Schedule of Investments (unaudited) November 30, 2020 | iShares® MSCI New Zealand ETF (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
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Airlines — 1.3% | ||||||||
Air New Zealand Ltd.(a) | 1,959,087 | $ | 2,505,860 | |||||
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Construction Materials — 4.6% | ||||||||
Fletcher Building Ltd.(a) | 2,160,972 | 8,504,894 | ||||||
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Diversified Telecommunication Services — 11.5% | ||||||||
Chorus Ltd. | 1,216,496 | 7,010,617 | ||||||
Spark New Zealand Ltd. | 4,483,022 | 14,367,045 | ||||||
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21,377,662 | ||||||||
Electric Utilities — 15.2% | ||||||||
Contact Energy Ltd. | 1,508,236 | 8,267,908 | ||||||
Genesis Energy Ltd. | 1,586,913 | 3,602,362 | ||||||
Infratil Ltd. | 1,971,535 | 8,244,288 | ||||||
Mercury NZ Ltd. | 1,938,876 | 8,175,852 | ||||||
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28,290,410 | ||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 8.6% | ||||||||
Argosy Property Ltd. | 2,712,817 | 2,840,786 | ||||||
Goodman Property Trust | 3,163,108 | 5,335,277 | ||||||
Kiwi Property Group Ltd. | 4,668,452 | 3,904,376 | ||||||
Precinct Properties New Zealand Ltd. | 3,313,279 | 4,005,144 | ||||||
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16,085,583 | ||||||||
Food Products — 11.0% | ||||||||
a2 Milk Co. Ltd. (The)(a) | 1,820,740 | 18,874,336 | ||||||
Synlait Milk Ltd.(a) | 407,317 | 1,554,405 | ||||||
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20,428,741 | ||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 19.2% | ||||||||
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd. | 1,420,224 | 35,852,950 | ||||||
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Health Care Providers & Services — 7.9% | ||||||||
Oceania Healthcare Ltd. | 2,385,226 | 2,179,238 | ||||||
Ryman Healthcare Ltd. | 741,724 | 7,678,507 | ||||||
Summerset Group Holdings Ltd. | 649,557 | 4,838,992 | ||||||
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.2% | ||||||||
Restaurant Brands New Zealand Ltd.(a) | 155,627 | 1,339,839 |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued) | ||||||||
SKYCITY Entertainment Group Ltd. | 2,204,544 | $ | 4,725,528 | |||||
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6,065,367 | ||||||||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 4.7% | ||||||||
Meridian Energy Ltd. | 1,929,947 | 8,721,438 | ||||||
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IT Services — 0.1% | ||||||||
Pushpay Holdings Ltd.(a) | 117,587 | 146,273 | ||||||
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.9% | ||||||||
Z Energy Ltd. | 1,585,963 | 3,555,621 | ||||||
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Software — 1.5% | ||||||||
Pushpay Holdings Ltd.(a) | 2,187,687 | 2,721,386 | ||||||
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Transportation Infrastructure — 9.0% | ||||||||
Auckland International Airport Ltd.(a) | 2,840,376 | 15,530,562 | ||||||
Napier Port Holdings Ltd. | 488,204 | 1,245,488 | ||||||
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Total Common Stocks — 99.7% |
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Short-Term Investments |
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Money Market Funds — 0.0% | ||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares, 0.04%(b)(c) | 88,000 | 88,000 | ||||||
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Total Short-Term Investments — 0.0% |
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Total Investments in Securities — 99.7% |
| 185,816,972 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.3% |
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Net Assets — 100.0% |
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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 from Underlying Funds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares(a) | $ | — | $ | 1,750 | (b) | $ | — | $ | (1,750 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | — | $ | 5,145 | (c) | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | 68,000 | 20,000 | (b) | — | — | — | 88,000 | 88,000 | 15 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(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. |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) November 30, 2020 | iShares® MSCI New Zealand ETF |
Futures Contracts
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Description | Number of Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount (000) | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
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ASX SPI 200 Index | 2 | 12/17/20 | $ | 241 | $ | 12,504 | ||||||||||
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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 | $ | 185,728,972 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 185,728,972 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 88,000 | — | — | 88,000 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 185,816,972 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 185,816,972 | |||||||||
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Futures Contracts | $ | 12,504 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 12,504 | ||||||||
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(a) | Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts. |
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