Schedule of Investments (unaudited) November 30, 2020 | iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI United Kingdom ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Exchange-Traded Funds — 99.9% | ||||||||
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF(a) | 322,052 | $ | 9,101,190 | |||||
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Total Investment Companies — 99.9% | 9,101,190 | |||||||
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Money Market Funds — 0.3% | ||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.04%(a)(b) | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
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Total Short-Term Investments — 0.3% | 30,000 | |||||||
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Total Investments in Securities — 100.2% | 9,131,190 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.2)% | (18,473 | ) | ||||||
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Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 9,112,717 | ||||||
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(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 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, | $ | — | $ | 30,000 | (a) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 30,000 | 30,000 | $ | 22 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF | 10,400,203 | 524,099 | (2,516,607 | ) | (282,695 | ) | 976,190 | 9,101,190 | 322,052 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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$ | (282,695 | ) | $ | 976,190 | $ | 9,131,190 | $ | 22 | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(a) | Represents net amount purchased (sold). |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
GBP | 1,319,000 | USD | 1,729,634 | MS | 12/03/20 | $ | 28,803 | |||||||||||||||||||
USD | 9,324,422 | GBP | 6,980,000 | MS | 01/06/21 | 13,213 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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GBP | 6,922,000 | USD | 9,244,495 | MS | 12/03/20 | (16,370 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
USD | 10,658,454 | GBP | 8,241,000 | MS | 12/03/20 | (328,108 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Net unrealized depreciation | $ | (302,462 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) November 30, 2020 | iShares® Currency Hedged MSCI United Kingdom ETF |
Fair Value Measurements (continued)
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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Investment Companies | $ | 9,101,190 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 9,101,190 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 30,000 | — | — | 30,000 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 9,131,190 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 9,131,190 | |||||||||
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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | $ | — | $ | 42,016 | $ | — | $ | 42,016 | ||||||||
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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | (344,478 | ) | — | (344,478 | ) | ||||||||||
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$ | — | $ | (302,462 | ) | $ | — | $ | (302,462 | ) | |||||||
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(a) | Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts. |
Counterparty Abbreviations
MS | Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC |
Currency Abbreviations
GBP | British Pound | |
USD | United States Dollar |
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