Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | iShares® Lithium Miners and Producers ETF |
June 30, 2024 | (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Common Stocks | | | | | | | | |
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Chemicals — 38.6% | | | | | | | | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | 2,213 | | | $ | 211,386 | |
Arcadium Lithium PLC, NVS(a) | | | 65,721 | | | | 220,823 | |
Canmax Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 9,500 | | | | 22,301 | |
Chengxin Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 10,800 | | | | 19,824 | |
Chunbo Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 878 | | | | 45,544 | |
CNGR Advanced Material Co. Ltd. | | | 11,060 | | | | 46,858 | |
Do-Fluoride New Materials Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 13,600 | | | | 22,744 | |
Foosung Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 11,605 | | | | 61,404 | |
Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 19,000 | | | | 74,416 | |
Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 22,500 | | | | 54,055 | |
Ningbo Shanshan Co. Ltd. | | | 26,500 | | | | 29,414 | |
Shenzhen Capchem Technology Co. Ltd. | | | 8,600 | | | | 33,628 | |
Shenzhen Dynanonic Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 3,500 | | | | 13,482 | |
Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 15,500 | | | | 17,362 | |
Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 13,500 | | | | 16,462 | |
Tanaka Chemical Corp. | | | 3,200 | | | | 19,658 | |
Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class A | | | 17,500 | | | | 71,516 | |
Yunnan Energy New Material Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 11,300 | | | | 48,954 | |
| | | | | | | 1,029,831 | |
Electrical Equipment — 19.8% | | | | | | | | |
Beijing Easpring Material Technology Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 6,100 | | | | 28,657 | |
Hunan Changyuan Lico Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 21,468 | | | | 13,612 | |
Hunan Yuneng New Energy Battery Material Co. Ltd., NVS | | | 8,700 | | | | 37,441 | |
Jiangsu Ruitai New Energy Materials Co. Ltd., NVS | | | 8,500 | | | | 17,414 | |
Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Co. Ltd., NVS(a) | | | 20,000 | | | | 22,302 | |
Ningbo Ronbay New Energy Technology Co. Ltd. | | | 5,677 | | | | 18,062 | |
Shijiazhuang Shangtai Technology Co. Ltd., NVS | | | 3,000 | | | | 17,761 | |
SK IE Technology Co. Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 4,043 | | | | 128,777 | |
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, ADR | | | 5,490 | | | | 223,717 | |
XTC New Energy Materials Xiamen Co. Ltd., NVS | | | 4,865 | | | | 20,783 | |
| | | | | | | 528,526 | |
Metals & Mining — 34.1% | | | | | | | | |
American Lithium Corp., NVS(a)(c) | | | 41,120 | | | | 22,871 | |
Core Lithium Ltd.(a)(c) | | | 413,277 | | | | 25,590 | |
Lake Resources NL(a)(c) | | | 301,489 | | | | 8,004 | |
Latin Resources Ltd., NVS(a)(c) | | | 511,553 | | | | 57,995 | |
Liontown Resources Ltd.(a) | | | 186,821 | | | | 112,167 | |
Security | | Shares | | | Value | |
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Metals & Mining (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Lithium Americas Corp.(a) | | | 42,325 | | | $ | 113,431 | |
Piedmont Lithium Inc.(a)(c) | | | 3,772 | | | | 37,644 | |
Pilbara Minerals Ltd. | | | 108,027 | | | | 219,812 | |
Sayona Mining Ltd.(a)(c) | | | 2,005,252 | | | | 47,830 | |
Sigma Lithium Corp.(a)(c) | | | 10,388 | | | | 124,968 | |
Sinomine Resource Group Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 8,500 | | | | 31,121 | |
Tibet Mineral Development Co. | | | 6,000 | | | | 14,820 | |
Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd.(a)(c) | | | 26,435 | | | | 65,770 | |
Winsome Resources Ltd., NVS(a) | | | 32,516 | | | | 16,522 | |
Youngy Co. Ltd. | | | 3,200 | | | | 13,123 | |
| | | | | | | 911,668 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 7.2% | | | | | | | | |
CosmoAM&T Co. Ltd.(a) | | | 1,847 | | | | 191,999 | |
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Total Long-Term Investments — 99.7% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost: $4,858,727) | | | | | | | 2,662,024 | |
Short-Term Securities
Money Market Funds — 12.2% | | | | | | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 5.48%(d)(e)(f) | | | 324,729 | | | | 324,826 | |
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Total Short-Term Securities — 12.2% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost: $324,826) | | | | | | | 324,826 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments — 111.9% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost: $5,183,553) | | | | | | | 2,986,850 | |
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (11.9)% | | | | | | | (317,607 | ) |
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Net Assets — 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 2,669,243 | |
| (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 period ended June 30, 2024 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
Affiliated Issuer | | Value at 03/31/24 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Value at 06/30/24 | | | Shares Held at 06/30/24 | | | Income | | | Capital Gain Distributions from Underlying Funds | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | | $ | 344,821 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (19,964 | )(a) | | $ | (47 | ) | | $ | 16 | | | $ | 324,826 | | | | 324,729 | | | $ | 9,238 | (b) | | $ | — | |
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares(c) | | | — | | | | 0 | (a) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (47 | ) | | $ | 16 | | | $ | 324,826 | | | | | | | $ | 9,248 | | | $ | — | |
(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. |
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued) | iShares® Lithium Miners and Producers ETF |
June 30, 2024 | |
Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End
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. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are 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. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to its most recent 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 | | $ | 972,601 | | | $ | 1,689,423 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,662,024 | |
Short-Term Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Funds | | | 324,826 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 324,826 | |
| | $ | 1,297,427 | | | $ | 1,689,423 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,986,850 | |
Portfolio Abbreviation
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |