2,288,014  

Air France-KLM, NVS(b)

    68,788       876,783  

Air Liquide SA

    300,376       56,210,352  

Airbus SE

    335,690       53,470,665  

Alstom SA

    181,351       2,286,910  

Alten SA

    21,091       3,261,095  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Amundi SA(c)

    32,720     $ 2,213,102  

Aperam SA

    28,002       862,913  

ArcelorMittal SA

    296,795       8,173,739  

Arkema SA

    37,846       4,118,893  

Atos SE(a)(b)

    70,182       299,601  

AXA SA

    1,042,656       34,997,072  

BioMerieux

    26,292       2,829,761  

BNP Paribas SA

    602,465       40,476,109  

Bollore SE

    544,118       3,593,916  

Bouygues SA

    130,400       4,776,890  

Bureau Veritas SA

    172,882       4,598,468  

Capgemini SE

    91,455       20,332,403  

Carrefour SA

    354,981       6,060,341  

CGG SA(a)(b)

    553,323       265,369  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    267,297       18,899,643  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    381,048       12,651,808  

Cie. Plastic Omnium SA

    41,178       471,960  

Clariane SE(a)

    60,136       151,972  

Coface SA

    61,101       825,644  

Covivio SA/France

    32,234       1,560,896  

Credit Agricole SA

    593,304       8,498,991  

Danone SA

    364,620       24,292,302  

Dassault Aviation SA

    15,254       2,889,235  

Dassault Systemes SE

    371,250       19,244,956  

Edenred SE

    145,359       8,682,072  

Eiffage SA

    46,819       4,898,680  

Elior Group SA(a)(b)(c)

    119,008       343,883  

Elis SA

    131,510       2,891,492  

Engie SA

    1,004,737       16,048,133  

Esker SA(a)

    5,448       914,878  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    166,985        32,724,552  

Eurazeo SE

    23,810       2,028,141  

Euroapi SA(a)(b)

    59,250       395,978  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    74,701       4,498,253  

Euronext NV(c)

    51,000       4,485,815  

Eutelsat Communications SACA(a)(b)

    134,163       489,342  

Fnac Darty SA

    15,728       420,173  

Forvia SE(b)

    101,783       1,749,368  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    21,056       2,952,000  

Gecina SA

    26,484       2,920,830  

Getlink SE

    244,815       4,218,427  

Hermes International SCA

    17,924       37,813,529  

ICADE

    18,315       620,077  

Imerys SA

    19,360       643,840  

Ipsen SA

    24,773       2,856,305  

IPSOS SA

    25,806       1,693,667  

JCDecaux SE(b)

    75,240       1,562,759  

Kering SA

    41,480       17,038,880  

Klepierre SA

    129,634       3,356,311  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    57,701       2,338,829  

Legrand SA

    155,140       15,035,486  

L’Oreal SA

    137,472       65,787,778  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    158,361       131,765,622  

Neoen SA(c)

    52,347       1,513,511  

Nexans SA

    14,747       1,342,247  

Nexity SA

    18,797       313,313  

Orange SA

    1,085,142       12,904,424  

Pernod Ricard SA

    117,592       19,283,389  

Publicis Groupe SA

    128,958       12,920,757  

Remy Cointreau SA

    13,813       1,399,589  

Renault SA

    115,539       4,351,162  

Rexel SA

    116,347       3,098,701  
Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Rubis SCA

    63,053     $ 1,594,391  

Safran SA

    193,581       36,143,286  

Sanofi SA

    652,827       65,377,710  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    15,589       4,200,257  

Schneider Electric SE

    307,473       60,403,069  

SCOR SE

    74,709       2,228,656  

SEB SA

    15,442       1,885,628  

SES SA, Class A

    231,230       1,418,718  

Societe BIC SA

    15,634       1,081,756  

Societe Generale SA

    399,799       10,276,841  

Sodexo SA

    51,931       5,858,281  

SOITEC(b)

    16,272       2,351,776  

Sopra Steria Group SACA

    7,366       1,727,725  

SPIE SA

    95,182       3,148,389  

Teleperformance SE

    33,730       5,267,750  

Thales SA

    59,764       8,740,727  

TotalEnergies SE

    1,314,298        85,265,851  

Trigano SA

    8,667       1,365,229  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(b)

    58,532       1,291,104  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(b)

    68,604       4,912,369  

Valeo SE

    133,635       1,744,277  

Vallourec SACA(a)(b)

    88,092       1,260,261  

Valneva SE(b)

    82,611       336,759  

Veolia Environnement SA

    374,920       12,216,334  

Verallia SA(c)

    47,182       1,663,842  

Vinci SA

    304,742       38,495,700  

Virbac SACA

    3,693       1,332,761  

Vivendi SE

    416,189       4,690,266  

Wendel SE

    18,794       1,703,912  

Worldline SA/France(b)(c)

    139,764       1,889,398  
   

 

 

 
      1,144,064,528  
Germany — 6.6%            

adidas AG

    94,992       17,933,348  

AIXTRON SE

    61,115       2,274,592  

Allianz SE, Registered

    228,373       61,015,774  

Amadeus Fire AG

    6,730       813,012  

Aroundtown SA(a)(b)

    607,187       1,354,473  

Aurubis AG

    24,058       1,730,571  

BASF SE

    510,058       24,382,808  

Bayer AG, Registered

    554,196       17,244,703  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    176,908       18,407,825  

Bechtle AG

    32,795       1,700,514  

Befesa SA(c)

    30,202       1,061,328  

Beiersdorf AG

    54,768       8,014,730  

Brenntag SE

    86,771       7,671,423  

CANCOM SE

    24,078       764,322  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    24,780       2,612,102  

Ceconomy AG(b)

    146,808       356,618  

Commerzbank AG

    620,271       7,122,939  

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA

    19,164       821,650  

Continental AG

    63,722       5,205,491  

Covestro AG(b)(c)

    105,966       5,595,585  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    41,521       2,810,023  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    284,720       10,175,084  

Delivery Hero SE(b)(c)

    99,110       2,248,735  

Dermapharm Holding SE

    18,030       766,917  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    1,138,214       14,703,136  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    105,637       21,036,515  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(b)

    394,252       3,278,352  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG(a)(c)

    131,195       789,543  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    563,805       27,002,961  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    1,838,678       45,135,517  
 

 

 

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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Duerr AG

    30,638     $ 700,490  

E.ON SE

    1,243,315       16,821,152  

Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG

    14,730       732,615  

Encavis AG(b)

    85,605       1,191,820  

Evonik Industries AG

    122,962       2,262,027  

Evotec SE(b)

    102,356       1,565,750  

Fielmann Group AG

    16,050       835,121  

flatexDEGIRO AG(b)

    67,743       740,774  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide(b)

    26,420       1,550,642  

Freenet AG

    103,301       2,854,484  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    116,923       4,519,027  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    234,068       6,570,952  

GEA Group AG

    105,452       4,223,251  

Gerresheimer AG

    15,868       1,617,726  

Grand City Properties SA(b)

    58,902       571,746  

GRENKE AG

    17,210       416,780  

Hamborner REIT AG

    159,874       1,130,051  

Hannover Rueck SE

    33,502       8,030,995  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    78,920       7,287,823  

HelloFresh SE(b)

    84,543       1,118,060  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    72,271       4,942,661  

Hensoldt AG

    27,145       814,917  

Hugo Boss AG

    43,591       2,722,459  

Hypoport SE(a)(b)

    2,981       633,201  

Infineon Technologies AG

    740,909        27,011,263  

Jenoptik AG

    35,502       1,108,700  

K+S AG, Registered

    117,898       1,653,665  

KION Group AG

    46,080       2,102,396  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    40,736       2,516,104  

Kontron AG

    22,239       515,733  

Krones AG

    10,902       1,351,029  

LANXESS AG

    49,758       1,328,355  

LEG Immobilien SE(b)

    40,435       3,355,282  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    449,224       30,328,360  

Merck KGaA

    72,874       11,956,837  

METRO AG(b)

    103,657       698,644  

MorphoSys AG(b)

    47,835       2,003,414  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    31,025       7,133,583  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    77,865       33,148,604  

Nagarro SE(a)(b)

    10,344       1,011,000  

Nemetschek SE

    39,732       3,666,216  

Nordex SE(a)(b)

    89,026       908,357  

Norma Group SE

    16,634       270,504  

Patrizia SE

    16,106       137,416  

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    3,518       590,296  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE(a)

    138,073       971,304  

Puma SE

    61,998       2,495,035  

Rational AG

    2,385       1,832,122  

Redcare Pharmacy NV(b)(c)

    10,382       1,445,126  

Rheinmetall AG

    24,789       8,680,383  

RWE AG

    374,010       13,810,551  

SAP SE

    598,882       103,754,255  

Scout24 SE(c)

    50,121       3,690,424  

Siemens AG, Registered

    434,514       77,788,367  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    163,430       9,095,080  

Siltronic AG

    14,608       1,372,980  

Sixt SE

    12,816       1,248,996  

Stabilus SE

    15,573       1,091,253  

Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA

    33,522       1,968,146  

Suedzucker AG

    70,223       991,124  

Symrise AG, Class A

    74,427       7,678,910  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

TAG Immobilien AG(b)

    105,026     $ 1,470,031  

Talanx AG(b)

    35,813       2,512,675  

TeamViewer SE(b)(c)

    107,038       1,534,565  

thyssenkrupp AG

    285,935       1,764,701  

United Internet AG, Registered

    64,818       1,703,587  

Varta AG(a)(b)

    18,538       348,283  

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG

    18,878       412,950  

Vitesco Technologies Group AG(b)

    4,599       401,924  

Volkswagen AG

    18,653       2,633,451  

Vonovia SE

    411,660       12,824,178  

Wacker Chemie AG

    10,316       1,118,468  

Zalando SE(b)(c)

    129,599       2,587,655  
   

 

 

 
       787,907,397  
Hong Kong — 1.7%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    6,629,200       51,988,944  

ASMPT Ltd.

    160,900       1,552,745  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    1,113,200       1,265,886  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    2,348,000       5,627,670  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,037,000       1,634,459  

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.

    136,000       136,791  

Champion REIT(a)

    1,104,000       262,882  

CITIC Telecom International Holdings Ltd.

    2,837,000       1,011,598  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    1,154,500       5,209,496  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    1,456,500       7,522,560  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    464,500       2,758,592  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    873,500       6,947,328  

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd.

    2,564,000       213,978  

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

    122,000       245,701  

ESR Group Ltd.(c)

    1,319,600       1,686,809  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    39,312       1,836,657  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    1,209,000       6,274,564  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    300,000       361,147  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    1,154,000       1,339,747  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    432,800       4,505,521  

Health and Happiness H&H International Holdings Ltd.

    133,000       173,745  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    977,572       2,547,182  

HKBN Ltd.(a)

    534,000       221,910  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    2,285,000       2,744,879  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    6,461,482       4,598,165  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    627,300       19,018,982  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    679,800       2,121,999  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    322,000       555,770  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    97,000       3,894,949  

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    145,000       190,151  

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.(a)

    190,898       212,098  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    538,000       854,335  

Link REIT

    1,537,400       7,711,109  

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.

    182,000       450,892  

Man Wah Holdings Ltd.

    1,271,200       792,408  

Melco International Development Ltd.(b)

    371,000       240,623  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR(b)

    171,742       1,341,305  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    749,500       2,438,356  

New World Development Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,013,000       1,241,586  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    1,413,000       1,227,785  

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

    2,662,000       740,992  

PCCW Ltd.

    4,788,000       2,476,602  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    755,500       4,423,592  

Sands China Ltd.(b)

    1,358,800       3,566,536  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    2,102,000       2,195,673  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    694,000       1,053,036  

SJM Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,333,000       374,611  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Hong Kong (continued)            

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    828,000     $ 7,728,043  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    229,000       1,771,780  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    757,000       1,414,661  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    776,000       8,241,977  

Value Partners Group Ltd.(a)

    1,383,000       318,456  

Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.(a)

    504,000       386,860  

Vobile Group Ltd.(b)

    1,288,000       238,892  

VTech Holdings Ltd.

    101,800       589,624  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    5,692,500       3,358,544  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

    173,045       505,583  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    1,026,000       3,006,009  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    1,147,000       950,891  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    614,500       579,490  
   

 

 

 
       198,883,156  
Ireland — 0.7%            

AIB Group PLC

    822,355       3,612,132  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    599,339       5,511,509  

Cairn Homes PLC

    1,040,139       1,595,912  

CRH PLC

    421,519       29,903,239  

Flutter Entertainment PLC(b)

    99,788       20,482,096  

Glanbia PLC

    148,485       2,654,137  

Glenveagh Properties PLC(b)(c)

    1,336,429       1,770,686  

Greencore Group PLC(b)

    377,793       490,268  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    89,746       7,999,420  

Kingspan Group PLC

    87,081       7,072,422  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    139,228       5,188,302  
   

 

 

 
      86,280,123  
Israel — 0.9%            

Airport City Ltd.(b)

    52,557       876,965  

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.

    145,627       1,102,194  

Amot Investments Ltd.

    177,005       919,625  

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    36,539       2,462,094  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    715,555       6,087,878  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    872,197       6,624,481  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    948,661       1,254,854  

Big Shopping Centers Ltd.(b)

    19,985       2,032,139  

Camtek Ltd./Israel(b)

    18,109       1,403,444  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)

    57,758       9,179,479  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)(b)

    25,884       6,043,396  

Delek Group Ltd.

    8,198       1,015,172  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    18,086       3,730,840  

Electra Ltd./Israel

    1,918       731,018  

Energix-Renewable Energies Ltd.(a)

    416,457       1,519,306  

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.(b)

    113,907       2,057,550  

First International Bank Of Israel Ltd. (The)

    66,676       2,673,916  

Fiverr International Ltd.(a)(b)

    30,207       813,172  

G City Ltd.

    39,119       125,149  

Gav-Yam Lands Corp. Ltd.

    2       16  

Global-e Online Ltd.(a)(b)

    51,229       1,934,919  

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.

    92,609       768,187  

ICL Group Ltd.

    456,017       2,074,098  

Inmode Ltd.(a)(b)

    57,122       1,353,220  

Isracard Ltd.

    408,727       1,466,985  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    794,055       3,851,873  

Kornit Digital Ltd.(b)

    34,222       585,538  

Melisron Ltd.

    23,287       1,707,718  

Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd.

    793,036       2,145,850  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    87,170       3,244,233  

Monday.com Ltd.(b)

    11,489       2,413,150  

Nano Dimension Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    306,085       734,604  
Security   Shares     Value  
Israel (continued)            

Nice Ltd.(b)

    36,177     $ 7,506,072  

Nova Ltd.(b)

    17,353       2,471,180  

Paz Oil Co. Ltd.

    8,161       670,834  

Perion Network Ltd.(b)

    26,715       792,580  

Phoenix Holdings Ltd. (The)

    89,216       907,377  

Radware Ltd.(a)(b)

    31,475       575,363  

Reit 1 Ltd.

    193,984       865,964  

Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd.(a)

    261,477       1,474,016  

Shikun & Binui Ltd.(b)

    242,824       633,632  

Shufersal Ltd.(b)

    191,642       1,028,247  

Strauss Group Ltd.(b)

    43,554       845,879  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(b)

    640,498       7,750,026  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(b)

    53,439       1,523,838  

Wix.com Ltd.(b)

    35,557       4,511,472  

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.(a)

    56,575       848,625  
   

 

 

 
       105,338,168  
Italy — 2.3%            

A2A SpA

    913,570       1,811,302  

ACEA SpA

    30,246       477,300  

Amplifon SpA

    85,149       2,779,137  

Anima Holding SpA(c)

    118,248       533,706  

Ascopiave SpA

    48,700       118,155  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    588,157       13,119,970  

Azimut Holding SpA

    50,275       1,401,602  

Banca Generali SpA

    30,187       1,150,816  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    194,314       1,988,556  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SpA

    428,296       3,254,196  

Banco BPM SpA

    894,922       4,828,366  

BFF Bank SpA(c)

    213,046       2,302,312  

BPER Banca

    552,349       1,992,247  

Brembo SpA

    184,912       2,277,526  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    19,225       1,905,906  

Buzzi SpA

    49,875       1,695,251  

De’ Longhi SpA

    45,368       1,469,430  

DiaSorin SpA

    13,460       1,237,768  

Enav SpA(c)

    168,128       622,228  

Enel SpA

    4,606,013       31,428,557  

Eni SpA

    1,327,782       21,166,624  

ERG SpA

    37,936       1,112,378  

Ferrari NV

    72,290       25,210,209  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    331,772       4,783,608  

Hera SpA

    697,396       2,456,666  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    158,324       1,914,458  

Interpump Group SpA

    36,161       1,787,490  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    8,961,623       27,613,391  

Iren SpA

    406,793       853,765  

Italgas SpA

    246,375       1,404,682  

Leonardo SpA

    228,919       3,995,566  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    367,055       4,861,277  

Moncler SpA

    122,228       7,519,066  

Nexi SpA(b)(c)

    330,428       2,534,535  

Pirelli & C SpA(c)

    178,859       969,313  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    296,945       3,219,967  

Prysmian SpA

    163,182       7,181,612  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    71,904       3,968,688  

Reply SpA

    12,404       1,700,717  

Saipem SpA(b)

    777,224       1,114,865  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA(a)

    31,003       395,433  

Snam SpA

    1,148,193       5,607,710  

Stellantis NV

    1,246,714       27,460,925  

Tamburi Investment Partners SpA

    75,895       741,083  

Technogym SpA(c)

    103,634       1,026,262  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Italy (continued)            

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    5,536,123     $ 1,668,628  

Tenaris SA, NVS

    307,072       4,849,983  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    830,324       7,001,333  

UniCredit SpA

    934,925       27,385,876  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    462,961       2,874,806  
   

 

 

 
       280,775,247  
Japan — 22.0%            

77 Bank Ltd. (The)

    106,100       2,552,056  

ABC-Mart Inc.

    63,600       1,102,220  

Activia Properties Inc.

    307       836,073  

ADEKA Corp.

    40,500       792,451  

Advance Logistics Investment Corp.(a)

    949       824,664  

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    782       1,722,085  

Advantest Corp.

    442,900       17,626,454  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    388,900       9,293,612  

Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.

    17,500       448,262  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    120,700       1,099,292  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    47,800       591,670  

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

    767       722,730  

AGC Inc.

    109,100       4,103,059  

Ai Holdings Corp.

    23,900       401,210  

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    20,000       463,420  

Aiful Corp.

    509,800       1,278,146  

Ain Holdings Inc.

    15,500       505,819  

Air Water Inc.

    110,500       1,459,619  

Aisin Corp.

    93,000       3,472,163  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    256,000       10,512,619  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    113,800       1,866,199  

Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.

    128,400       952,924  

Amada Co. Ltd.

    132,200       1,426,654  

Amano Corp.

    38,300       882,609  

ANA Holdings Inc.(b)

    91,000       2,010,933  

Anritsu Corp.

    69,500       550,345  

Aozora Bank Ltd.(a)

    49,800       1,094,747  

Arcs Co. Ltd.

    16,400       326,315  

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

    13,000       416,854  

Artience Co. Ltd.

    17,600       329,325  

As One Corp.

    22,100       834,312  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    279,800       10,399,590  

Asahi Holdings Inc.

    107,400       1,495,503  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    120,700       2,293,407  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    704,700       5,344,121  

Asics Corp.

    94,000       2,856,295  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    1,126,200       13,111,753  

Atom Corp.(a)(b)

    136,700       868,577  

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

    63,300       688,141  

Awa Bank Ltd. (The)

    13,900       233,144  

Azbil Corp.

    50,300       1,625,429  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    348,700       7,550,240  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    82,200       1,911,068  

Benefit One Inc.(a)

    56,600       807,671  

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    86,900       1,536,777  

Bic Camera Inc.

    83,500       778,345  

BIPROGY Inc.

    36,500       1,068,663  

BML Inc.

    19,300       373,004  

Bridgestone Corp.

    311,600       13,502,464  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    125,000       2,094,071  

Calbee Inc.

    55,200       1,160,315  

Canon Inc.

    570,000       15,701,861  

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

    27,900       848,861  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    94,000       3,585,044  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    90,300       778,594  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Central Glass Co. Ltd.

    24,900     $ 465,882  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    451,000        11,271,679  

Change Holdings Inc.

    40,300       370,607  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    269,500       1,997,066  

Chiyoda Corp.(a)(b)

    208,900       479,105  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    382,000       4,955,566  

Chudenko Corp.

    12,200       230,036  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    405,200       14,575,133  

Chugin Financial Group Inc., NVS

    129,500       916,996  

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    154,900       1,101,385  

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

    128,900       817,523  

CKD Corp.

    25,800       454,933  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc.

    106,600       1,446,777  

COLOPL Inc.

    50,700       216,562  

Colowide Co. Ltd.

    35,100       561,158  

Comforia Residential REIT Inc.

    343       718,869  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    47,200       1,033,448  

Comture Corp.

    30,100       372,208  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    781,600       3,724,671  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    46,300       1,922,983  

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.

    9,900       1,063,400  

CRE Logistics REIT Inc.

    1,199       1,254,357  

Create Restaurants Holdings Inc.(a)

    112,600       845,087  

Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,900       237,198  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    59,000       1,095,127  

CyberAgent Inc.

    244,700       1,579,252  

CYBERDYNE Inc.(a)(b)

    129,300       179,765  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    120,600       3,490,157  

Daicel Corp.

    133,200       1,304,983  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    59,000       614,802  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    145,900       2,877,147  

Daihen Corp.

    15,500       734,462  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    546,900       11,995,028  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    1,048,900       31,403,053  

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    46,600       638,413  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    148,100       23,730,388  

Daio Paper Corp.

    94,500       711,796  

Daiseki Co. Ltd.

    29,460       842,346  

Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Inc.

    21,700       601,407  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    35,300       4,015,393  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    369,700       11,431,842  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    1,086       1,918,854  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

    146       622,400  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    788,500       5,651,071  

Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp.

    1,127       810,830  

Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    101,300       2,202,737  

DCM Holdings Co. Ltd.

    108,500       1,010,725  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    40,300       406,889  

Denka Co. Ltd.

    38,400       669,628  

Denso Corp.

    1,042,600       16,377,212  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    120,300       3,192,914  

Dentsu Soken Inc.

    24,200       903,526  

Descente Ltd.

    21,300       491,967  

Dexerials Corp.

    32,300       930,837  

DIC Corp.

    104,600       1,974,145  

Digital Arts Inc.

    15,000       514,158  

Digital Garage Inc.

    29,900       720,869  

Dip Corp.

    21,900       374,013  

Disco Corp.

    50,200       13,545,917  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd.

    51,600       1,033,216  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    24,800       864,908  

DTS Corp.

    30,400       747,701  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Duskin Co. Ltd.

    14,100     $ 327,380  

Earth Corp.

    10,000       306,126  

East Japan Railway Co.

    167,600       9,585,483  

Ebara Corp.

    52,600       3,294,185  

EDION Corp.

    68,300       752,074  

eGuarantee Inc.

    21,900       285,437  

Eiken Chemical Co. Ltd.

    14,400       179,482  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    145,200       6,837,269  

Elecom Co. Ltd.

    29,300       340,760  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    97,100       1,631,039  

en Japan Inc.

    18,500       341,907  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    1,789,900       7,228,606  

eRex Co. Ltd.(a)

    44,600       248,050  

Euglena Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    163,400       765,728  

EXEO Group Inc.

    50,800       1,134,572  

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    22,300       652,464  

Fancl Corp.

    40,900       645,877  

FANUC Corp.

    542,000       14,993,001  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    98,400       26,270,514  

FCC Co. Ltd.

    15,200       198,024  

Ferrotec Holdings Corp.

    33,100       638,379  

Food & Life Companies Ltd.

    65,100       1,302,678  

FP Corp.

    25,100       486,280  

Freee KK(a)(b)

    30,000       564,726  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    246       727,146  

Fuji Corp./Aichi

    37,500       635,380  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    87,200       4,366,976  

Fuji Kyuko Co. Ltd.

    14,900       440,424  

Fuji Oil Holdings Inc.

    21,300       341,203  

Fuji Seal International Inc.

    19,200       226,422  

Fuji Soft Inc.

    31,800       1,393,870  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    209,000       13,247,444  

Fujikura Ltd.

    137,200       1,127,854  

Fujimi Inc.

    40,500       811,612  

Fujitec Co. Ltd.

    39,600       1,010,412  

Fujitsu General Ltd.

    45,300       663,742  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    100,800        13,952,156  

Fujiya Co. Ltd.(a)

    20,500       344,339  

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

    102,700       2,524,086  

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

    390       461,308  

Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.

    12,300       340,183  

Funai Soken Holdings Inc.

    21,000       365,643  

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    25,700       467,494  

Fuso Chemical Co. Ltd.

    11,500       323,840  

Future Corp.

    42,800       507,978  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    7,500       670,697  

Giken Ltd.

    7,600       111,472  

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.

    295       219,776  

Glory Ltd.

    23,700       489,676  

GLP J-REIT

    2,358       2,105,301  

GMO internet group Inc.

    53,600       965,999  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    23,900       1,442,085  

GNI Group Ltd.(b)

    51,500       923,054  

Goldwin Inc.

    17,400       1,170,485  

Gree Inc.

    84,000       334,166  

GS Yuasa Corp.

    32,500       468,740  

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.(b)

    35,200       591,796  

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    206,000       1,015,828  

H.U. Group Holdings Inc.

    32,700       607,889  

H2O Retailing Corp.

    71,400       764,430  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    255,800       1,394,086  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    136,300       1,046,951  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Hamakyorex Co. Ltd.

    7,200     $ 200,478  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    91,600       3,618,649  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    134,600       4,118,157  

Hankyu Hanshin REIT Inc.

    325       321,809  

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

    20,200       738,845  

Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.

    30,100       729,433  

Haseko Corp.

    129,200       1,680,102  

Hazama Ando Corp.

    77,600       626,674  

Heiwa Corp.

    49,400       733,978  

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    18,400       486,466  

Heiwa Real Estate REIT Inc.

    567       526,935  

Heiwado Co. Ltd.

    20,600       307,645  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    9,400       1,637,948  

Hino Motors Ltd.(b)

    139,900       476,303  

Hioki E.E. Corp.

    9,600       426,009  

Hirogin Holdings Inc.

    254,000       1,704,416  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    16,205       1,885,497  

HIS Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    28,800       349,874  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

    30,700       875,020  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    38,300       1,086,663  

Hitachi Ltd.

    530,600       41,678,815  

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

    125,000       771,288  

Hogy Medical Co. Ltd.

    9,400       226,614  

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.

    89,600       399,756  

Hokuetsu Corp.(a)

    106,600       1,007,840  

Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc.

    58,100       615,514  

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.(b)

    74,500       364,286  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    2,624,800        29,340,172  

Horiba Ltd.

    17,900       1,436,190  

Hoshino Resorts REIT Inc.

    186       649,141  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    49,400       1,797,239  

Hosiden Corp.

    95,100       1,167,409  

House Foods Group Inc.

    29,100       640,533  

Hoya Corp.

    206,000       26,167,988  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    213,100       2,353,123  

Hulic REIT Inc.

    529       557,072  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    60,200       3,029,260  

Ichibanya Co. Ltd.

    9,700       427,537  

Ichigo Inc.

    167,300       445,985  

Ichigo Office REIT Investment Corp.

    813       456,850  

Idec Corp./Japan

    33,200       664,382  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    550,000       3,054,139  

IHI Corp.

    94,900       1,815,095  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    65,500       988,849  

Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    22,100       528,053  

Inabata & Co. Ltd.

    18,100       393,846  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

    1,500       1,357,414  

Infocom Corp.

    22,000       365,276  

Infomart Corp.(a)

    154,300       414,123  

INFRONEER Holdings Inc.

    147,352       1,540,340  

Inpex Corp.

    614,100       8,347,127  

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

    85,800       1,663,783  

Invincible Investment Corp.

    5,459       2,244,199  

Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd.

    12,700       296,993  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    233,000       2,724,307  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    380,300       5,189,171  

Ito En Ltd.

    26,700       775,089  

ITOCHU Corp.

    668,800       30,352,887  

Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Inc.

    47,680       1,335,970  

Iwatani Corp.

    25,000       1,117,162  

Iyogin Holdings Inc., NVS

    157,100       1,068,583  

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    15,200       357,820  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    223,200     $ 2,067,130  

JAFCO Group Co. Ltd.

    39,300       466,125  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    47,800       918,514  

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    26,000       1,032,536  

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

    92,800       1,595,472  

Japan Display Inc.(a)(b)

    1,150,200       155,322  

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd.

    102,300       1,545,905  

Japan Excellent Inc.

    483       399,340  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    261,300        5,783,014  

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

    4,022       2,066,899  

Japan Lifeline Co. Ltd.

    39,200       349,788  

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

    339       626,818  

Japan Material Co. Ltd.

    100,200       1,693,159  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    4,479       3,040,538  

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.

    26,500       1,077,964  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    773,600       8,045,321  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,284,500       12,296,109  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    104,600       1,958,309  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    443       1,060,682  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    734       2,813,819  

Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd.

    89,600       949,566  

Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The)

    32,700       538,176  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    688,600       18,149,695  

JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.

    53,200       391,989  

JCU Corp.

    9,800       247,318  

Jeol Ltd.

    29,000       1,325,702  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    331,000       5,226,099  

JGC Holdings Corp.

    121,900       1,427,871  

JINS Holdings Inc.

    15,700       442,654  

JMDC Inc.

    27,700       733,010  

Joyful Honda Co. Ltd.

    99,400       1,318,341  

JSR Corp.

    110,600       3,016,577  

JTEKT Corp.

    129,100       1,181,244  

JTOWER Inc.(a)(b)

    8,600       264,940  

Justsystems Corp.(a)

    24,400       509,811  

Kadokawa Corp.

    89,500       1,893,588  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    48,900       1,203,923  

Kajima Corp.

    214,000       3,819,227  

Kakaku.com Inc.

    94,900       1,079,516  

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    15,600       368,421  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    94,000       2,162,543  

Kanamoto Co. Ltd.

    17,700       338,087  

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

    132,600       1,363,663  

Kaneka Corp.

    16,100       391,511  

Kanematsu Corp.

    81,100       1,257,400  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    407,600       5,560,535  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    110,300       1,844,195  

Kao Corp.

    258,700       10,236,128  

Katitas Co. Ltd.

    25,100       312,058  

Kato Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    8,900       290,207  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    97,200       2,200,596  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    99,700       4,857,761  

KDDI Corp.

    842,800       27,926,208  

KDX Realty Investment Corp.

    2,143       2,324,601  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    37,800       921,908  

Keikyu Corp.

    122,900       1,073,460  

Keio Corp.

    62,800       1,837,548  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    101,000       4,570,236  

Kewpie Corp.

    54,400       968,124  

Keyence Corp.

    110,000       49,213,766  

KH Neochem Co. Ltd.

    19,500       303,881  

Kikkoman Corp.

    96,100       5,912,862  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Kinden Corp.

    122,400     $ 2,039,740  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    99,900       3,082,660  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    449,000       6,453,906  

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    24,300       518,877  

Ki-Star Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    5,700       134,618  

Kitz Corp.

    137,100       1,120,918  

Kiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    109,400       1,233,031  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    32,100       1,448,690  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    62,100       1,586,823  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    172,300       2,379,098  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    115,180       1,434,700  

Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd.

    17,800       472,850  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    86,800       1,328,846  

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

    45,700       735,975  

Komatsu Ltd.

    536,000        15,249,174  

KOMEDA Holdings Co. Ltd.

    56,300       1,079,117  

Komeri Co. Ltd.

    17,900       401,078  

Konami Group Corp.

    53,500       3,290,153  

Konica Minolta Inc.(b)

    244,300       670,410  

Kose Corp.

    27,700       1,812,207  

Kotobuki Spirits Co. Ltd.

    71,000       955,279  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    70,600       641,625  

Kubota Corp.

    600,100       9,083,992  

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.

    16,300       424,224  

Kura Sushi Inc.

    14,600       391,227  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    136,800       1,435,273  

Kureha Corp.

    31,500       602,980  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    48,100       1,756,660  

Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.

    39,000       842,000  

Kyocera Corp.

    738,000       10,804,372  

Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    23,100       279,087  

Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.

    28,500       1,171,100  

Kyoto Financial Group Inc.

    102,700       1,706,819  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    131,600       2,072,959  

Kyudenko Corp.

    19,100       726,526  

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.(b)

    226,200       1,694,038  

Kyushu Financial Group Inc.

    254,800       1,621,445  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    38,000       835,240  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    859       869,866  

Lasertec Corp.

    42,000       10,938,018  

Lawson Inc.

    21,100       1,207,724  

Leopalace21 Corp.(b)

    232,700       650,916  

Lintec Corp.

    13,300       251,886  

Lion Corp.

    154,300       1,375,448  

LITALICO Inc.

    18,300       266,638  

Lixil Corp.

    142,700       1,906,896  

LY Corp.

    1,629,100       5,068,183  

M&A Capital Partners Co. Ltd.

    10,900       167,872  

M3 Inc.

    250,600       3,954,467  

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    68,900       1,194,196  

Macnica Holdings Inc.

    39,400       2,084,885  

Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd.

    15,700       635,925  

Makita Corp.

    118,300       3,184,043  

Mandom Corp.

    17,400       151,473  

Mani Inc.

    48,700       676,551  

Marubeni Corp.

    883,700       15,072,973  

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    26,500       524,332  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    113,300       1,873,434  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    39,500       1,006,442  

Maruwa Co. Ltd./Aichi

    8,600       1,720,738  

Maruzen Showa Unyu Co. Ltd.

    9,000       248,479  

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.

    57,000       320,227  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    197,970     $ 3,598,455  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    371,900       4,508,709  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(a)

    49,300       2,195,057  

Mebuki Financial Group Inc.

    540,400       1,617,523  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    103,300       1,648,769  

Megachips Corp.

    16,200       523,074  

Megmilk Snow Brand Co. Ltd.

    25,100       393,651  

Meidensha Corp.

    20,500       367,469  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    105,100       2,541,802  

Meiko Electronics Co. Ltd.

    14,900       405,842  

MEITEC Group Holdings Inc.

    40,400       799,247  

Menicon Co. Ltd.

    37,800       548,933  

Mercari Inc.(b)

    74,100       1,225,158  

Milbon Co. Ltd.

    16,500       394,311  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    207,300       4,284,934  

Mirai Corp.

    1,249       381,914  

MIRAIT ONE corp.

    39,000       515,266  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    135,600       2,324,847  

Mitani Sekisan Co. Ltd.

    6,700       230,204  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    653,900       3,942,847  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    2,028,000        34,952,463  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    1,093,600       16,229,351  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    636,900       8,824,831  

Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment Corp.

    528       1,322,856  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    99,500       1,624,922  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    415,830       2,948,419  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    177,300       11,826,525  

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    45,200       1,396,189  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    97,600       1,786,811  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    499,000       1,572,382  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    6,551,900       61,368,675  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    747,300       30,308,414  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    107,500       3,163,753  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    525,300       13,187,008  

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Inc.

    368       1,103,238  

Mitsui High-Tec Inc.

    27,000       1,246,227  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    28,200       871,811  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    211,800       7,607,955  

Miura Co. Ltd.

    44,400       811,347  

Mixi Inc.

    31,500       540,318  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    1,384,950       25,152,852  

Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd.

    19,600       710,319  

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    20,000       452,174  

Monex Group Inc.

    118,000       614,101  

Money Forward Inc.(b)

    30,500       1,190,476  

Monogatari Corp. (The)

    29,700       1,047,235  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    131,000       1,233,786  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

    770       716,607  

Mori Trust REIT Inc.

    2,421       1,229,448  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd./Japan

    50,800       969,561  

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    38,600       790,470  

MOS Food Services Inc.

    23,800       553,544  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    228,500       9,435,847  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    980,700       19,802,414  

Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd.

    22,300       253,113  

Nabtesco Corp.

    50,100       962,968  

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.

    23,300       543,376  

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    46,900       766,847  

Nagawa Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,500       217,351  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    91,500       1,410,739  

Nakanishi Inc.

    48,200       788,834  

Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    100,800       1,965,597  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

NEC Corp.

    131,600     $ 8,599,363  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    113,200       1,828,092  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

    52,400       851,977  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    234,300       3,739,200  

Nextage Co. Ltd.(a)

    46,200       696,081  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    124,400       1,554,096  

NH Foods Ltd.

    47,000       1,609,570  

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    128,700       1,062,504  

Nichias Corp.

    30,200       705,909  

Nichicon Corp.

    39,900       348,719  

Nichiha Corp.

    12,200       245,090  

Nichirei Corp.

    54,000       1,304,245  

Nidec Corp.

    242,600       9,048,208  

Nifco Inc./Japan

    40,500       1,051,006  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    42,600       1,298,316  

Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.

    178,400       1,072,341  

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    37,500       297,860  

Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd.

    105,100       2,257,825  

Nikon Corp.

    148,700       1,517,563  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    612,400        34,215,332  

Nippn Corp., New

    72,800       1,117,628  

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc.

    246       1,024,130  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    958       3,876,172  

Nippon Ceramic Co. Ltd.

    14,100       255,342  

Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    14,800       205,289  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    88,000       1,956,144  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    30,400       1,809,448  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

    65,000       1,006,892  

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

    62,900       561,527  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    104,170       1,283,569  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    533,100       4,198,868  

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.(b)

    34,800       322,568  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    1,035       1,841,474  

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp.

    193       446,901  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    94,700       2,399,632  

Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd.

    103,800       962,128  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    30,300       1,070,437  

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

    13,300       500,347  

Nippon Soda Co. Ltd.

    20,700       799,056  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    521,600       12,552,125  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    16,703,400       20,975,364  

Nippon Yusen KK

    285,700       9,845,467  

Nipro Corp.

    53,100       427,621  

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    19,600       538,784  

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

    39,600       571,930  

Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings Inc.

    68,300       786,415  

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.

    30,400       505,308  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    91,300       3,641,300  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,373,300       5,391,335  

Nissha Co. Ltd.

    20,200       224,084  

Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd. (The)

    17,300       528,474  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    126,400       1,763,177  

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

    79,200       653,668  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    92,200       2,982,797  

Nissui Corp.

    172,100       940,345  

Niterra Co. Ltd.

    104,600       2,816,732  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    42,500       5,562,473  

Nitta Corp.

    12,000       310,540  

Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.

    11,200       382,453  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    81,800       6,785,951  

Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd.

    13,300       472,825  

NOF Corp.

    22,700       1,025,217  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Nojima Corp.

    37,400     $ 471,354  

NOK Corp.

    36,300       480,811  

Nomura Co. Ltd.

    40,400       238,785  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    1,541,900       8,304,898  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    34,700       949,590  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    2,429       2,657,970  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    206,400       6,312,439  

NS Solutions Corp.

    13,800       460,270  

NSD Co. Ltd.

    63,300       1,187,884  

NSK Ltd.

    243,900       1,329,650  

NTN Corp.

    515,100       941,994  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    396,300       5,708,157  

NTT UD REIT Investment Corp.

    663       562,997  

Obayashi Corp.

    379,300       3,511,005  

OBIC Business Consultants Co. Ltd.

    28,400       1,373,431  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    38,100       5,852,524  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    135,500       2,070,507  

Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd. (The)

    14,000       187,432  

Ohsho Food Service Corp.

    12,000       663,455  

Oisix ra daichi Inc.(a)(b)

    21,400       202,419  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    430,800       1,684,355  

Okamura Corp.

    25,100       376,178  

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.

    60,600       425,792  

Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    20,200       160,087  

OKUMA Corp.

    9,900       445,442  

Okumura Corp.

    14,300       500,062  

Olympus Corp.

    752,600        11,141,236  

Omron Corp.

    107,600       4,838,261  

One REIT Inc.

    152       279,526  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    211,700       3,815,708  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    27,600       863,110  

Open Up Group Inc.

    84,800       1,313,513  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    17,200       1,355,517  

Organo Corp.

    28,000       1,156,487  

Orient Corp.

    19,820       149,561  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    609,100       22,622,017  

ORIX Corp.

    674,100       13,016,376  

Orix JREIT Inc.

    1,250       1,445,887  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    195,300       4,112,403  

OSG Corp.

    40,700       553,858  

Otsuka Corp.

    65,600       2,760,301  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    240,000       9,433,997  

Outsourcing Inc.(b)

    71,000       828,954  

PALTAC Corp.

    13,500       411,013  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    215,700       4,662,675  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    1,345,800       12,675,790  

Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd.

    29,500       532,803  

Park24 Co. Ltd.(b)

    102,900       1,344,572  

Pasona Group Inc.

    21,900       399,370  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    124,000       664,388  

PeptiDream Inc.(a)(b)

    82,800       725,617  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,153,800       1,834,209  

Pigeon Corp.

    90,700       991,233  

Pilot Corp.

    20,000       558,516  

PKSHA Technology Inc.(b)

    30,300       792,727  

Pola Orbis Holdings Inc.

    46,500       481,042  

Prestige International Inc.

    124,200       509,985  

Prima Meat Packers Ltd.

    13,100       214,337  

Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    20,000       279,582  

Raksul Inc.(b)

    48,200       374,037  

Rakus Co. Ltd.

    78,900       1,296,809  

Rakuten Group Inc.(a)(b)

    837,300       3,678,056  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    816,200     $ 32,238,851  

Relo Group Inc.

    48,000       481,811  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(b)

    838,200       13,752,831  

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    97,000       629,051  

RENOVA Inc.(b)

    30,800       264,620  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    1,335,600       7,372,858  

Resonac Holdings Corp.

    103,500       2,063,944  

Resorttrust Inc.

    47,100       818,766  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    284,000       2,232,238  

Riken Keiki Co. Ltd.(a)

    12,500       617,583  

Rinnai Corp.

    40,700       922,092  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    171,800       2,965,137  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    101,400       2,074,809  

Rorze Corp.

    10,300       1,143,995  

Round One Corp.

    124,800       552,743  

RS Technologies Co. Ltd.

    29,700       576,558  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    132,800       2,064,927  

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

    16,200       556,134  

Sakai Moving Service Co. Ltd.

    12,400       235,693  

Sakata Seed Corp.

    28,300       704,743  

SAMTY Co. Ltd.

    27,300       465,154  

San-A Co. Ltd.

    10,800       333,566  

San-Ai Obbli Co. Ltd.

    16,500       186,046  

SanBio Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    37,500       143,468  

Sangetsu Corp.

    71,200       1,568,276  

San-In Godo Bank Ltd. (The)

    230,100       1,622,680  

Sanken Electric Co. Ltd.

    20,000       918,863  

Sanki Engineering Co. Ltd.

    20,500       262,996  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    42,900       2,624,046  

Sankyu Inc.

    25,100       938,295  

Sanrio Co. Ltd.

    63,500       2,651,581  

Sansan Inc.(a)(b)

    53,700       499,905  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    134,200       1,355,732  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    102,700       1,569,685  

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.(a)

    56,200       2,598,622  

Sato Holdings Corp.

    7,600       111,744  

Sawai Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,000       681,300  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    130,000       3,193,535  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    44,200       4,334,219  

SCSK Corp.

    79,400       1,558,988  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    111,800       8,114,481  

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

    119,400       1,757,282  

Seibu Holdings Inc.

    130,400       1,842,868  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    132,000       1,926,858  

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

    57,100       833,879  

Seiren Co. Ltd.

    28,900       485,046  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    217,900       3,111,076  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    373,600       8,433,719  

Sekisui House REIT Inc.

    2,111       1,122,817  

Senko Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    124,500       973,391  

Seria Co. Ltd.

    29,700       544,258  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    417,500        16,489,086  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    822,500       1,721,758  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    147,500       1,910,140  

Sharp Corp./Japan(b)

    99,600       669,741  

Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd.

    14,200       344,278  

SHIFT Inc.(a)(b)

    8,600       1,550,351  

Shiga Bank Ltd. (The)

    24,100       599,226  

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    79,900       564,956  

Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd.

    22,800       231,866  

Shimadzu Corp.

    145,400       4,020,596  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    16,900       1,854,073  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Shimano Inc.

    41,400     $ 5,944,018  

Shimizu Corp.

    212,100       1,419,824  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,029,900       40,539,110  

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.

    43,600       1,611,985  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    152,500       7,319,453  

Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc.

    49,700       754,290  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    225,700       6,291,768  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    209,700       1,916,659  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    33,700       1,501,016  

Shochiku Co. Ltd.

    4,900       336,313  

Shoei Co. Ltd.

    52,200       697,619  

Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.

    105,700       1,724,406  

SMC Corp.

    31,300        17,422,973  

SMS Co. Ltd.

    50,900       919,260  

Socionext Inc.

    93,700       2,147,424  

SoftBank Corp.

    1,643,500       21,835,283  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    583,500       25,190,047  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    163,900       894,728  

Sojitz Corp.

    130,860       3,088,480  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    156,100       8,094,010  

Sony Group Corp.

    714,700       70,089,419  

Sosei Group Corp.(a)(b)

    62,100       602,796  

SOSiLA Logistics REIT Inc.

    933       757,697  

Sotetsu Holdings Inc.

    106,800       1,957,443  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    49,100       1,918,643  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    87,100       1,663,654  

Star Asia Investment Corp.

    1,464       574,038  

Starts Corp. Inc.

    15,900       326,169  

Subaru Corp.

    335,200       6,687,008  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,800       850,478  

SUMCO Corp.

    155,700       2,360,477  

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

    19,300       959,162  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    907,300       2,136,311  

Sumitomo Corp.

    604,600       13,904,492  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    417,000       5,542,597  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    57,400       1,687,286  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    46,000       1,193,446  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    131,800       3,642,777  

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.

    130,600       366,305  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    728,400       37,886,523  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    375,800       7,701,366  

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

    12,700       319,942  

Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd.(a)

    119,300       350,202  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    163,300       5,135,644  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    126,600       1,466,594  

Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd. (The)

    104,700       1,882,948  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    70,900       2,138,362  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    79,800       2,603,456  

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    230,500       1,343,290  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    34,400       1,067,810  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    212,000       9,522,756  

Sysmex Corp.

    93,800       5,081,360  

Systena Corp.

    234,500       473,992  

T Hasegawa Co. Ltd.

    19,300       433,102  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    268,900       4,452,646  

Tadano Ltd.

    124,300       1,011,862  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    92,800       1,910,037  

Taikisha Ltd.

    14,800       441,289  

Taisei Corp.

    104,600       3,813,568  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    21,800       1,268,618  

Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    22,500       495,760  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    44,400       1,072,515  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Takara Bio Inc.

    43,500     $ 369,785  

Takara Holdings Inc.

    93,600       791,896  

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.

    39,600       915,006  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    123,300       1,717,722  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    897,954        26,391,298  

Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    28,600       977,769  

Takuma Co. Ltd.

    108,300       1,274,289  

TDK Corp.

    223,200       11,105,274  

TechnoPro Holdings Inc.

    52,500       1,210,378  

Teijin Ltd.

    79,300       729,511  

Terumo Corp.

    396,900       13,435,839  

THK Co. Ltd.

    85,300       1,640,031  

TIS Inc.

    123,300       2,742,419  

TKC Corp.

    19,000       492,154  

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

    121,200       1,160,093  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    99,600       2,637,733  

Tocalo Co. Ltd.

    112,800       1,199,869  

Toda Corp.

    105,700       666,441  

Toei Co. Ltd.

    3,500       491,201  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    64,400       2,097,813  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    40,600       815,650  

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    31,300       677,911  

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    245,200       1,636,906  

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    144,000       1,012,733  

TOKAI Holdings Corp.

    91,000       613,625  

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

    113,100       1,789,360  

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc.

    396,100       1,527,969  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    1,061,800       27,996,928  

Tokuyama Corp.

    20,100       322,184  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    61,600       684,461  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(b)

    953,100       5,074,450  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    270,900       50,271,568  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    212,200       4,874,629  

Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group Inc.

    32,700       956,519  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    49,800       1,137,457  

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

    47,000       3,044,363  

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    87,800       1,060,457  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    94,400       1,454,886  

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

    89,400       497,638  

Tokyu Corp.

    232,800       2,731,740  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    255,500       1,708,674  

Tokyu REIT Inc.

    441       514,247  

Tomy Co. Ltd.

    109,500       1,796,524  

Topcon Corp.

    59,600       684,723  

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

    135,500       3,734,981  

Toray Industries Inc.

    790,400       3,949,177  

Toridoll Holdings Corp.

    36,700       1,123,577  

Toshiba TEC Corp.

    17,300       358,899  

Tosoh Corp.

    124,100       1,600,225  

Totetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    9,700       199,170  

TOTO Ltd.

    93,200       2,522,483  

Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    12,100       211,743  

Toyo Gosei Co. Ltd.(a)

    5,300       310,113  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    116,900       1,856,896  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    50,500       2,629,609  

Toyo Tire Corp.

    49,300       816,325  

Toyobo Co. Ltd.

    30,300       227,415  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    20,900       403,546  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    34,600       570,115  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    92,600       7,832,025  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    6,083,300       121,470,209  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    113,800       7,457,476  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Trancom Co. Ltd.

    2,400     $ 113,737  

Transcosmos Inc.

    11,100       231,781  

TRE Holdings Corp.

    24,100       204,449  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan(b)

    77,500       4,433,726  

Tri Chemical Laboratories Inc.

    26,000       641,176  

Trusco Nakayama Corp.

    29,300       500,572  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    46,400       587,746  

Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

    16,800       485,864  

Tsumura & Co.

    36,400       658,556  

Tsuruha Holdings Inc.

    22,300       1,764,702  

UACJ Corp.

    14,400       397,746  

UBE Corp.

    106,700       1,773,942  

Ulvac Inc.

    42,600       2,084,990  

Unicharm Corp.

    224,600       7,728,120  

United Urban Investment Corp.

    1,264       1,279,834  

Universal Entertainment Corp.

    23,800       344,217  

Ushio Inc.

    59,300       830,748  

USS Co. Ltd.

    122,600       2,318,538  

UT Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    21,900       350,881  

Valor Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,900       305,817  

ValueCommerce Co. Ltd.

    15,000       127,931  

Visional Inc.(b)

    13,600       851,180  

Wacoal Holdings Corp.

    23,700       552,902  

Wacom Co. Ltd.

    205,500       947,011  

WealthNavi Inc.(a)(b)

    34,700       399,355  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    98,200       1,656,519  

West Holdings Corp.

    16,600       381,820  

West Japan Railway Co.

    126,100       5,252,004  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    173,200       3,782,963  

Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    374,000       1,142,412  

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

    158,100       1,502,751  

Yamaha Corp.

    92,000       2,023,131  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    524,000       4,952,715  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    132,500       2,290,451  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    26,100       1,444,734  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    69,100       1,638,522  

Yaoko Co. Ltd.

    10,800       623,137  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    130,500       4,918,062  

Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.

    17,200       332,876  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    121,200       2,381,665  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

    90,900       2,151,392  

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    37,500       836,262  

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    21,500       800,088  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    57,500       2,815,701  

Zeon Corp.

    85,200       772,970  

Zojirushi Corp.

    24,800       240,017  

ZOZO Inc.

    84,600       1,852,444  
   

 

 

 
       2,639,835,392  
Netherlands — 4.0%            

Aalberts NV

    69,781       2,775,072  

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    249,928       3,678,286  

Adyen NV(b)(c)

    12,487       15,661,029  

Aegon Ltd.

    1,066,048       6,289,083  

AerCap Holdings NV(b)

    114,607       8,774,312  

Akzo Nobel NV

    100,145       7,692,385  

Alfen NV(a)(b)(c)

    17,292       1,045,708  

Allfunds Group PLC

    320,911       2,300,673  

Arcadis NV

    27,620       1,516,378  

ASM International NV

    26,955       14,939,367  

ASML Holding NV

    231,206       200,591,523  

ASR Nederland NV

    89,084       4,198,216  

Basic-Fit NV(a)(b)(c)

    35,080       1,015,729  
Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)            

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    42,881     $ 6,444,083  

Corbion NV

    40,775       789,582  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    339,743       3,442,015  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    44,006       985,910  

EXOR NV, NVS

    58,984       5,706,850  

Ferrovial SE

    285,891       10,902,518  

Flow Traders Ltd., NVS

    34,456       618,872  

Heineken Holding NV

    85,185       7,147,671  

Heineken NV

    161,476       16,243,760  

IMCD NV

    34,535       5,271,447  

ING Groep NV

    2,081,978       29,581,711  

InPost SA(b)

    185,651       2,788,445  

Iveco Group NV(b)

    137,262       1,464,772  

JDE Peet’s NV

    43,491       1,073,591  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(b)(c)

    115,652       1,746,272  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    533,840       15,013,263  

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

    131,867       364,056  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    1,869,514       6,359,602  

Koninklijke Philips NV(b)

    446,251       9,440,689  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    52,736       1,647,402  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, NVS(a)

    71,212       257,273  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class A

    171,120       436,803  

NN Group NV

    148,858       6,101,426  

NSI NV

    8,271       176,982  

OCI NV

    55,315       1,580,017  

Pharming Group NV(b)

    1,003,427       1,265,003  

PostNL NV

    194,167       282,940  

Prosus NV

    830,480       24,708,172  

Qiagen NV, NVS

    127,944       5,551,081  

Randstad NV

    66,139       3,760,677  

SBM Offshore NV

    125,527       1,598,068  

Signify NV(c)

    83,872       2,514,872  

Technip Energies NV

    83,327       1,724,917  

TKH Group NV

    26,079       1,050,142  

Universal Music Group NV

    464,997       13,707,053  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    145,438       21,440,039  
   

 

 

 
       483,665,737  
New Zealand — 0.2%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    729,641       3,761,951  

Contact Energy Ltd.

    519,979       2,564,946  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    97,297       2,228,131  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    340,396       4,916,352  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    605,359       1,672,516  

Goodman Property Trust

    859,041       1,176,199  

Infratil Ltd.

    685,132       4,419,776  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    283,112       1,168,102  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    842,161       2,853,064  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.(b)

    447,919       1,556,031  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    1,157,834       3,761,564  

Warehouse Group Ltd. (The)

    50,712       49,286  
   

 

 

 
      30,127,918  
Norway — 0.8%            

Adevinta ASA(b)

    192,118       2,064,164  

Aker ASA, Class A

    21,677       1,288,084  

Aker BP ASA

    184,393       4,894,081  

Atea ASA

    64,909       865,268  

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    62,187       450,810  

Avance Gas Holding Ltd.(c)

    3,232       37,676  

Bakkafrost P/F

    22,887       1,278,197  

Borr Drilling Ltd.(a)

    117,907       730,511  

Borregaard ASA

    51,199       873,337  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Norway (continued)            

BW LPG Ltd.(c)

    52,279     $ 645,208  

DNB Bank ASA

    524,166       10,189,635  

DNO ASA

    946,932       829,802  

Entra ASA(c)

    32,300       353,796  

Equinor ASA

    517,130       14,798,752  

Frontline PLC, NVS

    112,325       2,510,762  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    119,077       1,915,291  

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.

    136,951       1,444,182  

Hafnia Ltd.

    114,280       831,028  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    50,917       2,594,900  

Leroy Seafood Group ASA

    190,041       763,266  

Mowi ASA

    257,547       4,635,930  

NEL ASA(a)(b)

    1,216,166       607,181  

Nordic Semiconductor ASA(a)(b)

    110,442       1,108,990  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    829,595       4,861,844  

Orkla ASA

    426,860       3,343,648  

Salmar ASA

    35,497       1,970,453  

Scatec ASA(b)(c)

    93,814       697,569  

Schibsted ASA, Class A

    18,654       572,248  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    84,790       2,433,110  

Seadrill Ltd.(a)(b)

    20,638       888,315  

SpareBank 1 SMN

    140,952       1,919,006  

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA

    210,316       2,550,572  

Storebrand ASA

    375,500       3,376,181  

Subsea 7 SA

    185,023       2,493,736  

Telenor ASA

    379,884       4,215,214  

TGS ASA

    113,003       1,100,396  

TOMRA Systems ASA

    160,624       1,613,432  

Veidekke ASA

    47,333       432,049  

Yara International ASA

    102,656       3,393,053  
   

 

 

 
       91,571,677  
Portugal — 0.2%            

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R(b)

    5,070,782       1,475,072  

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    1,916,983       8,550,581  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    321,383       5,059,129  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    149,344       3,396,578  

Navigator Co. SA (The)

    215,938       889,780  

NOS SGPS SA

    139,885       495,850  

REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA

    493,183       1,211,739  

Sonae SGPS SA

    877,932       848,723  
   

 

 

 
      21,927,452  
Singapore — 1.3%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    1,847,112       4,003,111  

CapitaLand Ascott Trust

    2,004,568       1,429,123  

CapitaLand China Trust(a)

    703,380       436,900  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    3,603,835       5,372,476  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore

    1,538,300       3,377,011  

CDL Hospitality Trusts

    559,690       428,706  

City Developments Ltd.

    432,500       1,963,026  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    1,840,500       1,914,275  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,023,400       24,239,519  

ESR-LOGOS REIT

    3,039,051       702,278  

Frasers Centrepoint Trust

    666,319       1,139,686  

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust

    1,820,887       1,515,780  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    4,111,600       3,087,828  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    3,838,500       772,564  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(b)

    1,176,556       3,612,027  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    114,900       2,217,113  

Keppel DC REIT

    912,350       1,145,565  

Keppel Infrastructure Trust(a)

    4,534,425       1,704,058  

Keppel Ltd.

    922,300       4,900,882  
Security   Shares     Value  
Singapore (continued)            

Keppel REIT(a)

    1,158,540     $ 796,746  

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    1,225,640       2,232,326  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    2,380,334       2,737,088  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    1,368,800       1,482,293  

NetLink NBN Trust

    4,079,600       2,569,707  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    1,906,200       18,233,507  

Paragon REIT

    920,250       600,238  

Parkway Life REIT

    201,800       528,821  

SATS Ltd.(b)

    975,563       1,991,844  

Sea Ltd., ADR(b)

    206,275       7,867,329  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)(b)

    29,721,384       2,205,719  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    786,600       3,310,397  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

    883,800       4,386,549  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    406,900       2,841,234  

Singapore Post Ltd.

    846,300       258,653  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    937,700       2,598,308  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    4,625,300       8,254,045  

Starhill Global REIT

    1,020,100       391,615  

Suntec REIT(a)

    1,022,100       903,565  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    714,200       15,054,293  

UOL Group Ltd.

    216,500       1,005,334  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    140,000       1,394,759  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    1,166,200       2,855,660  

Yangzijiang Financial Holding Ltd.

    1,472,200       344,383  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.(a)

    2,059,600       2,571,245  
   

 

 

 
       151,377,586  
Spain — 2.1%            

Acciona SA

    13,418       1,735,682  

Acerinox SA

    120,795       1,275,256  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    144,148       5,688,151  

Aena SME SA(c)

    40,915       7,238,157  

Almirall SA

    62,739       595,135  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    254,306       17,821,858  

Applus Services SA

    79,229       958,119  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    3,347,103       31,326,998  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    3,515,755       4,563,225  

Banco Santander SA

    9,278,313       37,290,090  

Bankinter SA

    493,992       3,049,965  

CaixaBank SA

    2,502,363       10,670,051  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    324,250       12,476,285  

Cia. de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

    55,335       1,565,149  

Cie. Automotive SA

    29,805       786,340  

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA

    46,028       1,654,273  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    166,508       2,696,303  

Enagas SA

    23,187       377,479  

Endesa SA

    207,263       4,106,285  

Faes Farma SA

    219,730       722,072  

Fluidra SA

    80,932       1,752,114  

Gestamp Automocion SA(c)

    98,954       328,238  

Grifols SA(b)

    172,410       1,878,018  

Iberdrola SA

    3,447,726       41,513,918  

Iberdrola SA, NVS

    59,444       715,757  

Indra Sistemas SA(a)

    122,594       2,176,561  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    613,974       26,251,911  

Inmobiliaria Colonial SOCIMI SA

    217,899       1,310,074  

Linea Directa Aseguradora SA Cia de Seguros y Reaseguros

    581,471       607,659  

Mapfre SA

    697,945       1,536,815  

Melia Hotels International SA(a)(b)

    84,083       568,912  

Merlin Properties SOCIMI SA

    239,398       2,437,843  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    92,302       2,485,485  

Neinor Homes SA(c)

    16,719       188,632  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)            

Pharma Mar SA

    15,898     $ 663,636  

Prosegur Cia. de Seguridad SA

    77,588       146,809  

Redeia Corp. SA

    57,325       953,895  

Repsol SA

    747,269       11,035,878  

Sacyr SA

    252,284       831,717  

Sacyr SA, NVS

    5,046       16,664  

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA(b)

    59,327       875,911  

Tecnicas Reunidas SA(b)

    29,387       246,849  

Telefonica SA

    2,861,571       11,643,255  

Viscofan SA

    26,398       1,546,235  
   

 

 

 
       258,309,659  
Sweden — 3.0%            

AAK AB

    134,080       3,021,907  

AddTech AB, Class B

    169,189       3,490,319  

AFRY AB

    55,248       762,927  

Alfa Laval AB

    165,807       6,083,924  

Alleima AB, NVS

    165,484       1,098,606  

Arjo AB, Class B

    124,516       582,808  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    549,533       15,071,337  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    1,526,393       24,360,337  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    861,737       11,933,292  

Avanza Bank Holding AB

    93,358       1,875,326  

Axfood AB

    51,195       1,295,291  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    220,472       3,001,724  

Billerud Aktiebolag

    131,098       1,165,735  

Biotage AB

    60,438       859,046  

Boliden AB

    168,490       4,472,174  

Bravida Holding AB(c)

    106,322       806,210  

Bure Equity AB

    55,640       1,589,155  

Castellum AB(b)

    242,863       3,126,590  

Catena AB

    26,840       1,144,369  

Corem Property Group AB, Class B

    804,307       810,356  

Dios Fastigheter AB

    78,123       605,963  

Dometic Group AB(c)

    195,780       1,558,000  

Electrolux AB, Class B(b)

    145,331       1,359,429  

Electrolux Professional AB, Class B

    222,543       1,182,468  

Elekta AB, Class B

    249,539       1,882,948  

Embracer Group AB, Class B(b)

    466,238       889,800  

Epiroc AB

    377,136       6,663,521  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    206,069       3,213,006  

EQT AB

    203,402       5,461,780  

Essity AB, Class B

    337,008       7,914,057  

Evolution AB(c)

    101,976       11,907,083  

Fabege AB

    169,247       1,585,152  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(b)

    307,726       2,042,467  

Fortnox AB

    365,852       2,017,046  

Getinge AB, Class B

    141,936       3,034,184  

Granges AB

    65,788       652,332  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    402,465       5,678,275  

Hemnet Group AB

    50,885       1,373,783  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    1,225,171       13,371,009  

Hexatronic Group AB(a)

    129,490       271,620  

Hexpol AB

    208,120       2,382,257  

Holmen AB, Class B

    37,102       1,462,163  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

    85,675       1,107,854  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    295,444       2,298,232  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    73,132       2,302,341  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    123,846       3,892,365  

Indutrade AB

    158,943       3,861,374  

Instalco AB

    250,071       999,956  

Intrum AB(a)

    43,504       257,680  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    85,875       2,159,807  
Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Investor AB, Class B

    977,819     $ 23,022,519  

JM AB

    25,094       408,628  

Kindred Group PLC

    144,351       1,698,174  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(b)

    139,811       1,502,131  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    27,252       1,420,941  

Lifco AB, Class B

    160,807       3,879,775  

Lindab International AB

    78,918       1,498,550  

Loomis AB, Class B

    77,112       2,111,171  

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR(b)

    78,960       1,354,522  

MIPS AB

    29,772       989,056  

Modern Times Group MTG AB, Class B(b)

    93,231       713,591  

Mycronic AB

    106,018       2,948,768  

NCAB Group AB

    8,155       52,743  

NCC AB, Class B

    59,749       762,999  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    878,718       5,250,499  

Nolato AB, Class B

    248,029       1,201,184  

Nordnet AB publ

    121,960       1,919,108  

Nyfosa AB

    79,830       714,030  

Pandox AB, Class B

    68,189       935,025  

Peab AB, Class B

    104,568       516,246  

Resurs Holding AB(c)

    44,477       61,120  

Saab AB, Class B

    46,246       2,977,824  

Sagax AB, Class B

    122,050       2,965,975  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB(a)

    766,548       351,228  

Sandvik AB

    581,830       12,227,671  

Sectra AB, Class B

    120,547       2,245,363  

Securitas AB, Class B

    234,999       2,282,793  

Sinch AB(a)(b)(c)

    423,381       1,300,203  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    887,826       12,609,026  

Skanska AB, Class B

    193,943       3,362,894  

SKF AB, Class B

    211,946       4,176,421  

SSAB AB, Class B

    367,271       2,805,385  

Stillfront Group AB(b)

    394,448       408,784  

Storskogen Group AB

    788,316       544,175  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    362,375       4,933,343  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    784,731       8,459,660  

Sweco AB, Class B

    126,851       1,486,923  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    500,866       10,206,636  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(b)

    120,787       3,390,265  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    337,993       2,881,739  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    1,592,021       8,825,330  

Telia Co. AB

    1,447,708       3,733,888  

Thule Group AB(c)

    98,929       2,517,258  

Trelleborg AB, Class B

    144,199       4,389,012  

Troax Group AB

    34,818       756,406  

Vitec Software Group AB, Class B

    30,320       1,684,146  

Vitrolife AB

    50,792       836,208  

Volvo AB, Class A

    115,761       2,846,001  

Volvo AB, Class B

    867,907       20,799,669  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(b)

    363,876       948,625  

Wallenstam AB, Class B

    221,279       1,110,768  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    270,273       2,416,146  
   

 

 

 
       363,379,930  
Switzerland — 8.5%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    905,607       38,317,865  

Accelleron Industries AG, NVS

    61,689       1,974,032  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    97,973       4,236,652  

Alcon Inc.

    287,734       21,659,175  

Allreal Holding AG, Registered

    8,843       1,572,917  

ALSO Holding AG, Registered

    3,380       989,551  

Avolta AG, Registered(b)

    63,635       2,431,165  

Bachem Holding AG, Class B

    22,453       1,503,087  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    27,794     $ 4,439,844  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    19,320       2,473,663  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    2,201       3,214,796  

Belimo Holding AG, Registered

    5,708       2,661,580  

BKW AG

    12,963       2,059,411  

Bossard Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    3,539       846,903  

Bucher Industries AG, Registered

    2,022       856,451  

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    2,147       1,201,176  

Bystronic AG, Registered

    512       256,543  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    17,357       1,338,259  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    532       6,761,161  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    60       7,605,538  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    298,135       44,283,346  

Clariant AG, Registered

    141,237       1,808,070  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    110,474       3,247,576  

Comet Holding AG, Registered

    6,343       2,091,375  

Daetwyler Holding AG, Bearer

    5,399       1,097,786  

DKSH Holding AG

    13,600       951,657  

DocMorris AG(b)

    7,411       691,380  

dormakaba Holding AG

    1,628       815,530  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    105,495       11,154,040  

Emmi AG, Registered

    1,194       1,250,863  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    4,218       3,184,230  

Flughafen Zurich AG, Registered

    13,874       2,862,566  

Forbo Holding AG, Registered

    601       706,638  

Galenica AG(c)

    25,788       2,274,051  

Geberit AG, Registered

    21,099       12,145,174  

Georg Fischer AG

    56,132       3,756,829  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    5,180       21,541,220  

Gurit Holding AG(b)

    3,898       341,490  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    26,326       3,802,013  

Holcim AG

    308,655        23,574,706  

Huber + Suhner AG, Registered

    13,516       969,407  

Idorsia Ltd.(a)(b)

    95,889       171,116  

Inficon Holding AG, Registered

    1,120       1,700,020  

Interroll Holding AG, Registered

    429       1,253,020  

Intershop Holding AG

    1,024       734,702  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    126,756       6,900,774  

Kardex Holding AG, Registered

    3,552       902,146  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    33,624       11,394,489  

Landis+Gyr Group AG

    14,338       1,175,666  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    97,944       8,210,966  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    42,294       20,677,777  

Medmix AG(c)

    24,106       483,265  

Meyer Burger Technology AG(a)(b)

    2,228,987       286,701  

Mobilezone Holding AG, Registered

    44,809       688,139  

Mobimo Holding AG, Registered

    5,429       1,603,934  

Nestle SA, Registered

    1,531,428       174,507,027  

Novartis AG, Registered

    1,173,310       121,336,350  

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, Registered

    157,495       686,337  

Partners Group Holding AG

    13,661       18,431,079  

PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered

    26,332       3,504,711  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    18,969       5,746,230  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    402,988       114,737,274  

Sandoz Group AG(b)

    234,021       8,025,746  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    20,184       5,027,607  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    17,938       4,269,976  

Schweiter Technologies AG, NVS

    343       188,181  

SFS Group AG

    11,108       1,333,622  
Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

SGS SA

    95,836     $ 8,855,805  

Siegfried Holding AG, Registered

    1,887       1,879,731  

Siemens Energy AG(a)(b)

    295,895       4,396,102  

SIG Group AG

    167,604       3,508,321  

Sika AG, Registered

    87,483       24,150,366  

Softwareone Holding AG

    65,698       1,231,348  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    30,459       9,734,590  

St. Galler Kantonalbank AG, Class A, Registered

    2,382       1,378,553  

Stadler Rail AG

    35,603       1,136,506  

STMicroelectronics NV

    387,756       17,025,399  

Straumann Holding AG

    65,689       9,978,249  

Sulzer AG, Registered

    11,482       1,109,187  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    19,172       4,500,797  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    8,000       363,992  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    18,208       13,075,674  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    46,165       4,675,838  

Swiss Re AG

    178,496       20,437,870  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    15,117       9,044,252  

Swissquote Group Holding SA, Registered

    9,444       2,370,188  

Tecan Group AG, Registered

    7,273       2,776,211  

Temenos AG, Registered

    41,818       4,255,834  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    1,881,032       56,304,191  

Valiant Holding AG, Registered

    8,992       1,077,435  

VAT Group AG(c)

    15,682       7,300,423  

Vontobel Holding AG, Registered

    13,721       903,790  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    82,934       42,137,895  
   

 

 

 
       1,016,535,118  
United Kingdom — 12.8%            

3i Group PLC

    544,819       17,055,525  

4imprint Group PLC

    16,159       1,108,087  

888 Holdings PLC(b)

    305,993       300,921  

abrdn PLC

    1,193,251       2,538,564  

Admiral Group PLC

    149,016       4,738,280  

Airtel Africa PLC(c)

    783,162       1,112,238  

AJ Bell PLC

    295,439       1,184,633  

Anglo American PLC

    732,974       17,472,401  

Antofagasta PLC

    232,219       5,061,270  

AO World PLC(b)

    304,677       351,560  

Ascential PLC(b)

    443,474       1,708,154  

Ashmore Group PLC

    552,570       1,485,977  

Ashtead Group PLC

    245,675       16,065,152  

ASOS PLC(a)(b)

    70,906       331,188  

Associated British Foods PLC

    192,470       5,700,836  

Assura PLC

    1,940,856       1,095,527  

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings
PLC(b)(c)

    353,999       853,848  

AstraZeneca PLC

    882,072       116,942,318  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    516,622       4,752,860  

Aviva PLC

    1,558,594       8,507,700  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    512,607       3,359,482  

BAE Systems PLC

    1,730,003       25,770,928  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    544,618       2,291,446  

Bank of Georgia Group PLC

    19,746       949,665  

Barclays PLC

    8,776,272       16,309,185  

Barratt Developments PLC

    568,305       3,873,186  

Beazley PLC

    341,257       2,349,065  

Bellway PLC

    73,271       2,552,917  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    65,298       3,954,096  

Big Yellow Group PLC

    89,553       1,294,938  

Bodycote PLC

    127,095       1,024,781  

boohoo Group PLC(a)(b)

    1,021,170       470,804  

BP PLC

    9,721,217       56,775,956  

Breedon Group PLC

    192,406       886,344  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

British American Tobacco PLC

    1,202,819     $ 35,463,441  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    429,773       2,065,798  

Britvic PLC

    162,659       1,819,166  

BT Group PLC

    3,799,206       5,382,454  

Bunzl PLC

    181,131       7,361,121  

Burberry Group PLC

    219,098       3,608,965  

Burford Capital Ltd.

    132,214       2,015,685  

Capita PLC(b)

    1,828,899       441,766  

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    1,001,127       1,686,489  

Carnival PLC(b)

    98,357       1,477,731  

Centamin PLC

    1,012,474       1,233,420  

Centrica PLC

    3,532,027       6,181,221  

Close Brothers Group PLC

    88,501       608,318  

Coats Group PLC

    1,011,372       917,706  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    117,861       8,120,623  

Compass Group PLC

    974,899        26,852,376  

Computacenter PLC

    70,866       2,588,964  

ConvaTec Group PLC(c)

    845,889       2,574,357  

Cranswick PLC

    48,821       2,489,684  

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    260,524       691,360  

Croda International PLC

    89,667       5,427,237  

Currys PLC

    907,038       568,767  

CVS Group PLC

    60,940       1,303,630  

Darktrace PLC(b)

    201,016       871,608  

DCC PLC

    56,010       4,071,889  

Deliveroo PLC, Class A(b)(c)

    763,200       1,136,464  

Derwent London PLC

    55,028       1,483,106  

Diageo PLC

    1,266,881       45,757,036  

Diploma PLC

    64,829       2,672,364  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC(b)

    623,337       1,330,172  

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    369,474       1,631,681  

Dowlais Group PLC

    826,871       944,544  

Dr. Martens PLC

    396,229       446,135  

Drax Group PLC

    250,971       1,619,539  

DS Smith PLC

    844,645       3,011,660  

Dunelm Group PLC

    100,752       1,387,857  

easyJet PLC(b)

    185,084       1,295,780  

Elementis PLC(b)

    554,313       993,430  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    104,062       1,848,547  

Energean PLC

    144,108       1,731,533  

Entain PLC

    355,962       4,335,757  

Essentra PLC

    227,498       498,773  

Experian PLC

    515,782       21,468,080  

Fevertree Drinks PLC

    67,238       860,628  

Firstgroup PLC

    724,435       1,525,247  

Frasers Group PLC(b)

    199,178       2,037,888  

Future PLC

    79,187       709,606  

Games Workshop Group PLC

    19,301       2,422,779  

Gamma Communications PLC

    52,382       792,622  

GB Group PLC

    157,724       563,272  

Genuit Group PLC

    175,880       940,587  

Genus PLC

    44,078       1,280,267  

Glencore PLC

    5,973,687       31,606,528  

Grafton Group PLC

    142,383       1,753,716  

Grainger PLC

    418,918       1,397,315  

Great Portland Estates PLC

    150,701       792,941  

Greatland Gold PLC(b)

    6,204,645       566,147  

Greggs PLC

    51,232       1,725,765  

GSK PLC

    2,322,493       45,933,647  

Haleon PLC

    3,374,155       13,705,018  

Halma PLC

    205,749       5,694,944  

Hammerson PLC

    2,235,328       762,819  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Harbour Energy PLC

    363,593     $ 1,277,897  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    193,668       1,868,783  

Hays PLC

    1,035,017       1,287,929  

Helios Towers PLC(b)

    479,166       480,333  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    87,342       2,130,887  

Hill & Smith PLC

    51,480       1,218,564  

Hiscox Ltd.

    214,070       2,818,713  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    344,175       3,485,420  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    11,155,141       87,096,021  

Ibstock PLC(c)

    486,037       944,875  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    231,190       2,077,504  

IMI PLC

    167,396       3,550,394  

Impax Asset Management Group PLC

    83,396       573,364  

Imperial Brands PLC

    497,549        11,943,727  

Inchcape PLC

    229,800       1,978,750  

Indivior PLC, NVS(b)

    100,457       1,765,778  

Informa PLC

    817,647       8,030,560  

IntegraFin Holdings PLC

    183,485       684,275  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    100,788       9,549,971  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    177,073       3,992,128  

International Distributions Services PLC(b)

    447,850       1,571,007  

Intertek Group PLC

    80,029       4,542,499  

Investec PLC

    438,790       2,856,749  

IP Group PLC

    543,463       360,895  

ITM Power PLC(a)(b)

    446,405       336,505  

ITV PLC

    2,067,759       1,566,245  

IWG PLC(b)

    518,245       1,228,132  

J D Wetherspoon PLC(b)

    123,724       1,317,082  

J Sainsbury PLC

    995,345       3,398,267  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    1,480,350       2,187,534  

JET2 PLC(a)

    98,081       1,660,622  

John Wood Group PLC(b)

    468,210       928,244  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    102,854       2,120,744  

JTC PLC(c)

    90,180       906,489  

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    370,080       370,746  

Kainos Group PLC

    72,070       1,047,605  

Keywords Studios PLC(a)

    69,762       1,458,852  

Kingfisher PLC

    1,161,061       3,228,127  

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

    226,198       1,740,031  

Land Securities Group PLC

    383,301       3,231,496  

Learning Technologies Group PLC

    606,307       618,410  

Legal & General Group PLC

    3,221,599       10,362,087  

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

    41,278       325,814  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    37,901,482       20,317,291  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    236,612       26,764,139  

LondonMetric Property PLC

    588,293       1,437,432  

LXI REIT PLC

    1,492,674       1,990,780  

M&G PLC

    1,396,680       3,948,927  

Man Group PLC/Jersey

    887,729       2,667,420  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    1,052,445       3,288,149  

Marshalls PLC

    137,593       488,247  

Melrose Industries PLC

    826,871       6,163,072  

Mitie Group PLC

    729,631       956,100  

Mobico Group PLC

    536,646       580,714  

Mondi PLC, NVS

    242,695       4,349,003  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    727,983       2,348,846  

National Grid PLC

    2,088,298       27,814,258  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    3,209,423       9,057,435  

Network International Holdings PLC(b)(c)

    322,445       1,583,051  

Next PLC

    75,437       8,053,391  

Ninety One PLC

    443,565       992,160  

NMC Health PLC, NVS(d)

    12,146        
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Ocado Group PLC(b)

    312,350     $ 2,139,569  

OSB Group PLC

    336,459       1,914,545  

Oxford Instruments PLC

    43,444       1,222,256  

Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC(b)

    346,346       703,596  

Pagegroup PLC

    281,215       1,634,376  

Paragon Banking Group PLC

    186,959       1,665,165  

Pearson PLC

    375,680       4,608,758  

Pennon Group PLC

    154,315       1,373,958  

Persimmon PLC

    172,604       3,179,038  

Petrofac Ltd.(a)(b)

    341,355       132,182  

Pets at Home Group PLC

    312,173       1,108,519  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    374,434       2,390,623  

Playtech PLC(b)

    182,856       1,029,823  

Plus500 Ltd.

    82,019       1,855,013  

Primary Health Properties PLC

    1,087,480       1,338,886  

Prudential PLC

    1,540,584       15,825,753  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    373,574       1,687,143  

Quilter PLC(c)

    1,028,077       1,365,297  

Rathbones Group PLC

    40,024       837,241  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    405,318        29,304,854  

Redrow PLC

    200,696       1,524,594  

RELX PLC

    1,072,129       44,251,115  

Renishaw PLC

    30,972       1,369,790  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    1,447,461       7,454,056  

RHI Magnesita NV

    29,602       1,261,992  

Rightmove PLC

    479,488       3,393,419  

Rio Tinto PLC

    637,420       44,121,839  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(b)

    4,759,705       18,069,982  

Rotork PLC

    462,544       1,823,397  

RS GROUP PLC

    292,898       2,902,314  

RWS Holdings PLC

    253,549       763,463  

S4 Capital PLC(b)

    302,242       168,528  

Safestore Holdings PLC

    147,082       1,531,746  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    555,504       8,270,300  

Savills PLC

    102,014       1,309,630  

Schroders PLC

    367,764       1,881,517  

Segro PLC

    707,881       7,861,775  

Serco Group PLC

    754,573       1,646,584  

Severn Trent PLC

    154,044       5,063,584  

Shell PLC

    3,787,294       117,414,854  

Sirius Real Estate Ltd.

    1,113,396       1,281,194  

Smart Metering Systems PLC

    153,236       1,846,804  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    474,964       6,642,372  

Smiths Group PLC

    212,921       4,363,526  

Softcat PLC

    93,287       1,709,499  

Spectris PLC

    64,716       3,012,750  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    48,401       6,091,790  

Spirent Communications PLC

    505,664       754,331  

SSE PLC

    610,213       12,996,275  

SSP Group PLC(b)

    485,789       1,382,544  

St. James’s Place PLC

    296,504       2,440,911  

Standard Chartered PLC

    1,400,162       10,581,782  

Synthomer PLC(b)

    130,349       260,267  

Tate & Lyle PLC

    229,137       1,809,101  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    1,879,108       3,508,279  

TBC Bank Group PLC

    27,001       997,466  

Team17 Group PLC(b)

    142,370       487,149  

Telecom Plus PLC

    43,317       798,183  

Tesco PLC

    4,175,990       15,132,199  

TP ICAP Group PLC

    730,090       1,729,775  

Trainline PLC(b)(c)

    294,730       1,234,082  

Travis Perkins PLC

    128,534       1,282,078  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

    935,654     $ 1,958,874  

TUI AG(b)

    231,757       1,596,713  

Tullow Oil PLC(a)(b)

    1,367,152       535,861  

Unilever PLC

    1,426,403       69,409,075  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    185,084       2,364,603  

United Utilities Group PLC

    382,297       5,149,067  

Vanquis Banking Group PLC

    260,540       390,276  

Vesuvius PLC

    178,549       1,075,060  

Victrex PLC

    47,685       823,677  

Virgin Money UK PLC

    795,487       1,571,145  

Vistry Group PLC

    231,384       2,926,846  

Vodafone Group PLC

    12,795,822       10,878,246  

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC(a)(b)(c)

    145,018       682,954  

Weir Group PLC (The)

    150,193       3,452,324  

WH Smith PLC

    97,066       1,483,288  

Whitbread PLC

    105,590       4,786,177  

Wickes Group PLC

    276,312       548,245  

Wise PLC, Class A(b)

    344,682       3,515,723  

Workspace Group PLC

    99,609       655,199  

WPP PLC

    629,291       6,085,553  

Yellow Cake PLC(b)(c)

    124,368       1,093,037  

YouGov PLC

    92,682       1,368,361  
   

 

 

 
      1,531,732,007  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.0%
(Cost: $10,579,616,834)

 

     11,866,737,310  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Germany — 0.4%

   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    33,605       3,283,560  

Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG, Preference Shares, NVS(c)

    64,294       5,458,685  

Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    57,364       2,514,466  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    98,733       7,568,726  

Jungheinrich AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    24,550       826,338  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    88,516       4,419,069  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    15,175       5,535,878  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    115,611       14,869,312  
   

 

 

 
      44,476,034  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.4%
(Cost: $48,847,048)

 

    44,476,034  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   

Spain — 0.0%

   

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, (Expires 02/09/24)(b)

    144,148       66,051  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $71,600)

 

    66,051  
   

 

 

 

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)

    5,339        
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Canada — 0.0%

   

Constellation Software Inc., (Issued 08/29/23, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 03/31/40, Strike Price CAD 11.50)(d)

    11,415     $  
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

       
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.4%
(Cost: $10,628,535,482)

      11,911,279,395  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 0.8%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(e)(f)(g)

    88,446,525       88,499,593  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(e)(f)

    5,390,000       5,390,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.8%
(Cost: $93,834,334)

      93,889,593  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.2%
(Cost: $10,722,369,816)

      12,005,168,988  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)%

      (23,005,643
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 11,982,163,345  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/23

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

01/31/24

   

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 104,755,638     $     $ (16,286,981 )(a)    $ 8,372     $ 22,564     $ 88,499,593       88,446,525     $ 640,654 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    620,000       4,770,000 (a)                        5,390,000       5,390,000       165,387        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 8,372     $ 22,564     $ 93,889,593       $  806,041     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

    80       03/07/24     $13,731   $ 824,976  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

    417       03/15/24     20,965     444,156  

FTSE 100 Index

    132       03/15/24     12,713     (59,028

SPI 200 Index

    71       03/21/24     8,800     107,974  
       

 

 

 
        $ 1,318,078  
       

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

    Credit
Contracts
   

Equity

Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange
Contracts

   

Interest

Rate

Contracts

   

Other

Contracts

    Total  

 

 

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

             

Futures contracts

             

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $     $     $ 1,377,106     $     $     $     $ 1,377,106  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

             

Futures contracts

             

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $     $     $ 59,028     $     $     $     $ 59,028  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

   

Credit

Contracts

   

Equity

Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

   

Interest

Rate

Contracts

   

Other

Contracts

    Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

             

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Futures contracts

  $     $     $ 1,901,703     $     $     $     $ 1,901,703  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

             

Futures contracts

  $     $     $ 77,231     $     $     $     $ 77,231  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 54,134,003  

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

  $ 1,468,563,418     $ 10,398,173,892     $     $ 11,866,737,310  

Preferred Stocks

          44,476,034             44,476,034  

Rights

    66,051                   66,051  

Warrants

                       

Short-Term Securities

       

Money Market Funds

    93,889,593                       —       93,889,593  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $  1,562,519,062     $  10,442,649,926     $     $  12,005,168,988  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

       

Assets

       

Equity Contracts

  $     $ 1,377,106     $     $ 1,377,106  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2      Level 3        Total  

 

 

Liabilities

               

Equity Contracts

   $           —        $ (59,028    $           —        $ (59,028
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $       1,318,078      $                1,318,078  
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   

Australia — 21.3%

   

Abacus Group

    118,192     $ 84,105  

Abacus Storage King

    118,213       88,023  

Accent Group Ltd.

    108,275       142,252  

Adbri Ltd.(a)

    130,415       259,409  

AGL Energy Ltd.

    167,744       947,409  

Alpha HPA Ltd., NVS(a)

    156,827       88,139  

ALS Ltd.

    127,141       1,044,595  

Altium Ltd.

    31,630       1,016,139  

Alumina Ltd.(a)

    669,191       503,441  

AMP Ltd.

    797,382       483,588  

Ampol Ltd.

    66,401       1,570,548  

Ansell Ltd.

    32,543       511,831  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    825,113       14,558,608  

APA Group

    348,038       1,925,031  

APM Human Services International Ltd.

    87,036       42,013  

ARB Corp. Ltd.

    21,451       468,926  

Arena REIT

    103,639       234,991  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    160,252       4,620,163  

ASX Ltd.

    53,139       2,271,817  

Atlas Arteria Ltd.

    320,356       1,129,383  

AUB Group Ltd.

    28,130       559,790  

Audinate Group Ltd.(a)

    20,873       224,714  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    494,900       1,219,944  

Aussie Broadband Ltd.(a)

    57,045       142,818  

Austal Ltd.

    104,951       139,232  

Australian Agricultural Co. Ltd.(a)

    28,214       27,024  

Australian Clinical Labs Ltd.

    27,464       53,875  

AVZ Minerals Ltd.(a)(b)

    347,816       106,790  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    172,743       678,182  

Bapcor Ltd.

    88,491       323,922  

Beach Energy Ltd.

    420,840       451,619  

Bega Cheese Ltd.

    66,225       161,396  

Bellevue Gold Ltd.(a)

    334,738       289,555  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    158,052       1,009,784  

BHP Group Ltd.

    1,391,603       42,574,713  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    125,674        1,918,829  

Boral Ltd.(a)

    75,864       261,460  

Boss Energy Ltd. (a)

    102,077       369,356  

Brambles Ltd.

    381,284       3,635,454  

Breville Group Ltd.

    28,537       504,330  

Brickworks Ltd.

    20,890       398,750  

BWP Trust

    134,631       301,470  

Calix Ltd.(a)(c)

    40,607       44,607  

Capricorn Metals Ltd.(a)

    82,502       245,968  

CAR Group Ltd.

    98,330       2,111,274  

Centuria Capital Group

    149,821       167,128  

Centuria Industrial REIT

    165,055       349,661  

Centuria Office REIT

    114,702       99,312  

Cettire Ltd.(a)

    58,694       119,374  

Chalice Mining Ltd.(a)

    100,584       72,318  

Challenger Ltd.

    116,156       492,755  

Champion Iron Ltd.

    95,442       523,598  

Charter Hall Group

    128,714       1,003,930  

Charter Hall Long Wale REIT

    179,379       436,771  

Charter Hall Retail REIT

    143,245       346,088  

Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT

    84,636       152,690  

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd.

    569,393       963,942  

Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    9,375       95,907  

Cochlear Ltd.

    17,992       3,570,493  

Codan Ltd./Australia

    25,197       133,186  
Security   Shares     Value  

Australia (continued)

   

Coles Group Ltd.

    367,486     $ 3,813,539  

Collins Foods Ltd.

    35,349       277,133  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    461,141       35,164,026  

Computershare Ltd.

    151,310       2,506,185  

Core Lithium Ltd.(a)(c)

    455,382       57,194  

Coronado Global Resources Inc.(d)

    184,717       196,479  

Corporate Travel Management Ltd.

    33,958       449,200  

Costa Group Holdings Ltd.

    108,821       226,413  

Credit Corp. Group Ltd.

    18,647       207,302  

Cromwell Property Group

    423,124       114,137  

CSL Ltd.

    133,006       26,119,390  

CSR Ltd.

    134,669       606,410  

Data#3 Ltd.

    35,995       228,913  

De Grey Mining Ltd.(a)

    404,448       321,853  

Deep Yellow Ltd.(a)

    201,126       189,951  

Deterra Royalties Ltd.

    121,457       437,420  

Dexus

    296,436       1,500,163  

Dexus Industria REIT

    44,678       81,630  

Dicker Data Ltd.

    17,253       126,927  

Domain Holdings Australia Ltd.

    77,569       168,320  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    18,928       486,855  

Downer EDI Ltd.

    164,518       448,056  

Eagers Automotive Ltd.

    44,426       409,652  

Elders Ltd.

    46,956       274,309  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    393,924       1,441,658  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    504,371       1,056,528  

EVT Ltd.

    22,107       180,343  

Firefinch Ltd.(a)(b)

    298,353       25,445  

FleetPartners Group Ltd., NVS(a)

    82,448       164,638  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.

    48,357       668,095  

Fortescue Ltd.

    464,950       8,985,971  

G8 Education Ltd.

    203,089       140,605  

Genesis Minerals Ltd.(a)

    273,489       289,919  

Gold Road Resources Ltd.

    293,900       290,387  

Goodman Group

    469,297       7,789,941  

GPT Group (The)

    532,604       1,609,729  

GrainCorp Ltd., Class A

    55,588       292,053  

Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd.

    73,494       115,020  

GUD Holdings Ltd.

    38,001       301,636  

Hansen Technologies Ltd.

    56,859       191,015  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    158,610       455,815  

Healius Ltd.(a)

    168,491       151,583  

HealthCo REIT

    127,174       113,306  

Helia Group Ltd.

    85,696       275,564  

HMC Capital Ltd.

    56,387       223,639  

HomeCo Daily Needs REIT

    475,479       391,419  

HUB24 Ltd.

    21,672       523,725  

IDP Education Ltd.

    74,091       948,791  

IGO Ltd.

    190,040       923,825  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    115,402       538,994  

Imdex Ltd.

    118,524       130,772  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    530,524       926,497  

Ingenia Communities Group

    104,924       303,917  

Inghams Group Ltd.

    107,639       301,206  

Insignia Financial Ltd.

    173,013       240,235  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    660,710        2,593,567  

Integral Diagnostics Ltd.

    45,123       58,318  

IPH Ltd.

    65,718       292,448  

IRESS Ltd.

    50,427       267,737  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    121,471       4,563,718  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

    31,332       1,165,628  

Johns Lyng Group Ltd.

    61,445       271,200  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Australia (continued)

   

Judo Capital Holdings Ltd.(a)

    175,129     $ 134,144  

Jumbo Interactive Ltd.

    15,336       157,263  

Karoon Energy Ltd.(a)

    224,250       282,144  

Kelsian Group Ltd.

    46,291       215,300  

Latin Resources Ltd., NVS

    659,469       72,574  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

    180,417       866,088  

Leo Lithium Ltd.(a)(b)

    292,832       87,315  

Lifestyle Communities Ltd.

    24,133       280,844  

Link Administration Holdings Ltd.

    149,909       212,401  

Liontown Resources Ltd.(a)(c)

    333,100       221,803  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    611,167       2,006,085  

Lovisa Holdings Ltd.

    16,898       251,400  

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.(a)

    249,577       948,962  

MA Financial Group Ltd.

    37,994       144,774  

Maas Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    29,190       77,558  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    101,382       12,509,466  

Mader Group Ltd.(c)

    14,592       61,643  

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

    55,142       323,209  

McMillan Shakespeare Ltd.

    13,914       156,678  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    747,095       1,870,457  

Megaport Ltd.(a)

    47,388       386,980  

Metcash Ltd.

    250,641       594,561  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    48,027       1,852,344  

Mirvac Group

    1,064,392       1,495,897  

Monadelphous Group Ltd.

    28,415       254,645  

Mount Gibson Iron Ltd.(a)

    186,674       64,474  

Nanosonics Ltd.(a)

    78,882       151,374  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    859,053        18,117,769  

National Storage REIT

    345,845       518,668  

Netwealth Group Ltd.

    41,504       450,802  

Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd., NVS(a)

    30,487       467,082  

New Hope Corp. Ltd.

    142,118       497,077  

NEXTDC Ltd.(a)

    140,453       1,271,543  

nib holdings Ltd.

    136,496       721,908  

Nick Scali Ltd.

    14,583       117,904  

Nickel Industries Ltd.

    505,731       259,187  

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

    359,582       461,342  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    314,084       2,694,152  

NRW Holdings Ltd.

    119,857       211,799  

Nufarm Ltd./Australia

    97,664       352,041  

Objective Corp. Ltd.

    9,001       72,219  

oOh!media Ltd.

    150,225       156,804  

Orica Ltd.

    126,944       1,338,865  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    471,142       2,629,538  

Orora Ltd.

    371,836       675,842  

Paladin Energy Ltd.(a)

    778,872       652,563  

Pepper Money Ltd./Australia

    79,075       68,997  

Perenti Ltd.(a)

    184,969       98,366  

Perpetual Ltd.

    31,084       523,065  

Perseus Mining Ltd.

    356,359       419,612  

PEXA Group Ltd.(a)

    36,589       273,429  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(c)

    769,371       1,752,370  

Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd.

    37,675       248,527  

Platinum Asset Management Ltd.

    148,566       113,797  

PolyNovo Ltd.(a)

    165,711       203,639  

Premier Investments Ltd.

    23,676       431,073  

Pro Medicus Ltd.

    14,471       953,335  

PWR Holdings Ltd.

    24,129       165,422  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    235,239       848,122  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    410,186       4,223,514  

Qube Holdings Ltd.

    441,441       938,527  

Ramelius Resources Ltd.(c)

    314,544       326,708  
Security   Shares     Value  

Australia (continued)

   

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    49,641     $ 1,654,959  

REA Group Ltd.

    14,641       1,746,183  

Red 5 Ltd.(a)

    725,870       148,891  

Redox Ltd./Australia, NVS

    51,743       77,397  

Reece Ltd.

    64,210       945,835  

Region RE Ltd.

    286,378       421,637  

Regis Resources Ltd.(a)

    213,334       290,959  

Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd.

    225,598       616,807  

Resolute Mining Ltd.(a)

    596,406       167,541  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    101,917       8,769,688  

Rural Funds Group

    132,455       179,111  

Sandfire Resources Ltd.(a)(c)

    123,622       580,972  

Santos Ltd.

    891,736       4,506,780  

Sayona Mining Ltd.(a)(c)

    2,402,295       61,727  

Scentre Group

    1,430,894       2,844,685  

SEEK Ltd.

    98,294       1,620,404  

Select Harvests Ltd.(a)(c)

    44,272       108,046  

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.

    45,056       1,054,541  

Sigma Healthcare Ltd.

    409,755       276,798  

Silex Systems Ltd.(a)

    43,684       145,594  

Silver Lake Resources Ltd.(a)

    284,273       223,712  

Sims Ltd.

    47,131       441,459  

SiteMinder Ltd.(a)

    67,836       231,918  

SmartGroup Corp. Ltd.

    40,660       256,291  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    125,587       2,618,514  

South32 Ltd.

    1,223,288       2,648,683  

Stanmore Resources Ltd.

    75,517       193,788  

Star Entertainment Grp Ltd. (The)(a)

    653,547       237,156  

Steadfast Group Ltd.

    264,408       1,023,093  

Stockland

    658,282       1,943,979  

Strike Energy Ltd.(a)

    544,307       152,521  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    347,150       3,195,354  

Super Retail Group Ltd.

    40,207       414,944  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    643,751       334,437  

Technology One Ltd.

    80,805       825,600  

Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(a)

    65,533       488,600  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    1,114,329       2,938,857  

Temple & Webster Group Ltd.(a)

    21,779       129,012  

Transurban Group

    847,784       7,447,978  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    220,238       1,544,336  

Tyro Payments Ltd.(a)

    104,863       74,392  

Ventia Services Group Pty Ltd.

    237,037       508,557  

Vicinity Ltd.

    1,068,891       1,418,853  

Viva Energy Group Ltd.(d)

    299,219       681,580  

Vulcan Steel Ltd.

    16,767       81,089  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    64,969       1,452,261  

Waypoint REIT Ltd.

    167,425       269,539  

Webjet Ltd.(a)

    105,695       512,801  

Weebit Nano Ltd.(a)(c)

    46,328       104,203  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    313,379       11,863,570  

West African Resources Ltd.(a)

    307,687       195,022  

Westgold Resources Ltd.(a)

    125,692       181,329  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    963,424       15,113,829  

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.

    218,270       1,193,227  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    45,933       2,162,576  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    521,313       10,903,894  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    335,400       7,876,853  

Worley Ltd.

    101,823       977,859  

Xero Ltd.(a)

    39,509       2,828,000  

Yancoal Australia Ltd., NVS

    94,479       368,569  
   

 

 

 
       393,101,545  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Hong Kong — 5.3%

   

AIA Group Ltd.

    3,153,000     $ 24,727,138  

ASMPT Ltd.

    88,800       856,953  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    339,000       385,497  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    1,028,000       2,463,903  

Brightoil Petroleum Holdings Ltd.(b)

    763,800       1  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)(d)

    488,300       769,630  

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.

    92,000       92,535  

Champion REIT

    653,000       155,491  

Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd.

    90,000       98,082  

CITIC Telecom International Holdings Ltd.

    418,000       149,048  

Citychamp Watch & Jewellery Group Ltd.(a)

    564,000       77,913  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    538,072       2,427,964  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    737,072       3,806,844  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    168,000       997,725  

CK Life Sciences International Holdings Inc.

    1,190,000       80,879  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    451,000       3,587,001  

C-Mer Eye Care Holdings Ltd.(a)

    258,000       87,198  

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd.

    528,000       44,064  

Cowell e Holdings Inc.(a)

    65,000       133,261  

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd.

    119,200       71,658  

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

    66,400       133,726  

EC Healthcare

    107,000       15,766  

E-Commodities Holdings Ltd.

    472,000       89,551  

ESR Group Ltd.(d)

    614,800       785,882  

Far East Consortium International Ltd.

    334,400       53,961  

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

    614,000       233,220  

Fortune REIT

    514,000       294,315  

Fosun Tourism Group(a)(d)

    70,600       36,205  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    15,966       745,932  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    606,000       3,145,067  

Giordano International Ltd.

    292,000       76,567  

Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd.

    817,000       51,337  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    208,000       250,395  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    505,000       586,285  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    208,100         2,166,356  

Health and Happiness H&H International Holdings Ltd.

    51,000       66,624  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    397,970       1,036,959  

HKBN Ltd.

    279,500       116,149  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    1,044,720       1,254,980  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    3,107,525       2,211,399  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    308,500       9,353,349  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    308,500       962,984  

Hsin Chong Group Holdings Ltd.(b)

    1,002,000       1  

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    674,000       89,479  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    186,000       321,035  

IGG Inc.(a)

    307,000       109,273  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    44,000       1,766,781  

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    129,500       169,825  

JS Global Lifestyle Co. Ltd.(d)

    382,500       59,137  

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.

    104,151       115,717  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    156,500       248,519  

Link REIT

    705,700       3,539,567  

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.

    90,000       222,968  

Man Wah Holdings Ltd.

    505,600       315,168  

Melco International Development Ltd.(a)

    205,000       132,959  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR(a)

    58,595       457,627  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    417,500       1,358,257  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    414,000       507,420  

Nissin Foods Co. Ltd.

    66,000       48,688  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    269,000       233,740  
Security   Shares     Value  

Hong Kong (continued)

   

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

    1,415,000     $ 393,878  

PAX Global Technology Ltd.

    193,000       135,037  

PCCW Ltd.

    1,238,000       640,358  

Perfect Medical Health Management Ltd.

    65,000       24,990  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    382,500       2,239,608  

Realord Group Holdings Ltd.(a)

    108,000       73,492  

Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd.(a)

    214,000       22,437  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    651,200       1,709,250  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.(a)

    360,000       223,705  

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.(a)

    500,000       49,922  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    976,000       1,019,494  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    350,000       531,070  

SJM Holdings Ltd.(a)

    674,000       189,413  

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.

    161,000       80,521  

Stella International Holdings Ltd.

    183,500       242,004  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    399,500       3,728,688  

SUNeVision Holdings Ltd.

    244,000       83,722  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    121,500       940,049  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    312,400       583,805  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    376,500       3,998,846  

Texhong Textile Group Ltd.(a)

    131,000       61,998  

Theme International Holdings Ltd.(a)

    1,170,000       62,130  

United Energy Group Ltd.

    2,436,000       258,874  

United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd. (The)

    286,000       247,233  

Value Partners Group Ltd.(c)

    526,000       121,119  

Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.

    252,000       193,430  

Viva Goods Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,136,000       101,811  

Vobile Group Ltd.(a)(c)

    352,000       65,287  

VSTECS Holdings Ltd.

    152,000       81,904  

VTech Holdings Ltd.

    53,500       309,871  

WH Group Ltd.(d)

    2,308,000       1,361,707  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

    297,898       870,365  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    452,000       1,324,285  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    443,000       367,258  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    203,000       191,435  
   

 

 

 
       96,904,951  
Japan — 68.5%            

77 Bank Ltd. (The)

    13,900       334,341  

Abalance Corp.

    2,700       49,487  

ABC-Mart Inc.

    26,900       466,191  

Activia Properties Inc.

    181       492,929  

Adastria Co. Ltd.

    6,800       158,515  

ADEKA Corp.

    21,800       426,554  

Advance Logistics Investment Corp.

    211       183,355  

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    366       805,988  

Advantest Corp.

    210,500       8,377,441  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    179,800       4,296,712  

Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.

    6,600       169,059  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    29,800       271,408  

Aeon Hokkaido Corp.

    10,100       65,426  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    24,600       304,500  

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

    508       478,679  

AGC Inc.

    53,800       2,023,323  

Ai Holdings Corp.

    7,700       129,260  

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    13,100       303,540  

Aichi Corp.

    10,700       80,495  

Aichi Financial Group Inc., NVS

    13,400       236,556  

Aida Engineering Ltd.

    6,700       38,095  

Aiful Corp.

    80,800       202,578  

Ain Holdings Inc.

    7,300       238,224  

Air Water Inc.

    48,900       645,931  

Airtrip Corp.

    1,900       23,386  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Aisin Corp.

    39,200     $ 1,463,535  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    121,700       4,997,600  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    50,400       826,507  

Alpen Co. Ltd.

    1,700       23,410  

Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.

    51,524       382,387  

Amada Co. Ltd.

    94,500       1,019,809  

Amano Corp.

    16,700       384,845  

Amvis Holdings Inc.

    9,500       175,019  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    42,300       934,752  

Anicom Holdings Inc.

    24,800       98,484  

Anritsu Corp.

    36,400       288,238  

Anycolor Inc.(a)(c)

    4,800       121,781  

AOKI Holdings Inc.

    7,500       59,690  

Aozora Bank Ltd.(c)

    31,100       683,667  

Appier Group Inc.(a)

    18,700       218,799  

Arata Corp.

    9,400       208,645  

ARCLANDS Corp.

    9,923       113,633  

Arcs Co. Ltd.

    11,800       234,788  

Argo Graphics Inc.

    4,700       137,913  

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

    4,300       137,882  

Artience Co. Ltd.

    8,800       164,663  

As One Corp.

    6,800       256,711  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    132,000       4,906,168  

Asahi Holdings Inc.

    20,200       281,277  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    58,600       1,113,452  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    351,400       2,664,856  

Asahi Yukizai Corp.

    3,400       94,586  

Asics Corp.

    44,500       1,352,182  

ASKUL Corp.

    9,500       128,408  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    498,200        5,800,280  

Atom Corp.(a)(c)

    30,700       195,065  

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

    17,500       190,244  

Avex Inc.

    5,300       50,841  

Awa Bank Ltd. (The)

    9,700       162,697  

Axial Retailing Inc.

    5,600       154,916  

Azbil Corp.

    32,000       1,034,070  

AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings Inc.

    7,600       78,263  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    164,600       3,564,008  

Bank of Nagoya Ltd. (The)

    2,800       105,282  

Base Co. Ltd.

    1,700       37,605  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    37,200       864,863  

Belc Co. Ltd.

    3,500       149,538  

Bell System24 Holdings Inc.

    11,300       137,745  

Belluna Co. Ltd.

    7,600       32,704  

Benefit One Inc.(c)

    21,800       311,082  

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    19,200       339,541  

Bengo4.com Inc.(a)(c)

    900       24,299  

Bic Camera Inc.

    26,900       250,748  

BIPROGY Inc.

    21,800       638,270  

BML Inc.

    5,200       100,498  

Bridgestone Corp.

    156,700       6,790,231  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    63,200       1,058,762  

Bunka Shutter Co. Ltd.

    14,000       139,457  

C Uyemura & Co. Ltd.

    2,300       174,535  

C.I. Takiron Corp.

    16,700       73,700  

Calbee Inc.

    24,100       506,587  

Canon Electronics Inc.

    4,100       58,294  

Canon Inc.

    275,400       7,586,478  

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

    11,300       343,804  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    47,000       1,792,522  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    49,900       430,253  

Cawachi Ltd.

    1,400       25,657  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Central Glass Co. Ltd.

    5,000     $ 93,551  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    197,600       4,938,545  

Change Holdings Inc.(c)

    12,400       114,033  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    144,000       1,067,078  

Chiyoda Corp.(a)

    31,800       72,932  

Chofu Seisakusho Co. Ltd.

    3,100       44,346  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    180,100       2,336,381  

Chudenko Corp.

    8,500       160,271  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    184,400       6,632,908  

Chugin Financial Group Inc., NVS

    44,000       311,566  

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    86,100       612,197  

Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd.

    6,600       83,957  

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

    51,500       326,628  

CKD Corp.

    13,200       232,757  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc.

    38,025       516,076  

COLOPL Inc.

    25,000       106,786  

Colowide Co. Ltd.

    20,600       329,341  

Comforia Residential REIT Inc.

    193       404,495  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    31,200       683,127  

Comture Corp.

    6,900       85,323  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    293,300       1,397,705  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,900       743,443  

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.

    5,500       590,778  

Cover Corp.(a)(c)

    7,500       144,217  

CRE Logistics REIT Inc.

    188       196,680  

Create Restaurants Holdings Inc.

    31,700       237,915  

Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,100       154,505  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    41,500       770,301  

Curves Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,700       35,673  

CyberAgent Inc.

    125,500       809,955  

CYBERDYNE Inc.(a)

    30,700       42,682  

Cybozu Inc.

    5,600       84,071  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    57,100       1,652,471  

Daicel Corp.

    63,000       617,222  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    36,200       377,217  

Daiei Kankyo Co. Ltd.

    10,400       176,928  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    85,300       1,682,116  

Daihen Corp.

    5,700       270,092  

Daiho Corp.

    1,700       44,653  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    258,600       5,671,812  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    507,600        15,197,054  

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    19,800       271,257  

Daiki Aluminium Industry Co. Ltd.

    4,200       35,572  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    72,700       11,648,880  

Daikokutenbussan Co. Ltd.

    900       50,947  

Daio Paper Corp.

    29,100       219,188  

Daiseki Co. Ltd.

    10,540       301,369  

Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Inc.

    9,200       254,975  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    17,200       1,956,509  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    162,700       5,031,000  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    645       1,139,651  

Daiwa Industries Ltd.

    5,300       56,535  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

    74       315,463  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    367,500       2,633,822  

Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp.

    555       399,300  

Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    22,100       480,558  

DCM Holdings Co. Ltd.

    30,800       286,915  

Demae-Can Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    7,900       22,480  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    20,900       211,017  

Denka Co. Ltd.

    22,700       395,848  

Denso Corp.

    520,100       8,169,757  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    56,400       1,496,927  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Dentsu Soken Inc.

    7,100     $ 265,084  

Descente Ltd.

    9,100       210,183  

Dexerials Corp.

    17,100       492,796  

DIC Corp.

    20,700       390,677  

Digital Arts Inc.

    2,800       95,976  

Digital Garage Inc.

    7,900       190,464  

Dip Corp.

    8,400       143,457  

Disco Corp.

    25,400       6,853,910  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd.

    32,700       654,771  

Doshisha Co. Ltd.

    4,000       60,231  

Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd.

    10,400       153,557  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    14,800       516,155  

DTS Corp.

    11,900       292,686  

Duskin Co. Ltd.

    12,000       278,621  

DyDo Group Holdings Inc.

    5,800       116,474  

Eagle Industry Co. Ltd.

    5,800       67,188  

Earth Corp.

    3,900       119,389  

East Japan Railway Co.

    83,100       4,752,707  

Ebara Corp.

    26,000       1,628,305  

EDION Corp.

    17,500       192,698  

eGuarantee Inc.

    6,900       89,932  

Eiken Chemical Co. Ltd.

    7,200       89,741  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    69,000       3,249,115  

Eizo Corp.

    4,400       151,930  

Elan Corp.

    5,300       38,005  

Elecom Co. Ltd.

    10,700       124,441  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    40,600       681,979  

EM Systems Co. Ltd.

    6,200       29,504  

en Japan Inc.

    6,900       127,522  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    790,500       3,192,476  

Enplas Corp.

    1,600       130,000  

eRex Co. Ltd.(c)

    7,800       43,381  

ES-Con Japan Ltd.(a)

    8,200       56,417  

Euglena Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    24,900       116,687  

Exedy Corp.

    8,500       163,076  

EXEO Group Inc.

    25,300       565,053  

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    14,200       415,471  

Fancl Corp.

    22,900       361,628  

FANUC Corp.

    261,300       7,228,175  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    48,400       12,921,675  

FCC Co. Ltd.

    10,100       131,582  

Ferrotec Holdings Corp.

    13,000       250,723  

Financial Partners Group Co. Ltd.

    20,500       235,110  

Food & Life Companies Ltd.

    30,700       614,320  

FP Corp.

    11,400       220,860  

FP Partner Inc.

    2,200       91,515  

Freee KK(a)(c)

    12,800       240,950  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    122       360,617  

Fuji Co. Ltd./Ehime

    5,700       76,833  

Fuji Corp./Aichi

    20,000       338,870  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    35,000       1,752,800  

Fuji Kyuko Co. Ltd.

    6,100       180,308  

Fuji Media Holdings Inc.

    13,100       155,192  

Fuji Oil Holdings Inc.

    11,700       187,421  

Fuji Seal International Inc.

    9,000       106,135  

Fuji Soft Inc.

    14,300       626,803  

Fujicco Co. Ltd.

    3,200       43,921  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.(c)

    102,200       6,477,937  

Fujikura Ltd.

    65,300       536,799  

Fujimi Inc.

    13,500       270,537  

Fujimori Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    4,300       118,761  

Fujio Food Group Inc.(a)

    6,300       62,747  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Fujitec Co. Ltd.

    15,000     $ 382,732  

Fujitsu General Ltd.

    19,700       288,647  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    48,600        6,726,932  

Fujiya Co. Ltd.(c)

    3,300       55,430  

Fukuda Denshi Co. Ltd.

    4,300       229,282  

Fukui Computer Holdings Inc.

    1,900       33,536  

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

    43,532       1,069,898  

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

    197       233,020  

Fukushima Galilei Co. Ltd.

    4,200       146,282  

Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.

    6,300       174,240  

Fullcast Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,900       35,012  

Funai Soken Holdings Inc.

    10,200       177,598  

Furukawa Co. Ltd.

    4,900       64,228  

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    18,800       341,980  

Fuso Chemical Co. Ltd.

    5,700       160,512  

Future Corp.

    8,900       105,631  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    4,100       366,648  

G-7 Holdings Inc.

    3,000       25,575  

Genky DrugStores Co. Ltd.

    1,300       59,147  

Geo Holdings Corp.

    4,400       71,888  

Giken Ltd.

    2,600       38,135  

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.

    314       233,931  

GLOBERIDE Inc.

    2,200       30,964  

Glory Ltd.

    11,600       239,673  

GLP J-REIT

    1,263       1,127,649  

GMO Financial Gate Inc.(c)

    1,500       103,241  

GMO Financial Holdings Inc.

    9,500       48,550  

GMO internet group Inc.

    20,100       362,250  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    11,000       663,721  

GNI Group Ltd.(a)

    14,500       259,889  

Goldcrest Co. Ltd.

    3,600       57,413  

Goldwin Inc.

    5,900       396,889  

Gree Inc.

    8,800       35,008  

GS Yuasa Corp.

    24,300       350,473  

G-Tekt Corp.

    4,900       60,906  

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.(a)

    10,300       173,168  

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    89,700       442,329  

Gunze Ltd.

    3,900       142,549  

H.U. Group Holdings Inc.

    14,300       265,835  

H2O Retailing Corp.

    27,000       289,070  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    95,700       521,556  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    61,200       470,091  

Hakuto Co. Ltd.

    3,000       124,197  

Halows Co. Ltd.

    2,200       65,232  

Hamakyorex Co. Ltd.

    4,900       136,436  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    38,600       1,524,889  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    63,700       1,948,935  

Hankyu Hanshin REIT Inc.(c)

    201       199,026  

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

    8,500       310,900  

Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.

    13,900       336,848  

Haseko Corp.

    65,400       850,454  

Hazama Ando Corp.

    39,600       319,797  

Heiwa Corp.

    14,200       210,981  

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    9,400       248,520  

Heiwa Real Estate REIT Inc.

    295       274,155  

Heiwado Co. Ltd.

    8,700       129,928  

Hiday Hidaka Corp.

    7,800       157,222  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    5,500       958,374  

Hino Motors Ltd.(a)

    68,900       234,576  

Hioki E.E. Corp.

    2,000       88,752  

Hirata Corp.

    2,000       91,491  

Hirogin Holdings Inc.

    68,600       460,326  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    8,400     $ 977,363  

HIS Co. Ltd.(a)

    17,600       213,812  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

    13,900       396,182  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    28,100       797,265  

Hitachi Ltd.

    255,400       20,061,759  

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

    38,200       235,706  

Hogy Medical Co. Ltd.

    6,200       149,469  

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.

    55,800       248,955  

Hokkoku Financial Holdings Inc.

    5,100       151,742  

Hokuetsu Corp.

    30,900       292,141  

Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc.

    31,900       337,950  

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.(a)

    50,200       245,465  

Hokuto Corp.

    3,100       37,816  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,269,600        14,191,665  

Horiba Ltd.

    9,500       762,223  

Hoshino Resorts REIT Inc.

    69       240,810  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    30,400       1,105,993  

Hosiden Corp.

    10,600       130,121  

House Foods Group Inc.

    18,300       402,810  

Hoya Corp.

    97,700       12,410,740  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    110,000       1,214,658  

Hulic REIT Inc.

    380       400,165  

Hyakugo Bank Ltd. (The)

    62,200       241,233  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    31,300       1,575,014  

Ichibanya Co. Ltd.

    3,800       167,489  

Ichigo Inc.

    69,400       185,005  

Ichigo Office REIT Investment Corp.

    305       171,389  

Idec Corp./Japan

    7,800       156,090  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    270,635       1,502,831  

IDOM Inc.

    19,800       118,265  

IHI Corp.

    37,600       719,152  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    43,200       652,188  

Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

    16,400       143,226  

I’ll Inc.

    2,800       62,166  

Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    11,600       277,168  

Inabata & Co. Ltd.

    10,400       226,298  

Inageya Co. Ltd.

    4,500       38,671  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

    571       516,722  

Infocom Corp.

    8,100       134,488  

Infomart Corp.

    55,100       147,882  

INFRONEER Holdings Inc.

    50,100       523,719  

Inpex Corp.

    266,800       3,626,467  

Insource Co. Ltd.

    9,500       53,700  

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

    29,000       562,351  

Invincible Investment Corp.

    1,881       773,281  

Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd.

    4,500       105,234  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    96,500       1,128,308  

Ispace Inc./Japan, NVS(c)

    6,600       48,154  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    159,400       2,175,004  

Ito En Ltd.

    14,600       423,831  

ITOCHU Corp.

    326,700       14,826,986  

Itochu Enex Co. Ltd.

    16,900       181,000  

Itochu-Shokuhin Co. Ltd.

    1,300       66,417  

Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Inc.

    6,980       195,576  

Iwatani Corp.

    11,800       527,301  

Iyogin Holdings Inc., NVS

    73,900       502,663  

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    7,600       178,910  

J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    65,400       605,691  

J Trust Co. Ltd.(c)

    21,200       68,601  

JAC Recruitment Co. Ltd.

    17,100       78,126  

Jaccs Co. Ltd.

    5,800       222,180  

JAFCO Group Co. Ltd.

    12,800       151,817  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    39,900     $ 766,709  

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    16,700       663,206  

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

    14,200       244,135  

Japan Display Inc.(a)

    169,400       22,876  

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd.

    20,000       302,230  

Japan Excellent Inc.

    357       295,165  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    138,100       3,056,388  

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

    1,305       670,637  

Japan Lifeline Co. Ltd.

    13,700       122,247  

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

    254       469,651  

Japan Material Co. Ltd.

    19,100       322,748  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    1,939        1,316,277  

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.

    9,000       366,101  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    398,800       4,147,459  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    572,000       5,475,574  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    52,400       981,027  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    235       562,664  

Japan Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd.

    1,600       54,773  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    341       1,307,237  

Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd.

    25,900       274,484  

Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The)

    18,400       302,827  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    330,400       8,708,480  

Japan Wool Textile Co. Ltd. (The)

    14,400       145,251  

JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.

    19,000       139,996  

JCU Corp.

    4,400       111,041  

JDC Corp.

    13,300       49,329  

Jeol Ltd.

    12,100       553,138  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    160,700       2,537,263  

JGC Holdings Corp.

    61,800       723,892  

JINS Holdings Inc.

    4,400       124,056  

JMDC Inc.

    6,000       158,775  

J-Oil Mills Inc.

    3,600       49,898  

Joshin Denki Co. Ltd.

    2,600       43,391  

Joyful Honda Co. Ltd.

    13,000       172,419  

JSR Corp.

    50,100       1,366,460  

JTEKT Corp.

    61,400       561,800  

JTOWER Inc.(a)(c)

    1,900       58,533  

Juroku Financial Group Inc.

    7,400       207,470  

Justsystems Corp.

    8,700       181,777  

JVCKenwood Corp.

    43,100       209,600  

Kadokawa Corp.

    24,200       512,009  

Kaga Electronics Co. Ltd.

    5,100       236,079  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    21,000       517,022  

Kajima Corp.

    116,300       2,075,589  

Kakaku.com Inc.

    35,100       399,273  

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    7,600       179,487  

Kameda Seika Co. Ltd.

    4,300       122,122  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    25,200       579,746  

Kanamoto Co. Ltd.

    9,800       187,189  

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

    26,800       275,612  

Kaneka Corp.

    11,500       279,650  

Kanematsu Corp.

    19,700       305,435  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    193,500       2,639,753  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    50,400       842,679  

Kanto Denka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    6,000       35,910  

Kao Corp.

    127,800       5,056,734  

Kappa Create Co. Ltd.(a)

    4,500       53,825  

Kasumigaseki Capital Co. Ltd.

    1,300       110,173  

Katakura Industries Co. Ltd.

    2,700       31,098  

Katitas Co. Ltd.

    12,400       154,164  

Kato Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    5,600       182,602  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    40,700       921,443  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    37,200     $ 1,812,525  

KDDI Corp.

    410,700       13,608,559  

KDX Realty Investment Corp.

    1,161       1,259,385  

KeePer Technical Laboratory Co. Ltd.

    3,600       158,872  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    28,300       690,212  

Keihanshin Building Co. Ltd.

    4,300       43,452  

Keikyu Corp.

    61,800       539,787  

Keio Corp.(c)

    27,900       816,363  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    35,000       1,583,745  

Keiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    27,500       134,619  

Kewpie Corp.

    28,300       503,638  

Keyence Corp.

    53,800        24,070,006  

KFC Holdings Japan Ltd.

    5,400       123,887  

KH Neochem Co. Ltd.

    9,100       141,811  

Kikkoman Corp.

    37,200       2,288,850  

Kinden Corp.

    35,400       589,925  

Kintetsu Department Store Co. Ltd.

    3,500       60,477  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    50,900       1,570,645  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    217,400       3,124,898  

Kisoji Co. Ltd.

    8,600       155,965  

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    6,900       147,335  

Ki-Star Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    1,400       33,064  

Kitz Corp.

    23,000       188,046  

Kiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    13,200       148,775  

Koa Corp.

    6,300       64,463  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    14,400       649,880  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    40,300       1,029,774  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    96,400       1,331,080  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    33,972       423,161  

Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd.

    5,300       140,792  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    52,100       797,614  

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

    21,700       349,468  

Komatsu Ltd.

    254,600       7,243,357  

KOMEDA Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,200       214,673  

Komeri Co. Ltd.

    8,400       188,216  

Konami Group Corp.

    28,200       1,734,249  

Konica Minolta Inc.(a)

    137,700       377,878  

Konishi Co. Ltd.

    17,900       171,422  

Konoike Transport Co. Ltd.

    5,500       73,169  

Kosaido Holdings Co. Ltd.

    20,200       102,494  

Kose Corp.

    9,300       608,431  

Koshidaka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    17,600       112,122  

Kotobuki Spirits Co. Ltd.

    24,700       332,329  

Krosaki Harima Corp.

    1,200       100,208  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    38,300       348,077  

Kubota Corp.

    276,400       4,183,995  

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.

    8,200       213,413  

Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.

    26,000       149,092  

Kura Sushi Inc.

    4,700       125,943  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    80,100       840,390  

Kureha Corp.

    11,400       218,221  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    28,500       1,040,848  

Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.

    13,800       297,938  

KYB Corp.

    4,800       166,433  

Kyocera Corp.

    352,800       5,165,017  

Kyoei Steel Ltd.

    4,800       68,994  

Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    10,000       136,875  

Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    10,900       131,691  

Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.

    8,000       328,730  

Kyoto Financial Group Inc.

    64,200       1,066,969  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    73,100       1,151,469  

Kyudenko Corp.

    12,100       460,260  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.(a)

    110,100     $ 824,552  

Kyushu Financial Group Inc.

    96,300       612,814  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    37,800       830,844  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    504       510,375  

Lasertec Corp.

    21,200       5,521,095  

Lawson Inc.

    12,300       704,029  

Leopalace21 Corp.(a)

    63,100       176,505  

Life Corp.

    7,700       195,539  

LIFENET INSURANCE Co.(a)(c)

    11,800       100,042  

Link And Motivation Inc.

    5,700       21,383  

Lintec Corp.

    11,400       215,902  

Lion Corp.

    61,900       551,784  

LITALICO Inc.

    3,900       56,825  

Lixil Corp.

    76,900       1,027,612  

LY Corp.

    744,000        2,314,608  

M&A Capital Partners Co. Ltd.

    5,300       81,626  

M&A Research Institute Holdings Inc., NVS(a)

    6,200       220,668  

M3 Inc.

    122,500       1,933,050  

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    27,700       480,105  

Macnica Holdings Inc.

    12,800       677,323  

Maeda Kosen Co. Ltd.

    5,700       124,258  

Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd.

    6,500       263,281  

Makita Corp.

    61,800       1,663,346  

Management Solutions Co. Ltd.

    1,500       30,358  

Mandom Corp.

    12,200       106,205  

Mani Inc.

    20,800       288,958  

Marubeni Corp.

    394,100       6,722,031  

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    9,500       187,968  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    50,100       828,412  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    17,900       456,084  

MARUKA FURUSATO Corp.

    4,400       73,064  

Maruwa Co. Ltd./Aichi

    2,400       480,206  

Maruzen Showa Unyu Co. Ltd.

    1,900       52,457  

Matsuda Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    3,600       67,000  

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.

    31,900       179,215  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    95,690       1,739,335  

Matsuyafoods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,700       68,378  

Max Co. Ltd.

    9,100       202,248  

Maxell Ltd.

    10,400       114,385  

Maxvalu Tokai Co. Ltd.

    2,400       52,918  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    154,300       1,870,648  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    23,800       1,059,682  

MCJ Co. Ltd.

    15,900       133,328  

Mebuki Financial Group Inc.

    260,390       779,398  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    51,700       825,183  

Medley Inc.(a)

    5,300       166,176  

Megachips Corp.

    4,600       148,527  

Megmilk Snow Brand Co. Ltd.

    11,900       186,631  

Meidensha Corp.

    9,900       177,461  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    64,800       1,567,163  

Meiko Electronics Co. Ltd.

    4,500       122,570  

MEITEC Group Holdings Inc.

    19,600       387,753  

Melco Holdings Inc.

    1,200       26,703  

Menicon Co. Ltd.

    18,700       271,562  

Mercari Inc.(a)

    29,900       494,362  

METAWATER Co. Ltd.

    8,600       125,332  

Micronics Japan Co. Ltd.

    7,800       231,608  

Mie Kotsu Group Holdings Inc.

    24,800       105,590  

Milbon Co. Ltd.

    6,400       152,945  

Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Co. Ltd.

    2,700       58,192  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    101,600       2,100,093  

Mirai Corp.

    565       172,763  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Mirai Industry Co. Ltd.

    3,200     $ 100,221  

MIRAIT ONE corp.

    28,100       371,256  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    80,300       1,376,735  

Mitani Sekisan Co. Ltd.

    2,800       96,204  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    357,500       2,155,632  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    948,200        16,342,172  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    531,900       7,893,555  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    310,500       4,302,261  

Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment Corp.

    117       293,133  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    43,400       708,760  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    224,400       1,591,096  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    87,800       5,856,565  

Mitsubishi Logisnext Co. Ltd.

    8,400       86,999  

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    13,900       429,359  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    34,800       637,101  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    174,400       549,546  

Mitsubishi Pencil Co. Ltd.

    5,300       72,070  

Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc.

    1,600       53,632  

Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co. Ltd.

    5,400       183,579  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    3,137,000       29,382,856  

Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.

    5,000       166,789  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    356,900       14,474,874  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    47,500       1,397,937  

Mitsui DM Sugar Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,200       73,529  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    245,100       6,152,933  

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Inc.

    163       488,663  

Mitsui High-Tec Inc.

    4,700       216,936  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    16,200       500,828  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    94,400       3,390,892  

Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,100       203,744  

Mitsuuroko Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,600       79,296  

Miura Co. Ltd.

    24,200       442,221  

Mixi Inc.

    11,500       197,259  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    662,720       12,036,029  

Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd.

    6,800       246,437  

Mizuno Corp.

    5,200       155,130  

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    5,000       113,044  

Modec Inc.(a)

    3,300       51,534  

Monex Group Inc.

    47,000       244,599  

Money Forward Inc.(a)

    11,800       460,578  

Monogatari Corp. (The)

    8,100       285,609  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    68,500       645,148  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

    413       384,362  

Mori Trust REIT Inc.

    664       337,197  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd./Japan

    19,500       372,174  

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    18,900       387,044  

Morita Holdings Corp.

    5,100       55,076  

MOS Food Services Inc.

    6,300       146,526  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    117,900       4,868,649  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    477,200       9,635,680  

Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd.

    11,800       133,934  

Musashino Bank Ltd. (The)

    5,800       109,270  

Nabtesco Corp.

    30,900       593,926  

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.

    2,200       51,306  

Nafco Co. Ltd.

    3,900       59,108  

Nagaileben Co. Ltd.(c)

    7,700       122,180  

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    23,200       379,336  

Nagawa Co. Ltd.

    2,500       120,751  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    50,100       772,437  

Nakanishi Inc.

    20,000       327,317  

Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    29,000       565,499  

Nanto Bank Ltd. (The)

    8,500       153,749  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

NEC Corp.

    67,900     $ 4,436,905  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    18,800       303,605  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

    22,900       372,333  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    95,800       1,528,875  

Nextage Co. Ltd.(c)

    12,300       185,320  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    63,600       794,538  

NH Foods Ltd.

    22,400       767,114  

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    55,100       454,887  

Nichias Corp.

    13,600       317,893  

Nichicon Corp.

    10,700       93,516  

Nichiden Corp.

    2,900       54,083  

Nichiha Corp.

    4,900       98,438  

Nichirei Corp.

    30,900       746,318  

Nidec Corp.

    114,800       4,281,675  

Nifco Inc./Japan

    19,500       506,040  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    22,600       688,778  

Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.

    88,900       534,367  

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    26,100       207,310  

Nikkiso Co. Ltd.

    12,100       88,829  

Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd.

    13,800       296,460  

Nikon Corp.

    81,100       827,669  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    285,100        15,928,790  

Nippn Corp., New

    11,000       168,872  

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc.

    136       566,186  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    419       1,695,320  

Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd.

    1,700       51,656  

Nippon Ceramic Co. Ltd.

    6,300       114,089  

Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    10,100       140,096  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    22,100       491,259  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    20,700       1,232,091  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

    30,100       466,269  

Nippon Kanzai Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,200       128,554  

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

    38,200       341,023  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    18,110       223,149  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    266,700       2,100,615  

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.(a)

    31,200       289,199  

Nippon Parking Development Co. Ltd.

    57,000       70,965  

Nippon Pillar Packing Co. Ltd.

    4,200       138,101  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    610       1,085,313  

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp.

    109       252,395  

Nippon Road Co. Ltd. (The)

    5,000       72,082  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    47,000       1,190,947  

Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd.

    17,100       158,501  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    13,800       487,526  

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

    8,200       308,485  

Nippon Signal Co. Ltd.

    6,200       39,558  

Nippon Soda Co. Ltd.

    6,600       254,772  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    235,828       5,675,120  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    8,220,100       10,322,425  

Nippon Television Holdings Inc.

    19,000       221,667  

Nippon Yusen KK

    132,900       4,579,848  

Nipro Corp.

    38,000       306,019  

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    10,100       277,639  

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

    12,400       179,089  

Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings Inc.

    31,600       363,847  

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.

    14,600       242,681  

Nishio Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,900       161,612  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    34,500       1,375,957  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    646,400       2,537,653  

Nissan Shatai Co. Ltd.

    23,600       155,719  

Nissha Co. Ltd.

    9,100       100,949  

Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd. (The)

    5,700       174,122  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    56,600     $ 789,524  

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

    33,100       273,187  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    56,000       1,811,677  

Nissui Corp.

    73,700       402,693  

Niterra Co. Ltd.

    42,600       1,147,159  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    22,000       2,879,398  

Nitta Corp.

    5,800       150,094  

Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd.

    2,400       85,539  

Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.

    7,300       249,277  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    39,800       3,301,722  

Nitto Kogyo Corp.

    6,000       163,276  

Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd.

    3,900       138,648  

NOF Corp.

    18,200       821,980  

Nohmi Bosai Ltd.

    3,200       48,330  

Nojima Corp.

    20,300       255,842  

NOK Corp.

    21,700       287,427  

Nomura Co. Ltd.

    25,100       148,354  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    828,900       4,464,576  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    31,300       856,547  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    1,148       1,256,216  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    107,010        3,272,743  

Noritake Co. Ltd./Nagoya Japan

    3,100       164,912  

Noritsu Koki Co. Ltd.

    5,600       126,501  

Noritz Corp.

    8,300       87,432  

North Pacific Bank Ltd.

    63,600       162,185  

NS Solutions Corp.

    9,400       313,517  

NS United Kaiun Kaisha Ltd.

    3,600       126,611  

NSD Co. Ltd.

    19,000       356,553  

NSK Ltd.

    95,900       522,810  

NTN Corp.

    130,500       238,653  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    174,300       2,510,552  

NTT UD REIT Investment Corp.

    346       293,811  

Obara Group Inc.

    1,900       51,685  

Obayashi Corp.

    177,900       1,646,738  

OBIC Business Consultants Co. Ltd.

    8,600       415,898  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    19,400       2,980,025  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    85,800       1,311,066  

Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd. (The)

    10,800       144,590  

Ohsho Food Service Corp.

    2,900       160,335  

Oiles Corp.

    3,800       54,971  

Oisix ra daichi Inc.(a)(c)

    6,100       57,699  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    231,900       906,690  

Okamoto Industries Inc.

    1,600       54,214  

Okamura Corp.

    14,200       212,818  

Okasan Securities Group Inc.

    40,900       200,174  

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.

    30,700       215,706  

Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co.

    7,000       170,573  

Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    12,000       95,101  

Okinawa Financial Group Inc.

    3,100       53,276  

OKUMA Corp.

    6,600       296,961  

Okumura Corp.

    6,800       237,792  

Olympus Corp.

    330,900       4,898,532  

Omron Corp.

    49,200       2,212,290  

One REIT Inc.

    78       143,441  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    108,300       1,952,013  

Onward Holdings Co. Ltd.

    28,400       104,258  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    21,900       684,859  

Open Up Group Inc.

    17,400       269,518  

Optex Group Co. Ltd.

    9,900       122,949  

Optorun Co. Ltd.

    6,100       70,486  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    10,800       851,139  

Organo Corp.

    6,100       251,949  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Orient Corp.

    11,950     $ 90,174  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    299,800       11,134,593  

ORIX Corp.

    322,500       6,227,238  

Orix JREIT Inc.

    694       802,756  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    103,400       2,177,278  

Osaka Organic Chemical Industry Ltd.

    1,700       33,815  

Osaka Soda Co. Ltd.

    4,100       287,822  

OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. Ltd.(c)

    8,800       166,464  

OSG Corp.

    23,200       315,713  

Otsuka Corp.

    30,900        1,300,203  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    114,700       4,508,664  

Outsourcing Inc.(a)

    31,600       368,943  

Pacific Industrial Co. Ltd.

    12,200       118,427  

PAL GROUP Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,200       195,106  

PALTAC Corp.

    9,100       277,053  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    104,600       2,261,084  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    608,800       5,734,151  

Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,100       164,356  

Park24 Co. Ltd.(a)

    36,400       475,631  

Pasona Group Inc.

    7,200       131,300  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    72,400       387,917  

PeptiDream Inc.(a)(c)

    26,000       227,851  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    501,000       796,445  

Pharma Foods International Co. Ltd.

    3,200       21,783  

PHC Holdings Corp.

    3,900       40,355  

Pigeon Corp.

    30,900       337,697  

Pilot Corp.

    6,900       192,688  

Piolax Inc.

    8,300       140,585  

PKSHA Technology Inc.(a)(c)

    3,500       91,569  

Plus Alpha Consulting Co. Ltd.

    8,700       151,628  

Pola Orbis Holdings Inc.

    27,900       288,625  

Pressance Corp.

    3,400       38,457  

Prestige International Inc.

    28,300       116,204  

Prima Meat Packers Ltd.

    3,900       63,810  

Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    12,100       169,147  

Raiznext Corp.

    3,400       36,180  

Raksul Inc.(a)

    10,200       79,153  

Rakus Co. Ltd.

    25,100       412,546  

Rakuten Bank Ltd., NVS(a)

    26,500       413,107  

Rakuten Group Inc.(a)

    418,600       1,838,808  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    395,900       15,637,541  

Relo Group Inc.

    30,200       303,139  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    404,000       6,628,661  

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    54,700       354,733  

RENOVA Inc.(a)

    11,500       98,803  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    586,600       3,238,184  

Resonac Holdings Corp.

    47,500       947,221  

Resorttrust Inc.

    22,600       392,869  

Restar Holdings Corp.

    3,200       66,318  

Retail Partners Co. Ltd.

    4,300       50,899  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    151,800       1,193,147  

Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd.

    4,700       161,336  

Riken Keiki Co. Ltd.

    2,800       138,339  

Riken Vitamin Co. Ltd.

    3,300       51,678  

Ringer Hut Co. Ltd.

    7,000       115,723  

Rinnai Corp.

    28,800       652,488  

Riso Kagaku Corp.

    6,500       131,359  

Riso Kyoiku Co. Ltd.

    29,400       48,516  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    92,500       1,596,479  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    51,700       1,057,866  

Roland Corp.

    2,700       89,704  

Rorze Corp.

    2,500       277,669  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Round One Corp.

    56,300     $ 249,355  

Royal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    6,000       105,596  

RS Technologies Co. Ltd.

    3,500       67,945  

Ryobi Ltd.

    5,800       106,929  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    69,800       1,085,330  

Ryosan Co. Ltd.

    2,800       92,259  

Ryoyo Electro Corp.

    3,900       99,524  

S Foods Inc.

    5,800       130,424  

Saibu Gas Holdings Co. Ltd.

    7,400       97,029  

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

    7,300       250,604  

Sakai Moving Service Co. Ltd.

    6,800       129,251  

Sakata INX Corp.

    14,000       135,076  

Sakata Seed Corp.

    6,300       156,886  

SAMTY Co. Ltd.

    4,500       76,674  

Samty Residential Investment Corp.

    52       37,892  

San-A Co. Ltd.

    5,000       154,429  

San-Ai Obbli Co. Ltd.

    11,900       134,179  

SanBio Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    5,400       20,659  

Sangetsu Corp.

    11,600       255,506  

San-In Godo Bank Ltd. (The)

    32,300       227,782  

Sanken Electric Co. Ltd.

    5,700       261,876  

Sanki Engineering Co. Ltd.

    12,000       153,949  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    10,500       642,249  

Sankyu Inc.

    12,600       471,016  

Sanrio Co. Ltd.

    14,000       584,601  

Sansan Inc.(a)(c)

    23,000       214,112  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    91,400       923,352  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    50,900       777,965  

Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd.

    3,700       108,141  

Sanyo Denki Co. Ltd.

    1,800       74,843  

Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd.

    3,600       61,836  

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

    17,500       809,179  

Sato Holdings Corp.

    8,800       129,388  

Sawai Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,100       420,135  

SB Technology Corp.

    3,800       63,991  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    68,600       1,685,204  

SBI Sumishin Net Bank Ltd., NVS

    13,800       159,047  

SBS Holdings Inc.

    5,400       91,405  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    22,900       2,245,557  

SCSK Corp.

    42,500       834,471  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    58,400       4,238,691  

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

    41,600       612,252  

Seibu Holdings Inc.

    69,100       976,550  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    82,700       1,207,206  

Seiko Group Corp.

    5,400       96,337  

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

    35,600       519,897  

Seiren Co. Ltd.

    8,900       149,374  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    107,000        1,527,697  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    164,300       3,708,940  

Sekisui House REIT Inc.

    1,145       609,012  

Sekisui Jushi Corp.

    7,900       136,069  

Senko Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    27,300       213,442  

Senshu Ikeda Holdings Inc.

    62,600       145,030  

Septeni Holdings Co. Ltd.

    27,400       91,743  

Seria Co. Ltd.

    10,800       197,912  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    207,100       8,179,377  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    162,800       340,793  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    90,500       1,171,984  

Sharp Corp./Japan(a)

    72,000       484,150  

Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd.

    6,500       157,592  

Shibaura Mechatronics Corp.

    2,700       127,897  

Shibuya Corp.

    2,100       35,690  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

SHIFT Inc.(a)(c)

    3,300     $ 594,902  

Shiga Bank Ltd. (The)

    8,700       216,318  

Shikoku Chemicals Corp.

    5,100       63,062  

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    39,200       277,175  

Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd.

    8,500       86,441  

Shimadzu Corp.

    65,500       1,811,204  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    6,300       691,163  

Shimano Inc.

    21,300       3,058,154  

Shimizu Corp.

    143,900       963,284  

Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories Ltd.(c)

    5,600       64,907  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    500,000       19,681,090  

Shin-Etsu Polymer Co. Ltd.

    12,900       141,902  

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.

    19,100       706,168  

Shinmaywa Industries Ltd.

    13,600       112,894  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    71,500       3,431,744  

Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc.

    21,800       330,855  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    112,200       3,127,764  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    131,700       1,203,738  

Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd.

    4,800       32,792  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,400       507,762  

Shochiku Co. Ltd.

    2,200       150,998  

Shoei Co. Ltd.

    10,600       141,662  

Shoei Foods Corp.

    1,700       51,623  

Showa Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    6,200       142,090  

Siix Corp.

    4,900       51,814  

Simplex Holdings Inc.

    10,000       182,265  

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.

    40,600       213,651  

Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.

    62,200       1,014,740  

SMC Corp.

    16,100       8,961,976  

SMS Co. Ltd.

    21,100       381,068  

Snow Peak Inc.(c)

    6,100       36,820  

Socionext Inc.(c)

    49,400       1,132,153  

SoftBank Corp.

    790,400       10,501,130  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    284,100       12,264,768  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    104,800       572,102  

Sojitz Corp.

    61,820       1,459,039  

Solasto Corp.

    12,300       48,058  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    82,100       4,257,003  

Sony Group Corp.

    347,000        34,029,703  

Sosei Group Corp.(a)

    22,400       217,434  

SOSiLA Logistics REIT Inc.

    208       168,918  

Sotetsu Holdings Inc.

    21,500       394,055  

SPARX Group Co. Ltd.

    4,200       51,723  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    24,200       945,645  

SRE Holdings Corp.(a)(c)

    2,100       47,393  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    33,100       632,227  

Star Asia Investment Corp.

    569       223,106  

Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

    11,500       137,243  

Starts Corp. Inc.

    7,200       147,699  

Starts Proceed Investment Corp.

    73       100,776  

Strike Co. Ltd.

    3,500       112,924  

Subaru Corp.

    170,800       3,407,342  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,800       468,240  

SUMCO Corp.

    98,500       1,493,301  

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

    9,900       492,005  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    391,700       922,289  

Sumitomo Corp.

    286,000       6,577,381  

Sumitomo Densetsu Co. Ltd.

    2,900       59,943  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    196,800       2,615,787  

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    42,200       1,240,479  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    30,900       801,685  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    67,800       1,873,902  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.

    36,300     $ 101,814  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    348,700        18,137,055  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    181,900       3,727,723  

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

    7,500       188,942  

Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd.

    55,100       161,744  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    78,400       2,465,612  

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd.

    12,000       103,128  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    49,700       575,748  

Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd. (The)

    11,300       203,222  

Sun Frontier Fudousan Co. Ltd.

    6,000       71,756  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    21,200       639,397  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    37,700       1,229,954  

SUNWELS Co. Ltd.(c)

    3,000       46,837  

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    50,200       292,552  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    17,700       549,425  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    102,000       4,581,703  

Sysmex Corp.

    45,600       2,470,256  

Systena Corp.

    74,100       149,777  

T Hasegawa Co. Ltd.

    8,700       195,233  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    139,400       2,308,289  

Tadano Ltd.

    29,000       236,074  

Taihei Dengyo Kaisha Ltd.

    3,600       108,733  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    32,200       662,750  

Taikisha Ltd.

    6,700       199,773  

Taisei Corp.

    45,600       1,662,512  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,700       273,509  

Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    9,700       213,728  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    32,000       772,984  

Takamatsu Construction Group Co. Ltd.

    2,900       58,237  

Takara Bio Inc.

    10,500       89,258  

Takara Holdings Inc.

    35,000       296,115  

Takara Leben Real Estate Investment Corp.

    198       140,835  

Takara Standard Co. Ltd.

    10,100       120,675  

Takasago International Corp.

    2,300       54,928  

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.

    11,000       254,168  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    38,200       532,173  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    437,000       12,843,639  

Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    9,500       324,784  

Takuma Co. Ltd.

    20,400       240,032  

Tama Home Co. Ltd.

    2,400       66,249  

Tamron Co. Ltd.

    5,900       223,563  

TBS Holdings Inc.

    9,500       220,300  

TDK Corp.

    106,400       5,293,912  

TechMatrix Corp.

    6,700       71,571  

TechnoPro Holdings Inc.

    30,500       703,172  

Teijin Ltd.

    51,300       471,928  

Tenma Corp.

    2,200       33,872  

Terumo Corp.

    184,800       6,255,840  

T-Gaia Corp.

    3,100       41,951  

THK Co. Ltd.

    30,700       590,257  

TIS Inc.

    62,000       1,378,994  

TKC Corp.

    7,400       191,681  

TKP Corp.(a)

    3,500       39,699  

Toa Corp./Tokyo

    2,500       66,084  

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

    22,900       219,192  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    51,800       1,371,833  

Tocalo Co. Ltd.

    19,900       211,679  

Toda Corp.

    61,800       389,650  

Toei Animation Co. Ltd.

    2,500       334,491  

Toei Co. Ltd.

    1,600       224,549  

Toenec Corp.

    1,800       59,050  

Toho Bank Ltd. (The)

    56,100       118,973  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    31,100     $ 1,013,074  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    21,600       433,942  

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.(c)

    13,100       283,726  

Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.(c)

    6,900       91,780  

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    128,700       859,175  

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    58,200       409,313  

Tokai Corp./Gifu

    3,000       42,845  

TOKAI Holdings Corp.

    29,700       200,271  

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

    13,400       212,002  

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc.

    54,000       208,307  

Token Corp.

    1,000       64,127  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    495,500        13,065,057  

Tokushu Tokai Paper Co. Ltd.

    1,600       42,702  

Tokuyama Corp.

    18,800       301,346  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    41,100       456,678  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    421,600       2,244,663  

Tokyo Electron Device Ltd.

    4,500       178,295  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    129,800       24,087,300  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    103,400       2,375,291  

Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group Inc.

    6,300       184,283  

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    27,400       625,830  

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

    10,600       686,601  

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    19,600       236,731  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    50,600       779,843  

Tokyotokeiba Co. Ltd.

    4,200       131,540  

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

    30,500       169,776  

Tokyu Corp.

    138,700       1,627,545  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    170,400       1,139,562  

Tokyu REIT Inc.

    266       310,181  

TOMONY Holdings Inc.

    34,900       96,101  

Tomy Co. Ltd.

    22,600       370,789  

Topcon Corp.

    29,500       338,915  

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

    67,400       1,857,843  

Topre Corp.

    10,400       151,375  

Toray Industries Inc.

    378,300       1,890,149  

Toridoll Holdings Corp.

    12,900       394,936  

Torii Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    4,900       124,868  

Tosei Corp.

    6,100       88,087  

Toshiba TEC Corp.

    9,300       192,934  

Tosoh Corp.

    72,298       932,257  

Totetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    7,800       160,158  

TOTO Ltd.

    36,400       985,176  

Towa Corp.

    5,500       283,745  

Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    5,900       103,246  

Toyo Construction Co. Ltd.

    12,200       107,493  

Toyo Gosei Co. Ltd.(c)

    800       46,810  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    35,700       567,076  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    24,800       1,291,372  

Toyo Tanso Co. Ltd.

    4,200       141,731  

Toyo Tire Corp.

    31,200       516,619  

Toyobo Co. Ltd.

    26,200       196,642  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    19,600       378,445  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    24,700       406,990  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    39,700       3,357,790  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    2,916,100       58,228,145  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    59,100       3,872,907  

Trancom Co. Ltd.

    2,200       104,259  

Transcosmos Inc.

    6,700       139,904  

TRE Holdings Corp.

    9,700       82,289  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan(a)

    36,600       2,093,863  

Tri Chemical Laboratories Inc.

    5,900       145,498  

Trusco Nakayama Corp.

    12,800       218,680  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    26,900     $ 340,741  

Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

    7,000       202,443  

Tsuburaya Fields Holdings Inc.(c)

    8,400       103,493  

Tsugami Corp.

    9,700       78,334  

Tsumura & Co.

    14,600       264,146  

Tsuruha Holdings Inc.

    10,300       815,087  

Tsurumi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    4,100       101,093  

TV Asahi Holdings Corp.

    3,300       39,334  

UACJ Corp.

    10,200       281,737  

UBE Corp.

    23,700       394,025  

Ulvac Inc.

    13,000       636,265  

Unicharm Corp.

    110,800        3,812,447  

Union Tool Co.

    1,600       36,849  

United Arrows Ltd.

    7,200       94,421  

United Super Markets Holdings Inc.

    12,200       83,890  

United Urban Investment Corp.

    762       771,545  

Universal Entertainment Corp.

    5,300       76,653  

Usen-Next Holdings Co. Ltd.

    5,500       159,637  

Ushio Inc.

    25,100       351,632  

USS Co. Ltd.

    55,300       1,045,801  

UT Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    6,300       100,938  

Valor Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,000       187,932  

ValueCommerce Co. Ltd.

    1,900       16,205  

Vector Inc.

    5,400       43,364  

Vision Inc./Tokyo Japan(a)(c)

    10,500       83,348  

Visional Inc.(a)

    5,600       350,486  

VT Holdings Co. Ltd.

    28,500       102,727  

Wacoal Holdings Corp.

    10,700       249,623  

Wacom Co. Ltd.

    34,800       160,370  

Wakita & Co. Ltd.

    12,100       131,116  

WealthNavi Inc.(a)(c)

    12,700       146,162  

Weathernews Inc.

    1,200       43,526  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    25,900       436,903  

West Holdings Corp.

    5,000       115,006  

West Japan Railway Co.

    60,300       2,511,466  

WingArc1st Inc.

    5,100       97,021  

Workman Co. Ltd.

    5,100       145,794  

W-Scope Corp.(a)(c)

    10,100       52,177  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    70,400       1,537,648  

YAMABIKO Corp.

    4,900       54,908  

Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    161,900       494,536  

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

    51,200       486,659  

Yamaha Corp.

    35,900       789,461  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    249,700       2,360,101  

YA-MAN Ltd.(c)

    4,500       30,915  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    72,700       1,256,723  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    11,100       614,427  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    30,700       727,969  

Yamazen Corp.

    18,100       154,787  

Yaoko Co. Ltd.

    5,200       300,029  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    65,800       2,479,758  

Yellow Hat Ltd.

    10,200       126,632  

Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd.

    6,100       160,654  

Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.

    7,500       145,149  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    65,100       1,279,260  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

    33,900       802,334  

Yokorei Co. Ltd.

    17,300       131,606  

Yonex Co. Ltd.

    20,000       162,520  

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.

    19,400       432,626  

Yuasa Trading Co. Ltd.

    5,300       176,591  

Yurtec Corp.

    9,900       78,196  

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    14,600       543,316  
Security   Shares     Value  

Japan (continued)

   

Zenrin Co. Ltd.

    6,100     $ 36,686  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    25,500       1,248,702  

Zeon Corp.

    35,500       322,071  

ZERIA Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    8,100       112,180  

ZIGExN Co. Ltd.

    18,300       65,438  

Zojirushi Corp.

    14,000       135,494  

ZOZO Inc.

    38,200       836,446  

Zuken Inc.

    4,800       131,196  
   

 

 

 
       1,266,288,320  
New Zealand — 0.7%            

Air New Zealand Ltd.

    476,999       185,144  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    369,061       1,902,839  

Contact Energy Ltd.

    216,286       1,066,893  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    44,557       1,020,369  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    159,655       2,305,903  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    207,820       574,175  

Goodman Property Trust

    303,006       414,876  

Infratil Ltd.

    232,398       1,499,196  

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

    442,020       235,061  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    178,366       735,927  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    358,827       1,215,630  

Oceania Healthcare Ltd.

    138,431       59,231  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.(a)

    163,340       567,429  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    504,791       1,639,962  

Warehouse Group Ltd. (The)(c)

    39,928       38,805  
   

 

 

 
      13,461,440  
Singapore — 3.9%            

AEM Holdings Ltd.(c)

    67,800       134,914  

AIMS APAC REIT(c)

    154,065       150,170  

Best World International Ltd.(a)(c)

    36,400       45,780  

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    1,007,315       2,183,080  

CapitaLand Ascott Trust

    630,166       449,266  

CapitaLand China Trust

    361,135       224,317  

Capitaland India Trust

    364,380       285,202  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    1,443,896       2,152,512  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore

    702,100       1,541,311  

CDL Hospitality Trusts

    277,055       212,216  

City Developments Ltd.

    138,600       629,076  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    585,300       608,761  

Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust

    102,600       154,931  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    497,300       11,778,691  

Digital Core REIT Management Pte Ltd.

    235,900       151,634  

ESR-LOGOS REIT

    1,826,356       422,043  

Far East Hospitality Trust

    284,000       137,607  

First Resources Ltd.

    169,200       186,219  

Frasers Centrepoint Trust

    263,867       451,324  

Frasers Hospitality Trust

    315,300       109,291  

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust

    797,383       663,774  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    1,650,700       1,239,682  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    1,865,700       375,504  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    522,909       1,605,331  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Class U

    1,225,500       183,527  

iFAST Corp. Ltd.(c)

    40,100       219,892  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    27,300       526,782  

Keppel DC REIT

    368,600       462,821  

Keppel Infrastructure Trust(c)

    1,061,049       398,747  

Keppel Ltd.

    398,500       2,117,534  

Keppel REIT

    630,220       433,412  

Lendlease Global Commercial REIT

    589,211       275,886  

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    573,320       1,044,219  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    973,087       1,118,929  
 

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Singapore (continued)

   

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    662,895     $ 717,858  

Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd.(a)(c)

    7,925       35,900  

Nanofilm Technologies International Ltd.

    108,200       55,197  

NetLink NBN Trust

    781,100       492,009  

Olam Group Ltd.

    301,700       200,492  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    929,675       8,892,685  

Paragon REIT

    355,446       231,841  

Parkway Life REIT

    100,800       264,149  

Raffles Medical Group Ltd.

    244,000       183,357  

Riverstone Holdings Ltd./Singapore

    126,600       65,855  

Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust

    169,400       84,605  

SATS Ltd.(a)

    292,178       596,551  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)

    100,566       3,835,587  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)(c)

    12,379,306       918,708  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    248,500       1,045,809  

Sheng Siong Group Ltd.

    219,900       255,357  

SIA Engineering Co. Ltd.

    102,700       175,703  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(c)

    413,600       2,052,814  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    216,300       1,510,344  

Singapore Post Ltd.

    321,400       98,229  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    415,600       1,151,602  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    2,267,600       4,046,629  

Starhill Global REIT

    438,500       168,340  

StarHub Ltd.

    187,000       147,760  

Straits Trading Co. Ltd.

    49,588       61,269  

Suntec REIT(c)

    559,400       494,525  

Super Hi International Holding Ltd.(a)

    40,000       43,028  

UMS Holdings Ltd.

    159,900       151,581  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    350,100       7,379,597  

UOL Group Ltd.

    131,800       612,023  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    74,700       744,204  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    513,000       1,256,177  

Yangzijiang Financial Holding Ltd.

    975,500       228,193  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    681,300       850,548  

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.(a)

    170,800       66,004  
   

 

 

 
      71,788,915  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.7%
(Cost: $1,739,415,178)

       1,841,545,171  
   

 

 

 
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)

    2,549     $  
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

       
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $1,739,415,178)

 

    1,841,545,171  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   

Money Market Funds — 0.6%

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(e)(f)(g)

    11,892,577       11,899,713  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(e)(f)

    320,000       320,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.6%
(Cost: $12,216,575)

 

    12,219,713  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.3%
(Cost: $1,751,631,753)

 

    1,853,764,884  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.3)%

 

    (6,260,207
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  1,847,504,677  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(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) 

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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/23

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

01/31/24

   

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 7,866,262     $  4,029,536 (a)    $     $ 1,663     $ 2,252     $ 11,899,713       11,892,577     $ 111,461 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    130,000       190,000 (a)                        320,000       320,000       28,520        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 1,663     $ 2,252     $  12,219,713       $  139,981     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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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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

     23       03/07/24     $ 3,948     $ 265,187  

SPI 200 Index

     12       03/21/24       1,487       7,954  
        

 

 

 
         $ 273,141  
        

 

 

 

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)

  $      $      $ 273,141      $      $      $      $ 273,141  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ 396,774     $      $      $      $ 396,774  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (1,142   $      $      $      $ (1,142
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 8,664,034    

 

 

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

   $ 17,334,253      $ 1,823,991,366      $ 219,552      $ 1,841,545,171  

Warrants

                           

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

     12,219,713                      12,219,713  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $  29,553,966      $ 1,823,991,366      $   219,552      $ 1,853,764,884  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Pacific ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Equity Contracts

   $     —      $   273,141      $     —      $   273,141  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 5.0%            

Abacus Group

    854,979     $ 608,397  

Abacus Storage King(a)

    854,952       636,612  

Adbri Ltd.(b)

    765,803       1,523,265  

AGL Energy Ltd.

    685,277       3,870,406  

ALS Ltd.

    614,524       5,048,949  

Altium Ltd.

    146,625       4,710,447  

Alumina Ltd.(b)

    3,101,965       2,333,650  

AMP Ltd.

    2,939,020       1,782,427  

Ampol Ltd.

    298,442       7,058,892  

Ansell Ltd.

    149,598       2,352,851  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    3,444,000       60,767,245  

APA Group

    1,347,856       7,455,117  

ARB Corp. Ltd.

    121,494       2,655,901  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    696,723       20,086,950  

ASX Ltd.

    226,203       9,670,711  

Atlas Arteria Ltd.

    1,819,350       6,413,936  

AUB Group Ltd.

    91,755       1,825,934  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    1,926,895       4,749,856  

Austal Ltd.

    550,334       730,092  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

    639,629       2,511,158  

Bapcor Ltd.

    493,867       1,807,804  

Beach Energy Ltd.

    2,236,058       2,399,595  

Bega Cheese Ltd.

    613,026       1,493,997  

Bellevue Gold Ltd.(b)

    1,180,462       1,021,122  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

    597,145       3,815,122  

BHP Group Ltd.

    5,892,622       180,278,925  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    605,783       9,249,281  

Boss Energy Ltd. (b)

    550,924       1,993,468  

Brambles Ltd.

    1,637,133       15,609,680  

Breville Group Ltd.

    187,641       3,316,151  

Brickworks Ltd.

    124,024       2,367,380  

BWP Trust

    629,997       1,410,710  

CAR Group Ltd.

    453,426       9,735,650  

Centuria Capital Group

    1,160,432       1,294,480  

Chalice Mining Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,026,726       738,192  

Challenger Ltd.

    659,742       2,798,744  

Champion Iron Ltd.

    489,551       2,685,692  

Charter Hall Group

    628,848       4,904,822  

Charter Hall Long Wale REIT

    995,888       2,424,892  

Charter Hall Retail REIT

    944,606       2,282,222  

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd.

    2,470,716       4,182,746  

Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    64,248       657,261  

Cochlear Ltd.

    79,887       15,853,489  

Codan Ltd./Australia

    241,979       1,279,050  

Coles Group Ltd.

    1,525,870       15,834,522  

Collins Foods Ltd.

    164,945       1,293,152  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    1,947,030       148,469,587  

Computershare Ltd.

    663,885       10,996,091  

Core Lithium Ltd.(a)(b)

    5,117,914       642,784  

Coronado Global Resources Inc.(c)

    1,047,366       1,114,059  

Corporate Travel Management Ltd.

    190,212       2,516,147  

Costa Group Holdings Ltd.

    639,732       1,331,024  

Credit Corp. Group Ltd.

    109,215       1,214,162  

Cromwell Property Group

    2,317,956       625,263  

CSL Ltd.

    558,703        109,716,715  

CSR Ltd.

    789,493       3,555,062  

De Grey Mining Ltd.(b)

    2,624,513       2,088,544  

Deterra Royalties Ltd.

    816,564       2,940,809  

Dexus

    1,275,162       6,453,168  

Domain Holdings Australia Ltd.

    350,329       760,194  
Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

    70,927     $ 1,824,344  

Downer EDI Ltd.

    727,466       1,981,217  

Eagers Automotive Ltd.

    245,096       2,260,029  

Elders Ltd.

    230,491       1,346,488  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    1,595,758       5,840,053  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

    2,161,017       4,526,778  

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.

    199,161       2,751,586  

Fortescue Ltd.

    1,992,606        38,510,593  

G8 Education Ltd.

    1,265,772       876,337  

Genesis Minerals Ltd.(b)

    976,693       1,035,370  

Gold Road Resources Ltd.

    1,841,727       1,819,714  

Goodman Group

    2,041,159       33,881,545  

GPT Group (The)

    2,253,249       6,810,162  

GrainCorp Ltd., Class A

    301,713       1,585,167  

Growthpoint Properties Australia Ltd.

    461,802       722,733  

GUD Holdings Ltd.

    266,148       2,112,574  

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.

    988,763       2,841,515  

Healius Ltd.(b)

    860,156       773,841  

HUB24 Ltd.

    121,013       2,924,398  

IDP Education Ltd.

    282,530       3,618,010  

IGO Ltd.

    816,442       3,968,898  

Iluka Resources Ltd.

    526,520       2,459,155  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

    2,211,219       3,861,629  

Inghams Group Ltd.

    419,762       1,174,620  

Insignia Financial Ltd.

    948,614       1,317,188  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    2,703,970       10,614,231  

IPH Ltd.

    305,408       1,359,077  

IRESS Ltd.

    268,428       1,425,190  

James Hardie Industries PLC(b)

    522,741       19,639,607  

JB Hi-Fi Ltd.

    136,384       5,073,820  

Johns Lyng Group Ltd.

    262,690       1,159,437  

Jumbo Interactive Ltd.

    105,883       1,085,775  

Lendlease Corp. Ltd.

    712,347       3,419,609  

Link Administration Holdings Ltd.

    942,299       1,335,110  

Liontown Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,118,324       1,410,542  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    2,571,173       8,439,576  

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.(b)

    1,149,080       4,369,123  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    423,426       52,246,287  

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

    153,369       898,955  

McMillan Shakespeare Ltd.

    130,278       1,466,986  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    3,239,309       8,110,065  

Megaport Ltd.(b)

    264,652       2,161,203  

Metcash Ltd.

    1,242,786       2,948,091  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    207,742       8,012,361  

Mirvac Group

    4,697,318       6,601,612  

Monadelphous Group Ltd.

    120,754       1,082,153  

Nanosonics Ltd.(a)(b)

    318,474       611,150  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    3,628,331       76,522,942  

National Storage REIT

    2,078,940       3,117,813  

Netwealth Group Ltd.

    173,922       1,889,079  

Neuren Pharmaceuticals Ltd., NVS(b)

    141,810       2,172,629  

New Hope Corp. Ltd.

    637,080       2,228,276  

NEXTDC Ltd.(b)

    661,128       5,985,296  

nib holdings Ltd.

    604,039       3,194,676  

Nickel Industries Ltd.

    3,031,329       1,553,555  

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.

    1,959,144       2,513,575  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    1,500,313       12,869,393  

NRW Holdings Ltd.

    674,824       1,192,479  

Nufarm Ltd./Australia

    470,952       1,697,600  

oOh!media Ltd.

    732,126       764,187  

Orica Ltd.

    506,536       5,342,382  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    1,998,544       11,154,275  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Australia (continued)            

Orora Ltd.

    1,608,809     $ 2,924,142  

Paladin Energy Ltd.(b)

    3,982,404       3,336,579  

Perpetual Ltd.

    137,594       2,315,357  

Perseus Mining Ltd.

    2,219,261       2,613,176  

PEXA Group Ltd.(b)

    188,521       1,408,813  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(a)

    3,395,122       7,732,952  

Platinum Asset Management Ltd.

    529,776       405,792  

PolyNovo Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,237,163       1,520,327  

Premier Investments Ltd.

    146,875       2,674,177  

Pro Medicus Ltd.

    79,120       5,212,347  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(b)

    966,960       3,486,240  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    1,745,975       17,977,574  

Qube Holdings Ltd.

    1,691,440       3,596,093  

Ramelius Resources Ltd.

    2,041,851       2,120,812  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    210,318       7,011,697  

REA Group Ltd.

    68,622       8,184,317  

Reece Ltd.

    347,063       5,112,353  

Region RE Ltd.

    1,309,231       1,927,593  

Regis Resources Ltd.(b)

    1,492,957       2,036,196  

Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd.

    1,091,150       2,983,309  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    431,838       37,158,516  

Sandfire Resources Ltd.(a)(b)

    950,126       4,465,201  

Santos Ltd.

    4,005,598       20,244,051  

Sayona Mining Ltd.(a)(b)

    10,924,584       280,706  

Scentre Group

    6,039,144       12,006,105  

SEEK Ltd.

    430,644       7,099,286  

Seven Group Holdings Ltd.

    175,189       4,100,319  

Sigma Healthcare Ltd.(a)

    1,263,065       853,226  

Silver Lake Resources Ltd.(b)

    1,614,747       1,270,742  

Sims Ltd.

    251,428       2,355,033  

SmartGroup Corp. Ltd.

    165,551       1,043,513  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    529,914       11,048,813  

South32 Ltd.

    5,420,761       11,737,120  

Star Entertainment Grp Ltd. (The)(b)

    2,671,098       969,275  

Steadfast Group Ltd.

    1,108,503       4,289,212  

Stockland

    2,884,239       8,517,475  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    1,411,016       12,987,747  

Super Retail Group Ltd.

    250,806       2,588,364  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

    2,571,131       1,335,736  

Technology One Ltd.

    364,441       3,723,560  

Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(b)

    314,808       2,347,140  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    4,613,250       12,166,676  

Transurban Group

    3,592,403       31,560,087  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    960,748       6,736,882  

Ventia Services Group Pty Ltd.

    609,922       1,308,572  

Vicinity Ltd.

    4,243,230       5,632,490  

Viva Energy Group Ltd.(c)

    1,414,404       3,221,819  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    320,454       7,163,152  

Waypoint REIT Ltd.

    1,363,530       2,195,159  

Webjet Ltd.(b)

    516,128       2,504,103  

Weebit Nano Ltd.(a)(b)

    229,115       515,338  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    1,319,875       49,966,428  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    4,042,232       63,412,996  

Whitehaven Coal Ltd.

    1,054,512       5,764,749  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    200,234       9,427,237  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    2,236,970       46,788,943  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    1,382,203       32,460,973  

Worley Ltd.

    371,325       3,566,027  

Xero Ltd.(b)

    174,176       12,467,279  

Yancoal Australia Ltd., NVS

    383,678       1,496,755  
   

 

 

 
       1,669,793,266  
Security   Shares     Value  
Austria — 0.2%            

ams-OSRAM AG(b)

    1,305,549     $ 3,055,555  

ANDRITZ AG

    72,341       4,453,490  

AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG(a)

    38,581       932,059  

BAWAG Group AG(c)

    88,488       4,555,942  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

    73,094       2,399,534  

DO & CO AG(a)

    17,057       2,377,922  

Erste Group Bank AG

    385,918       16,624,730  

EVNAG

    46,906       1,296,388  

Immofinanz AG(b)

    132,028       3,133,676  

Lenzing AG(a)(b)

    32,146       1,075,209  

Oesterreichische Post AG

    56,386       1,908,301  

OMV AG

    161,626       7,194,200  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

    143,988       3,002,042  

Semperit AG Holding

    22,522       352,923  

UNIQA Insurance Group AG

    236,176       1,981,617  

Verbund AG

    81,239       6,606,219  

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

    53,119       1,501,338  

voestalpine AG

    112,231       3,339,065  

Wienerberger AG

    119,856       4,061,676  
   

 

 

 
      69,851,886  
Belgium — 0.7%            

Ackermans & van Haaren NV

    18,039       3,016,213  

Aedifica SA

    51,099       3,329,830  

Ageas SA/NV

    172,186       7,399,176  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    1,002,968       62,041,184  

Argenx SE(b)

    69,169       26,120,429  

Barco NV

    148,417       2,465,562  

Bekaert SA

    75,616       3,688,019  

bpost SA

    247,565       1,011,850  

Cofinimmo SA

    18,109       1,316,113  

Colruyt Group NV

    66,003       3,015,545  

Deme Group NV

    16,147       2,026,433  

D’ieteren Group

    29,060       5,870,483  

Elia Group SA/NV

    36,739       4,423,571  

Euronav NV

    158,355       2,789,489  

Fagron

    91,842       1,653,743  

Galapagos NV(a)(b)

    54,631       2,049,357  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    105,782       8,019,300  

KBC Ancora

    76,093       3,504,677  

KBC Group NV

    280,062       18,268,891  

Kinepolis Group NV

    27,611       1,222,353  

Lotus Bakeries NV

    464       3,956,400  

Melexis NV

    21,209       1,817,257  

Montea NV

    21,783       1,869,736  

Ontex Group NV(a)(b)

    90,478       714,927  

Proximus SADP

    210,992       2,002,172  

Sofina SA

    17,817       4,261,168  

Solvay SA

    77,759       2,126,591  

Syensqo SA(b)

    77,759       6,931,978  

Tessenderlo Group SA

    47,475       1,359,213  

UCB SA

    142,121       13,368,708  

Umicore SA

    236,917       5,389,023  

VGP NV

    18,563       2,177,234  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    195,639       5,723,839  

Xior Student Housing NV

    61,153       1,831,600  
   

 

 

 
       216,762,064  
Brazil — 1.1%            

3R Petroleum Oleo E Gas SA(b)

    323,779       1,789,332  

Allos SA, NVS

    839,752       4,161,132  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Brazil (continued)            

Ambev SA

    5,271,037     $ 13,915,946  

Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA

    131,924       1,666,624  

Atacadao SA

    748,577       1,572,882  

Auren Energia SA

    731,902       1,947,051  

B3 SA - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao

    6,753,572       17,843,585  

Banco Bradesco SA

    1,568,074       4,329,738  

Banco BTG Pactual SA

    1,480,144       10,761,099  

Banco do Brasil SA

    1,008,193       11,487,263  

Banco Santander Brasil SA

    282,466       1,633,427  

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

    798,415       5,519,480  

BRF SA(b)

    902,236       2,540,407  

CCR SA

    1,040,192       2,754,586  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

    1,354,732        11,159,093  

Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais
Copasa MG

    250,749       1,081,565  

Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de
Sao Paulo

    375,108       5,970,656  

Cia. de Saneamento do Parana

    302,322       1,713,467  

Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA

    776,102       2,777,387  

Cielo SA

    1,616,814       1,621,905  

Cogna Educacao SA(b)

    2,355,897       1,388,507  

Cosan SA

    1,397,090       5,151,953  

CPFL Energia SA

    268,099       1,962,149  

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

    445,527       2,010,735  

Dexco SA

    601,022       938,945  

EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica SA

    327,365       599,306  

Embraer SA(b)

    838,544       3,855,569  

Energisa SA

    250,423       2,558,112  

Eneva SA(b)

    1,063,972       2,740,248  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

    257,719       2,110,899  

Equatorial Energia SA

    1,286,637       9,201,023  

Ez Tec Empreendimentos e Participacoes SA

    206,075       642,217  

Fleury SA

    426,263       1,399,826  

GPS Participacoes e Empreendimentos SA(c)

    636,493       2,456,351  

Grendene SA

    430,110       587,729  

Grupo De Moda Soma SA

    919,069       1,469,204  

Grupo SBF SA

    262,682       700,393  

Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA(b)(c)

    6,163,750       4,827,093  

Hypera SA

    500,154       3,203,190  

Iguatemi SA

    349,394       1,684,064  

Iochpe Maxion SA

    200,959       503,777  

IRB-Brasil Resseguros SA(b)

    105,622       868,955  

JBS SA

    759,845       3,593,406  

JHSF Participacoes SA

    847,692       811,008  

Klabin SA

    855,356       3,675,628  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

    1,151,378       12,577,220  

LOG Commercial Properties e Participacoes SA

    132,489       548,472  

Lojas Renner SA

    1,168,350       3,784,922  

LWSA SA(c)

    729,727       804,196  

M. Dias Branco SA

    264,502       2,044,733  

Magazine Luiza SA(b)

    3,654,835       1,549,159  

Marfrig Global Foods SA

    961,945       1,827,043  

Minerva SA

    778,325       1,076,119  

Movida Participacoes SA

    405,437       758,599  

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA(b)

    492,494       783,314  

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

    444,412       2,499,055  

Natura & Co. Holding SA(b)

    1,112,372       3,592,353  

Odontoprev SA

    396,576       966,946  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

    4,370,127       37,188,066  

PRIO SA

    934,809       8,288,826  

Raia Drogasil SA

    1,337,554       6,830,316  
Security   Shares     Value  
Brazil (continued)            

Rede D’Or Sao Luiz SA(c)

    665,790     $ 3,648,514  

Rumo SA

    1,509,802       7,027,296  

Santos Brasil Participacoes SA

    1,248,370       2,539,878  

Sao Martinho SA

    299,194       1,702,381  

Sendas Distribuidora SA

    1,372,730       3,784,816  

SLC Agricola SA

    455,092       1,754,452  

Smartfit Escola de Ginastica e Danca SA

    318,061       1,556,794  

Suzano SA

    872,934       9,095,118  

Telefonica Brasil SA

    463,014       4,799,854  

Tim SA

    944,436       3,305,450  

TOTVS SA

    582,741       3,707,411  

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA

    471,878       3,513,560  

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

    780,219       4,436,212  

Vale SA

    3,928,488       53,728,877  

Vamos Locacao de Caminhoes Maquinas e Equipamentos SA

    571,220       941,964  

Vibra Energia SA

    1,350,544       6,474,128  

WEG SA

    1,957,156       12,775,397  

YDUQS Participacoes SA

    375,913       1,462,862  
   

 

 

 
       376,561,215  
Canada — 7.5%            

Advantage Energy Ltd.(b)

    238,015       1,561,451  

Aecon Group Inc.

    114,504       1,177,021  

Ag Growth International Inc.

    33,722       1,416,145  

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    581,750       28,593,135  

Air Canada(b)

    182,706       2,476,034  

Alamos Gold Inc., Class A

    462,822       5,604,330  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    774,852       4,593,380  

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    907,675       53,186,535  

Allied Properties REIT

    171,711       2,493,063  

AltaGas Ltd.

    326,513       6,787,934  

Altus Group Ltd.

    57,920       1,952,422  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    745,588       11,579,365  

Aritzia Inc.(b)

    149,009       3,625,337  

Atco Ltd., Class I, NVS

    79,335       2,218,748  

Athabasca Oil Corp.(b)

    731,303       2,360,709  

ATS Corp.(b)

    84,286       3,605,406  

B2Gold Corp.

    1,169,608       3,262,323  

Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd.

    68,856       2,392,765  

Ballard Power Systems Inc.(a)(b)

    319,945       1,047,088  

Bank of Montreal

    839,251       79,052,956  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    1,389,089       64,957,436  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    1,942,548       30,342,153  

Bausch Health Companies Inc.(b)

    309,624       2,427,340  

Baytex Energy Corp.

    789,006       2,505,899  

BCE Inc.

    47,886       1,932,251  

Birchcliff Energy Ltd.(a)

    315,321       1,196,130  

BlackBerry Ltd.(b)

    641,113       1,797,758  

Boardwalk REIT

    48,050       2,494,619  

Bombardier Inc., Class B(b)

    101,609       3,755,403  

Boralex Inc., Class A

    94,900       2,289,120  

Boyd Group Services Inc.

    23,864       5,129,398  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    409,364       16,460,425  

Brookfield Corp., Class A

    1,629,454       64,671,550  

Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Class A

    125,183       4,388,318  

Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd.

    35,119       1,407,686  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    149,530       4,177,431  

BRP Inc.

    49,745       3,139,102  

CAE Inc.(b)

    356,535       7,138,921  

Cameco Corp.

    516,117       24,641,712  

Canada Goose Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    77,445       928,568  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    91,445       3,174,338  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    1,054,577     $ 47,659,711  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    640,912       79,505,600  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    1,269,384       81,236,044  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    1,079,950       86,905,270  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    65,972       7,012,086  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A, NVS

    98,005       2,233,533  

Canadian Western Bank

    122,886       2,706,426  

Canfor Corp.(b)

    127,411       1,542,825  

Capital Power Corp.

    118,188       3,249,082  

Capstone Mining Corp.(b)

    645,203       3,176,945  

Cardinal Energy Ltd.

    207,268       982,035  

Cascades Inc.

    81,816       895,172  

CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS

    192,688       8,246,694  

Celestica Inc.(b)

    136,245       4,682,868  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    1,664,696       26,967,964  

Centerra Gold Inc.

    339,218       1,788,877  

CGI Inc.(b)

    244,955        27,431,608  

Choice Properties REIT

    253,957       2,652,056  

CI Financial Corp.

    240,049       2,928,189  

Cineplex Inc.(b)

    156,224       958,643  

Cogeco Communications Inc.

    32,311       1,491,240  

Colliers International Group Inc.

    41,850       4,912,616  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    23,619       65,279,406  

Converge Technology Solutions Corp.

    323,310       1,091,768  

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    611,449       3,988,551  

Cronos Group Inc.(b)

    375,915       760,526  

Definity Financial Corp.

    44,857       1,305,222  

Denison Mines Corp.(a)(b)

    1,217,247       2,444,544  

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(b)

    108,373       9,489,136  

Dollarama Inc.

    343,857       25,235,874  

Dundee Precious Metals Inc.

    233,590       1,495,935  

Dye & Durham Ltd.(a)

    97,495       947,793  

ECN Capital Corp.(a)

    482,119       986,148  

Eldorado Gold Corp.(b)

    265,879       3,249,204  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    486,690       8,210,145  

Emera Inc.

    280,350       9,906,972  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    207,940       5,388,545  

Enbridge Inc.

    2,474,968       87,883,501  

Enerflex Ltd.

    146,894       757,169  

Energy Fuels Inc./Canada(a)(b)

    234,265       1,777,309  

Enerplus Corp.

    279,153       4,053,008  

Enghouse Systems Ltd.

    64,023       1,780,996  

EQB Inc.

    36,973       2,538,843  

Equinox Gold Corp.(b)

    398,067       1,758,725  

ERO Copper Corp.(a)(b)

    116,132       1,818,274  

Extendicare Inc.

    272,442       1,434,705  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    24,827       25,879,948  

Filo Corp., NVS(b)

    128,265       1,971,987  

Finning International Inc.

    197,522       5,716,524  

First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust

    217,046       2,552,343  

First Majestic Silver Corp.

    374,930       1,737,375  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    683,097       6,198,656  

FirstService Corp.

    52,007       8,704,388  

Fortis Inc./Canada

    532,028       21,345,227  

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.(b)

    384,353       1,172,113  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    218,763       23,668,612  

Freehold Royalties Ltd.

    245,129       2,539,810  

George Weston Ltd.

    72,217       9,201,363  

GFL Environmental Inc.

    271,423       9,222,063  

Gibson Energy Inc.

    171,950       2,744,652  

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    224,647       7,418,890  

goeasy Ltd.

    24,048       2,738,837  
Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

Granite REIT

    53,287     $ 2,870,748  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    320,002       10,682,204  

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

    271,767       1,991,078  

Headwater Exploration Inc.

    344,899       1,618,738  

Hudbay Minerals Inc.

    356,777       1,982,316  

Hydro One Ltd.(c)

    380,914       11,304,599  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    129,660       8,814,700  

IAMGOLD Corp.(b)

    646,299       1,538,292  

IGM Financial Inc.

    38,148       1,031,978  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    244,617       14,109,895  

Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.

    179,924       1,228,534  

Intact Financial Corp.

    206,121        32,233,955  

Interfor Corp.(b)

    108,952       1,685,598  

InterRent REIT

    213,213       2,136,174  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    808,172       8,481,763  

Jamieson Wellness Inc.(c)

    76,864       1,766,022  

Keyera Corp.

    256,023       6,192,769  

Killam Apartment REIT

    190,071       2,647,945  

Kinaxis Inc.(b)

    35,230       4,290,123  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    1,396,441       7,696,551  

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.

    84,640       2,078,148  

Laurentian Bank of Canada

    51,219       1,010,703  

Lightspeed Commerce Inc.(b)

    162,828       3,004,770  

Linamar Corp.

    60,615       2,875,093  

Lithium Americas Argentina Corp.(a)(b)

    129,068       572,164  

Lithium Americas Corp.(a)(b)

    129,068       562,563  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    187,430       18,729,756  

Lundin Gold Inc.

    153,530       1,811,139  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    770,262       6,290,659  

MAG Silver Corp.(b)

    149,741       1,347,663  

Magna International Inc.

    319,339       18,149,201  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    2,117,723       46,813,736  

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

    112,373       2,143,065  

Martinrea International Inc.

    190,829       1,960,168  

Mattr Corp., NVS

    106,881       1,293,431  

MEG Energy Corp.(b)

    320,115       6,052,529  

Methanex Corp.

    78,265       3,470,683  

Metro Inc./CN

    290,924       15,274,889  

MTY Food Group Inc.

    36,128       1,547,556  

Mullen Group Ltd.

    107,538       1,197,400  

National Bank of Canada

    396,629       30,336,093  

New Gold Inc.(b)

    637,201       767,798  

NexGen Energy Ltd.(b)

    553,717       4,242,095  

NFI Group Inc.(a)(b)

    91,040       807,168  

North West Co. Inc. (The)

    88,874       2,570,798  

Northland Power Inc.

    271,139       4,989,385  

Novagold Resources Inc.(b)

    356,051       908,368  

Nutrien Ltd.

    581,544       28,998,259  

Nuvei Corp.(c)

    80,012       1,944,284  

NuVista Energy Ltd.(b)

    219,162       1,698,589  

OceanaGold Corp.

    776,825       1,554,286  

Onex Corp.

    81,353       6,006,852  

Open Text Corp.

    330,223       14,400,665  

Orla Mining Ltd.(a)(b)

    361,265       1,203,814  

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd.

    249,380       3,633,719  

Osisko Mining Inc.(b)

    367,620       661,713  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    441,404       5,975,345  

Paramount Resources Ltd., Class A

    141,292       2,784,959  

Parex Resources Inc.

    136,907       2,266,763  

Parkland Corp.

    177,875       6,070,070  

Pason Systems Inc.

    170,943       1,874,149  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    646,511       22,269,273  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

    289,183     $ 2,789,768  

Poseidon Concepts Corp.(b)

    293        

Power Corp. of Canada

    667,734       19,464,090  

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

    288,312       4,756,413  

Precision Drilling Corp.(b)

    13,927       862,688  

Premium Brands Holdings Corp., Class A

    41,263       2,823,298  

Primo Water Corp.

    177,240       2,586,521  

Prinmaris REIT

    140,381       1,450,327  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    142,143       3,456,175  

RB Global Inc.

    222,487       14,241,683  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    336,691       26,282,659  

Richelieu Hardware Ltd.

    83,619       2,700,537  

RioCan REIT

    192,356       2,616,826  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    422,634       19,741,467  

Royal Bank of Canada

    1,611,719        157,293,800  

Russel Metals Inc.

    96,635       3,169,056  

Sandstorm Gold Ltd.

    339,020       1,538,192  

Saputo Inc.

    277,764       5,726,965  

Seabridge Gold Inc.(b)

    141,287       1,484,909  

Secure Energy Services Inc.

    337,625       2,589,099  

Shopify Inc., Class A(b)

    1,403,628       112,367,497  

Silvercorp Metals Inc.

    265,598       630,189  

SilverCrest Metals Inc.(b)

    248,634       1,374,057  

Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc.(c)

    67,946       1,313,486  

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust

    121,009       2,219,556  

SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.

    198,831       6,594,425  

Spartan Delta Corp.

    178,614       413,172  

Spin Master Corp.(c)

    49,168       1,264,628  

SSR Mining Inc.

    269,289       2,537,760  

Stantec Inc.

    140,929       11,324,006  

Stelco Holdings Inc.

    49,874       1,601,072  

Stella-Jones Inc.

    62,834       3,717,369  

StorageVault Canada Inc., NVS

    331,283       1,323,210  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    669,563       34,707,014  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    1,537,776       50,921,780  

SunOpta Inc.(b)

    104,868       626,345  

Superior Plus Corp.

    217,777       1,493,476  

Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd.

    782,213       1,797,790  

TC Energy Corp.

    1,208,969       47,695,129  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    530,650       21,238,630  

TELUS Corp.

    516,779       9,255,858  

TELUS Corp., NVS

    47,398       848,930  

TFI International Inc.

    96,308       12,656,968  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    185,578       27,552,698  

TMX Group Ltd.

    351,733       8,698,815  

Topaz Energy Corp.

    166,018       2,400,528  

Torex Gold Resources Inc.(b)

    124,957       1,283,541  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    107,412       9,408,187  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    2,121,519       128,873,857  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    391,199       16,914,276  

TransAlta Corp.

    367,599       2,663,107  

Transcontinental Inc., Class A

    172,203       1,732,981  

Tricon Residential Inc.

    407,702       4,488,073  

Trisura Group Ltd.(b)

    63,584       1,773,986  

Vermilion Energy Inc.

    206,800       2,222,664  

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.(b)

    246,806       1,455,741  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    72,225       5,743,296  

Westshore Terminals Investment Corp.

    55,292       1,167,982  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    540,077       25,311,653  

Whitecap Resources Inc.

    755,211       4,887,006  

Winpak Ltd.

    49,290       1,546,396  
Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

WSP Global Inc.

    149,979     $ 22,033,064  
   

 

 

 
       2,523,610,690  
Chile — 0.1%            

Aguas Andinas SA, Class A

    4,014,695       1,217,621  

Banco de Chile

    45,765,777       5,122,494  

Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA

    95,302       2,523,484  

Banco Itau Chile SA, NVS

    78,224       733,605  

Banco Santander Chile

    66,030,077       3,053,660  

CAP SA

    122,273       882,068  

Cencosud SA

    1,485,046       2,584,376  

Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA

    231,875       1,404,247  

Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA

    22,425,832       1,615,972  

Colbun SA

    11,523,025       1,635,382  

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA

    256,492       837,778  

Empresas CMPC SA

    1,039,005       1,692,937  

Empresas Copec SA

    417,583       2,654,738  

Enel Americas SA

    31,533,098       3,195,702  

Enel Chile SA

    37,830,476       2,273,979  

Engie Energia Chile SA(b)

    966,077       913,804  

Falabella SA(b)

    812,025       1,927,354  

Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas SA

    995,867       781,838  

Latam Airlines Group SA(b)

    214,632,021       2,652,314  

Parque Arauco SA

    947,042       1,513,556  

Vina Concha y Toro SA

    938,113       1,005,581  
   

 

 

 
      40,222,490  
China — 6.1%            

37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    381,900       882,596  

3SBio Inc.(c)

    2,202,500       1,659,693  

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

    778,500       1,748,150  

Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc., Class A

    62,000       981,271  

AECC Aviation Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    252,600       1,103,850  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,466,250       127,925  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    7,184,500       3,887,877  

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    33,226,000       12,864,804  

Aier Eye Hospital Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    939,975       1,677,639  

Air China Ltd., Class A(b)

    637,500       631,028  

Air China Ltd., Class H(a)(b)

    2,300,000       1,284,939  

AK Medical Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,234,000       722,916  

Akeso Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    620,000       3,148,179  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

    18,956,372       170,019,202  

Alibaba Health Information
Technology Ltd.(a)(b)

    6,836,000       2,511,926  

Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.(b)

    19,990,000       1,000,598  

A-Living Smart City Services Co. Ltd., Class A(c)

    844,500       325,246  

Alphamab Oncology(a)(b)(c)

    671,000       339,874  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., Class H

    5,012,000       2,442,654  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class A

    528,487       1,699,282  

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,192,000       2,387,494  

Anhui Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., Class A

    49,400       1,369,157  

ANTA Sports Products Ltd.

    1,565,400       13,212,687  

Anxin-China Holdings Ltd.(d)

    1,004,000       1  

Ascentage Pharma Group International(b)(c)

    321,000       944,704  

Asia Cement China Holdings Corp.

    668,000       180,870  

Autohome Inc., ADR

    86,575       2,181,690  

AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,293,000       1,214,581  

Baidu Inc.(b)

    2,585,806       33,478,968  

Bank of Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,442,793       3,150,559  

Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    4,290,400       2,579,420  

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    93,061,000       34,923,012  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,849,163     $ 1,545,423  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., Class H

    10,915,000       6,457,367  

Bank of Jiangsu Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,635,700       1,665,902  

Bank of Nanjing Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,126,900       1,301,618  

Bank of Ningbo Co. Ltd., Class A

    820,871       2,460,656  

Bank of Shanghai Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,401,151       3,027,948  

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,730,276       2,338,466  

BeiGene Ltd.(a)(b)

    788,279       8,933,730  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    2,456,000       710,876  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

    620,000       2,243,981  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

    7,510,000       1,827,151  

Beijing Kingsoft Office Software Inc., Class A

    41,600       1,235,034  

Beijing Tongrentang Co. Ltd., Class A

    338,313       2,056,816  

Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co. Ltd., Class A

    94,780       711,756  

Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,630,200       2,508,680  

Bilibili Inc.(a)(b)

    224,224       2,024,604  

BOC Aviation Ltd.(c)

    229,000       1,716,896  

BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,347,000       2,677,648  

BOE Varitronix Ltd.(a)

    555,000       359,795  

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

    4,418,000       1,997,187  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    2,938,000       1,566,392  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class A

    187,400       4,462,580  

BYD Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,192,500       26,700,263  

BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.

    830,000       2,843,259  

C&D International Investment Group Ltd.

    709,000       1,170,778  

Canggang Railway Ltd., NVS

    16,000       4,155  

CGN New Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    2,778,000       647,915  

CGN Power Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    14,401,000       4,035,518  

Changchun High & New Technology Industry Group Inc., Class A

    51,400       816,964  

China Aoyuan Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,687,000       37,956  

China Baoan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,005,500       1,511,347  

China BlueChemical Ltd., Class H

    4,830,000       1,329,888  

China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd., Class H

    10,826,000       1,038,717  

China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd., Class H

    9,123,000       4,521,374  

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,502,000       2,747,644  

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd., Class H

    2,322,000       956,125  

China Conch Environment Protection Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,942,500       440,482  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

    1,683,000       1,306,673  

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    110,975,000        65,903,971  

China CSSC Holdings Ltd., Class A

    648,600       2,759,356  

China Datang Corp. Renewable Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,644,000       572,626  

China East Education Holdings Ltd.(c)

    954,000       275,822  

China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., Class A(b)

    4,463,693       2,324,674  

China Education Group Holdings Ltd.(a)

    1,390,000       688,987  

China Energy Engineering Corp. Ltd.

    6,462,300       1,897,799  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    5,069,800       2,223,589  

China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,268,000       970,223  

China Everbright Environment Group Ltd.

    3,950,629       1,377,902  

China Everbright Ltd.

    1,114,000       571,423  

China Feihe Ltd.(c)

    3,786,000       1,734,495  

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,098,000       2,007,880  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

    3,545,600       3,232,604  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd.(a)

    2,780,500       2,038,424  

China International Capital Corp. Ltd., Class A

    296,800       1,335,059  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

China International Capital Corp. Ltd., Class H(c)

    1,666,000     $ 1,980,280  

China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.

    5,472,000       436,605  

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,515,000       671,175  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    306,300       1,227,584  

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    8,856,000       10,209,564  

China Literature Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    436,200       1,268,711  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd., Class H

    3,659,000       2,207,149  

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

    1,332,000       1,903,471  

China Meidong Auto Holdings Ltd.

    852,000       299,673  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    3,470,000       7,688,549  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,714,031       7,334,586  

China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,437,177       16,175,218  

China Merchants Port Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,282,000       1,585,034  

China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,303,772       2,427,179  

China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,317,982       1,611,154  

China Metal Recycling Holdings Ltd.(d)

    3,000        

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class A

    2,463,599       1,354,054  

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., Class H

    8,667,500       2,882,757  

China National Building Material Co. Ltd., Class H

    4,004,000       1,412,387  

China National Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,976,500       3,433,312  

China Nonferrous Mining Corp Ltd.

    2,663,000       1,878,120  

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

    666,900       1,565,947  

China Oilfield Services Ltd., Class H

    2,112,000       2,029,853  

China Oriental Group Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,786,000       271,740  

China Overseas Grand Oceans Group Ltd.

    2,132,000       502,662  

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

    4,199,500       6,352,960  

China Overseas Property Holdings Ltd.

    2,010,000       1,332,209  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    372,788       1,293,776  

China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,208,600       5,903,735  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

    3,082,148       2,558,678  

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

    28,166,200       14,652,145  

China Power International Development Ltd.

    6,552,000       2,451,298  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class A

    1,327,086       1,166,619  

China Railway Group Ltd., Class H

    5,552,000       2,539,137  

China Renewable Energy Investment Ltd.(d)

    4,386        

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,798,000       6,502,180  

China Resources Building Materials Technology Holdings Ltd.(a)

    2,872,000       460,034  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

    1,065,000       3,020,320  

China Resources Land Ltd.

    3,676,666       11,162,559  

China Resources Medical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,359,500       1,214,459  

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services Ltd.(c)

    726,800       2,098,861  

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.(c)

    1,673,500       1,020,371  

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,170,000       4,390,127  

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    7,503,600       1,258,829  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    771,900       3,996,987  

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,843,500        14,581,025  

China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    1,084,000       1,095,741  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class A(b)

    762,000       611,270  

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd., Class H(b)

    3,482,000       1,288,216  

China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd., Class A

    2,028,680       1,453,677  

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

    2,108,000       2,226,683  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,622,568       1,346,933  

China Three Gorges Renewables Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    3,683,600       2,270,256  

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp. Ltd.(a)(c)

    56,500       495,494  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp. Ltd., Class A

    168,192     $ 1,869,991  

China Tower Corp. Ltd., Class H(c)

    49,624,000       5,520,239  

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,054,000       1,550,023  

China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Ltd.(a)

    4,846,000       806,184  

China United Network Communications Ltd., Class A

    2,390,800       1,502,666  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,045,092       1,398,759  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,559,000       2,013,412  

China Water Affairs Group Ltd.

    1,792,000       916,556  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,916,438       6,508,757  

Chinasoft International Ltd.(a)

    2,988,000        1,702,727  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

    817,200       1,455,488  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    246,900       1,542,705  

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

    2,420,600       3,279,156  

CIMC Enric Holdings Ltd.

    952,000       784,106  

CITIC Ltd.

    6,076,000       5,864,518  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    556,025       1,588,389  

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,658,925       5,189,484  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class A

    1,202,200       898,676  

CMOC Group Ltd., Class H

    4,962,000       2,717,954  

COFCO Joycome Foods Ltd.(b)

    3,950,000       767,429  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    321,398       6,782,796  

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,944,000       1,807,569  

COSCO Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,292,299       1,788,494  

COSCO Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,694,800       3,881,857  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

    2,922,000       1,789,368  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    13,868,866       1,124,845  

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)

    2,447,000       1,616,469  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class A

    3,902,100       3,086,557  

CRRC Corp. Ltd., Class H

    4,924,000       2,288,642  

CSC Financial Co. Ltd., Class A

    623,500       1,940,621  

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

    10,899,440       8,018,603  

Dada Nexus Ltd., ADR(b)

    95,326       180,166  

Daqin Railway Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,512,200       1,571,199  

Daqo New Energy Corp., ADR(a)(b)

    69,142       1,248,013  

Digital China Holdings Ltd.

    1,665,000       435,233  

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,674,000       1,032,621  

Dongyue Group Ltd.

    1,786,000       1,200,408  

East Buy Holding Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    609,000       1,789,278  

East Money Information Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,419,616       2,467,034  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

    880,200       6,552,076  

Eve Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    215,943       1,046,494  

Far East Horizon Ltd.

    2,176,000       1,592,070  

FIH Mobile Ltd. (a)(b)

    9,467,000       593,682  

Flat Glass Group Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    743,000       1,117,488  

Focus Media Information Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,269,400       1,785,151  

Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. Ltd., Class A

    366,002       1,731,587  

Fosun International Ltd.

    2,934,500       1,539,954  

Founder Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,073,500       1,032,063  

Foxconn Industrial Internet Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,032,900       1,909,068  

Fu Shou Yuan International Group Ltd.

    2,319,000       1,390,812  

Fufeng Group Ltd.(a)

    1,925,000       1,044,159  

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd.,
Class H(c)

    728,000       3,291,224  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    233,980     $ 1,108,441  

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class H(a)(c)

    381,240       1,018,409  

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.

    23,489,000       2,702,712  

GDS Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,026,488       687,503  

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    6,909,000       6,548,753  

Genertec Universal Medical Group Co. Ltd.(c)

    2,554,500       1,306,850  

Genscript Biotech Corp.(a)(b)

    1,326,000       2,201,045  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    508,000       968,851  

GF Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,465,600       1,474,989  

GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc., Class A

    102,780       893,379  

GoerTek Inc., Class A

    416,900       882,042  

Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd., Class A

    1,109,000       1,076,523  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    3,626,000       3,570,183  

Gree Electric Appliances Inc. of Zhuhai, Class A

    266,300       1,307,887  

Greentown China Holdings Ltd.

    1,272,500       958,640  

Greentown Service Group Co. Ltd.

    1,724,000       532,662  

Guangdong Haid Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    243,000       1,277,613  

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

    2,860,000       1,662,710  

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,195,600       1,263,106  

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd.,
Class H(a)(b)

    1,764,400       231,602  

Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    321,000       834,282  

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,523,694       3,100,274  

Gushengtang Holdings Ltd.(a)

    215,100       1,040,604  

H World Group Ltd., ADR

    250,923       7,971,824  

Haichang Ocean Park Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    3,766,000       404,817  

Haidilao International Holding Ltd.(c)

    1,731,000        2,727,218  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class A

    705,400       2,194,471  

Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    2,653,800       7,498,740  

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

    690,000       1,535,874  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,422,951       1,742,820  

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,976,000       1,371,763  

Hangzhou First Applied Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    203,560       643,972  

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd., Class A

    83,900       473,753  

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd.(c)

    1,186,000       1,781,308  

Harbin Electric Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,504,000       443,662  

Hello Group Inc., ADR

    206,035       1,209,425  

Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    563,341       2,232,540  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

    567,500       1,757,258  

Hengli Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A(b)

    843,300       1,376,971  

Hithink RoyalFlush Information Network Co. Ltd., Class A

    60,700       971,701  

Hope Education Group Co. Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    9,460,000       363,045  

Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,306,552       604,032  

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd.(b)(c)

    1,035,000       1,875,051  

Huabao International Holdings Ltd.(a)

    1,022,000       285,012  

Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

    222,700       897,147  

Hualan Biological Engineering Inc., Class A

    427,000       1,045,677  

Huaneng Power International Inc., Class H(b)

    5,746,000       3,240,258  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    887,200       1,698,473  

Huatai Securities Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    1,677,000       1,978,393  

Huaxia Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,497,731       1,262,136  

Hundsun Technologies Inc., Class A

    320,648       937,208  

HUTCHMED China Ltd.(a)(b)

    724,845       1,828,642  

HUYA Inc., ADR(b)

    156,723       481,140  

Hygeia Healthcare Holdings Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    515,600       1,680,280  

Hygon Information Technology Co. Ltd., NVS

    186,416       1,710,509  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

IEIT Systems Co. Ltd., Class A

    184,200     $ 719,173  

Iflytek Co. Ltd., Class A

    292,800       1,555,706  

Imeik Technology Development Co. Ltd., Class A

    34,800       1,312,925  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class A

    5,688,241       4,091,395  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

    75,607,000       36,830,419  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,601,198       3,507,304  

INESA Intelligent Tech Inc., Class B

    246,730       122,772  

Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co. Ltd., Class A(b)

    11,828,900       2,335,464  

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    660,800       2,492,227  

Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd., Class B

    2,398,784       4,537,571  

Innovent Biologics Inc.(b)(c)

    1,425,000       5,741,198  

iQIYI Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    491,416       1,646,244  

JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    358,876       853,307  

JD Health International Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    1,304,800       4,305,560  

JD Logistics Inc.(b)(c)

    2,211,400       1,930,941  

JD.com Inc.

    2,706,240        30,515,924  

Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co. Ltd., Class A

    887,107       1,220,866  

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,474,000       1,406,512  

Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co. Ltd., Class A

    191,996       1,304,114  

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Class A

    539,359       2,816,703  

Jiangsu King’s Luck Brewery JSC Ltd., Class A

    157,100       967,946  

Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co. Ltd., Class A

    145,500       1,851,671  

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,142,000       1,597,121  

JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd., ADR

    53,664       1,407,607  

Jinxin Fertility Group Ltd.(b)(c)

    2,334,500       648,120  

Jiumaojiu International Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,043,000       614,339  

JOYY Inc., ADR

    65,572       2,010,438  

Kanzhun Ltd., ADR

    232,807       3,238,345  

KE Holdings Inc., ADR

    762,750       10,808,168  

Keymed Biosciences Inc.(b)(c)

    262,000       1,039,986  

Kingboard Holdings Ltd.

    660,000       1,174,738  

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

    1,899,500       1,141,635  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    3,046,000       2,944,457  

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    121,283       315,336  

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

    1,084,600       2,638,565  

Kuaishou Technology(b)(c)

    2,672,400       13,469,795  

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

    3,888,000       3,483,247  

Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd., Class A

    88,630       19,810,451  

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.(a)

    1,583,000       425,912  

Legend Biotech Corp., ADR(b)

    86,391       4,756,688  

Lenovo Group Ltd.

    7,938,000       8,311,648  

Lepu Medical Technology Beijing Co. Ltd., Class A

    596,800       1,088,592  

LexinFintech Holdings Ltd., ADR

    223,708       404,911  

Li Auto Inc.(b)

    1,358,218       18,774,538  

Li Ning Co. Ltd.(a)

    2,767,500       5,912,271  

Lifetech Scientific Corp. (a)(b)

    6,158,000       1,346,393  

Lingyi iTech Guangdong Co., Class A

    2,003,000       1,321,677  

LK Technology Holdings Ltd.

    810,000       317,236  

Longfor Group Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    2,100,000       2,328,493  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    629,860       1,695,662  

Lonking Holdings Ltd.

    3,625,000       586,697  

Lufax Holding Ltd., Class A, ADR(a)

    220,007       521,417  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    689,531       2,441,780  

Luye Pharma Group Ltd. (a)(b)(c)

    2,785,500       935,505  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Luzhou Laojiao Co. Ltd., Class A

    116,900     $ 2,392,158  

Mango Excellent Media Co. Ltd., Class A

    241,897       719,559  

Maoyan Entertainment(b)(c)

    1,605,600       1,752,544  

Meitu Inc.(a)(c)

    3,362,000       995,860  

Meituan, Class B(b)(c)

    5,892,290       47,393,002  

MH Development Ltd.(d)

    264,000       1,133  

Microport Scientific Corp.(b)

    906,700       669,609  

Ming Yuan Cloud Group Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,126,000       299,311  

MINISO Group Holding Ltd.

    596,592       2,523,293  

Minth Group Ltd.

    760,000       1,231,909  

MMG Ltd.(b)

    4,678,000       1,189,428  

Montage Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    153,800       962,111  

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

    490,410       2,407,079  

NARI Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    879,233       2,568,146  

NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    59,300       1,873,203  

NetDragon Websoft Holdings Ltd.(a)

    629,000       861,546  

NetEase Inc.

    2,284,025       44,397,127  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class A

    299,501       1,273,778  

New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H

    660,400       1,178,573  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A(b)

    1,033,600       1,176,986  

New Horizon Health Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    605,000       1,315,478  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.(b)

    1,748,750        13,497,282  

Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.(a)

    1,630,000       738,587  

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd.(b)

    1,749,000       647,981  

Ningbo Tuopu Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    120,800       819,563  

Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,021,100       1,895,277  

NIO Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    1,692,088       9,509,535  

Noah Holdings Ltd., ADR

    58,644       691,999  

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd., Class H(c)

    2,334,000       12,666,970  

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

    167,500       2,500,473  

PDD Holdings Inc., ADR(b)

    695,665       88,259,019  

People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The), Class H

    14,909,000       4,634,877  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,589,400       1,849,087  

PetroChina Co. Ltd., Class H

    23,508,000       17,004,881  

PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd., Class H

    7,560,520       9,404,263  

Ping An Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,710,800       2,253,132  

Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co.
Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    701,600       1,007,318  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class A

    660,563       3,732,043  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H

    7,998,500       33,622,023  

Poly Developments and Holdings Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,449,536       1,931,769  

Poly Property Group Co. Ltd.

    3,035,000       555,042  

Pop Mart International Group Ltd.(c)

    822,000       1,843,440  

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,984,500       1,307,452  

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd.,
Class H(c)

    10,028,000       4,822,556  

Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

    1,397,600       978,701  

Q Technology Group Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,219,000       430,112  

Qifu Technology Inc.

    125,023       1,794,080  

Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co. Ltd., Class A(b)

    680,200       1,356,778  

Redco Properties Group Ltd.(a)(b)(c)(d)

    2,164,000       151,783  

RLX Technology Inc., ADR(a)

    623,920       1,135,534  

Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,102,000       1,451,324  

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., Class A

    1,188,352       2,262,094  

Sangfor Technologies Inc., Class A(b)

    72,100       547,171  

Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,174,000       1,414,942  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    961,500     $ 1,751,310  

SDIC Power Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,291,500       2,516,714  

Seazen Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,498,000       343,503  

Seazen Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A(b)

    352,900       485,705  

Seres Group Co. Ltd., NVS(b)

    139,400       1,099,687  

SF Holding Co. Ltd., Class A

    453,200       2,228,258  

Shaanxi Coal Industry Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,340,600       4,517,526  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

    910,928       2,606,602  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,734,800       1,752,550  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class A

    443,320       2,527,359  

Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd., Class B

    373,153       735,171  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    669,500       1,136,748  

Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    668,000       818,305  

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,328,800       1,878,270  

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,458,199       2,337,366  

Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co. Ltd., NVS

    83,967       1,575,599  

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Group Co. Ltd.

    164,510       115,651  

Shanxi Meijin Energy Co. Ltd., Class A(b)

    1,579,700       1,177,571  

Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co. Ltd., Class A

    93,440       2,606,123  

Shede Spirits Co. Ltd.

    93,100       1,072,166  

Shengyi Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    565,200       1,129,818  

Shennan Circuits Co. Ltd., Class A

    117,500       863,650  

Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    4,385,133        2,667,932  

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    317,350       2,471,619  

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd.

    1,502,500       1,236,551  

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

    11,020,000       1,551,611  

Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

    279,660       812,935  

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd., Class A

    93,800       3,506,762  

Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A

    85,888       1,632,631  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    912,500       8,126,182  

Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.

    6,726,000       2,657,562  

Shui On Land Ltd.(a)

    13,024,000       1,168,786  

Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,319,359       2,849,940  

Sichuan Road & Bridge Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,039,200       2,280,285  

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.

    7,418,000       512,577  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

    11,621,000       4,193,275  

Sinofert Holdings Ltd.

    7,390,000       813,464  

Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd.(a)(b)

    3,649,500       164,069  

Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,518,000       1,262,942  

Sinopec Kantons Holdings Ltd.

    2,400,000       1,052,961  

Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,775,600       4,668,911  

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

    791,500       1,797,649  

Skyworth Group Ltd.

    2,624,000       831,817  

Smoore International Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    2,069,000       1,251,132  

SOHO China Ltd.(b)

    3,601,500       300,472  

SooChow Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,334,064       2,185,324  

SSY Group Ltd.

    2,424,000       1,317,115  

Sunac Services Holdings Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,560,000       318,697  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

    140,900       1,536,596  

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.

    805,300       4,949,682  

TAL Education Group, ADR(b)

    518,642       5,518,351  

TCL Technology Group Corp., Class A(b)

    3,805,160       2,144,032  
Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    527,175     $ 901,778  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    7,765,800       269,561,016  

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, ADR(b)

    812,361       7,636,193  

Tianneng Power International Ltd.(a)

    1,432,000       1,111,574  

Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class A

    195,000       1,263,877  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

    2,012,000       2,003,425  

Tong Ren Tang Technologies Co. Ltd., Class H

    1,590,000       1,151,511  

Tongcheng Travel Holdings Ltd.(b)

    1,288,800       2,628,963  

Tongdao Liepin Group(a)(b)

    658,600       326,535  

Tongwei Co. Ltd., Class A

    420,400       1,362,636  

Topsports International Holdings Ltd.(c)

    1,969,000       1,276,268  

Towngas Smart Energy Co. Ltd.(a)

    2,091,000       773,263  

TravelSky Technology Ltd., Class H

    1,265,000       1,272,384  

Trina Solar Co. Ltd.

    182,178       586,538  

Trip.com Group Ltd.(b)

    626,888       22,818,348  

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd., Class H

    732,000       4,177,316  

Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A(b)

    135,517       985,310  

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd.

    1,755,000       985,823  

Unisplendour Corp. Ltd., Class A(b)

    493,340       1,065,147  

Untradelumena Newmat, NVS(d)

    3,800        

Venus MedTech Hangzhou Inc., Class H(b)(c)(d)

    587,500       336,473  

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.(a)

    546,000       1,613,281  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR(b)

    465,907       7,403,262  

Vnet Group Inc., ADR(a)(b)

    121,075       205,828  

Walvax Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

    285,800       656,243  

Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    271,687       2,643,841  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    5,616,000       3,096,075  

Weibo Corp., ADR

    76,807       622,137  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class A

    809,700       1,661,654  

Weichai Power Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,213,000       3,906,970  

Weimob Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    2,825,000       629,388  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,169,957       3,057,722  

West China Cement Ltd.

    5,004,000       396,699  

Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Shanghai, Class A

    131,030       1,574,304  

Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd., Class A(b)

    201,600       938,735  

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd., Class A

    283,374       4,995,122  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class A

    264,361       2,003,271  

WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd., Class H(a)(c)

    415,250       2,873,112  

Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc.(b)(c)

    4,372,000       11,505,069  

XD Inc.(b)

    525,000       564,399  

Xiabuxiabu Catering Management China Holdings Co. Ltd.(c)

    933,500       237,048  

Xiaomi Corp., Class B(b)(c)

    17,895,600        28,195,021  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

    5,535,600       2,541,623  

XPeng Inc.(a)(b)

    1,291,006       5,376,586  

Xtep International Holdings Ltd.

    1,731,000       852,448  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd.(c)

    1,728,000       2,369,262  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    254,250       809,002  

Yankuang Energy Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    2,757,000       5,664,210  

Yeahka Ltd.(a)(b)

    344,400       538,512  

Yihai International Holding Ltd.

    602,000       772,644  

Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

    467,000       726,216  

Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.

    2,055,616       1,287,239  

Yuexiu REIT(a)

    3,430,448       465,304  

Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd.

    1,722,000       942,320  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

    510,783       17,667,984  

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    298,592       1,933,151  

Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd., Class A

    95,500       564,258  

Zai Lab Ltd.(b)

    1,041,020       2,211,917  
 

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
China (continued)            

Zhangzhou Pientzehuang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Class A

    81,100     $ 2,248,465  

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd., Class H(a)

    1,687,500       1,573,042  

Zhejiang Century Huatong Group Co. Ltd., Class A(b)

    1,482,258       865,913  

Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd., Class H

    3,400,320       2,525,962  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd., Class A

    235,840       817,617  

Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical & Electrical Co. Ltd., Class A

    154,600       703,563  

Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co.
Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    663,200       1,792,147  

ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co. Ltd., Class H(b)(c)

    726,200       1,134,518  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.

    960,500       1,621,347  

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co. Ltd.

    675,600       1,658,500  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class A

    2,112,300       3,542,169  

Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd., Class H

    5,926,000       8,793,378  

ZTE Corp., Class A

    269,000       821,628  

ZTE Corp., Class H

    748,640       1,300,965  

ZTO Express Cayman Inc., ADR

    516,648       8,452,361  
   

 

 

 
      2,037,177,488  
Colombia — 0.0%            

Bancolombia SA

    269,342       2,265,973  

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

    563,481       2,439,741  
   

 

 

 
      4,705,714  
Czech Republic — 0.0%            

CEZ AS

    205,899       7,800,545  

Komercni Banka AS

    77,654       2,547,646  
   

 

 

 
      10,348,191  
Denmark — 2.2%            

ALK-Abello A/S(b)

    182,904       2,951,500  

Alm Brand A/S

    1,150,063       2,087,790  

Ambu A/S, Class B(a)(b)

    209,625       3,477,059  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    2,964       5,374,533  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    5,998       11,059,106  

Bavarian Nordic A/S(a)(b)

    90,534       2,079,858  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    111,060       14,289,805  

Chemometec A/S

    24,786       1,340,597  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    163,666       18,866,059  

D/S Norden A/S

    37,906       2,039,597  

Danske Bank A/S

    799,683       21,472,654  

Demant A/S(b)

    113,928       5,160,811  

Dfds A/S

    54,021       1,830,243  

DSV A/S

    220,482       39,446,372  

FLSmidth & Co. A/S(a)

    59,957       2,461,560  

Genmab A/S(b)

    76,490       21,151,169  

GN Store Nord A/S(b)

    176,945       4,172,809  

H Lundbeck A/S

    309,848       1,569,364  

H Lundbeck A/S, Class A

    97,902       431,975  

ISS A/S

    169,171       3,201,050  

Jyske Bank A/S, Registered

    55,175       4,226,218  

Matas A/S

    94,336       1,691,340  

Netcompany Group A/S(a)(b)(c)

    47,422       1,891,589  

Nilfisk Holding A/S(b)

    43,627       768,823  

NKT A/S(a)(b)

    65,301       4,553,041  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    3,799,366        434,284,193  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    433,086       22,191,621  

Orsted A/S(c)

    221,957       12,510,551  

Pandora A/S

    106,310       15,533,689  

Per Aarsleff Holding A/S

    26,970       1,241,424  

Ringkjoebing Landbobank A/S

    34,129       5,500,699  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    10,356       2,823,324  
Security   Shares     Value  
Denmark (continued)            

Royal Unibrew A/S

    60,454     $ 3,960,071  

Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, Class A(c)

    88,082       1,579,654  

Schouw & Co. A/S

    22,948       1,834,926  

Spar Nord Bank A/S

    123,148       2,095,254  

Sydbank A/S

    89,141       3,956,004  

Topdanmark A/S

    31,352       1,390,407  

Tryg A/S

    335,504       7,171,100  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(b)

    1,196,655       33,739,698  

Zealand Pharma A/S, Class A(a)(b)

    66,909       4,570,663  
   

 

 

 
      731,978,200  
Egypt — 0.0%            

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

    2,465,078       3,224,082  

Eastern Co. SAE

    1,328,129       656,561  

EFG Holding S.A.E.(b)

    2,596,088       697,701  

EISewedy Electric Co.

    1,488,621       712,661  
   

 

 

 
      5,291,005  
Finland — 0.7%            

Cargotec OYJ, Class B

    53,972       3,068,314  

Citycon OYJ

    134,613       703,963  

Elisa OYJ

    155,404       7,080,433  

Finnair OYJ(b)

    813,289       31,114  

Fortum OYJ

    512,029       6,999,511  

Huhtamaki OYJ

    118,883       4,665,910  

Kemira OYJ

    172,143       3,222,048  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    318,973       6,229,416  

Kojamo OYJ

    258,393       3,063,354  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    379,943       18,807,674  

Konecranes OYJ

    73,854       3,171,772  

Mandatum OYJ(b)

    509,397       2,299,962  

Metsa Board OYJ, Class B(a)

    302,221       2,434,152  

Metso OYJ

    744,911       7,445,115  

Neste OYJ

    487,794       16,816,462  

Nokia OYJ

    5,890,458       21,295,320  

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    158,889       1,431,959  

Nordea Bank Abp

    3,641,136       44,867,502  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    126,822       5,838,592  

Outokumpu OYJ

    415,824       1,775,036  

QT Group OYJ(a)(b)

    26,789       1,889,577  

Revenio Group OYJ

    44,438       1,220,055  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    492,141       20,598,777  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    636,609       8,100,701  

TietoEVRY OYJ

    95,428       2,214,453  

Tokmanni Group Corp.

    83,267       1,427,772  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    627,076       22,808,146  

Valmet OYJ

    206,984       5,858,413  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    524,967       7,744,078  

YIT OYJ(a)

    302,225       643,801  
   

 

 

 
       233,753,382  
France — 7.0%            

ABC arbitrage

    124,800       596,806  

Accor SA

    193,616       7,646,572  

Aeroports de Paris SA

    33,896       4,535,617  

Air France-KLM, NVS(b)

    152,952       1,949,550  

Air Liquide SA

    607,515       113,686,286  

Airbus SE

    691,050       110,074,483  

Alstom SA(a)

    331,715       4,183,061  

Alten SA

    36,820       5,693,116  

Amundi SA(c)

    56,370       3,812,731  

Aperam SA

    64,993       2,002,833  

ArcelorMittal SA

    581,615       16,017,686  

Arkema SA

    75,291       8,194,143  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Atos SE(a)(b)

    127,391     $ 543,821  

AXA SA

    2,135,185       71,668,146  

Beneteau SACA

    64,517       773,209  

BioMerieux

    47,777       5,142,154  

BNP Paribas SA

    1,207,734       81,140,602  

Boiron SA(a)

    22,664       980,254  

Bollore SE

    1,076,468       7,110,103  

Bonduelle SCA

    38,288       406,781  

Bouygues SA

    263,010       9,634,737  

Bureau Veritas SA

    341,121       9,073,437  

Capgemini SE

    187,643       41,717,053  

Carrefour SA

    676,227       11,544,748  

CGG SA(a)(b)

    1,717,114       823,512  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    561,210       39,681,211  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    781,323       25,942,003  

Cie. Plastic Omnium SA

    107,033       1,226,754  

Clariane SE(a)

    133,588       337,596  

Coface SA

    187,486       2,533,457  

Covivio SA/France

    58,543       2,834,880  

Credit Agricole SA

    1,321,182       18,925,735  

Danone SA

    735,094       48,974,619  

Dassault Aviation SA

    26,512       5,021,594  

Dassault Systemes SE

    782,730       40,575,366  

Derichebourg SA

    184,299       950,902  

Edenred SE

    294,799       17,607,896  

Eiffage SA

    82,852       8,668,818  

Elior Group SA(a)(b)(c)

    240,512       694,979  

Elis SA

    229,078       5,036,707  

Engie SA

    2,105,166       33,624,704  

Eramet SA(a)

    15,724       1,083,024  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    340,494       66,727,631  

Eurazeo SE

    48,558       4,136,182  

Euroapi SA(b)

    70,506       471,204  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    155,799       9,381,713  

Euronext NV(c)

    100,392       8,830,195  

Eutelsat Communications SACA(a)(b)

    195,555       713,261  

Fnac Darty SA

    30,491       814,567  

Forvia SE(b)

    174,365       2,996,852  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    38,910       5,455,086  

Gecina SA

    49,153       5,420,916  

Getlink SE

    470,504       8,107,293  

Hermes International SCA

    36,996       78,048,947  

ICADE

    35,614       1,205,755  

ID Logistics Group SACA(b)

    4,957       1,767,820  

Imerys SA

    44,269       1,472,220  

Interparfums SA

    30,393       1,608,102  

Ipsen SA

    42,947       4,951,751  

IPSOS SA

    60,264       3,955,170  

JCDecaux SE(b)

    89,846       1,866,130  

Kaufman & Broad SA

    33,422       989,361  

Kering SA

    85,954       35,307,616  

Klepierre SA

    248,410       6,431,502  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    108,827       4,411,150  

Legrand SA

    311,812       30,219,448  

LISI SA

    19,383       456,236  

L’Oreal SA

    280,505       134,236,794  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    320,557        266,722,189  

Mercialys SA

    159,884       1,818,960  

Mersen SA

    43,493       1,577,745  

Metropole Television SA

    41,844       593,453  

Neoen SA(c)

    92,296       2,668,559  

Nexans SA

    34,773       3,164,979  
Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Nexity SA

    128,309     $ 2,138,688  

Orange SA

    2,148,256       25,546,894  

Pernod Ricard SA

    237,777       38,991,992  

Publicis Groupe SA

    263,693       26,420,333  

Quadient SA

    63,475       1,344,846  

Remy Cointreau SA

    24,593       2,491,862  

Renault SA

    214,362       8,072,804  

Rexel SA

    299,840       7,985,720  

Rubis SCA

    101,694       2,571,488  

Safran SA

    392,429       73,269,967  

Sanofi SA

    1,317,291       131,920,813  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    32,629       8,791,467  

Schneider Electric SE

    630,268       123,816,144  

SCOR SE

    168,815       5,035,947  

SEB SA

    27,458       3,352,905  

SES SA, Class A

    430,040       2,638,523  

Societe BIC SA

    38,091       2,635,613  

Societe Generale SA

    842,542       21,657,559  

Sodexo SA

    100,333       11,318,460  

SOITEC(b)

    30,418       4,396,284  

Sopra Steria Group SACA

    19,357       4,540,264  

SPIE SA

    145,397       4,809,379  

Teleperformance SE

    69,836       10,906,570  

Television Francaise 1 SA

    110,482       974,287  

Thales SA

    120,183       17,577,250  

TotalEnergies SE

    2,624,343       170,255,786  

Trigano SA

    13,042       2,054,381  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA(b)

    106,742       2,354,524  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(b)

    144,234       10,327,832  

Valeo SE

    245,461       3,203,891  

Vallourec SACA(a)(b)

    193,447       2,767,490  

Valneva SE(a)(b)

    164,203       669,364  

Veolia Environnement SA

    801,207       26,106,401  

Verallia SA(c)

    71,178       2,510,045  

Vicat SACA

    27,781       1,080,835  

Vinci SA

    596,660       75,371,443  

Virbac SACA

    6,533       2,357,685  

Vivendi SE

    790,531       8,908,935  

VusionGroup(b)

    11,077       1,644,724  

Wendel SE

    27,928       2,532,023  

Worldline SA/France(b)(c)

    288,714       3,902,977  
   

 

 

 
       2,328,454,868  
Germany — 4.8%            

adidas AG

    190,146       35,897,281  

AIXTRON SE

    137,607       5,121,488  

Allianz SE, Registered

    466,858       124,733,231  

Amadeus Fire AG

    11,089       1,339,597  

Aroundtown SA(a)(b)

    1,182,037       2,636,811  

Aurubis AG

    36,165       2,601,468  

Auto1 Group SE(b)(c)

    121,680       506,238  

BASF SE

    1,023,060       48,906,351  

Bayer AG, Registered

    1,133,810       35,280,328  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    365,859       38,068,761  

BayWa AG(a)

    24,934       800,931  

Bechtle AG

    97,326       5,046,630  

Befesa SA(c)

    50,720       1,782,351  

Beiersdorf AG

    114,412       16,743,012  

Bertrandt AG

    12,469       666,351  

Bilfinger SE(a)

    80,746       3,423,035  

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA(b)

    108,747       446,757  

Brenntag SE

    170,120       15,040,308  

CANCOM SE

    48,519       1,540,167  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    48,576     $ 5,120,479  

Ceconomy AG(b)

    302,316       734,370  

Commerzbank AG

    1,253,074       14,389,790  

CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA

    37,712       1,616,890  

Continental AG

    125,381       10,242,455  

Covestro AG(b)(c)

    223,940       11,825,259  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    73,247       4,957,148  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    615,613       22,000,259  

Delivery Hero SE(b)(c)

    205,432       4,661,105  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    2,202,543       28,451,845  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    218,459       43,503,849  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(b)

    742,547       6,174,555  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG(a)(c)

    319,707       1,924,024  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    1,152,983       55,221,139  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    3,778,591       92,756,131  

Deutz AG

    228,421       1,380,488  

Duerr AG

    71,006       1,623,441  

E.ON SE

    2,610,744       35,321,477  

Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und
Medizintechnik AG

    37,911       1,885,552  

Encavis AG(b)

    158,170       2,202,093  

Evonik Industries AG

    226,990       4,175,741  

Evotec SE(b)

    176,366       2,697,889  

Fielmann Group AG

    35,668       1,855,893  

flatexDEGIRO AG(b)

    118,081       1,291,223  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide(b)

    46,295       2,717,146  

Freenet AG

    144,962       4,005,690  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    239,929       9,273,160  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    487,482       13,685,001  

GEA Group AG

    180,984       7,248,235  

Gerresheimer AG

    39,963       4,074,186  

Grand City Properties SA(b)

    112,729       1,094,230  

GRENKE AG

    44,668       1,081,738  

Hamborner REIT AG

    329,474       2,328,849  

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, NVS

    72,217       1,289,549  

Hannover Rueck SE

    70,229       16,835,077  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    169,220       15,626,526  

HelloFresh SE(b)

    180,919       2,392,609  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    129,485       8,855,564  

Hensoldt AG(a)

    77,668       2,331,662  

Hugo Boss AG

    62,494       3,903,038  

Hypoport SE(a)(b)

    5,513       1,171,029  

Infineon Technologies AG

    1,517,705       55,330,855  

Jenoptik AG

    83,459       2,606,360  

K+S AG, Registered

    203,990       2,861,211  

KION Group AG

    84,740       3,866,255  

Kloeckner & Co. SE

    66,511       481,016  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    79,268       4,896,076  

Kontron AG

    89,179       2,068,102  

Krones AG

    20,800       2,577,637  

LANXESS AG

    86,162       2,300,208  

LEG Immobilien SE(b)

    85,551       7,098,992  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    914,599       61,747,118  

Merck KGaA

    149,861       24,588,517  

METRO AG(b)

    246,612       1,662,155  

MorphoSys AG(a)(b)

    60,860       2,548,923  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    64,161        14,752,549  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    157,054       66,860,860  

Nemetschek SE

    71,388       6,587,230  

Nordex SE(a)(b)

    234,981       2,397,577  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

Norma Group SE

    45,346     $ 737,421  

Patrizia SE(a)

    90,373       771,061  

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG

    11,652       1,955,124  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE(a)

    170,741       1,201,114  

Puma SE

    122,960       4,948,377  

Rational AG

    5,388       4,138,983  

Redcare Pharmacy NV(b)(c)

    18,934       2,635,524  

Rheinmetall AG

    52,023       18,216,933  

RWE AG

    739,615       27,310,743  

Salzgitter AG

    71,646       1,998,307  

SAP SE

    1,208,239       209,323,268  

Scout24 SE(c)

    95,030       6,997,086  

SGL Carbon SE(a)(b)

    85,209       539,397  

Siemens AG, Registered

    882,333       157,958,646  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    326,904       18,192,609  

Siltronic AG(a)

    29,055       2,730,827  

Sixt SE(a)

    26,446       2,577,321  

SMA Solar Technology AG(a)(b)

    19,961       1,023,798  

Stabilus SE

    35,430       2,482,700  

Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA

    42,943       2,521,273  

Suedzucker AG

    99,545       1,404,973  

Symrise AG, Class A

    157,735       16,274,105  

TAG Immobilien AG(b)

    279,478       3,911,806  

Takkt AG

    36,043       526,627  

Talanx AG(b)

    72,879       5,113,263  

TeamViewer SE(b)(c)

    170,286       2,441,329  

thyssenkrupp AG

    607,567       3,749,712  

United Internet AG, Registered(e)

    106,153       2,789,980  

Varta AG(a)(b)

    26,332       494,713  

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG

    40,217       879,734  

Vitesco Technologies Group AG(b)

    9,279       810,928  

Volkswagen AG

    39,363       5,557,311  

Vonovia SE

    861,630       26,841,802  

Vossloh AG

    23,819       1,056,565  

Wacker Chemie AG

    15,266       1,655,151  

Wacker Neuson SE

    49,219       912,031  

Zalando SE(b)(c)

    258,222       5,155,823  
   

 

 

 
       1,607,575,486  
Greece — 0.1%            

Alpha Services and Holdings SA(b)

    2,529,242       4,504,245  

Autohellas Tourist and Trading SA

    5,183       74,968  

Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings SA, Class A(b)

    2,695,824       5,206,206  

FF Group(d)

    16,274        

Hellenic Telecommunications
Organization SA

    204,814       2,843,814  

JUMBO SA

    140,277       3,941,532  

Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA

    102,222       2,792,716  

Mytilineos SA

    163,137       6,699,483  

National Bank of Greece SA(b)

    898,685       6,832,774  

OPAP SA

    211,245       3,657,246  

Piraeus Financial Holdings SA(b)

    879,320       3,561,006  

Public Power Corp. SA(b)

    288,169       3,813,160  

Terna Energy SA

    101,766       1,651,604  

Titan Cement International SA(a)

    38,428       990,470  
   

 

 

 
      46,569,224  
Hong Kong — 1.2%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    13,579,000       106,492,167  

ASMPT Ltd.

    303,000       2,924,064  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    1,464,200       1,665,029  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    4,188,500       10,038,968  

Brightoil Petroleum Holdings Ltd.(d)

    757,750       1  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Hong Kong (continued)            

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)

    1,994,000     $ 3,142,826  

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.

    794,000       798,621  

Champion REIT(a)

    3,179,000       756,977  

Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd.

    752,000       819,532  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    2,208,388       9,964,997  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    3,008,388       15,537,783  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    654,500       3,886,971  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    1,854,500        14,749,651  

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd.

    2,832,000       236,343  

Cowell e Holdings Inc.(a)(b)

    584,000       1,197,297  

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd.

    743,600       447,018  

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

    254,400       512,347  

ESR Group Ltd.(c)

    2,361,600       3,018,769  

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

    3,845,000       1,460,472  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(b)

    71,580       3,344,218  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    2,551,000       13,239,383  

Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd.(a)

    7,835,000       492,321  

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

    948,000       1,141,224  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    2,124,000       2,465,878  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    881,900       9,180,727  

Health and Happiness H&H International Holdings Ltd.(a)

    251,500       328,548  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    1,407,941       3,668,561  

HKBN Ltd.(a)

    2,090,500       868,731  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    4,311,600       5,179,352  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    13,165,566       9,368,972  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    1,316,000       39,899,538  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    1,309,400       4,087,299  

Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    6,894,000       915,233  

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

    1,064,000       1,836,456  

IGG Inc.(b)

    1,315,000       468,057  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    185,800       7,460,634  

Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd.

    712,250       934,035  

JS Global Lifestyle Co. Ltd.(a)(c)

    1,311,500       202,768  

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd.(a)

    1,096,500       1,218,271  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

    884,500       1,404,571  

Link REIT

    3,009,780       15,096,098  

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.

    611,000       1,513,708  

Man Wah Holdings Ltd.

    2,634,400       1,642,164  

Melco International Development Ltd.(a)(b)

    1,225,000       794,510  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd., ADR(b)

    273,504       2,136,066  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    1,910,000       6,213,822  

New World Development Co. Ltd.(a)

    1,536,416       1,883,112  

Nissin Foods Co. Ltd.

    1,871,000       1,380,225  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

    2,883,000       2,505,098  

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

    5,959,000       1,658,743  

PAX Global Technology Ltd.

    1,371,000       959,250  

PCCW Ltd.

    5,680,000       2,937,991  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    1,712,500       10,027,004  

Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd.(b)

    3,810,000       399,468  

Sands China Ltd.(b)

    2,740,400       7,192,918  

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.(b)

    1,304,000       810,310  

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    4,184,000       417,747  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    3,716,000       3,881,599  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,463,000       2,219,873  

SJM Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,396,000       673,344  

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.

    913,500       456,870  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    1,732,500       16,170,091  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    552,500       4,274,709  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    1,222,600       2,284,762  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    1,566,000       16,632,650  
Security   Shares     Value  
Hong Kong (continued)            

United Energy Group Ltd.(a)

    9,772,000     $ 1,038,472  

Value Partners Group Ltd.(a)

    2,068,000       476,187  

Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.(a)

    1,234,000       947,192  

Vobile Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    2,725,000       505,419  

VTech Holdings Ltd.

    508,400       2,944,647  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    8,366,500       4,936,190  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)(a)

    1,029,000       3,006,417  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    1,843,000       5,399,682  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    1,795,000       1,488,098  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

    939,000       885,502  
   

 

 

 
       411,144,548  
Hungary — 0.1%            

Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC

    371,451       805,024  

MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC

    470,112       3,852,825  

OTP Bank Nyrt

    268,798       12,453,084  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    171,507       4,629,765  
   

 

 

 
      21,740,698  
India — 5.3%            

360 ONE WAM Ltd.

    209,536       1,565,777  

3M India Ltd.

    5,009       2,075,429  

Aarti Industries Ltd.

    434,704       3,442,239  

Aarti Pharmalabs Ltd., NVS(b)

    84,301       541,222  

Aavas Financiers Ltd.(b)

    98,269       1,745,040  

ABB India Ltd.

    64,737       3,646,031  

Adani Enterprises Ltd.

    193,568       7,325,884  

Adani Green Energy Ltd.(b)

    364,550       7,384,473  

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

    603,256       8,769,917  

Adani Power Ltd.(b)

    849,566       5,767,356  

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.(b)

    646,981       1,901,227  

Affle India Ltd.(b)

    117,615       1,760,755  

AIA Engineering Ltd.

    84,788       4,187,922  

Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd.

    214,225       2,290,891  

Amber Enterprises India Ltd.(b)

    14,054       749,715  

Ambuja Cements Ltd.

    877,070       5,902,956  

Angel One Ltd.

    54,546       2,152,314  

Apar Industries Ltd.

    23,715       1,803,640  

APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.

    237,843       4,310,580  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    129,472       9,899,945  

Apollo Tyres Ltd.

    538,230       3,504,019  

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

    2,232,353       4,725,891  

Asian Paints Ltd.

    480,563       17,070,328  

Astral Ltd.

    247,588       5,454,702  

AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.(c)

    317,431       2,435,623  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

    373,009       5,166,739  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd.(b)(c)

    209,947       9,592,923  

Axis Bank Ltd.

    2,638,616       33,925,497  

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

    79,102       7,312,418  

Bajaj Finance Ltd.

    334,495       27,686,646  

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

    503,106       9,857,401  

Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.

    21,920       2,207,663  

Balkrishna Industries Ltd.

    155,684       4,601,015  

Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.

    363,615       1,733,457  

Bandhan Bank Ltd.(c)

    816,609       2,249,685  

Bank of Baroda

    1,290,678       3,843,205  

Bata India Ltd.

    131,870       2,362,339  

Berger Paints India Ltd.

    442,626       3,012,317  

Bharat Electronics Ltd.

    4,758,920       10,658,865  

Bharat Forge Ltd.

    420,127       6,244,747  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

    959,966       5,818,405  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.

    2,718,390       38,347,033  

Biocon Ltd.

    673,819       2,179,941  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

Birlasoft Ltd.

    359,262     $ 3,670,402  

Blue Star Ltd.

    155,590       2,135,275  

Brigade Enterprises Ltd.

    65,432       808,781  

Britannia Industries Ltd.

    133,418       8,344,762  

BSE Ltd.

    90,223       2,523,143  

Carborundum Universal Ltd.

    132,740       1,797,656  

Central Depository Services India Ltd.

    69,976       1,497,562  

Century Textiles & Industries Ltd.

    165,448       2,845,152  

CESC Ltd.

    1,300,929       2,241,934  

CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.

    864,896       4,879,371  

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd.

    603,288       8,594,581  

Cipla Ltd.

    602,483       9,798,898  

City Union Bank Ltd.

    608,566       1,062,887  

Coal India Ltd.

    1,794,910       8,788,528  

Cochin Shipyard Ltd., NVS

    174,652       1,917,489  

Coforge Ltd.

    66,551       5,002,960  

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

    152,563       4,724,875  

Computer Age Management Services Ltd.

    20,108       702,402  

Container Corp. of India Ltd.

    401,437       4,284,996  

Coromandel International Ltd.

    131,715       1,665,442  

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.

    798,725       2,916,742  

Cummins India Ltd.

    184,511       5,097,856  

Cyient Ltd.

    109,590       2,607,033  

Dabur India Ltd.

    725,581       4,713,034  

Deepak Nitrite Ltd.

    104,255       2,895,377  

Delhivery Ltd.(b)

    363,026       1,968,617  

Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.

    177,355       7,840,016  

Dixon Technologies India Ltd.

    52,814       3,814,281  

DLF Ltd.

    874,752       8,444,390  

Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd.(c)

    71,495       2,169,785  

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

    151,789       11,152,992  

Easy Trip Planners Ltd., NVS

    1,716,674       973,363  

Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.

    978,120       825,348  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

    174,972       8,099,658  

Elgi Equipments Ltd.

    266,469       1,973,265  

Embassy Office Parks REIT

    993,926       4,298,560  

Exide Industries Ltd.

    940,544       3,795,882  

FDC Ltd./India(b)

    311,621       1,564,455  

Federal Bank Ltd.

    2,684,865       4,762,021  

Finolex Cables Ltd.

    209,388       2,774,139  

Fortis Healthcare Ltd.

    800,921       4,170,570  

GAIL India Ltd.

    3,212,283       6,684,079  

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    25,135       681,367  

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    308,873       3,379,376  

GMR Airports Infrastructure Ltd.(b)

    3,749,380       3,536,926  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

    484,768       6,797,942  

Godrej Industries Ltd.(b)

    181,347       1,965,648  

Godrej Properties Ltd.(b)

    195,343       5,581,173  

Grasim Industries Ltd.

    333,713       8,740,850  

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd.

    38,777       1,717,017  

Gujarat Gas Ltd.

    277,285       1,939,928  

Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.

    215,914       1,954,261  

Happiest Minds Technologies Ltd.

    187,594       1,978,562  

Havells India Ltd.

    383,642       5,977,578  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

    1,223,139        23,197,673  

HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd.(c)

    99,444       4,289,601  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

    3,298,542       58,007,694  

HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    1,165,947       8,096,071  

HEG Ltd.

    52,556       1,114,436  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    158,514       8,824,663  
Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

HFCL Ltd.

    1,599,688     $ 1,984,480  

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

    1,435,010       9,994,226  

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., NVS

    235,096       8,507,497  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.(b)

    828,459       4,623,432  

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    994,532        29,738,154  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

    5,992,231       74,214,571  

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    275,268       4,953,383  

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    380,697       2,306,294  

IDFC First Bank Ltd.(b)

    5,288,603       5,368,417  

IDFC Ltd.

    2,460,648       3,531,347  

IIFL Finance Ltd.

    220,370       1,658,225  

Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd.

    520,252       1,392,170  

Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd.(b)

    744,482       878,871  

IndiaMART Intermesh Ltd.(c)

    54,679       1,659,899  

Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.(c)

    939,950       1,669,871  

Indian Hotels Co. Ltd., Class A

    1,162,444       6,893,080  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

    3,290,271       5,826,634  

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corp. Ltd.

    393,647       4,630,232  

Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

    424,043       2,199,831  

IndusInd Bank Ltd.

    334,930       6,183,188  

Info Edge India Ltd.

    82,655       5,004,525  

Infosys Ltd.

    3,900,183       77,754,673  

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.(b)(c)

    185,935       6,630,829  

Ipca Laboratories Ltd.

    223,655       3,017,079  

IRCON International Ltd.(c)

    606,371       1,733,002  

ITC Ltd.

    3,501,668       18,615,156  

JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., NVS

    115,294       2,339,586  

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

    472,949       4,313,484  

Jio Financial Services Ltd., NVS(b)

    3,868,148       11,549,161  

JK Cement Ltd.

    35,865       1,882,394  

JSW Steel Ltd.

    711,872       7,009,324  

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.

    619,845       3,878,291  

Jubilant Pharmova Ltd., Class A

    141,144       971,089  

Kajaria Ceramics Ltd.

    129,512       2,157,458  

Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.

    331,082       1,393,073  

Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. (The)

    1,317,360       3,151,196  

KEI Industries Ltd.

    64,204       2,474,105  

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

    1,298,305       28,535,195  

KPIT Technologies Ltd.

    273,440       5,106,691  

L&T Finance Holdings Ltd.

    812,036       1,695,132  

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

    815,161       34,126,906  

Laurus Labs Ltd.(c)

    539,243       2,476,289  

LIC Housing Finance Ltd.

    623,892       4,697,519  

LTIMindtree Ltd.(c)

    103,382       6,771,390  

Lupin Ltd.

    291,800       5,284,257  

Macrotech Developers Ltd.

    276,402       3,566,586  

Mahanagar Gas Ltd.

    99,525       1,776,208  

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.

    1,085,550       3,781,360  

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

    1,109,152       22,055,559  

Manappuram Finance Ltd.

    749,650       1,667,254  

Marico Ltd.

    679,567       4,322,448  

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

    164,813       20,214,486  

Max Financial Services Ltd.(b)

    283,746       3,044,385  

Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.

    1,054,243       9,914,283  

Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd.

    3,177,011       2,489,750  

Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.

    89,570       1,931,565  

Mphasis Ltd.

    136,217       4,256,542  

MRF Ltd.

    4,002       6,862,349  

MTAR Technologies Ltd.(b)

    68,733       1,741,472  

Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.

    28,893       1,187,255  

Muthoot Finance Ltd.

    162,658       2,733,289  

Natco Pharma Ltd.

    214,544       2,235,345  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

National Aluminium Co. Ltd.

    2,518,393     $ 4,523,443  

Navin Fluorine International Ltd.

    42,321       1,739,001  

NBCC India Ltd.

    2,121,689       3,316,337  

NCC Ltd./India

    823,175       2,133,599  

Nestle India Ltd., NVS

    401,404       12,108,172  

Nexus Select Trust, NVS

    270,497       414,457  

NTPC Ltd.

    5,373,591        20,573,599  

Nuvama Wealth Management Ltd., NVS

    10,807       463,592  

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

    3,672,783       11,156,862  

One 97 Communications Ltd., NVS(b)

    277,510       2,537,342  

Page Industries Ltd.

    7,672       3,446,289  

PB Fintech Ltd.(b)

    286,632       3,464,149  

Persistent Systems Ltd.

    59,704       5,992,008  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

    980,582       3,178,805  

Phoenix Mills Ltd. (The)

    97,493       2,852,252  

PI Industries Ltd.

    110,521       4,491,261  

Pidilite Industries Ltd.

    205,355       6,259,025  

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

    179,006       1,974,889  

Piramal Pharma Ltd., NVS(b)

    1,115,161       1,933,863  

PNB Housing Finance Ltd.(b)(c)

    193,733       1,830,280  

Polycab India Ltd.

    56,364       2,946,169  

Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd.

    414,623       2,387,825  

Power Finance Corp. Ltd.

    1,861,498       9,939,670  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

    5,732,374       17,904,191  

Praj Industries Ltd.

    291,145       1,747,867  

Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.

    159,834       2,432,554  

Procter & Gamble Health Ltd.

    24,396       1,507,789  

PVR Inox Ltd.(b)

    122,977       2,152,184  

Radico Khaitan Ltd.

    196,044       3,925,547  

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.

    905,138       3,346,473  

Rajesh Exports Ltd.

    98,747       434,393  

Ramco Cements Ltd. (The)

    159,100       1,948,473  

Ramkrishna Forgings Ltd.

    191,637       1,759,113  

RBL Bank Ltd.(c)

    712,032       2,235,524  

REC Ltd.

    1,788,772       10,745,435  

Redington Ltd.

    1,234,593       2,671,464  

Reliance Industries Ltd.

    3,577,297       122,903,425  

Reliance Power Ltd.(b)

    4,005,114       1,437,871  

Route Mobile Ltd.

    108,871       2,088,960  

Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.

    3,220,032       4,389,922  

SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd.

    382,018       3,293,157  

SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(c)

    541,624       9,158,171  

Shree Cement Ltd.

    12,536       4,308,499  

Shriram Finance Ltd.

    324,713       9,651,831  

Siemens Ltd.

    117,686       5,867,302  

SKF India Ltd.

    10,639       602,002  

Sona Blw Precision Forgings Ltd.(c)

    478,478       3,561,363  

Sonata Software Ltd.

    198,106       1,835,779  

SRF Ltd.

    215,629       6,031,202  

Star Health & Allied Insurance Co. Ltd.(b)

    212,984       1,486,777  

State Bank of India

    2,216,327       17,119,732  

Sterlite Technologies Ltd.

    425,039       734,807  

Strides Pharma Science Ltd.

    167,941       1,412,995  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

    1,129,194       19,291,016  

Sundram Fasteners Ltd.

    31,700       465,575  

Supreme Industries Ltd.

    93,017       4,627,825  

Suzlon Energy Ltd.(b)

    12,378,014       6,844,400  

Symphony Ltd.

    67,485       766,740  

Syngene International Ltd.(c)

    247,406       2,236,740  

Tanla Platforms Ltd.

    124,570       1,546,946  

Tata Chemicals Ltd.

    251,577       3,117,751  

Tata Communications Ltd.

    139,924       2,926,997  
Security   Shares     Value  
India (continued)            

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

    1,070,900     $ 49,187,606  

Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

    768,573       10,350,070  

Tata Elxsi Ltd.

    45,334       4,149,585  

Tata Motors Ltd.

    2,026,973       21,572,755  

Tata Motors Ltd., Class A

    533,153       3,749,365  

Tata Power Co. Ltd. (The)

    1,964,282       9,211,045  

Tata Steel Ltd.

    8,778,425       14,374,683  

Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Ltd.(b)

    730,414       814,529  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

    752,164       12,050,093  

Tejas Networks Ltd.(b)(c)

    211,030       1,993,361  

Titan Co. Ltd.

    436,890       19,440,648  

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

    165,329       5,038,331  

Torrent Power Ltd.

    296,990       3,719,207  

Trent Ltd.

    255,665       9,506,273  

Tube Investments of India Ltd.

    123,882       5,823,086  

TVS Motor Co. Ltd.

    351,763       8,475,808  

UltraTech Cement Ltd.

    139,546       17,062,558  

United Spirits Ltd.

    403,037       5,284,753  

UNO Minda Ltd.

    170,397       1,417,778  

UPL Ltd.

    705,170       4,563,170  

Varun Beverages Ltd.

    579,428       8,938,531  

Vedanta Ltd.

    1,187,283       3,919,981  

VIP Industries Ltd.

    145,520       943,508  

Voltas Ltd.

    228,986       3,012,119  

Wipro Ltd.

    1,601,541       9,159,933  

Yes Bank Ltd.(b)

    17,536,540       5,092,978  

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.(b)

    1,065,785       2,227,582  

Zomato Ltd.(b)

    6,081,314       10,217,441  
   

 

 

 
       1,771,863,697  
Indonesia — 0.5%            

Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT

    18,829,500       2,855,059  

AKR Corporindo Tbk PT

    8,527,300       875,426  

Amman Mineral Internasional PT(b)

    7,335,700       3,499,466  

Aneka Tambang Tbk

    9,912,900       972,587  

Astra International Tbk PT

    24,052,300       7,793,915  

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

    63,108,200       38,182,126  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    44,607,100       18,780,275  

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    16,317,700       5,936,630  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    80,044,613       28,834,895  

Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk PT

    8,414,793       695,386  

Barito Pacific Tbk PT

    36,757,293       2,465,726  

Berkah Beton Sadaya Tbk PT(b)

    26,806,500       84,938  

Bukalapak.com PT Tbk(b)

    57,200,600       694,383  

Bukit Asam Tbk PT

    6,039,500       998,929  

Bumi Resources Minerals Tbk PT(b)

    74,173,600       728,458  

Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT(b)

    14,690,200       963,758  

Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT

    9,536,800       2,706,750  

Ciputra Development Tbk PT

    19,664,196       1,557,683  

GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT(b)

    955,423,100       5,300,020  

Hanson International Tbk PT(b)(d)

    63,791,600        

Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper Tbk PT

    4,529,500       2,243,745  

Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk PT

    492,100       843,134  

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT

    2,212,500       1,263,363  

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    3,474,700       2,589,046  

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

    5,478,900       2,213,795  

Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk PT

    8,792,700       590,638  

Jasa Marga Persero Tbk PT

    3,503,438       1,110,088  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    27,858,500       2,666,153  

Medco Energi Internasional Tbk PT

    16,051,920       1,237,786  

Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT

    7,273,700       165,018  

Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT(b)

    19,629,676       3,354,837  

Metro Healthcare Indonesia TBK PT(b)

    48,824,000       507,423  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Indonesia (continued)            

Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk PT

    23,410,600     $ 2,899,603  

Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk PT

    2,435,500       964,631  

Pakuwon Jati Tbk PT

    15,719,500       418,321  

Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk PT

    16,224,100       1,196,068  

Pool Advista Indonesia Tbk PT(b)(d)

    1,914,800        

Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk PT

    36,433,200       2,049,354  

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    4,440,321       1,743,880  

Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk PT

    16,505,800       2,770,240  

Summarecon Agung Tbk PT

    20,281,704       719,848  

Surya Citra Media Tbk PT

    55,762,900       543,187  

Surya Esa Perkasa Tbk PT

    10,954,300       341,541  

Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    58,457,700       14,662,761  

Trada Alam Minera Tbk PT(b)(d)

    39,223,500        

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    7,159,700       1,406,532  

United Tractors Tbk PT

    1,933,700       2,808,906  

Waskita Karya Persero Tbk PT(b)(d)

    19,926,317       204,062  

XL Axiata Tbk PT

    5,970,800       877,836  
   

 

 

 
      176,318,206  
Ireland — 0.5%            

AIB Group PLC

    1,671,419       7,341,581  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    1,206,891       11,098,545  

CRH PLC

    855,795       60,711,481  

Dalata Hotel Group PLC

    206,346       1,071,506  

Flutter Entertainment PLC(b)

    199,996       41,050,400  

Glanbia PLC

    265,217       4,740,696  

Greencore Group PLC(b)

    798,139       1,035,757  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    187,251       16,690,431  

Kingspan Group PLC

    190,902       15,504,410  

Origin Enterprises PLC

    99,889       367,030  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    294,665       10,980,628  
   

 

 

 
       170,592,465  
Israel — 0.6%            

Airport City Ltd.(b)

    135,532       2,261,483  

Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd.(a)

    286,580       2,169,013  

Amot Investments Ltd.

    484,211       2,515,707  

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    57,230       3,856,309  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    1,463,332       12,449,898  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    1,794,512       13,629,616  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.

    2,649,030       3,504,040  

Camtek Ltd./Israel(b)

    39,659       3,073,566  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(b)

    105,885       16,828,303  

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    171,870       2,674,218  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(b)

    50,066       11,689,410  

Danel Adir Yeoshua Ltd.

    13,032       1,128,082  

Delek Group Ltd.

    18,324       2,269,092  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    32,914       6,789,608  

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.(b)

    159,792       2,886,382  

Fattal Holdings 1998 Ltd.(b)

    14,450       1,640,429  

First International Bank Of Israel Ltd. (The)

    109,473       4,390,209  

Fiverr International Ltd.(a)(b)

    57,119       1,537,643  

G City Ltd.

    319,904       1,023,435  

Global-e Online Ltd.(a)(b)

    114,599       4,328,404  

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.

    333,613       2,767,303  

ICL Group Ltd.

    936,666       4,260,229  

Inmode Ltd.(a)(b)

    104,949       2,486,242  

Isracard Ltd.

    601,431       2,158,632  

Israel Corp Ltd.(b)

    7,259       1,663,583  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    1,627,396       7,894,318  

Ituran Location and Control Ltd.

    39,064       971,912  

Kenon Holdings Ltd./Singapore

    54,005       1,333,620  
Security   Shares     Value  
Israel (continued)            

Kornit Digital Ltd.(b)

    76,090     $ 1,301,900  

Melisron Ltd.

    40,712       2,985,555  

Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd.

    1,413,902       3,825,832  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    195,996       7,294,443  

Monday.com Ltd.(b)

    32,767       6,882,381  

Nano-X Imaging Ltd.(a)(b)

    93,049       506,187  

Nice Ltd.(b)

    75,650       15,696,003  

Nova Ltd.(b)

    36,776       5,237,142  

Oil Refineries Ltd.

    6,366,827       2,199,219  

Paz Oil Co. Ltd.

    21,345       1,754,557  

Perion Network Ltd.(b)

    59,829       1,775,004  

Phoenix Holdings Ltd. (The)(a)

    165,137       1,679,536  

Radware Ltd.(b)

    77,154       1,410,375  

Reit 1 Ltd.

    388,266       1,733,258  

Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd.(a)

    284,455       1,603,549  

Shikun & Binui Ltd.(a)(b)

    657,747       1,716,347  

Shufersal Ltd.(b)

    303,166       1,626,625  

Strauss Group Ltd.(b)

    122,158       2,372,478  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(b)

    1,304,314       15,782,199  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(b)

    132,226       3,770,499  

Wix.com Ltd.(b)

    67,692       8,588,761  

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.(a)

    117,403       1,761,045  
   

 

 

 
       215,683,581  
Italy — 1.7%            

A2A SpA

    1,910,884       3,788,640  

ACEA SpA

    60,120       948,730  

AMCO - Asset Management Co. SpA, NVS(d)

    261        

Amplifon SpA

    160,946       5,253,038  

Anima Holding SpA(c)

    501,862       2,265,128  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    1,146,269       25,569,728  

Azimut Holding SpA

    128,461       3,581,327  

Banca Generali SpA

    81,312       3,099,848  

Banca IFIS SpA

    41,051       710,543  

Banca Mediolanum SpA

    253,384       2,593,063  

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA(b)

    919,416       3,226,906  

Banca Popolare di Sondrio SpA

    523,405       3,976,835  

Banco BPM SpA

    1,401,257       7,560,191  

BFF Bank SpA(c)

    192,220       2,077,253  

Bio On SpA(a)(d)

    4,387        

BPER Banca

    1,433,510       5,170,472  

Brembo SpA

    225,212       2,773,894  

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

    41,441       4,108,331  

Buzzi SpA

    90,225       3,066,747  

CIR SpA-Compagnie Industriali(b)

    1,798,284       825,948  

Credito Emiliano SpA

    270,837       2,462,018  

Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA

    70,575       2,398,705  

Datalogic SpA

    27,311       178,389  

De’ Longhi SpA

    97,968       3,173,099  

DiaSorin SpA

    27,859       2,561,885  

Enav SpA(c)

    272,205       1,007,408  

Enel SpA

    9,354,232       63,827,440  

Eni SpA

    2,681,756       42,750,783  

ERG SpA

    96,564       2,831,498  

Ferrari NV

    147,237       51,347,013  

Fincantieri SpA(a)(b)

    529,576       280,719  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    683,080       9,848,894  

GVS SpA(b)(c)

    135,564       864,607  

Hera SpA

    934,918       3,293,367  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    404,140       4,886,872  

Interpump Group SpA

    103,882       5,135,036  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    17,907,641       55,178,698  

Iren SpA

    1,005,379       2,110,060  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Italy (continued)            

Italgas SpA

    546,170     $ 3,113,933  

Juventus Football Club SpA, NVS(a)(b)

    125,786       305,858  

Leonardo SpA

    459,272       8,016,162  

Maire Tecnimont SpA(a)

    236,126       1,227,151  

MARR SpA

    49,866       605,881  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    701,278       9,287,726  

Moncler SpA

    239,644       14,742,113  

Nexi SpA(b)(c)

    716,484       5,495,763  

Piaggio & C SpA

    542,145       1,802,231  

Pirelli & C SpA(c)

    363,110       1,967,847  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    578,704       6,275,262  

Prysmian SpA

    316,993       13,950,809  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    138,633       7,651,747  

Reply SpA

    20,641       2,830,096  

Saipem SpA(b)

    1,427,933       2,048,254  

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA(a)

    94,391       1,203,925  

Saras SpA

    1,086,274       1,839,205  

Snam SpA

    2,329,864       11,378,924  

Stellantis NV

    2,566,434       56,529,927  

Tamburi Investment Partners SpA

    186,296       1,819,102  

Technogym SpA(c)

    170,474       1,688,162  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    10,154,880       3,060,755  

Tenaris SA, NVS

    553,949       8,749,229  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    1,611,543       13,588,609  

Tod’s SpA(b)

    17,510       641,912  

UniCredit SpA

    1,892,562       55,437,034  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    392,150       2,435,097  
   

 

 

 
       572,425,827  
Japan — 16.0%            

77 Bank Ltd. (The)

    83,000       1,996,424  

Abalance Corp.(a)

    37,600       689,159  

ABC-Mart Inc.

    160,500       2,781,546  

Activia Properties Inc.

    629       1,712,997  

Adastria Co. Ltd.

    51,100       1,191,196  

ADEKA Corp.

    142,100       2,780,427  

Advance Residence Investment Corp.

    1,177       2,591,936  

Advantest Corp.

    911,300       36,267,753  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    710,900       16,988,502  

Aeon Delight Co. Ltd.

    45,200       1,157,797  

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

    135,500       1,234,085  

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

    105,700       1,308,359  

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

    2,411       2,271,841  

AGC Inc.

    203,300       7,645,756  

Ai Holdings Corp.

    97,800       1,641,772  

Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    104,300       2,416,733  

Aiful Corp.

    679,400       1,703,359  

Ain Holdings Inc.

    34,400       1,122,591  

Air Water Inc.

    133,800       1,767,393  

Aisin Corp.

    170,300       6,358,165  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    525,000       21,559,081  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

    211,000       3,460,176  

Alps Alpine Co. Ltd.

    218,000       1,617,893  

Amada Co. Ltd.

    351,900       3,797,576  

Amano Corp.

    87,400       2,014,100  

Amvis Holdings Inc.

    97,800       1,801,773  

ANA Holdings Inc.(b)

    194,700       4,302,512  

Anicom Holdings Inc.

    229,900       912,963  

Anritsu Corp.

    196,300       1,554,428  

Aozora Bank Ltd.(a)

    75,000       1,648,715  

Appier Group Inc.(a)(b)

    132,400       1,549,145  

Arcs Co. Ltd.

    60,800       1,209,754  

Ariake Japan Co. Ltd.

    43,400       1,391,650  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Artience Co. Ltd.

    83,800     $ 1,568,038  

As One Corp.

    49,500       1,868,707  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    556,000        20,665,375  

Asahi Holdings Inc.

    206,900       2,881,002  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    235,700       4,478,509  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    1,286,900       9,759,259  

Asics Corp.

    193,200       5,870,598  

ASKUL Corp.

    58,100       785,318  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    2,103,900       24,494,598  

Atom Corp.(a)(b)

    268,300       1,704,750  

Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd.

    242,800       2,639,503  

Avex Inc.

    88,600       849,904  

Awa Bank Ltd. (The)

    59,100       991,279  

Azbil Corp.

    114,300       3,693,568  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    683,600       14,801,675  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.(a)

    161,300       3,750,064  

Benefit One Inc.(a)

    120,500       1,719,512  

Benesse Holdings Inc.

    76,000       1,344,016  

Bengo4.com Inc.(a)(b)

    24,200       653,361  

Bic Camera Inc.

    149,900       1,397,292  

BIPROGY Inc.

    68,700       2,011,429  

BML Inc.

    59,200       1,144,136  

Bridgestone Corp.

    640,400       27,750,249  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    316,200       5,297,163  

Calbee Inc.

    100,900       2,120,938  

Canon Electronics Inc.

    71,900       1,022,279  

Canon Inc.

    1,122,400       30,918,892  

Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

    64,400       1,959,378  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    186,900       7,128,136  

Casio Computer Co. Ltd.

    179,000       1,543,393  

Central Glass Co. Ltd.

    66,200       1,238,609  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    792,100       19,796,668  

Change Holdings Inc.

    135,400       1,245,165  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    560,200       4,151,229  

Chiyoda Corp.(b)

    286,000       655,931  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    716,900       9,300,119  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    775,300       27,887,711  

Chugin Financial Group Inc., NVS

    204,500       1,448,075  

Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    285,200       2,027,857  

Citizen Watch Co. Ltd.

    298,700       1,894,445  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc.

    115,175       1,563,157  

COLOPL Inc.(a)

    88,100       376,314  

Colowide Co. Ltd.

    139,400       2,228,645  

Comforia Residential REIT Inc.

    1,720       3,604,826  

COMSYS Holdings Corp.

    78,500       1,718,764  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    1,113,300       5,305,369  

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.

    78,900       3,276,962  

Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp.

    20,200       2,169,765  

Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd.

    56,300       1,225,162  

Credit Saison Co. Ltd.

    139,200       2,583,758  

Curves Holdings Co. Ltd.

    148,200       686,580  

CyberAgent Inc.

    410,900       2,651,878  

CYBERDYNE Inc.(a)(b)

    357,200       496,613  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    239,400       6,928,222  

Daicel Corp.

    271,700       2,661,890  

Daido Steel Co. Ltd.

    175,300       1,826,690  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    321,800       6,345,894  

Daiho Corp.

    62,300       1,636,410  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    1,083,800       23,770,727  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    2,153,800       64,482,691  

Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.

    109,400       1,498,764  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    305,300       48,918,889  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Daio Paper Corp.

    115,500     $ 869,973  

Daiseki Co. Ltd.

    85,360       2,440,687  

Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Inc.

    59,800       1,657,335  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    61,500       6,995,656  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    662,700       20,491,971  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    3,378       5,968,590  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

    653       2,783,746  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    1,560,400       11,183,171  

Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp.

    4,027       2,897,260  

Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    111,800       2,431,057  

DCM Holdings Co. Ltd.

    177,600       1,654,421  

Demae-Can Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    213,200       606,688  

DeNA Co. Ltd.

    119,200       1,203,503  

Denka Co. Ltd.

    126,600       2,207,679  

Denso Corp.

    2,199,000       34,542,001  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    216,500       5,746,184  

Descente Ltd.

    55,200       1,274,956  

Dexerials Corp.

    76,000       2,190,204  

DIC Corp.

    118,600       2,238,371  

Digital Arts Inc.

    27,800       952,907  

Digital Garage Inc.

    53,500       1,289,850  

Dip Corp.

    76,400       1,304,775  

Disco Corp.

    108,900       29,385,465  

DMG Mori Co. Ltd.

    152,600       3,055,596  

Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd.

    82,400       1,216,642  

Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd.

    63,000       2,197,146  

Duskin Co. Ltd.

    72,100       1,674,048  

DyDo Group Holdings Inc.

    68,600       1,377,611  

Earth Corp.

    39,700       1,215,321  

East Japan Railway Co.

    334,600       19,136,651  

Ebara Corp.

    92,600       5,799,269  

EDION Corp.

    138,800       1,528,373  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    298,600       14,060,664  

Eizo Corp.

    34,900       1,205,084  

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

    145,500       2,444,039  

en Japan Inc.

    45,900       848,298  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    3,201,400       12,929,024  

eRex Co. Ltd.(a)

    63,900       355,390  

Euglena Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    341,400       1,599,874  

Exedy Corp.

    62,800       1,204,847  

EXEO Group Inc.

    106,000       2,367,414  

Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.

    91,800       2,685,930  

Fancl Corp.

    110,600       1,746,554  

FANUC Corp.

    1,096,200        30,323,482  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    202,200       53,982,702  

FCC Co. Ltd.

    61,300       798,609  

Ferrotec Holdings Corp.

    67,600       1,303,758  

Financial Partners Group Co. Ltd.

    145,000       1,662,974  

Food & Life Companies Ltd.

    113,500       2,271,182  

FP Corp.

    72,400       1,402,657  

Freee KK(a)(b)

    62,200       1,170,865  

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

    796       2,352,878  

Fuji Co. Ltd./Ehime

    73,700       993,440  

Fuji Corp./Aichi

    110,200       1,867,171  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    127,400       6,380,192  

Fuji Oil Holdings Inc.

    78,000       1,249,476  

Fuji Seal International Inc.

    78,000       919,838  

Fuji Soft Inc.

    76,200       3,340,028  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    418,500       26,526,580  

Fujikura Ltd.

    302,600       2,487,526  

Fujitec Co. Ltd.

    99,200       2,531,132  

Fujitsu General Ltd.

    99,200       1,453,492  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Fujitsu Ltd.

    203,900     $ 28,222,665  

Fukuoka Financial Group Inc.

    164,200       4,035,588  

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

    1,507       1,782,540  

Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd.

    33,400       923,749  

Funai Soken Holdings Inc.

    83,600       1,455,609  

Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.

    84,200       1,531,635  

Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd.

    25,100       2,244,599  

Giken Ltd.

    41,500       608,698  

Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.

    3,277       2,441,373  

Glory Ltd.

    66,500       1,373,986  

GLP J-REIT

    4,798       4,283,815  

GMO internet group Inc.

    116,900       2,106,815  

GMO Payment Gateway Inc.

    48,300       2,914,338  

GNI Group Ltd.(b)

    65,100       1,166,812  

Goldwin Inc.

    32,000       2,152,616  

Gree Inc.

    177,000       704,136  

GS Yuasa Corp.

    101,000       1,456,699  

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.(b)

    81,710       1,373,740  

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The)

    666,400       3,286,153  

Gunze Ltd.

    20,400       745,642  

H.U. Group Holdings Inc.

    133,700       2,485,466  

H2O Retailing Corp.

    141,300       1,512,801  

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The)

    609,400       3,321,174  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.

    202,500       1,555,447  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    148,900       5,882,280  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    252,000       7,710,071  

Hankyu Hanshin REIT Inc.

    1,711       1,694,199  

Hanwa Co. Ltd.

    42,400       1,550,843  

Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.(a)

    74,000       1,793,289  

Haseko Corp.

    263,000       3,420,022  

Hazama Ando Corp.

    269,300       2,174,783  

Heiwa Corp.

    82,100       1,219,829  

Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd.

    61,400       1,623,314  

Heiwa Real Estate REIT Inc.

    2,043       1,898,640  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    21,500       3,746,371  

Hino Motors Ltd.(b)

    341,700       1,163,350  

Hirata Corp.

    15,400       704,484  

Hirogin Holdings Inc.

    422,100       2,832,417  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    33,405       3,886,765  

HIS Co. Ltd.(b)

    103,100       1,252,502  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc.

    70,600       2,012,261  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    91,000       2,581,889  

Hitachi Ltd.

    1,079,100        84,763,681  

Hitachi Zosen Corp.

    339,400       2,094,201  

Hogy Medical Co. Ltd.

    55,200       1,330,755  

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.

    225,700       1,006,975  

Hokkoku Financial Holdings Inc.

    34,200       1,017,562  

Hokuetsu Corp.(a)

    170,100       1,608,195  

Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc.

    175,600       1,860,316  

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.(b)

    235,800       1,153,003  

Hokuto Corp.

    151,400       1,846,886  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    5,369,200       60,017,239  

Horiba Ltd.

    39,900       3,201,339  

Hoshino Resorts REIT Inc.

    617       2,153,333  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    97,200       3,536,268  

House Foods Group Inc.

    98,200       2,161,525  

Hoya Corp.

    407,300       51,738,940  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    373,400       4,123,211  

Hulic REIT Inc.

    2,602       2,740,079  

Hyakugo Bank Ltd. (The)

    596,300       2,312,657  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.(a)

    129,600       6,521,464  

Ichigo Inc.

    346,000       922,360  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Ichigo Office REIT Investment Corp.

    2,362     $ 1,327,280  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    1,158,175       6,431,322  

IHI Corp.

    146,100       2,794,366  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    109,300       1,650,095  

Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.

    117,700       2,812,300  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

    2,126       1,923,908  

Infocom Corp.

    123,000       2,042,224  

Infomart Corp.(a)

    351,300       942,847  

INFRONEER Holdings Inc.

    228,076       2,384,185  

Inpex Corp.

    1,108,400        15,065,878  

Insource Co. Ltd.

    139,800       790,242  

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

    152,800       2,963,008  

Invincible Investment Corp.

    7,071       2,906,894  

Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd.

    32,400       757,683  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

    424,000       4,957,538  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    636,700       8,687,734  

Ito En Ltd.

    62,100       1,802,735  

ITOCHU Corp.

    1,381,600       62,702,675  

Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Inc.

    47,100       1,319,719  

Iwatani Corp.

    47,900       2,140,483  

Iyogin Holdings Inc., NVS

    329,000       2,237,835  

Izumi Co. Ltd.

    37,400       880,425  

J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.

    211,100       1,955,068  

Jaccs Co. Ltd.

    73,100       2,800,233  

JAFCO Group Co. Ltd.

    102,700       1,218,093  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    142,400       2,736,325  

Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.

    49,300       1,957,847  

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd.

    73,100       1,256,778  

Japan Display Inc.(a)(b)

    1,218,200       164,505  

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd.

    155,800       2,354,370  

Japan Excellent Inc.

    2,042       1,688,309  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    621,500       13,754,852  

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

    5,151       2,647,091  

Japan Lifeline Co. Ltd.

    106,300       948,533  

Japan Logistics Fund Inc.

    997       1,843,475  

Japan Material Co. Ltd.

    142,800       2,413,005  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    8,098       5,497,271  

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.

    47,800       1,944,402  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    1,660,600       17,269,984  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    2,419,900       23,164,932  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    221,700       4,150,641  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

    788       1,886,720  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    1,257       4,818,760  

Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd.

    224,600       2,380,275  

Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The)

    103,600       1,705,047  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    1,350,800       35,603,554  

JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.

    126,700       933,553  

Jeol Ltd.

    50,200       2,294,836  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    695,100       10,974,807  

JGC Holdings Corp.

    235,900       2,763,205  

JINS Holdings Inc.

    17,600       496,223  

JMDC Inc.

    32,100       849,445  

JSR Corp.

    207,300       5,654,037  

JTEKT Corp.

    360,200       3,295,772  

Juroku Financial Group Inc.

    57,400       1,609,292  

Justsystems Corp.

    56,900       1,188,863  

Kadokawa Corp.

    147,736       3,125,711  

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    114,900       2,828,849  

Kajima Corp.

    488,800       8,723,543  

Kakaku.com Inc.

    131,800       1,499,265  

Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    65,000       1,535,086  

Kamigumi Co. Ltd.

    89,400       2,056,716  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Kanamoto Co. Ltd.

    75,100     $ 1,434,482  

Kandenko Co. Ltd.

    131,200       1,349,266  

Kaneka Corp.

    65,700       1,597,655  

Kanematsu Corp.

    132,800       2,058,972  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    796,900       10,871,419  

Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.

    193,900       3,241,972  

Kao Corp.

    535,100       21,172,602  

Katitas Co. Ltd.

    76,000       944,877  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    154,000       3,486,540  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    174,200       8,487,683  

KDDI Corp.

    1,745,900        57,850,459  

KDX Realty Investment Corp.

    5,730       6,215,570  

Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd.

    92,900       2,265,748  

Keikyu Corp.

    191,100       1,669,147  

Keio Corp.(a)

    103,700       3,034,295  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    150,900       6,828,204  

Keiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    226,400       1,108,285  

Kewpie Corp.

    176,700       3,144,624  

Keyence Corp.

    224,400       100,396,083  

KH Neochem Co. Ltd.

    69,700       1,086,181  

Kikkoman Corp.

    156,800       9,647,625  

Kinden Corp.

    99,100       1,651,456  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    214,100       6,606,581  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    854,500       12,282,546  

Kisoji Co. Ltd.

    114,200       2,071,071  

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    89,500       1,911,089  

Kiyo Bank Ltd. (The)

    88,300       995,216  

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    45,800       2,066,979  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    159,800       4,083,322  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

    430,700       5,947,055  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    135,260       1,684,820  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    177,200       2,712,806  

Kokuyo Co. Ltd.

    167,000       2,689,451  

Komatsu Ltd.

    1,054,000       29,986,248  

KOMEDA Holdings Co. Ltd.

    137,400       2,633,582  

Komeri Co. Ltd.

    48,800       1,093,443  

Konami Group Corp.

    102,400       6,297,415  

Konica Minolta Inc.(b)

    567,800       1,558,162  

Kose Corp.

    34,300       2,243,997  

Koshidaka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    153,400       977,246  

Kotobuki Spirits Co. Ltd.

    188,000       2,529,470  

K’s Holdings Corp.

    184,800       1,679,495  

Kubota Corp.

    1,145,800       17,344,506  

Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd.

    45,100       1,173,774  

Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.

    189,800       1,088,371  

Kura Sushi Inc.

    56,800       1,522,033  

Kuraray Co. Ltd.

    245,900       2,579,925  

Kureha Corp.

    111,900       2,142,013  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

    106,300       3,882,182  

Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd.

    78,300       1,690,477  

KYB Corp.

    35,700       1,237,845  

Kyocera Corp.

    1,491,000       21,828,344  

Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    128,700       1,554,916  

Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.

    41,200       1,692,959  

Kyoto Financial Group Inc.

    262,800       4,367,594  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    269,500       4,245,155  

Kyudenko Corp.

    52,600       2,000,800  

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.(b)

    387,000       2,898,288  

Kyushu Financial Group Inc.

    595,200       3,787,613  

Kyushu Railway Co.

    192,500       4,231,149  

LaSalle Logiport REIT

    2,237       2,265,297  

Lasertec Corp.

    88,300       22,995,880  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Lawson Inc.

    41,500     $ 2,375,381  

Leopalace21 Corp.(a)(b)

    325,500       910,499  

Lintec Corp.

    100,200       1,897,667  

Lion Corp.

    166,100       1,480,635  

Lixil Corp.

    287,700       3,844,526  

LY Corp.

    3,012,600       9,372,296  

M&A Capital Partners Co. Ltd.

    35,400       545,200  

M3 Inc.

    506,400       7,990,991  

Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.

    139,000       2,409,191  

Macnica Holdings Inc.

    58,900       3,116,745  

Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd.

    39,900       1,616,140  

Makita Corp.

    243,700       6,559,183  

Management Solutions Co. Ltd.(a)

    30,800       623,348  

Mandom Corp.

    50,500       439,620  

Mani Inc.

    124,800       1,733,750  

Marubeni Corp.

    1,712,000        29,201,007  

Maruha Nichiro Corp.

    85,300       1,687,757  

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

    166,800       2,758,065  

Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.

    80,200       2,043,459  

Maruwa Co. Ltd./Aichi

    19,700       3,941,690  

Matsui Securities Co. Ltd.

    356,000       2,000,017  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    373,890       6,796,113  

Maxell Ltd.

    121,000       1,330,825  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    597,100       7,238,909  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(a)

    77,000       3,428,384  

MCJ Co. Ltd.

    163,500       1,371,013  

Mebuki Financial Group Inc.

    1,114,350       3,335,468  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

    152,800       2,438,838  

Medley Inc.(a)(b)

    42,600       1,335,678  

Megachips Corp.

    59,400       1,917,937  

Megmilk Snow Brand Co. Ltd.

    61,200       959,818  

Meidensha Corp.

    68,900       1,235,055  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    271,300       6,561,284  

Meiko Electronics Co. Ltd.

    60,300       1,642,436  

MEITEC Group Holdings Inc.

    163,200       3,228,640  

Menicon Co. Ltd.

    109,600       1,591,616  

Mercari Inc.(a)(b)

    129,000       2,132,866  

Milbon Co. Ltd.

    62,400       1,491,211  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    379,272       7,839,630  

Mirai Corp.

    5,887       1,800,102  

MIRAIT ONE corp.

    166,700       2,202,431  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    310,500       5,323,489  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    1,485,200       8,955,370  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    4,037,100       69,579,185  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    2,230,800       33,105,739  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    1,242,400       17,214,587  

Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment Corp.

    678       1,698,668  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc.

    122,800       2,005,432  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    926,490       6,569,225  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    364,600       24,320,085  

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

    79,600       2,458,775  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

    99,800       1,827,087  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

    779,900       2,457,516  

Mitsubishi Pencil Co. Ltd.

    64,500       877,076  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    13,208,700       123,719,901  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    1,506,000       61,079,181  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    164,500       4,841,278  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    1,046,500       26,271,092  

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Inc.

    937       2,809,060  

Mitsui High-Tec Inc.

    34,900       1,610,863  

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd.

    104,600       3,233,739  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    392,100     $ 14,084,414  

Miura Co. Ltd.

    94,100       1,719,545  

Mixi Inc.

    60,000       1,029,177  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    2,809,050       51,016,729  

Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd.

    53,100       1,924,384  

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    68,200       1,541,915  

Monex Group Inc.

    250,300       1,302,622  

Money Forward Inc.(b)

    62,300       2,431,694  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    270,400       2,546,685  

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

    1,634       1,520,696  

Mori Trust REIT Inc.

    2,980       1,513,323  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd./Japan

    166,400       3,175,885  

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    87,000       1,781,630  

MOS Food Services Inc.

    78,900       1,835,067  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    496,200       20,490,448  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,975,000       39,879,440  

Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd.

    114,200       1,296,210  

Musashino Bank Ltd. (The)

    58,000       1,092,704  

Nabtesco Corp.

    97,700       1,877,883  

Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.

    21,300       496,734  

Nagase & Co. Ltd.

    151,000       2,468,951  

Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd.

    283,200       4,366,353  

Nakanishi Inc.

    125,300       2,050,641  

Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    81,400       1,587,297  

Nanto Bank Ltd. (The)

    47,600       860,995  

NEC Corp.

    277,500        18,133,155  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corp.

    126,900       2,049,336  

NET One Systems Co. Ltd.

    89,400       1,453,563  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    391,600       6,249,554  

Nextage Co. Ltd.(a)

    82,000       1,235,468  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

    220,500       2,754,648  

NH Foods Ltd.

    56,100       1,921,211  

NHK Spring Co. Ltd.

    225,300       1,860,002  

Nichias Corp.

    112,300       2,624,952  

Nichiha Corp.

    54,400       1,092,860  

Nichirei Corp.

    86,800       2,096,453  

Nidec Corp.

    489,700       18,264,251  

Nifco Inc./Japan

    78,500       2,037,134  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    85,800       2,614,917  

Nihon M&A Center Holdings Inc.

    538,400       3,236,258  

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

    145,000       1,151,725  

Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd.

    95,100       2,042,999  

Nikon Corp.

    320,800       3,273,935  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    1,193,900       66,704,254  

Nippn Corp., New

    182,900       2,807,887  

Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc.

    396       1,648,600  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    1,615       6,534,466  

Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd.

    55,800       1,695,533  

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

    151,700       3,372,125  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    74,900       4,458,147  

Nippon Gas Co. Ltd.

    165,800       2,568,350  

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

    229,500       2,048,816  

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    93,090       1,147,042  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,051,100       8,278,804  

Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.(b)

    125,500       1,163,284  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    2,343       4,168,669  

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp.

    822       1,903,382  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    202,600       5,133,743  

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.

    41,700       1,473,176  

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

    38,300       1,440,849  

Nippon Soda Co. Ltd.

    54,000       2,084,495  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    987,017       23,752,226  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    34,237,700     $ 42,994,134  

Nippon Yusen KK

    555,100        19,129,223  

Nipro Corp.

    174,100       1,402,051  

Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd.

    68,500       1,882,997  

Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.

    106,600       1,539,589  

Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings Inc.

    191,100       2,200,350  

Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd.

    85,800       1,426,166  

Nishio Holdings Co. Ltd.

    53,800       1,473,680  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    138,600       5,527,757  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    2,505,100       9,834,584  

Nissan Shatai Co. Ltd.

    68,900       454,619  

Nissha Co. Ltd.

    71,700       795,386  

Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd. (The)

    56,000       1,710,668  

Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

    192,400       2,683,823  

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

    229,800       1,896,628  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    202,500       6,551,153  

Nissui Corp.

    530,100       2,896,436  

Niterra Co. Ltd.

    158,100       4,257,412  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    92,400       12,093,470  

Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.

    45,900       1,567,372  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    164,900       13,679,748  

Nitto Kogyo Corp.

    62,000       1,687,189  

Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd.

    59,400       2,111,713  

NOF Corp.

    68,400       3,089,199  

Nojima Corp.

    115,800       1,459,434  

NOK Corp.

    96,300       1,275,539  

Nomura Co. Ltd.

    132,200       781,371  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    3,263,200       17,576,070  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    84,300       2,306,929  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    4,575       5,006,263  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    421,520       12,891,566  

Noritz Corp.

    72,800       766,871  

North Pacific Bank Ltd.

    683,400       1,742,724  

NS Solutions Corp.

    60,600       2,021,186  

NSD Co. Ltd.

    147,000       2,758,594  

NSK Ltd.

    259,200       1,413,060  

NTN Corp.

    564,800       1,032,883  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    702,000       10,111,345  

NTT UD REIT Investment Corp.

    2,863       2,431,163  

Obayashi Corp.

    690,400       6,390,714  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    78,800       12,104,432  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    345,800       5,283,994  

Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd. (The)

    78,300       1,048,278  

Ohsho Food Service Corp.

    42,400       2,344,207  

Oiles Corp.

    102,500       1,482,757  

Oisix ra daichi Inc.(a)(b)

    51,900       490,913  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    768,000       3,002,750  

Okamoto Industries Inc.

    28,800       975,860  

Okamura Corp.

    148,400       2,224,094  

Okasan Securities Group Inc.

    319,200       1,562,238  

Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.

    157,400       1,105,935  

Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    84,532       669,924  

OKUMA Corp.

    27,600       1,241,837  

Okumura Corp.

    53,800       1,881,352  

Olympus Corp.

    1,402,700       20,765,097  

Omron Corp.

    217,500       9,779,942  

One REIT Inc.

    859       1,579,689  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    437,600       7,887,358  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    82,800       2,589,331  

Optex Group Co. Ltd.

    89,200       1,107,780  

Optorun Co. Ltd.

    70,300       812,321  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    35,500       2,797,724  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Organo Corp.

    41,700     $ 1,722,340  

Orient Corp.

    119,780       903,855  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    1,242,300        46,139,109  

ORIX Corp.

    1,315,200       25,395,546  

Orix JREIT Inc.

    2,556       2,956,549  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    400,900       8,441,692  

OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. Ltd.(a)

    39,800       752,870  

OSG Corp.

    118,900       1,618,029  

Otsuka Corp.

    107,500       4,523,360  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    452,900       17,802,738  

Outsourcing Inc.(b)

    179,600       2,096,904  

PALTAC Corp.

    28,800       876,828  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    419,100       9,059,468  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    2,541,600       23,938,763  

Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd.

    90,300       1,630,918  

Park24 Co. Ltd.(b)

    200,300       2,617,276  

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

    341,300       1,828,675  

PeptiDream Inc.(b)

    142,200       1,246,169  

Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,758,400       2,795,348  

Pigeon Corp.

    146,200       1,597,775  

Pilot Corp.

    49,700       1,387,913  

PKSHA Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    59,000       1,543,595  

Pola Orbis Holdings Inc.

    106,500       1,101,742  

Prestige International Inc.

    214,200       879,540  

Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    95,200       1,330,809  

Raksul Inc.(b)

    95,000       737,209  

Rakus Co. Ltd.

    112,300       1,845,776  

Rakuten Group Inc.(a)(b)

    1,676,100       7,362,701  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,672,300       66,053,701  

Relo Group Inc.

    121,300       1,217,577  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(b)

    1,708,400       28,030,704  

Rengo Co. Ltd.

    213,700       1,385,857  

RENOVA Inc.(b)

    154,200       1,324,816  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    2,419,200       13,354,610  

Resonac Holdings Corp.

    169,500       3,380,082  

Resorttrust Inc.

    114,500       1,990,420  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    648,500       5,097,206  

Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd.

    31,000       1,064,133  

Rinnai Corp.

    110,400       2,501,203  

Riso Kyoiku Co. Ltd.

    359,500       593,252  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    361,200       6,234,036  

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    195,600       4,002,294  

Rorze Corp.

    21,000       2,332,418  

Round One Corp.

    332,300       1,471,768  

Royal Holdings Co. Ltd.

    64,300       1,131,634  

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

    282,800       4,397,299  

Ryosan Co. Ltd.

    31,300       1,031,323  

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

    52,300       1,795,422  

Sakai Moving Service Co. Ltd.

    50,000       950,374  

Sakata Seed Corp.

    98,100       2,442,942  

SAMTY Co. Ltd.

    127,000       2,163,904  

Sangetsu Corp.

    154,300       3,398,666  

San-In Godo Bank Ltd. (The)

    195,500       1,378,679  

Sanken Electric Co. Ltd.

    40,800       1,874,481  

Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    51,800       3,168,428  

Sankyu Inc.

    56,700       2,119,574  

Sanrio Co. Ltd.

    77,100       3,219,479  

Sansan Inc.(b)

    92,600       862,034  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    312,300       3,154,955  

Sanwa Holdings Corp.

    200,300       3,061,421  

Sapporo Holdings Ltd.

    114,700       5,303,592  

Sato Holdings Corp.

    52,700       774,858  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Sawai Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    45,000     $ 1,703,250  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    275,600       6,770,295  

SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd.

    92,100       9,031,257  

SCSK Corp.

    119,700       2,350,263  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    227,300        16,497,509  

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

    162,500       2,391,610  

Seibu Holdings Inc.

    231,600       3,273,069  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    275,900       4,027,425  

Seiko Group Corp.

    43,900       783,180  

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd.

    160,500       2,343,916  

Seiren Co. Ltd.(a)

    89,200       1,497,098  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    388,700       5,549,679  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    650,000       14,673,226  

Sekisui House REIT Inc.

    6,154       3,273,241  

Seria Co. Ltd.

    95,900       1,757,386  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    883,400       34,889,721  

Seven Bank Ltd.

    1,094,000       2,290,095  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    325,200       4,211,373  

Sharp Corp./Japan(b)

    346,400       2,329,299  

Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd.

    52,700       1,277,708  

SHIFT Inc.(a)(b)

    16,300       2,938,455  

Shiga Bank Ltd. (The)

    66,400       1,650,979  

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    243,700       1,723,152  

Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd.

    65,300       664,074  

Shimadzu Corp.

    256,600       7,095,495  

Shimamura Co. Ltd.

    21,700       2,380,674  

Shimano Inc.

    88,300       12,677,699  

Shimizu Corp.

    450,900       3,018,381  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    2,116,600       83,313,992  

Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd.

    79,600       2,942,982  

Shinmaywa Industries Ltd.

    117,900       978,691  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    296,000       14,206,938  

Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc.

    121,500       1,843,988  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    457,300       12,748,009  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    417,500       3,815,952  

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

    84,800       3,777,037  

Shochiku Co. Ltd.

    14,700       1,008,938  

Shoei Foods Corp.

    46,800       1,421,154  

SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.

    261,900       1,378,209  

Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.

    231,600       3,778,358  

SMC Corp.

    66,100       36,794,201  

SMS Co. Ltd.

    95,400       1,722,935  

Snow Peak Inc.(a)

    152,400       919,886  

Socionext Inc.

    191,500       4,388,812  

SoftBank Corp.

    3,293,700       43,759,581  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    1,187,200       51,252,139  

Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd.

    235,000       1,282,862  

Sojitz Corp.

    234,620       5,537,363  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    336,300       17,437,639  

Sony Group Corp.

    1,457,800       142,963,979  

Sosei Group Corp.(b)

    129,600       1,258,008  

Sotetsu Holdings Inc.

    141,700       2,597,095  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    83,000       3,243,327  

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

    108,300       2,068,584  

Star Micronics Co. Ltd.

    123,000       1,467,904  

Subaru Corp.(a)

    669,200       13,350,077  

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

    36,500       1,743,957  

SUMCO Corp.

    355,300       5,386,497  

Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd.

    68,700       3,414,220  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,590,200       3,744,254  

Sumitomo Corp.

    1,250,400       28,756,495  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    745,800       9,912,876  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.

    174,300     $ 5,123,588  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

    83,300       2,161,176  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    270,700       7,481,789  

Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd.

    364,980       1,023,691  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    1,467,100        76,308,783  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    799,900       16,392,556  

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd.

    53,700       1,352,825  

Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd.

    200,600       588,856  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    305,600       9,610,855  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

    296,100       3,430,163  

Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd. (The)

    135,700       2,440,459  

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

    52,500       1,583,413  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    147,200       4,802,366  

Suruga Bank Ltd.

    248,000       1,445,275  

Suzuken Co. Ltd.

    57,200       1,775,544  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    420,900       18,906,263  

Sysmex Corp.

    200,400       10,856,126  

Systena Corp.

    459,500       928,781  

T Hasegawa Co. Ltd.

    85,100       1,909,690  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    594,900       9,850,797  

Tadano Ltd.

    133,200       1,084,313  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

    78,600       1,617,769  

Taikisha Ltd.

    38,200       1,139,003  

Taisei Corp.

    194,500       7,091,195  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.

    19,700       1,146,412  

Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    114,300       2,518,463  

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

    118,900       2,872,118  

Takara Bio Inc.

    156,100       1,326,976  

Takara Holdings Inc.

    334,200       2,827,475  

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd.

    94,600       2,185,848  

Takashimaya Co. Ltd.

    206,300       2,874,015  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    1,812,583       53,272,683  

Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    73,400       2,509,380  

Takuma Co. Ltd.

    121,900       1,434,311  

Tamron Co. Ltd.

    58,700       2,224,264  

TDK Corp.

    438,800       21,832,411  

TechnoPro Holdings Inc.

    109,900       2,533,724  

Teijin Ltd.

    204,300       1,879,434  

Terumo Corp.

    770,600       26,086,313  

THK Co. Ltd.

    101,200       1,945,735  

TIS Inc.

    237,800       5,289,109  

Toagosei Co. Ltd.

    168,400       1,611,878  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    204,200       5,407,881  

Toda Corp.

    274,000       1,727,576  

Toei Animation Co. Ltd.

    10,300       1,378,102  

Toei Co. Ltd.

    12,400       1,740,256  

Toho Bank Ltd. (The)

    515,300       1,092,814  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    100,800       3,283,534  

Toho Gas Co. Ltd.

    92,300       1,854,297  

Toho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    89,200       1,931,937  

Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.(a)

    49,200       654,433  

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

    441,800       2,949,368  

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.

    247,900       1,743,448  

Tokai Rika Co. Ltd.

    71,800       1,135,951  

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc.

    789,700       3,046,294  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    2,066,400       54,485,640  

Tokuyama Corp.

    73,500       1,178,136  

Tokyo Century Corp.

    154,400       1,715,597  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(b)

    1,787,200       9,515,326  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    549,400       101,953,487  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    425,900       9,783,716  

Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group Inc.

    22,100       646,455  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    129,000     $ 2,946,424  

Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd.

    55,500       3,594,940  

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    150,300       1,815,339  

Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.

    168,600       2,598,450  

Tokyotokeiba Co. Ltd.

    28,500       892,590  

Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd.

    179,800       1,000,843  

Tokyu Corp.

    540,100       6,337,684  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

    519,200       3,472,187  

Tokyu REIT Inc.

    1,919       2,237,735  

TOMONY Holdings Inc.(a)

    271,900       748,705  

Tomy Co. Ltd.

    194,100       3,184,524  

Topcon Corp.

    182,300       2,094,379  

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

    274,700       7,571,951  

Toray Industries Inc.

    1,430,300       7,146,391  

Toridoll Holdings Corp.

    89,100       2,727,812  

Toshiba TEC Corp.

    49,200       1,020,683  

Tosoh Corp.

    225,700       2,910,320  

Totetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    53,600       1,100,571  

TOTO Ltd.

    138,700       3,753,953  

Towa Corp.

    30,900       1,594,133  

Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    74,400       1,301,955  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

    168,400       2,674,947  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    99,400       5,175,904  

Toyo Tire Corp.

    147,000       2,434,071  

Toyobo Co. Ltd.

    119,800       899,151  

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.

    102,500       1,979,115  

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

    84,300       1,389,038  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    165,500       13,997,841  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    12,321,400        246,031,435  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    234,400       15,360,566  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan(b)

    142,900       8,175,218  

Tri Chemical Laboratories Inc.

    84,800       2,091,221  

Trusco Nakayama Corp.

    70,000       1,195,907  

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    124,100       1,571,968  

Tsubakimoto Chain Co.

    45,100       1,304,312  

Tsuburaya Fields Holdings Inc.

    82,200       1,012,749  

Tsumura & Co.

    95,600       1,729,614  

Tsuruha Holdings Inc.

    41,500       3,284,087  

UACJ Corp.

    45,300       1,251,244  

UBE Corp.

    104,200       1,732,378  

Ulvac Inc.

    66,700       3,264,527  

Unicharm Corp.

    454,400       15,635,163  

United Arrows Ltd.

    45,500       596,691  

United Urban Investment Corp.

    2,853       2,888,738  

Universal Entertainment Corp.

    39,100       565,499  

Ushio Inc.

    172,000       2,409,591  

USS Co. Ltd.

    217,000       4,103,775  

UT Group Co. Ltd.(b)

    51,200       820,325  

Valor Holdings Co. Ltd.

    53,200       908,908  

Vector Inc.

    110,900       890,574  

Vision Inc./Tokyo Japan(a)(b)

    129,500       1,027,963  

Visional Inc.(a)(b)

    38,800       2,428,365  

Wacom Co. Ltd.

    348,300       1,605,080  

Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd.

    139,200       2,348,141  

West Holdings Corp.

    48,800       1,122,459  

West Japan Railway Co.

    229,100       9,541,904  

W-Scope Corp.(a)(b)

    92,000       475,278  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    295,200       6,447,636  

Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd.

    662,400       2,023,353  

Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc.

    286,000       2,718,449  

Yamaha Corp.

    144,800       3,184,233  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,051,500       9,938,511  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    284,900     $ 4,924,902  

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

    59,100       3,271,409  

Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd.

    161,500       3,829,542  

Yaoko Co. Ltd.

    38,400       2,215,597  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    284,300       10,714,214  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    236,500       4,647,390  

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The)

    125,500       2,970,294  

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.

    130,300       2,905,733  

Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd.

    52,800       1,964,868  

Zenrin Co. Ltd.

    35,700       214,704  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    113,800       5,572,639  

Zeon Corp.

    154,900       1,405,318  

Zojirushi Corp.

    105,100       1,017,169  

ZOZO Inc.

    134,700       2,949,459  
   

 

 

 
       5,342,835,395  
Kazakhstan — 0.0%            

Polymetal International PLC(b)(d)

    318,811       35  
   

 

 

 
Kuwait — 0.2%            

Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC(b)

    1,826,931       3,437,720  

Boubyan Bank KSCP

    2,289,883       4,564,039  

Boubyan Petrochemicals Co. KSCP

    768,125       1,485,511  

Gulf Bank KSCP

    3,950,396       3,718,151  

Humansoft Holding Co. KSC

    142,143       1,586,917  

Kuwait Finance House KSCP

    10,159,796       25,465,570  

Mabanee Co. KPSC

    1,009,207       2,527,120  

Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSCP

    2,774,498       4,741,847  

National Bank of Kuwait SAKP

    8,863,378       28,221,197  

National Industries Group Holding SAK

    3,101,549       2,403,675  
   

 

 

 
      78,151,747  
Malaysia — 0.4%            

AFFIN Bank Bhd

    373,000       207,276  

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd

    1,765,400       1,279,639  

AMMB Holdings Bhd

    2,489,100       2,228,493  

Axiata Group Bhd

    3,305,200       1,904,335  

British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd(a)

    181,000       347,459  

Bursa Malaysia Bhd

    1,160,100       1,838,402  

Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd

    222,900       906,680  

CELCOMDIGI Bhd

    3,865,900       3,463,331  

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

    7,476,600       9,847,752  

Dialog Group Bhd

    5,095,878       1,970,770  

Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd

    174,600       1,022,499  

Gamuda Bhd(a)

    2,671,000       2,851,702  

Gas Malaysia Bhd

    141,200       97,538  

Genting Bhd

    2,282,800       2,274,151  

Genting Malaysia Bhd

    3,463,400       1,973,389  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd(b)

    2,108,300       1,220,220  

Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd

    1,331,480       744,228  

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

    622,300       2,525,548  

IHH Healthcare Bhd

    2,828,700       3,649,586  

IJM Corp. Bhd

    3,885,300       1,834,548  

Inari Amertron Bhd

    4,001,600       2,678,800  

IOI Corp. Bhd

    2,318,900       1,955,183  

Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd(a)

    1,709,500       740,904  

KPJ Healthcare Bhd

    7,465,300       2,540,077  

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd(a)

    450,900       2,114,532  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    6,293,100       12,309,289  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

    1,231,700       2,002,857  

Malaysian Resources Corp. Bhd

    3,320,900       454,715  

Maxis Bhd(a)

    2,673,000       2,147,442  

MISC Bhd

    1,262,300       1,959,374  

MR DIY Group M Bhd(c)

    6,901,350       2,013,502  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Malaysia (continued)            

My EG Services Bhd

    15,637,500     $ 2,573,175  

Nationgate Holdings Bhd, NVS

    339,000       97,682  

Nestle Malaysia Bhd

    95,100       2,402,632  

Pentamaster Corp. Bhd

    2,126,700       1,810,877  

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd

    2,981,300       4,261,206  

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

    343,000       1,547,488  

Petronas Gas Bhd

    675,500       2,533,482  

PPB Group Bhd

    943,280       2,883,685  

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd

    4,335,800       4,339,448  

Public Bank Bhd

    16,216,200       15,032,688  

QL Resources Bhd

    2,109,000       2,599,465  

RHB Bank Bhd

    1,641,798       1,942,238  

Sam Engineering & Equipment M Bhd

    112,700       84,346  

Sime Darby Bhd

    3,429,200       1,759,476  

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd

    2,853,000       2,660,524  

Sime Darby Property Bhd

    6,519,200       1,058,776  

SP Setia Bhd Group(a)

    1,146,300       217,375  

Sunway REIT(a)

    4,132,500       1,380,412  

Supermax Corp. Bhd(a)

    2,489,177       492,047  

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

    1,530,200       1,912,411  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    2,820,100       6,391,432  

TIME dotCom Bhd

    1,583,900       1,841,744  

Top Glove Corp. Bhd(b)

    6,480,600       1,272,323  

VS Industry Bhd

    5,546,700       843,931  

Yinson Holdings Bhd

    3,432,240       1,864,875  

YTL Power International Bhd

    2,433,000       2,105,896  
   

 

 

 
       139,013,855  
Mexico — 0.7%            

Alsea SAB de CV(b)

    702,300       2,744,485  

America Movil SAB de CV

    23,135,800       20,902,402  

Arca Continental SAB de CV

    465,400       5,287,954  

Banco del Bajio SA(c)

    792,700       3,015,774  

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV

    668,000       1,353,349  

Cemex SAB de CV, NVS(b)

    19,300,712       16,035,801  

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

    521,600       4,965,830  

Controladora Vuela Cia. de Aviacion SAB de CV, Class A(a)(b)

    1,301,000       1,040,105  

Corp Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV

    1,085,700       4,128,581  

FIBRA Macquarie Mexico(a)(c)

    1,179,000       2,261,208  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

    4,056,900       6,896,836  

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

    2,277,800       30,892,534  

GCC SAB de CV

    202,900       2,343,226  

Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV, Class B

    916,500       751,880  

Gentera SAB de CV

    1,343,800       1,827,752  

Gruma SAB de CV, Class B

    209,430       3,920,538  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV, Class B

    327,812       3,001,094  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, Class B

    440,400       6,856,182  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B

    258,255       7,528,355  

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Series A

    1,793,900       8,183,890  

Grupo Carso SAB de CV, Series A1

    571,000       5,353,197  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

    2,996,000       30,472,635  

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV, Class O(b)

    2,606,300       7,700,105  

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

    3,705,000       19,117,511  

Grupo Televisa SAB, CPO(a)

    2,725,500       1,643,709  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV(a)(b)

    210,735       2,771,273  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

    1,763,200       4,019,869  

Nemak SAB de CV(b)(c)

    2,029,177       493,987  

Operadora De Sites Mexicanos SAB de CV

    2,247,355       2,441,713  
Security   Shares     Value  
Mexico (continued)            

Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV

    1,179,178     $ 2,351,299  

Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV

    653,932       2,694,907  

Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV

    310,045       3,050,642  

Qualitas Controladora SAB de CV

    323,800       3,577,857  

Regional SAB de CV

    289,900       2,690,731  

Sitios Latinoamerica SAB de CV(a)(b)

    1,660,965       623,411  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

    6,184,600       25,551,922  
   

 

 

 
       248,492,544  
Netherlands — 3.0%            

Aalberts NV

    126,679       5,037,810  

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    494,127       7,272,256  

Adyen NV(b)(c)

    25,320       31,756,007  

Aegon Ltd.

    2,031,229       11,983,107  

AerCap Holdings NV(b)

    243,091       18,611,047  

Akzo Nobel NV

    201,034       15,441,918  

Alfen NV(a)(b)(c)

    32,091       1,940,656  

Allfunds Group PLC

    377,758       2,708,220  

AMG Critical Materials NV

    44,126       936,433  

Arcadis NV

    95,881       5,264,005  

ASM International NV

    54,586       30,253,396  

ASML Holding NV

    468,548       406,506,566  

ASR Nederland NV

    170,038       8,013,294  

Basic-Fit NV(a)(b)(c)

    61,261       1,773,790  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    92,293       13,869,634  

Brunel International NV

    38,650       429,962  

Corbion NV

    80,130       1,551,666  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    748,437       7,582,589  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

    80,113       1,794,851  

EXOR NV, NVS

    108,123       10,461,171  

Ferrovial SE

    589,520       22,481,478  

Flow Traders Ltd., NVS

    37,726       677,606  

Fugro NV(b)

    142,014       2,621,981  

Heineken Holding NV

    154,177       12,936,626  

Heineken NV

    334,858       33,685,210  

IMCD NV

    69,985       10,682,561  

ING Groep NV

    4,140,173       58,825,503  

InPost SA(b)

    287,945       4,324,882  

Iveco Group NV(b)

    291,539       3,111,116  

JDE Peet’s NV

    109,156       2,694,556  

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV(a)(b)(c)

    238,718       3,604,491  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    1,098,240       30,885,970  

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

    493,779       1,363,218  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    3,632,966       12,358,408  

Koninklijke Philips NV(b)

    937,401       19,831,240  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

    86,526       2,702,956  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, NVS(a)

    89,383       322,921  

MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class A

    464,598       1,185,939  

NEPI Rockcastle NV

    501,261       3,375,563  

NN Group NV

    305,128       12,506,657  

NSI NV

    73,862       1,580,489  

OCI NV

    119,150       3,403,399  

Pharming Group NV(b)

    1,405,399       1,771,761  

PostNL NV

    648,967       945,675  

Prosus NV

    1,709,395       50,857,367  

Qiagen NV, NVS

    252,118       10,938,593  

Randstad NV

    118,076       6,713,825  

SBM Offshore NV

    121,249       1,543,605  

Signify NV(c)

    136,722       4,099,561  

Technip Energies NV

    142,380       2,947,348  

TKH Group NV

    49,868       2,008,071  

TomTom NV(a)(b)

    145,174       982,960  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Netherlands (continued)            

Universal Music Group NV

    962,974     $ 28,386,281  

Van Lanschot Kempen NV

    54,433       1,638,849  

Vastned Retail NV

    50,448       1,113,532  

Wereldhave NV

    64,175       961,268  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    289,891       42,734,873  
   

 

 

 
       985,994,717  
New Zealand — 0.2%            

Air New Zealand Ltd.

    1,561,059       605,915  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    1,322,272       6,817,493  

Contact Energy Ltd.

    911,042       4,493,976  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    183,726       4,207,382  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    702,945       10,152,661  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

    990,205       2,735,788  

Goodman Property Trust

    1,471,560       2,014,860  

Infratil Ltd.

    1,055,366       6,808,149  

Kiwi Property Group Ltd.

    1,670,611       888,410  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    947,470       3,909,202  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    1,692,085       5,732,427  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.(b)

    786,805       2,733,292  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    2,311,292       7,508,910  
   

 

 

 
      58,608,465  
Norway — 0.6%            

Adevinta ASA(b)

    398,839       4,285,227  

Aker ASA, Class A

    37,801       2,246,199  

Aker BP ASA

    400,899       10,640,492  

Atea ASA

    168,705       2,248,919  

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    166,185       1,204,719  

Bakkafrost P/F

    57,015       3,184,184  

Borr Drilling Ltd.(a)

    289,792       1,795,451  

Borregaard ASA

    178,234       3,040,260  

BW LPG Ltd.(c)

    197,927       2,442,742  

BW Offshore Ltd.

    250,263       573,947  

Crayon Group Holding ASA(a)(b)(c)

    103,571       870,700  

DNB Bank ASA

    1,048,473       20,382,011  

DNOASA

    1,566,614       1,372,833  

Elkem ASA(c)

    385,640       800,206  

Entra ASA(c)

    128,693       1,409,630  

Equinor ASA

    1,033,110       29,564,595  

Europris ASA(c)

    373,872       2,802,209  

Flex LNG Ltd.

    89,754       2,676,256  

Frontline PLC, NVS

    181,994       4,068,050  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    164,364       2,643,708  

Golden Ocean Group Ltd.

    167,913       1,770,684  

Grieg Seafood ASA

    159,162       998,806  

Hafnia Ltd.

    412,032       2,996,239  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    130,406       6,645,925  

Leroy Seafood Group ASA

    315,022       1,265,230  

Mowi ASA

    501,285       9,023,293  

MPC Container Ships ASA

    459,027       690,014  

NEL ASA(a)(b)

    3,036,058       1,515,776  

Nordic Semiconductor ASA(a)(b)

    192,900       1,936,982  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    1,473,748       8,636,904  

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA(a)(b)

    1,131,462       1,385,277  

Orkla ASA

    843,680       6,608,651  

PGS ASA(b)

    1,248,775       781,395  

Protector Forsikring ASA

    105,446       1,890,904  

Salmar ASA

    81,821       4,541,918  

Scatec ASA(b)(c)

    171,886       1,278,086  

Schibsted ASA, Class A

    76,087       2,334,118  

Schibsted ASA, Class B

    113,004       3,242,730  

Seadrill Ltd.(a)(b)

    50,764       2,185,020  
Security   Shares     Value  
Norway (continued)            

SpareBank 1 SMN

    167,140     $ 2,275,545  

SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA

    257,438       3,122,036  

Storebrand ASA

    506,650       4,555,371  

Subsea 7 SA

    281,022       3,787,609  

Telenor ASA

    749,153       8,312,644  

TGS ASA

    164,961       1,606,350  

TOMRA Systems ASA

    294,592       2,959,111  

Veidekke ASA

    190,044       1,734,695  

Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA

    164,091       1,595,203  

Yara International ASA

    185,221       6,122,044  
   

 

 

 
       194,050,898  
Peru — 0.1%            

Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR

    229,143       3,476,100  

Credicorp Ltd.

    76,705       11,385,323  

Southern Copper Corp.

    94,211       7,734,723  
   

 

 

 
      22,596,146  
Philippines — 0.2%            

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.

    2,739,700       2,358,366  

Alliance Global Group Inc.

    3,269,600       658,625  

Ayala Corp.

    322,975       3,891,581  

Ayala Land Inc.

    9,546,730       5,769,143  

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    1,487,061       2,914,003  

BDO Unibank Inc.

    3,328,552       8,568,651  

Bloomberry Resorts Corp.(b)

    7,387,300       1,467,093  

Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc.(b)

    3,211,500       528,431  

GT Capital Holdings Inc.

    111,648       1,319,864  

International Container Terminal Services Inc.

    1,443,410       6,241,313  

JG Summit Holdings Inc.

    4,019,417       2,734,589  

Jollibee Foods Corp.

    642,090       2,897,075  

Manila Electric Co.

    258,470       1,663,154  

Manila Water Co. Inc.

    2,673,700       853,950  

Megaworld Corp.

    8,590,500       299,092  

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

    2,242,367       2,271,387  

MREIT Inc.

    282,300       69,202  

PLDT Inc.

    95,885       2,168,353  

Semirara Mining & Power Corp., Class A

    462,200       254,520  

SM Investments Corp.

    333,565       5,325,265  

SM Prime Holdings Inc.

    13,276,100       8,077,208  

Universal Robina Corp.

    1,157,980       2,296,576  
   

 

 

 
      62,627,441  
Poland — 0.3%            

Alior Bank SA(b)

    147,265       2,769,884  

Allegro.eu SA (b)(c)

    512,020       3,865,290  

Asseco Poland SA

    122,756       2,236,164  

Bank Millennium SA(b)

    954,190       1,997,744  

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA

    208,995       8,039,220  

Budimex SA

    14,814       2,537,968  

CCC SA(b)

    63,894       928,476  

CD Projekt SA

    81,912       2,138,135  

Cyfrowy Polsat SA(a)(b)

    373,332       1,010,594  

Dino Polska SA(b)(c)

    65,299       7,047,565  

Enea SA(b)

    278,887       663,137  

Eurocash SA

    80,374       304,318  

Grupa Azoty SA(a)(b)

    73,664       439,551  

Grupa Kety SA

    11,211       1,906,800  

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

    153,957       4,289,340  

KRUK SA

    21,119       2,391,120  

LPP SA

    1,178       4,580,613  

mBank SA(a)(b)

    19,227       2,555,721  

Orange Polska SA

    864,469       1,846,470  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Poland (continued)            

ORLEN SA

    716,696     $ 11,175,031  

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA(b)

    1,148,062       2,417,527  

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank
Polski SA

    1,042,717       13,230,024  

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA

    706,506       8,506,447  

Santander Bank Polska SA

    38,480       4,660,629  

Tauron Polska Energia SA(b)

    1,311,404       1,198,777  
   

 

 

 
       92,736,545  
Portugal — 0.1%            

Altri SGPS SA

    325,060       1,584,577  

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R(b)

    9,778,585       2,844,555  

CTT-Correios de Portugal SA

    184,438       731,816  

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    3,629,857       16,190,747  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    395,908       6,232,282  

Greenvolt Energias Renovaveis SA(a)(b)

    175,827       1,535,332  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    312,272       7,102,102  

Navigator Co. SA (The)

    433,700       1,787,076  

NOS SGPS SA

    924,827       3,278,231  

REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais
SGPS SA

    780,367       1,917,344  

Sonae SGPS SA

    2,805,571       2,712,228  
   

 

 

 
      45,916,290  
Qatar — 0.2%            

Barwa Real Estate Co.

    3,421,302       2,701,523  

Commercial Bank PSQC (The)

    3,496,961       5,031,189  

Doha Bank QPSC

    2,266,514       1,058,319  

Dukhan Bank

    1,520,184       1,631,729  

Industries Qatar QSC

    2,063,580       6,777,464  

Masraf Al Rayan QSC

    6,733,659       4,337,690  

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co.

    5,428,088       2,501,492  

Ooredoo QPSC

    1,093,416       3,209,313  

Qatar Aluminum Manufacturing Co.

    5,252,335       1,844,188  

Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC

    887,070       4,213,429  

Qatar Fuel QSC

    159,780       687,313  

Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd.

    2,933,763       2,791,410  

Qatar International Islamic Bank QSC

    896,423       2,562,467  

Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ

    1,864,959       9,975,779  

Qatar National Bank QPSC

    5,260,886       22,349,407  

Qatar Navigation QSC

    615,521       1,747,536  

United Development Co. QSC

    1,908,304       543,224  

Vodafone Qatar QSC

    4,489,707       2,337,530  
   

 

 

 
      76,301,002  
Russia — 0.0%            

Aeroflot PJSC(b)(d)

    2,248,580       250  

Alrosa PJSC(d)

    2,008,230       223  

Detsky Mir PJSC(b)(c)(d)

    1,459,210       162  

Gazprom PJSC(b)(d)

    12,460,440       1,385  

Inter RAO UES PJSC(d)

    41,474,100       4,609  

LUKOIL PJSC(d)

    449,912       50  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC(d)

    67,010       7  

Mobile TeleSystems PJSC(d)

    1,079,812       120  

Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC(d)

    1,165,970       130  

Novatek PJSC(d)

    970,220       108  

Novolipetsk Steel PJSC(b)(d)

    1,277,300       142  

Ozon Holdings PLC, ADR(b)(d)

    48,614       5  

PhosAgro PJSC(d)

    54,047       6  

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR(b)(d)(e)

    2        

PhosAgro PJSC, New(d)

    1,044       10  

Polyus PJSC(b)(d)

    29,956       3  

Rosneft Oil Co. PJSC(d)

    1,203,679       134  

Rostelecom PJSC(d)

    1,886,690       210  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC(d)

    10,330,470       1,148  
Security   Shares     Value  
Russia (continued)            

Severstal PAO(b)(d)

    165,788     $ 18  

Sistema AFK PAO(d)

    5,373,780       597  

Surgutneftegas PJSC(d)

    7,375,600       820  

Tatneft PJSC(d)

    1,491,585       166  

TCS Group Holding PLC, GDR(b)(d)(e)

    134,948       15  

Unipro PJSC(b)(d)

    16,577,000       1,842  

United Co. RUSAL International PJSC(b)(d)

    2,395,510       266  

VK Co. Ltd.(b)(d)

    113,735       13  

VTB Bank PJSC(b)(d)

    3,435,870,000       382  

X5 Retail Group NV, GDR(b)(d)

    128,602       14  

Yandex NV(b)(d)

    338,783       38  
   

 

 

 
      12,873  
Saudi Arabia — 1.2%            

Abdullah Al Othaim Markets Co.

    756,999       2,767,995  

ACWA Power Co.

    114,806       7,330,967  

Advanced Petrochemical Co.

    198,356       2,011,856  

Al Rajhi Bank

    2,307,894       51,518,907  

Aldrees Petroleum and Transport Services Co.

    104,224       4,485,509  

Alinma Bank

    1,266,850       13,953,421  

Almarai Co. JSC

    230,638       3,511,754  

Alujain Corp.(b)

    126,114       1,388,992  

Arab National Bank

    728,354       4,843,087  

Arabian Internet & Communications Services Co.

    20,169       1,759,760  

Arriyadh Development Co.

    265,614       1,549,682  

Bank AlBilad

    696,874       8,261,976  

Bank Al-Jazira(b)

    560,736       3,012,747  

Banque Saudi Fransi

    698,071       7,424,143  

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.

    87,350       4,809,425  

City Cement Co.

    215,928       1,011,792  

Co. for Cooperative Insurance (The)

    134,714       4,401,378  

Dallah Healthcare Co.

    40,235       1,772,439  

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate
Development Co.(b)

    838,970       2,899,633  

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co.

    102,039       7,887,839  

Elm Co.

    35,500       8,521,551  

Emaar Economic City(b)

    543,058       1,150,095  

Etihad Etisalat Co.

    485,423       6,743,964  

Jarir Marketing Co.

    693,117       2,816,752  

Leejam Sports Co. JSC

    48,470       2,497,108  

Middle East Healthcare Co.(b)

    54,000       1,437,082  

Mobile Telecommunications Co.
Saudi Arabia

    723,257       2,572,798  

Mouwasat Medical Services Co.

    167,303       5,287,287  

Nahdi Medical Co.

    38,527       1,444,727  

National Gas & Industrialization Co.

    155,809       2,829,416  

National Industrialization Co.(b)

    559,430       1,741,851  

Power & Water Utility Co. for Jubail & Yanbu

    116,661       1,924,072  

Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co.(b)

    684,389       1,664,695  

Reinet Investments SCA

    193,442       4,848,216  

Riyad Bank

    1,675,934       12,648,813  

SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.

    289,548       9,872,364  

Sahara International Petrochemical Co.

    505,743       4,234,581  

Saudi Airlines Catering Co.

    100,499       3,087,247  

Saudi Arabian Mining Co.(b)

    1,540,355       19,008,788  

Saudi Arabian Oil Co.(c)

    3,022,959       24,625,297  

Saudi Aramco Base Oil Co.

    60,153       2,335,653  

Saudi Awwal Bank

    1,120,734       10,706,772  

Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

    1,030,369        21,359,130  

Saudi Cement Co.

    110,169       1,414,532  

Saudi Chemical Co. Holding

    1,648,707       2,032,035  

Saudi Electricity Co.

    1,071,026       5,404,317  

Saudi Ground Services Co.(b)

    211,201       2,343,083  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Saudi Arabia (continued)            

Saudi Industrial Investment Group

    375,393     $ 2,028,517  

Saudi Investment Bank (The)

    380,703       1,580,822  

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co.(b)

    960,167       2,345,483  

Saudi National Bank (The)

    3,519,628       38,010,323  

Saudi Public Transport Co.(b)

    240,850       1,293,858  

Saudi Research & Media Group(b)

    48,709       2,693,141  

Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Co.

    49,016       2,699,277  

Saudi Telecom Co.

    2,226,671       24,229,750  

Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Co.

    33,190       3,186,155  

Savola Group (The)

    283,298       3,395,708  

Seera Group Holding(b)

    217,425       1,716,162  

Southern Province Cement Co.

    95,239       982,082  

United Electronics Co.

    122,848       2,915,913  

United International Transportation Co.

    130,027       2,873,764  

Yamama Cement Co.

    208,525       1,688,237  

Yanbu Cement Co.

    162,403       1,320,842  

Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.

    282,852       2,892,988  
   

 

 

 
       397,008,550  
Singapore — 0.9%            

AEM Holdings Ltd.(a)

    851,400       1,694,180  

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    3,476,048       7,533,385  

CapitaLand Ascott Trust

    3,331,965       2,375,469  

CapitaLand China Trust(a)

    2,763,441       1,716,493  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    6,099,628       9,093,120  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore

    2,824,500       6,200,589  

CDL Hospitality Trusts(a)

    2,363,681       1,810,511  

City Developments Ltd.

    742,000       3,367,782  

ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd.

    2,209,000       2,297,546  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    2,070,200       49,033,273  

ESR-LOGOS REIT(a)

    15,678,847       3,623,140  

First Resources Ltd.

    1,134,100       1,248,173  

Frasers Centrepoint Trust

    2,217,762       3,793,307  

Frasers Hospitality Trust

    1,831,900       634,986  

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust

    3,034,713       2,526,218  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    5,827,900       4,376,777  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

    9,389,100       1,889,718  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(b)

    2,112,581       6,485,624  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, Class U

    8,100,500       1,213,107  

iFAST Corp. Ltd.

    192,500       1,055,590  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    136,600       2,635,837  

Keppel DC REIT(a)

    1,737,063       2,181,091  

Keppel Infrastructure Trust(a)

    11,738,536       4,411,397  

Keppel Ltd.

    1,620,500       8,610,949  

Keppel REIT

    3,236,780       2,225,985  

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    2,128,760       3,877,228  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    3,944,456       4,535,633  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    2,339,493       2,533,470  

Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)

    53,277       241,345  

NetLink NBN Trust

    5,808,800       3,658,916  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    3,833,150       36,665,496  

Parkway Life REIT

    1,250,500       3,276,963  

Raffles Medical Group Ltd.(a)

    1,560,000       1,172,279  

SATS Ltd.(b)

    1,356,797       2,770,224  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    421,083       16,060,106  

Seatrium Ltd.(b)

    52,933,597       3,928,371  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    1,204,900       5,070,808  

Sheng Siong Group Ltd.

    2,062,900       2,395,529  

SIA Engineering Co. Ltd.

    542,100       927,442  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(a)

    1,700,900       8,442,047  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    729,300       5,092,435  

Singapore Post Ltd.

    2,599,500       794,480  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    1,884,700       5,222,386  
Security   Shares     Value  
Singapore (continued)            

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    9,145,900     $ 16,321,249  

Starhill Global REIT

    4,370,700       1,677,906  

StarHub Ltd.(a)

    836,100       660,653  

Suntec REIT(a)

    1,775,900       1,569,946  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    1,422,000       29,973,683  

UOL Group Ltd.

    300,600       1,395,859  

Venture Corp. Ltd.

    229,700       2,288,401  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    1,971,000       4,826,364  

Yangzijiang Financial Holding Ltd.

    2,629,300       615,056  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    2,703,800       3,375,477  

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.(a)(b)

    925,900       357,805  
   

 

 

 
       301,761,804  
South Africa — 0.8%            

Absa Group Ltd.

    899,313       7,852,367  

Adcock Ingram Holdings Ltd.

    117,088       350,216  

AECI Ltd.

    235,019       1,266,128  

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

    214,612       2,126,117  

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

    71,587       3,030,730  

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.

    445,217       4,615,180  

AVI Ltd.

    463,847       2,063,497  

Barloworld Ltd.

    301,395       1,205,741  

Bid Corp. Ltd.

    424,698       10,301,408  

Bidvest Group Ltd. (The)

    307,287       4,051,150  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

    99,611       10,609,272  

Clicks Group Ltd.

    307,015       4,934,869  

Coronation Fund Managers Ltd.(a)

    234,318       390,011  

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Ltd.(a)(c)

    485,815       782,078  

Discovery Ltd.

    605,571       4,480,692  

Exxaro Resources Ltd.

    307,627       3,064,772  

FirstRand Ltd.

    5,703,287       20,655,711  

Foschini Group Ltd. (The)

    409,430       2,479,019  

Gold Fields Ltd.

    1,077,337       15,896,395  

Grindrod Ltd.

    330,934       215,114  

Growthpoint Properties Ltd.

    3,289,257       2,081,864  

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.

    663,764       4,149,016  

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    981,422       3,809,539  

Investec Ltd.

    430,468       2,848,711  

JSE Ltd.

    187,091       867,579  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

    80,456       2,376,444  

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,761,189       1,739,318  

Momentum Metropolitan Holdings

    1,623,752       1,818,672  

Motus Holdings Ltd.

    291,141       1,629,363  

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

    291,059       2,663,643  

MTN Group Ltd.

    1,989,374       10,151,678  

MultiChoice Group(b)

    432,771       1,733,627  

Naspers Ltd., Class N

    221,182       37,062,412  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

    483,026       5,611,332  

Netcare Ltd.

    1,606,630       1,221,974  

Ninety One Ltd.

    260,314       577,008  

Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd.

    434,070       2,924,249  

Oceana Group Ltd.

    81,738       315,312  

Old Mutual Ltd.

    4,498,379       2,993,584  

OUTsurance Group Ltd., NVS

    1,174,715       2,625,815  

Pepkor Holdings Ltd.(c)

    1,666,654       1,718,062  

Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.

    761,178       951,345  

PSG Financial Services Ltd.

    856,118       720,653  

Redefine Properties Ltd.

    7,548,997       1,674,508  

Remgro Ltd.

    536,292       4,517,198  

Resilient REIT Ltd.

    506,703       1,276,061  

Reunert Ltd.

    341,293       1,096,658  

Sanlam Ltd.

    2,162,608       8,250,773  

Sappi Ltd.

    790,987       1,882,568  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Africa (continued)            

Sasol Ltd.

    646,271     $ 5,613,321  

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

    604,141       8,760,488  

Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.

    3,203,507       3,860,669  

SPAR Group Ltd. (The)(b)

    233,409       1,399,394  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

    1,490,090       15,896,946  

Super Group Ltd./South Africa

    685,997       1,025,927  

Telkom SA SOC Ltd.(b)

    573,779       865,457  

Thungela Resources Ltd.

    172,475       1,104,724  

Tiger Brands Ltd.(a)

    179,522       2,012,449  

Truworths International Ltd.(a)

    605,747       2,525,874  

Vodacom Group Ltd.

    721,410       3,597,321  

Vukile Property Fund Ltd.

    962,949       779,206  

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd.(b)

    62,512       435,222  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd./South Africa

    1,038,109       3,846,368  
   

 

 

 
       263,382,799  
South Korea — 3.2%            

ABLBio Inc.(b)

    65,854       1,077,878  

Advanced Nano Products Co. Ltd.(b)

    18,540       1,313,422  

AfreecaTV Co. Ltd.(b)

    22,594       1,753,648  

Ahnlab Inc.(b)

    9,246       502,999  

Alteogen Inc.(b)

    57,835       3,339,081  

Amorepacific Corp.(b)

    33,978       2,997,195  

Amorepacific Group(b)

    37,582       690,590  

Asiana Airlines Inc.(b)

    56,186       510,579  

BGF retail Co. Ltd.(b)

    10,381       1,098,703  

BH Co. Ltd.(b)

    46,296       630,418  

Bioneer Corp.(b)

    27,074       508,457  

BNK Financial Group Inc.

    271,388       1,526,364  

Celltrion Inc.

    181,093       24,300,976  

Celltrion Pharm Inc.(b)

    25,793       1,964,895  

Chabiotech Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    117,876       1,603,495  

Cheil Worldwide Inc.

    92,276       1,270,029  

Chunbo Co. Ltd.(b)

    15,308       945,997  

CJ CGV Co. Ltd.(b)

    141,398       583,451  

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

    8,850       1,932,577  

CJ Corp.(b)

    17,023       1,195,672  

CJ ENM Co. Ltd.(b)

    12,026       642,390  

CJ Logistics Corp.(b)

    12,006       1,221,828  

Com2uSCorp.

    16,482       561,803  

Cosmax Inc.(b)

    19,994       1,734,830  

CosmoAM&T Co. Ltd.(b)

    32,364       3,199,373  

Cosmochemical Co. Ltd.(b)

    44,890       953,588  

Coway Co. Ltd.(b)

    63,025       2,614,258  

CS Wind Corp.

    33,624       1,432,117  

Daejoo Electronic Materials Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    21,452       1,106,233  

Daesang Corp.(a)(b)

    39,383       548,146  

Daewoo Engineering & Construction
Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    241,803       711,087  

Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(b)

    8,311       687,031  

Dawonsys Co. Ltd.(b)

    66,643       732,968  

DB HiTek Co. Ltd.(b)

    52,456       1,944,663  

DB Insurance Co. Ltd.(b)

    54,734       3,610,572  

Dentium Co. Ltd.(b)

    15,778       1,334,576  

DGB Financial Group Inc.(b)

    241,460       1,629,329  

DL E&C Co. Ltd.(b)

    38,403       1,194,483  

DL Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    15,194       639,386  

Dong-A Socio Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,791       944,411  

Dong-A ST Co. Ltd.(b)

    20,308       1,035,658  

Dongjin Semichem Co. Ltd.(b)

    85,398       2,458,575  

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd/New(b)

    50,668       431,473  

Doosan Bobcat Inc.

    55,080       2,097,668  

Doosan Enerbility Co. Ltd.(b)

    513,288       5,929,478  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

Doosan Fuel Cell Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    68,205     $ 1,054,813  

DoubleUGames Co. Ltd.(b)

    19,485       612,780  

Douzone Bizon Co. Ltd.(b)

    28,706       1,027,558  

Ecopro BM Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    58,516       9,288,348  

Ecopro Co. Ltd.(b)

    23,516       8,771,626  

Ecopro HN Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    28,083       1,211,679  

E-MART Inc.(b)

    22,398       1,303,245  

Eo Technics Co. Ltd.(b)

    18,581       2,377,048  

F&F Co. Ltd./New(b)

    23,270       1,235,783  

Fila Holdings Corp.

    64,637       1,969,100  

Foosung Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    113,104       698,508  

GC Cell Corp.(b)

    32,694       979,866  

GemVax & Kael Co. Ltd.(b)

    81,933       778,464  

Grand Korea Leisure Co. Ltd.(b)

    75,258       715,867  

Green Cross Corp.(b)

    11,370       918,076  

Green Cross Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    36,406       403,038  

GS Engineering & Construction Corp.(b)

    116,984       1,318,856  

GS Holdings Corp.(b)

    61,303       2,125,947  

GS Retail Co. Ltd.(b)

    38,934       649,782  

Hana Financial Group Inc.

    362,909        12,976,696  

Hana Micron Inc.(a)(b)

    55,142       1,049,799  

Hana Tour Service Inc.(b)

    36,715       1,752,721  

Hanall Biopharma Co. Ltd.(b)

    60,443       1,394,816  

Handsome Co. Ltd.(b)

    34,324       479,003  

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd.(b)

    97,843       3,744,854  

Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.(b)

    9,230       2,239,353  

Hanmi Semiconductor Co. Ltd.(b)

    66,394       2,895,426  

Hanon Systems

    258,837       1,208,064  

Hansol Chemical Co. Ltd.(b)

    12,601       1,886,067  

Hanssem Co. Ltd.

    12,601       450,611  

Hanwha Aerospace Co. Ltd.(b)

    45,857       4,735,805  

Hanwha Corp.(b)

    65,624       1,335,323  

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(b)

    596,849       1,354,938  

Hanwha Ocean Co. Ltd.(b)

    77,147       1,267,814  

Hanwha Solutions Corp.(b)

    118,656       2,947,723  

HD Hyundai Co. Ltd.

    54,081       2,882,499  

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(b)

    22,279       1,898,298  

HD Hyundai Infracore Co. Ltd.(b)

    155,644       897,417  

HD Hyundai Infracore Co. Ltd.(b)

    37,483       2,870,562  

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd.(b)

    43,328       3,676,231  

HDC Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction, Class E(b)

    64,724       866,516  

HL Mando Co. Ltd.(b)

    51,365       1,348,370  

HLB Inc.(b)

    138,990       7,010,454  

HLB Life Science Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    112,815       1,332,487  

HMM Co. Ltd.(b)

    320,453       4,605,676  

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

    38,719       1,686,520  

HPSP Co. Ltd.(b)

    55,185       1,849,796  

HSD Engine Co. Ltd.(b)

    27,216       174,356  

Hugel Inc.(a)(b)

    14,184       1,611,275  

HYBE Co. Ltd.(b)

    24,208       3,649,916  

Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp.(b)

    4,159       1,016,180  

Hyosung Corp.(b)

    11,840       556,821  

Hyosung TNC Corp.(b)

    3,715       835,551  

Hyundai Bioscience Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    67,809       1,258,038  

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd.(b)

    20,782       835,690  

Hyundai Elevator Co. Ltd.(b)

    59,959       1,824,602  

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.(b)

    82,173       2,126,710  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.(b)

    21,594       2,827,574  

Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp.(b)

    16,165       540,684  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.(b)

    93,978       2,386,862  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.(b)

    34,076     $ 1,717,692  

Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd.

    73,453       11,514,013  

Hyundai Motor Co.

    163,123       23,726,281  

Hyundai Rotem Co. Ltd.(b)

    96,421       2,033,360  

Hyundai Steel Co.(b)

    98,236       2,459,985  

Hyundai Wia Corp.(b)

    17,876       777,208  

Il Dong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(b)

    27,975       321,837  

Industrial Bank of Korea(b)

    159,084       1,492,592  

IsuPetasys Co. Ltd.(b)

    85,240       1,739,996  

JB Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    317,686       2,725,897  

Jusung Engineering Co. Ltd.

    48,830       1,205,898  

JW Pharmaceutical Corp.

    53,456       1,224,993  

JYP Entertainment Corp.(b)

    44,957       2,530,154  

Kakao Corp.(b)

    372,276       14,558,137  

Kakao Games Corp.(b)

    56,281       1,028,227  

Kakao Pay Corp.(b)

    48,925       1,726,669  

KakaoBank Corp.(b)

    186,233       3,785,219  

Kangwon Land Inc.(b)

    107,401       1,204,994  

KB Financial Group Inc.

    469,490       19,924,086  

KCC Corp.

    8,044       1,481,568  

KEPCO Engineering & Construction Co. Inc.(b)

    23,455       1,149,725  

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.(b)

    26,600       675,764  

KG Mobility Co.(b)

    28,092       161,886  

Kia Corp.(b)

    308,492        23,695,596  

KIWOOM Securities Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    21,684       1,567,315  

KMW Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    76,468       859,250  

Koh Young Technology Inc.(a)(b)

    89,948       1,173,569  

Kolmar Korea Co. Ltd.(b)

    48,233       1,762,551  

Kolon Industries Inc.(b)

    24,923       758,130  

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.(b)

    84,723       3,192,094  

Korea Electric Power Corp.(b)

    287,081       4,257,100  

Korea Gas Corp.(b)

    16,210       320,547  

Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    47,377       2,175,372  

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

    9,113       3,228,370  

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.(b)

    190,934       3,210,158  

Korean Reinsurance Co.(b)

    260,870       1,476,482  

Krafton Inc.(b)

    33,756       5,412,992  

KT Corp.(b)

    74,855       1,982,759  

KT&G Corp.

    123,400       8,380,620  

Kum Yang Co. Ltd.(b)

    44,035       2,572,538  

Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.(b)

    22,502       2,098,270  

Kumho Tire Co. Inc.(b)

    186,618       824,719  

L&F Co. Ltd.(b)

    29,645       3,160,787  

LEENO Industrial Inc.(a)(b)

    12,503       1,860,243  

LegoChem Biosciences Inc.(a)(b)

    36,948       1,390,419  

LG Chem Ltd.

    57,585       18,673,942  

LG Corp.(b)

    105,661       6,487,956  

LG Display Co. Ltd.(b)

    240,791       2,092,497  

LG Electronics Inc.

    128,028       8,924,100  

LG Energy Solution Ltd.(b)

    56,941       16,162,170  

LG H&H Co. Ltd.

    10,245       2,322,029  

LG Innotek Co. Ltd.

    17,337       2,472,707  

LG Uplus Corp.

    249,171       1,907,722  

LIG Nex1 Co. Ltd.(b)

    20,839       1,635,075  

Lotte Chemical Corp.(b)

    21,570       2,109,884  

Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. Ltd.(b)

    4,748       487,602  

Lotte Energy Materials Corp.

    34,126       802,051  

Lotte Fine Chemical Co. Ltd.(b)

    40,168       1,494,539  

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd.(b)

    12,002       737,912  

Lotte Wellfood Co. Ltd.(b)

    6,530       621,307  

LS Corp.(b)

    27,608       1,878,128  

LS Electric Co. Ltd.(b)

    20,673       1,086,880  
Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

Lunit Inc.(b)

    23,182     $ 1,061,021  

LX Holdings Corp.(b)

    133,869       702,676  

LX International Corp.(b)

    40,808       858,030  

LX Semicon Co. Ltd.

    16,513       956,177  

Medytox Inc.

    8,295       1,190,946  

Meritz Financial Group Inc.(b)

    134,161       6,887,836  

Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.(b)

    312,837       1,839,392  

Naturecell Co. Ltd.(b)

    78,308       448,112  

NAVER Corp.(b)

    153,466       22,885,162  

NCSoft Corp.(b)

    18,732       2,764,652  

Netmarble Corp.(b)(c)

    27,293       1,189,711  

Nexen Tire Corp.(b)

    48,963       296,393  

Nexon Games Co. Ltd.(b)

    57,555       642,108  

NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.(b)

    224,362       1,780,159  

NHN Corp.(a)(b)

    35,640       660,865  

NongShim Co. Ltd.

    5,541       1,568,956  

OCI Co. Ltd.(b)

    9,432       648,382  

OCI Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    18,482       1,441,552  

Orion Corp./Republic of Korea

    28,537       1,973,760  

Oscotec Inc.(b)

    56,282       801,274  

Pan Ocean Co. Ltd.(b)

    354,924       966,710  

Paradise Co. Ltd.(b)

    57,062       539,690  

Pearl Abyss Corp.(b)

    43,986       1,074,134  

PI Advanced Materials Co. Ltd.(b)

    26,582       464,404  

Poongsan Corp.

    24,389       711,658  

Posco DX Co. Ltd.(b)

    69,757       2,972,808  

POSCO Future M Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    36,120       6,803,735  

POSCO Holdings Inc.

    83,967       26,641,069  

Posco International Corp.(b)

    60,934       2,391,828  

Rainbow Robotics(a)(b)

    14,339       1,537,998  

S-1 Corp.

    20,057       856,650  

Sam Chun Dang Pharm Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    30,841       1,477,776  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    21,182       13,333,482  

Samsung C&T Corp.

    102,237       10,561,534  

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd.

    67,881       7,059,687  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    5,564,442        302,354,135  

Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.(b)

    181,280       3,023,656  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.(b)

    36,997       7,320,953  

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(b)

    696,823       3,797,759  

Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    80,693       4,193,258  

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

    63,569       17,641,897  

Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.

    41,902       4,765,120  

Samsung Securities Co. Ltd.

    79,646       2,238,699  

SD Biosensor Inc.(b)

    55,319       430,428  

Seah Besteel Holdings Corp.(b)

    20,779       340,501  

Seegene Inc.

    55,179       1,044,402  

Seojin System Co. Ltd.(a)(b)

    71,078       990,632  

Seoul Semiconductor Co. Ltd.(b)

    117,548       914,012  

SFA Engineering Corp.

    39,518       799,835  

Shin Poong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.(b)

    54,920       470,955  

Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.

    511,039       15,658,263  

Shinsegae Inc.(b)

    8,587       1,107,794  

Shinsegae International Inc.(a)(b)

    18,754       226,068  

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.(b)

    38,470       2,672,055  

SK Bioscience Co. Ltd.(b)

    37,415       1,778,131  

SK Chemicals Co. Ltd.

    20,338       980,357  

SK Hynix Inc.

    636,721       63,761,650  

SK IE Technology Co. Ltd.(b)(c)

    35,059       1,943,214  

SK Inc.

    44,778       6,138,103  

SK Innovation Co. Ltd.(b)

    67,584       5,889,518  

SK Networks Co. Ltd.(b)

    125,091       610,365  

SK Square Co. Ltd.(b)

    81,833       3,179,063  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
South Korea (continued)            

SKC Co. Ltd.(b)

    30,165     $ 1,729,444  

SM Entertainment Co. Ltd.(b)

    24,268       1,381,065  

S-Oil Corp.

    52,991       2,694,075  

SOLUM Co. Ltd.(b)

    101,098       2,074,775  

Solus Advanced Materials Co. Ltd.(b)

    56,326       473,530  

Soulbrain Co. Ltd.(b)

    9,401       1,895,606  

Taihan Electric Wire Co. Ltd.(b)

    98,132       685,210  

TKG Huchems Co. Ltd.(b)

    39,610       614,732  

Tongyang Life Insurance Co. Ltd.(b)

    107,258       395,080  

Webzen Inc.(b)

    34,492       434,679  

Wemade Co. Ltd.(b)

    29,720       1,137,077  

Woori Financial Group Inc.

    707,731       7,338,006  

Wysiwyg Studious Co. Ltd.(b)

    230,570       526,177  

YG Entertainment Inc.(b)

    18,444       611,387  

Youngone Corp.(b)

    21,168       759,934  

Youngone Holdings Co. Ltd.

    23,685       1,435,594  

Yuhan Corp.(b)

    74,262       3,282,326  
   

 

 

 
       1,073,023,242  
Spain — 1.6%            

Acciona SA

    32,865       4,251,243  

Acerinox SA

    178,747       1,887,066  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    223,484       8,818,789  

Aena SME SA(c)

    85,449       15,116,541  

Almirall SA

    130,412       1,237,073  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    516,920       36,225,945  

Applus Services SA

    243,574       2,945,549  

Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA

    138,677       557,387  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    6,913,069       64,702,431  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    6,575,604       8,534,714  

Banco Santander SA

    18,791,119       75,522,620  

Bankinter SA

    796,357       4,916,803  

CaixaBank SA

    4,868,719       20,760,170  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    673,918       25,930,588  

Cia. de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA

    66,802       1,889,493  

Cie. Automotive SA

    108,831       2,871,268  

Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA

    43,313       1,556,694  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    66,132       1,718,445  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    319,518       5,174,030  

Enagas SA

    107,612       1,751,900  

Ence Energia y Celulosa SA

    277,571       877,633  

Endesa SA

    311,378       6,169,006  

Faes Farma SA

    771,578       2,535,542  

Fluidra SA

    137,007       2,966,093  

Gestamp Automocion SA(c)

    202,590       672,007  

Global Dominion Access SA(c)

    313,630       1,211,769  

Grifols SA(b)

    318,227       3,466,366  

Iberdrola SA

    6,930,175       83,445,935  

Iberdrola SA, NVS

    118,871       1,431,323  

Indra Sistemas SA

    265,346       4,711,013  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    1,256,641       53,730,659  

Inmobiliaria Colonial SOCIMI SA

    359,840       2,163,466  

Lar Espana Real Estate SOCIMI SA

    82,120       551,119  

Linea Directa Aseguradora SA Cia de Seguros y Reaseguros

    834,432       872,012  

Mapfre SA

    783,864       1,726,001  

Melia Hotels International SA(a)(b)

    184,510       1,248,408  

Merlin Properties SOCIMI SA

    421,903       4,296,332  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    146,624       3,948,255  

Neinor Homes SA(c)

    57,545       649,252  

Pharma Mar SA

    26,981       1,126,278  

Prosegur Cia. de Seguridad SA

    413,226       781,892  
Security   Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)            

Redeia Corp. SA

    286,554     $ 4,768,293  

Repsol SA

    1,555,125       22,966,522  

Sacyr SA

    706,056       2,327,688  

Sacyr SA, NVS

    14,121       46,637  

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA(b)

    121,450       1,793,102  

Talgo SA(a)(c)

    238,768       1,079,259  

Tecnicas Reunidas SA(a)(b)

    99,640       836,970  

Telefonica SA

    5,751,004       23,399,875  

Unicaja Banco SA(c)

    1,789,443       1,710,965  

Viscofan SA

    47,273       2,768,966  
   

 

 

 
       526,647,387  
Sweden — 2.2%            

AAK AB

    187,632       4,228,866  

AddLife AB, Class B

    167,188       1,802,032  

AddTech AB, Class B

    320,698       6,615,905  

AFRYAB

    140,169       1,935,613  

Alfa Laval AB

    338,785       12,430,972  

Alimak Group AB(c)

    71,472       629,874  

Alleima AB, NVS

    279,382       1,854,745  

Arjo AB, Class B

    359,327       1,681,860  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    1,195,408       32,784,923  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    3,182,407       50,789,349  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    1,766,172       24,457,864  

Attendo AB(b)(c)

    121,070       474,082  

Avanza Bank Holding AB

    156,753       3,148,771  

Axfood AB

    120,986       3,061,082  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    472,805       6,437,236  

Betsson AB

    271,342       2,953,046  

Bilia AB, Class A

    112,868       1,364,504  

Billerud Aktiebolag

    284,736       2,531,898  

BioArctic AB, Class B(b)(c)

    51,573       1,118,621  

BioGaia AB, Class B

    174,997       1,893,468  

Biotage AB

    111,508       1,584,938  

Boliden AB

    315,899       8,384,802  

Bravida Holding AB(c)

    272,948       2,069,689  

Bufab AB

    48,485       1,717,168  

Bure Equity AB

    60,437       1,726,164  

Camurus AB(b)

    41,194       2,042,207  

Castellum AB(b)

    490,632       6,316,339  

Clas Ohlson AB, Class B

    67,662       962,868  

Cloetta AB, Class B

    539,566       971,117  

Corem Property Group AB, Class B

    970,266       977,563  

Dios Fastigheter AB

    134,762       1,045,285  

Dometic Group AB(c)

    400,484       3,187,016  

Electrolux AB, Class B(b)

    259,318       2,425,665  

Electrolux Professional AB, Class B

    434,840       2,310,494  

Elekta AB, Class B

    401,631       3,030,589  

Embracer Group AB, Class B(a)(b)

    797,629       1,522,249  

Epiroc AB

    751,234       13,273,365  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    481,767       7,511,661  

EQTAB

    451,382       12,120,574  

Essity AB, Class B

    722,079       16,956,790  

Evolution AB(c)

    216,522       25,281,885  

Fabege AB

    282,207       2,643,125  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(b)

    780,399       5,179,736  

Fortnox AB

    760,566       4,193,217  

Getinge AB, Class B

    264,851       5,661,753  

Granges AB

    131,232       1,301,253  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    760,021       10,722,941  

Hemnet Group AB

    81,143       2,190,683  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    2,427,867       26,496,735  

Hexatronic Group AB(a)

    279,716       586,736  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Hexpol AB

    349,159     $ 3,996,667  

HMS Networks AB

    62,497       2,749,559  

Holmen AB, Class B

    116,608       4,595,438  

Hufvudstaden AB, Class A

    151,425       1,958,060  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    279,120       2,171,249  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    155,896       4,907,916  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    202,074       6,350,999  

Indutrade AB

    381,145       9,259,567  

Instalco AB

    362,595       1,449,904  

Intrum AB(a)

    110,585       655,010  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    157,531       3,961,999  

Investor AB, Class B

    1,976,251        46,530,367  

INVISIO AB

    79,766       1,548,195  

JM AB(a)

    144,574       2,354,227  

Kambi Group PLC, Class B(b)

    41,748       559,627  

Kindred Group PLC.

    279,396       3,286,871  

Kinnevik AB, Class B(b)

    275,906       2,964,338  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    71,935       3,750,749  

Lifco AB, Class B

    310,393       7,488,822  

Lindab International AB

    149,270       2,834,443  

Loomis AB, Class B

    86,548       2,369,509  

MEKO AB

    85,725       870,706  

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR(b)

    199,800       3,427,475  

MIPS AB

    45,503       1,511,656  

Modern Times Group MTG AB, Class B(b)

    132,829       1,016,675  

Munters Group AB(c)

    179,970       2,872,543  

Mycronic AB

    109,410       3,043,113  

NCC AB, Class B

    146,206       1,867,062  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    1,908,583       11,404,128  

Nolato AB, Class B

    347,809       1,684,410  

Nordnet AB publ

    185,216       2,914,476  

Nyfosa AB

    315,823       2,824,842  

Pandox AB, Class B

    109,399       1,500,108  

Paradox Interactive AB

    52,148       1,021,667  

Peab AB, Class B(a)

    221,002       1,091,073  

Platzer Fastigheter Holding AB, Class B

    94,855       772,711  

Ratos AB, Class B

    372,316       1,227,262  

Resurs Holding AB(a)(c)

    195,574       268,757  

Saab AB, Class B

    92,142       5,933,110  

Sagax AB, Class B

    217,554       5,286,848  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB(a)

    1,613,415       739,258  

Sandvik AB

    1,207,627       25,379,348  

Scandic Hotels Group AB(a)(b)(c)

    407,531       1,877,563  

Sectra AB, Class B

    150,398       2,801,382  

Securitas AB, Class B

    533,441       5,181,874  

Sinch AB(a)(b)(c)

    834,485       2,562,703  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    1,788,861       25,405,648  

Skanska AB, Class B

    374,746       6,497,945  

SKF AB, Class B

    365,154       7,195,402  

SSAB AB, Class A

    159,823       1,243,392  

SSAB AB, Class B

    995,464       7,603,811  

Stillfront Group AB(b)

    655,667       679,497  

Storskogen Group AB

    1,831,370       1,264,197  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    743,890       10,127,257  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    1,613,452       17,393,548  

Sweco AB, Class B

    234,496       2,748,716  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    960,834       19,579,853  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(b)

    215,829       6,057,916  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    536,632       4,575,341  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    3,246,932       17,999,288  

Telia Co. AB

    2,546,559       6,568,014  

Thule Group AB(c)

    159,635       4,061,928  
Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Trelleborg AB, Class B

    263,447     $ 8,018,585  

Truecaller AB(a)(b)

    280,968       830,745  

Vitec Software Group AB, Class B

    22,854       1,269,442  

Vitrolife AB

    95,994       1,580,386  

Volvo AB, Class A

    238,511       5,863,827  

Volvo AB, Class B

    1,731,097       41,486,294  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)(b)

    645,088       1,681,745  

Wallenstam AB, Class B(a)

    472,197       2,370,317  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

    368,750       3,296,496  
   

 

 

 
       746,813,174  
Switzerland — 6.2%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    1,864,900       78,907,281  

Accelleron Industries AG, NVS

    125,323       4,010,303  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    173,120       7,486,239  

Alcon Inc.

    578,899       43,576,619  

Allreal Holding AG, Registered

    12,551       2,232,464  

ALSO Holding AG, Registered

    9,231       2,702,528  

Aryzta AG(b)

    2,052,079       3,683,227  

Autoneum Holding AG(a)(b)

    5,669       842,369  

Avolta AG, Registered(b)

    102,884       3,930,666  

Bachem Holding AG, Class B

    36,927       2,472,031  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    54,059       8,635,445  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    38,482       4,927,096  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    3,719       5,431,998  

Basilea Pharmaceutica AG, Registered(a)(b)

    29,096       1,140,696  

Belimo Holding AG, Registered

    13,032       6,076,683  

Bell Food Group AG, Registered(a)

    2,275       667,058  

BKWAG

    29,335       4,660,404  

Bossard Holding AG, Class A, Registered

    8,266       1,978,100  

Bucher Industries AG, Registered

    6,908       2,925,996  

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

    5,598       3,131,898  

Bystronic AG, Registered

    1,498       750,587  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    38,361       2,957,708  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    1,136       14,437,365  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered

    121       15,337,835  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    610,087       90,618,993  

Clariant AG, Registered

    233,247       2,985,952  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    246,295       7,240,271  

Comet Holding AG, Registered

    11,342       3,739,614  

COSMO Pharmaceuticals NV(a)

    18,412       1,365,511  

Daetwyler Holding AG, Bearer

    8,608       1,750,276  

DKSH Holding AG

    42,314       2,960,914  

DocMorris AG(a)(b)

    16,325       1,522,976  

dormakaba Holding AG

    4,030       2,018,788  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    212,998       22,520,388  

EFG International AG

    220,721       2,834,391  

Emmi AG, Registered

    1,546       1,619,626  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    7,982       6,025,729  

Flughafen Zurich AG, Registered

    21,633       4,463,450  

Forbo Holding AG, Registered

    1,513       1,778,942  

Galenica AG(c)

    59,246       5,224,462  

Geberit AG, Registered

    40,610       23,376,250  

Georg Fischer AG

    89,109       5,963,930  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    10,887       45,273,988  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    43,145       6,231,020  

Holcim AG

    602,132       45,990,134  

Huber + Suhner AG, Registered

    34,144       2,448,906  

Idorsia Ltd.(a)(b)

    140,564       250,840  

Implenia AG, Registered

    18,572       659,328  
 

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Switzerland (continued)            

Inficon Holding AG, Registered

    2,350     $ 3,567,007  

Interroll Holding AG, Registered

    775       2,263,614  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    236,969       12,900,924  

Kardex Holding AG, Registered

    9,955       2,528,395  

Komax Holding AG, Registered

    6,180       1,188,409  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    63,232       21,428,037  

Landis+Gyr Group AG

    33,499       2,746,802  

LEM Holding SA, Registered

    842       1,924,125  

Leonteq AG

    15,913       592,125  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    199,225       16,701,683  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    86,504       42,292,298  

Medmix AG(c)

    35,707       715,836  

Meyer Burger Technology AG(a)(b)

    3,768,383       484,704  

Mobilezone Holding AG, Registered

    50,185       770,699  

Mobimo Holding AG, Registered

    11,679       3,450,422  

Nestle SA, Registered

    3,079,356       350,894,238  

Novartis AG, Registered

    2,374,377       245,543,154  

OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, Registered

    287,737       1,253,910  

Partners Group Holding AG

    26,337       35,533,221  

PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered

    54,869       7,302,902  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    35,318       10,698,791  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    813,385       231,584,011  

Sandoz Group AG(b)

    476,460       16,340,188  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    49,551       12,342,595  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    26,879       6,398,299  

Schweiter Technologies AG, NVS(a)

    1,583       868,486  

Sensirion Holding AG(a)(b)(c)

    15,377       1,279,638  

SFS Group AG

    21,231       2,548,985  

SGS SA

    177,458       16,398,154  

Siegfried Holding AG, Registered

    5,195       5,174,987  

Siemens Energy AG(a)(b)

    607,779       9,029,752  

SIG Group AG

    368,596       7,715,526  

Sika AG, Registered

    177,676       49,048,850  

Softwareone Holding AG

    132,652       2,486,237  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    61,174       19,550,997  

St. Galler Kantonalbank AG, Class A, Registered

    4,638       2,684,184  

Stadler Rail AG

    63,726       2,034,238  

STMicroelectronics NV

    797,137       35,000,299  

Straumann Holding AG

    129,961       19,741,253  

Sulzer AG, Registered

    28,808       2,782,917  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    31,760       7,455,941  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    63,963       2,910,255  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    36,133       25,948,119  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    87,114       8,823,371  

Swiss Re AG

    340,369       38,972,398  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    29,367       17,569,793  

Swissquote Group Holding SA, Registered

    14,204       3,564,819  

Tecan Group AG, Registered

    14,648       5,591,357  

Temenos AG, Registered

    77,410       7,878,046  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    3,851,366       115,281,424  

Valiant Holding AG, Registered

    23,895       2,863,136  

VAT Group AG(c)

    34,179       15,911,309  

Vontobel Holding AG, Registered

    38,971       2,566,985  

Ypsomed Holding AG, Registered

    7,940       2,802,728  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    170,531       86,645,012  
   

 

 

 
       2,064,342,860  
Taiwan — 4.8%            

AcBel Polytech Inc.

    1,460,000       1,896,495  

Accton Technology Corp.

    584,000       9,824,371  

Acer Inc.

    3,199,148       4,698,247  

Acter Group Corp. Ltd.

    60,000       347,394  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Advanced Ceramic X Corp.

    114,000     $ 784,700  

Advanced Energy Solution Holding Co. Ltd.

    60,000       1,209,607  

Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Co.(b)

    527,631       2,094,762  

Advantech Co. Ltd.

    495,756       5,343,858  

Airtac International Group

    155,185       4,650,856  

Alchip Technologies Ltd.

    94,000       11,659,753  

Ambassador Hotel (The)

    94,000       137,699  

Andes Technology Corp.

    132,000       2,086,743  

AP Memory Technology Corp.

    178,000       2,963,012  

ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.

    3,414,958       14,765,507  

Asia Cement Corp.

    2,001,329       2,537,918  

Asia Optical Co. Inc.

    590,000       1,264,947  

Asia Vital Components Co. Ltd.

    412,709       5,605,133  

ASMedia Technology Inc.

    51,000       3,015,714  

ASPEED Technology Inc.

    35,600       3,496,621  

Asustek Computer Inc.

    827,000        11,742,828  

AUO Corp.

    6,950,400       4,061,812  

AURAS Technology Co. Ltd.

    211,000       2,540,821  

BES Engineering Corp.

    7,320,000       2,871,530  

Bizlink Holding Inc.

    246,443       1,813,646  

Bora Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.

    75,336       1,619,870  

Brighton-Best International Taiwan Inc.

    950,000       1,025,532  

Capital Securities Corp.

    5,478,450       2,808,714  

Career Technology MFG. Co. Ltd.

    1,144,215       747,364  

Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.

    548,000       3,405,130  

Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    11,088,254       15,592,630  

Center Laboratories Inc.

    926,518       1,349,344  

Century Iron & Steel Industrial Co. Ltd.

    341,000       2,383,780  

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

    1,671,250       9,251,243  

Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd.

    5,544,840       3,095,428  

Cheng Loong Corp.

    1,613,000       1,484,930  

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.

    1,492,500       2,164,041  

Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    622,000       887,249  

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

    674,137       3,534,651  

China Airlines Ltd.

    2,923,000       1,898,576  

China Bills Finance Corp.

    5,086,000       2,389,093  

China Development Financial Holding Corp.(b)

    19,608,340       7,527,979  

China Man-Made Fiber Corp.(b)

    6,753,135       1,674,831  

China Petrochemical Development Corp.(b)

    7,371,587       2,215,035  

China Steel Chemical Corp.

    475,000       1,721,471  

China Steel Corp.

    13,347,575       10,695,849  

Chin-Poon Industrial Co. Ltd.

    918,000       1,310,484  

Chipbond Technology Corp.

    1,061,000       2,440,761  

ChipMOS Technologies Inc.

    1,633,000       2,229,244  

Chlitina Holding Ltd.

    156,000       939,504  

Chroma ATE Inc.

    460,000       2,939,995  

Chung-Hsin Electric & Machinery Manufacturing Corp.

    663,000       2,518,130  

Chunghwa Precision Test Tech Co. Ltd.

    41,000       693,071  

Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.

    4,059,000       15,387,304  

Compal Electronics Inc.

    3,329,000       3,817,885  

Compeq Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    1,407,000       3,120,623  

Coretronic Corp.

    729,000       1,646,088  

CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    21,165,980       19,202,018  

CTCI Corp.

    1,060,000       1,431,490  

Cub Elecparts Inc.

    160,016       660,790  

Darfon Electronics Corp.

    1,353,000       2,196,538  

Delta Electronics Inc.

    2,166,000       19,382,655  

E Ink Holdings Inc.

    1,094,000       7,255,084  

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    18,032,119       14,232,559  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

    188,365       3,287,584  

EirGenix Inc.(b)

    286,000       860,755  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Elan Microelectronics Corp.

    581,000     $ 2,779,066  

Elite Material Co. Ltd.

    361,000       5,303,311  

Elite Semiconductor Microelectronics Technology Inc.

    496,000       1,455,715  

eMemory Technology Inc.

    74,000       6,600,021  

Ennoconn Corp.

    139,273       1,197,559  

ENNOSTAR Inc.(b)

    882,500       1,183,674  

Episil Technologies Inc.

    529,350       1,064,110  

Eternal Materials Co. Ltd.

    1,755,253       1,606,409  

Eva Airways Corp.

    2,694,332       2,715,839  

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd.

    1,157,590       5,552,455  

Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd.

    1,075,000       1,664,834  

Far Eastern Department Stores Ltd.

    1,094,702       869,225  

Far Eastern International Bank

    6,198,436       2,415,247  

Far Eastern New Century Corp.

    2,426,071       2,393,670  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

    1,512,000       3,881,033  

Faraday Technology Corp.

    325,400       4,300,779  

Feng Hsin Steel Co. Ltd.

    725,000       1,571,669  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    467,564       2,410,769  

First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    11,889,960        10,090,056  

Fitipower Integrated Technology Inc.

    146,250       1,095,041  

FLEXium Interconnect Inc.

    476,987       1,301,445  

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

    4,548,660       8,212,006  

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

    953,000       2,263,342  

Formosa Plastics Corp.

    4,348,040       9,991,995  

Fortune Electric Co. Ltd.

    188,000       2,659,050  

Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.

    826,287       1,330,615  

Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    8,538,469       17,551,241  

Fulgent Sun International Holding Co. Ltd.

    250,824       1,009,885  

General Interface Solution Holding Ltd.

    347,000       693,771  

Genius Electronic Optical Co. Ltd.

    123,281       1,567,263  

Getac Holdings Corp.

    486,000       1,598,149  

Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    409,189       2,329,073  

Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.

    599,000       5,927,454  

Global Unichip Corp.

    111,000       5,449,732  

Globalwafers Co. Ltd.

    228,000       4,212,212  

Gloria Material Technology Corp.

    992,000       1,506,105  

Gold Circuit Electronics Ltd.

    444,000       3,248,860  

Goldsun Building Materials Co. Ltd.

    1,522,056       1,443,244  

Gourmet Master Co. Ltd.

    129,000       395,434  

Grand Pacific Petrochemical

    2,283,189       1,049,683  

Grape King Bio Ltd.

    210,000       1,022,873  

Great Wall Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    1,836,195       3,383,140  

HannStar Display Corp.(b)

    3,434,000       1,289,693  

Highwealth Construction Corp.

    1,997,928       2,526,916  

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

    589,879       4,140,413  

Holy Stone Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    347,550       1,043,220  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

    14,485,769       47,386,188  

Hota Industrial Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    367,194       615,384  

Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.

    336,600       6,818,857  

HTC Corp.(b)

    887,000       1,385,681  

Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    11,416,128       7,863,986  

Huaku Development Co. Ltd.

    568,000       1,725,794  

IBF Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.(b)

    6,784,221       2,589,271  

Innolux Corp.

    9,639,847       5,013,495  

International CSRC Investment Holdings Co.

    1,872,921       1,123,044  

International Games System Co. Ltd.

    220,000       5,820,249  

Inventec Corp.

    3,083,000       5,414,727  

ITEQ Corp.

    460,101       1,218,148  

Jentech Precision Industrial Co. Ltd.

    186,993       4,476,124  

Jinan Acetate Chemical Co. Ltd.

    67,827       1,819,887  

Kaori Heat Treatment Co. Ltd.

    200,000       1,446,725  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd.

    1,094,968     $ 1,043,243  

King Slide Works Co. Ltd.

    73,000       2,424,242  

King Yuan Electronics Co. Ltd.

    2,011,000       5,371,820  

King’s Town Bank Co. Ltd.

    1,352,000       1,759,225  

Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.

    389,000       1,245,157  

LandMark Optoelectronics Corp.

    126,000       431,694  

Largan Precision Co. Ltd.

    107,000       8,483,462  

Lien Hwa Industrial Holdings Corp.

    1,073,000       2,222,622  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

    2,314,074       8,013,897  

Lotes Co. Ltd.

    108,841       3,433,483  

Lotus Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    178,000       1,585,106  

M31 Technology Corp.

    44,000       2,464,381  

Macronix International Co. Ltd.

    1,561,525       1,454,826  

Makalot Industrial Co. Ltd.

    299,866       3,439,826  

MediaTek Inc.

    1,739,970       53,691,332  

Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp.(b)

    384,595       739,712  

Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    12,594,939       15,129,295  

Merida Industry Co. Ltd.

    308,350       1,688,729  

Merry Electronics Co. Ltd.

    253,697       825,715  

Microbio Co. Ltd.

    676,803       1,002,655  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

    690,000       4,002,018  

Mitac Holdings Corp.

    2,002,198       2,877,762  

momo.com Inc.

    95,040       1,319,249  

Nan Kang Rubber Tire Co. Ltd.(b)

    907,000       1,207,807  

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

    5,490,300       10,640,251  

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp.

    282,000       2,035,882  

Nanya Technology Corp.

    1,140,000       2,500,323  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    207,000       2,212,904  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

    640,000       10,425,408  

Nuvoton Technology Corp.

    362,000       1,481,633  

OBI Pharma Inc.(b)

    414,864       885,085  

Oneness Biotech Co. Ltd.

    491,703       2,708,509  

Oriental Union Chemical Corp.

    1,621,000       955,912  

Pan Jit International Inc.

    555,000       1,093,234  

Parade Technologies Ltd.

    85,000       3,015,556  

Pegatron Corp.

    1,892,000       4,987,632  

PharmaEssentia Corp.(b)

    273,000       2,741,172  

Phihong Technology Co. Ltd.(b)

    547,073       993,031  

Phison Electronics Corp.

    183,000       3,073,347  

Pixart Imaging Inc.

    302,000       1,532,941  

Polaris Group/Tw(b)

    498,000       1,123,092  

Pou Chen Corp.

    2,233,000       2,247,932  

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.

    3,322,000       2,856,344  

Powertech Technology Inc.

    547,000       2,539,549  

President Chain Store Corp.

    572,000       4,822,732  

Primax Electronics Ltd.

    684,000       1,433,868  

Prince Housing & Development Corp.

    1,845,521       618,313  

Qisda Corp.

    2,810,000       4,174,317  

Quanta Computer Inc.

    3,108,000        24,575,001  

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.

    522,060       2,308,727  

Raydium Semiconductor Corp.

    101,000       1,211,941  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

    499,020       7,468,031  

RichWave Technology Corp.(b)

    159,668       909,520  

Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.

    2,288,469       2,606,847  

Ruentex Industries Ltd.

    855,044       1,638,372  

Sanyang Motor Co. Ltd.

    642,000       1,443,584  

Sercomm Corp.

    521,000       2,158,120  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank Ltd. (The)

    4,243,007       5,996,816  

Shihlin Electric & Engineering Corp.

    416,000       1,611,041  

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.(b)

    12,026,422       3,220,102  

Shin Zu Shing Co. Ltd.

    275,190       1,311,607  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corp.

    4,266,000     $ 2,039,993  

Silergy Corp.

    373,000       4,590,413  

Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.

    893,000       1,175,796  

Simplo Technology Co. Ltd.

    197,200       2,551,985  

Sinbon Electronics Co. Ltd.

    280,000       2,305,256  

Sino-American Silicon Products Inc.

    562,000       3,436,301  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.

    12,540,395       7,674,371  

Sitronix Technology Corp.

    258,000       2,238,691  

St. Shine Optical Co. Ltd.

    71,000       434,695  

Standard Foods Corp.

    829,422       991,776  

Synnex Technology International Corp.

    1,338,600       3,073,394  

TA Chen Stainless Pipe

    1,978,561       2,339,736  

Ta Ya Electric Wire & Cable

    1,966,000       2,187,293  

Taichung Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.

    4,436,737       2,224,410  

TaiDoc Technology Corp.

    155,000       791,077  

TaiMed Biologics Inc.(b)

    464,000       1,271,600  

Tainan Spinning Co. Ltd.

    2,527,816       1,196,987  

Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    12,234,570       6,702,239  

Taiwan Business Bank

    7,977,031       3,399,465  

Taiwan Cement Corp.

    6,912,081       7,034,655  

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    11,851,833       9,615,349  

Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

    1,320,000       2,866,338  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

    1,225,000       1,155,843  

Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise Co. Ltd.

    849,696       3,788,347  

Taiwan Mask Corp.

    371,000       799,711  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

    1,551,000       4,848,177  

Taiwan Secom Co. Ltd.

    600,105       2,232,356  

Taiwan Semiconductor Co. Ltd.

    484,000       1,243,966  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    28,659,000        573,709,960  

Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Corp.

    417,000       1,234,723  

Taiwan Union Technology Corp.

    417,000       1,801,871  

Tatung Co. Ltd.(b)

    1,738,000       2,424,958  

TCI Co. Ltd.

    156,896       860,326  

Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.

    1,924,000       2,821,775  

Tong Hsing Electronic Industries Ltd.

    608,931       2,791,705  

Transcend Information Inc.

    781,000       1,961,628  

Tripod Technology Corp.

    507,000       3,027,391  

TSRC Corp.

    1,792,100       1,262,519  

TTY Biopharm Co. Ltd.

    518,965       1,288,261  

Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp.

    979,540       2,308,898  

TXC Corp.

    651,000       1,971,715  

Unimicron Technology Corp.

    1,571,000       8,813,747  

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

    6,249,292       14,441,383  

United Integrated Services Co. Ltd.

    279,000       2,468,293  

United Microelectronics Corp.

    13,298,000       20,713,738  

United Renewable Energy Co. Ltd.

    2,114,000       872,591  

UPI Semiconductor Corp.(b)

    165,000       1,349,636  

USI Corp.

    2,079,258       1,213,333  

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.

    883,000       2,071,844  

Via Technologies Inc.

    263,000       1,164,429  

VisEra Technologies Co. Ltd.

    255,000       2,291,433  

Visual Photonics Epitaxy Co. Ltd.

    452,000       1,945,349  

Voltronic Power Technology Corp.

    67,788       2,898,806  

Wafer Works Corp.

    1,260,580       1,657,704  

Waffer Technology Corp.

    330,000       1,064,155  

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

    3,241,256       3,659,660  

Walsin Technology Corp.

    607,000       2,080,686  

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

    892,200       1,392,988  

Win Semiconductors Corp.

    483,953       2,384,637  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

    3,290,677       2,860,305  

Wisdom Marine Lines Co. Ltd.

    506,000       830,993  

Wistron Corp.

    3,203,227       11,728,046  
Security   Shares     Value  
Taiwan (continued)            

Wistron NeWeb Corp.

    555,973     $ 2,533,116  

Wiwynn Corp.

    106,000       7,473,084  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

    1,510,360       4,204,696  

WT Microelectronics Co. Ltd.

    577,000       2,898,473  

XinTec Inc.

    350,000       1,402,659  

Yageo Corp.

    394,766       6,943,579  

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

    1,942,000       2,961,210  

YFY Inc.

    2,046,000       1,957,500  

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

    11,561,875       9,967,421  

Yulon Finance Corp.

    317,000       1,767,042  

Yulon Motor Co. Ltd.

    976,274       2,158,853  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

    561,050       1,806,211  
   

 

 

 
       1,595,523,616  
Thailand — 0.5%            

Advanced Info Service PCL, NVDR

    1,349,000       8,319,800  

Airports of Thailand PCL, NVDR

    5,855,300       9,859,473  

Amata Corp. PCL, NVDR(a)

    4,075,100       2,442,403  

B Grimm Power PCL, NVDR(a)

    2,308,900       1,803,786  

Bangchak Corp. PCL, NVDR

    2,803,700       3,313,515  

Bangkok Chain Hospital PCL, NVDR

    3,612,100       2,297,108  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, NVDR

    12,721,600       9,860,991  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL, NVDR

    11,815,500       2,446,750  

Banpu PCL, NVDR

    11,267,500       1,966,947  

Berli Jucker PCL, NVDR

    1,881,200       1,253,704  

Betagro PCL, NVS

    526,100       326,241  

BTS Group Holdings PCL, NVDR(a)

    13,899,600       2,348,635  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, NVDR

    710,000       4,803,601  

Central Pattana PCL, NVDR

    2,722,900       4,963,722  

Central Retail Corp. PCL, NVDR

    2,337,174       2,185,354  

CH Karnchang PCL, NVDR(a)

    2,249,100       1,363,322  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, NVDR(a)

    4,372,600       2,294,212  

CK Power PCL, NVDR(a)

    6,916,300       742,793  

CP ALL PCL, NVDR

    7,126,500       10,490,933  

CP Axtra PCL(a)

    2,460,100       1,972,069  

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, NVDR(a)

    3,668,000       8,117,349  

Electricity Generating PCL, NVDR

    641,900       2,376,112  

Energy Absolute PCL, NVDR(a)

    2,245,100       2,509,701  

Global Power Synergy PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,729,700       2,395,704  

Gulf Energy Development PCL, NVDR

    4,026,000       4,931,188  

Hana Microelectronics PCL, NVDR(a)

    809,400       1,085,292  

Home Product Center PCL, NVDR

    6,232,600       1,843,306  

Indorama Ventures PCL, NVDR(a)

    2,752,400       1,830,751  

Intouch Holdings PCL, NVDR

    2,212,600       4,594,726  

IRPC PCL, NVDR(a)

    21,270,700       1,166,446  

Jasmine International PCL, NVDR

    23,224,900       1,343,065  

KCE Electronics PCL, NVDR

    1,393,900       1,739,378  

Kiatnakin Phatra Bank PCL, NVDR(a)

    1,219,200       1,672,864  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, NVDR

    5,233,200       2,345,593  

Land & Houses PCL, NVDR

    7,370,800       1,590,434  

MBK PCL, NVDR(a)

    2,250,700       1,011,811  

Minor International PCL, NVDR

    3,886,000       3,341,091  

Muangthai Capital PCL, NVDR

    1,742,200       2,083,240  

Osotspa PCL, NVDR

    2,090,600       1,225,693  

PTT Exploration & Production PCL, NVDR

    1,788,861       7,549,551  

PTT Global Chemical PCL, NVDR

    2,819,300       2,658,373  

PTT Public Co. Ltd., NVDR

    12,004,400       11,395,513  

SCB X PCL, NVS

    843,600       2,469,203  

Siam Cement PCL (The), NVDR

    926,900       7,055,332  

Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction PCL, NVDR(a)

    2,229,600       537,163  

Sri Trang Agro-Industry PCL, NVDR(a)

    4,103,000       1,998,665  

Srisawad Corp. PCL, NVDR(a)

    2,099,710       2,336,187  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Thailand (continued)            

Thai Oil PCL, NVDR

    2,240,000     $ 3,446,195  

Thai Union Group PCL, NVDR

    4,162,600       1,783,769  

Thanachart Capital PCL, NVDR

    1,062,500       1,519,889  

TPI Polene PCL, NVDR

    20,301,500       801,130  

True Corp. PCL(a)(b)

    12,063,285       2,051,286  

TTW PCL, NVDR(a)

    8,722,300       2,371,612  

WHA Corp. PCL, NVDR

    19,605,200       2,614,145  
   

 

 

 
       172,847,116  
Turkey — 0.3%            

Akbank TAS

    3,710,329       4,829,771  

Alarko Holding A/S

    405,346       1,428,373  

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS

    271,607       1,259,976  

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS

    2,233,090       3,723,656  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    569,700       7,144,004  

Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding AS

    4,103,879       1,789,234  

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS

    6,201,903       2,054,016  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS(b)

    2,259,832       3,204,256  

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

    132,073       3,838,800  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

    1,736,555       4,150,276  

Hektas Ticaret TAS(b)

    1,240,127       726,714  

Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS, Class D

    1,940,594       1,709,607  

KOC Holding AS

    968,291       5,113,976  

Kontrolmatik Enerji Ve Muhendislik AS, NVS

    97,044       775,521  

Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS

    1,369,175       936,697  

Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS(a)(b)

    437,012       707,374  

Migros Ticaret AS(a)

    222,478       2,992,277  

ODAS Elektrik Uretim ve Sanayi Ticaret AS(b)

    3,024,048       921,078  

Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS(b)

    99,268       2,453,865  

Petkim Petrokimya Holding AS(b)

    2,052,002       1,466,312  

Sasa Polyester Sanayi AS(b)

    1,215,811       1,542,551  

Sok Marketler Ticaret AS

    805,667       1,688,871  

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS(b)

    374,609       1,707,313  

Tekfen Holding AS

    283,600       390,470  

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS

    198,905       1,613,502  

Turk Hava Yollari AO(b)

    817,962       7,332,121  

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    1,360,549       3,073,509  

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS, Class C

    4,788,319       4,037,498  

Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

    1,108,748       5,462,626  

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS

    2,109,945       3,422,297  

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS(b)

    422,432       1,300,915  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

    3,370,786       2,421,067  
   

 

 

 
      85,218,523  
United Arab Emirates — 0.4%            

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

    3,781,930       9,267,039  

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC

    2,118,311       6,459,408  

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. for Distribution PJSC

    3,507,423       3,390,014  

Air Arabia PJSC

    2,556,758       2,071,880  

Ajman Bank PJSC(b)

    1,942,231       1,084,026  

Aldar Properties PJSC

    5,462,965       7,585,489  

Americana Restaurants International PLC

    2,713,162       2,297,318  

Aramex PJSC

    976,613       561,035  

Dubai Financial Market PJSC

    1,857,934       687,946  

Dubai Investments PJSC

    3,120,698       2,005,158  

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC

    2,833,534       4,875,627  

Emaar Properties PJSC

    8,153,553       16,485,434  

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corp.

    3,445,309       1,641,539  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

    2,339,970       11,276,350  

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC

    4,079,180       21,301,317  

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

    5,352,462       21,338,607  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Arab Emirates (continued)            

Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC(b)

    626,582     $ 1,194,156  

Multiply Group PJSC(b)

    4,413,965       3,465,911  

National Central Cooling Co. PJSC

    328,382       286,992  

Taaleem Holdings PJSC, NVS

    387,655       406,341  
   

 

 

 
       117,681,587  
United Kingdom — 9.3%            

3i Group PLC

    1,160,276       36,322,368  

4imprint Group PLC

    34,165       2,342,830  

888 Holdings PLC(b)

    775,165       762,317  

abrdn PLC

    1,872,379       3,983,364  

Admiral Group PLC

    270,722       8,608,181  

AG Barr PLC

    185,045       1,332,003  

Airtel Africa PLC(c)

    1,509,506       2,143,783  

AJ Bell PLC

    460,926       1,848,192  

Anglo American PLC

    1,456,263       34,713,934  

Anglogold Ashanti PLC, NVS

    482,940       8,642,254  

Antofagasta PLC

    441,802       9,629,189  

Ascential PLC(b)

    732,033       2,819,614  

Ashmore Group PLC

    430,259       1,157,057  

Ashtead Group PLC

    520,220       34,018,168  

ASOS PLC(a)(b)

    85,271       398,284  

Associated British Foods PLC

    404,998       11,995,776  

Assura PLC

    3,439,724       1,941,571  

Aston Martin Lagonda Global
Holdings PLC(b)(c)

    553,364       1,334,718  

AstraZeneca PLC

    1,791,132       237,462,620  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    1,089,181       10,020,333  

Aviva PLC

    3,022,159       16,496,678  

B&M European Value Retail SA

    1,060,265       6,948,677  

Babcock International Group PLC

    358,329       2,047,937  

BAE Systems PLC

    3,569,062       53,166,404  

Balfour Beatty PLC

    794,687       3,343,595  

Bank of Georgia Group PLC

    49,428       2,377,192  

Barclays PLC

    17,723,354       32,935,792  

Barratt Developments PLC

    1,196,128       8,152,006  

Beazley PLC

    769,574       5,297,412  

Bellway PLC

    145,213       5,059,529  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    133,545       8,086,768  

Big Yellow Group PLC

    225,770       3,264,639  

Bodycote PLC

    263,766       2,126,773  

boohoo Group PLC(a)(b)

    1,341,737       618,600  

BP PLC

    19,754,827       115,376,417  

Breedon Group PLC

    403,653       1,859,483  

British American Tobacco PLC

    2,451,841       72,289,113  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

    1,009,454       4,852,162  

Britvic PLC

    296,162       3,312,253  

BT Group PLC

    7,518,667       10,651,932  

Bunzl PLC

    388,392       15,784,160  

Burberry Group PLC

    456,136       7,513,437  

Burford Capital Ltd.

    245,724       3,746,215  

Bytes Technology Group PLC

    257,679       2,139,153  

C&C Group PLC

    690,748       1,344,592  

Capita PLC(b)

    2,430,989       587,199  

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    1,880,304       3,167,542  

Carnival PLC(b)

    165,027       2,479,391  

Centamin PLC

    2,503,032       3,049,254  

Centrica PLC

    6,458,436       11,302,580  

Ceres Power Holdings PLC(a)(b)

    218,022       660,908  

Close Brothers Group PLC

    169,550       1,165,413  

Coats Group PLC

    2,101,279       1,906,673  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    242,684       16,720,928  

Compass Group PLC

    2,037,352       56,116,317  

Computacenter PLC

    97,328       3,555,706  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)      

ConvaTec Group PLC(c)

    1,724,598     $ 5,248,598  

Craneware PLC

    42,660       1,162,355  

Cranswick PLC

    56,285       2,870,319  

Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC

    493,455       1,309,495  

Croda International PLC

    165,700       10,029,255  

Currys PLC

    1,368,021       857,831  

CVS Group PLC

    127,223       2,721,558  

Darktrace PLC(b)

    403,263       1,748,554  

DCC PLC

    97,611       7,096,253  

Deliveroo PLC, Class A(b)(c)

    1,241,468       1,848,642  

Derwent London PLC

    118,555       3,195,275  

Diageo PLC

    2,595,648       93,749,261  

Diploma PLC

    161,637       6,662,957  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC(b)

    1,499,675       3,200,237  

Diversified Energy Co. PLC

    76,728       884,931  

Domino’s Pizza Group PLC

    575,665       2,542,267  

Dowlais Group PLC

    1,643,431       1,877,310  

Dr. Martens PLC

    779,410       877,578  

Drax Group PLC

    490,881       3,167,701  

DS Smith PLC

    1,608,964       5,736,910  

Dunelm Group PLC

    175,715       2,420,471  

easyJet PLC(b)

    437,389       3,062,178  

Elementis PLC(b)

    1,073,267       1,923,491  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    181,667       3,227,115  

Energean PLC

    230,745       2,772,522  

Entain PLC

    730,423       8,896,839  

Essentra PLC

    409,244       897,239  

Experian PLC

    1,066,714        44,399,186  

FD Technologies PLC(a)(b)

    32,999       524,355  

Ferrexpo PLC

    409,886       450,881  

Fevertree Drinks PLC

    163,297       2,090,158  

Firstgroup PLC

    1,842,487       3,879,226  

Frasers Group PLC(a)(b)

    323,151       3,306,317  

Future PLC

    157,129       1,408,055  

Games Workshop Group PLC

    42,502       5,335,110  

Gamma Communications PLC

    129,090       1,953,334  

GB Group PLC

    324,485       1,158,818  

Genuit Group PLC

    404,582       2,163,661  

Genus PLC

    84,535       2,455,361  

Glencore PLC

    12,068,146       63,852,056  

Grafton Group PLC

    289,540       3,566,233  

Grainger PLC

    881,829       2,941,371  

Great Portland Estates PLC

    320,884       1,688,390  

Greatland Gold PLC(a)(b)

    7,347,458       670,423  

Greggs PLC

    117,063       3,943,302  

GSK PLC

    4,737,865       93,704,230  

Haleon PLC

    6,165,839       25,044,178  

Halfords Group PLC

    443,113       1,002,153  

Halma PLC

    454,403       12,577,460  

Hammerson PLC

    4,769,760       1,627,710  

Harbour Energy PLC

    649,543       2,282,908  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    356,590       3,440,885  

Hays PLC

    1,653,660       2,057,741  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    184,011       4,489,326  

Hill & Smith PLC

    115,096       2,724,394  

Hiscox Ltd.

    373,822       4,922,208  

Hochschild Mining PLC(b)

    559,340       735,383  

Howden Joinery Group PLC

    717,668       7,267,739  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    22,648,999       176,836,644  

Hunting PLC

    272,477       1,134,344  

Ibstock PLC(c)

    669,179       1,300,910  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    437,490       3,931,344  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

IMI PLC

    301,263     $ 6,389,652  

Imperial Brands PLC

    1,039,318       24,948,961  

Inchcape PLC

    459,687       3,958,250  

Indivior PLC, NVS(b)

    201,070       3,534,299  

Informa PLC

    1,738,982       17,079,497  

IntegraFin Holdings PLC

    403,145       1,503,459  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    199,844       18,935,831  

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

    351,194       7,917,703  

International Distributions Services PLC(b)

    784,509       2,751,969  

Intertek Group PLC

    188,094       10,676,341  

Investec PLC

    771,137       5,020,499  

IP Group PLC

    1,877,588       1,246,841  

ITM Power PLC(a)(b)

    815,159       614,475  

ITV PLC

    4,160,443       3,151,370  

IWG PLC(b)

    942,583       2,233,724  

J D Wetherspoon PLC(b)

    130,727       1,391,631  

J Sainsbury PLC

    1,790,856       6,114,269  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    3,290,305       4,862,129  

JET2 PLC

    199,852       3,383,720  

John Wood Group PLC(b)

    831,552       1,648,583  

Johnson Matthey PLC

    213,237       4,396,728  

JTC PLC(c)

    182,738       1,836,881  

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    630,118       631,253  

Just Group PLC

    1,625,283       1,751,272  

Kainos Group PLC

    156,463       2,274,336  

Keller Group PLC

    123,840       1,371,677  

Keywords Studios PLC

    90,014       1,882,359  

Kingfisher PLC

    2,403,951       6,683,765  

Lancashire Holdings Ltd.

    328,428       2,526,436  

Land Securities Group PLC

    780,967       6,584,099  

Learning Technologies Group PLC

    977,412       996,922  

Legal & General Group PLC

    6,802,316        21,879,256  

Liontrust Asset Management PLC

    138,889       1,096,275  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    73,884,076       39,605,952  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    491,018       55,541,030  

LondonMetric Property PLC

    987,077       2,411,818  

M&G PLC

    2,896,838       8,190,424  

Man Group PLC/Jersey

    1,596,105       4,795,927  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    2,216,316       6,924,426  

Marshalls PLC

    350,486       1,243,695  

Melrose Industries PLC

    1,643,431       12,249,291  

Mitchells & Butlers PLC(b)

    464,527       1,531,785  

Mitie Group PLC

    2,200,612       2,883,657  

Mobico Group PLC

    655,448       709,272  

Mondi PLC, NVS

    486,318       8,714,636  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

    713,761       2,302,959  

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

    480,125       1,648,933  

National Grid PLC

    4,212,466       56,106,271  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    6,469,238       18,257,084  

NCC Group PLC

    505,324       776,161  

Network International Holdings PLC(b)(c)

    603,612       2,963,446  

Next PLC

    150,068       16,020,737  

Ninety One PLC

    583,204       1,304,502  

NMC Health PLC, NVS(d)

    74,553       1  

Ocado Group PLC(b)

    652,922       4,472,456  

OSB Group PLC

    574,639       3,269,855  

Oxford Instruments PLC

    37,557       1,056,631  

Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC(b)

    663,469       1,347,826  

Pagegroup PLC

    420,558       2,444,215  

Paragon Banking Group PLC

    447,558       3,986,212  

Pearson PLC

    818,614       10,042,574  

Pennon Group PLC

    305,933       2,723,903  
 

 

 

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iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Persimmon PLC

    378,542     $ 6,972,026  

Petrofac Ltd.(a)(b)

    650,490       251,887  

Pets at Home Group PLC

    618,643       2,196,786  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    761,789       4,863,741  

Playtech PLC(b)

    349,824       1,970,168  

Plus500 Ltd.

    148,037       3,348,133  

Premier Foods PLC

    1,191,592       2,147,369  

Primary Health Properties PLC

    1,641,527       2,021,019  

Prudential PLC

    3,203,184       32,904,923  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    721,504       3,258,472  

Quilter PLC(c)

    1,438,558       1,910,420  

Rathbones Group PLC

    77,563       1,622,500  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    835,099       60,378,404  

Redde Northgate PLC

    524,487       2,359,623  

Redrow PLC

    364,490       2,768,861  

RELX PLC

    2,216,401       91,479,865  

Renishaw PLC

    47,871       2,117,177  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    2,976,335       15,327,368  

RHI Magnesita NV

    59,294       2,527,821  

Rightmove PLC

    1,009,459       7,144,115  

Rio Tinto PLC

    1,299,540       89,953,397  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(b)

    9,863,643       37,446,828  

Rotork PLC

    947,374       3,734,647  

RS GROUP PLC

    561,343       5,562,324  

RWS Holdings PLC

    479,818       1,444,783  

S4 Capital PLC(b)

    490,124       273,290  

Safestore Holdings PLC

    273,207       2,845,241  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    1,177,857       17,535,842  

Savills PLC

    208,490       2,676,543  

Schroders PLC

    776,713       3,973,740  

Segro PLC

    1,434,081       15,927,003  

Serco Group PLC

    1,387,530       3,027,785  

Severn Trent PLC

    300,978       9,893,455  

Shell PLC

    7,693,714       238,522,889  

Sirius Real Estate Ltd.

    1,566,877       1,803,019  

Smart Metering Systems PLC

    180,127       2,170,895  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    1,004,957       14,054,325  

Smiths Group PLC

    455,492       9,334,689  

Softcat PLC

    148,342       2,718,391  

SolGold PLC(a)(b)

    2,021,900       199,864  

Spectris PLC

    130,577       6,078,804  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    91,076       11,462,900  

Spire Healthcare Group PLC(c)

    685,026       2,052,995  

Spirent Communications PLC

    819,115       1,221,926  

SSE PLC

    1,245,777       26,532,474  

SSP Group PLC(b)

    878,524       2,500,258  

St. James’s Place PLC

    605,073       4,981,144  

Standard Chartered PLC

    2,681,682       20,266,922  

Supermarket Income REIT PLC

    191,381       196,455  

Synthomer PLC(b)

    187,284       373,948  

Tate & Lyle PLC

    466,822       3,685,691  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    4,295,940       8,020,485  

TBC Bank Group PLC

    50,537       1,866,928  

Team17 Group PLC(b)

    153,538       525,363  

Telecom Plus PLC

    100,522       1,852,273  

Tesco PLC

    8,174,379        29,620,839  

THG PLC, Class B(a)(b)

    1,099,835       917,109  

TP ICAP Group PLC

    901,364       2,135,568  

Trainline PLC(b)(c)

    586,204       2,454,530  

Travis Perkins PLC

    193,910       1,934,178  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

    1,902,239       3,982,504  

TUI AG(b)

    469,298       3,233,276  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Unilever PLC

    2,883,665     $ 140,319,756  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

    393,517       5,027,509  

United Utilities Group PLC

    761,003       10,249,768  

Vanquis Banking Group PLC

    488,259       731,387  

Vesuvius PLC

    337,022       2,029,240  

Victoria PLC(a)(b)

    166,244       587,800  

Victrex PLC

    104,646       1,807,582  

Virgin Money UK PLC

    1,517,145       2,996,473  

Vistry Group PLC

    462,577       5,851,276  

Vodafone Group PLC

    26,536,512       22,559,763  

Watches of Switzerland Group PLC(a)(b)(c)

    394,545       1,858,087  

Weir Group PLC (The)

    304,437       6,997,763  

WH Smith PLC

    146,805       2,243,361  

Whitbread PLC

    229,254       10,391,612  

Wickes Group PLC

    318,257       631,470  

Wise PLC, Class A(b)

    726,875       7,414,054  

Workspace Group PLC

    257,217       1,691,899  

WPP PLC

    1,303,318       12,603,724  

Yellow Cake PLC(b)(c)

    218,007       1,916,005  

YouGov PLC

    102,753       1,517,050  
   

 

 

 
      3,112,624,240  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.8%
(Cost: $29,196,041,021)

       33,046,637,042  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Brazil — 0.4%            

Alpargatas SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    313,910       543,627  

Azul SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    434,392       1,174,886  

Banco Bradesco SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    6,430,028       19,921,873  

Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA, Class B, Preference Shares, NVS

    208,297       620,132  

Bradespar SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    341,625       1,571,458  

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, Class B, Preference Shares, NVS

    335,414       3,103,378  

Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,461,319       3,397,868  

Cia. Paranaense de Energia, Preference Shares, NVS

    803,042       1,641,938  

Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,372,207       5,827,393  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    5,647,087       37,363,053  

Itausa SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    6,452,542       13,023,861  

Marcopolo SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    800,504       1,292,595  

Metalurgica Gerdau SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    1,381,597       2,763,529  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    5,447,644       44,477,071  

Randon SA Implementos e Participacoes, Preference Shares, NVS

    481,405       1,136,856  

Unipar Carbocloro SA, Class B, Preference Shares, NVS

    78,752       1,117,285  
   

 

 

 
      138,976,803  
Chile — 0.0%            

Embotelladora Andina SA, Class B, Preference Shares, NVS

    505,713       1,288,486  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Class B, Preference Shares, NVS

    184,972       7,942,706  
   

 

 

 
      9,231,192  
Colombia — 0.0%            

Bancolombia SA, Preference Shares, NVS

    564,470       4,447,368  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Germany — 0.3%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    68,601     $ 6,703,036  

Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG, Preference Shares, NVS(c)

    123,867       10,516,548  

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    12,147       624,372  

Fuchs Petrolub SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    86,870       3,807,818  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    197,634       15,150,330  

Jungheinrich AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    67,789       2,281,736  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    180,672       9,019,861  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    30,836       11,249,050  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    237,545       30,551,856  
   

 

 

 
      89,904,607  
Russia — 0.0%            

Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares, NVS(d)

    7,082,700       787  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.2%            

Hyundai Motor Co.

   

Preference Shares, NVS

    25,718       2,274,043  

Series 2, Preference Shares, NVS

    39,739       3,511,396  

LG Chem Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    8,314       1,685,560  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares, NVS

    953,757       41,732,453  
   

 

 

 
      49,203,452  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.9%
(Cost: $286,055,633)

       291,764,209  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   
Brazil — 0.0%            

Localiza Rent a Car SA, (Expires 02/19/24, Strike Price BRL 45.35)(b)

    4,109       7,464  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.0%            

LG Display Co. Ltd., (Expires 03/14/24, Strike Price KWR 10070)(b)

    76,031       90,008  

Taihan Electric Wire Co. Ltd.

    48,865       57,482  
   

 

 

 
      147,490  
Spain — 0.0%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, (Expires 02/09/24)(b)

    222,296       101,860  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $110,417)

 

    256,814  
   

 

 

 
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 )(b)

    16,323     $ 1,607  

PointsBet Holdings Ltd. (Issued/Exercisable 06/20/22, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 07/08/24, Strike Price AUD 10.00)

    20,102        
   

 

 

 
      1,607  
Canada — 0.0%            

Constellation Software Inc., (Issued 08/29/23, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 03/31/40, Strike Price CAD 11.50 )(d)

    23,204        
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

 

    1,607  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $29,482,207,071)

 

    33,338,659,672  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 1.0%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(f)(g)(h)

    306,184,003       306,367,713  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(f)(g)

    21,930,000       21,930,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 1.0%
(Cost: $328,064,331)

 

    328,297,713  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.7%
(Cost: $29,810,271,402)

 

    33,666,957,385  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.7)%

 

    (233,174,017
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $  33,433,783,368  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

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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January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

07/31/23

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sale

   

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

01/31/24

   

Shares

Held at

01/31/24

    Income    

Capital

Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

  $ 424,504,480     $     $  (118,255,576 )(a)    $ 61,416     $ 57,393     $ 306,367,713       306,184,003     $  4,177,432 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

    71,870,000             (49,940,000 )(a)                  21,930,000       21,930,000       1,480,427        
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $ 61,416     $ 57,393     $ 328,297,713       $ 5,657,859     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

    478        03/15/24      $ 53,369      $ 1,126,433  

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

    442        03/15/24        21,675        (348,002
          

 

 

 
           $ 778,431  
          

 

 

 

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)

  $      $      $  1,126,433      $      $      $      $  1,126,433  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $ 348,002      $      $      $      $ 348,002  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

   

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (4,187,879   $      $      $      $ (4,187,879
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $ (3,629,926   $      $      $      $ (3,629,926
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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January 31, 2024

  

iShares® Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 112,780,825   

 

 

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

  $ 4,400,677,514     $ 28,645,253,166      $ 706,362      $ 33,046,637,042  

Preferred Stocks

    144,712,657       147,050,765        787        291,764,209  

Rights

    109,324       147,490               256,814  

Warrants

    1,607                     1,607  

Short-Term Securities

         

Money Market Funds

    328,297,713                     328,297,713  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $  4,873,798,815     $ 28,792,451,421      $ 707,149      $ 33,666,957,385  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

         

Assets

         

Equity Contracts

  $ 1,126,433     $      $      $ 1,126,433  

Liabilities

         

Equity Contracts

    (348,002                   (348,002
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 778,431     $      $        778,431  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

 

   

iShares

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)

  $ 105,839,816,052        $ 4,089,331,773        $ 11,911,279,395        $ 1,841,545,171  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    765,112,924          31,219,280          93,889,593          12,219,713  

Cash

    7,330          9,761          6,943          3,399  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    18,376,314                             

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

    11,262,271          1,572,102          3,526,600          304,878  

Foreign currency, at value(e)

    203,671,945          9,352,860          40,052,169          2,194,560  

Receivables:

                

Investments sold

    5,746,917                   738,144          991,175  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    972,248          28,220          78,072          15,222  

Capital shares sold

    3,150,507          564,150                    

Dividends — unaffiliated

    84,520,968          2,316,351          10,222,448          2,268,102  

Dividends — affiliated

    129,851          1,795          21,351          1,011  

Tax reclaims

    180,290,893          11,108,695          11,513,250          2,378  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

    107,113,058,220          4,145,504,987          12,071,327,965          1,859,545,609  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

                

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    736,697,222          29,519,203          88,469,218          11,901,071  

Payables:

                

Investments purchased

    3,150,507          564,150                    

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

    74,091                   2,643           

Investment advisory fees

    6,250,228          308,483          403,402          138,258  

Professional fees

                      60,820           

Variation margin on futures contracts

    1,970,599          167,374          228,537          1,603  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    748,142,647          30,559,210          89,164,620          12,040,932  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

                

NET ASSETS

  $ 106,364,915,573        $ 4,114,945,777        $ 11,982,163,345        $ 1,847,504,677  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

                

Paid-in capital

  $ 98,863,106,116        $ 4,392,719,967        $ 10,997,303,166        $ 1,838,627,212  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    7,501,809,457          (277,774,190        984,860,179          8,877,465  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 106,364,915,573        $ 4,114,945,777        $ 11,982,163,345        $ 1,847,504,677  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

                

Shares outstanding

    1,525,000,000          75,700,000          189,900,000          31,000,000  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 69.75        $ 54.36        $ 63.10        $ 59.60  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited          Unlimited          Unlimited          Unlimited  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Par value

    None          None          None          None  
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 94,004,810,225        $ 4,188,696,000        $ 10,628,535,482        $ 1,739,415,178  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 677,098,647        $ 27,196,474        $ 81,440,725        $ 11,151,532  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 764,644,913        $ 31,197,299        $ 93,834,334        $ 12,216,575  

(d) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $ 11,335,186        $ 1,626,348        $ 3,550,408        $ 314,582  

(e) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 205,607,327        $ 9,362,112        $ 40,443,996        $ 2,245,998  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

 

   

iShares

Core MSCI Total

International Stock

ETF

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)(b)

  $ 33,338,659,672  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    328,297,713  

Cash

    6,489  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    2,508,000  

Foreign currency, at value(d)

    52,141,270  

Receivables:

 

Investments sold

    2,342,472  

Securities lending income — affiliated

    409,736  

Capital shares sold

    37,976,517  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    32,987,566  

Dividends — affiliated

    151,609  

Tax reclaims

    35,341,082  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    33,830,822,126  
 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    306,221,778  

Payables:

 

Investments purchased

    37,377,554  

Deferred foreign capital gain tax

    51,057,356  

Investment advisory fees

    1,973,138  

Professional fees

    3,654  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    405,278  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    397,038,758  
 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 33,433,783,368  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 31,297,700,047  

Accumulated earnings

    2,136,083,321  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 33,433,783,368  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Shares outstanding

    524,800,000  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 63.71  
 

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited  
 

 

 

 

Par value

    None  
 

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 29,482,207,071  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 278,944,546  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 328,064,331  

(d) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 52,396,608  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

   

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

  $ 1,040,760,991       $ 33,510,583       $ 123,211,362       $ 24,271,575  

Dividends — affiliated

    1,484,551         39,957         165,387         28,520  

Interest — unaffiliated

    629,650         48,464         85,726         807  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    6,651,361         228,309         640,654         111,461  

Other income — unaffiliated

    9,617         47,454         56,335          

Foreign taxes withheld

    (60,275,617       (1,595,984       (8,959,782       (1,388,046

Foreign withholding tax claims

    119,966         897,431         538,932          
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment income

    989,380,519         33,176,214         115,738,614         23,024,317  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

EXPENSES

             

Investment advisory

    35,006,502         1,832,201         2,247,810         772,744  

Professional

    12,964         98,276         63,314          
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses

    35,019,466         1,930,477         2,311,124         772,744  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    954,361,053         31,245,737         113,427,490         22,251,573  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

             

Net realized gain (loss) from:

             

Investments — unaffiliated

    (316,525,128       (25,276,041       (19,877,600       (10,443,077

Investments — affiliated

    117,375         7,294         8,372         1,663  

Foreign currency transactions

    (996,552       (178,681       (67,562       131,979  

Futures contracts

    22,814,275         241,181         1,901,703         396,774  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a)

            74,462,134                  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    (294,590,030       49,255,887         (18,035,087       (9,912,661
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

             

Investments — unaffiliated(b)

    1,488,567,376         (21,551,105       140,272,800         35,939,064  

Investments — affiliated

    107,456         2,702         22,564         2,252  

Foreign currency translations

    (4,239,687       45,849         (711,492       (209,065

Futures contracts

    (934,212       (328,533       77,231         (1,142
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
    1,483,500,933         (21,831,087       139,661,103         35,731,109  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    1,188,910,903         27,424,800         121,626,016         25,818,448  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 2,143,271,956       $ 58,670,537       $ 235,053,506       $ 48,070,021  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

(a) See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

             

(b) Net of increase in deferred foreign capital gain tax of

  $ (17,987     $       $ (886     $  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited) (continued)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

   

iShares

Core MSCI

Total

International

Stock ETF

 

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 341,472,771  

Dividends — affiliated

    1,480,427  

Interest — unaffiliated

    198,405  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    4,177,432  

Other income — unaffiliated

    36,782  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (29,080,641

Foreign withholding tax claims

    26,381  

Other foreign taxes

    (222,465
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    318,089,092  
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory

    11,180,643  

Interest expense

    86,996  

Commitment costs

    19,473  

Professional

    10,081  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    11,297,193  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    306,791,899  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investments — unaffiliated(a)

    (123,421,947

Investments — affiliated

    61,416  

Foreign currency transactions

    (470,577

Futures contracts

    (4,187,879
 

 

 

 
    (128,018,987
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments — unaffiliated(b)

    (247,696,469

Investments — affiliated

    57,393  

Foreign currency translations

    (1,246,878

Futures contracts

    (3,629,926
 

 

 

 
    (252,515,880
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (380,534,867
 

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (73,742,968
 

 

 

 

(a) Net of foreign capital gain tax and capital gain tax refund, if applicable of

  $ (67,549

(b) Net of increase in deferred foreign capital gain tax of

  $ (30,583,469

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
 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

          

Year Ended

07/31/23

         

    

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

          

Year Ended

07/31/23

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                              

OPERATIONS

                  

Net investment income

  $ 954,361,053        $ 2,934,336,151          $ 31,245,737        $ 132,228,856  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (294,590,030        (535,403,304          49,255,887          (44,881,380

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    1,483,500,933          10,854,004,778            (21,831,087        544,173,475  
 

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    2,143,271,956          13,252,937,625            58,670,537          631,520,951  
 

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

                  

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (1,451,329,376        (2,335,829,412          (42,457,079        (123,397,635
 

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    3,669,266,813          2,263,134,016            (291,101,200        (45,011,400
 

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                  

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    4,361,209,393          13,180,242,229            (274,887,742        463,111,916  

Beginning of period

    102,003,706,180          88,823,463,951            4,389,833,519          3,926,721,603  
 

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 106,364,915,573        $ 102,003,706,180          $ 4,114,945,777        $ 4,389,833,519  
 

 

 

      

 

 

        

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(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
 
         

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

                

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     

OPERATIONS

     

Net investment income

    $ 113,427,490     $ 293,536,299          $ 22,251,573     $ 48,752,006  

Net realized gain (loss)

      (18,035,087 )        (21,298,349          (9,912,661 )        90,745,322  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      139,661,103       1,136,036,244            35,731,109       30,947,793  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      235,053,506       1,408,274,194            48,070,021       170,445,121  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

     

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (161,910,383     (243,534,870          (33,494,135     (38,736,051
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

          528,233,062       2,838,953,351            95,992,523       104,176,179  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     

Total increase in net assets

      601,376,185       4,003,692,675            110,568,409       235,885,249  

Beginning of period

      11,380,787,160       7,377,094,485            1,736,936,268       1,501,051,019  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 11,982,163,345     $ 11,380,787,160          $ 1,847,504,677     $ 1,736,936,268  
   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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
 
     

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

 

 

 

      

Year Ended

07/31/23

(a) 

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS

        

Net investment income

    $ 306,791,899        $ 929,365,736  

Net realized loss

      (128,018,987        (225,978,064

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (252,515,880        3,126,687,616  
   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (73,742,968        3,830,075,288  
   

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(b)

        

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (540,028,265        (735,951,498
   

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

        

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

      955,915,535          1,884,043,701  
   

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

        

Total increase in net assets

      342,144,302          4,978,167,491  

Beginning of period

      33,091,639,066          28,113,471,575  
   

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 33,433,783,368        $ 33,091,639,066  
   

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(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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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF  
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

   

Year Ended

07/31/21

    Year Ended
07/31/20
   

Year Ended

07/31/19

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 69.41     $ 61.88     $ 75.40     $ 58.48     $ 60.80     $ 64.89  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.64       2.03 (b)      2.10 (b)      1.76       1.52       2.00  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      0.67       7.12       (12.90     16.86       (2.26     (4.14
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      1.31       9.15       (10.80     18.62       (0.74     (2.14
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (0.97     (1.62     (2.72     (1.70     (1.58     (1.95
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 69.75     $ 69.41     $ 61.88     $ 75.40     $ 58.48     $ 60.80  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

      1.91 %(f)      14.94 %(b)      (14.58 )%(b)      31.95     (1.30 )%      (3.13 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

             

Total expenses

      0.07 %(h)      0.07     0.07     0.08     0.07     0.08
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.07 %(h)      0.07     0.07     0.07     N/A       0.08
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.91 %(h)      3.21 %(b)      3.00 %(b)      2.55 %(b)      2.57     3.31
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

        $ 106,364,916     $ 102,003,706     $ 88,823,464     $ 99,092,545     $ 66,212,280     $ 64,849,495  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      1     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) 

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 Core MSCI Europe ETF  
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

   

Year Ended

07/31/21

   

Year Ended

07/31/20

    Year Ended
07/31/19
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 54.06     $ 47.25     $ 58.23     $ 44.41     $ 45.70     $ 49.27  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.40 (b)      1.65 (b)      1.61 (b)      1.28       1.09       1.64  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      0.47       6.67       (10.68     13.91       (1.39     (3.65
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.87       8.32       (9.07     15.19       (0.30     (2.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

          (0.57     (1.51     (1.91     (1.37     (0.99     (1.56
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 54.36     $ 54.06     $ 47.25     $ 58.23     $ 44.41     $ 45.70  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

      1.61 %(b)(f)      17.84 %(b)      (15.80 )%(b)      34.39     (0.66 )%      (3.96 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

             

Total expenses

      0.09 %(h)      0.11     0.09     0.09     0.09     0.10
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.09 %(h)      0.09     0.09     0.09     N/A       0.10
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.53 %(b)(h)      3.36 %(b)      2.98 %(b)      2.46     2.45     3.62
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 4,114,946     $ 4,389,834     $ 3,926,722     $ 5,287,174     $ 3,463,613     $ 3,217,533  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      2     5     5     3     3     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 six months ended January 31, 2024, for the years ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022, respectively:

• Net investment income per share by $0.01, $0.09 and $0.01.

• Total return by 0.02%, 0.18% and 0.02%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.04%, 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) 

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 Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF  
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

   

Year Ended

07/31/21

   

Year Ended

07/31/20

   

Year Ended

07/31/19

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

         $ 62.81     $ 56.46     $ 67.86     $ 52.39     $ 54.31     $ 57.40  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

       0.61 (b)      1.83 (b)      1.85       1.60       1.46       1.76  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

       0.55       5.94       (10.90     15.42       (2.04     (3.27
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

       1.16       7.77       (9.05     17.02       (0.58     (1.51
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

       (0.87     (1.42     (2.35     (1.55     (1.34     (1.58
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 63.10     $ 62.81     $ 56.46     $ 67.86     $ 52.39     $ 54.31  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

              

Based on net asset value

       1.87 %(b)(f)      13.91 %(b)      (13.57 )%      32.63     (1.14 )%      (2.48 )% 
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

              

Total expenses

       0.04 %(h)      0.04     0.05     0.05     0.05     0.05
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

       0.04 %(h)      0.04     0.05     0.05     0.05     0.05
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

       0.04 %(h)      0.04     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

       2.02 %(b)(h)      3.15 %(b)      2.93     2.56     2.81     3.28
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (000)

     $ 11,982,163     $ 11,380,787     $ 7,377,094     $ 6,158,362     $ 2,844,598     $ 1,425,653  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

       1     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 six months ended January 31, 2024 and for the year ended July 31, 2023, respectively:

• Net investment income per share by $0.00 and $0.01.

• Total return by 0.00% 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) 

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 Core MSCI Pacific ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

   

Year Ended

07/31/22

   

Year Ended

07/31/21

   

Year Ended

07/31/20

   

Year Ended

07/31/19

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

           $ 59.28     $ 54.78     $ 65.86     $ 52.60     $ 55.60     $ 58.23  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.74       1.66       1.66       1.42       1.45       1.64  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      0.69       4.14       (10.02     13.15       (2.72     (2.67
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      1.43       5.80       (8.36     14.57       (1.27     (1.03
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

      (1.11     (1.30     (2.72     (1.31     (1.73     (1.60
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 59.60     $ 59.28     $ 54.78     $ 65.86     $ 52.60     $ 55.60  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

             

Based on net asset value

      2.49 %(e)      10.73     (13.01 )%      27.70     (2.45 )%      (1.61 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

             

Total expenses

      0.09 %(g)      0.09     0.09     0.09     0.09     0.10
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.59 %(g)      3.03     2.72     2.24     2.67     2.97
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 1,847,505     $ 1,736,936     $ 1,501,051     $ 1,119,667     $ 904,692     $ 1,034,208  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      3     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) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

(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 Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF  
 

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

(unaudited)

 

 

 

   

Year Ended

07/31/23

 

(a) 

   

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 period

           $ 64.95     $ 59.02     $ 72.22     $ 56.92     $ 57.96     $ 61.36  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.60       1.87 (c)      1.93 (c)      1.58       1.53       1.77  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(d)

      (0.79     5.53       (12.82     15.28       (1.06     (3.55
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.19     7.40       (10.89     16.86       0.47       (1.78
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(e)

      (1.05     (1.47     (2.31     (1.56     (1.51     (1.62
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 63.71     $ 64.95     $ 59.02     $ 72.22     $ 56.92     $ 57.96  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(f)

             

Based on net asset value

      (0.27 )%(g)      12.72 %(c)      (15.36 )%(c)      29.71     0.77 %(h)      (2.73 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(i)

             

Total expenses

      0.07 %(j)      0.07     0.09     0.09     0.09     0.10
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

      0.07 %(j)      0.07     0.09     0.09     0.09     0.10
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.07 %(j)      0.07     0.09     0.09     N/A       0.10
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.92 %(j)      3.14 %(c)      2.87 %(c)      2.35     2.72     3.09
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 33,433,783     $ 33,091,639     $ 28,113,472     $ 30,065,795     $ 19,546,312     $ 15,457,552  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(k)

      1     3     10     7     7     6
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Consolidated Financial Highlights.

(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 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%.

(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) 

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(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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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is authorized to have multiple series or portfolios.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

   
iShares ETF   Diversification 
Classification 

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 included the accounts of its subsidiary in the Republic of Mauritius, which was a wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”) of the Fund that invested in Indian securities. 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 January 31, 2024, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (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 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

 

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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

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 (unaudited) (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

  $ 1,763,221      $ (1,763,221   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    32,955,322        (32,955,322            

BNP Paribas SA

    7,016,334        (7,016,334            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    45,831,895        (45,831,895            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    26,446,945        (26,446,945            

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    4        (4            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    198,265,374        (198,265,374            

HSBC Bank PLC

    1,128,644        (1,128,644            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    104,692,277        (104,692,277            

Jefferies LLC

    1,767,638        (1,767,638            

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

    6,625,155        (6,625,155            

Morgan Stanley

    184,648,105        (184,648,105            

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    716,132        (716,132            

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    5,500,723        (5,500,723            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    3,320,157        (3,320,157            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    5,536,208        (5,536,208            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    28,427,224        (28,427,224            

UBS AG

    21,008,698        (21,008,698            

UBS Securities LLC

    754,717        (754,717            

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    693,874        (693,874            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 677,098,647      $ (677,098,647   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core MSCI Europe

        

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ 836,228      $ (836,228   $     $  

BNP Paribas SA

    485,353        (485,353            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    1,186,976        (1,186,976            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    372,420        (372,420            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    9,806,792        (9,806,792            

HSBC Bank PLC

    1,482,264        (1,482,264            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    7,434,455        (7,434,455            

Morgan Stanley

    5,152,755        (5,152,755            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    2,132        (2,132            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    144,841        (144,841            

UBS AG

    292,258        (292,258            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 27,196,474      $ (27,196,474   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 210,000      $ (210,000   $     $  

BNP Paribas SA

    1,699,612        (1,699,612            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    12,108,583        (12,108,583            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    6,507,462        (6,507,462            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    11,847,072        (11,847,072            

HSBC Bank PLC

    5,013,565        (5,013,565            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    8,961,138        (8,961,138            

Jefferies LLC

    441,970        (441,970            

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

    186,224        (186,224            

Morgan Stanley

    20,370,694        (20,370,694            

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1,306,338        (1,306,338            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    882,228        (882,228            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    716,907        (716,907            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    5,166,294        (5,166,294            

UBS AG

    3,290,922        (3,290,922            

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    2,731,716        (2,731,716            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 81,440,725      $ (81,440,725   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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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

        

BNP Paribas SA

  $ 12,888      $ (12,888   $     $  

BofA Securities, Inc.

    1,209,750        (1,209,750            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    1,969,936        (1,969,936            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    646,348        (646,348            

HSBC Bank PLC

    1,919,789        (1,919,789            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    2,445,576        (2,445,576            

Jefferies LLC

    13,880        (13,880            

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

    641,754        (641,754            

Morgan Stanley

    1,181,108        (1,181,108            

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    113,436        (113,436            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    119,579        (111,867           7,712 (b) 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    427,799        (427,799            

UBS AG

    415,483        (415,483            

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    34,206        (34,206            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 11,151,532      $ (11,143,820   $     $ 7,712  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core MSCI Total International Stock

        

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 221,589      $ (221,589   $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    5,755,141        (5,755,141            

BNP Paribas SA

    5,367,165        (5,367,165            

BofA Securities, Inc.

    38,439,787        (38,439,787            

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.

    1,417,203        (1,417,203            

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    12,717,326        (12,717,326            

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

    58,400,200        (58,400,200            

HSBC Bank PLC

    14,248,493        (14,248,493            

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    25,036,108        (25,036,108            

J.P. Morgan Securities PLC

    454,806        (454,806            

Jefferies LLC

    653,016        (653,016            

Macquarie Bank Ltd.

    3,015,998        (3,015,998            

Morgan Stanley

    93,493,723        (93,493,723            

National Financial Services LLC

    273,702        (273,702            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    2,222,309        (2,222,309            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    3,721,961        (3,721,961            

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    6,879,702        (6,879,702            

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    13,293        (13,293            

UBS AG

    6,501,222        (6,501,222            

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    83,902        (83,902            

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    27,900        (27,900            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 278,944,546      $ (278,944,546   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 January 31, 2024. 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  

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  

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 six months ended January 31, 2024, 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 six months ended January 31, 2024, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF    Amounts  

Core MSCI EAFE

   $  1,425,799  

Core MSCI Europe

     50,486  

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

     143,250  

Core MSCI Pacific

     23,639  

Core MSCI Total International Stock

     874,982  

Officers and Trustees: Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trust are officers and/or trustees of BlackRock or its affiliates.

Other Transactions: Cross trading is the buying or selling of portfolio securities between funds to which BFA (or an affiliate) serves as investment adviser. At its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings, the Board reviews such transactions as of the most recent calendar quarter for compliance with the requirements and restrictions set forth by Rule 17a-7.

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF    Purchases        Sales       

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

Core MSCI EAFE

   $  182,158,077        $  46,884,189        $ (749,105

Core MSCI Europe

     21,057,122          11,153,349          (2,257,582

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

     38,180,799          9,512,053          (664,760

Core MSCI Pacific

     3,821,186          2,639,508          (222,120

Core MSCI Total International Stock

     8,259,930          16,676,832          (1,226,542

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends – affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF    Purchases        Sales  

Core MSCI EAFE

   $  2,066,869,922        $  1,237,582,280  

Core MSCI Europe

     83,089,353          100,940,384  

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

     215,821,516          115,603,930  

Core MSCI Pacific

     47,242,123          51,353,503  

Core MSCI Total International Stock

     828,093,791          475,682,996  

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   

In-kind

Purchases

      

In-kind

Sales

 

Core MSCI EAFE

   $  2,366,928,765        $  

Core MSCI Europe

     47,880,778          330,150,171  

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

     366,275,931           

Core MSCI Pacific

     90,919,313           

Core MSCI Total International Stock

     399,871,088           

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Trust’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of January 31, 2024, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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As of July 31, 2023, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

   
iShares ETF    Non-Expiring
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
 

Core MSCI EAFE

   $  (2,851,726,162

Core MSCI Europe

     (198,685,591

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

     (210,120,034

Core MSCI Pacific

     (65,751,545

Core MSCI Total International Stock

     (1,399,588,738

A fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” Such fund may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

As of January 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

         
iShares ETF    Tax Cost       

Gross Unrealized

Appreciation

      

Gross Unrealized

Depreciation

      

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Core MSCI EAFE

   $  96,091,743,098        $  22,884,381,822        $  (12,357,684,538      $  10,526,697,284  

Core MSCI Europe

     4,253,992,203          546,211,885          (679,314,287        (133,102,402

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

     10,811,913,214          2,068,172,881          (873,599,029        1,194,573,852  

Core MSCI Pacific

     1,774,223,327          260,085,411          (180,270,713        79,814,698  

Core MSCI Total International Stock

     29,998,671,833          7,462,838,456          (3,793,774,473        3,669,063,983  

 

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 October 16, 2024. 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 six months ended January 31, 2024, 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

 

Core MSCI Total International Stock

   $ 59,000,000        $ 2,642,663          6.43

 

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 an indexing approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective. The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.

The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or

 

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industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

The price each Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from each Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore each Fund’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by each Fund, and each Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. Each Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that BFA believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

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.

 

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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:

 

 

 
    Six Months Ended
01/31/24
     Year Ended
07/31/23
 
iShares ETF   Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

 

 

Core MSCI EAFE

          

Shares sold

    55,400,000      $ 3,669,266,813        34,200,000      $ 2,263,134,016  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core MSCI Europe

          

Shares sold

    900,000      $ 49,275,013        5,900,000      $ 308,442,219  

Shares redeemed

    (6,400,000      (340,376,213      (7,800,000      (353,453,619
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    (5,500,000    $ (291,101,200      (1,900,000    $ (45,011,400
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core MSCI International Developed Markets

          

Shares sold

    8,700,000      $ 528,233,062        50,550,000      $ 2,838,953,351  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core MSCI Pacific

          

Shares sold

    1,700,000      $ 95,992,523        9,900,000      $ 555,909,181  

Shares redeemed

                  (8,000,000      (451,733,002
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    1,700,000      $ 95,992,523        1,900,000      $ 104,176,179  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Core MSCI Total International Stock

          

Shares sold

    15,300,000      $ 955,915,535        33,200,000      $  1,884,043,701  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The consideration for the purchase of Creation Units of a fund in the Trust generally consists of the in-kind deposit of a designated portfolio of securities and a specified amount of cash. Certain funds in the Trust may be offered in Creation Units solely or partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Trust’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in shares sold in the table above.

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, iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets 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 has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF, iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF, iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF, iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF and iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 8, 2023 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”).At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays, delays in the repatriation of the local currency in certain non-U.S. countries, the continued illiquidity of Russian equity securities and the suspension of select sanctions in Venezuela.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size utilized for liquidity classifications. The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. The Committee also considered that ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing.

 

  d)

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs. However, there were no ETFs with persistent deviations of fund premium/discount or bid/ask spreads from long-term averages over the Program Reporting Period.

 

  e)

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review. There were no ETFs for which the custom baskets accepted by the ETF had a significant change in its liquidity profile.

There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period other than the enhancement of certain model components in the Program’s classification methodology. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited)

 

Tailored Shareholder Reports for Open-End Mutual Funds and ETFs

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require open-end mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.

 

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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications announcing that the shareholder report or prospectus has been posted on the iShares website at iShares.com. Once you have enrolled, you will no longer receive prospectuses and shareholder reports in the mail.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

 

   

If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor.

Householding

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents and Rule 30e-3 notices can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at iShares.com/fundreports.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the iShares Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the iShares Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; (2) on the iShares website at iShares.com; and (3) on the SEC website at sec.gov.

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund Prospectus. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings daily and provides information regarding its top holdings in Fund fact sheets at iShares.com.

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviation
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
CPO    Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)
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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  JANUARY 31, 2024

 

 

 

  

  

2024 Semi-Annual Report
(Unaudited)

 

 

iShares Trust

 

·  

iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF | IMTM | NYSE Arca

 

·  

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF | IQLT | NYSE Arca

 

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iShares MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF | ISZE | NYSE Arca

 

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iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF | IVLU | NYSE Arca


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The combination of continued economic growth and cooling inflation provided a supportive backdrop for investors during the 12-month reporting period ended January 31, 2024. Significantly tighter monetary policy helped to rein in inflation, and the Consumer Price Index decelerated substantially in the first half of the period before stalling between 3% and 4% in the second half. A moderating labor market helped ease inflationary pressure, although wages continued to grow. Wage and job growth powered robust consumer spending, backstopping the economy. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a horrific attack on Israel. The ensuing war will have a significant humanitarian impact and could lead to heightened economic and market volatility. We see geopolitics as a structural market risk going forward. See our geopolitical risk dashboard at blackrock.com for more details.

Equity returns were robust during the period, as interest rates stabilized and the economy proved to be more resilient than many investors expected. The U.S. economy continued to show strength, and growth further accelerated in the second half of 2023. Large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted particularly substantial gains, supported by the performance of a few notable technology companies, while small-capitalization U.S. stocks advanced at a significantly slower pace. Meanwhile, international developed market equities also gained, while emerging market stocks declined overall.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose during the reporting period, driving its price down, as investors reacted to elevated inflation and attempted to anticipate future interest rate changes. However, shorter-duration U.S. Treasuries gained, as higher yields boosted returns. The corporate bond market benefited from improving economic sentiment, although high-yield corporate bond prices fared significantly better than investment-grade bonds as demand from yield-seeking investors remained strong.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), attempting to manage persistent inflation, raised interest rates four times during the 12-month period, but paused its tightening in the second half of the period. The Fed also wound down its bond-buying programs and incrementally reduced its balance sheet by not replacing securities that reach maturity.

Supply constraints appear to have become an embedded feature of the new macroeconomic environment, making it difficult for developed economies to increase production without sparking higher inflation. Geopolitical fragmentation and an aging population risk further exacerbating these constraints, keeping the labor market tight and wage growth high. Although the Fed has stopped tightening for now, we believe that the new economic regime means that the Fed will need to maintain high rates for an extended period despite the market’s hopes for interest rate cuts, as reflected in the recent rally. In this new regime, we anticipate greater volatility and dispersion of returns, creating more opportunities for selective portfolio management.

Looking at developed market stocks, we have an overweight stance on U.S. stocks overall, particularly given the promise of emerging AI technologies. We are also overweight Japanese stocks as shareholder-friendly policies generate increased investor interest, although we maintain an underweight stance on European stocks. In credit, there are selective opportunities in the near term despite tighter credit and financial conditions. For fixed income investing with a six- to twelve-month horizon, we see the most attractive investments in short-term U.S. Treasuries and hard-currency emerging market bonds.

Overall, our view is that investors need to think globally, position themselves to be prepared for a decarbonizing economy, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit iShares.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Inc.

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Inc.

 

Total Returns as of January 31, 2024
     
      6-Month 
   12-Month 
   

U.S. large cap equities
(S&P 500® Index)

 

  6.43%   20.82%
   

U.S. small cap equities
(Russell 2000® Index)

 

  (2.02)     2.40  
   

International equities
(MSCI Europe, Australasia,
Far East Index)

 

  3.15     10.01  
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets
Index)

 

  (6.00)     (2.94)  
   

3-month Treasury bills
(ICE BofA 3-Month U.S.
Treasury Bill Index)

 

  2.73     5.13  
   

U.S. Treasury securities
(ICE BofA 10-Year
U.S. Treasury Index)

 

  1.74     (0.38)  
   

U.S. investment grade bonds
(Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index)

 

  3.15     2.10  
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond
Index)

 

  2.70     2.90  
   

U.S. high yield bonds
(Bloomberg U.S. Corporate
High Yield 2% Issuer Capped
Index)

 

  6.18     9.28  

 

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

      Page  

The Markets in Review

     2  

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summary

     4  

About Fund Performance

     8  

Disclosure of Expenses

     8  

Schedules of Investments

     9  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     36  

Statements of Operations

     37  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     38  

Financial Highlights

     40  

Notes to Financial Statements

     44  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     52  

Supplemental Information

     53  

General Information

     54  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     55  

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31,  2024    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  
  6-Month
Total Returns
     1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
           1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    5.53      11.39      8.13      6.16       11.39      47.83      71.77

Fund Market

    5.57        11.54        8.22        6.19         11.54        48.45        72.26  

Index

    6.81        13.50        8.61        6.56               13.50        51.10        77.68  

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
  (08/01/23)
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
    $   1,000.00      $  1,055.30        $  1.55             $  1,000.00        $  1,023.60        $  1.53          0.30

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Sector   Percent of  
Total Investments(a)
 

 

 

Financials

    22.9%  

Industrials

    20.3    

Consumer Discretionary

    15.2    

Information Technology

    10.5    

Health Care

    8.8    

Materials

    7.9    

Consumer Staples

    4.6    

Energy

    3.3    

Utilities

    2.6    

Communication Services

    2.4    

Real Estate

    1.5    

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

 

 
Country/Geographic Region   Percent of  
Total Investments(a)
 

 

 

Japan

    46.0%  

France

    8.7    

United Kingdom

    7.2    

Denmark

    5.7    

Switzerland

    5.5    

Germany

    5.3    

Canada

    4.6    

Italy

    4.2    

Australia

    3.9    

Spain

    2.4    
 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    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  
     6-Month
Total Returns
     1 Year      5 Years     Since
Inception
            1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    3.56      9.18      8.81     6.84        9.18      52.51      81.99

Fund Market

    3.55        9.18        8.81       6.86          9.18        52.52        82.29  

Index

    4.43        10.83        9.10       7.12                10.83        54.60        86.31  

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
   (08/01/23)
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
    $  1,000.00        $  1,035.60          $    1.54               $  1,000.00          $  1,023.60          $    1.53          0.30

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector   Percent of  
Total Investments(a)
 

Financials

    20.2%  

Industrials

    16.1    

Health Care

    11.8    

Consumer Discretionary

    11.1    

Information Technology

    9.6    

Consumer Staples

    8.8    

Materials

    7.5    

Energy

    5.5    

Communication Services

    4.1    

Utilities

    3.2    

Real Estate

    2.1    

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region   Percent of  
Total Investments(a)
 

Switzerland

    15.2%  

United Kingdom

    14.4    

Japan

    12.2    

France

    8.8    

Canada

    7.8    

Netherlands

    7.8    

Australia

    7.0    

Germany

    5.5    

Denmark

    5.2    

Sweden

    3.5    
 

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    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  
     6-Month
Total Returns
     1 Year      5 Years     Since
Inception
            1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    (0.11 )%       4.60      4.29     4.02        4.60      23.36      40.47

Fund Market

    (0.27      4.73        4.27       3.98          4.73        23.22        40.05  

Index

    0.94        6.32        4.59       4.24                6.32        25.15        43.05  

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
   (08/01/23)
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
    $   1,000.00      $ 998.90        $ 1.51             $ 1,000.00        $ 1,023.60        $ 1.53          0.30

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Industrials

    19.7

Financials

    17.0  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.6  

Materials

    9.2  

Consumer Staples

    7.6  

Information Technology

    7.4  

Health Care

    7.2  

Real Estate

    6.9  

Communication Services

    5.8  

Utilities

    5.4  

Energy

    3.2  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Japan

    26.7

Canada

    10.3  

United Kingdom

    9.4  

Australia

    7.0  

France

    6.9  

Germany

    5.9  

Switzerland

    5.2  

Sweden

    4.6  

Hong Kong

    3.5  

Netherlands

    3.2  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of January 31, 2024    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  
     6-Month
Total Returns
     1 Year      5 Years     Since
Inception
            1 Year      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Fund NAV

    2.11      10.23      5.83     3.95        10.23      32.72      39.71

Fund Market

    1.67        9.96        5.82       3.93          9.96        32.66        39.48  

Index

    3.26        12.04        6.19       4.18                12.04        35.02        42.32  

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
   (08/01/23)
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
           

Beginning
Account Value
(08/01/23)
 
 
 
      

Ending
Account Value
(01/31/24)
 
 
 
      

Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 
 
(a) 
      

Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 
 
 
    $  1,000.00      $  1,021.10        $  1.52             $  1,000.00        $  1,023.60        $  1.53          0.30

 

  (a) 

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, may be paid which are not reflected in the tables and examples above. See “Disclosure of Expenses” for more information.

 

Portfolio Information

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

   
Sector    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Financials

    20.9

Industrials

    16.5  

Health Care

    11.6  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.3  

Information Technology

    8.7  

Consumer Staples

    8.6  

Materials

    7.6  

Energy

    5.6  

Communication Services

    3.8  

Utilities

    3.3  

Real Estate

    2.1  

GEOGRAPHIC ALLOCATION

 

   
Country/Geographic Region    
Percent of
Total Investments
 
(a) 

Japan

    32.7

United Kingdom

    15.7  

France

    11.3  

Germany

    10.1  

Switzerland

    6.3  

Italy

    4.6  

Canada

    3.1  

Spain

    2.9  

Netherlands

    2.5  

Australia

    2.2  
 

 

  (a) 

Excludes money market funds.

 

 

 

F U N D  S U M M A R Y

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About Fund Performance

 

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of each Fund’s investments. As a result, current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at iShares.com. Performance results assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Performance for certain funds may reflect a waiver of a portion of investment advisory fees. Without such a waiver, performance would have been lower.

Net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of a fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. Beginning August 10, 2020, the price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is the closing price. Prior to August 10, 2020, Market Price was determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest ask on the primary stock exchange on which shares of a fund are listed for trading, as of the time that such fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of a fund may not trade in the secondary market until after the fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the fund, the NAV of the fund is used as a proxy for the Market Price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike a fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by a fund. These expenses negatively impact fund performance. Also, index returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, index returns would be lower.

Disclosure of Expenses

Shareholders of each Fund may incur the following charges: (1) transactional expenses, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing expenses, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense examples shown (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the end of the period) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other funds.

The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in the Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as brokerage commissions and other fees paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 3.9%            

BHP Group Ltd.

    802,387     $ 24,548,234  

Brambles Ltd.

    161,182       1,536,833  

CAR Group Ltd.

    92,360       1,983,090  

Fortescue Ltd.

    384,994       7,440,682  

Goodman Group

    335,087       5,562,166  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    507,224       1,991,070  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    87,028       3,269,680  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    457,556       1,145,556  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    175,329       1,503,938  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    470,138       2,623,934  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    291,648       3,002,977  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    77,415       6,661,356  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    235,614       2,168,717  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    49,898       1,115,377  

Xero Ltd.(a)

    32,086       2,296,672  
   

 

 

 
        66,850,282  
Austria — 0.2%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    67,716       2,917,097  
   

 

 

 
Belgium — 0.3%            

Argenx SE(a)

    11,667       4,405,833  

Lotus Bakeries NV

    85       724,771  
   

 

 

 
      5,130,604  
Canada — 4.6%            

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    172,434       10,104,021  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    130,952       2,033,752  

Cameco Corp.

    145,415       6,942,756  

CGI Inc.(a)

    37,744       4,226,811  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    5,225       14,441,124  

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(a)

    10,341       905,458  

Dollarama Inc.

    65,632       4,816,772  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    57,861       976,078  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    8,692       9,060,640  

FirstService Corp.

    6,194       1,036,687  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    52,595       1,755,709  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    69,128       725,498  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    256,912       1,415,983  

MEG Energy Corp.(a)

    63,587       1,202,262  

Onex Corp.

    16,647       1,229,163  

Open Text Corp.

    34,950       1,524,131  

Parkland Corp.

    51,658       1,762,854  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    42,907       3,349,392  

Stantec Inc.

    23,148       1,860,001  

TFI International Inc.

    14,494       1,904,827  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    20,542       3,049,863  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    69,411       3,253,068  

WSP Global Inc.

    17,724       2,603,791  
   

 

 

 
      80,180,641  
Denmark — 5.7%            

Danske Bank A/S

    171,915       4,616,168  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    779,731       89,126,672  

Pandora A/S

    31,113       4,546,136  
   

 

 

 
      98,288,976  
Finland — 0.1%            

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    127,795       1,885,175  
   

 

 

 
France — 8.7%            

Air Liquide SA

    92,361       17,283,819  

Airbus SE

    87,216       13,892,274  

AXA SA

    222,173       7,457,306  
Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Dassault Aviation SA

    3,924     $ 743,238  

Engie SA

    291,374       4,653,963  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    32,108       6,292,301  

Hermes International SCA

    5,103       10,765,590  

Ipsen SA

    5,336       615,236  

L’Oreal SA

    35,711       17,089,642  

Orange SA

    234,972       2,794,269  

Publicis Groupe SA

    38,711       3,878,592  

Renault SA

    23,528       886,057  

Safran SA

    71,204       13,294,417  

Schneider Electric SE

    62,910       12,358,669  

SEB SA

    4,726       577,093  

Sodexo SA

    13,279       1,497,990  

Thales SA

    13,876       2,029,421  

TotalEnergies SE

    416,475       27,019,059  

Vinci SA

    59,565       7,524,386  
   

 

 

 
        150,653,322  
Germany — 5.3%            

adidas AG

    43,045       8,126,379  

Beiersdorf AG

    19,295       2,823,624  

Commerzbank AG

    173,250       1,989,532  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    51,244       2,705,964  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    70,070       2,504,103  

E.ON SE

    422,672       5,718,446  

Hannover Rueck SE

    13,211       3,166,900  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    32,367       2,988,912  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    38,205       16,264,592  

Nemetschek SE

    12,460       1,149,729  

Rheinmetall AG

    10,432       3,652,981  

SAP SE

    221,636       38,397,678  

Talanx AG(a)

    25,896       1,816,889  
   

 

 

 
      91,305,729  
Hong Kong — 0.4%            

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    11,675       545,456  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    156,900       4,757,020  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    358,800       941,767  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    47,500       367,509  
   

 

 

 
      6,611,752  
Ireland — 0.9%            

AIB Group PLC

    309,611       1,359,943  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    129,613       1,191,918  

CRH PLC

    194,754       13,816,164  
   

 

 

 
      16,368,025  
Israel — 0.2%            

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)

    7,803       1,821,844  

Global-e Online Ltd.(a)

    24,483       924,723  
   

 

 

 
      2,746,567  
Italy — 4.2%            

Banco BPM SpA

    357,763       1,930,236  

Enel SpA

    1,574,355       10,742,416  

Eni SpA

    469,194       7,479,581  

Ferrari NV

    36,471       12,718,793  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    2,880,217       8,874,794  

Leonardo SpA

    133,387       2,328,145  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    119,485       1,582,459  

Stellantis NV

    506,513       11,156,781  

UniCredit SpA

    550,438       16,123,461  
   

 

 

 
      72,936,666  
 

 

 

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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan — 45.8%            

Advantest Corp.

    303,900     $ 12,094,557  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    157,400       3,761,415  

Aisin Corp.

    46,200       1,724,881  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    131,500       5,400,037  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    22,600       499,418  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    112,900       4,196,261  

Azbil Corp.

    27,500       888,654  

Bridgestone Corp.

    96,000       4,159,937  

Canon Inc.

    222,100       6,118,216  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    29,000       1,106,024  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    173,500       1,285,680  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    250,800       3,253,550  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    202,300       7,276,775  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    427,300       2,036,274  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    48,400       1,400,693  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    288,200       6,321,022  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    15,400       1,751,758  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    200,700       6,206,034  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    613,700       4,398,303  

Denso Corp.

    349,100       5,483,680  

Disco Corp.

    45,400       12,250,690  

East Japan Railway Co.

    38,800       2,219,074  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    30,700       1,445,621  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    695,700       2,809,621  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    33,700       8,997,117  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    94,800       6,008,888  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    34,100       4,719,926  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    48,200       1,474,704  

Hikari Tsushin Inc.

    4,500       784,124  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    30,000       851,172  

Hitachi Ltd.

    311,700         24,484,144  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,490,100       16,656,427  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    19,300       702,160  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    110,800       1,223,492  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    27,500       1,383,798  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    207,000       1,149,467  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    22,700       342,701  

Inpex Corp.

    341,100       4,636,387  

ITOCHU Corp.

    405,600       18,407,792  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    212,400       4,700,773  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    550,700       5,727,195  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    678,100       6,491,235  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    66,100       1,237,516  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    491,900       12,965,197  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    171,300       2,704,625  

JSR Corp.

    53,700       1,464,649  

Kajima Corp.

    201,000       3,587,218  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    329,300       4,492,356  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    53,000       2,582,360  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    41,100       1,859,769  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    26,100       666,925  

Komatsu Ltd.

    187,200       5,325,831  

Konami Group Corp.

    21,100       1,297,612  

Lasertec Corp.

    16,600       4,323,121  

Makita Corp.

    50,800       1,367,282  

Marubeni Corp.

    489,900       8,356,059  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    92,800       1,686,804  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    145,000       1,757,900  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    19,800       881,585  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    64,700       1,564,744  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    299,300       1,804,701  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    1,656,700       28,553,129  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    440,800     $ 6,541,604  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    226,900       3,143,907  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    392,700       2,784,417  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    128,500       8,571,396  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    5,486,300         51,387,683  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    498,100       20,201,554  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    45,600       1,342,020  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    220,000       5,522,829  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    75,400       2,708,403  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    1,102,200       20,017,671  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    153,700       6,347,001  

NEC Corp.

    90,300       5,900,627  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    45,400       724,540  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    85,200       2,158,909  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    246,100       5,922,312  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    6,034,200       7,577,472  

Nippon Yusen KK

    105,500       3,635,621  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    492,500       1,933,469  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    53,200       1,721,093  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    13,400       1,753,815  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    34,100       2,828,862  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    776,400       4,181,803  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    90,000       2,752,517  

Obayashi Corp.

    202,500       1,874,449  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    77,400       1,182,710  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    241,900       945,788  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    9,500       748,687  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    219,000       8,133,675  

ORIX Corp.

    314,300       6,068,902  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    137,100       2,886,894  

Otsuka Corp.

    33,400       1,405,397  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    82,300       3,235,075  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    84,200       1,820,108  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    441,000       4,153,681  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    414,800       6,805,863  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    661,900       3,653,859  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    101,300       796,217  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    60,900       1,496,048  

SCSK Corp.

    44,400       871,777  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    66,600       4,833,850  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    44,000       642,286  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    72,200       1,030,838  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    136,800       3,088,150  

Shimizu Corp.

    203,700       1,363,593  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    550,400       21,664,944  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    48,200       2,313,427  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    160,900       1,470,627  

SoftBank Corp.

    868,700       11,541,412  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    61,400       3,183,678  

Sony Group Corp.

    229,100       22,467,449  

Subaru Corp.

    132,900       2,651,263  

Sumitomo Corp.

    404,000       9,291,126  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    609,700       31,712,538  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    189,000       3,873,226  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    62,800       1,975,006  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    86,700       3,894,448  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    243,400       4,030,398  

Taisei Corp.

    45,100       1,644,282  

TDK Corp.

    89,200       4,438,129  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    33,400       884,541  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    545,200       14,375,518  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    385,000       2,049,799  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

      143,900     $ 26,703,871  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    116,400       2,673,925  

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

    92,500       2,549,711  

Toray Industries Inc.

    157,600       787,437  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    53,200       4,499,608  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    3,677,000       73,421,655  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    84,900       5,563,618  

Unicharm Corp.

    59,000       2,030,094  

USS Co. Ltd.

    48,500       917,203  

West Japan Railway Co.

    26,800       1,116,207  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    169,000       1,597,345  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    53,000       916,181  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    34,100       1,285,103  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    54,400       1,068,998  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    44,900       2,198,695  
   

 

 

 
       792,797,894  
Netherlands — 2.2%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    74,919       1,102,612  

ASM International NV

    8,440       4,677,732  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    24,578       3,693,540  

EXOR NV, NVS

    20,187       1,953,143  

Ferrovial SE

    83,467       3,183,033  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    499,939       1,700,663  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    168,493       3,564,563  

Prosus NV

    207,125       6,162,316  

Universal Music Group NV

    205,733       6,064,540  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    38,408       5,661,993  
   

 

 

 
      37,764,135  
Norway — 0.2%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    72,822       782,418  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    15,170       773,114  

Salmar ASA

    17,933       995,468  
   

 

 

 
      2,551,000  
Portugal — 0.1%            

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    128,311       2,019,839  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 0.2%            

Keppel Ltd.

    339,400       1,803,490  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    251,500       1,058,435  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(b)

    242,700       1,204,589  
   

 

 

 
      4,066,514  
Spain — 2.4%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    60,299       2,379,428  

Aena SME SA(c)

    8,873       1,569,697  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    1,373,377       12,854,035  

Banco Santander SA

    3,172,664       12,751,125  

Grifols SA(a)

    57,035       621,268  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    261,851       11,196,059  
   

 

 

 
      41,371,612  
Sweden — 1.7%            

Alfa Laval AB

    52,696       1,933,564  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    419,301       6,691,798  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    221,453       3,066,671  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    119,753       1,689,564  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    22,520       707,783  

Investor AB, Class B

    203,400       4,789,005  

Lifco AB, Class B

    33,689       812,811  

Saab AB, Class B

    17,599       1,133,216  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    116,727       1,589,112  

Volvo AB, Class A

    33,881       832,969  
Security   Shares     Value  
Sweden (continued)            

Volvo AB, Class B

    282,987     $ 6,781,874  
   

 

 

 
      30,028,367  
Switzerland — 5.4%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    209,525       8,865,380  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    29,579       1,279,086  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    6,691       856,691  

BKW AG

    4,987       792,277  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    6,007       867,534  

Holcim AG

    91,275       6,971,477  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    49,226       4,126,777  

Novartis AG, Registered

    304,646       31,504,576  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    5,163       1,286,045  

Swiss Re AG

    78,492       8,987,368  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    871,487       26,085,878  

VAT Group AG(c)

    5,462       2,542,718  
   

 

 

 
      94,165,807  
United Kingdom — 7.2%            

3i Group PLC

    318,680       9,976,258  

Associated British Foods PLC

    85,737       2,539,474  

BAE Systems PLC

    732,310       10,908,830  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    11,973       725,020  

Centrica PLC

    2,538,860       4,443,130  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    33,870       2,333,643  

Compass Group PLC

    229,261       6,314,708  

Haleon PLC

    793,590       3,223,375  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    40,222       981,298  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    3,915,546       30,571,418  

Informa PLC

    233,510       2,293,430  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    30,950       2,932,607  

J Sainsbury PLC

    289,514       988,447  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    337,121       498,168  

Melrose Industries PLC

    379,646       2,829,686  

Next PLC

    25,584       2,731,259  

RELX PLC

    400,583       16,533,686  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    3,913,777       14,858,459  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    282,696       4,208,756  

Tesco PLC

    1,165,496       4,223,314  
   

 

 

 
       124,114,966   
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.7%
(Cost: $1,459,208,819)

      1,724,754,970  
   

 

 

 

Rights

   

Spain — 0.0%

   

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA,
(Expires 02/09/24)(a)

    59,019       27,044  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $29,316)

      27,044  
   

 

 

 

Warrants

   

Canada — 0.0%

   

Constellation Software Inc., (Issued 08/29/23, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 03/31/40, Strike Price CAD 11.50 )(d)

    6,329        
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

       
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7%
(Cost: $1,459,238,135)

      1,724,782,014  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(e)(f)(g)

    757,705     $ 758,159  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(e)(f)

    630,000       630,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%
(Cost: $1,388,100)

      1,388,159  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.8%
(Cost: $1,460,626,235)

      1,726,170,173  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.2%

 

    3,086,879  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 1,729,257,052  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sale
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
01/31/24
     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income      Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 2,381,308      $      $ (1,623,317 )(a)     $ 344      $ (176    $ 758,159        757,705      $ 2,823 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     380,000        250,000 (a)                            630,000        630,000        20,191         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 344      $ (176    $ 1,388,159         $ 23,014      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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

     132          03/07/24        $ 2,266        $ 149,434  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     30          03/15/24          1,508          29,711  

FTSE 100 Index

     4          03/15/24          385          (1,118
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 178,027  
                 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

   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)

   $      $      $ 179,145      $      $      $      $ 179,145  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 1,118      $      $      $      $ 1,118  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 236,255      $      $      $      $ 236,255  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 15,052      $      $      $      $ 15,052  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 5,468,413  

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

   $ 93,475,812        $ 1,631,279,158        $     —        $ 1,724,754,970  

Rights

     27,044                            27,044  

Warrants

                                 

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     1,388,159                            1,388,159  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $  94,891,015        $ 1,631,279,158        $        $ 1,726,170,173  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $        $ 179,145        $        $ 179,145  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Liabilities

           

Equity Contracts

   $     —      $ (1,118    $     —      $ (1,118
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $  178,027      $         178,027  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

   
Australia — 7.0%            

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    486,878     $ 14,036,990  

ASX Ltd.

    301,164       12,875,470  

BHP Group Ltd.

    4,487,194       137,281,249  

Brambles Ltd.

    1,231,607       11,743,085  

Computershare Ltd.

    411,320       6,812,795  

Fortescue Ltd.

    1,558,354       30,117,914  

Goodman Group

    1,961,717       32,562,874  

IDP Education Ltd.

    262,169       3,357,272  

IGO Ltd.

    614,830       2,988,819  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    2,494,113       9,790,453  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    394,926       14,837,542  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    4,463,434       11,174,834  

Mirvac Group

    3,108,809       4,369,121  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    1,609,004       16,567,241  

REA Group Ltd.

    73,293       8,741,411  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    243,230       20,929,297  

Santos Ltd.

    6,464,666       32,672,033  

Stockland

    2,194,736       6,481,297  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    266,236       5,951,210  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    1,154,802       43,717,270  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    4,681,400       97,917,164  
   

 

 

 
       524,925,341  
Austria — 0.3%            

OMV AG

    266,557       11,864,826  

Verbund AG

    141,078       11,472,225  
   

 

 

 
      23,337,051  
Belgium — 0.2%            

Ageas SA/NV

    180,139       7,740,932  

Lotus Bakeries NV

    268       2,285,162  

Umicore SA

    93,378       2,124,019  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    150,123       4,392,171  
   

 

 

 
      16,542,284  
Canada — 7.8%            

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    536,154       31,416,722  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    2,504,086       38,889,745  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    488,346       19,636,271  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    559,791       69,442,481  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    952,933       76,684,013  

CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS

    86,078       3,683,981  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    2,746,298       44,489,844  

CGI Inc.(a)

    154,019       17,248,020  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    105,640       11,429,502  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    387,313       12,929,159  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    142,564       9,691,956  

IGM Financial Inc.

    102,802       2,780,995  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    398,137       22,965,171  

Intact Financial Corp.

    227,267       35,540,843  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    2,298,009       50,799,083  

Nutrien Ltd.

    231,403       11,538,739  

Power Corp. of Canada

    588,617       17,157,871  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    735,123       38,105,338  

TFI International Inc.

    69,402       9,120,934  

TMX Group Ltd.

    352,112       8,708,188  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    80,684       7,067,089  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    976,520       42,221,806  
   

 

 

 
      581,547,751  
Denmark — 5.2%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    3,331       6,040,003  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    5,351       9,866,168  
Security   Shares      Value  
Denmark (continued)             

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    79,853      $ 10,274,481  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    67,395        7,768,737  

DSV A/S

    165,549        29,618,325  

Genmab A/S(a)

    33,754        9,333,724  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    2,405,138        274,917,819  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    258,034        13,221,838  

Pandora A/S

    97,919        14,307,622  

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    7,321        1,995,901  

Tryg A/S

    429,670        9,183,815  
    

 

 

 
       386,528,433  
Finland — 2.5%             

Elisa OYJ

    194,504        8,861,886  

Fortum OYJ

    791,044        10,813,687  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    172,936        3,377,371  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    496,840        24,594,228  

Metso OYJ

    560,274        5,599,735  

Neste OYJ

    1,214,580        41,872,058  

Nordea Bank Abp

    4,150,879        51,148,755  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    101,049        4,652,062  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    547,321        22,908,360  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    274,441        9,982,029  
    

 

 

 
        183,810,171  
France — 8.7%             

Air Liquide SA

    284,281        53,198,441  

Amundi SA(b)

    71,708        4,850,156  

Euronext NV(b)

    105,522        9,281,415  

Hermes International SCA

    40,272        84,960,190  

Ipsen SA

    19,554        2,254,559  

Kering SA

    71,154        29,228,170  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(b)

    142,108        5,760,149  

Legrand SA

    204,521        19,821,276  

L’Oreal SA

    197,447        94,489,055  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    283,201        235,639,810  

Publicis Groupe SA

    219,256        21,968,033  

Remy Cointreau SA

    12,947        1,311,843  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    19,283        5,195,558  

Schneider Electric SE

    443,177        87,062,118  
    

 

 

 
       655,020,773  
Germany — 5.3%             

Allianz SE, Registered

    569,396        152,128,919  

Bechtle AG

    57,896        3,002,072  

Beiersdorf AG

    55,413        8,109,119  

Brenntag SE

    112,100        9,910,760  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    290,245        57,799,288  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    729,881        34,957,029  

GEA Group AG

    151,558        6,069,752  

Hannover Rueck SE

    77,211        18,508,780  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    58,822        3,633,206  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    184,134        78,389,327  

Nemetschek SE

    47,923        4,422,029  

Rational AG

    7,382        5,670,745  

Rheinmetall AG

    36,734        12,863,173  

Scout24 SE(b)

    74,517        5,486,708  
    

 

 

 
       400,950,907  
Hong Kong — 2.2%             

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    2,081,000        9,390,179  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    905,500        5,377,621  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    2,375,000        18,889,416  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    993,500        10,342,502  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    1,332,000        3,470,687  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Hong Kong (continued)            

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    12,006,370     $ 8,544,057  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    1,969,400       59,709,841  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    2,121,000       12,418,847  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    3,158,000       3,298,733  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,824,000       2,767,634  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    1,563,500       14,592,749  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    1,389,000       2,595,726  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    1,018,500       10,817,595  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

    885,005       2,585,708  
   

 

 

 
       164,801,295  
Ireland — 0.2%            

Kingspan Group PLC

    114,242       9,278,346  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    163,662       6,098,829  
   

 

 

 
      15,377,175  
Israel — 0.6%            

Bank Hapoalim BM

    1,436,562       12,222,141  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    1,574,158       11,955,991  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)

    107,092       17,020,132  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    168,380       6,266,650  
   

 

 

 
      47,464,914  
Italy — 1.4%            

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    1,239,686       27,653,574  

Ferrari NV

    153,304       53,462,801  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    901,340       12,995,845  

Moncler SpA

    183,395       11,281,859  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    51,944       2,867,011  
   

 

 

 
      108,261,090  
Japan — 12.2%            

Advantest Corp.

    865,600       34,448,992  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    476,600       10,319,600  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.

    186,400       4,333,613  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    253,700       9,675,805  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    447,400       16,093,076  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    243,000       4,791,959  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    107,700       12,250,930  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    712,500       22,031,884  

Disco Corp.

    86,200       23,260,120  

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.

    142,800       38,124,282  

GLP J-REIT

    3,428       3,060,633  

Hoya Corp.

    222,800       28,302,077  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    803,900       17,791,675  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    833       3,193,339  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    561,000       14,786,492  

KDDI Corp.

    1,470,200       48,715,130  

Kikkoman Corp.

    61,500       3,783,986  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    108,100       2,762,247  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    142,580       1,775,999  

Konami Group Corp.

    81,000       4,981,353  

Lasertec Corp.

    110,000       28,647,189  

M3 Inc

    228,500       3,605,729  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.(c)

    61,000       2,715,993  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    259,000       9,303,401  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    310,200       2,921,530  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    515,000       21,266,789  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    337,000       5,378,192  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    1,327,400       74,163,018  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    1,290       5,219,480  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    1,689       3,005,071  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    24,996,500       31,389,459  

Nippon Yusen KK

    360,500       12,423,140  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    90,900       3,625,347  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    58,700     $ 7,682,756  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    76,700       6,362,866  

Obic Co. Ltd.

    47,200       7,250,370  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    213,600       3,849,954  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    49,400       1,544,842  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    51,500       4,058,670  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    393,200       8,279,554  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    1,082,800       42,769,209  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    137,200       9,958,021  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    268,300       3,830,664  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    398,300       8,991,301  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    253,300       3,280,260  

Shimano Inc.

    62,500       8,973,457  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    1,274,800       50,178,908  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    142,700       6,849,088  

SMC Corp.

    40,600       22,599,766  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    318,600       16,519,868  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    77,000       3,008,870  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    2,236,800       58,978,649  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    535,100       99,299,801  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    526,800       12,101,577  

Unicharm Corp.

    201,400       6,929,846  

USS Co. Ltd.

    198,100       3,746,349  

Yamaha Corp.

    89,700       1,972,553  

ZOZO Inc.

    196,900       4,311,422  
   

 

 

 
       911,476,151  
Netherlands — 7.7%            

Adyen NV(a)(b)

    37,041       46,456,329  

ASML Holding NV

    479,972       416,417,890  

ASR Nederland NV

    220,722       10,401,853  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    101,512       15,255,049  

IMCD NV

    60,644       9,256,744  

Randstad NV

    141,422       8,041,284  

Universal Music Group NV

    1,104,318       32,552,781  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    281,608       41,513,817  
   

 

 

 
      579,895,747  
New Zealand — 0.3%            

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    272,651       3,937,909  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    724,381       2,988,750  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    1,318,343       4,466,268  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    2,682,414       8,714,609  
   

 

 

 
      20,107,536  
Norway — 1.2%            

Aker BP ASA

    671,067       17,811,177  

Equinor ASA

    2,013,109       57,609,307  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    313,085       5,035,807  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    91,627       4,669,618  

Mowi ASA

    225,997       4,068,019  

Orkla ASA

    330,753       2,590,830  
   

 

 

 
      91,784,758  
Portugal — 0.1%            

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    221,323       5,033,620  
   

 

 

 
Singapore — 1.4%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    3,558,200       7,711,427  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    1,930,200       45,717,333  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    4,202,800       40,201,334  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    1,729,800       12,078,560  
   

 

 

 
      105,708,654  
Spain — 2.2%            

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    103,028       2,677,190  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Spain (continued)            

Endesa SA

    460,495     $ 9,123,305  

Iberdrola SA

    7,260,787       87,426,820  

Iberdrola SA, NVS

    124,749       1,502,095  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    1,358,060       58,067,068  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    162,319       4,370,886  

Redeia Corp. SA

    120,954       2,012,689  
   

 

 

 
      165,180,053  
Sweden — 3.5%            

Alfa Laval AB

    226,060       8,294,776  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    716,500       19,650,527  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    3,418,267       54,553,536  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    1,990,428       27,563,350  

Boliden AB

    157,151       4,171,207  

Epiroc AB

    830,457       14,673,136  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    495,024       7,718,363  

EQT AB

    348,010       9,344,814  

Evolution AB(b)

    230,437       26,906,650  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    120,566       3,795,657  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    190,055       5,973,253  

Indutrade AB

    242,550       5,892,529  

Lifco AB, Class B

    216,143       5,214,861  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    1,256,199       7,506,016  

Sandvik AB

    852,847       17,923,333  

SKF AB, Class B

    242,013       4,768,894  

Volvo AB, Class A

    170,591       4,194,005  

Volvo AB, Class B

    1,471,624       35,267,941  
   

 

 

 
      263,412,848  
Switzerland — 15.1%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    1,851,546       78,342,249  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    62,343       9,958,740  

BKW AG

    35,942       5,710,048  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    409,348       60,802,318  

Clariant AG, Registered

    164,301       2,103,328  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    139,855       4,111,282  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    6,479       4,891,092  

Geberit AG, Registered

    44,474       25,600,476  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    5,621       23,375,134  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    51,860       7,489,644  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    71,388       24,191,939  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    117,639       9,862,062  

Nestle SA, Registered

    2,157,264       245,821,369  

Novartis AG, Registered

    1,135,467       117,422,864  

Partners Group Holding AG

    45,885       61,906,893  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    26,022       7,882,778  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    569,291       162,086,457  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS .

    39,794       9,912,236  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    22,716       5,407,335  

Sika AG, Registered

    106,983       29,533,494  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    38,328       12,249,495  

STMicroelectronics NV

    701,765       30,812,752  

Straumann Holding AG

    68,832       10,455,675  

Swiss Re AG

    338,818       38,794,808  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    25,448       15,225,120  

VAT Group AG(b)

    37,170       17,303,706  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    222,462       113,030,608  
   

 

 

 
      1,134,283,902  
United Kingdom — 14.3%            

3i Group PLC

    1,194,816       37,403,640  

abrdn PLC

    2,383,674       5,071,111  

Admiral Group PLC

    461,313       14,668,427  

Anglo American PLC

    648,738       15,464,410  
Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Ashtead Group PLC

    380,671     $ 24,892,796  

AstraZeneca PLC

    1,127,888       149,531,826  

Auto Trader Group PLC(b)

    1,500,296       13,802,541  

BAE Systems PLC

    2,400,739       35,762,522  

Barratt Developments PLC

    730,718       4,980,084  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    90,336       5,470,263  

Bunzl PLC

    288,751       11,734,773  

Burberry Group PLC

    413,337       6,808,455  

Compass Group PLC

    1,529,903       42,139,268  

Croda International PLC

    78,912       4,776,274  

Diageo PLC

    1,461,130       52,772,895  

Experian PLC

    644,941       26,843,986  

Glencore PLC

    6,712,932       35,517,843  

GSK PLC

    2,402,461       47,515,233  

Halma PLC

    275,074       7,613,797  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    866,752       8,363,649  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    77,934       1,901,360  

Imperial Brands PLC

    737,574       17,705,558  

Intertek Group PLC

    166,976       9,477,669  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    2,670,488       3,946,217  

Land Securities Group PLC

    632,500       5,332,418  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    485,944       54,967,089  

Mondi PLC, NVS

    284,425       5,096,789  

Next PLC

    114,993       12,276,252  

Persimmon PLC

    314,438       5,791,352  

Prudential PLC

    3,229,465       33,174,896  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    541,654       39,162,068  

RELX PLC

    1,897,017       78,297,591  

Rio Tinto PLC

    849,301       58,788,117  

Schroders PLC

    1,249,567       6,392,908  

Segro PLC

    1,056,507       11,733,640  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    66,270       8,340,797  

SSE PLC

    1,647,815       35,095,052  

St. James’s Place PLC

    1,170,171       9,633,202  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    2,439,348       4,554,243  

Unilever PLC

    2,133,851       103,833,646  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    874,246       8,917,224  

WPP PLC

    1,033,907       9,998,388  
   

 

 

 
      1,075,550,269  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.4%
(Cost: $6,587,991,085)

      7,461,000,723  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.2%            

Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG, Preference Shares, NVS(b)

    132,075       11,213,423  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.2%
(Cost: $15,357,892)

      11,213,423  
   

 

 

 

Warrants

   
Canada — 0.0%            

Constellation Software Inc., (Issued 08/29/23, 1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 03/31/40, Strike Price CAD 11.50 )(d)

    15,091        
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

       
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $6,603,348,977)

      7,472,214,146  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.0%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional,
SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(e)(f)(g)

    59,078     $ 59,114  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury,
SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(e)(f)

    2,140,000       2,140,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.0%
(Cost: $2,199,102)

      2,199,114  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.6%
(Cost: $6,605,548,079)

      7,474,413,260  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.4%

 

    32,003,168  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 7,506,416,428  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer    Value at
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
01/31/24
     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income     Capital
Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 631,745      $     $ (575,456 )(a)    $ 2,876      $ (51    $ 59,114        59,078      $ 22,600 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     1,540,000        600,000 (a)                          2,140,000        2,140,000        94,773        
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 2,876      $ (51    $ 2,199,114         $ 117,373     $  
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

     36          03/07/24        $ 6,179        $ 409,258  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     288          03/15/24          14,479          282,334  

FTSE 100 Index

     67          03/15/24          6,453          5,211  

SPI 200 Index

     50          03/21/24          6,197          110,828  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 807,631  
                 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

   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)

   $      $      $ 807,631      $      $      $      $ 807,631  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 1,297,488      $      $      $      $ 1,297,488  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (266,051    $      $      $      $ (266,051
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 34,420,039  

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

   $ 612,556,404        $ 6,848,444,319        $        $ 7,461,000,723  

Preferred Stocks

              11,213,423                   11,213,423  

Warrants

                                 

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     2,199,114                            2,199,114  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 614,755,518        $ 6,859,657,742        $        $ 7,474,413,260  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $        $ 807,631        $     —        $ 807,631  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Australia — 6.9%  

Ampol Ltd.

    276     $      6,528  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    297       5,240  

APA Group

    1,115       6,167  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    197       5,680  

ASX Ltd.

    160       6,840  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    2,280       5,620  

BHP Group Ltd.

    184       5,629  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    417       6,367  

Brambles Ltd.

    694       6,617  

CAR Group Ltd.

    341       7,322  

Cochlear Ltd.

    36       7,144  

Coles Group Ltd.

    587       6,092  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    69       5,262  

Computershare Ltd.

    347       5,747  

CSL Ltd.

    32       6,284  

Dexus

    1,128       5,708  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia

    1,598       5,848  

Fortescue Ltd.

    336       6,494  

Goodman Group

    391       6,490  

GPT Group (The)

    2,199       6,646  

IDP Education Ltd.

    403       5,161  

IGO Ltd.

    1,052       5,114  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    1,549       6,081  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    184       6,913  

Lottery Corp. Ltd. (The)

    1,720       5,646  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    47       5,799  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    2,598       6,504  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    144       5,554  

Mirvac Group

    3,855       5,418  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    304       6,412  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    702       6,022  

Orica Ltd.

    570       6,012  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    1,064       5,938  

Pilbara Minerals Ltd.(b)

    2,596       5,913  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    1,757       6,335  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    511       5,262  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

    181       6,034  

REA Group Ltd.

    56       6,679  

Reece Ltd.

    434       6,393  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    69       5,937  

Santos Ltd.

    1,236       6,247  

Scentre Group

    3,236       6,433  

SEEK Ltd.

    397       6,545  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    314       6,547  

South32 Ltd.

    2,860       6,193  

Stockland

    2,317       6,842  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    695       6,397  

Telstra Corp. Ltd.

    2,282       6,018  

Transurban Group

    677       5,948  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    895       6,276  

Vicinity Ltd.

    5,118       6,794  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co. Ltd.

    282       6,304  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    138       5,224  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    396       6,212  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    139       6,544  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    270       5,647  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    249       5,848  

Xero Ltd.(a)

    80       5,726  
   

 

 

 
      354,597  
Security   Shares     Value  
Austria — 0.5%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    149     $ 6,419  

OMV AG

    123       5,475  

Verbund AG

    59       4,798  

voestalpine AG

    215       6,396  
   

 

 

 
           23,088  
Belgium — 1.5%            

Ageas SA/NV

    143       6,145  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    75       4,639  

Argenx SE(a)

    10       3,776  

D’ieteren Group

    35       7,071  

Elia Group SA/NV

    54       6,502  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    58       4,397  

KBC Group NV

    99       6,458  

Lotus Bakeries NV

    1       8,527  

Sofina SA

    27       6,458  

Syensqo SA(a)

    50       4,457  

UCB SA

    78       7,337  

Umicore SA

    236       5,368  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

    183       5,354  
   

 

 

 
      76,489  
Canada — 10.2%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    114       5,602  

Air Canada(a)

    409       5,543  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    1,022       6,059  

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

    88       5,157  

AltaGas Ltd.

    300       6,237  

ARC Resources Ltd.

    379       5,886  

Bank of Montreal

    63       5,934  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

    104       4,863  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    361       5,639  

BCE Inc.

    143       5,770  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.

    174       6,997  

Brookfield Corp., Class A

    160       6,350  

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A

    227       6,342  

BRP Inc.

    74       4,670  

CAE Inc.(a)

    296       5,927  

Cameco Corp.

    128       6,111  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

    186       6,457  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    137       6,191  

Canadian National Railway Co.

    48       5,954  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    82       5,248  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    77       6,196  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    48       5,102  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A, NVS

    268       6,108  

CCL Industries Inc., Class B, NVS

    142       6,077  

Cenovus Energy Inc.

    311       5,038  

CGI Inc.(a)

    54       6,047  

Constellation Software Inc./Canada

    2       5,528  

Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)(a)

    85       7,443  

Dollarama Inc.

    80       5,871  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

    351       5,921  

Emera Inc.

    162       5,725  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    191       4,950  

Enbridge Inc.

    152       5,397  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    6       6,254  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    560       5,082  

FirstService Corp.

    34       5,691  

Fortis Inc./Canada

    141       5,657  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    49       5,301  

George Weston Ltd.

    47       5,988  

GFL Environmental Inc.

    197       6,693  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Canada (continued)            

Gildan Activewear Inc.

    169     $      5,581  

Great-West Lifeco Inc.

    180       6,009  

Hydro One Ltd.(c)

    209       6,203  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    92       6,254  

IGM Financial Inc.

    211       5,708  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

    98       5,653  

Intact Financial Corp.

    37       5,786  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A(a)(b)

    692       7,263  

Keyera Corp.

    262       6,337  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    1,190       6,559  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    65       6,495  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    893       7,293  

Magna International Inc.

    92       5,229  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    292       6,455  

MEG Energy Corp.(a)

    272       5,143  

Metro Inc./CN

    112       5,881  

National Bank of Canada

    87       6,654  

Northland Power Inc.

    376       6,919  

Nutrien Ltd.

    94       4,687  

Onex Corp.

    96       7,088  

Open Text Corp.

    151       6,585  

Pan American Silver Corp.

    430       5,821  

Parkland Corp.

    190       6,484  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

    158       5,442  

Power Corp. of Canada

    185       5,393  

Quebecor Inc., Class B

    227       5,519  

RB Global Inc.

    96       6,145  

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

    81       6,323  

RioCan REIT

    410       5,578  

Rogers Communications Inc., Class B, NVS

    135       6,306  

Royal Bank of Canada

    61       5,953  

Saputo Inc.

    306       6,309  

Shopify Inc., Class A(a)

    71       5,684  

Stantec Inc.

    77       6,187  

Sun Life Financial Inc.

    114       5,909  

Suncor Energy Inc.

    167       5,530  

TC Energy Corp.

    154       6,075  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    159       6,364  

TELUS Corp.

    325       5,821  

TFI International Inc.

    47       6,177  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

    43       6,384  

TMX Group Ltd.

    291       7,197  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

    76       6,657  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    74       4,495  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

    106       4,583  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    81       6,441  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

    123       5,765  

WSP Global Inc.

    42       6,170  
   

 

 

 
      523,500  
Denmark — 1.7%            

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A

    1       1,813  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    2       3,688  

Carlsberg A/S, Class B

    39       5,018  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    52       5,994  

Danske Bank A/S

    221       5,934  

Demant A/S(a)

    141       6,387  

DSV A/S

    36       6,441  

Genmab A/S(a)

    18       4,977  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    50       5,715  

Novozymes A/S, Class B

    228       11,683  

Orsted A/S(c)

    108       6,087  

Pandora A/S

    44       6,429  
Security   Shares     Value  
Denmark (continued)            

Rockwool A/S, Class B

    25     $ 6,816  

Tryg A/S

    264       5,643  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    224       6,316  
   

 

 

 
           88,941  
Finland — 1.5%            

Elisa OYJ

    128       5,832  

Fortum OYJ

    424       5,796  

Kesko OYJ, Class B

    312       6,093  

Kone OYJ, Class B

    126       6,237  

Metso OYJ

    559       5,587  

Neste OYJ

    138       4,757  

Nokia OYJ

    1,615       5,839  

Nordea Bank Abp

    436       5,372  

Orion OYJ, Class B

    149       6,860  

Sampo OYJ, Class A

    125       5,232  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    437       5,561  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    161       5,856  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    455       6,712  
   

 

 

 
      75,734  
France — 6.9%            

Accor SA

    174       6,872  

Aeroports de Paris SA

    47       6,289  

Air Liquide SA

    28       5,240  

Airbus SE

    39       6,212  

Alstom SA

    392       4,943  

Amundi SA(c)

    91       6,155  

ArcelorMittal SA

    205       5,646  

Arkema SA

    54       5,877  

AXA SA

    183       6,142  

BioMerieux

    49       5,274  

BNP Paribas SA

    76       5,106  

Bollore SE

    945       6,242  

Bouygues SA

    128       4,689  

Bureau Veritas SA

    225       5,985  

Capgemini SE

    27       6,003  

Carrefour SA

    295       5,036  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    97       6,858  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    177       5,877  

Covivio SA/France

    122       5,908  

Credit Agricole SA

    427       6,117  

Danone SA

    82       5,463  

Dassault Aviation SA

    29       5,493  

Dassault Systemes SE

    109       5,650  

Edenred SE

    106       6,331  

Eiffage SA

    50       5,231  

Engie SA

    297       4,744  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    24       4,703  

Eurazeo SE

    92       7,837  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    105       6,323  

Euronext NV(c)

    74       6,509  

Gecina SA

    55       6,066  

Getlink SE

    330       5,686  

Hermes International SCA

    3       6,329  

Ipsen SA

    52       5,996  

Kering SA

    13       5,340  

Klepierre SA

    239       6,188  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

    160       6,485  

Legrand SA

    63       6,106  

L’Oreal SA

    11       5,264  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    6       4,992  

Orange SA

    455       5,411  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L EO F  I N V E S T M E N T S

  21


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
France (continued)            

Pernod Ricard SA

    31     $      5,084  

Publicis Groupe SA

    70       7,014  

Remy Cointreau SA

    50       5,066  

Renault SA

    139       5,235  

Safran SA

    32       5,975  

Sanofi SA

    58       5,808  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    26       7,005  

Schneider Electric SE

    31       6,090  

SEB SA

    48       5,861  

Societe Generale SA

    229       5,886  

Sodexo SA

    45       5,076  

Teleperformance SE

    41       6,403  

Thales SA

    38       5,558  

TotalEnergies SE

    77       4,995  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    99       7,089  

Veolia Environnement SA

    193       6,289  

Vinci SA

    47       5,937  

Vivendi SE

    622       7,010  

Worldline SA/France(a)(c)

    409       5,529  
   

 

 

 
      351,528  
Germany — 5.3%            

adidas AG

    28       5,286  

Allianz SE, Registered

    22       5,878  

BASF SE

    115       5,497  

Bayer AG, Registered

    150       4,668  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    43       4,474  

Bechtle AG

    110       5,704  

Beiersdorf AG

    42       6,146  

Brenntag SE

    71       6,277  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer

    64       6,746  

Commerzbank AG

    475       5,455  

Continental AG

    69       5,637  

Covestro AG(a)(c)

    113       5,967  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    180       6,433  

Delivery Hero SE(a)(c)

    165       3,744  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    464       5,994  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    31       6,173  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    683       5,679  

Deutsche Post AG, Registered

    129       6,178  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    190       4,664  

E.ON SE

    453       6,129  

Evonik Industries AG

    246       4,525  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    152       5,875  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    195       5,474  

GEA Group AG

    133       5,327  

Hannover Rueck SE

    22       5,274  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    68       6,279  

HelloFresh SE(a)

    354       4,682  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    32       2,189  

Infineon Technologies AG

    188       6,854  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    98       6,053  

LEG Immobilien SE(a)

    79       6,555  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    76       5,131  

Merck KGaA

    29       4,758  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    25       5,748  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered

    12       5,109  

Nemetschek SE

    68       6,275  

Puma SE

    101       4,065  

Rational AG

    9       6,914  

Rheinmetall AG

    20       7,003  

RWE AG

    136       5,022  
Security   Shares     Value  
Germany (continued)            

SAP SE

    37     $ 6,410  

Scout24 SE(c)

    84       6,185  

Siemens AG, Registered

    31       5,550  

Siemens Healthineers AG(c)

    97       5,398  

Symrise AG, Class A

    52       5,365  

Talanx AG(a)

    82       5,753  

Volkswagen AG

    2       282  

Vonovia SE

    206       6,417  

Wacker Chemie AG

    46       4,987  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

    235       4,692  
   

 

 

 
          272,880  
Hong Kong — 3.5%            

AIA Group Ltd.

    600       4,705  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    2,000       4,794  

Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.(c)

    3,000       4,728  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    1,000       4,512  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    1,000       5,165  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    1,000       5,939  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    500       3,977  

ESR Group Ltd.(c)

    5,000       6,391  

Futu Holdings Ltd., ADR(a)

    100       4,672  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    1,000       5,190  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

    4,000       4,644  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    400       4,164  

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

    2,464       6,420  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd., Class SS

    6,000       7,208  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.

    8,676       6,174  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    100       3,032  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    1,600       4,994  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    200       8,031  

Link REIT

    1,160       5,818  

MTR Corp. Ltd.

    1,500       4,880  

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    3,000       3,677  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    1,000       5,855  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    2,000       5,250  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    6,000       6,267  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    4,000       6,069  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    500       4,667  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    1,000       7,737  

Swire Properties Ltd.

    2,600       4,859  

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

    500       5,311  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

    9,000       5,310  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

    2,000       5,843  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.

    2,000       5,860  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    5,000       4,145  
   

 

 

 
      176,288  
Ireland — 0.9%            

AIB Group PLC

    1,277       5,609  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    626       5,757  

CRH PLC

    95       6,739  

Flutter Entertainment PLC(a)

    35       7,184  

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    74       6,596  

Kingspan Group PLC

    73       5,929  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    178       6,633  
   

 

 

 
      44,447  
Israel — 1.8%            

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    100       6,738  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    731       6,219  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    813       6,175  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)(b)

    41       6,516  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)

    32       7,471  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Israel (continued)            

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    29     $ 5,982  

Global-e Online Ltd.(a)

    173       6,534  

ICL Group Ltd.

    1,161       5,281  

Isracard Ltd.

    1       4  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    1,159       5,622  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    168       6,253  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    35       7,352  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    31       6,432  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)

    630       7,623  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    56       7,105  
   

 

 

 
      91,307  
Italy — 2.6%            

Amplifon SpA

    197       6,430  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    217       4,841  

Banco BPM SpA

    1,029       5,552  

DiaSorin SpA

    63       5,793  

Enel SpA

    773       5,274  

Eni SpA

    312       4,974  

Ferrari NV

    17       5,929  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    440       6,344  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

    464       5,611  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    1,980       6,101  

Leonardo SpA

    250       4,363  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    499       6,609  

Moncler SpA

    104       6,398  

Nexi SpA(a)(c)

    658       5,047  

Poste Italiane SpA(c)

    447       4,847  

Prysmian SpA

    160       7,042  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA

    126       6,954  

Snam SpA

    1,176       5,743  

Stellantis NV

    267       5,881  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    21,157       6,377  

Tenaris SA, NVS

    336       5,307  

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale

    721       6,079  

UniCredit SpA

    202       5,917  
   

 

 

 
          133,413  
Japan — 26.6%            

Advantest Corp.

    200       7,960  

Aeon Co. Ltd.

    300       7,169  

AGC Inc.

    200       7,522  

Aisin Corp.

    200       7,467  

Ajinomoto Co. Inc.

    100       4,107  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    300       6,629  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    200       7,434  

Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd.

    300       5,700  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    900       6,825  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    500       5,821  

Azbil Corp.

    200       6,463  

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.

    300       6,496  

BayCurrent Consulting Inc.(b)

    200       4,650  

Bridgestone Corp.

    100       4,333  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    400       6,701  

Canon Inc.

    300       8,264  

Capcom Co. Ltd.

    200       7,628  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    200       4,999  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    800       5,928  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    500       6,486  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    200       7,194  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    1,300       6,195  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    200       5,788  

Daifuku Co. Ltd.

    300       5,916  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc.

    300     $ 6,580  

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

    200       5,988  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    100           11,375  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    200       6,184  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    3       5,301  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    900       6,450  

Denso Corp.

    300       4,712  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    200       5,308  

East Japan Railway Co.

    100       5,719  

Eisai Co. Ltd.

    100       4,709  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    1,450       5,856  

FANUC Corp.

    200       5,532  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    100       5,008  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    100       6,339  

GLP J-REIT

    7       6,250  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

    200       7,901  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    200       6,119  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    100       11,635  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    200       5,675  

Hitachi Ltd.

    100       7,855  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

    600       6,707  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    200       7,276  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    700       7,730  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    100       5,032  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    1,020       5,664  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    400       6,039  

Inpex Corp.

    400       5,437  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    500       6,822  

ITOCHU Corp.

    100       4,538  

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.

    300       5,765  

Japan Exchange Group Inc.

    300       6,640  

Japan Metropolitan Fund Invest

    9       6,110  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    600       6,240  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    700       6,701  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    300       5,617  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    2       7,667  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    200       5,272  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    400       6,316  

JSR Corp.

    200       5,455  

Kajima Corp.

    400       7,139  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    400       5,457  

Kao Corp.

    200       7,914  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    200       9,745  

KDDI Corp.

    200       6,627  

KDX Realty Investment Corp.

    6       6,508  

Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    100       4,525  

Kikkoman Corp.

    100       6,153  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       6,172  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    400       5,750  

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

    200       5,111  

Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd.

    500       6,228  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    400       6,124  

Komatsu Ltd.

    200       5,690  

Konami Group Corp.

    100       6,150  

Kose Corp.

    100       6,542  

Kubota Corp.

    400       6,055  

Kyocera Corp.

    400       5,856  

Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd.

    400       6,301  

LY Corp.

    2,300       7,155  

M3 Inc.

    400       6,312  

Makita Corp.

    200       5,383  

Marubeni Corp.

    400       6,823  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    300     $ 5,453  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    500       6,062  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    100       4,452  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    300       7,255  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    300       6,201  

MISUMI Group Inc.

    400       6,858  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    1,000       6,030  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    300       5,170  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    400       5,936  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    400       5,542  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    900       6,381  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    100       6,670  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    600       5,620  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    200       8,111  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    200       5,886  

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

    200       5,021  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    200       7,184  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    300       5,448  

MonotaRO Co. Ltd.

    600       5,651  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    200       8,259  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    300       6,058  

NEC Corp.

    100       6,534  

Nexon Co. Ltd.

    300       4,788  

Nidec Corp.

    100       3,730  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    100       5,587  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    1       4,046  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    100       5,952  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

    800           6,301  

Nippon Prologis REIT Inc.

    3       5,338  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    200       5,068  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    200       4,813  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    5,000       6,279  

Nippon Yusen KK

    200       6,892  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

    200       7,977  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    1,600       6,281  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd.

    300       9,705  

Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100       13,088  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    100       8,296  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    1,700       9,156  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc.

    200       5,473  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc.

    5       5,471  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    260       7,952  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    500       7,202  

Obayashi Corp.

    700       6,480  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd.

    400       6,112  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    1,600       6,256  

Olympus Corp.

    400       5,921  

Omron Corp.

    100       4,497  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    300       5,407  

Open House Group Co. Ltd.

    200       6,254  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    100       7,881  

Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan

    200       7,428  

ORIX Corp.

    300       5,793  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    300       6,317  

Otsuka Corp.

    200       8,416  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100       3,931  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    200       4,323  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    600       5,651  

Rakuten Group Inc.(a)

    1,600       7,028  

Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       7,900  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    400       6,563  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    1,100       6,072  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    800     $ 6,288  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    400       6,904  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    300       7,370  

SCSK Corp.

    400       7,854  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    100       7,258  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    400       5,839  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    400       5,711  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    300       6,772  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100       3,949  

SG Holdings Co. Ltd.

    400       5,180  

Sharp Corp./Japan(a)

    900       6,052  

Shimadzu Corp.

    200       5,530  

Shimizu Corp.

    1,000       6,694  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.

    200       7,872  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    100       4,800  

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

    200       5,575  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    800       7,312  

SoftBank Corp.

    500       6,643  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    100       4,317  

Sompo Holdings Inc.

    100       5,185  

Sony Group Corp.

    100       9,807  

Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

    200       7,815  

Subaru Corp.

    300       5,985  

SUMCo Corp.

    700       10,612  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    2,400       5,651  

Sumitomo Corp.

    300       6,899  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    500           6,646  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    200       5,528  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    100       5,201  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    400       8,197  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd.

    200       6,290  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    200       6,525  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    100       4,492  

Sysmex Corp.

    100       5,417  

T&D Holdings Inc.

    400       6,624  

Taisei Corp.

    200       7,292  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    151       4,438  

TDK Corp.

    100       4,975  

Terumo Corp.

    200       6,770  

TIS Inc.

    300       6,673  

Tobu Railway Co. Ltd.

    300       7,945  

Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo

    200       6,515  

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc.

    200       5,274  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    1,300       6,921  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    300       6,892  

Tokyu Corp.

    500       5,867  

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

    300       8,269  

Toray Industries Inc.

    1,100       5,496  

Tosoh Corp.

    500       6,447  

TOTO Ltd.

    200       5,413  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    100       8,458  

Toyota Motor Corp.

    300       5,990  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    100       6,553  

Trend Micro Inc./Japan(a)

    100       5,721  

Unicharm Corp.

    200       6,882  

USS Co. Ltd.

    300       5,673  

West Japan Railway Co.

    200       8,330  

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    300       6,553  

Yamaha Corp.

    300       6,597  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    700       6,616  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    300       5,186  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    200       7,537  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    300     $ 5,895  

Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd.

    100       4,897  

ZOZO Inc.

    300       6,569  
   

 

 

 
        1,357,764  
Netherlands — 3.2%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(c)

    423       6,226  

Adyen NV(a)(c)

    5       6,271  

Aegon Ltd.

    1,091       6,436  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    86       6,584  

Akzo Nobel NV

    76       5,838  

ASM International NV

    11       6,097  

ASML Holding NV

    10       8,676  

ASR Nederland NV

    149       7,022  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    47       7,063  

Davide Campari-Milano NV

    523       5,299  

EXOR NV, NVS

    61       5,902  

Ferrovial SE

    156       5,949  

Heineken Holding NV

    62       5,202  

Heineken NV

    51       5,130  

IMCD NV

    42       6,411  

ING Groep NV

    400       5,683  

JDE Peet’s NV

    176       4,345  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    162       4,556  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    1,414       4,810  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    246       5,204  

NN Group NV

    170       6,968  

OCI NV

    272       7,769  

Prosus NV

    156       4,641  

Qiagen NV, NVS

    146       6,355  

Randstad NV

    86       4,890  

Universal Music Group NV

    216       6,367  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    42       6,192  
   

 

 

 
      161,886  
New Zealand — 0.8%            

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    1,282       6,610  

EBOS Group Ltd.

    266       6,092  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd.

    450       6,499  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    1,680       6,932  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    1,966       6,660  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

    2,015       6,546  
   

 

 

 
      39,339  
Norway — 1.3%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    587       6,307  

Aker BP ASA

    198       5,255  

DNB Bank ASA

    272       5,287  

Equinor ASA

    164       4,693  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    360       5,790  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    139       7,084  

Mowi ASA

    334       6,012  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    823       4,823  

Orkla ASA

    809       6,337  

Salmar ASA

    111       6,162  

Telenor ASA

    548       6,081  

Yara International ASA

    145       4,793  
   

 

 

 
      68,624  
Portugal — 0.3%            

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

    1,175       5,241  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    396       6,234  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    236       5,367  
   

 

 

 
      16,842  
Security   Shares     Value  
Singapore — 2.5%            

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    2,807     $ 6,083  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    4,149       6,185  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore

    2,100       4,610  

City Developments Ltd.(b)

    1,300       5,900  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    200       4,737  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    8,700       6,534  

Grab Holdings Ltd., Class A(a)

    1,665       5,112  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    300       5,789  

Keppel Ltd.

    1,100       5,845  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    5,090       5,853  

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

    5,900       6,389  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    600       5,739  

Sea Ltd., ADR(a)(b)

    155       5,912  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    77,759       5,771  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    1,600       6,734  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(b)

    1,200       5,956  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    800       5,586  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    2,100       5,819  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    3,300       5,889  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    300       6,324  

UOL Group Ltd.

    1,400       6,501  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    1,900       4,652  
   

 

 

 
         127,920  
Spain — 2.0%            

Acciona SA

    39       5,045  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    151       5,959  

Aena SME SA(c)

    36       6,369  

Amadeus IT Group SA

    82       5,747  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    612       5,728  

Banco Santander SA

    1,106       4,445  

CaixaBank SA

    1,262       5,381  

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

    156       6,003  

Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA

    195       5,067  

EDP Renovaveis SA

    285       4,615  

Enagas SA

    290       4,721  

Endesa SA

    271       5,369  

Grifols SA(a)

    431       4,695  

Iberdrola SA

    450       5,418  

Iberdrola SA, NVS

    8       93  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    155       6,627  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

    189       5,089  

Redeia Corp. SA

    315       5,242  

Repsol SA

    335       4,947  

Telefonica SA

    1,126       4,582  
   

 

 

 
      101,142  
Sweden — 4.5%            

Alfa Laval AB

    153       5,614  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    227       6,226  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    237       3,782  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    161       2,230  

Beijer Ref AB, Class B

    523       7,121  

Boliden AB

    180       4,778  

Epiroc AB

    195       3,445  

Epiroc AB, Class B

    131       2,043  

EQT AB

    239       6,418  

Essity AB, Class B

    198       4,650  

Evolution AB(c)

    57       6,655  

Fastighets AB Balder, Class B(a)

    998       6,624  

Getinge AB, Class B

    290       6,199  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    356       5,023  

Hexagon AB, Class B

    581       6,341  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Sweden (continued)

   

Holmen AB, Class B

    131     $ 5,163  

Husqvarna AB, Class B

    701       5,453  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    97       3,054  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    119       3,740  

Indutrade AB

    280       6,802  

Investment AB Latour, Class B

    279       7,017  

Investor AB, Class B

    271       6,381  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB, Class B

    130       6,778  

Lifco AB, Class B

    265       6,394  

Nibe Industrier AB, Class B

    950       5,676  

Saab AB, Class B

    110       7,083  

Sagax AB, Class B

    267       6,488  

Sandvik AB

    300       6,305  

Securitas AB, Class B

    628       6,100  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    399       5,667  

Skanska AB, Class B

    360       6,242  

SKF AB, Class B

    333       6,562  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

    338       4,601  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    519       5,595  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    328       6,684  

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)

    261       7,326  

Tele2 AB, Class B

    788       6,718  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

    1,136       6,297  

Telia Co. AB

    2,391       6,167  

Volvo AB, Class A

    34       836  

Volvo AB, Class B

    220       5,272  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)

    1,659       4,325  
   

 

 

 
        231,875  
Switzerland — 5.2%            

ABB Ltd., Registered

    149       6,304  

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    129       5,578  

Alcon Inc.

    79       5,947  

Avolta AG, Registered(a)

    170       6,495  

Bachem Holding AG, Class B

    76       5,088  

Baloise Holding AG, Registered

    39       6,230  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered

    59       7,554  

Barry Callebaut AG, Registered

    3       4,382  

BKW AG

    34       5,401  

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, Class A, Registered

    43       6,387  

Clariant AG, Registered

    398       5,095  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    228       6,702  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    56       5,921  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered

    8       6,039  

Geberit AG, Registered

    12       6,907  

Givaudan SA, Registered

    1       4,159  

Helvetia Holding AG, Registered

    41       5,921  

Holcim AG

    78       5,958  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    106       5,771  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Registered

    20       6,778  

Logitech International SA, Registered

    71       5,952  

Lonza Group AG, Registered

    14       6,845  

Nestle SA, Registered

    47       5,356  

Novartis AG, Registered

    55       5,688  

Partners Group Holding AG

    4       5,397  

Roche Holding AG, Bearer

    1       303  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    19       5,410  

Sandoz Group AG(a)

    199       6,825  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates, NVS

    16       3,985  

Schindler Holding AG, Registered

    11       2,618  

SGS SA

    66       6,099  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    415       6,166  

SIG Group AG

    255       5,338  
Security   Shares     Value  

Switzerland (continued)

   

Sika AG, Registered

    20     $ 5,521  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

    22       7,031  

STMicroelectronics NV

    141       6,191  

Straumann Holding AG

    42       6,380  

Swatch Group AG (The), Bearer

    16       3,756  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    28       1,274  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered

    9       6,463  

Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered

    53       5,368  

Swiss Re AG

    49       5,610  

Swisscom AG, Registered

    10       5,983  

Temenos AG, Registered

    77       7,836  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    207       6,196  

VAT Group AG(c)

    14       6,517  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    10       5,081  
   

 

 

 
        263,806  
United Kingdom — 9.3%            

3i Group PLC

    212       6,637  

abrdn PLC

    2,885       6,138  

Admiral Group PLC

    182       5,787  

Anglo American PLC

    197       4,696  

Antofagasta PLC

    346       7,542  

Ashtead Group PLC

    95       6,212  

Associated British Foods PLC

    196       5,805  

AstraZeneca PLC

    42       5,568  

Auto Trader Group PLC(c)

    662       6,090  

Aviva PLC

    976       5,328  

BAE Systems PLC

    374       5,571  

Barclays PLC

    2,863       5,320  

Barratt Developments PLC

    1,000       6,815  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    90       5,450  

BP PLC

    923       5,391  

British American Tobacco PLC

    164       4,835  

BT Group PLC

    3,932       5,571  

Bunzl PLC

    153       6,218  

Burberry Group PLC

    306       5,040  

Centrica PLC

    3,154       5,520  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    89       6,132  

Compass Group PLC

    204       5,619  

Croda International PLC

    105       6,355  

DCC PLC

    84       6,107  

Diageo PLC

    156       5,634  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    286       5,081  

Entain PLC

    564       6,870  

Experian PLC

    154       6,410  

Glencore PLC

    804       4,254  

GSK PLC

    315       6,230  

Haleon PLC

    1,384       5,622  

Halma PLC

    229       6,339  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    687       6,629  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    267       6,514  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    689       5,380  

Imperial Brands PLC

    246       5,905  

Informa PLC

    644       6,325  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    77       7,296  

Intertek Group PLC

    120       6,811  

J Sainsbury PLC

    1,826       6,234  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    3,443       5,088  

Kingfisher PLC

    2,113       5,875  

Land Securities Group PLC

    654       5,514  

Legal & General Group PLC

    2,004       6,446  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    10,012       5,367  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    45       5,090  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

   

M&G PLC

    2,409     $ 6,811  

Melrose Industries PLC

    918       6,842  

Mondi PLC, NVS

    301       5,394  

National Grid PLC

    431       5,741  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    1,929       5,444  

Next PLC

    61       6,512  

Ocado Group PLC(a)

    819       5,610  

Pearson PLC

    478       5,864  

Persimmon PLC

    379       6,981  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    846       5,401  

Prudential PLC

    482       4,951  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    84       6,073  

RELX PLC

    147       6,067  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    999       5,145  

Rio Tinto PLC

    79       5,468  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    1,865       7,080  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    477       7,102  

Schroders PLC

    1,000       5,116  

Segro PLC

    502       5,575  

Severn Trent PLC

    176       5,785  

Shell PLC

    159       4,929  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    465       6,503  

Smiths Group PLC

    280       5,738  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    52       6,545  

SSE PLC

    266       5,665  

St. James’s Place PLC

    718       5,911  

Standard Chartered PLC

    619       4,678  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    3,496       6,527  

Tesco PLC

    1,702       6,167  

Unilever PLC

    104       5,061  

United Utilities Group PLC

    405       5,455  

Vodafone Group PLC

    6,147       5,226  

Whitbread PLC

    127       5,757  

Wise PLC, Class A(a)

    660       6,732  

WPP PLC

    673       6,508  
   

 

 

 
      477,025  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 99.0%
(Cost: $5,721,167)

        5,058,435  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 0.5%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    4       391  

Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG, Preference Shares, NVS(c)

    55       4,670  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    44       3,373  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    114       5,691  

Sartorius AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    19       6,931  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    40       5,144  
   

 

 

 
      26,200  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.5%
(Cost: $40,311)

      26,200  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Rights

   
Spain — 0.0%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, (Expires 02/09/24)(a)

    151     $ 69  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $75)

      69  
   

 

 

 

Warrants

   
Canada — 0.0%            

Constellation Software Inc., (Issued 08/29/23,
1 Share for 1 Warrant, Expires 03/31/40,
Strike Price CAD 11.50)(d)

    9        
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $—)

       
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.5%
(Cost: $5,761,553)

      5,084,704  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.8%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(e)(f)(g)

    41,589       41,614  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.8%
(Cost: $41,603)

 

    41,614  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.3%
(Cost: $5,803,156)

      5,126,318  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.3)%

      (16,841
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   5,109,477  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

All or a portion of this security is on loan.

(c) 

Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

(d) 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(e) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(f) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(g) 

All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

   iShares® MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

 

 
Affiliated Issuer    Value at
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sale
    Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
01/31/24
     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income    

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

 

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 102,095      $    —       $ (60,505 )(a)    $    29      $ (5    $  41,614        41,589      $ 147 (b)    $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares(c)

            0 (a)                       —                      160        
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 29      $ (5    $ 41,614         $   307     $    —  
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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        03/07/24      $   17      $   1,155  
           

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $ 1,155      $      $      $      $ 1,155  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 1,963      $      $      $      $ 1,963  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ (1,170    $      $      $      $ (1,170
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 45,235  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

   iShares® MSCI Intl Size 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

   $ 650,991        $ 4,407,444        $        $ 5,058,435  

Preferred Stocks

              26,200                   26,200  

Rights

     69                            69  

Warrants

                                 

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     41,614                            41,614  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $  692,674        $ 4,433,644        $    —        $ 5,126,318  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $        $ 1,155        $        $ 1,155  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Common Stocks

 

Australia — 2.2%  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    342,500     $ 844,273  

BHP Group Ltd.

    500,575       15,314,596  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    120,823       1,844,763  

Dexus

    240,054       1,214,833  

Fortescue Ltd.

    225,572       4,359,573  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    230,263       830,181  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

    44,842       3,858,535  

Santos Ltd.

    293,955       1,485,631  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    74,764       1,558,844  

South32 Ltd.

    888,503       1,923,801  

Vicinity Ltd.

    899,603       1,194,139  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

    129,861       2,716,201  
   

 

 

 
         37,145,370  
Austria — 0.4%            

Erste Group Bank AG

    82,201       3,541,088  

OMV AG

    33,571       1,494,292  

voestalpine AG

    39,008       1,160,555  
   

 

 

 
      6,195,935  
Belgium — 0.9%            

Ageas SA/NV

    34,629       1,488,077  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    170,842       10,567,874  

Syensqo SA(a)

    14,749       1,314,829  

UCB SA

    25,990       2,444,767  
   

 

 

 
      15,815,547  
Canada — 3.1%            

Air Canada(a)

    29,578       400,841  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

    105,360       624,582  

AltaGas Ltd.

    60,872       1,265,478  

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    8,025       852,968  

CGI Inc.(a)

    35,899       4,020,197  

Empire Co. Ltd., Class A, NVS

    40,415       1,047,312  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

    3,818       3,979,927  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

    75,125       681,710  

George Weston Ltd.

    10,981       1,399,119  

iA Financial Corp. Inc.

    11,892       808,456  

Kinross Gold Corp.

    170,535       939,912  

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

    24,085       2,406,798  

Lundin Mining Corp.

    126,407       1,032,354  

Magna International Inc.

    47,844       2,719,149  

Manulife Financial Corp.

    356,499       7,880,658  

Metro Inc./CN

    35,623       1,870,376  

Nutrien Ltd.

    87,171       4,346,717  

Onex Corp.

    11,054       816,193  

Open Text Corp.

    109,615       4,780,191  

Power Corp. of Canada

    75,725       2,207,343  

Saputo Inc.

    47,010       969,257  

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    116,433       4,660,091  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

    16,357       1,300,701  
   

 

 

 
      51,010,330  
Denmark — 0.8%            

AP Moller—Maersk A/S, Class A

    1,909       3,461,533  

AP Moller—Maersk A/S, Class B, NVS

    3,022       5,571,961  

Danske Bank A/S

    139,385       3,742,690  
   

 

 

 
      12,776,184  
Finland — 0.7%            

Nokia OYJ

     2,921,685       10,562,543  

Stora Enso OYJ, Class R

    85,401       1,086,708  
   

 

 

 
      11,649,251  
Security   Shares     Value  
France — 11.3%            

Alstom SA

    101,656     $ 1,281,924  

ArcelorMittal SA

    259,813       7,155,254  

Arkema SA

    11,414       1,242,220  

AXA SA

    217,681       7,306,530  

BNP Paribas SA

    291,480       19,582,841  

Bollore SE

    160,399       1,059,440  

Bouygues SA

    60,887       2,230,449  

Capgemini SE

    36,342       8,079,604  

Carrefour SA

    253,431       4,326,649  

Cie. de Saint-Gobain

    153,252       10,835,917  

Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    120,443       3,999,028  

Credit Agricole SA

    315,484       4,519,261  

Danone SA

    108,342       7,218,136  

Dassault Aviation SA

    9,366       1,773,999  

Eiffage SA

    20,965       2,193,571  

Engie SA

    597,730       9,547,225  

Eurazeo SE

    10,874       926,250  

Ipsen SA

    8,741       1,007,830  

Orange SA

    456,857       5,432,908  

Publicis Groupe SA

    40,438       4,051,626  

Renault SA

    105,614       3,977,389  

Sanofi SA

    331,204       33,168,602  

Societe Generale SA

    347,060       8,921,184  

Teleperformance SE

    7,656       1,195,668  

TotalEnergies SE

    325,223       21,099,032  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, New(a)

    15,631       1,119,253  

Vinci SA

    86,107       10,877,231  

Vivendi SE

    218,791       2,465,678  

Worldline SA/France(a)(b)

    61,461       830,860  
   

 

 

 
         187,425,559  
Germany — 8.7%            

BASF SE

    158,366       7,570,527  

Bayer AG, Registered

    432,700       13,464,159  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    102,967       10,714,035  

Commerzbank AG

    382,008       4,386,824  

Continental AG

    26,097       2,131,881  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    141,666       5,062,740  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered

    893,640       11,543,796  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered(a)

    221,704       1,843,551  

Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered

    505,746       12,414,956  

E.ON SE

    382,123       5,169,848  

Evonik Industries AG

    42,786       787,097  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    82,242       3,178,620  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    211,524       5,938,078  

Heidelberg Materials AG

    43,843       4,048,657  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    24,784       1,694,994  

Infineon Technologies AG

    195,627       7,131,958  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    254,847       17,205,429  

Merck KGaA

    20,297       3,330,240  

RWE AG

    152,643       5,636,438  

Siemens AG, Registered

    110,195       19,727,533  

Talanx AG(a)

    7,103       498,353  

Volkswagen AG

    13,991       1,975,265  
   

 

 

 
      145,454,979  
Hong Kong — 1.9%            

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    732,500       1,755,651  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    500,000       2,256,170  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    1,722,000       8,893,820  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    184,000       1,092,747  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    254,600       794,735  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    90,100       3,617,886  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Hong Kong (continued)            

New World Development Co. Ltd.

    564,000     $ 691,268  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    265,500       1,554,551  

Sino Land Co. Ltd.

    1,352,000       1,412,250  

SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.

    592,000       898,267  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    357,000       3,332,019  

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

    84,000       649,911  

WH Group Ltd.(b)

    5,145,000       3,035,522  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

    219,363       640,910  

Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd.

    572,000       474,202  
   

 

 

 
         31,099,909  
Ireland — 0.2%            

AIB Group PLC

    262,886       1,154,707  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    222,794       2,048,809  
   

 

 

 
      3,203,516  
Israel — 1.1%            

Bank Hapoalim BM

    280,482       2,386,316  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    339,469       2,578,323  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)

    16,089       2,557,025  

ICL Group Ltd.

    135,330       615,520  

Isracard Ltd.

    2       7  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A

    299,441       1,452,555  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    19,347       720,043  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(a)

    631,532       7,641,537  
   

 

 

 
      17,951,326  
Italy — 4.5%            

Banco BPM SpA

    179,232       967,009  

Enel SpA

    1,646,826       11,236,913  

Eni SpA

    449,388       7,163,847  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

      3,429,527       10,567,379  

Leonardo SpA

    41,551       725,234  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    96,665       1,280,231  

Nexi SpA(a)(b)

    118,068       905,636  

Stellantis NV

    1,209,513       26,641,512  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(c)

    2,990,662       901,407  

Tenaris SA, NVS

    47,054       743,184  

UniCredit SpA

    499,706       14,637,417  
   

 

 

 
      75,769,769  
Japan — 32.6%            

AGC Inc.

    66,100       2,485,905  

Aisin Corp.

    39,600       1,478,469  

ANA Holdings Inc.(a)

    19,600       433,124  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    135,100       5,021,389  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    240,000       1,820,050  

Astellas Pharma Inc.

    338,400       3,939,813  

Bridgestone Corp.

    92,200       3,995,273  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    115,800       1,939,948  

Canon Inc.

    455,400       12,544,960  

Central Japan Railway Co.

    194,200       4,853,570  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    88,300       654,326  

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

    321,200       4,166,827  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    205,400       978,822  

Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd.

    56,400       1,632,213  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

    41,000       4,663,771  

Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd.

    230,400       7,124,415  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

    353       623,716  

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

    178,000       1,275,701  

Denso Corp.

    226,800       3,562,586  

Dentsu Group Inc.

    32,300       857,283  

ENEOS Holdings Inc.

    458,500       1,851,677  

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd.

    24,300       1,216,944  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    152,300       9,653,520  
Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Fujitsu Ltd.

    50,000     $ 6,920,712  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.

    40,700       1,245,238  

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd.

    7,400       861,011  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.

    27,000       766,055  

Hitachi Ltd.

    182,900       14,366,859  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

      1,434,800       16,038,280  

Hulic Co. Ltd.

    228,600       2,524,280  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

    32,700       1,645,462  

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.

    177,900       987,875  

Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

    36,400       549,529  

Inpex Corp.

    201,500       2,738,880  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

    130,400       1,779,300  

ITOCHU Corp.

    319,000          14,477,528  

Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.

    241,100       2,507,403  

Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.

    537,900       5,149,145  

Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd.

    34,700       649,649  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    235       900,882  

Japan Tobacco Inc.

    352,900       9,301,521  

JFE Holdings Inc.

    235,700       3,721,424  

Kajima Corp.

    127,800       2,280,828  

Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)

    304,700       4,156,759  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    53,900       2,626,212  

KDDI Corp.

    204,600       6,779,428  

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.

    171,100       2,459,384  

Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    25,600       391,918  

Komatsu Ltd.

    228,700       6,506,504  

Kubota Corp.

    191,000       2,891,256  

Kyocera Corp.

    559,200       8,186,727  

LY Corp.

    267,400       831,890  

Marubeni Corp.

    547,000       9,329,995  

Mazda Motor Corp.

    200,300       2,428,326  

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    56,700       1,371,267  

MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.

    62,300       1,287,754  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    308,800       1,861,984  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    1,219,700       21,021,459  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    434,300       6,445,142  

Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.

    324,200       4,492,087  

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

    125,900       892,687  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    73,700       4,916,046  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.

    2,034,000       19,051,555  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

    448,400       18,185,860  

Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

    45,300       1,333,191  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    163,400       5,869,404  

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

    520,170       9,447,098  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc.

    45,100       1,862,393  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

    366,900       7,408,489  

NEC Corp.

    105,500       6,893,866  

Nippon Building Fund Inc.

    391       1,582,029  

Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

    25,000       1,488,033  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    291,000       7,002,815  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    4,878,500       6,126,197  

Nippon Yusen KK

    253,100       8,722,043  

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

    902,500       3,543,057  

Nomura Holdings Inc.

    687,100       3,700,821  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    149,400       2,151,902  

Obayashi Corp.

    228,500       2,115,119  

Oji Holdings Corp.

    253,500       991,142  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    104,500       1,883,521  

ORIX Corp.

    189,700       3,662,968  

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.

    121,900       2,566,830  

Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.

    118,700       4,665,898  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    486,600       4,583,177  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
Japan (continued)            

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    608,600     $ 9,985,651  

Resona Holdings Inc.

    366,000       2,020,415  

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

    341,500       2,684,188  

Rohm Co. Ltd.

    148,000       2,554,367  

SBI Holdings Inc.

    42,000       1,031,758  

SCSK Corp.

    30,900       606,710  

Secom Co. Ltd.

    27,300       1,981,443  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    157,000       2,291,793  

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.

    58,100       829,525  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    108,900       2,458,330  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

    187,700       7,413,177  

Shimizu Corp.

    171,500       1,148,042  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

    65,300       3,134,166  

Shizuoka Financial Group Inc., NVS

    91,400       835,396  

Subaru Corp.

    195,500       3,900,090  

SUMCO Corp.

    180,200       2,731,907  

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

    349,200       822,219  

Sumitomo Corp.

    421,400       9,691,288  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    168,200       2,235,647  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

    49,800       1,376,406  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.

    253,300       13,174,981  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.

    123,800       2,537,065  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    32,700       1,066,830  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    61,600       2,766,989  

Taisei Corp.

    43,900       1,600,532  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

    395,200       11,615,117  

TDK Corp.

    160,500       7,985,647  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc.(a)

    952,200       5,069,658  

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

    123,500       2,837,025  

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

    70,300       1,937,780  

Toray Industries Inc.

    265,600       1,327,051  

Tosoh Corp.

    64,600       832,994  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    44,000       3,721,480  

Toyota Motor Corp.

      1,889,300       37,725,193  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    67,400       4,416,818  

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

    191,100       1,806,229  

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

    46,400       802,090  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    56,400       1,108,299  
   

 

 

 
         541,964,692  
Netherlands — 2.5%            

ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA(b)

    135,759       1,998,017  

Aegon Ltd.

    404,293       2,385,101  

AerCap Holdings NV(a)

    66,019       5,054,415  

ASR Nederland NV

    18,052       850,728  

EXOR NV, NVS

    16,221       1,569,422  

ING Groep NV

    744,424       10,577,122  

JDE Peet’s NV

    30,288       747,670  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    296,565       8,340,342  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    206,814       4,375,266  

NN Group NV

    100,961       4,138,213  

OCI NV

    14,511       414,492  

Randstad NV

    20,896       1,188,151  
   

 

 

 
      41,638,939  
Norway — 0.5%            

Adevinta ASA(a)

    32,018       344,009  

Aker BP ASA

    28,962       768,697  

Equinor ASA

    102,205       2,924,809  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    224,651       1,316,568  

Orkla ASA

    157,837       1,236,357  

Yara International ASA

    32,930       1,088,424  
   

 

 

 
      7,678,864  
Security   Shares     Value  
Singapore — 0.5%            

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

    27,500     $ 530,641  

Keppel Ltd.

    331,000       1,758,855  

Seatrium Ltd.(a)

    6,946,083       515,491  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(c)

    398,200       1,976,379  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    1,019,500       1,819,341  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    852,300       2,087,017  
   

 

 

 
      8,687,724  
Spain — 2.9%            

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    46,493       1,834,637  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    1,305,551       12,219,222  

Banco Santander SA

    5,131,989       20,625,768  

CaixaBank SA

    822,663       3,507,827  

Grifols SA(a)

    87,614       954,357  

Repsol SA

    359,799       5,313,612  

Telefonica SA

    1,054,905       4,292,232  
   

 

 

 
      48,747,655  
Sweden — 1.5%            

Boliden AB

    40,956       1,087,082  

Industrivarden AB, Class A

    28,582       899,818  

Industrivarden AB, Class C

    24,551       771,615  

Securitas AB, Class B

    121,210       1,177,440  

Skanska AB, Class B

    67,656       1,173,128  

SKF AB, Class B

    70,773       1,394,590  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A

    186,135       2,006,597  

Swedbank AB, Class A

    129,904       2,647,181  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

      1,283,834       7,116,903  

Telia Co. AB

    319,683       824,517  

Volvo AB, Class B

    253,744       6,081,056  

Volvo Car AB, Class B(a)

    108,003       281,564  
   

 

 

 
      25,461,491  
Switzerland — 6.2%            

Adecco Group AG, Registered

    34,896       1,509,010  

Coca-Cola HBC AG, Class DI

    40,206       1,181,926  

Holcim AG

    86,782       6,628,307  

Novartis AG, Registered

    356,628       36,880,227  

Roche Holding AG, NVS

    99,877       28,436,615  

Sandoz Group AG(a)

    113,827       3,903,695  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    210,052       3,120,735  

STMicroelectronics NV

    238,149       10,456,529  

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered

    13,360       607,867  

UBS Group AG, Registered

    378,811       11,338,801  
   

 

 

 
         104,063,712  
United Kingdom — 15.6%            

3i Group PLC

    188,660       5,905,990  

abrdn PLC

    272,288       579,275  

Anglo American PLC

    259,725       6,191,242  

Associated British Foods PLC

    105,339       3,120,072  

Aviva PLC

    365,972       1,997,685  

Barclays PLC

    6,716,307       12,481,096  

Barratt Developments PLC

    213,376       1,454,228  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    15,427       934,176  

BP PLC

    2,434,418       14,218,015  

British American Tobacco PLC

    1,211,656       35,723,988  

BT Group PLC

    2,400,368       3,400,677  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    32,288       2,224,643  

DCC PLC

    21,418       1,557,074  

Glencore PLC

    1,986,895       10,512,578  

GSK PLC

    888,704       17,576,551  

Haleon PLC

    876,832       3,561,484  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    41,159       1,004,158  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    4,287,128       33,472,620  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

  

iShares® MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (continued)            

Imperial Brands PLC

    385,757     $ 9,260,146  

Informa PLC

    167,789       1,647,948  

J Sainsbury PLC

    832,238       2,841,394  

Kingfisher PLC

    470,536       1,308,243  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

      18,425,309       9,876,985  

NatWest Group PLC, NVS

    2,062,375       5,820,307  

Pearson PLC

    74,401       912,735  

Persimmon PLC

    55,821       1,028,117  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    85,821       547,935  

Rio Tinto PLC

    174,757       12,096,577  

Shell PLC

    943,496       29,250,553  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    159,806       2,234,887  

Standard Chartered PLC

    871,578       6,586,987  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    725,100       1,353,756  

Tesco PLC

    2,322,805       8,416,961  

Vodafone Group PLC

    9,420,089       8,008,399  

WPP PLC

    203,632       1,969,221  
   

 

 

 
      259,076,703  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 98.1%
(Cost: $1,495,879,409)

         1,632,817,455  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   
Germany — 1.3%            

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    20,350       1,988,408  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares, NVS

    35,998       2,759,553  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares, NVS

    82,078       4,097,659  

Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares, NVS

    101,544       13,060,084  
   

 

 

 
      21,905,704  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.3%
(Cost: $28,012,227)

      21,905,704  
   

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  

Rights

 

Spain — 0.0%  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA, (Expires 02/09/24)(a)

    46,493     $ 21,304  
   

 

 

 

Total Rights — 0.0%
(Cost: $23,094)

      21,304  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.4%
(Cost: $1,523,914,730)

      1,654,744,463  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.1%            

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.51%(d)(e)(f)

    1,999,618       2,000,818  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 5.32%(d)(e)

    470,000       470,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.1%
(Cost: $2,469,700)

 

    2,470,818  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.5%
(Cost: $1,526,384,430)

      1,657,215,281  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.5%

      7,656,393  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  1,664,871,674  
   

 

 

 

 

(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 six months ended January 31, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Value at
07/31/23
     Purchases
at Cost
     Proceeds
from Sale
     Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value at
01/31/24
     Shares
Held at
01/31/24
     Income     

Capital

Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares

   $ 6,275,031      $        $ (4,277,135 )(a)     $ 2,353      $ 569      $ 2,000,818        1,999,618      $ 10,808 (b)     $  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares

     410,000        60,000 (a)                            470,000        470,000        36,676         
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 
            $ 2,353      $ 569      $ 2,470,818         $ 47,484      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

   iShares® MSCI Intl Value 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

     18        03/07/24      $ 3,089      $ 196,523  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     68        03/15/24        3,419        68,985  

FTSE 100 Index

     34        03/15/24        3,275        (4,163
           

 

 

 
            $ 261,345  
           

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $ 265,508      $      $      $      $ 265,508  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $ 4,163      $      $      $      $ 4,163  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended January 31, 2024, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
     Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 380,592      $      $      $      $ 380,592  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 29,286      $      $      $      $ 29,286  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 12,754,768  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2024

   iShares® MSCI Intl Value 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

   $ 71,048,195        $ 1,561,769,260        $        $ 1,632,817,455  

Preferred Stocks

              21,905,704                   21,905,704  

Rights

     21,304                            21,304  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     2,470,818                            2,470,818  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $  73,540,317        $ 1,583,674,964        $      —        $ 1,657,215,281  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Equity Contracts

   $        $ 265,508        $        $ 265,508  

Liabilities

                 

Equity Contracts

              (4,163                 (4,163
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ 261,345        $          261,345  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) 

January 31, 2024

 

   

iShares

MSCI 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)

  $ 1,724,782,014      $ 7,472,214,146      $ 5,084,704     $ 1,654,744,463  

Investments, at value — affiliated(c)

    1,388,159        2,199,114        41,614       2,470,818  

Cash

    7,084        6,960        1,461       2,025  

Foreign currency collateral pledged for futures contracts(d)

    240,261        2,118,083        849       560,206  

Foreign currency, at value(e)

    1,818,342        13,445,372        7,144       5,313,793  

Receivables:

         

Securities lending income — affiliated

    619        368        14       928  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    947,902        3,031,501        5,536       2,317,416  

Dividends — affiliated

    1,915        6,795              1,996  

Tax reclaims

    1,268,319        15,469,859        11,062       1,947,235  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,730,454,615        7,508,492,198        5,152,384       1,667,358,880  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

         

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

    758,345        55,690        41,601       2,000,021  

Payables:

         

Investment advisory fees

    424,171        1,883,811        1,303       421,459  

Professional fees

                        15,708  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    15,047        136,269        3       50,018  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    1,197,563        2,075,770        42,907       2,487,206  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

         

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,729,257,052      $ 7,506,416,428      $ 5,109,477     $ 1,664,871,674  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

         

Paid-in capital

  $ 1,638,481,902      $ 6,890,017,006      $ 7,798,614     $ 1,635,728,981  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    90,775,150        616,399,422        (2,689,137     29,142,693  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,729,257,052      $ 7,506,416,428      $ 5,109,477     $ 1,664,871,674  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

         

Shares outstanding

    49,100,000        201,100,000        200,000       63,200,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 35.22      $ 37.33      $ 25.55     $ 26.34  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited        Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    None        None        None       None  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 1,459,238,135      $ 6,603,348,977      $ 5,761,553     $ 1,523,914,730  

(b) Securities loaned, at value

  $ 706,270      $ 53,429      $ 39,253     $ 1,887,866  

(c)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 1,388,100      $ 2,199,102      $ 41,603     $ 2,469,700  

(d) Foreign currency collateral pledged, at cost

  $ 243,883      $ 2,112,858      $ 867     $ 560,622  

(e) Foreign currency, at cost

  $ 1,830,501      $ 13,550,154      $ 7,218     $ 5,391,843  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

 

   

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

  $ 13,471,119     $ 67,277,647     $ 145,406     $ 23,065,188  

Dividends — affiliated

    20,191       94,773       160       36,676  

Interest — unaffiliated

    6,726       58,078       86       13,958  

Securities lending income — affiliated — net

    2,823       22,600       147       10,808  

Other income — unaffiliated

    3,608       47,832             38,651  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (986,564     (4,583,278     (11,592     (1,557,229

Foreign withholding tax claims

          707,515             144,639  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    12,517,903       63,625,167       134,207       21,752,691  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    2,324,682       10,266,940       16,737       2,496,596  

Professional

    5,223       79,322             23,203  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    2,329,905       10,346,262       16,737       2,519,799  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    10,187,998       53,278,905       117,470       19,232,892  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    (31,503,763     (28,066,326     (188,787     (2,699,843

Investments — affiliated

    344       2,876       29       2,353  

Foreign currency transactions

    (228,152     (756,418     242       156,337  

Futures contracts

    236,255       1,297,488       1,963       380,592  

In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated(a)

                (92,967     21,476,099  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (31,495,316     (27,522,380     (279,520     19,315,538  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    113,886,585       239,285,581       (369,732     (10,725,628

Investments — affiliated

    (176     (51     (5     569  

Foreign currency translations

    (46,502     (82,922     (617     (150,904

Futures contracts

    15,052       (266,051     (1,170     29,286  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    113,854,959       238,936,557       (371,524     (10,846,677
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    82,359,643       211,414,177       (651,044     8,468,861  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 92,547,641     $ 264,693,082     $ (533,574   $ 27,701,753  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

See Note 2 of the 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
 
    Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
                 Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

            

OPERATIONS

            

Net investment income

  $ 10,187,998     $ 27,897,055          $ 53,278,905     $ 135,253,533  

Net realized loss

    (31,495,316     (67,618,684          (27,522,380     (72,653,398

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    113,854,959       166,460,976            238,936,557       605,057,925  
 

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    92,547,641       126,739,347            264,693,082       667,658,060  
 

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

            

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (16,852,875     (26,203,219          (72,337,760     (124,082,259
 

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

            

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    135,728,712       593,890,344            440,423,705       2,308,184,692  
 

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

            

Total increase in net assets

    211,423,478       694,426,472            632,779,027       2,851,760,493  

Beginning of period

    1,517,833,574       823,407,102            6,873,637,401       4,021,876,908  
 

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 1,729,257,052     $ 1,517,833,574          $ 7,506,416,428     $ 6,873,637,401  
 

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    iShares
MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF
                 iShares
MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF
 
    Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
                 Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

            

OPERATIONS

            

Net investment income

  $ 117,470     $ 571,127          $ 19,232,892     $ 67,168,537  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (279,520     833,908            19,315,538       2,738,557  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (371,524     1,677,560            (10,846,677     269,009,993  
 

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (533,574     3,082,595            27,701,753       338,917,087  
 

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

            

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (222,431     (547,721          (37,956,265     (61,269,424
 

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

            

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    (10,153,001     (1,335,458          (75,946,688     65,537,081  
 

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

            

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (10,909,006     1,199,416            (86,201,200     343,184,744  

Beginning of period

    16,018,483       14,819,067            1,751,072,874       1,407,888,130  
 

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 5,109,477     $ 16,018,483          $ 1,664,871,674     $ 1,751,072,874  
 

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF  
 

 

 
    Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
    Year Ended
07/31/21
    Year Ended
07/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 33.73     $ 30.84     $ 39.06     $ 32.99     $ 29.44     $ 30.00  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.22 (b)       0.91 (b)       0.94       0.43       0.46       0.69  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      1.62       2.76       (6.94     6.09       3.52       (0.57
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      1.84       3.67       (6.00     6.52       3.98       0.12  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

             

From net investment income

      (0.35     (0.78     (1.11     (0.45     (0.43     (0.68

From net realized gain

                  (1.11                  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.35     (0.78     (2.22     (0.45     (0.43     (0.68
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 35.22     $ 33.73     $ 30.84     $ 39.06     $ 32.99     $ 29.44  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

      5.53 %(b)(f)       12.09 %(b)       (16.09 )%      19.80     13.65     0.55
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

             

Total expenses

      0.30 %(h)       0.30     0.30     0.30     0.30     0.30
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.30 %(h)       0.30     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1.31 %(b)(h)       2.89 %(b)       2.65     1.16     1.53     2.44
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 1,729,257     $ 1,517,834     $ 823,407     $ 831,917     $ 405,753     $ 164,888  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      40     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 six months ended January 31, 2024 and for the year ended July 31, 2023, respectively:

• Net investment income per share by $0.00 and $0.00.

• Total return by 1.78% and 0.00%.

• Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.02% and 0.01%.

(c) 

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

                iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF  
 

 

 

 
    Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
    Year Ended
07/31/21
    Year Ended
07/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

          $ 36.41     $ 32.80     $ 39.29     $ 30.32     $ 29.79     $ 29.62  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

        0.28       0.95       1.00       0.78       0.70       0.96  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

        1.01       3.45       (6.37     8.90       0.44       (0.12
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

        1.29       4.40       (5.37     9.68       1.14       0.84  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

        (0.37     (0.79     (1.12     (0.71     (0.61     (0.67
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

      $ 37.33     $ 36.41     $ 32.80     $ 39.29     $ 30.32     $ 29.79  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

               

Based on net asset value

        3.56 %(e)       13.54     (13.78 )%      32.03     3.86     2.99
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

               

Total expenses

        0.30 %(g)       0.30     0.30     0.30     0.30     0.30
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

        0.30 %(g)       0.30     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

        1.56 %(g)       2.84     2.75     2.18     2.38     3.31
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

               

Net assets, end of period (000)

      $ 7,506,416     $ 6,873,637     $ 4,021,877     $ 3,744,470     $ 1,655,632     $ 822,240  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

        13     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) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    iShares MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF  
 

 

 
    Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
    Year Ended
07/31/21
    Year Ended
07/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 26.70     $ 24.70     $ 31.73     $ 24.61     $ 26.01     $ 27.58  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.26       0.66       0.70       0.62       0.48       0.72  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(b)

      (0.30     2.10       (5.18     7.19       (1.57     (1.56
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.04     2.76       (4.48     7.81       (1.09     (0.84
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

      (1.11     (0.76     (2.55     (0.69     (0.31     (0.73
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 25.55     $ 26.70     $ 24.70     $ 31.73     $ 24.61     $ 26.01  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

             

Based on net asset value

      (0.11 )%(e)      11.38     (14.94 )%      31.83     (4.25 )%      (2.93 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

             

Total expenses

      0.30 %(g)      0.30     0.30     0.30     0.30     0.30
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.11 %(g)      2.66     2.42     2.11     1.91     2.78
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 5,109     $ 16,018     $ 14,819     $ 25,384     $ 19,686     $ 5,202  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

      7     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) 

Not annualized.

(f) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

  iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

 

 

 

 
    Six Months Ended
01/31/24
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/23
    Year Ended
07/31/22
    Year Ended
07/31/21
    Year Ended
07/31/20
    Year Ended
07/31/19
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 26.41     $ 22.63     $ 25.69     $ 19.05     $ 22.61     $ 25.67  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.30 (b)       1.00 (b)       0.99       0.76       0.58       0.86  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c)

      0.24       3.71       (2.99     6.44       (3.57     (3.14
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.54       4.71       (2.00     7.20       (2.99     (2.28
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(d)

      (0.61     (0.93     (1.06     (0.56     (0.57     (0.78
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 26.34     $ 26.41     $ 22.63     $ 25.69     $ 19.05     $ 22.61  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

      2.11 %(b)(f)       21.19 %(b)       (8.02 )%      37.95     (13.57 )%      (8.80 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

             

Total expenses

      0.30 %(h)       0.30     0.30     0.30     0.30     0.30
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims

      0.30 %(h)       0.30     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.31 %(b)(h)       4.24 %(b)       3.96     3.18     2.76     3.63
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 1,664,872     $ 1,751,073     $ 1,407,888     $ 1,125,168     $ 451,494     $ 314,222  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

      7     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 six months ended January 31, 2024 and for the year ended July 31, 2023, respectively:

   

Net investment income per share by $0.00 and $0.01.

   

Total return by 0.01% and 0.03%.

   

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 0.01% and 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) 

Not annualized.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) 

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is authorized to have multiple series or portfolios.

These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):

 

   
iShares ETF   

Diversification 

Classification 

 

MSCI 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 January 31, 2024, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations includes tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Collateralization: If required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments.

In-kind Redemptions: For financial reporting purposes, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Funds. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Funds and are not distributed to existing Fund shareholders, the gains or losses are reclassified from accumulated net realized gain (loss) to paid-in capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Distributions: Dividends and distributions paid by each Fund are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and net realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Dividends and distributions are paid in U.S. dollars and cannot be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against the Funds, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board of Trustees of the 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

        

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

  $ 701,307      $ (701,307   $     $  

HSBC Bank PLC

    4,963        (4,963            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 706,270      $ (706,270   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

        

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  $ 53,429      $ (53,429   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Intl Size Factor

        

BofA Securities, Inc.

  $ 10,852      $ (10,852   $     $  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    7,189        (7,189            

HSBC Bank PLC

    10,874        (10,874            

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc.

    6,357        (6,357            

SG Americas Securities LLC

    3,981        (3,981            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 39,253      $ (39,253   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Intl Value Factor

        

BofA Securities, Inc.

  $ 842,102      $ (842,102   $     $  

HSBC Bank PLC

    1,045,764        (1,045,764            
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 1,887,866      $ (1,887,866   $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral received, if any, in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received by each Fund is disclosed in the Fund’s Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The risks of securities lending include the risk that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due. To mitigate these risks, each Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of the securities loaned to the extent the collateral received does not cover the value of the securities loaned in the event of borrower default. Each Fund could incur a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of the loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. Such losses are borne entirely by each Fund.

 

 

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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 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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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

The share of securities lending income earned by each Fund is shown as securities lending income – affiliated – net in its Statements of Operations. For the six months ended January 31, 2024, the Funds paid BTC the following amounts for securities lending agent services:

 

   
iShares ETF    Amounts  

MSCI Intl Momentum Factor

   $ 947  

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

     5,038  

MSCI Intl Size Factor

     44  

MSCI Intl Value Factor

     3,187  

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 six months ended January 31, 2024, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

       
iShares ETF    Purchases      Sales      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

MSCI Intl Momentum Factor

   $  275,919,913      $  292,252,367        $ (17,764,179

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

     327,002,545        327,926,962        (40,535,147

MSCI Intl Size Factor

     222,937        230,085        1,787  

MSCI Intl Value Factor

     63,896,007        71,553,446        4,640,265  

Each Fund may invest its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is shown as dividends – affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

A fund, in order to improve its portfolio liquidity and its ability to track its underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the fund’s underlying index.

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF    Purchases      Sales  

MSCI Intl Momentum Factor

   $  628,074,371      $  615,221,060  

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

     911,281,458        857,036,035  

MSCI Intl Size Factor

     785,020        1,113,748  

MSCI Intl Value Factor

     121,676,868        141,334,961  

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, in-kind transactions were as follows:

 

     
iShares ETF   

In-kind

Purchases

    

In-kind

Sales

 

MSCI Intl Momentum Factor

   $  116,999,685      $  

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

     364,517,715         

MSCI Intl Size Factor

            9,880,961  

MSCI Intl Value Factor

     35,975,629         111,064,731  

 

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 January 31, 2024, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

 

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As of July 31, 2023, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

iShares ETF   

 

Non-Expiring

Capital Loss

Carryforwards

 

MSCI Intl Momentum Factor

     $ (138,466,058

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

     (192,006,726

MSCI Intl Size Factor

     (1,536,561

MSCI Intl Value Factor

     (88,143,448

A fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” Such fund may elect to mark-to-market annually the shares of each passive foreign investment company and would be required to distribute to shareholders any such marked-to-market gains.

As of January 31, 2024, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares ETF   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
   

Net Unrealized  

 Appreciation  

(Depreciation)  

 

MSCI Intl Momentum Factor

  $ 1,467,052,493      $ 272,833,149      $ (13,537,442   $  259,295,707    

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

    6,640,292,346        1,139,683,408        (304,754,863     834,928,545    

MSCI Intl Size Factor

    6,016,486        319,134        (1,208,147     (889,013)   

MSCI Intl Value Factor

    1,560,851,647        240,960,809        (144,335,830     96,624,979    

 

9.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, each Fund invests in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject the Fund to various risks, including, among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate or price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which the Fund is subject.

BFA uses an indexing approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective. The Fund is not actively managed, and BFA generally does not attempt to take defensive positions under any market conditions, including declining markets.

The Funds may be exposed to additional risks when reinvesting cash collateral in money market funds that do not seek to maintain a stable NAV per share of $1.00, which may be subject to redemption gates or liquidity fees under certain circumstances.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause a fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a fund invests.

The price each Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from each Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore each Fund’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by each Fund, and each Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. Each Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that BFA believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

 

 

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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.

 

10.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”) at NAV. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, shares of each Fund are not redeemable.

Transactions in capital shares were as follows:

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

           

Year Ended

07/31/23

 
 

 

 

       

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares      Amount             Shares     Amount  

 

 

MSCI Intl Momentum Factor

            

Shares sold

    4,100,000      $ 135,728,712           18,600,000     $ 603,143,499  

Shares redeemed

                     (300,000     (9,253,155
 

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
    4,100,000      $   135,728,712           18,300,000     $   593,890,344  
 

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

01/31/24

          

Year Ended

07/31/23

 
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
iShares ETF   Shares     Amount            Shares     Amount  

 

 

MSCI Intl Quality Factor

          

Shares sold

    12,300,000     $ 440,423,705          70,900,000     $  2,461,661,141  

Shares redeemed

                   (4,700,000     (153,476,449
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 
    12,300,000     $ 440,423,705          66,200,000     $   2,308,184,692  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Intl Size Factor

          

Shares sold

        $          600,000     $ 14,349,062  

Shares redeemed

    (400,000     (10,153,001        (600,000     (15,684,520
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (400,000   $ (10,153,001            $ (1,335,458
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

MSCI Intl Value Factor

          

Shares sold

    1,400,000     $ 36,712,159          11,600,000     $ 246,667,929  

Shares redeemed

    (4,500,000       (112,658,847        (7,500,000     (181,130,848
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (3,100,000   $  (75,946,688        4,100,000     $ 65,537,081  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

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. Authorized Participants purchasing and redeeming Creation Units may pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Company’s administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units, including Creation Units for cash. Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., stamp taxes, taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in shares sold in the table above.

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 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.

 

12.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program (unaudited)

 

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), iShares Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF, iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF, iShares MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF and iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF (the “Funds” or “ETFs”), each a series of the Trust, which is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, met on December 8, 2023 (the “Meeting”) to review the Program. The Board previously appointed BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), the investment adviser to the Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program. BlackRock also previously delegated oversight of the Program to the 40Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”).At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the management of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing each Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also referenced the methodology used by BlackRock to establish each Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually. The Report also discussed notable events affecting liquidity over the Program Reporting Period, including extended market holidays, delays in the repatriation of the local currency in certain non-U.S. countries, the continued illiquidity of Russian equity securities and the suspension of select sanctions in Venezuela.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

 

  a)  

The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure, with a focus on funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Derivative exposure was also considered in the calculation of a fund’s liquidity bucketing. Finally, a factor for consideration under the Liquidity Rule is a Fund’s use of borrowings for investment purposes. However, the Funds do not borrow for investment purposes.

 

  b)  

Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions. During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each ETF’s reasonably anticipated trading size utilized for liquidity classifications. The Committee may also take into consideration a fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

 

  c)  

Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements. The Committee considered that ETFs generally do not hold more than de minimis amounts of cash. The Committee also considered that ETFs generally do not engage in borrowing.

 

  d)  

The relationship between an ETF’s portfolio liquidity and the way in which, and the prices and spreads at which, ETF shares trade, including the efficiency of the arbitrage function and the level of active participation by market participants, including authorized participants. The Committee monitored the prevailing bid/ask spread and the ETF price premium (or discount) to NAV for all ETFs. However, there were no ETFs with persistent deviations of fund premium/discount or bid/ask spreads from long-term averages over the Program Reporting Period.

 

  e)  

The effect of the composition of baskets on the overall liquidity of an ETF’s portfolio. In reviewing the linkage between the composition of custom baskets accepted by an ETF and any significant change in the liquidity profile of such ETF, the Committee reviewed changes in the proportion of each ETF’s portfolio comprised of less liquid and illiquid holdings to determine if applicable thresholds were met requiring enhanced review. There were no ETFs for which the custom baskets accepted by the ETF had a significant change in its liquidity profile.

There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period other than the enhancement of certain model components in the Program’s classification methodology. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited) 

 

Tailored Shareholder Reports for Open-End Mutual Funds and ETFs

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require open-end mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in a streamlined shareholder report but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these amendments on the shareholder reports for the Funds.

 

 

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General Information

 

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications announcing that the shareholder report or prospectus has been posted on the iShares website at iShares.com. Once you have enrolled, you will no longer receive prospectuses and shareholder reports in the mail.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

 

   

Go to icsdelivery.com.

   

If your brokerage firm is not listed, electronic delivery may not be available. Please contact your broker-dealer or financial advisor.

Householding

Householding is an option available to certain fund investors. Householding is a method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which a single copy of certain shareholder documents and Rule 30e-3 notices can be delivered to investors who share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different names. Please contact your broker-dealer if you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy of prospectuses and other shareholder documents, or if you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change your householding status.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at iShares.com/fundreports.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Proxy Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the iShares Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the iShares Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; (2) on the iShares website at iShares.com; and (3) on the SEC website at sec.gov.

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Fund Prospectus. The Fund discloses its portfolio holdings daily and provides information regarding its top holdings in Fund fact sheets at iShares.com.

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviation

 

ADR   American Depositary Receipt
NVS   Non-Voting Shares
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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This report is intended for the Funds’ shareholders. It may not be distributed to prospective investors unless it is preceded or accompanied by the current prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

The iShares Funds are distributed by BlackRock Investments, LLC (together with its affiliates, “BlackRock”).

The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by MSCI Inc., nor does this company make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. BlackRock is not affiliated with the company listed above.

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(b) Not Applicable

 

Item 2.

Code of Ethics.

Not applicable to this semi-annual report.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable to this semi-annual report.

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable to this semi-annual report.

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to this semi-annual report.


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.

Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

Not applicable

 

Item 14.

Exhibits.

(a) (1) Not applicable to this semi-annual report.

(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/ Jessica Tan       

      

Jessica Tan, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: March 21, 2024

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/ Jessica Tan       

      

Jessica Tan, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: March 21, 2024

 

 

By:

    

/s/ Trent Walker       

      

Trent Walker, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: March 21, 2024