Schedule of Investments (unaudited) November 30, 2020 | iShares® MSCI Qatar ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Air Freight & Logistics — 1.2% | ||||||||
Gulf Warehousing Co. | 875,247 | $ | 1,187,835 | |||||
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Banks — 46.5% | ||||||||
Commercial Bank PSQC (The) | 3,223,675 | 3,779,781 | ||||||
Doha Bank QPSC(a) | 3,279,983 | 2,077,617 | ||||||
Masraf Al Rayan QSC | 5,543,242 | 6,379,958 | ||||||
Qatar First Bank(a) | 2,265,157 | 1,023,900 | ||||||
Qatar International Islamic Bank QSC | 1,308,268 | 3,129,264 | ||||||
Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ | 1,749,410 | 7,855,841 | ||||||
Qatar National Bank QPSC | 4,313,630 | 20,603,106 | ||||||
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Chemicals — 3.9% | ||||||||
Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co. | 6,727,125 | 3,791,487 | ||||||
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Construction Materials — 0.7% | ||||||||
Qatar National Cement Co. QSC | 655,004 | 721,917 | ||||||
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Diversified Financial Services — 0.8% | ||||||||
Salam International Investment Ltd. QSC(a) | 4,632,132 | 752,878 | ||||||
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.0% | ||||||||
Ooredoo QPSC | 1,565,455 | 2,852,419 | ||||||
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Energy Equipment & Services — 1.2% | ||||||||
Gulf International Services QSC(a) | 2,811,634 | 1,159,515 | ||||||
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Food & Staples Retailing — 1.6% | ||||||||
Al Meera Consumer Goods Co. QSC | 263,983 | 1,494,243 | ||||||
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Food Products — 1.1% | ||||||||
Baladna | 2,151,558 | 1,083,898 | ||||||
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Health Care Providers & Services — 1.2% | ||||||||
Medicare Group | 478,902 | 1,182,539 | ||||||
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Industrial Conglomerates — 10.8% | ||||||||
Aamal Co. | 4,189,370 | 959,829 | ||||||
Industries Qatar QSC | 2,741,086 | 8,127,209 | ||||||
Mannai Corp. QSC | 526,833 | 430,981 | ||||||
Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Co. QSC | 1,001,344 | 873,679 | ||||||
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Insurance — 2.2% | ||||||||
Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ | 3,018,924 | 2,075,002 | ||||||
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Marine — 2.2% | ||||||||
Qatar Navigation QSC | 1,214,638 | $ | 2,083,219 | |||||
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Metals & Mining — 1.8% | ||||||||
Qatar Aluminum Manufacturing Co. | 6,670,439 | 1,720,650 | ||||||
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Multi-Utilities — 4.5% | ||||||||
Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC | 885,949 | 4,296,017 | ||||||
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.8% | ||||||||
Qatar Fuel QSC | 780,360 | 3,891,283 | ||||||
Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd. | 4,205,102 | 3,671,247 | ||||||
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Real Estate Management & Development — 7.7% | ||||||||
Barwa Real Estate Co. | 3,564,243 | 3,171,312 | ||||||
Ezdan Holding Group QSC(a) | 3,951,864 | 1,724,546 | ||||||
Mazaya Real Estate Development QPSC(a) | 2,703,637 | 859,917 | ||||||
United Development Co. QSC | 4,182,352 | 1,713,524 | ||||||
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Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.6% | ||||||||
Vodafone Qatar QSC | 4,249,033 | 1,544,999 | ||||||
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Total Common Stocks — 99.8% | 96,219,612 | |||||||
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Money Market Funds — 0.1% | ||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.04%(b)(c) | 130,000 | 130,000 | ||||||
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Total Short-Term Investments — 0.1% | 130,000 | |||||||
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Total Investments in Securities — 99.9% | 96,349,612 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.1% | 73,258 | |||||||
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Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 96,422,870 | ||||||
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(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 period ended November 30, 2020 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
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Affiliated Issuer | Value at 08/31/20 | Purchases at Cost | Proceeds from Sales | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Value at 11/30/20 | Shares Held at 11/30/20 | Income | Capital Gain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | $ | 30,000 | $ | 100,000 | (a) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 130,000 | 130,000 | $ | 19 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) November 30, 2020 | iShares® MSCI Qatar ETF |
Futures Contracts
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MSCI Emerging Markets E-Mini Index | 1 | 12/18/20 | $ | 60 | $ | (1,012 | ) | |||||||||
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Fair Value Measurements
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to a recently published shareholder report. Shareholder reports are available on the Fund’s website at iShares.com and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at sec.gov.
The following table summarizes the value of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of November 30, 2020. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.
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Common Stocks | $ | 96,219,612 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 96,219,612 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 130,000 | — | — | 130,000 | ||||||||||||
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Futures Contracts | $ | (1,012 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (1,012 | ) | ||||||
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(a) | Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts. |
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