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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSRS
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-09102
iShares, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
c/o: State Street Bank and Trust Company
1 Iron Street, Boston, MA 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
The Corporation Trust Incorporated
351 West Camden Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 670-2000
Date of fiscal year end: August 31, 2016
Date of reporting period: February 29, 2016
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
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FEBRUARY 29, 2016
2016 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT (UNAUDITED) |
iShares, Inc.
Ø | iShares MSCI Austria Capped ETF | EWO | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Belgium Capped ETF | EWK | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI France ETF | EWQ | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF | EWN | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Sweden ETF | EWD | NYSE Arca |
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iSHARES® MSCI AUSTRIA CAPPED ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Austria Capped ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of a broad-based index composed of Austrian equities, as represented by the MSCI Austria Investable Market Index 25/50 (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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -8.65%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -8.57%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (11.95)% | (11.94)% | (11.90)% | (11.95)% | (11.94)% | (11.90)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (6.68)% | (6.76)% | (6.56)% | (29.22)% | (29.52)% | (28.77)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | (4.66)% | (4.73)% | (5.16)% | (37.97)% | (38.43)% | (41.10)% |
Index performance through January 31, 2008 reflects the performance of the MSCI Austria Index. Index performance beginning on February 1, 2008 through February 11, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Austria Investable Market Index. Index performance beginning on February 12, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Austria Investable Market Index 25/50.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 10 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 913.50 | $ | 2.28 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.50 | $ | 2.41 | 0.48% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 43.48 | % | ||
Industrials | 26.81 | |||
Materials | 11.45 | |||
Energy | 11.44 | |||
Information Technology | 2.79 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 2.36 | |||
Utilities | 1.67 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Erste Group Bank AG | 18.79 | % | ||
OMV AG | 9.01 | |||
Andritz AG | 8.82 | |||
Voestalpine AG | 7.68 | |||
Wienerberger AG | 5.04 | |||
IMMOFINANZ AG | 4.63 | |||
Raiffeisen Bank International AG | 4.41 | |||
CA Immobilien Anlagen AG | 4.19 | |||
Oesterreichische Post AG | 4.06 | |||
BUWOG AG | 3.82 | |||
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TOTAL | 70.45 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
FUND PERFORMANCE OVERVIEWS | 5 |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI BELGIUM CAPPED ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Belgium Capped ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of a broad-based index composed of Belgian equities, as represented by the MSCI Belgium Investable Market Index 25/50 (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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -2.49%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -2.36%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (3.31)% | (3.57)% | (3.16)% | (3.31)% | (3.57)% | (3.16)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | 7.27% | 7.17% | 8.93% | 42.02% | 41.38% | 53.40% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | 1.05% | 0.97% | 1.33% | 11.06% | 10.18% | 14.13% |
Index performance through November 30, 2007 reflects the performance of the MSCI Belgium Index. Index performance beginning on December 1, 2007 through November 8, 2012 reflects the performance of the MSCI Belgium Investable Market Index. Index performance beginning on November 9, 2012 reflects the performance of the MSCI Belgium Investable Market Index 25/50.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 10 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 975.10 | $ | 2.36 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.50 | $ | 2.41 | 0.48% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Consumer Staples | 32.32 | % | ||
Financials | 26.29 | |||
Materials | 11.37 | |||
Health Care | 10.42 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 4.51 | |||
Information Technology | 4.43 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 4.16 | |||
Industrials | 3.03 | |||
Energy | 1.99 | |||
Utilities | 1.48 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV | 21.96 | % | ||
KBC Groep NV | 7.10 | |||
Delhaize Group | 5.70 | |||
UCB SA | 5.07 | |||
Solvay SA | 4.26 | |||
Ageas | 4.06 | |||
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA | 3.81 | |||
Proximus SADP | 3.20 | |||
Umicore SA | 3.08 | |||
Colruyt SA | 2.71 | |||
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TOTAL | 60.95 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI FRANCE ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI France ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of French equities, as represented by the MSCI France 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -8.10%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -7.97%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (12.14)% | (12.47)% | (12.11)% | (12.14)% | (12.47)% | (12.11)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (0.42)% | (0.58)% | (0.45)% | (2.11)% | (2.88)% | (2.22)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | 0.92% | 0.83% | 1.01% | 9.57% | 8.66% | 10.53% |
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 10 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 919.00 | $ | 2.29 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.50 | $ | 2.41 | 0.48% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Consumer Discretionary | 18.67 | % | ||
Industrials | 18.51 | |||
Financials | 16.99 | |||
Consumer Staples | 11.18 | |||
Health Care | 10.51 | |||
Energy | 9.27 | |||
Materials | 4.11 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 3.66 | |||
Utilities | 3.62 | |||
Information Technology | 3.48 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Total SA | 8.80 | % | ||
Sanofi | 8.33 | |||
BNP Paribas SA | 4.41 | |||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 4.16 | |||
AXA SA | 3.88 | |||
L’Oreal SA | 3.81 | |||
Danone SA | 3.67 | |||
Airbus Group SE | 3.42 | |||
Air Liquide SA | 3.21 | |||
Orange SA | 3.08 | |||
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TOTAL | 46.77 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
FUND PERFORMANCE OVERVIEWS | 7 |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI NETHERLANDS ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of a broad-based index composed of Dutch equities, as represented by the MSCI Netherlands Investable Market 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -5.96%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -5.77%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (9.33)% | (9.65)% | (8.97)% | (9.33)% | (9.65)% | (8.97)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | 2.62% | 2.47% | 2.87% | 13.83% | 12.99% | 15.18% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | 3.16% | 3.09% | 3.54% | 36.48% | 35.62% | 41.58% |
Index performance through January 31, 2008 reflects the performance of the MSCI Netherlands Index. Index performance beginning on February 1, 2008 reflects the performance of the MSCI Netherlands Investable Market Index.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 10 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 940.40 | $ | 2.32 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.50 | $ | 2.41 | 0.48% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Consumer Staples | 31.07 | % | ||
Financials | 19.08 | |||
Industrials | 14.36 | |||
Information Technology | 13.55 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 9.77 | |||
Materials | 7.13 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 3.20 | |||
Energy | 1.84 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Unilever NV CVA | 18.91 | % | ||
ING Groep NV CVA | 12.32 | |||
ASML Holding NV | 8.58 | |||
Koninklijke Philips NV | 6.53 | |||
Koninklijke Ahold NV | 4.83 | |||
Heineken NV | 4.76 | |||
RELX NV | 4.44 | |||
Akzo Nobel NV | 3.94 | |||
Koninklijke KPN NV | 3.20 | |||
Wolters Kluwer NV | 3.09 | |||
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TOTAL | 70.60 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI SWEDEN ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Sweden ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Swedish equities, as represented by the MSCI Sweden 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -8.87%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -8.66%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (17.74)% | (18.01)% | (18.82)% | (17.74)% | (18.01)% | (18.82)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | 0.58% | 0.57% | 0.24% | 2.96% | 2.86% | 1.23% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | 4.85% | 4.80% | 4.67% | 60.56% | 59.83% | 57.80% |
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 10 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 911.30 | $ | 2.28 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.50 | $ | 2.41 | 0.48% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 32.01 | % | ||
Industrials | 28.06 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 11.95 | |||
Information Technology | 11.16 | |||
Consumer Staples | 7.68 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 5.48 | |||
Health Care | 1.38 | |||
Materials | 1.25 | |||
Energy | 1.03 | |||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B | 9.40 | % | ||
Nordea Bank AB | 9.26 | |||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B | 8.49 | |||
Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A | 5.90 | |||
Assa Abloy AB | 5.89 | |||
Swedbank AB Class A | 4.95 | |||
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA Class B | 4.90 | |||
Volvo AB Class B | 4.70 | |||
Investor AB Class B | 4.67 | |||
Atlas Copco AB Class A | 4.59 | |||
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TOTAL | 62.75 | % | ||
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.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. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer 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. Certain funds may have a NAV which is determined prior to the opening of regular trading on its listed exchange and their market returns are calculated using the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the opening of regular trading on the exchange. 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, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on September 1, 2015 and held through February 29, 2016, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number corresponding to your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
iSHARES® MSCI AUSTRIA CAPPED ETF
February 29, 2016
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COMMON STOCKS — 98.34% |
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AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 0.81% |
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FACC AGa,b | 81,107 | $ | 460,463 | |||||
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AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 3.99% |
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Oesterreichische Post AG | 63,054 | 2,267,040 | ||||||
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2,267,040 | ||||||||
BANKS — 22.82% | ||||||||
Erste Group Bank AGa | 406,894 | 10,489,078 | ||||||
Raiffeisen Bank International AGa | 184,731 | 2,462,829 | ||||||
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12,951,907 | ||||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 4.95% | ||||||||
Wienerberger AG | 159,062 | 2,811,061 | ||||||
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2,811,061 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 1.98% | ||||||||
Lenzing AG | 17,382 | 1,121,853 | ||||||
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1,121,853 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 1.19% |
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Porr AG | 24,692 | 677,569 | ||||||
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677,569 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 1.73% |
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RHI AG | 58,884 | 984,019 | ||||||
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984,019 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 1.64% | ||||||||
EVN AG | 86,377 | 932,992 | ||||||
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932,992 | ||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 1.84% |
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Zumtobel Group AG | 61,926 | 1,045,284 | ||||||
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1,045,284 | ||||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 2.74% |
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Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG | 65,789 | 937,858 | ||||||
Kapsch TrafficCom AG | 17,089 | 618,316 | ||||||
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1,556,174 | ||||||||
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 2.39% |
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Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG | 23,900 | 1,355,559 | ||||||
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HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 2.33% |
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DO & CO AG | 12,354 | 1,319,907 | ||||||
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1,319,907 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
INSURANCE — 2.55% | ||||||||
UNIQA Insurance Group AG | 238,940 | $ | 1,450,239 | |||||
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1,450,239 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 11.74% | ||||||||
Andritz AG | 102,659 | 4,923,002 | ||||||
Palfinger AG | 35,860 | 884,865 | ||||||
Semperit AG Holding | 26,580 | 857,751 | ||||||
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6,665,618 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 7.56% | ||||||||
Voestalpine AG | 147,843 | 4,289,057 | ||||||
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4,289,057 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 8.86% |
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OMV AG | 191,411 | 5,028,900 | ||||||
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REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 17.39% |
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BUWOG AG | 103,317 | 2,134,607 | ||||||
CA Immobilien Anlagen AG | 137,754 | 2,340,194 | ||||||
Conwert Immobilien Invest SEa | 127,739 | 1,782,820 | ||||||
IMMOEAST AG Escrowa | 998,769 | 11 | ||||||
IMMOFINANZ AGa | 1,267,702 | 2,581,289 | ||||||
IMMOFINANZ AG Escrowa | 897,599 | 10 | ||||||
S IMMO AG | 122,971 | 1,030,165 | ||||||
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| |||||||
9,869,096 | ||||||||
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE — 1.83% |
| |||||||
Flughafen Wien AG | 11,900 | 1,038,015 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,038,015 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost: $83,486,968) | 55,824,753 | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.12% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.12% | ||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 28,551 | 28,551 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 1,449 | 1,449 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%c,d | 37,606 | 37,606 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
67,606 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $67,606) | 67,606 | |||||||
|
|
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February 29, 2016
Value | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS | ||||||
(Cost: $83,554,574) | $ | 55,892,359 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.54% | 876,741 | |||||
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 56,769,100 | ||||
|
|
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES® MSCI BELGIUM CAPPED ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.82% |
| |||||||
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 1.98% |
| |||||||
bpost SA | 147,135 | $ | 3,657,016 | |||||
|
| |||||||
3,657,016 | ||||||||
BANKS — 7.08% | ||||||||
KBC Groep NV | 246,388 | 13,091,163 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,091,163 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 21.92% | ||||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV | 359,862 | 40,508,444 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
40,508,444 | ||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY — 2.52% | ||||||||
Ablynx NVa | 168,060 | 2,143,790 | ||||||
Galapagos NVa,b | 59,911 | 2,516,298 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,660,088 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 1.22% | ||||||||
Gimv NV | 46,554 | 2,246,908 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,246,908 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 8.70% | ||||||||
Solvay SA | 84,708 | 7,868,457 | ||||||
Tessenderlo Chemie NVa | 74,550 | 2,517,147 | ||||||
Umicore SA | 125,539 | 5,690,111 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
16,075,715 | ||||||||
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 0.95% |
| |||||||
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA | 52,981 | 1,750,022 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,750,022 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 1.04% |
| |||||||
Cie. d’Entreprises CFE | 20,086 | 1,925,571 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,925,571 | ||||||||
DISTRIBUTORS — 1.27% | ||||||||
D’ieteren SA/NV | 63,630 | 2,350,665 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,350,665 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 7.35% |
| |||||||
Ackermans & van Haaren NV | 33,188 | 4,381,342 | ||||||
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA | 91,866 | 7,029,115 | ||||||
KBC Ancora | 68,180 | 2,176,129 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,586,586 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 3.19% |
| |||||||
Proximus SADP | 186,830 | 5,902,230 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,902,230 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 1.48% | ||||||||
Elia System Operator SA/NV | 56,722 | 2,727,185 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,727,185 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 1.12% |
| |||||||
Barco NV | 30,828 | $ | 2,072,408 | |||||
|
| |||||||
2,072,408 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 8.39% |
| |||||||
Colruyt SA | 92,863 | 4,990,530 | ||||||
Delhaize Group | 103,623 | 10,522,810 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,513,340 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 1.31% |
| |||||||
Ion Beam Applications | 59,685 | 2,414,394 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,414,394 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 0.33% |
| |||||||
Fagronb | 100,025 | 600,252 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
600,252 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY — 1.19% |
| |||||||
AGFA-Gevaert NVa | 597,174 | 2,200,283 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,200,283 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 4.05% | ||||||||
Ageas | 202,707 | 7,489,647 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,489,647 | ||||||||
IT SERVICES — 0.96% | ||||||||
Econocom Group SA/NV | 212,629 | 1,774,327 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,774,327 | ||||||||
MEDIA — 3.23% | ||||||||
Kinepolis Group NV | 47,471 | 2,091,038 | ||||||
Telenet Group Holding NVa,b | 73,812 | 3,881,301 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,972,339 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 2.65% | ||||||||
Bekaert SA | 80,502 | 2,881,244 | ||||||
Nyrstar NVa,b | 2,744,646 | 2,012,982 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,894,226 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 1.99% |
| |||||||
Euronav NV | 227,530 | 2,284,833 | ||||||
Exmar NVb | 147,298 | 1,389,205 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,674,038 | ||||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 1.95% | ||||||||
Ontex Group NV | 102,342 | 3,606,763 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,606,763 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 5.06% | ||||||||
UCB SA | 125,772 | 9,355,579 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,355,579 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 6.54% |
| |||||||
Aedifica SA | 33,505 | $ | 2,181,016 | |||||
Befimmo SA | 40,193 | 2,246,910 | ||||||
Cofinimmo SA | 31,536 | 3,460,810 | ||||||
Intervest Offices & Warehouses NVa | 66,302 | 1,702,676 | ||||||
Warehouses De Pauw CVA | 29,574 | 2,502,889 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
12,094,301 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 1.39% |
| |||||||
Melexis NV | 50,374 | 2,571,671 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,571,671 | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.96% |
| |||||||
Mobistar SAa | 84,853 | 1,768,339 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,768,339 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost: $206,024,604) | 184,483,500 | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.94% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 2.94% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 5,144,926 | 5,144,926 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 261,099 | 261,099 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%c,d | 18,486 | 18,486 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,424,511 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $5,424,511) | 5,424,511 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
(Cost: $211,449,115) | 189,908,011 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.76)% |
| (5,099,678 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 184,808,333 | ||||||
|
|
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.91% |
| |||||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 6.21% |
| |||||||
Airbus Group SE | 190,519 | $ | 12,374,966 | |||||
Safran SA | 100,840 | 6,279,327 | ||||||
Thales SA | 33,993 | 2,711,406 | ||||||
Zodiac Aerospace | 65,320 | 1,092,991 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
22,458,690 | ||||||||
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 0.30% |
| |||||||
Bollore SA | 279,658 | 1,080,231 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,080,231 | ||||||||
AUTO COMPONENTS — 2.49% | ||||||||
Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B | 60,140 | 5,449,784 | ||||||
Valeo SA | 25,602 | 3,555,122 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,004,906 | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILES — 2.16% | ||||||||
Peugeot SAa | 143,323 | 2,161,500 | ||||||
Renault SA | 61,965 | 5,664,985 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,826,485 | ||||||||
BANKS — 8.11% | ||||||||
BNP Paribas SA | 341,511 | 15,955,961 | ||||||
Credit Agricole SA | 340,572 | 3,547,286 | ||||||
Natixis SA | 302,171 | 1,620,607 | ||||||
Societe Generale SA | 233,933 | 8,241,785 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
29,365,639 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 2.17% | ||||||||
Pernod Ricard SA | 68,459 | 7,297,828 | ||||||
Remy Cointreau SA | 7,869 | 544,639 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,842,467 | ||||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 1.65% | ||||||||
Cie. de Saint-Gobain | 153,710 | 5,974,078 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,974,078 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 3.57% | ||||||||
Air Liquide SA | 110,933 | 11,592,987 | ||||||
Arkema SA | 21,608 | 1,324,169 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
12,917,156 | ||||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 0.68% |
| |||||||
Edenred | 66,919 | 1,176,462 | ||||||
Societe BIC SA | 9,293 | 1,290,436 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,466,898 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 3.67% |
| |||||||
Bouygues SA | 65,397 | 2,562,675 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Vinci SA | 154,709 | $ | 10,728,085 | |||||
|
| |||||||
13,290,760 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.19% |
| |||||||
Imerys SA | 11,630 | 705,121 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
705,121 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 0.45% |
| |||||||
Eurazeo SA | 12,911 | 756,695 | ||||||
Wendel SA | 9,278 | 882,693 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,639,388 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 3.66% |
| |||||||
Iliad SA | 8,509 | 2,090,860 | ||||||
Orange SA | 640,511 | 11,145,597 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,236,457 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 0.23% | ||||||||
Electricite de France SA | 77,971 | 823,896 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
823,896 | ||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 4.15% | ||||||||
Legrand SA | 86,044 | 4,292,645 | ||||||
Schneider Electric SE | 179,973 | 10,710,258 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,002,903 | ||||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 0.50% |
| |||||||
Ingenico Group SA | 17,712 | 1,794,402 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,794,402 | ||||||||
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 0.47% |
| |||||||
Technip SA | 33,999 | 1,690,264 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,690,264 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 1.53% |
| |||||||
Carrefour SA | 178,515 | 4,731,789 | ||||||
Casino Guichard Perrachon SAb | 18,188 | 821,118 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,552,907 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 3.66% | ||||||||
Danone SA | 190,044 | 13,263,004 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,263,004 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 2.18% |
| |||||||
Essilor International SA | 66,207 | 7,887,918 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,887,918 | ||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 1.66% |
| |||||||
Accor SA | 68,282 | 2,904,610 | ||||||
Sodexo SA | 30,370 | 3,090,972 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,995,582 |
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iSHARES® MSCI FRANCE ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
INSURANCE — 4.58% | ||||||||
AXA SA | 635,564 | $ | 14,015,163 | |||||
CNP Assurances | 55,186 | 817,887 | ||||||
SCOR SE | 49,578 | 1,737,544 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
16,570,594 | ||||||||
IT SERVICES — 1.79% | ||||||||
Atos SE | 28,302 | 2,068,042 | ||||||
Cap Gemini SA | 52,716 | 4,393,267 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,461,309 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 0.30% | ||||||||
Alstom SAa,b | 49,353 | 1,081,606 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,081,606 | ||||||||
MEDIA — 5.35% | ||||||||
Eutelsat Communications SA | 54,938 | 1,668,118 | ||||||
JCDecaux SA | 23,970 | 942,815 | ||||||
Lagardere SCA | 38,049 | 1,099,494 | ||||||
Numericable-SFR SA | 35,282 | 1,291,337 | ||||||
Publicis Groupe SA | 60,961 | 3,786,118 | ||||||
SES SA | 105,324 | 2,770,588 | ||||||
Vivendi SA | 374,814 | 7,790,774 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
19,349,244 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 0.35% | ||||||||
ArcelorMittalb | 321,871 | 1,250,281 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,250,281 | ||||||||
MULTI-UTILITIES — 3.39% | ||||||||
Engie SA | 471,089 | 7,311,947 | ||||||
Suez Environnement Co. | 96,052 | 1,664,105 | ||||||
Veolia Environnement SA | 144,934 | 3,289,717 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
12,265,769 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 8.79% |
| |||||||
Total SA | 707,595 | 31,810,653 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
31,810,653 | ||||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 3.80% | ||||||||
L’Oreal SA | 81,205 | 13,764,397 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,764,397 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 8.32% | ||||||||
Sanofi | 378,794 | 30,123,446 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
30,123,446 | ||||||||
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.47% |
| |||||||
Bureau Veritas SA | 85,624 | 1,709,514 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,709,514 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 3.82% |
| |||||||
Fonciere des Regions | 9,682 | 794,995 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Gecina SA | 11,186 | $ | 1,385,573 | |||||
ICADE | 10,756 | 750,067 | ||||||
Klepierre | 71,002 | 2,963,226 | ||||||
Unibail-Rodamco SE | 31,801 | 7,938,640 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,832,501 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 0.33% |
| |||||||
STMicroelectronics NV | 205,233 | 1,180,987 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,180,987 | ||||||||
SOFTWARE — 0.87% | ||||||||
Dassault Systemes | 41,366 | 3,141,293 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,141,293 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 7.00% |
| |||||||
Christian Dior SE | 17,563 | 3,098,138 | ||||||
Hermes International | 8,516 | 2,910,088 | ||||||
Kering | 24,416 | 4,263,244 | ||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 90,102 | 15,057,074 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
25,328,544 | ||||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.33% |
| |||||||
Rexel SA | 97,275 | 1,195,401 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,195,401 | ||||||||
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE — 0.73% |
| |||||||
Aeroports de Paris | 9,572 | 1,124,810 | ||||||
Groupe Eurotunnel SE Registered | 150,931 | 1,517,109 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,641,919 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $453,930,961) |
| 361,526,610 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.45% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.45% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 1,378,882 | 1,378,882 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 69,977 | 69,977 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%c,d | 160,782 | 160,782 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,609,641 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $1,609,641) |
| 1,609,641 | ||||||
|
|
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iSHARES® MSCI FRANCE ETF
February 29, 2016
Value | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS | ||||||
(Cost: $455,540,602) | $ | 363,136,251 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.36)% | (1,285,063 | ) | ||||
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 361,851,188 | ||||
|
|
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.81% |
| |||||||
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 1.61% |
| |||||||
PostNL NVa,b | 195,857 | $ | 762,918 | |||||
TNT Express NV | 220,691 | 1,886,922 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,649,840 | ||||||||
BANKS — 12.30% | ||||||||
ING Groep NV CVA | 1,711,594 | 20,261,790 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
20,261,790 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 6.98% | ||||||||
Heineken Holding NV | 45,640 | 3,315,598 | ||||||
Heineken NV | 97,111 | 7,825,065 | ||||||
Refresco Gerber NVa,c | 21,579 | 360,258 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,500,921 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 0.42% | ||||||||
BinckBank NV | 25,419 | 173,806 | ||||||
Flow Tradersc | 12,492 | 520,057 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
693,863 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 7.12% | ||||||||
Akzo Nobel NV | 109,885 | 6,476,016 | ||||||
Corbion NV | 26,675 | 594,022 | ||||||
Koninklijke DSM NV | 80,557 | 3,986,956 | ||||||
OCI NVa | 36,954 | 673,556 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,730,550 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 1.40% |
| |||||||
Arcadis NV | 29,461 | 425,424 | ||||||
Boskalis Westminster | 39,004 | 1,422,690 | ||||||
Koninklijke BAM Groep NVa | 102,395 | 464,166 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,312,280 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 0.00% |
| |||||||
SNS REAAL NVa,b | 68,952 | 1 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 3.20% |
| |||||||
Koninklijke KPN NV | 1,422,608 | 5,269,411 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,269,411 | ||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 0.43% |
| |||||||
Kendrion NV | 4,964 | 104,043 | ||||||
TKH Group NV | 16,213 | 602,476 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
706,519 | ||||||||
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 0.92% |
| |||||||
Fugro NV CVAa,b | 29,682 | 508,114 | ||||||
SBM Offshore NVa,b | 79,529 | 1,009,295 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,517,409 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 4.94% |
| |||||||
Amsterdam Commodities NV | 8,549 | $ | 208,908 | |||||
Koninklijke Ahold NV | 361,163 | 7,934,767 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,143,675 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 0.22% | ||||||||
Wessanen | 34,501 | 354,253 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
354,253 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 0.25% |
| |||||||
TomTom NVa | 45,676 | 411,427 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
411,427 | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 6.52% |
| |||||||
Koninklijke Philips NV | 422,011 | 10,745,795 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,745,795 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 4.83% | ||||||||
Aegon NV | 806,968 | 4,057,883 | ||||||
Delta Lloyd NV | 100,600 | 629,171 | ||||||
NN Group NV | 106,164 | 3,276,011 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,963,065 | ||||||||
IT SERVICES — 0.22% | ||||||||
InterXion Holding NVa | 11,825 | 369,176 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
369,176 | ||||||||
LEISURE PRODUCTS — 0.13% | ||||||||
Accell Group | 10,013 | 210,630 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
210,630 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 0.84% | ||||||||
Aalberts Industries NV | 44,485 | 1,384,561 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,384,561 | ||||||||
MEDIA — 9.37% | ||||||||
Altice NV Class Aa,b | 163,620 | 2,355,603 | ||||||
Altice NV Class Ba | 47,846 | 702,346 | ||||||
RELX NV | 442,802 | 7,298,691 | ||||||
Wolters Kluwer NV | 134,335 | 5,078,738 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,435,378 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.91% |
| |||||||
Koninklijke Vopak NV | 31,226 | 1,425,171 | ||||||
VTTI Energy Partners LP | 4,395 | 80,165 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,505,336 | ||||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 18.87% |
| |||||||
Unilever NV CVA | 721,946 | 31,098,751 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
31,098,751 | ||||||||
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 2.22% |
| |||||||
Brunel International NVb | 9,153 | 159,471 | ||||||
Randstad Holding NV | 56,836 | 2,943,560 |
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iSHARES® MSCI NETHERLANDS ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
USG People NV | 29,202 | $ | 546,857 | |||||
|
| |||||||
3,649,888 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 1.49% |
| |||||||
Eurocommercial Properties NV | 21,663 | 907,034 | ||||||
NSI NV | 58,911 | 248,358 | ||||||
VastNed Retail NV | 8,724 | 373,475 | ||||||
Wereldhave NV | 18,157 | 921,913 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,450,780 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 11.93% |
| |||||||
ASM International NV | 22,368 | 946,639 | ||||||
ASML Holding NV | 153,436 | 14,107,502 | ||||||
BE Semiconductor Industries NV | 13,265 | 336,185 | ||||||
NXP Semiconductors NVa | 59,908 | 4,267,846 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
19,658,172 | ||||||||
SOFTWARE — 1.37% | ||||||||
Gemalto NV | 35,515 | 2,260,148 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,260,148 | ||||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 1.32% |
| |||||||
AerCap Holdings NVa | 39,063 | 1,395,721 | ||||||
IMCD Group NV | 21,110 | 771,718 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,167,439 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $190,637,468) |
| 164,451,058 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.43% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 2.43% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%d,e,f | 3,732,210 | 3,732,210 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%d,e,f | 189,406 | 189,406 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%d,e | 82,649 | 82,649 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,004,265 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $4,004,265) |
| 4,004,265 | ||||||
|
|
Value | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS | ||||||
(Cost: $194,641,733) | $ | 168,455,323 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.24)% | (3,684,468 | ) | ||||
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 164,770,855 | ||||
|
|
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. |
d | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
e | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
f | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
SCHEDULESOF INVESTMENTS | 19 |
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.71% |
| |||||||
BANKS — 24.63% |
| |||||||
Nordea Bank AB | 2,852,133 | $ | 28,441,965 | |||||
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A | 1,438,906 | 14,089,347 | ||||||
Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A | 1,413,569 | 18,120,359 | ||||||
Swedbank AB Class A | 751,375 | 15,221,885 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
75,873,556 | ||||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 5.87% | ||||||||
Assa Abloy AB | 940,683 | 18,082,265 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
18,082,265 | ||||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 1.47% |
| |||||||
Securitas AB Class B | 302,018 | 4,525,576 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,525,576 | ||||||||
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 8.46% |
| |||||||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B | 2,829,328 | 26,073,340 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
26,073,340 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 2.49% |
| |||||||
Skanska AB Class B | 360,292 | 7,676,587 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,676,587 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 7.29% |
| |||||||
Industrivarden AB Class C | 167,145 | 2,574,635 | ||||||
Investment AB Kinnevik Class B | 223,082 | 5,547,895 | ||||||
Investor AB Class B | 431,988 | 14,339,412 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
22,461,942 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 3.67% |
| |||||||
TeliaSonera AB | 2,458,311 | 11,305,672 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,305,672 | ||||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 2.67% |
| |||||||
Hexagon AB Class B | 240,870 | 8,208,577 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,208,577 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 0.76% |
| |||||||
ICA Gruppen AB | 78,986 | 2,348,732 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,348,732 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 1.37% |
| |||||||
Getinge AB Class B | 190,429 | 4,228,110 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,228,110 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 2.54% |
| |||||||
Electrolux AB Class B | 223,667 | 5,252,551 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Husqvarna AB Class B | 406,794 | $ | 2,578,902 | |||||
|
| |||||||
7,831,453 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 4.89% |
| |||||||
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA Class B | 504,039 | 15,064,422 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,064,422 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 18.15% | ||||||||
Alfa Laval AB | 277,559 | 4,362,662 | ||||||
Atlas Copco AB Class A | 624,862 | 14,099,390 | ||||||
Atlas Copco AB Class B | 372,034 | 7,831,474 | ||||||
Sandvik AB | 991,264 | 9,036,777 | ||||||
SKF AB Class B | 371,139 | 6,127,386 | ||||||
Volvo AB Class B | 1,436,343 | 14,448,886 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
55,906,575 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 1.24% | ||||||||
Boliden AB | 254,116 | 3,828,501 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,828,501 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 1.03% |
| |||||||
Lundin Petroleum ABa,b | 203,517 | 3,172,807 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,172,807 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 9.37% | ||||||||
Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B | 888,123 | 28,859,939 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
28,859,939 | ||||||||
TOBACCO — 2.01% | ||||||||
Swedish Match AB | 191,669 | 6,174,808 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,174,808 | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.80% |
| |||||||
Millicom International Cellular SA SDR | 62,057 | 2,981,140 | ||||||
Tele2 AB Class B | 308,528 | 2,554,034 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,535,174 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $396,889,715) |
| 307,158,036 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.09% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.09% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 3,165,707 | 3,165,707 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 160,656 | 160,656 |
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iSHARES® MSCI SWEDEN ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%c,d | 19,342 | $ | 19,342 | |||||
|
| |||||||
3,345,705 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $3,345,705) |
| 3,345,705 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $400,235,420) | 310,503,741 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.80)% |
| (2,465,776 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 308,037,965 | |||||
|
|
SDR — Swedish Depositary Receipts
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
SCHEDULESOF INVESTMENTS | 21 |
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Austria Capped ETF | iShares MSCI Belgium Capped ETF | iShares MSCI France ETF | ||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 83,486,968 | $ | 206,024,604 | $ | 453,930,961 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 67,606 | 5,424,511 | 1,609,641 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total cost of investments | $ | 83,554,574 | $ | 211,449,115 | $ | 455,540,602 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 55,824,753 | $ | 184,483,500 | $ | 361,526,610 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 67,606 | 5,424,511 | 1,609,641 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total fair value of investments | 55,892,359 | 189,908,011 | 363,136,251 | |||||||||
Foreign currency, at valueb | 42,444 | 1,592,114 | 292,917 | |||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities sold | 483,025 | 1,859,306 | 506,313 | |||||||||
Interest | 99 | 55,517 | 5,429 | |||||||||
Tax reclaims | 903,355 | 93,360 | — | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total Assets | 57,321,282 | 193,508,308 | 363,940,910 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities purchased | 501,378 | 3,221,313 | 504,904 | |||||||||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | 30,000 | 5,406,025 | 1,448,859 | |||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 20,804 | 72,637 | 135,959 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total Liabilities | 552,182 | 8,699,975 | 2,089,722 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 56,769,100 | $ | 184,808,333 | $ | 361,851,188 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 163,696,614 | $ | 260,982,943 | $ | 508,685,766 | ||||||
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | (206,313 | ) | (315,262 | ) | 347,674 | |||||||
Accumulated net realized loss | (78,859,754 | ) | (54,307,381 | ) | (54,770,788 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized depreciation | (27,861,447 | ) | (21,551,967 | ) | (92,411,464 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 56,769,100 | $ | 184,808,333 | $ | 361,851,188 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Shares outstandingc | 4,000,000 | 11,200,000 | 15,800,000 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 14.19 | $ | 16.50 | $ | 22.90 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
a | Securities on loan with values of $28,409, $5,416,399 and $1,366,526, respectively. See Note 1. |
b | Cost of foreign currency: $44,178, $1,615,615 and $300,030, respectively. |
c | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 100 million, 136.2 million and 340.2 million, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF | iShares MSCI Sweden ETF | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 190,637,468 | $ | 396,889,715 | ||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 4,004,265 | 3,345,705 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total cost of investments | $ | 194,641,733 | $ | 400,235,420 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 164,451,058 | $ | 307,158,036 | ||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 4,004,265 | 3,345,705 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total fair value of investments | 168,455,323 | 310,503,741 | ||||||
Foreign currency, at valueb | 120,977 | 131,132 | ||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||
Investment securities sold | 363,122 | 1,664,990 | ||||||
Due from custodian (Note 4) | 14,955 | — | ||||||
Dividends and interest | 175,666 | 758 | ||||||
Tax reclaims | — | 60,357 | ||||||
Foreign withholding tax claims (Note 7) | — | 10,558,638 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total Assets | 169,130,043 | 322,919,616 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||
Investment securities purchased | 379,132 | 1,510,105 | ||||||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | 3,921,616 | 3,326,363 | ||||||
IRS compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims (Note 7) | — | 8,773,929 | ||||||
Professional fees (Note 7) | — | 1,155,865 | ||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 58,440 | 115,389 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total Liabilities | 4,359,188 | 14,881,651 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 164,770,855 | $ | 308,037,965 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 239,526,648 | $ | 447,634,794 | ||||
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | 56,221 | (1,064,550 | ) | |||||
Accumulated net realized loss | (48,621,207 | ) | (48,682,136 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized depreciation | (26,190,807 | ) | (89,850,143 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 164,770,855 | $ | 308,037,965 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares outstandingc | 7,200,000 | 11,175,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 22.88 | $ | 27.56 | ||||
|
|
|
|
a | Securities on loan with values of $3,721,613 and $3,167,596, respectively. See Note 1. |
b | Cost of foreign currency: $120,476 and $133,143, respectively. |
c | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 255 million and 63.6 million, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
Six months ended February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Austria Capped ETF | iShares MSCI Belgium Capped ETF | iShares MSCI France ETF | ||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliateda | $ | 133,811 | $ | 1,158,634 | $ | 2,289,300 | ||||||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 17 | 65 | 102 | |||||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2) | 2,581 | 69,088 | 160,318 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total investment income | 136,409 | 1,227,787 | 2,449,720 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 133,671 | 421,083 | 889,571 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total expenses | 133,671 | 421,083 | 889,571 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net investment income | 2,738 | 806,704 | 1,560,149 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (1,151,322 | ) | (1,771,012 | ) | (3,757,350 | ) | ||||||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated | (59,893 | ) | 2,206,896 | 1,632,386 | ||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | (7,754 | ) | (3,392 | ) | 22,943 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (1,218,969 | ) | 432,492 | (2,102,021 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | (3,937,067 | ) | (10,144,944 | ) | (31,603,845 | ) | ||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (29,749 | ) | (15,113 | ) | (12,449 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (3,966,816 | ) | (10,160,057 | ) | (31,616,294 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net realized and unrealized loss | (5,185,785 | ) | (9,727,565 | ) | (33,718,315 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (5,183,047 | ) | $ | (8,920,861 | ) | $ | (32,158,166 | ) | |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
a | Net of foreign withholding tax of $12,320, $206,412 and $365,099, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
Six months ended February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF | iShares MSCI Sweden ETF | |||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliateda | $ | 547,546 | $ | 438,140 | ||||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 76 | 55 | ||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2) | 9,173 | 4,433 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total investment income | 556,795 | 442,628 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 385,775 | 824,535 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total expenses | 385,775 | 824,535 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net investment income (loss) | 171,020 | (381,907 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (5,240,920 | ) | (1,566,519 | ) | ||||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated | 530,916 | (1,282,791 | ) | |||||
Foreign currency transactions | 1,959 | (5,373 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net realized loss | (4,708,045 | ) | (2,854,683 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||||||
Investments | (4,758,272 | ) | (30,749,300 | ) | ||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (10,734 | ) | (118,628 | ) | ||||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (4,769,006 | ) | (30,867,928 | ) | ||||
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Net realized and unrealized loss | (9,477,051 | ) | (33,722,611 | ) | ||||
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NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (9,306,031 | ) | $ | (34,104,518 | ) | ||
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a | Net of foreign withholding tax of $96,488 and $4,424, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Austria Capped ETF | iShares MSCI Belgium Capped ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | Six months February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 2,738 | $ | 942,322 | $ | 806,704 | $ | 3,303,671 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (1,218,969 | ) | (5,565,859 | ) | 432,492 | 17,449,249 | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (3,966,816 | ) | (2,419,854 | ) | (10,160,057 | ) | (19,225,017 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (5,183,047 | ) | (7,043,391 | ) | (8,920,861 | ) | 1,527,903 | |||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (200,153 | ) | (1,034,120 | ) | (1,088,212 | ) | (3,622,114 | ) | ||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (200,153 | ) | (1,034,120 | ) | (1,088,212 | ) | (3,622,114 | ) | ||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 18,588,043 | 18,333,036 | 96,731,949 | 165,245,124 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (12,565,742 | ) | (17,295,697 | ) | (55,573,316 | ) | (174,257,196 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 6,022,301 | 1,037,339 | 41,158,633 | (9,012,072 | ) | |||||||||||
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | 639,101 | (7,040,172 | ) | 31,149,560 | (11,106,283 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 56,129,999 | 63,170,171 | 153,658,773 | 164,765,056 | ||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 56,769,100 | $ | 56,129,999 | $ | 184,808,333 | $ | 153,658,773 | ||||||||
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Distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | (206,313 | ) | $ | (8,898 | ) | $ | (315,262 | ) | $ | (33,754 | ) | ||||
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SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 1,200,000 | 1,100,000 | 5,440,000 | 9,600,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (800,000 | ) | (1,100,000 | ) | (3,280,000 | ) | (10,240,000 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 400,000 | — | 2,160,000 | (640,000 | ) | |||||||||||
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI France ETF | iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | Six months February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,560,149 | $ | 9,397,015 | $ | 171,020 | $ | 3,321,529 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (2,102,021 | ) | (9,748,837 | ) | (4,708,045 | ) | 4,194,752 | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (31,616,294 | ) | (18,678,233 | ) | (4,769,006 | ) | (11,181,656 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (32,158,166 | ) | (19,030,055 | ) | (9,306,031 | ) | (3,665,375 | ) | ||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (1,390,748 | ) | (9,469,883 | ) | (1,046,893 | ) | (2,772,645 | ) | ||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (1,390,748 | ) | (9,469,883 | ) | (1,046,893 | ) | (2,772,645 | ) | ||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 65,496,440 | 212,178,798 | 38,745,844 | 119,225,740 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (20,235,332 | ) | (115,462,686 | ) | (39,904,306 | ) | (101,596,983 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 45,261,108 | 96,716,112 | (1,158,462 | ) | 17,628,757 | |||||||||||
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | 11,712,194 | 68,216,174 | (11,511,386 | ) | 11,190,737 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 350,138,994 | 281,922,820 | 176,282,241 | 165,091,504 | ||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 361,851,188 | $ | 350,138,994 | $ | 164,770,855 | $ | 176,282,241 | ||||||||
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Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | 347,674 | $ | 178,273 | $ | 56,221 | $ | 932,094 | ||||||||
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Shares sold | 2,600,000 | 8,200,000 | 1,700,000 | 4,600,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (800,000 | ) | (4,400,000 | ) | (1,700,000 | ) | (4,100,000 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase in shares outstanding | 1,800,000 | 3,800,000 | — | 500,000 | ||||||||||||
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iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Sweden ETF | ||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (381,907 | ) | $ | 14,836,137 | |||
Net realized gain (loss) | (2,854,683 | ) | 18,941,537 | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (30,867,928 | ) | (66,312,736 | ) | ||||
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (34,104,518 | ) | (32,535,062 | ) | ||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From net investment income | (318,546 | ) | (16,981,496 | ) | ||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (318,546 | ) | (16,981,496 | ) | ||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 47,168,604 | 177,749,987 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (36,094,510 | ) | (201,102,502 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 11,074,094 | (23,352,515 | ) | |||||
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DECREASE IN NET ASSETS | (23,348,970 | ) | (72,869,073 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 331,386,935 | 404,256,008 | ||||||
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End of period | $ | 308,037,965 | $ | 331,386,935 | ||||
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Distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | (1,064,550 | ) | $ | (364,097 | ) | ||
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SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED | ||||||||
Shares sold | 1,575,000 | 5,250,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (1,350,000 | ) | (6,150,000 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 225,000 | (900,000 | ) | |||||
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See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Austria Capped ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 15.59 | $ | 17.55 | $ | 17.87 | $ | 14.53 | $ | 18.76 | $ | 17.27 | ||||||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment incomea | 0.00 | b | 0.25 | 0.52 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c | (1.34 | ) | (1.96 | ) | (0.18 | ) | 3.36 | (4.09 | ) | 1.53 | ||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (1.34 | ) | (1.71 | ) | 0.34 | 3.68 | (3.74 | ) | 1.95 | |||||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.06 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.49 | ) | (0.46 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.06 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.49 | ) | (0.46 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 14.19 | $ | 15.59 | $ | 17.55 | $ | 17.87 | $ | 14.53 | $ | 18.76 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (8.65 | )%d | (9.76 | )% | 1.56 | % | 25.49 | % | (19.81 | )% | 10.92 | % | ||||||||||||
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Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 56,769 | $ | 56,130 | $ | 63,170 | $ | 82,223 | $ | 53,757 | $ | 136,974 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 0.01 | % | 1.54 | % | 2.64 | % | 1.82 | % | 2.32 | % | 1.95 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 5 | % | 18 | % | 30 | % | 26 | % | 13 | % | 12 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
b | Rounds to less than $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 | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Belgium Capped ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 17.00 | $ | 17.02 | $ | 14.36 | $ | 11.97 | $ | 12.60 | $ | 11.78 | ||||||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment incomea | 0.08 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (0.50 | ) | (0.00 | )c | 2.95 | 2.36 | (0.33 | ) | 0.80 | |||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (0.42 | ) | (0.34 | ) | 3.27 | 2.78 | 0.05 | 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.08 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.67 | ) | (0.33 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | — | — | — | (0.01 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.08 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.33 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 16.50 | $ | 17.00 | $ | 17.02 | $ | 14.36 | $ | 11.97 | $ | 12.60 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (2.49 | )%d | 1.95 | % | 23.05 | % | 23.43 | % | 1.11 | % | 9.59 | % | ||||||||||||
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Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 184,808 | $ | 153,659 | $ | 164,765 | $ | 71,216 | $ | 25,386 | $ | 31,256 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 0.91 | % | 2.01 | % | 1.90 | % | 3.01 | % | 3.35 | % | 2.56 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 9 | % | 7 | % | 13 | % | 24 | % | 19 | % | 12 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Rounds to less than $0.01. |
d | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI France ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 25.01 | $ | 27.64 | $ | 24.85 | $ | 20.70 | $ | 22.60 | $ | 21.03 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment incomea | 0.10 | 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.59 | 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (2.12 | ) | (2.69 | ) | 2.86 | 4.14 | (1.80 | ) | 1.38 | |||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (2.02 | ) | (1.95 | ) | 3.52 | 4.83 | (1.21 | ) | 2.24 | |||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.09 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.73 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.67 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | — | — | — | (0.00 | )c | — | |||||||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.09 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.73 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.67 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 22.90 | $ | 25.01 | $ | 27.64 | $ | 24.85 | $ | 20.70 | $ | 22.60 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (8.10 | )%d | (7.17 | )% | 14.07 | % | 23.56 | % | (5.05 | )% | 10.24 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 361,851 | $ | 350,139 | $ | 281,923 | $ | 526,839 | $ | 401,626 | $ | 357,137 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 0.83 | % | 2.85 | % | 2.36 | % | 2.94 | % | 2.91 | % | 3.38 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 2 | % | 6 | % | 6 | % | 5 | % | 6 | % | 6 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Rounds to less than $0.01. |
d | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 24.48 | $ | 24.64 | $ | 22.52 | $ | 18.23 | $ | 18.45 | $ | 17.89 | ||||||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment incomea | 0.02 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (1.48 | ) | (0.27 | ) | 2.22 | 4.19 | (0.08 | ) | 0.55 | |||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (1.46 | ) | 0.23 | 2.67 | 4.63 | 0.31 | 1.03 | |||||||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.14 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.55 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.47 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.14 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.55 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.47 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 22.88 | $ | 24.48 | $ | 24.64 | $ | 22.52 | $ | 18.23 | $ | 18.45 | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 164,771 | $ | 176,282 | $ | 165,092 | $ | 253,390 | $ | 78,397 | $ | 121,740 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 0.21 | % | 2.01 | % | 1.78 | % | 2.09 | % | 2.21 | % | 2.26 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 7 | % | 6 | % | 7 | % | 11 | % | 10 | % | 6 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 30.26 | $ | 34.11 | $ | 31.97 | $ | 27.32 | $ | 26.82 | $ | 24.46 | ||||||||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c | (2.64 | ) | (3.75 | ) | 2.33 | 4.70 | 0.58 | 2.22 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.03 | ) | (1.40 | ) | (1.23 | ) | (1.02 | ) | (0.86 | ) | (1.04 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | — | — | — | (0.05 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
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Total return | (8.87 | )%d | (7.46 | )%b | 10.49 | % | 21.02 | % | 5.57 | % | 13.40 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 308,038 | $ | 331,387 | $ | 404,256 | $ | 434,006 | $ | 370,832 | $ | 329,887 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.48 | % | 0.92 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.51 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding the non-recurring professional fees for foreign withholding tax claims (Note 7) | n/a | 0.48 | % | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assetse | (0.22 | )% | 3.97 | %b | 2.97 | % | 3.13 | % | 3.17 | % | 3.80 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 2 | % | 4 | % | 7 | % | 7 | % | 7 | % | 9 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
b | Reflects the one-time, positive effect of foreign withholding tax claims, net of the associated IRS compliance fees and professional fees (See Note 7), which resulted in the following increases: |
• | Net investment income per share by $0.42 |
• | Total return by 1.14% |
• | Ratio of net investment income to average net assets by 1.31% |
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 | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
iShares, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on September 1, 1994 pursuant to Articles of Incorporation as subsequently amended and restated.
These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):
iShares ETF | Diversification Classification | |
MSCI Austria Capped | Non-diversified | |
MSCI Belgium Capped | Non-diversified | |
MSCI France | Non-diversified | |
MSCI Netherlands | Non-diversified | |
MSCI Sweden | Non-diversified |
The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective.
Pursuant to the Company’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.
1. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses 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.
SECURITY VALUATION
Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
• | Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the 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. |
• | Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”). |
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In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.
The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Company’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.
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.
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
• | Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
• | Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and |
• | Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments. |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Company’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.
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The following table summarizes the value of each of the Funds’ investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of February 29, 2016. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective schedule of investments.
iShares ETF | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 55,824,732 | $ | — | $ | 21 | $ | 55,824,753 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 67,606 | — | — | 67,606 | ||||||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 184,483,500 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 184,483,500 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 5,424,511 | — | — | 5,424,511 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 189,908,011 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 189,908,011 | ||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 361,526,610 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 361,526,610 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 1,609,641 | — | — | 1,609,641 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 363,136,251 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 363,136,251 | ||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 164,451,057 | $ | — | $ | 1 | $ | 164,451,058 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 4,004,265 | — | — | 4,004,265 | ||||||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 307,158,036 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 307,158,036 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 3,345,705 | — | — | 3,345,705 | ||||||||||||
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SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION
Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of February 29, 2016 are reflected in tax reclaims receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a
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return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.
Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting 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 the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their 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 February 29, 2016, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
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.
LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
Each Fund may lend its investment 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 a 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 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 Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds and any excess collateral is returned by the Funds 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. 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.
Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors
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(“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of February 29, 2016, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of investments. The securities on loan for each Fund are also disclosed in its schedule of investments. The total value of any securities on loan as of February 29, 2016 and the total value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.
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, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.
Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“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, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender 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, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.
The following table is a summary of securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of February 29, 2016:
iShares ETF and Counterparty | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received a | Net Amount b | |||||||||
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Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | $ | 28,409 | $ | 28,409 | $ | — | ||||||
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $ | 103,952 | $ | 103,952 | $ | — | ||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 2,429,754 | 2,267,287 | (162,467 | ) | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 1,206,703 | 1,206,703 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 50,539 | 50,539 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 345,428 | 345,428 | — | |||||||||
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | 56,702 | 56,702 | — | |||||||||
SG Americas Securities LLC | 16,623 | — | (16,623 | ) | ||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Company | 879,944 | 879,944 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 326,754 | 326,754 | — | |||||||||
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iShares ETF and Counterparty | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received a | Net Amount b | |||||||||
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Goldman Sachs & Co. | $ | 999,523 | $ | 999,523 | $ | — | ||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 367,003 | 367,003 | — | |||||||||
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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | $ | 56,821 | $ | 56,821 | $ | — | ||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 699,284 | 699,284 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 7,803 | 7,803 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 2,957,705 | 2,957,705 | — | |||||||||
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a | Collateral received 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 statement of assets and liabilities and with the exception of the iShares MSCI Belgium Capped ETF, was in excess of the market value of securities loaned at period end. |
b | Additional collateral is delivered to the Funds 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. |
2. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
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 interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.
For its investment advisory services to each Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee 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:
Investment Advisory Fee | Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets | ||||
0.59 | % | First $7 billion | |||
0.54 | Over $7 billion, up to and including $11 billion | ||||
0.49 | Over $11 billion, up to and including $24 billion | ||||
0.44 | Over $24 billion, up to and including $48 billion | ||||
0.40 | Over $48 billion, up to and including $72 billion | ||||
0.36 | Over $72 billion |
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 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. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA,
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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 “collateral investment fees”). 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. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income 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 the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in the calendar year 2013, each Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.
For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the total of securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees paid were as follows:
iShares ETF | Fees Paid to BTC | |||
MSCI Austria Capped | $ | 755 | ||
MSCI Belgium Capped | 16,327 | |||
MSCI France | 40,341 | |||
MSCI Netherlands | 2,850 | |||
MSCI Sweden | 1,316 |
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.
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 February 29, 2016, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:
iShares ETF | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
MSCI Austria Capped | $ | 117,480 | $ | — | ||||
MSCI Belgium Capped | 1,386,520 | 1,135,633 | ||||||
MSCI France | 249,557 | 247,535 | ||||||
MSCI Netherlands | 15,165 | 636,795 | ||||||
MSCI Sweden | 243,951 | 1,563,786 |
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 included in “Interest – affiliated” in the statements of operations.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.
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Certain directors and officers of the Company are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.
3. | INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS |
Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:
iShares ETF | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
MSCI Austria Capped | $ | 2,968,080 | $ | 3,061,365 | ||||
MSCI Belgium Capped | 15,627,602 | 15,377,125 | ||||||
MSCI France | 9,385,454 | 8,524,367 | ||||||
MSCI Netherlands | 11,848,462 | 12,210,914 | ||||||
MSCI Sweden | 8,214,135 | 6,010,493 |
In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:
iShares ETF | In-kind Purchases | In-kind Sales | ||||||
MSCI Austria Capped | $ | 18,239,076 | $ | 12,364,526 | ||||
MSCI Belgium Capped | 95,629,338 | 55,116,793 | ||||||
MSCI France | 64,655,919 | 19,983,068 | ||||||
MSCI Netherlands | 38,163,808 | 39,544,234 | ||||||
MSCI Sweden | 46,996,251 | 35,982,384 |
4. | 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 for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.
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. Investors 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. Investors 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 “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.
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 contributions are reflected as “Due from custodian” and securities related to in-kind redemptions are reflected as “Securities related to in-kind transactions” in the statements of assets and liabilities.
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5. | PRINCIPAL RISKS |
In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.
BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.
MARKET RISK
Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.
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.
Each Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.
Each Fund invests all or substantially all of its assets in issuers located in a single country. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in that country may have a significant impact on its investment performance.
CREDIT RISK
Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe 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 issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.
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6. | INCOME TAX INFORMATION |
Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Company’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.
For purposes of U.S. GAAP, 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 NAV per share.
The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
As of August 31, 2015, the Funds’ fiscal year-end, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:
iShares ETF | Non- Expiring a | Expiring 2016 | Expiring 2017 | Expiring 2018 | Expiring 2019 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Austria Capped | $ | 30,039,704 | $ | 2,587,916 | $ | 7,102,366 | $ | 16,657,011 | $ | 13,826,937 | $ | 70,213,934 | ||||||||||||
MSCI Belgium Capped | 12,177,456 | 1,698,444 | 5,953,120 | 10,826,174 | 19,023,517 | 49,678,711 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI France | 23,716,456 | 335,795 | 3,408,374 | 7,008,530 | 2,858,814 | 37,327,969 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Netherlands | 9,043,327 | 1,195,162 | 5,819,153 | 22,256,170 | 2,329,005 | 40,642,817 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Sweden | 11,775,552 | 100,015 | 13,686,746 | 8,483,510 | 5,244,977 | 39,290,800 |
a | Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration. |
The Funds may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Funds 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 February 29, 2016, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
iShares ETF | Tax Cost | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
MSCI Austria Capped | $ | 88,756,220 | $ | 344,596 | $ | (33,208,457 | ) | $ | (32,863,861 | ) | ||||||
MSCI Belgium Capped | 215,003,150 | 2,692,196 | (27,787,335 | ) | (25,095,139 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI France | 467,608,392 | 3,472,372 | (107,944,513 | ) | (104,472,141 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Netherlands | 197,251,386 | 2,657,821 | (31,453,884 | ) | (28,796,063 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Sweden | 405,036,340 | 3,481,215 | (98,013,814 | ) | (94,532,599 | ) |
Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of February 29, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.
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7. | FOREIGN WITHHOLDING TAX CLAIMS |
The iShares MSCI Sweden ETF filed claims to recover taxes withheld by Sweden on dividend income received in 2005 through 2009 on the basis that Sweden had purportedly violated certain provisions in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Fund received a favorable ruling from the Swedish Administrative Court that the imposition of a withholding tax on dividends paid to a non-resident company, including the Fund, while exempting domestic funds from such taxes, results in discriminatory tax withholding contrary to the free movement of capital.
Based on the favorable ruling and on the successful recovery from the Sweden Tax Authority of withholding taxes from calendar years 2005 through 2009, the Fund recorded a receivable for all recoverable taxes that have been withheld by Sweden from January 1, 2010 to December 4, 2015. Effective December 7, 2015, the Fund qualified for exemption from withholding on future Swedish dividends. Tax claims not yet recovered continue to be disclosed in the statement of assets and liabilities as “Receivable for foreign withholding tax claims”. Professional fees associated with the filing of tax claims in Sweden resulting in the recovery of foreign withholding taxes were approved by the Board as appropriate expenses of the Fund. Such professional fees are disclosed in the statement of assets and liabilities as “Payable for professional fees”.
The Fund, under the approval of the Board, 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 (on behalf of its shareholders) paying a compliance fee to the IRS representing the estimated tax savings generated from foreign tax credits claimed by Fund shareholders on their tax returns from calendar years 2005 through 2014. The Fund has accrued an estimated liability for this IRS compliance fee, which is disclosed as “Payable for IRS compliance fee for foreign withholding tax claims” in the statement of assets and liabilities. The actual IRS compliance fee may differ from the estimate and that difference may be material.
8. | 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 disclosure in the financial statements.
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Section 19(a) Notices
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are 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 the 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.
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 Austria Capped | $ | 0.006444 | $ | — | $ | 0.049154 | $ | 0.055598 | 12 | % | — | % | 88 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||
MSCI Belgium Capped | 0.082943 | — | — | 0.082943 | 100 | — | — | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI France | 0.065756 | — | 0.022266 | 0.088022 | 75 | — | 25 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Netherlands | 0.144399 | — | — | 0.144399 | 100 | — | — | 100 |
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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-474-2737
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.
A description of the policies that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Funds’ website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.
The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds also disclose their complete schedules of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Funds’ website.
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Ø | iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF | EZU | BATS |
Ø | iShares MSCI Germany ETF | EWG | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF | EWI | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF | EWP | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF | EWL | NYSE Arca |
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iSHARES® MSCI EUROZONE ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization equities from developed market countries that use the euro as their official currency, as represented by the MSCI EMU 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -10.71%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -10.58%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (16.26)% | (16.43)% | (16.13)% | (16.26)% | (16.43)% | (16.13)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (0.85)% | (0.99)% | (0.77)% | (4.18)% | (4.87)% | (3.80)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | 0.37% | 0.30% | 0.48% | 3.73% | 3.07% | 4.89% |
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 10 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 892.90 | $ | 2.26 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.50 | $ | 2.41 | 0.48% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 20.87 | % | ||
Consumer Discretionary | 15.19 | |||
Industrials | 13.71 | |||
Consumer Staples | 11.91 | |||
Health Care | 8.31 | |||
Materials | 7.20 | |||
Information Technology | 6.83 | |||
Utilities | 5.52 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 5.34 | |||
Energy | 5.12 | |||
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TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES
As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments* |
France | 32.89 | % | ||
Germany | 29.13 | |||
Spain | 10.18 | |||
Netherlands | 9.95 | |||
Italy | 7.07 | |||
Belgium | 4.70 | |||
Finland | 3.36 | |||
Ireland | 1.69 | |||
Austria | 0.58 | |||
Portugal | 0.45 | |||
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iSHARES® MSCI GERMANY ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Germany ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of German equities, as represented by the MSCI Germany 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -10.52%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -10.34%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (19.51)% | (19.91)% | (19.35)% | (19.51)% | (19.91)% | (19.35)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | 0.25% | 0.06% | 0.37% | 1.27% | 0.32% | 1.86% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | 3.01% | 2.90% | 3.14% | 34.56% | 33.14% | 36.23% |
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 10 for more information.
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Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 894.80 | $ | 2.26 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.50 | $ | 2.41 | 0.48% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Consumer Discretionary | 20.20 | % | ||
Financials | 18.04 | |||
Health Care | 14.69 | |||
Industrials | 12.67 | |||
Materials | 12.62 | |||
Information Technology | 9.51 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 5.81 | |||
Consumer Staples | 4.06 | |||
Utilities | 2.40 | |||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Bayer AG Registered | 8.71 | % | ||
SAP SE | 7.51 | |||
Siemens AG Registered | 7.41 | |||
Allianz SE Registered | 6.85 | |||
Daimler AG Registered | 6.64 | |||
BASF SE | 6.04 | |||
Deutsche Telekom AG Registered | 5.45 | |||
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen Registered | 3.31 | |||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 2.72 | |||
Linde AG | 2.61 | |||
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TOTAL | 57.25 | % | ||
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iSHARES® MSCI ITALY CAPPED ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Italian equities, as represented by the MSCI Italy 25/50 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -22.55%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -22.33%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (22.24)% | (22.75)% | (22.04)% | (22.24)% | (22.75)% | (22.04)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (6.87)% | (7.02)% | (6.88)% | (29.95)% | (30.51)% | (30.00)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | (5.44)% | (5.55)% | (5.47)% | (42.85)% | (43.52)% | (43.04)% |
Index performance through February 11, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Italy Index. Index performance beginning on February 12, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Italy 25/50 Index.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 10 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 774.50 | $ | 2.12 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.50 | $ | 2.41 | 0.48% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 34.60 | % | ||
Utilities | 20.04 | |||
Energy | 17.38 | |||
Industrials | 12.98 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 10.59 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 4.41 | |||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Eni SpA | 13.43 | % | ||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 12.10 | |||
Enel SpA | 10.42 | |||
UniCredit SpA | 6.34 | |||
Assicurazioni Generali SpA | 4.64 | |||
Snam SpA | 4.41 | |||
Luxottica Group SpA | 4.37 | |||
Atlantia SpA | 4.34 | |||
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA | 4.27 | |||
CNH Industrial NV | 3.57 | |||
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TOTAL | 67.89 | % | ||
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iSHARES® MSCI SPAIN CAPPED ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Spanish equities, as represented by the MSCI Spain 25/50 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -19.52%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -19.29%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (25.48)% | (25.91)% | (25.13)% | (25.48)% | (25.91)% | (25.13)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (5.08)% | (5.19)% | (5.31)% | (22.94)% | (23.40)% | (23.88)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | (0.11)% | (0.20)% | (0.29)% | (1.07)% | (1.94)% | (2.86)% |
Index performance through February 11, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Spain Index. Index performance beginning on February 12, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Spain 25/50 Index.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 10 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 804.80 | $ | 2.15 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.50 | $ | 2.41 | 0.48% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 35.94 | % | ||
Utilities | 18.32 | |||
Industrials | 16.49 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 9.63 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 6.31 | |||
Information Technology | 4.50 | |||
Energy | 4.18 | |||
Health Care | 2.88 | |||
Consumer Staples | 1.75 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Banco Santander SA | 13.75 | % | ||
Telefonica SA | 9.63 | |||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 8.36 | |||
Iberdrola SA | 6.46 | |||
Industria de Diseno Textil SA | 6.31 | |||
Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A | 4.49 | |||
Repsol SA | 4.18 | |||
Red Electrica Corp. SA | 3.59 | |||
Ferrovial SA | 3.42 | |||
Abertis Infraestructuras SA | 3.27 | |||
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TOTAL | 63.46 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI SWITZERLAND CAPPED ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Swiss equities, as represented by the MSCI Switzerland 25/50 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -10.53%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -10.48%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (12.78)% | (13.00)% | (12.89)% | (12.78)% | (13.00)% | (12.89)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | 4.57% | 4.37% | 4.72% | 25.01% | 23.87% | 25.94% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | 5.43% | 5.35% | 4.96% | 69.73% | 68.39% | 62.27% |
Index performance through February 11, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Switzerland Index. Index performance beginning on February 12, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Switzerland 25/50 Index.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 10 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 894.70 | $ | 2.26 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.50 | $ | 2.41 | 0.48% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Health Care | 30.39 | % | ||
Consumer Staples | 21.22 | |||
Financials | 19.18 | |||
Industrials | 11.45 | |||
Materials | 9.80 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 5.99 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 1.50 | |||
Energy | 0.47 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Nestle SA Registered | 18.10 | % | ||
Roche Holding AG | 13.94 | |||
Novartis AG Registered | 12.45 | |||
UBS Group AG | 4.61 | |||
ABB Ltd. Registered | 4.04 | |||
Syngenta AG Registered | 3.93 | |||
Cie. Financiere Richemont SA Class A Registered | 3.44 | |||
Swiss Re AG | 3.32 | |||
Zurich Insurance Group AG | 3.28 | |||
Credit Suisse Group AG Registered | 2.47 | |||
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TOTAL | 69.58 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.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. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer 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. Certain funds may have a NAV which is determined prior to the opening of regular trading on its listed exchange and their market returns are calculated using the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the opening of regular trading on the exchange. 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, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on September 1, 2015 and held through February 29, 2016, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number corresponding to your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.16% |
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AUSTRIA — 0.58% |
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Andritz AG | 289,741 | $ | 13,894,499 | |||||
Erste Group Bank AGa | 1,030,660 | 26,568,770 | ||||||
IMMOEAST AG Escrowa | 105,078 | 1 | ||||||
IMMOFINANZ AG Escrowa | 68,575 | 1 | ||||||
OMV AG | 554,714 | 14,573,882 | ||||||
Raiffeisen Bank International AGa | 426,478 | 5,685,793 | ||||||
Voestalpine AG | 414,470 | 12,024,144 | ||||||
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72,747,090 | ||||||||
BELGIUM — 4.69% |
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Ageas | 750,254 | 27,720,491 | ||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV | 2,950,430 | 332,119,890 | ||||||
Colruyt SA | 261,636 | 14,060,521 | ||||||
Delhaize Group | 381,483 | 38,739,212 | ||||||
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA | 297,113 | 22,733,562 | ||||||
KBC Groep NV | 920,812 | 48,924,866 | ||||||
Proximus SADP | 564,924 | 17,846,767 | ||||||
Solvay SA | 270,163 | 25,095,220 | ||||||
Telenet Group Holding NVa | 196,188 | 10,316,271 | ||||||
UCB SA | 465,794 | 34,648,194 | ||||||
Umicore SA | 352,893 | 15,995,032 | ||||||
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588,200,026 | ||||||||
FINLAND — 3.36% |
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Elisa OYJ | 527,078 | 18,835,996 | ||||||
Fortum OYJ | 1,699,008 | 22,577,284 | ||||||
Kone OYJ Class B | 1,232,564 | 54,841,989 | ||||||
Metso OYJ | 411,634 | 9,124,125 | ||||||
Neste OYJ | 482,404 | 15,153,355 | ||||||
Nokia OYJ | 15,296,961 | 93,160,238 | ||||||
Nokia OYJ Newa | 5,868,049 | 35,628,697 | ||||||
Nokian Renkaat OYJ | 418,505 | 13,782,767 | ||||||
Orion OYJ Class B | 375,333 | 12,723,927 | ||||||
Sampo OYJ Class A | 1,631,396 | 73,527,188 | ||||||
Stora Enso OYJ Class R | 1,993,739 | 16,507,188 | ||||||
UPM-Kymmene OYJ | 1,938,957 | 32,971,016 | ||||||
Wartsila OYJ Abp | 541,681 | 21,853,367 | ||||||
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420,687,137 | ||||||||
FRANCE — 32.87% |
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Accor SA | 772,109 | 32,844,314 | ||||||
Aeroports de Paris | 109,782 | 12,900,528 | ||||||
Air Liquide SA | 1,266,579 | 132,363,082 | ||||||
Airbus Group SE | 2,165,049 | 140,628,536 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Alstom SAa,b | 564,123 | $ | 12,363,161 | |||||
ArcelorMittalb | 3,617,883 | 14,053,367 | ||||||
Arkema SA | 243,592 | 14,927,667 | ||||||
Atos SE | 320,149 | 23,393,449 | ||||||
AXA SA | 7,186,610 | 158,475,798 | ||||||
BNP Paribas SA | 3,878,725 | 181,220,473 | ||||||
Bollore SA | 3,171,557 | 12,250,729 | ||||||
Bouygues SA | 750,289 | 29,401,151 | ||||||
Bureau Veritas SA | 983,445 | 19,634,834 | ||||||
Cap Gemini SA | 593,416 | 49,454,342 | ||||||
Carrefour SA | 2,024,281 | 53,656,388 | ||||||
Casino Guichard Perrachon SAb | 202,960 | 9,162,865 | ||||||
Christian Dior SE | 198,932 | 35,091,890 | ||||||
Cie. de Saint-Gobain | 1,755,889 | 68,244,210 | ||||||
Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B | 685,854 | 62,150,917 | ||||||
CNP Assurances | 613,464 | 9,091,871 | ||||||
Credit Agricole SA | 3,835,286 | 39,947,076 | ||||||
Danone SA | 2,162,817 | 150,941,100 | ||||||
Dassault Systemes | 472,250 | 35,862,191 | ||||||
Edenred | 750,045 | 13,186,078 | ||||||
Electricite de France SA | 941,212 | 9,945,506 | ||||||
Engie SA | 5,480,024 | 85,057,482 | ||||||
Essilor International SA | 755,229 | 89,978,160 | ||||||
Eurazeo SA | 147,238 | 8,629,401 | ||||||
Eutelsat Communications SA | 633,905 | 19,247,667 | ||||||
Fonciere des Regions | 113,360 | 9,308,058 | ||||||
Gecina SA | 128,946 | 15,972,119 | ||||||
Groupe Eurotunnel SE Registered | 1,726,198 | 17,351,184 | ||||||
Hermes International | 96,914 | 33,117,457 | ||||||
ICADE | 126,499 | 8,821,382 | ||||||
Iliad SA | 96,997 | 23,834,427 | ||||||
Imerys SA | 131,002 | 7,942,586 | ||||||
Ingenico Group SA | 202,581 | 20,523,470 | ||||||
JCDecaux SA | 276,661 | 10,881,940 | ||||||
Kering | 277,188 | 48,399,415 | ||||||
Klepierre | 816,639 | 34,081,935 | ||||||
L’Oreal SA | 924,071 | 156,631,733 | ||||||
Lagardere SCA | 438,824 | 12,680,611 | ||||||
Legrand SA | 983,053 | 49,043,486 | ||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 1,022,528 | 170,876,114 | ||||||
Natixis SA | 3,364,440 | 18,044,205 |
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iSHARES® MSCI EUROZONE ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Numericable-SFR SA | 396,377 | $ | 14,507,575 | |||||
Orange SA | 7,296,209 | 126,962,079 | ||||||
Pernod Ricard SA | 782,255 | 83,389,513 | ||||||
Peugeot SAa | 1,612,044 | 24,311,747 | ||||||
Publicis Groupe SA | 695,938 | 43,222,769 | ||||||
Remy Cointreau SA | 91,660 | 6,344,087 | ||||||
Renault SA | 704,266 | 64,385,644 | ||||||
Rexel SA | 1,093,130 | 13,433,347 | ||||||
Safran SA | 1,148,396 | 71,510,842 | ||||||
Sanofi | 4,312,343 | 342,937,406 | ||||||
Schneider Electric SE | 2,044,952 | 121,695,824 | ||||||
SCOR SE | 574,365 | 20,129,585 | ||||||
SES SA | 1,193,919 | 31,406,495 | ||||||
Societe BIC SA | 107,144 | 14,878,136 | ||||||
Societe Generale SA | 2,650,252 | 93,372,066 | ||||||
Sodexo SA | 347,296 | 35,346,801 | ||||||
STMicroelectronics NV | 2,317,374 | 13,335,028 | ||||||
Suez Environnement Co. | 1,192,415 | 20,658,642 | ||||||
Technip SA | 386,921 | 19,235,819 | ||||||
Thales SA | 389,456 | 31,064,434 | ||||||
Total SA | 8,050,101 | 361,900,473 | ||||||
Unibail-Rodamco SE | 363,800 | 90,817,184 | ||||||
Valeo SA | 291,831 | 40,523,980 | ||||||
Veolia Environnement SA | 1,749,677 | 39,714,229 | ||||||
Vinci SA | 1,761,739 | 122,165,389 | ||||||
Vivendi SA | 4,270,163 | 88,758,354 | ||||||
Wendel SA | 105,927 | 10,077,719 | ||||||
Zodiac Aerospace | 739,887 | 12,380,436 | ||||||
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4,120,079,958 | ||||||||
GERMANY — 27.54% |
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adidas AG | 768,028 | 82,164,970 | ||||||
Allianz SE Registered | 1,673,983 | 249,639,446 | ||||||
Axel Springer SE | 165,212 | 8,379,580 | ||||||
BASF SE | 3,366,788 | 220,149,533 | ||||||
Bayer AG Registered | 3,032,134 | 317,694,994 | ||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 1,207,926 | 98,632,293 | ||||||
Beiersdorf AG | 371,118 | 32,238,906 | ||||||
Brenntag AG | 568,608 | 27,647,497 | ||||||
Commerzbank AGa | 3,888,816 | 31,686,229 | ||||||
Continental AG | 403,044 | 80,841,427 | ||||||
Daimler AG Registered | 3,527,772 | 241,868,707 | ||||||
Deutsche Bank AG Registered | 5,057,053 | 87,833,454 | ||||||
Deutsche Boerse AG | 709,456 | 58,716,375 | ||||||
Deutsche Lufthansa AG Registereda | 866,014 | 12,971,240 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Deutsche Post AG Registered | 3,540,854 | $ | 84,390,872 | |||||
Deutsche Telekom AG Registered | 11,821,908 | 198,713,651 | ||||||
Deutsche Wohnen AG Bearer | 1,248,555 | 33,067,557 | ||||||
E.ON SE | 7,390,936 | 67,336,777 | ||||||
Evonik Industries AG | 509,961 | 15,415,013 | ||||||
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide | 154,509 | 8,946,421 | ||||||
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | 802,333 | 67,797,951 | ||||||
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA | 1,399,773 | 92,593,835 | ||||||
GEA Group AG | 671,268 | 29,666,979 | ||||||
Hannover Rueck SE | 221,573 | 22,823,119 | ||||||
HeidelbergCement AG | 510,882 | 37,585,751 | ||||||
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | 379,227 | 33,602,611 | ||||||
HUGO BOSS AG | 243,619 | 13,907,563 | ||||||
Infineon Technologies AG | 4,143,787 | 50,719,905 | ||||||
K+S AG Registered | 705,845 | 14,859,386 | ||||||
Kabel Deutschland Holding AG | 83,121 | 10,309,474 | ||||||
Lanxess AG | 335,236 | 13,985,408 | ||||||
Linde AG | 682,284 | 95,261,657 | ||||||
MAN SE | 134,398 | 13,799,852 | ||||||
Merck KGaA | 475,165 | 40,482,350 | ||||||
METRO AG | 646,257 | 15,936,218 | ||||||
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen Registered | 613,606 | 121,041,881 | ||||||
Osram Licht AG | 327,660 | 15,365,782 | ||||||
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE Registered | 805,101 | 41,355,352 | ||||||
QIAGEN NVa | 818,105 | 17,502,681 | ||||||
RTL Group SAa | 145,542 | 12,206,726 | ||||||
RWE AG | 1,819,709 | 20,839,743 | ||||||
SAP SE | 3,605,944 | 274,027,672 | ||||||
Siemens AG Registered | 2,907,260 | 269,958,233 | ||||||
Symrise AG | 458,071 | 29,434,993 | ||||||
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG | 2,594,500 | 12,601,174 | ||||||
ThyssenKrupp AG | 1,343,608 | 22,796,301 | ||||||
United Internet AG Registeredc | 451,652 | 22,137,398 | ||||||
Volkswagen AGb | 129,397 | 18,108,809 | ||||||
Vonovia SE | 1,711,638 | 53,412,901 | ||||||
Zalando SEa,d | 314,819 | 9,854,941 | ||||||
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iSHARES® MSCI EUROZONE ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
IRELAND — 1.69% |
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Bank of Irelanda | 100,599,713 | $ | 28,638,340 | |||||
CRH PLC | 3,034,458 | 78,141,059 | ||||||
Irish Bank Resolution Corp. Ltd.a | 446,666 | 5 | ||||||
Kerry Group PLC Class A | 589,786 | 51,554,944 | ||||||
Paddy Power Betfair PLC | 296,742 | 45,091,149 | ||||||
Ryanair Holdings PLC | 42,432 | 658,603 | ||||||
Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR | 92,604 | 7,701,875 | ||||||
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211,785,975 | ||||||||
ITALY — 6.86% |
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Assicurazioni Generali SpA | 4,306,345 | 59,938,761 | ||||||
Atlantia SpA | 1,523,064 | 37,747,940 | ||||||
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpAa,b | 494,108 | 264,034 | ||||||
Banco Popolare SCa | 789,013 | 6,494,065 | ||||||
CNH Industrial NV | 3,477,571 | 23,181,439 | ||||||
Enel Green Power SpA | 7,363,138 | 14,336,752 | ||||||
Enel SpA | 26,739,943 | 107,617,096 | ||||||
Eni SpA | 9,336,877 | 131,377,569 | ||||||
EXOR SpA | 389,067 | 12,897,823 | ||||||
Ferrari NVa,b | 459,181 | 17,756,678 | ||||||
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV | 3,299,100 | 22,744,528 | ||||||
Finmeccanica SpAa | 1,022,484 | 10,593,197 | ||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 46,443,280 | 118,184,246 | ||||||
Luxottica Group SpA | 623,231 | 35,720,812 | ||||||
Mediobanca SpA | 2,114,652 | 14,383,450 | ||||||
Prysmian SpA | 739,643 | 15,108,794 | ||||||
Saipem SpAa,b | 22,458,339 | 9,272,803 | ||||||
Snam SpA | 8,153,559 | 44,101,354 | ||||||
Telecom Italia SpAa | 42,242,694 | 41,263,030 | ||||||
Tenaris SA | 1,740,431 | 19,005,211 | ||||||
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA | 6,090,419 | 31,790,692 | ||||||
UniCredit SpA | 17,492,689 | 65,306,971 | ||||||
Unione di Banche Italiane SpA | 3,313,903 | 12,804,168 | ||||||
UnipolSai SpA | 4,131,660 | 8,507,140 | ||||||
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860,398,553 | ||||||||
NETHERLANDS — 9.95% |
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Aegon NV | 6,663,995 | 33,510,262 | ||||||
AerCap Holdings NVa,b | 323,998 | 11,576,449 | ||||||
Akzo Nobel NV | 911,011 | 53,689,964 | ||||||
Altice NV Class Aa | 1,289,365 | 18,562,718 | ||||||
Altice NV Class Ba | 454,663 | 6,674,132 | ||||||
ASML Holding NV | 1,270,589 | 116,822,885 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Boskalis Westminster | 321,873 | $ | 11,740,476 | |||||
Gemalto NVb | 295,532 | 18,807,434 | ||||||
Heineken Holding NV | 372,616 | 27,069,341 | ||||||
Heineken NV | 848,895 | 68,402,742 | ||||||
ING Groep NV CVA | 14,174,171 | 167,793,339 | ||||||
Koninklijke Ahold NV | 3,065,046 | 67,339,202 | ||||||
Koninklijke DSM NV | 666,561 | 32,989,680 | ||||||
Koninklijke KPN NV | 11,788,494 | 43,665,169 | ||||||
Koninklijke Philips NV | 3,491,925 | 88,915,951 | ||||||
Koninklijke Vopak NV | 262,876 | 11,997,803 | ||||||
NN Group NV | 882,826 | 27,242,269 | ||||||
NXP Semiconductors NVa | 496,010 | 35,335,752 | ||||||
OCI NVa | 312,008 | 5,686,933 | ||||||
Randstad Holding NV | 468,507 | 24,264,173 | ||||||
RELX NV | 3,611,671 | 59,531,055 | ||||||
TNT Express NV | 1,838,626 | 15,720,370 | ||||||
Unilever NV CVA | 5,968,163 | 257,086,287 | ||||||
Wolters Kluwer NV | 1,114,798 | 42,146,628 | ||||||
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1,246,571,014 | ||||||||
PORTUGAL — 0.45% |
| |||||||
Banco Comercial Portugues SA Registereda,b | 179,253,257 | 6,700,008 | ||||||
EDP – Energias de Portugal SA | 5,838,059 | 18,122,935 | ||||||
Galp Energia SGPS SA | 1,496,643 | 16,440,658 | ||||||
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA | 1,084,493 | 15,348,088 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
56,611,689 | ||||||||
SPAIN — 10.17% |
| |||||||
Abertis Infraestructuras SA | 2,017,132 | 30,355,257 | ||||||
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA | 754,664 | 19,650,829 | ||||||
Aena SAa,d | 253,616 | 28,851,815 | ||||||
Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A | 1,639,377 | 66,200,732 | ||||||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 23,434,964 | 149,087,422 | ||||||
Banco de Sabadell SA | 18,930,118 | 30,174,025 | ||||||
Banco Popular Espanol SA | 6,508,004 | 15,613,372 | ||||||
Banco Santander SA | 53,165,582 | 216,799,837 | ||||||
Bankia SA | 17,768,887 | 15,175,136 | ||||||
Bankinter SA | 2,679,698 | 17,758,010 | ||||||
CaixaBank SA | 9,910,616 | 28,503,908 | ||||||
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA | 2,344,305 | 11,829,221 | ||||||
Enagas SA | 391,608 | 11,048,153 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Endesa SA | 1,300,541 | $ | 23,570,560 | |||||
Ferrovial SA | 1,807,958 | 35,025,916 | ||||||
Gas Natural SDG SA | 1,447,646 | 25,363,659 | ||||||
Grifols SA | 1,108,541 | 24,330,607 | ||||||
Iberdrola SA | 20,472,641 | 132,666,515 | ||||||
Industria de Diseno Textil SA | 4,036,263 | 125,515,945 | ||||||
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA | 3,097,538 | 23,720,965 | ||||||
Mapfre SA | 4,440,135 | 8,683,974 | ||||||
Red Electrica Corp. SA | 208,608 | 16,580,404 | ||||||
Repsol SA | 4,128,317 | 42,721,082 | ||||||
Telefonica SA | 16,681,534 | 167,550,503 | ||||||
Zardoya Otis SA | 756,056 | 8,091,704 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,274,869,551 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $14,801,045,130) |
| 12,304,262,581 | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.77% |
| |||||||
GERMANY — 1.56% |
| |||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 202,599 | 13,738,563 | ||||||
Fuchs Petrolub SE | 259,298 | 10,656,827 | ||||||
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | 655,055 | 66,078,886 | ||||||
Porsche Automobil Holding SE | 559,816 | 25,656,753 | ||||||
Volkswagen AG | 681,092 | 79,702,381 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
195,833,410 | ||||||||
ITALY — 0.21% |
| |||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 3,518,772 | 8,327,197 | ||||||
Telecom Italia SpA | 22,253,116 | 17,251,808 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
25,579,005 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $324,658,023) |
| 221,412,415 | ||||||
RIGHTS — 0.00% |
| |||||||
ITALY — 0.00% |
| |||||||
Enel Green Power SpAa | 7,612,245 | 331 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
331 | ||||||||
SPAIN — 0.00% |
| |||||||
Banco Popular Espanol SAa | 6,638,030 | 151,463 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
151,463 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL RIGHTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $146,475) |
| 151,794 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.29% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.29% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%e,f,g | 34,886,334 | $ | 34,886,334 | |||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%e,f,g | 1,770,441 | 1,770,441 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%e,f | 287,561 | 287,561 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
36,944,336 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $36,944,336) |
| 36,944,336 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $15,162,793,964) |
| 12,562,771,126 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.22)% |
| (27,281,450 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 12,535,489,676 | |||||
|
|
ADR — American Depositary Receipts
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. |
d | This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. |
e | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
f | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
g | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 94.09% |
| |||||||
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 2.31% |
| |||||||
Deutsche Post AG Registered | 4,788,623 | $ | 114,129,549 | |||||
|
| |||||||
114,129,549 | ||||||||
AIRLINES — 0.35% |
| |||||||
Deutsche Lufthansa AG Registereda | 1,147,895 | 17,193,281 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,193,281 | ||||||||
AUTO COMPONENTS — 2.21% |
| |||||||
Continental AG | 543,646 | 109,042,979 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
109,042,979 | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILES — 9.80% |
| |||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 1,636,311 | 133,611,749 | ||||||
Daimler AG Registered | 4,758,504 | 326,249,318 | ||||||
Volkswagen AGb | 175,003 | 24,491,263 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
484,352,330 | ||||||||
BANKS — 0.87% |
| |||||||
Commerzbank AGa | 5,260,868 | 42,865,765 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
42,865,765 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 2.39% |
| |||||||
Deutsche Bank AG Registered | 6,816,484 | 118,392,141 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
118,392,141 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 10.60% |
| |||||||
BASF SE | 4,539,199 | 296,811,840 | ||||||
Evonik Industries AG | 690,903 | 20,884,497 | ||||||
K+S AG Registeredb | 945,915 | 19,913,318 | ||||||
Lanxess AG | 452,314 | 18,869,679 | ||||||
Linde AG | 917,909 | 128,160,021 | ||||||
Symrise AG | 609,467 | 39,163,485 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
523,802,840 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 1.04% |
| |||||||
HeidelbergCement AG | 696,524 | 51,243,492 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
51,243,492 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 1.60% |
| |||||||
Deutsche Boerse AG | 953,822 | 78,940,724 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
78,940,724 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 5.78% |
| |||||||
Deutsche Telekom AG Registered | 15,936,522 | 267,875,919 | ||||||
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG | 3,675,125 | 17,849,640 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
285,725,559 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 0.42% |
| |||||||
Osram Licht AG | 439,776 | $ | 20,623,519 | |||||
|
| |||||||
20,623,519 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 0.44% |
| |||||||
METRO AG | 880,977 | 21,724,239 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
21,724,239 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 4.37% |
| |||||||
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | 1,080,717 | 91,321,681 | ||||||
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA | 1,885,454 | 124,721,234 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
216,042,915 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 0.92% |
| |||||||
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | 513,573 | 45,506,765 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
45,506,765 | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 7.36% |
| |||||||
Siemens AG Registered | 3,918,578 | 363,865,768 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
363,865,768 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 10.73% |
| |||||||
Allianz SE Registered | 2,258,532 | 336,812,667 | ||||||
Hannover Rueck SE | 298,001 | 30,695,582 | ||||||
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen Registered | 824,557 | 162,654,750 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
530,162,999 | ||||||||
INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL — 0.27% |
| |||||||
Zalando SEa,c | 426,893 | 13,363,250 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,363,250 | ||||||||
INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 0.60% |
| |||||||
United Internet AG Registeredd | 607,876 | 29,794,605 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
29,794,605 | ||||||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 0.47% |
| |||||||
QIAGEN NVa | 1,092,776 | 23,379,040 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
23,379,040 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 1.17% |
| |||||||
GEA Group AG | 903,762 | 39,942,151 | ||||||
MAN SE | 174,177 | 17,884,320 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
57,826,471 | ||||||||
MEDIA — 1.95% |
| |||||||
Axel Springer SE | 220,036 | 11,160,262 | ||||||
Kabel Deutschland Holding AG | 109,372 | 13,565,378 | ||||||
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE Registered | 1,081,314 | 55,543,492 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
RTL Group SAa | 191,243 | $ | 16,039,706 | |||||
|
| |||||||
96,308,838 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 0.62% |
| |||||||
ThyssenKrupp AG | 1,817,993 | 30,844,946 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
30,844,946 | ||||||||
MULTI-UTILITIES — 2.38% |
| |||||||
E.ON SE | 9,889,110 | 90,096,950 | ||||||
RWE AG | 2,418,575 | 27,698,100 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
117,795,050 | ||||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.87% |
| |||||||
Beiersdorf AG | 498,162 | 43,275,180 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
43,275,180 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 9.76% |
| |||||||
Bayer AG Registered | 4,086,846 | 428,203,541 | ||||||
Merck KGaA | 638,726 | 54,417,159 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
482,620,700 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 2.35% |
| |||||||
Deutsche Wohnen AG Bearer | 1,667,479 | 44,162,618 | ||||||
Vonovia SE | 2,303,014 | 71,867,217 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
116,029,835 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 1.38% |
| |||||||
Infineon Technologies AG | 5,580,955 | 68,310,825 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
68,310,825 | ||||||||
SOFTWARE — 7.47% |
| |||||||
SAP SE | 4,857,097 | 369,106,947 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
369,106,947 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 2.62% |
| |||||||
adidas AG | 1,033,964 | 110,615,265 | ||||||
HUGO BOSS AG | 330,527 | 18,868,911 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
129,484,176 | ||||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.75% |
| |||||||
Brenntag AG | 763,552 | 37,126,283 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
37,126,283 | ||||||||
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE — 0.24% |
| |||||||
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide | 205,459 | 11,896,541 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,896,541 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $5,946,321,641) |
| 4,650,777,552 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 5.32% |
| |||||||
AUTOMOBILES — 3.24% |
| |||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 269,341 | $ | 18,264,444 | |||||
Porsche Automobil Holding SE | 756,757 | 34,682,695 | ||||||
Volkswagen AG | 917,176 | 107,329,276 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
160,276,415 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 0.28% |
| |||||||
Fuchs Petrolub SE | 343,475 | 14,116,398 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,116,398 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 1.80% |
| |||||||
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | 880,496 | 88,820,320 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
88,820,320 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $420,923,668) |
| 263,213,133 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.42% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.42% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%e,f,g | 19,021,658 | 19,021,658 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%e,f,g | 965,328 | 965,328 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%e,f | 573,274 | 573,274 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
20,560,260 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $20,560,260) |
| 20,560,260 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $6,387,805,569) |
| 4,934,550,945 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.17% |
| 8,402,256 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 4,942,953,201 | |||||
|
|
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. |
d | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. |
e | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
f | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
g | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
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iSHARES® MSCI GERMANY ETF
February 29, 2016
Open futures contracts as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:
Issue | Number of Contracts Purchased (Sold) | Expiration | Exchange | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||
DAX Index | 109 | Mar. 2016 | Eurex | $ | 28,021,479 | $ | (1,948,850) | |||||||||||||
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES® MSCI ITALY CAPPED ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.36% |
| |||||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 2.51% |
| |||||||
Finmeccanica SpAa | 1,859,143 | $ | 19,261,199 | |||||
|
| |||||||
19,261,199 | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILES — 6.23% |
| |||||||
Ferrari NVa | 553,999 | 21,423,321 | ||||||
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV | 3,827,021 | 26,384,100 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
47,807,421 | ||||||||
BANKS — 22.57% |
| |||||||
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpAa,b | 989,301 | 528,648 | ||||||
Banco Popolare SCa | 1,650,593 | 13,585,401 | ||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 36,531,646 | 92,962,104 | ||||||
UniCredit SpA | 13,056,629 | 48,745,444 | ||||||
Unione di Banche Italiane SpA | 4,474,502 | 17,288,459 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
173,110,056 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 2.42% |
| |||||||
Mediobanca SpA | 2,722,431 | 18,517,444 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
18,517,444 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 2.37% |
| |||||||
EXOR SpA | 547,690 | 18,156,278 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
18,156,278 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 3.50% |
| |||||||
Telecom Italia SpAa | 27,461,607 | 26,824,736 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
26,824,736 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 14.72% |
| |||||||
Enel SpA | 19,904,193 | 80,106,059 | ||||||
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA | 6,287,774 | 32,820,843 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
112,926,902 | ||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 2.58% |
| |||||||
Prysmian SpA | 967,256 | 19,758,278 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
19,758,278 | ||||||||
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 3.95% |
| |||||||
Saipem SpAa,b | 18,445,604 | 7,615,989 | ||||||
Tenaris SA | 2,079,537 | 22,708,190 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
30,324,179 | ||||||||
GAS UTILITIES — 4.42% |
| |||||||
Snam SpA | 6,265,872 | 33,891,144 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
33,891,144 | ||||||||
INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS — 0.93% |
| |||||||
Enel Green Power SpA | 3,666,958 | 7,139,927 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,139,927 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
INSURANCE — 6.41% |
| |||||||
Assicurazioni Generali SpA | 2,560,437 | $ | 35,637,976 | |||||
UnipolSai SpA | 6,557,226 | 13,501,412 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
49,139,388 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 3.58% |
| |||||||
CNH Industrial NV | 4,116,811 | 27,442,603 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
27,442,603 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 13.46% |
| |||||||
Eni SpA | 7,334,722 | 103,205,595 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
103,205,595 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 4.37% |
| |||||||
Luxottica Group SpA | 585,345 | 33,549,356 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
33,549,356 | ||||||||
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE — 4.34% |
| |||||||
Atlantia SpA | 1,344,214 | 33,315,284 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
33,315,284 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $1,081,142,682) |
| 754,369,790 | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.83% |
| |||||||
BANKS — 0.91% |
| |||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 2,927,576 | 6,928,127 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,928,127 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.92% |
| |||||||
Telecom Italia SpA | 9,113,976 | 7,065,643 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,065,643 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $17,619,482) |
| 13,993,770 | ||||||
RIGHTS — 0.00% |
| |||||||
INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS — 0.00% |
| |||||||
Enel Green Power SpAa | 3,469,826 | 151 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
151 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL RIGHTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $0) |
| 151 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.04% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.04% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 7,599,948 | 7,599,948 |
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iSHARES® MSCI ITALY CAPPED ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 385,689 | $ | 385,689 | |||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%c,d | 11,710 | 11,710 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,997,347 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $7,997,347) |
| 7,997,347 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
(Cost: $1,106,759,511) |
| 776,361,058 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.23)% |
| (9,418,847 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 766,942,211 | |||||
|
|
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
iSHARES® MSCI SPAIN CAPPED ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 100.17% |
| |||||||
AIRLINES — 2.74% |
| |||||||
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA | 3,321,034 | $ | 25,432,499 | |||||
|
| |||||||
25,432,499 | ||||||||
BANKS — 34.56% |
| |||||||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 12,210,909 | 77,682,771 | ||||||
Banco de Sabadell SA | 19,023,102 | 30,322,239 | ||||||
Banco Popular Espanol SAa | 7,464,303 | 17,907,631 | ||||||
Banco Santander SA | 31,355,378 | 127,861,684 | ||||||
Bankia SA | 20,532,574 | 17,535,403 | ||||||
Bankinter SA | 3,206,799 | 21,251,040 | ||||||
CaixaBank SA | 9,762,626 | 28,078,274 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
320,639,042 | ||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY — 2.88% |
| |||||||
Grifols SA | 1,219,102 | 26,757,235 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
26,757,235 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 5.78% |
| |||||||
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA | 836,057 | 21,770,236 | ||||||
Ferrovial SA | 1,642,002 | 31,810,818 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
53,581,054 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 9.65% |
| |||||||
Telefonica SA | 8,910,310 | 89,495,782 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
89,495,782 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 12.69% |
| |||||||
Endesa SA | 1,341,382 | 24,310,749 | ||||||
Iberdrola SA | 9,265,327 | 60,041,039 | ||||||
Red Electrica Corp. SA | 419,671 | 33,355,934 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
117,707,722 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 1.76% |
| |||||||
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA | 3,231,955 | 16,308,249 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
16,308,249 | ||||||||
GAS UTILITIES — 5.67% |
| |||||||
Enagas SA | 947,894 | 26,742,248 | ||||||
Gas Natural SDG SA | 1,476,431 | 25,867,991 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
52,610,239 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 1.43% |
| |||||||
Mapfre SA | 6,790,409 | 13,280,617 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,280,617 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
IT SERVICES — 4.50% |
| |||||||
Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A | 1,034,718 | $ | 41,783,610 | |||||
|
| |||||||
41,783,610 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 1.55% |
| |||||||
Zardoya Otis SA | 1,346,031 | 14,405,923 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,405,923 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 4.19% |
| |||||||
Repsol SA | 3,755,783 | 38,865,986 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
38,865,986 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 6.32% |
| |||||||
Industria de Diseno Textil SA | 1,885,992 | 58,648,821 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
58,648,821 | ||||||||
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE — 6.45% |
| |||||||
Abertis Infraestructuras SA | 2,018,518 | 30,376,114 | ||||||
Aena SAb,c | 259,150 | 29,481,373 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
59,857,487 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $1,453,517,692) |
| 929,374,266 | ||||||
RIGHTS — 0.02% |
| |||||||
BANKS — 0.02% |
| |||||||
Banco Popular Espanol SAa,b | 7,616,633 | 173,793 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
173,793 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL RIGHTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $168,069) |
| 173,793 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.01% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.01% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%d,e,f | 64,142 | 64,142 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%d,e,f | 3,255 | 3,255 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%d,e | 60,827 | 60,827 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
128,224 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $128,224) |
| 128,224 | ||||||
|
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February 29, 2016
Value | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS | ||||||
(Cost: $1,453,813,985) | $ | 929,676,283 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.20)% | (1,899,815 | ) | ||||
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 927,776,468 | ||||
|
|
a | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
b | Non-income earning security. |
c | This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. |
d | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
e | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
f | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
iSHARES® MSCI SWITZERLAND CAPPED ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.89% |
| |||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY — 1.71% |
| |||||||
Actelion Ltd. Registered | 138,547 | $ | 19,391,016 | |||||
|
| |||||||
19,391,016 | ||||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 1.65% |
| |||||||
Geberit AG Registered | 51,469 | 18,670,431 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
18,670,431 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 9.07% |
| |||||||
Credit Suisse Group AG Registered | 2,056,184 | 27,746,097 | ||||||
Julius Baer Group Ltd. | 326,066 | 13,114,663 | ||||||
Partners Group Holding AG | 28,072 | 10,224,014 | ||||||
UBS Group AG | 3,359,282 | 51,738,339 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
102,823,113 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 7.71% |
| |||||||
EMS-Chemie Holding AG Registered | 17,275 | 8,065,136 | ||||||
Givaudan SA Registered | 11,985 | 22,562,123 | ||||||
Sika AG Bearer | 3,347 | 12,779,760 | ||||||
Syngenta AG Registered | 109,168 | 44,028,901 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
87,435,920 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 1.99% |
| |||||||
LafargeHolcim Ltd. Registered | 567,630 | 22,551,324 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
22,551,324 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 0.46% |
| |||||||
Pargesa Holding SA Bearer | 88,528 | 5,230,796 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,230,796 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.48% |
| |||||||
Swisscom AG Registered | 34,204 | 16,799,796 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
16,799,796 | ||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 4.00% |
| |||||||
ABB Ltd. Registered | 2,522,421 | 45,332,667 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
45,332,667 | ||||||||
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 0.46% |
| |||||||
Transocean Ltd.a | 596,084 | 5,248,651 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,248,651 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 20.98% |
| |||||||
Aryzta AG | 152,179 | 7,297,258 | ||||||
Barry Callebaut AG Registered | 6,023 | 6,361,643 | ||||||
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG Participation Certificates | 1,729 | 9,929,598 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG Registered | 165 | $ | 11,368,599 | |||||
Nestle SA Registered | 2,884,699 | 203,029,518 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
237,986,616 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 0.90% |
| |||||||
Sonova Holding AG Registered | 84,920 | 10,239,851 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,239,851 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 8.56% |
| |||||||
Baloise Holding AG Registered | 83,549 | 10,569,452 | ||||||
Swiss Life Holding AG Registered | 51,094 | 12,517,004 | ||||||
Swiss Re AG | 417,805 | 37,271,058 | ||||||
Zurich Insurance Group AG | 172,413 | 36,784,902 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
97,142,416 | ||||||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 1.11% |
| |||||||
Lonza Group AG Registered | 82,852 | 12,644,080 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
12,644,080 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 2.04% |
| |||||||
Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates | 70,997 | 11,939,756 | ||||||
Schindler Holding AG Registered | 45,533 | 7,762,554 | ||||||
Sulzer AG Registereda | 35,970 | 3,401,982 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
23,104,292 | ||||||||
MARINE — 1.01% |
| |||||||
Kuehne + Nagel International AG Registered | 87,835 | 11,464,408 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,464,408 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 26.33% |
| |||||||
Galenica AG Registered | 1,781 | 2,689,382 | ||||||
Novartis AG Registered | 1,940,893 | 139,623,477 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG | 605,933 | 156,350,182 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
298,663,041 | ||||||||
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 2.63% |
| |||||||
Adecco SA Registered | 238,881 | 13,970,701 | ||||||
SGS SA Registered | 7,839 | 15,882,633 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
29,853,334 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 0.88% |
| |||||||
Swiss Prime Site AG Registered | 119,102 | 9,978,978 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,978,978 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 0.59% |
| |||||||
Dufry AG Registereda,b | 63,402 | 6,671,215 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,671,215 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 5.33% |
| |||||||
Cie. Financiere Richemont SA Class A Registered | 602,766 | $ | 38,610,915 | |||||
Swatch Group AG (The) Bearera | 42,241 | 14,737,698 | ||||||
Swatch Group AG (The) Registered | 102,250 | 7,145,181 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
60,493,794 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $1,311,263,067) |
| 1,121,725,739 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.07% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 2.07% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 22,304,143 | 22,304,143 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 1,131,910 | 1,131,910 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%c,d | 38,027 | 38,027 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
23,474,080 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $23,474,080) | 23,474,080 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $1,334,737,147) |
| 1,145,199,819 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.96)% |
| (10,902,641 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 1,134,297,178 | |||||
|
|
a | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
b | Non-income earning security. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF | iShares MSCI Germany ETF | iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF | ||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 15,125,849,628 | $ | 6,367,245,309 | $ | 1,098,762,164 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 36,944,336 | 20,560,260 | 7,997,347 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total cost of investments | $ | 15,162,793,964 | $ | 6,387,805,569 | $ | 1,106,759,511 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 12,525,826,790 | $ | 4,913,990,685 | $ | 768,363,711 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 36,944,336 | 20,560,260 | 7,997,347 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total fair value of investments | 12,562,771,126 | 4,934,550,945 | 776,361,058 | |||||||||
Foreign currency, at valueb | 1,247,522 | 13,519,145 | 112,360 | |||||||||
Foreign currency pledged to broker, at valueb | — | 4,802,798 | — | |||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities sold | 28,412,943 | 3,596,244 | 26,039,448 | |||||||||
Dividends and interest | 2,944,266 | 8,055 | 25,823 | |||||||||
Tax reclaims | 6,976,970 | 13,962,448 | 317 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total Assets | 12,602,352,827 | 4,970,439,635 | 802,539,006 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities purchased | 20,323,037 | 3,608,936 | 27,265,160 | |||||||||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | 36,656,775 | 19,986,986 | 7,985,637 | |||||||||
Capital shares redeemed | 4,853,856 | — | — | |||||||||
Futures variation margin | — | 1,948,850 | — | |||||||||
Securities related to in-kind transactions (Note 4) | 26,473 | — | 50,277 | |||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 5,003,010 | 1,941,662 | 295,721 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total Liabilities | 66,863,151 | 27,486,434 | 35,596,795 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 12,535,489,676 | $ | 4,942,953,201 | $ | 766,942,211 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 15,619,576,248 | $ | 6,674,620,652 | $ | 1,288,452,808 | ||||||
Undistributed net investment income (accumulated net investment loss) | 25,835,100 | (741,951 | ) | 47,095 | ||||||||
Accumulated net realized loss | (509,616,281 | ) | (275,277,344 | ) | (191,155,674 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized depreciation | (2,600,305,391 | ) | (1,455,648,156 | ) | (330,402,018 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 12,535,489,676 | $ | 4,942,953,201 | $ | 766,942,211 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Shares outstandingc | 390,400,000 | 209,700,000 | 67,350,000 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 32.11 | $ | 23.57 | $ | 11.39 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
a | Securities on loan with values of $34,221,557, $19,029,154 and $7,476,980, respectively. See Note 1. |
b | Cost of foreign currency including currency pledged to broker: $1,268,197, $18,454,713 and $115,132, respectively. |
c | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 1 billion, 482.2 million and 295.4 million, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF | iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 1,453,685,761 | $ | 1,311,263,067 | ||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 128,224 | 23,474,080 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total cost of investments | $ | 1,453,813,985 | $ | 1,334,737,147 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 929,548,059 | $ | 1,121,725,739 | ||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 128,224 | 23,474,080 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total fair value of investments | 929,676,283 | 1,145,199,819 | ||||||
Foreign currency, at valueb | 624,537 | 4,665,133 | ||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||
Investment securities sold | 13,709,434 | 8,626,378 | ||||||
Interest | 84 | 116,420 | ||||||
Tax reclaims | 71,018 | 8,279,319 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total Assets | 944,081,356 | 1,166,887,069 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||
Investment securities purchased | 13,450,444 | 8,722,019 | ||||||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | 67,397 | 23,436,053 | ||||||
Capital shares redeemed | 2,421,731 | — | ||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 365,316 | 431,819 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total Liabilities | 16,304,888 | 32,589,891 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 927,776,468 | $ | 1,134,297,178 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 1,685,566,558 | $ | 1,371,750,246 | ||||
Undistributed net investment income | 6,729,762 | 3,150,180 | ||||||
Accumulated net realized loss | (240,382,646 | ) | (50,493,967 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized depreciation | (524,137,206 | ) | (190,109,281 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 927,776,468 | $ | 1,134,297,178 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares outstandingc | 36,750,000 | 39,750,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 25.25 | $ | 28.54 | ||||
|
|
|
|
a | Securities on loan with values of $58,056 and $22,313,962, respectively. See Note 1. |
b | Cost of foreign currency: $624,537 and $4,676,121, respectively. |
c | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 127.8 million and 318.625 million, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
Six months ended February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF | iShares MSCI | iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF | ||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliateda | $ | 79,285,785 | $ | 17,176,607 | $ | 5,824,091 | ||||||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 4,692 | 755 | 310 | |||||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2) | 2,532,297 | 59,645 | 172,348 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total investment income | 81,822,774 | 17,237,007 | 5,996,749 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 29,951,279 | 13,888,149 | 2,573,597 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total expenses | 29,951,279 | 13,888,149 | 2,573,597 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net investment income | 51,871,495 | 3,348,858 | 3,423,152 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (104,453,470 | ) | (15,656,434 | ) | (34,184,376 | ) | ||||||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated | 31,571,483 | (20,178,548 | ) | (14,313,933 | ) | |||||||
Futures contracts | — | (2,424,074 | ) | — | ||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | (437,486 | ) | (877,742 | ) | (189,870 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net realized loss | (73,319,473 | ) | (39,136,798 | ) | (48,688,179 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | (1,533,309,704 | ) | (633,815,066 | ) | (215,217,690 | ) | ||||||
Futures contracts | — | 396,213 | — | |||||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (228,462 | ) | 30,339 | (10,729 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (1,533,538,166 | ) | (633,388,514 | ) | (215,228,419 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net realized and unrealized loss | (1,606,857,639 | ) | (672,525,312 | ) | (263,916,598 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
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| |||||||
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (1,554,986,144 | ) | $ | (669,176,454 | ) | $ | (260,493,446 | ) | |||
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a | Net of foreign withholding tax of $10,151,685, $2,787,183 and $947,644, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
Six months ended February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF | iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF | |||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliateda | $ | 24,585,984 | $ | 5,952,765 | ||||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 712 | 269 | ||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2) | 88,659 | 181,315 | ||||||
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Total investment income | 24,675,355 | 6,134,349 | ||||||
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EXPENSES | ||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 3,262,274 | 2,725,189 | ||||||
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Total expenses | 3,262,274 | 2,725,189 | ||||||
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Net investment income | 21,413,081 | 3,409,160 | ||||||
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (47,305,231 | ) | (7,061,269 | ) | ||||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated | (73,896,942 | ) | 12,355,533 | |||||
Foreign currency transactions | 67,153 | 37,366 | ||||||
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Net realized gain (loss) | (121,135,020 | ) | 5,331,630 | |||||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||||||
Investments | (183,988,959 | ) | (138,756,462 | ) | ||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (19,611 | ) | (226,858 | ) | ||||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (184,008,570 | ) | (138,983,320 | ) | ||||
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Net realized and unrealized loss | (305,143,590 | ) | (133,651,690 | ) | ||||
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NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (283,730,509 | ) | $ | (130,242,530 | ) | ||
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a | Net of foreign withholding tax of $1,582,955 and $1,189,322, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF | iShares MSCI Germany ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six months February 29, 2016 | Year ended August 31, 2015 | Six months February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 51,871,495 | $ | 225,781,969 | $ | 3,348,858 | $ | 121,304,245 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (73,319,473 | ) | 48,868,113 | (39,136,798 | ) | 126,916,177 | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (1,533,538,166 | ) | (1,145,598,692 | ) | (633,388,514 | ) | (857,695,814 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (1,554,986,144 | ) | (870,948,610 | ) | (669,176,454 | ) | (609,475,392 | ) | ||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (31,246,470 | ) | (233,277,080 | ) | — | (127,874,456 | ) | |||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (31,246,470 | ) | (233,277,080 | ) | — | (127,874,456 | ) | |||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 5,139,959,708 | 5,243,729,213 | 414,524,633 | 3,934,318,439 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (1,152,853,246 | ) | (2,707,524,817 | ) | (1,409,451,298 | ) | (1,387,346,200 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 3,987,106,462 | 2,536,204,396 | (994,926,665 | ) | 2,546,972,239 | |||||||||||
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | 2,400,873,848 | 1,431,978,706 | (1,664,103,119 | ) | 1,809,622,391 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 10,134,615,828 | 8,702,637,122 | 6,607,056,320 | 4,797,433,929 | ||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 12,535,489,676 | $ | 10,134,615,828 | $ | 4,942,953,201 | $ | 6,607,056,320 | ||||||||
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Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income or accumulated net loss included in net assets at end of period | $ | 25,835,100 | $ | 5,210,075 | $ | (741,951 | ) | $ | (4,090,809 | ) | ||||||
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SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 144,900,000 | 136,000,000 | 16,200,000 | 135,600,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (35,700,000 | ) | (72,500,000 | ) | (57,300,000 | ) | (50,400,000 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 109,200,000 | 63,500,000 | (41,100,000 | ) | 85,200,000 | |||||||||||
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iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF | iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | Six months February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 3,423,152 | $ | 24,227,811 | $ | 21,413,081 | $ | 65,134,793 | ||||||||
Net realized loss | (48,688,179 | ) | (44,864,340 | ) | (121,135,020 | ) | (29,776,219 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (215,228,419 | ) | (76,897,587 | ) | (184,008,570 | ) | (436,158,087 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (260,493,446 | ) | (97,534,116 | ) | (283,730,509 | ) | (400,799,513 | ) | ||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (3,315,230 | ) | (24,941,571 | ) | (24,587,962 | ) | (77,875,309 | ) | ||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (3,315,230 | ) | (24,941,571 | ) | (24,587,962 | ) | (77,875,309 | ) | ||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 265,361,545 | 342,752,870 | 30,930,632 | 635,385,021 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (312,047,902 | ) | (699,700,191 | ) | (460,926,293 | ) | (963,657,247 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions | (46,686,357 | ) | (356,947,321 | ) | (429,995,661 | ) | (328,272,226 | ) | ||||||||
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DECREASE IN NET ASSETS | (310,495,033 | ) | (479,423,008 | ) | (738,314,132 | ) | (806,947,048 | ) | ||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 1,077,437,244 | 1,556,860,252 | 1,666,090,600 | 2,473,037,648 | ||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 766,942,211 | $ | 1,077,437,244 | $ | 927,776,468 | $ | 1,666,090,600 | ||||||||
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Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | 47,095 | $ | (60,827 | ) | $ | 6,729,762 | $ | 9,904,643 | |||||||
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SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 17,850,000 | 23,100,000 | 1,050,000 | 18,075,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (23,550,000 | ) | (47,250,000 | ) | (16,425,000 | ) | (26,850,000 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease in shares outstanding | (5,700,000 | ) | (24,150,000 | ) | (15,375,000 | ) | (8,775,000 | ) | ||||||||
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See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF | ||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 3,409,160 | $ | 28,397,908 | ||||
Net realized gain | 5,331,630 | 173,784,011 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (138,983,320 | ) | (251,839,482 | ) | ||||
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (130,242,530 | ) | (49,657,563 | ) | ||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From net investment income | — | (28,746,817 | ) | |||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | — | (28,746,817 | ) | |||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 161,370,117 | 875,666,580 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (96,994,347 | ) | (669,255,531 | ) | ||||
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Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | 64,375,770 | 206,411,049 | ||||||
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | (65,866,760 | ) | 128,006,669 | |||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 1,200,163,938 | 1,072,157,269 | ||||||
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End of period | $ | 1,134,297,178 | $ | 1,200,163,938 | ||||
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Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | 3,150,180 | $ | (258,980 | ) | |||
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SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED | ||||||||
Shares sold | 5,250,000 | 25,875,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (3,125,000 | ) | (20,125,000 | ) | ||||
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Net increase in shares outstanding | 2,125,000 | 5,750,000 | ||||||
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See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 36.04 | $ | 39.98 | $ | 34.64 | $ | 29.09 | $ | 31.55 | $ | 30.75 | ||||||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment incomea | 0.14 | 0.96 | 1.18 | 0.92 | 1.02 | 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (3.99 | ) | (3.95 | ) | 5.10 | 5.55 | (2.38 | ) | 0.71 | |||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (3.85 | ) | (2.99 | ) | 6.28 | 6.47 | (1.36 | ) | 1.94 | |||||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.08 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.94 | ) | (0.92 | ) | (1.10 | ) | (1.14 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.08 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.94 | ) | (0.92 | ) | (1.10 | ) | (1.14 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 32.11 | $ | 36.04 | $ | 39.98 | $ | 34.64 | $ | 29.09 | $ | 31.55 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (10.71 | )%c | (7.62 | )% | 18.02 | % | 22.43 | % | (3.99 | )% | 5.78 | % | ||||||||||||
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Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 12,535,490 | $ | 10,134,616 | $ | 8,702,637 | $ | 3,539,980 | $ | 794,226 | $ | 738,233 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 0.82 | % | 2.50 | % | 2.89 | % | 2.74 | % | 3.55 | % | 3.38 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 2 | % | 5 | % | 7 | % | 5 | % | 7 | % | 8 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Germany ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 26.34 | $ | 28.97 | $ | 25.61 | $ | 21.34 | $ | 21.02 | $ | 19.45 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment incomea | 0.01 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.46 | 0.56 | 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (2.78 | ) | (2.70 | ) | 3.40 | 4.24 | 0.34 | 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (2.77 | ) | (2.12 | ) | 3.99 | 4.70 | 0.90 | 2.24 | ||||||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | (0.51 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.67 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Total distributions | — | (0.51 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.67 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 23.57 | $ | 26.34 | $ | 28.97 | $ | 25.61 | $ | 21.34 | $ | 21.02 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (10.52 | )%c | (7.50 | )% | 15.41 | % | 22.11 | % | 4.55 | % | 10.84 | % | ||||||||||||
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Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 4,942,953 | $ | 6,607,056 | $ | 4,797,434 | $ | 4,655,875 | $ | 2,797,029 | $ | 2,768,171 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.51 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 0.11 | % | 2.03 | % | 1.95 | % | 1.88 | % | 2.72 | % | 3.45 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 1 | % | 3 | % | 6 | % | 4 | % | 4 | % | 13 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 14.75 | $ | 16.02 | $ | 13.06 | $ | 11.78 | $ | 13.58 | $ | 15.00 | ||||||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment incomea | 0.04 | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (3.36 | ) | (1.25 | ) | 2.89 | 1.23 | (1.79 | ) | (1.47 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (3.32 | ) | (0.90 | ) | 3.30 | 1.59 | (1.38 | ) | (0.93 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.04 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.49 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )c | — | ||||||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.04 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.49 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 11.39 | $ | 14.75 | $ | 16.02 | $ | 13.06 | $ | 11.78 | $ | 13.58 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (22.55 | )%d | (5.66 | )% | 25.20 | % | 13.58 | % | (9.98 | )% | (6.80 | )% | ||||||||||||
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Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 766,942 | $ | 1,077,437 | $ | 1,556,860 | $ | 717,122 | $ | 196,212 | $ | 144,612 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.51 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 0.63 | % | 2.34 | % | 2.49 | % | 2.78 | % | 3.41 | % | 3.15 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 9 | % | 22 | % | 24 | % | 45 | % | 14 | % | 16 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Rounds to less than $0.01. |
d | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
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Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 31.96 | $ | 40.61 | $ | 30.44 | $ | 26.28 | $ | 35.89 | $ | 37.02 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment incomea | 0.46 | 1.32 | 1.80 | 1.33 | 2.12 | 2.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (6.65 | ) | (8.35 | ) | 9.53 | 4.07 | (8.93 | ) | (1.36 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (6.19 | ) | (7.03 | ) | 11.33 | 5.40 | (6.81 | ) | 0.78 | |||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.52 | ) | (1.62 | ) | (1.16 | ) | (1.24 | ) | (2.80 | ) | (1.91 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.52 | ) | (1.62 | ) | (1.16 | ) | (1.24 | ) | (2.80 | ) | (1.91 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 25.25 | $ | 31.96 | $ | 40.61 | $ | 30.44 | $ | 26.28 | $ | 35.89 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (19.52 | )%c | (17.63 | )% | 37.39 | % | 20.88 | % | (19.36 | )% | 1.78 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 927,776 | $ | 1,666,091 | $ | 2,473,038 | $ | 417,778 | $ | 195,093 | $ | 180,360 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 3.12 | % | 3.70 | % | 4.48 | % | 4.45 | % | 7.60 | % | 5.31 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 6 | % | 15 | % | 15 | % | 24 | % | 17 | % | 14 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
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Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 31.90 | $ | 33.64 | $ | 29.36 | $ | 23.85 | $ | 24.67 | $ | 21.64 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment incomea | 0.09 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (3.45 | ) | (1.77 | ) | 4.27 | 5.44 | (0.80 | ) | 2.97 | |||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (3.36 | ) | (0.94 | ) | 5.07 | 6.11 | (0.17 | ) | 3.56 | |||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | — | (0.80 | ) | (0.79 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.53 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Total distributions | — | (0.80 | ) | (0.79 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.53 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 28.54 | $ | 31.90 | $ | 33.64 | $ | 29.36 | $ | 23.85 | $ | 24.67 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (10.53 | )%c | (2.92 | )% | 17.21 | % | 25.71 | % | (0.53 | )% | 16.30 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 1,134,297 | $ | 1,200,164 | $ | 1,072,157 | $ | 902,860 | $ | 554,570 | $ | 524,159 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 0.60 | % | 2.49 | % | 2.41 | % | 2.38 | % | 2.73 | % | 2.35 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 3 | % | 7 | % | 5 | % | 13 | % | 8 | % | 7 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
iShares, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on September 1, 1994 pursuant to Articles of Incorporation as subsequently amended and restated.
These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):
iShares ETF | Diversification Classification | |
MSCI Eurozone | Diversified | |
MSCI Germany | Non-diversified | |
MSCI Italy Capped | Non-diversified | |
MSCI Spain Capped | Non-diversified | |
MSCI Switzerland Capped | Non-diversified |
The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective.
Pursuant to the Company’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.
1. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses 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.
SECURITY VALUATION
Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
• | Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the 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. |
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iSHARES®, INC.
• | Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”). |
• | Futures contracts are valued at that day’s last reported settlement price on the exchange where the contract is traded. |
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.
The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Company’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.
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.
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
• | Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
• | Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and |
• | Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments. |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Company’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.
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iSHARES®, INC.
The following table summarizes the value of each of the Funds’ investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of February 29, 2016. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective schedule of investments.
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Common Stocks | $ | 12,304,262,574 | $ | — | $ | 7 | $ | 12,304,262,581 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 221,412,415 | — | — | 221,412,415 | ||||||||||||
Rights | 151,463 | 331 | — | 151,794 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 36,944,336 | — | — | 36,944,336 | ||||||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 4,650,777,552 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 4,650,777,552 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 263,213,133 | — | — | 263,213,133 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 20,560,260 | — | — | 20,560,260 | ||||||||||||
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Futures Contracts | $ | (1,948,850 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (1,948,850 | ) | ||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 754,369,790 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 754,369,790 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 13,993,770 | — | — | 13,993,770 | ||||||||||||
Rights | — | 151 | — | 151 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 7,997,347 | — | — | 7,997,347 | ||||||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 929,374,266 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 929,374,266 | ||||||||
Rights | 173,793 | — | — | 173,793 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 128,224 | — | — | 128,224 | ||||||||||||
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iShares ETF | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 1,121,725,739 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,121,725,739 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 23,474,080 | — | — | 23,474,080 | ||||||||||||
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SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION
Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of February 29, 2016 are reflected in tax reclaims receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.
Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting 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 the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their 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 February 29, 2016, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
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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iSHARES®, INC.
LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
Each Fund may lend its investment 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 a 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 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 Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds and any excess collateral is returned by the Funds 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. 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.
Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of February 29, 2016, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of investments. The securities on loan for each Fund are also disclosed in its schedule of investments. The total value of any securities on loan as of February 29, 2016 and the total value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.
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, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.
Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“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, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender 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, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.
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iSHARES®, INC.
The following table is a summary of securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of February 29, 2016:
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Barclays Capital Inc. | $ | 482,415 | $ | 482,415 | $ | — | ||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 7,303,363 | 7,303,363 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 3,757,468 | 3,757,468 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 7,475,112 | 7,475,112 | — | |||||||||
Jefferies LLC | 727 | 727 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 5,969,117 | 5,969,117 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 1,475,637 | 1,475,637 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 4,317,961 | 4,317,961 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 3,439,757 | 3,439,757 | — | |||||||||
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Jefferies LLC | $ | 71,536 | $ | 71,536 | $ | — | ||||||
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $ | 1,803,572 | $ | 1,803,572 | $ | — | ||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 13,267,809 | 13,267,809 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 35,370 | 35,370 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 5,330,730 | 5,330,730 | — | |||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Company | 161,830 | 161,830 | — | |||||||||
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | 1,714,651 | 1,714,651 | — | |||||||||
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2. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
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 interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.
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For its investment advisory services to each Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee 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:
Investment Advisory Fee | Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets | ||||
0.59 | % | First $7 billion | |||
0.54 | Over $7 billion, up to and including $11 billion | ||||
0.49 | Over $11 billion, up to and including $24 billion | ||||
0.44 | Over $24 billion, up to and including $48 billion | ||||
0.40 | Over $48 billion, up to and including $72 billion | ||||
0.36 | Over $72 billion |
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 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. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, 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 “collateral investment fees”). 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. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income 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 the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in the calendar year 2013, each Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.
For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the total of securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees paid were as follows:
iShares ETF | Fees Paid to BTC | |||
MSCI Eurozone | $ | 630,283 | ||
MSCI Germany | 16,948 | |||
MSCI Italy Capped | 43,851 | |||
MSCI Spain Capped | 19,803 | |||
MSCI Switzerland Capped | 43,812 |
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.
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.
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For the six months ended February 29, 2016, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:
iShares ETF | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
MSCI Eurozone | $ | 12,014,786 | $ | 18,138,319 | ||||
MSCI Germany | 1,099,279 | 5,068,509 | ||||||
MSCI Italy Capped | 6,840,182 | 2,943,761 | ||||||
MSCI Spain Capped | 9,961,798 | 3,267,832 | ||||||
MSCI Switzerland Capped | 8,423,353 | 6,799,700 |
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 included in “Interest – affiliated” in the statements of operations.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.
Certain directors and officers of the Company are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.
3. | INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS |
Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:
iShares ETF | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
MSCI Eurozone | $ | 344,599,928 | $ | 222,301,808 | ||||
MSCI Germany | 37,536,432 | 42,058,186 | ||||||
MSCI Italy Capped | 102,679,220 | 101,465,104 | ||||||
MSCI Spain Capped | 86,383,746 | 128,840,891 | ||||||
MSCI Switzerland Capped | 29,807,223 | 29,535,800 |
In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:
iShares ETF | In-kind Purchases | In-kind Sales | ||||||
MSCI Eurozone | $ | 5,020,994,940 | $ | 1,128,267,123 | ||||
MSCI Germany | 412,504,931 | 1,401,319,637 | ||||||
MSCI Italy Capped | 249,483,858 | 295,488,782 | ||||||
MSCI Spain Capped | 26,598,361 | 411,700,745 | ||||||
MSCI Switzerland Capped | 157,156,106 | 94,301,254 |
4. | 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 for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.
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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. Investors 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. Investors 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 “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.
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 contributions are reflected as “Due from custodian” and securities related to in-kind redemptions are reflected as “Securities related to in-kind transactions” in the statements of assets and liabilities.
5. | FUTURES CONTRACTS |
Each Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts in an effort to help such Fund track its underlying index. A futures contract is a standardized, exchange-traded agreement to buy or sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the executing broker which holds segregated from its own assets, an amount of cash, U.S. government securities or other high-quality debt and equity securities equal to the minimum initial margin requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as margin variation and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Losses may arise if the value of a futures contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument during the term of the contract or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The use of futures contracts also involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and the assets underlying such contracts.
The following table shows the value of futures contracts held by the iShares MSCI Germany ETF as of February 29, 2016 and the related locations in the statements of assets and liabilities, presented by risk exposure category:
Liabilities | ||||
Equity contracts: | ||||
Variation margin / Net assets consist of – net unrealized depreciationa | $ | 1,948,850 | ||
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The following table shows the realized and unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts held by the iShares MSCI Germany ETF during the six months ended February 29, 2016 and the related locations in the statements of operations, presented by risk exposure category:
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation | |||||||
Equity contracts: | ||||||||
Futures contracts | $ | (2,424,074 | ) | $ | 396,213 | |||
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The following table shows the average quarter-end balances of open futures contracts for the iShares MSCI Germany ETF for the six months ended February 29, 2016:
Average value of contracts purchased | $ | 28,003,971 | ||
6. | PRINCIPAL RISKS |
In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.
BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.
MARKET RISK
Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity and financial derivative instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.
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.
Each Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.
Each Fund, except for the iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF, invests all or substantially all of its assets in issuers located in a single country. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in that country may have a significant impact on its investment performance.
CREDIT RISK
Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or
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principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe 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 issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.
7. | INCOME TAX INFORMATION |
Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Company’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.
For purposes of U.S. GAAP, 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 NAV per share.
The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
As of August 31, 2015, the Funds’ fiscal year end, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:
iShares ETF | Non- Expiring a | Expiring 2016 | Expiring 2017 | Expiring 2018 | Expiring 2019 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Eurozone | $ | 70,176,760 | $ | — | $ | 26,644,200 | $ | 68,035,542 | $ | 30,230,739 | $ | 195,087,241 | ||||||||||||
MSCI Germany | 29,427,327 | 3,394,735 | 27,790,050 | 28,490,949 | 32,215,954 | 121,319,015 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Italy Capped | 35,582,636 | 472,268 | 2,743,650 | 18,169,627 | 9,459,662 | 66,427,843 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Spain Capped | 24,791,486 | — | 5,946,927 | 15,120,672 | 8,619,903 | 54,478,988 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Switzerland Capped | 12,201,097 | — | 2,837,786 | 22,569,380 | 6,955,758 | 44,564,021 | ||||||||||||||||||
a | Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration. |
The Funds may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Funds 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 February 29, 2016, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
iShares ETF | Tax Cost | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
MSCI Eurozone | $ | 15,378,978,268 | $ | 131,119,310 | $ | (2,947,326,452 | ) | $ | (2,816,207,142 | ) | ||||||
MSCI Germany | 6,491,453,500 | 55,857,619 | (1,612,760,174 | ) | (1,556,902,555 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Italy Capped | 1,149,167,939 | 3,387,261 | (376,194,142 | ) | (372,806,881 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Spain Capped | 1,493,642,382 | 9,840,964 | (573,807,063 | ) | (563,966,099 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Switzerland Capped | 1,342,500,068 | 29,804,796 | (227,105,045 | ) | (197,300,249 | ) | ||||||||||
Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of February 29, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.
8. | 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 disclosure in the financial statements.
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Section 19(a) Notices
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are 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 the 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.
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 Eurozone | $ | 0.065180 | $ | — | $ | 0.011706 | $ | 0.076886 | 85 | % | — | % | 15 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||
MSCI Spain Capped | 0.473255 | — | 0.049615 | 0.522870 | 91 | — | 9 | 100 |
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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-474-2737
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.
A description of the policies that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Funds’ website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.
The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds also disclose their complete schedules of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Funds’ website.
©2016 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
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Ø | iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF | EWH | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF | SCJ | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF | EWM | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF | EPP | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Singapore ETF | EWS | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF | EWT | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Thailand Capped ETF | THD | NYSE Arca |
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Fund Performance Overview
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Hong Kong equities, as represented by the MSCI Hong Kong 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -6.25%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -6.05%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (15.00)% | (14.62)% | (14.23)% | (15.00)% | (14.62)% | (14.23)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | 2.28% | 2.31% | 2.87% | 11.94% | 12.10% | 15.20% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | 6.04% | 6.11% | 6.63% | 79.75% | 80.93% | 90.07% |
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 12 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 937.50 | $ | 2.31 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.50 | $ | 2.41 | 0.48% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 12 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 57.25 | % | ||
Industrials | 16.00 | |||
Utilities | 14.00 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 9.51 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 1.76 | |||
Consumer Staples | 0.95 | |||
Information Technology | 0.53 | |||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
AIA Group Ltd. | 17.08 | % | ||
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. | 9.06 | |||
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. | 6.92 | |||
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | 5.39 | |||
CLP Holdings Ltd. | 4.59 | |||
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. | 3.95 | |||
Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd. | 3.83 | |||
Power Assets Holdings Ltd. | 3.64 | |||
Hang Seng Bank Ltd. | 3.59 | |||
Link REIT | 3.52 | |||
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TOTAL | 61.57 | % | ||
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iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN SMALL-CAP ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization Japanese equities, as represented by the MSCI Japan 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -2.70%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -2.68%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (0.66)% | (1.04)% | (0.20)% | (0.66)% | (1.04)% | (0.20)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | 4.55% | 4.22% | 5.00% | 24.90% | 22.96% | 27.62% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | 3.50% | 3.43% | 3.88% | 32.55% | 31.82% | 36.58% |
The inception date of the Fund was 12/20/07. The first day of secondary market trading was 12/21/07.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 12 for more information.
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Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 973.00 | $ | 2.35 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.50 | $ | 2.41 | 0.48% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 12 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Industrials | 23.01 | % | ||
Financials | 19.38 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 18.13 | |||
Consumer Staples | 11.91 | |||
Information Technology | 10.52 | |||
Materials | 9.76 | |||
Health Care | 6.19 | |||
Energy | 0.58 | |||
Utilities | 0.47 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 0.05 | |||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Orix JREIT Inc. | 0.64 | % | ||
MISUMI Group Inc. | 0.64 | |||
Advance Residence Investment Corp. | 0.57 | |||
Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd. | 0.54 | |||
Sosei Group Corp. | 0.51 | |||
Disco Corp. | 0.51 | |||
Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd. | 0.50 | |||
Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp. | 0.49 | |||
Activia Properties Inc. | 0.49 | |||
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 0.47 | |||
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TOTAL | 5.36 | % | ||
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iSHARES® MSCI MALAYSIA ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Malaysian equities, as represented by the MSCI Malaysia 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was 4.83%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 4.88%.
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NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (20.37)% | (20.09)% | (20.28)% | (20.37)% | (20.09)% | (20.28)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (2.59)% | (2.66)% | (2.24)% | (12.31)% | (12.60)% | (10.71)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | 6.91% | 6.85% | 7.36% | 94.99% | 93.95% | 103.40% |
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 12 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,048.30 | $ | 2.44 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.50 | $ | 2.41 | 0.48% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 12 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 31.14 | % | ||
Industrials | 14.69 | |||
Utilities | 14.07 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 10.31 | |||
Consumer Staples | 10.00 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 8.53 | |||
Materials | 4.46 | |||
Health Care | 3.56 | |||
Energy | 3.24 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Public Bank Bhd | 10.30 | % | ||
Malayan Banking Bhd | 9.26 | |||
Tenaga Nasional Bhd | 9.00 | |||
Sime Darby Bhd | 5.34 | |||
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd | 5.08 | |||
Genting Bhd | 4.14 | |||
Petronas Gas Bhd | 3.62 | |||
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd | 3.61 | |||
DiGi.Com Bhd | 3.42 | |||
IOI Corp. Bhd | 3.37 | |||
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TOTAL | 57.14 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI PACIFIC ex JAPAN ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Pacific region developed market equities, excluding Japan, as represented by the MSCI Pacific 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -5.12%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -4.98%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (20.53)% | (20.54)% | (20.24)% | (20.53)% | (20.54)% | (20.24)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (1.47)% | (1.57)% | (1.08)% | (7.14)% | (7.61)% | (5.30)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | 4.29% | 4.32% | 4.51% | 52.26% | 52.63% | 55.47% |
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 12 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 948.80 | $ | 2.37 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.40 | $ | 2.46 | 0.49% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 12 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 53.12 | % | ||
Industrials | 10.87 | |||
Materials | 7.78 | |||
Utilities | 6.07 | |||
Consumer Staples | 5.47 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 4.99 | |||
Health Care | 4.29 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 4.19 | |||
Energy | 2.84 | |||
Information Technology | 0.38 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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ALLOCATION BY COUNTRY
As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Australia | 59.17 | % | ||
Hong Kong | 26.99 | |||
Singapore | 12.38 | |||
New Zealand | 1.46 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI SINGAPORE ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Singaporean equities, as represented by the MSCI Singapore 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -6.32%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -6.26%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (21.11)% | (21.32)% | (20.92)% | (21.11)% | (21.32)% | (20.92)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (2.01)% | (2.12)% | (1.66)% | (9.66)% | (10.15)% | (8.02)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | 5.12% | 5.13% | 5.40% | 64.72% | 64.88% | 69.22% |
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 12 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 936.80 | $ | 2.31 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.50 | $ | 2.41 | 0.48% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 12 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 54.73 | % | ||
Industrials | 17.93 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 15.40 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 7.62 | |||
Consumer Staples | 4.32 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | 14.30 | % | ||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. | 11.79 | |||
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | 11.43 | |||
United Overseas Bank Ltd. | 10.58 | |||
CapitaLand Ltd. | 3.79 | |||
Keppel Corp. Ltd. | 3.73 | |||
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd. | 3.21 | |||
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. | 3.08 | |||
Singapore Airlines Ltd. | 3.07 | |||
Wilmar International Ltd. | 3.01 | |||
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| |||
TOTAL | 67.99 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI TAIWAN ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Taiwanese equities, as represented by the MSCI Taiwan 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -2.44%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -2.14%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (16.78)% | (17.27)% | (16.28)% | (16.78)% | (17.27)% | (16.28)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | 0.06% | (0.19)% | 0.50% | 0.28% | (0.97)% | 2.53% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | 3.09% | 3.05% | 3.65% | 35.62% | 35.06% | 43.16% |
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 12 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 975.60 | $ | 3.14 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.70 | $ | 3.22 | 0.64% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 12 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Information Technology | 58.04 | % | ||
Financials | 16.56 | |||
Materials | 9.82 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 5.37 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 4.16 | |||
Consumer Staples | 3.22 | |||
Industrials | 1.80 | |||
Energy | 0.69 | |||
Health Care | 0.34 | |||
|
| |||
TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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|
TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 24.45 | % | ||
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. | 8.32 | |||
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. | 3.06 | |||
MediaTek Inc. | 2.57 | |||
Formosa Plastics Corp. | 2.50 | |||
Nan Ya Plastics Corp. | 2.32 | |||
Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 2.23 | |||
Uni-President Enterprises Corp. | 2.08 | |||
Delta Electronics Inc. | 2.05 | |||
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. | 1.91 | |||
|
| |||
TOTAL | 51.49 | % | ||
|
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI THAILAND CAPPED ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Thailand Capped ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of a broad-based index composed of Thai equities, as represented by the MSCI Thailand Investable Market Index 25/50 (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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -2.21%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -2.09%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (20.72)% | (20.16)% | (20.68)% | (20.72)% | (20.16)% | (20.68)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | 3.16% | 3.14% | 3.41% | 16.82% | 16.73% | 18.25% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | 5.73% | 5.80% | 6.03% | 55.62% | 56.44% | 59.15% |
The inception date of the Fund was 3/26/08. The first day of secondary market trading was 3/28/08.
Index performance through February 11, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Thailand Investable Market Index. Index performance beginning on February 12, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Thailand Investable Market Index 25/50.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 12 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 977.90 | $ | 3.15 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.70 | $ | 3.22 | 0.64% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 12 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 29.01 | % | ||
Energy | 15.42 | |||
Industrials | 11.55 | |||
Consumer Staples | 9.51 | |||
Materials | 9.04 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 7.35 | |||
Health Care | 5.91 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 5.73 | |||
Information Technology | 3.64 | |||
Utilities | 2.84 | |||
|
| |||
TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
|
|
TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
PTT PCL NVDR | 7.33 | % | ||
Siam Commercial Bank PCL (The) NVDR | 6.05 | |||
Kasikornbank PCL Foreign | 5.67 | |||
CP ALL PCL NVDR | 5.28 | |||
Airports of Thailand PCL NVDR | 5.06 | |||
Advanced Info Service PCL NVDR | 4.94 | |||
Siam Cement PCL (The) Foreign | 3.43 | |||
PTT Global Chemical PCL NVDR | 2.99 | |||
Kasikornbank PCL NVDR | 2.88 | |||
Bumrungrad Hospital PCL NVDR | 2.53 | |||
|
| |||
TOTAL | 46.16 | % | ||
|
|
* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.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. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer 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. Certain funds may have a NAV which is determined prior to the opening of regular trading on its listed exchange and their market returns are calculated using the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the opening of regular trading on the exchange. 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, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on September 1, 2015 and held through February 29, 2016, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number corresponding to your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.78% |
| |||||||
AIRLINES — 0.52% |
| |||||||
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. | 5,548,000 | $ | 8,846,949 | |||||
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| |||||||
8,846,949 | ||||||||
BANKS — 7.29% |
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Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)a | 5,535,210 | 17,617,516 | ||||||
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. | 17,437,000 | 45,295,860 | ||||||
Hang Seng Bank Ltd. | 3,604,000 | 60,899,751 | ||||||
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| |||||||
123,813,127 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 7.40% |
| |||||||
First Pacific Co. Ltd./Hong Kong | 12,280,999 | 8,512,514 | ||||||
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.a | 5,399,300 | 117,274,200 | ||||||
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| |||||||
125,786,714 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.75% |
| |||||||
HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. | 12,458,500 | 17,239,053 | ||||||
PCCW Ltd. | 19,728,169 | 12,532,828 | ||||||
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| |||||||
29,771,881 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 10.58% |
| |||||||
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.a | 2,971,000 | 30,316,911 | ||||||
CLP Holdings Ltd. | 8,919,700 | 77,770,575 | ||||||
HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd.b | 11,951,000 | 9,989,712 | ||||||
Power Assets Holdings Ltd. | 6,514,500 | 61,742,463 | ||||||
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| |||||||
179,819,661 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 0.95% |
| |||||||
WH Group Ltd.a,b,c | 27,605,000 | 16,045,807 | ||||||
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| |||||||
16,045,807 | ||||||||
GAS UTILITIES — 3.38% |
| |||||||
Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. | 32,666,466 | 57,467,674 | ||||||
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| |||||||
57,467,674 | ||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 6.39% |
| |||||||
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.a | 10,998,000 | 36,913,871 | ||||||
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. ADR | 437,784 | 6,912,609 | ||||||
MGM China Holdings Ltd.a | 4,449,088 | 5,092,094 | ||||||
Sands China Ltd. | 11,417,200 | 39,789,114 | ||||||
Shangri-La Asia Ltd. | 6,004,000 | 5,690,410 | ||||||
SJM Holdings Ltd.a | 9,364,000 | 5,707,884 | ||||||
Wynn Macau Ltd.a | 7,348,000 | 8,466,668 | ||||||
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| |||||||
108,572,650 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 1.45% |
| |||||||
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. | 6,469,147 | $ | 24,708,071 | |||||
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| |||||||
24,708,071 | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 13.58% |
| |||||||
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. | 12,709,767 | 153,557,044 | ||||||
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. | 1,150,000 | 66,953,000 | ||||||
NWS Holdings Ltd. | 7,148,000 | 10,148,200 | ||||||
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| |||||||
230,658,244 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 17.04% |
| |||||||
AIA Group Ltd. | 56,714,400 | 289,547,100 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
289,547,100 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 3.51% |
| |||||||
Link REIT | 10,577,500 | 59,646,917 | ||||||
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| |||||||
59,646,917 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 21.88% |
| |||||||
Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd. | 12,709,267 | 65,048,749 | ||||||
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | 10,633,000 | 18,651,147 | ||||||
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. | 5,451,061 | 29,441,891 | ||||||
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. | 2,747,600 | 16,128,412 | ||||||
Hysan Development Co. Ltd.a | 2,993,000 | 11,854,761 | ||||||
Kerry Properties Ltd. | 3,045,000 | 7,150,286 | ||||||
New World Development Co. Ltd. | 25,420,066 | 21,313,739 | ||||||
Sino Land Co. Ltd. | 14,296,000 | 19,855,173 | ||||||
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | 8,177,000 | 91,327,000 | ||||||
Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A | 2,773,500 | 27,035,397 | ||||||
Swire Properties Ltd. | 5,506,800 | 14,163,307 | ||||||
Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The) | 6,422,150 | 32,250,530 | ||||||
Wheelock & Co. Ltd. | 4,438,357 | 17,522,496 | ||||||
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| |||||||
371,742,888 | ||||||||
ROAD & RAIL — 1.87% |
| |||||||
MTR Corp. Ltd. | 6,874,583 | 31,781,956 | ||||||
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| |||||||
31,781,956 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 0.54% |
| |||||||
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.a | 1,132,200 | 9,078,100 | ||||||
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| |||||||
9,078,100 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 1.65% |
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Li & Fung Ltd.a | 27,676,000 | 15,624,395 |
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)
iSHARES® MSCI HONG KONG ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. | 3,494,000 | $ | 12,423,770 | |||||
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28,048,165 | ||||||||
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
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(Cost: $2,110,398,930) |
| 1,695,335,904 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.82% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 5.82% |
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%d,e,f | 93,812,827 | 93,812,827 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, | ||||||||
0.49%d,e,f | 4,760,893 | 4,760,893 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%d,e | 297,207 | 297,207 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
98,870,927 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $98,870,927) |
| 98,870,927 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $2,209,269,857) |
| 1,794,206,831 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (5.60)% |
| (95,144,375 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 1,699,062,456 | |||||
|
|
a | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
b | This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. |
c | Non-income earning security. |
d | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
e | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
f | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
Open futures contracts as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:
Issue | Number of Contracts Purchased (Sold) | Expiration | Exchange | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||
Hang Seng Index | 39 | Mar. 2016 | Hong Kong Futures | $ | 4,778,862 | $ | (44,993) | |||||||||||||
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN SMALL-CAP ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.69% |
| |||||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 0.04% |
| |||||||
Jamco Corp. | 3,200 | $ | 71,045 | |||||
|
| |||||||
71,045 | ||||||||
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 0.24% | ||||||||
Kintetsu World Express Inc. | 12,800 | 170,780 | ||||||
Konoike Transport Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 104,611 | ||||||
Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 79,947 | ||||||
Yusen Logistics Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 66,963 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
422,301 | ||||||||
AUTO COMPONENTS — 3.50% |
| |||||||
Aisan Industry Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 76,035 | ||||||
Akebono Brake Industry Co. Ltd.a | 25,600 | 53,071 | ||||||
Calsonic Kansei Corp. | 40,000 | 293,776 | ||||||
Daikyonishikawa Corp. | 12,800 | 186,883 | ||||||
Eagle Industry Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 79,153 | ||||||
Exedy Corp. | 9,600 | 191,447 | ||||||
FCC Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 158,108 | ||||||
Futaba Industrial Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 62,370 | ||||||
G-Tekt Corp. | 6,400 | 69,004 | ||||||
Kasai Kogyo Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 67,586 | ||||||
Keihin Corp. | 12,800 | 176,223 | ||||||
KYB Corp. | 64,000 | 164,430 | ||||||
Mitsuba Corp. | 9,600 | 127,830 | ||||||
Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 116,235 | ||||||
Nifco Inc./Japan | 16,000 | 722,924 | ||||||
Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd. | 8,000 | 154,649 | ||||||
Nissin Kogyo Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 160,234 | ||||||
Pacific Industrial Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 112,833 | ||||||
Piolax Inc. | 3,200 | 149,688 | ||||||
Press Kogyo Co. Ltd. | 25,600 | 87,771 | ||||||
Riken Corp. | 32,000 | 101,209 | ||||||
Sanden Holdings Corp. | 32,000 | 81,648 | ||||||
Showa Corp. | 16,000 | 129,559 | ||||||
Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 106,029 | ||||||
Tachi-S Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 133,273 | ||||||
Taiho Kogyo Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 61,916 | ||||||
Takata Corp.a,b | 9,600 | 42,015 | ||||||
Tokai Rika Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 315,393 | ||||||
Topre Corp. | 12,800 | 238,026 | ||||||
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 485,634 | ||||||
Toyota Boshoku Corp. | 22,400 | 353,637 | ||||||
TPR Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 154,280 | ||||||
TS Tech Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 355,650 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Unipres Corp. | 12,800 | $ | 231,903 | |||||
Yorozu Corp. | 6,400 | 130,750 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,131,172 | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILES — 0.15% | ||||||||
Nissan Shatai Co. Ltd. | 25,600 | 255,830 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
255,830 | ||||||||
BANKS — 4.50% |
| |||||||
77 Bank Ltd. (The) | 96,000 | 340,199 | ||||||
Aichi Bank Ltd. (The) | 3,200 | 122,330 | ||||||
Akita Bank Ltd. (The) | 64,000 | 159,327 | ||||||
Aomori Bank Ltd. (The) | 64,000 | 175,203 | ||||||
Ashikaga Holdings Co. Ltd. | 35,200 | 100,727 | ||||||
Awa Bank Ltd. (The) | 64,000 | 289,736 | ||||||
Bank of Iwate Ltd. (The) | 3,200 | 104,753 | ||||||
Bank of Nagoya Ltd. (The) | 64,000 | 200,718 | ||||||
Bank of Saga Ltd. (The) | 32,000 | 57,550 | ||||||
Bank of the Ryukyus Ltd. | 12,800 | 134,832 | ||||||
Chiba Kogyo Bank Ltd. (The) | 16,000 | 64,496 | ||||||
Daishi Bank Ltd. (The) | 96,000 | 318,086 | ||||||
Eighteenth Bank Ltd. (The) | 64,000 | 143,451 | ||||||
Higashi-Nippon Bank Ltd. (The) | 32,000 | 77,679 | ||||||
Hokkoku Bank Ltd. (The) | 96,000 | 244,093 | ||||||
Hokuetsu Bank Ltd. (The) | 64,000 | 100,359 | ||||||
Hyakugo Bank Ltd. (The) | 64,000 | 230,769 | ||||||
Hyakujushi Bank Ltd. (The) | 64,000 | 180,873 | ||||||
Jimoto Holdings Inc. | 60,800 | 75,411 | ||||||
Juroku Bank Ltd. (The) | 96,000 | 300,226 | ||||||
Kansai Urban Banking Corp. | 9,600 | 88,282 | ||||||
Keiyo Bank Ltd. (The) | 64,000 | 242,676 | ||||||
Kiyo Bank Ltd. (The) | 22,400 | 245,681 | ||||||
Mie Bank Ltd. (The) | 32,000 | 53,581 | ||||||
Minato Bank Ltd. (The) | 64,000 | 87,885 | ||||||
Miyazaki Bank Ltd. (The) | 64,000 | 155,925 | ||||||
Musashino Bank Ltd. (The) | 9,600 | 245,964 | ||||||
Nanto Bank Ltd. (The) | 64,000 | 167,265 | ||||||
Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd. (The) | 224,000 | 404,837 | ||||||
North Pacific Bank Ltd. | 105,600 | 261,953 | ||||||
Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd. (The) | 96,000 | 299,375 | ||||||
Oita Bank Ltd. (The) | 64,000 | 196,749 | ||||||
San-in Godo Bank Ltd. (The) | 44,800 | 265,922 | ||||||
Senshu Ikeda Holdings Inc. | 80,000 | 272,868 | ||||||
Shiga Bank Ltd. (The) | 64,000 | 261,386 | ||||||
Shikoku Bank Ltd. (The) | 64,000 | 117,369 | ||||||
Tochigi Bank Ltd. (The) | 32,000 | 118,786 | ||||||
Toho Bank Ltd. (The) | 64,000 | 185,409 |
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iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN SMALL-CAP ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Tokyo TY Financial Group Inc. | 6,930 | $ | 157,847 | |||||
TOMONY Holdings Inc. | 48,000 | 138,631 | ||||||
Towa Bank Ltd. (The) | 128,000 | 98,658 | ||||||
Tsukuba Bank Ltd. | 28,800 | 74,248 | ||||||
Yamagata Bank Ltd. (The) | 64,000 | 214,893 | ||||||
Yamanashi Chuo Bank Ltd. (The) | 32,000 | 113,400 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,890,408 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 1.26% |
| |||||||
Coca-Cola East Japan Co. Ltd. | 19,266 | 332,835 | ||||||
Coca-Cola West Co. Ltd. | 22,400 | 501,085 | ||||||
Ito EN Ltd. | 19,200 | 545,169 | ||||||
Sapporo Holdings Ltd. | 96,000 | 436,306 | ||||||
Takara Holdings Inc. | 54,400 | 399,536 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,214,931 | ||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY — 0.46% |
| |||||||
Japan Tissue Engineering Co. Ltd.a,b | 6,400 | 86,014 | ||||||
NanoCarrier Co. Ltd.b | 12,800 | 107,276 | ||||||
OncoTherapy Science Inc.a,b | 41,600 | 96,560 | ||||||
PeptiDream Inc.a,b | 9,600 | 362,737 | ||||||
Takara Bio Inc. | 16,000 | 147,987 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
800,574 | ||||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 1.61% |
| |||||||
Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 304,195 | ||||||
Bunka Shutter Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 128,142 | ||||||
Central Glass Co. Ltd. | 64,000 | 365,147 | ||||||
Nichias Corp. | 32,000 | 177,754 | ||||||
Nichiha Corp. | 6,400 | 86,467 | ||||||
Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd.b | 288,000 | 183,708 | ||||||
Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd. | 64,000 | 207,522 | ||||||
Noritz Corp. | 9,600 | 153,090 | ||||||
Okabe Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 78,699 | ||||||
Sankyo Tateyama Inc. | 9,600 | 111,926 | ||||||
Sanwa Holdings Corp. | 67,200 | 429,246 | ||||||
Sekisui Jushi Corp. | 9,600 | 113,967 | ||||||
Takara Standard Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 270,458 | ||||||
Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 216,594 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,826,915 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 1.68% | ||||||||
Ichigo Inc. | 57,600 | 193,403 | ||||||
Ichiyoshi Securities Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 120,090 | ||||||
IwaiCosmo Holdings Inc. | 6,400 | 59,932 | ||||||
Jafco Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 352,673 | ||||||
kabu.com Securities Co. Ltd. | 51,200 | 153,770 | ||||||
Kyokuto Securities Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 76,205 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Marusan Securities Co. Ltd. | 19,200 | $ | 202,419 | |||||
Matsui Securities Co. Ltd. | 35,200 | 299,064 | ||||||
Mito Securities Co. Ltd. | 22,400 | 60,726 | ||||||
Monex Group Inc. | 57,600 | 147,476 | ||||||
Nihon M&A Center Inc. | 9,600 | 454,166 | ||||||
Okasan Securities Group Inc. | 64,000 | 303,911 | ||||||
Sawada Holdings Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 58,061 | ||||||
SPARX Group Co. Ltd.a | 32,000 | 59,251 | ||||||
Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings Inc. | 67,200 | 326,847 | ||||||
Toyo Securities Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 82,498 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,950,492 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 5.99% | ||||||||
Achilles Corp. | 64,000 | 82,215 | ||||||
ADEKA Corp. | 25,600 | 339,292 | ||||||
C Uyemura & Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 127,291 | ||||||
Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd. | 32,000 | 210,640 | ||||||
Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 129,843 | ||||||
Denka Co. Ltd. | 128,000 | 453,599 | ||||||
DIC Corp. | 256,000 | 551,123 | ||||||
Fujimi Inc. | 6,400 | 69,287 | ||||||
Fujimori Kogyo Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 68,607 | ||||||
Ihara Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 112,691 | ||||||
Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd.b | 128,000 | 81,648 | ||||||
JSP Corp. | 3,200 | 63,504 | ||||||
Konishi Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 149,518 | ||||||
Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 128,482 | ||||||
Kureha Corp. | 32,000 | 104,328 | ||||||
Lintec Corp. | 12,800 | 237,006 | ||||||
Nihon Nohyaku Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 87,460 | ||||||
Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd. | 28,800 | 231,165 | ||||||
Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd. | 64,000 | 627,101 | ||||||
Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd. | 7,000 | 349,767 | ||||||
Nippon Soda Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 144,018 | ||||||
Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. (The) | 9,000 | 53,023 | ||||||
Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd. | 38,400 | 866,488 | ||||||
NOF Corp. | 32,000 | 228,217 | ||||||
Okamoto Industries Inc.a | 32,000 | 265,922 | ||||||
Osaka Soda Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 115,951 | ||||||
Sakai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 83,349 | ||||||
Sakata INX Corp. | 12,800 | 124,173 | ||||||
Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd. | 6,000 | 38,963 | ||||||
Shin-Etsu Polymer Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 63,844 | ||||||
Showa Denko KK | 480,000 | 476,279 |
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iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN SMALL-CAP ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd. | 64,000 | $ | 263,087 | |||||
Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 202,419 | ||||||
Takasago International Corp. | 6,400 | 129,843 | ||||||
Tenma Corp. | 6,400 | 108,070 | ||||||
Toagosei Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 241,258 | ||||||
Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd. | 64,000 | 151,956 | ||||||
Tokuyama Corp.b | 96,000 | 134,379 | ||||||
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 335,663 | ||||||
Tosoh Corp. | 160,000 | 608,106 | ||||||
Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd. | 64,000 | 239,841 | ||||||
Toyobo Co. Ltd. | 288,000 | 418,445 | ||||||
Ube Industries Ltd. | 352,000 | 595,632 | ||||||
Zeon Corp. | 64,000 | 407,105 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,500,598 | ||||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 1.60% |
| |||||||
Aeon Delight Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 199,584 | ||||||
Daiseki Co. Ltd. | 12,860 | 197,671 | ||||||
Duskin Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 297,249 | ||||||
Itoki Corp. | 12,800 | 76,885 | ||||||
Kokuyo Co. Ltd. | 25,600 | 254,242 | ||||||
Kyodo Printing Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 91,570 | ||||||
Matsuda Sangyo Co. Ltd. | 6,460 | 68,849 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Pencil Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 239,841 | ||||||
Nippon Kanzai Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 102,854 | ||||||
Nippon Parking Development Co. Ltd.a | 67,200 | 71,442 | ||||||
Nissha Printing Co. Ltd.a | 9,600 | 146,541 | ||||||
Okamura Corp. | 22,400 | 195,671 | ||||||
Oyo Corp. | 6,400 | 66,226 | ||||||
Pilot Corp. | 9,600 | 361,887 | ||||||
Relia Inc. | 12,800 | 112,719 | ||||||
Sato Holdings Corp. | 6,400 | 139,935 | ||||||
Toppan Forms Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 187,393 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,810,559 | ||||||||
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 0.32% |
| |||||||
Denki Kogyo Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 149,688 | ||||||
Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. | 32,000 | 354,658 | ||||||
Icom Inc. | 3,200 | 62,313 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
566,659 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 4.44% |
| |||||||
Chiyoda Corp. | 41,000 | 322,915 | ||||||
Chudenko Corp. | 9,600 | 198,761 | ||||||
COMSYS Holdings Corp. | 32,000 | 477,697 | ||||||
Fudo Tetra Corp. | 64,000 | 65,772 | ||||||
Hazama Ando Corp. | 54,400 | 246,758 | ||||||
Hibiya Engineering Ltd. | 6,400 | 88,679 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Kandenko Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | $ | 235,871 | |||||
Kinden Corp. | 32,000 | 399,167 | ||||||
Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd. | 96,000 | 210,924 | ||||||
Kyowa Exeo Corp. | 25,600 | 282,365 | ||||||
Kyudenko Corp. | 9,000 | 197,980 | ||||||
Maeda Corp. | 32,000 | 220,563 | ||||||
Maeda Road Construction Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 476,279 | ||||||
MIRAIT Holdings Corp. | 19,200 | 141,353 | ||||||
Nippo Corp. | 14,000 | 208,868 | ||||||
Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 186,344 | ||||||
Nippon Koei Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 100,926 | ||||||
Nippon Road Co. Ltd. (The) | 32,000 | 149,971 | ||||||
Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd. | 96,000 | 375,920 | ||||||
Okumura Corp. | 64,000 | 331,127 | ||||||
OSJB Holdings Corp. | 44,800 | 88,905 | ||||||
Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd. | 92,800 | 376,544 | ||||||
Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 153,940 | ||||||
Sanki Engineering Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 102,287 | ||||||
SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 213,192 | ||||||
Sumitomo Densetsu Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 77,509 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd. | 265,600 | 218,833 | ||||||
Taikisha Ltd. | 9,600 | 217,132 | ||||||
Takamatsu Construction Group Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 63,107 | ||||||
Tekken Corp.a | 32,000 | 72,009 | ||||||
Toa Corp./Tokyo | 64,000 | 136,080 | ||||||
Toda Corp. | 64,000 | 264,221 | ||||||
Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd. | 22,440 | 160,435 | ||||||
Toshiba Plant Systems & Services Corp. | 12,800 | 142,317 | ||||||
Totetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 258,977 | ||||||
Toyo Construction Co. Ltd. | 22,400 | 86,127 | ||||||
Toyo Engineering Corp.b | 32,000 | 78,246 | ||||||
Yahagi Construction Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 63,532 | ||||||
Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.a | 9,600 | 90,663 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,782,296 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.27% |
| |||||||
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd. | 128,000 | 467,207 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
467,207 | ||||||||
CONSUMER FINANCE — 0.67% | ||||||||
Aiful Corp.a,b | 102,400 | 285,767 | ||||||
Hitachi Capital Corp. | 16,000 | 343,318 | ||||||
J Trust Co. Ltd. | 25,600 | 184,841 | ||||||
Jaccs Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 119,070 | ||||||
Orient Corp.b | 134,400 | 236,949 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,169,945 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 0.52% |
| |||||||
FP Corp. | 6,400 | $ | 244,660 | |||||
Fuji Seal International Inc. | 6,400 | 203,836 | ||||||
Pack Corp. (The) | 6,400 | 152,693 | ||||||
Rengo Co. Ltd. | 64,000 | 312,416 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
913,605 | ||||||||
DISTRIBUTORS — 0.31% | ||||||||
Canon Marketing Japan Inc. | 16,000 | 269,325 | ||||||
Doshisha Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 120,544 | ||||||
PALTAC Corp. | 9,600 | 148,922 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
538,791 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES — 0.04% |
| |||||||
Meiko Network Japan Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 63,107 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
63,107 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 1.00% |
| |||||||
Century Tokyo Leasing Corp. | 12,880 | 439,318 | ||||||
Financial Products Group Co. Ltd. | 19,200 | 172,481 | ||||||
Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 271,309 | ||||||
IBJ Leasing Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 112,039 | ||||||
Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd. | 25,600 | 106,369 | ||||||
Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 180,589 | ||||||
Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 476,988 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,759,093 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 0.37% | ||||||||
Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.b | 57,600 | 487,846 | ||||||
Okinawa Electric Power Co. Inc. (The) | 6,400 | 157,512 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
645,358 | ||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 1.57% | ||||||||
Chiyoda Integre Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 72,236 | ||||||
Cosel Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 61,860 | ||||||
Daihen Corp. | 32,000 | 138,915 | ||||||
Denyo Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 32,744 | ||||||
Fujikura Ltd. | 96,000 | 443,960 | ||||||
Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. | 224,000 | 478,264 | ||||||
Futaba Corp. | 9,600 | 124,683 | ||||||
GS Yuasa Corp. | 128,000 | 522,773 | ||||||
Idec Corp./Japan | 9,600 | 85,390 | ||||||
Nissin Electric Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 115,554 | ||||||
Nitto Kogyo Corp. | 9,600 | 157,172 | ||||||
Toyo Tanso Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 40,540 | ||||||
Ushio Inc. | 35,200 | 483,990 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,758,081 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 3.61% |
| |||||||
Ai Holdings Corp. | 12,800 | $ | 334,983 | |||||
Amano Corp. | 19,200 | 278,623 | ||||||
Anritsu Corp. | 44,800 | 256,397 | ||||||
Azbil Corp. | 19,200 | 476,449 | ||||||
Canon Electronics Inc. | 6,400 | 90,890 | ||||||
Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd. | 64,000 | 112,833 | ||||||
Dexerials Corp.b | 16,000 | 138,206 | ||||||
Elematec Corp. | 3,200 | 58,543 | ||||||
Enplas Corp. | 3,200 | 111,982 | ||||||
HORIBA Ltd. | 12,800 | 419,579 | ||||||
Hosiden Corp. | 19,200 | 113,967 | ||||||
Ibiden Co. Ltd. | 38,400 | 466,413 | ||||||
Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 128,284 | ||||||
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd. | 32,000 | 333,112 | ||||||
Japan Cash Machine Co. Ltd.a | 6,400 | 56,643 | ||||||
Japan Display Inc.a,b | 118,400 | 238,111 | ||||||
Kaga Electronics Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 75,241 | ||||||
Kanematsu Electronics Ltd. | 3,200 | 52,873 | ||||||
Koa Corp. | 9,600 | 71,017 | ||||||
Macnica Fuji Electronics Holdings Inc.b | 9,600 | 115,243 | ||||||
Maruwa Co. Ltd./Aichi | 3,200 | 70,194 | ||||||
Mitsumi Electric Co. Ltd.a | 28,800 | 131,402 | ||||||
Nichicon Corp. | 16,000 | 103,336 | ||||||
Nippon Ceramic Co. Ltd.a | 6,400 | 105,632 | ||||||
Nippon Chemi-Con Corp. | 64,000 | 86,751 | ||||||
Nippon Signal Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 126,157 | ||||||
Nohmi Bosai Ltd. | 6,400 | 78,643 | ||||||
Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd. | 256,000 | 331,127 | ||||||
Ryosan Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 245,794 | ||||||
Ryoyo Electro Corp. | 6,400 | 63,390 | ||||||
SIIX Corp. | 3,200 | 82,498 | ||||||
SMK Corp. | 32,000 | 152,806 | ||||||
Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 328,009 | ||||||
Topcon Corp. | 32,000 | 344,735 | ||||||
Toyo Corp./Chuo-ku | 9,600 | 90,833 | ||||||
UKC Holdings Corp. | 3,200 | 57,210 | ||||||
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| |||||||
6,327,906 | ||||||||
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 0.18% |
| |||||||
Modec Inc. | 9,600 | 126,129 | ||||||
Shinko Plantech Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 116,944 | ||||||
Toyo Kanetsu KK | 32,000 | 66,055 | ||||||
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| |||||||
309,128 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 4.23% |
| |||||||
Ain Holdings Inc. | 6,400 | $ | 290,870 | |||||
Arcs Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 257,985 | ||||||
Axial Retailing Inc. | 3,200 | 96,673 | ||||||
Belc Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 110,140 | ||||||
Cawachi Ltd. | 6,400 | 108,921 | ||||||
Cocokara fine Inc. | 6,400 | 265,072 | ||||||
Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp. | 3,200 | 492,155 | ||||||
Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 213,305 | ||||||
Daikokutenbussan Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 137,923 | ||||||
Heiwado Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 178,775 | ||||||
Kato Sangyo Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 153,090 | ||||||
Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.a | 3,200 | 74,078 | ||||||
Kusuri No Aoki Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 142,033 | ||||||
Life Corp. | 3,200 | 68,550 | ||||||
Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 570,401 | ||||||
Ministop Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 110,848 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 84,738 | ||||||
Qol Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 89,302 | ||||||
San-A Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 272,443 | ||||||
Sogo Medical Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 104,044 | ||||||
Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 602,153 | ||||||
Sundrug Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 633,621 | ||||||
Tsuruha Holdings Inc. | 9,600 | 812,226 | ||||||
United Super Markets Holdings Inc. | 16,000 | 135,513 | ||||||
UNY Group Holdings Co. Ltd. | 67,200 | 435,200 | ||||||
Valor Holdings Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 276,582 | ||||||
Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 316,385 | ||||||
Yaoko Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 246,645 | ||||||
Yokohama Reito Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 141,891 | ||||||
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| |||||||
7,421,562 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 4.09% | ||||||||
Ariake Japan Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 352,106 | ||||||
Dydo Drinco Inc. | 3,200 | 145,435 | ||||||
Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 683,801 | ||||||
Fuji Oil Holdings Inc. | 19,200 | 325,401 | ||||||
Fujiya Co. Ltd.b | 32,000 | 53,014 | ||||||
Hokuto Corp. | 6,400 | 115,101 | ||||||
House Foods Group Inc. | 19,200 | 365,714 | ||||||
Itoham Foods Inc. | 32,000 | 203,836 | ||||||
J-Oil Mills Inc. | 32,000 | 93,838 | ||||||
Kagome Co. Ltd. | 25,600 | 481,042 | ||||||
Kameda Seika Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 126,441 | ||||||
Kewpie Corp. | 32,000 | 716,403 | ||||||
KEY Coffee Inc. | 6,400 | 102,173 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Marudai Food Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | $ | 117,369 | |||||
Maruha Nichiro Corp. | 12,800 | 255,150 | ||||||
MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 304,025 | ||||||
Mitsui Sugar Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 136,080 | ||||||
Morinaga & Co. Ltd./Japan | 64,000 | 358,343 | ||||||
Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd. | 64,000 | 301,076 | ||||||
Nichirei Corp. | 64,000 | 485,918 | ||||||
Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 48,000 | 81,648 | ||||||
Nippon Flour Mills Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 233,887 | ||||||
Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd. | 76,800 | 355,848 | ||||||
Nisshin OilliO Group Ltd. (The) | 32,000 | 128,142 | ||||||
Prima Meat Packers Ltd. | 64,000 | 155,358 | ||||||
S Foods Inc. | 3,200 | 62,823 | ||||||
Sakata Seed Corp. | 9,600 | 233,632 | ||||||
Showa Sangyo Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 128,425 | ||||||
Warabeya Nichiyo Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 66,878 | ||||||
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| |||||||
7,168,907 | ||||||||
GAS UTILITIES — 0.10% | ||||||||
K&O Energy Group Inc. | 6,400 | 69,741 | ||||||
Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 101,918 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
171,659 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 1.79% |
| |||||||
Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 744,186 | ||||||
Eiken Chemical Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 120,884 | ||||||
Fukuda Denshi Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 175,769 | ||||||
Hogy Medical Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 155,358 | ||||||
JEOL Ltd. | 32,000 | 153,090 | ||||||
Mani Inc. | 6,400 | 94,575 | ||||||
Menicon Co. Ltd.b | 3,200 | 95,256 | ||||||
Nagaileben Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 111,642 | ||||||
Nakanishi Inc. | 6,400 | 221,980 | ||||||
Nihon Kohden Corp. | 22,400 | 548,515 | ||||||
Nikkiso Co. Ltd. | 19,200 | 139,482 | ||||||
Nipro Corp. | 38,400 | 359,931 | ||||||
Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 220,846 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,141,514 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 0.80% |
| |||||||
AS ONE Corp. | 3,200 | 112,266 | ||||||
BML Inc. | 3,200 | 119,211 | ||||||
Message Co. Ltd. | 3,400 | 93,528 | ||||||
Nichii Gakkan Co.a | 12,800 | 87,658 | ||||||
Ship Healthcare Holdings Inc. | 12,800 | 339,519 | ||||||
Toho Holdings Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 331,553 | ||||||
Tokai Corp./Gifu | 3,200 | 85,617 |
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Tsukui Corp. | 9,600 | $ | 119,580 | |||||
Vital KSK Holdings Inc. | 12,800 | 114,534 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,403,466 | ||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 3.49% |
| |||||||
Accordia Golf Co. Ltd. | 19,200 | 182,517 | ||||||
Atom Corp. | 25,600 | 156,038 | ||||||
Colowide Co. Ltd. | 19,200 | 292,061 | ||||||
Create Restaurants Holdings Inc. | 9,600 | 82,924 | ||||||
Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 150,878 | ||||||
Fuji Kyuko Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 355,508 | ||||||
Fujita Kanko Inc. | 32,000 | 151,956 | ||||||
Hiday Hidaka Corp. | 3,880 | 96,901 | ||||||
Hiramatsu Inc. | 9,600 | 55,367 | ||||||
HIS Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 364,013 | ||||||
Kappa Create Co. Ltd.a,b | 6,400 | 65,205 | ||||||
Kisoji Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 124,230 | ||||||
KNT-CT Holdings Co. Ltd.b | 32,000 | 50,179 | ||||||
Koshidaka Holdings Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 62,795 | ||||||
Kura Corp. | 3,200 | 148,270 | ||||||
Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd. | 3,240 | 245,422 | ||||||
MOS Food Services Inc. | 9,600 | 267,482 | ||||||
Ohsho Food Service Corp. | 3,200 | 111,132 | ||||||
Plenus Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 104,611 | ||||||
Resorttrust Inc. | 25,600 | 589,906 | ||||||
Ringer Hut Co. Ltd.a | 6,400 | 129,956 | ||||||
Round One Corp. | 22,400 | 143,281 | ||||||
Royal Holdings Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 183,367 | ||||||
Saizeriya Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 197,401 | ||||||
Skylark Co. Ltd. | 35,200 | 450,934 | ||||||
St. Marc Holdings Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 165,167 | ||||||
Tokyo Dome Corp. | 64,000 | 288,035 | ||||||
Tokyotokeiba Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 60,102 | ||||||
Toridoll.corp. | 6,400 | 129,333 | ||||||
Tosho Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 116,660 | ||||||
Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 19,200 | 239,330 | ||||||
Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd. | 28,800 | 354,658 | ||||||
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| |||||||
6,115,619 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 2.54% | ||||||||
Alpine Electronics Inc. | 12,800 | 144,698 | ||||||
Chofu Seisakusho Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 137,100 | ||||||
Clarion Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 102,910 | ||||||
Foster Electric Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 121,338 | ||||||
France Bed Holdings Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 82,583 | ||||||
Fujitsu General Ltd. | 32,000 | 436,306 | ||||||
Haseko Corp. | 86,400 | 747,843 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
JVC Kenwood Corp. | 41,600 | $ | 111,670 | |||||
Misawa Homes Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 60,641 | ||||||
PanaHome Corp. | 32,000 | 226,516 | ||||||
Pioneer Corp.b | 96,000 | 219,429 | ||||||
Pressance Corp. | 3,200 | 100,642 | ||||||
Sangetsu Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 283,074 | ||||||
Sharp Corp./Japana,b | 480,000 | 548,572 | ||||||
Starts Corp. Inc. | 9,600 | 189,321 | ||||||
Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd. | 41,600 | 464,741 | ||||||
Tamron Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 99,225 | ||||||
Token Corp. | 3,220 | 239,913 | ||||||
Zojirushi Corp.a | 9,000 | 134,352 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,450,874 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 0.88% | ||||||||
Earth Chemical Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 118,503 | ||||||
Lion Corp. | 64,000 | 676,430 | ||||||
Pigeon Corp. | 32,000 | 747,304 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,542,237 | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 0.34% |
| |||||||
Katakura Industries Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 63,277 | ||||||
Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. | 41,600 | 390,662 | ||||||
TOKAI Holdings Corp. | 28,800 | 139,312 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
593,251 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 0.04% | ||||||||
Anicom Holdings Inc.b | 3,200 | 74,022 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
74,022 | ||||||||
INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL — 0.53% |
| |||||||
ASKUL Corp. | 6,400 | 195,048 | ||||||
Belluna Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 69,882 | ||||||
Senshukai Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 58,514 | ||||||
Start Today Co. Ltd. | 19,200 | 607,256 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
930,700 | ||||||||
INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 1.22% |
| |||||||
COOKPAD Inc.a | 16,000 | 306,179 | ||||||
CROOZ Inc.a | 3,200 | 63,220 | ||||||
Dena Co. Ltd. | 35,200 | 513,928 | ||||||
Dip Corp. | 6,400 | 120,431 | ||||||
F@N Communications Inc.a | 12,800 | 77,679 | ||||||
GMO Internet Inc. | 22,400 | 256,595 | ||||||
Gree Inc. | 35,200 | 166,216 | ||||||
Gurunavi Inc. | 9,600 | 217,728 | ||||||
Infomart Corp. | 12,800 | 120,090 | ||||||
Internet Initiative Japan Inc.a | 9,600 | 195,530 | ||||||
SMS Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 104,441 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,142,037 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
IT SERVICES — 1.73% | ||||||||
Digital Garage Inc. | 12,800 | $ | 198,450 | |||||
DTS Corp. | 6,400 | 119,637 | ||||||
GMO Payment Gateway Inc.a | 6,474 | 364,781 | ||||||
Ines Corp. | 9,600 | 95,001 | ||||||
Information Services International-Dentsu Ltd. | 3,200 | 60,725 | ||||||
IT Holdings Corp. | 25,648 | 589,648 | ||||||
NEC Networks & System Integration Corp. | 6,400 | 100,699 | ||||||
NET One Systems Co. Ltd. | 25,600 | 136,306 | ||||||
Nihon Unisys Ltd.a | 19,200 | 243,753 | ||||||
NS Solutions Corp. | 6,400 | 118,786 | ||||||
SCSK Corp. | 16,056 | 616,636 | ||||||
TKC Corp. | 6,400 | 181,156 | ||||||
Transcosmos Inc. | 9,600 | 213,305 | ||||||
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| |||||||
3,038,883 | ||||||||
LEISURE PRODUCTS — 0.53% | ||||||||
Fields Corp.a | 3,200 | 46,862 | ||||||
Heiwa Corp. | 16,016 | 330,465 | ||||||
Mars Engineering Corp. | 3,200 | 53,865 | ||||||
Mizuno Corp. | 32,000 | 142,317 | ||||||
Tomy Co. Ltd. | 19,200 | 135,739 | ||||||
Universal Entertainment Corp. | 6,400 | 99,225 | ||||||
Yonex Co. Ltd.a | 3,200 | 127,008 | ||||||
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| |||||||
935,481 | ||||||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 0.07% |
| |||||||
EPS Holdings Inc. | 9,600 | 119,580 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
119,580 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 6.20% | ||||||||
Aichi Corp. | 9,600 | 66,764 | ||||||
Aida Engineering Ltd. | 19,200 | 154,791 | ||||||
Asahi Diamond Industrial Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 141,608 | ||||||
Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. | 32,000 | 121,621 | ||||||
CKD Corp. | 16,000 | 115,526 | ||||||
Daifuku Co. Ltd. | 28,800 | 455,187 | ||||||
Daiwa Industries Ltd. | 9,600 | 78,331 | ||||||
DMG Mori Co. Ltd. | 35,200 | 312,473 | ||||||
Ebara Corp. | 128,000 | 493,289 | ||||||
Fuji Machine Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 22,400 | 225,836 | ||||||
Fujitec Co. Ltd. | 22,400 | 227,423 | ||||||
Fukushima Industries Corp. | 3,200 | 66,481 | ||||||
Furukawa Co. Ltd. | 96,000 | 138,631 | ||||||
Glory Ltd. | 19,200 | 647,229 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.a | 6,400 | $ | 144,528 | |||||
Hitachi Koki Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 101,209 | ||||||
Hitachi Zosen Corp. | 51,200 | 244,036 | ||||||
Iseki & Co. Ltd.a | 64,000 | 107,163 | ||||||
Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The) | 96,000 | 317,236 | ||||||
Juki Corp. | 9,600 | 74,759 | ||||||
Kato Works Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 108,864 | ||||||
Kitz Corp. | 28,800 | 120,686 | ||||||
Komori Corp. | 16,000 | 168,824 | ||||||
Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 89,472 | ||||||
Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 195,331 | ||||||
Max Co. Ltd. | 4,000 | 41,462 | ||||||
Meidensha Corp. | 64,000 | 267,056 | ||||||
METAWATER Co. Ltd.a | 3,200 | 69,684 | ||||||
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. | 256,000 | 337,931 | ||||||
Miura Co. Ltd. | 25,600 | 411,868 | ||||||
Morita Holdings Corp. | 9,600 | 101,549 | ||||||
Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. | 64,000 | 213,759 | ||||||
Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 98,658 | ||||||
Nippon Sharyo Ltd.a,b | 32,000 | 69,457 | ||||||
Nippon Thompson Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 104,611 | ||||||
Nitta Corp. | 6,400 | 161,821 | ||||||
Nitto Kohki Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 57,182 | ||||||
Noritake Co. Ltd./Nagoya Japan | 57,000 | 121,701 | ||||||
NTN Corp. | 160,000 | 504,629 | ||||||
Obara Group Inc. | 3,200 | 112,407 | ||||||
Oiles Corp. | 6,496 | 98,526 | ||||||
OKUMA Corp.a | 32,000 | 227,934 | ||||||
OSG Corp. | 25,600 | 432,280 | ||||||
Ryobi Ltd. | 32,000 | 112,833 | ||||||
Shibuya Corp. | 6,400 | 76,885 | ||||||
Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd. | 9,600 | 146,201 | ||||||
ShinMaywa Industries Ltd. | 32,000 | 226,800 | ||||||
Sintokogio Ltd. | 16,000 | 130,551 | ||||||
Sodick Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 83,235 | ||||||
Star Micronics Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 135,173 | ||||||
Tadano Ltd. | 32,000 | 274,144 | ||||||
Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 116,348 | ||||||
Takuma Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 279,814 | ||||||
Teikoku Sen-I Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 84,143 | ||||||
Tocalo Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 108,070 | ||||||
Toshiba Machine Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 101,493 | ||||||
Tsubakimoto Chain Co. | 32,000 | 187,110 | ||||||
Tsugami Corp. | 32,000 | 113,400 |
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Tsukishima Kikai Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | $ | 81,223 | |||||
Tsurumi Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 88,905 | ||||||
Union Tool Co. | 3,200 | 70,988 | ||||||
YAMABIKO Corp. | 9,600 | 62,597 | ||||||
Yushin Precision Equipment Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 48,223 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,877,949 | ||||||||
MARINE — 0.36% | ||||||||
Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd. | 28,800 | 105,377 | ||||||
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. | 288,000 | 482,232 | ||||||
NS United Kaiun Kaisha Ltd. | 32,000 | 41,391 | ||||||
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| |||||||
629,000 | ||||||||
MEDIA — 1.99% | ||||||||
Adways Inc.a | 9,600 | 44,226 | ||||||
Asatsu-DK Inc. | 9,600 | 249,536 | ||||||
Avex Group Holdings Inc. | 9,600 | 110,990 | ||||||
CyberAgent Inc. | 16,000 | 657,719 | ||||||
Daiichikosho Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 535,247 | ||||||
Kadokawa Dwangob | 16,008 | 262,084 | ||||||
Next Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 141,891 | ||||||
Septeni Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 6,400 | 120,204 | ||||||
Shochiku Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 278,396 | ||||||
SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. | 54,400 | 331,099 | ||||||
Toei Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 250,047 | ||||||
Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. | 12,800 | 204,460 | ||||||
TV Asahi Holdings Corp. | 6,400 | 114,307 | ||||||
USEN Corp.b | 32,080 | 78,441 | ||||||
Zenrin Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 103,421 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,482,068 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 2.30% | ||||||||
Aichi Steel Corp. | 32,000 | 119,637 | ||||||
Asahi Holdings Inc. | 9,600 | 124,853 | ||||||
Daido Steel Co. Ltd. | 96,000 | 361,462 | ||||||
Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd. | 64,000 | 366,281 | ||||||
Godo Steel Ltd. | 32,000 | 53,581 | ||||||
Kurimoto Ltd. | 32,000 | 43,659 | ||||||
Kyoei Steel Ltd. | 6,400 | 97,921 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 49,329 | ||||||
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd. | 192,000 | 295,973 | ||||||
Nakayama Steel Works Ltd.b | 64,000 | 37,422 | ||||||
Neturen Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 61,576 | ||||||
Nippon Denko Co. Ltd. | 38,400 | 56,473 | ||||||
Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd. | 150,400 | 234,511 | ||||||
Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co. Ltd.b | 54,400 | 56,388 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Nisshin Steel Co. Ltd. | 28,800 | $ | 341,135 | |||||
Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 119,070 | ||||||
Osaka Steel Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 52,079 | ||||||
OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 101,550 | ||||||
Pacific Metals Co. Ltd.a,b | 64,000 | 179,739 | ||||||
Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 149,404 | ||||||
Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.a,b | 9,600 | 80,627 | ||||||
Toho Zinc Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 84,199 | ||||||
Tokyo Rope Manufacturing Co. Ltd.b | 64,000 | 78,813 | ||||||
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 204,687 | ||||||
TOPY Industries Ltd. | 64,000 | 123,606 | ||||||
Toyo Kohan Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 25,090 | ||||||
UACJ Corp. | 64,140 | 134,104 | ||||||
Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 264,221 | ||||||
Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd. | 6,400 | 136,363 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,033,753 | ||||||||
MULTILINE RETAIL — 0.89% | ||||||||
Fuji Co. Ltd./Ehime | 6,400 | 113,627 | ||||||
H2O Retailing Corp. | 28,935 | 498,592 | ||||||
Izumi Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 481,949 | ||||||
Matsuya Co. Ltd.a | 9,600 | 77,055 | ||||||
Parco Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 49,102 | ||||||
Seria Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 347,570 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,567,895 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.40% |
| |||||||
Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.b | 19,200 | 205,820 | ||||||
ITOCHU Enex Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 117,936 | ||||||
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 206,161 | ||||||
Nippon Gas Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 177,244 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
707,161 | ||||||||
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 0.66% |
| |||||||
Daio Paper Corp.a | 25,600 | 201,171 | ||||||
Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co. Ltd. | 41,600 | 232,186 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd.b | 96,000 | 67,189 | ||||||
Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 540,917 | ||||||
Tokushu Tokai Paper Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 106,029 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,147,492 | ||||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 1.41% | ||||||||
Artnature Inc. | 6,400 | 53,241 | ||||||
Ci:z Holdings Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 157,342 | ||||||
Euglena Co. Ltd.a,b | 19,200 | 251,918 | ||||||
Fancl Corp. | 12,800 | 157,853 | ||||||
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 820,731 | ||||||
Mandom Corp. | 6,400 | 269,324 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Milbon Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | $ | 119,920 | |||||
Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 173,502 | ||||||
Pola Orbis Holdings Inc. | 6,400 | 470,609 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,474,440 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 3.05% | ||||||||
ASKA Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 70,195 | ||||||
JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 64,581 | ||||||
Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 9,900 | 656,930 | ||||||
Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 149,234 | ||||||
KYORIN Holdings Inc. | 12,800 | 242,902 | ||||||
Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 240,691 | ||||||
Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 12,850 | 320,809 | ||||||
Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 548,572 | ||||||
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 28,800 | 524,077 | ||||||
Sawai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 662,538 | ||||||
Seikagaku Corp. | 12,800 | 156,152 | ||||||
Sosei Group Corp. | 6,400 | 889,054 | ||||||
Torii Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 68,465 | ||||||
Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 152,239 | ||||||
Tsumura & Co. | 19,200 | 486,485 | ||||||
ZERIA Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 122,047 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,354,971 | ||||||||
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.94% |
| |||||||
Benefit One Inc. | 6,400 | 127,008 | ||||||
en-japan Inc. | 3,200 | 91,570 | ||||||
Funai Soken Holdings Inc. | 7,800 | 103,378 | ||||||
Meitec Corp. | 9,600 | 330,419 | ||||||
Nomura Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 157,286 | ||||||
TechnoPro Holdings Inc. | 9,600 | 259,402 | ||||||
Temp Holdings Co. Ltd. | 41,600 | 530,342 | ||||||
Yumeshin Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 9,600 | 52,816 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,652,221 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 10.05% |
| |||||||
Activia Properties Inc. | 160 | 859,003 | ||||||
Advance Residence Investment Corp. | 416 | 1,002,085 | ||||||
AEON REIT Investment Corp. | 306 | 347,003 | ||||||
Comforia Residential REIT Inc. | 128 | 258,551 | ||||||
Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. | 96 | 386,977 | ||||||
Daiwa House Residential Investment Corp. | 224 | 466,357 | ||||||
Daiwa Office Investment Corp. | 96 | 615,761 | ||||||
Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp. | 128 | 585,143 | ||||||
Fukuoka REIT Corp. | 224 | 385,389 | ||||||
Global One Real Estate Investment Corp. | 64 | 261,386 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
GLP J-REIT | 736 | $ | 783,763 | |||||
Hankyu REIT Inc. | 192 | 231,336 | ||||||
Heiwa Real Estate REIT Inc. | 256 | 209,563 | ||||||
Hoshino Resorts REIT Inc. | 32 | 390,946 | ||||||
Hulic Reit Inc. | 224 | 360,384 | ||||||
Ichigo Office REIT Investment | 352 | 263,201 | ||||||
Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp. | 96 | 450,764 | ||||||
Invesco Office J-Reit Inc. | 192 | 176,904 | ||||||
Invincible Investment Corp. | 832 | 546,927 | ||||||
Japan Excellent Inc. | 384 | 527,989 | ||||||
Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp. | 992 | 865,666 | ||||||
Japan Logistics Fund Inc. | 256 | 555,205 | ||||||
Japan Rental Housing Investments Inc. | 480 | 386,126 | ||||||
Kenedix Office Investment Corp. | 128 | 742,768 | ||||||
Kenedix Residential Investment Corp. | 128 | 337,591 | ||||||
Kenedix Retail REIT Corp. | 128 | 313,891 | ||||||
MCUBS MidCity Investment Corp. | 64 | 197,599 | ||||||
Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp. | 448 | 674,729 | ||||||
MORI TRUST Sogo REIT Inc. | 320 | 572,102 | ||||||
Nippon Accommodations Fund Inc. | 160 | 586,135 | ||||||
NIPPON REIT Investment Corp. | 128 | 314,798 | ||||||
Orix JREIT Inc. | 736 | 1,118,264 | ||||||
Premier Investment Corp. | 416 | 522,971 | ||||||
Sekisui House Reit Inc. | 256 | 287,355 | ||||||
Sekisui House SI Residential Investment Corp. | 320 | 333,112 | ||||||
TOKYU REIT Inc. | 320 | 461,254 | ||||||
Top REIT Inc. | 64 | 246,928 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,625,926 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 1.37% |
| |||||||
Daibiru Corp. | 16,000 | 132,961 | ||||||
Daikyo Inc. | 96,000 | 152,239 | ||||||
Goldcrest Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 89,302 | ||||||
Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 140,049 | ||||||
Kenedix Inc. | 76,800 | 317,746 | ||||||
Leopalace21 Corp.b | 76,800 | 445,661 | ||||||
Open House Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 173,502 | ||||||
Relo Holdings Inc. | 3,200 | 392,080 | ||||||
Sumitomo Real Estate Sales Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 117,199 | ||||||
Takara Leben Co. Ltd. | 25,600 | 135,626 | ||||||
TOC Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 124,598 | ||||||
Tosei Corp. | 9,600 | 56,728 | ||||||
Unizo Holdings Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 123,181 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,400,872 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
ROAD & RAIL — 2.55% | ||||||||
Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | $ | 150,255 | |||||
Hitachi Transport System Ltd. | 16,000 | 232,044 | ||||||
Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd. | 160,000 | 946,888 | ||||||
Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd. | 19,200 | 329,313 | ||||||
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd. | 96,000 | 701,661 | ||||||
Sankyu Inc. | 96,000 | 451,615 | ||||||
Seino Holdings Co. Ltd. | 48,000 | 490,738 | ||||||
Senko Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 191,362 | ||||||
Sotetsu Holdings Inc. | 128,000 | 794,932 | ||||||
Trancom Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 174,636 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,463,444 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 1.83% |
| |||||||
Advantest Corp. | 48,000 | 438,857 | ||||||
Disco Corp. | 9,600 | 884,518 | ||||||
Megachips Corp.a | 9,600 | 93,045 | ||||||
Micronics Japan Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 88,707 | ||||||
Sanken Electric Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 86,184 | ||||||
SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd. | 64,000 | 475,712 | ||||||
Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd. | 22,400 | 128,595 | ||||||
Sumco Corp. | 60,800 | 386,750 | ||||||
Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 239,841 | ||||||
ULVAC Inc. | 12,800 | 386,126 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,208,335 | ||||||||
SOFTWARE — 1.16% | ||||||||
Broadleaf Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 72,406 | ||||||
Capcom Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 266,716 | ||||||
COLOPL Inc. | 16,000 | 270,175 | ||||||
Fuji Soft Inc. | 6,400 | 130,013 | ||||||
Justsystems Corp. | 12,800 | 97,183 | ||||||
KLab Inc.a,b | 9,600 | 41,164 | ||||||
Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd. | 12,840 | 198,046 | ||||||
Marvelous Inc.a | 9,600 | 69,741 | ||||||
NSD Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 142,884 | ||||||
OBIC Business Consultants Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 142,884 | ||||||
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. | 25,600 | 603,060 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,034,272 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 2.92% | ||||||||
Adastria Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 166,017 | ||||||
Alpen Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 101,039 | ||||||
AOKI Holdings Inc. | 16,000 | 180,022 | ||||||
Aoyama Trading Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 472,877 | ||||||
Arcland Sakamoto Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 60,385 | ||||||
Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd. | 19,200 | 325,741 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
BIC Camera Inc. | 25,600 | $ | 210,470 | |||||
Chiyoda Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 243,583 | ||||||
DCM Holdings Co. Ltd. | 28,800 | 211,774 | ||||||
EDION Corp.a | 25,600 | 200,037 | ||||||
Geo Holdings Corp. | 9,600 | 143,479 | ||||||
Gulliver International Co. Ltd. | 19,200 | 194,084 | ||||||
Jin Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 129,701 | ||||||
Joshin Denki Co. Ltd. | 7,000 | 53,457 | ||||||
Joyful Honda Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 185,069 | ||||||
K’s Holdings Corp. | 12,800 | 416,177 | ||||||
Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 130,296 | ||||||
Komeri Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 181,667 | ||||||
Laox Co. Ltd.a,b | 96,000 | 112,266 | ||||||
Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 139,765 | ||||||
Nojima Corp. | 6,400 | 69,061 | ||||||
Pal Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 72,377 | ||||||
Sac’s Bar Holdings Inc. | 6,400 | 85,163 | ||||||
Shimachu Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | 339,491 | ||||||
T-Gaia Corp. | 9,600 | 111,075 | ||||||
United Arrows Ltd. | 6,400 | 294,840 | ||||||
VT Holdings Co. Ltd. | 22,400 | 123,634 | ||||||
Xebio Holdings Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 101,493 | ||||||
Yellow Hat Ltd. | 3,200 | 56,728 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,111,768 | ||||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS — 0.61% |
| |||||||
Eizo Corp. | 6,400 | 164,203 | ||||||
Elecom Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 100,359 | ||||||
Hitachi Maxell Ltd. | 12,800 | 184,842 | ||||||
Japan Digital Laboratory Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 84,880 | ||||||
Melco Holdings Inc. | 3,200 | 65,091 | ||||||
Riso Kagaku Corp. | 6,400 | 95,369 | ||||||
Roland DG Corp. | 3,200 | 63,390 | ||||||
Toshiba TEC Corp. | 32,000 | 100,075 | ||||||
Wacom Co. Ltd.a | 48,000 | 207,522 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,065,731 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 1.20% |
| |||||||
Descente Ltd. | 12,800 | 191,079 | ||||||
Fujibo Holdings Inc. | 32,000 | 63,787 | ||||||
Gunze Ltd. | 64,000 | 167,832 | ||||||
Japan Wool Textile Co. Ltd. (The) | 32,000 | 214,892 | ||||||
Kurabo Industries Ltd. | 64,000 | 108,864 | ||||||
Onward Holdings Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 194,481 | ||||||
Sanyo Shokai Ltd. | 32,000 | 67,473 | ||||||
Seiko Holdings Corp. | 32,000 | 114,817 |
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iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN SMALL-CAP ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Seiren Co. Ltd. | 16,000 | $ | 155,216 | |||||
TSI Holdings Co. Ltd. | 25,600 | 164,430 | ||||||
Tsutsumi Jewelry Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 70,563 | ||||||
Unitika Ltd.a,b | 192,000 | 85,050 | ||||||
Wacoal Holdings Corp. | 32,000 | 367,982 | ||||||
Yondoshi Holdings Inc. | 6,400 | 140,729 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,107,195 | ||||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 2.91% |
| |||||||
Hanwa Co. Ltd. | 64,000 | 263,654 | ||||||
Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 192,496 | ||||||
Inabata & Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 132,224 | ||||||
Iwatani Corp. | 64,000 | 353,240 | ||||||
Japan Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 91,287 | ||||||
Kamei Corp. | 9,600 | 85,815 | ||||||
Kanamoto Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 204,460 | ||||||
Kanematsu Corp. | 128,000 | 170,100 | ||||||
Kuroda Electric Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 130,551 | ||||||
MISUMI Group Inc. | 83,200 | 1,110,808 | ||||||
MonotaRO Co. Ltd. | 19,200 | 451,955 | ||||||
Nagase & Co. Ltd. | 32,000 | 325,741 | ||||||
Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan Corp. | 33,440 | 103,097 | ||||||
Nishio Rent All Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 141,920 | ||||||
Sojitz Corp. | 396,800 | 762,840 | ||||||
Trusco Nakayama Corp. | 6,400 | 228,784 | ||||||
Wakita & Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 93,328 | ||||||
Yamazen Corp. | 16,000 | 127,008 | ||||||
Yuasa Trading Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 140,616 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,109,924 | ||||||||
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE — 0.13% |
| |||||||
Nissin Corp. | 32,000 | 78,813 | ||||||
Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd. (The) | 32,000 | 152,239 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
231,052 | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.05% |
| |||||||
Japan Communications Inc.a,b | 41,600 | 81,818 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
81,818 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $196,966,954) |
| 174,793,080 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.10% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 4.10% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 6,797,267 | 6,797,267 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, | ||||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 344,954 | $ | 344,954 | |||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, | ||||||||
0.27%c,d | 51,941 | 51,941 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,194,162 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $7,194,162) |
| 7,194,162 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $204,161,116) |
| 181,987,242 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.79)% |
| (6,648,755 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 175,338,487 | |||||
|
|
a | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
b | Non-income earning security. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.36% |
| |||||||
AIRLINES — 0.33% |
| |||||||
AirAsia Bhd | 2,169,800 | $ | 758,527 | |||||
|
| |||||||
758,527 | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILES — 1.01% |
| |||||||
UMW Holdings Bhda | 1,376,700 | 2,317,963 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,317,963 | ||||||||
BANKS — 30.27% |
| |||||||
Alliance Financial Group Bhd | 2,418,000 | 2,098,858 | ||||||
AMMB Holdings Bhda | 3,654,437 | 3,763,071 | ||||||
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd | 10,731,464 | 11,535,367 | ||||||
Hong Leong Bank Bhd | �� | 1,328,240 | 4,150,553 | |||||
Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd | 498,100 | 1,655,990 | ||||||
Malayan Banking Bhda | 10,387,120 | 21,021,258 | ||||||
Public Bank Bhda | 5,317,780 | 23,370,410 | ||||||
RHB Capital Bhd | 1,221,300 | 1,539,332 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
69,134,839 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 3.59% |
| |||||||
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd | 5,109,400 | 8,201,772 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,201,772 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 4.65% |
| |||||||
Dialog Group Bhd | 7,256,954 | 2,709,493 | ||||||
Gamuda Bhda | 3,163,200 | 3,339,978 | ||||||
IJM Corp. Bhd | 5,604,480 | 4,571,550 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,621,021 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.84% |
| |||||||
Lafarge Malaysia Bhd | 891,160 | 1,924,312 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,924,312 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.81% |
| |||||||
Telekom Malaysia Bhda | 2,627,400 | 4,123,862 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,123,862 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 8.94% |
| |||||||
Tenaga Nasional Bhd | 6,547,412 | 20,428,548 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
20,428,548 | ||||||||
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 1.71% |
| |||||||
Bumi Armada Bhda,b | 3,187,527 | 731,501 | ||||||
Sapurakencana Petroleum Bhda | 7,023,600 | 3,173,565 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,905,066 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 8.42% |
| |||||||
Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd | 1,711,100 | 622,588 | ||||||
Genting Plantations Bhd | 398,400 | 1,027,029 | ||||||
IOI Corp. Bhd | 6,841,030 | 7,646,336 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd | 1,003,700 | $ | 5,680,870 | |||||
PPB Group Bhd | 1,115,466 | 4,244,341 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
19,221,164 | ||||||||
GAS UTILITIES — 3.60% |
| |||||||
Petronas Gas Bhd | 1,568,600 | 8,221,628 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,221,628 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 0.56% |
| |||||||
Hartalega Holdings Bhd | 1,092,700 | 1,273,301 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,273,301 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 2.98% |
| |||||||
IHH Healthcare Bhd | 4,473,900 | 6,809,265 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,809,265 | ||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 6.94% |
| |||||||
Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd | 313,817 | 238,814 | ||||||
Genting Bhd | 5,006,700 | 9,382,354 | ||||||
Genting Malaysia Bhd | 6,340,400 | 6,227,313 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,848,481 | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 5.97% |
| |||||||
HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd | 831,600 | 1,518,832 | ||||||
Sime Darby Bhd | 6,821,014 | 12,117,235 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,636,067 | ||||||||
MARINE — 2.25% |
| |||||||
MISC Bhd | 2,472,820 | 5,145,583 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,145,583 | ||||||||
MEDIA — 0.52% |
| |||||||
Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd | 1,827,200 | 1,186,268 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,186,268 | ||||||||
MULTI-UTILITIES — 1.43% |
| |||||||
YTL Corp. Bhda | 8,761,012 | 3,271,056 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,271,056 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 1.51% |
| |||||||
Petronas Dagangan Bhd | 585,400 | 3,438,616 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,438,616 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 0.67% |
| |||||||
IOI Properties Group Bhd | 3,144,809 | 1,533,141 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,533,141 | ||||||||
TOBACCO — 1.52% |
| |||||||
British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd | 261,300 | 3,481,100 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,481,100 | ||||||||
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE — 1.40% |
| |||||||
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd | 1,413,700 | 1,966,741 |
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iSHARES® MSCI MALAYSIA ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Westports Holdings Bhd | 1,275,800 | $ | 1,222,705 | |||||
|
| |||||||
3,189,446 | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 8.44% |
| |||||||
Axiata Group Bhd | 4,632,500 | 6,521,855 | ||||||
DiGi.Com Bhda | 6,611,800 | 7,751,765 | ||||||
Maxis Bhda | 3,434,400 | 4,998,461 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
19,272,081 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $107,737,937) |
| 226,943,107 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 14.65% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 14.65% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 31,175,807 | 31,175,807 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 1,582,136 | 1,582,136 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%c,d | 699,510 | 699,510 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
33,457,453 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $33,457,453) |
| 33,457,453 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $141,195,390) | 260,400,560 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (14.01)% |
| (31,999,197 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 228,401,363 | |||||
|
|
a | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
b | Non-income earning security. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES® MSCI PACIFIC ex JAPAN ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.36% |
| |||||||
AUSTRALIA — 58.79% |
| |||||||
AGL Energy Ltd. | 903,312 | $ | 11,832,795 | |||||
Alumina Ltd. | 3,410,693 | 3,276,538 | ||||||
Amcor Ltd./Australia | 1,550,948 | 15,519,782 | ||||||
AMP Ltd. | 3,962,896 | 15,058,252 | ||||||
APA Group | 1,492,236 | 9,294,034 | ||||||
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. | 723,896 | 5,170,427 | ||||||
Asciano Ltd. | 848,700 | 5,376,852 | ||||||
ASX Ltd. | 259,776 | 7,798,457 | ||||||
Aurizon Holdings Ltd. | 2,812,108 | 8,174,791 | ||||||
AusNet Services | 2,347,168 | 2,456,021 | ||||||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | 3,892,212 | 62,272,278 | ||||||
Bank of Queensland Ltd. | 504,057 | 3,798,240 | ||||||
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd. | 612,376 | 3,744,055 | ||||||
BHP Billiton Ltd. | 4,300,900 | 47,829,761 | ||||||
Boral Ltd. | 997,612 | 4,161,259 | ||||||
Brambles Ltd. | 2,113,304 | 18,852,748 | ||||||
Caltex Australia Ltd. | 361,620 | 9,437,810 | ||||||
Challenger Ltd./Australia | 765,716 | 4,112,783 | ||||||
CIMIC Group Ltd. | 135,792 | 3,060,987 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. | 766,700 | 4,660,208 | ||||||
Cochlear Ltd. | 76,424 | 5,594,503 | ||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 2,286,160 | 114,530,889 | ||||||
Computershare Ltd. | 628,776 | 4,086,840 | ||||||
Crown Resorts Ltd. | 487,900 | 4,049,367 | ||||||
CSL Ltd. | 622,380 | 45,662,627 | ||||||
Dexus Property Group | 1,296,584 | 6,973,421 | ||||||
DUET Group | 3,107,800 | 5,038,824 | ||||||
Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.a | 73,800 | 2,182,262 | ||||||
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.a | 2,084,440 | 3,037,175 | ||||||
Goodman Group | 2,370,620 | 10,988,967 | ||||||
GPT Group (The) | 2,400,796 | 8,436,661 | ||||||
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. | 742,264 | 2,534,175 | ||||||
Healthscope Ltd. | 2,328,308 | 4,124,225 | ||||||
Iluka Resources Ltd. | 560,060 | 2,692,154 | ||||||
Incitec Pivot Ltd. | 2,260,576 | 4,698,534 | ||||||
Insurance Australia Group Ltd. | 3,257,532 | 12,028,999 | ||||||
James Hardie Industries PLC | 596,796 | 7,634,344 | ||||||
LendLease Group | 739,476 | 6,882,065 | ||||||
Macquarie Group Ltd. | 406,556 | 18,659,987 | ||||||
Medibank Pvt Ltd. | 3,688,852 | 6,639,602 | ||||||
Mirvac Group | 4,954,932 | 6,476,480 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
National Australia Bank Ltd. | 3,516,816 | $ | 60,762,518 | |||||
Newcrest Mining Ltd.b | 1,025,984 | 12,824,159 | ||||||
Oil Search Ltd. | 1,834,832 | 8,754,332 | ||||||
Orica Ltd. | 495,772 | 5,045,998 | ||||||
Origin Energy Ltd. | 2,343,888 | 7,416,360 | ||||||
Platinum Asset Management Ltd. | 316,969 | 1,344,787 | ||||||
Qantas Airways Ltd. | 686,668 | 1,893,147 | ||||||
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. | 1,836,964 | 13,868,385 | ||||||
Ramsay Health Care Ltd. | 189,420 | 8,961,824 | ||||||
REA Group Ltd. | 70,520 | 2,616,665 | ||||||
Rio Tinto Ltd. | 568,096 | 16,344,116 | ||||||
Santos Ltd. | 2,246,144 | 5,310,261 | ||||||
Scentre Group | 7,127,276 | 22,246,171 | ||||||
Seek Ltd. | 438,536 | 4,861,242 | ||||||
Sonic Healthcare Ltd. | 517,216 | 6,789,968 | ||||||
South32 Ltd.b | 7,135,476 | 6,370,642 | ||||||
Stockland | 3,183,568 | 9,482,011 | ||||||
Suncorp Group Ltd. | 1,722,984 | 13,783,183 | ||||||
Sydney Airport | 1,461,404 | 6,732,560 | ||||||
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. | 1,112,248 | 3,416,019 | ||||||
Tatts Group Ltd. | 1,960,784 | 5,447,906 | ||||||
Telstra Corp. Ltd. | 5,729,340 | 21,483,951 | ||||||
TPG Telecom Ltd. | 387,544 | 2,906,435 | ||||||
Transurban Group | 2,715,676 | 22,015,272 | ||||||
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. | 988,920 | 6,816,143 | ||||||
Vicinity Centres | 4,505,736 | 10,008,670 | ||||||
Vocus Communications Ltd. | 605,980 | 3,549,134 | ||||||
Wesfarmers Ltd. | 1,507,324 | 42,084,535 | ||||||
Westfield Corp. | 2,642,532 | 18,874,285 | ||||||
Westpac Banking Corp. | 4,449,484 | 91,368,764 | ||||||
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. | 992,692 | 17,973,917 | ||||||
Woolworths Ltd. | 1,701,336 | 27,827,605 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,018,021,144 | ||||||||
HONG KONG — 26.82% |
| |||||||
AIA Group Ltd. | 16,104,814 | 82,220,780 | ||||||
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.a | 311,600 | 2,498,442 | ||||||
Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)a | 1,574,520 | 5,011,396 | ||||||
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. | 4,967,000 | 12,902,709 | ||||||
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. | 1,607,000 | 2,562,553 | ||||||
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. | 866,208 | 8,839,028 | ||||||
Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd. | 3,646,232 | 18,662,196 | ||||||
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. | 3,608,232 | 43,593,989 | ||||||
CLP Holdings Ltd. | 2,563,500 | 22,351,073 |
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First Pacific Co. Ltd./Hong Kong | 3,214,500 | $ | 2,228,115 | |||||
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. | 3,207,000 | 10,764,028 | ||||||
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | 3,047,736 | 5,345,977 | ||||||
Hang Seng Bank Ltd. | 1,016,800 | 17,181,706 | ||||||
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. | 1,565,655 | 8,456,307 | ||||||
HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd.c | 3,526,500 | 2,947,763 | ||||||
HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. | 3,527,338 | 4,880,842 | ||||||
Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. | 9,348,320 | 16,445,801 | ||||||
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.a | 1,538,100 | 33,407,932 | ||||||
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. | 770,800 | 4,524,596 | ||||||
Hysan Development Co. Ltd.a | 881,830 | 3,492,778 | ||||||
Kerry Properties Ltd. | 883,500 | 2,074,640 | ||||||
Li & Fung Ltd.a | 8,015,200 | 4,524,955 | ||||||
Link REIT | 3,043,586 | 17,162,895 | ||||||
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. ADR | 127,065 | 2,006,356 | ||||||
MGM China Holdings Ltd. | 1,180,800 | 1,351,455 | ||||||
MTR Corp. Ltd. | 1,886,286 | 8,720,508 | ||||||
New World Development Co. Ltd. | 7,216,921 | 6,051,108 | ||||||
NWS Holdings Ltd. | 2,087,000 | 2,962,968 | ||||||
PCCW Ltd. | 5,576,867 | 3,542,849 | ||||||
Power Assets Holdings Ltd. | 1,886,000 | 17,874,938 | ||||||
Sands China Ltd. | 3,269,600 | 11,394,605 | ||||||
Shangri-La Asia Ltd. | 1,717,000 | 1,627,321 | ||||||
Sino Land Co. Ltd. | 4,174,800 | 5,798,221 | ||||||
SJM Holdings Ltd.a | 2,624,000 | 1,599,475 | ||||||
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | 2,332,000 | 26,045,562 | ||||||
Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A | 803,500 | 7,832,321 | ||||||
Swire Properties Ltd. | 1,570,800 | 4,040,046 | ||||||
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. | 1,804,207 | 6,890,935 | ||||||
WH Group Ltd.b,c | 7,790,000 | 4,528,051 | ||||||
Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The) | 1,842,600 | 9,253,105 | ||||||
Wheelock & Co. Ltd. | 1,237,000 | 4,883,638 | ||||||
Wynn Macau Ltd.a | 2,033,600 | 2,343,198 | ||||||
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. | 984,000 | 3,498,852 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
464,326,013 | ||||||||
NEW ZEALAND — 1.45% |
| |||||||
Auckland International Airport Ltd. | 1,277,888 | 5,139,711 | ||||||
Contact Energy Ltd. | 975,308 | 2,880,951 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Fletcher Building Ltd. | 924,796 | $ | 4,359,815 | |||||
Meridian Energy Ltd. | 1,718,556 | 2,810,162 | ||||||
Mighty River Power Ltd. | 935,292 | 1,628,048 | ||||||
Ryman Healthcare Ltd. | 506,278 | 2,677,192 | ||||||
Spark New Zealand Ltd. | 2,452,948 | 5,563,689 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
25,059,568 | ||||||||
SINGAPORE — 12.30% |
| |||||||
Ascendas REIT | 2,820,825 | 4,853,291 | ||||||
CapitaLand Commercial Trust Ltd. | 2,771,500 | 2,817,706 | ||||||
CapitaLand Ltd. | 3,427,600 | 7,261,916 | ||||||
CapitaLand Mall Trust | 3,284,300 | 5,113,659 | ||||||
City Developments Ltd. | 541,200 | 2,735,724 | ||||||
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd. | 2,886,400 | 6,176,861 | ||||||
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.a | 2,345,200 | 22,642,505 | ||||||
Genting Singapore PLC | 8,085,200 | 4,339,928 | ||||||
Global Logistic Properties Ltd. | 4,198,400 | 5,253,410 | ||||||
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.b | 9,397,287 | 2,472,003 | ||||||
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust | 7,560,400 | 3,553,388 | ||||||
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd. | 164,000 | 4,494,828 | ||||||
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. | 328,000 | 19,096,160 | ||||||
Keppel Corp. Ltd.a | 1,935,200 | 7,126,896 | ||||||
Noble Group Ltd.a | 6,309,508 | 1,547,603 | ||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.a | 4,116,424 | 23,617,747 | ||||||
SembCorp Industries Ltd.a | 1,295,640 | 2,468,675 | ||||||
Sembcorp Marine Ltda | 1,131,600 | 1,230,918 | ||||||
Singapore Airlines Ltd. | 705,200 | 5,830,917 | ||||||
Singapore Exchange Ltd.a | 1,066,000 | 5,502,229 | ||||||
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.a | 2,132,017 | 5,638,693 | ||||||
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. | 2,082,800 | 4,427,551 | ||||||
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | 10,660,028 | 28,269,101 | ||||||
StarHub Ltd. | 801,400 | 1,942,892 | ||||||
Suntec REITa | 3,181,600 | 3,777,521 | ||||||
United Overseas Bank Ltd. | 1,722,000 | 20,996,268 | ||||||
UOL Group Ltd. | 640,700 | 2,578,196 | ||||||
Wilmar International Ltd. | 2,558,400 | 5,656,837 | ||||||
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.a | 2,542,000 | 1,635,569 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
213,058,992 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $2,232,174,094) |
| 1,720,465,717 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.52% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 2.52% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%d,e,f | 41,422,841 | $ | 41,422,841 | |||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%d,e,f | 2,102,162 | 2,102,162 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%d,e | 61,841 | 61,841 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
43,586,844 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $43,586,844) |
| 43,586,844 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $2,275,760,938) | 1,764,052,561 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.88)% |
| (32,508,603 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 1,731,543,958 | |||||
|
|
a | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
b | Non-income earning security. |
c | This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. |
d | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
e | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
f | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.58% |
| |||||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 2.34% |
| |||||||
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. | 5,114,600 | $ | 10,872,457 | |||||
|
| |||||||
10,872,457 | ||||||||
AIRLINES — 3.06% |
| |||||||
Singapore Airlines Ltd. | 1,720,867 | 14,228,917 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,228,917 | ||||||||
BANKS — 33.66% |
| |||||||
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.a | 5,477,900 | 52,888,189 | ||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.a | 9,512,150 | 54,575,415 | ||||||
United Overseas Bank Ltd. | 4,015,200 | 48,957,151 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
156,420,755 | ||||||||
DISTRIBUTORS — 2.26% |
| |||||||
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.a | 382,444 | 10,481,829 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,481,829 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 2.84% |
| |||||||
Singapore Exchange Ltd.a | 2,553,000 | 13,177,477 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,177,477 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 14.24% |
| |||||||
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | 24,951,568 | 66,168,532 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
66,168,532 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 4.30% |
| |||||||
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.b | 22,896,228 | 6,022,967 | ||||||
Wilmar International Ltd. | 6,309,600 | 13,951,055 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
19,974,022 | ||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 2.27% |
| |||||||
Genting Singapore PLC | 19,645,800 | 10,545,362 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,545,362 | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 5.04% |
| |||||||
Keppel Corp. Ltd.a | 4,684,400 | 17,251,567 | ||||||
SembCorp Industries Ltd.a | 3,250,400 | 6,193,219 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
23,444,786 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 1.54% |
| |||||||
Sembcorp Marine Ltda | 2,772,400 | 3,015,728 | ||||||
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd. | 6,453,000 | 4,151,978 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,167,706 | ||||||||
MEDIA — 3.06% |
| |||||||
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.a | 5,385,900 | 14,244,462 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,244,462 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 8.68% |
| |||||||
Ascendas REIT | 6,852,781 | $ | 11,790,359 | |||||
CapitaLand Commercial Trust Ltd.a | 6,835,400 | 6,949,360 | ||||||
CapitaLand Mall Trust | 7,934,800 | 12,354,493 | ||||||
Suntec REITa | 7,791,400 | 9,250,747 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
40,344,959 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 9.32% |
| |||||||
CapitaLand Ltd.a | 8,269,400 | 17,520,040 | ||||||
City Developments Ltd. | 1,338,400 | 6,765,507 | ||||||
Global Logistic Properties Ltd.a | 10,133,600 | 12,680,058 | ||||||
UOL Group Ltd. | 1,577,400 | 6,347,506 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
43,313,111 | ||||||||
ROAD & RAIL — 3.19% |
| |||||||
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd. | 6,931,000 | 14,832,256 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,832,256 | ||||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.79% |
| |||||||
Noble Group Ltd.a | 15,057,099 | 3,693,220 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,693,220 | ||||||||
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE — 1.89% |
| |||||||
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust | 18,642,000 | 8,761,740 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,761,740 | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.10% |
| |||||||
StarHub Ltd.a | 2,103,200 | 5,098,938 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,098,938 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $624,534,983) |
| 462,770,529 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.98% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 6.98% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 30,842,734 | 30,842,734 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 1,565,233 | 1,565,233 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%c,d | 8,200 | 8,200 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
32,416,167 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| 32,416,167 | ||||||
|
|
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Value | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS | $ | 495,186,696 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (6.56)% | (30,490,268 | ) | ||||
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 464,696,428 | ||||
|
|
a | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
b | Non-income earning security. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
Open futures contracts as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:
Issue | Number of Contracts Purchased (Sold) | Expiration | Exchange | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||
MSCI Singapore Index | 89 | Mar. 2016 | Singapore | $ | 1,905,222 | $ | (1,333) | |||||||||||||
See notes to financial statements.
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.91% |
| |||||||
AIRLINES — 0.53% |
| |||||||
China Airlines Ltd.a | 16,397,761 | $ | 5,674,478 | |||||
EVA Airways Corp.a | 11,219,089 | 6,026,142 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,700,620 | ||||||||
AUTO COMPONENTS — 0.68% |
| |||||||
Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.b | 8,630,670 | 15,141,071 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,141,071 | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILES — 0.17% |
| |||||||
Yulon Motor Co. Ltd.b | 4,315,362 | 3,830,741 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,830,741 | ||||||||
BANKS — 9.88% |
| |||||||
Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd. | 25,890,878 | 12,699,245 | ||||||
China Development Financial Holding Corp. | 73,355,508 | 17,636,932 | ||||||
CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 81,985,783 | 39,966,589 | ||||||
E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 38,835,105 | 20,100,018 | ||||||
First Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 49,191,512 | 22,943,802 | ||||||
Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. | 35,383,237 | 16,503,376 | ||||||
Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 58,684,271 | 38,673,132 | ||||||
SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. | 51,780,113 | 14,210,238 | ||||||
Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 43,150,676 | 14,283,144 | ||||||
Taiwan Business Banka | 22,438,652 | 5,665,030 | ||||||
Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 38,835,174 | 16,535,800 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
219,217,306 | ||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY — 0.34% |
| |||||||
OBI Pharma Inc.a,b | 547,000 | 7,620,998 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,620,998 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 0.71% |
| |||||||
Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd.b | 49,191,248 | 15,838,540 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,838,540 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 6.83% |
| |||||||
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. | 17,260,610 | 38,850,916 | ||||||
Formosa Plastics Corp. | 23,301,518 | 55,392,992 | ||||||
Nan Ya Plastics Corp. | 26,753,938 | 51,363,181 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.b | 4,315,000 | $ | 5,817,044 | |||||
|
| |||||||
151,424,133 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 1.22% |
| |||||||
Asia Cement Corp.b | 12,945,136 | 10,751,256 | ||||||
Taiwan Cement Corp. | 18,123,504 | 16,360,891 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
27,112,147 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 2.35% |
| |||||||
Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.b | 6,041,937 | 10,072,319 | ||||||
Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 35,383,515 | 42,004,082 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
52,076,401 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 3.22% |
| |||||||
Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd.a | 10,356,000 | 3,521,389 | ||||||
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. | 21,575,648 | 67,845,908 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
71,367,297 | ||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 0.38% |
| |||||||
Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd. | 10,356,092 | 8,476,339 | ||||||
Ya Hsin Industrial Co. Ltd.a | 6,845,461 | 2 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,476,341 | ||||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 14.48% |
| |||||||
AU Optronics Corp.b | 46,602,830 | 12,635,156 | ||||||
Delta Electronics Inc. | 11,219,180 | 45,407,430 | ||||||
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. | 78,533,003 | 184,327,583 | ||||||
Innolux Corp.b | 45,739,873 | 13,295,834 | ||||||
Largan Precision Co. Ltd. | 536,794 | 40,947,665 | ||||||
Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Co. Ltd.a | 197 | — | ||||||
Simplo Technology Co. Ltd.b | 1,506,835 | 4,851,689 | ||||||
Synnex Technology International Corp. | 6,904,538 | 7,043,327 | ||||||
WPG Holdings Ltd.b | 7,767,744 | 7,935,571 | ||||||
Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.b | 2,134,072 | 4,617,230 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
321,061,485 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 0.94% |
| |||||||
President Chain Store Corp. | 3,076,215 | 20,874,052 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
20,874,052 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 2.27% |
| |||||||
Standard Foods Corp. | 1,726,144 | 4,290,428 | ||||||
Uni-President Enterprises Corp. | 26,753,189 | 46,128,964 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
50,419,392 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 0.59% |
| |||||||
Far Eastern New Century Corp. | 17,260,843 | $ | 13,140,928 | |||||
|
| |||||||
13,140,928 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 3.14% |
| |||||||
Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 44,013,483 | 49,401,267 | ||||||
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd./Taiwan | 17,260,378 | 11,997,916 | ||||||
Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 44,013,205 | 8,317,373 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
69,716,556 | ||||||||
LEISURE PRODUCTS — 0.67% |
| |||||||
Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.b | 1,503,590 | 9,591,992 | ||||||
Merida Industry Co. Ltd.b | 1,126,100 | 5,150,674 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,742,666 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 0.16% |
| |||||||
Hiwin Technologies Corp.b | 863,973 | 3,483,762 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,483,762 | ||||||||
MARINE — 0.14% |
| |||||||
Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd. | 8,630,673 | 3,116,516 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,116,516 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 1.76% |
| |||||||
China Steel Corp.b | 62,999,977 | 39,052,706 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
39,052,706 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.69% |
| |||||||
Formosa Petrochemical Corp.b | 6,041,950 | 15,344,866 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,344,866 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 0.46% |
| |||||||
Highwealth Construction Corp.b | 4,315,790 | 4,272,674 | ||||||
Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.b | 4,323,773 | 5,880,914 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,153,588 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 34.32% |
| |||||||
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.b | 37,109,448 | 42,377,935 | ||||||
Hermes Microvision Inc.b | 208,000 | 5,169,957 | ||||||
Inotera Memories Inc.a,b | 14,502,000 | 12,437,019 | ||||||
MediaTek Inc.b | 8,017,175 | 56,934,680 | ||||||
Novatek Microelectronics Corp.b | 3,123,544 | 12,970,904 | ||||||
Phison Electronics Corp. | 739,698 | 5,764,979 | ||||||
Powertech Technology Inc. | 3,452,036 | 7,510,297 | ||||||
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.b | 3,452,583 | 6,836,181 | ||||||
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.b | 3,452,063 | 8,715,337 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd. | 13,808,834 | $ | 21,316,598 | |||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 120,820,882 | 541,716,160 | ||||||
Transcend Information Inc.b | 863,905 | 2,638,612 | ||||||
United Microelectronics Corp. | 71,629,501 | 28,775,091 | ||||||
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp. | 5,178,000 | 7,962,079 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
761,125,829 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 0.63% |
| |||||||
Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.b | 1,341,000 | 13,901,496 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,901,496 | ||||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS — 9.19% |
| |||||||
Acer Inc.a,b | 15,534,737 | 5,539,439 | ||||||
Advantech Co. Ltd.b | 1,726,444 | 11,948,788 | ||||||
Asustek Computer Inc. | 3,812,857 | 31,379,887 | ||||||
Casetek Holdings Ltd.b | 726,000 | 3,954,201 | ||||||
Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.b | 3,452,743 | 27,013,517 | ||||||
Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.b | 2,623,887 | 5,724,356 | ||||||
Compal Electronics Inc. | 25,027,554 | 14,685,764 | ||||||
Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.b | 5,178,871 | 10,207,512 | ||||||
HTC Corp.b | 3,452,884 | 8,343,361 | ||||||
Inventec Corp. | 14,671,868 | 10,507,657 | ||||||
Lite-On Technology Corp. | 12,082,702 | 13,943,537 | ||||||
Pegatron Corp. | 11,219,037 | 26,670,195 | ||||||
Quanta Computer Inc.b | 15,534,240 | 26,270,591 | ||||||
Wistron Corp.b | 12,945,001 | 7,712,777 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
203,901,582 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 2.01% |
| |||||||
Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.b | 958,080 | 12,108,618 | ||||||
Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.b | 1,638,140 | 8,897,577 | ||||||
Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd. | 4,315,515 | 3,934,765 | ||||||
Pou Chen Corp. | 12,082,103 | 14,997,194 | ||||||
Ruentex Industries Ltd. | 2,589,262 | 4,573,594 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
44,511,748 | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 2.15% |
| |||||||
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd. | 9,493,259 | 19,853,800 | ||||||
Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd. | 8,984,609 | 27,711,917 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
47,565,717 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $1,281,615,137) | 2,215,918,484 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.99% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 6.99% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 145,751,670 | $ | 145,751,670 | |||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 7,396,730 | 7,396,730 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%c,d | 1,916,033 | 1,916,033 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
155,064,433 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $155,064,433) |
| 155,064,433 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $1,436,679,570) |
| 2,370,982,917 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (6.90)% |
| (152,999,073 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 2,217,983,844 | |||||
|
|
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
Open futures contracts as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:
Issue | Number of Contracts Purchased (Sold) | Expiration | Exchange | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||
MSCI Taiwan Index | 60 | Mar. 2016 | Singapore | $ | 1,842,600 | $ | 9,597 | |||||||||||||
See notes to financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.62% |
| |||||||
AIRLINES — 0.64% |
| |||||||
Bangkok Airways Co. Ltd.a | 1,051,900 | $ | 684,931 | |||||
Thai Airways International PCL NVDRb | 2,457,366 | 827,628 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,512,559 | ||||||||
AUTO COMPONENTS — 0.50% |
| |||||||
Somboon Advance Technology PCL NVDR | 1,036,525 | 430,552 | ||||||
Sri Trang Agro-Industry PCL NVDR | 2,619,371 | 757,214 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,187,766 | ||||||||
BANKS — 21.30% |
| |||||||
Bangkok Bank PCL Foreign | 552,800 | 2,575,493 | ||||||
Kasikornbank PCL Foreign | 2,741,800 | 13,351,173 | ||||||
Kasikornbank PCL NVDR | 1,414,500 | 6,768,797 | ||||||
Kiatnakin Bank PCL NVDR | 1,290,573 | 1,629,969 | ||||||
Krung Thai Bank PCL NVDRa | 9,566,500 | 4,752,373 | ||||||
LH Financial Group PCL NVDR | 19,714,719 | 1,040,238 | ||||||
Siam Commercial Bank PCL (The) NVDRa | 3,659,200 | 14,223,946 | ||||||
Thanachart Capital PCL NVDR | 2,025,100 | 2,159,803 | ||||||
Tisco Financial Group PCL NVDR | 1,363,310 | 1,817,492 | ||||||
TMB Bank PCL NVDR | 28,025,300 | 1,997,874 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
50,317,158 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 0.20% |
| |||||||
Carabao Group PCLa | 359,500 | 373,323 | ||||||
TIPCO Foods PCL NVDRb | 292,200 | 102,512 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
475,835 | ||||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 0.57% |
| |||||||
Dynasty Ceramic PCL NVDR | 10,127,140 | 1,216,508 | ||||||
Vanachai Group PCL NVDR | 366,500 | 131,664 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,348,172 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 0.14% |
| |||||||
AIRA Capital Co. Ltd. | 2,700,440 | 168,256 | ||||||
Asia Plus Group Holdings PCL NVDRa | 1,756,800 | 171,588 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
339,844 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 4.36% |
| |||||||
Eastern Polymer Group PCLa | 1,002,500 | 374,214 | ||||||
Indorama Ventures PCL NVDR | 4,002,110 | 2,414,970 | ||||||
PTT Global Chemical PCL NVDR | 4,656,707 | 7,024,923 | ||||||
Siamgas & Petrochemicals PCL NVDRa | 1,643,000 | 474,962 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,289,069 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 1.73% |
| |||||||
CH Karnchang PCL NVDRa | 1,802,300 | $ | 1,143,193 | |||||
Italian-Thai Development PCL NVDRa,b | 6,918,748 | 1,242,773 | ||||||
Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction PCL NVDRa | 2,445,428 | 1,201,094 | ||||||
Sriracha Construction PCL NVDR | 305,200 | 114,782 | ||||||
TTCL PCL NVDRa | 266,400 | 130,845 | ||||||
Unique Engineering & Construction PCLa | 601,100 | 247,998 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,080,685 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 4.35% |
| |||||||
Siam Cement PCL (The) Foreign | 650,900 | 8,074,594 | ||||||
Siam Cement PCL (The) NVDR | 178,100 | 2,209,380 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,283,974 | ||||||||
CONSUMER FINANCE — 0.87% |
| |||||||
Krungthai Card PCL NVDRa | 160,000 | 372,720 | ||||||
Muangthai Leasing PCLa | 987,800 | 568,338 | ||||||
Srisawad Power 1979 PCL NVDR | 867,718 | 1,108,088 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,049,146 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 2.40% |
| |||||||
Jasmine International PCL NVDRa | 10,697,668 | 822,666 | ||||||
Samart Telcoms PCL NVDRa | 401,000 | 164,317 | ||||||
Thaicom PCL NVDR | 799,000 | 655,929 | ||||||
True Corp. PCL NVDRa,b | 20,299,372 | 4,016,575 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,659,487 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 0.11% |
| |||||||
surGlobal Power Synergy Co. Ltd. NVDR | 220,600 | 144,879 | ||||||
Thai Solar Energy PCLb | 1,130,900 | 119,978 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
264,857 | ||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 0.20% |
| |||||||
Gunkul Engineering PCL NVDRa | 677,182 | 465,646 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
465,646 | ||||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 3.63% |
| |||||||
Cal-Comp Electronics Thailand PCL NVDR | 11,390,812 | 1,016,637 | ||||||
Delta Electronics Thailand PCL NVDR | 1,476,844 | 3,367,768 | ||||||
Hana Microelectronics PCL NVDR | 1,983,000 | 1,878,368 | ||||||
KCE Electronics PCL NVDRa | 487,600 | 1,163,233 | ||||||
Samart Corp. PCL NVDRa | 1,862,737 | 831,252 | ||||||
SVI PCL NVDRb | 2,103,615 | 315,867 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,573,125 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 5.26% |
| |||||||
CP ALL PCL NVDRa | 10,243,600 | $ | 12,434,345 | |||||
|
| |||||||
12,434,345 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 3.90% |
| |||||||
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL NVDR | 7,384,800 | 3,938,007 | ||||||
GFPT PCL NVDRa | 2,584,400 | 884,919 | ||||||
Ichitan Group PCL NVDRa | 655,600 | 222,643 | ||||||
Kaset Thai International Sugar Corp. PCL | 419,300 | 82,377 | ||||||
Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL NVDR | 5,598,780 | 619,119 | ||||||
Thai Union Group PCL NVDR | 4,182,400 | 2,335,946 | ||||||
Thai Vegetable Oil PCL NVDR | 1,699,753 | 1,140,166 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,223,177 | ||||||||
GAS UTILITIES — 0.05% |
| |||||||
Scan Inter PCLb | 646,400 | 117,016 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
117,016 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 5.80% |
| |||||||
Bangkok Chain Hospital PCL NVDR | 3,799,525 | 1,066,384 | ||||||
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL NVDR | 9,008,800 | 5,461,411 | ||||||
Bumrungrad Hospital PCL NVDR | 976,076 | 5,944,667 | ||||||
Chularat Hospital PCL NVDR | 6,678,500 | 479,847 | ||||||
Vibhavadi Medical Center PCL NVDR | 11,649,100 | 745,438 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,697,747 | ||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 1.76% |
| |||||||
Erawan Group PCL (The) NVDR | 1,534,000 | 178,242 | ||||||
Minor International PCL NVDR | 3,947,610 | 3,988,604 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,166,846 | ||||||||
INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS — 1.96% |
| |||||||
CK Power PCL NVDR | 3,252,260 | 195,337 | ||||||
Glow Energy PCL NVDR | 1,501,800 | 3,403,602 | ||||||
Inter Far East Energy Corp.a | 1,178,600 | 200,127 | ||||||
SPCG PCL NVDRa | 719,300 | 438,081 | ||||||
Superblock PCLa,b | 12,589,150 | 402,796 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,639,943 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 0.16% |
| |||||||
Thai Reinsurance PCL NVDRa,b | 4,773,340 | 369,756 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
369,756 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL — 0.07% |
| |||||||
OfficeMate PCL NVDR | 165,000 | $ | 155,136 | |||||
|
| |||||||
155,136 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 0.08% |
| |||||||
BJC Heavy Industries PCL NVDRa | 928,150 | 183,650 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
183,650 | ||||||||
MARINE — 0.47% |
| |||||||
Precious Shipping PCL NVDRa,b | 2,208,000 | 299,936 | ||||||
Thoresen Thai Agencies PCL NVDRa | 3,570,089 | 806,602 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,106,538 | ||||||||
MEDIA — 2.12% |
| |||||||
BEC World PCL NVDRa | 2,755,500 | 2,436,100 | ||||||
E for L Aim PCL | 6,705,100 | 120,440 | ||||||
Major Cineplex Group PCL NVDRa | 1,761,700 | 1,372,079 | �� | |||||
Plan B Media PCLa,b | 1,271,400 | 206,964 | ||||||
RS PCL NVDRa | 840,700 | 238,312 | ||||||
VGI Global Media PCL NVDRa | 3,512,940 | 427,902 | ||||||
Workpoint Entertainment PCL | 183,300 | 194,207 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,996,004 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 0.30% |
| |||||||
STP & I PCL NVDR | 2,134,810 | 701,018 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
701,018 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 15.36% |
| |||||||
Bangchak Petroleum PCL (The) NVDR | 1,346,400 | 1,161,993 | ||||||
Banpu PCL NVDRa | 3,282,400 | 1,685,880 | ||||||
Energy Absolute PCL NVDR | 2,321,200 | 1,381,124 | ||||||
Energy Earth PCL NVDRa | 4,360,000 | 589,818 | ||||||
Esso Thailand PCL NVDRb | 4,322,600 | 618,727 | ||||||
IRPC PCL NVDR | 29,539,400 | 3,631,282 | ||||||
PTT Exploration & Production PCL NVDR | 3,095,684 | 5,886,404 | ||||||
PTT PCL NVDR | 2,364,600 | 17,255,010 | ||||||
Thai Oil PCL NVDR | 2,287,800 | 4,077,331 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
36,287,569 | ||||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.11% |
| |||||||
Beauty Community PCL | 1,654,400 | 250,737 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
250,737 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 0.09% |
| |||||||
Mega Lifesciences PCL NVDR | 413,100 | 202,898 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
202,898 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 6.42% |
| |||||||
Amata Corp. PCL NVDRa | 2,228,900 | $ | 806,983 | |||||
Ananda Development PCL NVDRa | 2,986,600 | 279,968 | ||||||
AP Thailand PCL NVDRa | 4,656,586 | 758,019 | ||||||
Bangkok Land PCL NVDRa | 29,328,600 | 1,168,864 | ||||||
Central Pattana PCL NVDR | 3,279,200 | 4,279,618 | ||||||
Country Group Development PCL NVDRb | 5,055,800 | 164,601 | ||||||
Golden Land Property Development PCL NVDR | 973,700 | 177,633 | ||||||
LPN Development PCL NVDR | 1,936,247 | 679,290 | ||||||
Platinum Group PCL (The) NVDR | 1,014,800 | 149,528 | ||||||
Quality Houses PCL NVDRa | 17,162,031 | 1,107,849 | ||||||
Rojana Industrial Park PCL NVDR | 1,103,683 | 162,625 | ||||||
Sansiri PCL NVDRa | 16,548,137 | 770,977 | ||||||
SC Asset Corp. PCL NVDR | 7,837,504 | 686,304 | ||||||
Siam Future Development PCL NVDR | 4,261,428 | 717,613 | ||||||
Supalai PCL NVDRa | 2,263,700 | 1,118,190 | ||||||
TICON Industrial Connection PCL NVDRa | 2,435,691 | 792,984 | ||||||
U City PCL NVDRb | 238,598,100 | 267,862 | ||||||
Univentures PCL NVDR | 825,000 | 149,347 | ||||||
WHA Corp. PCL NVDRa,b | 11,577,240 | 935,797 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,174,052 | ||||||||
ROAD & RAIL — 1.31% |
| |||||||
BTS Group Holdings PCL NVDR | 13,248,800 | 3,086,305 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,086,305 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 1.20% |
| |||||||
Home Product Center PCL NVDRa | 8,805,871 | 1,779,463 | ||||||
PTG Energy PCLa | 598,700 | 233,565 | ||||||
Siam Global House PCL NVDRa | 3,230,033 | 815,894 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,828,922 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.07% |
| |||||||
MC Group PCL NVDR | 476,100 | 159,012 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
159,012 | ||||||||
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE — 6.51% |
| |||||||
Airports of Thailand PCL NVDRa | 1,063,200 | 11,906,169 | ||||||
Bangkok Aviation Fuel Services PCL NVDR | 498,900 | 416,567 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCLb | 19,433,153 | $ | 2,863,431 | |||||
Namyong Terminal PCL NVDR | 488,700 | 196,138 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,382,305 | ||||||||
WATER UTILITIES — 0.70% |
| |||||||
Eastern Water Resources Development and Management PCL NVDR | 622,600 | 211,436 | ||||||
TTW PCL NVDRa | 5,011,566 | 1,448,754 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,660,190 | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 4.92% |
| |||||||
Advanced Info Service PCL NVDR | 2,428,919 | 11,623,090 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,623,090 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost: $342,278,431) | 235,293,579 | |||||||
RIGHTS — 0.00% |
| |||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.00% |
| |||||||
Jay Mart PCLb | 151,200 | — | ||||||
|
| |||||||
— | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL RIGHTS | ||||||||
(Cost: $0) | — | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 7.26% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 7.26% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 16,005,143 | 16,005,143 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, | ||||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 812,243 | 812,243 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, | ||||||||
0.27%c,d | 327,343 | 327,343 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,144,729 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $17,144,729) |
| 17,144,729 | ||||||
|
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)
iSHARES® MSCI THAILAND CAPPED ETF
February 29, 2016
Value | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS | ||||||
(Cost: $359,423,160) | $ | 252,438,308 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (6.88)% | (16,258,566 | ) | ||||
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NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 236,179,742 | ||||
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NVDR — Non-Voting Depositary Receipts
a | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
b | Non-income earning security. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
SCHEDULESOF INVESTMENTS | 39 |
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF | iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF | iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF | ||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 2,110,398,930 | $ | 196,966,954 | $ | 107,737,937 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 98,870,927 | 7,194,162 | 33,457,453 | |||||||||
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Total cost of investments | $ | 2,209,269,857 | $ | 204,161,116 | $ | 141,195,390 | ||||||
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Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 1,695,335,904 | $ | 174,793,080 | $ | 226,943,107 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 98,870,927 | 7,194,162 | 33,457,453 | |||||||||
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Total fair value of investments | 1,794,206,831 | 181,987,242 | 260,400,560 | |||||||||
Foreign currency, at valueb | 2,320,502 | 160,563 | 143,355 | |||||||||
Foreign currency pledged to broker, at valueb | 401,232 | — | — | |||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities sold | 69,059,969 | 57,501 | 20,322 | |||||||||
Dividends and interest | 314,772 | 503,345 | 698,062 | |||||||||
Capital shares sold | — | — | 6,947,607 | |||||||||
Tax reclaims | — | 5,972 | — | |||||||||
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Total Assets | 1,866,303,306 | 182,714,623 | 268,209,906 | |||||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities purchased | 66,964,484 | 95 | 6,967,929 | |||||||||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | 98,573,720 | 7,142,221 | 32,757,943 | |||||||||
Capital shares redeemed | 974,001 | 163,323 | — | |||||||||
Futures variation margin | 44,993 | — | — | |||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 683,652 | 70,497 | 82,671 | |||||||||
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Total Liabilities | 167,240,850 | 7,376,136 | 39,808,543 | |||||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 1,699,062,456 | $ | 175,338,487 | $ | 228,401,363 | ||||||
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Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 2,652,184,417 | $ | 202,756,085 | $ | 129,030,353 | ||||||
Distributions in excess of net investment income | (793,938 | ) | (472,602 | ) | (1,819,010 | ) | ||||||
Accumulated net realized loss | (537,218,589 | ) | (4,793,204 | ) | (18,021,951 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (415,109,434 | ) | (22,151,792 | ) | 119,211,971 | |||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 1,699,062,456 | $ | 175,338,487 | $ | 228,401,363 | ||||||
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Shares outstandingc | 94,350,000 | 3,200,000 | 29,250,000 | |||||||||
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Net asset value per share | $ | 18.01 | $ | 54.79 | $ | 7.81 | ||||||
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a | Securities on loan with values of $93,393,102, $6,776,145 and $31,225,676, respectively. See Note 1. |
b | Cost of foreign currency including currency pledged to broker: $2,721,368, $156,576 and $143,134, respectively. |
c | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 375 million, 500 million and 300 million, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF | iShares MSCI Singapore ETF | iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF | ||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 2,232,174,094 | $ | 624,534,983 | $ | 1,281,615,137 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 43,586,844 | 32,416,167 | 155,064,433 | |||||||||
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Total cost of investments | $ | 2,275,760,938 | $ | 656,951,150 | $ | 1,436,679,570 | ||||||
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Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 1,720,465,717 | $ | 462,770,529 | $ | 2,215,918,484 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 43,586,844 | 32,416,167 | 155,064,433 | |||||||||
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Total fair value of investments | 1,764,052,561 | 495,186,696 | 2,370,982,917 | |||||||||
Foreign currency, at valueb | 4,779,177 | 1,163,624 | — | |||||||||
Cash | — | — | 102,828 | |||||||||
Foreign currency pledged to broker, at valueb | — | 146,021 | 99,000 | |||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities sold | 17,423,584 | 1,365,867 | 49,460,376 | |||||||||
Dividends and interest | 8,775,346 | 614,894 | 216,126 | |||||||||
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Total Assets | 1,795,030,668 | 498,477,102 | 2,420,861,247 | |||||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities purchased | 19,098,127 | 948,821 | 48,506,451 | |||||||||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | 43,525,003 | 32,407,967 | 153,148,400 | |||||||||
Capital shares redeemed | 183,624 | 242,409 | — | |||||||||
Futures variation margin | — | 1,333 | — | |||||||||
Foreign taxes (Note 1) | — | — | 106,812 | |||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 679,956 | 180,144 | 1,115,740 | |||||||||
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Total Liabilities | 63,486,710 | 33,780,674 | 202,877,403 | |||||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 1,731,543,958 | $ | 464,696,428 | $ | 2,217,983,844 | ||||||
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Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 2,799,279,791 | $ | 888,325,937 | $ | 2,578,465,649 | ||||||
Distributions in excess of net investment income | (1,473,742 | ) | (10,246,018 | ) | (12,354,333 | ) | ||||||
Accumulated net realized loss | (554,548,280 | ) | (251,614,825 | ) | (1,282,428,229 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (511,713,811 | ) | (161,768,666 | ) | 934,300,757 | |||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 1,731,543,958 | $ | 464,696,428 | $ | 2,217,983,844 | ||||||
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Shares outstandingc | 49,200,000 | 47,800,000 | 172,600,000 | |||||||||
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Net asset value per share | $ | 35.19 | $ | 9.72 | $ | 12.85 | ||||||
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a | Securities on loan with values of $41,170,611, $30,688,059 and $144,664,693, respectively. See Note 1. |
b | Cost of foreign currency including currency at broker, if any: $4,792,112, $1,314,547 and $99,000, respectively. |
c | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 1 billion, 300 million and 900 million, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Thailand Capped ETF | ||||
ASSETS | ||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 342,278,431 | ||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 17,144,729 | |||
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Total cost of investments | $ | 359,423,160 | ||
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Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 235,293,579 | ||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 17,144,729 | |||
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Total fair value of investments | 252,438,308 | |||
Receivables: | ||||
Investment securities sold | 710,381 | |||
Dividends and interest | 736,097 | |||
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Total Assets | 253,884,786 | |||
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LIABILITIES | ||||
Payables: | ||||
Investment securities purchased | 773,291 | |||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | 16,817,386 | |||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 114,367 | |||
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Total Liabilities | 17,705,044 | |||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 236,179,742 | ||
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Net assets consist of: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 370,697,023 | ||
Undistributed of net investment income | 715,771 | |||
Accumulated net realized loss | (28,248,000 | ) | ||
Net unrealized depreciation | (106,985,052 | ) | ||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 236,179,742 | ||
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Shares outstandingb | 3,750,000 | |||
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Net asset value per share | $ | 62.98 | ||
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a | Securities on loan with a value of $15,394,900. See Note 1. |
b | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 200 million. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
Six months ended February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF | iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF | iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF | ||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliateda | $ | 23,831,095 | $ | 1,331,038 | $ | 3,503,713 | ||||||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 1,079 | 42 | 324 | |||||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2) | 243,114 | 139,333 | 398,035 | |||||||||
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Total investment income | 24,075,288 | 1,470,413 | 3,902,072 | |||||||||
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EXPENSES | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 5,763,315 | 441,600 | 579,030 | |||||||||
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Total expenses | 5,763,315 | 441,600 | 579,030 | |||||||||
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Net investment income | 18,311,973 | 1,028,813 | 3,323,042 | |||||||||
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (71,029,744 | ) | (702,622 | ) | 9,499,579 | |||||||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated | (13,815,096 | ) | 484,094 | — | ||||||||
Futures contracts | 452,071 | — | — | |||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | (3,408 | ) | 20,745 | (1,237,682 | ) | |||||||
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Net realized gain (loss) | (84,396,177 | ) | (197,783 | ) | 8,261,897 | |||||||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | (75,378,623 | ) | (6,361,717 | ) | (6,629,806 | ) | ||||||
Futures contracts | (286,926 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (5,006 | ) | 4,483 | 31,304 | ||||||||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (75,670,555 | ) | (6,357,234 | ) | (6,598,502 | ) | ||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (160,066,732 | ) | (6,555,017 | ) | 1,663,395 | |||||||
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (141,754,759 | ) | $ | (5,526,204 | ) | $ | 4,986,437 | ||||
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a | Net of foreign withholding tax of $ —, $147,399 and $ —, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
Six months ended February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF | iShares MSCI Singapore ETF | iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF | ||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliateda | $ | 37,779,723 | $ | 5,346,050 | $ | 10,259,134 | ||||||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 1,401 | 377 | 4,783 | |||||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2)b | 307,481 | 364,898 | 1,106,770 | |||||||||
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38,088,605 | 5,711,325 | 11,370,687 | ||||||||||
Less: Other foreign taxes (Note 1) | — | — | (396,044 | ) | ||||||||
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Total investment income | 38,088,605 | 5,711,325 | 10,974,643 | |||||||||
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EXPENSES | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 4,630,065 | 1,310,536 | 8,869,553 | |||||||||
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Total expenses | 4,630,065 | 1,310,536 | 8,869,553 | |||||||||
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Net investment income | 33,458,540 | 4,400,789 | 2,105,090 | |||||||||
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (31,133,337 | ) | (10,957,744 | ) | (139,873,921 | ) | ||||||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated | 2,078,153 | (13,270,774 | ) | — | ||||||||
Futures contracts | — | (14,750 | ) | 3,116,386 | ||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | (43,871 | ) | (85,675 | ) | (168,346 | ) | ||||||
Payment from affiliate (Note 2) | — | — | 69,864 | |||||||||
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Net realized loss | (29,099,055 | ) | (24,328,943 | ) | (136,856,017 | ) | ||||||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | (102,136,356 | ) | (16,394,891 | ) | 22,562,240 | |||||||
Futures contracts | — | (161,032 | ) | (1,451,737 | ) | |||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 291,339 | 80,099 | 489,265 | |||||||||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (101,845,017 | ) | (16,475,824 | ) | 21,599,768 | |||||||
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Net realized and unrealized loss | (130,944,072 | ) | (40,804,767 | ) | (115,256,249 | ) | ||||||
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NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (97,485,532 | ) | $ | (36,403,978 | ) | $ | (113,151,159 | ) | |||
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a | Net of foreign withholding tax of $983,114, $149,567 and $2,702,653, respectively. |
b | Net of securities lending income tax paid $ —, $ — and $264,698, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
Six months ended February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Thailand Capped ETF | ||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||
Dividends — unaffiliateda | $ | 1,987,776 | ||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 267 | |||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2) | 393,775 | |||
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Total investment income | 2,381,818 | |||
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EXPENSES | ||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 727,176 | |||
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Total expenses | 727,176 | |||
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Net investment income | 1,654,642 | |||
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (5,858,971 | ) | ||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated | 8,171 | |||
Foreign currency transactions | (16,678 | ) | ||
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Net realized loss | (5,867,478 | ) | ||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||
Investments | (1,384,216 | ) | ||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 8,938 | |||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (1,375,278 | ) | ||
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Net realized and unrealized loss | (7,242,756 | ) | ||
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NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (5,588,114 | ) | |
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a | Net of foreign withholding tax of $214,776. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF | iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | Six months February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 18,311,973 | $ | 76,462,467 | $ | 1,028,813 | $ | 1,851,342 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (84,396,177 | ) | 94,497,147 | (197,783 | ) | 18,722,198 | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (75,670,555 | ) | (535,725,809 | ) | (6,357,234 | ) | (31,986,475 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (141,754,759 | ) | (364,766,195 | ) | (5,526,204 | ) | (11,412,935 | ) | ||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (26,809,982 | ) | (74,964,011 | ) | (1,718,696 | ) | (2,993,420 | ) | ||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (26,809,982 | ) | (74,964,011 | ) | (1,718,696 | ) | (2,993,420 | ) | ||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 14,471,705 | 1,076,021,470 | 45,471,321 | 249,704,421 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (869,068,370 | ) | (1,135,379,620 | ) | (21,892,081 | ) | (246,130,624 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | (854,596,665 | ) | (59,358,150 | ) | 23,579,240 | 3,573,797 | ||||||||||
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | (1,023,161,406 | ) | (499,088,356 | ) | 16,334,340 | (10,832,558 | ) | |||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 2,722,223,862 | 3,221,312,218 | 159,004,147 | 169,836,705 | ||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 1,699,062,456 | $ | 2,722,223,862 | $ | 175,338,487 | $ | 159,004,147 | ||||||||
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Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | (793,938 | ) | $ | 7,704,071 | $ | (472,602 | ) | $ | 217,281 | ||||||
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SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 750,000 | 47,625,000 | 800,000 | 4,300,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (46,575,000 | ) | (54,600,000 | ) | (400,000 | ) | (4,500,000 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (45,825,000 | ) | (6,975,000 | ) | 400,000 | (200,000 | ) | |||||||||
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See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF | iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | Six months February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 3,323,042 | $ | 13,468,130 | $ | 33,458,540 | $ | 118,017,798 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | 8,261,897 | 87,766,817 | (29,099,055 | ) | 67,853,487 | |||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (6,598,502 | ) | (328,400,917 | ) | (101,845,017 | ) | (853,844,715 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 4,986,437 | (227,165,970 | ) | (97,485,532 | ) | (667,973,430 | ) | |||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (8,815,229 | ) | (15,389,546 | ) | (46,456,678 | ) | (121,558,328 | ) | ||||||||
From net realized gain | (61,020,000 | ) | (1,987,267 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (69,835,229 | ) | (17,376,813 | ) | (46,456,678 | ) | (121,558,328 | ) | ||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 111,362,576 | 107,286,599 | 56,310,950 | 27,284,262 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (81,691,186 | ) | (385,625,950 | ) | (165,029,396 | ) | (725,596,210 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 29,671,390 | (278,339,351 | ) | (108,718,446 | ) | (698,311,948 | ) | |||||||||
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DECREASE IN NET ASSETS | (35,177,402 | ) | (522,882,134 | ) | (252,660,656 | ) | (1,487,843,706 | ) | ||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 263,578,765 | 786,460,899 | 1,984,204,614 | 3,472,048,320 | ||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 228,401,363 | $ | 263,578,765 | $ | 1,731,543,958 | $ | 1,984,204,614 | ||||||||
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Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | (1,819,010 | ) | $ | 3,673,177 | $ | (1,473,742 | ) | $ | 11,524,396 | ||||||
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SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 11,550,000 | 8,250,000 | 1,500,000 | 600,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (8,175,000 | ) | (31,125,000 | ) | (4,500,000 | ) | (16,200,000 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 3,375,000 | (22,875,000 | ) | (3,000,000 | ) | (15,600,000 | ) | |||||||||
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iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Singapore ETF | iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | Six months February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 4,400,789 | $ | 26,302,403 | $ | 2,105,090 | $ | 85,413,696 | ||||||||
Net realized loss | (24,328,943 | ) | (5,218,751 | ) | (136,856,017 | ) | (120,497,220 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (16,475,824 | ) | (209,292,899 | ) | 21,599,768 | (617,626,511 | ) | |||||||||
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (36,403,978 | ) | (188,209,247 | ) | (113,151,159 | ) | (652,710,035 | ) | ||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (13,531,507 | ) | (27,289,993 | ) | (85,498,003 | ) | (61,969,914 | ) | ||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (13,531,507 | ) | (27,289,993 | ) | (85,498,003 | ) | (61,969,914 | ) | ||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 14,329,582 | 32,838,329 | 259,501,761 | 1,059,504,564 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (109,624,593 | ) | (191,867,107 | ) | (1,119,278,562 | ) | (367,078,617 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | (95,295,011 | ) | (159,028,778 | ) | (859,776,801 | ) | 692,425,947 | |||||||||
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DECREASE IN NET ASSETS | (145,230,496 | ) | (374,528,018 | ) | (1,058,425,963 | ) | (22,254,002 | ) | ||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 609,926,924 | 984,454,942 | 3,276,409,807 | 3,298,663,809 | ||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 464,696,428 | $ | 609,926,924 | $ | 2,217,983,844 | $ | 3,276,409,807 | ||||||||
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Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | (10,246,018 | ) | $ | (1,115,300 | ) | $ | (12,354,333 | ) | $ | 71,038,580 | |||||
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Shares sold | 1,300,000 | 2,500,000 | 18,000,000 | 66,600,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (10,900,000 | ) | (15,600,000 | ) | (86,600,000 | ) | (26,000,000 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (9,600,000 | ) | (13,100,000 | ) | (68,600,000 | ) | 40,600,000 | |||||||||
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iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Thailand Capped ETF | ||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,654,642 | $ | 9,130,803 | ||||
Net realized loss | (5,867,478 | ) | (15,288,875 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (1,375,278 | ) | (81,366,379 | ) | ||||
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (5,588,114 | ) | (87,524,451 | ) | ||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From net investment income | (2,017,199 | ) | (9,842,483 | ) | ||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (2,017,199 | ) | (9,842,483 | ) | ||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 37,920,114 | 232,829,500 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (31,438,568 | ) | (469,528,663 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 6,481,546 | (236,699,163 | ) | |||||
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DECREASE IN NET ASSETS | (1,123,767 | ) | (334,066,097 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 237,303,509 | 571,369,606 | ||||||
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End of period | $ | 236,179,742 | $ | 237,303,509 | ||||
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Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | 715,771 | $ | 1,078,328 | ||||
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SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED | ||||||||
Shares sold | 600,000 | 2,900,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (500,000 | ) | (6,100,000 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 100,000 | (3,200,000 | ) | |||||
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 19.42 | $ | 21.89 | $ | 18.91 | $ | 16.94 | $ | 17.59 | $ | 16.02 | ||||||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment incomea | 0.15 | 0.52 | 0.66 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (1.35 | ) | (2.50 | ) | 3.04 | 2.05 | (0.65 | ) | 1.56 | |||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (1.20 | ) | (1.98 | ) | 3.70 | 2.53 | (0.11 | ) | 1.98 | |||||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.21 | ) | (0.49 | ) | (0.72 | ) | (0.56 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.41 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.21 | ) | (0.49 | ) | (0.72 | ) | (0.56 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.41 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 18.01 | $ | 19.42 | $ | 21.89 | $ | 18.91 | $ | 16.94 | $ | 17.59 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (6.25 | )%c | (9.29 | )% | 19.87 | % | 15.04 | % | (0.33 | )% | 12.27 | % | ||||||||||||
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Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 1,699,062 | $ | 2,722,224 | $ | 3,221,312 | $ | 2,124,856 | $ | 1,865,974 | $ | 1,607,982 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 1.51 | % | 2.36 | % | 3.24 | % | 2.47 | % | 3.26 | % | 2.25 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 6 | % | 7 | % | 6 | % | 12 | % | 11 | % | 15 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 56.79 | $ | 56.61 | $ | 49.44 | $ | 42.82 | $ | 46.49 | $ | 40.74 | ||||||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment incomea | 0.31 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.82 | 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (1.82 | ) | 0.71 | 7.61 | 6.97 | (3.25 | ) | 5.87 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (1.51 | ) | 1.41 | 8.31 | 7.62 | (2.43 | ) | 6.65 | ||||||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.49 | ) | (1.23 | ) | (1.14 | ) | (1.00 | ) | (1.24 | ) | (0.90 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.49 | ) | (1.23 | ) | (1.14 | ) | (1.00 | ) | (1.24 | ) | (0.90 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 54.79 | $ | 56.79 | $ | 56.61 | $ | 49.44 | $ | 42.82 | $ | 46.49 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (2.70 | )%c | 2.63 | % | 16.94 | % | 18.07 | % | (5.18 | )% | 16.38 | % | ||||||||||||
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Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 175,338 | $ | 159,004 | $ | 169,837 | $ | 88,988 | $ | 42,817 | $ | 74,387 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.51 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 1.11 | % | 1.26 | % | 1.31 | % | 1.36 | % | 1.84 | % | 1.72 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 7 | % | 10 | % | 14 | % | 17 | % | 7 | % | 10 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 10.19 | $ | 16.13 | $ | 14.60 | $ | 14.52 | $ | 13.92 | $ | 12.98 | ||||||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment incomea | 0.13 | 0.36 | 0.54 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | 0.24 | (5.86 | ) | 1.51 | 0.04 | 0.76 | 0.92 | |||||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 0.37 | (5.50 | ) | 2.05 | 0.45 | 1.14 | 1.33 | |||||||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.35 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.39 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain | (2.40 | ) | (0.05 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | — | — | — | (0.02 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (2.75 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.39 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 7.81 | $ | 10.19 | $ | 16.13 | $ | 14.60 | $ | 14.52 | $ | 13.92 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | 4.83 | %c | (34.62 | )% | 14.17 | % | 3.02 | % | 8.61 | % | 10.19 | % | ||||||||||||
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Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 228,401 | $ | 263,579 | $ | 786,461 | $ | 809,138 | $ | 936,692 | $ | 978,402 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 2.73 | % | 2.61 | % | 3.48 | % | 2.71 | % | 2.73 | % | 2.84 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 45 | % | 24 | % | 16 | % | 17 | % | 24 | % | 49 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units solely for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended February 29, 2016 and the years ended August 31, 2015, August 31, 2014, August 31, 2013, August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011 were 5%, 5%, 10%, 8%, 14% and 14%, respectively. See Note 4. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 38.01 | $ | 51.21 | $ | 44.56 | $ | 43.21 | $ | 44.47 | $ | 39.25 | ||||||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment incomea | 0.66 | 1.97 | 1.88 | 1.69 | 1.73 | 1.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (2.55 | ) | (13.09 | ) | 6.51 | 1.71 | (1.14 | ) | 5.31 | |||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (1.89 | ) | (11.12 | ) | 8.39 | 3.40 | 0.59 | 6.95 | ||||||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.93 | ) | (2.08 | ) | (1.74 | ) | (2.05 | ) | (1.85 | ) | (1.73 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.93 | ) | (2.08 | ) | (1.74 | ) | (2.05 | ) | (1.85 | ) | (1.73 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 35.19 | $ | 38.01 | $ | 51.21 | $ | 44.56 | $ | 43.21 | $ | 44.47 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (5.12 | )%c | (22.19 | )% | 19.25 | % | 7.87 | % | 1.82 | % | 17.61 | % | ||||||||||||
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Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 1,731,544 | $ | 1,984,205 | $ | 3,472,048 | $ | 3,008,067 | $ | 3,188,582 | $ | 3,548,867 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.49 | % | 0.49 | % | 0.49 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 3.56 | % | 4.31 | % | 3.90 | % | 3.59 | % | 4.16 | % | 3.53 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 3 | % | 7 | % | 8 | % | 8 | % | 7 | % | 10 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Singapore ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 10.63 | $ | 13.96 | $ | 12.49 | $ | 13.10 | $ | 13.05 | $ | 12.17 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment incomea | 0.08 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (0.74 | ) | (3.31 | ) | 1.52 | (0.47 | ) | 0.11 | 0.92 | |||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (0.66 | ) | (2.90 | ) | 1.92 | (0.03 | ) | 0.52 | 1.37 | |||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.25 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.49 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.25 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.49 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 9.72 | $ | 10.63 | $ | 13.96 | $ | 12.49 | $ | 13.10 | $ | 13.05 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (6.32 | )%c | (21.27 | )% | 15.65 | % | (0.38 | )% | 4.67 | % | 11.27 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 464,696 | $ | 609,927 | $ | 984,455 | $ | 1,135,477 | $ | 1,512,687 | $ | 1,713,199 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 1.60 | % | 3.15 | % | 2.99 | % | 3.23 | % | 3.32 | % | 3.34 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 2 | % | 10 | % | 4 | % | 10 | % | 3 | % | 10 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 13.58 | $ | 16.44 | $ | 13.60 | $ | 12.58 | $ | 13.78 | $ | 12.19 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment incomea | 0.01 | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (0.34 | ) | (2.94 | ) | 2.81 | 1.05 | (1.01 | ) | 1.49 | |||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (0.33 | ) | (2.57 | ) | 3.10 | 1.29 | (0.73 | ) | 1.88 | |||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.40 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.29 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.40 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.29 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 12.85 | $ | 13.58 | $ | 16.44 | $ | 13.60 | $ | 12.58 | $ | 13.78 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (2.44 | )%c | (15.79 | )% | 23.24 | % | 10.30 | % | (4.80 | )% | 15.24 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 2,217,984 | $ | 3,276,410 | $ | 3,298,664 | $ | 2,641,997 | $ | 2,247,128 | $ | 2,857,512 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.64 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.59 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 0.15 | % | 2.36 | % | 1.98 | % | 1.80 | % | 2.25 | % | 2.64 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 14 | % | 14 | % | 11 | % | 21 | % | 22 | % | 23 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units solely for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended February 29, 2016 and the years ended August 31, 2015, August 31, 2014, August 31, 2013, August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011 were 5%, 4%, 4%, 6%, 7% and 8%, respectively. See Note 4. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Thailand Capped ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 65.01 | $ | 83.41 | $ | 67.73 | $ | 70.53 | $ | 66.27 | $ | 55.06 | ||||||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment incomea | 0.45 | 1.66 | 1.67 | 1.84 | 1.76 | 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (1.93 | ) | (17.98 | ) | 15.84 | (2.75 | ) | 4.37 | 11.10 | |||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (1.48 | ) | (16.32 | ) | 17.51 | (0.91 | ) | 6.13 | 12.75 | |||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.55 | ) | (2.08 | ) | (1.83 | ) | (1.89 | ) | (1.87 | ) | (1.54 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.55 | ) | (2.08 | ) | (1.83 | ) | (1.89 | ) | (1.87 | ) | (1.54 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 62.98 | $ | 65.01 | $ | 83.41 | $ | 67.73 | $ | 70.53 | $ | 66.27 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (2.21 | )%c | (19.92 | )% | 26.18 | % | (1.65 | )% | 9.57 | % | 23.33 | % | ||||||||||||
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Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 236,180 | $ | 237,304 | $ | 571,370 | $ | 541,873 | $ | 595,968 | $ | 632,840 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.64 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.59 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 1.46 | % | 2.09 | % | 2.24 | % | 2.22 | % | 2.66 | % | 2.56 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 3 | % | 13 | % | 9 | % | 24 | % | 12 | % | 22 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
iShares, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on September 1, 1994 pursuant to Articles of Incorporation as subsequently amended and restated.
These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):
iShares ETF | Diversification Classification | |
MSCI Hong Kong | Non-diversified | |
MSCI Japan Small-Cap | Diversified | |
MSCI Malaysia | Non-diversified | |
MSCI Pacific ex Japan | Diversified | |
MSCI Singapore | Non-diversified | |
MSCI Taiwan | Non-diversified | |
MSCI Thailand Capped | Non-diversified |
The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective.
Pursuant to the Company’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.
1. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses 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.
SECURITY VALUATION
Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
• | Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the 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. |
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iSHARES®, INC.
• | Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”). |
• | Futures contracts are valued at that day’s last reported settlement price on the exchange where the contract is traded. |
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited toi attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available;v quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.
The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Company’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.
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.
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
• | Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
• | Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and |
• | Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments. |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Company’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.
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iSHARES®, INC.
The following table summarizes the value of each of the Funds’ investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of February 29, 2016. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective schedule of investments.
iShares ETF | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
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Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 1,695,335,904 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,695,335,904 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 98,870,927 | — | — | 98,870,927 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 1,794,206,831 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,794,206,831 | ||||||||
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Futures Contracts | $ | (44,993 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (44,993 | ) | ||||||
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Total | $ | (44,993 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (44,993 | ) | ||||||
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Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 174,793,080 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 174,793,080 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 7,194,162 | — | — | 7,194,162 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 181,987,242 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 181,987,242 | ||||||||
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Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 226,943,107 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 226,943,107 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 33,457,453 | — | — | 33,457,453 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 260,400,560 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 260,400,560 | ||||||||
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Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 1,720,465,717 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,720,465,717 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 43,586,844 | — | — | 43,586,844 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 1,764,052,561 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,764,052,561 | ||||||||
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Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 462,770,529 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 462,770,529 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 32,416,167 | — | — | 32,416,167 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 495,186,696 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 495,186,696 | ||||||||
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Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts | $ | (1,333 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (1,333 | ) | ||||||
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Total | $ | (1,333 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (1,333 | ) | ||||||
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iSHARES®, INC.
iShares ETF | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
MSCI Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||
Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 2,215,918,482 | $ | — | $ | 2 | $ | 2,215,918,484 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 155,064,433 | — | — | 155,064,433 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 2,370,982,915 | $ | — | $ | 2 | $ | 2,370,982,917 | ||||||||
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Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Futures Contracts | $ | 9,597 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 9,597 | ||||||||
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Total | $ | 9,597 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 9,597 | ||||||||
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Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 235,293,579 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 235,293,579 | ||||||||
Rights | — | 0 | b | — | 0 | b | ||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 17,144,729 | — | — | 17,144,729 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 252,438,308 | $ | 0 | b | $ | — | $ | 252,438,308 | |||||||
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a | Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts. |
b | Rounds to less than $1. |
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION
Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of February 29, 2016 are reflected in tax reclaims receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.
Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes.
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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 the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their 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 February 29, 2016, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
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.
LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
Each Fund may lend its investment 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 a 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 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 Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds and any excess collateral is returned by the Funds 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. 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.
Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of February 29, 2016, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of investments. The securities on loan for each Fund are also disclosed in its schedule of investments. The total value of any securities on loan as of February 29, 2016 and the total value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.
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, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.
Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“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, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount
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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, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.
The following table is a summary of securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of February 29, 2016:
iShares ETF and Counterparty | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received a | Net Amount | |||||||||
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $ | 9,403,104 | $ | 9,403,104 | $ | — | ||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 1,238,503 | 1,238,503 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 9,374,567 | 9,374,567 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 2,359,114 | 2,359,114 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 1,503,768 | 1,503,768 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 184,241 | 184,241 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 68,524,176 | 68,524,176 | — | |||||||||
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | 123,246 | 123,246 | — | |||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Company | 682,383 | 682,383 | — | |||||||||
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Barclays Capital Inc. | $ | 1,030,385 | $ | 1,030,385 | $ | — | ||||||
BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Inc. | 6,683 | 6,683 | — | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 698,904 | 698,904 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 546,824 | 546,824 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 652,676 | 652,676 | — | |||||||||
Jefferies LLC | 4,723 | 4,723 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 222,900 | 222,900 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 347,213 | 347,213 | — | |||||||||
Mizuho Securities USA Inc. | 31,309 | 31,309 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 1,151,002 | 1,151,002 | — | |||||||||
SG Americas Securities LLC | 62,963 | 62,963 | — | |||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Company | 500,799 | 500,799 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 1,519,764 | 1,519,764 | — | |||||||||
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $ | 146,989 | $ | 146,989 | $ | — | ||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 901,566 | 901,566 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 3,199,734 | 3,199,734 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 5,386,965 | 5,386,965 | — | |||||||||
Jefferies LLC | 1,218,432 | 1,218,432 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 3,096,000 | 3,096,000 | — | |||||||||
Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | 11,360 | 11,360 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 9,392,136 | 9,392,136 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 16,674,616 | 16,674,616 | — | |||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Company | 309,451 | 309,451 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 833,362 | 833,362 | — | |||||||||
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Barclays Capital Inc. | $ | 51,720 | $ | 51,720 | $ | — | ||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 34,331 | 34,331 | — | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 6,009,997 | 6,009,997 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 3,626,835 | 3,626,835 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 9,813 | 9,813 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 2,870,624 | 2,870,624 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 15,793,302 | 15,793,302 | — | |||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Company | 1,669,123 | 1,669,123 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 622,314 | 622,314 | — | |||||||||
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Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. | $ | 27,174,867 | $ | 27,174,867 | $ | — | ||||||
Deutsche Bank AG | 18,979,925 | 18,979,925 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | 76,201,302 | 76,201,302 | — | |||||||||
UBS Ltd. | 22,308,599 | 22,308,599 | — | |||||||||
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $ | 243,410 | $ | 243,410 | $ | — | ||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 3,271,421 | 3,271,421 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 143,718 | 143,718 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 1,800,358 | 1,800,358 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 584,163 | 584,163 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 8,615,475 | 8,615,475 | — | |||||||||
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2. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
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 interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.
For its investment advisory services to each of the iShares MSCI Hong Kong, iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap, iShares MSCI Malaysia and iShares MSCI Singapore ETFs, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee 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:
Investment Advisory Fee | Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets | ||||
0.59 | % | First $7 billion | |||
0.54 | Over $7 billion, up to and including $11 billion | ||||
0.49 | Over $11 billion, up to and including $24 billion | ||||
0.44 | Over $24 billion, up to and including $48 billion | ||||
0.40 | Over $48 billion, up to and including $72 billion | ||||
0.36 | Over $72 billion |
For its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee 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:
Investment Advisory Fee | Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets | ||||
0.5000 | % | First $46 billion | |||
0.4750 | a | Over $46 billion, up to and including $81 billion | |||
0.4513 | a | Over $81 billion, up to and including $111 billion | |||
0.4287 | a | Over $111 billion, up to and including $141 billion | |||
0.4073 | a | Over $141 billion |
a | Investment advisory fee level reflects a 5% reduction (rounded to the fourth decimal place) from the investment advisory fee at the prior aggregate average daily net asset level. |
For its investment advisory services to each of the iShares MSCI Taiwan and iShares MSCI Thailand Capped ETFs, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee 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:
Investment Advisory Fee | Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets | ||||
0.74 | % | First $2 billion | |||
0.69 | Over $2 billion, up to and including $4 billion | ||||
0.64 | Over $4 billion, up to and including $8 billion | ||||
0.57 | Over $8 billion, up to and including $16 billion | ||||
0.51 | Over $16 billion, up to and including $32 billion | ||||
0.45 | Over $32 billion |
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 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. Each Fund is responsible for fees in
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connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, 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 “collateral investment fees”). 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. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income 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 the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in the calendar year 2013, each Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.
For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the total of securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees paid were as follows:
iShares ETF | Fees Paid to BTC | |||
MSCI Hong Kong | $ | 61,687 | ||
MSCI Japan Small-Cap | 32,498 | |||
MSCI Malaysia | 93,672 | |||
MSCI Pacific ex Japan | 75,743 | |||
MSCI Singapore | 87,608 | |||
MSCI Taiwan | 333,701 | |||
MSCI Thailand Capped | 91,594 |
For the six months ended February 29, 2016, BTC, the Funds’ securities lending agent, has agreed to voluntarily reimburse the iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF in the amount of $47,976, related to the foreign tax on the securities lending income. Such reimbursement is included in “Securities lending income – affiliated – net” in the Fund’s statement of operations.
The iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF received a payment from BFA to compensate the Fund for losses incurred on trades that were executed due to the incorrect processing of a corporate action. The payment covers the transaction costs (commissions and fees), as well as the change in market value on the security between the date the corporate action was incorrectly processed and the date of the subsequent sale of the security. The payment is reported in the Fund’s statement of operations under “Payment from affiliate”.
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.
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 February 29, 2016, the purchases and sales executed by the MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were $105,131 and $1,025,431, respectively.
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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 included in “Interest – affiliated” in the statements of operations.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.
Certain directors and officers of the Company are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.
3. | INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS |
Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:
iShares ETF | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
MSCI Hong Kong | $ | 137,918,087 | $ | 164,978,769 | ||||
MSCI Japan Small-Cap | 12,083,555 | 12,045,578 | ||||||
MSCI Malaysia | 108,887,995 | 146,910,594 | ||||||
MSCI Pacific ex Japan | 100,602,499 | 64,158,202 | ||||||
MSCI Singapore | 9,452,700 | 20,008,473 | ||||||
MSCI Taiwan | 380,568,032 | 1,314,594,227 | ||||||
MSCI Thailand Capped | 7,827,339 | 7,527,519 |
In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:
iShares ETF | In-kind Purchases | In-kind Sales | ||||||
MSCI Hong Kong | $ | 14,062,544 | $ | 837,978,516 | ||||
MSCI Japan Small-Cap | 44,721,141 | 21,599,076 | ||||||
MSCI Pacific ex Japan | 11,312,151 | 161,934,563 | ||||||
MSCI Singapore | 13,772,310 | 105,423,894 | ||||||
MSCI Thailand Capped | 37,727,393 | 31,310,637 |
4. | 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 for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.
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. Investors 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. Investors 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 “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.
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5. | FUTURES CONTRACTS |
Each Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts in an effort to help such Fund track its underlying index. A futures contract is a standardized, exchange-traded agreement to buy or sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the executing broker which holds segregated from its own assets, an amount of cash, U.S. government securities or other high-quality debt and equity securities equal to the minimum initial margin requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as margin variation and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Losses may arise if the value of a futures contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument during the term of the contract or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The use of futures contracts also involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and the assets underlying such contracts.
The following table shows the value of futures contracts held as of February 29, 2016 and the related locations in the statements of assets and liabilities, presented by risk exposure category:
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The following table shows the realized and unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts held during the six months ended February 29, 2016 and the related locations in the statements of operations, presented by risk exposure category:
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6. | PRINCIPAL RISKS |
In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.
BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.
MARKET RISK
Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity and financial derivative instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.
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.
Each Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy;
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higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.
Each Fund, except for the iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF invests all or substantially all of its assets in issuers located in a single country. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in that country may have a significant impact on its investment performance.
CREDIT RISK
Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe 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 issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.
7. | INCOME TAX INFORMATION |
Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Company’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.
For purposes of U.S. GAAP, 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 NAV per share.
The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
As of August 31, 2015, the Funds’ fiscal year-end, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:
iShares ETF | Non- Expiring a | Expiring 2016 | Expiring 2017 | Expiring 2018 | Expiring 2019 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Hong Kong | $ | 198,801,723 | $ | 3,185,408 | $ | 29,235,556 | $ | 114,836,904 | $ | 34,565,959 | $ | 380,625,550 | ||||||||||||
MSCI Japan Small-Cap | 2,813,514 | — | 131,718 | 541,322 | 203,697 | 3,690,251 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Pacific ex Japan | 215,930,010 | — | 66,207,828 | 104,799,503 | 36,600,987 | 423,538,328 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Singapore | 41,531,912 | 807,115 | 15,680,510 | 132,420,824 | 11,588,528 | 202,028,889 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Taiwan | 69,147,354 | 16,734,578 | 343,375,145 | 363,052,013 | 19,669,958 | 811,979,048 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Thailand Capped | 8,642,320 | — | 555,444 | 2,321,428 | 1,304,910 | 12,824,102 |
a | Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration. |
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iSHARES®, INC.
The Funds may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Funds 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 February 29, 2016, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
iShares ETF | Tax Cost | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
MSCI Hong Kong | $ | 2,256,655,386 | $ | 15,940,696 | $ | (478,389,251 | ) | $ | (462,448,555 | ) | ||||||
MSCI Japan Small-Cap | 204,789,158 | 7,424,185 | (30,226,101 | ) | (22,801,916 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Malaysia | 165,193,483 | 121,104,673 | (25,897,596 | ) | 95,207,077 | |||||||||||
MSCI Pacific ex Japan | 2,332,485,475 | 100,526,592 | (668,959,506 | ) | (568,432,914 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Singapore | 669,798,677 | 4,561,777 | (179,173,758 | ) | (174,611,981 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Taiwan | 1,684,286,446 | 984,677,851 | (297,981,380 | ) | 686,696,471 | |||||||||||
MSCI Thailand Capped | 364,908,204 | 5,282,079 | (117,751,975 | ) | (112,469,896 | ) |
Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of February 29, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.
8. | 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 disclosure in the financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
Section 19(a) Notices
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are 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 the 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.
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 Hong Kong | $ | 0.206843 | $ | — | $ | 0.007337 | $ | 0.214180 | 97 | % | — | % | 3 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||
MSCI Japan Small-Cap | 0.298738 | — | 0.192318 | 0.491056 | 61 | — | 39 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Malaysia | 0.346715 | 2.400000 | — | 2.746715 | 13 | 87 | — | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Pacific ex Japan | 0.697896 | — | 0.229383 | 0.927279 | 75 | — | 25 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Singapore | 0.043249 | — | 0.208266 | 0.251515 | 17 | — | 83 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Taiwan | 0.398551 | — | 0.000227 | 0.398778 | 100 | — | 0 | a | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Thailand Capped | 0.545189 | — | — | 0.545189 | 100 | — | — | 100 |
a | Rounds to less than 1%. |
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION | 71 |
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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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Ø | iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF | EWZ | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Chile Capped ETF | ECH | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Colombia Capped ETF | ICOL | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Israel Capped ETF | EIS | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF | ERUS | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI South Africa ETF | EZA | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Turkey ETF | TUR | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF | EUSA | NYSE Arca |
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iSHARES® MSCI BRAZIL CAPPED ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Brazilian equities, as represented by the MSCI Brazil 25/50 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -15.52%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -15.32%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (39.66)% | (40.37)% | (39.35)% | (39.66)% | (40.37)% | (39.35)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (20.21)% | (20.42)% | (19.83)% | (67.66)% | (68.09)% | (66.89)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | (3.92)% | (3.81)% | (3.34)% | (32.95)% | (32.20)% | (28.83)% |
Index performance through February 11, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Brazil Index. Index performance beginning on February 12, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Brazil 25/50 Index.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 13 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 844.80 | $ | 2.94 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.70 | $ | 3.22 | 0.64% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 13 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 33.48 | % | ||
Consumer Staples | 21.40 | |||
Materials | 9.79 | |||
Energy | 9.05 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 6.28 | |||
Utilities | 6.14 | |||
Industrials | 6.13 | |||
Information Technology | 4.30 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 2.74 | |||
Health Care | 0.69 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Ambev SA | 10.96 | % | ||
Itau Unibanco Holding SA (Preferred) | 10.16 | |||
Banco Bradesco SA (Preferred) | 7.20 | |||
BRF SA | 4.31 | |||
Cielo SA | 3.66 | |||
Ultrapar Participacoes SA | 3.17 | |||
Itausa–Investimentos Itau SA (Preferred) | 2.94 | |||
BM&FBovespa SA-Bolsa de Valores Mercadorias e Futuros | 2.91 | |||
Embraer SA | 2.86 | |||
Petroleo Brasileiro SA | 2.70 | |||
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TOTAL | 50.87 | % | ||
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iSHARES® MSCI CHILE CAPPED ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Chile Capped ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of a broad-based index composed of Chilean equities, as represented by the MSCI Chile Investable Market Index 25/50 (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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -3.75%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -3.48%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (17.48)% | (18.21)% | (17.36)% | (17.48)% | (18.21)% | (17.36)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (12.35)% | (12.45)% | (11.72)% | (48.28)% | (48.56)% | (46.39)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | (3.18)% | (3.23)% | (2.61)% | (23.50)% | (23.84)% | (19.71)% |
The inception date of the Fund was 11/12/07. The first day of secondary market trading was 11/16/07.
Index performance through February 11, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Chile Investable Market Index. Index performance beginning on February 12, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Chile Investable Market Index 25/50.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 13 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 962.50 | $ | 3.12 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.70 | $ | 3.22 | 0.64% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 13 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Utilities | 33.08 | % | ||
Financials | 19.34 | |||
Consumer Staples | 12.49 | |||
Materials | 9.96 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 8.07 | |||
Energy | 7.90 | |||
Industrials | 4.79 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 2.38 | |||
Information Technology | 1.99 | |||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Enersis Americas SA | 10.31 | % | ||
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA/Chile | 8.98 | |||
Empresas COPEC SA | 7.90 | |||
SACI Falabella | 6.48 | |||
Banco Santander Chile | 5.85 | |||
Empresas CMPC SA | 5.50 | |||
Colbun SA | 4.59 | |||
Cencosud SA | 4.58 | |||
Banco de Chile | 4.19 | |||
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA | 3.88 | |||
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TOTAL | 62.26 | % | ||
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iSHARES® MSCI COLOMBIA CAPPED ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Colombia Capped ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of a broad-based index composed of Colombian equities, as represented by the MSCI All Colombia Capped 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -6.83%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -6.60%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (29.54)% | (29.16)% | (29.31)% | (29.54)% | (29.16)% | (29.31)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | (24.88)% | (24.46)% | (24.41)% | (53.83)% | (53.13)% | (53.02)% |
The inception date of the Fund was 6/18/13. The first day of secondary market trading was 6/20/13.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 13 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 931.70 | $ | 2.93 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.80 | $ | 3.07 | 0.61% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 13 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 36.31 | % | ||
Utilities | 18.74 | |||
Materials | 14.81 | |||
Energy | 13.78 | |||
Consumer Staples | 9.75 | |||
Industrials | 4.55 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 2.06 | |||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Bancolombia SA (Preferred) | 10.20 | % | ||
Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA | 8.43 | |||
Isagen SA ESP | 5.80 | |||
Grupo Nutresa SA | 5.21 | |||
Ecopetrol SA | 5.17 | |||
Pacific Exploration and Production Corp. | 5.05 | |||
Almacenes Exito SA | 4.54 | |||
Interconexion Electrica SA ESP | 4.52 | |||
Banco Davivienda SA (Preferred) | 4.49 | |||
Empresa de Energia de Bogota SA ESP | 4.36 | |||
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TOTAL | 57.77 | % | ||
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iSHARES® MSCI ISRAEL CAPPED ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Israel Capped ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of a broad-based index composed of Israeli equities, as represented by the MSCI Israel Capped Investable Market 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -7.97%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -7.53%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (1.10)% | (1.89)% | (0.34)% | (1.10)% | (1.89)% | (0.34)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (1.79)% | (1.91)% | (1.54)% | (8.65)% | (9.18)% | (7.46)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | 1.32% | 1.28% | 1.81% | 10.93% | 10.61% | 15.33% |
The inception date of the Fund was 3/26/08. The first day of secondary market trading was 3/28/08.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 13 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 920.30 | $ | 3.06 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.70 | $ | 3.22 | 0.64% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 13 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 28.48 | % | ||
Health Care | 23.87 | |||
Information Technology | 18.94 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 7.00 | |||
Industrials | 6.08 | |||
Materials | 5.52 | |||
Energy | 4.53 | |||
Consumer Staples | 3.59 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 1.45 | |||
Utilities | 0.54 | |||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | 21.89 | % | ||
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | 5.86 | |||
Bank Hapoalim BM | 5.44 | |||
Bank Leumi le-Israel BM | 4.93 | |||
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd. | 4.63 | |||
NICE-Systems Ltd. | 3.77 | |||
Mobileye NV | 2.97 | |||
Frutarom Industries Ltd. | 2.37 | |||
Elbit Systems Ltd. | 2.30 | |||
Israel Chemicals Ltd. | 2.28 | |||
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TOTAL | 56.44 | % | ||
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iSHARES® MSCI RUSSIA CAPPED ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Russian equities, as represented by the MSCI Russia 25/50 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -7.07%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -6.43%.
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NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (13.54)% | (14.25)% | (12.73)% | (13.54)% | (14.25)% | (12.73)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (14.57)% | (14.75)% | (14.05)% | (54.49)% | (54.98)% | (53.09)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | (11.25)% | (11.31)% | (10.71)% | (46.93)% | (47.11)% | (45.19)% |
The inception date of the Fund was 11/9/10. The first day of secondary market trading was 11/10/10.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 13 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 929.30 | $ | 3.07 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.70 | $ | 3.22 | 0.64% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 13 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Energy | 51.68 | % | ||
Financials | 18.72 | |||
Materials | 11.60 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 9.80 | |||
Consumer Staples | 5.24 | |||
Utilities | 2.96 | |||
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| |||
TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Gazprom PAO | 9.54 | % | ||
Lukoil PJSC | 7.61 | |||
Sberbank of Russia PJSC | 7.61 | |||
Gazprom PAO ADR | 7.08 | |||
Lukoil PJSC ADR | 5.56 | |||
Magnit PJSC GDR | 5.24 | |||
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC | 4.67 | |||
Tatneft PAO Class S | 4.47 | |||
Novatek OAO GDR | 4.44 | |||
AK Transneft OAO (Preferred) | 3.98 | |||
|
| |||
TOTAL | 60.20 | % | ||
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|
* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI SOUTH AFRICA ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of South African equities, as represented by the MSCI South Africa 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -19.65%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -19.41%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (32.05)% | (32.77)% | (31.61)% | (32.05)% | (32.77)% | (31.61)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (5.61)% | (5.81)% | (5.02)% | (25.09)% | (25.85)% | (22.71)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | 1.33% | 1.20% | 2.13% | 14.13% | 12.72% | 23.47% |
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 13 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 803.50 | $ | 2.87 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.70 | $ | 3.22 | 0.64% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 13 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Consumer Discretionary | 33.60 | % | ||
Financials | 30.23 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 8.12 | |||
Materials | 7.81 | |||
Energy | 6.89 | |||
Consumer Staples | 5.30 | |||
Health Care | 4.48 | |||
Industrials | 3.57 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Naspers Ltd. Class N | 20.98 | % | ||
Steinhoff International Holdings NV Class H | 6.74 | |||
Sasol Ltd. | 6.60 | |||
MTN Group Ltd. | 6.20 | |||
FirstRand Ltd. | 4.16 | |||
Standard Bank Group Ltd. | 3.70 | |||
Remgro Ltd. | 3.24 | |||
Bidvest Group Ltd. (The) | 3.18 | |||
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. | 2.69 | |||
Sanlam Ltd. | 2.59 | |||
|
| |||
TOTAL | 60.08 | % | ||
|
|
* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI TURKEY ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of a broad-based index composed of Turkish equities, as represented by the MSCI Turkey Investable Market 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -0.60%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -0.58%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (21.46)% | (22.52)% | (21.41)% | (21.46)% | (22.52)% | (21.41)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (6.44)% | (6.75)% | (6.05)% | (28.32)% | (29.50)% | (26.81)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | (1.53)% | (1.71)% | (1.16)% | (11.55)% | (12.76)% | (8.85)% |
The inception date of the Fund was 3/26/08. The first day of secondary market trading was 3/28/08.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 13 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 994.00 | $ | 3.17 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.70 | $ | 3.22 | 0.64% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 13 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 42.83 | % | ||
Industrials | 14.38 | |||
Consumer Staples | 13.38 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 7.71 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 7.51 | |||
Materials | 7.22 | |||
Energy | 5.77 | |||
Utilities | 1.02 | |||
Health Care | 0.18 | |||
|
| |||
TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
|
|
TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS | 10.32 | % | ||
Akbank TAS | 9.87 | |||
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS | 7.06 | |||
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS | 5.92 | |||
Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS | 5.77 | |||
KOC Holding AS | 4.98 | |||
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS | 4.86 | |||
Turkiye Is Bankasi Class C | 4.32 | |||
Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS | 3.79 | |||
Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS | 2.97 | |||
|
| |||
TOTAL | 59.86 | % | ||
|
|
* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI USA EQUAL WEIGHTED ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of equal weighted U.S. equities, as represented by the MSCI USA Equal Weighted 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -5.23%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -5.18%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (10.21)% | (10.25)% | (10.18)% | (10.21)% | (10.25)% | (10.18)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | 9.08% | 9.06% | 9.22% | 54.41% | 54.27% | 55.45% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | 10.52% | 10.51% | 10.69% | 79.02% | 78.93% | 80.59% |
The inception date of the Fund was 5/5/10. The first day of secondary market trading was 5/7/10.
Index performance through August 31, 2015 reflects the performance of the MSCI USA Index. Index performance beginning on September 1, 2015 reflects the performance of the MSCI USA Equal Weighted Index.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 13 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 947.70 | $ | 0.73 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.10 | $ | 0.75 | 0.15% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 13 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 19.24 | % | ||
Consumer Discretionary | 16.71 | |||
Information Technology | 14.89 | |||
Industrials | 12.12 | |||
Health Care | 11.33 | |||
Energy | 7.04 | |||
Consumer Staples | 6.64 | |||
Materials | 5.55 | |||
Utilities | 5.16 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 1.32 | |||
|
| |||
TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
|
|
TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
DENTSPLY International Inc. | 0.29 | % | ||
Continental Resources Inc./OK | 0.20 | |||
Splunk Inc. | 0.20 | |||
Cheniere Energy Inc. | 0.19 | |||
Marathon Oil Corp. | 0.18 | |||
Sprint Corp. | 0.18 | |||
Medivation Inc. | 0.18 | |||
Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.18 | |||
CF Industries Holdings Inc. | 0.18 | |||
ONEOK Inc. | 0.18 | |||
|
| |||
TOTAL | 1.96 | % | ||
|
|
* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.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. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer 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. Certain funds may have a NAV which is determined prior to the opening of regular trading on its listed exchange and their market returns are calculated using the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the opening of regular trading on the exchange. 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, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on September 1, 2015 and held through February 29, 2016, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number corresponding to your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
iSHARES® MSCI BRAZIL CAPPED ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 66.18% |
| |||||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 2.83% |
| |||||||
Embraer SA | 6,812,232 | $ | 51,699,899 | |||||
|
| |||||||
51,699,899 | ||||||||
BANKS — 4.39% |
| |||||||
Banco Bradesco SA | 6,544,164 | 38,268,714 | ||||||
Banco do Brasil SA | 7,628,097 | 25,955,428 | ||||||
Banco Santander Brasil SA Units | 4,276,900 | 16,068,066 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
80,292,208 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 10.83% |
| |||||||
Ambev SA | 44,678,860 | 198,058,726 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
198,058,726 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 1.22% |
| |||||||
CETIP SA – Mercados Organizados | 2,332,203 | 22,212,573 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
22,212,573 | ||||||||
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 1.52% |
| |||||||
Klabin SA Units | 5,129,020 | 27,711,892 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
27,711,892 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES — 2.45% |
| |||||||
Estacio Participacoes SA | 3,216,800 | 10,314,972 | ||||||
Kroton Educacional SA | 13,737,964 | 34,419,999 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
44,734,971 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 2.88% |
| |||||||
BM&FBovespa SA-Bolsa de Valores Mercadorias e Futuros | 18,001,300 | 52,565,805 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
52,565,805 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 2.11% |
| |||||||
CPFL Energia SAa | 2,795,531 | 11,732,055 | ||||||
EDP – Energias do Brasil SA | 3,372,800 | 10,789,773 | ||||||
Equatorial Energia SA | 1,000,900 | 9,630,955 | ||||||
Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA Units | 1,358,200 | 6,437,226 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
38,590,009 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 1.55% |
| |||||||
Raia Drogasil SA | 2,453,900 | 28,372,814 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
28,372,814 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 5.88% |
| |||||||
BRF SA | 6,025,050 | 77,824,635 | ||||||
JBS SA | 7,954,222 | 22,787,458 | ||||||
M. Dias Branco SA | 434,300 | 6,923,829 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
107,535,922 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 0.68% |
| |||||||
Odontoprev SA | 1,995,100 | $ | 5,088,901 | |||||
Qualicorp SA | 2,291,400 | 7,416,690 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
12,505,591 | ||||||||
INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS — 0.91% |
| |||||||
Tractebel Energia SA | 1,881,400 | 16,689,724 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
16,689,724 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 3.04% |
| |||||||
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA | 6,204,900 | 37,610,180 | ||||||
Porto Seguro SA | 1,428,600 | 8,483,356 | ||||||
Sul America SA | 2,357,950 | 9,510,491 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
55,604,027 | ||||||||
INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL — 0.22% |
| |||||||
B2W Cia. Digitala | 1,394,200 | 4,046,694 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,046,694 | ||||||||
IT SERVICES — 3.62% |
| |||||||
Cielo SA | 8,488,196 | 66,147,050 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
66,147,050 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 1.10% |
| |||||||
WEG SA | 6,092,160 | 20,193,398 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
20,193,398 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 2.32% |
| |||||||
Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA | 8,279,254 | 10,819,018 | ||||||
Vale SA | 10,659,400 | 31,635,593 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
42,454,611 | ||||||||
MULTILINE RETAIL — 2.06% |
| |||||||
Lojas Americanas SA | 2,305,950 | 6,959,631 | ||||||
Lojas Renner SA | 6,793,100 | 30,727,967 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
37,687,598 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 6.37% |
| |||||||
Cosan SA Industria e Comercio | 1,512,390 | 10,166,721 | ||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro SAa | 26,458,544 | 48,870,479 | ||||||
Ultrapar Participacoes SA | 3,630,900 | 57,347,289 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
116,384,489 | ||||||||
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 1.82% |
| |||||||
Duratex SA | 2,312,311 | 3,532,996 | ||||||
Fibria Celulose SA | 2,682,226 | 29,657,966 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
33,190,962 | ||||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 2.07% |
| |||||||
Hypermarcas SAa | 3,914,800 | 24,791,536 | ||||||
Natura Cosmeticos SA | 1,962,200 | 13,106,646 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
37,898,182 |
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)
iSHARES® MSCI BRAZIL CAPPED ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 1.50% |
| |||||||
BR Malls Participacoes SA | 4,735,900 | $ | 16,019,203 | |||||
Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA | 969,600 | 11,454,501 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
27,473,704 | ||||||||
ROAD & RAIL — 0.55% |
| |||||||
Localiza Rent A Car SA | 1,731,940 | 10,006,107 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,006,107 | ||||||||
SOFTWARE — 0.64% |
| |||||||
TOTVS SA | 1,473,400 | 11,663,383 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,663,383 | ||||||||
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE — 1.58% |
| |||||||
CCR SA | 9,124,100 | 28,959,210 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
28,959,210 | ||||||||
WATER UTILITIES — 1.18% |
| |||||||
Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo | 3,809,400 | 21,644,645 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
21,644,645 | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.86% |
| |||||||
TIM Participacoes SA | 8,952,490 | 15,635,867 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,635,867 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $1,209,269,299) |
| 1,209,960,061 | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 32.69% |
| |||||||
BANKS — 20.07% |
| |||||||
Banco Bradesco SA | 24,275,523 | 130,183,615 | ||||||
Itau Unibanco Holding SA | 28,776,062 | 183,678,530 | ||||||
Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA | 31,029,752 | 53,180,939 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
367,043,084 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 0.71% |
| |||||||
Braskem SA Class A | 2,026,536 | 12,986,371 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
12,986,371 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.86% |
| |||||||
Telefonica Brasil SA | 3,537,374 | 33,957,653 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
33,957,653 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 1.46% |
| |||||||
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA Class B | 3,044,651 | 7,475,244 | ||||||
Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais | 7,913,090 | 11,672,867 | ||||||
Cia. Paranaense de Energia Class B | 1,293,400 | 7,517,991 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
26,666,102 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 0.82% |
| |||||||
Cia. Brasileira de Distribuicao | 1,431,064 | $ | 14,953,294 | |||||
|
| |||||||
14,953,294 | ||||||||
INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS — 0.40% |
| |||||||
Cia. Energetica de Sao Paulo Class B | 2,139,670 | 7,312,721 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,312,721 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 2.39% |
| |||||||
Gerdau SA | 9,274,046 | 8,226,920 | ||||||
Vale SA | 16,526,300 | 35,550,255 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
43,777,175 | ||||||||
MULTILINE RETAIL — 1.48% |
| |||||||
Lojas Americanas SA | 5,406,106 | 27,021,699 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
27,021,699 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 2.58% |
| |||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro SA | 36,540,878 | 47,199,285 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
47,199,285 | ||||||||
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 0.92% |
| |||||||
Suzano Papel e Celulose SA Class A | 4,048,900 | 16,788,593 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
16,788,593 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $761,241,178) |
| 597,705,977 | ||||||
RIGHTS — 0.00% |
| |||||||
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 0.00% |
| |||||||
Duratex SAa | 91,431 | 60,428 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
60,428 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL RIGHTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $0) |
| 60,428 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.00% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.00% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%b,c | 34,520 | 34,520 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
34,520 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $34,520) |
| 34,520 | ||||||
|
|
SCHEDULESOF INVESTMENTS | 15 |
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February 29, 2016
Value | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS | ||||||
(Cost: $1,970,544,997) | $ | 1,807,760,986 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.13% | 20,667,448 | |||||
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 1,828,428,434 | ||||
|
|
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
c | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES® MSCI CHILE CAPPED ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 93.14% |
| |||||||
AIRLINES — 3.83% |
| |||||||
LATAM Airlines Group SAa | 1,646,154 | $ | 9,380,128 | |||||
|
| |||||||
9,380,128 | ||||||||
BANKS — 16.00% |
| |||||||
Banco de Chile | 100,065,504 | 10,253,528 | ||||||
Banco de Credito e Inversiones | 187,629 | 7,550,795 | ||||||
Banco Santander Chile | 329,853,201 | 14,312,548 | ||||||
CorpBanca SA | 859,159,975 | 7,075,071 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
39,191,942 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 5.15% |
| |||||||
Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA | 824,642 | 8,115,754 | ||||||
Vina Concha y Toro SA | 2,681,703 | 4,493,112 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
12,608,866 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 0.58% |
| |||||||
SalfaCorp SA | 2,645,417 | 1,415,128 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,415,128 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 1.08% |
| |||||||
Inversiones La Construccion SA | 236,753 | 2,647,470 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,647,470 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 12.21% |
| |||||||
E.CL SA | 3,112,147 | 4,721,631 | ||||||
Enersis Americas SA | 99,492,906 | 25,192,174 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
29,913,805 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 4.57% |
| |||||||
Cencosud SA | 5,132,914 | 11,197,339 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,197,339 | ||||||||
INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS — 16.18% |
| |||||||
AES Gener SA | 14,329,498 | 6,447,604 | ||||||
Colbun SA | 43,212,501 | 11,226,481 | ||||||
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA/Chile | 16,570,440 | 21,954,015 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
39,628,100 | ||||||||
IT SERVICES — 1.99% |
| |||||||
SONDA SA | 2,826,503 | 4,878,092 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,878,092 | ||||||||
MARINE — 0.38% |
| |||||||
Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SAa | 46,796,362 | 925,354 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
925,354 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
METALS & MINING — 0.58% |
| |||||||
CAP SA | 587,301 | $ | 1,423,097 | |||||
|
| |||||||
1,423,097 | ||||||||
MULTILINE RETAIL — 7.36% |
| |||||||
Ripley Corp. SA | 5,359,172 | 2,197,580 | ||||||
SACI Falabella | 2,437,078 | 15,831,099 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
18,028,679 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 7.88% |
| |||||||
Empresas COPEC SA | 2,282,102 | 19,299,912 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
19,299,912 | ||||||||
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 5.48% |
| |||||||
Empresas CMPC SA | 5,844,004 | 13,439,065 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,439,065 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 2.19% |
| |||||||
Parque Arauco SA | 3,267,037 | 5,369,441 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,369,441 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.69% |
| |||||||
Forus SA | 690,993 | 1,690,564 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,690,564 | ||||||||
WATER UTILITIES — 4.61% |
| |||||||
Aguas Andinas SA Series A | 14,738,112 | 7,680,108 | ||||||
Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas SA | 2,497,671 | 3,625,101 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,305,209 | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 2.38% |
| |||||||
Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA | 683,028 | 5,825,471 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,825,471 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $210,047,506) |
| 228,167,662 | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 6.61% |
| |||||||
BEVERAGES — 2.74% |
| |||||||
Coca-Cola Embonor SA | 1,403,084 | 2,180,803 | ||||||
Embotelladora Andina SA Class B | 1,520,566 | 4,531,827 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,712,630 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 3.87% |
| |||||||
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA Series B | 529,384 | 9,473,067 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,473,067 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $15,868,871) |
| 16,185,697 |
SCHEDULESOF INVESTMENTS | 17 |
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iSHARES® MSCI CHILE CAPPED ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
RIGHTS — 0.02% |
| |||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 0.02% |
| |||||||
Parque Arauco SAa | 262,259 | $ | 52,840 | |||||
|
| |||||||
52,840 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL RIGHTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $0) |
| 52,840 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.26% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.26% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%b,c | 627,776 | 627,776 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
627,776 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $627,776) |
| 627,776 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $226,544,153) | 245,033,975 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.03)% |
| (73,814 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 244,960,161 | |||||
|
|
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
c | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES® MSCI COLOMBIA CAPPED ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 76.73% |
| |||||||
BANKS — 4.87% |
| |||||||
Banco de Bogota SA | 5,256 | $ | 89,949 | |||||
Bancolombia SA | 95,790 | 686,889 | ||||||
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA | 162,487 | 54,586 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
831,424 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 1.59% |
| |||||||
Construcciones El Condor SA | 223,882 | 73,188 | ||||||
Constructora Conconcreto SA | 650,497 | 198,930 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
272,118 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 11.47% |
| |||||||
Cementos Argos SA | 167,710 | 520,458 | ||||||
Cemex Latam Holdings SAa | 222,425 | 718,402 | ||||||
Grupo Argos SA/Colombia | 133,300 | 718,907 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,957,767 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 12.16% |
| |||||||
Bolsa de Valores de Colombia | 61,903,125 | 339,448 | ||||||
Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA Newa | 186 | 2,059 | ||||||
Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA/CD | 24,928 | 283,602 | ||||||
Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA | 127,255 | 1,449,293 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,074,402 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 2.08% |
| |||||||
Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota | 2,030,345 | 354,191 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
354,191 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 14.48% |
| |||||||
Celsia SA ESP | 629,393 | 697,845 | ||||||
Interconexion Electrica SA ESP | 332,289 | 775,903 | ||||||
Isagen SA ESP | 827,235 | 996,961 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,470,709 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 4.57% |
| |||||||
Almacenes Exito SA | 182,466 | 780,656 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
780,656 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 5.24% |
| |||||||
Grupo Nutresa SA | 122,357 | 894,353 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
894,353 | ||||||||
GAS UTILITIES — 4.39% |
| |||||||
Empresa de Energia de Bogota SA ESP | 1,402,440 | 750,019 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
750,019 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
METALS & MINING — 2.00% |
| |||||||
Mineros SA | 488,591 | $ | 340,789 | |||||
|
| |||||||
340,789 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 13.88% |
| |||||||
Canacol Energy Ltd.a | 253,393 | 611,690 | ||||||
Ecopetrol SA | 2,585,524 | 888,061 | ||||||
Pacific Exploration and Production Corp.a,b | 884,430 | 868,369 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,368,120 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $17,582,530) |
| 13,094,548 | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 23.96% |
| |||||||
AIRLINES — 2.99% |
| |||||||
Avianca Holdings SA | 842,611 | 510,285 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
510,285 | ||||||||
BANKS — 17.28% |
| |||||||
Banco Davivienda SA | 102,021 | 770,915 | ||||||
Bancolombia SA | 235,135 | 1,752,696 | ||||||
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA | 1,258,693 | 424,744 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,948,355 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 1.44% |
| |||||||
Cementos Argos SA | 37,076 | 108,915 | ||||||
Grupo Argos SA/Colombia | 26,784 | 136,380 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
245,295 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 2.25% |
| |||||||
Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA | 34,038 | 384,578 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
384,578 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $5,439,034) |
| 4,088,513 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.98% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.98% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 305,474 | 305,474 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 15,503 | 15,503 |
SCHEDULESOF INVESTMENTS | 19 |
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iSHARES® MSCI COLOMBIA CAPPED ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%c,d | 15,985 | $ | 15,985 | |||||
|
| |||||||
336,962 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $336,962) |
| 336,962 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $23,358,526) | 17,520,023 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.67)% |
| (455,235 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 17,064,788 | |||||
|
|
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES® MSCI ISRAEL CAPPED ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.75% |
| |||||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 2.29% |
| |||||||
Elbit Systems Ltd. | 32,286 | $ | 2,682,433 | |||||
|
| |||||||
2,682,433 | ||||||||
BANKS — 15.19% |
| |||||||
Bank Hapoalim BM | 1,295,561 | 6,348,153 | ||||||
Bank Leumi le-Israel BMa | 1,719,655 | 5,751,134 | ||||||
First International Bank of Israel Ltd. | 95,000 | 1,096,051 | ||||||
Israel Discount Bank Ltd. Class Aa | 1,466,573 | 2,360,287 | ||||||
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. | 200,234 | 2,214,730 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,770,355 | ||||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 0.88% |
| |||||||
Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd.a | 27,779 | 1,030,045 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,030,045 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 5.51% |
| |||||||
Frutarom Industries Ltd. | 53,499 | 2,766,741 | ||||||
Israel Chemicals Ltd. | 688,228 | 2,663,244 | ||||||
Israel Corp. Ltd. (The) | 7,115 | 1,014,162 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,444,147 | ||||||||
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 1.31% |
| |||||||
Ituran Location and Control Ltd.b | 44,171 | 752,314 | ||||||
Radware Ltd.a | 68,196 | 784,936 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,537,250 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 1.93% |
| |||||||
Electra Ltd./Israel | 6,227 | 780,190 | ||||||
Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd. | 407,868 | 644,712 | ||||||
Shikun & Binui Ltd.b | 568,584 | 827,646 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,252,548 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 5.35% |
| |||||||
B Communications Ltd. | 31,035 | 855,787 | ||||||
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd. | 2,408,275 | 5,406,445 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,262,232 | ||||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & |
| |||||||
Orbotech Ltd.a | 46,757 | 1,059,046 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,059,046 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 1.41% |
| |||||||
Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd. | 18,133 | 817,404 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Shufersal Ltd.a | 256,809 | $ | 837,800 | |||||
|
| |||||||
1,655,204 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 2.17% |
| |||||||
Osem Investments Ltd.b | 66,766 | 1,379,088 | ||||||
Strauss Group Ltd.b | 85,091 | 1,157,705 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,536,793 | ||||||||
INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS — 0.54% |
| |||||||
Kenon Holdings Ltd./Singaporea,b | 78,017 | 630,798 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
630,798 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 3.96% |
| |||||||
Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.a | 65,167 | 729,812 | ||||||
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.b | 261,623 | 891,051 | ||||||
IDI Insurance Co. Ltd. | 16,842 | 833,014 | ||||||
Menorah Mivtachim Holdings Ltd.a | 89,602 | 731,815 | ||||||
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holding Ltd.b | 1,261,310 | 795,167 | ||||||
Phoenix Holdings Ltd. (The)a | 285,932 | 651,940 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,632,799 | ||||||||
INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 0.67% |
| |||||||
Wix.com Ltd.a | 40,645 | 781,603 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
781,603 | ||||||||
IT SERVICES — 0.64% |
| |||||||
Matrix IT Ltd.b | 130,199 | 753,080 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
753,080 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 0.97% |
| |||||||
Kornit Digital Ltd.a | 49,307 | 571,961 | ||||||
Plasson Industries Ltd. | 23,640 | 562,269 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,134,230 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 4.52% |
| |||||||
Delek Group Ltd. | 8,383 | 1,345,285 | ||||||
Jerusalem Oil Explorationa | 23,251 | 905,721 | ||||||
Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp. Ltd.a | 147,597 | 704,678 | ||||||
Oil Refineries Ltd.a,b | 2,533,733 | 964,248 | ||||||
Paz Oil Co. Ltd. | 9,000 | 1,367,494 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,287,426 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 23.80% |
| |||||||
Neuroderm Ltd.a | 46,257 | 563,410 | ||||||
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.a | 11,998 | 1,738,390 |
SCHEDULESOF INVESTMENTS | 21 |
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iSHARES® MSCI ISRAEL CAPPED ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | 452,283 | $ | 25,546,033 | |||||
|
| |||||||
27,847,833 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 0.83% |
| |||||||
REIT 1 Ltd. | 373,117 | 965,757 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
965,757 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 8.43% |
| |||||||
Africa Israel Properties Ltd. | 55,208 | 695,807 | ||||||
Airport City Ltd.a,b | 126,005 | 1,185,420 | ||||||
Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd. | 169,485 | 1,220,070 | ||||||
Amot Investments Ltd. | 280,418 | 916,258 | ||||||
Azrieli Group Ltd. | 54,350 | 1,975,047 | ||||||
Bayside Land Corp. | 2,472 | 803,284 | ||||||
Gazit-Globe Ltd.b | 167,532 | 1,316,350 | ||||||
Melisron Ltd. | 32,599 | 1,063,481 | ||||||
Norstar Holdings Inc. | 55,491 | 686,154 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,861,871 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 1.31% |
| |||||||
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.a,b | 113,006 | 1,535,181 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,535,181 | ||||||||
SOFTWARE — 14.05% |
| |||||||
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.a,b | 82,300 | 6,836,661 | ||||||
CyberArk Software Ltd.a,b | 23,584 | 883,692 | ||||||
Mobileye NVa,b | 106,591 | 3,459,944 | ||||||
NICE-Systems Ltd. | 72,648 | 4,395,631 | ||||||
Sapiens International Corp. NV | 73,198 | 857,269 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
16,433,197 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 0.79% |
| |||||||
Delek Automotive Systems Ltd. | 99,269 | 924,231 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
924,231 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.66% |
| |||||||
Delta-Galil Industries Ltd.b | 30,385 | 771,286 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
771,286 | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.63% |
| |||||||
Cellcom Israel Ltd.a | 151,740 | 915,394 | ||||||
Partner Communications Co. Ltd.a | 211,202 | 988,868 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,904,262 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $136,776,284) |
| 116,693,607 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 13.67% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 13.67% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 15,166,772 | $ | 15,166,772 | |||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 769,696 | 769,696 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%c,d | 51,165 | 51,165 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,987,633 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $15,987,633) |
| 15,987,633 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $152,763,917) | 132,681,240 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (13.42)% |
| (15,694,223 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 116,987,017 | |||||
|
|
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES® MSCI RUSSIA CAPPED ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 93.75% |
| |||||||
BANKS — 15.34% |
| |||||||
Sberbank of Russia PJSC | 11,591,520 | $ | 16,532,360 | |||||
Sberbank of Russia PJSC ADR | 1,140,425 | 6,993,086 | ||||||
VTB Bank PJSC | 7,767,195,000 | 7,586,774 | ||||||
VTB Bank PJSC GDRa | 1,169,379 | 2,198,432 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
33,310,652 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 3.39% |
| |||||||
Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC | 5,615,820 | 7,371,203 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,371,203 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 2.77% |
| |||||||
Rostelecom PJSC | 5,122,650 | 6,007,803 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,007,803 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 2.97% |
| |||||||
RusHydro PJSC | 721,834,000 | 6,444,676 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,444,676 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 5.25% |
| |||||||
Magnit PJSC GDRa | 340,208 | 11,396,968 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,396,968 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 11.61% |
| |||||||
Alrosa PAO | 8,553,300 | 7,920,360 | ||||||
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC | 83,843 | 10,144,756 | ||||||
Severstal PAO | 847,635 | 7,147,667 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
25,212,783 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 45.38% |
| |||||||
Gazprom PAO ADR | 4,175,191 | 15,379,316 | ||||||
Gazprom PAO | 11,027,127 | 20,745,528 | ||||||
Lukoil PJSC | 462,588 | 16,535,717 | ||||||
Lukoil PJSC ADR | 340,726 | 12,095,773 | ||||||
Novatek OAO GDRa | 111,652 | 9,657,898 | ||||||
Rosneft OAO | 1,363,360 | 5,198,682 | ||||||
Rosneft OAO GDRa | 1,240,554 | 4,673,167 | ||||||
Surgutneftegas OAO | 4,816,100 | 2,522,186 | ||||||
Surgutneftegas OAO ADR | 393,556 | 2,020,910 | ||||||
Tatneft PAO Class S | 2,276,685 | 9,715,855 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
98,545,032 | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 7.04% |
| |||||||
MegaFon PJSC GDRa | 503,248 | 5,913,164 | ||||||
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ADR | 1,021,067 | 7,147,469 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Sistema JSFC GDRa | 399,825 | $ | 2,223,027 | |||||
|
| |||||||
15,283,660 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $325,648,284) |
| 203,572,777 | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 6.36% |
| |||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 6.36% |
| |||||||
AK Transneft OAO | 3,659 | 8,649,778 | ||||||
Surgutneftegas OAO | 8,769,200 | 5,153,325 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,803,103 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $14,638,667) |
| 13,803,103 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.10% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.10% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%b,c | 215,365 | 215,365 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
215,365 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $215,365) |
| 215,365 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $340,502,316) |
| 217,591,245 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.21)% |
| (461,655 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 217,129,590 | |||||
|
|
ADR — American Depositary Receipts
GDR — Global Depositary Receipts
a | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. |
b | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
c | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES® MSCI SOUTH AFRICA ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.78% |
| |||||||
BANKS — 6.44% |
| |||||||
African Bank Investments Ltd.a,b | 2,626,522 | $ | 1,664 | |||||
Barclays Africa Group Ltd. | 439,472 | 3,786,416 | ||||||
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.b | 44,952 | 1,349,850 | ||||||
Nedbank Group Ltd. | 256,296 | 2,957,530 | ||||||
Standard Bank Group Ltd. | 1,572,546 | 10,877,883 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
18,973,343 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 2.56% |
| |||||||
Brait SEa,b | 438,560 | 4,284,496 | ||||||
Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. | 294,670 | 1,178,314 | ||||||
Investec Ltd. | 320,942 | 2,094,828 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,557,638 | ||||||||
DISTRIBUTORS — 0.61% |
| |||||||
Imperial Holdings Ltd. | 236,545 | 1,801,260 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,801,260 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 8.94% |
| |||||||
FirstRand Ltd. | 4,361,905 | 12,249,887 | ||||||
PSG Group Ltd. | 114,964 | 1,265,013 | ||||||
Remgro Ltd. | 623,498 | 9,522,970 | ||||||
RMB Holdings Ltd. | 914,762 | 3,317,736 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
26,355,606 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.36% |
| |||||||
Telkom SA SOC Ltd. | 307,306 | 1,050,902 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,050,902 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 3.49% |
| |||||||
Massmart Holdings Ltd. | 140,710 | 952,395 | ||||||
Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. | 316,471 | 1,129,559 | ||||||
Shoprite Holdings Ltd. | 593,936 | 5,803,564 | ||||||
SPAR Group Ltd. (The) | 213,299 | 2,414,206 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,299,724 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 1.79% |
| |||||||
Pioneer Foods Group Ltd. | 165,929 | 1,366,755 | ||||||
Tiger Brands Ltd. | 211,574 | 3,918,399 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,285,154 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 1.79% |
| |||||||
Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd. | 1,243,962 | 2,763,764 | ||||||
Netcare Ltd. | 1,227,465 | 2,514,045 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,277,809 | ||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 0.22% |
| |||||||
Tsogo Sun Holdings Ltd. | 475,759 | 638,971 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
638,971 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 6.73% |
| |||||||
Steinhoff International Holdings NV Class H | 3,695,950 | $ | 19,832,052 | |||||
|
| |||||||
19,832,052 | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 3.17% |
| |||||||
Bidvest Group Ltd. (The) | 412,933 | 9,346,707 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,346,707 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 5.56% |
| |||||||
Discovery Ltd. | 461,465 | 3,334,789 | ||||||
Liberty Holdings Ltd. | 148,358 | 1,156,138 | ||||||
MMI Holdings Ltd./South Africa | 1,426,053 | 2,109,506 | ||||||
Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd. | 866,322 | 2,166,779 | ||||||
Sanlam Ltd. | 2,246,202 | 7,613,086 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
16,380,298 | ||||||||
MEDIA — 20.93% |
| |||||||
Naspers Ltd. Class N | 516,663 | 61,692,277 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
61,692,277 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 5.89% |
| |||||||
Anglo American Platinum Ltd.a | 69,905 | 1,449,879 | ||||||
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.a | 525,173 | 6,795,852 | ||||||
Gold Fields Ltd. | 1,008,450 | 4,187,793 | ||||||
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.a | 809,484 | 1,715,902 | ||||||
Sibanye Gold Ltd. | 886,067 | 3,200,190 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,349,616 | ||||||||
MULTILINE RETAIL — 2.23% |
| |||||||
Woolworths Holdings Ltd./South Africa | 1,283,363 | 6,568,486 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,568,486 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 6.87% |
| |||||||
Exxaro Resources Ltd.b | 185,665 | 849,230 | ||||||
Sasol Ltd. | 717,524 | 19,416,227 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
20,265,457 | ||||||||
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 1.91% |
| |||||||
Mondi Ltd. | 153,327 | 2,755,630 | ||||||
Sappi Ltd.a | 701,686 | 2,872,552 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,628,182 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 2.68% |
| |||||||
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. | 443,572 | 7,901,730 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,901,730 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 5.56% |
| |||||||
Fortress Income Fund Ltd. | 891,604 | 1,855,520 | ||||||
Fortress Income Fund Ltd. Class A | 1,234,343 | 1,173,748 |
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iSHARES® MSCI SOUTH AFRICA ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Growthpoint Properties Ltd. | 3,008,608 | $ | 4,610,623 | |||||
Hyprop Investments Ltd. | 315,223 | 2,077,469 | ||||||
Redefine Properties Ltd. | 5,751,183 | 3,749,132 | ||||||
Resilient REIT Ltd. | 375,200 | 2,923,655 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
16,390,147 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 1.10% |
| |||||||
New Europe Property Investments PLC | 290,203 | 3,250,441 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,250,441 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 2.81% |
| |||||||
Foschini Group Ltd. (The) | 269,648 | 1,994,742 | ||||||
Mr. Price Group Ltd. | 312,335 | 3,261,878 | ||||||
Truworths International Ltd. | 556,390 | 3,024,299 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,280,919 | ||||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.39% |
| |||||||
Barloworld Ltd. | 275,674 | 1,137,108 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,137,108 | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 7.75% |
| |||||||
MTN Group Ltd. | 2,152,586 | 18,246,299 | ||||||
Vodacom Group Ltd. | 482,044 | 4,590,212 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
22,836,511 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $470,701,525) |
| 294,100,338 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.94% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.94% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 2,555,644 | 2,555,644 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, | ||||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 129,696 | 129,696 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | ||||||||
0.27%c,d | 93,610 | 93,610 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,778,950 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $2,778,950) |
| 2,778,950 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $473,480,475) |
| 296,879,288 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.72)% |
| (2,123,208 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 294,756,080 | |||||
|
|
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.86% |
| |||||||
AIRLINES — 2.83% |
| |||||||
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi ASa,b | 180,156 | $ | 1,059,670 | |||||
Turk Hava Yollari AOa | 2,782,092 | 6,892,146 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,951,816 | ||||||||
AUTO COMPONENTS — 0.35% |
| |||||||
EGE Endustri VE Ticaret ASb | 5,529 | 555,744 | ||||||
Goodyear Lastikleri TASb | 17,908 | 436,367 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
992,111 | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILES — 3.01% |
| |||||||
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS | 353,722 | 4,177,913 | ||||||
Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS | 630,011 | 4,285,644 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,463,557 | ||||||||
BANKS — 33.42% |
| |||||||
Akbank TAS | 11,088,013 | 27,731,290 | ||||||
Albaraka Turk Katilim Bankasi ASb | 1,360,809 | 713,840 | ||||||
Sekerbank TASa,b | 2,039,813 | 1,042,412 | ||||||
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS | 11,642,412 | 28,999,645 | ||||||
Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS | 3,150,012 | 10,660,661 | ||||||
Turkiye Is Bankasi Class Cb | 7,937,958 | 12,142,808 | ||||||
Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi ASb | 3,522,993 | 1,919,595 | ||||||
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao Class Db | 3,780,008 | 5,283,414 | ||||||
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi ASb | 4,381,837 | 5,561,083 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
94,054,748 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 3.69% |
| |||||||
Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii AS | 1,044,477 | 6,079,939 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Icecek AS | 384,619 | 4,303,339 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,383,278 | ||||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 0.34% |
| |||||||
Trakya Cam Sanayii ASb | 1,582,509 | 958,675 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
958,675 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 1.55% |
| |||||||
Gubre Fabrikalari TASb | 420,255 | 776,565 | ||||||
Petkim Petrokimya Holding ASa | 3,024,010 | 3,581,980 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,358,545 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 0.33% |
| |||||||
Tekfen Holding ASb | 652,610 | 938,673 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
938,673 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 1.31% |
| |||||||
Adana Cimento Sanayii TAS Class A | 265,010 | $ | 582,075 | |||||
Akcansa Cimento ASb | 240,891 | 1,159,290 | ||||||
Cimsa Cimento Sanayi VE Ticaret AS | 271,954 | 1,431,192 | ||||||
Konya Cimento Sanayii ASb | 4,914 | 501,744 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,674,301 | ||||||||
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 0.12% |
| |||||||
Anadolu Cam Sanayii ASa,b | 563,921 | 330,169 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
330,169 | ||||||||
DISTRIBUTORS — 0.38% |
| |||||||
Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret ASb | 276,811 | 1,056,731 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,056,731 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 4.85% |
| |||||||
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS | 4,627,648 | 13,656,792 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,656,792 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.59% |
| |||||||
Turk Telekomunikasyon AS | 2,293,209 | 4,478,075 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,478,075 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 7.57% |
| |||||||
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS | 1,071,103 | 19,846,653 | ||||||
Bizim Toptan Satis Magazalari ASb | 110,778 | 535,744 | ||||||
Migros Ticaret ASa,b | 179,214 | 924,940 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
21,307,337 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 1.84% |
| |||||||
Pinar SUT Mamulleri Sanayii AS | 90,070 | 457,239 | ||||||
Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi ASb | 775,670 | 4,735,714 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,192,953 | ||||||||
GAS UTILITIES — 0.48% |
| |||||||
Aygaz ASb | 378,353 | 1,363,700 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,363,700 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 0.18% |
| |||||||
Selcuk Ecza Deposu Ticaret ve Sanayi AS | 625,892 | 508,373 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
508,373 | ||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 0.36% |
| |||||||
NET Holding ASa,b | 920,394 | 1,012,346 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,012,346 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 3.00% |
| |||||||
Arcelik AS | 1,191,992 | 7,709,140 |
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iSHARES® MSCI TURKEY ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret ASa,b | 420,613 | $ | 737,369 | |||||
|
| |||||||
8,446,509 | ||||||||
INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS — 0.54% |
| |||||||
Akenerji Elektrik Uretim ASa,b | 1,100,991 | 327,898 | ||||||
Aksa Enerji Uretim ASa,b | 775,684 | 656,291 | ||||||
Zorlu Enerji Elektrik Uretim ASa,b | 945,002 | 530,900 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,515,089 | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 8.65% |
| |||||||
Alarko Holding ASb | 340,696 | 367,815 | ||||||
Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding ASa,b | 5,273,020 | 945,817 | ||||||
Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS | 2,620,802 | 4,239,689 | ||||||
KOC Holding ASb | 3,195,237 | 13,992,951 | ||||||
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS | 3,351,608 | 3,833,910 | ||||||
Yazicilar Holding ASb | 241,581 | 964,754 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
24,344,936 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 0.76% |
| |||||||
Anadolu Anonim Turk Sigorta Sirketi | 1,003,145 | 553,380 | ||||||
Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik ASb | 414,260 | 771,094 | ||||||
AvivaSA Emeklilik ve Hayat AS | 118,626 | 802,938 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,127,412 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 0.48% |
| |||||||
Otokar Otomotiv Ve Savunma Sanayi ASb | 42,337 | 1,349,718 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,349,718 | ||||||||
MEDIA — 0.17% |
| |||||||
Fenerbahce Futbol ASa,b | 31,228 | 485,731 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
485,731 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 4.23% |
| |||||||
Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret ASb | 212,924 | 488,569 | ||||||
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS | 7,056,008 | 8,238,537 | ||||||
Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class Ab | 660,228 | 290,475 | ||||||
Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class Db | 3,539,118 | 1,305,550 | ||||||
Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS | 231,090 | 1,270,104 | ||||||
Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri ASa,b | 875,220 | 322,861 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,916,096 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 5.76% |
| |||||||
Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri ASa | 631,070 | $ | 16,210,306 | |||||
|
| |||||||
16,210,306 | ||||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.26% |
| |||||||
EIS Eczacibasi Ilac ve Sinai ve Finansal Yatirimlar Sanayi ve Ticaret ASb | 689,792 | 726,023 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
726,023 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 3.74% |
| |||||||
Dogus Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi ASa,b | 341,436 | 410,213 | ||||||
Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS | 9,576,010 | 8,361,346 | ||||||
Is Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi ASb | 1,691,936 | 1,002,061 | ||||||
Torunlar Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS | 627,820 | 745,786 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,519,406 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.43% |
| |||||||
Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii AS | 372,436 | 1,215,068 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,215,068 | ||||||||
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE — 1.73% |
| |||||||
TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS | 823,922 | 4,865,791 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,865,791 | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 5.91% |
| |||||||
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS | 4,435,208 | 16,631,279 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
16,631,279 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost: $488,923,556) | 281,035,544 | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 13.52% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 13.52% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 35,963,691 | 35,963,691 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 1,825,116 | 1,825,116 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%c,d | 254,366 | 254,366 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
38,043,173 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $38,043,173) |
| 38,043,173 | ||||||
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SCHEDULESOF INVESTMENTS | 27 |
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February 29, 2016
Value | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS | ||||||
(Cost: $526,966,729) | $ | 319,078,717 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (13.38)% | (37,666,430 | ) | ||||
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NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 281,412,287 | ||||
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a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES® MSCI USA EQUAL WEIGHTED ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.86% |
| |||||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 1.90% |
| |||||||
B/E Aerospace Inc. | 1,244 | $ | 54,263 | |||||
Boeing Co. (The) | 456 | 53,890 | ||||||
General Dynamics Corp. | 392 | 53,418 | ||||||
Honeywell International Inc. | 514 | 52,094 | ||||||
L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. | 452 | 53,024 | ||||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 248 | 53,516 | ||||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 279 | 53,629 | ||||||
Raytheon Co. | 426 | 52,760 | ||||||
Rockwell Collins Inc. | 598 | 52,367 | ||||||
Textron Inc. | 1,572 | 53,684 | ||||||
TransDigm Group Inc.a | 248 | 52,968 | ||||||
United Technologies Corp. | 582 | 56,233 | ||||||
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| |||||||
641,846 | ||||||||
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 0.64% |
| |||||||
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc. | 766 | 53,490 | ||||||
Expeditors International of Washington Inc. | 1,196 | 54,753 | ||||||
FedEx Corp. | 398 | 54,478 | ||||||
United Parcel Service Inc. Class B | 550 | 53,102 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
215,823 | ||||||||
AIRLINES — 0.64% | ||||||||
American Airlines Group Inc. | 1,320 | 54,120 | ||||||
Delta Air Lines Inc. | 1,089 | 52,533 | ||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 1,276 | 53,528 | ||||||
United Continental Holdings Inc.a | 961 | 55,027 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
215,208 | ||||||||
AUTO COMPONENTS — 0.96% |
| |||||||
Autoliv Inc.b | 490 | 52,053 | ||||||
BorgWarner Inc. | 1,659 | 54,216 | ||||||
Delphi Automotive PLC | 827 | 55,144 | ||||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) | 1,802 | 54,276 | ||||||
Johnson Controls Inc. | 1,502 | 54,763 | ||||||
Lear Corp. | 531 | 53,817 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
324,269 | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILES — 0.65% |
| |||||||
Ford Motor Co. | 4,291 | 53,680 | ||||||
General Motors Co. | 1,814 | 53,404 | ||||||
Harley-Davidson Inc. | 1,262 | 54,481 | ||||||
Tesla Motors Inc.a,b | 301 | 57,771 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
219,336 | ||||||||
BANKS — 2.99% |
| |||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 4,383 | 54,875 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
BB&T Corp. | 1,660 | $ | 53,386 | |||||
CIT Group Inc. | 1,856 | 55,327 | ||||||
Citigroup Inc. | 1,394 | 54,157 | ||||||
Citizens Financial Group Inc. | 2,751 | 52,902 | ||||||
Comerica Inc. | 1,569 | 53,001 | ||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp. | 3,529 | 53,852 | ||||||
First Republic Bank/CA | 892 | 54,894 | ||||||
Huntington Bancshares Inc./OH | 6,189 | 54,154 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 950 | 53,485 | ||||||
KeyCorp | 5,013 | 52,887 | ||||||
M&T Bank Corp. | 503 | 51,583 | ||||||
People’s United Financial Inc. | 3,625 | 52,961 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)c | 644 | 52,364 | ||||||
Regions Financial Corp. | 7,040 | 52,941 | ||||||
Signature Bank/New York NYa | 413 | 53,504 | ||||||
SunTrust Banks Inc. | 1,575 | 52,258 | ||||||
U.S. Bancorp. | 1,360 | 52,387 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 1,108 | 51,987 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,012,905 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 1.24% |
| |||||||
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B | 519 | 51,106 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 1,220 | 52,619 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. | 1,087 | 52,730 | ||||||
Constellation Brands Inc. Class A | 382 | 54,026 | ||||||
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. | 579 | 52,996 | ||||||
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B | 623 | 53,123 | ||||||
Monster Beverage Corp.a | 414 | 51,957 | ||||||
PepsiCo Inc. | 535 | 52,334 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
420,891 | ||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY — 2.52% | ||||||||
AbbVie Inc. | 961 | 52,480 | ||||||
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.a | 375 | 52,800 | ||||||
Alkermes PLCa | 1,563 | 50,438 | ||||||
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.a,b | 896 | 52,479 | ||||||
Amgen Inc. | 363 | 51,648 | ||||||
Baxalta Inc. | 1,356 | 52,233 | ||||||
Biogen Inc.a | 203 | 52,662 | ||||||
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.a | 705 | 57,718 | ||||||
Celgene Corp.a | 521 | 52,533 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences Inc. | 603 | 52,612 | ||||||
Incyte Corp.a | 740 | 54,390 | ||||||
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.a,b | 1,529 | 52,842 | ||||||
Medivation Inc.a | 1,695 | 60,630 | ||||||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.a | 138 | 52,995 |
SCHEDULESOF INVESTMENTS | 29 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
United Therapeutics Corp.a | 417 | $ | 50,849 | |||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.a | 625 | 53,431 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
852,740 | ||||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 0.31% |
| |||||||
Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc. | 1,042 | 52,329 | ||||||
Masco Corp. | 1,879 | 52,988 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
105,317 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 2.89% |
| |||||||
Affiliated Managers Group Inc.a | 413 | 57,279 | ||||||
Ameriprise Financial Inc. | 639 | 53,644 | ||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | 1,520 | 53,793 | ||||||
BlackRock Inc.c | 172 | 53,657 | ||||||
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | 2,209 | 55,336 | ||||||
E*TRADE Financial Corp.a | 2,351 | 55,155 | ||||||
Eaton Vance Corp. NVS | 1,863 | 53,859 | ||||||
Franklin Resources Inc. | 1,525 | 54,671 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The) | 368 | 55,027 | ||||||
Invesco Ltd. | 2,023 | 54,095 | ||||||
Legg Mason Inc. | 1,922 | 54,892 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | 2,248 | 55,526 | ||||||
Northern Trust Corp. | 892 | 52,967 | ||||||
Raymond James Financial Inc. | 1,227 | 53,792 | ||||||
SEI Investments Co. | 1,390 | 53,056 | ||||||
State Street Corp. | 958 | 52,479 | ||||||
T Rowe Price Group Inc. | 787 | 54,390 | ||||||
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | 1,918 | 54,816 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
978,434 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 3.43% |
| |||||||
Air Products & Chemicals Inc. | 406 | 53,783 | ||||||
Airgas Inc. | 377 | 53,353 | ||||||
Albemarle Corp. | 1,012 | 56,895 | ||||||
Ashland Inc. | 577 | 54,982 | ||||||
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.a | 2,147 | 55,736 | ||||||
Celanese Corp. Series A | 908 | 54,789 | ||||||
CF Industries Holdings Inc. | 1,659 | 60,487 | ||||||
Dow Chemical Co. (The) | 1,134 | 55,124 | ||||||
Eastman Chemical Co. | 847 | 54,335 | ||||||
Ecolab Inc. | 532 | 54,557 | ||||||
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 906 | 55,148 | ||||||
FMC Corp. | 1,454 | 54,729 | ||||||
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | 515 | 53,194 | ||||||
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | 692 | 55,505 | ||||||
Monsanto Co. | 616 | 55,434 | ||||||
Mosaic Co. (The) | 2,186 | 58,257 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
PPG Industries Inc. | 559 | $ | 53,960 | |||||
Praxair Inc. | 525 | 53,440 | ||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 211 | 57,075 | ||||||
Westlake Chemical Corp. | 1,299 | 56,013 | ||||||
WR Grace & Co.a | 784 | 53,892 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,160,688 | ||||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 1.12% |
| |||||||
ADT Corp. (The) | 1,334 | 53,854 | ||||||
Cintas Corp. | 643 | 54,005 | ||||||
Republic Services Inc. | 1,160 | 53,012 | ||||||
Stericycle Inc.a | 476 | 54,231 | ||||||
Tyco International PLC | 1,576 | 55,444 | ||||||
Waste Connections Inc. | 878 | 54,146 | ||||||
Waste Management Inc. | 947 | 52,890 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
377,582 | ||||||||
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT — 1.14% |
| |||||||
Cisco Systems Inc. | 2,040 | 53,407 | ||||||
F5 Networks Inc.a | 571 | 54,913 | ||||||
Harris Corp. | 715 | 55,785 | ||||||
Juniper Networks Inc. | 2,170 | 53,599 | ||||||
Motorola Solutions Inc. | 753 | 55,338 | ||||||
Palo Alto Networks Inc.a | 418 | 60,522 | ||||||
QUALCOMM Inc. | 1,057 | 53,685 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
387,249 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 0.64% |
| |||||||
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV | 1,558 | 52,255 | ||||||
Fluor Corp. | 1,157 | 53,268 | ||||||
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.a | 1,394 | 53,878 | ||||||
Quanta Services Inc.a,b | 2,850 | 57,827 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
217,228 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.33% |
| |||||||
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. | 385 | 54,909 | ||||||
Vulcan Materials Co. | 563 | 55,472 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
110,381 | ||||||||
CONSUMER FINANCE — 0.96% |
| |||||||
Ally Financial Inc.a | 3,115 | 54,762 | ||||||
American Express Co. | 967 | 53,746 | ||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 811 | 53,307 | ||||||
Discover Financial Services | 1,147 | 53,244 | ||||||
Navient Corp. | 5,204 | 56,359 | ||||||
Synchrony Financiala | 1,937 | 52,202 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
323,620 | ||||||||
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 1.14% |
| |||||||
Avery Dennison Corp. | 833 | 54,245 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Ball Corp. | 807 | $ | 53,448 | |||||
Crown Holdings Inc.a | 1,151 | 53,924 | ||||||
International Paper Co. | 1,559 | 55,656 | ||||||
Packaging Corp. of America | 1,163 | 56,405 | ||||||
Sealed Air Corp. | 1,209 | 55,288 | ||||||
WestRock Co. | 1,636 | 55,248 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
384,214 | ||||||||
DISTRIBUTORS — 0.32% |
| |||||||
Genuine Parts Co. | 581 | 52,377 | ||||||
LKQ Corp.a | 2,036 | 56,194 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
108,571 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES — 0.16% |
| |||||||
H&R Block Inc. | 1,606 | 52,805 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
52,805 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 1.42% |
| |||||||
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class Ba | 408 | 54,741 | ||||||
CME Group Inc./IL | 580 | 53,035 | ||||||
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. | 221 | 52,700 | ||||||
Leucadia National Corp. | 3,611 | 52,179 | ||||||
McGraw Hill Financial Inc. | 607 | 54,472 | ||||||
Moody’s Corp. | 613 | 54,435 | ||||||
MSCI Inc. | 733 | 51,691 | ||||||
Nasdaq Inc. | 844 | 53,417 | ||||||
Voya Financial Inc. | 1,861 | 54,639 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
481,309 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.97% |
| |||||||
AT&T Inc. | 1,450 | 53,577 | ||||||
CenturyLink Inc. | 1,822 | 55,735 | ||||||
Frontier Communications Corp. | 10,490 | 56,751 | ||||||
Level 3 Communications Inc.a | 1,108 | 53,793 | ||||||
SBA Communications Corp. Class Aa | 575 | 54,562 | ||||||
Verizon Communications Inc. | 1,053 | 53,419 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
327,837 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 2.18% |
| |||||||
American Electric Power Co. Inc. | 849 | 52,426 | ||||||
Duke Energy Corp. | 712 | 52,887 | ||||||
Edison International | 820 | 55,891 | ||||||
Entergy Corp. | 725 | 52,352 | ||||||
Eversource Energy | 954 | 51,802 | ||||||
Exelon Corp. | 1,709 | 53,817 | ||||||
FirstEnergy Corp. | 1,613 | 53,987 | ||||||
NextEra Energy Inc. | 459 | 51,785 | ||||||
OGE Energy Corp. | 2,009 | 49,984 | ||||||
Pepco Holdings Inc. | 2,013 | 52,700 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 763 | $ | 52,517 | |||||
PPL Corp. | 1,477 | 51,680 | ||||||
Southern Co. (The) | 1,085 | 52,275 | ||||||
Xcel Energy Inc. | 1,338 | 52,905 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
737,008 | ||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 0.96% |
| |||||||
Acuity Brands Inc. | 270 | 56,546 | ||||||
AMETEK Inc. | 1,170 | 54,299 | ||||||
Eaton Corp. PLC | 942 | 53,421 | ||||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 1,100 | 53,713 | ||||||
Rockwell Automation Inc. | 519 | 54,023 | ||||||
Sensata Technologies Holding NVa | 1,552 | 52,939 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
324,941 | ||||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & |
| |||||||
Amphenol Corp. Class A | 1,022 | 54,237 | ||||||
Arrow Electronics Inc.a | 944 | 53,959 | ||||||
Avnet Inc. | 1,305 | 53,701 | ||||||
CDW Corp./DE | 1,376 | 54,462 | ||||||
Corning Inc. | 2,926 | 53,546 | ||||||
Flextronics International Ltd.a | 5,042 | 54,756 | ||||||
FLIR Systems Inc. | 1,711 | 52,973 | ||||||
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 931 | 52,992 | ||||||
Trimble Navigation Ltd.a | 2,341 | 54,452 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
485,078 | ||||||||
ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES — 1.60% |
| |||||||
Baker Hughes Inc. | 1,254 | 53,759 | ||||||
Cameron International Corp.a | 811 | 53,169 | ||||||
Core Laboratories NV | 517 | 54,254 | ||||||
FMC Technologies Inc.a | 2,202 | 54,015 | ||||||
Halliburton Co. | 1,661 | 53,617 | ||||||
Helmerich & Payne Inc. | 1,043 | 55,248 | ||||||
National Oilwell Varco Inc. | 1,860 | 54,442 | ||||||
Oceaneering International Inc. | 1,942 | 53,638 | ||||||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 739 | 53,001 | ||||||
Weatherford International PLCa | 8,708 | 55,731 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
540,874 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 1.27% |
| |||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 354 | 53,111 | ||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 551 | 53,541 | ||||||
Kroger Co. (The) | 1,374 | 54,836 | ||||||
Rite Aid Corp.a | 6,712 | 53,360 | ||||||
Sysco Corp. | 1,242 | 54,810 | ||||||
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | 802 | 53,205 | ||||||
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. | 677 | 53,442 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Whole Foods Market Inc. | 1,730 | $ | 54,166 | |||||
|
| |||||||
430,471 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 2.55% |
| |||||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 1,577 | 55,132 | ||||||
Bunge Ltd. | 1,072 | 53,300 | ||||||
Campbell Soup Co. | 875 | 54,031 | ||||||
ConAgra Foods Inc. | 1,271 | 53,458 | ||||||
General Mills Inc. | 906 | 53,318 | ||||||
Hershey Co. (The) | 593 | 53,898 | ||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | 1,223 | 51,990 | ||||||
JM Smucker Co. (The) | 430 | 54,855 | ||||||
Kellogg Co. | 719 | 53,220 | ||||||
Keurig Green Mountain Inc. | 582 | 53,509 | ||||||
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | 732 | 56,379 | ||||||
McCormick & Co. Inc./MD | 574 | 53,531 | ||||||
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | 731 | 53,919 | ||||||
Mondelez International Inc. Class A | 1,337 | 54,189 | ||||||
Tyson Foods Inc. Class A | 823 | 53,289 | ||||||
WhiteWave Foods Co. (The)a | 1,406 | 54,440 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
862,458 | ||||||||
GAS UTILITIES — 0.31% |
| |||||||
AGL Resources Inc. | 825 | 53,336 | ||||||
Atmos Energy Corp. | 756 | 52,474 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
105,810 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 2.68% |
| |||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 1,388 | 53,771 | ||||||
Baxter International Inc. | 1,390 | 54,919 | ||||||
Becton Dickinson and Co. | 364 | 53,672 | ||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.a | 3,091 | 52,485 | ||||||
Cooper Companies Inc. (The) | 378 | 54,039 | ||||||
CR Bard Inc. | 278 | 53,482 | ||||||
DENTSPLY International Inc. | 1,625 | 99,060 | ||||||
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.a | 613 | 53,331 | ||||||
Hologic Inc.a | 1,550 | 53,677 | ||||||
Intuitive Surgical Inc.a | 97 | 54,617 | ||||||
Medtronic PLC | 703 | 54,405 | ||||||
ResMed Inc. | 919 | 52,300 | ||||||
St. Jude Medical Inc. | 987 | 52,992 | ||||||
Stryker Corp. | 539 | 53,835 | ||||||
Varian Medical Systems Inc.a,b | 688 | 53,815 | ||||||
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. | 570 | 55,182 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
905,582 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 3.00% |
| |||||||
Aetna Inc. | 497 | 53,989 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 610 | $ | 52,838 | |||||
Anthem Inc. | 406 | 53,060 | ||||||
Cardinal Health Inc. | 656 | 53,595 | ||||||
Centene Corp.a | 933 | 53,144 | ||||||
Cigna Corp. | 387 | 54,029 | ||||||
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.a | 829 | 54,689 | ||||||
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc.a | 2,373 | 52,182 | ||||||
Express Scripts Holding Co.a | 777 | 54,685 | ||||||
HCA Holdings Inc.a | 763 | 52,807 | ||||||
Henry Schein Inc.a | 320 | 52,944 | ||||||
Humana Inc. | 308 | 54,507 | ||||||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdingsa | 484 | 53,163 | ||||||
McKesson Corp. | 346 | 53,845 | ||||||
MEDNAX Inc.a | 791 | 53,029 | ||||||
Patterson Companies Inc. | 1,187 | 51,563 | ||||||
Quest Diagnostics Inc. | 806 | 53,623 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 440 | 52,404 | ||||||
Universal Health Services Inc. Class B | 486 | 53,640 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,013,736 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY — 0.32% |
| |||||||
Cerner Corp.a | 1,052 | 53,715 | ||||||
IMS Health Holdings Inc.a | 2,052 | 52,901 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
106,616 | ||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 2.57% |
| |||||||
Aramark | 1,719 | 54,011 | ||||||
Carnival Corp. | 1,108 | 53,140 | ||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.a | 102 | 51,934 | ||||||
Darden Restaurants Inc. | 848 | 54,170 | ||||||
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. | 2,681 | 55,711 | ||||||
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 1,128 | 54,460 | ||||||
Marriott International Inc./MD Class A | 804 | 54,793 | ||||||
McDonald’s Corp. | 456 | 53,439 | ||||||
MGM Resorts Internationala | 2,925 | 55,370 | ||||||
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.a,b | 1,137 | 55,861 | ||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 720 | 53,546 | ||||||
Starbucks Corp. | 912 | 53,087 | ||||||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. | 798 | 55,150 | ||||||
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 771 | 56,160 | ||||||
Wynn Resorts Ltd.b | 669 | 55,179 | ||||||
Yum! Brands Inc. | 745 | 53,990 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
870,001 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 1.77% |
| |||||||
DR Horton Inc. | 2,026 | $ | 54,135 | |||||
Garmin Ltd. | 1,308 | 52,987 | ||||||
Harman International Industries Inc. | 716 | 54,903 | ||||||
Jarden Corp.a | 1,016 | 53,726 | ||||||
Leggett & Platt Inc. | 1,205 | 53,815 | ||||||
Lennar Corp. Class A | 1,299 | 54,480 | ||||||
Mohawk Industries Inc.a | 320 | 57,514 | ||||||
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. | 1,407 | 53,480 | ||||||
PulteGroup Inc. | 3,107 | 53,409 | ||||||
Toll Brothers Inc.a | 1,972 | 54,132 | ||||||
Whirlpool Corp. | 357 | 55,449 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
598,030 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 0.78% |
| |||||||
Church & Dwight Co. Inc. | 586 | 53,185 | ||||||
Clorox Co. (The) | 414 | 52,338 | ||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 793 | 52,053 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 405 | 52,771 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 651 | 52,269 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
262,616 | ||||||||
INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS — 0.49% |
| |||||||
AES Corp./VA | 5,563 | 54,517 | ||||||
Calpine Corp.a | 4,365 | 54,825 | ||||||
NRG Energy Inc. | 5,164 | 55,668 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
165,010 | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 0.63% |
| |||||||
3M Co. | 341 | 53,493 | ||||||
Danaher Corp. | 611 | 54,544 | ||||||
General Electric Co. | 1,824 | 53,151 | ||||||
Roper Technologies Inc. | 306 | 51,387 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
212,575 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 4.75% |
| |||||||
Aflac Inc. | 902 | 53,687 | ||||||
Alleghany Corp.a | 117 | 54,286 | ||||||
Allstate Corp. (The) | 836 | 53,053 | ||||||
American International Group Inc. | 1,044 | 52,409 | ||||||
Aon PLC | 567 | 54,029 | ||||||
Arch Capital Group Ltd.a | 782 | 53,129 | ||||||
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | 1,335 | 53,200 | ||||||
Assurant Inc. | 759 | 53,965 | ||||||
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | 1,002 | 53,817 | ||||||
Chubb Ltd. | 461 | 53,259 | ||||||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 849 | 53,606 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 286 | $ | 53,233 | |||||
FNF Group | 1,643 | 54,186 | ||||||
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The) | 1,287 | 54,208 | ||||||
Lincoln National Corp. | 1,486 | 54,284 | ||||||
Loews Corp. | 1,460 | 53,071 | ||||||
Markel Corp.a | 62 | 53,116 | ||||||
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. | 933 | 53,228 | ||||||
MetLife Inc. | 1,387 | 54,870 | ||||||
PartnerRe Ltd. | 381 | 53,443 | ||||||
Principal Financial Group Inc. | 1,443 | 54,560 | ||||||
Progressive Corp. (The) | 1,669 | 53,275 | ||||||
Prudential Financial Inc. | 825 | 54,524 | ||||||
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | 465 | 52,638 | ||||||
Torchmark Corp. | 1,028 | 52,654 | ||||||
Travelers Companies Inc. (The) | 494 | 53,115 | ||||||
Unum Group | 1,914 | 54,606 | ||||||
Willis Towers Watson PLC | 476 | 53,940 | ||||||
WR Berkley Corp. | 1,032 | 53,148 | ||||||
XL Group PLC | 1,540 | 52,945 | ||||||
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INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL — 0.96% |
| |||||||
Amazon.com Inc.a | 96 | 53,042 | ||||||
Expedia Inc. | 512 | 53,304 | ||||||
Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group Series Aa | 2,123 | 53,882 | ||||||
Netflix Inc.a | 598 | 55,859 | ||||||
Priceline Group Inc. (The)a | 42 | 53,139 | ||||||
TripAdvisor Inc.a | 878 | 54,963 | ||||||
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| |||||||
324,189 | ||||||||
INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 1.44% |
| |||||||
Akamai Technologies Inc.a | 987 | 53,268 | ||||||
Alphabet Inc. Class Aa | 37 | 26,537 | ||||||
Alphabet Inc. Class Ca | 40 | 27,911 | ||||||
eBay Inc.a | 2,256 | 53,693 | ||||||
Facebook Inc. Class Aa | 505 | 53,995 | ||||||
LinkedIn Corp. Class Aa | 459 | 53,790 | ||||||
Twitter Inc.a,b | 2,912 | 52,765 | ||||||
VeriSign Inc.a,b | 646 | 54,580 | ||||||
Yahoo! Inc.a | 1,738 | 55,251 | ||||||
Zillow Group Inc. Class Ca,b | 2,566 | 55,426 | ||||||
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| |||||||
487,216 | ||||||||
IT SERVICES — 3.19% |
| |||||||
Accenture PLC Class A | 535 | 53,639 | ||||||
Alliance Data Systems Corp.a | 258 | 54,214 |
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Automatic Data Processing Inc. | 628 | $ | 53,185 | |||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class Aa | 956 | 54,473 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | 910 | 53,008 | ||||||
Fiserv Inc.a,b | 548 | 52,405 | ||||||
FleetCor Technologies Inc.a | 422 | 53,885 | ||||||
Gartner Inc.a | 654 | 53,890 | ||||||
Global Payments Inc. | 880 | 53,636 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 403 | 52,805 | ||||||
MasterCard Inc. Class A | 618 | 53,717 | ||||||
Paychex Inc. | 1,036 | 53,240 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings Inc.a,b | 1,502 | 57,286 | ||||||
Sabre Corp. | 1,956 | 53,105 | ||||||
Teradata Corp.a,b | 2,172 | 54,191 | ||||||
Total System Services Inc. | 1,254 | 54,649 | ||||||
Vantiv Inc. Class Aa | 1,046 | 54,434 | ||||||
Visa Inc. Class A | 740 | 53,569 | ||||||
Western Union Co. (The) | 2,969 | 54,214 | ||||||
Xerox Corp. | 5,600 | 53,816 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,077,361 | ||||||||
LEISURE PRODUCTS — 0.48% |
| |||||||
Hasbro Inc. | 715 | 54,247 | ||||||
Mattel Inc. | 1,667 | 54,211 | ||||||
Polaris Industries Inc. | 615 | 54,064 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
162,522 | ||||||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES — 0.95% |
| |||||||
Agilent Technologies Inc. | 1,451 | 54,195 | ||||||
Illumina Inc.a,b | 355 | 53,335 | ||||||
Mettler-Toledo International Inc.a | 168 | 52,905 | ||||||
Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc.a | 851 | 53,366 | ||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 411 | 53,097 | ||||||
Waters Corp.a,b | 444 | 53,418 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
320,316 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 2.56% |
| |||||||
AGCO Corp. | 1,141 | 56,468 | ||||||
Caterpillar Inc. | 823 | 55,717 | ||||||
Cummins Inc. | 546 | 53,273 | ||||||
Deere & Co. | 691 | 55,404 | ||||||
Dover Corp. | 894 | 54,337 | ||||||
Flowserve Corp. | 1,265 | 53,155 | ||||||
Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 562 | 52,969 | ||||||
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | 998 | 55,449 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
PACCAR Inc. | 1,035 | $ | 53,303 | |||||
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 529 | 53,535 | ||||||
Pentair PLC | 1,116 | 53,244 | ||||||
Snap-on Inc. | 369 | 53,383 | ||||||
Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | 569 | 53,492 | ||||||
WABCO Holdings Inc.a | 569 | 53,657 | ||||||
Wabtec Corp./DE | 790 | 55,774 | ||||||
Xylem Inc./NY | 1,428 | 53,422 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
866,582 | ||||||||
MEDIA — 3.03% |
| |||||||
Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A | 1,646 | 53,544 | ||||||
CBS Corp. Class B NVS | 1,135 | 54,911 | ||||||
Charter Communications Inc. Class Aa,b | 306 | 54,945 | ||||||
Comcast Corp. Class A | 926 | 53,458 | ||||||
Discovery Communications Inc. Class Aa,b | 756 | 18,900 | ||||||
Discovery Communications Inc. Class C NVSa | 1,387 | 34,190 | ||||||
DISH Network Corp. Class Aa | 1,157 | 54,529 | ||||||
Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The) | 2,493 | 53,325 | ||||||
Liberty Global PLC Series Aa | 426 | 15,694 | ||||||
Liberty Global PLC Series C NVSa,b | 1,031 | 37,075 | ||||||
Liberty Media Corp. Class Aa | 500 | 17,810 | ||||||
Liberty Media Corp. Class Ca | 1,089 | 38,006 | ||||||
News Corp. Class A | 4,894 | 52,953 | ||||||
Omnicom Group Inc. | 694 | 54,000 | ||||||
Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. Class A | 918 | 54,382 | ||||||
Sirius XM Holdings Inc.a,b | 14,762 | 54,915 | ||||||
TEGNA Inc. | 2,187 | 53,888 | ||||||
Time Warner Cable Inc. | 281 | 53,632 | ||||||
Time Warner Inc. | 806 | 53,357 | ||||||
Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. Class A | 1,449 | 39,152 | ||||||
Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. Class B | 520 | 14,123 | ||||||
Viacom Inc. Class B NVS | 1,440 | 53,064 | ||||||
Walt Disney Co. (The) | 559 | 53,396 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,023,249 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 0.65% |
| |||||||
Alcoa Inc. | 6,248 | 55,795 | ||||||
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.b | 7,361 | 56,164 | ||||||
Newmont Mining Corp. | 2,099 | 54,217 |
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Nucor Corp. | 1,370 | $ | 53,896 | |||||
|
| |||||||
220,072 | ||||||||
MULTI-UTILITIES — 2.02% |
| |||||||
Alliant Energy Corp. | 775 | 52,661 | ||||||
Ameren Corp. | 1,146 | 53,805 | ||||||
CenterPoint Energy Inc. | 2,868 | 53,431 | ||||||
CMS Energy Corp. | 1,335 | 52,813 | ||||||
Consolidated Edison Inc. | 740 | 51,807 | ||||||
Dominion Resources Inc./VA | 752 | 52,580 | ||||||
DTE Energy Co. | 621 | 52,238 | ||||||
PG&E Corp. | 931 | 52,816 | ||||||
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. | 1,223 | 52,173 | ||||||
SCANA Corp. | 807 | 52,471 | ||||||
Sempra Energy | 539 | 52,019 | ||||||
TECO Energy Inc. | 1,942 | 53,347 | ||||||
WEC Energy Group Inc. | 929 | 52,349 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
684,510 | ||||||||
MULTILINE RETAIL — 0.96% |
| |||||||
Dollar General Corp. | 719 | 53,386 | ||||||
Dollar Tree Inc.a | 652 | 52,323 | ||||||
Kohl’s Corp. | 1,186 | 55,351 | ||||||
Macy’s Inc. | 1,260 | 54,444 | ||||||
Nordstrom Inc. | 1,048 | 53,783 | ||||||
Target Corp. | 720 | 56,484 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
325,771 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 5.43% |
| |||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 1,510 | 57,305 | ||||||
Antero Resources Corp.a,b | 2,337 | 53,400 | ||||||
Apache Corp. | 1,407 | 53,860 | ||||||
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 2,767 | 55,700 | ||||||
California Resources Corp. | 72 | 41 | ||||||
Cheniere Energy Inc.a | 1,747 | 62,455 | ||||||
Chevron Corp. | 628 | 52,400 | ||||||
Cimarex Energy Co. | 618 | 51,931 | ||||||
Columbia Pipeline Group Inc. | 3,142 | 57,027 | ||||||
Concho Resources Inc.a,b | 586 | 52,881 | ||||||
ConocoPhillips | 1,619 | 54,771 | ||||||
Continental Resources Inc./OKa | 2,949 | 68,358 | ||||||
Devon Energy Corp. | 2,818 | 55,458 | ||||||
EOG Resources Inc. | 783 | 50,691 | ||||||
EQT Corp. | 960 | 53,510 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 656 | 52,578 | ||||||
Hess Corp. | 1,271 | 55,416 | ||||||
HollyFrontier Corp. | 1,754 | 59,320 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan Inc./DE | 3,059 | 55,337 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | 7,581 | $ | 62,240 | |||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 1,686 | 57,746 | ||||||
Murphy Oil Corp. | 3,296 | 56,625 | ||||||
Noble Energy Inc. | 1,783 | 52,599 | ||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 776 | 53,404 | ||||||
ONEOK Inc. | 2,501 | 60,024 | ||||||
Phillips 66 | 678 | 53,826 | ||||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 446 | 53,756 | ||||||
Plains GP Holdings LP Class A | 7,780 | 59,128 | ||||||
Range Resources Corp.b | 2,357 | 55,932 | ||||||
Southwestern Energy Co.a,b | 8,038 | 46,460 | ||||||
Spectra Energy Corp. | 1,864 | 54,429 | ||||||
Tesoro Corp. | 706 | 56,960 | ||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 927 | 55,694 | ||||||
Williams Companies Inc. (The) | 3,416 | 54,622 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,835,884 | ||||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.31% |
| |||||||
Edgewell Personal Care Co. | 697 | 53,285 | ||||||
Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The) Class A | 581 | 53,063 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
106,348 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 1.86% |
| |||||||
Allergan PLCa | 187 | 54,251 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 870 | 53,879 | ||||||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 725 | 52,200 | ||||||
Endo International PLCa | 1,061 | 44,360 | ||||||
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLCa | 437 | 53,130 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 512 | 53,868 | ||||||
Mallinckrodt PLCa | 816 | 53,065 | ||||||
Merck & Co. Inc. | 1,054 | 52,921 | ||||||
Mylan NVa | 1,141 | 51,425 | ||||||
Perrigo Co. PLC | 427 | 53,909 | ||||||
Pfizer Inc. | 1,779 | 52,783 | ||||||
Zoetis Inc. | 1,270 | 52,146 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
627,937 | ||||||||
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 1.13% |
| |||||||
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The) | 569 | 54,504 | ||||||
Equifax Inc. | 517 | 54,223 | ||||||
IHS Inc. Class Aa | 523 | 54,387 | ||||||
ManpowerGroup Inc. | 698 | 54,053 | ||||||
Nielsen Holdings PLC | 1,094 | 55,072 | ||||||
Robert Half International Inc. | 1,368 | 53,885 | ||||||
Verisk Analytics Inc. Class Aa | 784 | 57,107 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
383,231 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 5.56% |
| |||||||
American Capital Agency Corp. | 2,931 | $ | 52,963 | |||||
American Tower Corp. | 605 | 55,781 | ||||||
Annaly Capital Management Inc. | 5,308 | 53,770 | ||||||
AvalonBay Communities Inc. | 313 | 53,723 | ||||||
Boston Properties Inc.b | 472 | 53,874 | ||||||
Brixmor Property Group Inc. | 2,269 | 53,163 | ||||||
Camden Property Trust | 717 | 53,589 | ||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. | 617 | 53,371 | ||||||
Digital Realty Trust Inc. | 658 | 52,028 | ||||||
Duke Realty Corp. | 2,597 | 53,706 | ||||||
Equinix Inc. | 182 | 55,272 | ||||||
Equity Residential | 722 | 53,782 | ||||||
Essex Property Trust Inc. | 255 | 53,366 | ||||||
Extra Space Storage Inc. | 620 | 50,933 | ||||||
Federal Realty Investment Trustb | 362 | 53,598 | ||||||
General Growth Properties Inc. | 1,993 | 54,847 | ||||||
HCP Inc. | 1,866 | 55,196 | ||||||
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | 3,624 | 55,483 | ||||||
Iron Mountain Inc. | 1,821 | 53,501 | ||||||
Kimco Realty Corp. | 1,982 | 53,019 | ||||||
Liberty Property Trust | 1,850 | 53,428 | ||||||
Macerich Co. (The) | 679 | 53,695 | ||||||
Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. | 579 | 52,075 | ||||||
Prologis Inc. | 1,406 | 54,075 | ||||||
Public Storage | 210 | 52,393 | ||||||
Realty Income Corp.b | 893 | 52,276 | ||||||
Regency Centers Corp. | 758 | 53,500 | ||||||
Simon Property Group Inc. | 281 | 53,314 | ||||||
SL Green Realty Corp. | 601 | 52,996 | ||||||
UDR Inc. | 1,556 | 53,417 | ||||||
Ventas Inc.b | 998 | 55,559 | ||||||
VEREIT Inc. | 6,823 | 54,720 | ||||||
Vornado Realty Trust | 605 | 52,248 | ||||||
Welltower Inc. | 878 | 55,999 | ||||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 2,198 | 57,104 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,881,764 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 0.47% |
| |||||||
CBRE Group Inc. Class Aa | 2,066 | 52,497 | ||||||
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. | 512 | 52,260 | ||||||
Realogy Holdings Corp.a | 1,717 | 54,892 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
159,649 | ||||||||
ROAD & RAIL — 1.10% |
| |||||||
AMERCO | 158 | 54,164 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
CSX Corp. | 2,186 | $ | 52,770 | |||||
Hertz Global Holdings Inc.a | 6,168 | 52,428 | ||||||
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc. | 700 | 53,403 | ||||||
Kansas City Southern | 643 | 52,540 | ||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 721 | 52,756 | ||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 675 | 53,230 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
371,291 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 2.59% |
| |||||||
Analog Devices Inc. | 1,036 | 54,898 | ||||||
Applied Materials Inc. | 2,879 | 54,327 | ||||||
Broadcom Ltd. | 416 | 55,732 | ||||||
Intel Corp. | 1,850 | 54,742 | ||||||
KLA-Tencor Corp. | 811 | 54,937 | ||||||
Lam Research Corp. | 762 | 55,855 | ||||||
Linear Technology Corp. | 1,237 | 53,958 | ||||||
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | 5,755 | 54,960 | ||||||
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. | 1,626 | 55,056 | ||||||
Microchip Technology Inc. | 1,250 | 55,612 | ||||||
Micron Technology Inc.a | 5,080 | 54,000 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 1,686 | 52,873 | ||||||
Qorvo Inc.a | 1,284 | 57,883 | ||||||
Skyworks Solutions Inc. | 851 | 56,549 | ||||||
Texas Instruments Inc. | 1,019 | 54,027 | ||||||
Xilinx Inc. | 1,100 | 51,942 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
877,351 | ||||||||
SOFTWARE — 3.77% |
| |||||||
Activision Blizzard Inc. | 1,734 | 54,916 | ||||||
Adobe Systems Inc.a | 640 | 54,496 | ||||||
ANSYS Inc.a | 616 | 51,140 | ||||||
Autodesk Inc.a | 1,072 | 55,465 | ||||||
CA Inc. | 1,823 | 53,396 | ||||||
CDK Global Inc. | 1,237 | 55,529 | ||||||
Citrix Systems Inc.a | 767 | 54,189 | ||||||
Electronic Arts Inc.a | 876 | 56,274 | ||||||
Fortinet Inc.a | 2,007 | 56,999 | ||||||
Intuit Inc. | 547 | 52,862 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 1,041 | 52,966 | ||||||
NetSuite Inc.a,b | 953 | 57,580 | ||||||
Nuance Communications Inc.a | 2,837 | 55,350 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. | 1,458 | 53,625 | ||||||
Red Hat Inc.a | 816 | 53,326 | ||||||
salesforce.com inc.a | 847 | 57,384 | ||||||
ServiceNow Inc.a,b | 1,005 | 55,265 | ||||||
Splunk Inc.a | 1,512 | 65,923 |
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Symantec Corp. | 2,725 | $ | 52,620 | |||||
Synopsys Inc.a | 1,201 | 53,745 | ||||||
Tableau Software Inc. Class Aa | 1,305 | 59,573 | ||||||
VMware Inc. Class Aa,b | 1,095 | 55,287 | ||||||
Workday Inc. Class Aa,b | 943 | 57,004 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,274,914 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 3.36% |
| |||||||
Advance Auto Parts Inc. | 361 | 53,587 | ||||||
AutoNation Inc.a,b | 1,058 | 54,455 | ||||||
AutoZone Inc.a,b | 70 | 54,220 | ||||||
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.a,b | 1,122 | 53,800 | ||||||
Best Buy Co. Inc. | 1,724 | 55,840 | ||||||
CarMax Inc.a,b | 1,172 | 54,217 | ||||||
Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. | 1,318 | 55,975 | ||||||
Foot Locker Inc. | 805 | 50,313 | ||||||
GameStop Corp. Class Ab | 1,810 | 55,784 | ||||||
Gap Inc. (The) | 1,955 | 54,056 | ||||||
Home Depot Inc. (The) | 428 | 53,123 | ||||||
L Brands Inc. | 635 | 53,842 | ||||||
Lowe’s Companies Inc. | 785 | 53,011 | ||||||
O’Reilly Automotive Inc.a | 206 | 53,626 | ||||||
Ross Stores Inc. | 963 | 52,946 | ||||||
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 532 | 57,669 | ||||||
Staples Inc. | 5,743 | 54,271 | ||||||
Tiffany & Co. | 827 | 53,738 | ||||||
TJX Companies Inc. (The) | 733 | 54,315 | ||||||
Tractor Supply Co. | 628 | 53,110 | ||||||
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.a | 335 | 55,339 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,137,237 | ||||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & |
| |||||||
Apple Inc. | 563 | 54,437 | ||||||
EMC Corp./MA | 2,108 | 55,082 | ||||||
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | 4,071 | 54,022 | ||||||
HP Inc. | 5,169 | 55,257 | ||||||
NetApp Inc. | 2,191 | 54,424 | ||||||
SanDisk Corp. | 791 | 57,158 | ||||||
Seagate Technology PLC | 1,717 | 53,845 | ||||||
Western Digital Corp. | 1,246 | 54,238 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
438,463 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 1.48% |
| |||||||
Coach Inc. | 1,442 | 56,151 | ||||||
Hanesbrands Inc. | 2,013 | 57,350 | ||||||
lululemon athletica Inc.a | 879 | 55,140 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.a | 973 | $ | 55,120 | |||||
NIKE Inc. Class B | 898 | 55,308 | ||||||
PVH Corp. | 686 | 54,297 | ||||||
Ralph Lauren Corp. | 593 | 53,821 | ||||||
Under Armour Inc. Class Aa,b | 662 | 55,403 | ||||||
VF Corp. | 867 | 56,450 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
499,040 | ||||||||
THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE — 0.15% |
| |||||||
New York Community Bancorp. Inc. | 3,463 | 52,395 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
52,395 | ||||||||
TOBACCO — 0.47% | ||||||||
Altria Group Inc. | 866 | 53,320 | ||||||
Philip Morris International Inc. | 579 | 52,706 | ||||||
Reynolds American Inc. | 1,055 | 53,204 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
159,230 | ||||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.48% |
| |||||||
Fastenal Co. | 1,196 | 54,167 | ||||||
United Rentals Inc.a | 1,069 | 55,128 | ||||||
WW Grainger Inc. | 245 | 53,141 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
162,436 | ||||||||
WATER UTILITIES — 0.15% | ||||||||
American Water Works Co. Inc. | 799 | 51,791 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
51,791 | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.35% |
| |||||||
Sprint Corp.a,b | 18,065 | 62,144 | ||||||
T-Mobile U.S. Inc.a | 1,472 | 54,611 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
116,755 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost: $36,401,602) | 33,774,047 | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.54% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 5.54% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
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0.50%c,d,e | 1,752,852 | 1,752,852 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
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0.49%c,d,e | 88,955 | 88,955 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
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0.27%c,d | 34,278 | 34,278 | ||||||
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1,876,085 | ||||||||
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TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
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(Cost: $1,876,085) | 1,876,085 | |||||||
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iSHARES® MSCI USA EQUAL WEIGHTED ETF
February 29, 2016
Value | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
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(Cost: $38,277,687) | $ | 35,650,132 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (5.40)% | (1,827,978 | ) | ||||
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NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 33,822,154 | ||||
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NVS — Non-Voting Shares
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF | iShares MSCI Chile Capped ETF | iShares MSCI Colombia Capped ETF | ||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 1,970,510,477 | $ | 225,916,377 | $ | 23,021,564 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 34,520 | 627,776 | 336,962 | |||||||||
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Total cost of investments | $ | 1,970,544,997 | $ | 226,544,153 | $ | 23,358,526 | ||||||
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Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 1,807,726,466 | $ | 244,406,199 | $ | 17,183,061 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 34,520 | 627,776 | 336,962 | |||||||||
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Total fair value of investments | 1,807,760,986 | 245,033,975 | 17,520,023 | |||||||||
Foreign currency, at valueb | 11,296,410 | — | 979 | |||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities sold | — | 3,198,525 | 361,943 | |||||||||
Dividends and interest | 10,274,813 | 110 | 6,094 | |||||||||
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| |||||||
Total Assets | 1,829,332,209 | 248,232,610 | 17,889,039 | |||||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities purchased | — | 3,160,247 | 495,886 | |||||||||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | — | — | 320,977 | |||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 903,775 | 112,202 | 7,388 | |||||||||
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Total Liabilities | 903,775 | 3,272,449 | 824,251 | |||||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 1,828,428,434 | $ | 244,960,161 | $ | 17,064,788 | ||||||
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Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 4,699,567,311 | $ | 434,315,124 | $ | 31,365,481 | ||||||
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | 8,527,855 | 224,801 | (38,067 | ) | ||||||||
Accumulated net realized loss | (2,716,602,751 | ) | (208,069,586 | ) | (8,423,823 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (163,063,981 | ) | 18,489,822 | (5,838,803 | ) | |||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 1,828,428,434 | $ | 244,960,161 | $ | 17,064,788 | ||||||
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Shares outstandingc | 88,600,000 | 7,350,000 | 1,550,000 | |||||||||
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Net asset value per share | $ | 20.64 | $ | 33.33 | $ | 11.01 | ||||||
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a | Securities on loan with values of $ —, $ — and $294,176, respectively. See Note 1. |
b | Cost of foreign currency: $11,284,802, $ — and $990, respectively. |
c | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 500 million, 200 million and 25 million, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Israel Capped ETF | iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF | iShares MSCI South Africa ETF | ||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 136,776,284 | $ | 340,286,951 | $ | 470,701,525 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 15,987,633 | 215,365 | 2,778,950 | |||||||||
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Total cost of investments | $ | 152,763,917 | $ | 340,502,316 | $ | 473,480,475 | ||||||
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Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 116,693,607 | $ | 217,375,880 | $ | 294,100,338 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 15,987,633 | 215,365 | 2,778,950 | |||||||||
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Total fair value of investments | 132,681,240 | 217,591,245 | 296,879,288 | |||||||||
Foreign currency, at valueb | 199,838 | — | 258,424 | |||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities sold | 2,132,087 | 6,641,249 | 6,272,680 | |||||||||
Due from custodian (Note 4) | 59,852 | — | — | |||||||||
Dividends and interest | 169,388 | 23,067 | 143,464 | |||||||||
Capital shares sold | — | — | 8,375 | |||||||||
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| |||||||
Total Assets | 135,242,405 | 224,255,561 | 303,562,231 | |||||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities purchased | 2,262,895 | 7,020,409 | 5,977,199 | |||||||||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | 15,936,468 | — | 2,685,340 | |||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 56,025 | 105,562 | 143,612 | |||||||||
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| |||||||
Total Liabilities | 18,255,388 | 7,125,971 | 8,806,151 | |||||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 116,987,017 | $ | 217,129,590 | $ | 294,756,080 | ||||||
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Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 191,261,545 | $ | 416,584,319 | $ | 613,261,799 | ||||||
Distributions in excess of net investment income | (234,960 | ) | (472,822 | ) | (2,057,367 | ) | ||||||
Accumulated net realized loss | (53,957,618 | ) | (76,065,097 | ) | (139,836,943 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized depreciation | (20,081,950 | ) | (122,916,810 | ) | (176,611,409 | ) | ||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 116,987,017 | $ | 217,129,590 | $ | 294,756,080 | ||||||
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Shares outstandingc | 2,550,000 | 19,300,000 | 6,500,000 | |||||||||
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|
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| |||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 45.88 | $ | 11.25 | $ | 45.35 | ||||||
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|
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|
|
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a | Securities on loan with values of $15,280,746, $ — and $2,488,371, respectively. See Note 1. |
b | Cost of foreign currency: $199,141, $ — and $268,646, respectively. |
c | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 500 million, 1 billion and 400 million, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Turkey ETF | iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 488,923,556 | $ | 36,293,591 | ||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 38,043,173 | 1,984,096 | ||||||
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| |||||
Total cost of investments | $ | 526,966,729 | $ | 38,277,687 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 281,035,544 | $ | 33,668,026 | ||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 38,043,173 | 1,982,106 | ||||||
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|
| |||||
Total fair value of investments | 319,078,717 | 35,650,132 | ||||||
Foreign currency, at valueb | 151,596 | — | ||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||
Investment securities sold | — | 2,296,720 | ||||||
Interest | 123,035 | 61,030 | ||||||
Tax reclaims | — | 58 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total Assets | 319,353,348 | 38,007,940 | ||||||
|
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| |||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||
Investment securities purchased | — | 2,339,968 | ||||||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | 37,788,807 | 1,841,807 | ||||||
Capital shares redeemed | 8,014 | — | ||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 144,240 | 4,011 | ||||||
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|
|
| |||||
Total Liabilities | 37,941,061 | 4,185,786 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 281,412,287 | $ | 33,822,154 | ||||
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|
|
| |||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 598,250,647 | $ | 38,253,901 | ||||
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | (41,752 | ) | 19,736 | |||||
Accumulated net realized loss | (108,912,505 | ) | (1,823,928 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized depreciation | (207,884,103 | ) | (2,627,555 | ) | ||||
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|
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 281,412,287 | $ | 33,822,154 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares outstandingc | 7,400,000 | 850,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 38.03 | $ | 39.79 | ||||
|
|
|
|
a | Securities on loan with values of $35,278,147 and $1,796,332, respectively. See Note 1. |
b | Cost of foreign currency: $147,687 and $ —, respectively. |
c | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 200 million and 500 million, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
Six months ended February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF | iShares MSCI Chile Capped ETF | iShares MSCI Colombia Capped ETF | ||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliateda | $ | 37,943,014 | $ | 1,184,157 | $ | 164,164 | ||||||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 1,062 | 291 | 16 | |||||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2) | — | — | 8,185 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total investment income | 37,944,076 | 1,184,448 | 172,365 | |||||||||
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|
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|
|
| |||||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 5,911,859 | 697,236 | 43,554 | |||||||||
Commitment fees (Note 7) | — | — | 29 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total expenses | 5,911,859 | 697,236 | 43,583 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net investment income | 32,032,217 | 487,212 | 128,782 | |||||||||
|
|
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|
|
| |||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (190,137,413 | ) | (27,150,782 | ) | (1,284,184 | ) | ||||||
Foreign currency transactions | (2,140,588 | ) | (3,907 | ) | (30,418 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net realized loss | (192,278,001 | ) | (27,154,689 | ) | (1,314,602 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | (171,304,144 | ) | 12,092,103 | 455,092 | ||||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 1,151,856 | (104 | ) | 491 | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (170,152,288 | ) | 12,091,999 | 455,583 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net realized and unrealized loss | (362,430,289 | ) | (15,062,690 | ) | (859,019 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (330,398,072 | ) | $ | (14,575,478 | ) | $ | (730,237 | ) | |||
|
|
|
|
|
|
a | Net of foreign withholding tax of $3,713,368, $281,139 and $739, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
Six months ended February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Israel Capped ETF | iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF | iShares MSCI South Africa ETF | ||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliateda | $ | 953,336 | $ | 2,082,879 | $ | 3,823,568 | ||||||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 111 | 403 | 176 | |||||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2) | 125,204 | — | 13,795 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total investment income | 1,078,651 | 2,083,282 | 3,837,539 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 367,262 | 683,281 | 1,055,741 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total expenses | 367,262 | 683,281 | 1,055,741 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net investment income | 711,389 | 1,400,001 | 2,781,798 | |||||||||
|
|
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|
|
| |||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (16,025,687 | ) | (20,619,245 | ) | (20,014,032 | ) | ||||||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated | 617,400 | (355,705 | ) | (23,500,996 | ) | |||||||
Foreign currency transactions | 13,685 | (49,995 | ) | 19,240 | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net realized loss | (15,394,602 | ) | (21,024,945 | ) | (43,495,788 | ) | ||||||
|
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|
|
|
| |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | 6,870,001 | 3,806,539 | (47,407,636 | ) | ||||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 5,261 | 2,231 | 3,240 | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 6,875,262 | 3,808,770 | (47,404,396 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net realized and unrealized loss | (8,519,340 | ) | (17,216,175 | ) | (90,900,184 | ) | ||||||
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|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (7,807,951 | ) | $ | (15,816,174 | ) | $ | (88,118,386 | ) | |||
|
|
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|
|
|
a | Net of foreign withholding tax of $256,958, $365,462 and $647,990, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
Six months ended February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Turkey ETF | iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF | |||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliateda | $ | 456,520 | $ | 437,768 | ||||
Dividends — affiliated (Note 2) | — | 2,010 | ||||||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 139 | 28 | ||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2) | 859,913 | 12,178 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total investment income | 1,316,572 | 451,984 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 1,036,836 | 31,814 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total expenses | 1,036,836 | 31,814 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net investment income | 279,736 | 420,170 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (5,277,896 | ) | (421,149 | ) | ||||
Investments — affiliated (Note 2) | — | 1,152 | ||||||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated | (35,560,462 | ) | 706,633 | |||||
In-kind redemptions — affiliated (Note 2) | — | 2,534 | ||||||
Foreign currency transactions | (1,363 | ) | — | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (40,839,721 | ) | 289,170 | |||||
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|
|
| |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||||||
Investments | 37,489,741 | (2,849,597 | ) | |||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 8,732 | — | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 37,498,473 | (2,849,597 | ) | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net realized and unrealized loss | (3,341,248 | ) | (2,560,427 | ) | ||||
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|
|
| |||||
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (3,061,512 | ) | $ | (2,140,257 | ) | ||
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a | Net of foreign withholding tax of $70,154 and $94, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF | iShares MSCI Chile Capped ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | Six months February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 32,032,217 | $ | 101,434,362 | $ | 487,212 | $ | 4,543,461 | ||||||||
Net realized loss | (192,278,001 | ) | (723,367,404 | ) | (27,154,689 | ) | (29,660,599 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (170,152,288 | ) | (2,274,062,591 | ) | 12,091,999 | (38,551,723 | ) | |||||||||
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| |||||||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (330,398,072 | ) | (2,895,995,633 | ) | (14,575,478 | ) | (63,668,861 | ) | ||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (20,462,447 | ) | (96,651,627 | ) | (695,435 | ) | (4,099,138 | ) | ||||||||
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| |||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (20,462,447 | ) | (96,651,627 | ) | (695,435 | ) | (4,099,138 | ) | ||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 418,447,221 | 2,005,630,203 | 137,550,746 | 172,176,839 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (228,293,317 | ) | (2,473,533,229 | ) | (111,856,047 | ) | (222,371,918 | ) | ||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 190,153,904 | (467,903,026 | ) | 25,694,699 | (50,195,079 | ) | ||||||||||
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| |||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | (160,706,615 | ) | (3,460,550,286 | ) | 10,423,786 | (117,963,078 | ) | |||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 1,989,135,049 | 5,449,685,335 | 234,536,375 | 352,499,453 | ||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 1,828,428,434 | $ | 1,989,135,049 | $ | 244,960,161 | $ | 234,536,375 | ||||||||
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Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | 8,527,855 | $ | (3,041,915 | ) | $ | 224,801 | $ | 433,024 | |||||||
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SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 18,950,000 | 49,050,000 | 4,050,000 | 4,200,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (10,850,000 | ) | (70,200,000 | ) | (3,450,000 | ) | (5,550,000 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 8,100,000 | (21,150,000 | ) | 600,000 | (1,350,000 | ) | ||||||||||
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See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Colombia Capped ETF | iShares MSCI Israel Capped ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | Six months February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 128,782 | $ | 444,783 | $ | 711,389 | $ | 3,084,931 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (1,314,602 | ) | (7,063,182 | ) | (15,394,602 | ) | 3,551,272 | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 455,583 | (8,758,897 | ) | 6,875,262 | (10,073,032 | ) | ||||||||||
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (730,237 | ) | (15,377,296 | ) | (7,807,951 | ) | (3,436,829 | ) | ||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (81,951 | ) | (438,777 | ) | (1,343,265 | ) | (2,707,351 | ) | ||||||||
Return of capital | — | (7,256 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (81,951 | ) | (446,033 | ) | (1,343,265 | ) | (2,707,351 | ) | ||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 3,626,320 | 11,677,734 | 102,960,611 | 155,183,874 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | — | (6,999,421 | ) | (103,107,246 | ) | (144,400,134 | ) | |||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 3,626,320 | 4,678,313 | (146,635 | ) | 10,783,740 | |||||||||||
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | 2,814,132 | (11,145,016 | ) | (9,297,851 | ) | 4,639,560 | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 14,250,656 | 25,395,672 | 126,284,868 | 121,645,308 | ||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 17,064,788 | $ | 14,250,656 | $ | 116,987,017 | $ | 126,284,868 | ||||||||
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Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | (38,067 | ) | $ | (84,898 | ) | $ | (234,960 | ) | $ | 396,916 | |||||
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Shares sold | 350,000 | 750,000 | 2,100,000 | 2,900,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | — | (450,000 | ) | (2,050,000 | ) | (2,800,000 | ) | |||||||||
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Net increase in shares outstanding | 350,000 | 300,000 | 50,000 | 100,000 | ||||||||||||
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iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF | iShares MSCI South Africa ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | Six months February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,400,001 | $ | 8,597,464 | $ | 2,781,798 | $ | 8,757,656 | ||||||||
Net realized loss | (21,024,945 | ) | (29,489,877 | ) | (43,495,788 | ) | (1,560,353 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 3,808,770 | (57,254,526 | ) | (47,404,396 | ) | (101,934,812 | ) | |||||||||
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (15,816,174 | ) | (78,146,939 | ) | (88,118,386 | ) | (94,737,509 | ) | ||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (6,883,243 | ) | (10,822,184 | ) | (5,140,299 | ) | (9,092,367 | ) | ||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (6,883,243 | ) | (10,822,184 | ) | (5,140,299 | ) | (9,092,367 | ) | ||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 31,243,231 | 110,271,226 | 130,193,892 | 193,254,026 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (2,326,529 | ) | (100,165,085 | ) | (115,525,398 | ) | (303,473,517 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 28,916,702 | 10,106,141 | 14,668,494 | (110,219,491 | ) | |||||||||||
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | 6,217,285 | (78,862,982 | ) | (78,590,191 | ) | (214,049,367 | ) | |||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 210,912,305 | 289,775,287 | 373,346,271 | 587,395,638 | ||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 217,129,590 | $ | 210,912,305 | $ | 294,756,080 | $ | 373,346,271 | ||||||||
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Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | (472,822 | ) | $ | 5,010,420 | $ | (2,057,367 | ) | $ | 301,134 | ||||||
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Shares sold | 2,700,000 | 8,450,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,900,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (250,000 | ) | (7,400,000 | ) | (2,500,000 | ) | (4,700,000 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 2,450,000 | 1,050,000 | — | (1,800,000 | ) | |||||||||||
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iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Turkey ETF | iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | Six months February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 279,736 | $ | 10,937,802 | $ | 420,170 | $ | 960,400 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (40,839,721 | ) | (25,265,900 | ) | 289,170 | 3,191,069 | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 37,498,473 | (161,936,105 | ) | (2,849,597 | ) | (3,583,310 | ) | |||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (3,061,512 | ) | (176,264,203 | ) | (2,140,257 | ) | 568,159 | |||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (91,579 | ) | (10,891,320 | ) | (545,089 | ) | (949,728 | ) | ||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (91,579 | ) | (10,891,320 | ) | (545,089 | ) | (949,728 | ) | ||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 25,331,745 | 224,563,809 | 4,129,796 | 32,136,610 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (111,990,915 | ) | (181,550,574 | ) | (12,254,161 | ) | (34,514,668 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | (86,659,170 | ) | 43,013,235 | (8,124,365 | ) | (2,378,058 | ) | |||||||||
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DECREASE IN NET ASSETS | (89,812,261 | ) | (144,142,288 | ) | (10,809,711 | ) | (2,759,627 | ) | ||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 371,224,548 | 515,366,836 | 44,631,865 | 47,391,492 | ||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 281,412,287 | $ | 371,224,548 | $ | 33,822,154 | $ | 44,631,865 | ||||||||
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Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | (41,752 | ) | $ | (229,909 | ) | $ | 19,736 | $ | 144,655 | ||||||
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SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 650,000 | 4,150,000 | 100,000 | 750,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (2,950,000 | ) | (3,700,000 | ) | (300,000 | ) | (800,000 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (2,300,000 | ) | 450,000 | (200,000 | ) | (50,000 | ) | |||||||||
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 24.71 | $ | 53.61 | $ | 42.52 | $ | 52.61 | $ | 65.00 | $ | 68.07 | ||||||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment incomea | 0.38 | 1.00 | 1.56 | 1.59 | 1.73 | 2.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (4.22 | ) | (28.87 | ) | 11.08 | (10.32 | ) | (12.64 | ) | (1.69 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (3.84 | ) | (27.87 | ) | 12.64 | (8.73 | ) | (10.91 | ) | 0.55 | ||||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.23 | ) | (1.03 | ) | (1.55 | ) | (1.36 | ) | (0.56 | ) | (3.62 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | — | — | — | (0.92 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.23 | ) | (1.03 | ) | (1.55 | ) | (1.36 | ) | (1.48 | ) | (3.62 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 20.64 | $ | 24.71 | $ | 53.61 | $ | 42.52 | $ | 52.61 | $ | 65.00 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (15.52 | )%c | (52.49 | )% | 30.33 | % | (16.85 | )% | (16.79 | )% | 0.36 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 1,828,428 | $ | 1,989,135 | $ | 5,449,685 | $ | 4,983,630 | $ | 7,370,617 | $ | 11,332,121 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.64 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.59 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 3.48 | % | 2.73 | % | 3.37 | % | 3.02 | % | 2.92 | % | 3.08 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 15 | % | 63 | % | 54 | % | 56 | % | 7 | % | 11 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units solely for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended February 29, 2016, the years ended August 31, 2015, August 31, 2014, August 31, 2013, August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011 were 3%, 48%, 11%, 20%, 6% and 11%, respectively. See Note 4. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Chile Capped ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 34.75 | $ | 43.52 | $ | 47.70 | $ | 60.31 | $ | 67.11 | $ | 67.37 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment incomea | 0.07 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.97 | 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized lossb | (1.38 | ) | (8.81 | ) | (4.18 | ) | (12.58 | ) | (6.80 | ) | (0.23 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (1.31 | ) | (8.15 | ) | (3.49 | ) | (11.90 | ) | (5.83 | ) | 0.72 | |||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.11 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.92 | ) | (0.98 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | — | — | (0.03 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.00 | )c | |||||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.11 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.97 | ) | (0.98 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 33.33 | $ | 34.75 | $ | 43.52 | $ | 47.70 | $ | 60.31 | $ | 67.11 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (3.75 | )%d | (18.85 | )% | (7.40 | )% | (19.87 | )% | (8.68 | )% | 0.93 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 244,960 | $ | 234,536 | $ | 352,499 | $ | 364,890 | $ | 548,797 | $ | 708,018 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.64 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.59 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 0.45 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.49 | % | 1.12 | % | 1.55 | % | 1.30 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 56 | % | 71 | % | 91 | % | 34 | % | 48 | % | 38 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Rounds to less than $0.01. |
d | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rates include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units solely for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended February 29, 2016, the years ended August 31, 2015, August 31, 2014, August 31, 2013, August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011 were 2%, 10%, 11%, 16%, 20% and 12%, respectively. See Note 4. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Colombia Capped ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Period from to Aug. 31, 2013 | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 11.88 | $ | 28.22 | $ | 25.98 | $ | 25.28 | ||||||||
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Net investment incomeb | 0.10 | 0.46 | c | 0.67 | 0.03 | |||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)d | (0.90 | ) | (16.34 | ) | 2.24 | 0.67 | ||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (0.80 | ) | (15.88 | ) | 2.91 | 0.70 | ||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.07 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (0.63 | ) | — | |||||||||
Net realized gain | — | — | (0.03 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Return of capital | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | — | ||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.07 | ) | (0.46 | ) | (0.67 | ) | — | |||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 11.01 | $ | 11.88 | $ | 28.22 | $ | 25.98 | ||||||||
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Total return | (6.83 | )%e | (56.73 | )% | 11.44 | % | 2.77 | %e | ||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 17,065 | $ | 14,251 | $ | 25,396 | $ | 18,188 | ||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsf | 0.61 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.61 | % | ||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsf | 1.80 | % | 2.60 | % | 2.54 | % | 0.61 | % | ||||||||
Portfolio turnover rateg | 8 | % | 86 | % | 34 | % | 2 | % |
a | Commencement of operations. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
c | Includes a distribution from Ecopetrol SA. Excluding such distribution, the net investment income would have been $0.33 per share and 1.87% 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 | Not annualized. |
f | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
g | Portfolio turnover rates include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units solely for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended February 29, 2016, the years ended August 31, 2015, August 31, 2014 and for the period ended August 31, 2013 were 8%, 49%, 33% and 2%, respectively. See Note 4. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Israel Capped ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 50.51 | $ | 50.69 | $ | 42.85 | $ | 37.25 | $ | 45.89 | $ | 49.41 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment incomea | 0.30 | 1.23 | 0.87 | 0.95 | 1.12 | 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (4.29 | ) | (0.34 | ) | 7.95 | 5.68 | (8.66 | ) | (3.18 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (3.99 | ) | 0.89 | 8.82 | 6.63 | (7.54 | ) | (1.79 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.64 | ) | (1.07 | ) | (0.98 | ) | (1.03 | ) | (1.07 | ) | (1.73 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | — | — | — | (0.03 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.64 | ) | (1.07 | ) | (0.98 | ) | (1.03 | ) | (1.10 | ) | (1.73 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 45.88 | $ | 50.51 | $ | 50.69 | $ | 42.85 | $ | 37.25 | $ | 45.89 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (7.97 | )%c | 1.80 | % | 20.67 | % | 17.82 | % | (16.52 | )% | (4.26 | )% | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 116,987 | $ | 126,285 | $ | 121,645 | $ | 70,710 | $ | 68,912 | $ | 78,018 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.64 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.59 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 1.24 | % | 2.45 | % | 1.74 | % | 2.20 | % | 2.75 | % | 2.49 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 33 | % | 14 | % | 15 | % | 14 | % | 20 | % | 17 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Period from to Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 12.52 | $ | 18.34 | $ | 19.84 | $ | 21.15 | $ | 25.13 | $ | 25.00 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment incomeb | 0.08 | 0.47 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c | (0.97 | ) | (5.63 | ) | (2.00 | ) | (1.35 | ) | (4.00 | ) | 0.03 | |||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (0.89 | ) | (5.16 | ) | (1.37 | ) | (0.73 | ) | (3.50 | ) | 0.48 | |||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.38 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.48 | ) | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.38 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.48 | ) | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 11.25 | $ | 12.52 | $ | 18.34 | $ | 19.84 | $ | 21.15 | $ | 25.13 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (7.07 | )%d | (27.57 | )% | (7.00 | )% | (3.40 | )% | (13.75 | )% | 1.76 | %d | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 217,130 | $ | 210,912 | $ | 289,775 | $ | 310,511 | $ | 147,026 | $ | 111,835 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.64 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.58 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 1.32 | % | 3.33 | % | 3.14 | % | 2.87 | % | 2.22 | % | 1.99 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 11 | % | 19 | % | 15 | % | 14 | % | 16 | % | 22 | % |
a | Commencement of operations. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI South Africa ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 57.44 | $ | 70.77 | $ | 58.88 | $ | 64.65 | $ | 69.06 | $ | 58.74 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment incomea | 0.43 | 1.28 | 1.57 | 1.32 | 2.10 | 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (11.68 | ) | (13.24 | ) | 11.86 | (5.31 | ) | (4.41 | ) | 11.08 | ||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (11.25 | ) | (11.96 | ) | 13.43 | (3.99 | ) | (2.31 | ) | 12.73 | ||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.84 | ) | (1.37 | ) | (1.54 | ) | (1.78 | ) | (2.10 | ) | (2.41 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.84 | ) | (1.37 | ) | (1.54 | ) | (1.78 | ) | (2.10 | ) | (2.41 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 45.35 | $ | 57.44 | $ | 70.77 | $ | 58.88 | $ | 64.65 | $ | 69.06 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (19.65 | )%c | (17.07 | )% | 23.13 | % | (6.35 | )% | (3.17 | )% | 21.58 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 294,756 | $ | 373,346 | $ | 587,396 | $ | 547,569 | $ | 471,922 | $ | 504,102 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.64 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.59 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 1.69 | % | 1.94 | % | 2.40 | % | 2.08 | % | 3.26 | % | 2.38 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 7 | % | 9 | % | 6 | % | 5 | % | 4 | % | 4 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Turkey ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 38.27 | $ | 55.72 | $ | 49.00 | $ | 56.13 | $ | 47.73 | $ | 60.81 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment incomea | 0.03 | 1.13 | b | 0.85 | 1.07 | 0.86 | 0.84 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c | (0.26 | ) | (17.49 | ) | 6.75 | (7.08 | ) | 8.70 | (12.59 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (0.23 | ) | (16.36 | ) | 7.60 | (6.01 | ) | 9.56 | (11.75 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | (1.09 | ) | (0.88 | ) | (1.12 | ) | (1.16 | ) | (1.33 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.01 | ) | (1.09 | ) | (0.88 | ) | (1.12 | ) | (1.16 | ) | (1.33 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 38.03 | $ | 38.27 | $ | 55.72 | $ | 49.00 | $ | 56.13 | $ | 47.73 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (0.60 | )%d | (29.69 | )% | 15.52 | % | (11.05 | )% | 20.37 | % | (19.74 | )% | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 281,412 | $ | 371,225 | $ | 515,367 | $ | 436,076 | $ | 561,284 | $ | 448,677 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.64 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.59 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 0.17 | % | 2.31 | %b | 1.64 | % | 1.67 | % | 1.75 | % | 1.30 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 2 | % | 6 | % | 8 | % | 9 | % | 9 | % | 12 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
b | Includes a special distribution from Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS. Excluding such special distribution, the net investment income would have been $0.76 per share and 1.55% of average net assets. |
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 | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 42.51 | $ | 43.08 | $ | 35.26 | $ | 30.31 | $ | 26.17 | $ | 22.44 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment incomea | 0.41 | 0.80 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.59 | 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (2.61 | ) | (0.57 | ) | 8.01 | 4.96 | 3.94 | 3.73 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (2.20 | ) | 0.23 | 8.72 | 5.65 | 4.53 | 4.24 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.52 | ) | (0.80 | ) | (0.90 | ) | (0.70 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.51 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.52 | ) | (0.80 | ) | (0.90 | ) | (0.70 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.51 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 39.79 | $ | 42.51 | $ | 43.08 | $ | 35.26 | $ | 30.31 | $ | 26.17 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (5.23 | )%c | 0.48 | % | 24.98 | % | 18.85 | % | 17.44 | % | 18.89 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 33,822 | $ | 44,632 | $ | 47,391 | $ | 179,830 | $ | 145,470 | $ | 5,233 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.15 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.15 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 1.98 | % | 1.82 | % | 1.82 | % | 2.10 | % | 2.04 | % | 1.90 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 14 | % | 39 | % | 6 | % | 5 | % | 6 | % | 8 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
iShares, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on September 1, 1994 pursuant to Articles of Incorporation as subsequently amended and restated.
These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):
iShares ETF | Diversification Classification | |||
MSCI Brazil Capped | Non-diversified | |||
MSCI Chile Capped | Non-diversified | |||
MSCI Colombia Capped | Non-diversified | |||
MSCI Israel Capped | Non-diversified |
iShares ETF | Diversification Classification | |||
MSCI Russia Capped | Non-diversified | |||
MSCI South Africa | Non-diversified | |||
MSCI Turkey | Non-diversified | |||
MSCI USA Equal Weighted | Diversified |
The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective.
Pursuant to the Company’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.
1. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses 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.
SECURITY VALUATION
Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
• | Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the 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. |
• | Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”). |
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iSHARES®, INC.
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.
The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Company’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.
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.
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
• | Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
• | Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and |
• | Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments. |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Company’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.
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iSHARES®, INC.
The following table summarizes the value of each of the Funds’ investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of February 29, 2016. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective schedule of investments.
iShares ETF | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
MSCI Brazil Capped | ||||||||||||||||
Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 1,209,960,061 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,209,960,061 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 597,705,977 | — | — | 597,705,977 | ||||||||||||
Rights | 60,428 | — | — | 60,428 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 34,520 | — | — | 34,520 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 1,807,760,986 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,807,760,986 | ||||||||
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Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 228,167,662 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 228,167,662 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 16,185,697 | — | — | 16,185,697 | ||||||||||||
Rights | 52,840 | — | — | 52,840 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 627,776 | — | — | 627,776 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 245,033,975 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 245,033,975 | ||||||||
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Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 12,097,587 | $ | 996,961 | $ | — | $ | 13,094,548 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 4,088,513 | — | — | 4,088,513 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 336,962 | — | — | 336,962 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 16,523,062 | $ | 996,961 | $ | — | $ | 17,520,023 | ||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 116,693,607 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 116,693,607 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 15,987,633 | — | — | 15,987,633 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 132,681,240 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 132,681,240 | ||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 203,572,777 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 203,572,777 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 13,803,103 | — | — | 13,803,103 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 215,365 | — | — | 215,365 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 217,591,245 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 217,591,245 | ||||||||
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iShares ETF | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
MSCI South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 294,098,674 | $ | — | $ | 1,664 | $ | 294,100,338 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 2,778,950 | — | — | 2,778,950 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 296,877,624 | $ | — | $ | 1,664 | $ | 296,879,288 | ||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 281,035,544 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 281,035,544 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 38,043,173 | — | — | 38,043,173 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 319,078,717 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 319,078,717 | ||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 33,774,047 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 33,774,047 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 1,876,085 | — | — | 1,876,085 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 35,650,132 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 35,650,132 | ||||||||
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The iShares MSCI Colombia Capped ETF had transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 during the six months ended February 29, 2016 in the amount of $630,070, due to a suspension of trading.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION
Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of February 29, 2016 are reflected in tax reclaims receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.
Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes.
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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 the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their 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 February 29, 2016, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
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.
LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
Each Fund may lend its investment 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 a 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 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 Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds and any excess collateral is returned by the Funds 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. 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.
Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of February 29, 2016, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of investments. The securities on loan for each Fund are also disclosed in its schedule of investments. The total value of any securities on loan as of February 29, 2016 and the total value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.
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, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.
Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“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, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount
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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, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.
The following table is a summary of securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of February 29, 2016:
iShares ETF and Counterparty | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received a | Net Amount | |||||||||
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BMO Capital Markets | $ | 9,656 | $ | 9,656 | $ | — | ||||||
BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Inc. | 78,690 | 78,690 | — | |||||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 167,872 | 167,872 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 37,958 | 37,958 | — | |||||||||
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $ | 3,389,882 | $ | 3,389,882 | $ | — | ||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 197,915 | 197,915 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 2,333,326 | 2,333,326 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 70,184 | 70,184 | — | |||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Company | 422,199 | 422,199 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 3,052,356 | 3,052,356 | — | |||||||||
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | 5,814,884 | 5,814,884 | — | |||||||||
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $ | 1,247,416 | $ | 1,247,416 | $ | — | ||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 1,159,545 | 1,159,545 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 19,594 | 19,594 | — | |||||||||
Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | 61,698 | 61,698 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 118 | 118 | — | |||||||||
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Barclays Capital Inc. | $ | 1,319,354 | $ | 1,319,354 | $ | — | ||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 880,667 | 880,667 | — | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 2,108,288 | 2,108,288 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 5,249,687 | 5,249,687 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 11,024,134 | 11,024,134 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 259,523 | 259,523 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 976,199 | 976,199 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 4,787,709 | 4,787,709 | — | |||||||||
SG Americas Securities LLC | 40,902 | 40,902 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 8,631,684 | 8,631,684 | — | |||||||||
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iShares ETF and Counterparty | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received a | Net Amount | |||||||||
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Barclays Capital Inc. | $ | 78,441 | $ | 78,441 | $ | — | ||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 209,002 | 209,002 | — | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 51,672 | 51,672 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 204,593 | 204,593 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 277,140 | 277,140 | — | |||||||||
HSBC Bank PLC | 53,735 | 53,735 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 162,303 | 162,303 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (U.S. Equity Securities Lending) | 262,129 | 262,129 | — | |||||||||
SG Americas Securities LLC | 24,166 | 24,166 | — | |||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Company | 183,555 | 183,555 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 289,596 | 289,596 | — | |||||||||
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a | Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received was in excess of the market value of securities loaned at period end and is disclosed in each Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. |
2. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
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 interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.
For its investment advisory services to each of the iShares MSCI Brazil Capped, iShares MSCI Chile Capped, iShares MSCI Israel Capped, iShares MSCI Russia Capped, iShares MSCI South Africa and iShares MSCI Turkey ETFs, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee 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:
Investment Advisory Fee | Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets | ||||
0.74 | % | First $2 billion | |||
0.69 | Over $2 billion, up to and including $4 billion | ||||
0.64 | Over $4 billion, up to and including $8 billion | ||||
0.57 | Over $8 billion, up to and including $16 billion | ||||
0.51 | Over $16 billion, up to and including $32 billion | ||||
0.45 | Over $32 billion |
For its investment advisory services to each Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:
iShares ETF | Investment Advisory Fee | |||
MSCI Colombia Capped | 0.61 | % | ||
MSCI USA Equal Weighted | 0.15 |
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 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. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, 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 “collateral investment fees”). 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. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, the iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF (the “Group 1 Fund”), retains 71.5% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, the iShares MSCI Brazil Capped, iShares MSCI Chile Capped, iShares MSCI Colombia Capped, iShares MSCI Israel Capped, iShares MSCI Russia Capped, iShares MSCI South Africa and iShares MSCI Turkey ETF’s (the “Group 2 Funds”), retain 80% of securities lending income 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 the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in the calendar year 2013, the Group 1 Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 75% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 65% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees. Each Group 2 Fund will receive for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.
For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the total of securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees paid were as follows:
iShares ETF | Fees Paid to BTC | |||
MSCI Colombia Capped | $ | 1,839 | ||
MSCI Israel Capped | 29,993 | |||
MSCI South Africa | 3,712 | |||
MSCI Turkey | 200,878 | |||
MSCI USA Equal Weighted | 4,904 |
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.
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.
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For the six months ended February 29, 2016, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:
iShares ETF | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
MSCI Israel Capped | $ | 347,058 | $ | 7,607,612 | ||||
MSCI Russia Capped | 777,584 | 638,528 | ||||||
MSCI South Africa | 1,274,230 | 4,528,449 | ||||||
MSCI USA Equal Weighted | 1,357,935 | 1,146,858 |
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 included in “Interest – affiliated” in the statements of operations.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Funds (excluding money market funds) during the six months ended February 29, 2016, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:
iShares ETF and Name of Affiliated Issuer | Shares Held at Beginning of Period | Shares Purchased | Shares Sold | Shares Held at End of Period | Value at End of Period | Dividend Income | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI USA Equal Weighted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Inc. | 226 | 30 | (84 | ) | 172 | $ | 53,657 | $ | 1,227 | $ | 2,363 | |||||||||||||||||
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The) | 776 | 151 | (283 | ) | 644 | 52,364 | 783 | 1,323 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Certain directors and officers of the Company are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.
3. | INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS |
Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:
iShares ETF | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
MSCI Brazil Capped | $ | 469,974,438 | $ | 278,730,811 | ||||
MSCI Chile Capped | 146,129,530 | 120,743,435 | ||||||
MSCI Colombia Capped | 4,760,672 | 1,164,282 | ||||||
MSCI Israel Capped | 36,976,945 | 37,298,229 | ||||||
MSCI Russia Capped | 29,984,528 | 24,011,014 | ||||||
MSCI South Africa | 24,192,934 | 22,156,856 | ||||||
MSCI Turkey | 5,562,393 | 5,447,971 | ||||||
MSCI USA Equal Weighted | 6,224,026 | 5,851,830 |
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In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:
iShares ETF | In-kind Purchases | In-kind Sales | ||||||
MSCI Colombia Capped | $ | 187,257 | $ | — | ||||
MSCI Israel Capped | 102,599,215 | 102,783,496 | ||||||
MSCI Russia Capped | 18,680,540 | 1,710,531 | ||||||
MSCI South Africa | 125,071,065 | 114,280,313 | ||||||
MSCI Turkey | 25,295,955 | 111,799,583 | ||||||
MSCI USA Equal Weighted | 4,110,856 | 12,238,332 |
4. | 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 for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.
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. Investors 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. Investors 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 “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.
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 contributions are reflected as “Due from custodian” and securities related to in-kind redemptions are reflected as “Securities related to in-kind transactions” in the statements of assets and liabilities.
5. | PRINCIPAL RISKS |
In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.
BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.
MARKET RISK
Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the
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issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.
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.
Each Fund, except for the iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF, each invests a substantial amount of its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.
Each Fund, except for the iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF, each invests all or substantially all of its assets in issuers located in a single country. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in that country may have a significant impact on its investment performance.
The United States and the European Union, along with the regulatory bodies of a number of countries including Japan, Australia and Canada (collectively, “Sanctioning Bodies”), have imposed sectorial economic sanctions on certain Russian individuals and Russian corporate entities which include prohibitions on transacting in or dealing in new debt of longer than 30 or 90 days maturity or new equity of such issuers. Securities held by the iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF issued prior to the date of the sanctions being imposed are not currently subject to any restrictions under the sanctions. However, compliance with each of these sanctions may impair the ability of a Fund to buy, sell, hold, receive or deliver the affected securities or other securities of such issuers. The Sanctioning Bodies could also institute broader sanctions on Russia. These sanctions, or even the threat of further sanctions, may result in the decline of the value and liquidity of Russian securities, a weakening of the ruble or other adverse consequences to the Russian economy. Current or future sanctions may result in Russia taking counter measures or retaliatory actions, which may further impair the value and liquidity of Russian securities. These retaliatory measures may include the immediate freeze of Russian assets held by a Fund.
CREDIT RISK
Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe 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 issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.
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6. | INCOME TAX INFORMATION |
Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Company’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.
For purposes of U.S. GAAP, 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 NAV per share.
The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
As of August 31, 2015, the Funds’ fiscal year-end, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:
iShares ETF | Non- Expiring a | Expiring 2016 | Expiring 2017 | Expiring 2018 | Expiring 2019 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Brazil Capped | $ | 1,053,102,706 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 198,226,310 | $ | — | $ | 1,251,329,016 | ||||||||||||
MSCI Chile Capped | 90,296,781 | — | 1,886,881 | 11,712,090 | 976,991 | 104,872,743 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Colombia Capped | 67,112 | — | — | — | — | 67,112 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Israel Capped | 14,619,675 | — | 784,479 | 10,801,191 | 7,130,249 | 33,335,594 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Russia Capped | 20,431,060 | — | — | — | — | 20,431,060 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI South Africa | 33,347,782 | 972,024 | 15,339,464 | 14,856,365 | 6,137,142 | 70,652,777 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Turkey | 29,873,468 | — | 720,636 | 5,982,737 | 3,859,184 | 40,436,025 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI USA Equal Weighted | 169,304 | — | — | — | — | 169,304 |
a | Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration. |
The Funds may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Funds 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 February 29, 2016, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
iShares ETF | Tax Cost | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
MSCI Brazil Capped | $ | 2,543,013,494 | $ | 330,643,783 | $ | (1,065,896,291 | ) | $ | (735,252,508 | ) | ||||||
MSCI Chile Capped | 256,934,066 | 25,058,836 | (36,958,927 | ) | (11,900,091 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Colombia Capped | 27,909,397 | 72,283 | (10,461,657 | ) | (10,389,374 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Israel Capped | 153,608,108 | 1,441,394 | (22,368,262 | ) | (20,926,868 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Russia Capped | 353,808,241 | 1,406,939 | (137,623,935 | ) | (136,216,996 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI South Africa | 483,506,138 | 524,280 | (187,151,130 | ) | (186,626,850 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Turkey | 540,894,236 | 276,259 | (222,091,778 | ) | (221,815,519 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI USA Equal Weighted | 38,813,266 | 1,523,982 | (4,687,116 | ) | (3,163,134 | ) |
Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of February 29, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.
7. | LINE OF CREDIT |
The iShares MSCI Colombia Capped ETF, along with certain other iShares funds, are parties to a $250 million credit agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, which expires on October 28, 2016. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings. The credit agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is allocated to each fund participating in the credit agreement based on each fund’s pro-rata share of the aggregate average daily value of assets invested in local securities of certain foreign markets.
The terms of the credit agreement, as amended by the Board on September 17, 2015, became effective on October 28, 2015. Prior to this date, the maximum borrowing amount was $150 million and the commitment fee was 0.08% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement.
The Fund did not borrow under the credit agreement during the six months ended February 29, 2016.
8. | 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 disclosure in the financial statements.
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Section 19(a) Notices
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are 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 the 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.
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 Brazil Capped | $ | 0.232660 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 0.232660 | 100 | % | — | % | — | % | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||
MSCI Chile Capped | 0.114948 | — | — | 0.114948 | 100 | — | — | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Israel Capped | 0.488643 | — | 0.151007 | 0.639650 | 76 | — | 24 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Russia Capped | 0.288468 | — | 0.088696 | 0.377164 | 76 | — | 24 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI South Africa | 0.756211 | — | 0.086461 | 0.842672 | 90 | — | 10 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI USA Equal Weighted | 0.492601 | — | 0.031877 | 0.524478 | 94 | — | 6 | 100 |
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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.
A description of the policies that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Funds’ website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.
The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds also disclose their complete schedules of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Funds’ website.
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Ø | iShares MSCI Australia ETF | EWA | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Canada ETF | EWC | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Japan ETF | EWJ | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF | EWW | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF | EWY | NYSE Arca |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI ALL COUNTRY WORLD MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed and emerging market equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader developed and emerging equity markets, as represented by the MSCI ACWI 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was 3.86%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 3.72%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (1.05)% | (1.13)% | (1.39)% | (1.05)% | (1.13)% | (1.39)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | 10.15% | 10.17% | 9.85% | 52.54% | 52.63% | 50.75% |
The inception date of the Fund was 10/18/11. The first day of secondary market trading was 10/20/11.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 11 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,038.60 | $ | 1.01 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.90 | $ | 1.01 | 0.20% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 11 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 18.59 | % | ||
Health Care | 16.46 | |||
Consumer Staples | 15.45 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 10.43 | |||
Information Technology | 9.29 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 8.96 | |||
Utilities | 8.72 | |||
Industrials | 7.01 | |||
Materials | 3.39 | |||
Energy | 1.70 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments* |
United States | 58.14 | % | ||
Japan | 13.45 | |||
Canada | 5.76 | |||
Taiwan | �� | 3.54 | ||
Switzerland | 3.32 | |||
Hong Kong | 3.21 | |||
China | 2.87 | |||
United Kingdom | 2.59 | |||
Singapore | 1.23 | |||
Malaysia | 0.95 | |||
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TOTAL | 95.06 | % | ||
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI AUSTRALIA ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Australia ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Australian equities, as represented by the MSCI Australia 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -4.69%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -4.55%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (23.08)% | (23.12)% | (22.82)% | (23.08)% | (23.12)% | (22.82)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (3.03)% | (3.17)% | (2.68)% | (14.24)% | (14.87)% | (12.69)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | 3.44% | 3.43% | 3.54% | 40.22% | 40.10% | 41.64% |
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 11 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 953.10 | $ | 2.33 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.50 | $ | 2.41 | 0.48% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 11 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 52.07 | % | ||
Materials | 12.71 | |||
Consumer Staples | 7.99 | |||
Health Care | 7.00 | |||
Industrials | 6.97 | |||
Energy | 4.80 | |||
Utilities | 2.81 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 2.75 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 2.50 | |||
Information Technology | 0.40 | |||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 11.25 | % | ||
Westpac Banking Corp. | 8.97 | |||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | 6.12 | |||
National Australia Bank Ltd. | 5.97 | |||
BHP Billiton Ltd. | 4.70 | |||
CSL Ltd. | 4.48 | |||
Wesfarmers Ltd. | 4.13 | |||
Woolworths Ltd. | 2.73 | |||
Scentre Group | 2.19 | |||
Transurban Group | 2.16 | |||
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TOTAL | 52.70 | % | ||
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iSHARES® MSCI CANADA ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Canada ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Canadian equities, as represented by the MSCI Canada 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -8.52%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -8.51%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (21.06)% | (21.21)% | (20.97)% | (21.06)% | (21.21)% | (20.97)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (6.33)% | (6.45)% | (6.17)% | (27.91)% | (28.37)% | (27.25)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | 1.17% | 1.13% | 1.39% | 12.38% | 11.87% | 14.80% |
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 11 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 914.80 | $ | 2.29 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.50 | $ | 2.41 | 0.48% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 11 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 40.88 | % | ||
Energy | 20.19 | |||
Materials | 10.35 | |||
Industrials | 7.88 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 6.46 | |||
Consumer Staples | 5.43 | |||
Information Technology | 2.72 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 2.54 | |||
Health Care | 2.27 | |||
Utilities | 1.28 | |||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Royal Bank of Canada | 7.59 | % | ||
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) | 7.19 | |||
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) | 4.88 | |||
Canadian National Railway Co. | 4.63 | |||
Suncor Energy Inc. | 3.87 | |||
Bank of Montreal | 3.55 | |||
Enbridge Inc. | 3.24 | |||
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A | 2.71 | |||
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/Canada | 2.64 | |||
Manulife Financial Corp. | 2.64 | |||
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TOTAL | 42.94 | % | ||
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iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Japan ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Japanese equities, as represented by the MSCI 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -9.30%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -9.04%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (10.18)% | (10.57)% | (9.90)% | (10.18)% | (10.57)% | (9.90)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | 0.63% | 0.42% | 1.11% | 3.17% | 2.13% | 5.66% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | (1.10)% | (0.98)% | (0.63)% | (10.50)% | (9.42)% | (6.17)% |
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 11 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 907.00 | $ | 2.28 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.50 | $ | 2.41 | 0.48% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 11 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Consumer Discretionary | 21.05 | % | ||
Industrials | 19.51 | |||
Financials | 17.76 | |||
Information Technology | 10.20 | |||
Health Care | 8.78 | |||
Consumer Staples | 8.11 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 5.98 | |||
Materials | 5.15 | |||
Utilities | 2.62 | |||
Energy | 0.84 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Toyota Motor Corp. | 5.51 | % | ||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. | 2.14 | |||
SoftBank Group Corp. | 1.84 | |||
KDDI Corp. | 1.72 | |||
Japan Tobacco Inc. | 1.70 | |||
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. | 1.64 | |||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 1.45 | |||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. | 1.37 | |||
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. | 1.33 | |||
NTT DOCOMO Inc. | 1.25 | |||
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TOTAL | 19.95 | % | ||
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iSHARES® MSCI MEXICO CAPPED ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of a broad-based index composed of Mexican equities, as represented by the MSCI Mexico Investable Market Index 25/50 (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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -6.25%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -6.17%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (17.34)% | (17.63)% | (17.18)% | (17.34)% | (17.63)% | (17.18)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (2.84)% | (2.97)% | (3.02)% | (13.43)% | (13.99)% | (14.21)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | 4.03% | 4.01% | 3.55% | 48.44% | 48.12% | 41.71% |
Index performance through November 30, 2007 reflects the performance of the MSCI Mexico Index. Index performance beginning on December 1, 2007 through February 11, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Mexico Investable Market Index. Index performance beginning on February 12, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Mexico Investable Market Index 25/50.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 11 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 937.50 | $ | 2.31 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.50 | $ | 2.41 | 0.48% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 11 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Consumer Staples | 29.99 | % | ||
Financials | 21.20 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 13.40 | |||
Industrials | 12.99 | |||
Materials | 11.55 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 10.46 | |||
Health Care | 0.41 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
America Movil SAB de CV | 12.61 | % | ||
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | 9.82 | |||
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV | 7.03 | |||
Grupo Televisa SAB | 7.01 | |||
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV | 6.85 | |||
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B | 4.26 | |||
Cemex SAB de CV CPO | 3.91 | |||
Alfa SAB de CV | 3.17 | |||
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV | 3.10 | |||
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV | 2.91 | |||
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TOTAL | 60.67 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI SOUTH KOREA CAPPED ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of South Korean equities, as represented by the MSCI Korea 25/50 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -1.18%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -1.35%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (16.38)% | (15.71)% | (16.19)% | (16.38)% | (15.71)% | (16.19)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (2.88)% | (2.99)% | (2.29)% | (13.58)% | (14.10)% | (10.96)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | 1.11% | 0.97% | 1.58% | 11.67% | 10.09% | 16.92% |
Index performance through February 11, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Korea Index. Index performance beginning on February 12, 2013 reflects the performance of the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 11 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 988.20 | $ | 3.16 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.70 | $ | 3.22 | 0.64% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 11 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Information Technology | 32.78 | % | ||
Consumer Discretionary | 16.31 | |||
Financials | 13.26 | |||
Industrials | 11.35 | |||
Consumer Staples | 9.22 | |||
Materials | 8.46 | |||
Utilities | 2.69 | |||
Energy | 2.62 | |||
Health Care | 2.32 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 0.99 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 20.21 | % | ||
Hyundai Motor Co. | 3.74 | |||
SK Hynix Inc. | 2.88 | |||
Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. | 2.79 | |||
Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd. | 2.67 | |||
NAVER Corp. | 2.64 | |||
Korea Electric Power Corp. | 2.49 | |||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Preferred) | 2.31 | |||
LG Chem Ltd. | 2.30 | |||
POSCO | 2.26 | |||
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TOTAL | 44.29 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.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. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer 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. Certain funds may have a NAV which is determined prior to the opening of regular trading on its listed exchange and their market returns are calculated using the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the opening of regular trading on the exchange. 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, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on September 1, 2015 and held through February 29, 2016, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number corresponding to your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
iSHARES® MSCI ALL COUNTRY WORLD MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.55% |
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BELGIUM — 0.08% |
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UCB SA | 26,048 | $ | 1,937,587 | |||||
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1,937,587 | ||||||||
CANADA — 5.74% |
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Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | 292,512 | 10,280,892 | ||||||
Bank of Montreal | 126,016 | 6,944,555 | ||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) | 193,248 | 7,812,092 | ||||||
Barrick Gold Corp. | 165,440 | 2,296,081 | ||||||
BCE Inc. | 196,416 | 8,473,757 | ||||||
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/Canada | 90,816 | 6,030,488 | ||||||
Dollarama Inc. | 154,880 | 9,005,130 | ||||||
Enbridge Inc. | 32,736 | 1,154,919 | ||||||
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. | 12,320 | 6,505,517 | ||||||
First Capital Realty Inc. | 140,800 | 2,037,266 | ||||||
Franco-Nevada Corp. | 234,080 | 13,953,905 | ||||||
Goldcorp Inc. | 831,424 | 11,931,849 | ||||||
H&R REIT | 88,352 | 1,224,901 | ||||||
Intact Financial Corp. | 176,352 | 10,968,298 | ||||||
RioCan REIT | 139,392 | 2,638,425 | ||||||
Rogers Communications Inc. Class B | 72,864 | 2,693,806 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Canada | 107,360 | 5,474,203 | ||||||
Shaw Communications Inc. Class B | 505,472 | 8,742,957 | ||||||
Silver Wheaton Corp. | 401,632 | 6,327,201 | ||||||
TELUS Corp. | 214,776 | 6,248,577 | ||||||
Thomson Reuters Corp. | 184,096 | 6,736,777 | ||||||
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) | 31,680 | 1,226,179 | ||||||
TransCanada Corp. | 38,016 | 1,393,396 | ||||||
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140,101,171 | ||||||||
CHILE — 0.34% |
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Aguas Andinas SA Series A | 3,173,632 | 1,653,796 | ||||||
Banco de Chile | 31,114,336 | 3,188,229 | ||||||
Empresas COPEC SA | 413,952 | 3,500,824 | ||||||
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8,342,849 | ||||||||
CHINA — 2.85% |
| |||||||
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. Class H | 5,632,000 | 1,854,121 | ||||||
ANTA Sports Products Ltd.a | 1,056,000 | 2,387,361 | ||||||
Bank of China Ltd. Class H | 5,632,000 | 2,107,614 | ||||||
Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd. Class H | 2,112,000 | 1,838,730 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. Class Ha | 2,816,000 | $ | 941,546 | |||||
China Communications Services Corp. Ltd. Class H | 3,520,000 | 1,416,845 | ||||||
China Construction Bank Corp. Class H | 13,728,000 | 8,032,561 | ||||||
China Medical System Holdings Ltd.a | 1,408,000 | 1,792,558 | ||||||
China Mobile Ltd. | 880,000 | 9,302,290 | ||||||
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H | 2,112,000 | 1,176,027 | ||||||
China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. | 1,408,000 | 1,604,249 | ||||||
CITIC Ltd.a | 3,520,000 | 4,789,208 | ||||||
COSCO Pacific Ltd. | 1,308,000 | 1,367,520 | ||||||
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.a | 3,520,000 | 2,802,004 | ||||||
Guangdong Investment Ltd. | 4,224,000 | 5,133,234 | ||||||
Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.a,b | 6,444,000 | 8 | ||||||
Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.a | 528,000 | 4,179,240 | ||||||
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H | 3,168,000 | 1,564,414 | ||||||
Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H | 1,408,000 | 1,654,947 | ||||||
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.a | 704,000 | 3,603,223 | ||||||
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd.a | 4,767,000 | 1,219,926 | ||||||
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. | 6,285,000 | 4,598,889 | ||||||
Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.a | 3,168,000 | 1,914,778 | ||||||
Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H | 2,112,000 | 1,871,322 | ||||||
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 8,448,000 | 2,531,309 | ||||||
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69,683,924 | ||||||||
COLOMBIA — 0.05% |
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Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA | 8,096 | 92,692 | ||||||
Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA Newb | 774 | 8,568 | ||||||
Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA/CD | 95,392 | 1,085,259 | ||||||
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1,186,519 | ||||||||
CZECH REPUBLIC — 0.05% |
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Komercni Banka AS | 6,688 | 1,246,161 | ||||||
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1,246,161 |
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)
iSHARES® MSCI ALL COUNTRY WORLD MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
DENMARK — 0.12% |
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William Demant Holding A/Sa,b | 34,144 | $ | 2,969,303 | |||||
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2,969,303 | ||||||||
GERMANY — 0.36% |
| |||||||
Kabel Deutschland Holding AG | 29,920 | 3,710,969 | ||||||
MAN SE | 48,576 | 4,987,735 | ||||||
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8,698,704 | ||||||||
HONG KONG — 3.20% |
| |||||||
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.a | 704,000 | 7,183,812 | ||||||
CLP Holdings Ltd. | 1,936,000 | 16,879,921 | ||||||
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.a | 880,000 | 14,870,084 | ||||||
HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd.c | 4,224,000 | 3,530,796 | ||||||
HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. | 3,520,000 | 4,870,688 | ||||||
Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.a | 3,067,860 | 5,397,057 | ||||||
Link REIT | 1,056,000 | 5,954,823 | ||||||
MTR Corp. Ltd. | 1,936,000 | 8,950,342 | ||||||
Power Assets Holdings Ltd. | 704,000 | 6,672,299 | ||||||
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. | 1,056,000 | 3,754,866 | ||||||
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78,064,688 | ||||||||
INDIA — 0.28% |
| |||||||
Wipro Ltd. ADR | 613,615 | 6,860,216 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,860,216 | ||||||||
INDONESIA — 0.42% |
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Bank Central Asia Tbk PT | 3,414,400 | 3,440,700 | ||||||
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 17,740,800 | 4,311,816 | ||||||
Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT | 739,200 | 2,461,328 | ||||||
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| |||||||
10,213,844 | ||||||||
IRELAND — 0.23% |
| |||||||
Kerry Group PLC Class A | 38,720 | 3,384,630 | ||||||
Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR | 27,050 | 2,249,749 | ||||||
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| |||||||
5,634,379 | ||||||||
ISRAEL — 0.70% |
| |||||||
Azrieli Group Ltd. | 34,144 | 1,240,773 | ||||||
Bank Hapoalim BM | 228,448 | 1,119,378 | ||||||
Bank Leumi le-Israel BMa,b | 456,192 | 1,525,667 | ||||||
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. | 186,560 | 2,063,486 | ||||||
NICE-Systems Ltd. | 45,760 | 2,768,749 | ||||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | 146,080 | 8,250,950 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
16,969,003 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
JAPAN — 13.40% |
| |||||||
ABC-Mart Inc. | 35,200 | $ | 2,023,903 | |||||
Ajinomoto Co. Inc. | 54,000 | 1,323,508 | ||||||
ANA Holdings Inc. | 1,760,000 | 4,978,676 | ||||||
Aozora Bank Ltd. | 1,056,000 | 3,433,462 | ||||||
Astellas Pharma Inc. | 387,200 | 5,570,878 | ||||||
Benesse Holdings Inc. | 105,600 | 3,208,930 | ||||||
Canon Inc. | 633,600 | 17,754,833 | ||||||
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 35,200 | 1,044,695 | ||||||
East Japan Railway Co. | 35,200 | 3,092,299 | ||||||
Eisai Co. Ltd. | 70,400 | 4,339,696 | ||||||
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | 70,400 | 2,639,493 | ||||||
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. | 70,400 | 1,408,936 | ||||||
Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. | 140,800 | 5,039,486 | ||||||
Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. | 1,056 | 4,336,266 | ||||||
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. | 1,056 | 6,371,083 | ||||||
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. | 3,520 | 8,020,766 | ||||||
Kakaku.com Inc. | 176,000 | 3,095,105 | ||||||
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd. | 352,000 | 1,509,351 | ||||||
Konami Holdings Corp. | 35,200 | 854,156 | ||||||
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd. | 352,000 | 5,248,425 | ||||||
Lawson Inc. | 105,600 | 8,139,269 | ||||||
M3 Inc. | 246,400 | 5,869,941 | ||||||
McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.a | 105,600 | 2,458,621 | ||||||
Miraca Holdings Inc. | 70,400 | 3,031,176 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. | 281,600 | 5,056,950 | ||||||
Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd. | 704,000 | 3,367,973 | ||||||
Nippon Building Fund Inc. | 1,056 | 6,258,817 | ||||||
Nippon Prologis REIT Inc. | 2,112 | 4,479,405 | ||||||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | 316,800 | 13,488,734 | ||||||
Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd. | 105,600 | 4,846,140 | ||||||
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd. | 105,600 | 8,111,203 | ||||||
Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc. | 3,168 | 4,395,205 | ||||||
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. | 153,500 | 5,242,458 | ||||||
NTT Data Corp. | 35,200 | 1,761,949 | ||||||
NTT DOCOMO Inc. | 774,400 | 18,122,504 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. Japan | 35,200 | 1,721,409 | ||||||
Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan | 105,600 | 7,230,852 | ||||||
Otsuka Corp. | 70,400 | 3,480,239 |
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iSHARES® MSCI ALL COUNTRY WORLD MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. | 422,400 | $ | 14,920,122 | |||||
Park24 Co. Ltd. | 140,800 | 3,684,812 | ||||||
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. | 176,000 | 5,223,477 | ||||||
Sankyo Co. Ltd. | 35,200 | 1,292,616 | ||||||
Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 492,800 | 7,566,090 | ||||||
Secom Co. Ltd. | 176,000 | 12,534,786 | ||||||
Shimadzu Corp. | 50,000 | 779,623 | ||||||
Shimamura Co. Ltd. | 35,200 | 3,891,880 | ||||||
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. | 35,200 | 1,507,792 | ||||||
Showa Shell Sekiyu KK | 140,800 | 1,102,699 | ||||||
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. | 176,000 | 7,460,997 | ||||||
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd. | 35,200 | 2,778,578 | ||||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 563,200 | 26,799,089 | ||||||
Tobu Railway Co. Ltd. | 1,408,000 | 7,334,698 | ||||||
Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo | 140,800 | 3,446,559 | ||||||
TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK | 352,000 | 2,675,668 | ||||||
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. | 70,400 | 2,522,862 | ||||||
Unicharm Corp. | 105,600 | 2,297,706 | ||||||
United Urban Investment Corp. | 3,520 | 5,532,208 | ||||||
USS Co. Ltd. | 281,600 | 4,433,251 | ||||||
West Japan Railway Co. | 176,000 | 10,303,504 | ||||||
Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd. | 281,600 | 5,711,833 | ||||||
Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd. | 48,000 | 908,758 | ||||||
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327,066,400 | ||||||||
MALAYSIA — 0.95% |
| |||||||
Axiata Group Bhda | 2,519,600 | 3,547,213 | ||||||
Hong Leong Bank Bhda | 492,800 | 1,539,927 | ||||||
IHH Healthcare Bhda | 1,126,400 | 1,714,378 | ||||||
Malayan Banking Bhda | 1,760,000 | 3,561,855 | ||||||
Maxis Bhda | 2,393,600 | 3,483,670 | ||||||
Petronas Dagangan Bhd | 246,400 | 1,447,344 | ||||||
Public Bank Bhda | 1,232,060 | 5,414,618 | ||||||
Telekom Malaysia Bhda | 1,548,800 | 2,430,934 | ||||||
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| |||||||
23,139,939 | ||||||||
NEW ZEALAND — 0.17% |
| |||||||
Auckland International Airport Ltd. | 1,044,736 | 4,201,965 | ||||||
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| |||||||
4,201,965 | ||||||||
PHILIPPINES — 0.39% |
| |||||||
Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. | 1,760,000 | 2,109,779 | ||||||
Bank of the Philippine Islands | 1,056,009 | 1,859,953 | ||||||
BDO Unibank Inc. | 2,136,640 | 4,448,525 | ||||||
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. | 29,920 | 1,151,495 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,569,752 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
POLAND — 0.05% |
| |||||||
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA | 70,752 | $ | 1,130,956 | |||||
|
| |||||||
1,130,956 | ||||||||
QATAR — 0.28% |
| |||||||
Doha Bank QSC | 120,285 | 1,382,757 | ||||||
Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ | 56,871 | 1,226,308 | ||||||
Qatar National Bank SAQ | 111,936 | 4,160,127 | ||||||
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| |||||||
6,769,192 | ||||||||
SINGAPORE — 1.23% |
| |||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.a | 844,800 | 4,846,992 | ||||||
Singapore Airlines Ltd. | 739,200 | 6,112,044 | ||||||
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.a | 1,439,500 | 3,807,145 | ||||||
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | 4,892,800 | 12,975,112 | ||||||
StarHub Ltd.a | 950,400 | 2,304,123 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
30,045,416 | ||||||||
SOUTH KOREA — 0.52% |
| |||||||
Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd. | 53,504 | 2,920,288 | ||||||
Kia Motors Corp. | 42,944 | 1,600,807 | ||||||
S-1 Corp. | 25,344 | 1,881,280 | ||||||
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. | 11,616 | 2,846,000 | ||||||
Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | 16,544 | 1,498,284 | ||||||
Yuhan Corp. | 9,396 | 1,963,990 | ||||||
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| |||||||
12,710,649 | ||||||||
SWITZERLAND — 3.31% |
| |||||||
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG Registered | 96 | 6,614,458 | ||||||
Givaudan SA Registered | 704 | 1,325,301 | ||||||
Kuehne + Nagel International AG Registered | 11,264 | 1,470,201 | ||||||
Nestle SA Registered | 349,536 | 24,600,877 | ||||||
Novartis AG Registered | 179,520 | 12,914,265 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG | 37,664 | 9,718,522 | ||||||
Schindler Holding AG Registered | 28,160 | 4,800,771 | ||||||
Swiss Prime Site AG Registered | 52,096 | 4,364,871 | ||||||
Swisscom AG Registered | 30,272 | 14,868,536 | ||||||
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| |||||||
80,677,802 | ||||||||
TAIWAN — 3.52% |
| |||||||
Asia Cement Corp. | 3,168,000 | 2,631,103 | ||||||
Asustek Computer Inc. | 352,000 | 2,896,967 | ||||||
Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd. | 5,984,482 | 2,935,335 |
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Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd. | 708,064 | $ | 1,544,735 | |||||
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. | 5,280,000 | 16,603,274 | ||||||
Delta Electronics Inc. | 352,000 | 1,424,651 | ||||||
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd. | 2,112,000 | 4,416,948 | ||||||
First Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 11,968,932 | 5,582,524 | ||||||
Formosa Petrochemical Corp. | 1,760,000 | 4,469,908 | ||||||
Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd. | 704,462 | 1,388,489 | ||||||
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. | 2,064,000 | 4,844,487 | ||||||
Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. | 8,581,391 | 4,002,514 | ||||||
Lite-On Technology Corp. | 2,112,782 | 2,438,168 | ||||||
Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 7,392,000 | 4,871,353 | ||||||
Quanta Computer Inc. | 704,000 | 1,190,563 | ||||||
Synnex Technology International Corp. | 1,760,000 | 1,795,378 | ||||||
Taiwan Business Bankb | 5,662,593 | 1,429,621 | ||||||
Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 9,598,316 | 4,086,909 | ||||||
Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd. | 2,112,000 | 6,514,203 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 2,112,000 | 9,469,427 | ||||||
WPG Holdings Ltd. | 1,408,000 | 1,438,421 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
85,974,978 | ||||||||
THAILAND — 0.56% |
| |||||||
Advanced Info Service PCL NVDR | 1,327,700 | 6,353,434 | ||||||
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL NVDR | 4,006,900 | 2,429,106 | ||||||
BTS Group Holdings PCL NVDR | 7,949,200 | 1,851,764 | ||||||
CP ALL PCL NVDR | 2,600,900 | 3,157,141 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,791,445 | ||||||||
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — 0.26% |
| |||||||
DP World Ltd. | 62,304 | 1,057,299 | ||||||
Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC | 369,952 | 1,767,648 | ||||||
First Gulf Bank PJSC | 447,392 | 1,553,000 | ||||||
National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC | 865,568 | 1,932,361 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,310,308 | ||||||||
UNITED KINGDOM — 2.58% |
| |||||||
AstraZeneca PLC | 29,568 | 1,692,329 | ||||||
Auto Trader Group PLCc | 1,000,736 | 5,062,491 | ||||||
Capita PLC | 73,568 | 1,027,294 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Compass Group PLC | 378,752 | $ | 6,682,313 | |||||
Fresnillo PLC | 307,296 | 4,282,477 | ||||||
GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 412,544 | 8,046,024 | ||||||
Inmarsat PLC | 386,848 | 5,280,596 | ||||||
Next PLC | 39,424 | 3,716,778 | ||||||
Randgold Resources Ltd. | 122,451 | 11,066,505 | ||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | 93,632 | 8,559,853 | ||||||
Sky PLC | 364,672 | 5,300,598 | ||||||
SSE PLC | 58,432 | 1,127,817 | ||||||
TUI AG | 73,568 | 1,099,061 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
62,944,136 | ||||||||
UNITED STATES — 57.91% |
| |||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 344,608 | 13,350,114 | ||||||
Accenture PLC Class A | 24,992 | 2,505,698 | ||||||
Adobe Systems Inc.b | 20,416 | 1,738,422 | ||||||
Alleghany Corp.b | 16,896 | 7,839,406 | ||||||
Allergan PLCb | 4,576 | 1,327,543 | ||||||
Altria Group Inc. | 255,904 | 15,756,009 | ||||||
American Capital Agency Corp. | 469,568 | 8,485,094 | ||||||
American Tower Corp. | 71,456 | 6,588,243 | ||||||
American Water Works Co. Inc. | 107,360 | 6,959,075 | ||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 241,472 | 20,916,305 | ||||||
Annaly Capital Management Inc. | 1,272,832 | 12,893,788 | ||||||
Arch Capital Group Ltd.b | 164,736 | 11,192,164 | ||||||
AT&T Inc. | 766,304 | 28,314,933 | ||||||
Automatic Data Processing Inc. | 422,752 | 35,802,867 | ||||||
AutoZone Inc.b | 33,088 | 25,628,972 | ||||||
AvalonBay Communities Inc. | 112,288 | 19,273,112 | ||||||
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | 134,816 | 7,240,967 | ||||||
Baxalta Inc. | 37,602 | 1,448,429 | ||||||
Baxter International Inc. | 165,792 | 6,550,442 | ||||||
Becton Dickinson and Co. | 116,864 | 17,231,597 | ||||||
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class Bb | 108,416 | 14,546,175 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 244,288 | 15,128,756 | ||||||
California Resources Corp. | 1,504 | 845 | ||||||
Campbell Soup Co. | 102,432 | 6,325,176 | ||||||
Cardinal Health Inc. | 44,704 | 3,652,317 | ||||||
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc. | 24,992 | 1,745,191 | ||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.b | 14,784 | 7,527,421 | ||||||
Church & Dwight Co. Inc. | 176,000 | 15,973,760 | ||||||
Cisco Systems Inc. | 151,360 | 3,962,605 | ||||||
Clorox Co. (The) | 147,136 | 18,600,933 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 349,888 | 15,090,669 | ||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 357,632 | 23,474,964 | ||||||
Consolidated Edison Inc. | 374,880 | 26,245,349 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 32,384 | $ | 4,858,572 | |||||
CR Bard Inc. | 77,440 | 14,897,907 | ||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. | 84,480 | 7,307,520 | ||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 41,536 | 4,036,053 | ||||||
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.b | 135,520 | 8,940,254 | ||||||
Dollar General Corp. | 81,312 | 6,037,416 | ||||||
Dollar Tree Inc.b | 93,280 | 7,485,720 | ||||||
Dominion Resources Inc./VA | 252,032 | 17,622,077 | ||||||
Duke Energy Corp. | 252,384 | 18,747,084 | ||||||
eBay Inc.b | 80,960 | 1,926,848 | ||||||
Ecolab Inc. | 21,472 | 2,201,954 | ||||||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 223,168 | 16,068,096 | ||||||
Equity Residential | 101,024 | 7,525,278 | ||||||
Essex Property Trust Inc. | 11,264 | 2,357,330 | ||||||
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 57,728 | 10,744,913 | ||||||
Eversource Energy | 59,840 | 3,249,312 | ||||||
Express Scripts Holding Co.b | 102,080 | 7,184,390 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 265,760 | 21,300,664 | ||||||
Facebook Inc. Class Ab | 107,712 | 11,516,567 | ||||||
Federal Realty Investment Trust | 84,480 | 12,508,109 | ||||||
Gartner Inc.b | 111,584 | 9,194,522 | ||||||
General Mills Inc. | 599,104 | 35,257,270 | ||||||
Genuine Parts Co. | 29,568 | 2,665,555 | ||||||
HCP Inc.a | 115,808 | 3,425,601 | ||||||
Henry Schein Inc.b | 111,232 | 18,403,334 | ||||||
Hershey Co. (The) | 108,768 | 9,885,924 | ||||||
Home Depot Inc. (The) | 41,536 | 5,155,448 | ||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | 114,752 | 4,878,108 | ||||||
Intel Corp. | 60,896 | 1,801,913 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 64,064 | 8,394,306 | ||||||
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc. | 36,960 | 2,819,678 | ||||||
JM Smucker Co. (The) | 64,416 | 8,217,549 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 336,512 | 35,404,428 | ||||||
Kellogg Co. | 272,448 | 20,166,601 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 209,792 | 27,335,898 | ||||||
L Brands Inc. | 28,160 | 2,387,686 | ||||||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdingsb | 82,720 | 9,085,965 | ||||||
Lowe’s Companies Inc. | 51,040 | 3,446,731 | ||||||
Markel Corp.b | 2,464 | 2,110,933 | ||||||
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. | 236,544 | 13,494,835 | ||||||
McCormick & Co. Inc./MD | 151,008 | 14,083,006 | ||||||
McDonald’s Corp. | 269,632 | 31,598,174 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
McKesson Corp. | 39,424 | $ | 6,135,163 | |||||
Merck & Co. Inc. | 319,968 | 16,065,593 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 183,744 | 9,348,895 | ||||||
Motorola Solutions Inc. | 174,240 | 12,804,898 | ||||||
Newmont Mining Corp. | 478,720 | 12,365,338 | ||||||
NextEra Energy Inc. | 28,864 | 3,256,436 | ||||||
Nordstrom Inc. | 40,480 | 2,077,434 | ||||||
O’Reilly Automotive Inc.b | 33,792 | 8,796,733 | ||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 16,008 | 1,101,671 | ||||||
OGE Energy Corp. | 45,408 | 1,129,751 | ||||||
PartnerRe Ltd. | 64,768 | 9,085,007 | ||||||
Patterson Companies Inc. | 109,824 | 4,770,755 | ||||||
Paychex Inc. | 417,824 | 21,471,975 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings Inc.b | 81,312 | 3,101,240 | ||||||
People’s United Financial Inc. | 380,160 | 5,554,138 | ||||||
Pepco Holdings Inc. | 149,248 | 3,907,313 | ||||||
PepsiCo Inc. | 233,376 | 22,828,840 | ||||||
Pfizer Inc. | 297,792 | 8,835,489 | ||||||
PG&E Corp. | 288,640 | 16,374,547 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 375,936 | 30,183,901 | ||||||
Public Storage | 79,904 | 19,935,249 | ||||||
QUALCOMM Inc. | 69,696 | 3,539,860 | ||||||
Realty Income Corp.a | 76,736 | 4,492,125 | ||||||
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | 58,432 | 6,614,502 | ||||||
Republic Services Inc. | 278,784 | 12,740,429 | ||||||
Reynolds American Inc. | 49,280 | 2,485,190 | ||||||
Ross Stores Inc. | 47,872 | 2,632,003 | ||||||
SBA Communications Corp. Class Ab | 105,952 | 10,053,785 | ||||||
SCANA Corp. | 30,976 | 2,014,060 | ||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 4,224 | 1,142,592 | ||||||
Simon Property Group Inc. | 16,896 | 3,205,678 | ||||||
Southern Co. (The) | 742,368 | 35,767,290 | ||||||
Starbucks Corp. | 162,624 | 9,466,343 | ||||||
Stericycle Inc.b | 72,160 | 8,221,189 | ||||||
Stryker Corp. | 82,368 | 8,226,916 | ||||||
Synopsys Inc.b | 199,936 | 8,947,136 | ||||||
Sysco Corp. | 55,264 | 2,438,800 | ||||||
Target Corp. | 229,504 | 18,004,589 | ||||||
TJX Companies Inc. (The) | 249,568 | 18,492,989 | ||||||
Travelers Companies Inc. (The) | 92,576 | 9,953,772 | ||||||
UDR Inc. | 205,920 | 7,069,234 | ||||||
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.b | 26,752 | 4,419,163 | ||||||
United Parcel Service Inc. Class B | 117,568 | 11,351,190 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 70,752 | $ | 8,426,563 | |||||
Varian Medical Systems Inc.b | 133,056 | 10,407,640 | ||||||
Ventas Inc. | 89,408 | 4,977,343 | ||||||
Verizon Communications Inc. | 535,040 | 27,142,579 | ||||||
VF Corp. | 23,936 | 1,558,473 | ||||||
Visa Inc. Class A | 108,768 | 7,873,716 | ||||||
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | 171,424 | 11,372,268 | ||||||
Waste Management Inc. | 333,344 | 18,617,262 | ||||||
Waters Corp.b | 17,248 | 2,075,107 | ||||||
WEC Energy Group Inc. | 261,888 | 14,757,389 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 104,192 | 4,888,689 | ||||||
Welltower Inc. | 169,664 | 10,821,170 | ||||||
WR Berkley Corp. | 132,000 | 6,798,000 | ||||||
Xcel Energy Inc. | 364,672 | 14,419,131 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,413,591,401 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $2,285,352,607) |
| 2,429,832,687 | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.06% |
| |||||||
COLOMBIA — 0.06% |
| |||||||
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA | 4,351,776 | 1,468,500 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,468,500 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $2,244,465) |
| 1,468,500 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.19% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 2.19% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%d,e,f | 49,556,237 | 49,556,237 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%d,e,f | 2,514,922 | 2,514,922 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%d,e | 1,519,464 | 1,519,464 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
53,590,623 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $53,590,623) |
| 53,590,623 | ||||||
|
|
Value | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||
(Cost: $2,341,187,695) | $ | 2,484,891,810 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.80)% | (44,047,893 | ) | ||||
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 2,440,843,917 | ||||
|
|
ADR — American Depositary Receipts
NVDR — Non-Voting Depositary Receipts
a | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
b | Non-income earning security. |
c | This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. |
d | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
e | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
f | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.82% |
| |||||||
AIRLINES — 0.18% |
| |||||||
Qantas Airways Ltd. | 782,891 | $ | 2,158,434 | |||||
|
| |||||||
2,158,434 | ||||||||
BANKS — 32.65% | ||||||||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | 4,417,934 | 70,683,410 | ||||||
Bank of Queensland Ltd. | 570,479 | 4,298,752 | ||||||
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd. | 695,364 | 4,251,441 | ||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 2,594,808 | 129,993,381 | ||||||
National Australia Bank Ltd. | 3,990,679 | 68,949,785 | ||||||
Westpac Banking Corp. | 5,049,543 | 103,690,788 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
381,867,557 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 1.11% | ||||||||
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. | 869,559 | 5,285,412 | ||||||
Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. | 1,121,950 | 7,733,055 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,018,467 | ||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY — 4.43% | ||||||||
CSL Ltd. | 706,394 | 51,826,546 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
51,826,546 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 1.96% |
| |||||||
Macquarie Group Ltd. | 465,415 | 21,361,481 | ||||||
Platinum Asset Management Ltd. | 356,336 | 1,511,807 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
22,873,288 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 0.94% | ||||||||
Incitec Pivot Ltd. | 2,560,172 | 5,321,234 | ||||||
Orica Ltd. | 562,019 | 5,720,265 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,041,499 | ||||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 1.83% |
| |||||||
Brambles Ltd. | 2,399,483 | 21,405,746 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
21,405,746 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 0.30% |
| |||||||
CIMIC Group Ltd. | 154,192 | 3,475,754 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,475,754 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 1.14% |
| |||||||
Boral Ltd. | 1,129,066 | 4,709,582 | ||||||
James Hardie Industries PLC | 675,992 | 8,647,437 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,357,019 | ||||||||
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 1.51% |
| |||||||
Amcor Ltd./Australia | 1,760,434 | 17,616,034 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,616,034 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 1.15% |
| |||||||
ASX Ltd. | 294,398 | 8,837,807 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Challenger Ltd./Australia | 868,424 | $ | 4,664,444 | |||||
|
| |||||||
13,502,251 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 2.72% |
| |||||||
Telstra Corp. Ltd. | 6,502,608 | 24,383,561 | ||||||
TPG Telecom Ltd. | 449,408 | 3,370,392 | ||||||
Vocus Communications Ltd. | 686,544 | 4,020,985 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
31,774,938 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 0.24% | ||||||||
AusNet Services | 2,663,648 | 2,787,178 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,787,178 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 6.79% |
| |||||||
Wesfarmers Ltd. | 1,711,304 | 47,779,663 | ||||||
Woolworths Ltd. | 1,931,380 | 31,590,279 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
79,369,942 | ||||||||
GAS UTILITIES — 0.90% | ||||||||
APA Group | 1,691,888 | 10,537,518 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,537,518 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 0.54% |
| |||||||
Cochlear Ltd. | 86,843 | 6,357,210 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,357,210 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 1.94% |
| |||||||
Healthscope Ltd. | 2,633,643 | 4,665,077 | ||||||
Ramsay Health Care Ltd. | 215,152 | 10,179,254 | ||||||
Sonic Healthcare Ltd. | 595,924 | 7,823,240 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
22,667,571 | ||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 1.97% |
| |||||||
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. | 822,144 | 5,872,163 | ||||||
Crown Resorts Ltd. | 552,944 | 4,589,206 | ||||||
Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.a | 84,219 | 2,490,352 | ||||||
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. | 1,265,461 | 3,886,579 | ||||||
Tatts Group Ltd. | 2,226,631 | 6,186,544 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
23,024,844 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 5.96% | ||||||||
AMP Ltd. | 4,495,908 | 17,083,596 | ||||||
Insurance Australia Group Ltd. | 3,696,769 | 13,650,957 | ||||||
Medibank Pvt Ltd. | 4,186,309 | 7,534,979 | ||||||
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. | 2,083,908 | 15,732,719 | ||||||
Suncorp Group Ltd. | 1,955,926 | 15,646,626 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
69,648,877 | ||||||||
IT SERVICES — 0.40% | ||||||||
Computershare Ltd. | 712,385 | 4,630,271 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,630,271 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
MEDIA — 0.25% | ||||||||
REA Group Ltd. | 79,993 | $ | 2,968,163 | |||||
|
| |||||||
2,968,163 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 8.97% | ||||||||
Alumina Ltd. | 3,934,492 | 3,779,734 | ||||||
BHP Billiton Ltd. | 4,880,577 | 54,276,275 | ||||||
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.a | 2,361,300 | 3,440,579 | ||||||
Iluka Resources Ltd. | 635,778 | 3,056,123 | ||||||
Newcrest Mining Ltd.b | 1,165,496 | 14,567,972 | ||||||
Rio Tinto Ltd. | 644,722 | 18,548,645 | ||||||
South32 Ltd.b | 8,088,931 | 7,221,899 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
104,891,227 | ||||||||
MULTI-UTILITIES — 1.64% | ||||||||
AGL Energy Ltd. | 1,025,964 | 13,439,456 | ||||||
DUET Group | 3,525,940 | 5,716,774 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
19,156,230 | ||||||||
MULTILINE RETAIL — 0.25% | ||||||||
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. | 843,768 | 2,880,721 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,880,721 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 4.74% |
| |||||||
Caltex Australia Ltd. | 409,950 | 10,699,160 | ||||||
Oil Search Ltd. | 2,082,731 | 9,937,106 | ||||||
Origin Energy Ltd. | 2,657,746 | 8,409,447 | ||||||
Santos Ltd. | 2,547,481 | 6,022,672 | ||||||
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. | 1,126,892 | 20,403,774 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
55,472,159 | ||||||||
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.47% |
| |||||||
Seek Ltd. | 496,655 | 5,505,500 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,505,500 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 9.07% |
| |||||||
Dexus Property Group | 1,469,679 | 7,904,378 | ||||||
Goodman Group | 2,691,797 | 12,477,778 | ||||||
GPT Group (The) | 2,724,878 | 9,575,521 | ||||||
Mirvac Group | 5,626,808 | 7,354,674 | ||||||
Scentre Group | 8,091,117 | 25,254,581 | ||||||
Stockland | 3,609,858 | 10,751,682 | ||||||
Vicinity Centres | 5,118,097 | 11,368,919 | ||||||
Westfield Corp. | 3,000,309 | 21,429,707 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
106,117,240 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 0.67% |
| |||||||
LendLease Group | 838,330 | 7,802,067 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,802,067 | ||||||||
ROAD & RAIL — 1.31% | ||||||||
Asciano Ltd. | 963,227 | 6,102,426 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Aurizon Holdings Ltd. | 3,187,219 | $ | 9,265,238 | |||||
|
| |||||||
15,367,664 | ||||||||
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE — 2.79% |
| |||||||
Sydney Airport | 1,660,882 | 7,651,538 | ||||||
Transurban Group | 3,083,004 | 24,993,104 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
32,644,642 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost: $1,642,633,259) | 1,155,746,557 | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.56% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.56% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 5,843,334 | 5,843,334 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 296,542 | 296,542 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%c,d | 416,855 | 416,855 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,556,731 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $6,556,731) |
| 6,556,731 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $1,649,189,990) |
| 1,162,303,288 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.62% |
| 7,240,537 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 1,169,543,825 | |||||
|
|
a | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
b | Non-income earning security. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
SCHEDULESOF INVESTMENTS | 19 |
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February 29, 2016
Open futures contracts as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:
Issue | Number of Contracts Purchased (Sold) | Expiration | Exchange | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||
ASX SPI 200 Index | 159 | Mar. 2016 | Sydney Futures | $ | 13,837,987 | $ | 5,518 | |||||||||||||
See notes to financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.73% |
| |||||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 0.45% |
| |||||||
Bombardier Inc. Class Ba | 3,825,039 | $ | 2,993,165 | |||||
CAE Inc. | 531,548 | 5,854,640 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,847,805 | ||||||||
AUTO COMPONENTS — 1.78% | ||||||||
Linamar Corp. | 96,682 | 4,218,150 | ||||||
Magna International Inc. Class A | 799,421 | 30,983,023 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
35,201,173 | ||||||||
BANKS — 26.72% | ||||||||
Bank of Montreal | 1,269,543 | 69,962,635 | ||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) | 2,378,385 | 96,146,731 | ||||||
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/Canada | 784,963 | 52,124,186 | ||||||
National Bank of Canada | 677,077 | 18,423,932 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Canada | 2,934,766 | 149,641,435 | ||||||
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) | 3,663,364 | 141,791,063 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
528,089,982 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 0.78% | ||||||||
CI Financial Corp. | 465,663 | 10,302,613 | ||||||
IGM Financial Inc. | 195,271 | 5,176,570 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,479,183 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 2.83% | ||||||||
Agrium Inc. | 259,478 | 22,317,866 | ||||||
Methanex Corp.b | 178,264 | 5,632,437 | ||||||
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. | 1,651,167 | 27,950,140 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
55,900,443 | ||||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 0.32% |
| |||||||
Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. | 212,960 | 6,356,100 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,356,100 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 0.47% |
| |||||||
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. | 296,197 | 9,286,495 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,286,495 | ||||||||
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 0.42% |
| |||||||
CCL Industries Inc. Class B | 54,835 | 8,377,052 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,377,052 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 0.90% |
| |||||||
Element Financial Corp. | 760,776 | 8,048,073 | ||||||
Onex Corp. | 167,322 | 9,832,298 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,880,371 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.20% |
| |||||||
BCE Inc. | 284,382 | $ | 12,268,776 | |||||
TELUS Corp. | 393,004 | 11,433,846 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
23,702,622 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 0.77% | ||||||||
Fortis Inc./Canada | 552,388 | 15,296,083 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,296,083 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 4.67% |
| |||||||
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Class B | 828,355 | 37,436,803 | ||||||
Empire Co. Ltd. Class A | 328,056 | 6,340,253 | ||||||
George Weston Ltd. | 100,917 | 8,206,118 | ||||||
Jean Coutu Group PJC Inc. (The) Class A | 165,068 | 2,485,890 | ||||||
Loblaw Companies Ltd. | 447,953 | 22,728,340 | ||||||
Metro Inc. | 475,655 | 15,183,318 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
92,380,722 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 0.74% | ||||||||
Saputo Inc. | 503,678 | 14,650,017 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,650,017 | ||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 0.71% |
| |||||||
Restaurant Brands International Inc. | 400,075 | 14,023,004 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,023,004 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 8.87% | ||||||||
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. | 43,529 | 22,985,279 | ||||||
Great-West Lifeco Inc. | 588,692 | 15,210,557 | ||||||
Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services Inc. | 201,072 | 5,398,633 | ||||||
Intact Financial Corp. | 259,937 | 16,166,907 | ||||||
Manulife Financial Corp. | 3,897,904 | 52,112,093 | ||||||
Power Corp. of Canada | 737,547 | 16,007,590 | ||||||
Power Financial Corp. | 493,578 | 11,488,642 | ||||||
Sun Life Financial Inc. | 1,207,671 | 35,964,453 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
175,334,154 | ||||||||
IT SERVICES — 0.92% | ||||||||
CGI Group Inc. Class Aa | 435,919 | 18,217,462 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
18,217,462 | ||||||||
MEDIA — 1.97% | ||||||||
Shaw Communications Inc. Class B | 801,154 | 13,857,255 | ||||||
Thomson Reuters Corp. | 682,981 | 24,992,890 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
38,850,145 |
SCHEDULESOF INVESTMENTS | 21 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
METALS & MINING — 6.86% | ||||||||
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | 432,100 | $ | 15,186,978 | |||||
Barrick Gold Corp. | 2,307,140 | 32,019,956 | ||||||
Eldorado Gold Corp. | 1,213,352 | 3,627,695 | ||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | 1,365,162 | 4,968,440 | ||||||
Franco-Nevada Corp. | 347,155 | 20,694,497 | ||||||
Goldcorp Inc. | 1,647,169 | 23,638,687 | ||||||
Kinross Gold Corp.a | 2,274,382 | 6,648,865 | ||||||
Silver Wheaton Corp. | 806,225 | 12,701,049 | ||||||
Teck Resources Ltd. Class Bb | 1,122,841 | 6,490,363 | ||||||
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.a | 1,990,055 | 4,392,636 | ||||||
Yamana Gold Inc. | 1,879,698 | 5,314,664 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
135,683,830 | ||||||||
MULTI-UTILITIES — 0.50% | ||||||||
Atco Ltd./Canada Class I | 150,902 | 3,995,906 | ||||||
Canadian Utilities Ltd. Class A | 244,882 | 5,884,327 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,880,233 | ||||||||
MULTILINE RETAIL — 1.39% | ||||||||
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. Class A | 141,454 | 13,736,054 | ||||||
Dollarama Inc. | 236,630 | 13,758,290 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
27,494,344 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 20.14% |
| |||||||
AltaGas Ltd. | 288,380 | 6,848,652 | ||||||
ARC Resources Ltd. | 680,275 | 9,014,422 | ||||||
Cameco Corp. | 783,299 | 9,471,754 | ||||||
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | 2,163,744 | 45,172,509 | ||||||
Cenovus Energy Inc. | 1,648,381 | 18,837,249 | ||||||
Crescent Point Energy Corp. | 996,227 | 12,127,405 | ||||||
Enbridge Inc. | 1,809,832 | 63,850,488 | ||||||
Encana Corp. | 1,668,272 | 7,204,630 | ||||||
Husky Energy Inc. | 700,467 | 7,627,261 | ||||||
Imperial Oil Ltd. | 586,754 | 18,708,036 | ||||||
Inter Pipeline Ltd. | 665,048 | 12,185,510 | ||||||
Keyera Corp. | 337,222 | 9,337,958 | ||||||
Pembina Pipeline Corp. | 729,573 | 18,166,615 | ||||||
Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. | 298,958 | 6,144,242 | ||||||
PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. | 356,884 | 5,804,041 | ||||||
Seven Generations Energy Ltd.a | 323,767 | 3,711,872 | ||||||
Suncor Energy Inc. | 3,126,003 | 76,338,535 | ||||||
Tourmaline Oil Corp.a | 371,216 | 6,837,324 | ||||||
TransCanada Corp. | 1,401,089 | 51,353,956 | ||||||
Veresen Inc. | 581,589 | 3,413,283 | ||||||
Vermilion Energy Inc. | 218,607 | 5,938,829 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
398,094,571 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 0.21% |
| |||||||
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. | 135,144 | $ | 4,173,242 | |||||
|
| |||||||
4,173,242 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 2.26% | ||||||||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.a | 640,499 | 44,677,950 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
44,677,950 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 0.64% |
| |||||||
H&R REIT | 268,847 | 3,727,260 | ||||||
RioCan REIT | 309,651 | 5,861,104 | ||||||
Smart REIT | 126,517 | 3,005,550 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
12,593,914 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 2.86% |
| |||||||
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A | 1,742,195 | 53,413,080 | ||||||
First Capital Realty Inc. | 221,658 | 3,207,218 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
56,620,298 | ||||||||
ROAD & RAIL — 6.38% | ||||||||
Canadian National Railway Co. | 1,572,263 | 91,229,789 | ||||||
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. | 287,245 | 34,965,176 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
126,194,965 | ||||||||
SOFTWARE — 1.40% | ||||||||
Constellation Software Inc./Canada | 37,685 | 15,704,958 | ||||||
Open Text Corp. | 239,877 | 11,912,392 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
27,617,350 | ||||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & |
| |||||||
BlackBerry Ltd.a,b | 985,523 | 7,682,801 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,682,801 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.60% |
| |||||||
Gildan Activewear Inc. | 456,660 | 11,792,387 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,792,387 | ||||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.24% |
| |||||||
Finning International Inc. | 336,819 | 4,657,183 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,657,183 | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.34% |
| |||||||
Rogers Communications Inc. Class B | 715,271 | 26,443,800 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
26,443,800 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost: $2,841,217,138) | 1,971,479,681 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.54% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.54% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 8,779,191 | $ | 8,779,191 | |||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 445,534 | 445,534 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%c,d | 1,474,927 | 1,474,927 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,699,652 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $10,699,652) | 10,699,652 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
(Cost: $2,851,916,790) | 1,982,179,333 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.27)% |
| (5,409,065 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 1,976,770,268 | |||||
|
|
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
Open futures contracts as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:
Issue | Number of Contracts Purchased (Sold) | Expiration | Exchange | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||
S&P/TSX 60 Index | 43 | Mar. 2016 | Montreal | $ | 4,786,313 | $ | 138,518 | |||||||||||||
See notes to financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.64% |
| |||||||
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 0.31% |
| |||||||
Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd. | 2,666,000 | $ | 54,075,809 | |||||
|
| |||||||
54,075,809 | ||||||||
AIRLINES — 0.29% | ||||||||
ANA Holdings Inc. | 7,998,000 | 22,624,686 | ||||||
Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. | 799,800 | 28,626,285 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
51,250,971 | ||||||||
AUTO COMPONENTS — 3.27% |
| |||||||
Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd. | 1,303,100 | 52,181,723 | ||||||
Bridgestone Corp. | 4,532,200 | 158,722,362 | ||||||
Denso Corp. | 3,465,800 | 128,560,838 | ||||||
Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 799,800 | 35,251,429 | ||||||
NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd. | 1,066,400 | 19,925,029 | ||||||
NHK Spring Co. Ltd. | 1,066,400 | 9,740,495 | ||||||
NOK Corp. | 799,800 | 12,903,086 | ||||||
Stanley Electric Co. Ltd. | 864,600 | 19,195,460 | ||||||
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. | 5,065,400 | 60,762,362 | ||||||
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. | 1,333,000 | 19,060,571 | ||||||
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. | 533,200 | 10,198,705 | ||||||
Toyota Industries Corp. | 1,066,400 | 44,876,190 | ||||||
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (The) | 114,000 | 1,818,950 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
573,197,200 | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILES — 10.04% |
| |||||||
Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd.a | 1,066,400 | 14,813,867 | ||||||
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. | 3,999,000 | 130,944,000 | ||||||
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. | 11,197,200 | 286,390,400 | ||||||
Isuzu Motors Ltd. | 3,999,000 | 40,034,286 | ||||||
Mazda Motor Corp. | 3,732,400 | 52,013,867 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. | 3,999,000 | 28,484,571 | ||||||
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. | 16,529,200 | 150,025,828 | ||||||
Suzuki Motor Corp. | 2,666,000 | 66,735,619 | ||||||
Toyota Motor Corp. | 18,395,400 | 961,042,514 | ||||||
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. | 1,866,200 | 27,809,067 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,758,294,019 | ||||||||
BANKS — 7.38% | ||||||||
Aozora Bank Ltd. | 7,998,000 | 26,004,571 | ||||||
Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The) | 2,666,000 | 16,698,667 | ||||||
Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The) | 7,998,000 | 36,243,429 | ||||||
Chiba Bank Ltd. (The) | 5,332,000 | 24,988,952 | ||||||
Chugoku Bank Ltd. (The) | 533,200 | 5,621,333 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Fukuoka Financial Group Inc. | 5,332,000 | $ | 16,911,238 | |||||
Gunma Bank Ltd. (The) | 2,666,000 | 11,715,048 | ||||||
Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The) | 2,666,000 | 12,234,667 | ||||||
Hiroshima Bank Ltd. (The) | 2,666,000 | 9,943,619 | ||||||
Hokuhoku Financial Group Inc. | 7,998,000 | 11,904,000 | ||||||
Iyo Bank Ltd. (The) | 2,132,800 | 14,757,181 | ||||||
Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd.b | 2,666,000 | 28,909,714 | ||||||
Joyo Bank Ltd. (The) | 5,332,000 | 18,470,095 | ||||||
Kyushu Financial Group Inc.b | 2,399,500 | 13,966,525 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. | 86,378,480 | 372,374,471 | ||||||
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. | 157,027,480 | 231,072,110 | ||||||
Resona Holdings Inc. | 14,663,000 | 51,312,381 | ||||||
Seven Bank Ltd. | 3,732,400 | 15,938,133 | ||||||
Shinsei Bank Ltd. | 10,664,000 | 12,659,810 | ||||||
Shizuoka Bank Ltd. (The) | 3,422,000 | 25,041,612 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. | 8,531,200 | 239,138,133 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. | 23,994,320 | 69,873,160 | ||||||
Suruga Bank Ltd. | 1,599,600 | 25,621,943 | ||||||
Yamaguchi Financial Group Inc. | 138,000 | 1,299,615 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,292,700,407 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 1.06% | ||||||||
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. | 2,666,000 | 78,320,762 | ||||||
Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. | 5,598,600 | 73,755,200 | ||||||
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. | 799,800 | 33,905,143 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
185,981,105 | ||||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 1.27% |
| |||||||
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. | 7,998,000 | 38,758,857 | ||||||
Daikin Industries Ltd. | 1,599,600 | 107,348,571 | ||||||
LIXIL Group Corp. | 1,866,200 | 38,324,267 | ||||||
TOTO Ltd. | 1,333,000 | 38,321,905 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
222,753,600 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 1.02% |
| |||||||
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | 10,664,000 | 62,987,276 | ||||||
Nomura Holdings Inc. | 24,043,000 | 101,390,635 | ||||||
SBI Holdings Inc./Japan | 1,599,610 | 14,596,663 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
178,974,574 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 3.57% | ||||||||
Air Water Inc. | 143,000 | 2,023,220 | ||||||
Asahi Kasei Corp. | 7,998,000 | 45,228,114 | ||||||
Daicel Corp. | 2,666,000 | 34,035,048 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd. | 799,800 | $ | 13,030,629 | |||||
JSR Corp. | 1,333,000 | 18,694,476 | ||||||
Kaneka Corp. | 2,666,000 | 19,981,714 | ||||||
Kansai Paint Co. Ltd. | 723,200 | 9,924,579 | ||||||
Kuraray Co. Ltd. | 2,399,400 | 26,231,314 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | 9,064,400 | 45,709,471 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc. | 2,666,000 | 12,447,238 | ||||||
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. | 5,332,000 | 17,430,857 | ||||||
Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd. | 973,400 | 19,498,183 | ||||||
Nitto Denko Corp. | 1,066,400 | 56,458,971 | ||||||
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. | 2,932,600 | 147,208,076 | ||||||
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. | 10,664,000 | 46,671,238 | ||||||
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. | 888,800 | 8,078,926 | ||||||
Teijin Ltd. | 5,332,000 | 17,194,667 | ||||||
Toray Industries Inc. | 10,664,000 | 85,293,105 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
625,139,826 | ||||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 1.21% |
| |||||||
Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. | 2,666,000 | 22,934,095 | ||||||
Park24 Co. Ltd. | 799,800 | 20,931,200 | ||||||
Secom Co. Ltd. | 1,333,000 | 94,936,762 | ||||||
Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd. | 533,200 | 27,634,286 | ||||||
Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. | 5,332,000 | 45,017,905 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
211,454,248 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 1.05% |
| |||||||
JGC Corp. | 950,000 | 14,955,924 | ||||||
Kajima Corp. | 5,332,000 | 30,610,286 | ||||||
Obayashi Corp. | 5,332,000 | 48,608,000 | ||||||
Shimizu Corp. | 5,332,000 | 40,530,286 | ||||||
Taisei Corp. | 7,998,000 | 48,466,286 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
183,170,782 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 0.10% |
| |||||||
Taiheiyo Cement Corp. | 7,998,000 | 17,005,714 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,005,714 | ||||||||
CONSUMER FINANCE — 0.27% |
| |||||||
Acom Co. Ltd.a,b | 2,399,400 | 10,692,343 | ||||||
AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd. | 799,870 | 17,871,735 | ||||||
Credit Saison Co. Ltd. | 1,066,400 | 18,063,848 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
46,627,926 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
CONTAINERS & PACKAGING — 0.10% |
| |||||||
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd. | 1,066,400 | $ | 18,129,981 | |||||
|
| |||||||
18,129,981 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES — 0.09% |
| |||||||
Benesse Holdings Inc. | 533,200 | 16,202,667 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
16,202,667 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 1.11% |
| |||||||
Japan Exchange Group Inc. | 3,732,400 | 57,899,733 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd. | 3,999,000 | 17,253,714 | ||||||
ORIX Corp. | 9,064,400 | 118,610,134 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
193,763,581 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.17% |
| |||||||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | 4,798,800 | 204,323,657 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
204,323,657 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 1.66% |
| |||||||
Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc. | 4,532,200 | 59,746,743 | ||||||
Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The) | 2,132,800 | 28,494,019 | ||||||
Hokuriku Electric Power Co. | 1,066,400 | 15,890,895 | ||||||
Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)b | 4,798,800 | 52,717,714 | ||||||
Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.b | 2,932,600 | 29,488,381 | ||||||
Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc. | 1,066,400 | 15,305,143 | ||||||
Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc. | 3,199,200 | 40,870,400 | ||||||
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc.b | 9,331,000 | 47,285,334 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
289,798,629 | ||||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 1.50% |
| |||||||
Fuji Electric Co. Ltd. | 2,666,000 | 9,140,572 | ||||||
Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd. | 533,200 | 23,406,476 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. | 13,330,000 | 135,100,952 | ||||||
Nidec Corp. | 1,406,000 | 94,256,496 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
261,904,496 | ||||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS — 4.42% |
| |||||||
Alps Electric Co. Ltd. | 1,066,400 | 17,534,781 | ||||||
Citizen Holdings Co. Ltd. | 1,866,200 | 10,250,667 | ||||||
Hamamatsu Photonics KK | 1,066,400 | 26,179,352 | ||||||
Hirose Electric Co. Ltd. | 266,660 | 30,097,439 | ||||||
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. | 533,200 | 14,171,429 |
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Hitachi Ltd. | 31,992,000 | $ | 135,450,514 | |||||
Keyence Corp. | 293,026 | 151,633,654 | ||||||
Kyocera Corp. | 2,132,800 | 93,947,124 | ||||||
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 1,334,800 | 160,412,509 | ||||||
Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd. | 2,666,500 | 12,685,807 | ||||||
Omron Corp. | 1,333,000 | 35,227,809 | ||||||
Shimadzu Corp. | 637,000 | 9,932,403 | ||||||
TDK Corp. | 799,800 | 41,734,857 | ||||||
Yaskawa Electric Corp. | 1,599,600 | 19,202,286 | ||||||
Yokogawa Electric Corp. | 1,599,600 | 15,446,857 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
773,907,488 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 1.85% |
| |||||||
Aeon Co. Ltd. | 4,265,600 | 55,929,905 | ||||||
FamilyMart Co. Ltd. | 533,200 | 25,603,047 | ||||||
Lawson Inc. | 533,200 | 41,097,143 | ||||||
Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd. | 5,065,480 | 201,721,662 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
324,351,757 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 1.74% | ||||||||
Ajinomoto Co. Inc. | 3,548,000 | 86,959,398 | ||||||
Calbee Inc. | 533,200 | 21,587,810 | ||||||
Kikkoman Corp. | 773,000 | 25,441,373 | ||||||
MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd. | 831,756 | 66,761,545 | ||||||
NH Foods Ltd. | 551,000 | 11,593,577 | ||||||
Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. | 1,433,875 | 23,437,425 | ||||||
Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd. | 533,200 | 24,469,333 | ||||||
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. | 461,000 | 16,520,443 | ||||||
Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd. | 533,200 | 25,461,333 | ||||||
Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd. | 128,000 | 2,423,353 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
304,655,590 | ||||||||
GAS UTILITIES — 0.82% | ||||||||
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. | 13,330,000 | 50,804,571 | ||||||
Toho Gas Co. Ltd. | 2,666,000 | 18,588,191 | ||||||
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. | 15,996,000 | 73,847,314 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
143,240,076 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES — 1.74% |
| |||||||
Hoya Corp. | 2,932,600 | 106,002,286 | ||||||
Olympus Corp. | 1,622,800 | 59,233,099 | ||||||
Sysmex Corp. | 1,066,400 | 66,133,333 | ||||||
Terumo Corp. | 2,132,800 | 72,935,619 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
304,304,337 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES — 0.43% |
| |||||||
Alfresa Holdings Corp. | 1,066,400 | 19,310,934 | ||||||
Medipal Holdings Corp. | 1,066,400 | 16,363,276 | ||||||
Miraca Holdings Inc. | 533,200 | 22,957,714 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Suzuken Co. Ltd./Aichi Japan | 533,240 | $ | 17,361,302 | |||||
|
| |||||||
75,993,226 | ||||||||
HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY — 0.18% |
| |||||||
M3 Inc. | 1,333,000 | 31,755,809 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
31,755,809 | ||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 0.59% |
| |||||||
McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.a | 533,200 | 12,414,171 | ||||||
Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan | 1,333,000 | 91,275,810 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
103,689,981 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 2.84% |
| |||||||
Casio Computer Co. Ltd.a | 1,333,000 | 24,552,000 | ||||||
Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd. | 1,066,480 | 19,529,694 | ||||||
Nikon Corp. | 2,132,800 | 32,443,124 | ||||||
Panasonic Corp. | 14,929,615 | 126,222,207 | ||||||
Rinnai Corp. | 266,600 | 22,934,095 | ||||||
Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. | 2,673,000 | 29,625,010 | ||||||
Sekisui House Ltd. | 3,732,400 | 60,809,600 | ||||||
Sony Corp. | 8,531,200 | 180,411,733 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
496,527,463 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 0.30% |
| |||||||
Unicharm Corp. | 2,399,400 | 52,207,543 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
52,207,543 | ||||||||
INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS — 0.14% |
| |||||||
Electric Power Development Co. Ltd. | 799,800 | 24,693,714 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
24,693,714 | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 0.43% |
| |||||||
Keihan Electric Railway Co. Ltd. | 2,666,000 | 18,470,095 | ||||||
Seibu Holdings Inc. | 799,800 | 15,737,372 | ||||||
Toshiba Corp.b | 26,660,000 | 41,286,095 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
75,493,562 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 2.86% | ||||||||
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (The) | 7,198,200 | 87,239,314 | ||||||
Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd.b | 2,932,600 | 37,334,629 | ||||||
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. | 3,465,840 | 94,356,822 | ||||||
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc. | 2,260,050 | 65,073,422 | ||||||
Sony Financial Holdings Inc. | 1,333,000 | 18,600,000 | ||||||
T&D Holdings Inc. | 3,999,000 | 39,449,714 |
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Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. | 4,532,200 | $ | 158,039,772 | |||||
|
| |||||||
500,093,673 | ||||||||
INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL — 0.33% |
| |||||||
Rakuten Inc. | 6,131,800 | 58,289,448 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
58,289,448 | ||||||||
INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 0.36% |
| |||||||
Kakaku.com Inc. | 1,066,400 | 18,753,524 | ||||||
Mixi Inc. | 266,600 | 8,939,810 | ||||||
Yahoo Japan Corp. | 8,797,800 | 34,684,571 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
62,377,905 | ||||||||
IT SERVICES — 0.96% | ||||||||
Fujitsu Ltd. | 13,330,000 | 48,785,143 | ||||||
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. | 533,200 | 10,671,086 | ||||||
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. | 838,940 | 28,652,170 | ||||||
NTT Data Corp. | 799,800 | 40,034,286 | ||||||
Obic Co. Ltd. | 533,200 | 26,500,571 | ||||||
Otsuka Corp. | 266,600 | 13,179,428 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
167,822,684 | ||||||||
LEISURE PRODUCTS — 0.93% |
| |||||||
Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. | 1,333,098 | 26,561,572 | ||||||
Sankyo Co. Ltd. | 266,600 | 9,790,095 | ||||||
Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. | 1,333,000 | 14,100,572 | ||||||
Shimano Inc. | 533,200 | 83,422,476 | ||||||
Yamaha Corp. | 1,066,400 | 29,760,000 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
163,634,715 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 4.92% | ||||||||
Amada Holdings Co. Ltd. | 2,666,000 | 24,729,143 | ||||||
FANUC Corp. | 1,333,000 | 196,038,095 | ||||||
Hino Motors Ltd. | 1,866,200 | 18,848,000 | ||||||
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. | 799,800 | 11,117,486 | ||||||
Hoshizaki Electric Co. Ltd. | 266,600 | 20,643,048 | ||||||
IHI Corp. | 7,998,000 | 14,242,286 | ||||||
JTEKT Corp. | 1,599,600 | 21,866,514 | ||||||
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. | 10,664,000 | 28,909,714 | ||||||
Komatsu Ltd. | 6,131,800 | 93,355,467 | ||||||
Kubota Corp. | 7,998,000 | 102,494,857 | ||||||
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. | 799,800 | 17,430,857 | ||||||
Makita Corp. | 799,800 | 46,978,286 | ||||||
Minebea Co. Ltd. | 2,666,000 | 19,603,810 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. | 21,328,000 | 75,958,857 | ||||||
Nabtesco Corp. | 799,800 | 15,298,057 | ||||||
NGK Insulators Ltd. | 1,367,000 | 24,342,591 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
NSK Ltd. | 3,199,200 | $ | 29,221,486 | |||||
SMC Corp./Japan | 328,000 | 75,930,365 | ||||||
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. | 2,666,000 | 11,006,476 | ||||||
THK Co. Ltd. | 800,400 | 13,636,050 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
861,651,445 | ||||||||
MARINE — 0.20% | ||||||||
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. | 7,998,000 | 14,950,857 | ||||||
Nippon Yusen KK | 10,664,000 | 19,651,048 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
34,601,905 | ||||||||
MEDIA — 0.59% | ||||||||
Dentsu Inc. | 1,333,000 | 62,000,000 | ||||||
Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. | 1,866,200 | 21,096,533 | ||||||
Toho Co. Ltd./Tokyo | 799,800 | 19,577,829 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
102,674,362 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 1.24% | ||||||||
Hitachi Metals Ltd. | 592,000 | 6,304,177 | ||||||
JFE Holdings Inc. | 3,465,850 | 41,513,437 | ||||||
Kobe Steel Ltd. | 21,328,000 | 16,438,857 | ||||||
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. | 266,600 | 7,251,048 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. | 7,998,000 | 22,532,571 | ||||||
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. | 5,332,070 | 92,115,495 | ||||||
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. | 2,954,000 | 31,731,783 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
217,887,368 | ||||||||
MULTILINE RETAIL — 0.85% | ||||||||
Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd. | 799,800 | 26,748,571 | ||||||
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. | 2,399,460 | 27,890,069 | ||||||
J Front Retailing Co. Ltd. | 1,599,600 | 18,649,600 | ||||||
Marui Group Co. Ltd. | 1,599,600 | 21,923,200 | ||||||
Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd. | 161,000 | 32,791,938 | ||||||
Takashimaya Co. Ltd. | 2,666,000 | 21,328,000 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
149,331,378 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 0.83% |
| |||||||
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. | 799,800 | 12,130,743 | ||||||
INPEX Corp. | 6,398,400 | 46,283,886 | ||||||
JX Holdings Inc. | 14,663,095 | 57,041,550 | ||||||
Showa Shell Sekiyu KK | 1,333,000 | 10,439,619 | ||||||
TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK | 2,666,000 | 20,265,143 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
146,160,941 | ||||||||
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS — 0.12% |
| |||||||
Oji Holdings Corp. | 5,332,000 | 20,170,667 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
20,170,667 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 1.43% |
| |||||||
Kao Corp. | 3,465,800 | $ | 174,986,438 | |||||
Kose Corp. | 266,600 | 22,934,095 | ||||||
Shiseido Co. Ltd. | 2,399,400 | 52,271,315 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
250,191,848 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 6.39% |
| |||||||
Astellas Pharma Inc. | 13,596,650 | 195,623,119 | ||||||
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 1,599,600 | 47,474,286 | ||||||
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. | 4,265,669 | 89,035,802 | ||||||
Eisai Co. Ltd. | 1,616,000 | 99,615,752 | ||||||
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. | 266,600 | 11,632,381 | ||||||
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd. | 2,666,000 | 39,750,857 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. | 1,333,000 | 23,937,905 | ||||||
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 533,200 | 98,798,476 | ||||||
Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. | 2,666,000 | 94,169,143 | ||||||
Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 2,666,000 | 40,931,810 | ||||||
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. | 2,132,800 | 91,358,476 | ||||||
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd. | 1,066,400 | 12,111,848 | ||||||
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd. | 266,600 | 21,044,571 | ||||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 5,332,000 | 253,715,809 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,119,200,235 | ||||||||
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — 0.14% |
| |||||||
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. | 799,800 | 23,737,143 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
23,737,143 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 1.40% |
| |||||||
Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. | 5,332 | 21,894,857 | ||||||
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. | 7,998 | 48,253,714 | ||||||
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. | 16,006 | 36,471,701 | ||||||
Nippon Building Fund Inc. | 10,664 | 63,204,572 | ||||||
Nippon Prologis REIT Inc. | 8,022 | 17,014,102 | ||||||
Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc. | 23,994 | 33,288,686 | ||||||
United Urban Investment Corp. | 15,996 | 25,140,114 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
245,267,746 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 3.66% |
| |||||||
Aeon Mall Co. Ltd. | 799,800 | $ | 11,337,143 | |||||
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. | 533,200 | 72,179,809 | ||||||
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. | 3,999,000 | 109,474,286 | ||||||
Hulic Co. Ltd. | 2,132,800 | 18,914,133 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | 8,304,000 | 154,014,830 | ||||||
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. | 6,119,000 | 142,193,905 | ||||||
Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc. | 799,800 | 14,320,229 | ||||||
NTT Urban Development Corp. | 799,800 | 7,808,457 | ||||||
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. | 2,666,000 | 73,313,524 | ||||||
Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd. | 1,270,500 | 14,666,326 | ||||||
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp. | 3,465,800 | 21,923,200 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
640,145,842 | ||||||||
ROAD & RAIL — 4.70% | ||||||||
Central Japan Railway Co. | 1,066,400 | 190,983,619 | ||||||
East Japan Railway Co. | 2,260,600 | 198,592,333 | ||||||
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc. | 7,998,000 | 51,229,714 | ||||||
Keikyu Corp. | 2,670,000 | 23,678,140 | ||||||
Keio Corp. | 5,332,000 | 48,985,905 | ||||||
Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd. | 710,000 | 9,768,594 | ||||||
Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd. | 10,931,000 | 46,871,353 | ||||||
Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd. | 5,332,000 | 25,508,571 | ||||||
Nippon Express Co. Ltd. | 5,332,000 | 23,619,048 | ||||||
Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd. | 2,906,000 | 33,468,881 | ||||||
Tobu Railway Co. Ltd. | 7,998,000 | 41,664,000 | ||||||
Tokyu Corp. | 7,998,000 | 66,960,000 | ||||||
West Japan Railway Co. | 1,066,400 | 62,429,867 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
823,760,025 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR |
| |||||||
Rohm Co. Ltd. | 799,800 | 34,153,143 | ||||||
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | 1,079,052 | 65,139,848 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
99,292,991 | ||||||||
SOFTWARE — 1.10% |
| |||||||
GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.a | 2,666,000 | 6,353,524 | ||||||
Konami Holdings Corp. | 799,800 | 19,407,771 | ||||||
Nexon Co. Ltd. | 799,800 | 12,003,200 | ||||||
Nintendo Co. Ltd. | 799,800 | 112,060,572 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Oracle Corp. Japan | 266,600 | $ | 13,037,714 | |||||
Trend Micro Inc./Japan | 799,800 | 29,122,286 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
191,985,067 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 1.32% |
| |||||||
ABC-Mart Inc. | 266,600 | 15,328,762 | ||||||
Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. | 342,400 | 95,068,137 | ||||||
Hikari Tsushin Inc. | 6,900 | 487,203 | ||||||
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd. | 533,200 | 40,955,428 | ||||||
Sanrio Co. Ltd.a | 267,400 | 5,233,104 | ||||||
Shimamura Co. Ltd. | 266,600 | 29,476,571 | ||||||
USS Co. Ltd. | 1,599,600 | 25,182,629 | ||||||
Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. | 3,999,000 | 19,627,429 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
231,359,263 | ||||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & |
| |||||||
Brother Industries Ltd. | 1,599,600 | 17,487,543 | ||||||
Canon Inc. | 7,198,250 | 201,710,430 | ||||||
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | 3,199,200 | 119,946,971 | ||||||
Konica Minolta Inc. | 3,199,200 | 26,840,686 | ||||||
NEC Corp. | 17,087,000 | 43,294,635 | ||||||
Ricoh Co. Ltd. | 4,532,200 | 44,769,905 | ||||||
Seiko Epson Corp. | 1,866,200 | 30,041,067 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
484,091,237 | ||||||||
TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS — 0.11% |
| |||||||
ASICS Corp. | 1,066,400 | 19,424,305 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
19,424,305 | ||||||||
TOBACCO — 1.70% |
| |||||||
Japan Tobacco Inc. | 7,464,800 | 296,938,667 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
296,938,667 | ||||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 3.21% |
| |||||||
ITOCHU Corp. | 10,664,000 | 125,700,571 | ||||||
Marubeni Corp. | 10,930,600 | 54,752,259 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Corp. | 9,331,000 | 149,378,667 | ||||||
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. | 11,463,800 | 132,182,819 | ||||||
Sumitomo Corp. | 7,464,800 | 73,474,133 | ||||||
Toyota Tsusho Corp. | 1,333,000 | 26,937,524 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
562,425,973 | ||||||||
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE — 0.22% |
| |||||||
Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.a | 266,600 | 9,364,952 | ||||||
Kamigumi Co. Ltd. | 2,666,000 | 24,988,953 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. | 260,000 | 3,356,102 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
37,710,007 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 4.79% |
| |||||||
KDDI Corp. | 11,730,400 | $ | 299,092,724 | |||||
NTT DOCOMO Inc. | 9,331,000 | 218,364,000 | ||||||
SoftBank Group Corp. | 6,507,500 | 321,353,754 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
838,810,478 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost: $20,460,683,917) | 17,444,607,056 | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.30% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.30% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 44,863,463 | 44,863,463 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 2,276,769 | 2,276,769 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%c,d | 5,908,834 | 5,908,834 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
53,049,066 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $53,049,066) | 53,049,066 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
(Cost: $20,513,732,983) | 17,497,656,122 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 0.06% |
| 9,665,824 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 17,507,321,946 | ||||||
|
|
a | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
b | Non-income earning security. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
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iSHARES® MSCI JAPAN ETF
February 29, 2016
Open futures contracts as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:
Issue | Number of Contracts Purchased (Sold) | Expiration | Exchange | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||
TOPIX Index | 523 | Mar. 2016 | Osaka Securities | $ | 59,678,760 | $ | (7,608,913) | |||||||||||||
See notes to financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.74% |
| |||||||
AIRLINES — 1.20% |
| |||||||
Controladora Vuela Cia. de Aviacion SAB de CV Class Aa,b | 3,502,600 | $ | 6,884,361 | |||||
Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CVa,b | 3,091,736 | 6,558,849 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,443,210 | ||||||||
BANKS — 12.26% | ||||||||
Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB de CVb | 1,746,800 | 8,816,574 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV | 15,438,478 | 78,203,868 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV Series O | 16,208,992 | 29,017,922 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV Series B | 12,889,850 | 20,709,849 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
136,748,213 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 13.25% | ||||||||
Arca Continental SAB de CV | 2,873,529 | 17,569,722 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV Series Lb | 2,460,258 | 18,104,735 | ||||||
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | 11,628,310 | 109,236,808 | ||||||
Organizacion Cultiba SAB de CVb | 2,286,000 | 2,815,950 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
147,727,215 | ||||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 0.11% |
| |||||||
Elementia SAB de CVa,c | 1,074,000 | 1,216,096 | ||||||
Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos SAB de CVa,b | 29,674,089 | 16 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,216,112 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 0.35% | ||||||||
Grupo Financiero Interacciones SA de CV Series O | 743,100 | 3,872,238 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,872,238 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 1.42% | ||||||||
Mexichem SAB de CV | 7,547,474 | 15,848,569 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,848,569 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 0.16% |
| |||||||
Empresas ICA SAB de CVa,b | 7,402,588 | 1,747,612 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,747,612 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS — 3.90% |
| |||||||
Cemex SAB de CV CPOa | 78,722,404 | $ | 43,524,301 | |||||
|
| |||||||
43,524,301 | ||||||||
CONSUMER FINANCE — 1.73% |
| |||||||
Credito Real SAB de CV SOFOM ERb | 1,752,274 | 3,723,110 | ||||||
Gentera SAB de CVb | 7,677,906 | 14,441,442 | ||||||
Unifin Financiera SAB de CV SOFOM ENRa,b | 389,400 | 1,128,565 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
19,293,117 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES — 0.41% |
| |||||||
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV | 3,323,787 | 4,590,490 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,590,490 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.79% |
| |||||||
Axtel SAB de CV CPOa | 7,668,977 | 3,226,677 | ||||||
Telesites SAB de CVa | 10,294,946 | 5,578,066 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,804,743 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 7.77% |
| |||||||
Grupo Comercial Chedraui SA de CV | 2,652,100 | 7,010,389 | ||||||
La Comer SAB de CVa,b | 3,527,055 | 3,404,787 | ||||||
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV | 32,289,633 | 76,229,741 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
86,644,917 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 6.79% |
| |||||||
Gruma SAB de CV Series B | 1,370,570 | 22,075,217 | ||||||
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CVa | 11,376,704 | 32,393,446 | ||||||
Grupo Herdez SAB de CVb | 2,117,244 | 4,486,867 | ||||||
Grupo Lala SAB de CV | 4,596,900 | 10,793,960 | ||||||
Industrias Bachoco SAB de CV Series Bb | 1,469,500 | 5,925,285 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
75,674,775 | ||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 1.53% |
| |||||||
Alsea SAB de CVb | 3,657,466 | 13,791,075 | ||||||
Hoteles City Express SAB de CVa,b | 2,724,900 | 3,266,204 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,057,279 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 0.23% |
| |||||||
Consorcio ARA SAB de CV | 8,252,119 | 2,523,040 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,523,040 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS — 2.11% |
| |||||||
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV Series A | 10,698,554 | 23,541,906 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
23,541,906 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 4.63% |
| |||||||
Alfa SAB de CV | 19,420,651 | $ | 35,250,731 | |||||
Grupo Carso SAB de CV Series A1b | 4,058,333 | 16,433,478 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
51,684,209 | ||||||||
INSURANCE — 0.22% |
| |||||||
Qualitas Controladora SAB de CVa,b | 2,307,900 | 2,489,475 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,489,475 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 0.26% |
| |||||||
Grupo Rotoplas SAB de CVa,b | 1,803,600 | 2,866,893 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,866,893 | ||||||||
MEDIA — 7.15% |
| |||||||
Grupo Televisa SAB | 15,091,797 | 77,932,982 | ||||||
TV Azteca SAB de CV CPOb | 14,541,539 | 1,800,909 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
79,733,891 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 6.19% | ||||||||
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B | 22,432,886 | 47,316,559 | ||||||
Grupo Simec SAB de CV Series Ba,b | 1,107,654 | 2,578,831 | ||||||
Industrias CH SAB de CV Series Ba,b | 1,350,283 | 4,009,714 | ||||||
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV | 1,022,008 | 12,043,500 | ||||||
Minera Frisco SAB de CV Series A1a,b | 6,317,003 | 3,097,905 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
69,046,509 | ||||||||
MULTILINE RETAIL — 1.53% |
| |||||||
El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV Series C1b | 1,345,970 | 14,907,099 | ||||||
Grupo Famsa SAB de CV Series Aa,b | 2,979,421 | 2,116,745 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,023,844 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 0.41% |
| |||||||
Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV Series Ba,b | 6,993,993 | 4,589,965 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,589,965 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS) — 5.51% |
| |||||||
Concentradora Fibra Hotelera Mexicana SA de CVb | 4,218,400 | 3,295,516 | ||||||
Fibra Shop Portafolios Inmobiliarios SAPI de CVb | 3,552,794 | 3,323,562 | ||||||
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV | 16,478,400 | 34,465,521 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV | 6,298,000 | $ | 7,959,987 | |||||
PLA Administradora Industrial S. de RL de CVb | 4,712,900 | 7,887,404 | ||||||
Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV | 3,061,100 | 4,479,865 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
61,411,855 | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT — 0.66% |
| |||||||
Corp Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CVb | 4,434,349 | 6,433,202 | ||||||
Grupo GICSA SA de CVa | 1,259,500 | 981,166 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,414,368 | ||||||||
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE — 6.59% |
| |||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CVb | 1,677,192 | 7,982,125 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Series B | 2,205,949 | 17,482,210 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV Series B | 1,465,365 | 20,563,882 | ||||||
OHL Mexico SAB de CVa | 6,167,700 | 7,208,778 | ||||||
Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV | 1,741,920 | 20,265,097 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
73,502,092 | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 12.58% |
| |||||||
America Movil SAB de CV | 205,620,718 | 140,286,375 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
140,286,375 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost: $1,640,299,770) |
| 1,112,307,213 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.57% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 4.57% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%d,e,f | 48,240,330 | 48,240,330 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%d,e,f | 2,448,141 | 2,448,141 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%d,e | 222,434 | 222,434 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
50,910,905 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $50,910,905) |
| 50,910,905 | ||||||
|
|
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February 29, 2016
Value | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS | ||||||
(Cost: $1,691,210,675) | $ | 1,163,218,118 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (4.31)% | (48,070,137 | ) | ||||
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 1,115,147,981 | ||||
|
|
CPO — Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. |
d | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
e | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
f | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES® MSCI SOUTH KOREA CAPPED ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 94.47% |
| |||||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE — 0.69% |
| |||||||
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.a,b | 357,608 | $ | 20,472,747 | |||||
|
| |||||||
20,472,747 | ||||||||
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS — 0.57% |
| |||||||
Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd. | 108,629 | 16,908,775 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
16,908,775 | ||||||||
AIRLINES — 0.17% |
| |||||||
Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.a | 244,547 | 5,081,958 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,081,958 | ||||||||
AUTO COMPONENTS — 4.07% |
| |||||||
Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.a | 456,532 | 19,712,791 | ||||||
Hanon Systems | 1,215,476 | 9,769,412 | ||||||
Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. | 403,184 | 81,177,987 | ||||||
Hyundai Wia Corp. | 105,502 | 9,341,367 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
120,001,557 | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILES — 5.65% |
| |||||||
Hyundai Motor Co. | 910,078 | 108,544,114 | ||||||
Kia Motors Corp. | 1,565,571 | 58,359,200 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
166,903,314 | ||||||||
BANKS — 7.14% |
| |||||||
BNK Financial Group Inc. | 1,676,698 | 11,673,300 | ||||||
DGB Financial Group Inc. | 1,097,380 | 7,364,966 | ||||||
Hana Financial Group Inc. | 1,783,332 | 30,065,879 | ||||||
Industrial Bank of Koreaa | 1,611,572 | 15,181,381 | ||||||
KB Financial Group Inc. | 2,298,587 | 55,201,774 | ||||||
Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd. | 2,526,762 | 77,537,493 | ||||||
Woori Bank | 1,969,198 | 13,868,937 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
210,893,730 | ||||||||
BEVERAGES — 0.20% |
| |||||||
Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. Ltd.a | 3,509 | 5,887,584 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,887,584 | ||||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS — 0.43% |
| |||||||
KCC Corp. | 36,462 | 12,574,629 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
12,574,629 | ||||||||
CAPITAL MARKETS — 1.41% |
| |||||||
Daewoo Securities Co. Ltd. | 1,158,329 | 7,483,665 | ||||||
Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 249,318 | 8,376,456 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.a | 419,603 | $ | 6,701,026 | |||||
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.a | 941,599 | 7,446,299 | ||||||
Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. | 364,457 | 11,508,083 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
41,515,529 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 4.45% |
| |||||||
Hanwha Chemical Corp. | 659,409 | 12,770,151 | ||||||
Hyosung Corp.b | 142,352 | 14,388,291 | ||||||
Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd.b | 98,541 | 4,900,357 | ||||||
LG Chem Ltd. | 275,270 | 66,775,289 | ||||||
Lotte Chemical Corp. | 93,885 | 24,255,080 | ||||||
OCI Co. Ltd.a,b | 110,480 | 8,156,242 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
131,245,410 | ||||||||
COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES — 0.58% |
| |||||||
KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.a | 139,252 | 8,017,096 | ||||||
S-1 Corp. | 122,781 | 9,114,010 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,131,106 | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING — 1.61% |
| |||||||
Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd. | 176,464 | 11,472,229 | ||||||
Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.a,b | 804,666 | 3,487,515 | ||||||
GS Engineering & Construction Corp.a,b | 335,292 | 6,805,069 | ||||||
Hyundai Development Co.- Engineering & Constructiona | 356,236 | 11,349,316 | ||||||
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. | 468,315 | 14,389,884 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
47,504,013 | ||||||||
CONSUMER FINANCE — 0.23% |
| |||||||
Samsung Card Co. Ltd. | 233,274 | 6,733,955 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,733,955 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.58% |
| |||||||
KT Corp. | 225,368 | 5,266,544 | ||||||
LG Uplus Corp. | 1,363,691 | 11,743,599 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,010,143 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES — 2.45% |
| |||||||
Korea Electric Power Corp. | 1,523,250 | 72,301,104 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
72,301,104 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT — 0.16% |
| |||||||
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.b | 344,756 | $ | 4,599,720 | |||||
|
| |||||||
4,599,720 | ||||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & |
| |||||||
LG Display Co. Ltd. | 1,409,248 | 27,918,312 | ||||||
LG Innotek Co. Ltd.b | 90,579 | 6,386,746 | ||||||
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. | 369,566 | 16,196,715 | ||||||
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. | 333,537 | 26,942,950 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
77,444,723 | ||||||||
FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING — 1.21% |
| |||||||
BGF retail Co. Ltd. | 48,820 | 6,414,854 | ||||||
Dongsuh Cos. Inc.b | 197,130 | 4,702,300 | ||||||
E-MART Inc. | 129,190 | 18,385,575 | ||||||
GS Retail Co. Ltd. | 153,045 | 6,311,389 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
35,814,118 | ||||||||
FOOD PRODUCTS — 1.51% |
| |||||||
CJ CheilJedang Corp. | 49,269 | 14,421,750 | ||||||
Lotte Confectionery Co. Ltd.a | 3,780 | 7,329,538 | ||||||
Orion Corp./Republic of Korea | 22,188 | 16,452,168 | ||||||
Ottogi Corp.b | 6,802 | 6,303,139 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
44,506,595 | ||||||||
GAS UTILITIES — 0.20% |
| |||||||
Korea Gas Corp. | 191,687 | 5,951,953 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,951,953 | ||||||||
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 0.94% |
| |||||||
Kangwon Land Inc.a | 715,654 | 23,870,565 | ||||||
Paradise Co. Ltd.b | 327,460 | 3,879,105 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
27,749,670 | ||||||||
HOUSEHOLD DURABLES — 2.39% |
| |||||||
Coway Co. Ltd. | 327,554 | 25,823,979 | ||||||
Hanssem Co. Ltd. | 54,136 | 11,162,513 | ||||||
LG Electronics Inc. | 640,454 | 33,609,982 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
70,596,474 | ||||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES — 5.41% |
| |||||||
CJ Corp. | 90,127 | 17,344,729 | ||||||
Doosan Corp.b | 56,703 | 3,457,108 | ||||||
Hanwha Corp. | 294,333 | 8,068,156 | ||||||
LG Corp. | 570,914 | 33,145,973 | ||||||
Samsung C&T Corp. | 443,418 | 55,395,877 | ||||||
SK Holdings Co. Ltd. | 210,765 | 42,265,481 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
159,677,324 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
INSURANCE — 4.27% |
| |||||||
Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd. | 265,187 | $ | 14,474,102 | |||||
Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | 1,435,014 | 7,101,387 | ||||||
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. | 401,177 | 9,975,089 | ||||||
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. | 208,705 | 51,134,160 | ||||||
Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | 478,704 | 43,353,156 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
126,037,894 | ||||||||
INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES — 3.05% |
| |||||||
Kakao Corp.a,b | 173,440 | 13,309,174 | ||||||
NAVER Corp. | 165,918 | 76,740,597 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
90,049,771 | ||||||||
IT SERVICES — 0.92% |
| |||||||
Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.b | 180,576 | 27,085,670 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
27,085,670 | ||||||||
MACHINERY — 1.00% |
| |||||||
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.a,b | 255,496 | 21,279,282 | ||||||
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.a,b | 979,688 | 8,317,882 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
29,597,164 | ||||||||
MEDIA — 0.47% |
| |||||||
Cheil Worldwide Inc. | 535,387 | 7,337,923 | ||||||
CJ E&M Corp. | 107,975 | 6,504,518 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,842,441 | ||||||||
METALS & MINING — 3.60% |
| |||||||
Hyundai Steel Co. | 488,719 | 21,972,003 | ||||||
Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.a | 52,122 | 18,818,204 | ||||||
POSCO | 408,791 | 65,614,146 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
106,404,353 | ||||||||
MULTILINE RETAIL — 1.10% |
| |||||||
Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd. | 97,416 | 10,673,460 | ||||||
Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd. | 69,237 | 13,996,321 | ||||||
Shinsegae Co. Ltd. | 45,631 | 7,840,695 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
32,510,476 | ||||||||
OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS — 2.58% |
| |||||||
GS Holdings Corp. | 320,233 | 13,723,902 | ||||||
S-Oil Corp. | 277,324 | 17,715,368 | ||||||
SK Innovation Co. Ltd. | 381,193 | 44,693,931 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
76,133,201 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 3.93% |
| |||||||
AmorePacific Corp. | 191,290 | $ | 56,844,081 | |||||
AmorePacific Group | 171,589 | 19,632,768 | ||||||
LG Household & Health Care Ltd. | 56,164 | 39,419,707 | ||||||
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| |||||||
115,896,556 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS — 2.28% |
| |||||||
Celltrion Inc.a,b | 405,048 | 32,752,325 | ||||||
Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.b | 30,279 | 15,987,860 | ||||||
Hanmi Science Co. Ltd.b | 66,636 | 7,947,611 | ||||||
Yuhan Corp. | 51,023 | 10,665,032 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
67,352,828 | ||||||||
ROAD & RAIL — 0.24% |
| |||||||
CJ Korea Express Corp.a | 45,506 | 7,193,679 | ||||||
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| |||||||
7,193,679 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT — 2.83% |
| |||||||
SK Hynix Inc. | 3,445,844 | 83,589,650 | ||||||
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| |||||||
83,589,650 | ||||||||
SOFTWARE — 0.67% |
| |||||||
NCsoft Corp. | 101,669 | 19,730,379 | ||||||
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19,730,379 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY RETAIL — 0.36% |
| |||||||
Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.b | 207,913 | 10,658,757 | ||||||
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| |||||||
10,658,757 | ||||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & |
| |||||||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 616,296 | 587,043,492 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
587,043,492 | ||||||||
TOBACCO — 1.91% |
| |||||||
KT&G Corp. | 653,247 | 56,255,200 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
56,255,200 | ||||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS — 0.30% |
| |||||||
Daewoo International Corp. | 317,919 | 4,897,192 | ||||||
SK Networks Co. Ltd. | 826,177 | 3,981,576 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,878,768 | ||||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.40% |
| |||||||
SK Telecom Co. Ltd. | 62,358 | 11,773,747 | ||||||
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11,773,747 | ||||||||
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $1,778,519,121) |
| 2,788,540,157 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 3.93% |
| |||||||
AUTOMOBILES — 1.07% |
| |||||||
Hyundai Motor Co. | 150,293 | $ | 12,335,036 | |||||
Hyundai Motor Co. Series 2 | 230,397 | 19,188,883 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
31,523,919 | ||||||||
CHEMICALS — 0.27% |
| |||||||
LG Chem Ltd. | 49,898 | 8,109,888 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,109,888 | ||||||||
PERSONAL PRODUCTS — 0.32% |
| |||||||
AmorePacific Corp. | 51,563 | 9,360,308 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,360,308 | ||||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & |
| |||||||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 84,114 | 67,062,670 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
67,062,670 | ||||||||
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TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $93,818,689) |
| 116,056,785 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 5.06% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 5.06% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 139,656,525 | 139,656,525 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 7,087,409 | 7,087,409 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%c,d | 2,519,557 | 2,519,557 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
149,263,491 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $149,263,491) |
| 149,263,491 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $2,021,601,301) |
| 3,053,860,433 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.46)% |
| (102,054,932 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 2,951,805,501 | |||||
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a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility ETF | iShares MSCI Australia ETF | iShares MSCI Canada ETF | ||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 2,287,597,072 | $ | 1,642,633,259 | $ | 2,841,217,138 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 53,590,623 | 6,556,731 | 10,699,652 | |||||||||
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Total cost of investments | $ | 2,341,187,695 | $ | 1,649,189,990 | $ | 2,851,916,790 | ||||||
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Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 2,431,301,187 | $ | 1,155,746,557 | $ | 1,971,479,681 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 53,590,623 | 6,556,731 | 10,699,652 | |||||||||
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Total fair value of investments | 2,484,891,810 | 1,162,303,288 | 1,982,179,333 | |||||||||
Foreign currency, at valueb | 1,819,747 | 4,685,118 | 4,375,476 | |||||||||
Cash | 303 | — | — | |||||||||
Foreign currency pledged to broker, at valueb | — | 770,209 | 269,069 | |||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities sold | 338 | 1,479,319 | 11,447,557 | |||||||||
Due from custodian (Note 4) | 44,132 | — | — | |||||||||
Dividends and interest | 5,137,378 | 9,336,640 | 2,455,411 | |||||||||
Capital shares sold | 1,874,998 | — | 107,129 | |||||||||
Futures variation margin | — | 5,518 | 138,518 | |||||||||
Tax reclaims | 910,492 | — | — | |||||||||
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| |||||||
Total Assets | 2,494,679,198 | 1,178,580,092 | 2,000,972,493 | |||||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities purchased | 1,391,939 | 2,451,887 | 14,304,485 | |||||||||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | 52,071,159 | 6,139,876 | 9,224,725 | |||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 372,183 | 444,504 | 673,015 | |||||||||
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| |||||||
Total Liabilities | 53,835,281 | 9,036,267 | 24,202,225 | |||||||||
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| |||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 2,440,843,917 | $ | 1,169,543,825 | $ | 1,976,770,268 | ||||||
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Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 2,324,390,564 | $ | 1,930,853,862 | $ | 3,364,284,587 | ||||||
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | 6,168,252 | 2,069,707 | (3,364,462 | ) | ||||||||
Accumulated net realized loss | (33,393,781 | ) | (276,506,410 | ) | (514,644,071 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 143,678,882 | (486,873,334 | ) | (869,505,786 | ) | |||||||
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|
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|
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 2,440,843,917 | $ | 1,169,543,825 | $ | 1,976,770,268 | ||||||
|
|
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|
|
| |||||||
Shares outstandingc | 35,200,000 | 67,600,000 | 91,200,000 | |||||||||
|
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| |||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 69.34 | $ | 17.30 | $ | 21.68 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
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a | Securities on loan with values of $49,461,500, $5,816,290 and $8,766,287, respectively. See Note 1. |
b | Cost of foreign currency including currency at broker, if any: $1,826,572, $5,452,962 and $4,582,807, respectively. |
c | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 500 million, 627.8 million and 340.2 million, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Japan ETF | iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF | iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF | ||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 20,460,683,917 | $ | 1,640,299,770 | $ | 1,872,337,810 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 53,049,066 | 50,910,905 | 149,263,491 | |||||||||
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|
|
| |||||||
Total cost of investments | $ | 20,513,732,983 | $ | 1,691,210,675 | $ | 2,021,601,301 | ||||||
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|
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| |||||||
Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 17,444,607,056 | $ | 1,112,307,213 | $ | 2,904,596,942 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 53,049,066 | 50,910,905 | 149,263,491 | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total fair value of investments | 17,497,656,122 | 1,163,218,118 | 3,053,860,433 | |||||||||
Foreign currency, at valueb | 26,893,382 | 1,721,486 | 2 | |||||||||
Foreign currency pledged to broker, at valueb | 10,732,455 | — | — | |||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities sold | 11,354,039 | 9,819,574 | 30,015,644 | |||||||||
Due from custodian (Note 4) | — | 655,618 | — | |||||||||
Dividends and interest | 30,436,641 | 647,486 | 44,065,735 | |||||||||
Tax reclaims | 178,993 | — | — | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total Assets | 17,577,251,632 | 1,176,062,282 | 3,127,941,814 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities purchased | 6,062,203 | 9,668,978 | 27,867,358 | |||||||||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | 47,140,232 | 50,688,471 | 146,743,934 | |||||||||
Capital shares redeemed | 2,298,263 | 141,510 | — | |||||||||
Futures variation margin | 7,608,913 | — | — | |||||||||
Foreign taxes (Note 1) | — | — | 2,244 | |||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 6,820,075 | 415,342 | 1,522,777 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total Liabilities | 69,929,686 | 60,914,301 | 176,136,313 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 17,507,321,946 | $ | 1,115,147,981 | $ | 2,951,805,501 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 21,434,096,990 | $ | 1,912,401,394 | $ | 3,295,747,244 | ||||||
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | (39,484,432 | ) | 3,590,694 | (114,454,881 | ) | |||||||
Accumulated net realized loss | (866,367,352 | ) | (272,730,019 | ) | (1,259,250,466 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (3,020,923,260 | ) | (528,114,088 | ) | 1,029,763,604 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 17,507,321,946 | $ | 1,115,147,981 | $ | 2,951,805,501 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Shares outstandingc | 1,599,600,000 | 22,900,000 | 63,400,000 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
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| |||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 10.94 | $ | 48.70 | $ | 46.56 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
a | Securities on loan with values of $44,784,459, $47,501,290 and $139,864,837, respectively. See Note 1. |
b | Cost of foreign currency including currency pledged to broker: $36,347,205, $1,672,665 and $2, respectively. |
c | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 2.5246 billion, 255 million and 200 million, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
Six months ended February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility ETF | iShares MSCI Australia ETF | iShares MSCI Canada ETF | ||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliateda | $ | 25,049,265 | $ | 33,933,118 | $ | 24,090,303 | ||||||
Interest — unaffiliated | — | 941 | — | |||||||||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 2,238 | 901 | 1,059 | |||||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2) | 198,601 | 119,738 | 27,237 | |||||||||
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|
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|
|
| |||||||
25,250,104 | 34,054,698 | 24,118,599 | ||||||||||
Less: Other foreign taxes (Note 1) | 252 | — | — | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total investment income | 25,250,356 | 34,054,698 | 24,118,599 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 3,611,763 | 2,981,840 | 4,317,689 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total expenses | 3,611,763 | 2,981,840 | 4,317,689 | |||||||||
Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2) | (1,400,274 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net expenses | 2,211,489 | 2,981,840 | 4,317,689 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net investment income | 23,038,867 | 31,072,858 | 19,800,910 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (28,218,798 | ) | (43,700,249 | ) | (92,859,666 | ) | ||||||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated | 26,892,132 | 10,041,570 | (4,452,190 | ) | ||||||||
Futures contracts | — | (590,146 | ) | (758,993 | ) | |||||||
Foreign currency transactions | (113,688 | ) | (6,296 | ) | (349,943 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net realized loss | (1,440,354 | ) | (34,255,121 | ) | (98,420,792 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | 57,130,373 | (55,602,670 | ) | (91,471,393 | ) | |||||||
Futures contracts | — | 312,747 | 278,571 | |||||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 61,101 | 345,232 | 237,354 | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 57,191,474 | (54,944,691 | ) | (90,955,468 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 55,751,120 | (89,199,812 | ) | (189,376,260 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 78,789,987 | $ | (58,126,954 | ) | $ | (169,575,350 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
a | Net of foreign withholding tax of $881,225, $903,841 and $4,251,231, respectively |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
Six months ended February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Japan ETF | iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF | iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF | ||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliateda | $ | 170,055,144 | $ | 24,158,387 | $ | 46,049,160 | ||||||
Interest — unaffiliated | — | — | 422 | |||||||||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 3,279 | 482 | 4,306 | |||||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2) | 728,401 | 251,934 | 3,329,571 | |||||||||
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|
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| |||||||
170,786,824 | 24,410,803 | 49,383,459 | ||||||||||
Less: Other foreign taxes (Note 1) | — | — | (2,244 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total investment income | 170,786,824 | 24,410,803 | 49,381,215 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 45,473,317 | 2,880,898 | 10,018,643 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total expenses | 45,473,317 | 2,880,898 | 10,018,643 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net investment income | 125,313,507 | 21,529,905 | 39,362,572 | |||||||||
|
|
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|
|
| |||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (142,374,810 | ) | (45,217,011 | ) | (67,047,827 | ) | ||||||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated | 298,870,838 | 3,697,126 | — | |||||||||
Futures contracts | 5,453,072 | — | — | |||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | 855,692 | (380,297 | ) | (459,759 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | 162,804,792 | (41,900,182 | ) | (67,507,586 | ) | |||||||
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|
| |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | (2,080,132,931 | ) | (75,740,384 | ) | (5,525,055 | ) | ||||||
Futures contracts | (4,751,116 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 1,873,533 | 47,084 | (2,439,649 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (2,083,010,514 | ) | (75,693,300 | ) | (7,964,704 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net realized and unrealized loss | (1,920,205,722 | ) | (117,593,482 | ) | (75,472,290 | ) | ||||||
|
|
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|
|
| |||||||
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (1,794,892,215 | ) | $ | (96,063,577 | ) | $ | (36,109,718 | ) | |||
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|
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|
|
a | Net of foreign withholding tax of $18,825,306, $68,601 and $8,589,579, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility ETF | iShares MSCI Australia ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | Six months February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 23,038,867 | $ | 44,309,164 | $ | 31,072,858 | $ | 89,352,838 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (1,440,354 | ) | 43,296,827 | (34,255,121 | ) | (42,403,229 | ) | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 57,191,474 | (88,854,431 | ) | (54,944,691 | ) | (586,867,702 | ) | |||||||||
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| |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 78,789,987 | (1,248,440 | ) | (58,126,954 | ) | (539,918,093 | ) | |||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (27,515,538 | ) | (39,259,118 | ) | (35,452,361 | ) | (88,722,742 | ) | ||||||||
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| |||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (27,515,538 | ) | (39,259,118 | ) | (35,452,361 | ) | (88,722,742 | ) | ||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 421,283,479 | 1,101,077,585 | 198,757,400 | 286,641,003 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (147,345,985 | ) | (227,950,517 | ) | (163,697,440 | ) | (477,049,572 | ) | ||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 273,937,494 | 873,127,068 | 35,059,960 | (190,408,569 | ) | |||||||||||
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | 325,211,943 | 832,619,510 | (58,519,355 | ) | (819,049,404 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 2,115,631,974 | 1,283,012,464 | 1,228,063,180 | 2,047,112,584 | ||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 2,440,843,917 | $ | 2,115,631,974 | $ | 1,169,543,825 | $ | 1,228,063,180 | ||||||||
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Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | 6,168,252 | $ | 10,644,923 | $ | 2,069,707 | $ | 6,449,210 | ||||||||
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Shares sold | 6,100,000 | 15,700,000 | 10,800,000 | 12,800,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (2,200,000 | ) | (3,200,000 | ) | (9,000,000 | ) | (22,400,000 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 3,900,000 | 12,500,000 | 1,800,000 | (9,600,000 | ) | |||||||||||
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iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Canada ETF | iShares MSCI Japan ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | Six months February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 19,800,910 | $ | 51,171,586 | $ | 125,313,507 | $ | 198,077,924 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (98,420,792 | ) | (185,598 | ) | 162,804,792 | 433,991,900 | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (90,955,468 | ) | (888,177,701 | ) | (2,083,010,514 | ) | (336,921,644 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (169,575,350 | ) | (837,191,713 | ) | (1,794,892,215 | ) | 295,148,180 | |||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (23,581,010 | ) | (56,091,045 | ) | (142,902,396 | ) | (187,336,932 | ) | ||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (23,581,010 | ) | (56,091,045 | ) | (142,902,396 | ) | (187,336,932 | ) | ||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 396,836,503 | 422,191,995 | 2,740,286,619 | 8,592,356,336 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (158,363,967 | ) | (1,384,361,375 | ) | (2,442,972,435 | ) | (4,281,553,914 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 238,472,536 | (962,169,380 | ) | 297,314,184 | 4,310,802,422 | |||||||||||
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | 45,316,176 | (1,855,452,138 | ) | (1,640,480,427 | ) | 4,418,613,670 | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 1,931,454,092 | 3,786,906,230 | 19,147,802,373 | 14,729,188,703 | ||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 1,976,770,268 | $ | 1,931,454,092 | $ | 17,507,321,946 | $ | 19,147,802,373 | ||||||||
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Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | (3,364,462 | ) | $ | 415,638 | $ | (39,484,432 | ) | $ | (21,895,543 | ) | |||||
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Shares sold | 18,000,000 | 14,300,000 | 236,400,000 | 697,200,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (7,200,000 | ) | (48,900,000 | ) | (212,400,000 | ) | (366,600,000 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 10,800,000 | (34,600,000 | ) | 24,000,000 | 330,600,000 | |||||||||||
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iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF | iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | Six months February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 21,529,905 | $ | 23,159,039 | $ | 39,362,572 | $ | 33,901,757 | ||||||||
Net realized loss | (41,900,182 | ) | (218,038,852 | ) | (67,507,586 | ) | (284,471,604 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (75,693,300 | ) | (502,228,529 | ) | (7,964,704 | ) | (1,094,121,115 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (96,063,577 | ) | (697,108,342 | ) | (36,109,718 | ) | (1,344,690,962 | ) | ||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (18,536,309 | ) | (30,297,965 | ) | (75,311,690 | ) | (50,182,957 | ) | ||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (18,536,309 | ) | (30,297,965 | ) | (75,311,690 | ) | (50,182,957 | ) | ||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 642,236,999 | 862,520,515 | 145,657,006 | 649,650,453 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (619,431,435 | ) | (2,203,323,997 | ) | (243,384,406 | ) | (985,441,132 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 22,805,564 | (1,340,803,482 | ) | (97,727,400 | ) | (335,790,679 | ) | |||||||||
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DECREASE IN NET ASSETS | (91,794,322 | ) | (2,068,209,789 | ) | (209,148,808 | ) | (1,730,664,598 | ) | ||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 1,206,942,303 | 3,275,152,092 | 3,160,954,309 | 4,891,618,907 | ||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 1,115,147,981 | $ | 1,206,942,303 | $ | 2,951,805,501 | $ | 3,160,954,309 | ||||||||
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Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | 3,590,694 | $ | 597,098 | $ | (114,454,881 | ) | $ | (78,505,763 | ) | ||||||
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Shares sold | 12,200,000 | 14,400,000 | 2,850,000 | 10,650,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (12,200,000 | ) | (37,300,000 | ) | (5,100,000 | ) | (18,650,000 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease in shares outstanding | — | (22,900,000 | ) | (2,250,000 | ) | (8,000,000 | ) | |||||||||
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Period from to Aug. 31, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 67.59 | $ | 68.25 | $ | 59.99 | $ | 55.65 | $ | 50.02 | ||||||||||
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Net investment incomeb | 0.71 | 1.70 | 1.72 | 1.68 | 1.49 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c | 1.89 | (0.89 | ) | 8.18 | 4.20 | 4.67 | ||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 2.60 | 0.81 | 9.90 | 5.88 | 6.16 | |||||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.85 | ) | (1.47 | ) | (1.64 | ) | (1.54 | ) | (0.53 | ) | ||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.85 | ) | (1.47 | ) | (1.64 | ) | (1.54 | ) | (0.53 | ) | ||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 69.34 | $ | 67.59 | $ | 68.25 | $ | 59.99 | $ | 55.65 | ||||||||||
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Total return | 3.86 | %d | 1.15 | % | 16.70 | % | 10.69 | % | 12.41 | %d | ||||||||||
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Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 2,440,844 | $ | 2,115,632 | $ | 1,283,012 | $ | 1,007,760 | $ | 578,776 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.23 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese | 0.33 | % | 0.33 | % | 0.33 | % | 0.34 | % | 0.34 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 2.08 | % | 2.41 | % | 2.67 | % | 2.83 | % | 3.17 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 12 | % | 22 | % | 24 | % | 13 | % | 22 | % |
a | Commencement of operations. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended February 29, 2016, the years ended August 31, 2015, August 31, 2014, August 31, 2013 and the period ended August 31, 2012 were 11%, 22%, 23%, 13%, and 22%, respectively. See Note 4. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Australia ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 18.66 | $ | 27.15 | $ | 23.61 | $ | 23.39 | $ | 24.18 | $ | 20.92 | ||||||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment incomea | 0.45 | 1.23 | 1.10 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (1.30 | ) | (8.49 | ) | 3.43 | 0.64 | (0.72 | ) | 3.33 | |||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (0.85 | ) | (7.26 | ) | 4.53 | 1.66 | 0.32 | 4.32 | ||||||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.51 | ) | (1.23 | ) | (0.99 | ) | (1.44 | ) | (1.11 | ) | (1.06 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.51 | ) | (1.23 | ) | (0.99 | ) | (1.44 | ) | (1.11 | ) | (1.06 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 17.30 | $ | 18.66 | $ | 27.15 | $ | 23.61 | $ | 23.39 | $ | 24.18 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (4.69 | )%c | (27.31 | )% | 19.76 | % | 7.06 | % | 1.84 | % | 20.54 | % | ||||||||||||
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Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 1,169,544 | $ | 1,228,063 | $ | 2,047,113 | $ | 1,916,849 | $ | 2,493,699 | $ | 3,090,425 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 4.96 | % | 5.37 | % | 4.28 | % | 4.05 | % | 4.61 | % | 3.95 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 6 | % | 9 | % | 6 | % | 6 | % | 9 | % | 9 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Canada ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 24.02 | $ | 32.93 | $ | 27.34 | $ | 27.52 | $ | 29.89 | $ | 26.10 | ||||||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment incomea | 0.24 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.53 | 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (2.29 | ) | (8.85 | ) | 5.62 | (0.10 | ) | (2.33 | ) | 3.78 | ||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (2.05 | ) | (8.31 | ) | 6.21 | 0.50 | (1.80 | ) | 4.31 | |||||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.29 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.57 | ) | (0.52 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.29 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.57 | ) | (0.52 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 21.68 | $ | 24.02 | $ | 32.93 | $ | 27.34 | $ | 27.52 | $ | 29.89 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (8.52 | )%c | (25.48 | )% | 23.00 | % | 1.84 | % | (5.87 | )% | 16.50 | % | ||||||||||||
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Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 1,976,770 | $ | 1,931,454 | $ | 3,786,906 | $ | 3,428,223 | $ | 4,254,544 | $ | 5,092,547 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 2.18 | % | 1.92 | % | 1.97 | % | 2.12 | % | 1.94 | % | 1.70 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 4 | % | 5 | % | 6 | % | 7 | % | 5 | % | 8 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Japan ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 12.15 | $ | 11.83 | $ | 10.97 | $ | 9.02 | $ | 9.80 | $ | 9.43 | ||||||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment incomea | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (1.20 | ) | 0.30 | 0.88 | 1.97 | (0.77 | ) | 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (1.12 | ) | 0.45 | 1.03 | 2.10 | (0.59 | ) | 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.09 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.16 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.09 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.16 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 10.94 | $ | 12.15 | $ | 11.83 | $ | 10.97 | $ | 9.02 | $ | 9.80 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (9.30 | )%c | 3.84 | % | 9.39 | % | 23.46 | % | (5.96 | )% | 5.54 | % | ||||||||||||
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Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 17,507,322 | $ | 19,147,802 | $ | 14,729,189 | $ | 10,461,942 | $ | 4,629,034 | $ | 7,194,509 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.51 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 1.31 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.31 | % | 1.18 | % | 1.95 | % | 1.53 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 1 | % | 2 | % | 2 | % | 4 | % | 3 | % | 4 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 52.70 | $ | 71.51 | $ | 61.93 | $ | 60.96 | $ | 58.39 | $ | 48.17 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment incomea | 0.90 | 0.68 | 1.06 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (4.15 | ) | (18.56 | ) | 9.61 | 0.85 | 2.76 | 10.15 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (3.25 | ) | (17.88 | ) | 10.67 | 1.60 | 3.49 | 10.95 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.75 | ) | (0.93 | ) | (1.09 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.92 | ) | (0.73 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.75 | ) | (0.93 | ) | (1.09 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.92 | ) | (0.73 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 48.70 | $ | 52.70 | $ | 71.51 | $ | 61.93 | $ | 60.96 | $ | 58.39 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (6.25 | )%c | (25.10 | )% | 17.42 | % | 2.53 | % | 6.13 | % | 22.67 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 1,115,148 | $ | 1,206,942 | $ | 3,275,152 | $ | 2,217,052 | $ | 1,182,700 | $ | 1,243,731 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.48 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 3.56 | % | 1.10 | % | 1.61 | % | 1.09 | % | 1.26 | % | 1.35 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 3 | % | 13 | % | 19 | % | 32 | % | 10 | % | 5 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 48.15 | $ | 66.42 | $ | 57.67 | $ | 55.97 | $ | 56.74 | $ | 47.76 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment incomea | 0.63 | 0.46 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (1.02 | ) | (18.07 | ) | 9.40 | 1.83 | (0.63 | ) | 9.19 | |||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (0.39 | ) | (17.61 | ) | 9.65 | 2.06 | (0.40 | ) | 9.48 | |||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (1.20 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.90 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.43 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | — | — | — | — | (0.07 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (1.20 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.90 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.50 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 46.56 | $ | 48.15 | $ | 66.42 | $ | 57.67 | $ | 55.97 | $ | 56.74 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (1.18 | )%c,d | (26.58 | )% | 16.83 | % | 3.65 | % | (0.62 | )% | 19.76 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 2,951,806 | $ | 3,160,954 | $ | 4,891,619 | $ | 3,376,516 | $ | 2,669,551 | $ | 4,071,225 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.64 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.59 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 2.52 | % | 0.81 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.42 | % | 0.49 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 6 | % | 24 | % | 13 | % | 13 | % | 12 | % | 18 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | The total return disclosed is based on the net asset value (“NAV”) calculated daily for the creation and redemption of shares in the Fund, which may differ from the NAV calculated for financial reporting purposes. Based on the NAV calculated for financial reporting purposes, the total return for the Fund was -1.05%. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rates include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units solely for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended February 29, 2016, the years ended August 31, 2015, August 31, 2014, August 31, 2013, August 31, 2012, and August 31, 2011 were 4%, 10%, 10%, 11%, 8%, and 6%, respectively. See Note 4. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
iShares, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on September 1, 1994 pursuant to Articles of Incorporation as subsequently amended and restated.
These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):
iShares ETF | Diversification Classification | |
MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility | Diversified | |
MSCI Australia | Non-diversified | |
MSCI Canada | Diversified | |
MSCI Japan | Diversified | |
MSCI Mexico Capped | Non-diversified | |
MSCI South Korea Capped | Non-diversified |
The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective.
Pursuant to the Company’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.
1. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses 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.
SECURITY VALUATION
Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
• | Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the 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. |
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iSHARES®, INC.
• | Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”). |
• | Futures contracts are valued at that day’s last reported settlement price on the exchange where the contract is traded. |
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.
The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Company’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.
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.
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
• | Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
• | Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and |
• | Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments. |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Company’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.
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iSHARES®, INC.
The following table summarizes the value of each of the Funds’ investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of February 29, 2016. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective schedule of investments.
iShares ETF | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility | ||||||||||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 2,428,040,121 | $ | 1,792,558 | $ | 8 | $ | 2,429,832,687 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 1,468,500 | — | — | 1,468,500 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 53,590,623 | — | — | 53,590,623 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 2,483,099,244 | $ | 1,792,558 | $ | 8 | $ | 2,484,891,810 | ||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 1,155,746,557 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,155,746,557 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 6,556,731 | — | — | 6,556,731 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 1,162,303,288 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,162,303,288 | ||||||||
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Futures Contracts | $ | 5,518 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 5,518 | ||||||||
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Total | $ | 5,518 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 5,518 | ||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 1,971,479,681 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,971,479,681 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 10,699,652 | — | — | 10,699,652 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 1,982,179,333 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,982,179,333 | ||||||||
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Futures Contracts | $ | 138,518 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 138,518 | ||||||||
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Total | $ | 138,518 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 138,518 | ||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 17,444,607,056 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 17,444,607,056 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 53,049,066 | — | — | 53,049,066 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 17,497,656,122 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 17,497,656,122 | ||||||||
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Futures Contracts | $ | (7,608,913 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (7,608,913 | ) | ||||||
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iShares ETF | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
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Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 1,112,307,197 | $ | — | $ | 16 | $ | 1,112,307,213 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 50,910,905 | — | — | 50,910,905 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 1,163,218,102 | $ | — | $ | 16 | $ | 1,163,218,118 | ||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 2,788,540,157 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,788,540,157 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 116,056,785 | — | — | 116,056,785 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 149,263,491 | — | — | 149,263,491 | ||||||||||||
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a | Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts. |
The iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF had transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 during the six months ended February 29, 2016 in the amount of $34,531,387, resulting from the resumption of trading after a temporary suspension.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION
Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of February 29, 2016 are reflected in tax reclaims receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.
Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting 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 the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the
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iSHARES®, INC.
Funds and are reflected in their 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 February 29, 2016, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
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.
LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
Each Fund may lend its investment 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 a 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 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 Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds and any excess collateral is returned by the Funds 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. 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.
Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of February 29, 2016, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of investments. The securities on loan for each Fund are also disclosed in its schedule of investments. The total value of any securities on loan as of February 29, 2016 and the total value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.
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, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.
Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“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, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender 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, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.
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iSHARES®, INC.
The following table is a summary of securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of February 29, 2016:
iShares ETF and Counterparty | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received a | Net Amount | |||||||||
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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | $ | 896,681 | $ | 896,681 | $ | — | ||||||
Deutsche Bank AG | 6,890 | 6,890 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 10,660,122 | 10,660,122 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 5,858,842 | 5,858,842 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Securities PLC | 812,193 | 812,193 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 4,426,879 | 4,426,879 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | 5,283,424 | 5,283,424 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 18,722,187 | 18,722,187 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (U.S. Equity Securities Lending) | 1,470,440 | 1,470,440 | — | |||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Company | 1,011,495 | 1,011,495 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 312,347 | 312,347 | — | |||||||||
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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | $ | 7,554 | $ | 7,554 | $ | — | ||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 1,129,732 | 1,129,732 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 112,144 | 112,144 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 1,085,918 | 1,085,918 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 3,480,942 | 3,480,942 | — | |||||||||
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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | $ | 1,648,694 | $ | 1,648,694 | $ | — | ||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 3,821,910 | 3,821,910 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 2,360,070 | 2,360,070 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 355,784 | 355,784 | — | |||||||||
Nomura Securities International Inc. | 579,829 | 579,829 | — | |||||||||
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $ | 3,225,175 | $ | 3,225,175 | $ | — | ||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 7,338,047 | 7,338,047 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 3,588,563 | 3,588,563 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 19,202,043 | 19,202,043 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 228,196 | 228,196 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 453,494 | 453,494 | — | |||||||||
Mizuho Securities USA Inc. | 1,388,348 | 1,388,348 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 6,996,461 | 6,996,461 | — | |||||||||
Nomura Securities International Inc. | 578,201 | 578,201 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 1,785,931 | 1,785,931 | — | |||||||||
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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | $ | 5,002,682 | $ | 5,002,682 | $ | — | ||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 2,517,613 | 2,517,613 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9,217,696 | 9,217,696 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 14,211,756 | 14,211,756 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 16,302,306 | 16,302,306 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 249,237 | 249,237 | — | |||||||||
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $ | 15,944,954 | $ | 15,944,954 | $ | — | ||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 10,800,442 | 10,800,442 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 840,529 | 840,529 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 11,982,232 | 11,982,232 | — | |||||||||
HSBC Bank PLC | 19,008,086 | 19,008,086 | — | |||||||||
Jefferies LLC | 967,898 | 967,898 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 5,470,647 | 5,470,647 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 11,120,842 | 11,120,842 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 55,342,656 | 55,342,656 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 8,386,551 | 8,386,551 | — | |||||||||
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a | Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received was in excess of the market value of securities loaned at period end and is disclosed in each Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. |
2. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
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 interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.
For its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee 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:
Investment Advisory Fee | Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets | ||||
0.350 | % | First $30 billion | |||
0.320 | Over $30 billion, up to and including $60 billion | ||||
0.280 | Over $60 billion, up to and including $90 billion | ||||
0.252 | Over $90 billion |
In addition, the iShares MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility ETF indirectly pays 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 is a fund’s total annual operating expense. BFA has contractually agreed to
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waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the Fund through December 31, 2018 in an amount equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in other iShares funds, if any. BFA has also contractually agreed to waive an additional portion of its investment advisory fees for the Fund through December 31, 2018 in order to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waiver to 0.20% of average daily net assets.
For its investment advisory services to each of the iShares MSCI Australia, iShares MSCI Canada, iShares MSCI Japan and iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETFs, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee 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:
Investment Advisory Fee | Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets | ||||
0.59 | % | First $7 billion | |||
0.54 | Over $7 billion, up to and including $11 billion | ||||
0.49 | Over $11 billion, up to and including $24 billion | ||||
0.44 | Over $24 billion, up to and including $48 billion | ||||
0.40 | Over $48 billion, up to and including $72 billion | ||||
0.36 | Over $72 billion |
For its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee 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:
Investment Advisory Fee | Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets | ||||
0.74 | % | First $2 billion | |||
0.69 | Over $2 billion, up to and including $4 billion | ||||
0.64 | Over $4 billion, up to and including $8 billion | ||||
0.57 | Over $8 billion, up to and including $16 billion | ||||
0.51 | Over $16 billion, up to and including $32 billion | ||||
0.45 | Over $32 billion |
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 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. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, 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 “collateral investment fees”). 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. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income 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 the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in the calendar year 2013, each Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income 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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For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the total of securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees paid were as follows:
iShares ETF | Fees Paid to BTC | |||
MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility | $ | 53,117 | ||
MSCI Australia | 27,492 | |||
MSCI Canada | 8,951 | |||
MSCI Japan | 174,113 | |||
MSCI Mexico Capped | 64,367 | |||
MSCI South Korea Capped | 769,174 |
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.
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 February 29, 2016, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:
iShares ETF | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility | $ | 36,871,598 | $ | 9,661,485 | ||||
MSCI Japan | 12,878,003 | — |
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 included in “Interest – affiliated” in the statements of operations.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.
Certain Funds, in order to improve their portfolio liquidity and their ability to track their respective underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in the Fund’s, respective underlying index.
Certain directors and officers of the Company are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.
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3. | INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS |
Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:
iShares ETF | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility | $ | 312,972,746 | $ | 265,339,204 | ||||
MSCI Australia | 70,649,658 | 73,903,775 | ||||||
MSCI Canada | 68,024,526 | 66,135,625 | ||||||
MSCI Japan | 251,662,197 | 267,760,902 | ||||||
MSCI Mexico Capped | 52,215,192 | 38,096,818 | ||||||
MSCI South Korea Capped | 186,729,501 | 365,113,130 |
In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:
iShares ETF | In-kind Purchases | In-kind Sales | ||||||
MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility | $ | 389,395,943 | $ | 135,910,029 | ||||
MSCI Australia | 197,012,352 | 161,955,684 | ||||||
MSCI Canada | 389,503,360 | 156,488,402 | ||||||
MSCI Japan | 2,669,813,709 | 2,380,370,312 | ||||||
MSCI Mexico Capped | 629,447,798 | 616,273,347 |
4. | 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 for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.
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. Investors 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. Investors 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 “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.
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 contributions are reflected as “Due from custodian” and securities related to in-kind redemptions are reflected as “Securities related to in-kind transactions” in the statements of assets and liabilities.
5. | FUTURES CONTRACTS |
Each Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts in an effort to help such Fund track its underlying index. A futures contract is a standardized, exchange-traded agreement to buy or sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into a
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futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the executing broker which holds segregated from its own assets, an amount of cash, U.S. government securities or other high-quality debt and equity securities equal to the minimum initial margin requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as margin variation and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Losses may arise if the value of a futures contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument during the term of the contract or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The use of futures contracts also involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and the assets underlying such contracts.
The following table shows the value of futures contracts held as of February 29, 2016 and the related locations in the statements of assets and liabilities, presented by risk exposure category:
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Equity contracts: | ||||||||
Variation margin/Net assets consist of – net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)a | $ | 5,518 | $ | 138,518 | ||||
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Variation margin/Net assets consist of – net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) b | $ | 7,608,913 | ||
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The following table shows the realized and unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts held during the six months ended February 29, 2016 and the related locations in the statements of operations, presented by risk exposure category:
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Futures contracts | $ | (590,146 | ) | $ | (758,993 | ) | $ | 5,453,072 | ||||
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Average value of contracts purchased | $ | 14,255,914 | $ | 5,052,926 | $ | 92,515,026 |
6. | PRINCIPAL RISKS |
In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.
BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.
MARKET RISK
Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity and financial derivative instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.
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.
Each Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.
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Each Fund, except for the iShares MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility ETF, invests all or substantially all of its assets in issuers located in a single country. When a fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in that country may have a significant impact on its investment performance.
CREDIT RISK
Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe 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 issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.
7. | INCOME TAX INFORMATION |
Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Company’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.
For purposes of U.S. GAAP, 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 NAV per share.
The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
As of August 31, 2015, the Funds’ fiscal year-end, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:
iShares ETF | Non- Expiring a | Expiring 2016 | Expiring 2017 | Expiring 2018 | Expiring 2019 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility | $ | 12,815,217 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 12,815,217 | ||||||||||||
MSCI Australia | 112,709,424 | 529,868 | 24,006,125 | 23,348,244 | 12,127,364 | 172,721,025 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Canada | 173,857,295 | 5,107,471 | 27,886,883 | 68,928,677 | 14,903,919 | 290,684,245 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Japan | 323,800,260 | 44,443,527 | 116,295,478 | 173,577,101 | 139,228,194 | 797,344,560 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Mexico Capped | 104,624,381 | 853,150 | 8,973,988 | 2,789,471 | 22,863,665 | 140,104,655 | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI South Korea Capped | 31,222,228 | — | 60,990,953 | 226,591,665 | 78,503,704 | 397,308,550 |
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The Funds may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Funds 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 February 29, 2016, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
iShares ETF | Tax Cost | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility | �� | $ | 2,354,644,978 | $ | 245,397,321 | $ | (115,150,489 | ) | $ | 130,246,832 | ||||||
MSCI Australia | 1,695,432,788 | 40,053,139 | (573,182,639 | ) | (533,129,500 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Canada | 2,880,847,059 | 83,822,285 | (982,490,011 | ) | (898,667,726 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Japan | 20,752,849,762 | 891,624,781 | (4,146,818,421 | ) | (3,255,193,640 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Mexico Capped | 1,755,384,123 | 9,126,040 | (601,292,045 | ) | (592,166,005 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI South Korea Capped | 2,630,473,374 | 1,180,285,921 | (756,898,862 | ) | 423,387,059 |
Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of February 29, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.
8. | 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 disclosure in the financial statements .
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Section 19(a) Notices
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are 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 the 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.
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 World Minimum Volatility | $ | 0.740084 | $ | — | $ | 0.109161 | $ | 0.849245 | 87 | % | — | % | 13 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||
MSCI Australia | 0.354219 | — | 0.155154 | 0.509373 | 70 | — | 30 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Canada | 0.173327 | — | 0.116366 | 0.289693 | 60 | — | 40 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Japan | 0.086405 | — | 0.001319 | 0.087724 | 98 | — | 2 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Mexico Capped | 0.747835 | — | — | 0.747835 | 100 | — | — | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI South Korea Capped | 0.145909 | — | 1.056193 | 1.202102 | 12 | — | 88 | 100 |
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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-474-2737
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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FEBRUARY 29, 2016
2016 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT (UNAUDITED) |
iShares, Inc.
Ø | iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | IEMG | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI BRIC ETF | BKF | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF | EEMA | NASDAQ |
Ø | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF | EEMS | NYSE Arca |
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iSHARES® CORE MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large-, mid- and small-capitalization emerging market equities, as represented by the MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -8.16%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -8.36%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (22.66)% | (22.77)% | (22.65)% | (22.66)% | (22.77)% | (22.65)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | (6.27)% | (6.22)% | (6.26)% | (19.58)% | (19.46)% | (19.58)% |
The inception date of the Fund was 10/18/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 10/22/12.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 9 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 918.40 | $ | 0.81 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.00 | $ | 0.86 | 0.17% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 9 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 25.80 | % | ||
Information Technology | 20.30 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 10.83 | |||
Consumer Staples | 8.36 | |||
Industrials | 8.05 | |||
Materials | 7.04 | |||
Energy | 6.56 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 6.28 | |||
Health Care | 3.61 | |||
Utilities | 3.17 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES
As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments* |
China | 23.95 | % | ||
South Korea | 16.00 | |||
Taiwan | 13.76 | |||
India | 8.39 | |||
South Africa | 6.71 | |||
Brazil | 5.22 | |||
Mexico | 4.45 | |||
Malaysia | 3.55 | |||
Russia | 3.25 | |||
Indonesia | 2.89 | |||
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TOTAL | 88.17 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
FUND PERFORMANCE OVERVIEWS | 5 |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI BRIC ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI BRIC ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment of an index composed of Chinese equities that are available to international investors, and Brazilian, Russian, and Indian equities, as represented by the MSCI BRIC 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -13.74%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -13.57%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (27.88)% | (28.02)% | (27.72)% | (27.88)% | (28.02)% | (27.72)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (9.15)% | (9.33)% | (8.34)% | (38.12)% | (38.70)% | (35.30)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | (6.99)% | (6.99)% | (6.60)% | (45.17)% | (45.21)% | (43.24)% |
The inception date of the Fund was 11/12/07. The first day of secondary market trading was 11/16/07.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 9 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 862.60 | $ | 3.43 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.20 | $ | 3.72 | 0.74% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 9 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* | |||
Financials | 29.74 | % | ||
Information Technology | 18.37 | |||
Energy | 12.36 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 7.78 | |||
Consumer Staples | 7.48 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 6.35 | |||
Industrials | 6.22 | |||
Health Care | 4.15 | |||
Materials | 4.12 | |||
Utilities | 3.43 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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ALLOCATION BY COUNTRY
As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments* | |||
China | 58.00 | % | ||
India | 19.45 | |||
Brazil | 13.71 | |||
Russia | 8.84 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ASIA ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Asian emerging market equities, as represented by the MSCI Emerging Markets Asia 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -6.88%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -6.80%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (21.32)% | (21.87)% | (21.30)% | (21.32)% | (21.87)% | (21.30)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | (2.00)% | (1.98)% | (1.75)% | (7.87)% | (7.80)% | (6.91)% |
The inception date of the Fund was 2/8/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 2/9/12.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 9 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 931.20 | $ | 2.35 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.40 | $ | 2.46 | 0.49% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 9 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* | |||
Information Technology | 28.90 | % | ||
Financials | 24.49 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 8.84 | |||
Industrials | 7.44 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 6.89 | |||
Consumer Staples | 6.55 | |||
Materials | 5.48 | |||
Energy | 5.07 | |||
Health Care | 3.34 | |||
Utilities | 3.00 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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ALLOCATION BY COUNTRY
As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments* | |||
China | 34.10 | % | ||
South Korea | 21.77 | |||
Taiwan | 18.19 | |||
India | 11.44 | |||
Malaysia | 4.95 | |||
Indonesia | 4.19 | |||
Thailand | 3.30 | |||
Philippines | 2.06 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS SMALL-CAP ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization emerging market equities, as represented by the MSCI Emerging Markets 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -4.75%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -5.20%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (18.07)% | (18.68)% | (17.57)% | (18.07)% | (18.68)% | (17.57)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | (3.54)% | (3.56)% | (2.90)% | (15.11)% | (15.17)% | (12.49)% |
The inception date of the Fund was 8/16/11. The first day of secondary market trading was 8/18/11.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 9 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 952.50 | $ | 3.50 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.30 | $ | 3.62 | 0.72% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 9 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 17.95 | % | ||
Consumer Discretionary | 17.57 | |||
Information Technology | 17.15 | |||
Industrials | 15.19 | |||
Materials | 10.35 | |||
Health Care | 8.66 | |||
Consumer Staples | 7.68 | |||
Utilities | 2.90 | |||
Energy | 1.49 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 1.06 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES
As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments* |
China | 22.81 | % | ||
South Korea | 19.45 | |||
Taiwan | 19.02 | |||
India | 10.00 | |||
South Africa | 4.66 | |||
Thailand | 3.80 | |||
Malaysia | 3.80 | |||
Mexico | 3.44 | |||
Indonesia | 2.41 | |||
Brazil | 2.26 | |||
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TOTAL | 91.65 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.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. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer 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. Certain funds may have a NAV which is determined prior to the opening of regular trading on its listed exchange and their market returns are calculated using the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the opening of regular trading on the exchange. 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, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on September 1, 2015 and held through February 29, 2016, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number corresponding to your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
ABOUT FUND PERFORMANCE / SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES | 9 |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
iSHARES® CORE MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 96.77% |
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BRAZIL — 3.55% |
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Aliansce Shopping Centers SA | 332,400 | $ | 885,442 | |||||
Alupar Investimento SA Units | 243,600 | 771,944 | ||||||
Ambev SA | 11,244,100 | 49,844,426 | ||||||
Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA | 198,800 | 889,762 | ||||||
B2W Cia. Digitala | 357,051 | 1,036,348 | ||||||
Banco Bradesco SA | 1,909,452 | 11,166,021 | ||||||
Banco do Brasil SA | 2,036,100 | 6,928,051 | ||||||
Banco Santander Brasil SA Units | 1,019,600 | 3,830,578 | ||||||
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA | 1,703,900 | 10,327,964 | ||||||
BM&FBovespa SA-Bolsa de Valores Mercadorias e Futuros | 4,121,200 | 12,034,364 | ||||||
BR Malls Participacoes SA | 1,093,000 | 3,697,077 | ||||||
BRF SA | 1,577,800 | 20,380,197 | ||||||
CCR SA | 2,131,700 | 6,765,856 | ||||||
CETIP SA – Mercados Organizados | 559,417 | 5,328,049 | ||||||
Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo | 824,900 | 4,687,002 | ||||||
Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA | 1,530,700 | 2,000,261 | ||||||
Cielo SA | 2,060,792 | 16,059,397 | ||||||
Cosan SA Industria e Comercio | 318,200 | 2,139,032 | ||||||
CPFL Energia SAa | 523,105 | 2,195,324 | ||||||
Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes | 677,700 | 1,396,512 | ||||||
Duratex SA | 771,329 | 1,178,519 | ||||||
EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica SA | 785,600 | 892,346 | ||||||
EDP – Energias do Brasil SA | 657,600 | 2,103,699 | ||||||
Embraer SA | 1,609,200 | 12,212,661 | ||||||
Equatorial Energia SA | 457,476 | 4,401,969 | ||||||
Estacio Participacoes SA | 717,600 | 2,301,052 | ||||||
EZ TEC Empreendimentos e Participacoes SA | 206,957 | 696,912 | ||||||
Fibria Celulose SA | 613,200 | 6,780,288 | ||||||
Fleury SA | 283,500 | 1,161,272 | ||||||
Gafisa SAa | 1,281,200 | 856,430 | ||||||
Hypermarcas SAa | 832,700 | 5,273,299 | ||||||
Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers SA | 258,500 | 1,422,650 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Iochpe Maxion SA | 279,500 | $ | 663,051 | |||||
JBS SA | 1,873,700 | 5,367,823 | ||||||
JSL SA | 252,500 | 418,792 | ||||||
Klabin SA Units | 1,350,700 | 7,297,778 | ||||||
Kroton Educacional SA | 3,341,356 | 8,371,653 | ||||||
Light SA | 301,900 | 614,528 | ||||||
Linx SA | 110,800 | 1,294,750 | ||||||
Localiza Rent A Car SA | 392,835 | 2,269,564 | ||||||
Lojas Americanas SA | 372,525 | 1,124,325 | ||||||
Lojas Renner SA | 1,576,000 | 7,128,892 | ||||||
M. Dias Branco SA | 92,300 | 1,471,493 | ||||||
Magnesita Refratarios SAa | 175,960 | 680,086 | ||||||
Marfrig Global Foods SAa | 756,400 | 1,188,023 | ||||||
Minerva SAa | 356,400 | 1,057,745 | ||||||
MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA | 766,400 | 2,041,525 | ||||||
Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA | 223,500 | 2,640,348 | ||||||
Multiplus SA | 145,400 | 971,940 | ||||||
Natura Cosmeticos SA | 434,000 | 2,898,932 | ||||||
Odontoprev SA | 764,000 | 1,948,735 | ||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro SAa | 7,467,500 | 13,792,910 | ||||||
Porto Seguro SA | 306,200 | 1,818,286 | ||||||
Qualicorp SA | 587,300 | 1,900,943 | ||||||
Raia Drogasil SA | 534,800 | 6,183,537 | ||||||
Sao Martinho SA | 143,800 | 1,762,402 | ||||||
SLC Agricola SA | 229,400 | 1,060,729 | ||||||
Smiles SA | 130,100 | 952,055 | ||||||
Somos Educacao SA | 300,100 | 754,153 | ||||||
Sonae Sierra Brasil SA | 105,800 | 392,167 | ||||||
Sul America SA | 480,489 | 1,937,991 | ||||||
TIM Participacoes SA | 1,981,300 | 3,460,416 | ||||||
TOTVS SA | 309,100 | 2,446,825 | ||||||
Tractebel Energia SA | 394,800 | 3,502,234 | ||||||
Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA Units | 205,700 | 974,921 | ||||||
Ultrapar Participacoes SA | 862,500 | 13,622,528 | ||||||
Vale SA | 3,442,900 | 10,218,041 | ||||||
Valid Solucoes e Servicos de Seguranca em Meios de Pagamento e Identificacao SA | 179,800 | 1,774,369 | ||||||
Via Varejo SA | 469,900 | 511,313 | ||||||
WEG SA | 1,399,460 | 4,638,725 | ||||||
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)
iSHARES® CORE MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
CHILE — 1.19% |
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AES Gener SA | 5,433,684 | $ | 2,444,904 | |||||
Aguas Andinas SA Series A | 6,672,523 | 3,477,087 | ||||||
Banco de Chile | 59,132,513 | 6,059,200 | ||||||
Banco de Credito e Inversiones | 94,613 | 3,807,532 | ||||||
Banco Santander Chile | 159,191,287 | 6,907,415 | ||||||
Cencosud SA | 3,040,595 | 6,632,991 | ||||||
Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA | 384,833 | 3,787,353 | ||||||
Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SAa | 35,234,795 | 696,735 | ||||||
Colbun SA | 19,599,772 | 5,091,963 | ||||||
CorpBanca SA | 387,836,822 | 3,193,786 | ||||||
E.CL SA | 1,431,463 | 2,171,761 | ||||||
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA/Chile | 8,039,736 | 10,651,768 | ||||||
Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA | 300,487 | 2,562,821 | ||||||
Empresas CMPC SA | 2,905,636 | 6,681,896 | ||||||
Empresas COPEC SA | 1,081,628 | 9,147,411 | ||||||
Enersis Americas SA | 46,831,463 | 11,857,995 | ||||||
Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas SA | 1,226,414 | 1,780,008 | ||||||
Inversiones La Construccion SA | 134,289 | 1,501,675 | ||||||
LATAM Airlines Group SAa | 704,061 | 4,011,886 | ||||||
Parque Arauco SA | 1,667,306 | 2,740,251 | ||||||
SACI Falabella | 1,201,175 | 7,802,754 | ||||||
SalfaCorp SA | 1,714,224 | 916,999 | ||||||
SONDA SA | 1,310,472 | 2,261,665 | ||||||
Vina Concha y Toro SA | 1,133,278 | 1,898,773 | ||||||
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108,086,629 | ||||||||
CHINA — 23.82% |
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21Vianet Group Inc. ADRa,b | 92,496 | 1,624,230 | ||||||
361 Degrees International Ltd. | 3,097,000 | 876,192 | ||||||
500.com Ltd. ADRa,b | 35,955 | 671,280 | ||||||
51job Inc. ADRa,b | 36,051 | 1,002,218 | ||||||
58.com Inc. ADRa,b | 92,828 | 4,919,884 | ||||||
AAC Technologies Holdings Inc. | 1,813,000 | 12,578,377 | ||||||
Agile Property Holdings Ltd.b | 4,040,500 | 1,865,370 | ||||||
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. Class H | 55,444,000 | 18,252,817 | ||||||
AGTech Holdings Ltd.a,b | 5,772,000 | 1,395,467 | ||||||
Air China Ltd. Class H | 4,386,000 | 2,600,189 | ||||||
Ajisen (China) Holdings Ltd. | 2,787,000 | 1,021,450 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADRa,b | 1,200,817 | $ | 82,628,218 | |||||
Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.a | 6,218,000 | 3,294,453 | ||||||
Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.a,b | 25,490,000 | 5,277,535 | ||||||
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. Class Ha,b | 10,240,000 | 3,502,813 | ||||||
Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. Class H | 2,998,500 | 5,953,697 | ||||||
Anhui Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H | 1,406,000 | 1,086,664 | ||||||
ANTA Sports Products Ltd.b | 2,517,000 | 5,690,330 | ||||||
APT Satellite Holdings Ltd.b | 1,247,000 | 973,398 | ||||||
Asia Cement China Holdings Corp. | 1,418,000 | 286,293 | ||||||
AVIC International Holding HK Ltd.a,b | 9,878,000 | 812,988 | ||||||
AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd. Class H | 5,275,000 | 3,602,072 | ||||||
Baidu Inc.a | 328,395 | 56,950,261 | ||||||
Bank of China Ltd. Class H | 191,582,000 | 71,694,041 | ||||||
Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. Class H | 21,344,000 | 12,186,925 | ||||||
Baoxin Auto Group Ltd.b | 2,233,500 | 1,401,655 | ||||||
Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd. Class H | 3,936,000 | 3,426,724 | ||||||
Beijing Capital Land Ltd. Class H | 2,988,000 | 1,060,535 | ||||||
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd. | 1,292,500 | 6,008,613 | ||||||
Beijing Enterprises Medical & Health Group Ltd.a,b | 13,974,000 | 898,517 | ||||||
Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.b | 11,266,000 | 5,911,059 | ||||||
Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co. Ltd. | 1,206,000 | 1,231,411 | ||||||
Belle International Holdings Ltd. | 11,502,000 | 7,484,439 | ||||||
Biostime International Holdings Ltd.b | 492,500 | 1,545,366 | ||||||
Bitauto Holdings Ltd. ADRa,b | 52,454 | 1,085,273 | ||||||
Boer Power Holdings Ltd.b | 837,000 | 1,339,002 | ||||||
Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.b | 11,154,000 | 889,319 | ||||||
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. | 7,482,000 | 6,100,176 |
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Byd Co. Ltd. Class Ha,b | 1,568,500 | $ | 7,785,871 | |||||
BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.a | 2,208,500 | 1,241,121 | ||||||
C C Land Holdings Ltd. | 4,268,000 | 1,361,167 | ||||||
CAR Inc.a,b | 2,233,000 | 2,549,982 | ||||||
Carnival Group International Holdings Ltd.a,b | 9,987,000 | 1,438,429 | ||||||
Central China Securities Co. Ltd. Class H | 3,141,000 | 1,248,136 | ||||||
Century Sunshine Group Holdings Ltd. | 7,150,000 | 390,778 | ||||||
CGN Power Co. Ltd. Class Hc | 22,237,000 | 6,405,597 | ||||||
Chaowei Power Holdings Ltd.a,b | 1,987,000 | 1,024,655 | ||||||
Cheetah Mobile Inc. ADRa,b | 38,029 | 563,590 | ||||||
China Aerospace International Holdings Ltd.b | 6,368,000 | 777,969 | ||||||
China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.a | 6,258,200 | 1,730,307 | ||||||
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Ltd.b | 774,000 | 625,081 | ||||||
China Animal Healthcare Ltd.a,b | 1,237,000 | 49,361 | ||||||
China Aoyuan Property Group Ltd.b | 4,691,000 | 856,622 | ||||||
China BlueChemical Ltd. Class H | 5,668,000 | 1,253,700 | ||||||
China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd. Class H | 21,578,000 | 6,465,505 | ||||||
China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd. Class Ha | 19,658,000 | 10,845,061 | ||||||
China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 6,753,000 | 2,257,904 | ||||||
China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. Class H | 10,700,000 | 9,632,016 | ||||||
China Communications Services Corp. Ltd. Class H | 6,506,000 | 2,618,748 | ||||||
China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.b | 3,471,000 | 5,427,797 | ||||||
China Construction Bank Corp. Class H | 203,040,000 | 118,803,264 | ||||||
China COSCO Holdings Co. Ltd. Class Ha,b | 5,863,000 | 2,005,566 | ||||||
China Datang Corp. Renewable Power Co. Ltd. Class Ha | 9,787,000 | 1,057,217 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
China Dongxiang Group Co. Ltd. | 8,731,000 | $ | 1,886,291 | |||||
China Dynamics Holdings Ltd.a,b | 11,860,000 | 362,992 | ||||||
China Electronics Corp. Holdings Co. Ltd.b | 2,898,000 | 894,427 | ||||||
China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd. Class H | 8,237,000 | 3,273,127 | ||||||
China Everbright International Ltd.b | 6,452,000 | 6,861,756 | ||||||
China Everbright Ltd. | 2,338,000 | 4,311,506 | ||||||
China Fiber Optic Network System Group Ltd.a,b | 7,786,800 | 580,794 | ||||||
China Foods Ltd.a | 2,646,000 | 949,357 | ||||||
China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd. Class H | 8,171,500 | 5,748,102 | ||||||
China Gas Holdings Ltd.b | 4,328,000 | 5,766,103 | ||||||
China Harmony New Energy Auto Holding Ltd.b | 2,106,000 | 1,151,019 | ||||||
China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co. Ltd.a | 2,656,000 | 1,752,188 | ||||||
China Huarong Energy Co. Ltd.a,b | 19,250,500 | 571,860 | ||||||
China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.b | 11,851,000 | 4,450,135 | ||||||
China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd.a | 2,385,000 | 944,658 | ||||||
China Innovationpay Group Ltd.a,b | 16,472,000 | 741,395 | ||||||
China International Marine Containers Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 1,311,800 | 1,879,266 | ||||||
China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd. | 10,012,000 | 2,497,802 | ||||||
China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd. | 3,151,000 | 1,795,095 | ||||||
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H | 18,134,000 | 39,457,480 | ||||||
China Lilang Ltd. | 2,008,000 | 1,221,406 | ||||||
China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. | 7,852,000 | 4,301,553 | ||||||
China LotSynergy Holdings Ltd.b | 26,480,000 | 824,079 |
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China Lumena New Materials Corp.a,b | 2,584,000 | $ | 23,892 | |||||
China Medical System Holdings Ltd. | 2,976,000 | 3,788,816 | ||||||
China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. | 6,826,000 | 9,813,941 | ||||||
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. Class H | 11,050,464 | 20,690,799 | ||||||
China Merchants Holdings International Co. Ltd.b | 2,874,000 | 7,964,700 | ||||||
China Merchants Land Ltd.b | 3,958,000 | 580,251 | ||||||
China Metal Recycling Holdings Ltd.a | 62,400 | — | ||||||
China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. Class H | 14,130,100 | 11,593,145 | ||||||
China Mobile Ltd. | 14,851,000 | 156,986,709 | ||||||
China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd.b | 6,350,000 | 1,249,397 | ||||||
China National Building Material Co. Ltd. Class H | 7,194,000 | 3,182,469 | ||||||
China National Materials Co. Ltd. Class H | 3,363,000 | 596,817 | ||||||
China New City Commercial Development Ltd.a | 296,000 | 294,624 | ||||||
China New Town Development Co. Ltd.a | 10,607,500 | 368,309 | ||||||
China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry Group Ltd.a,b | 32,775,000 | 771,310 | ||||||
China Oceanwide Holdings Ltd.a,b | 11,616,000 | 1,284,667 | ||||||
China Oil and Gas Group Ltd.a,b | 19,688,000 | 1,114,011 | ||||||
China Oilfield Services Ltd. Class Hb | 4,452,000 | 3,274,813 | ||||||
China Overseas Grand Oceans Group Ltd.b | 3,290,000 | 1,066,183 | ||||||
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. | 9,560,000 | 28,399,144 | ||||||
China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 6,440,200 | 20,829,206 | ||||||
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H | 61,448,200 | 34,216,252 | ||||||
China Power International Development Ltd. | 8,243,000 | 3,445,117 | ||||||
China Power New Energy Development Co. Ltd.b | 13,420,000 | 1,018,216 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd. Class H | 4,804,500 | $ | 4,553,560 | |||||
China Railway Group Ltd. Class H | 9,719,000 | 6,136,750 | ||||||
China Rare Earth Holdings Ltd.a,b | 9,741,200 | 688,986 | ||||||
China Regenerative Medicine International Ltd.a,b | 30,950,000 | 1,233,837 | ||||||
China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd. | 3,048,000 | 4,938,794 | ||||||
China Resources Gas Group Ltd. | 2,214,000 | 5,779,750 | ||||||
China Resources Land Ltd. | 6,753,777 | 16,119,815 | ||||||
China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd. | 4,750,000 | 7,684,394 | ||||||
China SCE Property Holdings Ltd.b | 5,668,200 | 1,137,117 | ||||||
China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd.a,b | 3,521,000 | 393,886 | ||||||
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. Class H | 8,139,500 | 11,430,250 | ||||||
China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. | 1,420,000 | 1,676,357 | ||||||
China Shipping Container Lines Co. Ltd. Class Ha,b | 8,705,000 | 1,679,173 | ||||||
China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Ltd.b | 1,835,000 | 861,320 | ||||||
China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. Class H | 4,402,000 | 2,468,152 | ||||||
China State Construction International Holdings Ltd. | 4,540,000 | 6,971,008 | ||||||
China Suntien Green Energy Corp. Ltd. Class H | 7,014,000 | 829,830 | ||||||
China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 4,071,508 | 7,853,838 | ||||||
China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Class H | 33,768,000 | 16,197,558 | ||||||
China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co. Ltd.a,b | 4,642,000 | 2,537,052 | ||||||
China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Ltd.b | 6,660,000 | 2,312,455 | ||||||
China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. | 14,696,000 | 16,744,348 | ||||||
China Vanke Co. Ltd. Class H | 3,218,787 | 7,252,065 | ||||||
China Water Affairs Group Ltd. | 2,874,000 | 1,260,307 | ||||||
China Yurun Food Group Ltd.a,b | 5,561,000 | 836,708 |
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China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Ltd. | 2,951,500 | $ | 1,032,398 | |||||
Chinasoft International Ltd.a,b | 4,140,000 | 1,378,909 | ||||||
Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd. Class B | 2,095,900 | 3,692,551 | ||||||
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. Class H | 6,179,000 | 2,892,377 | ||||||
CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd.b | 7,914,000 | 1,587,655 | ||||||
CIMC Enric Holdings Ltd.b | 1,738,000 | 916,366 | ||||||
CITIC Ltd. | 10,529,000 | 14,325,446 | ||||||
CITIC Resources Holdings Ltd.a,b | 9,184,000 | 732,249 | ||||||
CITIC Securities Co. Ltd. Class H | 5,276,500 | 10,151,095 | ||||||
CNOOC Ltd. | 43,056,000 | 44,073,965 | ||||||
Cogobuy Groupa,b,c | 1,123,000 | 1,286,746 | ||||||
Colour Life Services Group Co. Ltd. | 1,040,000 | 720,871 | ||||||
Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd.b | 4,279,491 | 660,403 | ||||||
Concord New Energy Group Ltd.b | 15,460,000 | 666,024 | ||||||
Coolpad Group Ltd.a | 7,812,000 | 1,155,302 | ||||||
COSCO International Holdings Ltd.b | 2,010,000 | 1,000,328 | ||||||
COSCO Pacific Ltd. | 3,556,000 | 3,717,814 | ||||||
Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd. | 13,787,733 | 5,017,815 | ||||||
CPMC Holdings Ltd.b | 1,724,000 | 886,814 | ||||||
Credit China Holdings Ltd.b | 5,392,000 | 2,413,040 | ||||||
CRRC Corp. Ltd. Class Hb | 10,620,750 | 9,697,257 | ||||||
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. | 10,490,000 | 8,350,289 | ||||||
CT Environmental Group Ltd.b | 7,054,000 | 1,977,549 | ||||||
Ctrip.com International Ltd.a,b | 320,429 | 13,111,955 | ||||||
Dah Chong Hong Holdings Ltd.b | 2,911,000 | 1,171,715 | ||||||
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co. Ltd. Class Hc | 1,439,400 | 5,904,832 | ||||||
Daphne International Holdings Ltd.a | 4,536,000 | 559,989 | ||||||
Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd. Class H | 6,248,000 | 1,631,069 | ||||||
Dawnrays Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd.b | 1,644,000 | 1,116,275 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Dazhong Transportation Group Co. Ltd. Class B | 1,307,000 | $ | 1,432,472 | |||||
Digital China Holdings Ltd. | 2,340,000 | 2,702,263 | ||||||
Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 6,606,000 | 7,705,152 | ||||||
Dongjiang Environmental Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 617,100 | 791,993 | ||||||
Dongyue Group Ltd. | 5,562,000 | 865,469 | ||||||
Double Coin Holdings Ltd. Class B | 624,600 | 664,574 | ||||||
Eastern Communications Co. Ltd. Class B | 977,400 | 702,751 | ||||||
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.b | 1,866,000 | 8,530,738 | ||||||
EverChina International Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 16,300,000 | 576,442 | ||||||
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.b | 10,360,000 | 6,767,976 | ||||||
Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd.b | 6,232,500 | 657,221 | ||||||
Far East Horizon Ltd.b | 4,780,000 | 3,534,525 | ||||||
FDG Electric Vehicles Ltd.a,b | 35,655,000 | 1,856,995 | ||||||
First Tractor Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 1,252,000 | 695,542 | ||||||
Fosun International Ltd. | 5,299,000 | 6,814,426 | ||||||
Fufeng Group Ltd.b | 2,924,400 | 936,422 | ||||||
Fullshare Holdings Ltd.a | 9,877,500 | 2,527,758 | ||||||
Future Land Holdings Co. Ltd. Class Aa,d | 1,065,838 | 2,147,271 | ||||||
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.b | 32,881,000 | 4,778,140 | ||||||
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. | 13,040,000 | 4,829,536 | ||||||
GF Securities Co. Ltd.a,b | 3,401,600 | 6,272,891 | ||||||
Glorious Property Holdings Ltd.a | 8,710,000 | 873,671 | ||||||
Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd.b | 1,684,000 | 1,946,871 | ||||||
GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd.b | 29,563,000 | 3,915,805 | ||||||
Goodbaby International Holdings Ltd.a,b | 2,966,000 | 1,281,580 | ||||||
Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. Class H | 7,487,500 | 5,382,500 | ||||||
Greatview Aseptic Packaging Co. Ltd.b | 3,436,000 | 1,427,220 | ||||||
Greentown China Holdings Ltd.a | 1,783,500 | 1,426,589 | ||||||
Guangdong Investment Ltd. | 7,054,000 | 8,572,404 | ||||||
Guangdong Land Holdings Ltd.a | 2,868,000 | 700,758 | ||||||
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 5,328,000 | 4,604,356 |
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Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. Class H | 2,538,000 | $ | 2,996,192 | |||||
Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd. | 3,219,000 | 4,810,193 | ||||||
Haitian International Holdings Ltd. | 1,828,000 | 2,440,107 | ||||||
Haitong Securities Co. Ltd. Class H | 7,824,800 | 11,390,821 | ||||||
Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.a,b | 12,274,612 | 16 | ||||||
Hangzhou Steam Turbine Co. Ltd. Class B | 831,400 | 1,176,366 | ||||||
Harbin Electric Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 2,462,000 | 832,682 | ||||||
HC International Inc.a,b | 1,318,000 | 722,039 | ||||||
Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.b | 1,814,500 | 14,362,181 | ||||||
Hengdeli Holdings Ltd.b | 9,570,800 | 935,400 | ||||||
Hi Sun Technology (China) Ltd.a,b | 5,472,000 | 823,317 | ||||||
Hisense Kelon Electrical Holdings Co. Ltd. Class Ha | 1,398,000 | 481,812 | ||||||
Homeinns Hotel Group ADRa,b | 41,652 | 1,451,572 | ||||||
Honbridge Holdings Ltd.a | 4,609,705 | 308,256 | ||||||
Honghua Group Ltd.a,b | 11,080,000 | 577,072 | ||||||
Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.a | 1,774,000 | 1,733,814 | ||||||
Hua Han Health Industry Holdings Ltd. Class Hb | 13,624,288 | 1,401,649 | ||||||
Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd.a,c | 1,078,000 | 991,197 | ||||||
Huabao International Holdings Ltd.a,b | 5,567,000 | 1,918,631 | ||||||
Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd. Class H | 3,996,000 | 2,168,569 | ||||||
Huajun Holdings Ltd. | 424,000 | 44,166 | ||||||
Huaneng Power International Inc. Class H | 10,276,000 | 7,994,933 | ||||||
Huaneng Renewables Corp. Ltd. Class H | 10,290,000 | 2,381,899 | ||||||
Huangshi Dongbei Electrical Appliance Co. Ltd. Class Ba | 438,600 | 723,251 | ||||||
Huatai Securities Co. Ltd.a,c | 3,186,000 | 5,998,218 | ||||||
iKang Healthcare Group Inc. ADRa,b | 73,844 | 1,535,955 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H | 178,021,000 | $ | 87,909,909 | |||||
Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd. Class B | 2,891,816 | 2,099,458 | ||||||
Intime Retail Group Co. Ltd.b | 2,792,500 | 2,179,803 | ||||||
JD.com Inc. ADRa,b | 419,196 | 10,777,529 | ||||||
Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H | 3,052,000 | 3,587,287 | ||||||
Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. Class H | 3,324,000 | 3,466,708 | ||||||
JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd.a,b | 38,238 | 913,888 | ||||||
Ju Teng International Holdings Ltd. | 2,914,000 | 1,161,680 | ||||||
Jumei International Holding Ltd. ADRa,b | 123,687 | 777,991 | ||||||
K Wah International Holdings Ltd. | 2,459,000 | 869,614 | ||||||
Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.a,b | 2,773,000 | 117,822 | ||||||
Kama Co. Ltd.a | 754,700 | 843,755 | ||||||
Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd. | 1,636,200 | 2,386,079 | ||||||
Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd. | 3,168,500 | 1,242,765 | ||||||
Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.b | 5,286,000 | 1,747,011 | ||||||
Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.b | 2,133,000 | 4,218,738 | ||||||
Konka Group Co. Ltd. Class B | 1,886,800 | 715,786 | ||||||
Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. | 7,786,000 | 5,567,043 | ||||||
KWG Property Holding Ltd. | 3,103,500 | 1,827,901 | ||||||
Lao Feng Xiang Co. Ltd. Class B | 540,717 | 2,036,340 | ||||||
Launch Tech Co. Ltd.a | 520,500 | 444,451 | ||||||
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. | 3,815,000 | 2,222,430 | ||||||
Lenovo Group Ltd.b | 17,086,000 | 14,260,031 | ||||||
Leyou Technologies Holdings Ltd.a,b | 7,870,000 | 850,138 | ||||||
Li Ning Co. Ltd.a,b | 3,985,500 | 1,742,598 | ||||||
Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co. Ltd. Class Ha,b | 2,110,000 | 640,368 | ||||||
Lifetech Scientific Corp.a,b | 5,024,000 | 794,676 | ||||||
Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc. Class H | 245,070 | 1,030,560 | ||||||
Longfor Properties Co. Ltd. | 3,602,500 | 4,424,281 | ||||||
Lonking Holdings Ltd. | 9,240,000 | 1,188,249 | ||||||
Luthai Textile Co. Ltd. Class B | 991,692 | 1,304,631 |
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Luye Pharma Group Ltd.a,b | 3,604,500 | $ | 2,897,080 | |||||
Microport Scientific Corp.a,b | 2,865,000 | 1,149,515 | ||||||
MIE Holdings Corp.a | 5,122,000 | 559,879 | ||||||
Minth Group Ltd. | 1,742,000 | 3,149,697 | ||||||
MMG Ltd.a,b | 5,992,000 | 1,225,192 | ||||||
Momo Inc. ADRa,b | 57,849 | 681,461 | ||||||
National Agricultural Holdings Ltd.a,b | 2,700,000 | 701,375 | ||||||
NetDragon Websoft Inc.b | 497,000 | 1,224,580 | ||||||
Netease Inc. | 96,989 | 13,055,689 | ||||||
New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H | 1,949,100 | 5,639,648 | ||||||
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR | 164,840 | 5,131,469 | ||||||
New World China Land Ltd.b | 6,518,000 | 6,219,474 | ||||||
New World Department Store China Ltd. | 3,809,000 | 475,136 | ||||||
Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.b | 2,033,000 | 1,924,202 | ||||||
Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Ltd. | 4,155,000 | 2,773,153 | ||||||
Noah Holdings Ltd. ADRa,b | 39,401 | 933,804 | ||||||
North Mining Shares Co. Ltd.a,b | 44,820,000 | 518,740 | ||||||
Parkson Retail Group Ltd.b | 7,362,000 | 871,002 | ||||||
PAX Global Technology Ltd.b | 2,065,000 | 2,174,900 | ||||||
People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The) Class H | 16,401,000 | 5,926,687 | ||||||
PetroChina Co. Ltd. Class H | 50,984,000 | 32,716,725 | ||||||
Phoenix Healthcare Group Co. Ltd.b | 1,220,500 | 1,079,845 | ||||||
Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd.b | 5,852,000 | 1,121,311 | ||||||
PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd. Class H | 9,555,360 | 14,426,153 | ||||||
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. Class H | 12,665,500 | 53,586,280 | ||||||
Poly Property Group Co. Ltd.b | 5,669,000 | 1,545,531 | ||||||
Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. ADRa,b | 115,359 | 8,292,005 | ||||||
Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd. ADRa,b | 69,822 | 2,589,698 | ||||||
Real Nutriceutical Group Ltd.b | 5,347,000 | 453,826 | ||||||
Renhe Commercial Holdings Co. Ltd.a,b | 39,234,000 | 1,589,310 | ||||||
REXLot Holdings Ltd.b | 19,550,000 | 180,764 | ||||||
Road King Infrastructure Ltd.b | 1,394,000 | 1,089,938 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co. Ltd.a,b | 3,791,000 | $ | 775,151 | |||||
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.a | 66,130,000 | 5,442,693 | ||||||
Shandong Airlines Co. Ltd. Class B | 383,600 | 846,508 | ||||||
Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd. Class H | 1,593,000 | 1,116,472 | ||||||
Shandong Luoxin Pharmaceutical Group Stock Co. Ltd. Class H | 560,000 | 763,360 | ||||||
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd. Class H | 5,060,000 | 3,253,538 | ||||||
Shang Gong Group Co. Ltd. Class Ba | 829,300 | 892,327 | ||||||
Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd. Class B | 332,500 | 1,000,160 | ||||||
Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Co. Ltd. Class Ba | 1,319,800 | 951,576 | ||||||
Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 6,946,000 | 2,974,503 | ||||||
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 1,043,500 | 2,418,147 | ||||||
Shanghai Greencourt Investment Group Co. Ltd. Class Ba | 1,135,400 | 665,344 | ||||||
Shanghai Haixin Group Co. Class B | 1,259,600 | 866,605 | ||||||
Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd. | 1,330,000 | 2,863,139 | ||||||
Shanghai Industrial Urban Development Group Ltd.b | 5,920,000 | 1,050,597 | ||||||
Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 3,520,000 | 1,326,312 | ||||||
Shanghai Jinjiang International Industrial Investment Co. Ltd. Class B | 467,800 | 889,288 | ||||||
Shanghai Jinjiang International Travel Co. Ltd. Class B | 212,100 | 765,681 | ||||||
Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd. Class B | 1,271,033 | 4,240,166 |
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Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd. Class H | 1,786,600 | $ | 3,216,553 | |||||
Shanghai Potevio Co. Ltd. Class Ba | 376,100 | 640,498 | ||||||
Shanghai Shibei Hi-Tech Co. Ltd. Class B | 685,800 | 779,069 | ||||||
Shenzhen Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H | 1,966,000 | 1,473,966 | ||||||
Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd. | 2,924,250 | 4,429,913 | ||||||
Shenzhen Investment Ltd. | 7,434,000 | 2,695,920 | ||||||
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. | 1,398,000 | 7,155,263 | ||||||
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. | 3,409,000 | 4,410,221 | ||||||
Shougang Concord International Enterprises Co. Ltd.a,b | 21,438,000 | 562,406 | ||||||
Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.b | 8,492,000 | 961,010 | ||||||
Shui On Land Ltd. | 9,445,666 | 2,368,659 | ||||||
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd. | 6,629,000 | 1,696,432 | ||||||
Sina Corp.a | 68,306 | 2,918,032 | ||||||
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. | 11,177,000 | 8,178,485 | ||||||
Sino Oil And Gas Holdings Ltd.a,b | 39,160,000 | 956,823 | ||||||
Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd. | 8,427,500 | 3,684,793 | ||||||
Sinofert Holdings Ltd. | 6,734,000 | 909,280 | ||||||
Sinolink Worldwide Holdings Ltd.a,b | 6,686,000 | 756,632 | ||||||
Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 3,069,500 | 2,218,397 | ||||||
Sinopec Kantons Holdings Ltd.b | 2,938,000 | 1,397,941 | ||||||
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. Class Ha | 8,703,000 | 3,693,332 | ||||||
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 2,972,400 | 10,855,778 | ||||||
Sinosoft Technology Group Ltd.b | 1,502,000 | 627,753 | ||||||
Sinotrans Ltd. Class H | 4,783,000 | 1,783,749 | ||||||
Sinotrans Shipping Ltd.b | 6,379,000 | 951,581 | ||||||
Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd. | 5,102,000 | 2,880,317 | ||||||
SMI Holdings Group Ltd.b | 12,008,000 | 1,219,925 | ||||||
SOHO China Ltd.b | 5,119,000 | 2,297,449 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Sohu.com Inc.a | 42,851 | $ | 1,862,733 | |||||
SouFun Holdings Ltd. ADR | 341,426 | 1,819,801 | ||||||
SSY Group Ltd.b | 6,286,411 | 1,891,708 | ||||||
Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.b | 6,111,500 | 3,693,865 | ||||||
Sunac China Holdings Ltd.b | 4,783,000 | 3,075,429 | ||||||
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.b | 1,855,000 | 4,293,899 | ||||||
Superb Summit International Group Ltd.a,b | 6,035,000 | 55,801 | ||||||
TAL Education Group Class A ADRa,b | 56,333 | 2,915,233 | ||||||
TCC International Holdings Ltd.b | 5,300,000 | 790,623 | ||||||
TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd. | 1,760,000 | 1,197,302 | ||||||
TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings Ltd.b | 1,744,000 | 975,598 | ||||||
Tech Pro Technology Development Ltd.a,b | 14,096,000 | 4,205,516 | ||||||
Technovator International Ltd.a,b | 1,510,000 | 689,351 | ||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 12,515,200 | 228,378,681 | ||||||
Tiangong International Co. Ltd.b | 7,746,000 | 567,790 | ||||||
Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 1,064,000 | 674,565 | ||||||
Tianjin Development Holdings Ltd. | 2,028,000 | 964,951 | ||||||
Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd. | 6,352,000 | 849,531 | ||||||
Tianneng Power International Ltd.a | 2,010,000 | 1,369,958 | ||||||
Tibet Water Resources Ltd.b | 4,897,000 | 1,561,770 | ||||||
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.b | 4,936,000 | 4,652,801 | ||||||
Tong Ren Tang Technologies Co. Ltd. Class H | 1,688,000 | 2,596,205 | ||||||
Tongda Group Holdings Ltd.b | 9,060,000 | 1,514,631 | ||||||
Towngas China Co. Ltd.b | 3,261,000 | 1,660,662 | ||||||
TravelSky Technology Ltd. Class H | 2,391,000 | 3,603,650 | ||||||
Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 956,000 | 3,454,614 | ||||||
United Photovoltaics Group Ltd.a | 11,110,000 | 842,949 |
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Universal Health International Group Holding Ltd.b | 3,516,000 | $ | 474,759 | |||||
V1 Group Ltd.b | 17,932,000 | 945,470 | ||||||
Vinda International Holdings Ltd.b | 694,000 | 1,081,677 | ||||||
Vipshop Holdings Ltd. ADRa | 499,660 | 5,551,223 | ||||||
Viva China Holdings Ltd.a,b | 9,632,000 | 891,835 | ||||||
Wanda Hotel Development Co. Ltd.a | 1,378,999 | 133,003 | ||||||
Want Want China Holdings Ltd.b | 14,438,000 | 9,562,020 | ||||||
Wasion Group Holdings Ltd.b | 1,826,000 | 840,658 | ||||||
Weichai Power Co. Ltd. Class H | 2,449,000 | 2,232,906 | ||||||
Weiqiao Textile Co. Class H | 1,984,000 | 852,165 | ||||||
Welling Holding Ltd.b | 4,786,000 | 646,245 | ||||||
West China Cement Ltd.a,b | 6,408,000 | 1,343,215 | ||||||
Wisdom Sports Groupb | 2,060,000 | 871,562 | ||||||
Xiamen International Port Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 3,120,000 | 565,730 | ||||||
Xingda International Holdings Ltd. | 4,649,000 | 777,210 | ||||||
Xinhua Winshare Publishing and Media Co. Ltd. Class H | 1,483,000 | 1,174,782 | ||||||
Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.b | 7,184,000 | 2,013,994 | ||||||
XTEP International Holdings Ltd. | 2,366,000 | 1,104,477 | ||||||
Yanchang Petroleum International Ltd.a | 23,690,000 | 493,532 | ||||||
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 4,582,000 | 1,956,269 | ||||||
Yingde Gases Group Co. Ltd. | 3,485,000 | 1,254,863 | ||||||
Youku Tudou Inc.a | 152,041 | 4,162,883 | ||||||
Yuanda China Holdings Ltd. | 13,324,000 | 556,869 | ||||||
YuanShengTai Dairy Farm Ltd.a,b | 12,312,000 | 664,987 | ||||||
Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd. | 18,604,880 | 2,607,887 | ||||||
Yuexiu REIT | 2,987,000 | 1,563,382 | ||||||
Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd.b | 2,410,000 | 1,472,130 | ||||||
Yuxing InfoTech Investment Holdings Ltd.b | 3,134,000 | 918,902 | ||||||
Yuzhou Properties Co. Ltd.b | 5,884,400 | 1,293,998 | ||||||
YY Inc. ADRa | 40,234 | 2,094,180 | ||||||
Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 2,383,500 | 1,872,801 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H | 3,812,000 | $ | 3,377,594 | |||||
Zhonglu Co. Ltd. Class Ba | 246,700 | 634,266 | ||||||
Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd. | 2,074,000 | 936,163 | ||||||
Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co. Ltd. Class H | 1,285,000 | 6,287,720 | ||||||
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 14,016,000 | 4,199,672 | ||||||
ZTE Corp. Class H | 1,833,240 | 2,989,331 | ||||||
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COLOMBIA — 0.28% |
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Almacenes Exito SA | 505,938 | 2,164,587 | ||||||
Cementos Argos SA | 1,049,532 | 3,257,035 | ||||||
Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA | 50,819 | 581,834 | ||||||
Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA Newa | 1,764 | 19,524 | ||||||
Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA/CD | 195,907 | 2,228,802 | ||||||
Ecopetrol SA | 13,056,116 | 4,484,441 | ||||||
Grupo Argos SA/Colombia | 733,780 | 3,957,386 | ||||||
Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA | 589,338 | 6,711,904 | ||||||
Interconexion Electrica SA ESP | 1,012,799 | 2,364,909 | ||||||
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25,770,422 | ||||||||
CZECH REPUBLIC — 0.17% |
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CEZ AS | 385,748 | 5,683,765 | ||||||
Komercni Banka AS | 40,055 | 7,463,365 | ||||||
Pegas Nonwovens SA | 36,841 | 1,055,782 | ||||||
Philip Morris CR ASb | 1,729 | 885,683 | ||||||
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EGYPT — 0.25% |
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Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE | 2,505,577 | 10,707,033 | ||||||
Egypt Kuwait Holding Co. SAE | 1,702,894 | 783,331 | ||||||
Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding Co.a | 1,422,762 | 1,288,291 | ||||||
Ezz Steela | 791,301 | 646,781 | ||||||
Global Telecom Holding SAEa | 6,408,004 | 1,685,875 | ||||||
Global Telecom Holding SAE GDRa | 237,338 | 303,793 | ||||||
Juhayna Food Industries | 1,157,963 | 939,083 | ||||||
Orascom Telecom Media And Technology Holding SAEa | 9,784,899 | 737,299 |
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Orascom Telecom Media And Technology Holding SAE GDRa | 46,787 | $ | 27,511 | |||||
Palm Hills Developments SAEa | 4,163,708 | 1,212,413 | ||||||
Pioneers Holding For Financial Investments SAEa | 1,021,756 | 884,733 | ||||||
Six of October Development & Investmenta | 963,922 | 843,273 | ||||||
South Valley Cementa | 1,748,280 | 781,474 | ||||||
Talaat Moustafa Group | 2,816,648 | 1,748,253 | ||||||
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GREECE — 0.40% |
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Alpha Bank AEa,b | 3,451,561 | 5,887,962 | ||||||
Athens Water Supply & Sewage Co. SA (The) | 83,562 | 384,060 | ||||||
Eurobank Ergasias SAa,b | 4,585,985 | 2,820,323 | ||||||
FF Group | 93,183 | 1,518,720 | ||||||
Hellenic Exchanges-Athens Stock Exchange SA | 214,728 | 1,054,574 | ||||||
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA | 602,234 | 4,992,748 | ||||||
Intralot SA-Integrated Lottery Systems & Servicesa | 327,514 | 402,122 | ||||||
JUMBO SAa | 266,615 | 3,244,535 | ||||||
Metka SA | 94,416 | 668,872 | ||||||
Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA | 164,179 | 1,659,015 | ||||||
Mytilineos Holdings SA | 282,143 | 1,011,656 | ||||||
National Bank of Greece SAa,b | 13,280,461 | 2,885,978 | ||||||
OPAP SA | 557,439 | 3,694,681 | ||||||
Piraeus Bank SAa | 15,939,224 | 2,701,728 | ||||||
Piraeus Port Authority SA | 19,784 | 246,992 | ||||||
Public Power Corp. SA | 295,565 | 1,005,188 | ||||||
Titan Cement Co. SA | 123,018 | 2,138,644 | ||||||
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HUNGARY — 0.26% |
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Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLCa | 1,394,505 | 2,086,224 | ||||||
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC | 81,543 | 3,973,990 | ||||||
OTP Bank PLC | 549,056 | 11,445,810 | ||||||
Richter Gedeon Nyrt | 349,006 | 6,204,350 | ||||||
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INDIA — 8.34% |
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ACC Ltd. | 137,660 | 2,401,933 | ||||||
Adani Enterprises Ltd. | 880,067 | 755,629 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. | 2,100,486 | $ | 6,038,226 | |||||
Adani Power Ltd.a | 2,470,635 | 992,948 | ||||||
Adani Transmissions Ltd.a | 1,243,022 | 482,312 | ||||||
Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd. | 137,896 | 1,435,590 | ||||||
AIA Engineering Ltd. | 132,285 | 1,560,257 | ||||||
Ajanta Pharma Ltd. | 71,801 | 1,366,291 | ||||||
Alstom T&D India Ltd. | 226,020 | 1,187,162 | ||||||
Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. | 143,837 | 1,787,951 | ||||||
Ambuja Cements Ltd. | 1,797,885 | 4,938,436 | ||||||
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. | 208,656 | 4,463,881 | ||||||
Apollo Tyres Ltd. | 608,593 | 1,403,966 | ||||||
Arvind Ltd. | 383,702 | 1,338,261 | ||||||
Ashok Leyland Ltd. | 3,051,274 | 3,908,574 | ||||||
Asian Paints Ltd. | 741,734 | 9,171,811 | ||||||
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. | 673,089 | 6,449,555 | ||||||
Axis Bank Ltd. | 1,442,209 | 7,919,767 | ||||||
Bajaj Auto Ltd. | 204,129 | 6,566,734 | ||||||
Balkrishna Industries Ltd. | 127,347 | 1,060,837 | ||||||
Bayer CropScience Ltd./India | 30,123 | 1,483,082 | ||||||
Berger Paints India Ltd. | 509,013 | 1,668,566 | ||||||
Bharat Forge Ltd. | 267,434 | 2,917,249 | ||||||
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. | 345,365 | 3,882,675 | ||||||
Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 2,930,511 | 13,512,257 | ||||||
Bharti Infratel Ltd. | 1,419,957 | 7,403,283 | ||||||
Biocon Ltd. | 188,654 | 1,294,455 | ||||||
Blue Dart Express Ltd. | 15,833 | 1,237,774 | ||||||
Bosch Ltd. | 18,692 | 4,571,994 | ||||||
Cadila Healthcare Ltd. | 574,451 | 2,641,173 | ||||||
Cairn India Ltd. | 1,176,508 | 2,028,047 | ||||||
Ceat Ltd. | 61,115 | 846,544 | ||||||
Century Textiles & Industries Ltd. | 95,171 | 583,057 | ||||||
CESC Ltd. | 224,653 | 1,435,415 | ||||||
Cipla Ltd. | 877,359 | 6,592,534 | ||||||
Coal India Ltd. | 1,749,185 | 7,950,260 | ||||||
Container Corp. of India Ltd. | 102,001 | 1,726,824 | ||||||
Credit Analysis & Research Ltd. | 84,104 | 1,141,627 | ||||||
CRISIL Ltd. | 70,228 | 1,829,520 | ||||||
Crompton Greaves Ltd. | 975,981 | 1,852,831 | ||||||
Dabur India Ltd. | 1,456,630 | 5,048,444 | ||||||
DCB Bank Ltd.a | 777,726 | 810,404 | ||||||
Dewan Housing Finance Corp. Ltd. | 521,797 | 1,171,327 | ||||||
Dish TV India Ltd.a | 1,196,661 | 1,184,856 |
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Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. | 234,071 | $ | 3,251,680 | |||||
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. | 289,824 | 12,860,477 | ||||||
Eicher Motors Ltd. | 30,754 | 8,494,981 | ||||||
Exide Industries Ltd. | 653,004 | 1,220,118 | ||||||
Federal Bank Ltd. | 3,611,332 | 2,440,981 | ||||||
Finolex Cables Ltd. | 366,477 | 1,274,703 | ||||||
GAIL (India) Ltd. | 942,520 | 4,203,288 | ||||||
Gateway Distriparks Ltd. | 331,163 | 1,150,177 | ||||||
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd. | 31,309 | 2,545,215 | ||||||
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 360,451 | 3,875,276 | ||||||
GMR Infrastructure Ltd.a | 5,384,762 | 857,784 | ||||||
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. | 309,004 | 5,366,531 | ||||||
Godrej Industries Ltd. | 291,587 | 1,243,480 | ||||||
GRUH Finance Ltd. | 384,631 | 1,281,635 | ||||||
Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd.a | 471,967 | 1,011,875 | ||||||
Havells India Ltd. | 702,816 | 2,795,857 | ||||||
HCL Technologies Ltd. | 1,371,116 | 16,296,092 | ||||||
Hero Motocorp Ltd. | 122,432 | 4,473,040 | ||||||
Hexaware Technologies Ltd. | 297,166 | 1,020,375 | ||||||
Hindalco Industries Ltd. | 3,402,920 | 3,419,083 | ||||||
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | 1,857,676 | 22,544,598 | ||||||
Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd.a | 888,869 | 797,611 | ||||||
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. | 3,639,186 | 56,392,092 | ||||||
ICICI Bank Ltd. | 2,734,089 | 7,593,915 | ||||||
Idea Cellular Ltd. | 2,802,246 | 4,271,454 | ||||||
IFCI Ltd. | 2,393,731 | 736,398 | ||||||
India Cements Ltd. (The)a | 711,947 | 691,398 | ||||||
Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. | 737,364 | 6,200,108 | ||||||
Indian Hotels Co. Ltd.a | 1,151,736 | 1,652,070 | ||||||
Infosys Ltd. | 4,445,642 | 70,431,834 | ||||||
IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd. | 459,100 | 1,447,918 | ||||||
ITC Ltd. | 5,453,268 | 23,562,421 | ||||||
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. | 1,307,572 | 1,042,427 | ||||||
Jaiprakash Associates Ltd.a | 5,799,183 | 597,504 | ||||||
Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. (The) | 854,718 | 791,325 | ||||||
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.a | 1,299,273 | 1,013,974 | ||||||
JSW Steel Ltd. | 218,331 | 3,594,285 | ||||||
Jubilant Foodworks Ltd. | 67,900 | 987,217 | ||||||
Kajaria Ceramics Ltd. | 120,315 | 1,521,059 | ||||||
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. (The) | 277,432 | 1,614,721 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
KPIT Technologies Ltd. | 494,774 | $ | 967,494 | |||||
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | 793,501 | 12,477,999 | ||||||
LIC Housing Finance Ltd. | 744,807 | 4,591,843 | ||||||
Lupin Ltd. | 544,756 | 13,968,603 | ||||||
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. | 819,211 | 2,468,109 | ||||||
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 904,251 | 16,229,604 | ||||||
Marico Ltd. | 1,271,877 | 4,400,685 | ||||||
Marksans Pharma Ltd. | 507,127 | 258,288 | ||||||
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | 258,254 | 12,215,405 | ||||||
Max Financial Services Ltd. | 384,751 | 1,891,564 | ||||||
Max India Ltd. | 369,515 | 298,744 | ||||||
Max Ventures & Industries Ltd.a | 73,903 | 298,755 | ||||||
MindTree Ltd. | 139,326 | 2,904,313 | ||||||
Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd. | 811,065 | 2,684,782 | ||||||
Mphasis Ltd. | 233,861 | 1,437,515 | ||||||
MRF Ltd. | 2,996 | 1,425,078 | ||||||
NCC Ltd./India | 1,028,796 | 922,421 | ||||||
Nestle India Ltd. | 64,183 | 4,697,530 | ||||||
NIIT Technologies Ltd. | 122,409 | 750,555 | ||||||
NTPC Ltd. | 2,864,024 | 5,001,839 | ||||||
Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. | 2,095,235 | 5,943,516 | ||||||
Page Industries Ltd. | 15,253 | 2,202,618 | ||||||
Persistent Systems Ltd. | 135,652 | 1,204,760 | ||||||
PI Industries Ltd. | 180,395 | 1,521,329 | ||||||
Piramal Enterprises Ltd. | 188,551 | 2,502,348 | ||||||
Power Finance Corp. Ltd. | 760,995 | 1,715,506 | ||||||
PTC India Ltd. | 1,281,887 | 1,117,494 | ||||||
Rajesh Exports Ltd. | 205,623 | 2,127,450 | ||||||
Rallis India Ltd. | 462,134 | 994,171 | ||||||
Ramco Cements Ltd. (The) | 260,574 | 1,370,560 | ||||||
Raymond Ltd. | 175,872 | 1,024,260 | ||||||
Redington India Ltd. | 790,321 | 1,186,203 | ||||||
Reliance Capital Ltd. | 307,934 | 1,449,101 | ||||||
Reliance Communications Ltd.a | 2,259,225 | 1,708,658 | ||||||
Reliance Industries Ltd. | 3,138,758 | 44,341,694 | ||||||
Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. | 278,379 | 1,667,426 | ||||||
Rural Electrification Corp. Ltd. | 844,671 | 1,924,504 | ||||||
Shree Cement Ltd. | 22,736 | 3,323,992 | ||||||
Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd. | 388,742 | 4,576,560 | ||||||
Siemens Ltd. | 199,978 | 2,881,671 | ||||||
Sintex Industries Ltd. | 916,452 | 868,570 | ||||||
SKS Microfinance Ltd.a | 289,214 | 2,042,145 | ||||||
Sobha Ltd. | 248,586 | 871,005 |
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SRF Ltd. | 56,389 | $ | 870,661 | |||||
State Bank of India | 3,815,018 | 8,851,065 | ||||||
Strides Shasun Ltd. | 124,055 | 1,594,630 | ||||||
Sun Pharma Advanced Research Co. Ltd.a | 203,261 | 766,852 | ||||||
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. | 2,341,018 | 29,214,399 | ||||||
Sun TV Network Ltd. | 267,819 | 1,255,236 | ||||||
Sundaram Finance Ltd. | 98,968 | 1,758,354 | ||||||
Suzlon Energy Ltd.a | 6,375,959 | 1,257,953 | ||||||
Tata Communications Ltd. | 232,471 | 1,124,219 | ||||||
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | 1,144,406 | 36,406,912 | ||||||
Tata Elxsi Ltd. | 26,079 | 645,734 | ||||||
Tata Global Beverages Ltd. | 1,156,271 | 1,749,826 | ||||||
Tata Motors Ltd.a | 1,987,866 | 8,706,809 | ||||||
Tata Motors Ltd. Class Aa | 889,739 | 3,043,382 | ||||||
Tata Power Co. Ltd. | 3,280,107 | 2,746,805 | ||||||
Tata Steel Ltd. | 761,054 | 2,770,604 | ||||||
Tech Mahindra Ltd. | 600,590 | 3,647,427 | ||||||
Thermax Ltd. | 116,453 | 1,278,473 | ||||||
TTK Prestige Ltd. | 15,560 | 963,731 | ||||||
Tube Investments of India Ltd. | 261,069 | 1,380,031 | ||||||
TV18 Broadcast Ltd.a | 1,905,748 | 938,600 | ||||||
TVS Motor Co. Ltd. | 338,127 | 1,325,082 | ||||||
Ultratech Cement Ltd. | 94,739 | 3,833,312 | ||||||
Union Bank of India | 407,400 | 636,776 | ||||||
United Breweries Ltd. | 199,730 | 2,343,781 | ||||||
United Spirits Ltd.a | 150,522 | 5,830,926 | ||||||
UPL Ltd. | 707,789 | 3,947,792 | ||||||
VA Tech Wabag Ltd. | 154,547 | 1,014,804 | ||||||
Vakrangee Ltd. | 314,434 | 981,558 | ||||||
Vijaya Bank | 1,848,400 | 840,120 | ||||||
Voltas Ltd. | 336,571 | 1,098,867 | ||||||
Welspun India Ltd. | 78,444 | 930,724 | ||||||
Wipro Ltd. | 1,513,828 | 11,509,960 | ||||||
Wockhardt Ltd.a | 79,702 | 885,429 | ||||||
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. | 1,469,302 | 7,995,537 | ||||||
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INDONESIA — 2.87% |
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Ace Hardware Indonesia Tbk PT | 23,588,600 | 1,614,087 | ||||||
Adaro Energy Tbk PT | 36,226,900 | 1,639,042 | ||||||
Adhi Karya Persero Tbk PT | 5,166,300 | 1,008,379 | ||||||
AKR Corporindo Tbk PT | 4,921,400 | 3,008,708 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Alam Sutera Realty Tbk PT | 30,510,700 | $ | 784,900 | |||||
Aneka Tambang Persero Tbk PTa | 30,901,243 | 841,165 | ||||||
Arwana Citramulia Tbk PT | 18,555,600 | 784,020 | ||||||
Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT | 983,400 | 1,092,095 | ||||||
Astra International Tbk PT | 48,492,800 | 24,659,815 | ||||||
Bank Bukopin Tbk | 18,122,300 | 738,607 | ||||||
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT | 29,819,900 | 30,049,593 | ||||||
Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk PT | 8,384,400 | 2,523,722 | ||||||
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT | 22,774,200 | 16,264,853 | ||||||
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 18,105,900 | 6,871,630 | ||||||
Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat Dan Banten Tbk PT | 8,001,700 | 550,521 | ||||||
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 26,825,600 | 22,217,583 | ||||||
Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk PT | 12,281,876 | 1,524,672 | ||||||
Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT | 19,402,100 | 2,444,850 | ||||||
Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT | 18,228,400 | 4,607,538 | ||||||
Ciputra Development Tbk PT | 27,619,295 | 2,643,785 | ||||||
Eagle High Plantations Tbk PTa | 34,115,800 | 581,693 | ||||||
Energi Mega Persada Tbk PTa | 134,166,058 | 200,667 | ||||||
Gudang Garam Tbk PT | 1,193,300 | 5,684,506 | ||||||
Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk PT | 920,500 | 7,568,724 | ||||||
Hanson International Tbk PTa | 39,513,500 | 2,526,476 | ||||||
Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT | 3,489,300 | 5,225,339 | ||||||
Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT | 2,960,700 | 3,487,214 | ||||||
Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT | 10,519,800 | 5,546,260 | ||||||
Jasa Marga Persero Tbk PT | 6,020,000 | 2,386,031 | ||||||
Kalbe Farma Tbk PT | 54,114,800 | 5,260,936 | ||||||
Kawasan Industri Jababeka Tbk PT | 61,989,613 | 1,075,500 | ||||||
Krakatau Steel Persero Tbk PTa | 12,965,400 | 356,810 | ||||||
Link Net Tbk PTa | 3,291,600 | 893,547 | ||||||
Lippo Cikarang Tbk PTa | 2,042,800 | 935,698 | ||||||
Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT | 47,386,200 | 3,632,280 | ||||||
Matahari Department Store Tbk PT | 5,639,200 | 7,791,222 |
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Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT | 13,718,800 | $ | 1,908,239 | |||||
Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk PTa | 2,575,700 | 818,630 | ||||||
Modernland Realty Tbk PT | 29,948,400 | 761,476 | ||||||
Multipolar Tbk PT | 26,708,354 | 569,240 | ||||||
Pakuwon Jati Tbk PT | 64,748,900 | 2,217,693 | ||||||
Panin Financial Tbk PTa | 54,917,600 | 611,930 | ||||||
Pembangunan Perumahan Persero Tbk PT | 5,918,800 | 1,633,291 | ||||||
Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk PT | 26,047,400 | 5,132,732 | ||||||
Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk PT | 8,851,400 | 946,568 | ||||||
Ramayana Lestari Sentosa Tbk PT | 12,491,300 | 719,287 | ||||||
Salim Ivomas Pratama Tbk PT | 5,962,200 | 160,960 | ||||||
Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 7,118,500 | 5,456,523 | ||||||
Sugih Energy Tbk PTa | 56,236,200 | 1,640,152 | ||||||
Summarecon Agung Tbk PT | 25,771,200 | 3,073,965 | ||||||
Surya Citra Media Tbk PT | 15,408,100 | 3,341,571 | ||||||
Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Persero Tbk PT | 2,425,000 | 920,347 | ||||||
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 120,030,200 | 29,172,760 | ||||||
Timah Persero Tbk PT | 15,789,752 | 673,060 | ||||||
Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PTa | 5,223,800 | 2,256,016 | ||||||
Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT | 3,759,300 | 12,517,412 | ||||||
United Tractors Tbk PT | 4,047,500 | 4,699,180 | ||||||
Wijaya Karya Persero Tbk PT | 6,362,900 | 1,239,557 | ||||||
XL Axiata Tbk PTa | 7,734,300 | 2,255,741 | ||||||
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MALAYSIA — 3.53% |
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AEON Credit Service M Bhdb | 299,600 | 849,282 | ||||||
AirAsia Bhd | 3,135,700 | 1,096,190 | ||||||
Alliance Financial Group Bhd | 3,145,300 | 2,730,165 | ||||||
AMMB Holdings Bhdb | 4,667,400 | 4,806,146 | ||||||
Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhdb | 4,754,700 | 3,086,880 | ||||||
Axiata Group Bhd | 6,390,200 | 8,996,429 | ||||||
Berjaya Corp. Bhdb | 9,387,400 | 892,975 | ||||||
Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd | 1,612,973 | 1,227,471 | ||||||
British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd | 336,900 | 4,488,261 | ||||||
Bumi Armada Bhda,b | 6,679,500 | 1,532,870 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Bursa Malaysia Bhd | 1,278,600 | $ | 2,614,973 | |||||
Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd | 1,602,900 | 1,905,945 | ||||||
Capitaland Malaysia Mall Trustb | 3,807,600 | 1,331,075 | ||||||
Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd | 501,500 | 1,495,555 | ||||||
CIMB Group Holdings Bhdb | 12,254,500 | 13,172,495 | ||||||
Dialog Group Bhdb | 10,058,896 | 3,755,640 | ||||||
DiGi.Com Bhdb | 8,545,500 | 10,018,862 | ||||||
DRB-Hicom Bhdb | 2,290,200 | 541,914 | ||||||
Eastern & Oriental Bhda,b | 3,019,429 | 1,127,349 | ||||||
Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd | 3,072,200 | 1,117,828 | ||||||
Gamuda Bhd | 4,068,400 | 4,295,766 | ||||||
Genting Bhdb | 5,379,000 | 10,080,029 | ||||||
Genting Malaysia Bhd | 7,292,400 | 7,162,334 | ||||||
Genting Plantations Bhdb | 759,600 | 1,958,160 | ||||||
HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd | 1,577,000 | 2,880,228 | ||||||
Hartalega Holdings Bhd | 2,073,100 | 2,415,741 | ||||||
Hong Leong Bank Bhd | 1,705,800 | 5,330,372 | ||||||
Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd | 617,500 | 2,052,949 | ||||||
IHH Healthcare Bhd | 6,347,000 | 9,660,119 | ||||||
IJM Corp. Bhdb | 7,336,400 | 5,984,269 | ||||||
Inari Amertron Bhd | 1,658,500 | 1,273,949 | ||||||
IOI Corp. Bhdb | 7,363,000 | 8,229,750 | ||||||
IOI Properties Group Bhd | 3,973,773 | 1,937,274 | ||||||
KNM Group Bhda,b | 6,634,100 | 725,728 | ||||||
Kossan Rubber Industries | 1,013,300 | 1,566,338 | ||||||
KPJ Healthcare Bhdb | 1,894,950 | 1,964,800 | ||||||
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhdb | 1,055,700 | 5,975,187 | ||||||
Lafarge Malaysia Bhdb | 1,060,600 | 2,290,190 | ||||||
Magnum Bhd | 1,649,900 | 988,763 | ||||||
Mah Sing Group Bhd | 4,394,023 | 1,368,887 | ||||||
Malayan Banking Bhd | 11,219,500 | 22,705,813 | ||||||
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd | 2,131,700 | 2,965,623 | ||||||
Malaysia Building Society Bhdb | 2,487,100 | 786,645 | ||||||
Malaysian Resources Corp. Bhdb | 2,359,400 | 634,036 | ||||||
Maxis Bhdb | 4,807,900 | 6,997,467 | ||||||
Media Prima Bhd | 3,429,200 | 1,109,087 | ||||||
MISC Bhd | 2,691,500 | 5,600,624 | ||||||
My EG Services Bhd | 3,104,800 | 1,602,239 | ||||||
OSK Holdings Bhd | 1,738,800 | 657,477 | ||||||
Parkson Holdings Bhda,b | 2,345,316 | 499,182 | ||||||
Pavilion REIT | 3,791,500 | 1,550,863 |
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Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd | 6,855,800 | $ | 11,005,149 | |||||
Petronas Dagangan Bhd | 662,500 | 3,891,498 | ||||||
Petronas Gas Bhd | 1,690,900 | 8,862,648 | ||||||
POS Malaysia Bhdb | 1,640,500 | 811,472 | ||||||
PPB Group Bhd | 1,147,100 | 4,364,709 | ||||||
Public Bank Bhdb | 6,039,960 | 26,544,224 | ||||||
QL Resources Bhd | 2,063,950 | 2,174,387 | ||||||
RHB Capital Bhd | 1,590,900 | 2,005,177 | ||||||
Sapurakencana Petroleum Bhdb | 8,338,500 | 3,767,693 | ||||||
Sime Darby Bhdb | 7,372,400 | 13,096,749 | ||||||
Sunway Bhdb | 1,745,800 | 1,245,517 | ||||||
Sunway Construction Group Bhda | 3,394,970 | 1,130,311 | ||||||
Sunway REITb | 4,298,800 | 1,625,468 | ||||||
Supermax Corp. Bhdb | 1,441,700 | 983,990 | ||||||
Ta Ann Holdings Bhd | 1,211,400 | 1,480,760 | ||||||
TA Enterprise Bhd | 4,425,800 | 552,567 | ||||||
Telekom Malaysia Bhdb | 2,675,100 | 4,198,730 | ||||||
Tenaga Nasional Bhd | 8,136,800 | 25,387,590 | ||||||
TIME dotCom Bhd | 1,137,100 | 1,957,813 | ||||||
Top Glove Corp. Bhd | 2,284,400 | 3,058,543 | ||||||
TSH Resources Bhd | 288,400 | 127,568 | ||||||
UEM Sunrise Bhdb | 3,986,700 | 933,864 | ||||||
UMW Holdings Bhdb | 1,259,400 | 2,120,464 | ||||||
UOA Development Bhdb | 1,477,400 | 751,875 | ||||||
WCT Holdings Bhd | 3,157,768 | 1,179,000 | ||||||
Westports Holdings Bhdb | 3,000,200 | 2,875,340 | ||||||
YTL Corp. Bhd | 9,727,700 | 3,631,983 | ||||||
YTL Power International Bhd | 4,921,235 | 1,708,681 | ||||||
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MEXICO — 4.42% |
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Alfa SAB de CV | 6,777,800 | 12,302,492 | ||||||
Alsea SAB de CV | 1,312,500 | 4,948,997 | ||||||
America Movil SAB de CV | 75,887,300 | 51,774,716 | ||||||
Arca Continental SAB de CV | 1,004,200 | 6,140,016 | ||||||
Axtel SAB de CV CPOa | 2,477,200 | 1,042,267 | ||||||
Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB de CVb | 707,300 | 3,569,935 | ||||||
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV | 1,314,100 | 1,814,907 | ||||||
Cemex SAB de CV CPOa | 31,960,123 | 17,670,218 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV Series L | 1,139,600 | 8,386,176 | ||||||
Concentradora Fibra Hotelera Mexicana SA de CV | 1,541,200 | 1,204,023 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Consorcio ARA SAB de CVb | 3,315,400 | $ | 1,013,665 | |||||
Controladora Vuela Cia. de Aviacion SAB de CV Class Aa | 1,247,300 | 2,451,568 | ||||||
Corp Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CVb | 1,490,500 | 2,162,366 | ||||||
El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV Series C1 | 470,800 | 5,214,279 | ||||||
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV | 5,673,800 | 11,867,079 | ||||||
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | 4,416,200 | 41,485,959 | ||||||
Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV Series Ba,b | 2,026,900 | 1,330,199 | ||||||
Gentera SAB de CV | 2,789,200 | 5,246,231 | ||||||
Gruma SAB de CV Series B | 500,810 | 8,066,344 | ||||||
Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CVa | 983,700 | 2,086,834 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV | 607,000 | 2,888,846 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Series B | 803,900 | 6,370,931 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV Series B | 538,700 | 7,559,730 | ||||||
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CVa | 4,082,600 | 11,624,587 | ||||||
Grupo Carso SAB de CV Series A1 | 1,468,200 | 5,945,208 | ||||||
Grupo Comercial Chedraui SA de CVb | 964,900 | 2,550,554 | ||||||
Grupo Famsa SAB de CV Series Aa | 877,353 | 623,320 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV | 6,052,000 | 30,656,507 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV Series Ob | 5,877,000 | 10,521,217 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV Series B | 4,373,700 | 7,027,131 | ||||||
Grupo Herdez SAB de CV | 986,500 | 2,090,592 | ||||||
Grupo Lala SAB de CV | 1,737,400 | 4,079,581 | ||||||
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B | 9,048,300 | 19,085,124 | ||||||
Grupo Simec SAB de CV Series Ba,b | 348,300 | 810,909 | ||||||
Grupo Televisa SAB | 5,947,200 | 30,710,924 | ||||||
Industrias Bachoco SAB de CV Series B | 517,500 | 2,086,652 | ||||||
Industrias CH SAB de CV Series Ba,b | 459,600 | 1,364,799 |
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Industrias Penoles SAB de CV | 329,405 | $ | 3,881,759 | |||||
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV Series A | 3,743,100 | 8,236,600 | ||||||
La Comer SAB de CVa | 988,400 | 954,136 | ||||||
Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CVb | 1,962,600 | 2,480,513 | ||||||
Mexichem SAB de CV | 2,501,800 | 5,253,407 | ||||||
OHL Mexico SAB de CVa | 1,887,100 | 2,205,634 | ||||||
PLA Administradora Industrial S. de RL de CVb | 1,600,000 | 2,677,724 | ||||||
Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV | 629,500 | 7,323,458 | ||||||
Qualitas Controladora SAB de CVa | 1,013,200 | 1,092,914 | ||||||
Telesites SAB de CVa | 4,012,595 | 2,174,127 | ||||||
TV Azteca SAB de CV CPOb | 4,606,500 | 570,496 | ||||||
Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos SAB de CVa,b | 558,900 | — | ||||||
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV | 12,761,200 | 30,126,789 | ||||||
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PERU — 0.34% |
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Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SA ADRa | 517,301 | 2,700,311 | ||||||
Credicorp Ltd. | 160,885 | 18,862,158 | ||||||
Southern Copper Corp.b | 380,299 | 9,104,358 | ||||||
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PHILIPPINES — 1.43% |
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Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. | 4,742,060 | 5,684,488 | ||||||
Aboitiz Power Corp. | 3,475,000 | 3,138,828 | ||||||
Alliance Global Group Inc. | 4,681,100 | 1,417,620 | ||||||
Ayala Corp. | 536,530 | 7,774,325 | ||||||
Ayala Land Inc. | 17,769,700 | 12,257,543 | ||||||
Bank of the Philippine Islands | 1,999,455 | 3,521,648 | ||||||
BDO Unibank Inc. | 3,945,510 | 8,214,626 | ||||||
Belle Corp. | 14,372,900 | 930,989 | ||||||
Cebu Air Inc. | 534,490 | 932,969 | ||||||
Cosco Capital Inc. | 6,097,900 | 957,967 | ||||||
D&L Industries Inc. | 6,719,900 | 1,201,244 | ||||||
DMCI Holdings Inc. | 10,605,500 | 2,854,898 | ||||||
East West Banking Corp.a | 745,600 | 224,856 | ||||||
Energy Development Corp. | 22,875,800 | 2,742,209 | ||||||
Filinvest Land Inc. | 27,632,000 | 883,294 | ||||||
First Gen Corp. | 3,070,000 | 1,278,360 | ||||||
First Philippine Holdings Corp. | 413,090 | 525,159 | ||||||
Globe Telecom Inc. | 77,375 | 2,876,951 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
GT Capital Holdings Inc. | 197,120 | $ | 5,414,063 | |||||
International Container Terminal Services Inc. | 1,307,730 | 1,705,137 | ||||||
JG Summit Holdings Inc. | 6,129,853 | 8,624,336 | ||||||
Jollibee Foods Corp. | 1,101,540 | 5,073,339 | ||||||
Lopez Holdings Corp. | 4,777,600 | 532,519 | ||||||
Manila Water Co. Inc. | 3,153,900 | 1,777,592 | ||||||
Megaworld Corp. | 26,722,200 | 2,023,132 | ||||||
Melco Crown Philippines Resorts Corp.a | 8,985,000 | 368,470 | ||||||
Metro Pacific Investments Corp. | 31,714,700 | 3,868,460 | ||||||
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. | 913,872 | 1,452,970 | ||||||
Nickel Asia Corp. | 4,908,524 | 515,111 | ||||||
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. | 226,475 | 8,716,073 | ||||||
Philippine National Banka | 616,996 | 674,738 | ||||||
Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. | 727,390 | 497,165 | ||||||
Robinsons Land Corp. | 4,145,100 | 2,288,304 | ||||||
Security Bank Corp. | 1,206,710 | 3,613,786 | ||||||
SM Investments Corp. | 393,995 | 6,794,446 | ||||||
SM Prime Holdings Inc. | 20,667,696 | 8,997,293 | ||||||
Universal Robina Corp. | 2,117,000 | 8,815,268 | ||||||
Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc. | 11,549,100 | 1,073,544 | ||||||
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POLAND — 1.30% |
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Alior Bank SAa | 162,892 | 2,438,818 | ||||||
Asseco Poland SA | 181,560 | 2,592,547 | ||||||
Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA | 91,351 | 1,832,137 | ||||||
Bank Millennium SAa | 1,648,682 | 2,416,044 | ||||||
Bank Pekao SA | 315,522 | 11,748,831 | ||||||
Bank Zachodni WBK SAa | 87,329 | 5,994,751 | ||||||
Budimex SA | 36,791 | 1,886,105 | ||||||
CCC SA | 59,909 | 2,247,262 | ||||||
Ciech SAa | 84,241 | 1,548,393 | ||||||
Cyfrowy Polsat SAa | 532,842 | 3,064,761 | ||||||
Enea SA | 547,050 | 1,513,047 | ||||||
Energa SA | 526,314 | 1,670,232 | ||||||
Eurocash SA | 213,775 | 2,657,486 | ||||||
Getin Holding SAa | 1,276,055 | 411,651 | ||||||
Getin Noble Bank SAa,b | 3,772,724 | 556,644 | ||||||
Globe Trade Centre SAa | 666,041 | 1,124,281 | ||||||
Grupa Azoty SAa | 114,684 | 2,694,735 | ||||||
Grupa Lotos SAa | 230,172 | 1,463,758 |
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KGHM Polska Miedz SA | 338,700 | $ | 5,754,546 | |||||
LPP SA | 3,153 | 3,989,742 | ||||||
Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA | 49,256 | 392,934 | ||||||
mBank SAa | 39,033 | 3,153,837 | ||||||
Netia SA | 1,026,582 | 1,309,285 | ||||||
Orange Polska SA | 1,524,481 | 2,394,153 | ||||||
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA | 2,001,780 | 6,477,702 | ||||||
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA | 782,781 | 12,512,594 | ||||||
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA | 4,398,677 | 5,488,996 | ||||||
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SAa | 2,128,985 | 13,006,678 | ||||||
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA | 1,347,503 | 11,625,701 | ||||||
Synthos SA | 1,271,035 | 1,255,524 | ||||||
Tauron Polska Energia SA | 2,597,779 | 1,643,588 | ||||||
Warsaw Stock Exchange | 112,672 | 1,088,175 | ||||||
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QATAR — 0.95% |
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Al Meera Consumer Goods Co. QSC | 16,829 | 965,685 | ||||||
Barwa Real Estate Co. | 208,051 | 2,103,084 | ||||||
Commercial Bank QSC (The) | 355,786 | 4,202,389 | ||||||
Doha Bank QSC | 266,445 | 3,062,965 | ||||||
Ezdan Holding Group QSC | 1,908,660 | 8,053,019 | ||||||
Industries Qatar QSC | 352,094 | 10,135,820 | ||||||
Masraf Al Rayan QSC | 889,267 | 8,329,626 | ||||||
Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Development QSC | 219,490 | 710,833 | ||||||
Medicare Group | 28,400 | 795,715 | ||||||
Ooredoo QSC | 187,222 | 4,577,052 | ||||||
Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC | 68,918 | 3,615,805 | ||||||
Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd. | 654,651 | 4,251,051 | ||||||
Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Co. QSC | 68,530 | 769,915 | ||||||
Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ | 247,833 | 5,344,016 | ||||||
Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ | 151,045 | 4,061,889 | ||||||
Qatar National Bank SAQ | 506,731 | 18,832,771 | ||||||
Qatar National Cement Co. QSC | 37,785 | 840,705 | ||||||
Qatari Investors Group QSC | 97,999 | 1,057,921 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Salam International Investment Ltd. QSC | 395,317 | $ | 1,380,162 | |||||
United Development Co. QSC | 159,648 | 958,195 | ||||||
Vodafone Qatar QSC | 817,486 | 2,308,407 | ||||||
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RUSSIA — 3.06% |
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Aeroflot – Russian Airlines PJSCa | 2,232,900 | 1,704,955 | ||||||
Alrosa PAO | 3,783,600 | 3,503,616 | ||||||
Gazprom PAO ADR | 5,335,567 | 19,653,561 | ||||||
Gazprom PAO | 17,933,850 | 33,739,268 | ||||||
Inter RAO UES PJSC | 83,687,000 | 1,777,605 | ||||||
LSR Group PJSC GDRe | 851,166 | 1,357,610 | ||||||
Lukoil PJSC | 790,616 | 28,261,439 | ||||||
Lukoil PJSC ADR | 436,887 | 15,509,489 | ||||||
M Video OJSC | 402,630 | 1,298,942 | ||||||
Magnit PJSC GDRe | 656,390 | 21,989,065 | ||||||
Mechela | 289,452 | 521,014 | ||||||
MegaFon PJSC GDRe | 311,952 | 3,665,436 | ||||||
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC | 146,475 | 17,723,043 | ||||||
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ADR | 1,361,884 | 9,533,188 | ||||||
Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC | 3,046,280 | 3,998,481 | ||||||
Novatek OAO GDRe | 232,053 | 20,072,584 | ||||||
Rosneft OAO | 1,206,660 | 4,601,163 | ||||||
Rosneft OAO GDRe | 1,142,689 | 4,304,509 | ||||||
Rostelecom PJSC | 2,860,390 | 3,354,642 | ||||||
RusHydro PJSC | 378,082,000 | 3,375,590 | ||||||
Sberbank of Russia PJSC | 12,641,030 | 18,029,220 | ||||||
Sberbank of Russia PJSC ADR | 2,835,376 | 17,386,526 | ||||||
Severstal PAO | 663,360 | 5,593,771 | ||||||
Sistema JSFC GDRe | 475,881 | 2,645,898 | ||||||
Surgutneftegas OAO | 12,479,750 | 6,535,629 | ||||||
Surgutneftegas OAO ADR | 467,269 | 2,399,426 | ||||||
Tatneft PAO Class S | 3,658,830 | 15,614,221 | ||||||
VTB Bank PJSC | 5,421,870,000 | 5,295,927 | ||||||
VTB Bank PJSC GDRe | 2,677,262 | 5,033,253 | ||||||
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SOUTH AFRICA — 6.67% |
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Adcock Ingram Holdings Ltd. | 212,598 | 518,535 | ||||||
Adcorp Holdings Ltd. | 891,700 | 844,536 | ||||||
Advtech Ltd. | 1,571,975 | 1,351,399 | ||||||
Aeci Ltd. | 338,380 | 1,865,014 |
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African Oxygen Ltd. | 461,559 | $ | 467,849 | |||||
Anglo American Platinum Ltd.a | 131,532 | 2,728,067 | ||||||
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.a | 989,327 | 12,802,104 | ||||||
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. | 817,730 | 14,566,928 | ||||||
Astral Foods Ltd. | 135,960 | 858,746 | ||||||
Attacq Ltd.a,b | 1,480,874 | 1,594,870 | ||||||
AVI Ltd. | 829,274 | 4,023,200 | ||||||
Barclays Africa Group Ltd. | 790,438 | 6,810,279 | ||||||
Barloworld Ltd. | 527,452 | 2,175,649 | ||||||
Bidvest Group Ltd. (The) | 752,721 | 17,037,782 | ||||||
Blue Label Telecoms Ltd. | 1,786,415 | 1,526,696 | ||||||
Brait SEa | 838,685 | 8,193,502 | ||||||
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd. | 91,600 | 2,750,629 | ||||||
Cashbuild Ltd. | 70,397 | 1,279,954 | ||||||
City Lodge Hotels Ltd. | 128,702 | 1,174,102 | ||||||
Clicks Group Ltd. | 626,883 | 3,673,554 | ||||||
Clover Industries Ltd. | 1,005,658 | 1,038,475 | ||||||
Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. | 592,559 | 2,369,500 | ||||||
DataTec Ltd. | 504,529 | 1,485,629 | ||||||
Discovery Ltd. | 875,888 | 6,329,628 | ||||||
Emira Property Fund Ltd. | 1,520,734 | 1,445,116 | ||||||
EOH Holdings Ltd. | 274,267 | 2,381,977 | ||||||
Exxaro Resources Ltd. | 372,017 | 1,701,603 | ||||||
Famous Brands Ltd.b | 184,527 | 1,351,375 | ||||||
FirstRand Ltd. | 8,035,924 | 22,567,930 | ||||||
Fortress Income Fund Ltd. | 1,748,424 | 3,638,650 | ||||||
Fortress Income Fund Ltd. Class A | 2,146,354 | 2,040,987 | ||||||
Foschini Group Ltd. (The) | 515,565 | 3,813,931 | ||||||
Gold Fields Ltd. | 1,908,501 | 7,925,438 | ||||||
Grindrod Ltd.b | 1,870,884 | 1,085,677 | ||||||
Growthpoint Properties Ltd. | 5,255,754 | 8,054,323 | ||||||
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.a | 1,042,585 | 3,377,772 | ||||||
Hosken Consolidated Investments Ltd. | 169,521 | 1,106,162 | ||||||
Hudaco Industries Ltd. | 163,684 | 989,887 | ||||||
Hyprop Investments Ltd. | 599,037 | 3,947,939 | ||||||
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.a | 1,509,112 | 3,198,936 | ||||||
Imperial Holdings Ltd. | 435,194 | 3,313,947 | ||||||
Investec Ltd. | 564,251 | 3,682,936 | ||||||
JSE Ltd. | 268,895 | 2,411,297 | ||||||
Lewis Group Ltd.b | 290,957 | 862,462 | ||||||
Liberty Holdings Ltd. | 289,402 | 2,255,278 | ||||||
Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd. | 2,244,366 | 4,986,406 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Massmart Holdings Ltd. | 271,923 | $ | 1,840,509 | |||||
Metair Investments Ltd. | 603,184 | 840,680 | ||||||
MMI Holdings Ltd./South Africa | 2,624,590 | 3,882,456 | ||||||
Mondi Ltd. | 288,302 | 5,181,433 | ||||||
Mpact Ltd. | 550,755 | 1,554,405 | ||||||
Mr. Price Group Ltd. | 587,393 | 6,134,454 | ||||||
MTN Group Ltd. | 3,993,792 | 33,853,200 | ||||||
Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd. | 1,761,530 | 1,001,015 | ||||||
Nampak Ltd. | 1,582,184 | 1,774,142 | ||||||
Naspers Ltd. Class N | 962,132 | 114,883,616 | ||||||
Nedbank Group Ltd. | 453,328 | 5,231,183 | ||||||
Netcare Ltd. | 2,297,660 | 4,705,975 | ||||||
New Europe Property Investments PLC | 556,450 | 6,232,561 | ||||||
Northam Platinum Ltd.a,b | 906,173 | 1,926,024 | ||||||
Omnia Holdings Ltd.b | 179,063 | 1,362,407 | ||||||
Pick n Pay Holdings Ltd. | 881,373 | 1,303,781 | ||||||
Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. | 643,667 | 2,297,398 | ||||||
Pioneer Foods Group Ltd. | 317,774 | 2,617,500 | ||||||
PPC Ltd. | 1,546,854 | 1,117,152 | ||||||
PSG Group Ltd. | 238,040 | �� | 2,619,286 | |||||
Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd. | 1,682,937 | 4,209,235 | ||||||
Redefine Properties Ltd. | 9,620,143 | 6,271,264 | ||||||
Remgro Ltd. | 1,136,494 | 17,358,193 | ||||||
Resilient REIT Ltd. | 707,808 | 5,515,422 | ||||||
Reunert Ltd. | 423,091 | 1,685,942 | ||||||
RMB Holdings Ltd. | 1,664,419 | 6,036,654 | ||||||
Royal Bafokeng Platinum Ltd.a,b | 228,374 | 542,545 | ||||||
SA Corporate Real Estate Fund Nominees Pty Ltd. | 5,490,041 | 1,599,895 | ||||||
Sanlam Ltd. | 4,164,970 | 14,116,396 | ||||||
Sappi Ltd.a | 1,356,166 | 5,551,853 | ||||||
Sasol Ltd. | 1,326,094 | 35,884,155 | ||||||
Shoprite Holdings Ltd. | 1,068,259 | 10,438,347 | ||||||
Sibanye Gold Ltd. | 1,852,551 | 6,690,820 | ||||||
SPAR Group Ltd. (The) | 406,038 | 4,595,705 | ||||||
Standard Bank Group Ltd. | 2,891,714 | 20,003,057 | ||||||
Steinhoff International Holdings NV Class H | 6,681,307 | 35,851,143 | ||||||
Sun International Ltd./South Africa | 320,274 | 1,410,554 | ||||||
Super Group Ltd./South Africaa | 878,072 | 2,321,885 | ||||||
Telkom SA SOC Ltd. | 579,775 | 1,982,670 | ||||||
Tiger Brands Ltd. | 392,527 | 7,269,691 |
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Tongaat Hulett Ltd. | 266,111 | $ | 1,558,407 | |||||
Trencor Ltd. | 511,981 | 1,297,394 | ||||||
Truworths International Ltd. | 1,049,994 | 5,707,321 | ||||||
Tsogo Sun Holdings Ltd. | 1,054,042 | 1,415,637 | ||||||
Vodacom Group Ltd. | 883,676 | 8,414,709 | ||||||
Vukile Property Fund Ltd. | 1,387,076 | 1,385,767 | ||||||
Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd. | 167,407 | 1,304,478 | ||||||
Woolworths Holdings Ltd./South Africa | 2,350,811 | 12,031,880 | ||||||
Zeder Investments Ltd. | 3,547,795 | 1,202,460 | ||||||
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SOUTH KOREA — 15.27% |
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AeroSpace Technology of Korea Inc.a,b | 37,346 | 640,200 | ||||||
Agabang & Co.a,b | 75,993 | 594,819 | ||||||
Ahnlab Inc.b | 28,679 | 1,358,931 | ||||||
ALUKO Co. Ltd.b | 115,698 | 630,553 | ||||||
Amicogen Inc.b | 21,015 | 954,996 | ||||||
AmorePacific Corp. | 77,861 | 23,137,315 | ||||||
AmorePacific Group | 68,900 | 7,883,359 | ||||||
Asiana Airlines Inc.a | 279,038 | 1,004,058 | ||||||
ATLASBX Co. Ltd.a,b | 29,280 | 965,977 | ||||||
BGF retail Co. Ltd. | 23,787 | 3,125,566 | ||||||
Binex Co. Ltd.a,b | 70,085 | 1,294,932 | ||||||
Binggrae Co. Ltd.a | 19,712 | 1,112,556 | ||||||
Bioland Ltd.b | 35,894 | 650,138 | ||||||
BNK Financial Group Inc. | 632,898 | 4,406,284 | ||||||
Bukwang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.b | 69,446 | 1,589,166 | ||||||
Byucksan Corp.a,b | 100,497 | 605,404 | ||||||
Cell Biotech Co. Ltd.b | 20,205 | 1,112,606 | ||||||
Celltrion Inc.a,b | 169,652 | 13,718,121 | ||||||
Chabiotech Co. Ltd.a,b | 108,419 | 1,218,585 | ||||||
Cheil Worldwide Inc. | 194,537 | 2,666,291 | ||||||
Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp.b | 17,863 | 1,848,843 | ||||||
CJ CGV Co. Ltd.b | 36,061 | 3,397,030 | ||||||
CJ CheilJedang Corp. | 19,627 | 5,745,107 | ||||||
CJ Corp. | 36,385 | 7,002,207 | ||||||
CJ E&M Corp. | 50,099 | 3,018,012 | ||||||
CJ Freshway Corp.b | 17,935 | 806,328 | ||||||
CJ Korea Express Corp.a,b | 17,962 | 2,839,469 | ||||||
CJ O Shopping Co. Ltd. | 8,479 | 1,284,157 | ||||||
Com2uSCorp.a,b | 22,979 | 2,289,167 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Coreana Cosmetics Co. Ltd.b | 79,098 | $ | 579,468 | |||||
Cosmax Inc.b | 18,632 | 1,853,106 | ||||||
Coway Co. Ltd. | 130,420 | 10,282,162 | ||||||
Crown Confectionery Co. Ltd.b | 2,132 | 806,805 | ||||||
CrucialTec Co. Ltd.a,b | 72,335 | 853,959 | ||||||
Dae Hwa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.b | 30,328 | 885,292 | ||||||
Daeduck Electronics Co.a | 149,676 | 991,224 | ||||||
Daeduck GDS Co. Ltd.a,b | 83,236 | 689,875 | ||||||
Daekyo Co. Ltd.b | 109,525 | 863,482 | ||||||
Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd. | 66,801 | 4,342,848 | ||||||
Daesang Corp. | 55,949 | 1,422,816 | ||||||
Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.a,b | 283,582 | 1,229,077 | ||||||
Daewoo International Corp. | 121,767 | 1,875,686 | ||||||
Daewoo Securities Co. Ltd. | 448,940 | 2,900,486 | ||||||
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd.a,b | 343,396 | 1,181,491 | ||||||
Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.b | 14,126 | 858,959 | ||||||
Daishin Securities Co. Ltd. | 128,050 | 1,232,146 | ||||||
Daou Technology Inc.b | 76,083 | 1,338,081 | ||||||
Dawonsys Co. Ltd.b | 39,232 | 799,423 | ||||||
DGB Financial Group Inc. | 397,531 | 2,667,993 | ||||||
Dong-A Socio Holdings Co. Ltd.b | 6,804 | 1,312,165 | ||||||
Dong-A ST Co. Ltd. | 11,453 | 1,463,228 | ||||||
Dongbu HiTek Co. Ltd.a,b | 76,597 | 941,436 | ||||||
Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd. | 102,621 | 5,601,130 | ||||||
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd.a,b | 178,024 | 846,431 | ||||||
Dongsuh Cos. Inc.b | 89,832 | 2,142,835 | ||||||
Dongwon Industries Co. Ltd.b | 5,371 | 1,194,328 | ||||||
Doosan Corp.b | 22,154 | 1,350,701 | ||||||
Doosan Engine Co. Ltd.a,b | 332,240 | 861,025 | ||||||
DuzonBIzon Co. Ltd. | 62,037 | 1,126,167 | ||||||
E-MART Inc. | 50,275 | 7,154,848 | ||||||
E1 Corp. | 11,808 | 536,597 | ||||||
Emerson Pacific Inc.a,b | 23,893 | 546,755 | ||||||
EO Technics Co. Ltd.a,b | 21,519 | 2,183,743 | ||||||
Fila Korea Ltd.b | 26,946 | 2,032,879 | ||||||
G-SMATT GLOBAL Co. Ltd.a,b | 44,092 | 1,060,675 | ||||||
Gamevil Inc.a,b | 14,925 | 1,069,261 | ||||||
GemVax & Kael Co. Ltd.a,b | 72,648 | 1,075,005 | ||||||
Genexine Co. Ltd.a,b | 13,058 | 1,057,986 | ||||||
Global & Yuasa Battery Co. Ltd.b | 23,912 | 725,075 |
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GOLFZON Co. Ltd.b | 5,753 | $ | 333,076 | |||||
GOLFZONYUWONHOLDINGS Co. Ltd.b | 97,574 | 646,969 | ||||||
Grand Korea Leisure Co. Ltd.b | 77,617 | 1,641,210 | ||||||
Green Cross Cell Corp.a | 19,716 | 660,016 | ||||||
Green Cross Corp./South Koreab | 14,010 | 2,067,458 | ||||||
Green Cross Holdings Corp. | 62,866 | 2,104,514 | ||||||
GS Engineering & Construction Corp.a,b | 124,843 | 2,533,807 | ||||||
GS Holdings Corp. | 120,758 | 5,175,203 | ||||||
GS Home Shopping Inc. | 9,039 | 1,344,850 | ||||||
GS Retail Co. Ltd.b | 71,681 | 2,956,037 | ||||||
Gwangju Shinsegae Co. Ltd. | 3,639 | 716,501 | ||||||
Halla Holdings Corp.b | 20,645 | 1,009,964 | ||||||
Hana Financial Group Inc. | 698,453 | 11,775,487 | ||||||
Hana Tour Service Inc.b | 23,717 | 1,844,890 | ||||||
Hanall Biopharma Co. Ltd.a,b | 70,637 | 745,381 | ||||||
Hancom Inc.a | 56,423 | 987,756 | ||||||
Handsome Co. Ltd. | 37,320 | 1,219,154 | ||||||
Hanil Cement Co. Ltd. | 9,125 | 666,279 | ||||||
Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.a,b | 240,707 | 625,756 | ||||||
Hanjin Kal Corp.b | 102,468 | 1,217,983 | ||||||
Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd.a,b | 416,157 | 953,995 | ||||||
Hanjin Transportation Co. Ltd. | 25,913 | 1,007,856 | ||||||
Hankook Shell Oil Co. Ltd.b | 2,753 | 1,046,260 | ||||||
Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.a | 179,850 | 7,765,820 | ||||||
Hankook Tire Worldwide Co. Ltd.a,b | 69,317 | 1,126,604 | ||||||
Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.b | 12,945 | 6,835,194 | ||||||
Hanmi Science Co. Ltd.b | 30,257 | 3,608,723 | ||||||
Hanon Systems | 466,180 | 3,746,931 | ||||||
Hansae Co. Ltd.b | 48,520 | 2,283,386 | ||||||
Hansol Chemical Co. Ltd.b | 28,875 | 1,328,525 | ||||||
Hansol Holdings Co. Ltd.a,b | 139,802 | 964,269 | ||||||
Hansol Technics Co. Ltd.a,b | 47,640 | 722,285 | ||||||
Hanssem Co. Ltd.b | 24,166 | 4,982,882 | ||||||
Hanwha Chemical Corp. | 256,516 | 4,967,703 | ||||||
Hanwha Corp. | 109,021 | 2,988,447 | ||||||
Hanwha General Insurance Co. Ltd.a,b | 158,565 | 1,012,908 | ||||||
Hanwha Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.a | 246,784 | 717,384 | ||||||
Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | 534,612 | 2,645,610 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Hanwha Techwin Co. Ltd.b | 89,844 | $ | 2,847,808 | |||||
Hite Jinro Co. Ltd.a,b | 75,654 | 1,801,577 | ||||||
HLB Inc.a,b | 83,744 | 1,201,954 | ||||||
HMC Investment Securities Co. Ltd. | 107,336 | 842,753 | ||||||
Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.b | 80,591 | 4,131,535 | ||||||
Huchems Fine Chemical Corp.b | 86,437 | 1,233,616 | ||||||
Humedix Co. Ltd.b | 14,941 | 663,266 | ||||||
Huons Co. Ltd. | 22,524 | 1,506,214 | ||||||
Hwa Shin Co. Ltd.b | 127,376 | 581,931 | ||||||
Hy-Lok Corp. | 44,207 | 900,798 | ||||||
Hyosung Corp. | 55,143 | 5,573,603 | ||||||
Hyundai C&F Inc.a,b | 27,538 | 554,456 | ||||||
Hyundai Corp.a,b | 37,966 | 629,339 | ||||||
Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd. | 36,747 | 4,026,214 | ||||||
Hyundai Development Co.- Engineering & Constructiona | 136,582 | 4,351,363 | ||||||
Hyundai Elevator Co. Ltd.a,b | 24,478 | 916,416 | ||||||
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. | 188,425 | 5,789,723 | ||||||
Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd. | 45,811 | 7,130,765 | ||||||
Hyundai Greenfood Co. Ltd.b | 111,258 | 1,776,781 | ||||||
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.a,b | 101,759 | 8,475,117 | ||||||
Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp. | 17,020 | 1,747,829 | ||||||
Hyundai Livart Furniture Co. Ltd.b | 29,589 | 860,131 | ||||||
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. | 151,177 | 3,758,949 | ||||||
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.a,b | 316,383 | 754,694 | ||||||
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.a,b | 29,956 | 1,542,975 | ||||||
Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. | 164,362 | 33,093,020 | ||||||
Hyundai Motor Co. | 371,663 | 44,327,883 | ||||||
Hyundai Securities Co. Ltd.a,b | 361,794 | 1,886,934 | ||||||
Hyundai Steel Co. | 191,958 | 8,630,116 | ||||||
Hyundai Wia Corp. | 39,417 | 3,490,063 | ||||||
Ilyang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.a,b | 36,093 | 1,482,594 | ||||||
iMarketKorea Inc.b | 59,540 | 948,442 | ||||||
InBody Co. Ltd. | 29,377 | 1,239,977 | ||||||
Industrial Bank of Koreaa | 653,528 | 6,156,385 |
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Interpark Holdings Corp.b | 120,774 | $ | 915,058 | |||||
iNtRON Biotechnology Inc.a,b | 32,800 | 2,172,168 | ||||||
IS Dongseo Co. Ltd. | 30,706 | 983,228 | ||||||
JB Financial Group Co. Ltd. | 268,810 | 1,160,706 | ||||||
JW Pharmaceutical Corp.b | 32,132 | 892,483 | ||||||
Kakao Corp.a,b | 74,931 | 5,749,941 | ||||||
Kangwon Land Inc.a | 292,121 | 9,743,666 | ||||||
KB Capital Co. Ltd.b | 55,126 | 869,214 | ||||||
KB Financial Group Inc. | 919,954 | 22,093,178 | ||||||
KB Insurance Co. Ltd. | 102,007 | 2,660,084 | ||||||
KCC Corp. | 13,819 | 4,765,750 | ||||||
KCP Co. Ltd.b | 49,093 | 750,269 | ||||||
KEPCO Engineering & Construction Co. Inc.a,b | 43,821 | 960,256 | ||||||
KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.a | 58,086 | 3,344,160 | ||||||
KH Vatec Co. Ltd.b | 49,696 | 697,199 | ||||||
Kia Motors Corp. | 635,876 | 23,703,310 | ||||||
KISWIRE Ltd.a,b | 18,711 | 604,435 | ||||||
KIWOOM Securities Co. Ltd.a,b | 30,701 | 1,482,049 | ||||||
Koh Young Technology Inc. | 43,356 | 1,274,352 | ||||||
Kolon Corp.b | 17,451 | 883,345 | ||||||
Kolon Industries Inc. | 42,054 | 2,285,137 | ||||||
Kolon Life Science Inc.b | 11,490 | 1,776,411 | ||||||
Komipharm International Co. Ltd.a,b | 81,890 | 2,224,876 | ||||||
KONA I Co. Ltd.b | 48,700 | 789,549 | ||||||
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.a,b | 143,241 | 8,200,423 | ||||||
Korea Electric Power Corp. | 615,883 | 29,232,904 | ||||||
Korea Gas Corp. | 58,111 | 1,804,368 | ||||||
Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 97,786 | 3,285,363 | ||||||
Korea Kolmar Co. Ltd.a,b | 35,991 | 2,342,747 | ||||||
Korea Kolmar Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 22,268 | 826,475 | ||||||
Korea PetroChemical Ind. Co. Ltd.b | 8,148 | 1,581,240 | ||||||
Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.a | 22,064 | 7,966,019 | ||||||
Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.a | 89,758 | 1,865,271 | ||||||
Korean Reinsurance Co. | 246,969 | 2,596,100 | ||||||
KT Corp. | 51,660 | 1,207,224 | ||||||
KT Skylife Co. Ltd. | 73,030 | 871,022 | ||||||
KT&G Corp. | 265,774 | 22,887,467 | ||||||
Kukdo Chemical Co. Ltd.b | 14,119 | 683,859 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Kumho Industrial Co. Ltd.a,b | 72,148 | $ | 641,730 | |||||
Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd. | 35,968 | 1,788,657 | ||||||
Kumho Tire Co. Inc.a,b | 253,180 | 1,598,881 | ||||||
Kwang Dong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.a | 137,334 | 1,221,536 | ||||||
Kwangju Bankb | 147,045 | 941,697 | ||||||
LF Corp. | 57,686 | 1,168,460 | ||||||
LG Chem Ltd. | 112,545 | 27,301,286 | ||||||
LG Corp. | 228,892 | 13,288,951 | ||||||
LG Display Co. Ltd. | 557,584 | 11,046,178 | ||||||
LG Electronics Inc. | 257,599 | 13,518,376 | ||||||
LG Hausys Ltd.b | 17,590 | 1,728,135 | ||||||
LG Household & Health Care Ltd. | 22,675 | 15,914,854 | ||||||
LG Innotek Co. Ltd.b | 34,804 | 2,454,038 | ||||||
LG International Corp. | 73,323 | 1,968,403 | ||||||
LG Life Sciences Ltd.a,b | 32,518 | 1,601,315 | ||||||
LG Uplus Corp. | 533,487 | 4,594,191 | ||||||
Loen Entertainment Inc.a,b | 18,252 | 1,285,477 | ||||||
Lotte Chemical Corp. | 37,978 | 9,811,572 | ||||||
Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. Ltd.a | 1,659 | 2,783,557 | ||||||
Lotte Confectionery Co. Ltd.a | 1,692 | 3,280,841 | ||||||
Lotte Food Co. Ltd.b | 1,997 | 1,453,303 | ||||||
LOTTE Himart Co. Ltd.a | 23,750 | 1,023,591 | ||||||
Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd. | 26,502 | 5,357,403 | ||||||
LS Corp. | 43,605 | 1,477,359 | ||||||
LS Industrial Systems Co. Ltd. | 41,886 | 1,324,284 | ||||||
Lutronic Corp.a,b | 24,079 | 1,000,777 | ||||||
Macrogen Inc.a,b | 31,629 | 874,676 | ||||||
Maeil Dairy Industry Co. Ltd.a,b | 26,250 | 979,573 | ||||||
Mando Corp. | 18,038 | 2,187,839 | ||||||
Medipost Co. Ltd.a,b | 19,644 | 1,285,032 | ||||||
Medy-Tox Inc.b | 10,026 | 3,611,695 | ||||||
Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.b | 155,198 | 1,976,525 | ||||||
Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. | 778,466 | 2,092,989 | ||||||
Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.a,b | 187,516 | 2,994,615 | ||||||
Modetour Network Inc.b | 40,291 | 935,030 | ||||||
Muhak Co. Ltd.b | 45,423 | 1,265,321 | ||||||
Namhae Chemical Corp.a,b | 117,864 | 851,076 | ||||||
Namyang Dairy Products Co. Ltd. | 1,710 | 1,125,528 | ||||||
Naturalendo Tech Co. Ltd.a,b | 31,522 | 470,268 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
NAVER Corp. | 67,744 | $ | 31,333,038 | |||||
NCsoft Corp. | 42,380 | 8,224,468 | ||||||
Neowiz Games Corp.a,b | 60,583 | 678,479 | ||||||
Nexen Corp. | 10,765 | 654,587 | ||||||
Nexen Tire Corp. | 98,018 | 1,089,793 | ||||||
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.a | 351,603 | 2,780,527 | ||||||
NHN Entertainment Corp.a,b | 38,414 | 1,692,862 | ||||||
NICE Holdings Co. Ltd.a,b | 56,629 | 977,625 | ||||||
NICE Information Service Co. Ltd.a,b | 125,104 | 844,682 | ||||||
Nong Shim Holdings Co. Ltd.b | 6,880 | 806,663 | ||||||
NongShim Co. Ltd.b | 8,573 | 2,814,456 | ||||||
OCI Co. Ltd.a,b | 40,785 | 3,010,973 | ||||||
Orion Corp./Republic of Koreab | 8,661 | 6,422,040 | ||||||
Osstem Implant Co. Ltd.a,b | 31,634 | 1,967,053 | ||||||
Ottogi Corp.b | 3,161 | 2,929,171 | ||||||
Partron Co. Ltd.b | 115,872 | 1,091,541 | ||||||
Poongsan Corp. | 65,177 | 1,473,031 | ||||||
POSCO | 166,227 | 26,680,731 | ||||||
POSCO Chemtech Co. Ltd. | 73,195 | 689,514 | ||||||
POSCO ICT Co. Ltd.a,b | 245,599 | 915,510 | ||||||
Pyeong Hwa Automotive Co. Ltd.b | 58,030 | 539,618 | ||||||
S&T Dynamics Co. Ltd. | 77,851 | 903,341 | ||||||
S&T Motiv Co. Ltd. | 23,785 | 1,478,990 | ||||||
S-1 Corp. | 45,898 | 3,407,000 | ||||||
S-Oil Corp. | 110,224 | 7,041,074 | ||||||
Samchully Co. Ltd.a,b | 9,950 | 781,228 | ||||||
Samkwang Glassb | 11,437 | 784,230 | ||||||
Samlip General Foods Co. Ltd.a,b | 6,150 | 1,248,201 | ||||||
Samsung C&T Corp. | 183,684 | 22,947,504 | ||||||
Samsung Card Co. Ltd. | 84,100 | 2,427,727 | ||||||
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. | 144,353 | 6,326,460 | ||||||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 266,939 | 254,268,733 | ||||||
Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.a,b | 366,148 | 2,818,573 | ||||||
Samsung Fine Chemicals Co. Ltd. | 51,657 | 1,549,668 | ||||||
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. | 85,936 | 21,054,911 | ||||||
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.a,b | 362,960 | 3,081,653 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | 193,297 | $ | 17,505,672 | |||||
Samsung Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.a,b | 86,234 | 480,434 | ||||||
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. | 132,894 | 10,735,110 | ||||||
Samsung SDS Co. Ltd. | 75,231 | 11,284,346 | ||||||
Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. | 137,507 | 4,341,917 | ||||||
Samyang Holdings Corp. | 8,674 | 1,241,447 | ||||||
Seah Besteel Corp. | 36,525 | 803,331 | ||||||
Sebang Co. Ltd.a,b | 80,040 | 1,051,710 | ||||||
Seegene Inc.a,b | 44,517 | 1,220,285 | ||||||
Seobu T&Da,b | 52,764 | 836,237 | ||||||
Seoul Auction Co. Ltd.b | 44,738 | 770,534 | ||||||
Seoul Semiconductor Co. Ltd.b | 105,169 | 1,203,316 | ||||||
SFA Engineering Corp.b | 35,104 | 1,808,138 | ||||||
Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd. | 1,025,966 | 31,483,310 | ||||||
Shinsegae Co. Ltd. | 16,648 | 2,860,597 | ||||||
Shinsegae Food Co. Ltd.b | 5,338 | 593,495 | ||||||
Shinsegae International Inc.b | 9,849 | 700,030 | ||||||
SIMMTECH Co. Ltd.b | 101,818 | 652,057 | ||||||
Sindoh Co. Ltd.b | 22,293 | 921,139 | ||||||
SK Chemicals Co. Ltd.b | 40,644 | 2,625,904 | ||||||
SK Gas Ltd.b | 14,630 | 854,117 | ||||||
SK Holdings Co. Ltd. | 85,223 | 17,090,082 | ||||||
SK Hynix Inc. | 1,406,786 | 34,125,964 | ||||||
SK Innovation Co. Ltd. | 156,622 | 18,363,540 | ||||||
SK Materials Co. Ltd.a,b | 16,498 | 1,580,830 | ||||||
SK Networks Co. Ltd. | 280,441 | 1,351,523 | ||||||
SK Securities Co. Ltd.a,b | 942,960 | 815,854 | ||||||
SK Telecom Co. Ltd. | 46,776 | 8,831,726 | ||||||
SKC Co. Ltd.b | 57,897 | 1,455,969 | ||||||
SL Corp.a | 39,912 | 568,005 | ||||||
SM Entertainment Co.a,b | 48,443 | 1,574,681 | ||||||
Soulbrain Co. Ltd.b | 30,144 | 1,029,825 | ||||||
Ssangyong Motor Co.a,b | 122,291 | 778,224 | ||||||
Sung Kwang Bend Co. Ltd.a,b | 132,183 | 969,435 | ||||||
Sungwoo Hitech Co. Ltd.b | 93,402 | 650,272 | ||||||
Taekwang Industrial Co. Ltd.b | 1,116 | 915,938 | ||||||
Taewoong Co. Ltd.a,b | 61,539 | 746,410 | ||||||
Taeyoung Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.a | 212,005 | 910,283 | ||||||
Tera Resource Co. Ltd.a | 49,111 | — | ||||||
TK Corp.b | 127,994 | 929,398 | ||||||
Tongyang Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | 112,559 | 942,011 |
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Toptec Co. Ltd.b | 31,452 | $ | 685,398 | |||||
ViroMed Co. Ltd.a,b | 29,923 | 3,455,166 | ||||||
Webzen Inc.a,b | 36,858 | 633,325 | ||||||
WeMade Entertainment Co. Ltd.a,b | 27,685 | 775,681 | ||||||
Wonik IPS Co. Ltd.a,b | 134,552 | 1,441,590 | ||||||
Woori Bank | 761,443 | 5,362,795 | ||||||
YG Entertainment Inc.b | 32,028 | 960,814 | ||||||
Youlchon Chemical Co. Ltd.b | 115,738 | 1,099,637 | ||||||
Youngone Corp.b | 58,086 | 2,386,002 | ||||||
Youngone Holdings Co. Ltd. | 19,545 | 1,131,578 | ||||||
Yuanta Securities Korea Co. Ltd.a,b | 266,001 | 722,700 | ||||||
Yuhan Corp. | 18,859 | 3,941,984 | ||||||
Yungjin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.a,b | 424,657 | 832,694 | ||||||
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A-DATA Technology Co. Ltd.b | 1,045,820 | 1,043,239 | ||||||
Ability Enterprise Co. Ltd. | 1,570,769 | 976,059 | ||||||
AcBel Polytech Inc.b | 1,343,000 | 949,702 | ||||||
Accton Technology Corp.b | 1,952,000 | 1,900,193 | ||||||
Acer Inc.a,b | 7,080,872 | 2,524,926 | ||||||
Advanced Ceramic X Corp. | 125,000 | 710,911 | ||||||
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.b | 15,095,000 | 17,238,061 | ||||||
Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Co.b | 396,000 | 899,675 | ||||||
Advantech Co. Ltd.b | 770,302 | 5,331,291 | ||||||
Airtac International Groupb | 309,190 | 1,590,981 | ||||||
Alpha Networks Inc.b | 1,212,700 | 574,748 | ||||||
Altek Corp.b | 898,000 | 783,642 | ||||||
Ambassador Hotel (The)b | 1,267,000 | 1,000,805 | ||||||
AmTRAN Technology Co. Ltd.b | 2,527,000 | 1,186,242 | ||||||
Ardentec Corp. | 1,625,912 | 1,081,267 | ||||||
Asia Cement Corp.b | 4,738,050 | 3,935,068 | ||||||
Asia Optical Co. Inc.a,b | 943,000 | 856,963 | ||||||
Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd.a | 4,886,000 | 1,661,405 | ||||||
Asia Polymer Corp. | 1,907,850 | 1,093,661 | ||||||
Asustek Computer Inc. | 1,663,000 | 13,686,522 | ||||||
AU Optronics Corp. | 20,523,000 | 5,564,282 | ||||||
Bank of Kaohsiung Co. Ltd. | 4,698,043 | 1,210,136 | ||||||
BES Engineering Corp.b | 4,957,000 | 936,747 | ||||||
Bizlink Holding Inc.b | 255,583 | 1,242,076 | ||||||
Brogent Technologies Inc.b | 87,799 | 734,476 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Capital Securities Corp.b | 4,621,000 | $ | 1,206,978 | |||||
Career Technology MFG. Co. Ltd.b | 1,204,000 | 824,236 | ||||||
Casetek Holdings Ltd.b | 331,000 | 1,802,811 | ||||||
Catcher Technology Co. Ltd. | 1,572,000 | 12,298,989 | ||||||
Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 19,418,078 | 21,795,086 | ||||||
Cathay Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. | 1,832,000 | 749,735 | ||||||
Center Laboratories Inc.a,b | 478,000 | 976,655 | ||||||
Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.b | 2,466,945 | 4,112,565 | ||||||
Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd. | 10,941,290 | 5,366,605 | ||||||
Cheng Loong Corp.b | 2,489,000 | 853,834 | ||||||
Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.b | 3,464,650 | 6,078,150 | ||||||
Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co. Ltd.b | 987,000 | 1,283,053 | ||||||
Chia Hsin Cement Corp.b | 1,024,000 | 287,492 | ||||||
Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.b | 1,166,302 | 2,544,442 | ||||||
Chin-Poon Industrial Co. Ltd.b | 891,000 | 1,608,690 | ||||||
China Airlines Ltd.a | 6,268,000 | 2,169,054 | ||||||
China Bills Finance Corp.b | 3,357,000 | 1,212,205 | ||||||
China Development Financial Holding Corp. | 31,726,000 | 7,627,911 | ||||||
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd./Taiwan | 7,611,048 | 5,290,540 | ||||||
China Man-Made Fiber Corp.a | 3,461,000 | 864,417 | ||||||
China Metal Products | 1,088,146 | 864,440 | ||||||
China Motor Corp. | 662,000 | 426,300 | ||||||
China Petrochemical Development Corp.a,b | 5,280,900 | 1,280,815 | ||||||
China Steel Chemical Corp.b | 369,000 | 1,293,588 | ||||||
China Steel Corp.b | 27,172,529 | 16,843,828 | ||||||
China Synthetic Rubber Corp. | 1,212,100 | 866,255 | ||||||
Chipbond Technology Corp. | 1,422,000 | 2,225,084 | ||||||
Chlitina Holding Ltd. | 79,000 | 703,659 | ||||||
Chong Hong Construction Co. Ltd.b | 655,122 | 845,713 | ||||||
Chroma ATE Inc.b | 892,000 | 1,892,333 | ||||||
Chung Hung Steel Corp.a | 6,882,000 | 1,250,821 | ||||||
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. | 8,874,000 | 27,904,821 | ||||||
Cleanaway Co. Ltd. | 269,000 | 1,436,793 | ||||||
Clevo Co.b | 1,160,175 | 1,113,673 | ||||||
CMC Magnetics Corp.a,b | 10,249,566 | 1,113,413 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Compal Electronics Inc. | 9,600,000 | $ | 5,633,125 | |||||
Compeq Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 2,698,000 | 1,591,261 | ||||||
Continental Holdings Corp.a,b | 3,093,600 | 1,103,128 | ||||||
Coretronic Corp. | 1,350,750 | 1,325,062 | ||||||
Coxon Precise Industrial Co. Ltd.b | 721,000 | 1,030,558 | ||||||
CSBC Corp. Taiwanb | 2,736,000 | 1,251,420 | ||||||
CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 36,464,259 | 17,775,668 | ||||||
CTCI Corp.b | 1,649,000 | 1,868,225 | ||||||
Cub Elecparts Inc. | 92,000 | 1,032,619 | ||||||
Cyberlink Corp.b | 617,540 | 1,350,962 | ||||||
D-Link Corp.a,b | 3,970,991 | 1,290,524 | ||||||
Darwin Precisions Corp.b | 2,174,000 | 604,470 | ||||||
Delta Electronics Inc. | 4,603,000 | 18,629,739 | ||||||
Depo Auto Parts Ind. Co. Ltd.b | 270,000 | 970,902 | ||||||
Dynapack International Technology Corp.b | 903,000 | 1,308,361 | ||||||
E Ink Holdings Inc.a,b | 2,218,000 | 1,081,235 | ||||||
E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 17,288,438 | 8,948,036 | ||||||
Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.b | 453,062 | 5,725,988 | ||||||
Elan Microelectronics Corp. | 1,185,000 | 1,529,745 | ||||||
Elite Advanced Laser Corp.b | 265,000 | 1,104,432 | ||||||
Elite Material Co. Ltd.b | 799,000 | 1,454,607 | ||||||
Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology Inc.b | 1,337,000 | 1,166,737 | ||||||
Ennoconn Corp.b | 109,000 | 1,198,829 | ||||||
Epistar Corp. | 2,434,694 | 1,945,147 | ||||||
Eternal Materials Co. Ltd. | 1,659,030 | 1,632,471 | ||||||
EVA Airways Corp.a | 4,652,279 | 2,498,892 | ||||||
Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd. | 4,006,870 | 1,446,872 | ||||||
Everlight Chemical Industrial Corp.b | 1,689,601 | 1,062,610 | ||||||
Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd.b | 994,000 | 1,785,682 | ||||||
Far Eastern Department Stores Ltd.b | 2,362,167 | 1,229,703 | ||||||
Far Eastern International Bankb | 4,751,011 | 1,349,589 | ||||||
Far Eastern New Century Corp. | 6,755,916 | 5,143,376 | ||||||
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd. | 3,754,000 | 7,850,957 | ||||||
Faraday Technology Corp.b | 769,000 | 1,076,026 | ||||||
Farglory Land Development Co. Ltd. | 673,782 | 692,395 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Federal Corp. | 3,342,264 | $ | 1,508,605 | |||||
Feng Hsin Steel Co. Ltd. | 1,109,000 | 1,304,824 | ||||||
Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.b | 750,024 | 4,073,764 | ||||||
Firich Enterprises Co. Ltd.b | 496,729 | 1,275,006 | ||||||
First Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 20,527,703 | 9,574,488 | ||||||
FLEXium Interconnect Inc.b | 664,734 | 1,642,232 | ||||||
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. | 7,555,210 | 17,005,588 | ||||||
Formosa Petrochemical Corp.b | 2,841,000 | 7,215,347 | ||||||
Formosa Plastics Corp. | 9,779,800 | 23,248,802 | ||||||
Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd. | 1,725,000 | 1,572,806 | ||||||
Formosan Rubber Group Inc. | 2,224,000 | 1,131,006 | ||||||
Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.b | 2,123,787 | 4,185,967 | ||||||
Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 15,867,000 | 18,835,856 | ||||||
Getac Technology Corp.b | 1,552,000 | 983,077 | ||||||
Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.b | 691,000 | 4,408,161 | ||||||
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd.b | 1,353,000 | 1,465,696 | ||||||
Gigasolar Materials Corp.b | 76,800 | 1,416,659 | ||||||
Gigastorage Corp.a,b | 943,000 | 893,852 | ||||||
Ginko International Co. Ltd. | 115,000 | 1,154,083 | ||||||
Gintech Energy Corp.a,b | 1,198,019 | 1,146,395 | ||||||
Gloria Material Technology Corp.b | 2,237,200 | 1,231,968 | ||||||
Goldsun Building Materials Co. Ltd.b | 3,818,000 | 976,559 | ||||||
Gourmet Master Co. Ltd. | 186,000 | 1,147,388 | ||||||
Grand Pacific Petrochemicalb | 2,463,000 | 1,245,137 | ||||||
Grape King Bio Ltd.b | 268,000 | 1,508,065 | ||||||
Great Wall Enterprise Co. Ltd. | 1,891,500 | 1,260,734 | ||||||
Greatek Electronics Inc.b | 960,000 | 1,038,517 | ||||||
HannStar Display Corp.a,b | 7,351,640 | 926,919 | ||||||
Hermes Microvision Inc.b | 103,000 | 2,560,123 | ||||||
Hey Song Corp.b | 857,000 | 928,382 | ||||||
Highwealth Construction Corp.b | 1,926,230 | 1,906,986 | ||||||
Hiwin Technologies Corp.b | 542,263 | 2,186,544 | ||||||
Ho Tung Chemical Corp.a,b | 4,976,177 | 1,145,515 | ||||||
Holy Stone Enterprise Co. Ltd.b | 940,900 | 971,138 | ||||||
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. | 34,133,646 | 80,116,285 | ||||||
Hota Industrial Manufacturing Co. Ltd.b | 514,000 | 2,002,979 | ||||||
Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.b | 589,000 | 6,105,877 | ||||||
HTC Corp.b | 1,624,000 | 3,924,145 | ||||||
Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. | 14,453,211 | 6,741,237 |
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Huaku Development Co. Ltd.b | 736,000 | $ | 1,156,091 | |||||
Hung Sheng Construction Ltd.b | 2,335,000 | 1,004,770 | ||||||
Ichia Technologies Inc.b | 1,728,000 | 852,768 | ||||||
IEI Integration Corp.b | 947,582 | 1,160,526 | ||||||
Innolux Corp.b | 20,090,241 | 5,839,905 | ||||||
Inotera Memories Inc.a,b | 5,660,000 | 4,854,056 | ||||||
Inventec Corp. | 5,725,000 | 4,100,114 | ||||||
ITEQ Corp.b | 1,673,000 | 1,339,125 | ||||||
KEE TAI Properties Co. Ltd.b | 2,832,000 | 1,248,459 | ||||||
Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd. | 1,050,687 | 1,536,573 | ||||||
Kerry TJ Logistics Co. Ltd.b | 766,000 | 886,275 | ||||||
Kindom Construction Corp. | 1,588,000 | 707,222 | ||||||
King Slide Works Co. Ltd. | 153,000 | 1,892,242 | ||||||
King Yuan Electronics Co. Ltd.b | 2,835,000 | 2,230,839 | ||||||
King’s Town Bank Co. Ltd.b | 2,566,000 | 1,644,674 | ||||||
Kinpo Electronicsa | 3,739,000 | 1,187,002 | ||||||
Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp. | 722,000 | 1,672,906 | ||||||
Kuoyang Construction Co. Ltd. | 3,232,023 | 1,016,329 | ||||||
Land Mark Optoelectronics Corp.b | 99,000 | 1,695,083 | ||||||
Largan Precision Co. Ltd. | 244,000 | 18,612,783 | ||||||
LCY Chemical Corp.a | 1,469,000 | 1,454,324 | ||||||
Lealea Enterprise Co. Ltd.b | 3,965,173 | 1,119,202 | ||||||
Lien Hwa Industrial Corp.b | 1,460,400 | 850,347 | ||||||
Lite-On Technology Corp. | 4,863,889 | 5,612,968 | ||||||
Long Bon International Co. Ltd.b | 1,620,000 | 943,278 | ||||||
Macronix Internationala | 11,687,000 | 1,329,347 | ||||||
Makalot Industrial Co. Ltd.b | 437,525 | 2,738,481 | ||||||
Masterlink Securities Corp.b | 4,626,603 | 1,234,893 | ||||||
MediaTek Inc.b | 3,612,572 | 25,655,001 | ||||||
Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 25,096,958 | 16,538,980 | ||||||
Merida Industry Co. Ltd.b | 514,850 | 2,354,875 | ||||||
Merry Electronics Co. Ltd.b | 473,070 | 844,158 | ||||||
Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.b | 1,762,000 | 2,362,094 | ||||||
Microbio Co. Ltd.a | 1,660,141 | 1,311,348 | ||||||
MIN AIK Technology Co. Ltd.b | 567,000 | 887,217 | ||||||
Mitac Holdings Corp.b | 1,293,000 | 904,618 | ||||||
Motech Industries Inc.a,b | 921,000 | 1,111,342 | ||||||
Nan Kang Rubber Tire Co. Ltd.a,b | 1,490,000 | 1,275,593 | ||||||
Nan Ya Plastics Corp. | 11,032,440 | 21,180,479 | ||||||
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp.b | 651,000 | 676,819 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
National Petroleum Co. Ltd.b | 839,000 | $ | 911,408 | |||||
Neo Solar Power Corp.b | 1,693,806 | 1,223,259 | ||||||
Novatek Microelectronics Corp.b | 1,414,000 | 5,871,810 | ||||||
OBI Pharma Inc.a,b | 253,000 | 3,524,886 | ||||||
Oriental Union Chemical Corp.b | 1,524,000 | 992,856 | ||||||
Pan-International Industrial Corp.b | 1,902,366 | 721,287 | ||||||
Parade Technologies Ltd.b | 171,000 | 1,582,285 | ||||||
PChome Online Inc.b | 195,604 | 2,074,820 | ||||||
Pegatron Corp. | 4,584,000 | 10,897,208 | ||||||
PharmaEngine Inc.b | 142,000 | 912,283 | ||||||
Phison Electronics Corp.b | 333,000 | 2,595,300 | ||||||
Pixart Imaging Inc.b | 457,000 | 1,042,387 | ||||||
Pou Chen Corp. | 5,396,000 | 6,697,912 | ||||||
Powertech Technology Inc. | 1,640,000 | 3,568,007 | ||||||
Poya International Co. Ltd.b | 153,060 | 1,542,944 | ||||||
President Chain Store Corp. | 1,365,000 | 9,262,383 | ||||||
President Securities Corp.b | 2,641,000 | 1,009,289 | ||||||
Primax Electronics Ltd.b | 1,019,000 | 1,212,730 | ||||||
Prince Housing & Development Corp.b | 3,586,995 | 1,016,776 | ||||||
Qisda Corp.b | 3,995,000 | 1,262,262 | ||||||
Quanta Computer Inc.b | 6,252,000 | 10,573,014 | ||||||
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.b | 1,137,940 | 2,253,143 | ||||||
Radium Life Tech Co. Ltd.b | 2,732,196 | 846,823 | ||||||
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.b | 1,162,110 | 2,933,950 | ||||||
Rich Development Co. Ltd.b | 4,054,770 | 1,122,529 | ||||||
Richtek Technology Corp. | 229,000 | 1,326,508 | ||||||
Ritek Corp.a,b | 10,434,000 | 860,290 | ||||||
Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.b | 1,937,822 | 2,635,699 | ||||||
Ruentex Industries Ltd. | 1,167,906 | 2,062,954 | ||||||
Sampo Corp. | 3,928,000 | 1,442,032 | ||||||
Sanyang Motor Co. Ltd.a,b | 1,527,000 | 983,323 | ||||||
ScinoPharm Taiwan Ltd. | 664,700 | 1,104,100 | ||||||
Sercomm Corp.b | 690,000 | 1,775,247 | ||||||
Shihlin Paper Corp.a | 143,000 | 128,232 | ||||||
Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 18,265,443 | 3,451,703 | ||||||
Shin Zu Shing Co. Ltd.b | 472,000 | 1,484,232 | ||||||
Shining Building Business Co. Ltd.a | 2,497,601 | 811,690 | ||||||
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corp. | 3,731,000 | 1,026,160 | ||||||
Sigurd Microelectronics Corp.b | 1,823,000 | 1,267,191 | ||||||
Silergy Corp.b | 129,000 | 1,682,761 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd. | 5,352,819 | $ | 8,263,108 | |||||
Simplo Technology Co. Ltd.b | 646,000 | 2,079,983 | ||||||
Sinbon Electronics Co. Ltd.b | 749,000 | 1,471,765 | ||||||
Sino-American Silicon Products Inc.b | 1,418,000 | 1,762,259 | ||||||
SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. | 21,862,243 | 5,999,749 | ||||||
Sinyi Realty Inc.b | 832,877 | 656,638 | ||||||
Sitronix Technology Corp. | 406,000 | 1,148,411 | ||||||
Soft-World International Corp.b | 432,000 | 929,466 | ||||||
Solar Applied Materials Technology Co. | 1,911,000 | 1,112,718 | ||||||
St. Shine Optical Co. Ltd.b | 123,000 | 2,198,544 | ||||||
Standard Foods Corp.b | 904,648 | 2,248,553 | ||||||
Swancor Ind Co. Ltd.b | 180,000 | 771,846 | ||||||
Synnex Technology International Corp.b | 2,912,000 | 2,970,534 | ||||||
TA Chen Stainless Pipeb | 2,375,252 | 1,122,155 | ||||||
Ta Chong Bank Ltd.a | 4,815,168 | 1,876,397 | ||||||
Taichung Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. | 5,149,341 | 1,414,705 | ||||||
Taiflex Scientific Co. Ltd.b | 830,000 | 945,339 | ||||||
Taigen Biopharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd.a,b | 708,000 | 605,055 | ||||||
Tainan Spinning Co. Ltd.b | 2,793,894 | 1,172,810 | ||||||
Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.b | 18,175,316 | 6,016,143 | ||||||
Taiwan Acceptance Corp.b | 420,000 | 930,188 | ||||||
Taiwan Business Banka | 10,512,518 | 2,654,069 | ||||||
Taiwan Cement Corp. | 7,563,000 | 6,827,455 | ||||||
Taiwan Cogeneration Corp.b | 1,491,000 | 1,099,227 | ||||||
Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 15,979,131 | 6,803,825 | ||||||
Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.b | 1,626,000 | 2,192,008 | ||||||
Taiwan Glass Industry Corp.a | 2,728,000 | 1,054,851 | ||||||
Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise Co. Ltd.b | 996,674 | 1,468,079 | ||||||
Taiwan Land Development Corp.b | 2,381,854 | 867,249 | ||||||
Taiwan Liposome Co. Ltd.a | 138,000 | 660,267 | ||||||
Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd. | 3,877,000 | 11,958,128 | ||||||
Taiwan Paiho Ltd.b | 709,000 | 1,715,323 | ||||||
Taiwan PCB Techvest Co. Ltd.b | 1,156,042 | 1,161,886 | ||||||
Taiwan Secom Co. Ltd.b | 876,185 | 2,438,827 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.b | 59,491,000 | $ | 266,735,646 | |||||
Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co. Ltd.b | 1,601,770 | 1,874,966 | ||||||
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Corp.b | 1,408,261 | 1,243,755 | ||||||
Taiwan TEA Corp.b | 2,351,000 | 1,001,043 | ||||||
Tatung Co. Ltd.a,b | 5,771,000 | 915,177 | ||||||
Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd. | 4,599,000 | 3,764,227 | ||||||
Test Research Inc.b | 608,400 | 840,321 | ||||||
Test Rite International Co. Ltd.b | 1,705,000 | 1,033,815 | ||||||
Ton Yi Industrial Corp.b | 1,900,000 | 883,335 | ||||||
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries Ltd.b | 433,000 | 1,068,428 | ||||||
Tong Yang Industry Co. Ltd. | 927,400 | 1,381,388 | ||||||
Topco Scientific Co. Ltd.b | 924,371 | 1,627,218 | ||||||
TPK Holding Co. Ltd. | 696,000 | 1,480,717 | ||||||
Transcend Information Inc.b | 454,000 | 1,386,645 | ||||||
Tripod Technology Corp.b | 1,173,000 | 2,075,481 | ||||||
TrueLight Corp.b | 319,000 | 929,201 | ||||||
TSRC Corp.b | 1,698,900 | 1,270,392 | ||||||
TTY Biopharm Co. Ltd. | 522,124 | 1,743,975 | ||||||
Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp. | 2,040,000 | 1,236,940 | ||||||
Tung Thih Electronic Co. Ltd.b | 161,000 | 2,010,562 | ||||||
TWi Pharmaceuticals Inc.a | 191,000 | 887,984 | ||||||
TXC Corp.b | 1,236,000 | 1,446,810 | ||||||
U-Ming Marine Transport Corp. | 1,117,000 | 900,806 | ||||||
Uni-President Enterprises Corp. | 11,582,369 | 19,970,804 | ||||||
Unimicron Technology Corp.b | 3,216,000 | 1,635,484 | ||||||
Union Bank of Taiwanb | 2,988,681 | 832,787 | ||||||
Unitech Printed Circuit Board Corp.b | 2,573,000 | 913,619 | ||||||
United Microelectronics Corp.b | 27,671,000 | 11,116,028 | ||||||
UPC Technology Corp. | 3,350,146 | 918,387 | ||||||
USI Corp. | 2,372,000 | 970,727 | ||||||
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp. | 2,042,000 | 3,139,931 | ||||||
Visual Photonics Epitaxy Co. Ltd. | 889,000 | 1,393,744 | ||||||
Voltronic Power Technology Corp.b | 119,451 | 1,833,173 | ||||||
Wah Lee Industrial Corp.b | 722,000 | 968,982 | ||||||
Walsin Lihwa Corp.a | 7,068,000 | 1,750,410 | ||||||
Waterland Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.b | 5,884,581 | 1,306,819 |
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Win Semiconductors Corp. | 1,316,669 | $ | 2,143,470 | |||||
Winbond Electronics Corp.a | 7,095,000 | 2,021,836 | ||||||
Wistron Corp.b | 5,986,087 | 3,566,578 | ||||||
Wistron NeWeb Corp.b | 615,623 | 1,589,446 | ||||||
Wowprime Corp.b | 210,260 | 869,967 | ||||||
WPG Holdings Ltd.b | 3,239,000 | 3,308,981 | ||||||
WT Microelectronics Co. Ltd.b | 889,896 | 1,040,336 | ||||||
XPEC Entertainment Inc.b | 291,000 | 844,138 | ||||||
Yageo Corp.b | 1,166,078 | 1,929,896 | ||||||
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.a | 4,225,000 | 1,118,801 | ||||||
Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co. Ltd.b | 166,937 | 1,205,611 | ||||||
YFY Inc.b | 2,305,000 | 700,545 | ||||||
Yieh Phui Enterprise Co. Ltd. | 3,443,510 | 831,035 | ||||||
Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 19,759,255 | 6,362,062 | ||||||
Yulon Motor Co. Ltd. | 1,659,000 | 1,472,692 | ||||||
YungShin Global Holding Corp.b | 947,650 | 1,397,293 | ||||||
Yungtay Engineering Co. Ltd. | 1,114,000 | 1,602,347 | ||||||
Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd. | 906,950 | 1,962,256 | ||||||
Zinwell Corp.b | 965,000 | 1,881,680 | ||||||
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THAILAND — 2.53% |
| |||||||
Advanced Info Service PCL NVDR | 2,533,200 | 12,122,105 | ||||||
Airports of Thailand PCL NVDR | 1,060,900 | 11,880,413 | ||||||
Amata Corp. PCL NVDRb | 2,808,600 | 1,016,866 | ||||||
AP Thailand PCL NVDRb | 5,368,490 | 873,905 | ||||||
Bangchak Petroleum PCL (The) NVDR | 1,098,500 | 948,046 | ||||||
Bangkok Airways Co. Ltd.b | 1,788,500 | 1,164,558 | ||||||
Bangkok Bank PCL Foreign | 685,100 | 3,191,878 | ||||||
Bangkok Chain Hospital PCL NVDR | 5,432,650 | 1,524,740 | ||||||
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL NVDR | 9,828,100 | 5,958,096 | ||||||
Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCLa | 18,104,885 | 2,667,714 | ||||||
Bangkok Land PCL NVDRb | 25,599,900 | 1,020,260 | ||||||
Banpu PCL NVDRb | 2,655,400 | 1,363,846 | ||||||
BEC World PCL NVDR | 2,813,000 | 2,486,935 | ||||||
BTS Group Holdings PCL NVDR | 14,247,300 | 3,318,905 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Bumrungrad Hospital PCL NVDR | 927,900 | $ | 5,651,257 | |||||
Central Pattana PCL NVDR | 3,594,100 | 4,690,588 | ||||||
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL NVDR | 7,257,400 | 3,870,070 | ||||||
Chularat Hospital PCL NVDRb | 19,388,500 | 1,393,055 | ||||||
CP ALL PCL NVDR | 10,809,400 | 13,121,149 | ||||||
Delta Electronics Thailand PCL NVDR | 1,376,500 | 3,138,945 | ||||||
Dynasty Ceramic PCL NVDR | 12,805,920 | 1,538,292 | ||||||
Eastern Polymer Group PCLb | 2,947,200 | 1,100,134 | ||||||
Energy Absolute PCL NVDRb | 3,289,800 | 1,957,445 | ||||||
Esso Thailand PCL NVDRa | 6,161,200 | 881,901 | ||||||
Glow Energy PCL NVDR | 1,347,800 | 3,054,585 | ||||||
Gunkul Engineering PCL NVDRb | 1,762,600 | 1,212,004 | ||||||
Hana Microelectronics PCL NVDRb | 1,575,900 | 1,492,748 | ||||||
Home Product Center PCL NVDRb | 11,413,574 | 2,306,420 | ||||||
Indorama Ventures PCL NVDR | 3,516,200 | 2,121,760 | ||||||
Inter Far East Energy Corp.b | 3,165,600 | 537,521 | ||||||
IRPC PCL NVDRb | 24,159,700 | 2,969,955 | ||||||
Italian-Thai Development PCL NVDRa,b | 5,201,200 | 934,260 | ||||||
Kasikornbank PCL Foreign | 2,832,900 | 13,794,784 | ||||||
Kasikornbank PCL NVDR | 1,387,600 | 6,640,073 | ||||||
KCE Electronics PCL NVDRb | 867,800 | 2,070,250 | ||||||
Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL NVDR | 7,275,260 | 804,505 | ||||||
Kiatnakin Bank PCL NVDR | 1,186,000 | 1,497,895 | ||||||
Krung Thai Bank PCL NVDRb | 8,196,900 | 4,071,994 | ||||||
Krungthai Card PCL NVDRb | 332,500 | 774,558 | ||||||
LPN Development PCL NVDRb | 2,494,100 | 875,000 | ||||||
Major Cineplex Group PCL NVDRb | 1,043,800 | 812,951 | ||||||
Minor International PCL NVDRb | 4,609,760 | 4,657,630 | ||||||
Muangthai Leasing PCLb | 2,230,500 | 1,283,336 | ||||||
PTT Exploration & Production PCL NVDR | 3,318,901 | 6,310,849 | ||||||
PTT Global Chemical PCL NVDR | 4,784,200 | 7,217,254 | ||||||
PTT PCL NVDR | 2,363,300 | 17,245,523 | ||||||
Quality Houses PCL NVDRb | 16,539,817 | 1,067,684 | ||||||
Samart Corp. PCL NVDRb | 1,754,800 | 783,085 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Siam Cement PCL (The) Foreign | 815,100 | $ | 10,111,541 | |||||
Siam Cement PCL (The) NVDR | 151,900 | 1,884,361 | ||||||
Siam Commercial Bank PCL (The) NVDRb | 3,719,500 | 14,458,343 | ||||||
Siam Global House PCL NVDRb | 3,735,422 | 943,553 | ||||||
Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction PCL NVDRb | 2,384,128 | 1,170,986 | ||||||
Sri Trang Agro-Industry PCL NVDR | 2,673,000 | 772,717 | ||||||
Srisawad Power 1979 PCL NVDRb | 1,531,300 | 1,955,491 | ||||||
Supalai PCL NVDRb | 2,100,200 | 1,037,427 | ||||||
Superblock PCLa,b | 26,758,700 | 856,158 | ||||||
Thai Airways International PCL NVDRa,b | 2,427,600 | 817,603 | ||||||
Thai Oil PCL NVDR | 2,061,000 | 3,673,127 | ||||||
Thai Union Group PCL NVDR | 5,144,400 | 2,873,241 | ||||||
Thai Vegetable Oil PCL NVDR | 1,991,600 | 1,335,932 | ||||||
Thaicom PCL NVDRb | 1,529,700 | 1,255,788 | ||||||
Thanachart Capital PCL NVDR | 1,706,700 | 1,820,225 | ||||||
Thoresen Thai Agencies PCL NVDRb | 2,823,823 | 637,995 | ||||||
TICON Industrial Connection PCL NVDRb | 2,426,960 | 790,141 | ||||||
Tisco Financial Group PCL NVDR | 1,406,750 | 1,875,403 | ||||||
TMB Bank PCL NVDR | 35,764,500 | 2,549,588 | ||||||
True Corp. PCL NVDRa,b | 21,898,518 | 4,332,993 | ||||||
TTW PCL NVDRb | 4,904,200 | 1,417,717 | ||||||
VGI Global Media PCL NVDRb | 11,186,000 | 1,362,538 | ||||||
WHA Corp. PCL NVDRa,b | 18,373,800 | 1,485,168 | ||||||
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| |||||||
230,835,763 | ||||||||
TURKEY — 1.48% |
| |||||||
Akbank TAS | 5,418,718 | 13,552,297 | ||||||
Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii AS | 271,439 | 885,567 | ||||||
Albaraka Turk Katilim Bankasi ASb | 2,080,848 | 1,091,551 | ||||||
Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii AS | 516,008 | 3,003,702 | ||||||
Arcelik AS | 634,773 | 4,105,358 | ||||||
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS | 527,968 | 9,782,810 | ||||||
Cimsa Cimento Sanayi VE Ticaret AS | 197,116 | 1,037,347 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Coca-Cola Icecek AS | 210,870 | $ | 2,359,335 | |||||
Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret ASb | 164,714 | 628,799 | ||||||
Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS | 4,890,127 | 4,269,842 | ||||||
Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS | 1,383,102 | 2,237,453 | ||||||
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS | 3,226,508 | 3,767,244 | ||||||
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS | 177,129 | 2,092,122 | ||||||
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS | 2,366,835 | 6,984,839 | ||||||
Is Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi ASb | 1,955,145 | 1,157,948 | ||||||
Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class Db | 2,914,006 | 1,074,951 | ||||||
KOC Holding AS | 1,583,729 | 6,935,648 | ||||||
Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS | 137,290 | 754,565 | ||||||
Petkim Petrokimya Holding ASa,b | 1,983,609 | 2,349,611 | ||||||
Sekerbank TASa,b | 1,774,712 | 906,936 | ||||||
TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS | 455,862 | 2,692,159 | ||||||
Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS | 323,386 | 2,199,830 | ||||||
Trakya Cam Sanayii ASb | 1,626,420 | 985,275 | ||||||
Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri ASa | 320,846 | 8,241,577 | ||||||
Turk Hava Yollari AOa | 1,220,289 | 3,023,052 | ||||||
Turk Telekomunikasyon AS | 1,121,865 | 2,190,727 | ||||||
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS | 2,047,788 | 7,678,858 | ||||||
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS | 5,725,628 | 14,261,751 | ||||||
Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS | 1,595,024 | 5,398,078 | ||||||
Turkiye Is Bankasi Class C | 4,003,865 | 6,124,770 | ||||||
Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi ASb | 2,850,897 | 1,553,386 | ||||||
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS | 1,874,025 | 2,143,700 | ||||||
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao Class D | 2,055,182 | 2,872,581 | ||||||
Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi ASb | 423,999 | 2,588,650 | ||||||
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi ASb | 2,529,097 | 3,209,731 | ||||||
Yazicilar Holding ASb | 196,033 | 782,858 | ||||||
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| |||||||
134,924,908 | ||||||||
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — 0.97% |
| |||||||
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC | 4,744,257 | 8,783,149 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Agthia Group PJSC | 481,202 | $ | 936,713 | |||||
Air Arabia PJSC | 5,030,484 | 1,835,218 | ||||||
Al Waha Capital PJSC | 2,946,763 | 1,837,189 | ||||||
Aldar Properties PJSC | 7,591,489 | 5,167,020 | ||||||
Amlak Finance PJSCa | 2,219,465 | 960,768 | ||||||
Dana Gas PJSCa | 8,936,819 | 1,240,870 | ||||||
Deyaar Development PJSCa | 6,293,734 | 962,981 | ||||||
DP World Ltd. | 405,645 | 6,883,796 | ||||||
Dubai Financial Market PJSC | 6,089,461 | 2,287,869 | ||||||
Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC | 2,368,798 | 4,120,995 | ||||||
Dubai Parks & Resorts PJSCa | 6,613,971 | 2,142,804 | ||||||
Emaar Malls Group PJSCa | 5,026,213 | 3,763,108 | ||||||
Emaar Properties PJSC | 8,613,896 | 13,719,196 | ||||||
Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC | 4,195,239 | 20,045,043 | ||||||
Eshraq Properties Co. PJSCa | 4,527,543 | 949,132 | ||||||
First Gulf Bank PJSC | 2,183,137 | 7,578,170 | ||||||
National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC | 1,710,809 | 3,819,342 | ||||||
Orascom Construction Ltd.a | 162,868 | 863,200 | ||||||
Union Properties PJSC | 3,777,434 | 773,371 | ||||||
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| |||||||
88,669,934 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $10,627,488,719) |
| 8,809,656,161 | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 2.68% |
| |||||||
BRAZIL — 1.65% |
| |||||||
Banco ABC Brasil SA | 320,475 | 708,713 | ||||||
Banco Bradesco SA | 6,160,804 | 33,038,865 | ||||||
Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA Class B | 434,800 | 611,887 | ||||||
Bradespar SA | 719,900 | 729,072 | ||||||
Braskem SA Class A | 399,600 | 2,560,702 | ||||||
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA Class B | 516,300 | 1,267,623 | ||||||
Cia. Brasileira de Distribuicao | 382,000 | 3,991,546 | ||||||
Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais | 1,842,420 | 2,717,816 | ||||||
Cia. Energetica de Sao Paulo Class B | 448,600 | 1,533,174 | ||||||
Cia. Energetica do Ceara Class A | 22,900 | 180,125 | ||||||
Cia. Paranaense de Energia Class B | 221,800 | 1,289,230 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Eletropaulo Metropolitana Eletricidade de Sao Paulo SA | 298,500 | $ | 543,846 | |||||
Itau Unibanco Holding SA | 7,275,912 | 46,442,381 | ||||||
Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA | 8,397,087 | 14,391,509 | ||||||
Lojas Americanas SA | 1,192,275 | 5,959,427 | ||||||
Marcopolo SA | 1,555,100 | 805,043 | ||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro SA | 9,268,800 | 11,972,365 | ||||||
Suzano Papel e Celulose SA Class A | 924,300 | 3,832,571 | ||||||
Telefonica Brasil SA | 873,500 | 8,385,319 | ||||||
Vale SA | 4,210,900 | 9,058,202 | ||||||
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| |||||||
150,019,416 | ||||||||
CHILE — 0.07% |
| |||||||
Embotelladora Andina SA Class B | 682,181 | 2,033,142 | ||||||
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA Series B | 238,171 | 4,261,953 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,295,095 | ||||||||
COLOMBIA — 0.15% |
| |||||||
Avianca Holdings SA | 1,272,325 | 770,520 | ||||||
Bancolombia SA | 1,031,848 | 7,691,391 | ||||||
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA | 8,180,555 | 2,760,516 | ||||||
Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA | 203,774 | 2,302,340 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,524,767 | ||||||||
RUSSIA — 0.17% |
| |||||||
AK Transneft OAO | 2,068 | 4,888,697 | ||||||
Surgutneftegas OAO | 17,458,800 | 10,259,871 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,148,568 | ||||||||
SOUTH KOREA — 0.64% |
| |||||||
AmorePacific Corp. | 21,937 | 3,982,256 | ||||||
Hyundai Motor Co. | 56,411 | 4,629,835 | ||||||
Hyundai Motor Co. Series 2 | 90,116 | 7,505,416 | ||||||
LG Chem Ltd. | 18,429 | 2,995,253 | ||||||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 49,632 | 39,570,754 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
58,683,514 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $412,123,399) |
| 243,671,360 | ||||||
RIGHTS — 0.00% |
| |||||||
BRAZIL — 0.00% |
| |||||||
Duratex SAa | 30,499 | 20,157 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
20,157 |
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CHILE — 0.00% |
| |||||||
Parque Arauco SAa | 139,295 | $ | 28,066 | |||||
|
| |||||||
28,066 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL RIGHTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $0) |
| 48,223 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 7.26% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 7.26% |
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
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0.50%f,g,h | 623,391,218 | 623,391,218 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
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0.49%f,g,h | 31,636,389 | 31,636,389 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
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0.27%f,g | 5,557,060 | 5,557,060 | ||||||
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660,584,667 | ||||||||
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TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
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(Cost: $660,584,667) |
| 660,584,667 | ||||||
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Value | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS | ||||||
(Cost: $11,700,196,785) | $ | 9,713,960,411 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (6.71)% | (610,596,079 | ) | ||||
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NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 9,103,364,332 | ||||
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ADR — American Depositary Receipts
CPO — Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)
GDR — Global Depositary Receipts
NVDR — Non-Voting Depositary Receipts
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. |
d | This security is currently subject to restrictions on resale in the People’s Republic of China. |
e | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. |
f | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
g | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
h | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
Open futures contracts as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:
Issue | Number of Contracts Purchased (Sold) | Expiration | Exchange | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Mini | 1,239 | Mar. 2016 | New York Board of Trade | $ | 45,973,095 | $ | (545,669) | |||||||||||||
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 94.40% |
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BRAZIL — 8.94% |
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Ambev SA | 522,065 | $ | 2,314,283 | |||||
B2W Cia. Digitala | 11,600 | 33,669 | ||||||
Banco Bradesco SA | 87,388 | 511,024 | ||||||
Banco do Brasil SA | 92,889 | 316,065 | ||||||
Banco Santander Brasil SA Units | 46,400 | 174,322 | ||||||
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA | 81,200 | 492,183 | ||||||
BM&FBovespa SA-Bolsa de Valores Mercadorias e Futuros | 197,269 | 576,048 | ||||||
BR Malls Participacoes SA | 46,400 | 156,948 | ||||||
BRF SA | 69,600 | 899,012 | ||||||
CCR SA | 104,400 | 331,358 | ||||||
CETIP SA – Mercados Organizados | 23,760 | 226,297 | ||||||
Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo | 34,800 | 197,730 | ||||||
Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA | 81,200 | 106,109 | ||||||
Cielo SA | 102,001 | 794,876 | ||||||
Cosan SA Industria e Comercio | 11,600 | 77,979 | ||||||
CPFL Energia SAa | 24,637 | 103,395 | ||||||
Duratex SA | 34,848 | 53,245 | ||||||
EDP – Energias do Brasil SA | 23,200 | 74,218 | ||||||
Embraer SA | 81,200 | 616,249 | ||||||
Equatorial Energia SA | 11,600 | 111,619 | ||||||
Estacio Participacoes SA | 34,800 | 111,590 | ||||||
Fibria Celulose SA | 23,241 | 256,981 | ||||||
Hypermarcas SAa | 34,800 | 220,380 | ||||||
JBS SA | 81,252 | 232,773 | ||||||
Klabin SA Units | 69,600 | 376,046 | ||||||
Kroton Educacional SA | 150,864 | 377,985 | ||||||
Localiza Rent A Car SA | 11,660 | 67,364 | ||||||
Lojas Renner SA | 69,600 | 314,829 | ||||||
Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA | 11,600 | 137,038 | ||||||
Natura Cosmeticos SA | 23,200 | 154,966 | ||||||
Odontoprev SA | 34,800 | 88,764 | ||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro SAa | 336,400 | 621,351 | ||||||
Porto Seguro SA | 11,600 | 68,883 | ||||||
Qualicorp SA | 23,200 | 75,093 | ||||||
Raia Drogasil SA | 23,250 | 268,824 | ||||||
Sul America SA | 23,272 | 93,865 | ||||||
TIM Participacoes SA | 92,869 | 162,199 | ||||||
TOTVS SA | 11,600 | 91,825 | ||||||
Tractebel Energia SA | 23,200 | 205,805 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Ultrapar Participacoes SA | 46,400 | $ | 732,853 | |||||
Vale SA | 150,800 | 447,553 | ||||||
WEG SA | 68,240 | 226,192 | ||||||
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13,499,788 | ||||||||
CHINA — 57.81% | ||||||||
58.com Inc. ADRa | 3,944 | 209,032 | ||||||
AAC Technologies Holdings Inc. | 58,000 | 402,397 | ||||||
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. Class H | 2,668,000 | 878,337 | ||||||
Air China Ltd. Class H | 250,000 | 148,210 | ||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADRa,b | 56,386 | 3,879,921 | ||||||
Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.a | 310,000 | 164,246 | ||||||
Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.a,b | 1,230,000 | 254,663 | ||||||
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. Class Ha,b | 464,000 | 158,721 | ||||||
Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. Class H | 116,000 | 230,325 | ||||||
ANTA Sports Products Ltd.b | 116,040 | 262,338 | ||||||
AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd. Class H | 232,000 | 158,423 | ||||||
Baidu Inc.a | 15,660 | 2,715,757 | ||||||
Bank of China Ltd. Class H | 8,932,000 | 3,342,544 | ||||||
Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. Class H | 1,048,200 | 598,498 | ||||||
Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd. Class H | 232,000 | 201,982 | ||||||
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd. | 58,000 | 269,632 | ||||||
Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd. | 464,000 | 243,452 | ||||||
Belle International Holdings Ltd. | 580,000 | 377,410 | ||||||
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. | 232,000 | 189,153 | ||||||
Byd Co. Ltd. Class Ha,b | 58,000 | 287,906 | ||||||
CAR Inc.a | 116,000 | 132,467 | ||||||
CGN Power Co. Ltd. Class Hc | 1,044,000 | 300,735 | ||||||
China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd. Class H | 1,044,000 | 312,818 | ||||||
China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd. Class Ha | 928,000 | 511,965 | ||||||
China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 348,000 | 116,356 | ||||||
China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. Class H | 474,000 | 426,689 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
China Communications Services Corp. Ltd. Class H | 232,800 | $ | 93,705 | |||||
China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.b | 116,000 | 181,396 | ||||||
China Construction Bank Corp. Class H | 9,396,370 | 5,498,027 | ||||||
China COSCO Holdings Co. Ltd. Class Ha,b | 363,000 | 124,172 | ||||||
China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd. Class H | 357,000 | 141,861 | ||||||
China Everbright International Ltd. | 232,000 | 246,734 | ||||||
China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd. Class H | 406,000 | 285,594 | ||||||
China Gas Holdings Ltd.b | 232,000 | 309,089 | ||||||
China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.b | 580,000 | 217,794 | ||||||
China International Marine Containers Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 69,600 | 99,708 | ||||||
China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.b | 500,000 | 124,740 | ||||||
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H | 812,000 | 1,766,818 | ||||||
China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. | 348,000 | 190,644 | ||||||
China Medical System Holdings Ltd. | 116,000 | 147,682 | ||||||
China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. | 348,000 | 500,330 | ||||||
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. Class H | 522,456 | 978,242 | ||||||
China Merchants Holdings International Co. Ltd.b | 232,000 | 642,940 | ||||||
China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. Class H | 696,000 | 571,038 | ||||||
China Mobile Ltd. | 696,000 | 7,357,265 | ||||||
China National Building Material Co. Ltd. Class H | 232,000 | 102,632 | ||||||
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. | 464,800 | 1,380,745 | ||||||
China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 301,600 | 975,449 | ||||||
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H | 2,784,600 | 1,550,551 | ||||||
China Power International Development Ltd. | 348,000 | 145,445 | ||||||
China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd. Class H | 244,000 | 231,256 | ||||||
China Railway Group Ltd. Class H | 464,000 | 292,978 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd. | 232,000 | $ | 375,919 | |||||
China Resources Gas Group Ltd. | 171,000 | 446,403 | ||||||
China Resources Land Ltd. | 260,444 | 621,624 | ||||||
China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd. | 232,200 | 375,645 | ||||||
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. Class H | 406,000 | 570,143 | ||||||
China Shipping Container Lines Co. Ltd. Class Ha,b | 484,000 | 93,362 | ||||||
China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. Class H | 232,000 | 130,080 | ||||||
China State Construction International Holdings Ltd. | 232,000 | 356,228 | ||||||
China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 187,640 | 361,953 | ||||||
China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Class H | 1,624,000 | 778,987 | ||||||
China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. | 697,900 | 795,174 | ||||||
China Vanke Co. Ltd. Class H | 160,201 | 360,940 | ||||||
Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd. Class B | 106,400 | 187,455 | ||||||
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. Class H | 348,000 | 162,898 | ||||||
CITIC Ltd. | 464,000 | 631,305 | ||||||
CITIC Securities Co. Ltd. Class H | 232,000 | 446,329 | ||||||
CNOOC Ltd. | 1,972,000 | 2,018,624 | ||||||
COSCO Pacific Ltd.b | 242,000 | 253,012 | ||||||
Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd. | 580,046 | 211,098 | ||||||
CRRC Corp. Ltd. Class H | 539,400 | 492,498 | ||||||
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. | 464,000 | 369,355 | ||||||
Ctrip.com International Ltd.a,b | 16,008 | 655,047 | ||||||
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co. Ltd. Class Hc | 69,600 | 285,519 | ||||||
Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd. Class H | 232,000 | 60,565 | ||||||
Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 232,000 | 270,602 | ||||||
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. | 124,000 | 566,887 | ||||||
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.b | 464,000 | 303,122 | ||||||
Far East Horizon Ltd. | 232,000 | 171,550 | ||||||
Fosun International Ltd. | 232,000 | 298,348 | ||||||
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.b | 1,353,000 | 196,613 | ||||||
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. | 580,000 | 214,811 | ||||||
GF Securities Co. Ltd.a,b | 139,200 | 256,699 |
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GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd. | 1,428,400 | $ | 189,201 | |||||
Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. Class H | 337,000 | 242,257 | ||||||
Guangdong Investment Ltd. | 232,000 | 281,939 | ||||||
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 232,454 | 200,882 | ||||||
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. Class H | 139,200 | 164,330 | ||||||
Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd. | 136,000 | 203,226 | ||||||
Haitian International Holdings Ltd. | 116,000 | 154,843 | ||||||
Haitong Securities Co. Ltd. Class H | 324,800 | 472,822 | ||||||
Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.a,b | 1,126,000 | 1 | ||||||
Hengan International Group Co. Ltd. | 58,000 | 459,083 | ||||||
Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd. Class H | 232,000 | 125,903 | ||||||
Huaneng Power International Inc. Class H | 464,000 | 361,001 | ||||||
Huaneng Renewables Corp. Ltd. Class H | 464,000 | 107,405 | ||||||
Huatai Securities Co. Ltd.a,c | 139,200 | 262,069 | ||||||
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H | 8,352,050 | 4,124,390 | ||||||
JD.com Inc. ADRa,b | 18,792 | 483,142 | ||||||
Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. Class H | 116,000 | 120,980 | ||||||
Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.b | 116,000 | 229,430 | ||||||
Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. | 232,000 | 165,882 | ||||||
Lenovo Group Ltd.b | 696,000 | 580,884 | ||||||
Longfor Properties Co. Ltd. | 174,000 | 213,692 | ||||||
Luye Pharma Group Ltd.a,b | 174,000 | 139,851 | ||||||
Netease Inc. | 4,292 | 577,746 | ||||||
New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H | 92,900 | 268,803 | ||||||
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR | 6,960 | 216,665 | ||||||
New World China Land Ltd. | 246,000 | 234,733 | ||||||
Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Ltd. | 232,000 | 154,843 | ||||||
People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The) Class H | 812,000 | 293,425 | ||||||
PetroChina Co. Ltd. Class H | 2,088,000 | 1,339,882 | ||||||
PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd. Class H | 465,548 | 702,859 | ||||||
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. Class H | 580,000 | 2,453,914 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. ADRa | 5,104 | $ | 366,875 | |||||
Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd. ADRa,b | 2,668 | 98,956 | ||||||
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.a | 3,016,000 | 248,226 | ||||||
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd. Class H | 408,000 | 262,341 | ||||||
Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 236,000 | 101,063 | ||||||
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 61,500 | 142,517 | ||||||
Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd. Class B | 4,900 | 16,346 | ||||||
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd. Class H | 92,800 | 167,075 | ||||||
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.b | 116,000 | 593,713 | ||||||
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. | 174,000 | 225,104 | ||||||
Shui On Land Ltd. | 464,333 | 116,439 | ||||||
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd. | 722,000 | 184,767 | ||||||
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. | 464,000 | 339,520 | ||||||
Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd. | 406,000 | 177,517 | ||||||
Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 116,000 | 83,836 | ||||||
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. Class Ha | 465,000 | 197,334 | ||||||
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 139,200 | 508,385 | ||||||
Sinotrans Ltd. Class H | 232,000 | 86,521 | ||||||
SOHO China Ltd. | 232,000 | 104,123 | ||||||
SouFun Holdings Ltd. ADR | 12,876 | 68,629 | ||||||
Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.b | 290,000 | 175,279 | ||||||
Sunac China Holdings Ltd. | 232,000 | 149,174 | ||||||
TAL Education Group Class A ADRa,b | 1,740 | 90,045 | ||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 568,400 | 10,372,223 | ||||||
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp. | 232,000 | 218,689 | ||||||
TravelSky Technology Ltd. Class H | 116,000 | 174,832 | ||||||
Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. Class H | 40,000 | 144,545 | ||||||
Vipshop Holdings Ltd. ADRa | 20,996 | 233,266 | ||||||
Want Want China Holdings Ltd.b | 696,000 | 460,948 | ||||||
Weichai Power Co. Ltd. Class H | 156,550 | 142,736 |
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Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 232,000 | $ | 99,052 | |||||
Youku Tudou Inc.a | 5,336 | 146,100 | ||||||
Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd. | 697,920 | 97,829 | ||||||
YY Inc. ADRa | 928 | 48,302 | ||||||
Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H | 232,000 | 205,562 | ||||||
Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co. Ltd. Class H | 64,000 | 313,163 | ||||||
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 727,000 | 217,834 | ||||||
ZTE Corp. Class H | 92,848 | 151,400 | ||||||
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INDIA — 19.39% | ||||||||
ACC Ltd. | 5,336 | 93,104 | ||||||
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. | 93,486 | 268,742 | ||||||
Ambuja Cements Ltd. | 78,996 | 216,986 | ||||||
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. | 8,816 | 188,605 | ||||||
Ashok Leyland Ltd. | 107,902 | 138,219 | ||||||
Asian Paints Ltd. | 33,524 | 414,536 | ||||||
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. | 30,034 | 287,787 | ||||||
Axis Bank Ltd. | 51,040 | 280,282 | ||||||
Bajaj Auto Ltd. | 9,860 | 317,192 | ||||||
Bharat Forge Ltd. | 12,296 | 134,128 | ||||||
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. | 70,180 | 93,180 | ||||||
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. | 20,068 | 225,609 | ||||||
Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 133,052 | 613,488 | ||||||
Bharti Infratel Ltd. | 53,244 | 277,600 | ||||||
Bosch Ltd. | 928 | 226,985 | ||||||
Cadila Healthcare Ltd. | 16,356 | 75,201 | ||||||
Cairn India Ltd. | 41,064 | 70,786 | ||||||
Cipla Ltd. | 38,280 | 287,639 | ||||||
Coal India Ltd. | 76,285 | 346,725 | ||||||
Container Corp. of India Ltd. | 4,086 | 69,174 | ||||||
Dabur India Ltd. | 58,812 | 203,833 | ||||||
Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. | 8,932 | 124,082 | ||||||
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. | 13,441 | 596,423 | ||||||
Eicher Motors Ltd. | 1,276 | 352,461 | ||||||
GAIL (India) Ltd. | 43,732 | 195,028 | ||||||
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd. | 1,044 | 84,870 | ||||||
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 15,312 | 164,622 | ||||||
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. | 13,804 | 239,737 | ||||||
HCL Technologies Ltd. | 63,800 | 758,281 | ||||||
Hero Motocorp Ltd. | 6,032 | 220,379 | ||||||
Hindalco Industries Ltd. | 137,577 | 138,230 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | 85,447 | $ | 1,036,978 | |||||
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. | 167,852 | 2,601,001 | ||||||
ICICI Bank Ltd. | 121,104 | 336,366 | ||||||
Idea Cellular Ltd. | 125,048 | 190,610 | ||||||
Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. | 33,988 | 285,787 | ||||||
Infosys Ltd. | 206,364 | 3,269,403 | ||||||
ITC Ltd. | 253,924 | 1,097,152 | ||||||
JSW Steel Ltd. | 9,744 | 160,411 | ||||||
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | 36,076 | 567,304 | ||||||
LIC Housing Finance Ltd. | 31,900 | 196,668 | ||||||
Lupin Ltd. | 25,172 | 645,459 | ||||||
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. | 31,873 | 96,027 | ||||||
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 41,799 | 750,213 | ||||||
Marico Ltd. | 48,720 | 168,571 | ||||||
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | 10,556 | 499,298 | ||||||
Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd. | 38,512 | 127,482 | ||||||
Nestle India Ltd. | 2,668 | 195,270 | ||||||
NTPC Ltd. | 127,253 | 222,239 | ||||||
Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. | 84,912 | 240,868 | ||||||
Piramal Enterprises Ltd. | 7,656 | 101,606 | ||||||
Power Finance Corp. Ltd. | 30,512 | 68,783 | ||||||
Reliance Communications Ltd.a | 101,848 | 77,028 | ||||||
Reliance Industries Ltd. | 144,851 | 2,046,331 | ||||||
Rural Electrification Corp. Ltd. | 34,345 | 78,252 | ||||||
Shree Cement Ltd. | 928 | 135,673 | ||||||
Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd. | 17,101 | 201,326 | ||||||
Siemens Ltd. | 9,051 | 130,424 | ||||||
State Bank of India | 167,050 | 387,566 | ||||||
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. | 108,003 | 1,347,808 | ||||||
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | 52,896 | 1,682,777 | ||||||
Tata Motors Ltd.a | 92,456 | 404,955 | ||||||
Tata Motors Ltd. Class Aa | 37,725 | 129,040 | ||||||
Tata Power Co. Ltd. | 125,851 | 105,389 | ||||||
Tata Steel Ltd. | 33,988 | 123,733 | ||||||
Tech Mahindra Ltd. | 27,144 | 164,848 | ||||||
Ultratech Cement Ltd. | 4,060 | 164,275 | ||||||
United Breweries Ltd. | 7,888 | 92,564 | ||||||
United Spirits Ltd.a | 6,844 | 265,123 | ||||||
UPL Ltd. | 33,060 | 184,397 | ||||||
Vedanta Ltd. | 100,804 | 104,008 | ||||||
Wipro Ltd. | 69,020 | 524,774 | ||||||
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. | 67,164 | 365,488 | ||||||
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RUSSIA — 8.26% | ||||||||
Alrosa PAO | 208,800 | $ | 193,349 | |||||
Gazprom PAO ADR | 336,146 | 1,238,194 | ||||||
Gazprom PAO | 654,244 | 1,230,841 | ||||||
Lukoil PJSC | 28,429 | 1,016,226 | ||||||
Lukoil PJSC ADR | 28,655 | 1,017,252 | ||||||
Magnit PJSC GDRd | 29,464 | 987,044 | ||||||
MegaFon PJSC GDRd | 10,672 | 125,396 | ||||||
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC | 6,264 | 757,926 | ||||||
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ADR | 59,508 | 416,556 | ||||||
Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC | 138,910 | 182,330 | ||||||
Novatek OAO GDRd | 10,208 | 882,992 | ||||||
Rosneft OAO | 130,772 | 498,652 | ||||||
Rostelecom PJSC | 92,280 | 108,225 | ||||||
RusHydro PJSC | 13,340,200 | 119,104 | ||||||
Sberbank of Russia PJSC | 1,209,870 | 1,725,572 | ||||||
Severstal PAO | 24,360 | 205,415 | ||||||
Sistema JSFC GDRd | 19,488 | 108,353 | ||||||
Surgutneftegas OAO | 356,810 | 186,861 | ||||||
Surgutneftegas OAO ADR | 44,123 | 226,572 | ||||||
Tatneft PAO Class S | 157,763 | 673,261 | ||||||
VTB Bank PJSC | 580,776,001 | 567,285 | ||||||
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12,467,406 | ||||||||
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost: $184,861,016) | 142,550,339 | |||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 5.28% |
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BRAZIL — 4.72% | ||||||||
Banco Bradesco SA | 290,169 | 1,556,105 | ||||||
Braskem SA Class A | 23,200 | 148,669 | ||||||
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA Class B | 23,282 | 57,162 | ||||||
Cia. Brasileira de Distribuicao | 23,256 | 243,004 | ||||||
Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais | 81,232 | 119,828 | ||||||
Cia. Energetica de Sao Paulo Class B | 23,200 | 79,290 | ||||||
Cia. Paranaense de Energia Class B | 11,600 | 67,426 | ||||||
Gerdau SA | 104,400 | 92,612 | ||||||
Itau Unibanco Holding SA | 336,429 | 2,147,437 | ||||||
Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA | 394,445 | 676,027 | ||||||
Lojas Americanas SA | 58,087 | 290,340 | ||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro SA | 440,814 | 569,393 | ||||||
Suzano Papel e Celulose SA Class A | 46,400 | 192,396 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Telefonica Brasil SA | 46,464 | $ | 446,040 | |||||
Vale SA | 208,800 | 449,156 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,134,885 | ||||||||
RUSSIA — 0.56% | ||||||||
AK Transneft OAO | 158 | 373,508 | ||||||
Surgutneftegas OAO | 800,400 | 470,364 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
843,872 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost: $17,723,243) | 7,978,757 | |||||||
RIGHTS — 0.00% | ||||||||
BRAZIL — 0.00% | ||||||||
Duratex SAa | 1,377 | 910 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
910 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL RIGHTS | ||||||||
(Cost: $0) | 910 | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.27% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 6.27% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%e,f,g | 9,009,314 | 9,009,314 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, | ||||||||
0.49%e,f,g | 457,212 | 457,212 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,466,526 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $9,466,526) |
| 9,466,526 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $212,050,785) |
| 159,996,532 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (5.95)% |
| (8,988,700 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 151,007,832 | |||||
|
|
ADR — American Depositary Receipts
GDR — Global Depositary Receipts
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. |
d | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. |
e | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
f | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
g | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.49% |
| |||||||
CHINA — 33.95% |
| |||||||
58.com Inc. ADRa | 1,813 | $ | 96,089 | |||||
AAC Technologies Holdings Inc. | 35,000 | 242,826 | ||||||
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. Class H | 1,100,000 | 362,133 | ||||||
Air China Ltd. Class H | 82,000 | 48,613 | ||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADRa | 23,600 | 1,623,916 | ||||||
Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.a,b | 114,000 | 60,400 | ||||||
Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.a,b | 480,000 | 99,381 | ||||||
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. Class Ha,b | 182,000 | 62,257 | ||||||
Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. Class H | 60,500 | 120,126 | ||||||
ANTA Sports Products Ltd.b | 49,000 | 110,777 | ||||||
AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd. Class H | 104,000 | 71,017 | ||||||
Baidu Inc.a | 6,439 | 1,116,651 | ||||||
Bank of China Ltd. Class H | 3,812,000 | 1,426,531 | ||||||
Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. Class H | 415,000 | 236,955 | ||||||
Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd. Class H | 76,000 | 66,166 | ||||||
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd. | 25,000 | 116,221 | ||||||
Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.b | 214,000 | 112,282 | ||||||
Belle International Holdings Ltd. | 216,000 | 140,553 | ||||||
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. | 142,000 | 115,775 | ||||||
Byd Co. Ltd. Class Ha,b | 31,500 | 156,363 | ||||||
CAR Inc.a,b | 42,000 | 47,962 | ||||||
CGN Power Co. Ltd. Class Hc | 437,000 | 125,882 | ||||||
China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd. Class H | 428,000 | 128,243 | ||||||
China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd. Class Ha | 384,000 | 211,848 | ||||||
China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 135,000 | 45,138 | ||||||
China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. Class H | 208,000 | 187,239 | ||||||
China Communications Services Corp. Ltd. Class H | 120,000 | 48,302 | ||||||
China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd. | 66,000 | 103,208 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
China Construction Bank Corp. Class H | 4,034,000 | $ | 2,360,384 | |||||
China COSCO Holdings Co. Ltd. Class Ha,b | 123,500 | 42,246 | ||||||
China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd. Class H | 161,000 | 63,976 | ||||||
China Everbright International Ltd.b | 121,000 | 128,684 | ||||||
China Everbright Ltd. | 46,000 | 84,829 | ||||||
China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd. Class H | 162,500 | 114,308 | ||||||
China Gas Holdings Ltd.b | 80,000 | 106,582 | ||||||
China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.b | 185,000 | 69,469 | ||||||
China International Marine Containers Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 22,100 | 31,660 | ||||||
China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd.b | 186,000 | 46,403 | ||||||
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H | 357,000 | 776,791 | ||||||
China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. | 152,000 | 83,270 | ||||||
China Medical System Holdings Ltd. | 50,000 | 63,656 | ||||||
China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. | 131,000 | 188,343 | ||||||
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. Class H | 219,831 | 411,610 | ||||||
China Merchants Holdings International Co. Ltd.b | 54,000 | 149,650 | ||||||
China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. Class H | 278,300 | 228,333 | ||||||
China Mobile Ltd. | 294,500 | 3,113,096 | ||||||
China National Building Material Co. Ltd. Class H | 154,000 | 68,126 | ||||||
China Oilfield Services Ltd. Class H | 80,000 | 58,847 | ||||||
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. | 186,000 | 552,536 | ||||||
China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 125,800 | 406,868 | ||||||
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H | 1,222,600 | 680,781 | ||||||
China Power International Development Ltd. | 149,000 | 62,274 | ||||||
China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd. Class H | 94,500 | 89,564 | ||||||
China Railway Group Ltd. Class H | 194,000 | 122,495 | ||||||
China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd. | 58,000 | 93,980 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
China Resources Gas Group Ltd. | 44,000 | $ | 114,864 | |||||
China Resources Land Ltd. | 131,777 | 314,523 | ||||||
China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd. | 94,000 | 152,070 | ||||||
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. Class H | 160,500 | 225,389 | ||||||
China Shipping Container Lines Co. Ltd. Class Ha,b | 180,000 | 34,722 | ||||||
China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. Class H | 92,000 | 51,583 | ||||||
China State Construction International Holdings Ltd. | 84,000 | 128,979 | ||||||
China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 76,500 | 147,567 | ||||||
China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Class H | 658,000 | 315,624 | ||||||
China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. | 284,000 | 323,584 | ||||||
China Vanke Co. Ltd. Class H | 63,900 | 143,969 | ||||||
Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd. Class B | 41,000 | 72,234 | ||||||
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. Class H | 128,000 | 59,917 | ||||||
CITIC Ltd. | 206,000 | 280,278 | ||||||
CITIC Securities Co. Ltd. Class H | 103,000 | 198,155 | ||||||
CNOOC Ltd. | 856,000 | 876,238 | ||||||
COSCO Pacific Ltd. | 84,000 | 87,822 | ||||||
Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd. | 268,828 | 97,835 | ||||||
CRRC Corp. Ltd. Class H | 207,750 | 189,686 | ||||||
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. | 202,000 | 160,797 | ||||||
Ctrip.com International Ltd.a | 6,179 | 252,845 | ||||||
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co. Ltd. Class Hc | 28,800 | 118,146 | ||||||
Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd. Class H | 124,000 | 32,371 | ||||||
Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 126,000 | 146,965 | ||||||
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. | 36,000 | 164,580 | ||||||
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.b | 196,000 | 128,043 | ||||||
Far East Horizon Ltd. | 79,000 | 58,416 | ||||||
Fosun International Ltd. | 103,500 | 133,099 | ||||||
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.b | 543,000 | 78,907 | ||||||
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. | 255,000 | 94,443 | ||||||
GF Securities Co. Ltd.a,b | 66,400 | 122,448 | ||||||
GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd.b | 565,000 | 74,838 | ||||||
Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. Class H | 152,500 | 109,627 | ||||||
Guangdong Investment Ltd. | 138,000 | 167,705 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 100,000 | $ | 86,418 | |||||
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 43,600 | 51,471 | ||||||
Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd. | 59,000 | 88,164 | ||||||
Haitian International Holdings Ltd. | 34,000 | 45,385 | ||||||
Haitong Securities Co. Ltd. Class H | 152,400 | 221,854 | ||||||
Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.a,b | 448,000 | 1 | ||||||
Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.b | 34,500 | 273,075 | ||||||
Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd. Class H | 72,000 | 39,073 | ||||||
Huaneng Power International Inc. Class H | 208,000 | 161,828 | ||||||
Huaneng Renewables Corp. Ltd. Class H | 186,000 | 43,055 | ||||||
Huatai Securities Co. Ltd.a,c | 65,800 | 123,880 | ||||||
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H | 3,537,000 | 1,746,633 | ||||||
JD.com Inc. ADRa | 8,366 | 215,090 | ||||||
Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H | 60,000 | 70,523 | ||||||
Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. Class H | 66,000 | 68,834 | ||||||
Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.b | 42,000 | 83,069 | ||||||
Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. | 156,000 | 111,541 | ||||||
Lenovo Group Ltd.b | 336,000 | 280,427 | ||||||
Longfor Properties Co. Ltd. | 73,500 | 90,266 | ||||||
Luye Pharma Group Ltd.a,b | 67,000 | 53,851 | ||||||
Netease Inc. | 1,915 | 257,778 | ||||||
New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H | 37,800 | 109,373 | ||||||
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR | 3,180 | 98,993 | ||||||
New World China Land Ltd. | 122,000 | 116,412 | ||||||
Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Ltd. | 85,000 | 56,731 | ||||||
People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The) Class H | 321,000 | 115,997 | ||||||
PetroChina Co. Ltd. Class H | 1,012,000 | 649,406 | ||||||
PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd. Class H | 191,160 | 288,603 | ||||||
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. Class H | 250,000 | 1,057,721 | ||||||
Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. ADRa | 2,158 | 155,117 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd. ADRa | 1,304 | $ | 48,365 | |||||
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.a | 1,274,000 | 104,854 | ||||||
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd. Class H | 96,000 | 61,727 | ||||||
Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 138,000 | 59,096 | ||||||
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 20,000 | 46,347 | ||||||
Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd. | 23,000 | 49,513 | ||||||
Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd. Class B | 24,600 | 82,066 | ||||||
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd. Class H | 34,900 | 62,833 | ||||||
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. | 28,000 | 143,310 | ||||||
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. | 67,000 | 86,678 | ||||||
Shui On Land Ltd. | 177,000 | 44,386 | ||||||
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd. | 220,000 | 56,300 | ||||||
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. | 216,000 | 158,053 | ||||||
Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd. | 165,000 | 72,144 | ||||||
Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 66,000 | 47,700 | ||||||
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. Class Ha | 163,000 | 69,173 | ||||||
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 56,000 | 204,523 | ||||||
Sinotrans Ltd. Class H | 89,000 | 33,191 | ||||||
SOHO China Ltd. | 109,500 | 49,145 | ||||||
SouFun Holdings Ltd. ADR | 6,243 | 33,275 | ||||||
Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.b | 107,500 | 64,974 | ||||||
Sunac China Holdings Ltd.b | 89,000 | 57,226 | ||||||
TAL Education Group Class A ADRa | 999 | 51,698 | ||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 247,800 | 4,521,880 | ||||||
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.b | 92,000 | 86,722 | ||||||
TravelSky Technology Ltd. Class H | 47,000 | 70,837 | ||||||
Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 18,000 | 65,045 | ||||||
Vipshop Holdings Ltd. ADRa | 9,749 | 108,311 | ||||||
Want Want China Holdings Ltd.b | 278,000 | 184,114 | ||||||
Weichai Power Co. Ltd. Class H | 47,600 | 43,400 | ||||||
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 96,000 | 40,987 | ||||||
Youku Tudou Inc.a | 2,916 | 79,840 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.b | 302,140 | $ | 42,352 | |||||
YY Inc. ADRa | 567 | 29,512 | ||||||
Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H | 66,000 | 58,479 | ||||||
Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co. Ltd. Class H | 25,500 | 124,776 | ||||||
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 252,000 | 75,508 | ||||||
ZTE Corp. Class H | 37,360 | 60,920 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
37,179,713 | ||||||||
INDIA — 11.39% |
| |||||||
ACC Ltd. | 2,397 | 41,824 | ||||||
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. | 40,180 | 115,505 | ||||||
Ambuja Cements Ltd. | 33,119 | 90,971 | ||||||
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. | 3,706 | 79,284 | ||||||
Ashok Leyland Ltd. | 54,062 | 69,251 | ||||||
Asian Paints Ltd. | 14,007 | 173,202 | ||||||
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. | 12,688 | 121,577 | ||||||
Axis Bank Ltd. | 28,064 | 154,111 | ||||||
Bajaj Auto Ltd. | 4,098 | 131,831 | ||||||
Bharat Forge Ltd. | 5,094 | 55,567 | ||||||
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. | 27,397 | 36,376 | ||||||
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. | 4,057 | 45,610 | ||||||
Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 56,961 | 262,641 | ||||||
Bharti Infratel Ltd. | 26,576 | 138,560 | ||||||
Bosch Ltd. | 356 | 87,076 | ||||||
Cadila Healthcare Ltd. | 9,239 | 42,478 | ||||||
Cairn India Ltd. | 21,533 | 37,118 | ||||||
Cipla Ltd. | 16,810 | 126,311 | ||||||
Coal India Ltd. | 33,794 | 153,598 | ||||||
Container Corp. of India Ltd. | 1,556 | 26,342 | ||||||
Dabur India Ltd. | 25,481 | 88,313 | ||||||
Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. | 3,461 | 48,080 | ||||||
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. | 5,726 | 254,082 | ||||||
Eicher Motors Ltd. | 570 | 157,447 | ||||||
GAIL (India) Ltd. | 17,935 | 79,983 | ||||||
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd. | 533 | 43,329 | ||||||
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 6,704 | 72,076 | ||||||
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. | 5,601 | 97,274 | ||||||
HCL Technologies Ltd. | 26,702 | 317,361 | ||||||
Hero Motocorp Ltd. | 2,517 | 91,958 | ||||||
Hindalco Industries Ltd. | 51,129 | 51,372 | ||||||
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | 36,966 | 448,616 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. | 71,795 | $ | 1,112,521 | |||||
ICICI Bank Ltd. | 52,404 | 145,552 | ||||||
Idea Cellular Ltd. | 52,218 | 79,596 | ||||||
Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. | 14,335 | 120,535 | ||||||
Infosys Ltd. | 87,974 | 1,393,763 | ||||||
ITC Ltd. | 107,034 | 462,471 | ||||||
JSW Steel Ltd. | 3,792 | 62,426 | ||||||
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | 15,166 | 238,489 | ||||||
LIC Housing Finance Ltd. | 13,348 | 82,292 | ||||||
Lupin Ltd. | 10,381 | 266,189 | ||||||
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. | 13,189 | 39,736 | ||||||
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 17,720 | 318,041 | ||||||
Marico Ltd. | 20,512 | 70,971 | ||||||
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | 5,057 | 239,196 | ||||||
Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd. | 15,180 | 50,249 | ||||||
Nestle India Ltd. | 1,070 | 78,313 | ||||||
NTPC Ltd. | 56,248 | 98,234 | ||||||
Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. | 41,415 | 117,481 | ||||||
Piramal Enterprises Ltd. | 3,456 | 45,866 | ||||||
Power Finance Corp. Ltd. | 13,216 | 29,793 | ||||||
Reliance Communications Ltd.a | 43,764 | 33,099 | ||||||
Reliance Industries Ltd. | 61,878 | 874,160 | ||||||
Rural Electrification Corp. Ltd. | 15,673 | 35,709 | ||||||
Shree Cement Ltd. | 425 | 62,135 | ||||||
Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd. | 6,895 | 81,173 | ||||||
Siemens Ltd. | 3,229 | 46,530 | ||||||
State Bank of India | 71,874 | 166,752 | ||||||
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. | 45,863 | 572,341 | ||||||
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | 22,627 | 719,831 | ||||||
Tata Motors Ltd.a | 38,290 | 167,709 | ||||||
Tata Motors Ltd. Class Aa | 17,805 | 60,903 | ||||||
Tata Power Co. Ltd. | 53,607 | 44,891 | ||||||
Tata Steel Ltd. | 14,928 | 54,345 | ||||||
Tech Mahindra Ltd. | 10,898 | 66,184 | ||||||
Ultratech Cement Ltd. | 1,771 | 71,658 | ||||||
United Breweries Ltd. | 3,077 | 36,108 | ||||||
United Spirits Ltd.a | 2,745 | 106,336 | ||||||
UPL Ltd. | 12,749 | 71,109 | ||||||
Vedanta Ltd. | 41,641 | 42,965 | ||||||
Wipro Ltd. | 28,921 | 219,893 | ||||||
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. | 28,127 | 153,059 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
12,477,728 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
INDONESIA — 4.17% |
| |||||||
Adaro Energy Tbk PT | 689,300 | $ | 31,187 | |||||
AKR Corporindo Tbk PT | 82,300 | 50,314 | ||||||
Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT | 20,900 | 23,210 | ||||||
Astra International Tbk PT | 969,900 | 493,219 | ||||||
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT | 584,500 | 589,002 | ||||||
Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk PT | 172,000 | 51,772 | ||||||
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT | 444,500 | 317,453 | ||||||
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 361,400 | 137,160 | ||||||
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 528,200 | 437,468 | ||||||
Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT | 364,800 | 45,968 | ||||||
Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT | 353,200 | 89,277 | ||||||
Global Mediacom Tbk PT | 403,400 | 26,397 | ||||||
Gudang Garam Tbk PT | 21,900 | 104,325 | ||||||
Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk PT | 18,000 | 148,003 | ||||||
Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT | 69,300 | 103,779 | ||||||
Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT | 62,200 | 73,261 | ||||||
Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT | 213,000 | 112,298 | ||||||
Jasa Marga Persero Tbk PT | 108,200 | 42,885 | ||||||
Kalbe Farma Tbk PT | 1,079,100 | 104,908 | ||||||
Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT | 957,900 | 73,426 | ||||||
Matahari Department Store Tbk PT | 112,300 | 155,156 | ||||||
Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT | 251,000 | 34,913 | ||||||
Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk PT | 519,400 | 102,350 | ||||||
Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 140,500 | 107,697 | ||||||
Summarecon Agung Tbk PT | 439,200 | 52,387 | ||||||
Surya Citra Media Tbk PT | 298,500 | 64,736 | ||||||
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 2,357,300 | 572,930 | ||||||
Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PTa | 91,000 | 39,301 | ||||||
Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT | 74,400 | 247,731 | ||||||
United Tractors Tbk PT | 78,600 | 91,255 | ||||||
XL Axiata Tbk PTa | 140,800 | 41,065 | ||||||
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| |||||||
4,564,833 | ||||||||
MALAYSIA — 4.92% |
| |||||||
AirAsia Bhd | 54,400 | 19,017 | ||||||
Alliance Financial Group Bhdb | 54,000 | 46,873 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
AMMB Holdings Bhdb | 94,600 | $ | 97,412 | |||||
Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhdb | 71,900 | 46,679 | ||||||
Axiata Group Bhdb | 125,500 | 176,685 | ||||||
Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd | 29,555 | 22,491 | ||||||
British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd | 6,700 | 89,259 | ||||||
Bumi Armada Bhda,b | 129,300 | 29,673 | ||||||
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd | 244,800 | 263,138 | ||||||
Dialog Group Bhd | 178,878 | 66,787 | ||||||
DiGi.Com Bhdb | 170,100 | 199,428 | ||||||
Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhdb | 61,000 | 22,195 | ||||||
Gamuda Bhdb | 84,100 | 88,800 | ||||||
Genting Bhdb | 109,800 | 205,761 | ||||||
Genting Malaysia Bhd | 142,200 | 139,664 | ||||||
Genting Plantations Bhdb | 12,400 | 31,966 | ||||||
HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd | 24,000 | 43,834 | ||||||
Hartalega Holdings Bhdb | 28,300 | 32,977 | ||||||
Hong Leong Bank Bhd | 25,900 | 80,934 | ||||||
Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd | 10,500 | 34,908 | ||||||
IHH Healthcare Bhdb | 118,400 | 180,204 | ||||||
IJM Corp. Bhdb | 142,200 | 115,992 | ||||||
IOI Corp. Bhdb | 142,400 | 159,163 | ||||||
IOI Properties Group Bhdb | 78,115 | 38,082 | ||||||
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhdb | 21,000 | 118,858 | ||||||
Lafarge Malaysia Bhdb | 18,500 | 39,948 | ||||||
Malayan Banking Bhdb | 227,100 | 459,601 | ||||||
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhdb | 43,500 | 60,517 | ||||||
Maxis Bhdb | 90,400 | 131,569 | ||||||
MISC Bhd | 52,200 | 108,621 | ||||||
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd | 129,000 | 207,075 | ||||||
Petronas Dagangan Bhdb | 11,600 | 68,138 | ||||||
Petronas Gas Bhdb | 33,000 | 172,965 | ||||||
PPB Group Bhdb | 23,800 | 90,559 | ||||||
Public Bank Bhdb | 119,710 | 526,098 | ||||||
RHB Capital Bhd | 28,800 | 36,300 | ||||||
Sapurakencana Petroleum Bhdb | 159,200 | 71,933 | ||||||
Sime Darby Bhdb | 154,500 | 274,463 | ||||||
Telekom Malaysia Bhdb | 56,300 | 88,366 | ||||||
Tenaga Nasional Bhdb | 159,500 | 497,655 | ||||||
UMW Holdings Bhdb | 31,100 | 52,363 | ||||||
Westports Holdings Bhd | 51,500 | 49,357 | ||||||
YTL Corp. Bhd | 197,553 | 73,759 | ||||||
YTL Power International Bhd | 97,215 | 33,754 | ||||||
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| |||||||
5,393,821 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
PHILIPPINES — 2.05% |
| |||||||
Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. | 93,150 | $ | 111,662 | |||||
Aboitiz Power Corp. | 74,000 | 66,841 | ||||||
Alliance Global Group Inc. | 92,700 | 28,073 | ||||||
Ayala Corp. | 10,530 | 152,580 | ||||||
Ayala Land Inc. | 352,100 | 242,879 | ||||||
Bank of the Philippine Islands | 37,560 | 66,155 | ||||||
BDO Unibank Inc. | 78,490 | 163,418 | ||||||
DMCI Holdings Inc. | 199,900 | 53,811 | ||||||
Energy Development Corp. | 433,500 | 51,965 | ||||||
Globe Telecom Inc. | 1,700 | 63,209 | ||||||
GT Capital Holdings Inc. | 3,760 | 103,271 | ||||||
International Container Terminal Services Inc. | 25,060 | 32,676 | ||||||
JG Summit Holdings Inc. | 121,386 | 170,783 | ||||||
Jollibee Foods Corp. | 21,560 | 99,298 | ||||||
Megaworld Corp. | 578,600 | 43,806 | ||||||
Metro Pacific Investments Corp. | 633,900 | 77,321 | ||||||
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. | 14,706 | 23,381 | ||||||
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. | 4,660 | 179,344 | ||||||
Robinsons Land Corp. | 59,800 | 33,013 | ||||||
SM Investments Corp. | 7,453 | 128,527 | ||||||
SM Prime Holdings Inc. | 402,650 | 175,286 | ||||||
Universal Robina Corp. | 42,290 | 176,097 | ||||||
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| |||||||
2,243,396 | ||||||||
SOUTH KOREA — 20.61% |
| |||||||
AmorePacific Corp. | 1,541 | 457,926 | ||||||
AmorePacific Group | 1,374 | 157,209 | ||||||
BGF retail Co. Ltd. | 410 | 53,873 | ||||||
BNK Financial Group Inc. | 12,685 | 88,314 | ||||||
Celltrion Inc.a | 3,318 | 268,295 | ||||||
Cheil Worldwide Inc. | 3,805 | 52,151 | ||||||
CJ CheilJedang Corp. | 387 | 113,280 | ||||||
CJ Corp. | 717 | 137,985 | ||||||
CJ E&M Corp. | 915 | 55,120 | ||||||
CJ Korea Express Corp.a | 299 | 47,267 | ||||||
Coway Co. Ltd. | 2,506 | 197,570 | ||||||
Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd. | 1,298 | 84,385 | ||||||
Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.a | 3,881 | 16,821 | ||||||
Daewoo International Corp. | 2,092 | 32,225 | ||||||
Daewoo Securities Co. Ltd. | 8,528 | 55,097 | ||||||
DGB Financial Group Inc. | 7,654 | 51,369 | ||||||
Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd. | 2,016 | 110,035 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Dongsuh Cos. Inc. | 1,675 | $ | 39,955 | |||||
Doosan Corp. | 328 | 19,998 | ||||||
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd. | 2,283 | 30,460 | ||||||
E-MART Inc. | 1,024 | 145,730 | ||||||
GS Engineering & Construction Corp.a | 2,535 | 51,450 | ||||||
GS Holdings Corp. | 2,531 | 108,468 | ||||||
GS Retail Co. Ltd. | 1,285 | 52,992 | ||||||
Hana Financial Group Inc. | 14,032 | 236,571 | ||||||
Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.a | 3,600 | 155,446 | ||||||
Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd. | 241 | 127,252 | ||||||
Hanmi Science Co. Ltd. | 553 | 65,956 | ||||||
Hanon Systems | 9,495 | 76,316 | ||||||
Hanssem Co. Ltd. | 457 | 94,231 | ||||||
Hanwha Chemical Corp. | 5,144 | 99,619 | ||||||
Hanwha Corp. | 2,219 | 60,826 | ||||||
Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | 10,674 | 52,822 | ||||||
Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd. | 1,598 | 81,922 | ||||||
Hyosung Corp. | 1,081 | 109,263 | ||||||
Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd. | 721 | 78,997 | ||||||
Hyundai Development Co.- Engineering & Constructiona | 2,663 | 84,840 | ||||||
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. | 3,691 | 113,413 | ||||||
Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd. | 918 | 142,892 | ||||||
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.a | 2,061 | 171,653 | ||||||
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. | 2,923 | 72,679 | ||||||
Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. | 3,240 | 652,349 | ||||||
Hyundai Motor Co. | 7,331 | 874,361 | ||||||
Hyundai Steel Co. | 3,749 | 168,549 | ||||||
Hyundai Wia Corp. | 760 | 67,292 | ||||||
Industrial Bank of Koreaa | 13,779 | 129,801 | ||||||
Kakao Corp.a | 1,453 | 111,498 | ||||||
Kangwon Land Inc.a | 5,816 | 193,992 | ||||||
KB Financial Group Inc. | 18,388 | 441,597 | ||||||
KCC Corp. | 288 | 99,322 | ||||||
KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.a | 1,124 | 64,712 | ||||||
Kia Motors Corp. | 12,509 | 466,293 | ||||||
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.a | 2,773 | 158,752 | ||||||
Korea Electric Power Corp. | 12,330 | 585,244 | ||||||
Korea Gas Corp. | 1,466 | 45,520 | ||||||
Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 1,873 | 62,928 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.a | 416 | $ | 150,193 | |||||
Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.a | 1,654 | 34,372 | ||||||
KT Corp. | 1,558 | 36,408 | ||||||
KT&G Corp. | 5,178 | 445,910 | ||||||
Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd. | 652 | 32,423 | ||||||
LG Chem Ltd. | 2,223 | 539,258 | ||||||
LG Corp. | 4,414 | 256,267 | ||||||
LG Display Co. Ltd. | 11,128 | 220,454 | ||||||
LG Electronics Inc. | 4,998 | 262,287 | ||||||
LG Household & Health Care Ltd. | 448 | 314,437 | ||||||
LG Innotek Co. Ltd. | 687 | 48,441 | ||||||
LG Uplus Corp. | 10,279 | 88,519 | ||||||
Lotte Chemical Corp. | 759 | 196,087 | ||||||
Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. Ltd.a | 32 | 53,691 | ||||||
Lotte Confectionery Co. Ltd.a | 33 | 63,988 | ||||||
Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd. | 534 | 107,949 | ||||||
Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.a | 2,665 | 42,560 | ||||||
NAVER Corp. | 1,333 | 616,541 | ||||||
NCsoft Corp. | 857 | 166,314 | ||||||
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.a | 6,601 | 52,202 | ||||||
OCI Co. Ltd.a,b | 855 | 63,121 | ||||||
Orion Corp./Republic of Korea | 176 | 130,502 | ||||||
Ottogi Corp. | 57 | 52,820 | ||||||
Paradise Co. Ltd. | 2,210 | 26,180 | ||||||
POSCO | 3,334 | 535,133 | ||||||
S-1 Corp. | 811 | 60,200 | ||||||
S-Oil Corp. | 2,212 | 141,302 | ||||||
Samsung C&T Corp. | 3,624 | 452,744 | ||||||
Samsung Card Co. Ltd. | 1,685 | 48,641 | ||||||
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. | 2,918 | 127,885 | ||||||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 5,290 | 5,038,910 | ||||||
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. | 1,680 | 411,612 | ||||||
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.a,b | 7,004 | 59,466 | ||||||
Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | 3,781 | 342,421 | ||||||
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. | 2,635 | 212,854 | ||||||
Samsung SDS Co. Ltd. | 1,477 | 221,544 | ||||||
Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. | 2,713 | 85,666 | ||||||
Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd. | 20,420 | 626,618 | ||||||
Shinsegae Co. Ltd. | 332 | 57,047 | ||||||
SK Holdings Co. Ltd. | 1,686 | 338,100 | ||||||
SK Hynix Inc. | 27,825 | 674,982 |
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SK Innovation Co. Ltd. | 3,055 | $ | 358,191 | |||||
SK Networks Co. Ltd. | 4,761 | 22,945 | ||||||
SK Telecom Co. Ltd. | 964 | 182,012 | ||||||
Woori Bank | 16,284 | 114,687 | ||||||
Yuhan Corp. | 377 | 78,802 | ||||||
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| |||||||
22,567,569 | ||||||||
TAIWAN — 18.11% |
| |||||||
Acer Inc.a | 141,062 | 50,300 | ||||||
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. | 301,434 | 344,229 | ||||||
Advantech Co. Ltd. | 14,894 | 103,082 | ||||||
Asia Cement Corp. | 114,229 | 94,870 | ||||||
Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd.a | 93,000 | 31,623 | ||||||
Asustek Computer Inc. | 34,000 | 279,821 | ||||||
AU Optronics Corp. | 418,000 | 113,330 | ||||||
Casetek Holdings Ltd. | 7,000 | 38,126 | ||||||
Catcher Technology Co. Ltd. | 31,000 | 242,537 | ||||||
Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 391,944 | 439,923 | ||||||
Chailease Holding Co. Ltd. | 47,496 | 79,179 | ||||||
Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd. | 226,580 | 111,136 | ||||||
Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd. | 79,776 | 139,954 | ||||||
Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd. | 24,741 | 53,976 | ||||||
China Airlines Ltd.a | 146,000 | 50,524 | ||||||
China Development Financial Holding Corp. | 625,200 | 150,317 | ||||||
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd./Taiwan | 152,726 | 106,162 | ||||||
China Steel Corp. | 563,867 | 349,532 | ||||||
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. | 181,000 | 569,165 | ||||||
Compal Electronics Inc. | 205,000 | 120,291 | ||||||
CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 733,098 | 357,372 | ||||||
Delta Electronics Inc. | 92,000 | 372,352 | ||||||
E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 331,834 | 171,748 | ||||||
Eclat Textile Co. Ltd. | 9,200 | 116,274 | ||||||
EVA Airways Corp.a | 101,426 | 54,479 | ||||||
Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd. | 63,050 | 22,767 | ||||||
Far Eastern New Century Corp. | 155,460 | 118,354 | ||||||
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd. | 79,000 | 165,217 | ||||||
Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd. | 13,450 | 73,054 | ||||||
First Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 436,264 | 203,481 | ||||||
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. | 152,950 | 344,266 | ||||||
Formosa Petrochemical Corp. | 53,000 | 134,605 | ||||||
Formosa Plastics Corp. | 195,400 | 464,510 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd. | 35,000 | $ | 31,912 | |||||
Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd. | 42,843 | 84,443 | ||||||
Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 318,396 | 377,971 | ||||||
Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 13,000 | 82,932 | ||||||
Hermes Microvision Inc. | 2,000 | 49,711 | ||||||
Highwealth Construction Corp. | 31,840 | 31,522 | ||||||
Hiwin Technologies Corp. | 9,688 | 39,065 | ||||||
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. | 688,104 | 1,615,073 | ||||||
Hotai Motor Co. Ltd. | 12,000 | 124,398 | ||||||
HTC Corp. | 33,000 | 79,739 | ||||||
Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. | 310,968 | 145,041 | ||||||
Innolux Corp. | 410,620 | 119,361 | ||||||
Inotera Memories Inc.a | 114,000 | 97,767 | ||||||
Inventec Corp. | 104,980 | 75,184 | ||||||
Largan Precision Co. Ltd. | 5,000 | 381,410 | ||||||
Lite-On Technology Corp. | 104,253 | 120,309 | ||||||
MediaTek Inc. | 71,176 | 505,463 | ||||||
Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 483,542 | 318,656 | ||||||
Merida Industry Co. Ltd. | 9,350 | 42,766 | ||||||
Nan Ya Plastics Corp. | 227,090 | 435,976 | ||||||
Novatek Microelectronics Corp. | 27,000 | 112,121 | ||||||
OBI Pharma Inc.a | 5,000 | 69,662 | ||||||
Pegatron Corp. | 94,000 | 223,459 | ||||||
Phison Electronics Corp. | 7,000 | 54,556 | ||||||
Pou Chen Corp. | 108,000 | 134,058 | ||||||
Powertech Technology Inc. | 33,000 | 71,795 | ||||||
President Chain Store Corp. | 27,000 | 183,212 | ||||||
Quanta Computer Inc. | 130,000 | 219,848 | ||||||
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp. | 18,363 | 36,359 | ||||||
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. | 20,140 | 50,847 | ||||||
Ruentex Development Co. Ltd. | 42,888 | 58,333 | ||||||
Ruentex Industries Ltd. | 24,855 | 43,903 | ||||||
Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 379,138 | 71,647 | ||||||
Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd. | 106,438 | 164,308 | ||||||
Simplo Technology Co. Ltd. | 13,200 | 42,501 | ||||||
SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. | 468,499 | 128,572 | ||||||
Standard Foods Corp. | 19,913 | 49,495 | ||||||
Synnex Technology International Corp. | 63,000 | 64,266 | ||||||
Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 385,067 | 127,460 | ||||||
Taiwan Business Banka | 201,045 | 50,757 | ||||||
Taiwan Cement Corp. | 162,000 | 146,245 | ||||||
Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 356,463 | 151,780 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd. | 42,000 | $ | 56,620 | |||||
Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd. | 79,000 | 243,666 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 1,179,000 | 5,286,200 | ||||||
Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd. | 98,000 | 80,212 | ||||||
Transcend Information Inc. | 8,000 | 24,434 | ||||||
Uni-President Enterprises Corp. | 236,650 | 408,042 | ||||||
United Microelectronics Corp. | 585,000 | 235,007 | ||||||
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp. | 43,000 | 66,120 | ||||||
Wistron Corp. | 116,736 | 69,553 | ||||||
WPG Holdings Ltd. | 70,000 | 71,512 | ||||||
Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 430,893 | 138,738 | ||||||
Yulon Motor Co. Ltd. | 42,000 | 37,283 | ||||||
Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd. | 18,455 | 39,929 | ||||||
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19,837,755 | ||||||||
THAILAND — 3.29% |
| |||||||
Advanced Info Service PCL NVDR | 51,000 | 244,050 | ||||||
Airports of Thailand PCL NVDR | 20,700 | 231,807 | ||||||
Bangkok Bank PCL Foreign | 13,800 | 64,294 | ||||||
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL NVDR | 198,400 | 120,276 | ||||||
Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCLa | 329,500 | 48,551 | ||||||
Banpu PCL NVDRb | 58,100 | 29,841 | ||||||
BEC World PCL NVDRb | 51,800 | 45,796 | ||||||
BTS Group Holdings PCL NVDR | 219,400 | 51,109 | ||||||
Bumrungrad Hospital PCL NVDR | 16,100 | 98,055 | ||||||
Central Pattana PCL NVDR | 63,700 | 83,134 | ||||||
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL NVDR | 148,800 | 79,349 | ||||||
CP ALL PCL NVDR | 215,200 | 261,224 | ||||||
Delta Electronics Thailand PCL NVDR | 23,600 | 53,817 | ||||||
Energy Absolute PCL NVDR | 53,300 | 31,714 | ||||||
Glow Energy PCL NVDR | 24,700 | 55,979 | ||||||
Home Product Center PCL NVDR | 175,045 | 35,373 | ||||||
Indorama Ventures PCL NVDR | 64,400 | 38,860 | ||||||
IRPC PCL NVDR | 510,300 | 62,731 | ||||||
Kasikornbank PCL Foreign | 54,900 | 267,335 | ||||||
Kasikornbank PCL NVDR | 25,900 | 123,939 | ||||||
Krung Thai Bank PCL NVDRb | 165,950 | 82,439 | ||||||
Minor International PCL NVDRb | 74,880 | 75,658 | ||||||
PTT Exploration & Production PCL NVDR | 66,810 | 127,038 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
PTT Global Chemical PCL NVDR | 99,600 | $ | 150,253 | |||||
PTT PCL NVDR | 46,200 | 337,132 | ||||||
Siam Cement PCL (The) Foreign | 15,000 | 186,079 | ||||||
Siam Cement PCL (The) NVDR | 4,700 | 58,305 | ||||||
Siam Commercial Bank PCL (The) NVDR | 76,900 | 298,924 | ||||||
Thai Oil PCL NVDR | 42,300 | 75,387 | ||||||
Thai Union Group PCL NVDR | 103,500 | 57,807 | ||||||
TMB Bank PCL NVDR | 649,300 | 46,287 | ||||||
True Corp. PCL NVDRa | 407,690 | 80,668 | ||||||
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| |||||||
3,603,211 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $128,441,570) |
| 107,868,026 | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.07% |
| |||||||
SOUTH KOREA — 1.07% | ||||||||
AmorePacific Corp. | 439 | 79,692 | ||||||
Hyundai Motor Co. | 1,151 | 94,466 | ||||||
Hyundai Motor Co. Series 2 | 1,855 | 154,496 | ||||||
LG Chem Ltd. | 356 | 57,861 | ||||||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 983 | 783,729 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,170,244 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost: $1,247,535) | 1,170,244 | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.10% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 4.10% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%d,e,f | 4,275,341 | 4,275,341 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, | ||||||||
0.49%d,e,f | 216,969 | 216,969 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,492,310 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $4,492,310) |
| 4,492,310 | ||||||
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Value | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||
(Cost: $134,181,415) | $ | 113,530,580 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.66)% | (4,003,708 | ) | ||||
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| |||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 109,526,872 | ||||
|
|
ADR — American Depositary Receipts
NVDR — Non-Voting Depositary Receipts
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. |
d | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
e | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
f | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.44% |
| |||||||
BRAZIL — 1.98% |
| |||||||
Aliansce Shopping Centers SA | 16,200 | $ | 43,153 | |||||
Alupar Investimento SA Units | 10,900 | 34,541 | ||||||
Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA | 13,000 | 58,184 | ||||||
BR Properties SA | 29,200 | 58,117 | ||||||
Cia. de Saneamento de Minas Gerais-COPASA | 9,600 | 35,536 | ||||||
Cia. Hering | 24,700 | 82,182 | ||||||
Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes | 38,900 | 80,160 | ||||||
EcoRodovias Infraestrutura e Logistica SA | 44,000 | 49,979 | ||||||
Even Construtora e Incorporadora SA | 52,700 | 60,126 | ||||||
EZ TEC Empreendimentos e Participacoes SA | 9,098 | 30,637 | ||||||
Fleury SA | 16,200 | 66,358 | ||||||
Gafisa SAa | 69,300 | 46,324 | ||||||
Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers SA | 12,300 | 67,693 | ||||||
Iochpe Maxion SA | 16,700 | 39,617 | ||||||
Light SA | 18,700 | 38,064 | ||||||
Linx SA | 5,600 | 65,439 | ||||||
Mahle-Metal Leve SA | 7,000 | 43,802 | ||||||
Marfrig Global Foods SAa | 45,000 | 70,678 | ||||||
Marisa Lojas SA | 14,500 | 22,810 | ||||||
Minerva SAa | 20,600 | 61,138 | ||||||
MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA | 50,900 | 135,587 | ||||||
Multiplus SA | 10,000 | 66,846 | ||||||
Rumo Logistica Operadora Multimodal SAa | 21,697 | 14,340 | ||||||
Santos Brasil Participacoes SA Units | 11,600 | 42,240 | ||||||
Sao Martinho SA | 9,000 | 110,303 | ||||||
SLC Agricola SA | 10,700 | 49,476 | ||||||
Smiles SA | 10,800 | 79,033 | ||||||
Somos Educacao SA | 23,232 | 58,382 | ||||||
Valid Solucoes e Servicos de Seguranca em Meios de Pagamento e Identificacao SA | 13,800 | 136,186 | ||||||
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| |||||||
1,746,931 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
CHILE — 1.03% |
| |||||||
Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones Habitat SA | 58,937 | $ | 75,359 | |||||
Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SAa | 3,025,860 | 59,833 | ||||||
E.CL SA | 86,773 | 131,649 | ||||||
Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas SA | 81,665 | 118,528 | ||||||
Inversiones La Construccion SA | 6,047 | 67,620 | ||||||
Parque Arauco SA | 110,000 | 180,787 | ||||||
Ripley Corp. SA | 168,550 | 69,116 | ||||||
SalfaCorp SA | 166,216 | 88,915 | ||||||
Vina Concha y Toro SA | 68,510 | 114,786 | ||||||
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| |||||||
906,593 | ||||||||
CHINA — 22.76% |
| |||||||
21Vianet Group Inc. ADRa,b | 6,018 | 105,676 | ||||||
361 Degrees International Ltd. | 257,000 | 72,710 | ||||||
500.com Ltd. ADRa | 2,171 | 40,533 | ||||||
Agile Property Holdings Ltd.b | 290,000 | 133,884 | ||||||
AGTech Holdings Ltd.a,b | 388,000 | 93,805 | ||||||
Ajisen China Holdings Ltd. | 195,000 | 71,469 | ||||||
Anhui Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H | 98,000 | 75,742 | ||||||
Anton Oilfield Services Group/Hong Konga,b | 430,000 | 40,367 | ||||||
Anxin-China Holdings Ltd.a | 1,084,000 | 30,403 | ||||||
APT Satellite Holdings Ltd. | 83,000 | 64,789 | ||||||
Asia Cement China Holdings Corp. | 410,000 | 82,779 | ||||||
AVIC International Holding HK Ltd.a,b | 580,000 | 47,736 | ||||||
Baoxin Auto Group Ltd.b | 148,000 | 92,879 | ||||||
Beijing Capital Land Ltd. Class H | 212,000 | 75,245 | ||||||
Beijing Enterprises Medical & Health Group Ltd.a | 954,000 | 61,341 | ||||||
Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co. Ltd. | 107,000 | 109,255 | ||||||
Biostime International Holdings Ltd.b | 38,000 | 119,236 | ||||||
Bitauto Holdings Ltd. ADRa | 3,150 | 65,174 | ||||||
Boer Power Holdings Ltd.b | 58,000 | 92,786 | ||||||
Boshiwa International Holding Ltd.a,b | 32,000 | 310 | ||||||
Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.b | 800,000 | 63,785 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Broad Greenstate International Co. Ltd.b | 240,000 | $ | 50,616 | |||||
BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd.a | 186,500 | 104,808 | ||||||
C C Land Holdings Ltd. | 351,000 | 111,942 | ||||||
Carnival Group International Holdings Ltd.a,b | 812,000 | 116,952 | ||||||
Central China Securities Co. Ltd. Class H | 190,000 | 75,500 | ||||||
CGN Meiya Power Holdings Co. Ltd.a,c | 268,000 | 39,979 | ||||||
Chaowei Power Holdings Ltd.a | 134,000 | 69,101 | ||||||
China Aerospace International Holdings Ltd. | 436,000 | 53,265 | ||||||
China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.a | 418,000 | 115,571 | ||||||
China All Access Holdings Ltd. | 300,000 | 100,307 | ||||||
China Animal Healthcare Ltd.a,b | 126,000 | 5,028 | ||||||
China Animation Characters Co. Ltd.a,b | 92,000 | 34,783 | ||||||
China Beidahuang Industry Group Holdings Ltd.a,b | 564,000 | 34,089 | ||||||
China BlueChemical Ltd. Class H | 384,000 | 84,937 | ||||||
China Chengtong Development Group Ltd.a | 436,000 | 35,323 | ||||||
China Datang Corp. Renewable Power Co. Ltd. Class Ha | 800,000 | 86,418 | ||||||
China Dongxiang Group Co. Ltd. | 632,000 | 136,541 | ||||||
China Dynamics Holdings Ltd.a | 670,000 | 20,506 | ||||||
China Electronics Corp. Holdings Co. Ltd. | 188,000 | 58,024 | ||||||
China Fangda Group Co. Ltd. Class B | 80,100 | 60,259 | ||||||
China Foods Ltd.a | 176,000 | 63,147 | ||||||
China Harmony New Energy Auto Holding Ltd. | 130,000 | 71,051 | ||||||
China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co. Ltd.a | 178,000 | 117,428 | ||||||
China Huarong Energy Co. Ltd.a,b | 1,140,000 | 33,865 | ||||||
China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd.a | 157,500 | 62,383 | ||||||
China Innovationpay Group Ltd.a,b | 976,000 | 43,929 | ||||||
China Jicheng Holdings Ltd.a,c | 410,000 | 68,543 | ||||||
China Jiuhao Health Industry Corp. Ltd.b | 1,020,000 | 140,352 | ||||||
China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd. | 246,000 | 140,144 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
China Lilang Ltd. | 182,000 | $ | 110,705 | |||||
China LotSynergy Holdings Ltd.b | 1,740,000 | 54,150 | ||||||
China Lumena New Materials Corp.a,b | 210,000 | 1,942 | ||||||
China Merchants Land Ltd.b | 264,000 | 38,703 | ||||||
China Metal Recycling Holdings Ltd.a | 12,000 | — | ||||||
China Minsheng Drawin Technology Group Ltd.a | 754,000 | 42,179 | ||||||
China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd.b | 439,000 | 86,376 | ||||||
China New City Commercial Development Ltd.a | 24,000 | 23,888 | ||||||
China NT Pharma Group Co.Ltd.a,b | 375,500 | 100,923 | ||||||
China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry Group Ltd.a,b | 2,450,000 | 57,657 | ||||||
China Oceanwide Holdings Ltd.a | 836,000 | 92,457 | ||||||
China Oil & Gas Group Ltd.a,b | 1,590,000 | 89,967 | ||||||
China Overseas Grand Oceans Group Ltd. | 264,000 | 85,554 | ||||||
China Power New Energy Development Co. Ltd.b | 1,080,000 | 81,943 | ||||||
China Rare Earth Holdings Ltd.a | 625,600 | 44,248 | ||||||
China Regenerative Medicine International Ltd.a,b | 1,900,000 | 75,744 | ||||||
China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd.a,b | 253,000 | 28,303 | ||||||
China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.b | 144,000 | 169,997 | ||||||
China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Ltd.b | 113,000 | 53,040 | ||||||
China Suntien Green Energy Corp. Ltd. Class H | 422,000 | 49,927 | ||||||
China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co. Ltd.a | 306,000 | 167,242 | ||||||
China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Ltd. | 432,000 | 149,997 | ||||||
China Water Affairs Group Ltd.b | 236,000 | 103,491 | ||||||
China Water Industry Group Ltd.a | 492,000 | 85,415 | ||||||
China Yurun Food Group Ltd.a,b | 355,000 | 53,413 | ||||||
China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Ltd. | 189,000 | 66,110 | ||||||
Chinasoft International Ltd.a,b | 270,000 | 89,929 | ||||||
Chongqing Machinery & Electric Co. Ltd. Class H | 558,000 | 61,712 | ||||||
CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd. | 600,000 | 120,368 |
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CIMC Enric Holdings Ltd.b | 112,000 | $ | 59,052 | |||||
CITIC Resources Holdings Ltd.a,b | 550,000 | 43,852 | ||||||
Cogobuy Groupa,b,c | 81,000 | 92,811 | ||||||
Colour Life Services Group Co. Ltd. | 114,000 | 79,019 | ||||||
Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd. | 335,533 | 51,779 | ||||||
Concord New Energy Group Ltd.b | 1,070,000 | 46,096 | ||||||
Coolpad Group Ltd.a | 624,000 | 92,282 | ||||||
COSCO International Holdings Ltd.b | 192,000 | 95,554 | ||||||
Cosmo Lady China Holdings Co. Ltd.c | 128,000 | 107,488 | ||||||
Credit China Holdings Ltd.b | 372,000 | 166,478 | ||||||
CT Environmental Group Ltd. | 548,000 | 153,629 | ||||||
Dah Chong Hong Holdings Ltd.b | 215,000 | 86,540 | ||||||
Dawnrays Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd. | 120,000 | 81,480 | ||||||
Dazhong Transportation Group Co. Ltd. Class B | 113,800 | 124,725 | ||||||
Digital China Holdings Ltd. | 167,000 | 192,854 | ||||||
Dongyue Group Ltd. | 395,000 | 61,464 | ||||||
Double Coin Holdings Ltd. Class B | 41,300 | 43,943 | ||||||
EverChina International Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 1,105,000 | 39,078 | ||||||
Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd. | 466,500 | 49,193 | ||||||
FDG Electric Vehicles Ltd.a,b | 2,530,000 | 131,768 | ||||||
FDG Kinetic Ltd. | 408,000 | 49,320 | ||||||
First Tractor Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 98,000 | 54,443 | ||||||
Fu Shou Yuan International Group Ltd.b | 241,000 | 183,784 | ||||||
Fufeng Group Ltd.b | 194,400 | 62,249 | ||||||
Fullshare Holdings Ltd.a | 665,000 | 170,181 | ||||||
Future Land Holdings Co. Ltd. Class Aa,d | 74,347 | 149,782 | ||||||
Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd.b | 126,000 | 145,669 | ||||||
Golden Meditech Holdings Ltd.b | 592,000 | 78,414 | ||||||
Greater China Financial Holdings Ltd.a | 332,000 | 49,526 | ||||||
Greatview Aseptic Packaging Co. Ltd.b | 263,000 | 109,243 | ||||||
Greenland Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.a | 164,000 | 44,500 | ||||||
Greentown China Holdings Ltd.a | 127,000 | 101,585 | ||||||
Haichang Ocean Park Holdings Ltd.a,c | 313,000 | 68,025 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Hangzhou Steam Turbine Co. Ltd. Class B | 95,780 | $ | 135,521 | |||||
Harbin Electric Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 174,000 | 58,849 | ||||||
HC International Inc.a | 78,000 | 42,731 | ||||||
Hengdeli Holdings Ltd.b | 637,600 | 62,316 | ||||||
Hi Sun Technology China Ltd.a,b | 366,000 | 55,068 | ||||||
Hisense Kelon Electrical Holdings Co. Ltd. Class Ha | 108,000 | 37,222 | ||||||
HNA International Investment Holdings Ltd.a,b | 890,000 | 42,347 | ||||||
Homeinns Hotel Group ADRa | 3,140 | 109,429 | ||||||
Honbridge Holdings Ltd.a | 284,000 | 18,991 | ||||||
Hopewell Highway Infrastructure Ltd. | 302,500 | 141,989 | ||||||
Hopson Development Holdings Ltd.a | 124,000 | 121,191 | ||||||
Hua Han Health Industry Holdings Ltd. Class Hb | 824,400 | 84,813 | ||||||
Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd.a,c | 78,000 | 71,719 | ||||||
Huabao International Holdings Ltd.a | 358,000 | 123,382 | ||||||
Huajun Holdings Ltd. | 156,000 | 16,250 | ||||||
Huangshi Dongbei Electrical Appliance Co. Ltd. Class Ba | 38,700 | 63,816 | ||||||
Hutchison China Meditech Ltd.a | 1,936 | 59,693 | ||||||
iKang Healthcare Group Inc. ADRa | 5,640 | 117,312 | ||||||
Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd. Class B | 185,700 | 134,818 | ||||||
Intime Retail Group Co. Ltd. | 186,000 | 145,190 | ||||||
JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd.a,b | 2,451 | 58,579 | ||||||
Ju Teng International Holdings Ltd. | 228,000 | 90,893 | ||||||
Jumei International Holding Ltd. ADRa | 10,656 | 67,026 | ||||||
Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.a,b | 276,000 | 11,727 | ||||||
Kama Co. Ltd.a | 64,800 | 72,446 | ||||||
Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd. | 119,000 | 173,538 | ||||||
Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.b | 390,000 | 128,894 | ||||||
Ko Yo Chemical Group Ltd.a,b | 568,000 | 29,948 | ||||||
Kong Sun Holdings Ltd.a | 775,000 | 56,808 | ||||||
Konka Group Co. Ltd. Class B | 118,100 | 44,803 | ||||||
KWG Property Holding Ltd. | 214,500 | 126,336 | ||||||
Lao Feng Xiang Co. Ltd. Class B | 38,300 | 144,238 | ||||||
Launch Tech Co. Ltd.a | 62,000 | 52,941 | ||||||
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. | 305,000 | 177,678 |
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Leyou Technologies Holdings Ltd.a,b | 575,000 | $ | 62,113 | |||||
Li Ning Co. Ltd.a,b | 272,000 | 118,928 | ||||||
Lifetech Scientific Corp.a,b | 308,000 | 48,718 | ||||||
Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc. Class H | 17,300 | 72,749 | ||||||
Lonking Holdings Ltd.b | 674,000 | 86,675 | ||||||
Luthai Textile Co. Ltd. Class B | 78,200 | 102,877 | ||||||
MIE Holdings Corp.a,b | 368,000 | 40,226 | ||||||
Minth Group Ltd.b | 128,000 | 231,436 | ||||||
MMG Ltd.a,b | 416,000 | 85,060 | ||||||
National Agricultural Holdings Ltd.a,b | 174,000 | 45,200 | ||||||
NetDragon Websoft Inc. | 30,500 | 75,150 | ||||||
New World Department Store China Ltd. | 452,000 | 56,383 | ||||||
Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd. | 136,000 | 128,722 | ||||||
Noah Holdings Ltd. ADRa,b | 3,997 | 94,729 | ||||||
North Mining Shares Co. Ltd.a,b | 3,450,000 | 39,930 | ||||||
PAX Global Technology Ltd.b | 146,000 | 153,770 | ||||||
Peace Map Holding Ltd.a,b | 1,320,000 | 46,681 | ||||||
Peak Sport Products Co. Ltd. | 323,000 | 74,352 | ||||||
Phoenix Healthcare Group Co. Ltd.b | 100,500 | 88,918 | ||||||
Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd.b | 706,000 | 135,278 | ||||||
Poly Property Group Co. Ltd.b | 394,000 | 107,416 | ||||||
Pou Sheng International Holdings Ltd.a,b | 425,000 | 89,633 | ||||||
Renhe Commercial Holdings Co. Ltd.a,b | 2,814,000 | 113,991 | ||||||
REXLot Holdings Ltd.b | 1,500,000 | 13,869 | ||||||
Shandong Airlines Co. Ltd. Class B | 25,200 | 55,610 | ||||||
Shandong Luoxin Pharmaceutical Group Stock Co. Ltd. Class H | 40,000 | 54,526 | ||||||
Shandong Zhonglu Oceanic Fisheries Co. Ltd.a | 84,400 | 74,348 | ||||||
Shang Gong Group Co. Ltd. Class Ba | 80,100 | 86,188 | ||||||
Shanghai Baosight Software Co. Ltd. Class B | 21,800 | 65,574 | ||||||
Shanghai Haixin Group Co. Class B | 85,200 | 58,618 | ||||||
Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 244,000 | 91,938 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Shanghai Jinjiang International Industrial Investment Co. Ltd. Class B | 36,600 | $ | 69,577 | |||||
Shanghai Jinjiang International Travel Co. Ltd. Class B | 18,500 | 66,785 | ||||||
Shanghai Potevio Co. Ltd. Class Ba | 31,200 | 53,134 | ||||||
Shanghai Shibei Hi-Tech Co. Ltd. Class B | 60,900 | 69,182 | ||||||
Shanghai Zhongyida Co. Ltd.a | 75,600 | 46,418 | ||||||
Shenguan Holdings Group Ltd. | 572,000 | 57,375 | ||||||
Shenzhen Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H | 150,000 | 112,459 | ||||||
Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd. | 219,500 | 332,518 | ||||||
Shenzhen Investment Ltd. | 532,000 | 192,928 | ||||||
Shougang Concord International Enterprises Co. Ltd.a,b | 2,308,000 | 60,548 | ||||||
Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd. | 568,000 | 64,279 | ||||||
Sina Corp.a | 4,489 | 191,770 | ||||||
Sino Oil And Gas Holdings Ltd.a,b | 2,715,000 | 66,337 | ||||||
Sinolink Worldwide Holdings Ltd.a | 544,000 | 61,563 | ||||||
Sinopec Kantons Holdings Ltd.b | 210,000 | 99,921 | ||||||
Sinosoft Technology Group Ltd. | 94,000 | 39,287 | ||||||
Sinotrans Shipping Ltd.b | 606,000 | 90,399 | ||||||
Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd. | 348,000 | 196,462 | ||||||
SMI Holdings Group Ltd.b | 848,000 | 86,151 | ||||||
Sohu.com Inc.a | 2,862 | 124,411 | ||||||
Springland International Holdings Ltd.b | 561,000 | 110,380 | ||||||
SSY Group Ltd.b | 419,970 | 126,377 | ||||||
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co. Ltd.b | 128,000 | 296,291 | ||||||
Superb Summit International Group Ltd.a,b | 238,250 | 2,203 | ||||||
TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd. | 129,000 | 87,757 | ||||||
Tech Pro Technology Development Ltd.a,b | 1,002,400 | 299,064 | ||||||
Technovator International Ltd.a | 100,000 | 45,652 | ||||||
Texhong Textile Group Ltd. | 95,500 | 63,494 | ||||||
Tianjin Development Holdings Ltd. | 152,000 | 72,324 | ||||||
Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd. | 424,000 | 56,707 | ||||||
Tianneng Power International Ltd.a | 164,000 | 111,778 | ||||||
Tibet Water Resources Ltd. | 389,000 | 124,061 |
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Tong Ren Tang Technologies Co. Ltd. Class H | 127,000 | $ | 195,331 | |||||
Tongda Group Holdings Ltd.b | 610,000 | 101,979 | ||||||
Towngas China Co. Ltd.b | 210,000 | 106,942 | ||||||
United Photovoltaics Group Ltd.a | 902,000 | 68,437 | ||||||
Universal Health International Group Holding Ltd.b | 250,000 | 33,757 | ||||||
V1 Group Ltd. | 1,334,000 | 70,336 | ||||||
Vinda International Holdings Ltd.b | 49,000 | 76,372 | ||||||
Viva China Holdings Ltd.a | 680,000 | 62,962 | ||||||
Wasion Group Holdings Ltd. | 178,000 | 81,948 | ||||||
West China Cement Ltd.a | 518,000 | 108,581 | ||||||
Wisdom Sports Groupb | 182,000 | 77,002 | ||||||
Xiamen International Port Co. Ltd. Class H | 202,000 | 36,627 | ||||||
Xingda International Holdings Ltd.b | 428,000 | 71,552 | ||||||
Xinjiang Xinxin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. Class Ha | 737,000 | 65,396 | ||||||
Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.b | 530,000 | 148,583 | ||||||
XTEP International Holdings Ltd. | 170,000 | 79,358 | ||||||
Yanchang Petroleum International Ltd.a,b | 2,430,000 | 50,624 | ||||||
Yingde Gases Group Co. Ltd. | 240,000 | 86,418 | ||||||
Yip’s Chemical Holdings Ltd.b | 248,000 | 73,671 | ||||||
Yuexiu REIT | 309,000 | 161,729 | ||||||
Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd.b | 230,000 | 140,494 | ||||||
Yuxing InfoTech Investment Holdings Ltd.b | 206,000 | 60,400 | ||||||
Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 186,500 | 146,540 | ||||||
Zhonglu Co. Ltd. Class Ba | 24,400 | 62,732 | ||||||
Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd. | 148,500 | 67,030 | ||||||
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COLOMBIA — 0.27% |
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Almacenes Exito SA | 31,287 | 133,857 | ||||||
Cemex Latam Holdings SAa | 31,989 | 103,320 | ||||||
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CZECH REPUBLIC — 0.10% |
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Philip Morris CR AS | 181 | 92,718 | ||||||
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EGYPT — 0.72% |
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Egypt Kuwait Holding Co. SAE | 184,586 | 84,909 | ||||||
Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding Co.a | 96,854 | 87,700 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Medinet Nasr Housinga | 57,330 | $ | 135,014 | |||||
Orascom Telecom Media And Technology Holding SAE GDRa | 253,762 | 149,212 | ||||||
Palm Hills Developments SAEa | 317,092 | 92,333 | ||||||
South Valley Cementa | 198,707 | 88,821 | ||||||
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GREECE — 0.48% |
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Aegean Airlines SA | 7,239 | 52,699 | ||||||
Grivalia Properties REIC AE | 7,871 | 64,911 | ||||||
Hellenic Exchanges-Athens Stock Exchange SA | 14,870 | 73,030 | ||||||
Intralot SA-Integrated Lottery Systems & Servicesa | 30,690 | 37,681 | ||||||
Metka SA | 5,999 | 42,499 | ||||||
Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA | 10,201 | 103,080 | ||||||
Mytilineos Holdings SA | 15,283 | 54,799 | ||||||
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HUNGARY — 0.15% |
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Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLCa | 89,196 | 133,440 | ||||||
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INDIA — 9.98% |
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Adani Enterprises Ltd. | 64,706 | 55,557 | ||||||
AIA Engineering Ltd. | 10,200 | 120,306 | ||||||
Ajanta Pharma Ltd. | 5,650 | 107,513 | ||||||
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 14,573 | 131,631 | ||||||
Alstom T&D India Ltd. | 16,764 | 88,052 | ||||||
Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. | 11,098 | 137,953 | ||||||
Andhra Bank | 67,514 | 45,486 | ||||||
Apollo Tyres Ltd. | 51,021 | 117,701 | ||||||
Arvind Ltd. | 35,397 | 123,456 | ||||||
Balkrishna Industries Ltd. | 11,887 | 99,022 | ||||||
Bayer CropScience Ltd./India | 2,252 | 110,875 | ||||||
Berger Paints India Ltd. | 37,742 | 123,720 | ||||||
Biocon Ltd. | 15,602 | 107,054 | ||||||
Blue Dart Express Ltd. | 1,326 | 103,663 | ||||||
Ceat Ltd. | 5,117 | 70,879 | ||||||
CESC Ltd. | 17,608 | 112,506 | ||||||
Cox & Kings Ltd. | 24,510 | 52,799 | ||||||
CRISIL Ltd. | 5,929 | 154,457 | ||||||
Crompton Greaves Ltd. | 88,256 | 167,548 | ||||||
Cyient Ltd. | 21,412 | 132,102 | ||||||
Dewan Housing Finance Corp. Ltd. | 43,575 | 97,817 | ||||||
Dish TV India Ltd.a | 95,714 | 94,770 |
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eClerx Services Ltd. | 6,241 | $ | 120,656 | |||||
EID Parry India Ltd. | 31,292 | 77,195 | ||||||
Exide Industries Ltd. | 88,801 | 165,922 | ||||||
Federal Bank Ltd. | 257,811 | 174,260 | ||||||
Gayatri Projects Ltd. | 5,849 | 48,549 | ||||||
Gillette India Ltd. | 1,997 | 128,698 | ||||||
Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd. (The) | 21,857 | 90,367 | ||||||
Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd. | 10,560 | 68,646 | ||||||
Gujarat Gas Ltd. | 8,408 | 59,123 | ||||||
Gujarat Mineral Development Corp. Ltd. | 68,490 | 56,754 | ||||||
Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd.a | 42,246 | 90,573 | ||||||
Gujarat State Petronet Ltd. | 46,497 | 86,199 | ||||||
GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd.a | 480,184 | 44,562 | ||||||
Havells India Ltd. | 50,784 | 202,023 | ||||||
Hexaware Technologies Ltd. | 25,802 | 88,596 | ||||||
Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd.a | 67,520 | 60,588 | ||||||
IIFL Holdings Ltd. | 55,374 | 133,407 | ||||||
Indian Hotels Co. Ltd.a | 85,178 | 122,181 | ||||||
Indraprastha Gas Ltd. | 16,184 | 120,236 | ||||||
Info Edge India Ltd. | 14,927 | 152,728 | ||||||
Ipca Laboratories Ltd. | 11,952 | 98,647 | ||||||
IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd. | 39,656 | 125,068 | ||||||
Jaiprakash Associates Ltd.a | 268,505 | 27,665 | ||||||
Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. (The) | 70,798 | 65,547 | ||||||
Jindal Saw Ltd. | 53,220 | 27,961 | ||||||
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.a | 76,934 | 60,041 | ||||||
Jubilant Foodworks Ltd. | 4,707 | 68,436 | ||||||
Just Dial Ltd. | 6,432 | 50,234 | ||||||
Kajaria Ceramics Ltd. | 9,846 | 124,476 | ||||||
Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd. | 37,716 | 148,411 | ||||||
KPIT Technologies Ltd. | 39,029 | 76,318 | ||||||
Manappuram Finance Ltd. | 142,039 | 62,586 | ||||||
Marksans Pharma Ltd. | 64,105 | 32,650 | ||||||
Max Financial Services Ltd. | 34,779 | 170,985 | ||||||
Max India Ltd. | 29,621 | 23,948 | ||||||
Max Ventures & Industries Ltd.a | 5,924 | 23,949 | ||||||
MindTree Ltd. | 10,032 | 209,122 | ||||||
Mphasis Ltd. | 18,623 | 114,473 | ||||||
MRF Ltd. | 285 | 135,563 | ||||||
Natco Pharma Ltd. | 12,089 | 73,488 | ||||||
NCC Ltd./India | 89,794 | 80,510 | ||||||
Page Industries Ltd. | 1,199 | 173,142 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
PC Jeweller Ltd. | 13,129 | $ | 61,553 | |||||
Persistent Systems Ltd. | 11,930 | 105,953 | ||||||
PI Industries Ltd. | 14,373 | 121,212 | ||||||
PTC India Ltd. | 128,123 | 111,692 | ||||||
Rajesh Exports Ltd. | 15,151 | 156,758 | ||||||
Redington India Ltd. | 65,971 | 99,017 | ||||||
Reliance Capital Ltd. | 22,920 | 107,859 | ||||||
Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. | 20,389 | 122,125 | ||||||
SKS Microfinance Ltd.a | 21,851 | 154,290 | ||||||
Strides Shasun Ltd. | 9,681 | 124,442 | ||||||
Sun Pharma Advanced Research Co. Ltd.a | 14,147 | 53,373 | ||||||
Sun TV Network Ltd. | 20,273 | 95,017 | ||||||
Sundaram Finance Ltd. | 7,794 | 138,475 | ||||||
Suzlon Energy Ltd.a | 376,805 | 74,342 | ||||||
Syndicate Bank | 51,323 | 38,328 | ||||||
Tata Global Beverages Ltd. | 108,151 | 163,669 | ||||||
Thermax Ltd. | 9,226 | 101,287 | ||||||
Tube Investments of India Ltd. | 17,021 | 89,974 | ||||||
TVS Motor Co. Ltd. | 25,833 | 101,237 | ||||||
Voltas Ltd. | 34,941 | 114,078 | ||||||
WABCO India Ltd. | 1,427 | 110,520 | ||||||
Welspun India Ltd. | 7,278 | 86,352 | ||||||
Wockhardt Ltd.a | 5,952 | 66,122 | ||||||
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INDONESIA — 2.40% |
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Ace Hardware Indonesia Tbk PT | 1,627,600 | 111,371 | ||||||
Agung Podomoro Land Tbk PTa | 2,512,100 | 61,055 | ||||||
Alam Sutera Realty Tbk PT | 2,478,700 | 63,766 | ||||||
Arwana Citramulia Tbk PT | 1,643,600 | 69,446 | ||||||
Bank Bukopin Tbk | 1,840,400 | 75,009 | ||||||
Bank Pembangunan Daerah Jawa Barat Dan Banten Tbk PT | 913,900 | 62,877 | ||||||
Bank Tabungan Negara Persero Tbk PT | 1,099,723 | 136,520 | ||||||
Ciputra Development Tbk PT | 2,115,556 | 202,506 | ||||||
Eagle High Plantations Tbk PTa | 2,165,300 | 36,920 | ||||||
Hanson International Tbk PTa | 2,647,100 | 169,254 | ||||||
Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk PTa | 1,282,400 | 73,365 | ||||||
Kawasan Industri Jababeka Tbk PT | 5,399,994 | 93,688 | ||||||
Link Net Tbk PTa | 196,800 | 53,424 | ||||||
Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk PTa | 207,900 | 66,077 | ||||||
Multipolar Tbk PT | 2,563,213 | 54,630 | ||||||
Pakuwon Jati Tbk PT | 5,264,200 | 180,302 |
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Pembangunan Perumahan Persero Tbk PT | 472,000 | $ | 130,248 | |||||
Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk PT | 646,000 | 69,083 | ||||||
Ramayana Lestari Sentosa Tbk PT | 1,110,400 | 63,940 | ||||||
Sugih Energy Tbk PTa | 4,663,400 | 136,010 | ||||||
Surya Semesta Internusa Tbk PT | 1,193,450 | 58,459 | ||||||
Timah Persero Tbk PT | 1,262,196 | 53,803 | ||||||
Wijaya Karya Persero Tbk PT | 514,100 | 100,152 | ||||||
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MALAYSIA — 3.79% |
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Bursa Malaysia Bhd | 100,200 | 204,928 | ||||||
Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhdb | 128,500 | 152,794 | ||||||
Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd | 43,500 | 129,724 | ||||||
DRB-Hicom Bhdb | 195,800 | 46,331 | ||||||
Eastern & Oriental Bhda | 330,281 | 123,315 | ||||||
IGB REIT | 546,300 | 197,474 | ||||||
KNM Group Bhda,b | 426,000 | 46,602 | ||||||
Kossan Rubber Industriesb | 81,100 | 125,363 | ||||||
KPJ Healthcare Bhd | 194,550 | 201,721 | ||||||
Magnum Bhd | 207,400 | 124,292 | ||||||
Mah Sing Group Bhd | 468,557 | 145,971 | ||||||
Malaysia Building Society Bhdb | 188,800 | 59,716 | ||||||
Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd | 43,200 | 81,469 | ||||||
Malaysian Resources Corp. Bhd | 227,300 | 61,082 | ||||||
Media Prima Bhd | 370,200 | 119,732 | ||||||
My EG Services Bhd | 251,900 | 129,994 | ||||||
OSK Holdings Bhd | 191,587 | 72,443 | ||||||
POS Malaysia Bhdb | 130,500 | 64,552 | ||||||
QL Resources Bhdb | 191,700 | 201,957 | ||||||
Sunway Bhdb | 176,700 | 126,064 | ||||||
Sunway Construction Group Bhda | 379,520 | 126,356 | ||||||
Sunway REITb | 436,400 | 165,012 | ||||||
Supermax Corp. Bhd | 91,000 | 62,109 | ||||||
TIME dotCom Bhd | 96,400 | 165,978 | ||||||
Top Glove Corp. Bhd | 156,400 | 209,401 | ||||||
VS Industry Bhd | 205,800 | 62,156 | ||||||
Wah Seong Corp. Bhd | 269,910 | 51,350 | ||||||
WCT Holdings Bhd | 240,647 | 89,849 | ||||||
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MEXICO — 3.43% |
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Alsea SAB de CVb | 95,659 | 360,698 | ||||||
Axtel SAB de CV CPOa | 162,600 | 68,413 | ||||||
Banregio Grupo Financiero SAB de CVb | 45,800 | 231,165 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de CV | 79,000 | $ | 109,107 | |||||
Concentradora Fibra Hotelera Mexicana SA de CVb | 122,200 | 95,466 | ||||||
Consorcio ARA SAB de CV | 321,100 | 98,174 | ||||||
Controladora Vuela Cia. de Aviacion SAB de CV Class Aa | 82,500 | 162,154 | ||||||
Corp Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CVb | 116,400 | 168,869 | ||||||
Empresas ICA SAB de CVa,b | 148,900 | 35,152 | ||||||
Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV Series Ba,b | 133,100 | 87,350 | ||||||
Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CVa,b | 62,800 | 133,225 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CVb | 39,800 | 189,417 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Interacciones SA de CV Series O | 15,500 | 80,769 | ||||||
Grupo Herdez SAB de CV | 70,600 | 149,616 | ||||||
Industrias Bachoco SAB de CV Series Bb | 33,000 | 133,062 | ||||||
Industrias CH SAB de CV Series Ba,b | 28,300 | 84,038 | ||||||
La Comer SAB de CVa,b | 103,900 | 100,298 | ||||||
Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV | 143,900 | 181,874 | ||||||
PLA Administradora Industrial S. de RL de CVb | 125,600 | 210,201 | ||||||
Prologis Property Mexico SA de CV | 74,100 | 108,444 | ||||||
Telesites SAB de CVa | 151,000 | 81,816 | ||||||
TV Azteca SAB de CV CPOb | 401,700 | 49,749 | ||||||
Unifin Financiera SAB de CV SOFOM ENRa,b | 39,000 | 113,030 | ||||||
Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos SAB de CVa,b | 124,600 | — | ||||||
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PHILIPPINES — 1.33% |
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Belle Corp. | 1,447,933 | 93,788 | ||||||
Cebu Air Inc. | 54,230 | 94,660 | ||||||
Cosco Capital Inc. | 460,400 | 72,328 | ||||||
DoubleDragon Properties Corp. | 176,400 | 92,744 | ||||||
Filinvest Land Inc. | 2,865,000 | 91,584 | ||||||
First Gen Corp. | 228,500 | 95,148 | ||||||
First Philippine Holdings Corp. | 49,370 | 62,764 | ||||||
Manila Water Co. Inc. | 225,900 | 127,321 | ||||||
Nickel Asia Corp. | 335,600 | 35,219 |
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Philippine National Banka | 56,383 | $ | 61,660 | |||||
Security Bank Corp. | 89,280 | 267,371 | ||||||
Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc. | 850,300 | 79,039 | ||||||
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POLAND — 0.99% |
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Asseco Poland SA | 12,977 | 185,302 | ||||||
Budimex SA | 2,777 | 142,364 | ||||||
CD Projekt Red SAa | 14,872 | 85,540 | ||||||
Globe Trade Centre SAa | 48,639 | 82,103 | ||||||
KRUK SA | 3,201 | 146,009 | ||||||
Netia SA | 57,558 | 73,408 | ||||||
PKP Cargo SA | 6,888 | 80,786 | ||||||
Warsaw Stock Exchange | 8,303 | 80,190 | ||||||
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QATAR — 0.49% |
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Qatar National Cement Co. QSC | 5,897 | 131,206 | ||||||
Qatari Investors Group QSC | 10,116 | 109,204 | ||||||
Salam International Investment Ltd. QSC | 27,583 | 96,300 | ||||||
United Development Co. QSC | 15,932 | 95,623 | ||||||
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RUSSIA — 0.49% |
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Acron JSC | 1,857 | 93,539 | ||||||
Aeroflot – Russian Airlines PJSCa | 109,456 | 83,576 | ||||||
DIXY Group OJSCa | 14,770 | 53,378 | ||||||
LSR Group PJSC GDRe | 47,823 | 76,278 | ||||||
M Video OJSC | 23,540 | 75,943 | ||||||
TMK PAO GDRe | 18,988 | 51,078 | ||||||
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SOUTH AFRICA — 4.65% |
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Adcock Ingram Holdings Ltd. | 15,057 | 36,725 | ||||||
Adcorp Holdings Ltd. | 75,712 | 71,707 | ||||||
Aeci Ltd. | 23,049 | 127,037 | ||||||
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd. | 14,552 | 80,389 | ||||||
Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Ltd. | 132,650 | 50,085 | ||||||
Astral Foods Ltd. | 8,017 | 50,637 | ||||||
Attacq Ltd.a | 89,828 | 96,743 | ||||||
AVI Ltd. | 60,865 | 295,285 | ||||||
Cashbuild Ltd. | 5,059 | 91,982 | ||||||
City Lodge Hotels Ltd. | 11,586 | 105,695 | ||||||
Clicks Group Ltd. | 40,033 | 234,595 | ||||||
Clover Industries Ltd. | 103,973 | 107,366 | ||||||
DataTec Ltd. | 34,785 | 102,427 | ||||||
Emira Property Fund Ltd. | 113,708 | 108,054 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
EOH Holdings Ltd. | 17,449 | $ | 151,543 | |||||
Famous Brands Ltd. | 11,929 | 87,362 | ||||||
Grindrod Ltd. | 108,277 | 62,833 | ||||||
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.a,b | 73,639 | 238,576 | ||||||
Hosken Consolidated Investments Ltd. | 9,182 | 59,915 | ||||||
Illovo Sugar Ltd. | 43,308 | 56,245 | ||||||
JSE Ltd. | 16,671 | 149,496 | ||||||
KAP Industrial Holdings Ltd. | 351,150 | 134,588 | ||||||
Lewis Group Ltd. | 18,709 | 55,458 | ||||||
Mpact Ltd. | 46,379 | 130,896 | ||||||
Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd. | 97,722 | 55,532 | ||||||
Nampak Ltd. | 103,708 | 116,290 | ||||||
Northam Platinum Ltd.a,b | 62,177 | 132,154 | ||||||
Omnia Holdings Ltd. | 8,848 | 67,320 | ||||||
Pick n Pay Holdings Ltd. | 51,549 | 76,254 | ||||||
PPC Ltd. | 136,092 | 98,287 | ||||||
Reunert Ltd. | 26,768 | 106,666 | ||||||
SA Corporate Real Estate Fund Nominees Pty Ltd. | 388,658 | 113,262 | ||||||
Sun International Ltd./South Africa | 15,725 | 69,256 | ||||||
Super Group Ltd./South Africaa | 62,732 | 165,882 | ||||||
Tongaat Hulett Ltd. | 14,948 | 87,539 | ||||||
Trencor Ltd. | 29,650 | 75,135 | ||||||
Vukile Property Fund Ltd. | 104,421 | 104,322 | ||||||
Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd. | 10,633 | 82,855 | ||||||
Zeder Investments Ltd. | 220,398 | 74,700 | ||||||
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SOUTH KOREA — 19.41% |
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Able C&C Co. Ltd.a | 2,791 | 59,693 | ||||||
AeroSpace Technology of Korea Inc.a | 2,350 | 40,285 | ||||||
Agabang & Co.a | 5,131 | 40,162 | ||||||
Ahnlab Inc. | 2,279 | 107,988 | ||||||
ALUKO Co. Ltd. | 9,126 | 49,737 | ||||||
Amicogen Inc.b | 1,386 | 62,985 | ||||||
Asiana Airlines Inc.a | 17,976 | 64,683 | ||||||
Binex Co. Ltd.a,b | 5,283 | 97,612 | ||||||
Binggrae Co. Ltd.a | 1,699 | 95,892 | ||||||
Bukwang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.b | 5,049 | 115,539 | ||||||
Cell Biotech Co. Ltd.b | 1,452 | 79,956 | ||||||
Chabiotech Co. Ltd.a,b | 10,531 | 118,364 | ||||||
Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp. | 1,253 | 129,687 | ||||||
CJ CGV Co. Ltd. | 2,659 | 250,484 |
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CJ Freshway Corp.b | 1,278 | $ | 57,457 | |||||
CJ O Shopping Co. Ltd. | 656 | 99,352 | ||||||
Com2uSCorp.a,b | 1,595 | 158,894 | ||||||
Coreana Cosmetics Co. Ltd. | 5,003 | 36,652 | ||||||
Cosmax Inc.b | 1,245 | 123,825 | ||||||
COSON Co. Ltd.a,b | 3,305 | 43,962 | ||||||
Crown Confectionery Co. Ltd. | 149 | 56,386 | ||||||
CrucialTec Co. Ltd.a,b | 4,744 | 56,006 | ||||||
D.I Corp.b | 11,049 | 47,798 | ||||||
Dae Hwa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 2,196 | 64,102 | ||||||
Daesang Corp. | 3,844 | 97,755 | ||||||
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd.a,b | 20,551 | 70,708 | ||||||
Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 1,069 | 65,003 | ||||||
Daishin Securities Co. Ltd. | 11,271 | 108,454 | ||||||
Daou Technology Inc. | 5,215 | 91,717 | ||||||
Dawonsys Co. Ltd. | 2,852 | 58,115 | ||||||
DIO Corp.a,b | 3,485 | 97,079 | ||||||
Dong-A Socio Holdings Co. Ltd. | 543 | 104,719 | ||||||
Dong-A ST Co. Ltd. | 845 | 107,957 | ||||||
Dongbu HiTek Co. Ltd.a,b | 6,317 | 77,641 | ||||||
Dongwon F&B Co. Ltd. | 253 | 60,146 | ||||||
Doosan Engine Co. Ltd.a,b | 21,841 | 56,603 | ||||||
Doosan Infracore Co. Ltd.a,b | 26,210 | 86,681 | ||||||
DuzonBIzon Co. Ltd. | 4,545 | 82,506 | ||||||
Emerson Pacific Inc.a,b | 1,426 | 32,632 | ||||||
EO Technics Co. Ltd.a,b | 1,540 | 156,279 | ||||||
Fila Korea Ltd. | 2,101 | 158,505 | ||||||
G-SMATT GLOBAL Co. Ltd.a,b | 3,343 | 80,419 | ||||||
Gamevil Inc.a | 966 | 69,206 | ||||||
GemVax & Kael Co. Ltd.a,b | 4,627 | 68,468 | ||||||
Genexine Co. Ltd.a | 946 | 76,647 | ||||||
Grand Korea Leisure Co. Ltd. | 5,412 | 114,437 | ||||||
Green Cross Cell Corp.a | 1,459 | 48,842 | ||||||
Green Cross Corp./South Korea | 924 | 136,355 | ||||||
Green Cross Holdings Corp. | 4,846 | 162,226 | ||||||
GS Home Shopping Inc. | 797 | 118,580 | ||||||
Halla Holdings Corp.b | 1,545 | 75,582 | ||||||
Hana Tour Service Inc. | 1,654 | 128,661 | ||||||
Hanall Biopharma Co. Ltd.a,b | 5,184 | 54,703 | ||||||
Handsome Co. Ltd. | 3,954 | 129,168 | ||||||
Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.a | 14,405 | 37,448 | ||||||
Hanjin Kal Corp.b | 7,651 | 90,943 | ||||||
Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd.a,b | 27,268 | 62,509 | ||||||
Hanjin Transportation Co. Ltd. | 1,934 | 75,221 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Hankook Tire Worldwide Co. Ltd.a | 4,661 | $ | 75,755 | |||||
Hansae Co. Ltd.b | 3,512 | 165,277 | ||||||
Hansol Chemical Co. Ltd.b | 2,118 | 97,448 | ||||||
Hansol Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 16,966 | 117,021 | ||||||
Hansol Technics Co. Ltd.a | 3,385 | 51,321 | ||||||
Hanwha Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.a | 19,646 | 57,109 | ||||||
Hanwha Techwin Co. Ltd.b | 7,153 | 226,730 | ||||||
Hite Jinro Co. Ltd.a | 4,500 | 107,160 | ||||||
HLB Inc.a,b | 5,205 | 74,706 | ||||||
HS Industries Co. Ltd.a | 8,904 | 56,662 | ||||||
Huchems Fine Chemical Corp.b | 6,930 | 98,904 | ||||||
Humedix Co. Ltd.b | 1,123 | 49,853 | ||||||
Huons Co. Ltd. | 1,558 | 104,186 | ||||||
Hwa Shin Co. Ltd. | 12,729 | 58,154 | ||||||
Hyundai C&F Inc.a | 2,705 | 54,463 | ||||||
Hyundai Corp.a,b | 2,931 | 48,585 | ||||||
Hyundai Elevator Co. Ltd.a,b | 1,807 | 67,651 | ||||||
Hyundai Greenfood Co. Ltd. | 8,376 | 133,764 | ||||||
Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp. | 1,536 | 157,736 | ||||||
Hyundai Livart Furniture Co. Ltd. | 2,156 | 62,673 | ||||||
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd.a | 18,638 | 44,459 | ||||||
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.a | 2,128 | 109,609 | ||||||
Hyundai Securities Co. Ltd.a | 24,254 | 126,497 | ||||||
Iljin Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 4,451 | 44,809 | ||||||
Ilyang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.a | 2,874 | 118,055 | ||||||
InBody Co. Ltd. | 2,116 | 89,314 | ||||||
Innocean Worldwide Inc. | 1,621 | 110,365 | ||||||
Interpark Holdings Corp. | 8,993 | 68,136 | ||||||
iNtRON Biotechnology Inc.a,b | 2,079 | 137,681 | ||||||
IS Dongseo Co. Ltd. | 2,277 | 72,911 | ||||||
Jenax Inc.a,b | 2,680 | 35,540 | ||||||
JW Holdings Corp. | 7,479 | 48,985 | ||||||
JW Pharmaceutical Corp.b | 2,063 | 57,301 | ||||||
KB Insurance Co. Ltd. | 8,002 | 208,672 | ||||||
KCP Co. Ltd. | 3,817 | 58,334 | ||||||
KEPCO Engineering & Construction Co. Inc.a | 2,900 | 63,548 | ||||||
KH Vatec Co. Ltd. | 3,485 | 48,892 | ||||||
KIWOOM Securities Co. Ltd.a | 2,458 | 118,657 | ||||||
Kolao Holdingsb | 5,909 | 54,709 | ||||||
Kolon Corp. | 1,311 | 66,361 | ||||||
Kolon Industries Inc. | 2,962 | 160,950 | ||||||
Kolon Life Science Inc. | 787 | 121,674 | ||||||
Komipharm International Co. Ltd.a,b | 5,786 | 157,200 |
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KONA I Co. Ltd.b | 2,888 | $ | 46,822 | |||||
Korea Electric Terminal Co. Ltd. | 1,552 | 109,432 | ||||||
Korea Kolmar Co. Ltd.a | 2,595 | 168,915 | ||||||
Korea Kolmar Holdings Co. Ltd.a,b | 1,458 | 54,113 | ||||||
Korea PetroChemical Ind. Co. Ltd. | 584 | 113,334 | ||||||
Korean Reinsurance Co. | 23,117 | 243,002 | ||||||
KT Skylife Co. Ltd. | 7,706 | 91,909 | ||||||
Kumho Industrial Co. Ltd.a,b | 4,690 | 41,716 | ||||||
Kumho Tire Co. Inc.a,b | 21,738 | 137,280 | ||||||
LF Corp. | 6,752 | 136,765 | ||||||
LG Hausys Ltd. | 1,171 | 115,045 | ||||||
LG International Corp. | 5,266 | 141,369 | ||||||
LG Life Sciences Ltd.a,b | 2,258 | 111,193 | ||||||
Lock&Lock Co. Ltd.b | 7,370 | 74,493 | ||||||
Loen Entertainment Inc.a,b | 1,640 | 115,504 | ||||||
Lotte Food Co. Ltd. | 156 | 113,528 | ||||||
LOTTE Himart Co. Ltd.a | 1,878 | 80,939 | ||||||
LS Corp. | 3,167 | 107,299 | ||||||
LS Industrial Systems Co. Ltd. | 4,710 | 148,913 | ||||||
Lumens Co. Ltd.a | 30,816 | 126,832 | ||||||
Lutronic Corp.a,b | 1,890 | 78,553 | ||||||
Macrogen Inc.a | 2,268 | 62,720 | ||||||
Mando Corp. | 1,297 | 157,314 | ||||||
Medipost Co. Ltd.a,b | 1,369 | 89,554 | ||||||
Medy-Tox Inc. | 706 | 254,324 | ||||||
Meritz Financial Group Inc. | 10,657 | 106,854 | ||||||
Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.b | 16,477 | 209,843 | ||||||
Meritz Securities Co. Ltd. | 55,622 | 149,546 | ||||||
Muhak Co. Ltd. | 3,227 | 89,893 | ||||||
Namhae Chemical Corp.a,b | 9,238 | 66,706 | ||||||
Namyang Dairy Products Co. Ltd. | 188 | 123,742 | ||||||
Naturalendo Tech Co. Ltd.a,b | 2,362 | 35,238 | ||||||
Nexen Tire Corp. | 9,132 | 101,532 | ||||||
NHN Entertainment Corp.a,b | 2,624 | 115,637 | ||||||
NICE Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 4,443 | 76,703 | ||||||
NICE Information Service Co. Ltd.a | 9,401 | 63,474 | ||||||
NongShim Co. Ltd. | 685 | 224,881 | ||||||
Osstem Implant Co. Ltd.a | 2,619 | 162,854 | ||||||
Partron Co. Ltd. | 8,786 | 82,766 | ||||||
PHARMA RESEARCH PRODUCTS Co. Ltd. | 675 | 38,534 | ||||||
Poongsan Corp. | 5,499 | 124,280 | ||||||
POSCO Chemtech Co. Ltd. | 6,921 | 65,197 | ||||||
POSCO ICT Co. Ltd.a,b | 23,062 | 85,967 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
S&T Dynamics Co. Ltd. | 5,940 | $ | 68,925 | |||||
Samlip General Foods Co. Ltd.a | 425 | 86,258 | ||||||
Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.a,b | 24,144 | 185,858 | ||||||
Samsung Fine Chemicals Co. Ltd. | 4,194 | 125,817 | ||||||
Samsung Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.a | 4,703 | 26,202 | ||||||
Samyang Holdings Corp. | 601 | 86,017 | ||||||
Sansung Life & Science Co. Ltd.a,b | 3,005 | 54,915 | ||||||
Seah Besteel Corp. | 3,307 | 72,734 | ||||||
Seegene Inc.a,b | 2,957 | 81,056 | ||||||
Seoul Auction Co. Ltd.b | 3,563 | 61,366 | ||||||
Seoul Semiconductor Co. Ltd.b | 7,545 | 86,328 | ||||||
SFA Engineering Corp.b | 2,944 | 151,640 | ||||||
SK Chemicals Co. Ltd. | 2,759 | 178,252 | ||||||
SK Materials Co. Ltd.a | 1,208 | 115,750 | ||||||
SK Securities Co. Ltd.a,b | 73,710 | 63,774 | ||||||
SKC Co. Ltd. | 4,378 | 110,096 | ||||||
SM Entertainment Co.a | 3,491 | 113,478 | ||||||
Soulbrain Co. Ltd. | 2,474 | 84,520 | ||||||
Ssangyong Cement Industrial Co. Ltd.a | 4,683 | 73,272 | ||||||
Sung Kwang Bend Co. Ltd.a,b | 11,754 | 86,204 | ||||||
Sungwoo Hitech Co. Ltd. | 9,771 | 68,026 | ||||||
Taekwang Industrial Co. Ltd. | 99 | 81,252 | ||||||
Taewoong Co. Ltd.a | 6,473 | 78,511 | ||||||
TK Corp.b | 10,693 | 77,645 | ||||||
Tongyang Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | 10,456 | 87,507 | ||||||
Toptec Co. Ltd.b | 2,501 | 54,501 | ||||||
ViroMed Co. Ltd.a,b | 2,084 | 240,636 | ||||||
Webzen Inc.a,b | 2,759 | 47,407 | ||||||
WeMade Entertainment Co. Ltd.a,b | 2,004 | 56,148 | ||||||
Wonik IPS Co. Ltd.a,b | 9,424 | 100,969 | ||||||
Woongjin Thinkbig Co. Ltd.a | 8,650 | 103,867 | ||||||
YESCO Co. Ltd. | 3,310 | 97,424 | ||||||
Youngone Corp. | 4,074 | 167,348 | ||||||
Yuanta Securities Korea Co. Ltd.a,b | 16,698 | 45,367 | ||||||
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TAIWAN — 18.98% |
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Ability Enterprise Co. Ltd. | 150,383 | 93,446 | ||||||
Accton Technology Corp. | 87,000 | 84,691 | ||||||
Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Co. | 31,000 | 70,429 | ||||||
Airtac International Group | 20,850 | 107,287 | ||||||
Altek Corp. | 61,793 | 53,924 | ||||||
Ambassador Hotel (The) | 166,000 | 131,124 | ||||||
AmTRAN Technology Co. Ltd. | 250,312 | 117,503 |
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Asia Optical Co. Inc.a | 71,000 | $ | 64,522 | |||||
Asia Polymer Corp. | 130,620 | 74,877 | ||||||
ASPEED Technology Inc. | 6,000 | 62,109 | ||||||
BES Engineering Corp. | 382,000 | 72,188 | ||||||
Bizlink Holding Inc. | 17,000 | 82,616 | ||||||
Career Technology MFG. Co. Ltd. | 98,000 | 67,089 | ||||||
Cathay Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. | 203,000 | 83,077 | ||||||
Cheng Loong Corp. | 403,000 | 138,246 | ||||||
Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co. Ltd. | 64,000 | 83,197 | ||||||
Chin-Poon Industrial Co. Ltd. | 74,000 | 133,606 | ||||||
China Bills Finance Corp. | 233,000 | 84,136 | ||||||
China Man-Made Fiber Corp.a | 251,000 | 62,690 | ||||||
China Petrochemical Development Corp.a | 346,000 | 83,918 | ||||||
China Steel Chemical Corp. | 22,000 | 77,124 | ||||||
China Synthetic Rubber Corp. | 102,460 | 73,225 | ||||||
Chipbond Technology Corp. | 100,000 | 156,476 | ||||||
Chong Hong Construction Co. Ltd. | 52,424 | 67,675 | ||||||
Chroma ATE Inc. | 65,000 | 137,894 | ||||||
Chung Hung Steel Corp.a | 842,000 | 153,036 | ||||||
Compeq Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 220,000 | 129,754 | ||||||
Coretronic Corp. | 101,000 | 99,079 | ||||||
CSBC Corp. Taiwan | 258,420 | 118,199 | ||||||
CTCI Corp. | 139,000 | 157,479 | ||||||
Cyberlink Corp. | 53,125 | 116,219 | ||||||
D-Link Corp.a | 447,246 | 145,350 | ||||||
Dynapack International Technology Corp. | 79,000 | 114,463 | ||||||
Elan Microelectronics Corp. | 93,000 | 120,056 | ||||||
Elite Advanced Laser Corp. | 21,000 | 87,521 | ||||||
Elite Material Co. Ltd. | 51,000 | 92,847 | ||||||
Ennoconn Corp. | 9,000 | 98,986 | ||||||
Epistar Corp. | 175,000 | 139,813 | ||||||
Eternal Materials Co. Ltd. | 113,440 | 111,624 | ||||||
Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd. | 79,000 | 141,920 | ||||||
Far Eastern Department Stores Ltd. | 162,000 | 84,334 | ||||||
Far Eastern International Bank | 369,901 | 105,075 | ||||||
Faraday Technology Corp. | 66,000 | 92,351 | ||||||
Feng Hsin Steel Co. Ltd. | 84,000 | 98,832 | ||||||
Firich Enterprises Co. Ltd. | 35,198 | 90,346 | ||||||
FLEXium Interconnect Inc. | 46,667 | 115,291 | ||||||
Formosan Rubber Group Inc. | 150,000 | 76,282 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
General Interface Solution Holding Ltd.a | 21,000 | $ | 70,775 | |||||
Genius Electronic Optical Co. Ltd.a | 18,357 | 31,983 | ||||||
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. | 105,000 | 113,746 | ||||||
Gigastorage Corp.a | 66,400 | 62,939 | ||||||
Ginko International Co. Ltd. | 8,000 | 80,284 | ||||||
Gintech Energy Corp.a | 87,584 | 83,810 | ||||||
Global Unichip Corp. | 42,000 | 105,531 | ||||||
Gloria Material Technology Corp. | 201,818 | 111,136 | ||||||
Goldsun Building Materials Co. Ltd. | 450,000 | 115,100 | ||||||
Gourmet Master Co. Ltd. | 14,000 | 86,363 | ||||||
Grand Pacific Petrochemical | 191,000 | 96,558 | ||||||
Grape King Bio Ltd. | 22,000 | 123,796 | ||||||
Great Wall Enterprise Co. Ltd. | 257,128 | 171,383 | ||||||
Greatek Electronics Inc. | 92,000 | 99,525 | ||||||
Green Energy Technology Inc.a | 74,125 | 50,410 | ||||||
HannStar Display Corp.a | 447,320 | 56,400 | ||||||
Hey Song Corp. | 97,500 | 105,621 | ||||||
Ho Tung Chemical Corp.a | 475,548 | 109,471 | ||||||
Holy Stone Enterprise Co. Ltd. | 106,500 | 109,923 | ||||||
Hota Industrial Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 35,000 | 136,390 | ||||||
Huaku Development Co. Ltd. | 53,080 | 83,377 | ||||||
Huang Hsiang Construction Corp. | 70,000 | 52,449 | ||||||
Hung Sheng Construction Ltd. | 182,000 | 78,316 | ||||||
ITEQ Corp. | 132,600 | 106,137 | ||||||
Jih Sun Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. | 290,643 | 63,145 | ||||||
Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd. | 97,158 | 142,088 | ||||||
Kerry TJ Logistics Co. Ltd. | 98,000 | 113,388 | ||||||
Kindom Construction Corp. | 130,000 | 57,896 | ||||||
King Slide Works Co. Ltd. | 11,000 | 136,044 | ||||||
King Yuan Electronics Co. Ltd. | 234,000 | 184,133 | ||||||
King’s Town Bank Co. Ltd. | 185,000 | 118,575 | ||||||
Kinpo Electronicsa | 289,000 | 91,747 | ||||||
Land Mark Optoelectronics Corp. | 7,000 | 119,854 | ||||||
LCY Chemical Corp.a | 106,000 | 104,941 | ||||||
Lealea Enterprise Co. Ltd. | 378,590 | 106,860 | ||||||
Li Cheng Enterprise Co. Ltd. | 9,000 | 53,623 | ||||||
Lien Hwa Industrial Corp. | 168,160 | 97,915 | ||||||
Macronix Internationala | 812,000 | 92,362 | ||||||
Makalot Industrial Co. Ltd. | 33,358 | 208,789 | ||||||
Masterlink Securities Corp. | 321,605 | 85,840 | ||||||
Medigen Biotechnology Corp.a | 10,397 | 22,964 | ||||||
Mercuries & Associates Holding Ltd. | 155,548 | 93,379 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Merry Electronics Co. Ltd. | 30,000 | $ | 53,533 | |||||
Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. | 121,000 | 162,210 | ||||||
Microbio Co. Ltd.a | 121,727 | 96,152 | ||||||
MIN AIK Technology Co. Ltd. | 41,000 | 64,155 | ||||||
Mitac Holdings Corp. | 136,000 | 95,149 | ||||||
Motech Industries Inc.a | 64,000 | 77,227 | ||||||
Nan Kang Rubber Tire Co. Ltd.a | 126,000 | 107,869 | ||||||
Neo Solar Power Corp. | 110,364 | 79,704 | ||||||
Pan-International Industrial Corp. | 185,722 | 70,417 | ||||||
Parade Technologies Ltd. | 14,000 | 129,544 | ||||||
PChome Online Inc. | 13,619 | 144,460 | ||||||
PharmaEngine Inc. | 8,000 | 51,396 | ||||||
Pixart Imaging Inc. | 36,635 | 83,562 | ||||||
Poya International Co. Ltd. | 11,140 | 112,298 | ||||||
President Securities Corp. | 196,510 | 75,099 | ||||||
Primax Electronics Ltd. | 79,000 | 94,019 | ||||||
Prince Housing & Development Corp. | 351,917 | 99,755 | ||||||
Qisda Corp. | 257,000 | 81,202 | ||||||
Radium Life Tech Co. Ltd. | 265,707 | 82,354 | ||||||
Richtek Technology Corp. | 20,000 | 115,852 | ||||||
Ritek Corp.a | 805,000 | 66,373 | ||||||
Sanyang Motor Co. Ltd.a | 110,820 | 71,363 | ||||||
ScinoPharm Taiwan Ltd. | 43,000 | 71,425 | ||||||
Senao International Co. Ltd. | 41,000 | 53,730 | ||||||
Shining Building Business Co. Ltd.a | 217,008 | 70,525 | ||||||
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corp. | 343,135 | 94,375 | ||||||
Silergy Corp. | 10,000 | 130,447 | ||||||
Sino-American Silicon Products Inc. | 107,000 | 132,977 | ||||||
Sinyi Realty Inc. | 92,105 | 72,615 | ||||||
Soft-World International Corp. | 37,140 | 79,908 | ||||||
Solar Applied Materials Technology Co. | 130,799 | 76,160 | ||||||
St. Shine Optical Co. Ltd. | 9,000 | 160,869 | ||||||
Sunny Friend Environmental Technology Co. Ltd. | 22,000 | 98,640 | ||||||
Swancor Ind Co. Ltd. | 12,000 | 51,456 | ||||||
TA Chen Stainless Pipe | 161,976 | 76,523 | ||||||
Ta Chong Bank Ltd.a | 325,676 | 126,911 | ||||||
Taichung Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. | 397,810 | 109,292 | ||||||
Taiflex Scientific Co. Ltd. | 69,000 | 78,588 | ||||||
Tainan Spinning Co. Ltd. | 238,190 | 99,986 | ||||||
Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise Co. Ltd. | 94,004 | 138,466 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Taiwan Paiho Ltd. | 50,050 | $ | 121,089 | |||||
Taiwan Secom Co. Ltd. | 66,450 | 184,961 | ||||||
Taiwan Shin Kong Security Co. Ltd. | 156,640 | 183,356 | ||||||
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Corp. | 136,633 | 120,672 | ||||||
Taiwan TEA Corp. | 176,000 | 74,940 | ||||||
Tatung Co. Ltd.a | 468,000 | 74,216 | ||||||
Ton Yi Industrial Corp. | 109,000 | 50,676 | ||||||
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries Ltd. | 33,000 | 81,428 | ||||||
Tong Yang Industry Co. Ltd. | 71,133 | 105,955 | ||||||
TPK Holding Co. Ltd. | 44,000 | 93,609 | ||||||
Tripod Technology Corp. | 84,000 | 148,628 | ||||||
TrueLight Corp. | 25,000 | 72,821 | ||||||
TSRC Corp. | 91,000 | 68,047 | ||||||
TTY Biopharm Co. Ltd. | 39,450 | 131,769 | ||||||
Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp. | 138,000 | 83,675 | ||||||
Tung Thih Electronic Co. Ltd. | 11,000 | 137,368 | ||||||
TWi Pharmaceuticals Inc.a | 12,000 | 55,790 | ||||||
TXC Corp. | 99,000 | 115,885 | ||||||
Unimicron Technology Corp. | 197,000 | 100,184 | ||||||
Union Bank of Taiwan | 330,218 | 92,014 | ||||||
UPC Technology Corp. | 325,661 | 89,275 | ||||||
USI Corp. | 155,950 | 63,822 | ||||||
Visual Photonics Epitaxy Co. Ltd. | 63,900 | 100,180 | ||||||
Voltronic Power Technology Corp. | 8,550 | 131,214 | ||||||
Wah Lee Industrial Corp. | 73,000 | 97,972 | ||||||
Walsin Lihwa Corp.a | 459,000 | 113,673 | ||||||
Waterland Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. | 325,780 | 72,348 | ||||||
Win Semiconductors Corp. | 91,431 | 148,845 | ||||||
Winbond Electronics Corp.a | 544,000 | 155,022 | ||||||
Wistron NeWeb Corp. | 60,320 | 155,737 | ||||||
WT Microelectronics Co. Ltd. | 84,637 | 98,945 | ||||||
Yageo Corp. | 87,467 | 144,761 | ||||||
Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co. Ltd. | 13,601 | 98,226 | ||||||
YFY Inc. | 407,000 | 123,697 | ||||||
Yieh Phui Enterprise Co. Ltd. | 295,625 | 71,344 | ||||||
YungShin Global Holding Corp. | 74,200 | 109,407 | ||||||
Yungtay Engineering Co. Ltd. | 78,000 | 112,193 | ||||||
Zinwell Corp. | 85,000 | 165,744 | ||||||
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
THAILAND — 3.79% |
| |||||||
Amata Corp. PCL NVDR | 280,500 | $ | 101,556 | |||||
Bangchak Petroleum PCL (The) NVDR | 106,400 | 91,827 | ||||||
Bangkok Airways Co. Ltd. | 145,400 | 94,675 | ||||||
Bangkok Land PCL NVDR | 3,129,800 | 124,735 | ||||||
CH Karnchang PCL NVDRb | 218,900 | 138,848 | ||||||
Esso Thailand PCL NVDRa | 753,300 | 107,826 | ||||||
Hana Microelectronics PCL NVDR | 114,900 | 108,837 | ||||||
Inter Far East Energy Corp.b | 202,400 | 34,368 | ||||||
Italian-Thai Development PCL NVDRa,b | 425,300 | 76,394 | ||||||
Jasmine International PCL NVDRb | 674,800 | 51,893 | ||||||
KCE Electronics PCL NVDRb | 72,700 | 173,435 | ||||||
Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL NVDR | 905,300 | 100,109 | ||||||
Kiatnakin Bank PCL NVDR | 124,132 | 156,776 | ||||||
LPN Development PCL NVDRb | 281,800 | 98,863 | ||||||
Major Cineplex Group PCL NVDRb | 62,200 | 48,444 | ||||||
Quality Houses PCL NVDR | 1,518,067 | 97,995 | ||||||
Samart Corp. PCL NVDRb | 128,700 | 57,433 | ||||||
Siam Global House PCL NVDRb | 328,685 | 83,025 | ||||||
Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction PCL NVDRb | 203,428 | 99,915 | ||||||
Sri Trang Agro-Industry PCL NVDR | 283,500 | 81,955 | ||||||
Srisawad Power 1979 PCL NVDRb | 117,400 | 149,921 | ||||||
Supalai PCL NVDRb | 224,900 | 111,093 | ||||||
Superblock PCLa,b | 1,723,200 | 55,135 | ||||||
Thai Airways International PCL NVDRa | 187,900 | 63,284 | ||||||
Thai Vegetable Oil PCL NVDR | 227,700 | 152,737 | ||||||
Thaicom PCL NVDR | 108,900 | 89,400 | ||||||
Thanachart Capital PCL NVDRb | 157,200 | 167,656 | ||||||
Tisco Financial Group PCL NVDR | 109,840 | 146,433 | ||||||
TTW PCL NVDRb | 483,000 | 139,627 | ||||||
U City PCL NVDRa | 95,588,200 | 107,312 | ||||||
VGI Global Media PCL NVDRb | 1,079,900 | 131,540 | ||||||
WHA Corp. PCL NVDRa,b | 1,372,100 | 110,908 | ||||||
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3,353,955 | ||||||||
TURKEY — 1.29% |
| |||||||
Akcansa Cimento AS | 23,273 | 112,002 | ||||||
Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii ASb | 23,325 | 76,098 | ||||||
Bizim Toptan Satis Magazalari ASb | 21,570 | 104,317 | ||||||
Cimsa Cimento Sanayi VE Ticaret AS | 27,294 | 143,638 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding ASa,b | 225,125 | $ | 40,380 | |||||
Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret ASb | 11,379 | 43,440 | ||||||
Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class Db | 177,515 | 65,484 | ||||||
Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS | 8,371 | 46,008 | ||||||
Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri ASa | 82,658 | 30,492 | ||||||
NET Holding ASa,b | 56,336 | 61,964 | ||||||
Otokar Otomotiv Ve Savunma Sanayi ASb | 2,542 | 81,040 | ||||||
Sekerbank TASa,b | 102,068 | 52,160 | ||||||
Tekfen Holding ASb | 47,730 | 68,652 | ||||||
Trakya Cam Sanayii ASb | 101,763 | 61,647 | ||||||
Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi AS | 116,294 | 63,366 | ||||||
Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret ASa,b | 21,588 | 37,845 | ||||||
Yazicilar Holding AS | 13,222 | 52,802 | ||||||
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1,141,335 | ||||||||
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — 0.93% |
| |||||||
Agthia Group PJSC | 34,469 | 67,098 | ||||||
Air Arabia PJSC | 340,593 | 124,255 | ||||||
Al Waha Capital PJSC | 162,850 | 101,531 | ||||||
Amlak Finance PJSCa | 138,333 | 59,882 | ||||||
Dana Gas PJSCa | 680,117 | 94,434 | ||||||
Deyaar Development PJSCa | 408,481 | 62,500 | ||||||
Dubai Parks & Resorts PJSCa | 474,260 | 153,651 | ||||||
Eshraq Properties Co. PJSCa | 274,880 | 57,625 | ||||||
Orascom Construction Ltd.a | 11,618 | 61,575 | ||||||
Union Properties PJSC | 173,622 | 35,546 | ||||||
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818,097 | ||||||||
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $106,499,548) |
| 87,882,398 | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.34% |
| |||||||
BRAZIL — 0.28% |
| |||||||
Alpargatas SA | 26,000 | 58,086 | ||||||
Banco ABC Brasil SA | 10,445 | 23,098 | ||||||
Bradespar SA | 27,100 | 27,445 | ||||||
Eletropaulo Metropolitana Eletricidade de Sao Paulo SA | 18,300 | 33,341 | ||||||
Marcopolo SA | 87,200 | 45,142 | ||||||
Metalurgica Gerdau SA | 102,000 | 31,015 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Randon SA Implemetos e Participacoes | 54,325 | $ | 29,352 | |||||
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| |||||||
247,479 | ||||||||
COLOMBIA — 0.06% |
| |||||||
Avianca Holdings SA | 88,400 | 53,535 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
53,535 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $722,744) |
| 301,014 | ||||||
RIGHTS — 0.00% |
| |||||||
CHILE — 0.00% |
| |||||||
Parque Arauco SAa | 9,423 | 1,899 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,899 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL RIGHTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $0) |
| 1,899 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 16.89% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 16.89% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%f,g,h | 14,137,291 | 14,137,291 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%f,g,h | 717,451 | 717,451 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%f,g | 76,839 | 76,839 | ||||||
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| |||||||
14,931,581 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $14,931,581) |
| 14,931,581 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $122,153,873) |
| 103,116,892 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (16.67)% |
| (14,735,745 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 88,381,147 | |||||
|
|
ADR — American Depositary Receipts
CPO — Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)
GDR — Global Depositary Receipts
NVDR — Non-Voting Depositary Receipts
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. |
d | This security is currently subject to restrictions on resale in the People’s Republic of China. |
e | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. |
f | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
g | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
h | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | iShares MSCI BRIC ETF | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets | ||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 11,039,612,118 | $ | 202,584,259 | $ | 129,689,105 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 660,584,667 | 9,466,526 | 4,492,310 | |||||||||
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Total cost of investments | $ | 11,700,196,785 | $ | 212,050,785 | $ | 134,181,415 | ||||||
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Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 9,053,375,744 | $ | 150,530,006 | $ | 109,038,270 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 660,584,667 | 9,466,526 | 4,492,310 | |||||||||
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Total fair value of investments | 9,713,960,411 | 159,996,532 | 113,530,580 | |||||||||
Foreign currency, at valueb | 4,808,364 | 154,702 | 71,586 | |||||||||
Cash | 15,657,797 | 305,022 | 254,938 | |||||||||
Cash pledged to broker | 2,230,203 | — | — | |||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities sold | 43,574,742 | 422,155 | 359,968 | |||||||||
Dividends and interest | 26,335,301 | 158,813 | 394,109 | |||||||||
Futures variation margin | 402,675 | — | — | |||||||||
Tax reclaims | 56,810 | — | — | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 12,694 | — | — | |||||||||
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|
|
| |||||||
Total Assets | 9,807,038,997 | 161,037,224 | 114,611,181 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
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| |||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities purchased | 47,386,243 | 376,995 | 365,472 | |||||||||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | 655,027,607 | 9,466,526 | 4,492,310 | |||||||||
Line of credit (Note 8) | — | 100,004 | 190,008 | |||||||||
Foreign taxes (Note 1) | 118,820 | — | 161 | |||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 1,141,995 | 85,867 | 36,358 | |||||||||
|
|
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|
|
| |||||||
Total Liabilities | 703,674,665 | 10,029,392 | 5,084,309 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 9,103,364,332 | $ | 151,007,832 | $ | 109,526,872 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 11,573,027,966 | $ | 424,897,360 | $ | 153,630,582 | ||||||
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | 3,532,721 | (359,083 | ) | (50,496 | ) | |||||||
Accumulated net realized loss | (485,205,921 | ) | (221,472,862 | ) | (23,382,462 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized depreciation | (1,987,990,434 | ) | (52,057,583 | ) | (20,670,752 | ) | ||||||
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| |||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 9,103,364,332 | $ | 151,007,832 | $ | 109,526,872 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Shares outstandingc | 246,600,000 | 5,800,000 | 2,350,000 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
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| |||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 36.92 | $ | 26.04 | $ | 46.61 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
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a | Securities on loan with values of $613,434,654, $9,015,200 and $4,231,217, respectively. See Note 1. |
b | Cost of foreign currency: $4,802,812, $154,355 and $71,307, respectively. |
c | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 450 million, 500 million and 500 million, respectively. |
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
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ASSETS | ||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 107,222,292 | ||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 14,931,581 | |||
|
| |||
Total cost of investments | $ | 122,153,873 | ||
|
| |||
Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 88,185,311 | ||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 14,931,581 | |||
|
| |||
Total fair value of investments | 103,116,892 | |||
Foreign currency, at valueb | 98,805 | |||
Cash | 95,290 | |||
Receivables: | ||||
Investment securities sold | 1,140,067 | |||
Dividends and interest | 201,591 | |||
|
| |||
Total Assets | 104,652,645 | |||
|
| |||
LIABILITIES | ||||
Payables: | ||||
Investment securities purchased | 1,366,608 | |||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | 14,854,742 | |||
Foreign taxes (Note 1) | 69 | |||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 50,079 | |||
|
| |||
Total Liabilities | 16,271,498 | |||
|
| |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 88,381,147 | ||
|
| |||
Net assets consist of: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 116,912,992 | ||
Distributions in excess of net investment income | (446,134 | ) | ||
Accumulated net realized loss | (9,041,375 | ) | ||
Net unrealized depreciation | (19,044,336 | ) | ||
|
| |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 88,381,147 | ||
|
| |||
Shares outstandingc | 2,350,000 | |||
|
| |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 37.61 | ||
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a | Securities on loan with a value of $13,390,179. See Note 1. |
b | Cost of foreign currency: $98,395. |
c | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 500 million. |
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
Six months ended February 29, 2016
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | iShares MSCI BRIC ETF | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets | ||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliateda | $ | 77,011,163 | $ | 1,852,495 | $ | 932,632 | ||||||
Interest — unaffiliated | 50 | — | 2 | |||||||||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 22,026 | 166 | 103 | |||||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2)b | 8,603,209 | 81,733 | 70,814 | |||||||||
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85,636,448 | 1,934,394 | 1,003,551 | ||||||||||
Less: Other foreign taxes (Note 1) | (122,016 | ) | — | (2,594 | ) | |||||||
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Total investment income | 85,514,432 | 1,934,394 | 1,000,957 | |||||||||
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EXPENSES | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 7,008,408 | 641,646 | 400,950 | |||||||||
Mauritius income taxes (Note 1) | 228,618 | 17,927 | 5,233 | |||||||||
Commitment fees (Note 8) | 28,765 | 1,536 | 616 | |||||||||
Interest expense (Note 8) | — | 586 | 245 | |||||||||
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Total expenses | 7,265,791 | 661,695 | 407,044 | |||||||||
Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2) | — | — | (118,124 | ) | ||||||||
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Net expenses | 7,265,791 | 661,695 | 288,920 | |||||||||
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Net investment income | 78,248,641 | 1,272,699 | 712,037 | |||||||||
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (251,763,535 | ) | (12,483,680 | ) | (6,649,100 | ) | ||||||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated | — | (1,660,798 | ) | 9,985 | ||||||||
Futures contracts | (6,660,067 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | (1,231,161 | ) | (48,469 | ) | (8,047 | ) | ||||||
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Net realized loss | (259,654,763 | ) | (14,192,947 | ) | (6,647,162 | ) | ||||||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | (679,391,438 | ) | (12,635,238 | ) | (3,210,629 | ) | ||||||
Futures contracts | 3,976,458 | — | — | |||||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (1,057,919 | ) | 22,344 | (13,532 | ) | |||||||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (676,472,899 | ) | (12,612,894 | ) | (3,224,161 | ) | ||||||
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Net realized and unrealized loss | (936,127,662 | ) | (26,805,841 | ) | (9,871,323 | ) | ||||||
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NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (857,879,021 | ) | $ | (25,533,142 | ) | $ | (9,159,286 | ) | |||
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a | Net of foreign withholding tax of $8,358,024, $109,159 and $109,073, respectively. |
b | Net of securities lending income tax paid $316,143, $ — and $ —, respectively. |
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
Six months ended February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF | ||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||
Dividends — unaffiliateda | $ | 616,207 | ||
Interest — unaffiliated | 9 | |||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 238 | |||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2) | 270,680 | |||
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887,134 | ||||
Less: Other foreign taxes (Note 1) | (1,548 | ) | ||
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Total investment income | 885,586 | |||
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EXPENSES | ||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 299,727 | |||
Commitment fees (Note 8) | 370 | |||
Interest expense (Note 8) | 207 | |||
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Total expenses | 300,304 | |||
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Net investment income | 585,282 | |||
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (2,798,095 | ) | ||
Foreign currency transactions | (19,904 | ) | ||
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Net realized loss | (2,817,999 | ) | ||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||
Investments | (2,610,901 | ) | ||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (2,334 | ) | ||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (2,613,235 | ) | ||
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Net realized and unrealized loss | (5,431,234 | ) | ||
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NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (4,845,952 | ) | |
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
iSHARES®, INC.
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | iShares MSCI BRIC ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended | Year ended August 31, 2015 | Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 78,248,641 | $ | 165,940,771 | $ | 1,272,699 | $ | 6,187,330 | ||||||||
Net realized loss | (259,654,763 | ) | (168,209,015 | ) | (14,192,947 | ) | (11,493,846 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (676,472,899 | ) | (1,745,449,404 | ) | (12,612,894 | ) | (66,292,945 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (857,879,021 | ) | (1,747,717,648 | ) | (25,533,142 | ) | (71,599,461 | ) | ||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (123,896,758 | ) | (149,835,315 | ) | (3,354,204 | ) | (7,526,071 | ) | ||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (123,896,758 | ) | (149,835,315 | ) | (3,354,204 | ) | (7,526,071 | ) | ||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 3,059,809,283 | 3,253,716,865 | — | 124,399 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | — | — | (16,862,844 | ) | (135,405,344 | ) | ||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 3,059,809,283 | 3,253,716,865 | (16,862,844 | ) | (135,280,945 | ) | ||||||||||
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | 2,078,033,504 | 1,356,163,902 | (45,750,190 | ) | (214,406,477 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 7,025,330,828 | 5,669,166,926 | 196,758,022 | 411,164,499 | ||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 9,103,364,332 | $ | 7,025,330,828 | $ | 151,007,832 | $ | 196,758,022 | ||||||||
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Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | 3,532,721 | $ | 49,180,838 | $ | (359,083 | ) | $ | 1,722,422 | |||||||
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SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 74,200,000 | 67,200,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | — | — | (600,000 | ) | (3,600,000 | ) | ||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 74,200,000 | 67,200,000 | (600,000 | ) | (3,600,000 | ) | ||||||||||
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iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended | Year ended August 31, 2015 | Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 712,037 | $ | 2,741,982 | $ | 585,282 | $ | 1,385,999 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (6,647,162 | ) | (6,372,970 | ) | (2,817,999 | ) | 2,007,950 | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (3,224,161 | ) | (23,778,572 | ) | (2,613,235 | ) | (18,774,533 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (9,159,286 | ) | (27,409,560 | ) | (4,845,952 | ) | (15,380,584 | ) | ||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (1,995,009 | ) | (1,886,156 | ) | (1,285,374 | ) | (1,449,168 | ) | ||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (1,995,009 | ) | (1,886,156 | ) | (1,285,374 | ) | (1,449,168 | ) | ||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 11,162,654 | 87,597,450 | 18,392,412 | 49,283,928 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (15,118,523 | ) | (14,370,934 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | (3,955,869 | ) | 73,226,516 | 18,392,412 | 49,283,928 | |||||||||||
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | (15,110,164 | ) | 43,930,800 | 12,261,086 | 32,454,176 | |||||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 124,637,036 | 80,706,236 | 76,120,061 | 43,665,885 | ||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 109,526,872 | $ | 124,637,036 | $ | 88,381,147 | $ | 76,120,061 | ||||||||
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Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | (50,496 | ) | $ | 1,232,476 | $ | (446,134 | ) | $ | 253,958 | ||||||
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SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 200,000 | 1,450,000 | 450,000 | 1,050,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (300,000 | ) | (300,000 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (100,000 | ) | 1,150,000 | 450,000 | 1,050,000 | |||||||||||
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Period from to Aug. 31, 2013 | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 40.75 | $ | 53.89 | $ | 45.71 | $ | 49.06 | ||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment incomeb | 0.37 | 1.21 | 1.31 | 1.33 | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c | (3.65 | ) | (13.26 | ) | 7.78 | (4.14 | ) | |||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (3.28 | ) | (12.05 | ) | 9.09 | (2.81 | ) | |||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.55 | ) | (1.09 | ) | (0.91 | ) | (0.54 | ) | ||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.55 | ) | (1.09 | ) | (0.91 | ) | (0.54 | ) | ||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 36.92 | $ | 40.75 | $ | 53.89 | $ | 45.71 | ||||||||
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Total return | (8.16 | )%d | (22.61 | )% | 20.05 | % | (5.75 | )%d | ||||||||
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Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 9,103,364 | $ | 7,025,331 | $ | 5,669,167 | $ | 1,864,965 | ||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.17 | % | 0.18 | % | 0.17 | % | 0.05 | % | ||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese | 0.17 | % | 0.18 | % | 0.18 | % | 0.18 | % | ||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 1.86 | % | 2.49 | % | 2.61 | % | 3.17 | % | ||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 6 | % | 7 | % | 8 | % | 15 | % |
a | Commencement of operations. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended February 29, 2016, the years ended August 31, 2015, August 31, 2014 and the period ended August 31, 2013 were 6%, 7%, 8% and 15%, respectively. See Note 4. |
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI BRIC ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 30.74 | $ | 41.12 | $ | 34.41 | $ | 35.68 | $ | 42.25 | $ | 42.94 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment incomea | 0.21 | 0.77 | 0.89 | 0.84 | 0.98 | 0.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (4.36 | ) | (10.20 | ) | 6.53 | (1.25 | ) | (6.62 | ) | (0.58 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (4.15 | ) | (9.43 | ) | 7.42 | (0.41 | ) | (5.64 | ) | 0.31 | ||||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.55 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.86 | ) | (0.93 | ) | (1.00 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.55 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.86 | ) | (0.93 | ) | (1.00 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 26.04 | $ | 30.74 | $ | 41.12 | $ | 34.41 | $ | 35.68 | $ | 42.25 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (13.74 | )%c | (23.19 | )% | 21.73 | % | (1.17 | )% | (13.33 | )% | 0.49 | % | ||||||||||||
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Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 151,008 | $ | 196,758 | $ | 411,164 | $ | 474,861 | $ | 685,149 | $ | 866,194 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.74 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.68 | % | 0.67 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.67 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived fees | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.67 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 1.42 | % | 2.07 | % | 2.38 | % | 2.18 | % | 2.55 | % | 1.86 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 9 | % | 9 | % | 10 | % | 10 | % | 32 | % | 13 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended February 29, 2016, the years ended August 31, 2015, August 31, 2014, August 31, 2013, August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011 were 9%, 9%, 6%, 9%, 20% and 10%, respectively. See Note 4. |
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Period from to Aug. 31, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 50.87 | $ | 62.08 | $ | 52.23 | $ | 50.18 | $ | 54.71 | ||||||||||
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Net investment incomeb | 0.30 | 1.25 | 1.36 | 1.15 | 0.87 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c | (3.71 | ) | (11.61 | ) | 9.75 | 1.82 | (4.99 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (3.41 | ) | (10.36 | ) | 11.11 | 2.97 | (4.12 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.85 | ) | (0.85 | ) | (1.26 | ) | (0.92 | ) | (0.41 | ) | ||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.85 | ) | (0.85 | ) | (1.26 | ) | (0.92 | ) | (0.41 | ) | ||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 46.61 | $ | 50.87 | $ | 62.08 | $ | 52.23 | $ | 50.18 | ||||||||||
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Total return | (6.88 | )%d | (16.86 | )% | 21.54 | %e | 5.88 | % | (7.52 | )%d | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 109,527 | $ | 124,637 | $ | 80,706 | $ | 31,341 | $ | 20,071 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsf | 0.49 | % | 0.49 | % | 0.49 | % | 0.49 | % | 0.49 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feesf | 0.69 | % | 0.68 | % | 0.68 | % | 0.68 | % | 0.68 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsf | 1.21 | % | 2.10 | % | 2.36 | % | 2.09 | % | 3.05 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rateg | 16 | % | 16 | % | 33 | % | 174 | % | 3 | % |
a | Commencement of operations. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
e | Includes payment from an affiliate. Not including these proceeds, the Fund’s total return would have been 21.46%. |
f | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
g | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended February 29, 2016, the years ended August 31, 2015, August 31, 2014, August 31, 2013, and the period ended August 31, 2012, were 9%, 10%, 33%, 21% and 3%, respectively. See Note 4. |
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 40.06 | $ | 51.37 | $ | 43.78 | $ | 43.44 | $ | 49.60 | $ | 50.54 | ||||||||||||
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c | (2.15 | ) | (11.06 | ) | 7.67 | 1.13 | (5.52 | ) | (1.01 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 88,381 | $ | 76,120 | $ | 43,666 | $ | 30,644 | $ | 8,689 | $ | 69,443 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsf | 0.72 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.67 | % | 0.67 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.69 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsf | 1.40 | % | 2.20 | % | 1.93 | % | 2.26 | % | 1.13 | % | 3.33 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rateg | 13 | % | 23 | % | 20 | % | 21 | % | 32 | % | 2 | % |
a | Commencement of operations. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
e | Includes payment from an affiliate. Not including these proceeds, the Fund’s total return would have been 19.73%. |
f | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
g | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended February 29, 2016, the years ended August 31, 2015, August 31, 2014, August 31, 2013, August 31,2012 and the period ended August 31, 2011 were 13%, 23%, 20%, 21%, 17% and 2%, respectively. See Note 4. |
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
iShares, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on September 1, 1994 pursuant to Articles of Incorporation as subsequently amended and restated.
These consolidated financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):
iShares ETF | Diversification Classification | |
Core MSCI Emerging Markets | Diversified | |
MSCI BRIC | Diversified | |
MSCI Emerging Markets Asia | Diversified | |
MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap | Diversified |
The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective.
Each Fund carries out its investment strategies associated with investment in Indian securities by investing in a wholly-owned subsidiary in the Republic of Mauritius (each, a “Subsidiary”), which in turn invests in Indian securities included in the underlying index. The investment adviser of each Fund also serves as the investment adviser to each Subsidiary. Through this investment structure, each Fund expects to obtain certain benefits under a current tax treaty between Mauritius and India. The accompanying consolidated financial statements for each Fund include the accounts of its Subsidiary. Intercompany accounts and transactions, if any, have been eliminated.
Pursuant to the Company’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.
1. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses 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.
SECURITY VALUATION
Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant
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to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
• | Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the 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. |
• | Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”). |
• | Futures contracts are valued at that day’s last reported settlement price on the exchange where the contract is traded. |
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.
The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Company’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.
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.
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
• | Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
• | Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and |
• | Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments. |
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Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Company’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.
The following table summarizes the value of each of the Funds’ investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of February 29, 2016. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective consolidated schedule of investments.
iShares ETF | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 8,795,791,507 | $ | 11,068,580 | $ | 2,796,074 | $ | 8,809,656,161 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 243,671,360 | — | — | 243,671,360 | ||||||||||||
Rights | 48,223 | — | — | 48,223 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 660,584,667 | �� | — | — | 660,584,667 | |||||||||||
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Futures Contracts | $ | (545,669 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (545,669 | ) | ||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 142,386,310 | $ | 164,028 | $ | 1 | $ | 142,550,339 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 7,978,757 | — | — | 7,978,757 | ||||||||||||
Rights | 910 | — | — | 910 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 9,466,526 | — | — | 9,466,526 | ||||||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 107,722,303 | $ | 145,722 | $ | 1 | $ | 107,868,026 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 1,170,244 | — | — | 1,170,244 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 4,492,310 | — | — | 4,492,310 | ||||||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 87,369,225 | $ | 235,970 | $ | 277,203 | $ | 87,882,398 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 301,014 | — | — | 301,014 | ||||||||||||
Rights | 1,899 | — | — | 1,899 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 14,931,581 | — | — | 14,931,581 | ||||||||||||
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SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION
Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of February 29, 2016 are reflected in tax reclaims receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.
Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting 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 the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their consolidated 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 February 29, 2016, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ consolidated statements of assets and liabilities.
Each Fund conducts its investment activities in India through its Subsidiary and expects to obtain benefits under the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (“DTAA”) between India and Mauritius. In order to be eligible to claim benefits under the DTAA, each Subsidiary must, on an annual basis, satisfy certain tests and conditions, including the establishment and maintenance of valid tax residence in Mauritius and related requirements. Each Fund has obtained a current tax residence certificate issued by the Mauritian Revenue Authorities.
Based upon current interpretation and practice of the current tax laws in India and Mauritius and the DTAA, each Subsidiary is subject to tax in Mauritius on its net income at the rate of 15%. However, a system of tax credits effectively reduces the Mauritius income tax rate to a maximum of 3%. These income taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are disclosed in the consolidated statements of operations. Any dividends paid by a Subsidiary to its Fund are not subject to tax in Mauritius. Further, each Subsidiary is also exempt from tax in Mauritius on any gains from the sale of securities.
However, there can be no assurance that any future changes to the India-Mauritius treaty will not adversely affect the tax position of the Funds’ investments in India. If the DTAA is interpreted, amended, terminated, renegotiated, or possibly overridden by the General Anti-Avoidance Rules provisions (which are due to take effect April 1, 2017, the details of which are pending further authoritative guidance), in a manner that would adversely affect the tax position in India of each Fund, such an interpretation,
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amendment, or override renegotiation may cause the Funds to incur capital gains tax in India. Tax laws in India also include provisions that impose Indian tax on the transfer of shares of an Indian company. However, until more definitive authoritative guidance on the final applicability of this provision to the Funds is available, the impact to the Funds, if any, cannot be determined at this time.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
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.
LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
Each Fund may lend its investment 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 a 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 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 Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds and any excess collateral is returned by the Funds 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. 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.
Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of February 29, 2016, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the consolidated schedules of investments. The securities on loan for each Fund are also disclosed in its consolidated schedule of investments. The total value of any securities on loan as of February 29, 2016 and the total value of the related collateral are disclosed in the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the consolidated statements of operations.
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, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.
Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“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, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender 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, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.
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The following table is a summary of securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of February 29, 2016:
iShares ETF and Counterparty | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received a | Net Amount | |||||||||
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Barclays Capital Inc. | $ | 9,822,853 | $ | 9,822,853 | $ | — | ||||||
BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Inc. | 1,171,454 | 1,171,454 | — | |||||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 43,264,002 | 43,264,002 | — | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. | 15,802,885 | 15,802,885 | — | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 92,065,697 | 92,065,697 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank AG | 25,269,852 | 25,269,852 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 35,909,773 | 35,909,773 | — | |||||||||
HSBC Bank PLC | 18,083,459 | 18,083,459 | — | |||||||||
Jefferies LLC | 486,292 | 486,292 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 32,443,651 | 32,443,651 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Securities PLC | 26,822,535 | 26,822,535 | — | |||||||||
Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | 1,437,672 | 1,437,672 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 36,246,878 | 36,246,878 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | 97,828,461 | 97,828,461 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 132,665,392 | 132,665,392 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (U.S. Equity Securities Lending) | 5,241,379 | 5,241,379 | — | |||||||||
National Financial Services LLC | 285,844 | 285,844 | — | |||||||||
SG Americas Securities LLC | 232,536 | 232,536 | — | |||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Company | 4,648,317 | 4,648,317 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 29,411,602 | 29,411,602 | — | |||||||||
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | 4,294,120 | 4,294,120 | — | |||||||||
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BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Inc. | $ | 668,974 | $ | 668,974 | $ | — | ||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 1,757 | 1,757 | — | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 438,936 | 438,936 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 103,091 | 103,091 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 933,737 | 933,737 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 99,196 | 99,196 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 87,502 | 87,502 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 2,365,236 | 2,365,236 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (U.S. Equity Securities Lending) | 4,250,292 | 4,250,292 | — | |||||||||
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $ | 168,911 | $ | 168,911 | $ | — | ||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 403,350 | 403,350 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank AG | 253,624 | 253,624 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 124,263 | 124,263 | — | |||||||||
HSBC Bank PLC | 96,742 | 96,742 | — | |||||||||
Jefferies LLC | 50,942 | 50,942 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 15,651 | 15,651 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Securities PLC | 175,801 | 175,801 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 269,303 | 269,303 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | 1,230,928 | 1,230,928 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 1,441,702 | 1,441,702 | — | |||||||||
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Barclays Capital Inc. | $ | 171,028 | $ | 171,028 | $ | — | ||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 209,138 | 209,138 | — | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 2,217,106 | 2,217,106 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank AG | 278,509 | 278,509 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 1,463,938 | 1,463,938 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 2,680,311 | 2,680,311 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 1,652,581 | 1,652,581 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 1,276,689 | 1,276,689 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | 182,122 | 182,122 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 2,022,766 | 2,022,766 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 1,235,991 | 1,235,991 | — | |||||||||
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a | Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received was in excess of the market value of securities loaned at period end and is disclosed in each Fund’s consolidated statement of assets and liabilities. |
2. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
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 interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.
Each Subsidiary has entered into a separate contract with BFA under which BFA provides investment advisory services to the Subsidiary but does not receive separate compensation from the Subsidiary for providing it with such services. Each Subsidiary has also entered into separate arrangements that provide for the provision of other services to the Subsidiary (including administrative, custody, transfer agency and other services), and BFA pays the costs and expenses related to the provision of those services.
For its investment advisory services to the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.16% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. Prior to November 11, 2015, for its investment advisory
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services to the Fund, BFA was entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.18% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. In addition, the Fund indirectly pays its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). BFA contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the Fund through December 31, 2015 in an amount equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in other iShares funds, if any.
For its investment advisory services to each of the iShares MSCI BRIC and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETFs, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee 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:
Investment Advisory Fee | Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets | ||||
0.75 | % | First $14 billion | |||
0.68 | Over $14 billion, up to and including $28 billion | ||||
0.61 | Over $28 billion, up to and including $42 billion | ||||
0.54 | Over $42 billion, up to and including $56 billion | ||||
0.47 | Over $56 billion, up to and including $70 billion | ||||
0.41 | Over $70 billion, up to and including $84 billion | ||||
0.35 | Over $84 billion |
For its investment advisory services to the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.68% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the Fund through December 31, 2018 in order to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waiver to 0.49% of average daily net assets
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 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. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, 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 “collateral investment fees”). 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. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income 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 the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in the calendar year 2013, each Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income 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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For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the total of securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees paid were as follows:
iShares ETF | Fees Paid to BTC | |||
Core MSCI Emerging Markets | $ | 2,095,876 | ||
MSCI BRIC | 19,750 | |||
MSCI Emerging Markets Asia | 16,678 | |||
MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap | 63,047 |
For the six months ended February 29, 2016, BTC, the Funds’ securities lending agent, has agreed to voluntarily reimburse the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the amount of $57,693, related to the foreign tax on the securities lending income. Such reimbursement is included in “Securities lending income – affiliated – net” in the Fund’s consolidated statement of operations.
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.
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 February 29, 2016, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:
iShares ETF | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
Core MSCI Emerging Markets | $ | 522,927 | $ | 3,726,943 | ||||
MSCI BRIC | — | 13,034 | ||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap | — | 457,879 |
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 included in “Interest – affiliated” in the consolidated statements of operations.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.
Certain Funds, in order to improve their portfolio liquidity and their ability to track their respective underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in each Fund’s respective underlying index.
Certain directors and officers of the Company are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.
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3. | INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS |
Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:
iShares ETF | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
Core MSCI Emerging Markets | $ | 3,031,453,103 | $ | 480,999,859 | ||||
MSCI BRIC | 16,637,340 | 25,008,646 | ||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Asia | 19,529,686 | 18,915,741 | ||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap | 29,126,717 | 11,225,375 |
In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:
iShares ETF | In-kind Purchases | In-kind Sales | ||||||
Core MSCI Emerging Markets | $ | 452,167,139 | $ | — | ||||
MSCI BRIC | — | 10,431,870 | ||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Asia | — | 5,848,956 |
4. | 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 for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the consolidated statements of changes in net assets.
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. Investors 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. Investors 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 “Proceeds from shares sold” in the consolidated statements of changes in net assets.
5. | FUTURES CONTRACTS |
Each Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts in an effort to help such Fund track its underlying index. A futures contract is a standardized, exchange-traded agreement to buy or sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the executing broker which holds segregated from its own assets, an amount of cash, U.S. government securities or other high-quality debt and equity securities equal to the minimum initial margin requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as margin variation and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Losses may arise if the value of a futures contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or
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values of the underlying instrument during the term of the contract or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The use of futures contracts also involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and the assets underlying such contracts.
The following table shows the value of futures contracts held by the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF as of February 29, 2016 and the related locations in the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities, presented by risk exposure category:
Liabilities | ||||
Equity contracts: | ||||
Variation margin / Net assets consist of – net unrealized depreciationa | $ | 545,669 | ||
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The following table shows the realized and unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts held by the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the six months ended February 29, 2016 and the related locations in the consolidated statements of operations, presented by risk exposure category:
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation | |||||||
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Futures contracts | $ | (6,660,067 | ) | $ | 3,976,458 | |||
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Average value of contracts purchased | $ | 34,786,407 |
6. | PRINCIPAL RISKS |
In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.
BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.
MARKET RISK
Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity and financial derivative instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to
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factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s consolidated schedule of investments.
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 consolidated schedule of investments.
Each Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.
The United States and the European Union, along with the regulatory bodies of a number of countries including Japan, Australia and Canada (collectively, “Sanctioning Bodies”), have imposed sectorial economic sanctions on certain Russian individuals and Russian corporate entities which include prohibitions on transacting in or dealing in new debt of longer than 30 or 90 days maturity or new equity of such issuers. Securities held by the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, iShares MSCI BRIC ETF and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF issued prior to the date of the sanctions being imposed are not currently subject to any restrictions under the sanctions. However, compliance with each of these sanctions may impair the ability of a Fund to buy, sell, hold, receive or deliver the affected securities or other securities of such issuers. The Sanctioning Bodies could also institute broader sanctions on Russia. These sanctions, or even the threat of further sanctions, may result in the decline of the value and liquidity of Russian securities, a weakening of the ruble or other adverse consequences to the Russian economy. Current or future sanctions may result in Russia taking counter measures or retaliatory actions, which may further impair the value and liquidity of Russian securities. These retaliatory measures may include the immediate freeze of Russian assets held by a Fund.
CREDIT RISK
Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe 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 issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its consolidated statement of assets and liabilities.
7. | INCOME TAX INFORMATION |
Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Company’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to
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relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.
For purposes of U.S. GAAP, 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 NAV per share.
The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
As of August 31, 2015, the Funds’ fiscal year-end, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:
iShares ETF | Non- Expiring a | Expiring 2017 | Expiring 2018 | Expiring 2019 | Total | |||||||||||||||
Core MSCI Emerging Markets | $ | 34,205,998 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 34,205,998 | ||||||||||
MSCI BRIC | 160,504,168 | 1,540,740 | 11,268,086 | 7,760,558 | 181,073,552 | |||||||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Asia | 9,350,259 | — | — | — | 9,350,259 | |||||||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap | 5,947,880 | — | — | — | 5,947,880 |
a | Must be utilized prior to losses subject to expiration. |
The Funds may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Funds 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 February 29, 2016, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
iShares ETF | Tax Cost | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
Core MSCI Emerging Markets | $ | 11,801,327,887 | $ | 292,418,871 | $ | (2,379,786,347 | ) | $ | (2,087,367,476 | ) | ||||||
MSCI BRIC | 221,934,446 | 17,771,833 | (79,709,747 | ) | (61,937,914 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Asia | 136,454,403 | 4,540,542 | (27,464,365 | ) | (22,923,823 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap | 122,866,033 | 5,280,961 | (25,030,102 | ) | (19,749,141 | ) |
Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of February 29, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ consolidated financial statements.
8. | LINE OF CREDIT |
The Funds, along with certain other iShares funds, are parties to a $250 million credit agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, which expires on October 28, 2016. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings. The credit agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate (not less than zero) plus
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1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is allocated to each fund participating in the credit agreement based on each fund’s pro-rata share of the aggregate average daily value of assets invested in local securities of certain foreign markets.
The terms of the credit agreement, as amended by the Board on September 17, 2015, became effective on October 28, 2015. Prior to this date, the maximum borrowing amount was $150 million and the commitment fee was 0.08% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement.
The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF did not borrow under the credit agreement during the six month ended February 29, 2016.
For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the maximum amounts borrowed, the average borrowings and the weighted average interest rates, if any, under the credit agreement were as follows:
iShares ETF | Maximum Amount Borrowed | Average Borrowings | Weighted Average Interest Rates | |||||||||
MSCI BRIC | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 57,923 | 1.26 | % | ||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Asia | 587,000 | 23,492 | 1.27 | |||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap | 635,000 | 24,290 | 1.26 |
9. | SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.
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Section 19(a) Notices
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are 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 the 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.
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core MSCI Emerging Markets | $ | 0.427548 | $ | — | $ | 0.118734 | $ | 0.546282 | 78 | % | — | % | 22 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||
MSCI BRIC | 0.490553 | — | 0.054846 | 0.545399 | 90 | — | 10 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Asia | 0.696623 | — | 0.152317 | 0.848940 | 82 | — | 18 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap | 0.485427 | — | 0.098834 | 0.584261 | 83 | — | 17 | 100 |
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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-474-2737
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.
A description of the policies that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Funds’ website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.
The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds also disclose their complete schedules of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Funds’ website.
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iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS HORIZON ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Horizon ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index that takes the smallest 25% of countries by market capitalization from the universe of an index of emerging markets countries, and then excludes Brazil, China, India, and Russia, as represented by the MSCI Emerging Markets Horizon 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -4.78%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -4.47%.
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NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (20.41)% | (20.78)% | (20.29)% | (20.41)% | (20.78)% | (20.29)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | (18.39)% | (18.10)% | (18.14)% | (24.43)% | (24.06)% | (24.12)% |
The inception date of the Fund was 10/14/14. The first day of secondary market trading was 10/16/14.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 8 for more information.
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Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 952.20 | $ | 2.43 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.40 | $ | 2.51 | 0.50% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 8 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 37.60 | % | ||
Consumer Staples | 13.87 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 10.41 | |||
Industrials | 9.74 | |||
Materials | 7.98 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 7.52 | |||
Utilities | 5.96 | |||
Energy | 4.80 | |||
Health Care | 2.12 | |||
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TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES
As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Mexico | 20.69 | % | ||
Malaysia | 15.40 | |||
Indonesia | 12.71 | |||
Thailand | 10.28 | |||
Turkey | 6.67 | |||
Philippines | 6.36 | |||
Poland | 5.92 | |||
Chile | 5.90 | |||
Qatar | 4.47 | |||
United Arab Emirates | 3.36 | |||
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TOTAL | 91.76 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI FRONTIER 100 ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of frontier market equities, as represented by the MSCI Frontier Markets 100 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -7.40%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -6.33%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (18.28)% | (20.27)% | (16.89)% | (18.28)% | (20.27)% | (16.89)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | 3.42% | 3.00% | 4.48% | 12.37% | 10.79% | 16.42% |
The inception date of the Fund was 9/12/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 9/13/12.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 8 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 926.00 | $ | 3.78 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.90 | $ | 3.97 | 0.79% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 8 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 51.61 | % | ||
Telecommunication Services | 13.95 | |||
Energy | 11.22 | |||
Consumer Staples | 7.94 | |||
Materials | 5.55 | |||
Industrials | 3.72 | |||
Utilities | 3.27 | |||
Health Care | 2.17 | |||
Information Technology | 0.37 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 0.20 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES
As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Kuwait | 22.63 | % | ||
Argentina | 16.50 | |||
Nigeria | 11.98 | |||
Pakistan | 9.77 | |||
Kenya | 6.37 | |||
Morocco | 5.77 | |||
Oman | 5.46 | |||
Romania | 4.35 | |||
Bangladesh | 3.70 | |||
Vietnam | 3.58 | |||
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TOTAL | 90.11 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI WORLD ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI World ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market equities, as represented by the MSCI World 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -4.96%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -5.18%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (10.63)% | (10.91)% | (11.00)% | (10.63)% | (10.91)% | (11.00)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | 8.53% | 8.52% | 8.36% | 40.31% | 40.27% | 39.44% |
The inception date of the Fund was 1/10/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 1/12/12.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 8 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 950.40 | $ | 1.16 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.70 | $ | 1.21 | 0.24% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 8 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 19.44 | % | ||
Information Technology | 14.13 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 13.39 | |||
Health Care | 13.26 | |||
Consumer Staples | 11.02 | |||
Industrials | 10.84 | |||
Energy | 6.21 | |||
Materials | 4.44 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 3.68 | |||
Utilities | 3.59 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES
As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments* |
United States | 59.24 | % | ||
Japan | 8.55 | |||
United Kingdom | 7.31 | |||
France | 3.72 | |||
Switzerland | 3.51 | |||
Germany | 3.31 | |||
Canada | 3.29 | |||
Australia | 2.55 | |||
Hong Kong | 1.24 | |||
Spain | 1.17 | |||
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TOTAL | 93.89 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.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. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer 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. Certain funds may have a NAV which is determined prior to the opening of regular trading on its listed exchange and their market returns are calculated using the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the opening of regular trading on the exchange. 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, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on September 1, 2015 and held through February 29, 2016, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number corresponding to your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS HORIZON ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.79% |
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CHILE — 5.58% |
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Banco de Chile | 33,054 | $ | 3,387 | |||||
Banco de Credito e Inversiones | 51 | 2,052 | ||||||
Banco Santander Chile | 98,531 | 4,275 | ||||||
Cencosud SA | 1,931 | 4,213 | ||||||
Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA | 234 | 2,303 | ||||||
Colbun SA | 11,976 | 3,111 | ||||||
CorpBanca SA | 239,597 | 1,973 | ||||||
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA/Chile | 4,511 | 5,977 | ||||||
Empresas CMPC SA | 1,723 | 3,962 | ||||||
Empresas COPEC SA | 619 | 5,235 | ||||||
Enersis Americas SA | 25,873 | 6,551 | ||||||
LATAM Airlines Group SAa | 462 | 2,633 | ||||||
SACI Falabella | 616 | 4,002 | ||||||
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49,674 | ||||||||
COLOMBIA — 1.61% |
| |||||||
Cementos Argos SA | 732 | 2,272 | ||||||
Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA Newa | 1 | 11 | ||||||
Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA/CD | 157 | 1,786 | ||||||
Ecopetrol SA | 6,520 | 2,239 | ||||||
Grupo Argos SA/Colombia | 324 | 1,747 | ||||||
Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA | 368 | 4,191 | ||||||
Interconexion Electrica SA ESP | 897 | 2,095 | ||||||
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| |||||||
14,341 | ||||||||
CZECH REPUBLIC — 0.73% |
| |||||||
CEZ AS | 204 | 3,006 | ||||||
Komercni Banka AS | 19 | 3,540 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,546 | ||||||||
EGYPT — 0.85% |
| |||||||
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE | 175 | 748 | ||||||
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE GDR | 1,500 | 5,347 | ||||||
Global Telecom Holding SAE GDRa | 1,120 | 1,434 | ||||||
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| |||||||
7,529 | ||||||||
GREECE — 1.40% |
| |||||||
Alpha Bank AEa | 1,718 | 2,931 | ||||||
Eurobank Ergasias SAa | 2,308 | 1,419 | ||||||
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA | 307 | 2,545 | ||||||
National Bank of Greece SAa | 6,778 | 1,473 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
OPAP SA | 408 | $ | 2,704 | |||||
Piraeus Bank SAa | 8,092 | 1,372 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
12,444 | ||||||||
HUNGARY — 1.31% |
| |||||||
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC | 46 | 2,242 | ||||||
OTP Bank PLC | 294 | 6,129 | ||||||
Richter Gedeon Nyrt | 184 | 3,271 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,642 | ||||||||
INDONESIA — 12.66% |
| |||||||
Astra International Tbk PT | 26,800 | 13,628 | ||||||
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT | 15,300 | 15,418 | ||||||
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT | 13,300 | 9,499 | ||||||
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 12,400 | 4,706 | ||||||
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 15,000 | 12,423 | ||||||
Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT | 11,400 | 2,882 | ||||||
Gudang Garam Tbk PT | 800 | 3,811 | ||||||
Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT | 2,600 | 3,894 | ||||||
Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT | 8,300 | 4,376 | ||||||
Kalbe Farma Tbk PT | 37,600 | 3,655 | ||||||
Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT | 6,600 | 506 | ||||||
Matahari Department Store Tbk PT | 1,600 | 2,211 | ||||||
Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk PT | 15,500 | 3,054 | ||||||
Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 4,800 | 3,679 | ||||||
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 67,700 | 16,454 | ||||||
Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT | 2,300 | 7,658 | ||||||
United Tractors Tbk PT | 2,800 | 3,251 | ||||||
XL Axiata Tbk PTa | 5,800 | 1,692 | ||||||
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112,797 | ||||||||
MALAYSIA — 15.33% |
| |||||||
Alliance Financial Group Bhd | 2,100 | 1,823 | ||||||
AMMB Holdings Bhd | 2,900 | 2,986 | ||||||
Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd | 3,000 | 1,948 | ||||||
Axiata Group Bhd | 3,300 | 4,646 | ||||||
British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd | 200 | 2,665 | ||||||
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd | 6,600 | 7,094 | ||||||
Dialog Group Bhd | 7,300 | 2,726 | ||||||
DiGi.Com Bhd | 4,500 | 5,276 | ||||||
Gamuda Bhd | 2,000 | 2,112 | ||||||
Genting Bhd | 3,100 | 5,809 | ||||||
Genting Malaysia Bhd | 4,300 | 4,223 | ||||||
Hong Leong Bank Bhd | 400 | 1,250 | ||||||
IHH Healthcare Bhd | 3,100 | 4,718 | ||||||
IJM Corp. Bhd | 3,800 | 3,100 | ||||||
IOI Corp. Bhd | 4,100 | 4,583 |
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iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS HORIZON ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd | 600 | $ | 3,396 | |||||
Malayan Banking Bhd | 6,000 | 12,143 | ||||||
Maxis Bhd | 2,600 | 3,784 | ||||||
MISC Bhd | 1,500 | 3,121 | ||||||
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd | 4,000 | 6,421 | ||||||
Petronas Gas Bhd | 1,000 | 5,241 | ||||||
PPB Group Bhd | 900 | 3,425 | ||||||
Public Bank Bhd | 3,200 | 14,063 | ||||||
Sapurakencana Petroleum Bhd | 5,400 | 2,440 | ||||||
Sime Darby Bhd | 3,900 | 6,928 | ||||||
Telekom Malaysia Bhd | 1,400 | 2,197 | ||||||
Tenaga Nasional Bhd | 4,400 | 13,728 | ||||||
UMW Holdings Bhd | 1,100 | 1,852 | ||||||
YTL Corp. Bhd | 7,800 | 2,912 | ||||||
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136,610 | ||||||||
MEXICO — 20.61% |
| |||||||
Alfa SAB de CV | 3,700 | 6,716 | ||||||
America Movil SAB de CV | 39,200 | 26,744 | ||||||
Arca Continental SAB de CV | 500 | 3,057 | ||||||
Cemex SAB de CV CPOa | 14,864 | 8,218 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV Series Lb | 600 | 4,415 | ||||||
El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV Series C1 | 300 | 3,323 | ||||||
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV | 3,100 | 6,484 | ||||||
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | 2,300 | 21,606 | ||||||
Gentera SAB de CV | 1,400 | 2,633 | ||||||
Gruma SAB de CV Series B | 300 | 4,832 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Series B | 400 | 3,170 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV Series B | 300 | 4,210 | ||||||
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CVa | 2,200 | 6,264 | ||||||
Grupo Carso SAB de CV Series A1b | 800 | 3,239 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV | 3,100 | 15,703 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV Series Ob | 3,000 | 5,371 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV Series B | 2,400 | 3,856 | ||||||
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B | 4,500 | 9,492 | ||||||
Grupo Televisa SAB | 3,000 | 15,492 | ||||||
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV | 205 | 2,416 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV Series A | 2,000 | 4,401 | ||||||
Mexichem SAB de CV | 1,200 | 2,520 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
OHL Mexico SAB de CVa | 1,100 | $ | 1,286 | |||||
Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV | 300 | 3,490 | ||||||
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV | 6,200 | 14,637 | ||||||
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| |||||||
183,575 | ||||||||
PERU — 1.81% |
| |||||||
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SA ADRa | 240 | 1,253 | ||||||
Credicorp Ltd. | 85 | 9,965 | ||||||
Southern Copper Corp. | 204 | 4,884 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
16,102 | ||||||||
PHILIPPINES — 6.33% |
| |||||||
Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. | 2,440 | 2,925 | ||||||
Ayala Corp. | 270 | 3,912 | ||||||
Ayala Land Inc. | 9,100 | 6,277 | ||||||
Bank of the Philippine Islands | 1,480 | 2,607 | ||||||
BDO Unibank Inc. | 2,480 | 5,163 | ||||||
Energy Development Corp. | 16,200 | 1,942 | ||||||
Globe Telecom Inc. | 45 | 1,673 | ||||||
GT Capital Holdings Inc. | 115 | 3,159 | ||||||
JG Summit Holdings Inc. | 3,540 | 4,981 | ||||||
Jollibee Foods Corp. | 790 | 3,638 | ||||||
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. | 120 | 4,618 | ||||||
SM Investments Corp. | 270 | 4,656 | ||||||
SM Prime Holdings Inc. | 11,600 | 5,050 | ||||||
Universal Robina Corp. | 1,400 | 5,830 | ||||||
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56,431 | ||||||||
POLAND — 5.90% |
| |||||||
Bank Pekao SA | 189 | 7,038 | ||||||
Bank Zachodni WBK SAa | 51 | 3,501 | ||||||
Cyfrowy Polsat SAa | 350 | 2,013 | ||||||
KGHM Polska Miedz SA | 216 | 3,670 | ||||||
LPP SA | 2 | 2,531 | ||||||
mBank SAa | 27 | 2,181 | ||||||
Orange Polska SA | 1,171 | 1,839 | ||||||
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA | 1,152 | 3,728 | ||||||
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA | 447 | 7,145 | ||||||
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA | 3,144 | 3,923 | ||||||
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SAa | 1,085 | 6,629 | ||||||
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA | 790 | 6,816 | ||||||
Tauron Polska Energia SA | 2,391 | 1,513 | ||||||
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52,527 |
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iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS HORIZON ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
QATAR — 4.45% |
| |||||||
Ezdan Holding Group QSC | 1,313 | $ | 5,540 | |||||
Industries Qatar QSC | 235 | 6,765 | ||||||
Masraf Al Rayan QSC | 545 | 5,105 | ||||||
Ooredoo QSC | 138 | 3,374 | ||||||
Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ | 163 | 3,515 | ||||||
Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ | 109 | 2,931 | ||||||
Qatar National Bank SAQ | 288 | 10,703 | ||||||
Vodafone Qatar QSC | 618 | 1,745 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
39,678 | ||||||||
THAILAND — 10.23% |
| |||||||
Advanced Info Service PCL NVDR | 1,500 | 7,178 | ||||||
Airports of Thailand PCL NVDR | 700 | 7,839 | ||||||
Bangkok Bank PCL Foreign | 600 | 2,796 | ||||||
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL NVDR | 5,800 | 3,516 | ||||||
BTS Group Holdings PCL NVDR | 4,200 | 978 | ||||||
Bumrungrad Hospital PCL NVDR | 600 | 3,654 | ||||||
Central Pattana PCL NVDR | 3,000 | 3,915 | ||||||
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL NVDR | 4,600 | 2,453 | ||||||
CP ALL PCL NVDR | 6,400 | 7,769 | ||||||
Kasikornbank PCL Foreign | 1,200 | 5,843 | ||||||
Kasikornbank PCL NVDRb | 400 | 1,914 | ||||||
Krung Thai Bank PCL NVDR | 6,000 | 2,981 | ||||||
Minor International PCL NVDR | 3,280 | 3,314 | ||||||
PTT Exploration & Production PCL NVDR | 2,300 | 4,374 | ||||||
PTT Global Chemical PCL NVDR | 2,600 | 3,922 | ||||||
PTT PCL NVDR | 1,400 | 10,216 | ||||||
Siam Cement PCL (The) Foreign | 600 | 7,443 | ||||||
Siam Commercial Bank PCL (The) NVDR | 2,200 | 8,552 | ||||||
True Corp. PCL NVDRa | 12,700 | 2,513 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
91,170 | ||||||||
TURKEY — 6.64% |
| |||||||
Akbank TAS | 2,780 | 6,953 | ||||||
Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii AS | 324 | 1,886 | ||||||
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS | 288 | 5,336 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Icecek AS | 111 | 1,242 | ||||||
Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS | 3,369 | 2,942 | ||||||
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS | 2,012 | 2,349 | ||||||
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS | 1,518 | 4,480 | ||||||
KOC Holding AS | 926 | 4,055 | ||||||
Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri ASa | 187 | 4,803 | ||||||
Turk Hava Yollari AOa | 1,065 | 2,638 | ||||||
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS | 1,250 | 4,687 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS | 3,165 | $ | 7,884 | |||||
Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS | 839 | 2,839 | ||||||
Turkiye Is Bankasi Class C | 1,889 | 2,890 | ||||||
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao Class D | 1,518 | 2,122 | ||||||
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi ASb | 1,649 | 2,093 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
59,199 | ||||||||
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — 3.35% |
| |||||||
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC | 2,357 | 4,364 | ||||||
Aldar Properties PJSC | 4,958 | 3,375 | ||||||
Arabtec Holding PJSCa | 3,272 | 1,283 | ||||||
DP World Ltd. | 253 | 4,293 | ||||||
Dubai Financial Market PJSC | 4,819 | 1,810 | ||||||
Emaar Properties PJSC | 4,759 | 7,580 | ||||||
First Gulf Bank PJSC | 1,336 | 4,637 | ||||||
National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC | 1,107 | 2,471 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
29,813 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $1,175,363) |
| 880,078 | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.80% |
| |||||||
CHILE — 0.30% |
| |||||||
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA Series B | 148 | 2,648 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,648 | ||||||||
COLOMBIA — 0.50% |
| |||||||
Bancolombia SA | 603 | 4,495 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,495 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $11,882) |
| 7,143 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.15% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 2.15% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, | ||||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 16,641 | 16,641 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, | ||||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 844 | 844 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, | ||||||||
0.27%c,d | 1,691 | 1,691 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
19,176 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $19,176) |
| 19,176 | ||||||
|
|
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February 29, 2016
Value | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES — 101.74% | ||||||
(Cost: $1,206,421) | $ | 906,397 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.74)% | (15,475 | ) | ||||
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 890,922 | ||||
|
|
ADR — American Depositary Receipts
CPO — Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)
GDR — Global Depositary Receipts
NVDR — Non-Voting Depositary Receipts
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES® MSCI FRONTIER 100 ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.38% |
| |||||||
ARGENTINA — 16.41% |
| |||||||
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class Aa,b | 313,876 | $ | 825,494 | |||||
Banco Macro SA ADRa | 175,663 | 11,804,554 | ||||||
BBVA Banco Frances SA ADRa | 211,048 | 4,752,801 | ||||||
Cresud SACIF y A ADRa | 141,960 | 1,683,646 | ||||||
Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte SA ADRa | 104,513 | 1,764,180 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Galicia SA ADR | 407,722 | 11,938,100 | ||||||
IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones SA ADRa | 95,414 | 1,329,117 | ||||||
Pampa Energia SA ADRa | 271,109 | 6,021,331 | ||||||
Petrobras Argentina SA ADR | 333,422 | 2,080,553 | ||||||
Telecom Argentina SA ADR | 408,953 | 7,549,272 | ||||||
Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA ADR | 331,737 | 2,209,368 | ||||||
YPF SA ADR | 833,001 | 15,093,978 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
67,052,394 | ||||||||
BAHRAIN — 0.29% |
| |||||||
GFH Financial Group BSCa | 6,573,518 | 1,199,074 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,199,074 | ||||||||
BANGLADESH — 3.68% |
| |||||||
GrameenPhone Ltd. | 902,200 | 2,950,418 | ||||||
Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd. | 1,978,001 | 605,009 | ||||||
Lafarge Surma Cement Ltd. | 2,753,700 | 2,614,550 | ||||||
Olympic Industries Ltd. | 229,799 | 834,088 | ||||||
Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 2,009,589 | 6,748,572 | ||||||
Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution Co. Ltd. | 2,216,900 | 1,271,401 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,024,038 | ||||||||
INDIA — 0.51% |
| |||||||
Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 1,858,386 | 2,067,636 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,067,636 | ||||||||
JORDAN — 1.23% |
| |||||||
Arab Bank PLC | 370,800 | 3,219,122 | ||||||
Jordan Petroleum Refinery Co. | 302,359 | 1,828,088 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,047,210 | ||||||||
KAZAKHSTAN — 2.17% |
| |||||||
Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC GDRc | 308,147 | 1,137,062 | ||||||
KazMunaiGas Exploration Production JSC GDRc | 947,651 | 6,614,604 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
KCell JSC GDRc | 291,590 | $ | 1,122,622 | |||||
|
| |||||||
8,874,288 | ||||||||
KENYA — 6.33% |
| |||||||
Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd. (The) | 9,697,017 | 1,746,608 | ||||||
East African Breweries Ltd. | 2,282,042 | 6,019,560 | ||||||
Equity Group Holdings Ltd./Kenya | 11,326,000 | 4,347,579 | ||||||
KCB Group Ltd. | 12,357,560 | 4,834,774 | ||||||
Safaricom Ltd. | 55,990,000 | 8,927,539 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
25,876,060 | ||||||||
KUWAIT — 22.50% |
| |||||||
Agility Public Warehousing Co. KSC | 3,043,858 | 4,400,393 | ||||||
ALAFCO Aviation Lease & Finance Co. KSCP | 1,233,701 | 779,007 | ||||||
Boubyan Bank KSCP | 2,107,318 | 2,801,353 | ||||||
Burgan Bank SAK | 2,895,409 | 3,319,761 | ||||||
Commercial Real Estate Co. KSC | 6,081,271 | 1,576,401 | ||||||
Jazeera Airways Co. KSC | 475,670 | 1,312,084 | ||||||
Kuwait Finance House KSCP | 11,334,441 | 18,645,890 | ||||||
Kuwait International Bank KSCP | 2,397,561 | 1,545,785 | ||||||
Kuwait Projects Co. Holding KSCP | 2,434,968 | 4,450,756 | ||||||
Mabanee Co. SAK | 2,005,501 | 5,731,907 | ||||||
Mezzan Holding Co. KSCCa | 424,638 | 1,439,451 | ||||||
Mobile Telecommunications Co. KSC | 11,410,349 | 13,651,465 | ||||||
National Bank of Kuwait SAKP | 11,736,771 | 28,474,054 | ||||||
National Industries Group Holding SAK | 4,807,928 | 1,853,505 | ||||||
VIVA Kuwait Telecom Co.a | 192,545 | 614,301 | ||||||
Warba Bank KSCPa | 2,309,224 | 1,350,693 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
91,946,806 | ||||||||
LUXEMBOURG — 0.64% |
| |||||||
Adecoagro SAa | 199,319 | 2,599,120 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,599,120 | ||||||||
MAURITIUS — 2.08% |
| |||||||
MCB Group Ltd. | 736,608 | 4,220,150 | ||||||
Rockcastle Global Real Estate Co. Ltd. | 1,329,938 | 3,003,648 | ||||||
SBM Holdings Ltd. | 67,068,447 | 1,266,849 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,490,647 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
MOROCCO — 5.74% |
| |||||||
Attijariwafa Bank | 221,653 | $ | 7,399,238 | |||||
Banque Centrale Populaire | 135,070 | 2,942,375 | ||||||
Douja Promotion Groupe Addoha SA | 859,980 | 2,671,311 | ||||||
Maroc Telecom | 895,363 | 10,438,602 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
23,451,526 | ||||||||
NIGERIA — 11.92% |
| |||||||
Access Bank PLC | 93,976,580 | 1,910,189 | ||||||
Afriland Properties PLCa | 7,291 | 80 | ||||||
Dangote Cement PLC | 5,026,989 | 3,576,289 | ||||||
Ecobank Transnational Inc.a | 34,740,588 | 2,920,476 | ||||||
FBN Holdings PLC | 135,183,456 | 2,639,215 | ||||||
Guaranty Trust Bank PLC | 93,080,630 | 7,474,480 | ||||||
Lafarge Africa PLC | 8,834,382 | 3,747,463 | ||||||
Nestle Nigeria PLC | 1,613,172 | 5,788,798 | ||||||
Nigerian Breweries PLC | 20,655,280 | 10,470,179 | ||||||
Oando PLCa | 31,114,986 | 463,797 | ||||||
SEPLAT Petroleum Development Co. PLC | 862,997 | 1,511,598 | ||||||
Transnational Corp. of Nigeria PLC | 131,141,971 | 723,996 | ||||||
United Bank for Africa PLC | 122,428,099 | 1,769,601 | ||||||
Zenith Bank PLC | 102,760,211 | 5,709,187 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
48,705,348 | ||||||||
OMAN — 5.37% |
| |||||||
Bank Muscat SAOG | 5,749,807 | 6,333,078 | ||||||
Bank Sohar SAOG | 4,448,557 | 1,791,210 | ||||||
Oman Cables Industry | 354,437 | 1,422,536 | ||||||
Oman Telecommunications Co. SAOG | 2,016,058 | 8,353,325 | ||||||
OMINVEST | 83,065 | 100,554 | ||||||
Ooredoo QSC | 1,724,401 | 3,099,845 | ||||||
Raysut Cement Co. SAOG | 328,748 | 847,170 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
21,947,718 | ||||||||
PAKISTAN — 9.71% |
| |||||||
Bank Al Habib Ltd. | 3,618,500 | 1,521,177 | ||||||
Engro Corp. Ltd./Pakistan | 1,456,461 | 3,904,955 | ||||||
Fauji Fertilizer Co. Ltd. | 3,380,050 | 3,525,534 | ||||||
Habib Bank Ltd. | 3,306,900 | 5,719,659 | ||||||
Hub Power Co. Ltd. (The) | 2,280,430 | 2,304,070 | ||||||
Lucky Cement Ltd. | 926,798 | 4,337,926 | ||||||
MCB Bank Ltd. | 2,727,066 | 5,103,690 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
National Bank of Pakistan | 2,927,126 | $ | 1,596,614 | |||||
Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd. | 3,697,500 | 3,781,755 | ||||||
Pakistan Oilfields Ltd. | 338,500 | 763,869 | ||||||
Pakistan Petroleum Ltd. | 1,354,650 | 1,499,932 | ||||||
Pakistan State Oil Co. Ltd. | 850,500 | 2,613,704 | ||||||
United Bank Ltd./Pakistan | 2,090,367 | 3,014,371 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
39,687,256 | ||||||||
ROMANIA — 4.32% |
| |||||||
Banca Transilvania SAa | 12,002,320 | 6,851,804 | ||||||
BRD-Groupe Societe Generale SAa | 1,039,791 | 2,508,229 | ||||||
Electrica SA | 845,209 | 2,455,654 | ||||||
OMV Petrom SA | 26,146,717 | 1,502,174 | ||||||
Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale ROMGAZ SA | 402,967 | 2,603,892 | ||||||
Transgaz SA Medias | 27,848 | 1,745,362 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,667,115 | ||||||||
SLOVENIA — 0.34% |
| |||||||
Zavarovalnica Triglav DD | 54,065 | 1,398,115 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,398,115 | ||||||||
SRI LANKA — 2.20% |
| |||||||
Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC | 2,836,820 | 2,449,491 | ||||||
Hatton National Bank PLC | 909,843 | 1,217,108 | ||||||
John Keells Holdings PLC | 4,840,740 | 5,334,351 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,000,950 | ||||||||
UNITED STATES — 0.37% |
| |||||||
Globant SAa,b | 49,245 | 1,519,208 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,519,208 | ||||||||
VIETNAM — 3.57% |
| |||||||
Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC | 1,207,400 | 2,219,883 | ||||||
Hoang Anh Gia Lai International Agriculture JSCa | 1,026,030 | 368,083 | ||||||
Masan Group Corp.a | 1,467,270 | 4,737,374 | ||||||
Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial JSBa | 2,690,559 | 1,327,182 | ||||||
Vingroup JSCa | 2,993,185 | 5,919,258 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,571,780 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $496,252,104) |
| 406,126,289 | ||||||
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February 29, 2016
Security | Principal or Shares | Value | ||||||
CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 0.06% |
| |||||||
OMAN — 0.06% |
| |||||||
Bank Muscat SAOG | ||||||||
4.50%, 03/20/17 | $ | 540,521 | $ | 1,418 | ||||
3.50%, 03/19/18 | 1,026,177 | 253,246 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
254,664 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $255,878) |
| 254,664 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.83% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.83% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, | ||||||||
0.50%d,e,f | 127,266 | 127,266 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, | ||||||||
0.49%d,e,f | 6,458 | 6,458 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, | ||||||||
0.27%d,e | 3,281,583 | 3,281,583 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,415,307 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $3,415,307) |
| 3,415,307 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES — 100.27% |
| |||||||
(Cost: $499,923,289) |
| 409,796,260 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.27)% |
| (1,119,019 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 408,677,241 | |||||
|
|
ADR — American Depositary Receipts
GDR — Global Depositary Receipts
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. |
d | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
e | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
f | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.36% |
| |||||||
AUSTRALIA — 2.54% |
| |||||||
AGL Energy Ltd. | 7,018 | $ | 91,931 | |||||
Amcor Ltd./Australia | 9,164 | 91,701 | ||||||
AMP Ltd. | 19,720 | 74,932 | ||||||
APA Group | 9,120 | 56,802 | ||||||
Asciano Ltd. | 8,642 | 54,750 | ||||||
ASX Ltd. | 1,743 | 52,325 | ||||||
Aurizon Holdings Ltd. | 14,674 | 42,657 | ||||||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | 17,197 | 275,138 | ||||||
Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd. | 4,843 | 29,610 | ||||||
BHP Billiton Ltd. | 20,242 | 225,109 | ||||||
Brambles Ltd. | 10,817 | 96,498 | ||||||
Cochlear Ltd. | 783 | 57,318 | ||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 10,196 | 510,794 | ||||||
Computershare Ltd. | 4,147 | 26,954 | ||||||
Crown Resorts Ltd. | 4,292 | 35,622 | ||||||
CSL Ltd. | 3,103 | 227,660 | ||||||
Dexus Property Group | 9,090 | 48,889 | ||||||
Goodman Group | 14,790 | 68,559 | ||||||
GPT Group (The) | 17,342 | 60,942 | ||||||
Iluka Resources Ltd. | 4,553 | 21,886 | ||||||
Incitec Pivot Ltd. | 17,719 | 36,828 | ||||||
Insurance Australia Group Ltd. | 15,573 | 57,506 | ||||||
James Hardie Industries PLC | 4,300 | 55,007 | ||||||
LendLease Group | 6,119 | 56,948 | ||||||
Macquarie Group Ltd. | 2,069 | 94,962 | ||||||
Mirvac Group | 39,324 | 51,399 | ||||||
National Australia Bank Ltd. | 15,347 | 265,161 | ||||||
Newcrest Mining Ltd.a | 6,293 | 78,659 | ||||||
Oil Search Ltd. | 8,207 | 39,157 | ||||||
Orica Ltd.b | 2,755 | 28,041 | ||||||
Origin Energy Ltd. | 11,629 | 36,796 | ||||||
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. | 9,251 | 69,842 | ||||||
Ramsay Health Care Ltd. | 1,189 | 56,254 | ||||||
Rio Tinto Ltd. | 3,016 | 86,770 | ||||||
Santos Ltd. | 12,483 | 29,512 | ||||||
Scentre Group | 42,013 | 131,134 | ||||||
Sonic Healthcare Ltd. | 3,944 | 51,776 | ||||||
South32 Ltd.a | 37,994 | 33,921 | ||||||
Stockland | 17,928 | 53,397 | ||||||
Suncorp Group Ltd. | 7,818 | 62,541 | ||||||
Sydney Airport | 5,887 | 27,121 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Tatts Group Ltd. | 14,326 | $ | 39,804 | |||||
Telstra Corp. Ltd. | 24,992 | 93,715 | ||||||
Transurban Group | 13,938 | 112,992 | ||||||
Vicinity Centres | 21,340 | 47,403 | ||||||
Wesfarmers Ltd. | 6,413 | 179,051 | ||||||
Westfield Corp. | 15,341 | 109,573 | ||||||
Westpac Banking Corp. | 20,043 | 411,577 | ||||||
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. | 5,017 | 90,839 | ||||||
Woolworths Ltd. | 8,033 | 131,390 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,769,153 | ||||||||
AUSTRIA — 0.07% |
| |||||||
Andritz AG | 841 | 40,330 | ||||||
Erste Group Bank AGa | 2,378 | 61,301 | ||||||
OMV AG | 1,131 | 29,715 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
131,346 | ||||||||
BELGIUM — 0.58% |
| |||||||
Ageas | 1,798 | 66,433 | ||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV | 5,017 | 564,747 | ||||||
Colruyt SA | 609 | 32,728 | ||||||
Delhaize Group | 870 | 88,348 | ||||||
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA | 493 | 37,722 | ||||||
KBC Groep NV | 1,987 | 105,574 | ||||||
Proximus SADP | 957 | 30,233 | ||||||
Solvay SA | 500 | 46,444 | ||||||
UCB SA | 1,015 | 75,501 | ||||||
Umicore SA | 1,073 | 48,634 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,096,364 | ||||||||
CANADA — 3.28% |
| |||||||
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | 1,856 | 65,233 | ||||||
Agrium Inc. | 1,015 | 87,301 | ||||||
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Class B | 3,045 | 137,616 | ||||||
ARC Resources Ltd. | 2,436 | 32,280 | ||||||
Bank of Montreal | 4,118 | 226,937 | ||||||
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) | 7,279 | 294,255 | ||||||
Barrick Gold Corp. | 7,279 | 101,023 | ||||||
BCE Inc. | 1,247 | 53,798 | ||||||
BlackBerry Ltd.a,b | 3,016 | 23,512 | ||||||
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A | 6,090 | 186,710 | ||||||
Cameco Corp. | 2,784 | 33,664 | ||||||
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/Canada | 2,494 | 165,610 | ||||||
Canadian National Railway Co. | 5,278 | 306,253 |
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iSHARES® MSCI WORLD ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | 6,960 | $ | 145,304 | |||||
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. | 1,131 | 137,672 | ||||||
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. Class A | 551 | 53,505 | ||||||
Canadian Utilities Ltd. Class A | 928 | 22,299 | ||||||
Cenovus Energy Inc. | 5,394 | 61,641 | ||||||
CGI Group Inc. Class Aa | 1,740 | 72,716 | ||||||
CI Financial Corp. | 1,566 | 34,647 | ||||||
Constellation Software Inc./Canada | 174 | 72,513 | ||||||
Crescent Point Energy Corp. | 3,248 | 39,539 | ||||||
Enbridge Inc. | 5,133 | 181,091 | ||||||
Encana Corp. | 6,380 | 27,553 | ||||||
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. | 203 | 107,193 | ||||||
Finning International Inc. | 1,537 | 21,252 | ||||||
Fortis Inc./Canada | 1,972 | 54,606 | ||||||
Franco-Nevada Corp. | 1,247 | 74,336 | ||||||
George Weston Ltd. | 493 | 40,089 | ||||||
Gildan Activewear Inc. | 2,204 | 56,914 | ||||||
Goldcorp Inc. | 5,568 | 79,907 | ||||||
Great-West Lifeco Inc. | 1,363 | 35,217 | ||||||
Husky Energy Inc. | 2,312 | 25,175 | ||||||
IGM Financial Inc. | 841 | 22,295 | ||||||
Imperial Oil Ltd. | 1,914 | 61,026 | ||||||
Intact Financial Corp. | 1,073 | 66,736 | ||||||
Inter Pipeline Ltd. | 2,510 | 45,990 | ||||||
Loblaw Companies Ltd. | 1,769 | 89,756 | ||||||
Magna International Inc. Class A | 2,668 | 103,403 | ||||||
Manulife Financial Corp. | 11,165 | 149,268 | ||||||
Metro Inc. | 2,784 | 88,868 | ||||||
National Bank of Canada | 2,610 | 71,021 | ||||||
Onex Corp. | 812 | 47,715 | ||||||
Open Text Corp. | 928 | 46,085 | ||||||
Pembina Pipeline Corp. | 3,538 | 88,097 | ||||||
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. | 5,423 | 91,798 | ||||||
Power Corp. of Canada | 1,972 | 42,800 | ||||||
Power Financial Corp. | 1,044 | 24,300 | ||||||
Restaurant Brands International Inc. | 1,537 | 53,873 | ||||||
RioCan REIT | 1,943 | 36,777 | ||||||
Rogers Communications Inc. Class B | 2,320 | 85,771 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Canada | 8,613 | 439,170 | ||||||
Saputo Inc. | 2,088 | 60,732 | ||||||
Shaw Communications Inc. Class B | 2,471 | 42,740 | ||||||
Silver Wheaton Corp. | 3,770 | 59,392 | ||||||
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. | 1,189 | 37,278 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Sun Life Financial Inc. | 3,625 | $ | 107,953 | |||||
Suncor Energy Inc. | 11,001 | 268,650 | ||||||
TELUS Corp. | 64 | 1,862 | ||||||
Thomson Reuters Corp. | 2,204 | 80,653 | ||||||
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) | 11,194 | 433,265 | ||||||
Tourmaline Oil Corp.a,b | 1,363 | 25,105 | ||||||
TransCanada Corp. | 4,292 | 157,314 | ||||||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.a,b | 2,059 | 143,625 | ||||||
Vermilion Energy Inc. | 1,102 | 29,938 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,160,617 | ||||||||
DENMARK — 0.80% |
| |||||||
AP Moeller – Maersk A/S Class A | 87 | 111,587 | ||||||
Carlsberg A/S Class B | 960 | 82,996 | ||||||
Coloplast A/S Class B | 928 | 70,294 | ||||||
Danske Bank A/S | 5,017 | 137,102 | ||||||
DSV A/S | 2,688 | 110,106 | ||||||
Novo Nordisk A/S Class B | 12,296 | 637,646 | ||||||
Novozymes A/S Class B | 2,001 | 85,987 | ||||||
Pandora A/S | 864 | 109,370 | ||||||
Vestas Wind Systems A/S | 1,696 | 114,806 | ||||||
William Demant Holding A/Sa,b | 551 | 47,917 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,507,811 | ||||||||
FINLAND — 0.36% |
| |||||||
Elisa OYJ | 1,160 | 41,455 | ||||||
Fortum OYJ | 2,552 | 33,912 | ||||||
Kone OYJ Class B | 2,262 | 100,646 | ||||||
Metso OYJ | 1,044 | 23,141 | ||||||
Nokia OYJ | 22,799 | 138,849 | ||||||
Nokia OYJ Newa | 13,270 | 80,571 | ||||||
Sampo OYJ Class A | 2,436 | 109,791 | ||||||
Stora Enso OYJ Class R | 4,698 | 38,897 | ||||||
UPM-Kymmene OYJ | 3,857 | 65,586 | ||||||
Wartsila OYJ Abp | 1,276 | 51,478 | ||||||
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FRANCE — 3.70% |
| |||||||
Accor SA | 1,508 | 64,148 | ||||||
Air Liquide SA | 2,131 | 222,699 | ||||||
Airbus Group SE | 3,770 | 244,876 | ||||||
Alstom SAa,b | 1,798 | 39,404 | ||||||
ArcelorMittalb | 7,685 | 29,852 | ||||||
Atos SE | 783 | 57,214 | ||||||
AXA SA | 11,223 | 247,484 | ||||||
BNP Paribas SA | 6,380 | 298,084 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Bollore SA | 7,511 | $ | 29,013 | |||||
Bouygues SA | 1,334 | 52,275 | ||||||
Bureau Veritas SA | 1,856 | 37,056 | ||||||
Cap Gemini SA | 1,073 | 89,422 | ||||||
Carrefour SA | 3,654 | 96,854 | ||||||
Casino Guichard Perrachon SAb | 464 | 20,948 | ||||||
Christian Dior SE | 406 | 71,619 | ||||||
Cie. de Saint-Gobain | 2,813 | 109,330 | ||||||
Cie. Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B | 1,247 | 113,001 | ||||||
Credit Agricole SA | 6,322 | 65,848 | ||||||
Danone SA | 3,654 | 255,009 | ||||||
Dassault Systemes | 1,073 | 81,482 | ||||||
Edenred | 1,595 | 28,041 | ||||||
Electricite de France SA | 754 | 7,967 | ||||||
Engie SA | 8,729 | 135,486 | ||||||
Essilor International SA | 1,305 | 155,478 | ||||||
Eutelsat Communications SA | 1,102 | 33,461 | ||||||
Groupe Eurotunnel SE Registered | 5,481 | 55,093 | ||||||
Hermes International | 183 | 62,535 | ||||||
Iliad SA | 232 | 57,008 | ||||||
Ingenico Group SA | 319 | 32,318 | ||||||
Kering | 522 | 91,146 | ||||||
Klepierre | 1,996 | 83,302 | ||||||
L’Oreal SA | 1,508 | 255,609 | ||||||
Lagardere SCA | 1,131 | 32,682 | ||||||
Legrand SA | 1,827 | 91,147 | ||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 1,682 | 281,081 | ||||||
Numericable-SFR SA | 783 | 28,658 | ||||||
Orange SA | 12,122 | 210,936 | ||||||
Pernod Ricard SA | 1,392 | 148,389 | ||||||
Peugeot SAa | 3,451 | 52,046 | ||||||
Publicis Groupe SA | 1,218 | 75,647 | ||||||
Renault SA | 1,261 | 115,284 | ||||||
Safran SA | 1,798 | 111,962 | ||||||
Sanofi | 7,279 | 578,860 | ||||||
Schneider Electric SE | 3,470 | 206,501 | ||||||
SCOR SE | 1,276 | 44,719 | ||||||
SES SA | 2,436 | 64,080 | ||||||
Societe BIC SA | 290 | 40,270 | ||||||
Societe Generale SA | 4,437 | 156,322 | ||||||
Sodexo SA | 725 | 73,788 | ||||||
STMicroelectronics NV | 4,553 | 26,200 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Suez Environnement Co. | 2,059 | $ | 35,672 | |||||
Technip SA | 812 | 40,369 | ||||||
Thales SA | 899 | 71,707 | ||||||
Total SA | 12,992 | 584,069 | ||||||
Unibail-Rodamco SE | 609 | 152,028 | ||||||
Valeo SA | 609 | 84,566 | ||||||
Veolia Environnement SA | 3,045 | 69,115 | ||||||
Vinci SA | 2,987 | 207,129 | ||||||
Vivendi SA | 7,076 | 147,080 | ||||||
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GERMANY — 3.13% |
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adidas AG | 1,508 | 161,328 | ||||||
Allianz SE Registered | 2,755 | 410,850 | ||||||
BASF SE | 5,568 | 364,084 | ||||||
Bayer AG Registered | 5,191 | 543,892 | ||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 2,117 | 172,862 | ||||||
Beiersdorf AG | 783 | 68,019 | ||||||
Brenntag AG | 1,566 | 76,144 | ||||||
Commerzbank AGa | 7,714 | 62,854 | ||||||
Continental AG | 772 | 154,846 | ||||||
Daimler AG Registered | 6,032 | 413,562 | ||||||
Deutsche Bank AG Registered | 8,932 | 155,136 | ||||||
Deutsche Boerse AG | 1,421 | 117,606 | ||||||
Deutsche Post AG Registered | 6,641 | 158,278 | ||||||
Deutsche Telekom AG Registered | 19,488 | 327,572 | ||||||
E.ON SE | 11,571 | 105,420 | ||||||
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | 1,595 | 134,779 | ||||||
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA | 2,610 | 172,649 | ||||||
GEA Group AG | 1,769 | 78,182 | ||||||
Hannover Rueck SE | 580 | 59,743 | ||||||
HeidelbergCement AG | 1,044 | 76,807 | ||||||
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | 754 | 66,811 | ||||||
Infineon Technologies AG | 8,004 | 97,969 | ||||||
Kabel Deutschland Holding AG | 348 | 43,162 | ||||||
Lanxess AG | 899 | 37,505 | ||||||
Linde AG | 1,276 | 178,157 | ||||||
MAN SE | 435 | 44,665 | ||||||
Merck KGaA | 870 | 74,121 | ||||||
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen Registered | 1,131 | 223,105 | ||||||
Osram Licht AG | 812 | 38,079 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE Registered | 1,374 | $ | 70,578 | |||||
QIAGEN NVa,b | 3,219 | 68,868 | ||||||
RWE AG | 3,422 | 39,190 | ||||||
SAP SE | 6,003 | 456,188 | ||||||
Siemens AG Registered | 4,930 | 457,783 | ||||||
ThyssenKrupp AG | 3,045 | 51,663 | ||||||
Vonovia SE | 3,335 | 104,071 | ||||||
Zalando SEa,b,c | 580 | 18,156 | ||||||
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HONG KONG — 1.23% |
| |||||||
AIA Group Ltd.b | 87,000 | 444,166 | ||||||
Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)b | 29,000 | 92,302 | ||||||
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.b | 43,500 | 113,000 | ||||||
Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd. | 29,000 | 148,428 | ||||||
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. | 14,500 | 175,186 | ||||||
CLP Holdings Ltd. | 14,500 | 126,425 | ||||||
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. | 29,000 | 97,336 | ||||||
Hang Seng Bank Ltd. | 11,600 | 196,015 | ||||||
Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd.b | 116,610 | 205,143 | ||||||
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.b | 7,100 | 154,214 | ||||||
Li & Fung Ltd.b | 66,000 | 37,260 | ||||||
Link REITb | 43,500 | 245,298 | ||||||
MTR Corp. Ltd. | 29,000 | 134,070 | ||||||
New World Development Co. Ltd. | 76,333 | 64,002 | ||||||
Sands China Ltd.b | 23,200 | 80,852 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,313,697 | ||||||||
IRELAND — 0.20% |
| |||||||
Bank of Irelanda | 185,310 | 52,753 | ||||||
CRH PLC | 4,930 | 126,954 | ||||||
Kerry Group PLC Class A | 1,276 | 111,539 | ||||||
Paddy Power Betfair PLC | 505 | 76,737 | ||||||
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| |||||||
367,983 | ||||||||
ISRAEL — 0.27% |
| |||||||
Bank Hapoalim BM | 20,126 | 98,616 | ||||||
Mobileye NVa,b | 928 | 30,123 | ||||||
NICE-Systems Ltd. | 812 | 49,131 | ||||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | 5,916 | 334,150 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
512,020 | ||||||||
ITALY — 0.78% |
| |||||||
Assicurazioni Generali SpA | 7,888 | 109,791 | ||||||
Atlantia SpA | 3,422 | 84,811 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpAa,b | 1,560 | $ | 834 | |||||
CNH Industrial NV | 7,656 | 51,035 | ||||||
Enel SpA | 42,592 | 171,415 | ||||||
Eni SpA | 15,515 | 218,309 | ||||||
Ferrari NVa,b | 761 | 29,428 | ||||||
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NVb | 6,409 | 44,185 | ||||||
Finmeccanica SpAa | 3,996 | 41,399 | ||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 88,537 | 225,300 | ||||||
Luxottica Group SpA | 1,276 | 73,135 | ||||||
Saipem SpAa | 48,807 | 20,152 | ||||||
Snam SpA | 13,543 | 73,252 | ||||||
Telecom Italia SpAa | 80,823 | 78,948 | ||||||
Tenaris SA | 3,248 | 35,468 | ||||||
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA | 10,614 | 55,403 | ||||||
UniCredit SpA | 31,262 | 116,713 | ||||||
Unione di Banche Italiane SpA | 8,770 | 33,885 | ||||||
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| |||||||
1,463,463 | ||||||||
JAPAN — 8.51% |
| |||||||
Aeon Co. Ltd. | 5,800 | 76,049 | ||||||
Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd. | 2,900 | 116,128 | ||||||
ANA Holdings Inc. | 29,000 | 82,035 | ||||||
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. | 5,800 | 170,390 | ||||||
Astellas Pharma Inc. | 17,400 | 250,344 | ||||||
Bridgestone Corp. | 5,800 | 203,122 | ||||||
Canon Inc. | 8,700 | 243,793 | ||||||
Casio Computer Co. Ltd. | 3,200 | 58,940 | ||||||
Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc. | 8,700 | 114,690 | ||||||
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 2,900 | 86,069 | ||||||
Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. (The) | 8,700 | 116,231 | ||||||
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (The) | 8,700 | 105,441 | ||||||
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. | 6,700 | 139,847 | ||||||
Daikin Industries Ltd. | 2,900 | 194,618 | ||||||
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. | 5,800 | 158,777 | ||||||
Denso Corp. | 2,900 | 107,573 | ||||||
Dentsu Inc. | 2,900 | 134,884 | ||||||
East Japan Railway Co. | 2,900 | 254,763 | ||||||
Eisai Co. Ltd. | 2,900 | 178,766 | ||||||
FANUC Corp. | 1,100 | 161,772 | ||||||
Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. | 200 | 55,530 | ||||||
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. | 2,900 | 94,958 | ||||||
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | 2,900 | 108,729 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Fujitsu Ltd. | 29,000 | $ | 106,134 | |||||
Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. | 5,800 | 65,566 | ||||||
Hitachi Ltd. | 29,000 | 122,783 | ||||||
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. | 11,600 | 296,693 | ||||||
Hoya Corp. | 2,900 | 104,824 | ||||||
Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd. | 2,900 | 53,106 | ||||||
INPEX Corp. | 11,600 | 83,911 | ||||||
ITOCHU Corp. | 14,500 | 170,917 | ||||||
Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. | 2,900 | 103,796 | ||||||
Japan Exchange Group Inc. | 5,800 | 89,974 | ||||||
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. | 29 | 66,080 | ||||||
Japan Tobacco Inc. | 8,700 | 346,073 | ||||||
JFE Holdings Inc. | 5,800 | 69,472 | ||||||
JTEKT Corp. | 2,900 | 39,643 | ||||||
JX Holdings Inc. | 26,100 | 101,533 | ||||||
Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. (The)a | 8,700 | 95,575 | ||||||
Kao Corp. | 2,900 | 146,419 | ||||||
KDDI Corp. | 11,600 | 295,768 | ||||||
Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. | 8,700 | 114,613 | ||||||
Kobe Steel Ltd. | 58,000 | 44,704 | ||||||
Komatsu Ltd. | 8,700 | 132,456 | ||||||
Konica Minolta Inc. | 5,800 | 48,661 | ||||||
Kuraray Co. Ltd. | 8,700 | 95,112 | ||||||
Kyocera Corp. | 2,900 | 127,741 | ||||||
Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.a | 5,800 | 58,321 | ||||||
Kyushu Financial Group Inc.a | 8,700 | 50,639 | ||||||
Marubeni Corp. | 20,300 | 101,684 | ||||||
Marui Group Co. Ltd. | 5,800 | 79,491 | ||||||
Mazda Motor Corp. | 5,800 | 80,827 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | 17,400 | 87,744 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Corp. | 11,600 | 185,703 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. | 8,000 | 81,081 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | 5,000 | 92,735 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. | 29,000 | 103,282 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. | 8,700 | 61,969 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. | 90,500 | 390,142 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd. | 20,300 | 87,585 | ||||||
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. | 14,600 | 168,345 | ||||||
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. | 4,000 | 92,952 | ||||||
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. | 176,900 | 260,315 | ||||||
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. | 4,800 | 130,679 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 800 | $ | 96,142 | |||||
Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd. | 29,000 | 138,738 | ||||||
NEC Corp. | 30,000 | 76,013 | ||||||
Nidec Corp. | 2,900 | 194,412 | ||||||
Nikon Corp.b | 5,800 | 88,227 | ||||||
Nintendo Co. Ltd. | 500 | 70,055 | ||||||
Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd. | 2,900 | 58,090 | ||||||
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. | 5,847 | 101,011 | ||||||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | 5,800 | 246,953 | ||||||
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. | 20,300 | 184,251 | ||||||
Nitto Denko Corp. | 2,900 | 153,536 | ||||||
Nomura Holdings Inc. | 31,900 | 134,524 | ||||||
Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc. | 58 | 80,468 | ||||||
NTT DOCOMO Inc. | 11,600 | 271,463 | ||||||
Olympus Corp. | 2,900 | 105,852 | ||||||
Omron Corp. | 2,900 | 76,640 | ||||||
Oriental Land Co. Ltd./Japan | 2,900 | 198,575 | ||||||
ORIX Corp. | 11,600 | 151,789 | ||||||
Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. | 2,900 | 102,435 | ||||||
Panasonic Corp. | 17,400 | 147,108 | ||||||
Rakuten Inc. | 8,700 | 82,703 | ||||||
Resona Holdings Inc. | 26,100 | 91,336 | ||||||
Ricoh Co. Ltd. | 8,700 | 85,940 | ||||||
Sekisui House Ltd. | 8,700 | 141,744 | ||||||
Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd. | 5,800 | 230,972 | ||||||
Seven Bank Ltd. | 17,400 | 74,302 | ||||||
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. | 2,900 | 145,572 | ||||||
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. | 2,900 | 124,221 | ||||||
Shiseido Co. Ltd. | 2,900 | 63,177 | ||||||
SoftBank Group Corp. | 5,800 | 286,416 | ||||||
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc. | 2,900 | 83,499 | ||||||
Sony Corp. | 8,700 | 183,981 | ||||||
Sumitomo Corp. | 11,600 | 114,176 | ||||||
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. | 8,700 | 104,361 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. | 8,700 | 243,870 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. | 29,000 | 84,450 | ||||||
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. | 2,000 | 54,999 | ||||||
Suzuki Motor Corp. | 2,900 | 72,593 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Sysmex Corp. | 2,900 | $ | 179,845 | |||||
T&D Holdings Inc. | 8,700 | 85,825 | ||||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 5,800 | 275,985 | ||||||
Terumo Corp. | 2,900 | 99,172 | ||||||
Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc. | 5,800 | 74,096 | ||||||
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. | 5,800 | 202,248 | ||||||
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc.a | 11,600 | 58,784 | ||||||
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | 2,900 | 175,066 | ||||||
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. | 29,000 | 133,882 | ||||||
Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp. | 11,600 | 73,377 | ||||||
Toshiba Corp.a,b | 29,000 | 44,910 | ||||||
Toyota Motor Corp. | 17,400 | 909,039 | ||||||
Unicharm Corp. | 5,800 | 126,200 | ||||||
USS Co. Ltd. | 2,900 | 45,655 | ||||||
Yahoo Japan Corp. | 17,500 | 68,992 | ||||||
Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. | 14,500 | 71,167 | ||||||
Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd. | 5,800 | 117,644 | ||||||
Yokogawa Electric Corp. | 5,800 | 56,009 | ||||||
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| |||||||
15,990,987 | ||||||||
NETHERLANDS — 1.12% |
| |||||||
Aegon NV | 12,064 | 60,665 | ||||||
Akzo Nobel NV | 1,566 | 92,291 | ||||||
Altice NV Class Aa,b | 1,941 | 27,944 | ||||||
Altice NV Class Ba | 1,102 | 16,177 | ||||||
ASML Holding NV | 2,204 | 202,644 | ||||||
Gemalto NV | 754 | 47,984 | ||||||
Heineken Holding NV | 696 | 50,562 | ||||||
Heineken NV | 1,421 | 114,502 | ||||||
ING Groep NV CVA | 25,491 | 301,762 | ||||||
Koninklijke Ahold NV | 6,044 | 132,787 | ||||||
Koninklijke DSM NV | 1,306 | 64,637 | ||||||
Koninklijke KPN NV | 21,141 | 78,307 | ||||||
Koninklijke Philips NV | 6,453 | 164,315 | ||||||
NXP Semiconductors NVa | 812 | 57,847 | ||||||
Randstad Holding NV | 1,001 | 51,842 | ||||||
RELX NV | 6,037 | 99,508 | ||||||
Unilever NV CVA | 9,860 | 424,732 | ||||||
Wolters Kluwer NV | 2,929 | 110,735 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,099,241 | ||||||||
NEW ZEALAND — 0.04% |
| |||||||
Fletcher Building Ltd. | 7,076 | 33,359 | ||||||
Spark New Zealand Ltd. | 17,719 | 40,189 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
73,548 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
NORWAY — 0.20% |
| |||||||
DNB ASA | 6,583 | $ | 75,891 | |||||
Norsk Hydro ASA | 9,019 | 35,868 | ||||||
Orkla ASA | 6,554 | 54,017 | ||||||
Statoil ASA | 6,757 | 98,514 | ||||||
Telenor ASA | 4,437 | 66,369 | ||||||
Yara International ASA | 1,305 | 50,687 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
381,346 | ||||||||
PORTUGAL — 0.07% |
| |||||||
EDP – Energias de Portugal SA | 22,440 | 69,660 | ||||||
Galp Energia SGPS SA | 5,054 | 55,518 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
125,178 | ||||||||
SINGAPORE — 0.48% |
| |||||||
Ascendas REIT | 54,765 | 94,224 | ||||||
CapitaLand Ltd.b | 40,600 | 86,018 | ||||||
CapitaLand Mall Trustb | 75,400 | 117,398 | ||||||
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.b | 11,100 | 107,169 | ||||||
Genting Singapore PLC | 98,600 | 52,926 | ||||||
Global Logistic Properties Ltd.b | 40,600 | 50,802 | ||||||
Hutchison Port Holdings Trustb | 116,000 | 54,520 | ||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.b | 17,400 | 99,831 | ||||||
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.b | 63,800 | 169,190 | ||||||
United Overseas Bank Ltd.b | 5,800 | 70,719 | ||||||
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| |||||||
902,797 | ||||||||
SPAIN — 1.16% |
| |||||||
Abertis Infraestructuras SA | 3,801 | 57,200 | ||||||
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA | 1,607 | 41,845 | ||||||
Aena SAa,c | 377 | 42,888 | ||||||
Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A | 3,422 | 138,186 | ||||||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 38,338 | 243,897 | ||||||
Banco de Sabadell SA | 38,137 | 60,789 | ||||||
Banco Popular Espanol SAb | 16,504 | 39,595 | ||||||
Banco Santander SA | 80,678 | 328,991 | ||||||
Bankia SA | 39,382 | 33,633 | ||||||
Bankinter SA | 7,047 | 46,700 | ||||||
CaixaBank SA | 19,701 | 56,662 | ||||||
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA | 5,539 | 27,949 | ||||||
Endesa SA | 1,851 | 33,547 | ||||||
Ferrovial SA | 3,655 | 70,809 | ||||||
Gas Natural SDG SA | 1,653 | 28,962 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Grifols SA | 2,436 | $ | 53,466 | |||||
Iberdrola SA | 39,352 | 255,008 | ||||||
Industria de Diseno Textil SA | 6,670 | 207,417 | ||||||
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA | 9,367 | 71,733 | ||||||
Repsol SA | 7,686 | 79,537 | ||||||
Telefonica SA | 27,159 | 272,787 | ||||||
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| |||||||
2,191,601 | ||||||||
SWEDEN — 1.10% |
| |||||||
Alfa Laval AB | 2,697 | 42,391 | ||||||
Assa Abloy AB | 8,004 | 153,857 | ||||||
Atlas Copco AB Class A | 3,799 | 85,721 | ||||||
Atlas Copco AB Class B | 3,248 | 68,372 | ||||||
Boliden AB | 2,614 | 39,382 | ||||||
Electrolux AB Class B | 1,653 | 38,819 | ||||||
Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B | 5,800 | 188,473 | ||||||
Hexagon AB Class B | 1,682 | 57,321 | ||||||
Investment AB Kinnevik Class B | 1,856 | 46,157 | ||||||
Investor AB Class B | 3,567 | 118,403 | ||||||
Lundin Petroleum ABa,b | 2,175 | 33,908 | ||||||
Millicom International Cellular SA SDR | 406 | 19,504 | ||||||
Nordea Bank AB | 17,777 | 177,275 | ||||||
Sandvik AB | 7,574 | 69,048 | ||||||
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A | 9,164 | 89,731 | ||||||
Skanska AB Class B | 3,248 | 69,204 | ||||||
SKF AB Class B | 2,900 | 47,878 | ||||||
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA Class B | 3,538 | 105,742 | ||||||
Svenska Handelsbanken AB Class A | 9,686 | 124,164 | ||||||
Swedbank AB Class A | 5,365 | 108,688 | ||||||
Swedish Match AB | 1,537 | 49,516 | ||||||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B | 19,053 | 175,581 | ||||||
TeliaSonera AB | 11,455 | 52,681 | ||||||
Volvo AB Class B | 10,161 | 102,214 | ||||||
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| |||||||
2,064,030 | ||||||||
SWITZERLAND — 3.50% |
| |||||||
ABB Ltd. Registered | 14,471 | 260,071 | ||||||
Actelion Ltd. Registered | 812 | 113,647 | ||||||
Adecco SA Registered | 1,044 | 61,057 | ||||||
Aryzta AG | 812 | 38,937 | ||||||
Baloise Holding AG Registered | 551 | 69,705 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Cie. Financiere Richemont SA Class A Registered | 3,393 | $ | 217,343 | |||||
Credit Suisse Group AG Registered | 11,376 | 153,507 | ||||||
Geberit AG Registered | 348 | 126,237 | ||||||
Givaudan SA Registered | 87 | 163,780 | ||||||
Julius Baer Group Ltd. | 1,711 | 68,818 | ||||||
Kuehne + Nagel International AG Registered | 551 | 71,918 | ||||||
LafargeHolcim Ltd. Registered | 3,132 | 124,431 | ||||||
Nestle SA Registered | 19,546 | 1,375,677 | ||||||
Novartis AG Registered | 14,036 | 1,009,718 | ||||||
Partners Group Holding AG | 232 | 84,496 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG | 4,292 | 1,107,474 | ||||||
Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates | 348 | 58,524 | ||||||
Schindler Holding AG Registered | 261 | 44,496 | ||||||
SGS SA Registered | 58 | 117,514 | ||||||
Sonova Holding AG Registered | 377 | 45,459 | ||||||
Swatch Group AG (The) Bearerb | 290 | 101,180 | ||||||
Swiss Life Holding AG Registered | 261 | 63,940 | ||||||
Swiss Prime Site AG Registered | 354 | 29,660 | ||||||
Swiss Re AG | 2,088 | 186,264 | ||||||
Swisscom AG Registered | 145 | 71,219 | ||||||
Syngenta AG Registered | 609 | 245,618 | ||||||
Transocean Ltd.b | 2,523 | 22,216 | ||||||
UBS Group AG | 22,949 | 353,451 | ||||||
Zurich Insurance Group AG | 899 | 191,805 | ||||||
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3i Group PLC | 11,362 | 69,369 | ||||||
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC | 7,743 | 26,049 | ||||||
Admiral Group PLC | 1,827 | 44,099 | ||||||
Aggreko PLC | 1,871 | 23,063 | ||||||
Anglo American PLC | 8,700 | 58,227 | ||||||
Antofagasta PLC | 4,524 | 31,145 | ||||||
ARM Holdings PLC | 9,222 | 128,004 | ||||||
Associated British Foods PLC | 2,697 | 128,016 | ||||||
AstraZeneca PLC | 7,946 | 454,791 | ||||||
Auto Trader Group PLCc | 10,701 | 54,134 | ||||||
Aviva PLC | 24,053 | 146,886 | ||||||
Babcock International Group PLC | 3,857 | 49,182 | ||||||
BAE Systems PLC | 21,605 | 154,458 | ||||||
Barclays PLC | 101,094 | 242,392 | ||||||
BHP Billiton PLC | 13,282 | 134,751 |
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BP PLC | 114,202 | $ | 559,339 | |||||
British American Tobacco PLC | 11,803 | 645,692 | ||||||
British Land Co. PLC (The) | 7,801 | 71,643 | ||||||
BT Group PLC | 54,578 | 370,031 | ||||||
Bunzl PLC | 3,161 | 85,152 | ||||||
Burberry Group PLC | 3,654 | 67,217 | ||||||
Capita PLC | 4,437 | 61,958 | ||||||
Carnival PLC | 1,334 | 66,517 | ||||||
Centrica PLC | 31,900 | 92,468 | ||||||
Cobham PLC | 10,179 | 36,655 | ||||||
Compass Group PLC | 11,378 | 200,742 | ||||||
Croda International PLC | 1,131 | 46,844 | ||||||
Diageo PLC | 15,602 | 404,201 | ||||||
Experian PLC | 6,844 | 112,832 | ||||||
G4S PLC | 14,152 | 41,042 | ||||||
GKN PLC | 13,543 | 51,902 | ||||||
GlaxoSmithKline PLC | 29,580 | 576,912 | ||||||
Glencore PLC | 79,638 | 147,886 | ||||||
Hammerson PLC | 7,975 | 61,071 | ||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC | 118,987 | 762,193 | ||||||
ICAP PLC | 4,640 | 28,115 | ||||||
IMI PLC | 2,436 | 28,873 | ||||||
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC | 6,177 | 320,443 | ||||||
Inmarsat PLC | 5,655 | 77,193 | ||||||
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | 2,033 | 77,204 | ||||||
Intertek Group PLC | 1,247 | 50,779 | ||||||
Intu Properties PLC | 8,922 | 37,326 | ||||||
Investec PLC | 4,669 | 30,835 | ||||||
ITV PLC | 26,535 | 91,930 | ||||||
J Sainsbury PLC | 9,410 | 33,361 | ||||||
Johnson Matthey PLC | 1,510 | 53,808 | ||||||
Kingfisher PLC | 14,964 | 69,714 | ||||||
Land Securities Group PLC | 6,554 | 92,159 | ||||||
Legal & General Group PLC | 36,337 | 114,951 | ||||||
Lloyds Banking Group PLC | 365,806 | 369,086 | ||||||
London Stock Exchange Group PLC | 2,237 | 83,486 | ||||||
Marks & Spencer Group PLC | 10,788 | 63,925 | ||||||
Meggitt PLC | 7,540 | 43,922 | ||||||
National Grid PLC | 21,228 | 285,036 | ||||||
Next PLC | 1,073 | 101,159 | ||||||
Old Mutual PLC | 38,077 | 90,368 | ||||||
Pearson PLC | 4,988 | 59,711 | ||||||
Prudential PLC | 15,283 | 267,827 | ||||||
Randgold Resources Ltd. | 896 | 80,976 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | 3,799 | $ | 347,305 | |||||
RELX PLC | 7,888 | 136,530 | ||||||
Rexam PLC | 5,618 | 47,837 | ||||||
Rio Tinto PLC | 8,381 | 222,383 | ||||||
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 12,354 | 116,900 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLCa | 21,779 | 67,956 | ||||||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A | 24,447 | 561,292 | ||||||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B | 25,770 | 590,770 | ||||||
RSA Insurance Group PLC | 8,514 | 51,649 | ||||||
SABMiller PLC | 5,974 | 347,834 | ||||||
Sage Group PLC (The) | 9,657 | 80,277 | ||||||
Segro PLC | 9,686 | 56,086 | ||||||
Severn Trent PLC | 2,175 | 64,744 | ||||||
Shire PLC | 3,944 | 208,202 | ||||||
Sky PLC | 6,351 | 92,313 | ||||||
Smith & Nephew PLC | 6,061 | 99,079 | ||||||
Smiths Group PLC | 3,683 | 51,429 | ||||||
SSE PLC | 5,963 | 115,094 | ||||||
Standard Chartered PLC | 20,068 | 120,383 | ||||||
Standard Life PLC | 11,770 | 54,703 | ||||||
Tate & Lyle PLC | 3,973 | 32,501 | ||||||
Tesco PLCa | 50,112 | 125,984 | ||||||
TUI AG | 3,886 | 58,054 | ||||||
Unilever PLC | 7,946 | 342,394 | ||||||
United Utilities Group PLC | 4,524 | 58,350 | ||||||
Vodafone Group PLC | 162,925 | 498,834 | ||||||
Weir Group PLC (The) | 1,653 | 22,000 | ||||||
Whitbread PLC | 1,508 | 82,402 | ||||||
Wolseley PLC | 1,896 | 97,922 | ||||||
WPP PLC | 7,917 | 168,035 | ||||||
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3M Co. | 3,886 | 609,597 | ||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 8,903 | 344,902 | ||||||
AbbVie Inc. | 10,179 | 555,875 | ||||||
Accenture PLC Class A | 3,857 | 386,703 | ||||||
Activision Blizzard Inc. | 3,335 | 105,619 | ||||||
Acuity Brands Inc. | 319 | 66,808 | ||||||
Adobe Systems Inc.a | 3,161 | 269,159 | ||||||
ADT Corp. (The) | 1,160 | 46,829 | ||||||
Advance Auto Parts Inc. | 522 | 77,486 | ||||||
AES Corp./VA | 4,263 | 41,777 | ||||||
Aetna Inc. | 2,088 | 226,819 | ||||||
Affiliated Managers Group Inc.a | 522 | 72,396 |
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Aflac Inc. | 2,233 | $ | 132,908 | |||||
AGCO Corp. | 812 | 40,186 | ||||||
Agilent Technologies Inc. | 2,175 | 81,236 | ||||||
Air Products & Chemicals Inc. | 1,334 | 176,715 | ||||||
Airgas Inc. | 522 | 73,873 | ||||||
Akamai Technologies Inc.a | 1,247 | 67,301 | ||||||
Albemarle Corp. | 696 | 39,129 | ||||||
Alcoa Inc. | 7,946 | 70,958 | ||||||
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.a | 1,421 | 200,077 | ||||||
Alkermes PLCa | 1,218 | 39,305 | ||||||
Alleghany Corp.a | 87 | 40,366 | ||||||
Allergan PLCa | 2,407 | 698,295 | ||||||
Alliance Data Systems Corp.a | 377 | 79,219 | ||||||
Alliant Energy Corp. | 957 | 65,028 | ||||||
Allstate Corp. (The) | 2,639 | 167,471 | ||||||
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.a,b | 551 | 32,272 | ||||||
Alphabet Inc. Class Aa | 1,798 | 1,289,562 | ||||||
Alphabet Inc. Class Ca | 1,914 | 1,335,532 | ||||||
Altria Group Inc. | 11,948 | 735,638 | ||||||
Amazon.com Inc.a | 2,465 | 1,361,962 | ||||||
Ameren Corp. | 1,798 | 84,416 | ||||||
American Airlines Group Inc. | 1,508 | 61,828 | ||||||
American Capital Agency Corp. | 2,204 | 39,826 | ||||||
American Electric Power Co. Inc. | 3,074 | 189,819 | ||||||
American Express Co. | 5,336 | 296,575 | ||||||
American International Group Inc. | 7,859 | 394,522 | ||||||
American Tower Corp. | 2,610 | 240,642 | ||||||
American Water Works Co. Inc. | 1,624 | 105,268 | ||||||
Ameriprise Financial Inc. | 1,276 | 107,120 | ||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 1,479 | 128,111 | ||||||
AMETEK Inc. | 1,943 | 90,175 | ||||||
Amgen Inc. | 4,611 | 656,053 | ||||||
Amphenol Corp. Class A | 1,972 | 104,654 | ||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 3,132 | 118,859 | ||||||
Analog Devices Inc. | 2,004 | 106,192 | ||||||
Annaly Capital Management Inc. | 5,974 | 60,517 | ||||||
ANSYS Inc.a | 784 | 65,088 | ||||||
Anthem Inc. | 1,682 | 219,821 | ||||||
Aon PLC | 1,856 | 176,858 | ||||||
Apache Corp. | 2,291 | 87,699 | ||||||
Apple Inc. | 34,655 | 3,350,792 | ||||||
Applied Materials Inc. | 7,888 | 148,847 | ||||||
Arch Capital Group Ltd.a | 1,421 | 96,543 | ||||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 3,770 | 131,799 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Arrow Electronics Inc.a | 783 | $ | 44,756 | |||||
Assurant Inc. | 580 | 41,238 | ||||||
AT&T Inc. | 37,265 | 1,376,942 | ||||||
Autodesk Inc.a | 1,566 | 81,025 | ||||||
Autoliv Inc.b | 638 | 67,775 | ||||||
Automatic Data Processing Inc. | 2,958 | 250,513 | ||||||
AutoZone Inc.a | 232 | 179,700 | ||||||
AvalonBay Communities Inc. | 812 | 139,372 | ||||||
Avery Dennison Corp. | 928 | 60,431 | ||||||
Avnet Inc. | 1,015 | 41,767 | ||||||
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. | 783 | 42,055 | ||||||
Baker Hughes Inc. | 2,929 | 125,566 | ||||||
Ball Corp. | 1,218 | 80,668 | ||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 64,090 | 802,407 | ||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | 7,105 | 251,446 | ||||||
Baxalta Inc. | 3,886 | 149,689 | ||||||
Baxter International Inc. | 3,016 | 119,162 | ||||||
BB&T Corp. | 4,205 | 135,233 | ||||||
Becton Dickinson and Co. | 1,197 | 176,498 | ||||||
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.a,b | 1,450 | 69,528 | ||||||
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class Ba | 7,105 | 953,278 | ||||||
Best Buy Co. Inc. | 2,175 | 70,448 | ||||||
Biogen Inc.a | 1,479 | 383,682 | ||||||
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.a | 1,131 | 92,595 | ||||||
BlackRock Inc.d | 783 | 244,265 | ||||||
Boeing Co. (The) | 3,915 | 462,675 | ||||||
BorgWarner Inc. | 1,421 | 46,438 | ||||||
Boston Properties Inc. | 1,102 | 125,782 | ||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.a | 9,454 | 160,529 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 10,295 | 637,569 | ||||||
Broadcom Ltd. | 2,349 | 314,696 | ||||||
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B | 957 | 94,236 | ||||||
Bunge Ltd. | 1,015 | 50,466 | ||||||
CA Inc. | 2,233 | 65,405 | ||||||
Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A | 1,015 | 33,018 | ||||||
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 2,958 | 59,545 | ||||||
California Resources Corp. | 441 | 248 | ||||||
Calpine Corp.a | 2,726 | 34,239 | ||||||
Cameron International Corp.a | 1,392 | 91,260 | ||||||
Campbell Soup Co. | 1,508 | 93,119 | ||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 3,393 | 223,022 | ||||||
Cardinal Health Inc. | 2,088 | 170,590 | ||||||
CarMax Inc.a,b | 1,479 | 68,419 | ||||||
Carnival Corp. | 2,291 | 109,876 |
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Caterpillar Inc. | 3,509 | $ | 237,559 | |||||
CBRE Group Inc. Class Aa | 2,581 | 65,583 | ||||||
CBS Corp. Class B NVS | 3,132 | 151,526 | ||||||
CDK Global Inc. | 1,102 | 49,469 | ||||||
Celanese Corp. Series A | 1,131 | 68,245 | ||||||
Celgene Corp.a | 4,843 | 488,320 | ||||||
CenterPoint Energy Inc. | 2,726 | 50,785 | ||||||
CenturyLink Inc. | 3,509 | 107,340 | ||||||
Cerner Corp.a | 1,972 | 100,690 | ||||||
CF Industries Holdings Inc. | 1,740 | 63,440 | ||||||
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc. | 1,102 | 76,953 | ||||||
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | 7,888 | 197,594 | ||||||
Charter Communications Inc. Class Aa,b | 551 | 98,938 | ||||||
Cheniere Energy Inc.a | 1,682 | 60,132 | ||||||
Chevron Corp. | 11,281 | 941,287 | ||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.a | 203 | 103,359 | ||||||
Chubb Ltd. | 2,764 | 319,325 | ||||||
Church & Dwight Co. Inc. | 899 | 81,593 | ||||||
Cigna Corp. | 1,682 | 234,824 | ||||||
Cimarex Energy Co. | 638 | 53,611 | ||||||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 812 | 51,270 | ||||||
Cintas Corp. | 1,015 | 85,250 | ||||||
Cisco Systems Inc. | 30,450 | 797,181 | ||||||
CIT Group Inc. | 1,189 | 35,444 | ||||||
Citigroup Inc. | 18,444 | 716,549 | ||||||
Citizens Financial Group Inc. | 3,305 | 63,555 | ||||||
Citrix Systems Inc.a | 1,247 | 88,101 | ||||||
Clorox Co. (The) | 696 | 87,988 | ||||||
CME Group Inc./IL | 2,001 | 182,971 | ||||||
CMS Energy Corp. | 2,059 | 81,454 | ||||||
Coach Inc. | 1,740 | 67,756 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 25,230 | 1,088,170 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. | 1,827 | 88,628 | ||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class Aa | 3,886 | 221,424 | ||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 4,988 | 327,412 | ||||||
Columbia Pipeline Group Inc. | 2,117 | 38,424 | ||||||
Comcast Corp. Class A | 14,993 | 865,546 | ||||||
Comerica Inc. | 1,189 | 40,164 | ||||||
ConAgra Foods Inc. | 2,842 | 119,535 | ||||||
Concho Resources Inc.a,b | 783 | 70,658 | ||||||
ConocoPhillips | 7,279 | 246,249 | ||||||
Consolidated Edison Inc. | 1,856 | 129,939 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Constellation Brands Inc. Class A | 1,160 | $ | 164,059 | |||||
Continental Resources Inc./OKa,b | 907 | 21,024 | ||||||
Core Laboratories NV | 319 | 33,476 | ||||||
Corning Inc. | 7,714 | 141,166 | ||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 2,726 | 408,982 | ||||||
CR Bard Inc. | 522 | 100,422 | ||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. | 2,059 | 178,103 | ||||||
Crown Holdings Inc.a | 1,218 | 57,063 | ||||||
CSX Corp. | 6,438 | 155,413 | ||||||
Cummins Inc. | 1,189 | 116,011 | ||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 6,844 | 665,031 | ||||||
Danaher Corp. | 3,799 | 339,137 | ||||||
Darden Restaurants Inc. | 1,015 | 64,838 | ||||||
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.a | 1,160 | 76,525 | ||||||
Deere & Co. | 2,059 | 165,091 | ||||||
Delphi Automotive PLC | 1,769 | 117,957 | ||||||
DENTSPLY International Inc. | 2,030 | 123,749 | ||||||
Devon Energy Corp. | 2,320 | 45,658 | ||||||
Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. | 725 | 30,791 | ||||||
Digital Realty Trust Inc.b | 1,015 | 80,256 | ||||||
Discover Financial Services | 3,074 | 142,695 | ||||||
Discovery Communications Inc. Class Aa,b | 986 | 24,650 | ||||||
Discovery Communications Inc. Class C NVSa | 2,204 | 54,329 | ||||||
DISH Network Corp. Class Aa | 1,479 | 69,705 | ||||||
Dollar General Corp. | 2,001 | 148,574 | ||||||
Dollar Tree Inc.a | 1,537 | 123,344 | ||||||
Dominion Resources Inc./VA | 3,509 | 245,349 | ||||||
Dover Corp. | 1,305 | 79,318 | ||||||
Dow Chemical Co. (The) | 7,047 | 342,555 | ||||||
DR Horton Inc. | 2,320 | 61,990 | ||||||
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. | 1,508 | 138,027 | ||||||
DTE Energy Co. | 1,131 | 95,140 | ||||||
Duke Energy Corp. | 4,031 | 299,423 | ||||||
Duke Realty Corp. | 3,596 | 74,365 | ||||||
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The) | 406 | 38,891 | ||||||
Eastman Chemical Co. | 1,102 | 70,693 | ||||||
Eaton Corp. PLC | 2,842 | 161,170 | ||||||
Eaton Vance Corp. NVS | 1,160 | 33,536 | ||||||
eBay Inc.a | 6,931 | 164,958 | ||||||
Ecolab Inc. | 1,827 | 187,359 | ||||||
Edgewell Personal Care Co. | 368 | 28,134 | ||||||
Edison International | 2,291 | 156,155 |
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Edwards Lifesciences Corp.a | 1,566 | $ | 136,242 | |||||
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 5,655 | 344,220 | ||||||
Electronic Arts Inc.a | 2,117 | 135,996 | ||||||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 6,235 | 448,920 | ||||||
EMC Corp./MA | 12,267 | 320,537 | ||||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 4,089 | 199,666 | ||||||
Endo International PLCa | 1,363 | 56,987 | ||||||
Entergy Corp. | 1,305 | 94,234 | ||||||
EOG Resources Inc. | 3,480 | 225,295 | ||||||
EQT Corp. | 1,073 | 59,809 | ||||||
Equifax Inc. | 986 | 103,412 | ||||||
Equinix Inc. | 364 | 110,543 | ||||||
Equity Residential | 2,146 | 159,856 | ||||||
Essex Property Trust Inc. | 493 | 103,175 | ||||||
Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (The) Class A | 1,450 | 132,428 | ||||||
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 261 | 48,580 | ||||||
Eversource Energy | 2,030 | 110,229 | ||||||
Exelon Corp. | 5,597 | 176,250 | ||||||
Expedia Inc. | 783 | 81,518 | ||||||
Expeditors International of Washington Inc. | 1,508 | 69,036 | ||||||
Express Scripts Holding Co.a | 4,408 | 310,235 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 25,694 | 2,059,374 | ||||||
F5 Networks Inc.a | 551 | 52,990 | ||||||
Facebook Inc. Class Aa | 14,152 | 1,513,132 | ||||||
Fastenal Co.b | 2,001 | 90,625 | ||||||
Federal Realty Investment Trustb | 725 | 107,343 | ||||||
FedEx Corp. | 1,798 | 246,110 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | 1,856 | 108,112 | ||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp. | 5,162 | 78,772 | ||||||
First Republic Bank/CA | 1,160 | 71,386 | ||||||
FirstEnergy Corp. | 2,871 | 96,092 | ||||||
Fiserv Inc.a | 1,856 | 177,489 | ||||||
FleetCor Technologies Inc.a | 523 | 66,782 | ||||||
Flextronics International Ltd.a | 5,017 | 54,485 | ||||||
FLIR Systems Inc. | 1,276 | 39,505 | ||||||
Flowserve Corp. | 1,305 | 54,836 | ||||||
Fluor Corp. | 1,247 | 57,412 | ||||||
FMC Corp. | 1,073 | 40,388 | ||||||
FMC Technologies Inc.a | 1,537 | 37,703 | ||||||
FNF Group | 1,856 | 61,211 | ||||||
Ford Motor Co. | 20,967 | 262,297 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Franklin Resources Inc. | 2,842 | $ | 101,886 | |||||
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.b | 7,163 | 54,654 | ||||||
Frontier Communications Corp. | 7,627 | 41,262 | ||||||
Gap Inc. (The) | 1,769 | 48,913 | ||||||
Garmin Ltd. | 783 | 31,719 | ||||||
General Dynamics Corp. | 1,769 | 241,062 | ||||||
General Electric Co. | 58,290 | 1,698,571 | ||||||
General Growth Properties Inc. | 3,393 | 93,375 | ||||||
General Mills Inc. | 3,538 | 208,211 | ||||||
General Motors Co. | 8,120 | 239,053 | ||||||
Genuine Parts Co. | 957 | 86,274 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences Inc. | 8,990 | 784,377 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The) | 2,378 | 355,582 | ||||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) | 1,914 | 57,650 | ||||||
H&R Block Inc. | 1,972 | 64,839 | ||||||
Halliburton Co. | 5,133 | 165,693 | ||||||
Hanesbrands Inc. | 2,639 | 75,185 | ||||||
Harley-Davidson Inc. | 1,189 | 51,329 | ||||||
Harman International Industries Inc. | 493 | 37,803 | ||||||
Harris Corp. | 870 | 67,877 | ||||||
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (The) | 2,697 | 113,598 | ||||||
Hasbro Inc. | 755 | 57,282 | ||||||
HCA Holdings Inc.a | 2,030 | 140,496 | ||||||
HCP Inc. | 3,016 | 89,213 | ||||||
Helmerich & Payne Inc. | 957 | 50,692 | ||||||
Henry Schein Inc.a | 667 | 110,355 | ||||||
Hershey Co. (The) | 1,073 | 97,525 | ||||||
Hertz Global Holdings Inc.a | 3,373 | 28,671 | ||||||
Hess Corp. | 1,740 | 75,864 | ||||||
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | 11,339 | 150,469 | ||||||
HollyFrontier Corp. | 1,276 | 43,154 | ||||||
Hologic Inc.a | 2,001 | 69,295 | ||||||
Home Depot Inc. (The) | 7,975 | 989,857 | ||||||
Honeywell International Inc. | 4,408 | 446,751 | ||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | 2,552 | 108,486 | ||||||
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. | 5,220 | 79,918 | ||||||
HP Inc. | 11,339 | 121,214 | ||||||
Humana Inc. | 870 | 153,964 | ||||||
IHS Inc. Class Aa | 522 | 54,283 | ||||||
Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 2,291 | 215,927 | ||||||
Illumina Inc.a | 957 | 143,780 | ||||||
Incyte Corp.a | 1,073 | 78,866 | ||||||
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | 1,856 | 103,119 |
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Intel Corp. | 28,855 | $ | 853,819 | |||||
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. | 725 | 172,883 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 5,655 | 740,975 | ||||||
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | 667 | 68,894 | ||||||
International Paper Co. | 2,552 | 91,106 | ||||||
Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. (The) | 3,219 | 68,854 | ||||||
Intuit Inc. | 1,827 | 176,561 | ||||||
Intuitive Surgical Inc.a,b | 211 | 118,806 | ||||||
Invesco Ltd. | 3,045 | 81,423 | ||||||
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.a | 1,073 | 37,083 | ||||||
Iron Mountain Inc.b | 1,179 | 34,639 | ||||||
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.a | 1,160 | 44,834 | ||||||
Jarden Corp.a | 1,073 | 56,740 | ||||||
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLCa | 406 | 49,361 | ||||||
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc. | 754 | 57,523 | ||||||
JM Smucker Co. (The) | 899 | 114,685 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 17,139 | 1,803,194 | ||||||
Johnson Controls Inc. | 3,857 | 140,626 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 22,417 | 1,262,077 | ||||||
Juniper Networks Inc. | 2,581 | 63,751 | ||||||
Kansas City Southern | 783 | 63,979 | ||||||
Kellogg Co. | 1,595 | 118,062 | ||||||
Keurig Green Mountain Inc. | 812 | 74,655 | ||||||
KeyCorp | 5,597 | 59,048 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 2,117 | 275,845 | ||||||
Kimco Realty Corp. | 2,349 | 62,836 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan Inc./DE | 11,948 | 216,139 | ||||||
KLA-Tencor Corp. | 1,044 | 70,721 | ||||||
Kohl’s Corp. | 1,392 | 64,965 | ||||||
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) | 3,451 | 265,796 | ||||||
Kroger Co. (The) | 6,177 | 246,524 | ||||||
L Brands Inc. | 1,566 | 132,781 | ||||||
L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. | 725 | 85,050 | ||||||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdingsa | 638 | 70,078 | ||||||
Lam Research Corp. | 1,044 | 76,525 | ||||||
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 2,175 | 105,009 | ||||||
Legg Mason Inc. | 1,102 | 31,473 | ||||||
Leggett & Platt Inc. | 1,248 | 55,736 | ||||||
Leucadia National Corp. | 2,262 | 32,686 | ||||||
Level 3 Communications Inc.a | 2,088 | 101,372 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Liberty Global PLC Series Aa | 1,798 | $ | 66,238 | |||||
Liberty Global PLC Series C NVSa | 3,451 | 124,098 | ||||||
Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group Series Aa | 3,480 | 88,322 | ||||||
Liberty Media Corp. Class Aa,b | 754 | 26,857 | ||||||
Liberty Media Corp. Class Ca | 1,816 | 63,378 | ||||||
Liberty Property Trust | 899 | 25,963 | ||||||
Lincoln National Corp. | 1,624 | 59,325 | ||||||
Linear Technology Corp. | 1,450 | 63,249 | ||||||
LinkedIn Corp. Class Aa | 725 | 84,963 | ||||||
LKQ Corp.a | 2,494 | 68,834 | ||||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1,740 | 375,475 | ||||||
Loews Corp. | 2,030 | 73,791 | ||||||
Lowe’s Companies Inc. | 5,945 | 401,466 | ||||||
lululemon athletica Inc.a,b | 812 | 50,937 | ||||||
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | 2,494 | 200,044 | ||||||
M&T Bank Corp. | 899 | 92,192 | ||||||
Macerich Co. (The) | 957 | 75,680 | ||||||
Macy’s Inc. | 2,117 | 91,476 | ||||||
Mallinckrodt PLCa | 783 | 50,918 | ||||||
ManpowerGroup Inc. | 580 | 44,915 | ||||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | 4,466 | 36,666 | ||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 3,480 | 119,190 | ||||||
Markel Corp.a | 87 | 74,534 | ||||||
Marriott International Inc./MD Class A | 1,479 | 100,794 | ||||||
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. | 2,900 | 165,445 | ||||||
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. | 406 | 57,904 | ||||||
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | 3,480 | 33,234 | ||||||
Masco Corp. | 2,668 | 75,238 | ||||||
MasterCard Inc. Class A | 6,264 | 544,467 | ||||||
Mattel Inc. | 2,030 | 66,016 | ||||||
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. | 1,914 | 64,808 | ||||||
McCormick & Co. Inc./MD | 986 | 91,954 | ||||||
McDonald’s Corp. | 5,655 | 662,709 | ||||||
McGraw Hill Financial Inc. | 1,711 | 153,545 | ||||||
McKesson Corp. | 1,479 | 230,162 | ||||||
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | 1,305 | 96,257 | ||||||
Medivation Inc.a | 1,276 | 45,643 | ||||||
Medtronic PLC | 8,439 | 653,094 | ||||||
Merck & Co. Inc. | 17,168 | 862,005 | ||||||
MetLife Inc. | 5,365 | 212,239 | ||||||
MGM Resorts Internationala | 3,045 | 57,642 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.a | 1,334 | $ | 75,571 | |||||
Microchip Technology Inc.b | 1,305 | 58,059 | ||||||
Micron Technology Inc.a | 7,337 | 77,992 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 47,038 | 2,393,293 | ||||||
Mohawk Industries Inc.a | 464 | 83,395 | ||||||
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B | 1,102 | 93,968 | ||||||
Mondelez International Inc. Class A | 10,179 | 412,555 | ||||||
Monsanto Co. | 3,045 | 274,020 | ||||||
Monster Beverage Corp.a | 957 | 120,103 | ||||||
Moody’s Corp. | 1,363 | 121,034 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | 9,309 | 229,932 | ||||||
Mosaic Co. (The) | 1,943 | 51,781 | ||||||
Motorola Solutions Inc. | 1,363 | 100,167 | ||||||
Murphy Oil Corp. | 1,131 | 19,431 | ||||||
Mylan NVa | 2,523 | 113,712 | ||||||
Nasdaq Inc. | 1,015 | 64,239 | ||||||
National Oilwell Varco Inc. | 2,320 | 67,906 | ||||||
Navient Corp. | 3,248 | 35,176 | ||||||
NetApp Inc. | 1,682 | 41,781 | ||||||
Netflix Inc.a | 2,436 | 227,547 | ||||||
New York Community Bancorp. Inc. | 3,248 | 49,142 | ||||||
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. | 1,885 | 71,649 | ||||||
Newmont Mining Corp. | 3,074 | 79,401 | ||||||
News Corp. Class A | 2,468 | 26,704 | ||||||
NextEra Energy Inc. | 2,802 | 316,122 | ||||||
Nielsen Holdings PLC | 2,030 | 102,190 | ||||||
NIKE Inc. Class B | 8,642 | 532,261 | ||||||
Noble Energy Inc. | 2,755 | 81,273 | ||||||
Nordstrom Inc. | 1,015 | 52,090 | ||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 2,030 | 148,535 | ||||||
Northern Trust Corp. | 1,450 | 86,101 | ||||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 1,276 | 245,273 | ||||||
NRG Energy Inc. | 2,465 | 26,573 | ||||||
Nucor Corp. | 2,030 | 79,860 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 3,132 | 98,220 | ||||||
O’Reilly Automotive Inc.a | 754 | 196,281 | ||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 4,698 | 323,316 | ||||||
Omnicom Group Inc. | 1,653 | 128,620 | ||||||
ONEOK Inc. | 1,423 | 34,152 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. | 19,720 | 725,302 | ||||||
PACCAR Inc. | 2,291 | 117,986 | ||||||
Palo Alto Networks Inc.a,b | 522 | 75,580 | ||||||
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 1,044 | 105,653 | ||||||
PartnerRe Ltd. | 493 | 69,153 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Patterson Companies Inc. | 812 | $ | 35,273 | |||||
Paychex Inc. | 2,204 | 113,264 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings Inc.a | 6,931 | 264,348 | ||||||
Pentair PLC | 1,479 | 70,563 | ||||||
People’s United Financial Inc. | 2,494 | 36,437 | ||||||
Pepco Holdings Inc. | 2,320 | 60,738 | ||||||
PepsiCo Inc. | 8,845 | 865,218 | ||||||
Perrigo Co. PLC | 928 | 117,160 | ||||||
Pfizer Inc. | 37,497 | 1,112,536 | ||||||
PG&E Corp. | 3,161 | 179,324 | ||||||
Philip Morris International Inc. | 9,222 | 839,479 | ||||||
Phillips 66 | 3,422 | 271,673 | ||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 899 | 61,878 | ||||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 957 | 115,347 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The)d | 3,161 | 257,021 | ||||||
PPG Industries Inc. | 1,798 | 173,561 | ||||||
PPL Corp. | 4,484 | 156,895 | ||||||
Praxair Inc. | 1,653 | 168,259 | ||||||
Priceline Group Inc. (The)a | 319 | 403,602 | ||||||
Principal Financial Group Inc. | 1,943 | 73,465 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 16,588 | 1,331,851 | ||||||
Progressive Corp. (The) | 3,161 | 100,899 | ||||||
Prologis Inc. | 3,538 | 136,071 | ||||||
Prudential Financial Inc. | 2,755 | 182,078 | ||||||
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. | 3,770 | 160,828 | ||||||
Public Storage | 957 | 238,762 | ||||||
PulteGroup Inc. | 2,610 | 44,866 | ||||||
PVH Corp. | 580 | 45,907 | ||||||
Qorvo Inc.a,b | 999 | 45,035 | ||||||
QUALCOMM Inc. | 9,164 | 465,440 | ||||||
Quanta Services Inc.a | 1,827 | 37,070 | ||||||
Quest Diagnostics Inc. | 1,044 | 69,457 | ||||||
Ralph Lauren Corp. | 377 | 34,217 | ||||||
Range Resources Corp.b | 1,392 | 33,032 | ||||||
Raytheon Co. | 2,059 | 255,007 | ||||||
Realty Income Corp.b | 1,537 | 89,976 | ||||||
Red Hat Inc.a | 1,305 | 85,282 | ||||||
Regency Centers Corp. | 957 | 67,545 | ||||||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.a | 493 | 189,322 | ||||||
Regions Financial Corp. | 8,874 | 66,732 | ||||||
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | 377 | 42,676 | ||||||
Republic Services Inc. | 1,972 | 90,120 | ||||||
Reynolds American Inc. | 5,458 | 275,247 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Rite Aid Corp.a | 6,786 | $ | 53,949 | |||||
Robert Half International Inc. | 1,218 | 47,977 | ||||||
Rockwell Automation Inc. | 986 | 102,633 | ||||||
Rockwell Collins Inc. | 1,044 | 91,423 | ||||||
Roper Technologies Inc. | 783 | 131,489 | ||||||
Ross Stores Inc. | 2,900 | 159,442 | ||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 1,102 | 81,956 | ||||||
salesforce.com inc.a | 3,886 | 263,276 | ||||||
SanDisk Corp. | 1,392 | 100,586 | ||||||
SBA Communications Corp. Class Aa | 986 | 93,562 | ||||||
SCANA Corp. | 986 | 64,110 | ||||||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 7,685 | 551,168 | ||||||
Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. Class A | 638 | 37,795 | ||||||
Seagate Technology PLC | 1,943 | 60,932 | ||||||
SEI Investments Co. | 1,566 | 59,774 | ||||||
Sempra Energy | 1,479 | 142,738 | ||||||
ServiceNow Inc.a | 1,073 | 59,004 | ||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 609 | 164,734 | ||||||
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 638 | 69,159 | ||||||
Simon Property Group Inc. | 1,946 | 369,215 | ||||||
Sirius XM Holdings Inc.a,b | 24,215 | 90,080 | ||||||
Skyworks Solutions Inc. | 1,218 | 80,936 | ||||||
SL Green Realty Corp. | 609 | 53,702 | ||||||
Southern Co. (The) | 5,974 | 287,827 | ||||||
Southwestern Energy Co.a,b | 3,103 | 17,935 | ||||||
Spectra Energy Corp. | 4,234 | 123,633 | ||||||
Splunk Inc.a,b | 812 | 35,403 | ||||||
Sprint Corp.a,b | 7,169 | 24,661 | ||||||
St. Jude Medical Inc. | 1,827 | 98,092 | ||||||
Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | 1,102 | 103,599 | ||||||
Staples Inc. | 4,379 | 41,382 | ||||||
Starbucks Corp. | 9,396 | 546,941 | ||||||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. | 1,276 | 88,184 | ||||||
State Street Corp. | 2,784 | 152,508 | ||||||
Stericycle Inc.a | 667 | 75,991 | ||||||
Stryker Corp. | 1,856 | 185,377 | ||||||
SunTrust Banks Inc. | 3,393 | 112,580 | ||||||
Symantec Corp. | 4,553 | 87,918 | ||||||
Synchrony Financiala | 5,021 | 135,316 | ||||||
Synopsys Inc.a | 1,624 | 72,674 | ||||||
Sysco Corp. | 3,596 | 158,691 | ||||||
T Rowe Price Group Inc. | 1,682 | 116,243 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
T-Mobile U.S. Inc.a | 2,059 | $ | 76,389 | |||||
Tableau Software Inc. Class Aa | 377 | 17,210 | ||||||
Target Corp. | 3,596 | 282,106 | ||||||
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | 1,769 | 50,558 | ||||||
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 2,552 | 145,260 | ||||||
Teradata Corp.a,b | 1,247 | 31,113 | ||||||
Tesla Motors Inc.a,b | 580 | 111,319 | ||||||
Tesoro Corp. | 870 | 70,192 | ||||||
Texas Instruments Inc. | 5,829 | 309,054 | ||||||
Textron Inc. | 2,117 | 72,296 | ||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 2,378 | 307,214 | ||||||
Tiffany & Co. | 812 | 52,764 | ||||||
Time Warner Cable Inc. | 1,769 | 337,631 | ||||||
Time Warner Inc. | 4,988 | 330,206 | ||||||
TJX Companies Inc. (The) | 4,350 | 322,335 | ||||||
Toll Brothers Inc.a,b | 1,798 | 49,355 | ||||||
Torchmark Corp. | 910 | 46,610 | ||||||
Total System Services Inc. | 1,566 | 68,246 | ||||||
Tractor Supply Co. | 986 | 83,386 | ||||||
TransDigm Group Inc.a | 435 | 92,907 | ||||||
Travelers Companies Inc. (The) | 1,885 | 202,675 | ||||||
Trimble Navigation Ltd.a | 1,740 | 40,472 | ||||||
TripAdvisor Inc.a,b | 783 | 49,016 | ||||||
Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. Class A | 8,584 | 231,940 | ||||||
Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. Class B | 1,740 | 47,258 | ||||||
Twitter Inc.a | 3,944 | 71,465 | ||||||
Tyco International PLC | 3,219 | 113,244 | ||||||
Tyson Foods Inc. Class A | 2,059 | 133,320 | ||||||
U.S. Bancorp. | 10,556 | 406,617 | ||||||
UDR Inc. | 2,291 | 78,650 | ||||||
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc.a | 464 | 76,648 | ||||||
Under Armour Inc. Class Aa,b | 1,305 | 109,215 | ||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 5,307 | 418,510 | ||||||
United Parcel Service Inc. Class B | 4,263 | 411,593 | ||||||
United Rentals Inc.a | 725 | 37,388 | ||||||
United Technologies Corp. | 5,046 | 487,545 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 5,887 | 701,142 | ||||||
Universal Health Services Inc. Class B | 580 | 64,015 | ||||||
Unum Group | 1,595 | 45,505 | ||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 3,277 | 196,882 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Varian Medical Systems Inc.a | 754 | $ | 58,978 | |||||
Ventas Inc. | 1,951 | 108,612 | ||||||
VEREIT Inc. | 5,655 | 45,353 | ||||||
VeriSign Inc.a,b | 1,160 | 98,008 | ||||||
Verisk Analytics Inc. Class Aa | 1,073 | 78,157 | ||||||
Verizon Communications Inc. | 24,592 | 1,247,552 | ||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.a | 1,595 | 136,357 | ||||||
VF Corp. | 2,262 | 147,279 | ||||||
Viacom Inc. Class B NVS | 2,320 | 85,492 | ||||||
Visa Inc. Class A | 12,180 | 881,710 | ||||||
VMware Inc. Class Aa | 551 | 27,820 | ||||||
Vornado Realty Trust | 1,218 | 105,186 | ||||||
Vulcan Materials Co. | 899 | 88,578 | ||||||
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | 9,599 | 636,798 | ||||||
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. | 5,365 | 423,513 | ||||||
Walt Disney Co. (The) | 9,744 | 930,747 | ||||||
Waste Management Inc. | 2,639 | 147,388 | ||||||
Waters Corp.a | 609 | 73,269 | ||||||
Weatherford International PLCa | 5,597 | 35,821 | ||||||
WEC Energy Group Inc. | 2,351 | 132,479 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 29,464 | 1,382,451 | ||||||
Welltower Inc.b | 2,059 | 131,323 | ||||||
Western Digital Corp. | 1,421 | 61,856 | ||||||
Western Union Co. (The) | 3,915 | 71,488 | ||||||
WestRock Co. | 1,566 | 52,884 | ||||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 5,046 | 131,095 | ||||||
Whirlpool Corp. | 551 | 85,581 | ||||||
WhiteWave Foods Co. (The)a | 1,479 | 57,267 | ||||||
Whole Foods Market Inc. | 2,262 | 70,823 | ||||||
Williams Companies Inc. (The) | 4,408 | 70,484 | ||||||
Willis Towers Watson PLC | 379 | 42,948 | ||||||
Workday Inc. Class Aa | 522 | 31,555 | ||||||
WR Berkley Corp. | 870 | 44,805 | ||||||
WW Grainger Inc. | 435 | 94,351 | ||||||
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 986 | 71,820 | ||||||
Wynn Resorts Ltd.b | 464 | 38,271 | ||||||
Xcel Energy Inc. | 3,190 | 126,133 | ||||||
Xerox Corp. | 7,337 | 70,509 | ||||||
Xilinx Inc. | 1,682 | 79,424 | ||||||
XL Group PLC | 1,827 | 62,812 | ||||||
Xylem Inc./NY | 1,508 | 56,414 | ||||||
Yahoo! Inc.a | 5,713 | 181,616 | ||||||
Yum! Brands Inc. | 2,784 | 201,756 | ||||||
Zillow Group Inc. Class Ca,b | 918 | 19,829 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. | 1,160 | $ | 112,300 | |||||
Zoetis Inc. | 3,480 | 142,889 | ||||||
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110,845,825 | ||||||||
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $218,210,036) |
| 186,775,840 | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.18% |
| |||||||
GERMANY — 0.17% |
| |||||||
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | 1,131 | 114,090 | ||||||
Porsche Automobil Holding SE | 957 | 43,860 | ||||||
Volkswagen AG | 1,305 | 152,713 | ||||||
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| |||||||
310,663 | ||||||||
ITALY — 0.01% |
| |||||||
Telecom Italia SpA | 33,379 | 25,877 | ||||||
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25,877 | ||||||||
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TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $571,500) |
| 336,540 | ||||||
RIGHTS — 0.00% |
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SPAIN — 0.00% |
| |||||||
Banco Popular Espanol SAa,b | 16,503 | 377 | ||||||
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377 | ||||||||
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TOTAL RIGHTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $364) |
| 377 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.28% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 2.28% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%d,e,f | 4,023,680 | 4,023,680 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%d,e,f | 204,197 | 204,197 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
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0.27%d,e | 56,989 | 56,989 | ||||||
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4,284,866 | ||||||||
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TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $4,284,866) |
| 4,284,866 | ||||||
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February 29, 2016
Value | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS | ||||||
(Cost: $223,066,766) | $ | 191,397,623 | ||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (1.82)% | (3,413,676 | ) | ||||
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NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 187,983,947 | ||||
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NVS | — Non-Voting Shares | |
SDR | — Swedish Depositary Receipts |
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. |
d | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
e | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
f | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
February 29, 2016
iShares Horizon ETF | iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF | iShares MSCI World ETF | ||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 1,187,245 | $ | 496,507,982 | $ | 218,218,934 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 19,176 | 3,415,307 | 4,847,832 | |||||||||
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Total cost of investments | $ | 1,206,421 | $ | 499,923,289 | $ | 223,066,766 | ||||||
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Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 887,221 | $ | 406,380,953 | $ | 186,611,471 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 19,176 | 3,415,307 | 4,786,152 | |||||||||
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Total fair value of investments | 906,397 | 409,796,260 | 191,397,623 | |||||||||
Foreign currency, at valueb | 1,497 | 5,566,263 | 307,225 | |||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities sold | — | 663,653 | 955,386 | |||||||||
Dividends and interest | 729 | 120,135 | 475,493 | |||||||||
Tax reclaims | 131 | 896 | 85,414 | |||||||||
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Total Assets | 908,754 | 416,147,207 | 193,221,141 | |||||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities purchased | — | 2,255,237 | 971,863 | |||||||||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | 17,485 | 133,724 | 4,227,877 | |||||||||
Deferred foreign capital gains taxes (Note 1) | — | 4,822,054 | — | |||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 347 | 258,951 | 37,454 | |||||||||
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Total Liabilities | 17,832 | 7,469,966 | 5,237,194 | |||||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 890,922 | $ | 408,677,241 | $ | 187,983,947 | ||||||
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Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 1,291,183 | $ | 581,914,485 | $ | 219,290,035 | ||||||
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | 3,567 | (284,901 | ) | 685,376 | ||||||||
Accumulated net realized loss | (103,812 | ) | (79,774,987 | ) | (318,445 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized depreciation | (300,016 | ) | (93,177,356 | ) | (31,673,019 | ) | ||||||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 890,922 | $ | 408,677,241 | $ | 187,983,947 | ||||||
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Shares outstandingc | 50,000 | 16,900,000 | 2,900,000 | |||||||||
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a | Securities on loan with values of $16,638, $130,901 and $4,061,536, respectively. See Note 1. |
b | Cost of foreign currency: $1,483, $5,571,238 and $307,309, respectively. |
c | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 25 million, 500 million and 500 million, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
Six months ended February 29, 2016
iShares Horizon ETF | iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF | iShares ETF | ||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliateda | $ | 9,307 | $ | 3,754,031 | $ | 2,359,892 | ||||||
Dividends — affiliated (Note 2) | — | — | 5,497 | |||||||||
Interest — unaffiliated | — | 14,328 | — | |||||||||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 1 | 1,519 | 157 | |||||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2) | 90 | 90 | 17,361 | |||||||||
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Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 2,243 | 1,849,603 | 264,463 | |||||||||
Commitment fees (Note 6) | — | 1,917 | — | |||||||||
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Investments — unaffiliatedb | (8,800 | ) | (34,784,164 | ) | (1,819,688 | ) | ||||||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated | — | 360,421 | 2,470,561 | |||||||||
In-kind redemptions — affiliated (Note 2) | — | — | 5,957 | |||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | (186 | ) | (122,701 | ) | (15,049 | ) | ||||||
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Investmentsc | (43,225 | ) | (6,898,701 | ) | (16,144,139 | ) | ||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 17 | (3,013 | ) | 3,181 | ||||||||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (43,208 | ) | (6,901,714 | ) | (16,140,958 | ) | ||||||
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Net realized and unrealized loss | (52,194 | ) | (41,448,158 | ) | (15,499,177 | ) | ||||||
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NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (45,039 | ) | $ | (39,529,710 | ) | $ | (13,380,733 | ) | |||
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b | Net of foreign capital gains taxes of $ —, $138,195 and $ —, respectively. |
c | Net of deferred foreign capital gains taxes of $ —, $3,045,196 and $ —, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Horizon ETF | iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Period from to August 31, 2015 | Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 7,155 | $ | 37,840 | $ | 1,918,448 | $ | 15,030,715 | ||||||||
Net realized loss | (8,986 | ) | (146,858 | ) | (34,546,444 | ) | (5,709,041 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (43,208 | ) | (256,808 | ) | (6,901,714 | ) | (166,708,688 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (45,039 | ) | (365,826 | ) | (39,529,710 | ) | (157,387,014 | ) | ||||||||
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From net investment income | (4,527 | ) | (35,584 | ) | (1,587,488 | ) | (14,489,117 | ) | ||||||||
From net realized gain | — | — | — | (47,428,840 | ) | |||||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (4,527 | ) | (35,584 | ) | (1,587,488 | ) | (61,917,957 | ) | ||||||||
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Proceeds from shares sold | — | 2,439,470 | 20,177,755 | 114,382,787 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | — | (1,097,572 | ) | (73,375,817 | ) | (191,434,078 | ) | |||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | — | 1,341,898 | (53,198,062 | ) | (77,051,291 | ) | ||||||||||
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | (49,566 | ) | 940,488 | (94,315,260 | ) | (296,356,262 | ) | |||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 940,488 | — | 502,992,501 | 799,348,763 | ||||||||||||
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Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | 3,567 | $ | 939 | $ | (284,901 | ) | $ | (615,861 | ) | ||||||
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Shares sold | — | 100,000 | 750,000 | 3,750,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | — | (50,000 | ) | (3,050,000 | ) | (5,700,000 | ) | |||||||||
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See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI World ETF | ||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 2,118,444 | $ | 4,823,722 | ||||
Net realized gain | 641,781 | 13,170,641 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (16,140,958 | ) | (28,759,523 | ) | ||||
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From net investment income | (2,545,036 | ) | (4,706,418 | ) | ||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (2,545,036 | ) | (4,706,418 | ) | ||||
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Proceeds from shares sold | 55,087,147 | 147,539,726 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (58,019,921 | ) | (93,954,071 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | (2,932,774 | ) | 53,585,655 | |||||
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | (18,858,543 | ) | 38,114,077 | |||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 206,842,490 | 168,728,413 | ||||||
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End of period | $ | 187,983,947 | $ | 206,842,490 | ||||
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Shares sold | 800,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (900,000 | ) | (1,300,000 | ) | ||||
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Horizon ETF |
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Period from Oct. 14, 2014a to | |||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 18.81 | $ | 24.39 | ||||
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Net realized and unrealized lossc | (1.04 | ) | (5.37 | ) | ||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 17.82 | $ | 18.81 | ||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 891 | $ | 940 | ||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 1.59 | % | 2.11 | % | ||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 2 | % | 28 | % |
a | Commencement of operations. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended February 29, 2016 and the period ended August 31, 2015 was 2% and 9%, respectively. See Note 4. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF | ||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Period from Sep. 12, 2012a to Aug. 31, 2013 | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 26.20 | $ | 37.79 | $ | 30.12 | $ | 25.25 | ||||||||
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Net investment incomeb | 0.10 | 0.77 | 1.09 | 0.67 | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c | (2.04 | ) | (8.78 | ) | 7.47 | 4.51 | ||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.08 | ) | (0.76 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.28 | ) | ||||||||
Net realized gain | — | (2.82 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
Return of capital | — | — | — | (0.03 | ) | |||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.08 | ) | (3.58 | ) | (0.89 | ) | (0.31 | ) | ||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 24.18 | $ | 26.20 | $ | 37.79 | $ | 30.12 | ||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 408,677 | $ | 502,993 | $ | 799,349 | $ | 280,084 | ||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.79 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.79 | % | ||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 0.82 | % | 2.43 | % | 3.07 | % | 2.32 | % | ||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 10 | % | 47 | % | 61 | % | 18 | % |
a | Commencement of operations. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended February 29, 2016, the years ended August 31, 2015, August 31, 2014 and the period ended August 31, 2013 were 10%, 45%, 42% and 10%, respectively. See Note 4. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI World ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Period from Jan. 10, 2012a to Aug. 31, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 68.95 | $ | 73.36 | $ | 61.76 | $ | 53.45 | $ | 50.32 | ||||||||||
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Net investment incomeb | 0.65 | 1.64 | 1.81 | 1.40 | 0.98 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c | (4.03 | ) | (4.49 | ) | 11.16 | 8.03 | 2.89 | |||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.75 | ) | (1.56 | ) | (1.37 | ) | (1.12 | ) | (0.74 | ) | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 187,984 | $ | 206,842 | $ | 168,728 | $ | 24,704 | $ | 10,689 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.24 | % | 0.24 | % | 0.24 | % | 0.24 | % | 0.24 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 1.92 | % | 2.25 | % | 2.57 | % | 2.34 | % | 2.91 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 3 | % | 5 | % | 5 | % | 5 | % | 3 | % |
a | Commencement of operations. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
iShares, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on September 1, 1994 pursuant to Articles of Incorporation as subsequently amended and restated.
These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):
iShares ETF | Diversification Classification | |
MSCI Emerging Markets Horizon | Non-diversified | |
MSCI Frontier 100 | Diversified | |
MSCI World | Diversified |
The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective.
Pursuant to the Company’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.
1. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses 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.
SECURITY VALUATION
Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
• | Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the 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. |
• | Fixed income investments are valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by dealers or prices (including evaluated prices) supplied by approved independent third-party pricing services. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction |
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iSHARES®, INC.
data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information and by other methods, which may include consideration of: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; general market conditions; and/or other factors and assumptions. Pricing services generally value fixed income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller odd lot sizes. |
• | Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”). |
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.
The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Company’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.
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.
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
• | Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
• | Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and |
• | Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments. |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Company’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.
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iSHARES®, INC.
The following table summarizes the value of each of the Funds’ investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of February 29, 2016. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective schedule of investments.
iShares ETF | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 880,078 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 880,078 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 7,143 | — | — | 7,143 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 19,176 | — | — | 19,176 | ||||||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 403,175,791 | $ | 2,950,498 | $ | — | $ | 406,126,289 | ||||||||
Convertible Bonds | — | 254,664 | — | 254,664 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 3,415,307 | — | — | 3,415,307 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 406,591,098 | $ | 3,205,162 | $ | — | $ | 409,796,260 | ||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 186,775,840 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 186,775,840 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 336,540 | — | — | 336,540 | ||||||||||||
Rights | 377 | — | — | 377 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 4,284,866 | — | — | 4,284,866 | ||||||||||||
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SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION
Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of February 29, 2016 are reflected in tax reclaims receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.
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iSHARES®, INC.
Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting 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 the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their 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 February 29, 2016, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
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.
LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
Each Fund may lend its investment 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 a 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 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 Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds and any excess collateral is returned by the Funds 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. 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.
Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of February 29, 2016, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of investments. The securities on loan for each Fund are also disclosed in its schedule of investments. The total value of any securities on loan as of February 29, 2016 and the total value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.
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, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.
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Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“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, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender 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, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.
The following table is a summary of securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of February 29, 2016:
iShares ETF and Counterparty | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received a | Net Amount | |||||||||
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $ | 1,844 | $ | 1,844 | $ | — | ||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 5,283 | 5,283 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 1,842 | 1,842 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 7,669 | 7,669 | — | |||||||||
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $ | 130,635 | $ | 130,635 | $ | — | ||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 266 | 266 | — | |||||||||
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Barclays Capital Inc. | $ | 40,292 | $ | 40,292 | $ | — | ||||||
BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Inc. | 295,521 | 295,521 | — | |||||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 473,781 | 473,781 | — | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 421,205 | 421,205 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 58,642 | 58,642 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 440,563 | 440,563 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 687,904 | 687,904 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 383,582 | 383,582 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 649,048 | 649,048 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (U.S. Equity Securities Lending) | 117,532 | 117,532 | — | |||||||||
SG Americas Securities LLC | 109,372 | 109,372 | — | |||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Company | 227,938 | 227,938 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 103,194 | 103,194 | — | |||||||||
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | 52,962 | 52,962 | — | |||||||||
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a | Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total collateral received was in excess of the market value of securities loaned at period end and is disclosed in each Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. |
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2. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
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 interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.
For its investment advisory services to each Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:
iShares ETF | Investment Advisory Fee | |||
MSCI Emerging Markets Horizon | 0.50 | % | ||
MSCI Frontier 100 | 0.79 | |||
MSCI World | 0.24 |
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 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. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, 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 “collateral investment fees”). 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. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income 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 the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in the calendar year 2013, each Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.
For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the total of securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees paid were as follows:
iShares ETF | Fees Paid to BTC | |||
MSCI Emerging Markets Horizon | $ | 23 | ||
MSCI Frontier 100 | 29 | |||
MSCI World | 4,845 |
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.
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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 February 29, 2016, the purchase and sales transactions executed by the iShares MSCI World ETF pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were $77,145 and $35,860, respectively.
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 included in “Interest – affiliated” in the statements of operations.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Funds (excluding money market funds) during the six months ended February 29, 2016, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:
iShares ETF and Name of Affiliated Issuer | Shares Held at Beginning of Period | Shares Purchased | Shares Sold | Shares Held of Period | Value at End of Period | Dividend Income | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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BlackRock Inc. | 810 | 216 | (243 | ) | 783 | $ | 244,265 | $ | 1,884 | $ | 1,462 | |||||||||||||||||
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (The) | 3,270 | 872 | (981 | ) | 3,161 | 257,021 | 3,613 | 4,495 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Certain directors and officers of the Company are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.
3. | INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS |
Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:
iShares ETF | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Horizon | $ | 17,211 | $ | 15,661 | ||||
MSCI Frontier 100 | 45,651,956 | 88,627,572 | ||||||
MSCI World | 5,587,119 | 5,588,495 |
In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:
iShares ETF | In-kind Purchases | In-kind Sales | ||||||
MSCI Frontier 100 | $ | — | $ | 13,043,075 | ||||
MSCI World | 54,502,071 | 57,219,043 |
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iSHARES®, INC.
4. | 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 for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.
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. Investors 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. Investors 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 “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.
5. | PRINCIPAL RISKS |
In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.
BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.
MARKET RISK
Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its investment in equity instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.
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.
Each Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy;
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higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.
CREDIT RISK
Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe 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 issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.
6. | INCOME TAX INFORMATION |
Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Company’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.
For purposes of U.S. GAAP, 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 NAV per share.
The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
As of August 31, 2015, the Funds’ fiscal year-end, the following Fund had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:
iShares ETF | Non- Expiring | |||
MSCI World | $ | 404,019 |
The Funds may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Funds 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 February 29, 2016, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
iShares ETF | Tax Cost | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Horizon | $ | 1,209,093 | $ | 17,396 | $ | (320,092 | ) | $ | (302,696 | ) | ||||||
MSCI Frontier 100 | 526,903,962 | 34,448,223 | (151,555,925 | ) | (117,107,702 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI World | 223,540,100 | 4,715,676 | (36,858,153 | ) | (32,142,477 | ) |
Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of February 29, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.
7. | LINE OF CREDIT |
The iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF, along with certain other iShares funds, is a party to a $250 million credit agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, which expires on October 28, 2016. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings. The credit agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is allocated to each fund participating in the credit agreement based on each fund’s pro-rata share of the aggregate average daily value of assets invested in local securities of certain foreign markets.
The terms of the credit agreement, as amended by the Board on September 17, 2015, became effective on October 28, 2015. Prior to this date, the maximum borrowing amount was $150 million and the commitment fee was 0.08% per annum on the used portion of the credit agreement.
The Fund did not borrow under the credit agreement during the six months ended February 29, 2016.
8. | 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 disclosure in the financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
Section 19(a) Notices
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are 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 the 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.
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 Emerging Markets Horizon | $ | 0.090540 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 0.090540 | 100 | % | — | % | — | % | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||
MSCI Frontier 100 | — | — | 0.083552 | 0.083552 | — | — | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI World | 0.709881 | — | 0.038659 | 0.748540 | 95 | — | 5 | 100 |
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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-474-2737
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.
A description of the policies that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Funds’ website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.
The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds also disclose their complete schedules of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Funds’ website.
©2016 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
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Ø | iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF | VEGI | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF | FILL | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF | RING | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF | PICK | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF | SLVP | NYSE Arca |
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iSHARES® MSCI GLOBAL AGRICULTURE PRODUCERS ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities of companies primarily engaged in the business of agriculture, as represented by the MSCI ACWI Select Agriculture Producers Investable Market 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -9.47%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -9.65%.
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NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (19.90)% | (20.11)% | (20.21)% | (19.90)% | (20.11)% | (20.21)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | (1.77)% | (1.94)% | (1.74)% | (7.02)% | (7.69)% | (6.92)% |
The inception date of the Fund was 1/31/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 2/2/12.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 10 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 905.30 | $ | 1.80 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.00 | $ | 1.91 | 0.38% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector/Investment Type | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Materials | 49.30 | % | ||
Food, Beverage & Tobacco | 31.11 | |||
Capital Goods | 18.31 | |||
Investment Companies | 1.28 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES
As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments* |
United States | 46.08 | % | ||
Switzerland | 12.24 | |||
Canada | 8.57 | |||
Japan | 7.08 | |||
Norway | 5.13 | |||
Malaysia | 2.62 | |||
Singapore | 2.37 | |||
Italy | 2.04 | |||
Germany | 1.94 | |||
China | 1.53 | |||
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TOTAL | 89.60 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
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iSHARES® MSCI GLOBAL ENERGY PRODUCERS ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities of companies primarily engaged in the business of energy exploration and production, as represented by the MSCI ACWI Select Energy Producers Investable Market 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -9.32%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -9.63%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (24.79)% | (25.26)% | (25.17)% | (24.79)% | (25.26)% | (25.17)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | (8.21)% | (8.23)% | (8.35)% | (29.50)% | (29.56)% | (29.95)% |
The inception date of the Fund was 1/31/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 2/2/12.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 10 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 906.80 | $ | 1.85 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.90 | $ | 1.96 | 0.39% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Integrated Oil & Gas | 66.05 | % | ||
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production | 24.58 | |||
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing | 8.31 | |||
Coal & Consumable Fuels | 1.06 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES
As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments* |
United States | 52.42 | % | ||
United Kingdom | 16.45 | |||
Canada | 7.91 | |||
France | 5.93 | |||
Russia | 2.65 | |||
China | 2.57 | |||
Italy | 2.22 | |||
Australia | 1.55 | |||
India | 1.40 | |||
Japan | 1.34 | |||
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TOTAL | 94.44 | % | ||
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI GLOBAL GOLD MINERS ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities of companies primarily engaged in the business of gold mining, as represented by the MSCI ACWI Select Gold Miners Investable Market 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was 47.62%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 47.97%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (5.52)% | (5.05)% | (5.22)% | (5.52)% | (5.05)% | (5.22)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | (23.18)% | (23.05)% | (23.04)% | (65.90)% | (65.66)% | (65.68)% |
The inception date of the Fund was 1/31/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 2/2/12.
Certain sectors and markets performed exceptionally well based on market conditions during the six-month 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 no guarantee 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” on page 10 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,476.20 | $ | 2.40 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.90 | $ | 1.96 | 0.39% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY COUNTRY
As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Canada | 53.40 | % | ||
South Africa | 15.17 | |||
United States | 12.10 | |||
Australia | 7.97 | |||
United Kingdom | 7.18 | |||
Peru | 1.71 | |||
Hong Kong | 1.48 | |||
Turkey | 0.99 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Barrick Gold Corp. (Canada) | 12.67 | % | ||
Newmont Mining Corp. | 10.64 | |||
Goldcorp Inc. (Canada) | 9.07 | |||
Newcrest Mining Ltd. (Australia) | 6.36 | |||
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (South Africa) | 4.96 | |||
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada) | 4.40 | |||
Randgold Resources Ltd. (United Kingdom) | 4.34 | |||
Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada) | 4.23 | |||
Gold Fields Ltd. (South Africa) | 4.06 | |||
Sibanye Gold Ltd. (South Africa) | 3.72 | |||
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TOTAL | 64.45 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI GLOBAL METALS & MINING PRODUCERS ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities of companies primarily engaged in mining, extraction or production of diversified metals, excluding gold and silver, as represented by the MSCI ACWI Select Metals & Mining Producers ex Gold & Silver Investable Market 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -21.18%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -21.16%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (43.18)% | (43.25)% | (43.16)% | (43.18)% | (43.25)% | (43.16)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | (20.28)% | (20.20)% | (20.25)% | (60.33)% | (60.17)% | (60.31)% |
The inception date of the Fund was 1/31/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 2/2/12.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 10 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 788.20 | $ | 1.73 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.90 | $ | 1.96 | 0.39% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Diversified Metals & Mining | 56.17 | % | ||
Steel | 34.92 | |||
Aluminum | 6.54 | |||
Precious Metals & Minerals | 2.37 | |||
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| |||
TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
|
|
TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES
As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments* |
United Kingdom | 23.87 | % | ||
Australia | 16.82 | |||
United States | 14.43 | |||
Japan | 11.58 | |||
South Korea | 5.08 | |||
Canada | 3.83 | |||
Taiwan | 2.66 | |||
Russia | 2.54 | |||
Brazil | 2.52 | |||
Mexico | 2.26 | |||
|
| |||
TOTAL | 85.59 | % | ||
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* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Fund Performance Overview
iSHARES® MSCI GLOBAL SILVER MINERS ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities of companies primarily engaged in the business of silver mining, as represented by the MSCI ACWI Select Silver Miners Investable Market 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was 18.47%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was 19.23%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (21.77)% | (21.30)% | (21.70)% | (21.77)% | (21.30)% | (21.70)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | (24.92)% | (24.77)% | (24.84)% | (68.94)% | (68.69)% | (68.84)% |
The inception date of the Fund was 1/31/12. The first day of secondary market trading was 2/2/12.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 10 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,184.70 | $ | 2.12 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,022.90 | $ | 1.96 | 0.39% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 10 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY COUNTRY
As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Canada | 58.24 | % | ||
United Kingdom | 14.06 | |||
United States | 12.87 | |||
Mexico | 5.38 | |||
Peru | 4.51 | |||
Hong Kong | 3.71 | |||
China | 1.23 | |||
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| |||
TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
|
|
TEN LARGEST FUND HOLDINGS
As of 2/29/16
Security | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Silver Wheaton Corp. (Canada) | 21.91 | % | ||
Fresnillo PLC (United Kingdom) | 12.11 | |||
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV (Mexico) | 5.38 | |||
Tahoe Resources Inc. (Canada) | 5.03 | |||
Hecla Mining Co. | 4.79 | |||
Pan American Silver Corp. (Canada) | 4.54 | |||
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SA ADR (Peru) | 4.51 | |||
First Majestic Silver Corp. (Canada) | 4.37 | |||
G-Resources Group Ltd. (Hong Kong) | 3.71 | |||
Coeur Mining Inc. | 3.37 | |||
|
| |||
TOTAL | 69.72 | % | ||
|
|
* | Excludes money market funds. |
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.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. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer 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. Certain funds may have a NAV which is determined prior to the opening of regular trading on its listed exchange and their market returns are calculated using the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the opening of regular trading on the exchange. 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, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on September 1, 2015 and held through February 29, 2016, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number corresponding to your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
iSHARES® MSCI GLOBAL AGRICULTURE PRODUCERS ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 97.66% |
| |||||||
AUSTRALIA — 1.08% |
| |||||||
Australian Agricultural Co. Ltd.a,b | 29,502 | $ | 25,286 | |||||
Costa Group Holdings Ltd.a | 17,754 | 34,999 | ||||||
GrainCorp Ltd. Class A | 13,816 | 77,465 | ||||||
Nufarm Ltd./Australia | 13,970 | 68,250 | ||||||
Select Harvests Ltd. | 5,478 | 16,746 | ||||||
Tassal Group Ltd. | 11,792 | 32,342 | ||||||
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255,088 | ||||||||
BRAZIL — 0.31% |
| |||||||
Sao Martinho SA | 4,400 | 53,926 | ||||||
SLC Agricola SA | 4,400 | 20,345 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
74,271 | ||||||||
CANADA — 8.52% |
| |||||||
Ag Growth International Inc. | 1,078 | 19,967 | ||||||
Agrium Inc. | 10,098 | 868,535 | ||||||
Clearwater Seafoods Inc. | 2,156 | 18,845 | ||||||
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. | 64,328 | 1,088,912 | ||||||
Rogers Sugar Inc. | 6,402 | 22,733 | ||||||
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| |||||||
2,018,992 | ||||||||
CHINA — 1.52% |
| |||||||
Century Sunshine Group Holdings Ltd. | 181,875 | 9,940 | ||||||
China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.a | 176,200 | 48,717 | ||||||
China BlueChemical Ltd. Class H | 132,000 | 29,197 | ||||||
China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.b | 308,000 | 115,656 | ||||||
China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd.b | 143,000 | 28,136 | ||||||
China Ocean Resources Co. Ltd.a | 2,882 | 7,306 | ||||||
First Tractor Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 44,000 | 24,444 | ||||||
Hubei Sanonda Co. Ltd. Class B | 15,000 | 13,155 | ||||||
Ko Yo Chemical Group Ltd.a,b | 176,000 | 9,280 | ||||||
Leyou Technologies Holdings Ltd.a,b | 220,000 | 23,765 | ||||||
Shandong Zhonglu Oceanic Fisheries Co. Ltd.a | 17,600 | 15,504 | ||||||
Sinofert Holdings Ltd. | 176,000 | 23,765 | ||||||
YuanShengTai Dairy Farm Ltd.a | 198,000 | 10,694 | ||||||
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| |||||||
359,559 | ||||||||
FINLAND — 0.11% |
| |||||||
HKScan OYJ Class A | 2,266 | 7,559 | ||||||
Ponsse OYJ | 924 | 19,075 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
26,634 | ||||||||
FRANCE — 0.29% |
| |||||||
Naturexa,b | 484 | 37,796 | ||||||
Vilmorin & Cie SA | 462 | 32,127 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
69,923 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
GERMANY — 1.93% |
| |||||||
K+S AG Registeredb | 14,696 | $ | 309,379 | |||||
KWS Saat SE | 176 | 52,972 | ||||||
Suedzucker AG | 6,314 | 95,223 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
457,574 | ||||||||
HONG KONG — 1.11% |
| |||||||
WH Group Ltd.a,b,c | 451,000 | 262,150 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
262,150 | ||||||||
INDONESIA — 1.18% |
| |||||||
Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT | 30,800 | 34,204 | ||||||
Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT | 583,000 | 147,363 | ||||||
Eagle High Plantations Tbk PTa | 840,400 | 14,329 | ||||||
Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk PTa | 380,600 | 21,774 | ||||||
Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk PT | 233,200 | 24,938 | ||||||
PT Bisi International Tbk | 103,400 | 11,174 | ||||||
Salim Ivomas Pratama Tbk PT | 184,800 | 4,989 | ||||||
Sawit Sumbermas Sarana Tbk PT | 136,400 | 20,197 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
278,968 | ||||||||
IRELAND — 0.29% |
| |||||||
Origin Enterprises PLC | 9,636 | 68,694 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
68,694 | ||||||||
ISRAEL — 0.80% |
| |||||||
Israel Chemicals Ltd. | 39,204 | 151,708 | ||||||
Israel Corp. Ltd. (The) | 264 | 37,630 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
189,338 | ||||||||
ITALY — 2.03% |
| |||||||
CNH Industrial NV | 72,314 | 482,044 | ||||||
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| |||||||
482,044 | ||||||||
JAPAN — 7.04% |
| |||||||
Hokuto Corp. | 2,200 | 39,566 | ||||||
Iseki & Co. Ltd. | 22,000 | 36,837 | ||||||
Kubota Corp. | 88,000 | 1,127,725 | ||||||
Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. | 2,200 | 22,083 | ||||||
Maruha Nichiro Corp. | 2,200 | 43,854 | ||||||
NH Foods Ltd. | 14,000 | 294,574 | ||||||
Nihon Nohyaku Co. Ltd. | 4,400 | 24,051 | ||||||
Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 7,000 | 11,907 | ||||||
Sakata Seed Corp. | 2,200 | 53,541 | ||||||
YAMABIKO Corp. | 2,200 | 14,345 | ||||||
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| |||||||
1,668,483 | ||||||||
MALAYSIA — 2.61% |
| |||||||
Boustead Plantations Bhd | 44,000 | 16,114 |
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)
iSHARES® MSCI GLOBAL AGRICULTURE PRODUCERS ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhdb | 99,000 | $ | 36,021 | |||||
Genting Plantations Bhd | 17,600 | 45,371 | ||||||
IOI Corp. Bhd | 220,000 | 245,898 | ||||||
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd | 33,000 | 186,778 | ||||||
Kulim Malaysia Bhd | 30,800 | 28,346 | ||||||
QL Resources Bhd | 41,050 | 43,246 | ||||||
TDM Bhd | 83,600 | 13,420 | ||||||
TSH Resources Bhd | 6,800 | 3,008 | ||||||
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| |||||||
618,202 | ||||||||
MEXICO — 0.22% |
| |||||||
Industrias Bachoco SAB de CV Series B | 13,200 | 53,225 | ||||||
|
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53,225 | ||||||||
NETHERLANDS — 0.52% |
| |||||||
OCI NVa | 6,732 | 122,703 | ||||||
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| |||||||
122,703 | ||||||||
NORWAY — 5.11% |
| |||||||
Austevoll Seafood ASA | 6,908 | 47,149 | ||||||
Bakkafrost P/F | 3,036 | 108,656 | ||||||
Leroy Seafood Group ASA | 1,628 | 68,536 | ||||||
Marine Harvest ASA | 25,828 | 369,153 | ||||||
Salmar ASA | 3,916 | 80,856 | ||||||
Yara International ASA | 13,772 | 534,912 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,209,262 | ||||||||
POLAND — 0.34% |
| |||||||
Grupa Azoty SAa | 3,388 | 79,608 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
79,608 | ||||||||
RUSSIA — 0.14% |
| |||||||
Acron JSC | 640 | 32,238 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
32,238 | ||||||||
SINGAPORE — 2.35% |
| |||||||
Bumitama Agri Ltd.b | 30,600 | 16,316 | ||||||
First Resources Ltd.b | 44,000 | 59,593 | ||||||
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.a | 539,000 | 141,787 | ||||||
Indofood Agri Resources Ltd.b | 44,000 | 13,764 | ||||||
Japfa Ltd.a,b | 28,600 | 10,167 | ||||||
Wilmar International Ltd. | 143,000 | 316,185 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
557,812 | ||||||||
SOUTH AFRICA — 0.47% |
| |||||||
Astral Foods Ltd. | 2,970 | 18,759 | ||||||
Illovo Sugar Ltd. | 17,292 | 22,457 | ||||||
Oceana Group Ltd. | 3,124 | 22,760 | ||||||
Tongaat Hulett Ltd. | 8,140 | 47,670 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
111,646 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
SOUTH KOREA — 0.36% |
| |||||||
Dongwon Industries Co. Ltd. | 88 | $ | 19,568 | |||||
Easy Bio Inc.a | 2,970 | 12,320 | ||||||
Farmscoa | 924 | 9,190 | ||||||
Harim Co. Ltd.a | 2,057 | 6,703 | ||||||
Namhae Chemical Corp.a | 1,716 | 12,391 | ||||||
Nong Woo Bio Co. Ltd. | 638 | 11,633 | ||||||
Silla Co. Ltd.a | 526 | 6,465 | ||||||
TS Corp./Korea | 308 | 6,339 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
84,609 | ||||||||
SPAIN — 0.00% |
| |||||||
Pescanova SAa | 414 | — | ||||||
|
| |||||||
— | ||||||||
SWEDEN — 0.09% |
| |||||||
Scandi Standard AB | 3,234 | 21,368 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
21,368 | ||||||||
SWITZERLAND — 12.18% |
| |||||||
Syngenta AG Registered | 7,150 | 2,883,690 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,883,690 | ||||||||
TAIWAN — 0.38% |
| |||||||
Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd. | 66,000 | 88,975 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
88,975 | ||||||||
THAILAND — 0.65% |
| |||||||
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL NVDR | 232,100 | 123,769 | ||||||
GFPT PCL NVDR | 42,900 | 14,689 | ||||||
Kaset Thai International Sugar Corp. PCL | 24,100 | 4,735 | ||||||
Khon Kaen Sugar Industry PCL NVDR | 88,140 | 9,747 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
152,940 | ||||||||
TURKEY — 0.07% |
| |||||||
Gubre Fabrikalari TAS | 8,558 | 15,814 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
15,814 | ||||||||
UNITED KINGDOM — 0.11% |
| |||||||
Sirius Minerals PLCa | 144,782 | 25,725 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
25,725 | ||||||||
UNITED STATES — 45.85% |
| |||||||
AGCO Corp. | 5,302 | 262,396 | ||||||
AgroFresh Solutions Inc.a | 1,716 | 8,391 | ||||||
Alico Inc. | 308 | 7,373 | ||||||
American Vanguard Corp. | 2,354 | 29,684 | ||||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 45,892 | 1,604,384 | ||||||
Bunge Ltd. | 10,912 | 542,545 | ||||||
Cal-Maine Foods Inc. | 2,332 | 124,482 |
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iSHARES® MSCI GLOBAL AGRICULTURE PRODUCERS ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
CF Industries Holdings Inc. | 17,974 | $ | 655,332 | |||||
Darling Ingredients Inc.a | 12,782 | 115,166 | ||||||
Deere & Co. | 23,848 | 1,912,133 | ||||||
FMC Corp. | 10,406 | 391,682 | ||||||
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. | 2,728 | 109,420 | ||||||
Ingredion Inc. | 5,456 | 552,256 | ||||||
Intrepid Potash Inc.a | 5,412 | 5,358 | ||||||
Lindsay Corp. | 902 | 65,305 | ||||||
Monsanto Co. | 33,836 | 3,044,902 | ||||||
Mosaic Co. (The) | 24,574 | 654,897 | ||||||
Omega Protein Corp.a | 1,760 | 41,800 | ||||||
Sanderson Farms Inc. | 1,540 | 140,540 | ||||||
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class A | 3,498 | 241,432 | ||||||
Titan International Inc. | 3,982 | 20,189 | ||||||
Toro Co. (The) | 4,136 | 329,639 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,859,306 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $29,649,012) |
| 23,128,841 | ||||||
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 1.28% |
| |||||||
INDIA — 1.28% |
| |||||||
iShares India 50 ETFd | 12,843 | 302,453 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
302,453 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
| |||||||
(Cost: $358,436) |
| 302,453 | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.56% |
| |||||||
CHILE — 0.56% |
| |||||||
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA Series B | 7,502 | 134,244 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
134,244 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $203,022) |
| 134,244 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.11% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 4.11% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%d,e,f | 919,096 | 919,096 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%d,e,f | 46,643 | 46,643 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%d,e | 7,154 | $ | 7,154 | |||||
|
| |||||||
972,893 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $972,893) |
| 972,893 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $31,183,363) | 24,538,431 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.61)% |
| (855,644 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 23,682,787 | ||||||
|
|
NVDR — Non-Voting Depositary Receipts
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. |
d | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
e | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
f | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
SCHEDULESOF INVESTMENTS | 13 |
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iSHARES® MSCI GLOBAL ENERGY PRODUCERS ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 97.34% |
| |||||||
AUSTRALIA — 1.51% |
| |||||||
AWE Ltd.a,b | 8,442 | $ | 2,925 | |||||
Beach Energy Ltd.b | 19,891 | 7,530 | ||||||
Karoon Gas Australia Ltd.a,b | 4,716 | 4,800 | ||||||
Oil Search Ltd. | 23,184 | 110,615 | ||||||
Santos Ltd. | 29,016 | 68,599 | ||||||
Whitehaven Coal Ltd.a,b | 12,240 | 4,808 | ||||||
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. | 12,690 | 229,768 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
429,045 | ||||||||
AUSTRIA — 0.25% |
| |||||||
OMV AG | 2,664 | 69,991 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
69,991 | ||||||||
BRAZIL — 0.32% |
| |||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro SAa | 46,800 | 86,442 | ||||||
QGEP Participacoes SA | 3,600 | 3,791 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
90,233 | ||||||||
CANADA — 7.75% |
| |||||||
Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd.a,b | 3,114 | 15,816 | ||||||
ARC Resources Ltd. | 5,711 | 75,677 | ||||||
Bankers Petroleum Ltd.a | 3,798 | 2,551 | ||||||
Baytex Energy Corp.b | 3,458 | 7,888 | ||||||
Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.a,b | 4,104 | 4,696 | ||||||
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.a | 1,890 | 7,060 | ||||||
Bonavista Energy Corp. | 2,808 | 4,871 | ||||||
Bonterra Energy Corp. | 504 | 7,140 | ||||||
Cameco Corp. | 6,462 | 78,139 | ||||||
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | 18,684 | 390,066 | ||||||
Cardinal Energy Ltd. | 959 | 4,963 | ||||||
Cenovus Energy Inc. | 14,022 | 160,240 | ||||||
Crescent Point Energy Corp. | 8,406 | 102,329 | ||||||
Crew Energy Inc.a | 3,186 | 7,526 | ||||||
Denison Mines Corp.a,b | 4,842 | 2,216 | ||||||
Encana Corp. | 13,896 | 60,012 | ||||||
Enerplus Corp. | 3,780 | 10,939 | ||||||
Freehold Royalties Ltd. | 919 | 7,252 | ||||||
Husky Energy Inc. | 6,067 | 66,063 | ||||||
Imperial Oil Ltd. | 5,508 | 175,617 | ||||||
Kelt Exploration Ltd.a | 2,275 | 6,029 | ||||||
MEG Energy Corp.a,b | 2,772 | 8,697 | ||||||
NuVista Energy Ltd.a | 2,628 | 8,575 | ||||||
Pacific Exploration and Production Corp.a,b | 1,656 | 1,626 | ||||||
Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd.a | 1,746 | 4,924 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Paramount Resources Ltd. Class Aa,b | 1,224 | $ | 5,268 | |||||
Parex Resources Inc.a | 1,800 | 12,982 | ||||||
Pengrowth Energy Corp. | 10,117 | 7,543 | ||||||
Penn West Petroleum Ltd.b | 2,124 | 2,007 | ||||||
Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. | 2,646 | 54,381 | ||||||
PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. | 2,592 | 42,154 | ||||||
Raging River Exploration Inc.a | 3,474 | 24,133 | ||||||
Seven Generations Energy Ltd.a | 1,782 | 20,430 | ||||||
Suncor Energy Inc. | 26,651 | 650,831 | ||||||
Surge Energy Inc. | 4,896 | 7,735 | ||||||
TORC Oil & Gas Ltd. | 1,404 | 6,343 | ||||||
Tourmaline Oil Corp.a | 3,276 | 60,340 | ||||||
Vermilion Energy Inc. | 2,124 | 57,702 | ||||||
Whitecap Resources Inc. | 3,978 | 22,466 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,195,227 | ||||||||
CHINA — 2.52% |
| |||||||
China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 72,000 | 24,074 | ||||||
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. Class H | 54,000 | 75,832 | ||||||
CNOOC Ltd. | 306,000 | 313,235 | ||||||
Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co. Ltd. Class B | 100 | 72 | ||||||
Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. | 72,000 | 51,480 | ||||||
MIE Holdings Corp.a | 32,000 | 3,498 | ||||||
PetroChina Co. Ltd. Class H | 360,000 | 231,014 | ||||||
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 36,000 | 15,370 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
714,575 | ||||||||
COLOMBIA — 0.11% |
| |||||||
Ecopetrol SA | 94,284 | 32,384 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
32,384 | ||||||||
FINLAND — 0.26% |
| |||||||
Neste OYJ | 2,358 | 74,070 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
74,070 | ||||||||
FRANCE — 5.80% |
| |||||||
Esso SA Francaisea | 72 | 3,176 | ||||||
Etablissements Maurel et Proma,b | 5,591 | 15,795 | ||||||
Total SA | 36,162 | 1,625,699 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,644,670 | ||||||||
GREECE — 0.01% |
| |||||||
Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA | 176 | 1,779 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,779 | ||||||||
HUNGARY — 0.12% |
| |||||||
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC | 702 | 34,212 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
34,212 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
INDIA — 1.37% |
| |||||||
Reliance Industries Ltd. GDRc | 13,734 | $ | 388,672 | |||||
|
| |||||||
388,672 | ||||||||
INDONESIA — 0.11% |
| |||||||
Adaro Energy Tbk PT | 343,800 | 15,555 | ||||||
Sugih Energy Tbk PTa | 556,200 | 16,222 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
31,777 | ||||||||
ISRAEL — 0.10% |
| |||||||
Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp. Ltd.a | 1,099 | 5,245 | ||||||
Oil Refineries Ltd.a | 26,191 | 9,967 | ||||||
Paz Oil Co. Ltd. | 90 | 13,675 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
28,887 | ||||||||
ITALY — 2.17% |
| |||||||
Eni SpA | 42,390 | 596,462 | ||||||
ERG SpA | 972 | 11,881 | ||||||
Saras SpAa | 4,074 | 6,574 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
614,917 | ||||||||
JAPAN — 1.32% |
| |||||||
Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 1,800 | 19,296 | ||||||
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. | 1,800 | 27,301 | ||||||
INPEX Corp. | 18,000 | 130,206 | ||||||
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. | 100 | 2,147 | ||||||
JX Holdings Inc. | 41,400 | 161,052 | ||||||
Nippon Coke & Engineering Co. Ltd. | 7,200 | 4,848 | ||||||
Showa Shell Sekiyu KK | 3,600 | 28,194 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
373,044 | ||||||||
NORWAY — 1.06% |
| |||||||
Det Norske Oljeselskap ASAa,b | 1,962 | 13,729 | ||||||
DNO ASAa,b | 14,238 | 10,281 | ||||||
Statoil ASA | 18,918 | 275,815 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
299,825 | ||||||||
POLAND — 0.35% |
| |||||||
Grupa Lotos SAa | 1,710 | 10,875 | ||||||
Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA | 134 | 1,069 | ||||||
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA | 5,490 | 87,756 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
99,700 | ||||||||
PORTUGAL — 0.25% |
| |||||||
Galp Energia SGPS SA | 6,324 | 69,469 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
69,469 | ||||||||
RUSSIA — 2.35% |
| |||||||
Lukoil PJSC | 4,215 | 150,670 | ||||||
Lukoil PJSC ADR | 4,439 | 157,584 | ||||||
Novatek OAO GDRd | 1,501 | 129,836 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Rosneft OAO | 9,280 | $ | 35,386 | |||||
Rosneft OAO GDRd | 5,624 | 21,186 | ||||||
Surgutneftegas OAO | 57,600 | 30,165 | ||||||
Surgutneftegas OAO ADR | 5,760 | 29,578 | ||||||
Tatneft PAO Class S | 26,280 | 112,151 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
666,556 | ||||||||
SOUTH AFRICA — 0.05% |
| |||||||
Exxaro Resources Ltd. | 3,186 | 14,573 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,573 | ||||||||
SOUTH KOREA — 0.63% |
| |||||||
S-Oil Corp. | 864 | 55,192 | ||||||
SK Innovation Co. Ltd. | 1,044 | 122,406 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
177,598 | ||||||||
SPAIN — 0.69% |
| |||||||
Repsol SA | 18,999 | 196,607 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
196,607 | ||||||||
SWEDEN — 0.21% |
| |||||||
Lundin Petroleum ABa | 3,762 | 58,649 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
58,649 | ||||||||
THAILAND — 0.41% |
| |||||||
Bangchak Petroleum PCL (The) NVDR | 9,000 | 7,767 | ||||||
Banpu PCL NVDRb | 23,400 | 12,019 | ||||||
Esso Thailand PCL NVDRa | 39,600 | 5,668 | ||||||
IRPC PCL NVDR | 187,200 | 23,013 | ||||||
PTT Exploration & Production PCL NVDR | 21,631 | 41,131 | ||||||
Thai Oil PCL NVDR | 14,400 | 25,664 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
115,262 | ||||||||
TURKEY — 0.21% |
| |||||||
Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri ASa | 2,358 | 60,570 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
60,570 | ||||||||
UNITED KINGDOM — 16.10% |
| |||||||
Amerisur Resources PLCa,b | 24,318 | 9,404 | ||||||
BP PLC | 279,198 | 1,367,458 | ||||||
Cairn Energy PLCa | 16,236 | 37,085 | ||||||
EnQuest PLCa,b | 36,072 | 7,038 | ||||||
Faroe Petroleum PLCa,b | 6,786 | 6,052 | ||||||
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.a,b | 26,411 | 5,153 | ||||||
Ophir Energy PLCa,b | 18,684 | 20,245 | ||||||
Premier Oil PLCa | 16,308 | 9,034 | ||||||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A | 65,646 | 1,507,203 | ||||||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B | 65,880 | 1,510,281 | ||||||
SOCO International PLC | 6,066 | 13,969 | ||||||
Stobart Group Ltd. | 10,998 | 16,093 |
SCHEDULESOF INVESTMENTS | 15 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Tullow Oil PLCa,b | 22,968 | $ | 54,094 | |||||
|
| |||||||
4,563,109 | ||||||||
UNITED STATES — 51.31% |
| |||||||
Alon USA Energy Inc. | 144 | 1,420 | ||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 8,622 | 327,205 | ||||||
Antero Resources Corp.a | 1,368 | 31,259 | ||||||
Apache Corp. | 6,416 | 245,604 | ||||||
Bill Barrett Corp.a | 846 | 2,420 | ||||||
Bonanza Creek Energy Inc.a | 738 | 1,373 | ||||||
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 7,164 | 144,211 | ||||||
California Resources Corp. | 6,495 | 3,651 | ||||||
Callon Petroleum Co.a | 1,404 | 8,958 | ||||||
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.a | 900 | 19,350 | ||||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 9,540 | 24,899 | ||||||
Chevron Corp. | 31,500 | 2,628,360 | ||||||
Cimarex Energy Co. | 1,620 | 136,129 | ||||||
Clayton Williams Energy Inc.a | 108 | 1,580 | ||||||
Cobalt International Energy Inc.a | 4,860 | 12,928 | ||||||
Concho Resources Inc.a | 2,214 | 199,791 | ||||||
ConocoPhillips | 20,736 | 701,499 | ||||||
CONSOL Energy Inc. | 3,276 | 28,272 | ||||||
Continental Resources Inc./OKa | 1,746 | 40,472 | ||||||
CVR Energy Inc. | 288 | 6,811 | ||||||
Delek U.S. Holdings Inc. | 918 | 14,523 | ||||||
Denbury Resources Inc. | 6,552 | 8,387 | ||||||
Devon Energy Corp. | 7,664 | 150,827 | ||||||
Diamondback Energy Inc.a | 1,116 | 79,515 | ||||||
Energen Corp. | 1,350 | 35,748 | ||||||
EOG Resources Inc. | 9,270 | 600,140 | ||||||
EQT Corp. | 2,610 | 145,481 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 69,560 | 5,575,234 | ||||||
Gulfport Energy Corp.a | 1,782 | 42,768 | ||||||
Halcon Resourses Corp.a | 496 | 288 | ||||||
Hess Corp. | 4,428 | 193,061 | ||||||
HollyFrontier Corp. | 3,006 | 101,663 | ||||||
Kosmos Energy Ltd.a | 1,746 | 8,520 | ||||||
Laredo Petroleum Inc.a | 2,556 | 13,061 | ||||||
LinnCo LLC | 1,981 | 490 | ||||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | 11,736 | 96,353 | ||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 8,928 | 305,784 | ||||||
Matador Resources Co.a | 1,170 | 18,884 | ||||||
Memorial Resource Development Corp.a | 1,530 | 14,795 | ||||||
Murphy Oil Corp. | 3,078 | 52,880 | ||||||
Newfield Exploration Co.a | 2,700 | 73,521 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Noble Energy Inc. | 7,226 | $ | 213,167 | |||||
Northern Oil and Gas Inc.a | 1,530 | 5,110 | ||||||
Oasis Petroleum Inc.a | 2,142 | 11,545 | ||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 12,798 | 880,758 | ||||||
Parsley Energy Inc. Class Aa | 1,440 | 26,467 | ||||||
PBF Energy Inc. | 1,548 | 46,750 | ||||||
PDC Energy Inc.a | 684 | 34,275 | ||||||
Peabody Energy Corp. | 137 | 334 | ||||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 2,698 | 325,190 | ||||||
QEP Resources Inc. | 2,916 | 28,460 | ||||||
Range Resources Corp. | 3,006 | 71,332 | ||||||
RSP Permian Inc.a | 972 | 23,241 | ||||||
Sanchez Energy Corp.a | 705 | 2,510 | ||||||
SM Energy Co. | 1,242 | 11,228 | ||||||
Southwestern Energy Co.a | 6,552 | 37,871 | ||||||
Stone Energy Corp.a | 972 | 1,507 | ||||||
Synergy Resources Corp.a | 972 | 6,075 | ||||||
Tesoro Corp. | 2,052 | 165,555 | ||||||
Ultra Petroleum Corp.a | 2,574 | 916 | ||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 8,152 | 489,772 | ||||||
W&T Offshore Inc.a | 1,080 | 1,966 | ||||||
Western Refining Inc. | 1,278 | 34,084 | ||||||
Whiting Petroleum Corp.a | 3,494 | 14,011 | ||||||
WPX Energy Inc.a | 3,204 | 13,168 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,543,407 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $36,605,664) |
| 27,588,808 | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.55% |
| |||||||
BRAZIL — 0.31% |
| |||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro SA | 68,400 | 88,351 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
88,351 | ||||||||
RUSSIA — 0.24% |
| |||||||
Surgutneftegas OAO | 115,200 | 67,699 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
67,699 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $309,571) |
| 156,050 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
WARRANTS — 0.00% |
| |||||||
UNITED STATES — 0.00% |
| |||||||
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. (Expires 04/15/16)a | 50 | $ | — | |||||
|
| |||||||
— | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL WARRANTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $0) |
| — | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.84% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.84% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%e,f,g | 215,732 | 215,732 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%e,f,g | 10,948 | 10,948 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%e,f | 9,542 | 9,542 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
236,222 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $236,222) |
| 236,222 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $37,151,457) | 27,981,080 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — 1.27% |
| 361,013 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 28,342,093 | ||||||
|
|
ADR — American Depositary Receipts
GDR — Global Depositary Receipts
NVDR — Non-Voting Depositary Receipts
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. |
d | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. |
e | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
f | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
g | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES® MSCI GLOBAL GOLD MINERS ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.67% |
| |||||||
AUSTRALIA — 7.94% |
| |||||||
Newcrest Mining Ltd.a | 400,861 | $ | 5,010,512 | |||||
St. Barbara Ltd.a | 944,542 | 1,264,948 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,275,460 | ||||||||
CANADA — 53.22% |
| |||||||
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | 98,623 | 3,466,293 | ||||||
Alacer Gold Corp.a,b | 455,866 | 912,001 | ||||||
Alamos Gold Inc. Class A | 370,367 | 1,695,169 | ||||||
Barrick Gold Corp. | 719,311 | 9,983,055 | ||||||
Centerra Gold Inc. | 242,987 | 1,334,581 | ||||||
China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd.a | 560,472 | 935,086 | ||||||
Eldorado Gold Corp. | 663,546 | 1,983,878 | ||||||
Goldcorp Inc. | 497,747 | 7,143,217 | ||||||
IAMGOLD Corp.a,b | 612,389 | 1,482,826 | ||||||
Kinross Gold Corp.a | 1,139,279 | 3,330,537 | ||||||
Kirkland Lake Gold Inc.a | 220,219 | 1,328,207 | ||||||
Lake Shore Gold Corp.a | 954,771 | 1,282,802 | ||||||
New Gold Inc.a,b | 639,023 | 2,160,583 | ||||||
Primero Mining Corp.a,b | 362,840 | 594,644 | ||||||
SEMAFO Inc.a | 452,971 | 1,605,094 | ||||||
Yamana Gold Inc. | 998,196 | 2,822,302 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
42,060,275 | ||||||||
HONG KONG — 1.47% |
| |||||||
G-Resources Group Ltd. | 41,109,000 | 1,163,041 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,163,041 | ||||||||
PERU — 1.71% |
| |||||||
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SA ADRa | 258,041 | 1,346,974 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,346,974 | ||||||||
SOUTH AFRICA — 15.12% |
| |||||||
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.a | 301,852 | 3,906,030 | ||||||
Gold Fields Ltd. | 771,035 | 3,201,879 | ||||||
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.a,b | 590,773 | 1,913,989 | ||||||
Sibanye Gold Ltd. | 810,793 | 2,928,325 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,950,223 | ||||||||
TURKEY — 0.99% |
| |||||||
Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS | 142,241 | 781,777 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
781,777 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
UNITED KINGDOM — 7.16% |
| |||||||
Acacia Mining PLC | 75,656 | $ | 261,688 | |||||
Centamin PLC | 1,534,929 | 1,980,785 | ||||||
Randgold Resources Ltd. | 37,810 | 3,417,077 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,659,550 | ||||||||
UNITED STATES — 12.06% |
| |||||||
McEwen Mining Inc. | 626,671 | 1,146,808 | ||||||
Newmont Mining Corp. | 324,433 | 8,380,104 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,526,912 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $80,515,901) |
| 78,764,212 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.16% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 3.16% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 2,243,308 | 2,243,308 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 113,845 | 113,845 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%c,d | 138,848 | 138,848 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,496,001 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $2,496,001) |
| 2,496,001 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $83,011,902) | 81,260,213 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (2.83)% |
| (2,234,984 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 79,025,229 | ||||||
|
|
ADR — American Depositary Receipts
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES® MSCI GLOBAL METALS & MINING PRODUCERS ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 97.94% |
| |||||||
AUSTRALIA — 16.69% |
| |||||||
Alumina Ltd. | 505,195 | $ | 485,324 | |||||
Arrium Ltd.a,b | 628,528 | 8,081 | ||||||
BHP Billiton Ltd. | 631,828 | 7,026,479 | ||||||
BlueScope Steel Ltd. | 111,544 | 437,390 | ||||||
CuDeco Ltd.a,b | 14,498 | 11,442 | ||||||
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.a | 305,791 | 445,559 | ||||||
Iluka Resources Ltd. | 84,040 | 403,972 | ||||||
Independence Group NL | 84,527 | 154,556 | ||||||
Jacana Minerals Ltd.a,b | 6,808 | — | ||||||
Metals X Ltd. | 60,356 | 40,307 | ||||||
OZ Minerals Ltd. | 64,558 | 232,397 | ||||||
Rio Tinto Ltd. | 83,849 | 2,412,335 | ||||||
Sandfire Resources NL | 29,605 | 120,317 | ||||||
Sims Metal Management Ltd. | 33,807 | 162,265 | ||||||
South32 Ltd.b | 1,053,174 | 940,287 | ||||||
Syrah Resources Ltd.a,b | 38,391 | 121,474 | ||||||
Western Areas Ltd.a | 41,638 | 61,859 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,064,044 | ||||||||
AUSTRIA — 0.82% |
| |||||||
Voestalpine AG | 22,156 | 642,765 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
642,765 | ||||||||
BELGIUM — 0.49% |
| |||||||
Bekaert SA | 7,258 | 259,771 | ||||||
Nyrstar NVa,b | 165,506 | 121,386 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
381,157 | ||||||||
BRAZIL — 1.16% |
| |||||||
Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA | 122,000 | 159,425 | ||||||
Vale SA | 253,400 | 752,055 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
911,480 | ||||||||
CANADA — 3.81% |
| |||||||
Altius Minerals Corp.a | 7,831 | 55,903 | ||||||
Canam Group Inc. | 7,640 | 71,459 | ||||||
Dominion Diamond Corp. | 17,763 | 186,468 | ||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | 136,183 | 495,631 | ||||||
HudBay Minerals Inc. | 48,132 | 141,774 | ||||||
Imperial Metals Corp.a,b | 10,123 | 37,365 | ||||||
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Class Ab | 108,488 | 54,460 | ||||||
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp. | 11,460 | 85,108 | ||||||
Lucara Diamond Corp. | 65,322 | 118,145 | ||||||
Lundin Mining Corp.b | 128,543 | 356,800 | ||||||
Major Drilling Group International Inc. | 17,954 | 84,429 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Nevsun Resources Ltd. | 39,204 | $ | 127,342 | |||||
Stornoway Diamond Corp.b | 103,522 | 71,837 | ||||||
Teck Resources Ltd. Class Ba | 112,117 | 648,071 | ||||||
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.b | 200,932 | 443,516 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,978,308 | ||||||||
CHILE — 0.05% |
| |||||||
CAP SA | 15,708 | 38,062 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
38,062 | ||||||||
CHINA — 1.09% |
| |||||||
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. Class Ha,b | 764,000 | 261,343 | ||||||
China Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.b | 1,146,000 | 19,601 | ||||||
China Metal Recycling Holdings Ltd.b | 132,000 | — | ||||||
China Rare Earth Holdings Ltd.a,b | 383,200 | 27,103 | ||||||
CITIC Dameng Holdings Ltd.a,b | 382,000 | 18,176 | ||||||
Honbridge Holdings Ltd.b | 200,000 | 13,374 | ||||||
Inner Mongolia Eerduosi Resourses Co. Ltd. Class B | 91,074 | 76,593 | ||||||
Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. Class H | 241,000 | 251,347 | ||||||
MMG Ltd.a,b | 160,000 | 32,715 | ||||||
North Mining Shares Co. Ltd.a,b | 3,820,000 | 44,212 | ||||||
Shougang Concord International Enterprises Co. Ltd.a,b | 1,528,000 | 40,086 | ||||||
Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.a | 382,000 | 43,230 | ||||||
Tiangong International Co. Ltd. | 164,000 | 12,021 | ||||||
Xinjiang Xinxin Mining Industry Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 191,000 | 16,948 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
856,749 | ||||||||
EGYPT — 0.05% |
| |||||||
Ezz Steelb | 44,480 | 36,356 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
36,356 | ||||||||
FINLAND — 0.25% |
| |||||||
Outokumpu OYJa,b | 58,068 | 198,115 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
198,115 | ||||||||
FRANCE — 1.39% |
| |||||||
APERAM SAb | 9,241 | 315,683 | ||||||
ArcelorMittala | 191,191 | 742,666 | ||||||
Erameta,b | 1,337 | 28,037 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,086,386 | ||||||||
GERMANY — 2.20% |
| |||||||
Aurubis AG | 7,258 | 329,011 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Salzgitter AGa | 7,640 | $ | 174,783 | |||||
ThyssenKrupp AG | 71,816 | 1,218,465 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,722,259 | ||||||||
GREECE — 0.04% |
| |||||||
Mytilineos Holdings SA | 8,031 | 28,796 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
28,796 | ||||||||
INDIA — 0.70% |
| |||||||
Tata Steel Ltd. GDRc | 149,362 | 548,905 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
548,905 | ||||||||
INDONESIA — 0.38% |
| |||||||
Aneka Tambang Persero Tbk PTb | 1,871,838 | 50,954 | ||||||
Hanson International Tbk PTb | 3,056,000 | 195,399 | ||||||
Krakatau Steel Persero Tbk PTb | 534,800 | 14,718 | ||||||
Timah Persero Tbk PT | 770,067 | 32,825 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
293,896 | ||||||||
JAPAN — 11.49% |
| |||||||
Asahi Holdings Inc. | 4,900 | 63,727 | ||||||
Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd. | 31,000 | 177,417 | ||||||
Hitachi Metals Ltd. | 31,000 | 330,117 | ||||||
JFE Holdings Inc. | 98,800 | 1,183,412 | ||||||
Kobe Steel Ltd. | 764,000 | 588,864 | ||||||
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. | 19,100 | 519,486 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. | 206,000 | 580,359 | ||||||
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd. | 67,000 | 103,282 | ||||||
Nakayama Steel Works Ltd.b | 191,000 | 111,681 | ||||||
Neturen Co. Ltd. | 1,600 | 10,263 | ||||||
Nippon Denko Co. Ltd. | 114,600 | 168,537 | ||||||
Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd. | 191,000 | 297,816 | ||||||
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. | 163,140 | 2,818,365 | ||||||
Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co. Ltd.a,b | 152,800 | 158,384 | ||||||
Nisshin Steel Co. Ltd. | 19,100 | 226,239 | ||||||
OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. Ltd. | 1,800 | 28,561 | ||||||
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. | 86,000 | 923,810 | ||||||
Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.a,b | 6,200 | 52,072 | ||||||
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 38,200 | 244,345 | ||||||
TOPY Industries Ltd. | 44,000 | 84,979 | ||||||
Toyo Kohan Co. Ltd. | 38,200 | 99,836 | ||||||
UACJ Corp. | 43,386 | 90,712 | ||||||
Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd. | 6,500 | 134,175 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
8,996,439 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
MALAYSIA — 0.06% |
| |||||||
Press Metal Bhd | 95,500 | $ | 48,148 | |||||
|
| |||||||
48,148 | ||||||||
MEXICO — 2.24% |
| |||||||
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B | 744,900 | 1,571,180 | ||||||
Grupo Simec SAB de CV Series Ba,b | 19,100 | 44,469 | ||||||
Industrias CH SAB de CV Series Ba,b | 25,000 | 74,238 | ||||||
Minera Frisco SAB de CV Series A1a,b | 133,700 | 65,568 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,755,455 | ||||||||
NORWAY — 1.37% |
| |||||||
Norsk Hydro ASA | 270,456 | 1,075,594 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,075,594 | ||||||||
PERU — 0.98% |
| |||||||
Southern Copper Corp.a | 31,897 | 763,614 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
763,614 | ||||||||
PHILIPPINES — 0.04% |
| |||||||
Nickel Asia Corp. | 319,800 | 33,561 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
33,561 | ||||||||
POLAND — 0.70% |
| |||||||
Boryszew SA | 31,706 | 35,680 | ||||||
Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SAb | 9,932 | 25,583 | ||||||
KGHM Polska Miedz SA | 28,650 | 486,766 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
548,029 | ||||||||
RUSSIA — 2.52% |
| |||||||
Alrosa PAO | 247,000 | 228,722 | ||||||
Mechelb | 15,563 | 28,013 | ||||||
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC | 11,269 | 1,363,516 | ||||||
Severstal PAO | 42,020 | 354,333 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,974,584 | ||||||||
SINGAPORE — 0.06% |
| |||||||
Midas Holdings Ltd.a | 234,000 | 44,087 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
44,087 | ||||||||
SOUTH AFRICA — 1.11% |
| |||||||
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd. | 21,392 | 118,175 | ||||||
Anglo American Platinum Ltd.b | 10,887 | 225,804 | ||||||
Assore Ltd. | 7,067 | 57,584 | ||||||
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.b | 125,296 | 265,596 | ||||||
Northam Platinum Ltd.a,b | 72,771 | 154,671 | ||||||
Royal Bafokeng Platinum Ltd.b | 18,718 | 44,468 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
866,298 | ||||||||
SOUTH KOREA — 5.04% |
| |||||||
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd.b | 12,676 | 60,269 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Hyundai Steel Co. | 15,471 | $ | 695,551 | |||||
Jenax Inc.b | 2,674 | 35,460 | ||||||
KISCO Corp. | 961 | 29,140 | ||||||
KISWIRE Ltd.b | 1,237 | 39,960 | ||||||
Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.b | 1,719 | 620,630 | ||||||
Kumkang Kind Co. Ltd. | 350 | 9,269 | ||||||
Poongsan Corp. | 4,202 | 94,967 | ||||||
Poongsan Holdings Corp. | 1,146 | 36,696 | ||||||
POSCO | 13,561 | 2,176,646 | ||||||
POSCO Chemtech Co. Ltd. | 4,775 | 44,982 | ||||||
Seah Besteel Corp. | 2,483 | 54,611 | ||||||
SeAH Holdings Corp. | 191 | 20,155 | ||||||
SeAH Steel Corp. | 600 | 28,042 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,946,378 | ||||||||
SPAIN — 0.44% |
| |||||||
Acerinox SAa | 28,459 | 312,314 | ||||||
Tubacex SAa | 15,853 | 29,799 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
342,113 | ||||||||
SWEDEN — 1.43% |
| |||||||
Boliden AB | 54,435 | 820,115 | ||||||
Granges AB | 12,224 | 98,915 | ||||||
SSAB AB Class Aa,b | 44,916 | 121,848 | ||||||
SSAB AB Class Ba,b | 33,616 | 78,043 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,118,921 | ||||||||
SWITZERLAND — 0.08% |
| |||||||
Schmolz + Bickenbach AG Registeredb | 109,443 | 59,337 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
59,337 | ||||||||
TAIWAN — 2.64% |
| |||||||
China Metal Products | 191,011 | 151,742 | ||||||
China Steel Corp. | 2,483,612 | 1,539,552 | ||||||
Chung Hung Steel Corp.b | 69,000 | 12,541 | ||||||
Feng Hsin Steel Co. Ltd. | 191,000 | 224,726 | ||||||
TA Chen Stainless Pipe | 32,582 | 15,393 | ||||||
Ton Yi Industrial Corp. | 70,000 | 32,544 | ||||||
Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp. | 75,000 | 45,476 | ||||||
Yieh Phui Enterprise Co. Ltd. | 191,440 | 46,201 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,068,175 | ||||||||
THAILAND — 0.05% |
| |||||||
STP & I PCL NVDR | 121,760 | 39,983 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
39,983 | ||||||||
TURKEY — 0.54% |
| |||||||
Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret ASa | 9,036 | 20,734 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS | 272,939 | $ | 318,681 | |||||
Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class Aa | 20,840 | 9,169 | ||||||
Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS Class D | 165,047 | 60,884 | ||||||
Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri ASb | 37,252 | 13,742 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
423,210 | ||||||||
UNITED KINGDOM — 23.70% |
| |||||||
African Minerals Ltd.a,b | 69,505 | 1 | ||||||
Anglo American PLC | 275,231 | 1,842,056 | ||||||
Antofagasta PLC | 78,883 | 543,061 | ||||||
BHP Billiton PLC | 414,661 | 4,206,905 | ||||||
Evraz PLCb | 72,774 | 69,420 | ||||||
Ferrexpo PLC | 35,718 | 12,693 | ||||||
Gem Diamonds Ltd. | 29,605 | 47,240 | ||||||
Glencore PLC | 2,414,049 | 4,482,821 | ||||||
KAZ Minerals PLCa,b | 55,199 | 116,542 | ||||||
Lonmin PLCa,b | 57,491 | 74,912 | ||||||
Petra Diamonds Ltd.a | 111,162 | 145,233 | ||||||
Rio Tinto PLC | 246,390 | 6,537,748 | ||||||
Vedanta Ltd. ADR | 96,317 | 405,495 | ||||||
Vedanta Resources PLCa | 16,426 | 63,203 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
18,547,330 | ||||||||
UNITED STATES — 14.33% |
| |||||||
AK Steel Holding Corp.a,b | 36,099 | 103,243 | ||||||
Alcoa Inc. | 258,423 | 2,307,717 | ||||||
Allegheny Technologies Inc. | 20,246 | 271,499 | ||||||
Carpenter Technology Corp. | 9,741 | 289,503 | ||||||
Century Aluminum Co.b | 10,696 | 76,477 | ||||||
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.a,b | 27,886 | 60,234 | ||||||
Commercial Metals Co. | 22,729 | 333,889 | ||||||
Compass Minerals International Inc. | 7,067 | 479,425 | ||||||
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.a | 217,931 | 1,662,814 | ||||||
Haynes International Inc. | 2,483 | 76,477 | ||||||
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | 3,820 | 292,650 | ||||||
Materion Corp. | 4,202 | 109,588 | ||||||
Nucor Corp. | 62,839 | 2,472,086 | ||||||
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | 14,325 | 872,249 | ||||||
Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. Class A | 4,966 | 72,702 | ||||||
Steel Dynamics Inc. | 47,559 | 865,098 | ||||||
Stillwater Mining Co.b | 25,212 | 211,529 | ||||||
SunCoke Energy Inc. | 11,269 | 53,302 | ||||||
TimkenSteel Corp. | 5,921 | 45,769 |
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iSHARES® MSCI GLOBAL METALS & MINING PRODUCERS ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
U.S. Steel Corp.a | 27,886 | $ | 254,320 | |||||
Worthington Industries Inc. | 9,741 | 303,043 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,213,614 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $127,214,313) |
| 76,652,148 | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.33% |
| |||||||
BRAZIL — 1.33% |
| |||||||
Bradespar SA | 38,200 | 38,687 | ||||||
Gerdau SA | 171,900 | 152,491 | ||||||
Metalurgica Gerdau SA | 95,500 | 29,039 | ||||||
Vale SA | 382,000 | 821,732 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,041,949 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $2,266,790) |
| 1,041,949 | ||||||
RIGHTS — 0.00% |
| |||||||
AUSTRALIA — 0.00% |
| |||||||
CuDeco Ltd.a,b | 3,624 | 790 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
790 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL RIGHTS | ||||||||
(Cost: $0) |
| 790 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 7.22% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 7.22% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, | ||||||||
0.50%d,e,f | 5,329,429 | 5,329,429 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, | ||||||||
0.49%d,e,f | 270,462 | 270,462 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, | ||||||||
0.27%d,e | 50,885 | 50,885 | ||||||
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5,650,776 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $5,650,776) |
| 5,650,776 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $135,131,879) |
| 83,345,663 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (6.49)% |
| (5,080,272 | ) | |||||
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| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 78,265,391 | ||||||
|
|
ADR — American Depositary Receipts
GDR — Global Depositary Receipts
NVDR — Non-Voting Depositary Receipts
a | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
b | Non-income earning security. |
c | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. |
d | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
e | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
f | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
iSHARES® MSCI GLOBAL SILVER MINERS ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 100.45% |
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CANADA — 58.50% |
| |||||||
Alexco Resource Corp.a | 371,952 | $ | 241,634 | |||||
Americas Silver Corp.a | 1,303,354 | 168,380 | ||||||
Dalradian Resources Inc.a | 425,308 | 279,436 | ||||||
Endeavour Silver Corp.a,b | 169,780 | 284,513 | ||||||
Excellon Resources Inc.a | 576,628 | 168,144 | ||||||
First Majestic Silver Corp.a,b | 178,906 | 829,418 | ||||||
Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.a | 165,282 | 568,592 | ||||||
GoGold Resources Inc.a | 249,782 | 191,771 | ||||||
Great Panther Silver Ltd.a | 398,008 | 264,438 | ||||||
Levon Resources Ltd.a | 1,103,874 | 122,236 | ||||||
MAG Silver Corp.a,b | 84,760 | 602,568 | ||||||
Mandalay Resources Corp. | 505,986 | 336,179 | ||||||
Minco Silver Corp.a | 445,900 | 190,921 | ||||||
Pan American Silver Corp. | 89,856 | 861,678 | ||||||
Silver Standard Resources Inc.a,b | 93,704 | 542,329 | ||||||
Silver Wheaton Corp. | 264,056 | 4,159,866 | ||||||
Silvercorp Metals Inc.b | 340,470 | 291,559 | ||||||
Tahoe Resources Inc. | 103,402 | 954,938 | ||||||
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11,058,600 | ||||||||
CHINA — 1.23% |
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China Silver Group Ltd.b | 1,002,000 | 233,229 | ||||||
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233,229 | ||||||||
HONG KONG — 3.72% |
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G-Resources Group Ltd.b | 24,882,000 | 703,952 | ||||||
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703,952 | ||||||||
MEXICO — 5.41% |
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Industrias Penoles SAB de CV | 86,710 | 1,021,804 | ||||||
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1,021,804 | ||||||||
PERU — 4.53% |
| |||||||
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SA ADRa | 164,086 | 856,529 | ||||||
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856,529 | ||||||||
UNITED KINGDOM — 14.13% |
| |||||||
Fresnillo PLC | 165,074 | 2,300,471 | ||||||
Hochschild Mining PLCa | 379,054 | 369,775 | ||||||
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2,670,246 | ||||||||
UNITED STATES — 12.93% |
| |||||||
Coeur Mining Inc.a | 165,958 | 640,598 | ||||||
Golden Minerals Co.a | 497,901 | 178,000 | ||||||
Hecla Mining Co. | 350,870 | 908,753 | ||||||
McEwen Mining Inc. | 307,840 | 563,347 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp.a | 285,875 | $ | 152,657 | |||||
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2,443,355 | ||||||||
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $20,876,238) |
| 18,987,715 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 9.75% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 9.75% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, | ||||||||
0.50%c,d,e | 1,743,271 | 1,743,271 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, | ||||||||
0.49%c,d,e | 88,469 | 88,469 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, SL Agency Shares | ||||||||
0.27%c,d | 12,019 | 12,019 | ||||||
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1,843,759 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $1,843,759) |
| 1,843,759 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $22,719,997) | 20,831,474 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (10.20)% |
| (1,928,516 | ) | |||||
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| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 18,902,958 | |||||
|
|
ADR — American Depositary Receipts
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
d | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
e | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
SCHEDULESOF INVESTMENTS | 23 |
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
February 29, 2016
iShares Producers ETF | iShares Producers ETF | iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF | ||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 29,852,034 | $ | 36,915,235 | $ | 80,515,901 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 1,331,329 | 236,222 | 2,496,001 | |||||||||
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| |||||||
Total cost of investments | $ | 31,183,363 | $ | 37,151,457 | $ | 83,011,902 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 23,263,085 | $ | 27,744,858 | $ | 78,764,212 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 1,275,346 | 236,222 | 2,496,001 | |||||||||
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| |||||||
Total fair value of investments | 24,538,431 | 27,981,080 | 81,260,213 | |||||||||
Foreign currency, at valueb | 21,102 | 338,134 | 27,436 | |||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities sold | 246,328 | 154,534 | 4,288,049 | |||||||||
Dividends and interest | 42,653 | 201,739 | 22,930 | |||||||||
Tax reclaims | 40,457 | 352 | — | |||||||||
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|
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| |||||||
Total Assets | 24,888,971 | 28,675,839 | 85,598,628 | |||||||||
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LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities purchased | 233,232 | 98,587 | 4,194,583 | |||||||||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | 965,739 | 226,680 | 2,357,153 | |||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 7,213 | 8,479 | 21,663 | |||||||||
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| |||||||
Total Liabilities | 1,206,184 | 333,746 | 6,573,399 | |||||||||
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| |||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 23,682,787 | $ | 28,342,093 | $ | 79,025,229 | ||||||
|
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| |||||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 32,233,056 | $ | 38,428,513 | $ | 109,340,327 | ||||||
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | 74,100 | 188,554 | (30,574 | ) | ||||||||
Accumulated net realized loss | (1,975,644 | ) | (1,104,355 | ) | (28,529,528 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized depreciation | (6,648,725 | ) | (9,170,619 | ) | (1,754,996 | ) | ||||||
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| |||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 23,682,787 | $ | 28,342,093 | $ | 79,025,229 | ||||||
|
|
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|
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| |||||||
Shares outstandingc | 1,100,000 | 1,800,000 | 9,650,000 | |||||||||
|
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| |||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 21.53 | $ | 15.75 | $ | 8.19 | ||||||
|
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|
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a | Securities on loan with values of $894,143, $211,398 and $2,228,312, respectively. See Note 1. |
b | Cost of foreign currency: $21,494, $338,187 and $27,305, respectively. |
c | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 500 million, 500 million and 500 million, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
February 29, 2016
iShares Producers ETF | iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF | |||||||
ASSETS |
| |||||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 129,481,103 | $ | 20,876,238 | ||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 5,650,776 | 1,843,759 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total cost of investments | $ | 135,131,879 | $ | 22,719,997 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 77,694,887 | $ | 18,987,715 | ||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 5,650,776 | 1,843,759 | ||||||
|
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|
| |||||
Total fair value of investments | 83,345,663 | 20,831,474 | ||||||
Foreign currency, at valueb | 128,850 | 10,048 | ||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||
Investment securities sold | 216,924 | 427,680 | ||||||
Dividends and interest | 449,084 | 7,876 | ||||||
Tax reclaims | 10,838 | — | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total Assets | 84,151,359 | 21,277,078 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||
Investment securities purchased | 263,173 | 537,170 | ||||||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | 5,599,891 | 1,831,740 | ||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 22,904 | 5,210 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total Liabilities | 5,885,968 | 2,374,120 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 78,265,391 | $ | 18,902,958 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 154,383,765 | $ | 26,803,138 | ||||
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | 79,133 | (42,474 | ) | |||||
Accumulated net realized loss | (24,403,554 | ) | (5,969,063 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized depreciation | (51,793,953 | ) | (1,888,643 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 78,265,391 | $ | 18,902,958 | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Shares outstandingc | 9,550,000 | 2,600,000 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 8.20 | $ | 7.27 | ||||
|
|
|
|
a | Securities on loan with values of $5,327,731 and $1,552,537, respectively. See Note 1. |
b | Cost of foreign currency: $130,721 and $10,174, respectively. |
c | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 500 million and 500 million, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 25 |
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
Six months ended February 29, 2016
iShares Producers ETF | iShares Producers ETF | iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF | ||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME |
| |||||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliateda | $ | 264,379 | $ | 528,298 | $ | 136,954 | ||||||
Dividends — affiliated (Note 2) | 651 | — | — | |||||||||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 19 | 23 | 27 | |||||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2) | 22,828 | 2,760 | 13,647 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total investment income | 287,877 | 531,081 | 150,628 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 49,660 | 53,900 | 100,247 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total expenses | 49,660 | 53,900 | 100,247 | |||||||||
Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2) | (1,630 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net expenses | 48,030 | 53,900 | 100,247 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net investment income | 239,847 | 477,181 | 50,381 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (457,802 | ) | (473,340 | ) | (3,830,843 | ) | ||||||
Investments — affiliated (Note 2) | (2,734 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated | (137,561 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
In-kind redemptions — affiliated (Note 2) | (66 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | (85 | ) | (17,234 | ) | (5,969 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net realized loss | (598,248 | ) | (490,574 | ) | (3,836,812 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | (2,280,350 | ) | (2,534,195 | ) | 29,051,690 | |||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (279 | ) | 435 | (2,900 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (2,280,629 | ) | (2,533,760 | ) | 29,048,790 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2,878,877 | ) | (3,024,334 | ) | 25,211,978 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (2,639,030 | ) | $ | (2,547,153 | ) | $ | 25,262,359 | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
a | Net of foreign withholding tax of $16,061, $29,746 and $19,541, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
Six months ended February 29, 2016
iShares Producers ETF | iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF | |||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME |
| |||||||
Dividends — unaffiliateda | $ | 1,365,280 | $ | 29,655 | ||||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 64 | 5 | ||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2) | 64,207 | 7,907 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total investment income | 1,429,551 | 37,567 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 144,125 | 26,094 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Total expenses | 144,125 | 26,094 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net investment income | 1,285,426 | 11,473 | ||||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (4,935,663 | ) | (1,421,212 | ) | ||||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated | (844,044 | ) | — | |||||
Foreign currency transactions | (2,527 | ) | (502 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net realized loss | (5,782,234 | ) | (1,421,714 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||||||
Investments | (14,230,469 | ) | 4,387,826 | |||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (805 | ) | 427 | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (14,231,274 | ) | 4,388,253 | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (20,013,508 | ) | 2,966,539 | |||||
|
|
|
| |||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (18,728,082 | ) | $ | 2,978,012 | |||
|
|
|
|
a | Net of foreign withholding tax of $37,975 and $4,950, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 27 |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF | iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | Six months February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 239,847 | $ | 727,994 | $ | 477,181 | $ | 682,782 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (598,248 | ) | 226,586 | (490,574 | ) | (283,735 | ) | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (2,280,629 | ) | (4,642,303 | ) | (2,533,760 | ) | (7,286,015 | ) | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (2,639,030 | ) | (3,687,723 | ) | (2,547,153 | ) | (6,886,968 | ) | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (262,387 | ) | (764,487 | ) | (471,376 | ) | (528,102 | ) | ||||||||
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| |||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (262,387 | ) | (764,487 | ) | (471,376 | ) | (528,102 | ) | ||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 57 | 1,262,653 | 6,621,203 | 27,723,504 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (1,055,827 | ) | (15,565,180 | ) | — | (3,987,605 | ) | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | (1,055,770 | ) | (14,302,527 | ) | 6,621,203 | 23,735,899 | ||||||||||
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|
|
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|
| |||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | (3,957,187 | ) | (18,754,737 | ) | 3,602,674 | 16,320,829 | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 27,639,974 | 46,394,711 | 24,739,419 | 8,418,590 | ||||||||||||
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|
|
|
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| |||||||||
End of period | $ | 23,682,787 | $ | 27,639,974 | $ | 28,342,093 | $ | 24,739,419 | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | 74,100 | $ | 96,640 | $ | 188,554 | $ | 182,749 | ||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | — | 50,000 | 400,000 | 1,300,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (50,000 | ) | (600,000 | ) | — | (200,000 | ) | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (50,000 | ) | (550,000 | ) | 400,000 | 1,100,000 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF | iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | Six months February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 50,381 | $ | 485,776 | $ | 1,285,426 | $ | 7,527,430 | ||||||||
Net realized loss | (3,836,812 | ) | (12,222,666 | ) | (5,782,234 | ) | (18,316,429 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 29,048,790 | (26,922,563 | ) | (14,231,274 | ) | (46,808,920 | ) | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 25,262,359 | (38,659,453 | ) | (18,728,082 | ) | (57,597,919 | ) | |||||||||
|
|
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|
|
|
|
| |||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (195,138 | ) | (425,675 | ) | (1,461,853 | ) | (7,833,689 | ) | ||||||||
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|
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| |||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (195,138 | ) | (425,675 | ) | (1,461,853 | ) | (7,833,689 | ) | ||||||||
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| |||||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 8,031,857 | 19,671,874 | 39,651,206 | 98,298,863 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | — | (5,637,066 | ) | (10,414,482 | ) | (147,347,875 | ) | |||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 8,031,857 | 14,034,808 | 29,236,724 | (49,049,012 | ) | |||||||||||
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | 33,099,078 | (25,050,320 | ) | 9,046,789 | (114,480,620 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 45,926,151 | 70,976,471 | 69,218,602 | 183,699,222 | ||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 79,025,229 | $ | 45,926,151 | $ | 78,265,391 | $ | 69,218,602 | ||||||||
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Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | (30,574 | ) | $ | 114,183 | $ | 79,133 | $ | 255,560 | |||||||
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Shares sold | 1,400,000 | 2,700,000 | 4,250,000 | 6,750,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | — | (750,000 | ) | (1,200,000 | ) | (9,350,000 | ) | |||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 1,400,000 | 1,950,000 | 3,050,000 | (2,600,000 | ) | |||||||||||
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF | ||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 11,473 | $ | 76,577 | ||||
Net realized loss | (1,421,714 | ) | (2,663,929 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 4,388,253 | (6,307,162 | ) | |||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 2,978,012 | (8,894,514 | ) | |||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||
From net investment income | (6,985 | ) | (294,253 | ) | ||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (6,985 | ) | (294,253 | ) | ||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 3,653,225 | 8,449,898 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | — | (957,750 | ) | |||||
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Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | 3,653,225 | 7,492,148 | ||||||
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | 6,624,252 | (1,696,619 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 12,278,706 | 13,975,325 | ||||||
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End of period | $ | 18,902,958 | $ | 12,278,706 | ||||
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Distributions in excess of net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | (42,474 | ) | $ | (46,962 | ) | ||
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Shares sold | 600,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | — | (100,000 | ) | |||||
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Net increase in shares outstanding | 600,000 | 900,000 | ||||||
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Period from to Aug. 31, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 24.03 | $ | 27.29 | $ | 24.63 | $ | 24.91 | $ | 24.88 | ||||||||||
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Net investment incomeb | 0.21 | 0.50 | 0.58 | 0.50 | 0.28 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c | (2.48 | ) | (3.21 | ) | 2.63 | (0.46 | ) | (0.05 | ) | |||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (2.27 | ) | (2.71 | ) | 3.21 | 0.04 | 0.23 | |||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.23 | ) | (0.55 | ) | (0.55 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.20 | ) | ||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.23 | ) | (0.55 | ) | (0.55 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.20 | ) | ||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 21.53 | $ | 24.03 | $ | 27.29 | $ | 24.63 | $ | 24.91 | ||||||||||
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Total return | (9.47 | )%d | (10.11 | )% | 13.05 | % | 0.10 | % | 0.97 | %d | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 23,683 | $ | 27,640 | $ | 46,395 | $ | 35,716 | $ | 9,965 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.38 | % | 0.38 | % | 0.38 | % | 0.38 | % | 0.38 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 1.88 | % | 1.87 | % | 2.17 | % | 1.87 | % | 1.93 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 3 | % | 10 | % | 14 | % | 6 | % | 6 | % |
a | Commencement of operations. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended February 29, 2016, the years ended August 31, 2015, August 31, 2014, August 31, 2013 and the period ended August 31, 2012 were 3%, 10%, 13%, 6% and 6%, respectively. See Note 4. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Period from to Aug. 31, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 17.67 | $ | 28.06 | $ | 24.06 | $ | 23.51 | $ | 24.79 | ||||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment incomeb | 0.29 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.43 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain | (1.93 | ) | (10.61 | ) | 3.96 | 0.55 | (1.39 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (1.64 | ) | (9.93 | ) | 4.64 | 1.18 | (0.96 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.28 | ) | (0.46 | ) | (0.64 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.32 | ) | ||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.28 | ) | (0.46 | ) | (0.64 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.32 | ) | ||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 15.75 | $ | 17.67 | $ | 28.06 | $ | 24.06 | $ | 23.51 | ||||||||||
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Total return | (9.32 | )%d | (35.63 | )% | 19.44 | % | 5.10 | % | (3.77 | )%d | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 28,342 | $ | 24,739 | $ | 8,419 | $ | 4,811 | $ | 4,701 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 3.45 | % | 3.23 | % | 2.57 | % | 2.61 | % | 3.16 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 3 | % | 4 | % | 8 | % | 6 | % | 5 | % |
a | Commencement of operations. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but includes portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended February 29, 2016, the years ended August 31, 2015, August 31, 2014, August 31, 2013 and the period ended August 31, 2012 were 3%, 4%, 8%, 6% and 5%, respectively. See Note 4. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Period from to Aug. 31, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 5.57 | $ | 11.27 | $ | 11.60 | $ | 20.05 | $ | 25.00 | ||||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment incomeb | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.15 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c | 2.63 | (5.71 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (8.47 | ) | (5.02 | ) | |||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 2.64 | (5.64 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (8.26 | ) | (4.87 | ) | |||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.02 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.08 | ) | ||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.02 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.08 | ) | ||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 8.19 | $ | 5.57 | $ | 11.27 | $ | 11.60 | $ | 20.05 | ||||||||||
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Total return | 47.62 | %d | (50.16 | )% | (2.01 | )% | (41.28 | )% | (19.45 | )%d | ||||||||||
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Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 79,025 | $ | 45,926 | $ | 70,976 | $ | 38,285 | $ | 32,084 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 0.20 | % | 0.88 | % | 0.81 | % | 1.37 | % | 1.25 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 14 | % | 20 | % | 22 | % | 19 | % | 11 | % |
a | Commencement of operations. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Period from to Aug. 31, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 10.65 | $ | 20.19 | $ | 18.11 | $ | 19.00 | $ | 24.76 | ||||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment incomeb | 0.15 | 0.81 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.37 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c | (2.41 | ) | (8.96 | ) | 2.23 | (1.00 | ) | (6.00 | ) | |||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (2.26 | ) | (8.15 | ) | 2.73 | (0.50 | ) | (5.63 | ) | |||||||||||
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Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.19 | ) | (1.39 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.13 | ) | ||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.19 | ) | (1.39 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.13 | ) | ||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 8.20 | $ | 10.65 | $ | 20.19 | $ | 18.11 | $ | 19.00 | ||||||||||
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Total return | (21.18 | )%d | (41.94 | )% | 15.32 | % | (2.68 | )% | (22.76 | )%d | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 78,265 | $ | 69,219 | $ | 183,699 | $ | 222,808 | $ | 123,524 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 3.48 | % | 5.18 | % | 2.53 | % | 2.51 | % | 2.98 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 5 | % | 17 | % | 18 | % | 11 | % | 1 | % |
a | Commencement of operations. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended February 29, 2016, the years ended August 31, 2015, August 31, 2014, August 31, 2013 and the period ended August 31, 2012 were 4%, 10%, 15%, 7% and 1%, respectively. See Note 4. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Period from to Aug. 31, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 6.14 | $ | 12.70 | $ | 13.92 | $ | 20.94 | $ | 24.87 | ||||||||||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment incomeb | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.11 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c | 1.12 | (6.42 | ) | (1.15 | ) | (6.90 | ) | (3.90 | ) | |||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | 1.13 | (6.37 | ) | (1.07 | ) | (6.74 | ) | (3.79 | ) | |||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.00 | )d | (0.19 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.14 | ) | ||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.00 | )d | (0.19 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.14 | ) | ||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 7.27 | $ | 6.14 | $ | 12.70 | $ | 13.92 | $ | 20.94 | ||||||||||
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Total return | 18.47 | %e | (50.51 | )% | (7.48 | )% | (32.49 | )% | (15.18 | )%e | ||||||||||
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Ratios/Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 18,903 | $ | 12,279 | $ | 13,975 | $ | 6,959 | $ | 2,094 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsf | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.39 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsf | 0.17 | % | 0.57 | % | 0.63 | % | 1.03 | % | 0.86 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rateg | 10 | % | 31 | % | 22 | % | 13 | % | 9 | % |
a | Commencement of operations. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Rounds to less than $0.01. |
e | Not annualized. |
f | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
g | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
iShares, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on September 1, 1994 pursuant to Articles of Incorporation as subsequently amended and restated.
These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):
iShares ETF | Diversification Classification | |
MSCI Global Agriculture Producers | Non-diversified | |
MSCI Global Energy Producers | Non-diversified | |
MSCI Global Gold Miners | Non-diversified | |
MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers | Non-diversified | |
MSCI Global Silver Miners | Non-diversified |
The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective.
Pursuant to the Company’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.
1. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses 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.
SECURITY VALUATION
Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
• | Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the 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. |
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iSHARES®, INC.
• | Exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the 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 are valued at the last traded price. |
• | Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”). |
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.
The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Company’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.
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.
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
• | Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
• | Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and |
• | Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments. |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Company’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.
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The following table summarizes the value of each of the Funds’ investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of February 29, 2016. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective schedule of investments.
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Common Stocks | $ | 23,115,686 | $ | 13,155 | $ | 0 | a | $ | 23,128,841 | |||||||
Investment Companies | 302,453 | — | — | 302,453 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 134,244 | — | — | 134,244 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 972,893 | — | — | 972,893 | ||||||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 27,588,808 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 27,588,808 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 156,050 | — | — | 156,050 | ||||||||||||
Warrants | — | 0 | a | — | 0 | a | ||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 236,222 | — | — | 236,222 | ||||||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 78,764,212 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 78,764,212 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 2,496,001 | — | — | 2,496,001 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 81,260,213 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 81,260,213 | ||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 76,640,705 | $ | 11,442 | $ | 1 | $ | 76,652,148 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 1,041,949 | — | — | 1,041,949 | ||||||||||||
Rights | — | 790 | — | 790 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 5,650,776 | — | — | 5,650,776 | ||||||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 18,987,715 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 18,987,715 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 1,843,759 | — | — | 1,843,759 | ||||||||||||
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SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION
Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of February 29, 2016 are reflected in tax reclaims receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.
Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting 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 the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their 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 February 29, 2016, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
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.
LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
Each Fund may lend its investment 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 a 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 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 Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds and any excess collateral is returned by the Funds 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. Loans of
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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.
Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of February 29, 2016, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of investments. The securities on loan for each Fund are also disclosed in its schedule of investments. The total value of any securities on loan as of February 29, 2016 and the total value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.
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, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.
Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“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, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender 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, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.
The following table is a summary of securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of February 29, 2016:
iShares ETF and Counterparty | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received a | Net Amount | |||||||||
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Barclays Capital Inc. | $ | 15,503 | $ | 15,503 | $ | — | ||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 160,170 | 160,170 | — | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 45,568 | 45,568 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 16,095 | 16,095 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 303,890 | 303,890 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | 18,011 | 18,011 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 296,829 | 296,829 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 38,077 | 38,077 | — | |||||||||
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iShares ETF and Counterparty | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received a | Net Amount | |||||||||
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BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Inc. | $ | 143 | $ | 143 | $ | — | ||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 3,481 | 3,481 | — | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 36,745 | 36,745 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 916 | 916 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 19,178 | 19,178 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 9,586 | 9,586 | — | |||||||||
Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | 267 | 267 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 31,943 | 31,943 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 37,689 | 37,689 | — | |||||||||
Nomura Securities International Inc. | 5,702 | 5,702 | — | |||||||||
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | 6,007 | 6,007 | — | |||||||||
SG Americas Securities LLC | 2,184 | 2,184 | — | |||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Company | 9,478 | 9,478 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 48,079 | 48,079 | — | |||||||||
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BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Inc. | $ | 19,105 | $ | 19,105 | $ | — | ||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 181,669 | 181,669 | — | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 490,939 | 490,939 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 693,623 | 693,623 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 776,537 | 776,537 | — | |||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Company | 66,439 | 66,439 | — | |||||||||
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BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Inc. | $ | 1,504 | $ | 1,504 | $ | — | ||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 789,127 | 789,127 | — | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 471,645 | 471,645 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 483,320 | 483,320 | — | |||||||||
HSBC Bank PLC | 46,080 | 46,080 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 823,573 | 823,573 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 770,113 | 770,113 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 1,011,172 | 1,011,172 | — | |||||||||
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | 68,393 | 68,393 | — | |||||||||
SG Americas Securities LLC | 126,930 | 126,930 | — | |||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Company | 126,935 | 126,935 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 608,939 | 608,939 | — | |||||||||
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iShares ETF and Counterparty | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received a | Net Amount | |||||||||
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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | $ | 482,132 | $ | 482,132 | $ | — | ||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 243,916 | 243,916 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 496,142 | 496,142 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 74,506 | 74,506 | — | |||||||||
Nomura Securities International Inc. | 23,069 | 23,069 | — | |||||||||
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | 172,469 | 172,469 | — | |||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Company | 60,303 | 60,303 | — | |||||||||
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a | Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received was in excess of the market values of securities loaned at period end and is disclosed in each Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. |
2. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
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 interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.
For its investment advisory services to each Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.39% based on the average daily net assets of each Fund.
In addition, each of the iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers and iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETFs indirectly pays its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for each Fund through December 31, 2018 in an amount equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to each Fund’s investments in other iShares funds, if any.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 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. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, 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 “collateral investment fees”). 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. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income 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 the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in the calendar year 2013, each Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income 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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For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the total of securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees paid were as follows:
iShares ETF | Fees Paid to BTC | |||
MSCI Global Agriculture Producers | $ | 5,201 | ||
MSCI Global Energy Producers | 646 | |||
MSCI Global Gold Miners | 3,144 | |||
MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers | 15,116 | |||
MSCI Global Silver Miners | 1,968 |
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.
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 February 29, 2016 transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:
iShares ETF | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
MSCI Global Agriculture Producers | $ | 15,361 | $ | 25,667 | ||||
MSCI Global Energy Producers | — | 165,208 | ||||||
MSCI Global Gold Miners | 473,267 | 1,222,715 | ||||||
MSCI Global Silver Miners | 22,086 | 13,577 |
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 included in “Interest – affiliated” in the statements of operations.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.
iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers and iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETFs, in order to improve their portfolio liquidity and their ability to track their respective underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in each Fund’s respective underlying index.
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Funds (excluding money market funds) during the six months ended February 29, 2016, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:
iShares ETF and Name of Affiliated Issuer | Shares Held at Beginning of Period | Shares Purchased | Shares Sold | Shares Held at End of Period | Value at End of Period | Dividend Income | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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iShares India 50 ETF | 13,844 | — | (1,001 | ) | 12,843 | $ | 302,453 | $ | 651 | $ | (2,800 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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3. | INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS |
Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:
iShares ETF | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
MSCI Global Agriculture Producers | $ | 866,801 | $ | 944,511 | ||||
MSCI Global Energy Producers | 796,356 | 738,544 | ||||||
MSCI Global Gold Miners | 7,237,623 | 7,439,968 | ||||||
MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers | 8,033,150 | 4,076,899 | ||||||
MSCI Global Silver Miners | 1,823,542 | 1,428,685 |
In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:
iShares ETF | In-kind Purchases | In-kind Sales | ||||||
MSCI Global Agriculture Producers | $ | — | $ | 989,452 | ||||
MSCI Global Energy Producers | 6,472,074 | — | ||||||
MSCI Global Gold Miners | 7,849,123 | — | ||||||
MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers | 33,712,699 | 8,892,195 | ||||||
MSCI Global Silver Miners | 3,640,693 | — |
4. | 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 for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.
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. Investors 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. Investors 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 “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.
5. | PRINCIPAL RISKS |
In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.
BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.
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MARKET RISK
Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its direct or indirect investment in equity instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.
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.
Each Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.
Each Fund invests all or substantially all of its 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, political and social conditions affecting those market sectors may have a significant impact on its investment performance.
The United States and the European Union, along with the regulatory bodies of a number of countries including Japan, Australia and Canada (collectively, “Sanctioning Bodies”), have imposed sectorial economic sanctions on certain Russian individuals and Russian corporate entities which include prohibitions on transacting in or dealing in new debt of longer than 30 or 90 days maturity or new equity of such issuers. Securities held by the iShares MSCI Global Agriculture Producers ETF, iShares MSCI Global Energy Producers ETF and iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF issued prior to the date of the sanctions being imposed are not currently subject to any restrictions under the sanctions. However, compliance with each of these sanctions may impair the ability of a Fund to buy, sell, hold, receive or deliver the affected securities or other securities of such issuers. The Sanctioning Bodies could also institute broader sanctions on Russia. These sanctions, or even the threat of further sanctions, may result in the decline of the value and liquidity of Russian securities, a weakening of the ruble or other adverse consequences to the Russian economy. Current or future sanctions may result in Russia taking counter measures or retaliatory actions, which may further impair the value and liquidity of Russian securities. These retaliatory measures may include the immediate freeze of Russian assets held by a Fund.
CREDIT RISK
Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe 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 issuer and counterparty
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credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.
6. | INCOME TAX INFORMATION |
Each Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Company’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.
For purposes of U.S. GAAP, 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 NAV per share.
The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
As of August 31, 2015, the Funds’ fiscal year-end, the following Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:
iShares ETF | Non- Expiring | |||
MSCI Global Agriculture Producers | $ | 558,434 | ||
MSCI Global Energy Producers | 127,882 | |||
MSCI Global Gold Miners | 4,476,366 | |||
MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers | 4,586,250 | |||
MSCI Global Silver Miners | 613,283 |
The Funds may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Funds 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 February 29, 2016, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
iShares ETF | Tax Cost | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
MSCI Global Agriculture Producers | $ | 31,318,234 | $ | 771,467 | $ | (7,551,270 | ) | $ | (6,779,803 | ) | ||||||
MSCI Global Energy Producers | 37,294,588 | 132,303 | (9,445,811 | ) | (9,313,508 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Global Gold Miners | 93,243,441 | 11,231,892 | (23,215,120 | ) | (11,983,228 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers | 141,201,213 | 250,828 | (58,106,378 | ) | (57,855,550 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Global Silver Miners | 24,468,869 | 879,054 | (4,516,449 | ) | (3,637,395 | ) |
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Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of February 29, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.
7. | 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 disclosure in the financial statements.
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Section 19(a) Notices
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are 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 the 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.
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 Global Agriculture Producers | $ | 0.195075 | $ | — | $ | 0.033088 | $ | 0.228163 | 85 | % | — | % | 15 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||
MSCI Global Energy Producers | 0.254400 | — | 0.022880 | 0.277280 | 92 | — | 8 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Global Gold Miners | 0.017932 | — | 0.003750 | 0.021682 | 83 | — | 17 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers | 0.138644 | — | 0.051207 | 0.189851 | 73 | — | 27 | 100 |
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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-474-2737
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.
A description of the policies that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Funds’ website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.
The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds also disclose their complete schedules of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Funds’ website.
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Ø | iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EM Minimum Volatility ETF | HEMV | BATS |
Ø | iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | HEEM | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | EEM | NYSE Arca |
Ø | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF | EEMV | NYSE Arca |
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iSHARES® CURRENCY HEDGED MSCI EM MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EM Minimum Volatility ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of emerging market equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader emerging equity markets while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the component currencies and the U.S. dollar, as represented by the MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility (USD) 100% Hedged to USD Index (the “Index”).
The Index sells forward the non-U.S. dollar currencies in which the constituent securities are denominated in an amount equal to those securities at a one-month forward rate to effectively create a “hedge” against fluctuations in the relative value of the component currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. In order to replicate the “hedging” component of the Index, the Fund enters into foreign currency forward contracts designed to offset the Fund’s exposure to the component currencies.
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 Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF. For the period from October 29, 2015 (inception date of the Fund) through February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -5.60%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -7.65%.
Cumulative Total Returns | ||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | ||||
Since Inception | (5.60)% | (5.06)% | (7.65)% |
The inception date of the Fund was 10/29/15. The first day of secondary market trading was 11/2/15.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 11 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (10/29/15) a | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period b,c | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period b,c | Annualized Expense Ratio b | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 944.00 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.70 | $ | 0.15 | 0.03% |
a | The beginning of the period (commencement of operations) is October 29, 2015. |
b | Annualized expense ratio and expenses paid during the period do not include fees and expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests. |
c | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (123 days for actual and 182 days for hypothetical expenses) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 11 for more information. |
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ALLOCATION BY SECTOR1
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments 2 |
Financials | 26.57 | % | ||
Information Technology | 15.30 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 13.24 | |||
Consumer Staples | 12.19 | |||
Utilities | 8.17 | |||
Health Care | 7.52 | |||
Industrials | 6.74 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 5.69 | |||
Energy | 2.85 | |||
Materials | 1.73 | |||
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TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES1
As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments 2 |
China | 18.41 | % | ||
Taiwan | 18.17 | |||
South Korea | 11.46 | |||
Malaysia | 8.93 | |||
South Africa | 5.08 | |||
India | 4.79 | |||
Indonesia | 4.71 | |||
Philippines | 4.25 | |||
Thailand | 4.21 | |||
Mexico | 3.86 | |||
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TOTAL | 83.87 | % | ||
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1 | Reflects the portfolio allocation and ten largest countries of the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF, the underlying fund in which the Fund invests. |
2 | Excludes money market funds. |
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iSHARES® CURRENCY HEDGED MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization emerging market equities while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the component currencies and the U.S. dollar, as represented by the MSCI Emerging Markets 100% Hedged to USD Index (the “Index”).
The Index sells forward the non-U.S. dollar currencies in which the constituent securities are denominated in an amount equal to those securities at a one-month forward rate to effectively create a “hedge” against fluctuations in the relative value of the component currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. In order to replicate the “hedging” component of the Index, the Fund enters into foreign currency forward contracts designed to offset the Fund’s exposure to the component currencies.
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 Emerging Markets ETF. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -5.81%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -6.51%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (16.96)% | (17.07)% | (16.72)% | (16.96)% | (17.07)% | (16.72)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | (10.88)% | (10.89)% | (10.92)% | (15.24)% | (15.25)% | (15.31)% |
The inception date of the Fund was 9/23/14. The first day of secondary market trading was 9/25/14.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 11 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a,b | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a,b | Annualized Expense Ratio a | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 941.90 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.80 | $ | 0.05 | 0.01% |
a | Annualized expense ratio and expenses paid during the period do not include fees and expenses of the underlying fund in which the Fund invests. |
b | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 11 for more information. |
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ALLOCATION BY SECTOR1
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments 2 |
Financials | 27.02 | % | ||
Information Technology | 20.73 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 9.84 | |||
Consumer Staples | 8.44 | |||
Energy | 7.42 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 7.13 | |||
Industrials | 6.88 | |||
Materials | 6.51 | |||
Utilities | 3.21 | |||
Health Care | 2.82 | |||
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As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments 2 |
China | 24.19 | % | ||
South Korea | 15.44 | |||
Taiwan | 12.89 | |||
India | 8.12 | |||
South Africa | 7.04 | |||
Brazil | 5.71 | |||
Mexico | 4.61 | |||
Russia | 3.68 | |||
Malaysia | 3.51 | |||
Indonesia | 2.96 | |||
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TOTAL | 88.15 | % | ||
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1 | Reflects the portfolio allocation and ten largest countries of the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, the underlying fund in which the Fund invests. |
2 | Excludes money market funds. |
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iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization emerging market equities, as represented by the MSCI Emerging Markets 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -9.03%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -8.85%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (23.82)% | (23.87)% | (23.41)% | (23.82)% | (23.87)% | (23.41)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 Years | (6.01)% | (5.99)% | (5.41)% | (26.63)% | (26.56)% | (24.28)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 Years | 1.16% | 1.24% | 1.83% | 12.22% | 13.14% | 19.91% |
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 11 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 909.70 | $ | 3.47 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.20 | $ | 3.67 | 0.73% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 11 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 27.02 | % | ||
Information Technology | 20.73 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 9.84 | |||
Consumer Staples | 8.44 | |||
Energy | 7.42 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 7.13 | |||
Industrials | 6.88 | |||
Materials | 6.51 | |||
Utilities | 3.21 | |||
Health Care | 2.82 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments* |
China | 24.19 | % | ||
South Korea | 15.44 | |||
Taiwan | 12.89 | |||
India | 8.12 | |||
South Africa | 7.04 | |||
Brazil | 5.71 | |||
Mexico | 4.61 | |||
Russia | 3.68 | |||
Malaysia | 3.51 | |||
Indonesia | 2.96 | |||
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TOTAL | 88.15 | % | ||
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iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of emerging market equities that, in the aggregate, have lower volatility characteristics relative to the broader emerging equity markets, as represented by the MSCI Emerging Markets 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. For the six-month reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -7.00%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -6.92%.
Average Annual Total Returns | Cumulative Total Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | NAV | MARKET | INDEX | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | (18.11)% | (18.03)% | (18.11)% | (18.11)% | (18.03)% | (18.11)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Since Inception | 1.29% | 1.40% | 1.47% | 5.76% | 6.24% | 6.56% |
The inception date of the Fund was 10/18/11. The first day of secondary market trading was 10/20/11.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 11 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period a | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 930.00 | $ | 1.20 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.60 | $ | 1.26 | 0.25% |
a | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (182 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 11 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 26.57 | % | ||
Information Technology | 15.30 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 13.24 | |||
Consumer Staples | 12.19 | |||
Utilities | 8.17 | |||
Health Care | 7.52 | |||
Industrials | 6.74 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 5.69 | |||
Energy | 2.85 | |||
Materials | 1.73 | |||
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TOTAL | 100.00 | % | ||
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As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments* |
China | 18.41 | % | ||
Taiwan | 18.17 | |||
South Korea | 11.46 | |||
Malaysia | 8.93 | |||
South Africa | 5.08 | |||
India | 4.79 | |||
Indonesia | 4.71 | |||
Philippines | 4.25 | |||
Thailand | 4.21 | |||
Mexico | 3.86 | |||
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TOTAL | 83.87 | % | ||
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.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. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer 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. Certain funds may have a NAV which is determined prior to the opening of regular trading on its listed exchange and their market returns are calculated using the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the opening of regular trading on the exchange. 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, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on September 1, 2015 (or commencement of operations, as applicable) and held through February 29, 2016, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number corresponding to your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
iSHARES® CURRENCY HEDGED MSCI EM MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 100.09% |
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EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 100.09% |
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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETFa | 48,584 | $ | 2,284,906 | |||||
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2,284,906 | ||||||||
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TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
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(Cost: $2,530,099) |
| 2,284,906 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.04% |
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MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.04% |
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, | ||||||||
0.27%a,b | 1,049 | 1,049 | ||||||
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1,049 | ||||||||
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TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
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(Cost: $1,049) |
| 1,049 | ||||||
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
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(Cost: $2,531,148) |
| 2,285,955 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.13)% |
| (3,030 | ) | |||||
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NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 2,282,925 | |||||
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a | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
b | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
Forward currency contracts as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Settlement Date | Counter- party | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
BRL | 82,000 | USD | 19,802 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | $ 613 | ||||||||||
BRL | 3,000 | USD | 725 | 03/03/2016 | GS | 22 | ||||||||||
BRL | 2,000 | USD | 494 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 4 | ||||||||||
HKD | 499,000 | USD | 64,115 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 41 | ||||||||||
INR | 107,000 | USD | 1,561 | 03/03/2016 | HSBC | 3 | ||||||||||
INR | 7,954,000 | USD | 115,745 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | 520 | ||||||||||
KRW | 1,200,401,000 | USD | 967,746 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | 2,903 | ||||||||||
KRW | 18,868,000 | USD | 15,205 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 52 | ||||||||||
MXN | 168,000 | USD | 9,129 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | 136 | ||||||||||
MXN | 153,000 | USD | 8,315 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | 123 | ||||||||||
MXN | 20,000 | USD | 1,099 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 4 | ||||||||||
PLN | 5,000 | USD | 1,223 | 03/03/2016 | BBP | 29 | ||||||||||
PLN | 235,000 | USD | 58,815 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | 13 | ||||||||||
PLN | 2,000 | USD | 489 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 11 | ||||||||||
PLN | 4,000 | USD | 976 | 03/03/2016 | UBS | 25 | ||||||||||
RUB | 8,000 | USD | 103 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | 3 | ||||||||||
RUB | 831,000 | USD | 11,009 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | 23 | ||||||||||
RUB | 10,000 | USD | 132 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 1 | ||||||||||
TWD | 43,000 | USD | 1,280 | 03/03/2016 | HSBC | 14 | ||||||||||
TWD | 23,092,000 | USD | 693,703 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | 1,026 |
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Settlement Date | Counter- party | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
TWD | 444,000 | USD | 13,199 | 03/03/2016 | MS | $ 159 | ||||||||||
USD | 1,040 | INR | 71,000 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | 2 | ||||||||||
USD | 537,792 | KRW | 650,536,000 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | 11,767 | ||||||||||
USD | 15,604 | KRW | 18,868,000 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 347 | ||||||||||
ZAR | 1,826,000 | USD | 113,414 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | 1,639 | ||||||||||
ZAR | 197,000 | USD | 12,145 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 267 | ||||||||||
ZAR�� | 34,000 | USD | 2,070 | 03/03/2016 | TNTC | 73 | ||||||||||
BRL | 4,000 | USD | 986 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | 1 | ||||||||||
INR | 202,000 | USD | 2,939 | 04/06/2016 | UBS | — | ||||||||||
USD | 27,857 | BRL | 112,000 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | 219 | ||||||||||
USD | 404,963 | HKD | 3,147,000 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | 273 | ||||||||||
USD | 192,238 | MXN | 3,494,000 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | 83 | ||||||||||
USD | 3,749 | MXN | 68,000 | 04/06/2016 | MS | 9 | ||||||||||
USD | 606 | RUB | 46,000 | 04/06/2016 | UBS | 1 | ||||||||||
USD | 2,831 | ZAR | 45,000 | 04/06/2016 | MS | 14 | ||||||||||
ZAR | 13,000 | USD | 814 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | — | ||||||||||
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BRL | 112,000 | USD | 28,123 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | (239) | ||||||||||
HKD | 3,147,000 | USD | 404,907 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | (304) | ||||||||||
INR | 79,000 | USD | 1,158 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | (3) | ||||||||||
KRW | 117,333,000 | USD | 97,079 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | (2,203) | ||||||||||
KRW | 2,206,000 | USD | 1,826 | 03/03/2016 | HSBC | (42) | ||||||||||
MXN | 3,494,000 | USD | 192,757 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | (53) | ||||||||||
USD | 47,995 | BRL | 199,000 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | (1,548) | ||||||||||
USD | 11,044 | HKD | 86,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | (13) | ||||||||||
USD | 456,965 | HKD | 3,560,000 | 03/03/2016 | RBS | (737) | ||||||||||
USD | 50,663 | INR | 3,475,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | (131) | ||||||||||
USD | 65,284 | INR | 4,479,000 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | (186) | ||||||||||
USD | 1,677 | INR | 115,000 | 03/03/2016 | MS | (4) | ||||||||||
USD | 94,555 | KRW | 117,333,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | (321) | ||||||||||
USD | 1,778 | KRW | 2,206,000 | 03/03/2016 | HSBC | (6) | ||||||||||
USD | 443,118 | KRW | 549,865,000 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | (1,505) | ||||||||||
USD | 3,192 | MXN | 58,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | (7) | ||||||||||
USD | 205,229 | MXN | 3,777,000 | 03/03/2016 | MS | (3,083) | ||||||||||
USD | 18,346 | PLN | 75,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | (429) | ||||||||||
USD | 41,108 | PLN | 168,000 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | (948) | ||||||||||
USD | 734 | PLN | 3,000 | 03/03/2016 | MS | (17) | ||||||||||
USD | 10,360 | RUB | 803,000 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | (300) | ||||||||||
USD | 606 | RUB | 46,000 | 03/03/2016 | MS | (5) | ||||||||||
USD | 6,539 | TWD | 220,000 | 03/03/2016 | �� | BNP | (80) | |||||||||
USD | 687,825 | TWD | 23,136,000 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | (8,228) | ||||||||||
USD | 6,657 | TWD | 223,000 | 03/03/2016 | MS | (52) | ||||||||||
USD | 8,608 | ZAR | 140,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | (213) | ||||||||||
USD | 116,663 | ZAR | 1,917,000 | 03/03/2016 | RBS | (4,123) | ||||||||||
HKD | 13,000 | USD | 1,672 | 04/06/2016 | MS | (1) | ||||||||||
INR | 94,000 | USD | 1,368 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | (1) | ||||||||||
KRW | 3,533,000 | USD | 2,849 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | (1) | ||||||||||
MXN | 38,000 | USD | 2,090 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | (1) | ||||||||||
PLN | 3,000 | USD | 751 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | — | ||||||||||
RUB | 34,000 | USD | 448 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | — | ||||||||||
TWD | 141,000 | USD | 4,232 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | (1) | ||||||||||
USD | 2,314 | HKD | 18,000 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | — | ||||||||||
USD | 114,892 | INR | 7,954,000 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | (842) | ||||||||||
USD | 443,032 | KRW | 549,865,000 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | (206) | ||||||||||
USD | 16,073 | KRW | 19,978,000 | 04/06/2016 | UBS | (31) | ||||||||||
USD | 58,792 | PLN | 235,000 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | (18) |
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) (Continued)
iSHARES® CURRENCY HEDGED MSCI EM MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF
February 29, 2016
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Settlement Date | Counter- party | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
USD | 250 | PLN | 1,000 | 04/06/2016 | MS | $ — | ||||||||||
USD | 10,909 | RUB | 831,000 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | (30) | ||||||||||
USD | 691,999 | TWD | 23,092,000 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | (830) | ||||||||||
USD | 27,564 | TWD | 919,000 | 04/06/2016 | UBS | (8) | ||||||||||
USD | 112,670 | ZAR | 1,826,000 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | (1,633) | ||||||||||
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Net unrealized depreciation | $ (7,963) | |||||||||||||||
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Counterparties:
BBP — Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale
BNP — BNP Paribas SA
CITI — Citibank N.A. London
GS — Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
JPM — JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
HSBC — HSBC Bank PLC
MS — Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC
TNTC — Northern Trust Company
UBS — UBS AG London
Currency Abbreviations:
BRL — Brazilian Real
HKD — Hong Kong Dollar
INR — Indian Rupee
KRW — South Korean Won
MXN — Mexican Peso
PLN — Polish Zloty
RUB — New Russian Ruble
TWD — Taiwan Dollar
USD — United States Dollar
ZAR — South African Rand
See notes to financial statements.
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
iSHARES® CURRENCY HEDGED MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 100.06% |
| |||||||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 100.06% |
| |||||||
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETFa | 6,224,267 | $ | 188,657,533 | |||||
|
| |||||||
188,657,533 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
| |||||||
(Cost: $240,956,260) |
| 188,657,533 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.05% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.05% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%a,b | 95,625 | 95,625 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
95,625 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $95,625) |
| 95,625 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $241,051,885) |
| 188,753,158 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.11)% |
| (215,970 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 188,537,188 | |||||
|
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a | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
b | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
Forward currency contracts as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Settlement Date | Counter- party | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
BRL | 86,000 | USD | 20,806 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | $ | 605 | |||||||||
BRL | 793,000 | USD | 191,634 | 03/03/2016 | GS | 5,794 | ||||||||||
BRL | 9,235,000 | USD | 2,252,677 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 46,494 | ||||||||||
EUR | 393,000 | USD | 425,553 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 1,983 | ||||||||||
HKD | 6,353,000 | USD | 815,125 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | 1,666 | ||||||||||
HKD | 68,705,000 | USD | 8,825,104 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 8,153 | ||||||||||
INR | 616,000 | USD | 8,953 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | 51 | ||||||||||
INR | 42,713,000 | USD | 620,107 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | 4,234 | ||||||||||
INR | 14,272,000 | USD | 208,186 | 03/03/2016 | HSBC | 430 | ||||||||||
INR | 1,097,523,000 | USD | 15,970,940 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | 71,702 | ||||||||||
INR | 22,026,000 | USD | 321,881 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 76 | ||||||||||
KRW | 51,072,000 | USD | 41,161 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | 136 | ||||||||||
KRW | 2,590,804,000 | USD | 2,086,750 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | 8,183 | ||||||||||
KRW | 272,771,000 | USD | 219,817 | 03/03/2016 | HSBC | 747 | ||||||||||
KRW | 98,142,937,000 | USD | 79,123,684 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | 235,043 | ||||||||||
KRW | 4,017,610,000 | USD | 3,237,658 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 10,996 | ||||||||||
MXN | 234,251,000 | USD | 12,905,366 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | 14,235 | ||||||||||
MXN | 3,897,000 | USD | 214,853 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | 77 | ||||||||||
MXN | 22,716,000 | USD | 1,238,322 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 14,529 | ||||||||||
RUB | 15,814,000 | USD | 208,766 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | 1,168 |
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Settlement Date | Counter- party | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
RUB | 4,023,000 | USD | 52,822 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | $ | 584 | |||||||||
RUB | 444,430,000 | USD | 5,884,016 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | 15,873 | ||||||||||
RUB | 40,149,000 | USD | 518,699 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 14,286 | ||||||||||
TRY | 68,000 | USD | 22,667 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | 253 | ||||||||||
TRY | 906,000 | USD | 302,326 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 3,044 | ||||||||||
TWD | 642,000 | USD | 19,282 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | 33 | ||||||||||
TWD | 24,437,000 | USD | 734,064 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | 1,129 | ||||||||||
TWD | 4,392,000 | USD | 130,734 | 03/03/2016 | HSBC | 1,401 | ||||||||||
TWD | 1,254,080,000 | USD | 37,676,459 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | 52,876 | ||||||||||
TWD | 101,306,000 | USD | 3,017,406 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 30,412 | ||||||||||
USD | 2,505 | BRL | 10,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | 15 | ||||||||||
USD | 21,539 | BRL | 86,000 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | 129 | ||||||||||
USD | 198,904 | BRL | 793,000 | 03/03/2016 | GS | 1,476 | ||||||||||
USD | 2,574,657 | BRL | 10,264,000 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 19,303 | ||||||||||
USD | 4,562,018 | EUR | 4,172,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | 23,393 | ||||||||||
USD | 52,451 | EUR | 48,000 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | 233 | ||||||||||
USD | 614,193 | EUR | 562,000 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 2,805 | ||||||||||
USD | 9,873,044 | HKD | 76,734,000 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 7,515 | ||||||||||
USD | 3,847 | INR | 263,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | 3 | ||||||||||
USD | 626,259 | INR | 42,713,000 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | 1,917 | ||||||||||
USD | 79,809 | INR | 5,448,000 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | 175 | ||||||||||
USD | 21,168 | KRW | 25,536,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | 520 | ||||||||||
USD | 1,072,166 | KRW | 1,295,402,000 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | 24,700 | ||||||||||
USD | 41,244,865 | KRW | 49,891,240,000 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | 902,631 | ||||||||||
USD | 675 | TRY | 2,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | 1 | ||||||||||
USD | 286,938 | TRY | 851,000 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 106 | ||||||||||
USD | 3,048,374 | TWD | 101,306,000 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 555 | ||||||||||
ZAR | 229,094,000 | USD | 14,208,601 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | 226,129 | ||||||||||
ZAR | 13,753,000 | USD | 853,477 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | 13,070 | ||||||||||
ZAR | 32,248,000 | USD | 1,993,733 | 03/03/2016 | MS | 38,146 | ||||||||||
BRL | 1,002,000 | USD | 247,254 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | 11 | ||||||||||
EUR | 8,000 | USD | 8,702 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | 10 | ||||||||||
INR | 14,272,000 | USD | 206,067 | 04/06/2016 | HSBC | 1,597 | ||||||||||
INR | 25,523,000 | USD | 368,409 | 04/06/2016 | MS | 2,962 | ||||||||||
INR | 40,493,000 | USD | 589,165 | 04/06/2016 | UBS | 26 | ||||||||||
MXN | 22,716,000 | USD | 1,249,014 | 04/06/2016 | MS | 272 | ||||||||||
RUB | 40,149,000 | USD | 526,559 | 04/06/2016 | MS | 1,947 | ||||||||||
USD | 1,466,653 | BRL | 5,909,000 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | 8,486 | ||||||||||
USD | 12,001,990 | BRL | 48,254,000 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | 94,321 | ||||||||||
USD | 4,484,237 | EUR | 4,100,000 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | 19,423 | ||||||||||
USD | 49,996,783 | HKD | 388,560,000 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | 29,793 | ||||||||||
USD | 714,633 | HKD | 5,553,000 | 04/06/2016 | CITI | 543 | ||||||||||
USD | 464,671 | MXN | 8,429,000 | 04/06/2016 | MS | 1,111 | ||||||||||
USD | 176,917 | RUB | 13,427,000 | 04/06/2016 | UBS | 169 | ||||||||||
USD | 3,013,984 | TRY | 9,025,000 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | 1,642 | ||||||||||
USD | 10,350 | TRY | 31,000 | 04/06/2016 | CITI | 2 | ||||||||||
USD | 136,298 | TRY | 407,000 | 04/06/2016 | MS | 451 | ||||||||||
USD | 1,127 | ZAR | 18,000 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | — | ||||||||||
ZAR | 32,248,000 | USD | 1,988,091 | 04/06/2016 | MS | 30,562 | ||||||||||
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BRL | 2,772,000 | USD | 693,433 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | (3,309) | ||||||||||
BRL | 49,080,000 | USD | 12,325,624 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | (106,529) | ||||||||||
BRL | 1,029,000 | USD | 257,411 | 03/03/2016 | MS | (1,228) | ||||||||||
EUR | 4,172,000 | USD | 4,560,573 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | (21,947) | ||||||||||
EUR | 113,000 | USD | 123,664 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | (733) | ||||||||||
EUR | 169,000 | USD | 184,561 | 03/03/2016 | MS | (710) |
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iSHARES® CURRENCY HEDGED MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF
February 29, 2016
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Settlement Date | Counter- party | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
HKD | 388,560,000 | USD | 49,995,046 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | $ | (38,704) | |||||||||
HKD | 5,553,000 | USD | 714,489 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | (551) | ||||||||||
HKD | 8,029,000 | USD | 1,032,616 | 03/03/2016 | MS | (344) | ||||||||||
INR | 65,787,000 | USD | 964,093 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | (2,476) | ||||||||||
INR | 27,731,000 | USD | 406,911 | 03/03/2016 | MS | (1,563) | ||||||||||
KRW | 272,771,000 | USD | 225,787 | 03/03/2016 | HSBC | (5,223) | ||||||||||
KRW | 1,639,543,000 | USD | 1,357,820 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | (32,080) | ||||||||||
KRW | 4,017,610,000 | USD | 3,328,445 | 03/03/2016 | MS | (79,791) | ||||||||||
TRY | 9,192,000 | USD | 3,100,086 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | (1,892) | ||||||||||
TRY | 31,000 | USD | 10,453 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | (4) | ||||||||||
USD | 666,976 | BRL | 2,762,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | (20,660) | ||||||||||
USD | 11,839,114 | BRL | 49,080,000 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | (379,981) | ||||||||||
USD | 70,437 | EUR | 65,000 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | (275) | ||||||||||
USD | 50,682,494 | HKD | 394,913,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | (90,640) | ||||||||||
USD | 713,267 | HKD | 5,553,000 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | (671) | ||||||||||
USD | 5,147 | INR | 353,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | (13) | ||||||||||
USD | 207,481 | INR | 14,272,000 | 03/03/2016 | HSBC | (1,135) | ||||||||||
USD | 16,876,487 | INR | 1,157,862,000 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | (48,139) | ||||||||||
USD | 724,612 | INR | 49,757,000 | 03/03/2016 | MS | (2,692) | ||||||||||
USD | 20,579 | KRW | 25,536,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | (70) | ||||||||||
USD | 1,043,921 | KRW | 1,295,402,000 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | (3,545) | ||||||||||
USD | 440,106 | KRW | 545,542,000 | 03/03/2016 | HSBC | (1,021) | ||||||||||
USD | 40,205,689 | KRW | 49,891,240,000 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | (136,544) | ||||||||||
USD | 6,482,696 | KRW | 8,035,220,000 | 03/03/2016 | MS | (14,611) | ||||||||||
USD | 12,756,516 | MXN | 234,251,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | (163,085) | ||||||||||
USD | 214,233 | MXN | 3,897,000 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | (698) | ||||||||||
USD | 1,252,338 | MXN | 22,716,000 | 03/03/2016 | MS | (513) | ||||||||||
USD | 203,737 | RUB | 15,814,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | (6,196) | ||||||||||
USD | 52,027 | RUB | 4,023,000 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | (1,379) | ||||||||||
USD | 5,735,837 | RUB | 444,430,000 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | (164,051) | ||||||||||
USD | 531,048 | RUB | 40,149,000 | 03/03/2016 | MS | (1,937) | ||||||||||
USD | 3,058,619 | TRY | 9,190,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | (38,900) | ||||||||||
USD | 33,208 | TRY | 99,000 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | (160) | ||||||||||
USD | 18,418 | TRY | 55,000 | 03/03/2016 | MS | (120) | ||||||||||
USD | 19,168 | TWD | 642,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | (147) | ||||||||||
USD | 725,327 | TWD | 24,437,000 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | (9,867) | ||||||||||
USD | 132,106 | TWD | 4,392,000 | 03/03/2016 | HSBC | (28) | ||||||||||
USD | 37,284,095 | TWD | 1,254,080,000 | 03/03/2016 | JPM | (445,240) | ||||||||||
USD | 14,007,148 | ZAR | 229,094,000 | 03/03/2016 | BNP | (427,582) | ||||||||||
USD | 852,121 | ZAR | 13,753,000 | 03/03/2016 | CITI | (14,427) | ||||||||||
USD | 2,001,183 | ZAR | 32,248,000 | 03/03/2016 | MS | (30,695) | ||||||||||
BRL | 86,000 | USD | 21,338 | 04/06/2016 | CITI | (116) | ||||||||||
BRL | 793,000 | USD | 197,050 | 04/06/2016 | GS | (1,361) | ||||||||||
BRL | 10,264,000 | USD | 2,550,537 | 04/06/2016 | MS | (17,684) | ||||||||||
EUR | 48,000 | USD | 52,503 | 04/06/2016 | CITI | (232) | ||||||||||
EUR | 279,000 | USD | 305,179 | 04/06/2016 | MS | (1,354) | ||||||||||
HKD | 78,962,000 | USD | 10,162,015 | 04/06/2016 | MS | (7,873) | ||||||||||
INR | 12,346,000 | USD | 179,876 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | (237) | ||||||||||
KRW | 547,661,000 | USD | 441,625 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | (163) | ||||||||||
KRW | 272,771,000 | USD | 220,110 | 04/06/2016 | HSBC | (233) | ||||||||||
KRW | 4,017,610,000 | USD | 3,241,511 | 04/06/2016 | MS | (2,971) | ||||||||||
MXN | 3,039,000 | USD | 167,279 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | (147) | ||||||||||
RUB | 3,552,000 | USD | 46,806 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | (49) | ||||||||||
TRY | 179,000 | USD | 59,782 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | (36) | ||||||||||
TRY | 851,000 | USD | 284,184 | 04/06/2016 | MS | (139) | ||||||||||
TWD | 9,250,000 | USD | 277,804 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | (276) | ||||||||||
TWD | 4,392,000 | USD | 131,955 | 04/06/2016 | HSBC | (182) |
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Settlement Date | Counter- party | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
TWD | 101,306,000 | USD | 3,045,194 | 04/06/2016 | MS | $ | (5,710) | |||||||||
USD | 262,057 | HKD | 2,038,000 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | (20) | ||||||||||
USD | 8,879 | INR | 616,000 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | (84) | ||||||||||
USD | 619,613 | INR | 42,713,000 | 04/06/2016 | CITI | (1,880) | ||||||||||
USD | 15,853,286 | INR | 1,097,523,000 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | (116,160) | ||||||||||
USD | 20,559 | KRW | 25,536,000 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | (25) | ||||||||||
USD | 1,041,571 | KRW | 1,295,402,000 | 04/06/2016 | CITI | (2,635) | ||||||||||
USD | 38,879,736 | KRW | 48,251,697,000 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | (15,292) | ||||||||||
USD | 1,088,550 | KRW | 1,353,037,000 | 04/06/2016 | UBS | (2,115) | ||||||||||
USD | 12,641,357 | MXN | 229,949,000 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | (4,884) | ||||||||||
USD | 214,257 | MXN | 3,897,000 | 04/06/2016 | CITI | (62) | ||||||||||
USD | 206,591 | RUB | 15,814,000 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | (1,579) | ||||||||||
USD | 52,323 | RUB | 4,023,000 | 04/06/2016 | CITI | (635) | ||||||||||
USD | 5,683,525 | RUB | 432,934,000 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | (15,452) | ||||||||||
USD | 19,239 | TWD | 642,000 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | (23) | ||||||||||
USD | 732,766 | TWD | 24,437,000 | 04/06/2016 | CITI | (418) | ||||||||||
USD | 36,108,186 | TWD | 1,204,208,000 | 04/06/2016 | JPM | (21,667) | ||||||||||
USD | 1,783,466 | TWD | 59,461,000 | 04/06/2016 | UBS | (542) | ||||||||||
USD | 13,856,758 | ZAR | 224,890,000 | 04/06/2016 | BNP | (220,851) | ||||||||||
USD | 847,797 | ZAR | 13,753,000 | 04/06/2016 | CITI | (13,110) | ||||||||||
ZAR | 595,000 | USD | 37,438 | 04/06/2016 | MS | (193) | ||||||||||
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Net unrealized depreciation | $ | (756,153) | ||||||||||||||
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Counterparties:
BNP — BNP Paribas SA
CITI — Citibank N.A. London
GS — Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
HSBC — HSBC Bank PLC
JPM — JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
MS — Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC
Currency Abbreviations:
BRL — Brazilian Real
EUR — Euro
HKD — Hong Kong Dollar
INR — Indian Rupee
KRW — South Korean Won
MXN — Mexican Peso
RUB — New Russian Ruble
TRY — Turkish Lira
TWD — Taiwan Dollar
USD — United States Dollar
ZAR — South African Rand
See notes to financial statements.
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 96.23% |
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BRAZIL — 3.75% |
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Ambev SA | 26,561,715 | $ | 117,746,501 | |||||
B2W Cia. Digitala | 655,300 | 1,902,022 | ||||||
Banco Bradesco SA | 4,342,908 | 25,396,293 | ||||||
Banco do Brasil SA | 4,847,074 | 16,492,695 | ||||||
Banco Santander Brasil SA Units | 2,308,500 | 8,672,901 | ||||||
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA | 3,940,100 | 23,882,394 | ||||||
BM&FBovespa SA-Bolsa de Valores Mercadorias e Futuros | 9,768,300 | 28,524,526 | ||||||
BR Malls Participacoes SA | 2,558,300 | 8,653,461 | ||||||
BRF SA | 3,698,485 | 47,772,756 | ||||||
CCR SA | 5,004,700 | 15,884,543 | ||||||
CETIP SA – Mercados Organizados | 1,254,629 | 11,949,448 | ||||||
Cia. de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo | 1,970,824 | 11,198,032 | ||||||
Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA | 3,600,028 | 4,704,382 | ||||||
Cielo SA | 4,814,748 | 37,520,502 | ||||||
Cosan SA Industria e Comercio | 700,500 | 4,708,963 | ||||||
CPFL Energia SAa | 1,184,368 | 4,970,459 | ||||||
Duratex SA | 1,756,455 | 2,683,700 | ||||||
EDP – Energias do Brasil SA | 1,460,900 | 4,673,500 | ||||||
Embraer SA | 3,802,300 | 28,856,698 | ||||||
Equatorial Energia SA | 878,300 | 8,451,262 | ||||||
Estacio Participacoes SA | 1,637,000 | 5,249,195 | ||||||
Fibria Celulose SA | 1,428,361 | 15,793,703 | ||||||
Hypermarcas SAa | 1,969,500 | 12,472,395 | ||||||
JBS SA | 4,128,265 | 11,826,759 | ||||||
Klabin SA Units | 3,169,000 | 17,121,981 | ||||||
Kroton Educacional SA | 7,836,380 | 19,633,782 | ||||||
Localiza Rent A Car SA | 824,889 | 4,765,712 | ||||||
Lojas Americanas SA | 780,375 | 2,355,264 | ||||||
Lojas Renner SA | 3,651,700 | 16,518,131 | ||||||
M. Dias Branco SA | 155,400 | 2,477,465 | ||||||
Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA | 491,500 | 5,806,402 | ||||||
Natura Cosmeticos SA | 989,800 | 6,611,435 | ||||||
Odontoprev SA | 1,552,200 | 3,959,196 | ||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro SAa | 17,382,074 | 32,105,708 | ||||||
Porto Seguro SA | 678,300 | 4,027,902 | ||||||
Qualicorp SA | 1,250,900 | 4,048,851 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Raia Drogasil SA | 1,237,100 | $ | 14,303,765 | |||||
Sul America SA | 976,265 | 3,937,641 | ||||||
TIM Participacoes SA | 4,804,476 | 8,391,202 | ||||||
TOTVS SA | 729,900 | 5,777,863 | ||||||
Tractebel Energia SA | 925,800 | 8,212,686 | ||||||
Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA Units | 406,000 | 1,924,248 | ||||||
Ultrapar Participacoes SA | 2,048,900 | 32,360,808 | ||||||
Vale SA | 7,293,148 | 21,645,032 | ||||||
WEG SA | 3,242,420 | 10,747,498 | ||||||
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686,719,662 | ||||||||
CHILE — 1.22% |
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AES Gener SA | 14,833,707 | 6,674,474 | ||||||
Aguas Andinas SA Series A | 14,576,246 | 7,595,758 | ||||||
Banco de Chile | 135,375,878 | 13,871,717 | ||||||
Banco de Credito e Inversiones | 209,755 | 8,441,216 | ||||||
Banco Santander Chile | 387,583,462 | 16,817,502 | ||||||
Cencosud SA | 7,289,096 | 15,901,003 | ||||||
Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA | 815,972 | 8,030,428 | ||||||
Colbun SA | 44,066,153 | 11,448,258 | ||||||
CorpBanca SA | 894,123,159 | 7,362,989 | ||||||
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA/Chile | 18,783,198 | 24,885,676 | ||||||
Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA | 720,727 | 6,147,002 | ||||||
Empresas CMPC SA | 7,275,519 | 16,731,024 | ||||||
Empresas COPEC SA | 2,579,182 | 21,812,341 | ||||||
Enersis Americas SA | 111,303,034 | 28,182,566 | ||||||
LATAM Airlines Group SAa | 1,717,927 | 9,789,106 | ||||||
SACI Falabella | 2,735,648 | 17,770,590 | ||||||
SONDA SA | 1,578,114 | 2,723,572 | ||||||
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224,185,222 | ||||||||
CHINA — 24.04% |
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58.com Inc. ADRa,b | 203,158 | 10,767,374 | ||||||
AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.b | 4,207,000 | 29,187,664 | ||||||
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. Class H | 129,773,000 | 42,722,797 | ||||||
Air China Ltd. Class H | 10,390,000 | 6,159,591 | ||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADRa,b | 2,802,594 | 192,846,493 | ||||||
Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd.a,b | 13,868,000 | 7,347,615 | ||||||
Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd.a,b | 57,270,000 | 11,857,372 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. Class Ha,b | 22,354,000 | $ | 7,646,668 | |||||
Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. Class H | 6,982,000 | 13,863,169 | ||||||
ANTA Sports Products Ltd.b | 5,756,402 | 13,013,837 | ||||||
AviChina Industry & Technology Co. Ltd. Class H | 12,059,000 | 8,234,575 | ||||||
Baidu Inc.a | 766,339 | 132,898,509 | ||||||
Bank of China Ltd. Class H | 449,836,000 | 168,338,157 | ||||||
Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. Class H | 49,907,600 | 28,496,074 | ||||||
Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd. Class H | 8,888,000 | 7,737,989 | ||||||
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd. | 2,951,500 | 13,721,022 | ||||||
Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.b | 25,026,000 | 13,130,673 | ||||||
Belle International Holdings Ltd. | 26,395,000 | 17,175,427 | ||||||
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. | 17,232,000 | 14,049,482 | ||||||
Byd Co. Ltd. Class Ha,b | 3,649,000 | 18,113,257 | ||||||
CAR Inc.a,b | 4,282,000 | 4,889,844 | ||||||
CGN Power Co. Ltd. Class Hc | 50,658,000 | 14,592,558 | ||||||
China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd. Class H | 49,728,000 | 14,900,206 | ||||||
China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd. Class Ha | 46,502,800 | 25,654,985 | ||||||
China Coal Energy Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 15,795,000 | 5,281,148 | ||||||
China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. Class H | 25,139,000 | 22,629,836 | ||||||
China Communications Services Corp. Ltd. Class H | 12,866,000 | 5,178,730 | ||||||
China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.b | 7,363,500 | 11,514,716 | ||||||
China Construction Bank Corp. Class H | 476,314,760 | 278,702,463 | ||||||
China COSCO Holdings Co. Ltd. Class Ha,b | 15,246,000 | 5,215,223 | ||||||
China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd. Class H | 17,853,000 | 7,094,227 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
China Everbright International Ltd.b | 14,212,000 | $ | 15,114,580 | |||||
China Everbright Ltd. | 5,338,000 | 9,843,807 | ||||||
China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd. Class H | 18,770,500 | 13,203,788 | ||||||
China Gas Holdings Ltd.b | 9,976,000 | 13,290,814 | ||||||
China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.b | 31,340,000 | 11,768,394 | ||||||
China International Marine Containers Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 2,667,600 | 3,821,565 | ||||||
China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd. | 20,746,000 | 5,175,728 | ||||||
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H | 42,130,000 | 91,669,991 | ||||||
China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. | 17,873,000 | 9,791,347 | ||||||
China Medical System Holdings Ltd.b | 6,445,000 | 8,205,282 | ||||||
China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. | 15,620,000 | 22,457,334 | ||||||
China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. Class H | 26,017,967 | 48,715,830 | ||||||
China Merchants Holdings International Co. Ltd.b | 6,700,000 | 18,567,672 | ||||||
China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. Class H | 33,474,540 | 27,464,435 | ||||||
China Mobile Ltd. | 34,765,500 | 367,498,582 | ||||||
China National Building Material Co. Ltd. Class H | 16,438,000 | 7,271,814 | ||||||
China Oilfield Services Ltd. Class Hb | 9,954,000 | 7,321,988 | ||||||
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. | 22,464,960 | 66,734,898 | ||||||
China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 14,967,600 | 48,408,935 | ||||||
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H | 144,468,800 | 80,444,681 | ||||||
China Power International Development Ltd. | 17,990,000 | 7,518,824 | ||||||
China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd. Class H | 11,267,000 | 10,678,522 | ||||||
China Railway Group Ltd. Class H | 22,784,000 | 14,386,225 | ||||||
China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.b | 7,018,000 | 11,371,540 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
China Resources Gas Group Ltd.b | 5,124,000 | $ | 13,376,440 | |||||
China Resources Land Ltd. | 15,847,333 | 37,824,180 | ||||||
China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd. | 10,942,999 | 17,703,224 | ||||||
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. Class H | 19,236,500 | 27,013,700 | ||||||
China Shipping Container Lines Co. Ltd. Class Ha,b | 21,885,000 | 4,221,562 | ||||||
China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. Class H | 10,398,000 | 5,830,042 | ||||||
China State Construction International Holdings Ltd. | 10,566,000 | 16,223,715 | ||||||
China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 9,251,660 | 17,846,222 | ||||||
China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Class H | 79,050,000 | 37,918,057 | ||||||
China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. | 34,092,000 | 38,843,788 | ||||||
China Vanke Co. Ltd. Class H | 7,602,931 | 17,129,730 | ||||||
Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd. Class B | 4,889,275 | 8,613,911 | ||||||
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. Class H | 14,913,000 | 6,980,745 | ||||||
CITIC Ltd. | 24,703,000 | 33,610,172 | ||||||
CITIC Securities Co. Ltd. Class H | 12,238,000 | 23,543,846 | ||||||
CNOOC Ltd. | 101,015,000 | 103,403,278 | ||||||
COSCO Pacific Ltd.b | 10,672,000 | 11,157,624 | ||||||
Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd. | 32,823,939 | 11,945,725 | ||||||
CRRC Corp. Ltd. Class Hb | 24,768,300 | 22,614,652 | ||||||
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. | 23,686,000 | 18,854,618 | ||||||
Ctrip.com International Ltd.a,b | 744,285 | 30,456,142 | ||||||
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co. Ltd. Class Hc | 3,378,000 | 13,857,526 | ||||||
Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd. Class H | 16,042,000 | 4,187,838 | ||||||
Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 15,532,000 | 18,116,322 | ||||||
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. | 4,338,000 | 19,831,909 | ||||||
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.b | 24,404,388 | 15,942,888 | ||||||
Far East Horizon Ltd. | 9,726,000 | 7,191,798 | ||||||
Fosun International Ltd. | 11,908,500 | 15,314,134 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd.b | 68,475,000 | $ | 9,950,522 | |||||
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.b | 30,150,000 | 11,166,451 | ||||||
GF Securities Co. Ltd.a,b | 7,288,400 | 13,440,540 | ||||||
GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd.b | 67,490,200 | 8,939,502 | ||||||
Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. Class H | 17,575,000 | 12,634,048 | ||||||
Guangdong Investment Ltd. | 16,114,110 | 19,582,742 | ||||||
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 12,716,742 | 10,989,565 | ||||||
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. Class H | 5,914,000 | 6,981,671 | ||||||
Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd. | 6,973,000 | 10,419,843 | ||||||
Haitian International Holdings Ltd. | 3,371,000 | 4,499,782 | ||||||
Haitong Securities Co. Ltd. Class H | 18,244,400 | 26,558,979 | ||||||
Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.a,b | 54,392,000 | 70 | ||||||
Hengan International Group Co. Ltd. | 4,147,000 | 32,824,450 | ||||||
Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd. Class H | 9,368,000 | 5,083,873 | ||||||
Huaneng Power International Inc. Class H | 22,020,000 | 17,132,000 | ||||||
Huaneng Renewables Corp. Ltd. Class H | 21,522,000 | 4,981,848 | ||||||
Huatai Securities Co. Ltd.a,c | 7,122,800 | 13,409,951 | ||||||
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H | 417,716,085 | 206,275,569 | ||||||
JD.com Inc. ADRa,b | 952,344 | 24,484,764 | ||||||
Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H | 7,148,000 | 8,401,679 | ||||||
Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. Class H | 7,420,000 | 7,738,560 | ||||||
Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.b | 4,813,000 | 9,519,356 | ||||||
Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. | 18,384,000 | 13,144,685 | ||||||
Lenovo Group Ltd.b | 39,314,000 | 32,811,592 | ||||||
Longfor Properties Co. Ltd. | 8,786,000 | 10,790,211 | ||||||
Luye Pharma Group Ltd.a,b | 7,321,500 | 5,884,580 | ||||||
Netease Inc. | 223,291 | 30,057,202 | ||||||
New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H | 4,441,700 | 12,851,893 |
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February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. ADR | 363,525 | $ | 11,316,533 | |||||
New World China Land Ltd. | 13,384,000 | 12,771,009 | ||||||
Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd. | 9,438,000 | 6,299,161 | ||||||
People’s Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. (The) Class H | 37,496,000 | 13,549,605 | ||||||
PetroChina Co. Ltd. Class H | 119,442,000 | 76,646,616 | ||||||
PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd. Class H | 21,304,128 | 32,163,791 | ||||||
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. Class H | 29,530,500 | 124,940,163 | ||||||
Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. ADRa | 261,668 | 18,808,696 | ||||||
Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd. ADRa,b | 152,295 | 5,648,622 | ||||||
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.a,b | 150,863,000 | 12,416,468 | ||||||
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd. Class H | 10,756,000 | 6,916,019 | ||||||
Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 16,022,000 | 6,861,141 | ||||||
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 2,278,500 | 5,280,064 | ||||||
Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd. | 3,054,000 | 6,574,457 | ||||||
Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co. Ltd. Class B | 2,597,612 | 8,665,634 | ||||||
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd. Class H | 4,013,500 | 7,225,812 | ||||||
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.b | 3,242,000 | 16,593,250 | ||||||
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. | 8,139,500 | 10,530,066 | ||||||
Shui On Land Ltd. | 24,087,100 | 6,040,244 | ||||||
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd. | 33,336,000 | 8,531,039 | ||||||
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. | 25,548,000 | 18,694,099 | ||||||
Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd. | 20,076,000 | 8,777,917 | ||||||
Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 6,309,500 | 4,560,019 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. Class Ha | 20,011,000 | $ | 8,492,159 | |||||
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 6,811,200 | 24,875,816 | ||||||
Sinotrans Ltd. Class H | 10,543,000 | 3,931,856 | ||||||
SOHO China Ltd.b | 12,502,500 | 5,611,225 | ||||||
SouFun Holdings Ltd. ADR | 654,294 | 3,487,387 | ||||||
Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.b | 13,622,500 | 8,233,605 | ||||||
Sunac China Holdings Ltd. | 10,288,000 | 6,615,099 | ||||||
TAL Education Group Class A ADRa,b | 104,650 | 5,415,638 | ||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 29,277,700 | 534,262,537 | ||||||
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.b | 11,112,000 | 10,474,458 | ||||||
TravelSky Technology Ltd. Class H | 4,742,000 | 7,147,012 | ||||||
Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 2,120,000 | 7,660,860 | ||||||
Vipshop Holdings Ltd. ADRa,b | 1,115,520 | 12,393,427 | ||||||
Want Want China Holdings Ltd.b | 33,067,000 | 21,899,661 | ||||||
Weichai Power Co. Ltd. Class H | 5,504,400 | 5,018,704 | ||||||
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. Class Hb | 10,584,800 | 4,519,143 | ||||||
Youku Tudou Inc.a | 331,973 | 9,089,421 | ||||||
Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd.b | 42,579,420 | 5,968,451 | ||||||
YY Inc. ADRa,b | 75,182 | 3,913,223 | ||||||
Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H | 8,352,000 | 7,400,228 | ||||||
Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co. Ltd. Class H | 2,978,000 | 14,571,851 | ||||||
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 32,988,000 | 9,884,331 | ||||||
ZTE Corp. Class H | 4,072,600 | 6,640,891 | ||||||
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COLOMBIA — 0.29% |
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Cementos Argos SA | 2,462,719 | 7,642,608 | ||||||
Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA Newa | 5,885 | 65,143 | ||||||
Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA/CD | 558,566 | 6,354,713 | ||||||
Ecopetrol SA | 26,944,776 | 9,254,840 | ||||||
Grupo Argos SA/Colombia | 1,658,134 | 8,942,565 |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA | 1,433,357 | $ | 16,324,341 | |||||
Interconexion Electrica SA ESP | 2,088,736 | 4,877,247 | ||||||
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53,461,457 | ||||||||
CZECH REPUBLIC — 0.18% |
| |||||||
CEZ AS | 950,894 | 14,010,852 | ||||||
Komercni Banka AS | 93,198 | 17,365,390 | ||||||
O2 Czech Republic AS | 71,043 | 727,324 | ||||||
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32,103,566 | ||||||||
EGYPT — 0.18% |
| |||||||
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE | 6,178,972 | 26,404,481 | ||||||
Global Telecom Holding SAEa | 15,196,679 | 3,998,079 | ||||||
Talaat Moustafa Group | 5,047,404 | 3,132,851 | ||||||
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GREECE — 0.38% |
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Alpha Bank AEa | 7,859,392 | 13,407,210 | ||||||
Eurobank Ergasias SAa | 10,588,324 | 6,511,686 | ||||||
FF Group | 209,211 | 3,409,774 | ||||||
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA | 1,500,366 | 12,438,602 | ||||||
JUMBO SAa | 622,020 | 7,569,587 | ||||||
National Bank of Greece SAa | 28,971,775 | 6,295,858 | ||||||
OPAP SA | 1,361,044 | 9,020,940 | ||||||
Piraeus Bank SAa | 32,444,401 | 5,499,386 | ||||||
Public Power Corp. SA | 221,824 | 754,402 | ||||||
Titan Cement Co. SA | 293,433 | 5,101,275 | ||||||
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70,008,720 | ||||||||
HUNGARY — 0.28% |
| |||||||
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas PLC | 216,544 | 10,553,250 | ||||||
OTP Bank PLC | 1,295,364 | 27,003,604 | ||||||
Richter Gedeon Nyrt | 763,685 | 13,576,182 | ||||||
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INDIA — 8.07% |
| |||||||
ACC Ltd. | 234,652 | 4,094,279 | ||||||
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. | 4,538,714 | 13,047,352 | ||||||
Ambuja Cements Ltd. | 3,945,437 | 10,837,338 | ||||||
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. | 449,930 | 9,625,576 | ||||||
Ashok Leyland Ltd. | 6,026,534 | 7,719,776 | ||||||
Asian Paints Ltd. | 1,664,413 | 20,581,072 | ||||||
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. | 1,534,975 | 14,708,167 | ||||||
Axis Bank Ltd. | 3,136,840 | 17,225,687 | ||||||
Bajaj Auto Ltd. | 475,946 | 15,310,959 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Bharat Forge Ltd. | 601,381 | $ | 6,560,041 | |||||
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. | 3,361,798 | 4,463,564 | ||||||
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. | 646,767 | 7,271,107 | ||||||
Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 6,807,631 | 31,389,223 | ||||||
Bharti Infratel Ltd. | 2,917,574 | 15,211,465 | ||||||
Bosch Ltd. | 42,855 | 10,482,173 | ||||||
Cadila Healthcare Ltd. | 975,621 | 4,485,647 | ||||||
Cairn India Ltd. | 2,595,355 | 4,473,834 | ||||||
Cipla Ltd. | 1,983,469 | 14,903,918 | ||||||
Coal India Ltd. | 3,942,653 | 17,919,840 | ||||||
Container Corp. of India Ltd. | 215,198 | 3,643,191 | ||||||
Dabur India Ltd. | 2,922,872 | 10,130,202 | ||||||
Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. | 495,937 | 6,889,484 | ||||||
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. | 673,736 | 29,895,958 | ||||||
Eicher Motors Ltd. | 68,549 | 18,934,852 | ||||||
GAIL (India) Ltd. | 2,126,315 | 9,482,572 | ||||||
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd. | 46,502 | 3,780,305 | ||||||
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 758,160 | 8,151,120 | ||||||
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. | 699,851 | 12,154,446 | ||||||
HCL Technologies Ltd. | 3,207,060 | 38,116,793 | ||||||
Hero Motocorp Ltd. | 278,799 | 10,185,891 | ||||||
Hindalco Industries Ltd. | 6,424,330 | 6,454,844 | ||||||
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | 4,304,259 | 52,236,122 | ||||||
Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. | 8,507,610 | 131,832,209 | ||||||
ICICI Bank Ltd. | 6,272,535 | 17,421,926 | ||||||
Idea Cellular Ltd. | 6,206,624 | 9,460,736 | ||||||
Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. | 1,646,882 | 13,847,768 | ||||||
Infosys Ltd. | 10,425,397 | 165,168,456 | ||||||
ITC Ltd. | 12,767,181 | 55,164,298 | ||||||
JSW Steel Ltd. | 502,444 | 8,271,510 | ||||||
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | 1,781,663 | 28,017,090 | ||||||
LIC Housing Finance Ltd. | 1,582,353 | 9,755,435 | ||||||
Lupin Ltd. | 1,263,447 | 32,397,237 | ||||||
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. | 1,595,389 | 4,806,568 | ||||||
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 2,112,778 | 37,920,390 | ||||||
Marico Ltd. | 2,192,686 | 7,586,678 | ||||||
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | 583,299 | 27,590,021 | ||||||
Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd. | 1,812,401 | 5,999,398 | ||||||
Nestle India Ltd. | 123,470 | 9,036,723 | ||||||
NTPC Ltd. | 6,650,144 | 11,614,062 | ||||||
Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. | 4,855,690 | 13,774,051 | ||||||
Piramal Enterprises Ltd. | 337,584 | 4,480,234 |
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Power Finance Corp. Ltd. | 1,545,620 | $ | 3,484,280 | |||||
Reliance Communications Ltd.a | 4,853,184 | 3,670,475 | ||||||
Reliance Industries Ltd. | 7,359,576 | 103,969,808 | ||||||
Rural Electrification Corp. Ltd. | 1,736,685 | 3,956,875 | ||||||
Shree Cement Ltd. | 39,013 | 5,703,681 | ||||||
Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd. | 861,107 | 10,137,592 | ||||||
Siemens Ltd. | 419,323 | 6,042,418 | ||||||
State Bank of India | 8,619,194 | 19,997,034 | ||||||
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. | 5,477,729 | 68,358,536 | ||||||
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | 2,680,642 | 85,279,087 | ||||||
Tata Motors Ltd.a | 4,743,654 | 20,777,101 | ||||||
Tata Motors Ltd. Class Aa | 1,751,232 | 5,990,148 | ||||||
Tata Power Co. Ltd. | 6,537,904 | 5,474,927 | ||||||
Tata Steel Ltd. | 1,704,902 | 6,206,666 | ||||||
Tech Mahindra Ltd. | 1,356,397 | 8,237,498 | ||||||
Ultratech Cement Ltd. | 205,638 | 8,320,488 | ||||||
United Breweries Ltd. | 411,527 | 4,829,165 | ||||||
United Spirits Ltd.a | 332,214 | 12,869,317 | ||||||
UPL Ltd. | 1,616,838 | 9,018,140 | ||||||
Vedanta Ltd. | 5,030,671 | 5,190,579 | ||||||
Wipro Ltd. | 3,516,639 | 26,737,763 | ||||||
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. | 3,323,095 | 18,083,368 | ||||||
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1,476,846,534 | ||||||||
INDONESIA — 2.94% |
| |||||||
Adaro Energy Tbk PT | 80,138,600 | 3,625,774 | ||||||
AKR Corporindo Tbk PT | 4,940,100 | 3,020,140 | ||||||
Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT | 2,327,100 | 2,584,313 | ||||||
Astra International Tbk PT | 115,351,500 | 58,659,153 | ||||||
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT | 70,879,400 | 71,425,360 | ||||||
Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk PT | 22,548,316 | 6,787,090 | ||||||
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT | 54,264,300 | 38,754,417 | ||||||
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 43,756,176 | 16,606,536 | ||||||
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 63,592,122 | 52,668,468 | ||||||
Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT | 42,781,800 | 5,390,916 | ||||||
Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT | 43,236,445 | 10,928,745 | ||||||
Global Mediacom Tbk PT | 36,441,900 | 2,384,584 | ||||||
Gudang Garam Tbk PT | 2,844,400 | 13,549,827 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk PT | 1,902,000 | $ | 15,639,014 | |||||
Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT | 8,330,000 | 12,474,443 | ||||||
Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT | 5,713,000 | 6,728,967 | ||||||
Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT | 25,870,400 | 13,639,420 | ||||||
Jasa Marga Persero Tbk PT | 11,232,200 | 4,451,889 | ||||||
Kalbe Farma Tbk PT | 124,158,215 | 12,070,422 | ||||||
Lippo Karawaci Tbk PT | 113,528,800 | 8,702,290 | ||||||
Matahari Department Store Tbk PT | 12,920,300 | 17,850,923 | ||||||
Media Nusantara Citra Tbk PT | 25,753,200 | 3,582,183 | ||||||
Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk PT | 62,719,900 | 12,359,179 | ||||||
Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 17,105,300 | 13,111,676 | ||||||
Summarecon Agung Tbk PT | 52,483,200 | 6,260,148 | ||||||
Surya Citra Media Tbk PT | 28,814,000 | 6,248,923 | ||||||
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 288,823,400 | 70,197,132 | ||||||
Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PTa | 9,408,900 | 4,063,446 | ||||||
Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT | 8,800,000 | 29,301,526 | ||||||
United Tractors Tbk PT | 9,771,153 | 11,344,388 | ||||||
XL Axiata Tbk PTa | 15,309,500 | 4,465,080 | ||||||
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538,876,372 | ||||||||
MALAYSIA — 3.49% |
| |||||||
AirAsia Bhd | 7,464,700 | 2,609,538 | ||||||
Alliance Financial Group Bhdb | 6,034,500 | 5,238,032 | ||||||
AMMB Holdings Bhdb | 11,562,375 | 11,906,084 | ||||||
Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhdb | 6,964,900 | 4,521,802 | ||||||
Axiata Group Bhdb | 15,783,200 | 22,220,343 | ||||||
Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd | 6,248,492 | 4,755,095 | ||||||
British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd | 785,300 | 10,461,952 | ||||||
Bumi Armada Bhda,b | 12,150,200 | 2,788,334 | ||||||
CIMB Group Holdings Bhdb | 28,988,200 | 31,159,730 | ||||||
Dialog Group Bhdb | 18,713,312 | 6,986,897 | ||||||
DiGi.Com Bhdb | 19,608,000 | 22,988,690 | ||||||
Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhdb | 6,875,300 | 2,501,596 | ||||||
Gamuda Bhd | 10,249,700 | 10,822,513 | ||||||
Genting Bhdb | 12,813,300 | 24,011,606 |
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Genting Malaysia Bhd | 17,883,700 | $ | 17,564,728 | |||||
Genting Plantations Bhdb | 2,056,300 | 5,300,902 | ||||||
HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd | 1,259,800 | 2,300,895 | ||||||
Hartalega Holdings Bhdb | 1,995,700 | 2,325,548 | ||||||
Hong Leong Bank Bhdb | 2,914,200 | 9,106,442 | ||||||
Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd | 713,700 | 2,372,777 | ||||||
IHH Healthcare Bhdb | 14,161,000 | 21,553,008 | ||||||
IJM Corp. Bhdb | 17,609,040 | 14,363,617 | ||||||
IOI Corp. Bhdb | 17,389,020 | 19,436,003 | ||||||
IOI Properties Group Bhdb | 11,937,085 | 5,819,506 | ||||||
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhdb | 2,562,300 | 14,502,435 | ||||||
Lafarge Malaysia Bhdb | 2,330,900 | 5,033,192 | ||||||
Malayan Banking Bhdb | 26,799,100 | 54,235,515 | ||||||
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhdb | 4,071,200 | 5,663,857 | ||||||
Maxis Bhdb | 10,687,000 | 15,553,969 | ||||||
MISC Bhdb | 6,416,600 | 13,352,021 | ||||||
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd | 15,859,300 | 25,457,854 | ||||||
Petronas Dagangan Bhdb | 1,403,500 | 8,244,102 | ||||||
Petronas Gas Bhdb | 3,901,200 | 20,447,669 | ||||||
PPB Group Bhdb | 3,039,000 | 11,563,377 | ||||||
Public Bank Bhdb | 14,187,530 | 62,350,905 | ||||||
RHB Capital Bhd | 2,771,100 | 3,492,706 | ||||||
Sapurakencana Petroleum Bhdb | 19,079,400 | 8,620,894 | ||||||
Sime Darby Bhdb | 17,555,273 | 31,186,181 | ||||||
Telekom Malaysia Bhdb | 6,471,300 | 10,157,094 | ||||||
Tenaga Nasional Bhd | 19,325,950 | 60,298,802 | ||||||
UMW Holdings Bhdb | 3,433,100 | 5,780,344 | ||||||
Westports Holdings Bhdb | 4,673,700 | 4,479,194 | ||||||
YTL Corp. Bhdb | 25,936,462 | 9,683,768 | ||||||
YTL Power International Bhd | 15,064,043 | 5,230,322 | ||||||
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638,449,839 | ||||||||
MEXICO — 4.58% |
| |||||||
Alfa SAB de CV | 16,054,400 | 29,140,595 | ||||||
America Movil SAB de CV | 178,307,400 | 121,651,646 | ||||||
Arca Continental SAB de CV | 2,378,236 | 14,541,335 | ||||||
Cemex SAB de CV CPOa | 75,341,082 | 41,654,825 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV Series L | 2,719,493 | 20,012,413 | ||||||
El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV Series C1b | 1,107,010 | 12,260,532 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV | 13,684,700 | $ | 28,622,336 | |||||
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | 10,439,900 | 98,072,837 | ||||||
Gentera SAB de CVb | 6,389,500 | 12,018,068 | ||||||
Gruma SAB de CV Series B | 1,131,000 | 18,216,560 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Series B | 1,760,100 | 13,948,843 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV Series B | 1,234,400 | 17,322,685 | ||||||
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CVa | 9,389,100 | 26,734,044 | ||||||
Grupo Carso SAB de CV Series A1b | 3,037,541 | 12,299,967 | ||||||
Grupo Comercial Chedraui SA de CVb | 1,385,700 | 3,662,869 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV | 14,186,056 | 71,859,703 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV Series Ob | 13,343,200 | 23,887,478 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV Series B | 10,386,500 | 16,687,770 | ||||||
Grupo Lala SAB de CV | 2,974,300 | 6,983,940 | ||||||
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV Series B | 21,403,388 | 45,145,090 | ||||||
Grupo Televisa SAB | 13,817,100 | 71,350,536 | ||||||
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV | 782,443 | 9,220,429 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV Series A | 8,837,100 | 19,445,822 | ||||||
Mexichem SAB de CV | 5,931,092 | 12,454,408 | ||||||
OHL Mexico SAB de CVa | 4,307,500 | 5,034,586 | ||||||
Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV | 1,466,700 | 17,063,251 | ||||||
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV | 29,766,900 | 70,274,044 | ||||||
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| |||||||
839,566,612 | ||||||||
PERU — 0.39% |
| |||||||
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SA ADRa | 1,098,220 | 5,732,708 | ||||||
Credicorp Ltd. | 379,804 | 44,528,221 | ||||||
Southern Copper Corp.b | 884,301 | 21,170,166 | ||||||
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71,431,095 | ||||||||
PHILIPPINES — 1.44% |
| |||||||
Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. | 12,296,480 | 14,740,260 | ||||||
Aboitiz Power Corp. | 5,237,664 | 4,730,971 | ||||||
Alliance Global Group Inc. | 12,339,080 | 3,736,756 | ||||||
Ayala Corp. | 1,373,076 | 19,895,886 |
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Ayala Land Inc. | 42,340,200 | $ | 29,206,279 | |||||
Bank of the Philippine Islands | 5,403,712 | 9,517,579 | ||||||
BDO Unibank Inc. | 8,572,736 | 17,848,599 | ||||||
DMCI Holdings Inc. | 15,807,200 | 4,255,145 | ||||||
Energy Development Corp. | 47,508,500 | 5,695,025 | ||||||
Globe Telecom Inc. | 211,730 | 7,872,527 | ||||||
GT Capital Holdings Inc. | 387,020 | 10,629,824 | ||||||
International Container Terminal Services Inc. | 3,634,620 | 4,739,147 | ||||||
JG Summit Holdings Inc. | 13,499,254 | 18,992,641 | ||||||
Jollibee Foods Corp. | 2,774,599 | 12,778,910 | ||||||
Megaworld Corp. | 56,456,000 | 4,274,271 | ||||||
Metro Pacific Investments Corp. | 58,664,100 | 7,155,663 | ||||||
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. | 2,052,386 | 3,263,099 | ||||||
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. | 561,003 | 21,590,652 | ||||||
Robinsons Land Corp. | 5,249,400 | 2,897,934 | ||||||
SM Investments Corp. | 1,016,585 | 17,531,014 | ||||||
SM Prime Holdings Inc. | 46,144,725 | 20,088,240 | ||||||
Universal Robina Corp. | 5,201,910 | 21,660,950 | ||||||
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263,101,372 | ||||||||
POLAND — 1.34% |
| |||||||
Alior Bank SAa | 287,289 | 4,301,288 | ||||||
Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA | 207,224 | 4,156,088 | ||||||
Bank Millennium SAa | 3,326,738 | 4,875,134 | ||||||
Bank Pekao SA | 740,110 | 27,558,862 | ||||||
Bank Zachodni WBK SAa | 198,722 | 13,641,390 | ||||||
CCC SA | 111,524 | 4,183,405 | ||||||
Cyfrowy Polsat SAa | 1,197,150 | 6,885,678 | ||||||
Enea SA | 1,089,929 | 3,014,558 | ||||||
Energa SA | 1,144,737 | 3,632,768 | ||||||
Eurocash SA | 492,447 | 6,121,722 | ||||||
Grupa Azoty SAa | 218,264 | 5,128,560 | ||||||
Grupa Lotos SAa | 505,420 | 3,214,172 | ||||||
KGHM Polska Miedz SA | 777,082 | 13,202,699 | ||||||
LPP SAb | 6,919 | 8,755,162 | ||||||
mBank SAa,b | 89,849 | 7,259,731 | ||||||
Orange Polska SA | 3,756,562 | 5,899,572 | ||||||
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA | 4,793,181 | 15,510,594 | ||||||
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SAb | 1,833,330 | 29,305,405 | ||||||
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA | 10,314,097 | 12,870,697 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SAa | 4,979,342 | $ | 30,420,457 | |||||
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA | 3,196,953 | 27,581,994 | ||||||
Synthos SA | 3,407,239 | 3,365,658 | ||||||
Tauron Polska Energia SA | 6,339,011 | 4,010,628 | ||||||
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244,896,222 | ||||||||
QATAR — 1.02% |
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Barwa Real Estate Co. | 659,955 | 6,671,156 | ||||||
Commercial Bank QSC (The) | 744,145 | 8,789,517 | ||||||
Doha Bank QSC | 546,434 | 6,281,627 | ||||||
Ezdan Holding Group QSC | 4,357,790 | 18,386,390 | ||||||
Industries Qatar QSC | 898,767 | 25,873,034 | ||||||
Masraf Al Rayan QSC | 2,247,475 | 21,051,750 | ||||||
Ooredoo QSC | 436,600 | 10,673,644 | ||||||
Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC | 182,891 | 9,595,435 | ||||||
Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd. | 1,194,872 | 7,759,037 | ||||||
Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ | 492,422 | 10,618,082 | ||||||
Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ | 328,598 | 8,836,628 | ||||||
Qatar National Bank SAQ | 1,229,836 | 45,707,131 | ||||||
Vodafone Qatar QSC | 2,239,474 | 6,323,800 | ||||||
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186,567,231 | ||||||||
RUSSIA — 3.41% |
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Alrosa PAO | 10,538,300 | 9,758,472 | ||||||
Gazprom PAO ADR | 14,222,495 | 52,388,560 | ||||||
Gazprom PAO | 37,616,109 | 70,767,848 | ||||||
Lukoil PJSC | 1,596,320 | 57,062,216 | ||||||
Lukoil PJSC ADR | 1,247,006 | 44,268,713 | ||||||
Magnit PJSC GDRd | 1,472,902 | 49,342,217 | ||||||
MegaFon PJSC GDRd | 543,867 | 6,390,437 | ||||||
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC | 310,251 | 37,539,457 | ||||||
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ADR | 2,870,500 | 20,093,500 | ||||||
Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC | 6,913,200 | 9,074,115 | ||||||
Novatek OAO GDRd | 514,457 | 44,500,531 | ||||||
Rosneft OAO | 6,700,087 | 25,548,366 | ||||||
Rostelecom PJSC | 4,645,870 | 5,448,639 | ||||||
RusHydro PJSC | 677,128,100 | 6,045,533 | ||||||
Sberbank of Russia PJSC | 61,067,081 | 87,096,686 | ||||||
Severstal PAO | 1,216,793 | 10,260,585 | ||||||
Sistema JSFC GDRd | 979,182 | 5,444,252 | ||||||
Surgutneftegas OAO | 22,967,160 | 12,027,872 |
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Surgutneftegas OAO ADR | 1,673,209 | $ | 8,591,928 | |||||
Tatneft PAO Class S | 7,987,890 | 34,088,678 | ||||||
VTB Bank PJSC | 29,830,502,000 | 29,137,580 | ||||||
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SOUTH AFRICA — 7.00% |
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African Bank Investments Ltd.a,b | 14,665,413 | 9,291 | ||||||
Anglo American Platinum Ltd.a,b | 301,263 | 6,248,408 | ||||||
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.a | 2,345,132 | 30,346,512 | ||||||
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. | 1,953,790 | 34,804,542 | ||||||
Barclays Africa Group Ltd. | 1,981,085 | 17,068,690 | ||||||
Barloworld Ltd. | 1,300,134 | 5,362,829 | ||||||
Bidvest Group Ltd. (The) | 1,844,501 | 41,750,139 | ||||||
Brait SEa,b | 1,972,428 | 19,269,563 | ||||||
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.b | 199,261 | 5,983,548 | ||||||
Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. | 1,191,960 | 4,766,360 | ||||||
Discovery Ltd. | 2,071,193 | 14,967,531 | ||||||
Exxaro Resources Ltd.b | 843,892 | 3,859,955 | ||||||
FirstRand Ltd. | 19,137,730 | 53,746,021 | ||||||
Fortress Income Fund Ltd. | 2,845,118 | 5,920,983 | ||||||
Fortress Income Fund Ltd. Class A | 3,312,025 | 3,149,434 | ||||||
Foschini Group Ltd. (The) | 1,196,517 | 8,851,326 | ||||||
Gold Fields Ltd. | 4,537,028 | 18,840,929 | ||||||
Growthpoint Properties Ltd. | 13,265,473 | 20,329,035 | ||||||
Hyprop Investments Ltd. | 1,313,090 | 8,653,888 | ||||||
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.a | 3,501,232 | 7,421,727 | ||||||
Imperial Holdings Ltd. | 1,059,629 | 8,068,940 | ||||||
Investec Ltd. | 1,558,244 | 10,170,852 | ||||||
Liberty Holdings Ltd. | 742,809 | 5,788,629 | ||||||
Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd. | 5,448,972 | 12,106,219 | ||||||
Massmart Holdings Ltd. | 545,375 | 3,691,367 | ||||||
MMI Holdings Ltd./South Africa | 6,023,385 | 8,910,164 | ||||||
Mondi Ltd. | 645,575 | 11,602,428 | ||||||
Mr. Price Group Ltd. | 1,390,842 | 14,525,293 | ||||||
MTN Group Ltd. | 9,403,737 | 79,710,357 | ||||||
Naspers Ltd. Class N | 2,256,443 | 269,431,150 | ||||||
Nedbank Group Ltd. | 1,191,990 | 13,754,980 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Netcare Ltd. | 5,796,512 | $ | 11,872,184 | |||||
New Europe Property Investments PLC | 1,026,312 | 11,495,287 | ||||||
Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. | 1,592,089 | 5,682,538 | ||||||
Pioneer Foods Group Ltd. | 643,953 | 5,304,232 | ||||||
PSG Group Ltd. | 477,983 | 5,259,512 | ||||||
Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd. | 3,513,858 | 8,788,596 | ||||||
Redefine Properties Ltd. | 23,714,464 | 15,459,194 | ||||||
Remgro Ltd. | 2,773,051 | 42,354,077 | ||||||
Resilient REIT Ltd. | 1,565,168 | 12,196,192 | ||||||
RMB Holdings Ltd. | 3,899,537 | 14,143,168 | ||||||
Sanlam Ltd. | 9,911,712 | 33,593,915 | ||||||
Sappi Ltd.a | 3,039,072 | 12,441,310 | ||||||
Sasol Ltd. | 3,144,810 | 85,098,679 | ||||||
Shoprite Holdings Ltd. | 2,633,144 | 25,729,408 | ||||||
Sibanye Gold Ltd. | 3,367,051 | 12,160,709 | ||||||
SPAR Group Ltd. (The) | 1,022,544 | 11,573,574 | ||||||
Standard Bank Group Ltd. | 6,933,672 | 47,962,777 | ||||||
Steinhoff International Holdings NV Class H | 15,851,697 | 85,058,425 | ||||||
Telkom SA SOC Ltd. | 1,360,035 | 4,650,944 | ||||||
Tiger Brands Ltd. | 953,642 | 17,661,671 | ||||||
Truworths International Ltd. | 2,421,650 | 13,163,059 | ||||||
Tsogo Sun Holdings Ltd. | 1,322,071 | 1,775,615 | ||||||
Vodacom Group Ltd. | 2,147,264 | 20,447,089 | ||||||
Woolworths Holdings Ltd./South Africa | 5,656,897 | 28,953,032 | ||||||
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SOUTH KOREA — 14.60% |
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AmorePacific Corp. | 185,862 | 55,231,087 | ||||||
AmorePacific Group | 160,189 | 18,328,409 | ||||||
BGF retail Co. Ltd. | 47,739 | 6,272,813 | ||||||
BNK Financial Group Inc. | 1,326,916 | 9,238,091 | ||||||
Celltrion Inc.a,b | 393,798 | 31,842,646 | ||||||
Cheil Worldwide Inc.b | 471,205 | 6,458,256 | ||||||
CJ CheilJedang Corp. | 45,634 | 13,357,733 | ||||||
CJ Corp. | 84,548 | 16,271,063 | ||||||
CJ E&M Corp. | 101,429 | 6,110,181 | ||||||
CJ Korea Express Corp.a | 38,755 | 6,126,468 | ||||||
Coway Co. Ltd. | 310,209 | 24,456,519 | ||||||
Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd. | 160,223 | 10,416,374 | ||||||
Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.a,b | 543,699 | 2,356,454 | ||||||
Daewoo International Corp.b | 253,427 | 3,903,764 |
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Daewoo Securities Co. Ltd. | 1,028,191 | $ | 6,642,877 | |||||
DGB Financial Group Inc. | 969,026 | 6,503,530 | ||||||
Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd. | 240,006 | 13,099,705 | ||||||
Dongsuh Cos. Inc.b | 175,544 | 4,187,392 | ||||||
Doosan Corp.b | 45,696 | 2,786,026 | ||||||
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd.b | 274,783 | 3,666,143 | ||||||
E-MART Inc. | 118,847 | 16,913,619 | ||||||
GS Engineering & Construction Corp.a,b | 285,293 | 5,790,292 | ||||||
GS Holdings Corp. | 295,070 | 12,645,516 | ||||||
GS Retail Co. Ltd.b | 140,316 | 5,786,461 | ||||||
Hana Financial Group Inc. | 1,680,593 | 28,333,762 | ||||||
Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.a | 423,538 | 18,288,129 | ||||||
Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.b | 30,107 | 15,897,041 | ||||||
Hanmi Science Co. Ltd.b | 67,679 | 8,072,008 | ||||||
Hanon Systemsb | 1,040,090 | 8,359,743 | ||||||
Hanssem Co. Ltd.b | 54,815 | 11,302,519 | ||||||
Hanwha Chemical Corp. | 602,431 | 11,666,712 | ||||||
Hanwha Corp. | 257,944 | 7,070,673 | ||||||
Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | 1,277,680 | 6,322,796 | ||||||
Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.b | 190,031 | 9,742,028 | ||||||
Hyosung Corp. | 129,003 | 13,039,035 | ||||||
Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd. | 85,958 | 9,418,055 | ||||||
Hyundai Development Co. –Engineering & Constructiona | 325,340 | 10,365,000 | ||||||
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. | 440,903 | 13,547,598 | ||||||
Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd. | 107,067 | 16,665,640 | ||||||
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.a,b | 238,178 | 19,836,932 | ||||||
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. | 372,652 | 9,265,828 | ||||||
Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. | 385,655 | 77,648,658 | ||||||
Hyundai Motor Co. | 874,534 | 104,304,815 | ||||||
Hyundai Steel Co. | 434,115 | 19,517,097 | ||||||
Hyundai Wia Corp. | 94,033 | 8,325,878 | ||||||
Industrial Bank of Koreaa | 1,576,485 | 14,850,853 | ||||||
Kakao Corp.a,b | 171,443 | 13,155,932 | ||||||
Kangwon Land Inc.a | 672,233 | 22,422,262 | ||||||
KB Financial Group Inc. | 2,194,002 | 52,690,110 | ||||||
KCC Corp. | 33,131 | 11,425,868 | ||||||
KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.a | 122,324 | 7,042,507 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Kia Motors Corp. | 1,494,035 | $ | 55,692,580 | |||||
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.a,b | 316,923 | 18,143,566 | ||||||
Korea Electric Power Corp. | 1,459,448 | 69,272,740 | ||||||
Korea Gas Corp. | 161,313 | 5,008,829 | ||||||
Korea Investment Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 220,813 | 7,418,760 | ||||||
Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.a | 48,818 | 17,625,323 | ||||||
Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd.a | 197,473 | 4,103,708 | ||||||
KT Corp. | 170,925 | 3,994,285 | ||||||
KT&G Corp. | 621,625 | 53,532,031 | ||||||
Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd. | 80,694 | 4,012,841 | ||||||
LG Chem Ltd. | 262,941 | 63,784,507 | ||||||
LG Corp. | 541,908 | 31,461,951 | ||||||
LG Display Co. Ltd. | 1,317,120 | 26,093,183 | ||||||
LG Electronics Inc. | 605,784 | 31,790,557 | ||||||
LG Household & Health Care Ltd. | 53,284 | 37,398,328 | ||||||
LG Innotek Co. Ltd.b | 79,924 | 5,635,460 | ||||||
LG Uplus Corp. | 1,243,564 | 10,709,110 | ||||||
Lotte Chemical Corp.b | 88,653 | 22,903,399 | ||||||
Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. Ltd.a | 2,894 | 4,855,705 | ||||||
Lotte Confectionery Co. Ltd.a | 3,496 | 6,778,853 | ||||||
Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd. | 62,952 | 12,725,803 | ||||||
Mirae Asset Securities Co. Ltd.a,b | 355,778 | 5,681,746 | ||||||
NAVER Corp. | 159,381 | 73,717,096 | ||||||
NCsoft Corp. | 96,820 | 18,789,359 | ||||||
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd.a,b | 799,321 | 6,321,144 | ||||||
OCI Co. Ltd.a,b | 94,982 | 7,012,094 | ||||||
Orion Corp./Republic of Korea | 20,302 | 15,053,719 | ||||||
Ottogi Corp.b | 5,922 | 5,487,679 | ||||||
Paradise Co. Ltd.b | 256,388 | 3,037,183 | ||||||
POSCO | 394,292 | 63,286,943 | ||||||
S-1 Corp. | 113,565 | 8,429,908 | ||||||
S-Oil Corp. | 258,064 | 16,485,046 | ||||||
Samsung C&T Corp. | 430,239 | 53,749,434 | ||||||
Samsung Card Co. Ltd. | 205,978 | 5,945,997 | ||||||
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. | 339,346 | 14,872,284 | ||||||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 625,088 | 595,418,181 | ||||||
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. | 202,438 | 49,598,701 | ||||||
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.a,b | 849,417 | 7,211,837 |
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Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | 454,747 | $ | 41,183,524 | |||||
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. | 311,641 | 25,174,202 | ||||||
Samsung SDS Co. Ltd.b | 175,598 | 26,338,990 | ||||||
Samsung Securities Co. Ltd. | 324,400 | 10,243,244 | ||||||
Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd. | 2,424,141 | 74,388,413 | ||||||
Shinsegae Co. Ltd. | 39,634 | 6,810,241 | ||||||
SK Holdings Co. Ltd. | 200,003 | 40,107,337 | ||||||
SK Hynix Inc. | 3,293,422 | 79,892,181 | ||||||
SK Innovation Co. Ltd. | 368,436 | 43,198,205 | ||||||
SK Networks Co. Ltd. | 631,398 | 3,042,882 | ||||||
SK Telecom Co. Ltd. | 103,154 | 19,476,396 | ||||||
Woori Bank | 1,895,997 | 13,353,387 | ||||||
Yuhan Corp. | 44,354 | 9,271,051 | ||||||
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TAIWAN — 12.81% |
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Acer Inc.a,b | 17,302,121 | 6,169,660 | ||||||
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.b | 35,926,701 | 41,027,272 | ||||||
Advantech Co. Ltd.b | 1,851,370 | 12,813,406 | ||||||
Asia Cement Corp.b | 13,345,077 | 11,083,417 | ||||||
Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd.a | 9,549,000 | 3,246,982 | ||||||
Asustek Computer Inc. | 4,031,968 | 33,183,174 | ||||||
AU Optronics Corp.b | 49,326,000 | 13,373,473 | ||||||
Casetek Holdings Ltd.b | 822,000 | 4,477,070 | ||||||
Catcher Technology Co. Ltd.b | 3,732,210 | 29,200,006 | ||||||
Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 46,169,644 | 51,821,369 | ||||||
Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.b | 5,989,932 | 9,985,623 | ||||||
Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd. | 27,666,845 | 13,570,341 | ||||||
Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd.b | 8,992,128 | 15,775,188 | ||||||
Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.b | 2,906,143 | 6,340,135 | ||||||
China Airlines Ltd.a | 14,868,347 | 5,145,221 | ||||||
China Development Financial Holding Corp. | 78,316,848 | 18,829,791 | ||||||
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd./Taiwan | 17,978,983 | 12,497,427 | ||||||
China Steel Corp.b | 66,583,313 | 41,273,960 | ||||||
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. | 21,520,410 | 67,672,209 | ||||||
Compal Electronics Inc. | 24,199,908 | 14,200,115 | ||||||
CTBC Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 86,893,715 | 42,359,117 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Delta Electronics Inc. | 10,409,000 | $ | 42,128,385 | |||||
E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 40,529,144 | 20,976,808 | ||||||
Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.b | 1,060,360 | 13,401,276 | ||||||
EVA Airways Corp.a | 10,883,360 | 5,845,811 | ||||||
Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd. | 9,919,808 | 3,582,020 | ||||||
Far Eastern New Century Corp. | 18,559,038 | 14,129,263 | ||||||
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd. | 9,240,000 | 19,324,145 | ||||||
Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.b | 1,743,830 | 9,471,633 | ||||||
First Financial Holding Co. Ltd.b | 50,789,831 | 23,689,287 | ||||||
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. | 18,350,090 | 41,303,164 | ||||||
Formosa Petrochemical Corp.b | 6,310,000 | 16,025,638 | ||||||
Formosa Plastics Corp. | 23,563,280 | 56,015,260 | ||||||
Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd. | 5,045,000 | 4,599,889 | ||||||
Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.b | 5,172,205 | 10,194,374 | ||||||
Fubon Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 37,667,969 | 44,715,978 | ||||||
Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.b | 1,654,203 | 10,552,812 | ||||||
Hermes Microvision Inc.b | 226,000 | 5,617,357 | ||||||
Highwealth Construction Corp.b | 4,576,170 | 4,530,452 | ||||||
Hiwin Technologies Corp.b | 1,222,542 | 4,929,605 | ||||||
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. | 81,204,902 | 190,598,891 | ||||||
Hotai Motor Co. Ltd.b | 1,402,000 | 14,533,853 | ||||||
HTC Corp.b | 3,838,708 | 9,275,646 | ||||||
Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. | 34,955,155 | 16,303,710 | ||||||
Innolux Corp. | 48,129,002 | 13,990,315 | ||||||
Inotera Memories Inc.a,b | 13,204,000 | 11,323,845 | ||||||
Inventec Corp. | 13,586,281 | 9,730,184 | ||||||
Largan Precision Co. Ltd.b | 574,000 | 43,785,809 | ||||||
Lite-On Technology Corp. | 12,097,387 | 13,960,484 | ||||||
MediaTek Inc. | 8,447,338 | 59,989,521 | ||||||
Mega Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 56,482,162 | 37,221,935 | ||||||
Merida Industry Co. Ltd.b | 1,244,500 | 5,692,224 | ||||||
Nan Ya Plastics Corp. | 26,910,160 | 51,663,102 | ||||||
Novatek Microelectronics Corp.b | 3,360,000 | 13,952,817 | ||||||
OBI Pharma Inc.a,b | 592,000 | 8,247,954 | ||||||
Pegatron Corp. | 10,897,414 | 25,905,624 | ||||||
Phison Electronics Corp. | 822,535 | 6,410,585 | ||||||
Pou Chen Corp. | 12,706,220 | 15,771,894 | ||||||
Powertech Technology Inc. | 3,954,300 | 8,603,030 |
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President Chain Store Corp. | 3,269,000 | $ | 22,182,219 | |||||
Quanta Computer Inc.b | 15,227,000 | 25,751,005 | ||||||
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.b | 2,556,240 | 5,061,404 | ||||||
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.b | 2,724,637 | 6,878,823 | ||||||
Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.b | 4,745,025 | 6,453,874 | ||||||
Ruentex Industries Ltd. | 2,968,598 | 5,243,642 | ||||||
Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. Ltd.b | 44,650,865 | 8,437,874 | ||||||
Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd. | 12,633,509 | 19,502,257 | ||||||
Simplo Technology Co. Ltd.b | 1,656,202 | 5,332,620 | ||||||
SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. | 53,658,925 | 14,725,848 | ||||||
Standard Foods Corp.b | 2,246,972 | 5,584,975 | ||||||
Synnex Technology International Corp.b | 7,592,985 | 7,745,612 | ||||||
Taishin Financial Holding Co. Ltd.b | 44,972,025 | 14,886,022 | ||||||
Taiwan Business Banka | 21,569,149 | 5,445,509 | ||||||
Taiwan Cement Corp.b | 18,826,296 | 16,995,332 | ||||||
Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 38,998,943 | 16,605,532 | ||||||
Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd. | 4,170,000 | 5,621,570 | ||||||
Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd. | 9,532,600 | 29,402,127 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 139,457,000 | 625,273,622 | ||||||
Teco Electric and Machinery Co. Ltd.b | 11,206,000 | 9,171,979 | ||||||
Transcend Information Inc.b | 1,103,000 | 3,368,876 | ||||||
Uni-President Enterprises Corp. | 27,444,839 | 47,321,536 | ||||||
United Microelectronics Corp.b | 68,445,000 | 27,495,810 | ||||||
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.b | 4,800,000 | 7,380,838 | ||||||
Wistron Corp.b | 14,171,268 | 8,443,401 | ||||||
WPG Holdings Ltd. | 8,056,532 | 8,230,599 | ||||||
Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 49,737,635 | 16,014,465 | ||||||
Yulon Motor Co. Ltd.b | 5,238,000 | 4,649,765 | ||||||
Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd. | 2,077,075 | 4,493,912 | ||||||
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THAILAND — 2.32% |
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Advanced Info Service PCL NVDR | 5,953,600 | $ | 28,489,722 | |||||
Airports of Thailand PCL NVDRb | 2,444,500 | 27,374,558 | ||||||
Bangkok Bank PCL Foreign | 1,466,200 | 6,831,019 | ||||||
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL NVDR | 21,642,900 | 13,120,591 | ||||||
Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCLa | 31,306,700 | 4,612,972 | ||||||
Banpu PCL NVDRb | 6,320,800 | 3,246,440 | ||||||
BEC World PCL NVDRb | 6,115,500 | 5,406,631 | ||||||
BTS Group Holdings PCL NVDR | 29,979,200 | 6,983,647 | ||||||
Bumrungrad Hospital PCL NVDR | 2,012,300 | 12,255,658 | ||||||
Central Pattana PCL NVDR | 8,361,100 | 10,911,904 | ||||||
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL NVDR | 17,513,100 | 9,339,009 | ||||||
CP ALL PCL NVDR | 25,078,800 | 30,442,271 | ||||||
Delta Electronics Thailand PCL NVDR | 2,538,800 | 5,789,433 | ||||||
Energy Absolute PCL NVDRb | 5,890,900 | 3,505,110 | ||||||
Glow Energy PCL NVDR | 3,253,700 | 7,374,018 | ||||||
Home Product Center PCL NVDRb | 17,345,614 | 3,505,148 | ||||||
Indorama Ventures PCL NVDR | 8,453,180 | 5,100,852 | ||||||
IRPC PCL NVDR | 59,663,500 | 7,334,441 | ||||||
Kasikornbank PCL Foreign | 6,653,500 | 32,399,165 | ||||||
Kasikornbank PCL NVDR | 3,257,800 | 15,589,529 | ||||||
Krung Thai Bank PCL NVDRb | 20,172,700 | 10,021,240 | ||||||
Minor International PCL NVDRb | 9,779,220 | 9,880,772 | ||||||
PTT Exploration & Production PCL NVDR | 7,920,339 | 15,060,426 | ||||||
PTT Global Chemical PCL NVDR | 10,918,330 | 16,470,958 | ||||||
PTT PCL NVDR | 5,688,600 | 41,510,974 | ||||||
Siam Cement PCL (The) Foreign | 1,766,300 | 21,911,440 | ||||||
Siam Cement PCL (The) NVDRb | 535,800 | 6,646,747 | ||||||
Siam Commercial Bank PCL (The) NVDR | 8,851,100 | 34,405,763 | ||||||
Thai Oil PCL NVDR | 4,890,300 | 8,715,522 | ||||||
Thai Union Group PCL NVDR | 9,934,400 | 5,548,542 |
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TMB Bank PCL NVDR | 74,343,200 | $ | 5,299,796 | |||||
True Corp. PCL NVDRa,b | 50,133,021 | 9,919,669 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
425,003,967 | ||||||||
TURKEY — 1.51% |
| |||||||
Akbank TAS | 12,586,996 | 31,480,270 | ||||||
Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii AS | 1,107,664 | 6,447,753 | ||||||
Arcelik AS | 1,190,924 | 7,702,233 | ||||||
BIM Birlesik Magazalar ASb | 1,219,433 | 22,595,085 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Icecek AS | 374,821 | 4,193,713 | ||||||
Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS | 11,445,640 | 9,993,824 | ||||||
Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS | 2,651,080 | 4,288,669 | ||||||
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS | 7,944,857 | 9,276,349 | ||||||
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS | 428,874 | 5,065,555 | ||||||
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS | 5,290,906 | 15,614,153 | ||||||
KOC Holding ASb | 3,665,892 | 16,054,096 | ||||||
Petkim Petrokimya Holding ASa | 2,715,915 | 3,217,038 | ||||||
TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS | 991,613 | 5,856,114 | ||||||
Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS | 687,913 | 4,679,522 | ||||||
Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri ASa | 727,600 | 18,689,874 | ||||||
Turk Hava Yollari AOa | 3,100,015 | 7,679,745 | ||||||
Turk Telekomunikasyon AS | 2,575,409 | 5,029,142 | ||||||
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS | 4,983,944 | 18,688,947 | ||||||
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS | 13,036,653 | 32,472,508 | ||||||
Turkiye Halk Bankasi ASb | 3,584,515 | 12,131,159 | ||||||
Turkiye Is Bankasi Class C | 9,006,371 | 13,777,175 | ||||||
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS | 3,805,772 | 4,353,428 | ||||||
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao Class Db | 4,406,628 | 6,159,257 | ||||||
Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS | 852,318 | 5,203,674 | ||||||
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi ASb | 5,153,921 | 6,540,952 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
277,190,235 | ||||||||
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — 0.99% |
| |||||||
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC | 10,395,853 | 19,246,076 | ||||||
Aldar Properties PJSC | 19,077,311 | 12,984,652 | ||||||
Arabtec Holding PJSCa | 13,382,339 | 5,246,476 | ||||||
DP World Ltd. | 957,044 | 16,241,037 | ||||||
Dubai Financial Market PJSC | 12,074,047 | 4,536,335 | ||||||
Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC | 6,104,784 | 10,620,484 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Emaar Malls Group PJSCa | 9,169,028 | $ | 6,864,820 | |||||
Emaar Properties PJSC | 20,292,936 | 32,320,191 | ||||||
Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC | 9,637,043 | 46,046,230 | ||||||
First Gulf Bank PJSC | 5,211,321 | 18,089,692 | ||||||
National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC | 3,942,399 | 8,801,315 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
180,997,308 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $21,991,154,277) |
| 17,620,231,109 | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 3.15% |
| |||||||
BRAZIL — 1.92% |
| |||||||
Banco Bradesco SA | 14,329,609 | 76,846,143 | ||||||
Braskem SA Class A | 917,200 | 5,877,566 | ||||||
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA Class B | 1,346,737 | 3,306,516 | ||||||
Cia. Brasileira de Distribuicao | 878,286 | 9,177,275 | ||||||
Cia. Energetica de Minas Gerais | 4,302,102 | 6,346,176 | ||||||
Cia. Energetica de Sao Paulo Class B | 1,114,300 | 3,808,328 | ||||||
Cia. Paranaense de Energia Class B | 602,275 | 3,500,772 | ||||||
Gerdau SA | 4,884,985 | 4,333,425 | ||||||
Itau Unibanco Holding SA | 17,154,967 | 109,500,707 | ||||||
Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA | 19,837,664 | 33,999,163 | ||||||
Lojas Americanas SA | 2,846,070 | 14,225,701 | ||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro SA | 21,507,727 | 27,781,197 | ||||||
Suzano Papel e Celulose SA Class A | 2,119,900 | 8,790,076 | ||||||
Telefonica Brasil SA | 2,151,667 | 20,655,311 | ||||||
Vale SA | 10,885,051 | 23,415,183 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
351,563,539 | ||||||||
CHILE — 0.08% |
| |||||||
Embotelladora Andina SA Class B | 1,391,147 | 4,146,113 | ||||||
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA Series B | 557,600 | 9,977,978 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
14,124,091 | ||||||||
COLOMBIA — 0.16% |
| |||||||
Bancolombia SA | 2,458,877 | 18,328,460 | ||||||
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA | 17,455,523 | 5,890,340 |
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Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA | 463,330 | $ | 5,234,934 | |||||
|
| |||||||
29,453,734 | ||||||||
RUSSIA — 0.24% | ||||||||
AK Transneft OAO | 9,251 | 21,869,116 | ||||||
Surgutneftegas OAO | 39,651,900 | 23,301,911 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
45,171,027 | ||||||||
SOUTH KOREA — 0.75% | ||||||||
AmorePacific Corp. | 44,354 | 8,051,648 | ||||||
Hyundai Motor Co. | 129,257 | 10,608,543 | ||||||
Hyundai Motor Co. Series 2 | 215,348 | 17,935,509 | ||||||
LG Chem Ltd. | 44,310 | 7,201,674 | ||||||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 116,638 | 92,993,505 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
136,790,879 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $1,038,566,383) |
| 577,103,270 | ||||||
RIGHTS — 0.00% |
| |||||||
BRAZIL — 0.00% |
| |||||||
Duratex SAa | 70,769 | 46,773 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
46,773 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL RIGHTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $0) |
| 46,773 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.01% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 6.01% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%e,f,g | 1,021,740,088 | 1,021,740,088 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%e,f,g | 51,852,138 | $ | 51,852,138 | |||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%e,f | 25,537,938 | 25,537,938 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,099,130,164 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $1,099,130,164) |
| 1,099,130,164 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $24,128,850,824) |
| 19,296,511,316 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (5.39)% |
| (986,497,699 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 18,310,013,617 | |||||
|
|
ADR — American Depositary Receipts
CPO — Certificates of Participation (Ordinary)
GDR — Global Depositary Receipts
NVDR — Non-Voting Depositary Receipts
a | Non-income earning security. |
b | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
c | This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. |
d | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. |
e | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
f | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
g | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
Open futures contracts as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:
Issue | Number of Contracts Purchased (Sold) | Expiration | Exchange | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Mini Index | 2,645 | Mar. 2016 | New York Board of Trade | $ | 98,142,725 | $ | (455,882) | |||||||||||||
See notes to financial statements.
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.58% |
| |||||||
BRAZIL — 1.19% |
| |||||||
Ambev SA | 2,044,800 | $ | 9,064,477 | |||||
BRF SA | 227,200 | 2,934,707 | ||||||
Cielo SA | 2,121,448 | 16,532,079 | ||||||
TOTVS SA | 397,600 | 3,147,388 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
31,678,651 | ||||||||
CHILE — 3.80% |
| |||||||
AES Gener SA | 8,880,680 | 3,995,891 | ||||||
Aguas Andinas SA Series A | 34,662,200 | 18,062,655 | ||||||
Banco de Chile | 334,448,056 | 34,270,276 | ||||||
Banco de Credito e Inversiones | 65,320 | 2,628,687 | ||||||
Cia. Cervecerias Unidas SA | 462,352 | 4,550,260 | ||||||
Colbun SA | 74,698,248 | 19,406,386 | ||||||
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA/Chile | 10,036,560 | 13,297,341 | ||||||
Empresas COPEC SA | 276,616 | 2,339,363 | ||||||
SACI Falabella | 400,440 | 2,601,232 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
101,152,091 | ||||||||
CHINA — 18.32% |
| |||||||
AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.a | 1,420,000 | 9,851,790 | ||||||
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. Class H | 23,288,000 | 7,666,683 | ||||||
ANTA Sports Products Ltd.a | 3,408,000 | 7,704,666 | ||||||
Bank of China Ltd. Class H | 58,504,000 | 21,893,436 | ||||||
Bank of Communications Co. Ltd. Class H | 3,976,000 | 2,270,203 | ||||||
Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd. Class H | 4,544,000 | 3,956,055 | ||||||
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd. | 1,988,000 | 9,241,874 | ||||||
Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.a | 13,632,000 | 7,152,455 | ||||||
China CITIC Bank Corp. Ltd. Class Hb | 6,248,000 | 3,446,940 | ||||||
China Communications Services Corp. Ltd. Class H | 19,312,000 | 7,773,327 | ||||||
China Construction Bank Corp. Class H | 32,376,000 | 18,943,925 | ||||||
China Everbright Bank Co. Ltd. Class H | 17,608,000 | 6,996,871 | ||||||
China Gas Holdings Ltd.a | 1,136,000 | 1,513,469 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 5,680,000 | $ | 2,132,881 | |||||
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Class H | 1,144,000 | 2,489,211 | ||||||
China Medical System Holdings Ltd.a | 6,816,000 | 8,677,610 | ||||||
China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd. | 7,980,000 | 11,473,081 | ||||||
China Merchants Holdings International Co. Ltd.a | 1,136,000 | 3,148,190 | ||||||
China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. Class H | 1,988,100 | 1,631,151 | ||||||
China Mobile Ltd. | 2,855,000 | 30,179,588 | ||||||
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H | 20,448,000 | 11,386,077 | ||||||
China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd. | 3,134,000 | 5,078,143 | ||||||
China Resources Gas Group Ltd.a | 4,544,000 | 11,862,323 | ||||||
China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd. | 3,408,000 | 5,513,350 | ||||||
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. | 12,496,000 | 9,947,113 | ||||||
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co. Ltd. Class Hc | 397,600 | 1,631,069 | ||||||
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. | 582,000 | 2,660,713 | ||||||
Guangdong Investment Ltd. | 22,720,000 | 27,610,579 | ||||||
Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd. | 1,757,000 | 2,625,507 | ||||||
Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd.a,b | 22,366,000 | 29 | ||||||
Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.a | 2,567,000 | 20,318,390 | ||||||
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H | 28,968,000 | 14,304,909 | ||||||
Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H | 18,244,000 | 21,443,794 | ||||||
Lenovo Group Ltd.a | 14,768,000 | 12,325,421 | ||||||
Luye Pharma Group Ltd.a,b | 2,840,000 | 2,282,621 | ||||||
Netease Inc. | 60,776 | 8,181,057 | ||||||
PetroChina Co. Ltd. Class H | 5,680,000 | 3,644,889 | ||||||
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.b | 87,472,000 | 7,199,203 | ||||||
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd. Class H | 2,272,000 | 1,460,877 |
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Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd. Class H | 2,499,200 | $ | 4,499,502 | |||||
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.a | 5,399,000 | 27,633,238 | ||||||
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd. | 10,904,000 | 2,790,450 | ||||||
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. | 27,336,000 | 20,002,423 | ||||||
Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 681,600 | 2,489,335 | ||||||
Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.a | 20,732,000 | 12,530,674 | ||||||
TAL Education Group Class A ADRb | 227,200 | 11,757,600 | ||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 1,476,800 | 26,948,801 | ||||||
Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.a | 7,036,000 | 6,632,315 | ||||||
TravelSky Technology Ltd. Class H | 1,136,000 | 1,712,148 | ||||||
Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. Class Ha | 1,410,000 | 5,095,195 | ||||||
Want Want China Holdings Ltd.a | 2,840,000 | 1,880,879 | ||||||
YY Inc. ADRb | 39,760 | 2,069,508 | ||||||
Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H | 20,448,000 | 18,117,799 | ||||||
ZTE Corp. Class H | 3,206,720 | 5,228,964 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
487,008,301 | ||||||||
COLOMBIA — 0.15% |
| |||||||
Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA Newb | 3,001 | 33,219 | ||||||
Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA/CD | 340,232 | 3,870,763 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,903,982 | ||||||||
CZECH REPUBLIC — 0.52% |
| |||||||
CEZ AS | 341,368 | 5,029,852 | ||||||
Komercni Banka AS | 47,144 | 8,784,244 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,814,096 | ||||||||
EGYPT — 0.51% |
| |||||||
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE | 3,170,008 | 13,546,333 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
13,546,333 | ||||||||
HUNGARY — 0.18% |
| |||||||
Richter Gedeon Nyrt | 270,936 | 4,816,484 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,816,484 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
INDIA — 4.77% |
| |||||||
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. | 346,480 | $ | 3,319,980 | |||||
Cipla Ltd. | 239,696 | 1,801,092 | ||||||
Coal India Ltd. | 378,856 | 1,721,947 | ||||||
Dabur India Ltd. | 4,918,312 | 17,046,075 | ||||||
Divi’s Laboratories Ltd. | 601,512 | 8,356,116 | ||||||
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. | 191,984 | 8,518,983 | ||||||
HCL Technologies Ltd. | 529,376 | 6,291,780 | ||||||
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | 385,104 | 4,673,589 | ||||||
Infosys Ltd. | 994,568 | 15,756,835 | ||||||
Marico Ltd. | 690,688 | 2,389,775 | ||||||
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. | 1,107,032 | 13,815,047 | ||||||
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | 571,976 | 18,196,235 | ||||||
Tech Mahindra Ltd. | 766,232 | 4,653,383 | ||||||
Wipro Ltd. | 2,664,488 | 20,258,676 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
126,799,513 | ||||||||
INDONESIA — 4.69% |
| |||||||
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT | 28,854,400 | 29,076,656 | ||||||
Gudang Garam Tbk PT | 624,800 | 2,976,351 | ||||||
Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT | 3,464,800 | 4,080,960 | ||||||
Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT | 26,866,400 | 14,164,532 | ||||||
Jasa Marga Persero Tbk PT | 3,976,000 | 1,575,890 | ||||||
Kalbe Farma Tbk PT | 122,404,000 | 11,899,880 | ||||||
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 115,815,200 | 28,148,325 | ||||||
Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PTb | 11,019,200 | 4,758,890 | ||||||
Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT | 8,406,400 | 27,990,948 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
124,672,432 | ||||||||
MALAYSIA — 8.89% |
| |||||||
Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd | 2,158,400 | 1,401,292 | ||||||
Axiata Group Bhda | 15,655,900 | 22,041,125 | ||||||
Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd | 2,001,198 | 1,522,909 | ||||||
DiGi.Com Bhda | 2,840,000 | 3,329,655 | ||||||
Hartalega Holdings Bhd | 1,022,400 | 1,191,382 | ||||||
Hong Leong Bank Bhda | 7,327,200 | 22,896,411 | ||||||
IHH Healthcare Bhd | 26,412,000 | 40,199,001 | ||||||
Malayan Banking Bhda | 16,415,200 | 33,220,773 | ||||||
Maxis Bhda | 16,358,400 | 23,808,183 | ||||||
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd | 5,396,000 | 8,661,831 | ||||||
Petronas Dagangan Bhd | 454,400 | 2,669,127 | ||||||
Petronas Gas Bhda | 2,783,200 | 14,587,807 |
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Public Bank Bhda | 8,576,880 | $ | 37,693,399 | |||||
Sime Darby Bhda | 3,976,000 | 7,063,192 | ||||||
Telekom Malaysia Bhda | 5,907,200 | 9,271,705 | ||||||
Tenaga Nasional Bhd | 2,158,400 | 6,734,413 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
236,292,205 | ||||||||
MEXICO — 3.84% |
| |||||||
America Movil SAB de CV | 10,678,400 | 7,285,423 | ||||||
Arca Continental SAB de CV | 3,239,200 | 19,805,558 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV Series L | 511,200 | 3,761,858 | ||||||
El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV Series C1 | 2,652,560 | 29,378,051 | ||||||
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV | 1,192,800 | 2,494,810 | ||||||
Gruma SAB de CV Series B | 548,120 | 8,828,347 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Series B | 1,192,800 | 9,452,975 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV Series B | 340,800 | 4,782,543 | ||||||
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CVb | 681,600 | 1,940,753 | ||||||
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV | 6,077,600 | 14,348,069 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
102,078,387 | ||||||||
PERU — 1.18% |
| |||||||
Cia. de Minas Buenaventura SA ADRb | 414,640 | 2,164,421 | ||||||
Credicorp Ltd. | 249,352 | 29,234,028 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
31,398,449 | ||||||||
PHILIPPINES — 4.23% |
| |||||||
Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. | 3,180,800 | 3,812,946 | ||||||
Aboitiz Power Corp. | 23,231,200 | 20,983,807 | ||||||
Bank of the Philippine Islands | 12,467,604 | 21,959,239 | ||||||
BDO Unibank Inc. | 7,332,880 | 15,267,195 | ||||||
International Container Terminal Services Inc. | 5,731,120 | 7,472,754 | ||||||
Jollibee Foods Corp. | 2,715,040 | 12,504,601 | ||||||
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. | 5,089,281 | 8,091,475 | ||||||
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. | 548,124 | 21,094,993 | ||||||
Robinsons Land Corp. | 2,272,000 | 1,254,259 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
112,441,269 | ||||||||
POLAND — 1.80% |
| |||||||
Bank Pekao SA | 277,752 | 10,342,421 | ||||||
Bank Zachodni WBK SAb | 68,160 | 4,678,884 | ||||||
Cyfrowy Polsat SAb | 437,360 | 2,515,575 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Eurocash SA | 125,528 | $ | 1,560,467 | |||||
Grupa Lotos SAb | 227,200 | 1,444,857 | ||||||
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA | 4,614,432 | 14,932,167 | ||||||
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA | 349,320 | 5,583,809 | ||||||
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA | 775,888 | 6,694,042 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
47,752,222 | ||||||||
QATAR — 2.87% |
| |||||||
Commercial Bank QSC (The) | 1,490,432 | 17,604,334 | ||||||
Doha Bank QSC | 414,640 | 4,766,566 | ||||||
Masraf Al Rayan QSC | 131,208 | 1,229,005 | ||||||
Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC | 429,408 | 22,529,028 | ||||||
Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ | 295,360 | 6,368,839 | ||||||
Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ | 508,928 | 13,686,046 | ||||||
Qatar National Bank SAQ | 243,672 | 9,056,125 | ||||||
Vodafone Qatar QSC | 372,608 | 1,052,166 | ||||||
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| |||||||
76,292,109 | ||||||||
RUSSIA — 0.18% |
| |||||||
Rosneft OAO | 906,120 | 3,455,162 | ||||||
Rosneft OAO GDRd | 360,608 | 1,358,410 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,813,572 | ||||||||
SOUTH AFRICA — 5.06% |
| |||||||
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. | 232,312 | 4,138,373 | ||||||
Bidvest Group Ltd. (The) | 312,968 | 7,084,007 | ||||||
Discovery Ltd. | 732,720 | 5,295,021 | ||||||
Fortress Income Fund Ltd. Class A | 5,821,432 | 5,535,651 | ||||||
Foschini Group Ltd. (The) | 286,840 | 2,121,921 | ||||||
Liberty Holdings Ltd. | 577,656 | 4,501,610 | ||||||
Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd. | 3,501,152 | 7,778,662 | ||||||
Mr. Price Group Ltd. | 251,624 | 2,627,842 | ||||||
MTN Group Ltd. | 148,248 | 1,256,618 | ||||||
Nedbank Group Ltd. | 650,928 | 7,511,390 | ||||||
Netcare Ltd. | 1,472,824 | 3,016,579 | ||||||
Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. | 1,557,456 | 5,558,925 | ||||||
Pioneer Foods Group Ltd. | 171,536 | 1,412,940 | ||||||
Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Ltd. | 2,889,984 | 7,228,210 | ||||||
Redefine Properties Ltd. | 15,246,824 | 9,939,234 | ||||||
Sasol Ltd. | 151,088 | 4,088,447 |
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iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Shoprite Holdings Ltd. | 904,824 | $ | 8,841,364 | |||||
SPAR Group Ltd. (The) | 708,296 | 8,016,786 | ||||||
Standard Bank Group Ltd. | 2,792,856 | 19,319,219 | ||||||
Tiger Brands Ltd. | 200,504 | 3,713,380 | ||||||
Tsogo Sun Holdings Ltd. | 883,808 | 1,187,003 | ||||||
Vodacom Group Ltd. | 1,496,112 | 14,246,564 | ||||||
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134,419,746 | ||||||||
SOUTH KOREA — 11.35% |
| |||||||
AmorePacific Corp. | 30,821 | 9,158,824 | ||||||
AmorePacific Group | 48,848 | 5,589,061 | ||||||
Cheil Worldwide Inc. | 145,976 | 2,000,722 | ||||||
CJ CheilJedang Corp. | 19,880 | 5,819,164 | ||||||
Coway Co. Ltd. | 58,504 | 4,612,388 | ||||||
Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd. | 393,056 | 21,453,287 | ||||||
E-MART Inc. | 22,152 | 3,152,545 | ||||||
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. | 778,160 | 19,348,605 | ||||||
Hyundai Wia Corp. | 12,496 | 1,106,422 | ||||||
Kakao Corp.a,b | 28,400 | 2,179,316 | ||||||
Kangwon Land Inc.b | 598,672 | 19,968,642 | ||||||
KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.b | 128,368 | 7,390,476 | ||||||
Kia Motors Corp. | 186,872 | 6,965,957 | ||||||
Korea Electric Power Corp. | 287,408 | 13,641,829 | ||||||
KT Corp. | 259,644 | 6,067,528 | ||||||
KT&G Corp. | 328,872 | 28,321,232 | ||||||
LG Display Co. Ltd. | 78,384 | 1,552,849 | ||||||
Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd. | 14,768 | 2,985,364 | ||||||
NAVER Corp. | 4,670 | 2,159,974 | ||||||
NCsoft Corp.a | 7,952 | 1,543,204 | ||||||
Orion Corp./Republic of Korea | 4,544 | 3,369,328 | ||||||
S-1 Corp. | 248,784 | 18,467,188 | ||||||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 10,792 | 10,279,757 | ||||||
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. | 77,248 | 18,926,291 | ||||||
Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | 230,040 | 20,833,250 | ||||||
SK Holdings Co. Ltd. | 27,264 | 5,467,350 | ||||||
SK Hynix Inc. | 309,560 | 7,509,339 | ||||||
SK Telecom Co. Ltd. | 184,032 | 34,746,884 | ||||||
Yuhan Corp. | 82,052 | 17,150,839 | ||||||
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301,767,615 | ||||||||
TAIWAN — 18.09% |
| |||||||
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. | 2,281,000 | 2,604,837 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Advantech Co. Ltd. | 2,272,481 | $ | 15,727,932 | |||||
Asia Cement Corp. | 15,494,125 | 12,868,255 | ||||||
Asustek Computer Inc. | 1,273,000 | 10,476,815 | ||||||
Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd. | 7,986,579 | 17,423,778 | ||||||
China Airlines Ltd.b | 30,104,828 | 10,417,836 | ||||||
China Steel Corp. | 3,976,517 | 2,464,981 | ||||||
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. | 14,200,000 | 44,652,744 | ||||||
Delta Electronics Inc. | 2,276,000 | 9,211,663 | ||||||
EVA Airways Corp.b | 5,112,899 | 2,746,306 | ||||||
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd. | 15,904,000 | 33,260,953 | ||||||
First Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 45,440,792 | 21,194,399 | ||||||
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. | 568,300 | 1,279,154 | ||||||
Formosa Petrochemical Corp. | 5,680,000 | 14,425,614 | ||||||
Formosa Plastics Corp. | 4,703,840 | 11,182,094 | ||||||
Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd. | 7,982,000 | 7,277,762 | ||||||
Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd. | 5,112,328 | 10,076,357 | ||||||
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. | 9,778,750 | 22,952,049 | ||||||
HTC Corp. | 1,136,000 | 2,744,969 | ||||||
Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. | 38,624,175 | 18,015,007 | ||||||
Lite-On Technology Corp. | 18,823,548 | 21,722,528 | ||||||
MediaTek Inc. | 568,000 | 4,033,702 | ||||||
Novatek Microelectronics Corp. | 568,000 | 2,358,690 | ||||||
OBI Pharma Inc.b | 72,000 | 1,003,130 | ||||||
Powertech Technology Inc. | 2,272,000 | 4,942,995 | ||||||
President Chain Store Corp. | 2,280,000 | 15,471,233 | ||||||
Quanta Computer Inc. | 2,272,000 | 3,842,273 | ||||||
Standard Foods Corp. | 1,310,340 | 3,256,924 | ||||||
Synnex Technology International Corp. | 11,360,000 | 11,588,349 | ||||||
Taiwan Business Bankb | 11,546,921 | 2,915,222 | ||||||
Taiwan Cement Corp. | 7,952,000 | 7,178,623 | ||||||
Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 73,840,375 | 31,440,819 | ||||||
Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd. | 12,236,000 | 37,740,431 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 10,224,000 | 45,840,636 | ||||||
Transcend Information Inc. | 2,840,000 | 8,674,169 | ||||||
United Microelectronics Corp. | 6,248,000 | 2,509,954 | ||||||
WPG Holdings Ltd. | 5,112,000 | 5,222,448 | ||||||
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480,745,631 |
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iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS MINIMUM VOLATILITY ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
THAILAND — 4.19% |
| |||||||
Advanced Info Service PCL NVDR | 1,533,600 | $ | 7,338,726 | |||||
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL NVDR | 22,892,800 | 13,878,318 | ||||||
BTS Group Holdings PCL NVDR | 92,300,000 | 21,501,263 | ||||||
Bumrungrad Hospital PCL NVDR | 965,600 | 5,880,864 | ||||||
CP ALL PCL NVDR | 12,781,200 | 15,514,648 | ||||||
Delta Electronics Thailand PCL NVDR | 7,895,800 | 18,005,438 | ||||||
Glow Energy PCL NVDR | 2,954,200 | 6,695,247 | ||||||
Kasikornbank PCL NVDRa | 1,269,300 | 6,073,973 | ||||||
PTT PCL NVDR | 1,771,100 | 12,924,109 | ||||||
Thai Oil PCL NVDR | 2,044,800 | 3,644,255 | ||||||
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| |||||||
111,456,841 | ||||||||
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — 2.77% |
| |||||||
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC | 2,081,720 | 3,853,935 | ||||||
DP World Ltd. | 900,848 | 15,287,390 | ||||||
Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC | 2,537,824 | 4,415,049 | ||||||
Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC | 2,529,304 | 12,085,130 | ||||||
First Gulf Bank PJSC | 5,353,400 | 18,582,881 | ||||||
National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC | 8,665,408 | 19,345,325 | ||||||
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| |||||||
73,569,710 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $2,971,600,235) |
| 2,620,419,639 | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.95% |
| |||||||
COLOMBIA — 0.65% |
| |||||||
Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA | 1,531,896 | 17,308,125 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
17,308,125 | ||||||||
RUSSIA — 0.25% |
| |||||||
AK Transneft OAO | 2,799 | 6,616,761 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,616,761 | ||||||||
SOUTH KOREA — 0.05% |
| |||||||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 1,704 | 1,358,571 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,358,571 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $34,639,429) |
| 25,283,457 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.83% |
| |||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 3.83% |
| |||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
| |||||||
0.50%e,f,g | 92,759,528 | $ | 92,759,528 | |||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, |
| |||||||
0.49%e,f,g | 4,707,439 | 4,707,439 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, |
| |||||||
0.27%e,f | 4,175,580 | 4,175,580 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
101,642,547 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $101,642,547) |
| 101,642,547 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
| |||||||
(Cost: $3,107,882,211) |
| 2,747,345,643 | ||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (3.36)% |
| (89,280,946 | ) | |||||
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 2,658,064,697 | |||||
|
|
GDR — Global Depositary Receipts
ADR — American Depositary Receipts
NVDR — Non-Voting Depositary Receipts
a | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
b | Non-income earning security. |
c | This security may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. |
d | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. |
e | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
f | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
g | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
February 29, 2016
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EM Minimum Volatility ETF | iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | iShares (Consolidated) | ||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 23,029,720,660 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 2,531,148 | 241,051,885 | 1,099,130,164 | |||||||||
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| |||||||
Total cost of investments | $ | 2,531,148 | $ | 241,051,885 | $ | 24,128,850,824 | ||||||
|
|
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| |||||||
Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||||||||||
Unaffiliated | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 18,197,381,152 | ||||||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 2,285,955 | 188,753,158 | 1,099,130,164 | |||||||||
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|
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| |||||||
Total fair value of investments | 2,285,955 | 188,753,158 | 19,296,511,316 | |||||||||
Foreign currency, at valueb | — | — | 14,244,824 | |||||||||
Cash | — | — | 19,496,409 | |||||||||
Cash pledged to broker | — | — | 4,761,010 | |||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities sold | 4,985 | 499,248 | 61,326,290 | |||||||||
Dividends and interest | — | 40,935 | 59,026,013 | |||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 1) | 20,420 | 2,002,343 | — | |||||||||
Futures variation margin | — | — | 864,666 | |||||||||
Tax reclaims | — | — | 103,748 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total Assets | 2,311,360 | 191,295,684 | 19,456,334,276 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
Payables: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities purchased | — | — | 62,247,372 | |||||||||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | — | — | 1,073,592,226 | |||||||||
Foreign taxes (Note 1) | — | — | 105,789 | |||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency contracts (Note 1) | 28,383 | 2,758,496 | — | |||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 52 | — | 10,375,272 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total Liabilities | 28,435 | 2,758,496 | 1,146,320,659 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 2,282,925 | $ | 188,537,188 | $ | 18,310,013,617 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 2,451,534 | $ | 238,802,436 | $ | 34,304,850,326 | ||||||
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | (450 | ) | 110,432 | (96,644,766 | ) | |||||||
Undistributed net realized gain (accumulated net realized loss) | 84,997 | 2,679,200 | (11,062,505,331 | ) | ||||||||
Net unrealized depreciation | (253,156 | ) | (53,054,880 | ) | (4,835,686,612 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 2,282,925 | $ | 188,537,188 | $ | 18,310,013,617 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Shares outstandingc | 100,000 | 9,850,000 | 604,800,000 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net asset value per share | $ | 22.83 | $ | 19.14 | $ | 30.27 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
a | Securities on loan with values of $ —, $ — and $1,018,118,873, respectively. See Note 1. |
b | Cost of foreign currency: $ —, $ — and $14,220,215, respectively. |
c | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 25 million, 250 million and 2 billion, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF (Consolidated) | ||||
ASSETS | ||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 3,006,239,664 | ||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 101,642,547 | |||
|
| |||
Total cost of investments | $ | 3,107,882,211 | ||
|
| |||
Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 2,645,703,096 | ||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 101,642,547 | |||
|
| |||
Total fair value of investments | 2,747,345,643 | |||
Foreign currency, at valueb | 5,201,671 | |||
Cash | 62,456 | |||
Receivables: | ||||
Investment securities sold | 17,320,766 | |||
Due from custodian (Note 4) | 184,938 | |||
Dividends and interest | 6,158,253 | |||
Capital shares sold | 14,977,613 | |||
|
| |||
Total Assets | 2,791,251,340 | |||
|
| |||
LIABILITIES | ||||
Payables: | ||||
Investment securities purchased | 33,814,078 | |||
Deposit for capital contribution | 1,385,100 | |||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | 97,466,967 | |||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 520,498 | |||
|
| |||
Total Liabilities | 133,186,643 | |||
|
| |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 2,658,064,697 | ||
|
| |||
Net assets consist of: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 3,372,699,792 | ||
Undistributed net investment income | 6,513,073 | |||
Accumulated net realized loss | (360,252,591 | ) | ||
Net unrealized depreciation | (360,895,577 | ) | ||
|
| |||
NET ASSETS | $ | 2,658,064,697 | ||
|
| |||
Shares outstandingc | 56,800,000 | |||
|
| |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 46.80 | ||
|
|
a | Securities on loan with a value of $91,914,325. See Note 1. |
b | Cost of foreign currency: $5,270,443. |
c | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 500 million. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
Six months ended February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI EM Minimum Volatility ETF | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | iShares (Consolidated) | ||||||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||
Dividends — unaffiliatedb | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 202,487,214 | ||||||
Dividends — affiliated (Note 2) | 30,126 | 3,173,153 | — | |||||||||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 1 | 75 | 26,829 | |||||||||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2)c | — | 125,551 | 10,935,257 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
30,127 | 3,298,779 | 213,449,300 | ||||||||||
Less: Other foreign taxes (Note 1) | — | — | (319,290 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total investment income | 30,127 | 3,298,779 | 213,130,010 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 6,062 | 792,226 | 74,750,709 | |||||||||
Mauritius income taxes (Note 1) | — | — | 894,693 | |||||||||
Commitment fees (Note 9) | — | — | 76,053 | |||||||||
Interest expense (Note 9) | — | — | 17,713 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Total expenses | 6,062 | 792,226 | 75,739,168 | |||||||||
Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2) | (5,798 | ) | (786,614 | ) | — | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net expenses | 264 | 5,612 | 75,739,168 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net investment income | 29,863 | 3,293,167 | 137,390,842 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||||||||||
Investments — unaffiliated | — | — | (1,070,467,660 | ) | ||||||||
Investments — affiliated (Note 2) | (2,798 | ) | (4,517,364 | ) | — | |||||||
In-kind redemptions — unaffiliated | — | — | (133,183,882 | ) | ||||||||
In-kind redemptions — affiliated (Note 2) | — | (526,046 | ) | — | ||||||||
Futures contracts | — | — | (13,019,242 | ) | ||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | 87,795 | 10,766,838 | (3,847,135 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | 84,997 | 5,723,428 | (1,220,517,919 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | (245,193 | ) | (18,347,469 | ) | (1,056,198,480 | ) | ||||||
Forward currency contracts | (7,963 | ) | (3,841,091 | ) | — | |||||||
Futures contracts | — | — | 9,122,039 | |||||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | — | — | (972,651 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (253,156 | ) | (22,188,560 | ) | (1,048,049,092 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Net realized and unrealized loss | (168,159 | ) | (16,465,132 | ) | (2,268,567,011 | ) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (138,296 | ) | $ | (13,171,965 | ) | $ | (2,131,176,169 | ) | |||
|
|
|
|
|
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a | For the period from October 29, 2015 (commencement of operations) to February 29, 2016. |
b | Net of foreign withholding tax of $ —, $ — and $21,492,979, respectively. |
c | Net of securities lending income tax paid $ —, $ — and $334,502, respectively. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
Six months ended February 29, 2016
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF (Consolidated) | ||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||
Dividends — unaffiliateda | $ | 25,593,427 | ||
Interest — unaffiliated | 36 | |||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 2,367 | |||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2) | 758,605 | |||
|
| |||
26,354,435 | ||||
Less: Other foreign taxes (Note 1) | (12,255 | ) | ||
|
| |||
Total investment income | 26,342,180 | |||
|
| |||
EXPENSES | ||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 9,405,190 | |||
Mauritius income taxes (Note 1) | 17,544 | |||
Commitment fees (Note 9) | 3,694 | |||
Interest expense (Note 9) | 12,096 | |||
|
| |||
Total expenses | 9,438,524 | |||
Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2) | (6,124,235 | ) | ||
|
| |||
Net expenses | 3,314,289 | |||
|
| |||
Net investment income | 23,027,891 | |||
|
| |||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (149,095,599 | ) | ||
Foreign currency transactions | (1,064,370 | ) | ||
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Net realized loss | (150,159,969 | ) | ||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||
Investments | (67,543,958 | ) | ||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (223,947 | ) | ||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (67,767,905 | ) | ||
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Net realized and unrealized loss | (217,927,874 | ) | ||
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NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (194,899,983 | ) | |
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See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EM Minimum Volatility ETF | iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | |||||||||||
Period from to (Unaudited) | Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Period from to August 31, 2015 | ||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 29,863 | $ | 3,293,167 | $ | 1,465,817 | ||||||
Net realized gain | 84,997 | 5,723,428 | 3,865,112 | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (253,156 | ) | (22,188,560 | ) | (30,866,320 | ) | ||||||
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (138,296 | ) | (13,171,965 | ) | (25,535,391 | ) | ||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||
From net investment income | (30,313 | ) | (3,182,735 | ) | (1,468,085 | ) | ||||||
From net realized gain | — | (7,816,500 | ) | — | ||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (30,313 | ) | (10,999,235 | ) | (1,468,085 | ) | ||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 2,451,534 | 37,141,003 | 260,396,098 | |||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | — | (36,297,520 | ) | (21,527,717 | ) | |||||||
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Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | 2,451,534 | 843,483 | 238,868,381 | |||||||||
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | 2,282,925 | (23,327,717 | ) | 211,864,905 | ||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Beginning of period | — | 211,864,905 | — | |||||||||
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End of period | $ | 2,282,925 | $ | 188,537,188 | $ | 211,864,905 | ||||||
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Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | (450 | ) | $ | 110,432 | $ | — | |||||
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Shares sold | 100,000 | 1,750,000 | 10,850,000 | |||||||||
Shares redeemed | — | (1,800,000 | ) | (950,000 | ) | |||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | 100,000 | (50,000 | ) | 9,900,000 | ||||||||
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See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (Consolidated) | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF (Consolidated) | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | Six months ended February 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 137,390,842 | $ | 579,976,167 | $ | 23,027,891 | $ | 61,402,206 | ||||||||
Net realized loss | (1,220,517,919 | ) | (1,550,037,406 | ) | (150,159,969 | ) | (65,601,019 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (1,048,049,092 | ) | (7,707,709,659 | ) | (67,767,905 | ) | (459,223,410 | ) | ||||||||
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (2,131,176,169 | ) | (8,677,770,898 | ) | (194,899,983 | ) | (463,422,223 | ) | ||||||||
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (326,346,692 | ) | (661,275,094 | ) | (35,202,978 | ) | (56,113,327 | ) | ||||||||
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Total distributions to shareholders | (326,346,692 | ) | (661,275,094 | ) | (35,202,978 | ) | (56,113,327 | ) | ||||||||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 2,173,712,042 | 1,756,006,247 | 425,810,670 | 1,088,475,713 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (2,407,040,562 | ) | (15,752,495,900 | ) | — | (186,946,485 | ) | |||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | (233,328,520 | ) | (13,996,489,653 | ) | 425,810,670 | 901,529,228 | ||||||||||
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | (2,690,851,381 | ) | (23,335,535,645 | ) | 195,707,709 | 381,993,678 | ||||||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 21,000,864,998 | 44,336,400,643 | 2,462,356,988 | 2,080,363,310 | ||||||||||||
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End of period | $ | 18,310,013,617 | $ | 21,000,864,998 | $ | 2,658,064,697 | $ | 2,462,356,988 | ||||||||
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Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | (96,644,766 | ) | $ | 92,311,084 | $ | 6,513,073 | $ | 18,688,160 | |||||||
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SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 63,000,000 | 40,950,000 | 8,500,000 | 18,300,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (79,650,000 | ) | (402,300,000 | ) | — | (3,300,000 | ) | |||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | (16,650,000 | ) | (361,350,000 | ) | 8,500,000 | 15,000,000 | ||||||||||
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EM Minimum Volatility ETF |
Period from Oct. 29, 2015a to Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | ||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 24.50 | ||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment incomeb | 0.30 | |||
Net realized and unrealized lossc | (1.67 | ) | ||
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Total from investment operations | (1.37 | ) | ||
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Net investment income | (0.30 | ) | ||
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Total distributions | (0.30 | ) | ||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 22.83 | ||
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Total return | (5.60 | )%d | ||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 2,283 | ||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse,f | 0.03 | % | ||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese,f | 0.78 | % | ||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 3.84 | % | ||
Portfolio turnover rateg,h | 2 | % |
a | Commencement of operations. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
c | The amount 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 | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses. |
g | Portfolio turnover rate excludes portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
h | Portfolio turnover rate excludes the portfolio activity of the underlying fund in which the Fund is invested. See page 44 for the portfolio turnover rates of the underlying fund. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Financial Highlights (Continued)
iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF |
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Period from Sept. 23, 2014a to Aug. 31, 2015 | |||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 21.40 | $ | 24.44 | ||||
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Net investment incomeb | 0.33 | 0.41 | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c | (1.51 | ) | (2.80 | ) | ||||
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Total from investment operations | (1.18 | ) | (2.39 | ) | ||||
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Net investment income | (0.30 | ) | (0.65 | ) | ||||
Net realized gain | (0.78 | ) | — | |||||
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Total distributions | (1.08 | ) | (0.65 | ) | ||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 19.14 | $ | 21.40 | ||||
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Total return | (5.81 | )%d | (10.01 | )%d | ||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 188,537 | $ | 211,865 | ||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse,f | 0.01 | % | 0.02 | % | ||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese,f | 0.78 | % | 0.78 | % | ||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 3.24 | % | 1.82 | % | ||||
Portfolio turnover rateg,h | 8 | % | 7 | % |
a | Commencement of operations. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds in which the Fund is invested. This ratio does not include these indirect fees and expenses. |
g | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units. |
h | Portfolio turnover rates exclude the portfolio activity of the underlying fund in which the Fund is invested. See page 43 for the portfolio turnover rates of the underlying fund. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (Consolidated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2012 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 33.79 | $ | 45.11 | $ | 38.44 | $ | 39.22 | $ | 42.71 | $ | 40.19 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment incomea | 0.21 | 0.73 | 0.83 | 0.75 | 0.86 | 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)b | (3.23 | ) | (11.21 | ) | 6.55 | (0.76 | ) | (3.53 | ) | 2.56 | ||||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (3.02 | ) | (10.48 | ) | 7.38 | (0.01 | ) | (2.67 | ) | 3.37 | ||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.50 | ) | (0.84 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.85 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.50 | ) | (0.84 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.85 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 30.27 | $ | 33.79 | $ | 45.11 | $ | 38.44 | $ | 39.22 | $ | 42.71 | ||||||||||||
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Total return | (9.03 | )%c | (23.46 | )% | 19.34 | % | (0.08 | )% | (6.18 | )% | 8.23 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 18,310,014 | $ | 21,000,865 | $ | 44,336,401 | $ | 34,804,192 | $ | 34,256,628 | $ | 33,496,549 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd | 0.73 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.67 | % | 0.67 | % | 0.68 | % | 0.67 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feesd | 0.73 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.68 | % | 0.67 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.67 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd | 1.32 | % | 1.79 | % | 1.98 | % | 1.78 | % | 2.13 | % | 1.76 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 11 | % | 10 | % | 22 | % | 24 | % | 15 | % | 17 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
d | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
e | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended February 29, 2016, the years ended August 31, 2015, August 31, 2014, August 31, 2013, August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011 were 6%, 7%, 7%, 9%, 10% and 15%, respectively. See Note 4. |
See notes to financial statements.
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iSHARES®, INC.
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF (Consolidated) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | Year ended Aug. 31, 2015 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2014 | Year ended Aug. 31, 2013 | Period from Oct. 18, 2011a to Aug. 31, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 50.98 | $ | 62.47 | $ | 55.56 | $ | 55.32 | $ | 49.30 | ||||||||||
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Net investment incomeb | 0.43 | 1.58 | 1.51 | 1.85 | 1.93 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)c | (3.97 | ) | (11.65 | ) | 6.94 | (0.60 | ) | 5.41 | ||||||||||||
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Total from investment operations | (3.54 | ) | (10.07 | ) | 8.45 | 1.25 | 7.34 | |||||||||||||
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Net investment income | (0.64 | ) | (1.42 | ) | (1.54 | ) | (1.01 | ) | (1.32 | ) | ||||||||||
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Total distributions | (0.64 | ) | (1.42 | ) | (1.54 | ) | (1.01 | ) | (1.32 | ) | ||||||||||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 46.80 | $ | 50.98 | $ | 62.47 | $ | 55.56 | $ | 55.32 | ||||||||||
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Total return | (7.00 | )%d | (16.32 | )% | 15.44 | % | 2.22 | % | 15.16 | %d | ||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 2,658,065 | $ | 2,462,357 | $ | 2,080,363 | $ | 2,455,727 | $ | 387,227 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | 0.25 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese | 0.72 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.67 | % | 0.67 | % | 0.69 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 1.75 | % | 2.71 | % | 2.58 | % | 3.13 | % | 4.08 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 12 | % | 28 | % | 34 | % | 23 | % | 31 | % |
a | Commencement of operations. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period. |
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 | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but include portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rates for the six months ended February 29, 2016, the years ended August 31, 2015, August 31, 2014, August 31, 2013 and the period ended August 31, 2012 were 12%, 24%, 26%, 23% and 16%, respectively. See Note 4. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
iSHARES®, INC.
iShares, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on September 1, 1994 pursuant to Articles of Incorporation as subsequently amended and restated.
These financial statements relate only to the following funds (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):
iShares ETF | Diversification Classification | |
Currency Hedged MSCI EM Minimum Volatilitya | Non-diversified | |
Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets | Non-diversified | |
MSCI Emerging Markets | Diversified | |
MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility | Diversified |
a | The Fund commenced operations on October 29, 2015. |
The investment objective of each Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective. Currently each currency hedged 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 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 currency hedged funds.
Each of the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF carries out its investment strategies associated with investment in Indian securities by investing in a wholly-owned subsidiary in the Republic of Mauritius (each, a “Subsidiary”), which in turn invests in Indian securities included in the underlying index. The investment adviser of each Fund also serves as the investment adviser to each Subsidiary. Through this investment structure, each Fund expects to obtain certain benefits under a current tax treaty between Mauritius and India. The accompanying consolidated financial statements for the Funds’ include the accounts of its Subsidiary. Intercompany accounts and transactions, if any, have been eliminated.
Pursuant to the Company’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred.
1. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses 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.
SECURITY VALUATION
Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. U.S. GAAP
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iSHARES®, INC.
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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Funds. The investments of each Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
• | Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the 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 last reported trade price or the 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 are valued at the last traded price. |
• | Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”). |
• | Futures contracts are valued at that day’s last reported settlement price on the exchange where the contract is traded. |
• | Forward currency contracts are valued based on that day’s prevailing forward exchange rate for the underlying currencies. |
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.
The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Company’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.
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.
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
• | Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
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• | Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and |
• | Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments. |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Company’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.
The following table summarizes the value of each of the Funds’ investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of February 29, 2016. The breakdown of each Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its respective schedule of investments.
iShares ETF | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Currency Hedged MSCI EM Minimum Volatility | ||||||||||||||||
Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | $ | 2,284,906 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,284,906 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 1,049 | — | — | 1,049 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 2,285,955 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,285,955 | ||||||||
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Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Forward Currency Contracts | $ | — | $ | 20,420 | — | $ | 20,420 | |||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Forward Currency Contracts | $ | — | $ | (28,383 | ) | $ | — | $ | (28,383 | ) | ||||||
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Total | $ | — | $ | (7,963 | ) | $ | — | $ | (7,963 | ) | ||||||
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Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | $ | 188,657,533 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 188,657,533 | ||||||||
Money Market Funds | 95,625 | — | — | 95,625 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 188,753,158 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 188,753,158 | ||||||||
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Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Forward Currency Contracts | $ | — | $ | 2,002,343 | $ | — | $ | 2,002,343 | ||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Forward Currency Contracts | $ | — | $ | (2,758,496 | ) | $ | — | $ | (2,758,496 | ) | ||||||
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Total | $ | — | $ | (756,153 | ) | $ | — | $ | (756,153 | ) | ||||||
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iShares ETF | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets | ||||||||||||||||
Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 17,603,350,832 | $ | 16,870,916 | $ | 9,361 | $ | 17,620,231,109 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 577,103,270 | — | — | 577,103,270 | ||||||||||||
Rights | 46,773 | — | — | 46,773 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 1,099,130,164 | — | — | 1,099,130,164 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 19,279,631,039 | $ | 16,870,916 | $ | 9,361 | $ | 19,296,511,316 | ||||||||
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Futures Contracts | $ | (455,882 | ) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (455,882 | ) | ||||||
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Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 2,611,742,000 | $ | 8,677,610 | $ | 29 | $ | 2,620,419,639 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 25,283,457 | — | — | 25,283,457 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 101,642,547 | — | — | 101,642,547 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 2,738,668,004 | $ | 8,677,610 | $ | 29 | $ | 2,747,345,643 | ||||||||
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a | Shown at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the contracts. |
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION
Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of February 29, 2016 are reflected in tax reclaims receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Funds may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.
Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Funds as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes. 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 federal income tax purposes. The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EM Minimum Volatility ETF and
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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has elected to treat realized gains (losses) from certain foreign currency contracts as capital gain (loss) for 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 the Funds invest. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are reflected in their 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 February 29, 2016, if any, are disclosed in the Funds’ statements of assets and liabilities.
Each of the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF conducts its investment activities in India through its Subsidiary and expects to obtain benefits under the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (“DTAA”) between India and Mauritius. In order to be eligible to claim benefits under the DTAA, each Subsidiary must, on an annual basis, satisfy certain tests and conditions, including the establishment and maintenance of valid tax residence in Mauritius and related requirements. Each Fund has obtained a current tax residence certificate issued by the Mauritian Revenue Authorities.
Based upon current interpretation and practice of the current tax laws in India and Mauritius and the DTAA, each Subsidiary is subject to tax in Mauritius on its net income at the rate of 15%. However, a system of tax credits effectively reduces the Mauritius income tax rate to a maximum of 3%. These income taxes, if any, are paid by the Funds and are disclosed in the consolidated statements of operations. Any dividends paid by a Subsidiary to its Fund are not subject to tax in Mauritius. Further, each Subsidiary is also exempt from tax in Mauritius on any gains from the sale of securities.
However, there can be no assurance that any future changes to the India-Mauritius treaty will not adversely affect the tax position of the Funds’ investments in India. If the DTAA is interpreted, amended, terminated, renegotiated, or possibly overridden by the General Anti-Avoidance Rules provisions (which are due to take effect April 1, 2017, the details of which are pending further authoritative guidance), in a manner that would adversely affect the tax position in India of each Fund, such an interpretation, amendment, or override renegotiation may cause the Funds to incur capital gains tax in India. Tax laws in India also include provisions that impose Indian tax on the transfer of shares of an Indian company. However, until more definitive authoritative guidance on the final applicability of this provision to the Funds is available, the impact to the Funds, if any, cannot be determined at this time.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
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.
LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
Each Fund may lend its investment 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 a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by each Fund is required to have a value
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of at least 102% of the current 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 Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds and any excess collateral is returned by the Funds 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. 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.
Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Funds’ investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of February 29, 2016, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedules of investments. The securities on loan for each Fund are also disclosed in its schedule of investments. The total value of any securities on loan as of February 29, 2016 and the total value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statements of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Funds from securities lending is disclosed in the statements of operations.
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, the Funds benefit from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. Each Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.
Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“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, a Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender 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, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and a Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.
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The following table is a summary of securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of February 29, 2016:
iShares ETF and Counterparty | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received a | Net Amount | |||||||||
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Barclays Capital Inc. | $ | 16,580,371 | $ | 16,580,371 | $ | — | ||||||
BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage Inc. | 17,203,104 | 17,203,104 | — | |||||||||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 45,966,895 | 45,966,895 | — | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. | 13,161,191 | 13,161,191 | — | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 135,968,213 | 135,968,213 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank AG | 24,692,696 | 24,692,696 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 58,121,809 | 58,121,809 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 94,464,747 | 94,464,747 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs International | 81,189,354 | 81,189,354 | — | |||||||||
HSBC Bank PLC | 16,456,224 | 16,456,224 | — | |||||||||
Jefferies LLC | 789,601 | 789,601 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Clearing Corp. | 54,584,235 | 54,584,235 | — | |||||||||
JPMorgan Securities PLC | 16,374,440 | 16,374,440 | — | |||||||||
Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | 2,840,062 | 2,840,062 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 22,538,038 | 22,538,038 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | 139,672,144 | 139,672,144 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 173,502,764 | 173,502,764 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (U.S. Equity Securities Lending) | 68,580,199 | 68,580,199 | — | |||||||||
SG Americas Securities LLC | 353,375 | 353,375 | — | |||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Company | 644,943 | 644,943 | — | |||||||||
UBS Ltd. | 19,241,308 | 19,241,308 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 14,846,392 | 14,846,392 | — | |||||||||
Wells Fargo Securities LLC | 346,768 | 346,768 | — | |||||||||
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $ | 690,270 | $ | 690,270 | $ | — | ||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 3,346,687 | 3,346,687 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank AG | 400,595 | 400,595 | — | |||||||||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 1,015,357 | 1,015,357 | — | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. | 10,692,402 | 10,692,402 | — | |||||||||
HSBC Bank PLC | 18 | 18 | — | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith | 826,878 | 826,878 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC | 54,543,895 | 54,543,895 | — | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 18,435,072 | 18,435,072 | — | |||||||||
SG Americas Securities LLC | 954,270 | 954,270 | — | |||||||||
State Street Bank & Trust Company | 84,091 | 84,091 | — | |||||||||
UBS Securities LLC | 924,790 | 924,790 | — | |||||||||
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a | Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received was in excess of the market value of securities loaned at period end and is disclosed in each Fund’s consolidated statement of assets and liabilities. |
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2. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
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 interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.
Each Subsidiary has entered into a separate contract with BFA under which BFA provides investment advisory services to the Subsidiary but does not receive separate compensation from the Subsidiary for providing it with such services. Each Subsidiary has also entered into separate arrangements that provide for the provision of other services to the Subsidiary (including administrative, custody, transfer agency and other services), and BFA pays the costs and expenses related to the provision of those services.
For its investment advisory services to the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EM Minimum Volatility ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.78% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. In addition, the Fund indirectly pays its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies (“acquired fund fees and expenses”). BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the Fund through December 31, 2020 on assets attributable to the Fund’s investments in the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF (“EEMV”). BFA has also contractually agreed to a reduction of investment advisory fees for the Fund through December 31, 2017 on assets attributable to the Fund’s investment in EEMV (and those assets used by the Fund to hedge the currencies in which the securities in EEMV are denominated against the U.S. dollar) such that the Fund’s total annual investment advisory fee is equal to EEMV’s net total expense ratio after fee waiver plus 0.03%.
For its investment advisory services to the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.78% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. In addition, the Fund indirectly pays acquired fund fees and expenses. BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the Fund through December 31, 2020 on assets attributable to the Fund’s investments in the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (“EEM”) (and those assets used by the Fund to hedge the currencies in which the securities in EEM are denominated against the U.S. dollar) such that the Fund’s total annual investment advisory fee is equal to EEM’s net total expense ratio after fee waiver.
For its investment advisory services to each of the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETFs, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee 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:
Investment Advisory Fee | Aggregate Average Daily Net Assets | ||||
0.75 | % | First $14 billion | |||
0.68 | Over $14 billion, up to and including $28 billion | ||||
0.61 | Over $28 billion, up to and including $42 billion | ||||
0.54 | Over $42 billion, up to and including $56 billion | ||||
0.47 | Over $56 billion, up to and including $70 billion | ||||
0.41 | Over $70 billion, up to and including $84 billion | ||||
0.35 | Over $84 billion |
BFA contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF through December 31, 2015 in an amount equal to the acquired fund fees and expenses attributable to the Fund’s investments in other iShares funds, if any.
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The total of the investment advisory fee and any other fund expenses is a fund’s total annual operating expense. For the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF, BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the Fund through December 31, 2018 in order to limit total annual operating expenses after fee waiver to 0.25% of average daily net assets.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 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. Each Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, 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 “collateral investment fees”). 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. The Funds retain a portion of securities lending income and remit the remaining portion to BTC as compensation for its services as securities lending agent.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, each Fund retains 80% of securities lending income 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 the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in the calendar year 2013, each Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.
For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the total of securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees paid were as follows:
iShares ETF | Fees Paid to BTC | |||
Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets | $ | 34,138 | ||
MSCI Emerging Markets | 2,683,268 | |||
MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility | 186,086 |
For the six months ended February 29, 2016, BTC, the Funds’ securities lending agent, has agreed to voluntarily reimburse the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the amount of $60,471, related to the foreign tax on the securities lending income. Such reimbursement is included in “Securities lending income – affiliated – net” in the Fund’s consolidated statement of operations.
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.
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.
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For the six months ended February 29, 2016, transactions executed by the Funds pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:
iShares ETF | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets | $ | 707,020 | $ | 7,925,563 | ||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility | 5,790,146 | 1,407,498 |
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 included in “Interest – affiliated” in the statements of operations.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Funds for 1940 Act purposes.
Certain Funds, in order to improve their portfolio liquidity and their ability to track their respective underlying index, may invest in shares of other iShares funds that invest in securities in each Fund’s respective underlying index.
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Funds (excluding money market funds) during the six months ended February 29, 2016, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:
iShares ETF and Name of Affiliated Issuer | Shares Held at Beginning of Period | Shares Purchased | Shares Sold | Shares Held at End of Period | Value at End of Period | Dividend Income | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Currency Hedged MSCI EM Minimum Volatility | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF | — | 49,350 | (766 | ) | 48,584 | $ | 2,284,906 | $ | 30,126 | $ | (2,798 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | 6,243,211 | 1,588,697 | (1,607,641 | ) | 6,224,267 | $ | 188,657,533 | $ | 3,173,153 | $ | (5,043,410 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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3. | INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS |
Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the six months ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:
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Currency Hedged MSCI EM Minimum Volatility | $ | 121,596 | $ | 37,280 | ||||
Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets | 15,962,404 | 16,111,194 | ||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets | 1,335,676,079 | 1,186,478,303 | ||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility | 318,305,639 | 321,202,862 |
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In-kind transactions (see Note 4) for the six months ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:
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Currency Hedged MSCI EM Minimum Volatility | $ | 2,448,581 | $ | — | ||||
Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets | 36,871,940 | 35,944,998 | ||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets | 847,790,269 | 1,145,440,105 | ||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility | 189,501,082 | — |
4. | 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 for each Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.
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. Investors 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. Investors 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 “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statements of changes in net assets.
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 contributions are reflected as “Due from custodian” and securities related to in-kind redemptions are reflected as “Securities related to in-kind transactions” in the statements of assets and liabilities.
5. | FUTURES CONTRACTS |
Each Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts in an effort to help such Fund track its underlying index. A futures contract is a standardized, exchange-traded agreement to buy or sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the executing broker which holds segregated from its own assets, an amount of cash, U.S. government securities or other high-quality debt and equity securities equal to the minimum initial margin requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as margin variation and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Losses may arise if the value of a futures contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument during the term of the contract or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The use of futures contracts also involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and the assets underlying such contracts.
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The following table shows the value of futures contracts held by the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF as of February 29, 2016 and the related locations in the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities, presented by risk exposure category:
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The following table shows the realized and unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts held by the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the six months ended February 29, 2016 and the related locations in the consolidated statements of operations, presented by risk exposure category:
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The following table shows the average quarter-end balances of open futures contracts for the the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF for the six months ended February 29, 2016:
Average value of contracts purchased | $ | 72,056,742 |
6. | FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS |
Each Fund may enter into forward currency contracts for the purpose of hedging against the effects of foreign currencies on the value of such Fund’s assets that are denominated in a non-U.S. currency. A forward currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a currency against another currency at a specified future date at an agreed upon price and quantity. Forward currency 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. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed is recorded. Losses may arise if there are unfavorable movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar or if the counterparties do not meet the terms of the agreement. The Fund’s use of forward currency contracts also involves the risks of imperfect correlation between the value of its currency positions and its other investments or the Fund failing to close out its position due to an illiquid market.
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The following table shows the value of forward currency contracts held as of February 29, 2016 and the related locations in the statements of assets and liabilities, presented by risk exposure category:
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The following table shows the average quarter-end balances of outstanding forward currency contracts for the six months ended February 29, 2016:
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Average amounts purchased in U.S. dollars | $ | 2,599,781 | $ | 252,837,518 | ||||
Average amounts sold in U.S. dollars | $ | 4,748,065 | $ | 449,846,809 |
The Funds’ 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 Funds. In order to better define their contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Funds to mitigate their counterparty risk, the Funds may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with their derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Funds and a counterparty that governs OTC derivatives and foreign exchange contracts and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. 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 or insolvency.
The collateral requirements under an ISDA Master Agreement 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 the parties. Forward currency contracts held by the Funds generally do not require collateral. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from the counterparty are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Funds bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. The Funds attempt to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.
For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset financial assets and financial liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the statements of assets and liabilities.
The following table presents the exposure of the open forward currency contracts that are subject to potential offset on the statements of assets and liabilities as of February 29, 2016:
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7. | PRINCIPAL RISKS |
In the normal course of business, each Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks each Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.
BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve each Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.
MARKET RISK
Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss each Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. Each Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its direct or indirect investment in equity and financial derivative instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Funds may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.
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.
Each Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets, with the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EM Minimum Volatility ETF and iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF investing indirectly, in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.
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The United States and the European Union, along with the regulatory bodies of a number of countries including Japan, Australia and Canada (collectively, “Sanctioning Bodies”), have imposed sectorial economic sanctions on certain Russian individuals and Russian corporate entities which include prohibitions on transacting in or dealing in new debt of longer than 30 or 90 days maturity or new equity of such issuers. Securities held by the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF issued prior to the date of the sanctions being imposed are not currently subject to any restrictions under the sanctions. However, compliance with each of these sanctions may impair the ability of a Fund to buy, sell, hold, receive or deliver the affected securities or other securities of such issuers. The Sanctioning Bodies could also institute broader sanctions on Russia. These sanctions, or even the threat of further sanctions, may result in the decline of the value and liquidity of Russian securities, a weakening of the ruble or other adverse consequences to the Russian economy. Current or future sanctions may result in Russia taking counter measures or retaliatory actions, which may further impair the value and liquidity of Russian securities. These retaliatory measures may include the immediate freeze of Russian assets held by a Fund.
CREDIT RISK
Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe 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 issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.
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 the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.
For purposes of U.S. GAAP, 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 NAV per share.
The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
As of August 31, 2015, the Funds’ fiscal year-end, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:
iShares ETF | Non- Expiring a | Expiring 2016 | Expiring 2017 | Expiring 2018 | Expiring 2019 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets | $ | 4,817,904,318 | $ | 13,844,901 | $ | 228,196,854 | $ | 1,201,366,175 | $ | 873,167,649 | $ | 7,134,479,897 | ||||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility | 112,910,321 | — | — | — | — | 112,910,321 |
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The Funds may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The Funds 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 February 29, 2016, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
iShares ETF | Tax Cost | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||
Currency Hedged MSCI EM Minimum Volatility | $ | 2,531,148 | $ | — | $ | (245,193 | ) | $ | (245,193 | ) | ||||||
Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets | 241,311,696 | — | (52,558,538 | ) | (52,558,538 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets | 25,278,954,993 | 2,199,651,171 | (8,182,094,848 | ) | (5,982,443,677 | ) | ||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility | 3,153,796,593 | 113,784,761 | (520,235,711 | ) | (406,450,950 | ) |
Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of February 29, 2016, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.
9. | LINE OF CREDIT |
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF, along with certain other iShares funds, are parties to a $250 million credit agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, which expires on October 28, 2016. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings. The credit agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is allocated to each fund participating in the credit agreement based on each fund’s pro-rata share of the aggregate average daily value of assets invested in local securities of certain foreign markets.
The terms of the credit agreement, as amended by the Board on September 17, 2015, became effective on October 28, 2015. Prior to this date, the maximum borrowing amount was $150 million and the commitment fee was 0.08% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement.
For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the maximum amounts borrowed, the average borrowings and the weighted average interest rates, if any, under the credit agreement were as follows:
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MSCI Emerging Markets | $ | 45,000,000 | $ | 1,721,311 | 1.26 | % | ||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility | 49,300,000 | 1,885,792 | 1.26 |
10. | 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 disclosure in the financial statements.
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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EM Minimum Volatility ETF
Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), including a majority of Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Directors”), is required to consider and approve the proposed Investment Advisory Contract between the Company and BFA (the “Advisory Contract”) on behalf of the Fund. The Independent Directors requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Directors, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the proposed Advisory Contract.
At a meeting held on September 16-17, 2015, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, approved the selection of BFA as investment adviser and approved the proposed Advisory Contract for the Fund, based on its review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA. The Board also considered information previously provided by BFA, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), as applicable, at prior Board meetings. The Independent Directors were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review.
In selecting BFA and approving the Advisory Contract for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Directors, considered the following factors, no one of which was controlling, and made the following conclusions:
Expenses of the Fund — The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including actual advisory fees, waivers/reimbursements, and gross and net total expenses of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other exchange traded funds (including, where applicable, funds sponsored by an “at cost” service provider) and, in the limited instances where no comparable ETFs existed and the comparison group would not otherwise be reasonable in Lipper’s judgment, pure index institutional mutual funds, objectively selected by Lipper as comprising the Fund’s applicable peer group pursuant to Lipper’s proprietary ETF methodology (the “Lipper Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of Lipper’s proprietary ETF methodology used by Lipper to determine the Fund’s Lipper Group. The Board further noted that due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Lipper Group, the statistical information provided in Lipper’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances.
The Board also noted that the investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) for the Fund were lower than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses (net of waivers and reimbursements) of the funds in its Lipper Group.
Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of ETF pricing, the Board concluded that the proposed investment advisory fee and expense level of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Contract.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided by BFA — The Board reviewed the scope of services to be provided by BFA under the Advisory Contract. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to supporting iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board acknowledged that resources to support the iShares funds and their shareholders have been added or enhanced in recent years. The Board considered representations by BFA, BTC, and BlackRock that the scope and quality of services to be provided to the Fund would be similar to the scope and quality of services provided to other iShares funds. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to other iShares funds. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary
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and appropriate, and has provided information and made appropriate officers available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons who will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources that will be available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided throughout the previous year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance policies and procedures.
Based on the review of this information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by BFA to the Fund under the Advisory Contract supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Contract.
Costs of Services to be Provided to the Fund and Profits to be Realized by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board did not consider the profitability of the Fund to BFA based on the fees payable under the Advisory Contract or revenue to be received by BFA or its affiliates in connection with services to be provided to the Fund since the proposed relationship had not yet commenced. The Board noted that it expects to receive profitability information from BFA periodically following the Fund’s launch and will thus be in a position to evaluate whether, in the future, any adjustments in the Fund’s fees would be appropriate.
Economies of Scale — The Board reviewed information regarding potential economies of scale or other efficiencies that may result from increases in the Fund’s assets. The Board noted that it had previously received and considered information regarding scale benefits shared with the iShares funds through relatively low fee rates established at inception, breakpoints, waivers, or other fee reductions, as well as through additional investment in the iShares business and the provision of improved or additional infrastructure and services to the iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board noted that the Advisory Contract for the Fund did not provide for any breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that to the extent that the Fund invests in the unhedged iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF (“EEMV”), Fund shareholders would benefit from breakpoints in EEMV’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of EEMV, on an aggregated basis with the assets of other iShares funds, increase. The Board further noted that should material economies of scale exist in the future, a breakpoint structure for the Fund may be appropriate, and that it would continue to monitor the sharing of economies of scale to determine the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future.
Based on this review, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, the Board, recognizing its responsibility to consider this issue periodically, determined to approve the Advisory Contract.
Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end and closed-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds, separately managed accounts, and institutional separate accounts (together, the “Other Accounts”), and acknowledged BFA’s assertion that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts that track the same index as the Fund. The Board further noted that BFA previously provided the Board with detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) generally differ from the iShares funds, including in terms of the different, generally more extensive services provided to the iShares funds, as well as other significant differences in the approach of BFA and its affiliates to the iShares funds, on one hand, and the Other Accounts, on the other. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded exchange traded fund, as compared to the Other Accounts that are institutional clients in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The
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Board also considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure and the Fund expenses to be borne by BFA under this arrangement. The Board noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for the Other Accounts that are institutional clients of BFA (or its affiliates) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.
Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates — Except as noted below, the Board did not consider the “fallout” benefits or ancillary revenue to be received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services to be provided to the Fund by BFA since the proposed relationship had not yet commenced. However, the Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board considered the potential payment of advisory fees and/or administration fees to BFA and BTC (or their affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services and/or administration services. The Board also considered the potential for revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, and its affiliates in the event of any loaning of portfolio securities of the Fund. The Board further noted that any portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund placed through a BFA affiliate or purchased from an underwriting syndicate in which a BFA affiliate participates will be reported to the Board pursuant to Rule 17e-1 or Rule 10f-3, as applicable, under the 1940 Act. The Board concluded that the existence of any such ancillary benefits would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the Advisory Contract.
Based on the considerations described above, the Board determined that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services to be rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining and concluded that it is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to approve the Advisory Contract.
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iSHARES®, INC.
Section 19(a) Notices
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are 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 the 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.
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 EM Minimum Volatility | $ | 0.299951 | $ | — | $ | 0.003179 | $ | 0.303130 | 99 | % | — | % | 1 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets | 0.300258 | 0.781650 | — | 1.081908 | 28 | 72 | — | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets | 0.334713 | — | 0.166126 | 0.500839 | 67 | — | 33 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility | 0.528458 | — | 0.112762 | 0.641220 | 82 | — | 18 | 100 |
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iSHARES® FACTORSELECTTM MSCI EMERGING ETF
Performance as of February 29, 2016
The iShares FactorSelect MSCI Emerging ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of stocks of large- and mid-capitalization companies in emerging markets that have favorable exposure to target style factors subject to constraints, as represented by the MSCI Emerging Markets Diversified Multiple-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. For the period from December 8, 2015 (inception date of the Fund) through February 29, 2016, the total return for the Fund was -8.28%, net of fees, while the total return for the Index was -8.58%.
Cumulative Total Returns | ||||||||||||
NAV | MARKET | INDEX | ||||||||||
Since Inception | (8.28)% | (8.04)% | (8.58)% |
The inception date of the Fund was 12/8/15. The first day of secondary market trading was 12/10/15.
Past performance is no guarantee 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” on page 6 for more information.
Shareholder Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Hypothetical 5% Return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value (12/8/15) a | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period b | Beginning Account Value (9/1/15) | Ending Account Value (2/29/16) | Expenses Paid During Period b | Annualized Expense Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 917.20 | $ | 1.30 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.90 | $ | 3.02 | 0.60% |
a | The beginning of the period (commencement of operations) is December 8, 2015. |
b | Expenses are calculated using the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (83 days for actual and 182 days for hypothetical expenses) and divided by the number of days in the year (366 days). See “Shareholder Expenses” on page 6 for more information. |
ALLOCATION BY SECTOR
As of 2/29/16
Sector/Investment Type | Percentage of Total Investments* |
Financials | 22.45 | % | ||
Information Technology | 14.36 | |||
Consumer Staples | 13.25 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 11.61 | |||
Industrials | 9.58 | |||
Investment Companies | 6.91 | |||
Energy | 6.50 | |||
Health Care | 5.89 | |||
Materials | 3.80 | |||
Utilities | 3.72 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 1.93 | |||
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TEN LARGEST COUNTRIES
As of 2/29/16
Country | Percentage of Total Investments* |
China | 27.45 | % | ||
South Korea | 16.32 | |||
South Africa | 11.42 | |||
Taiwan | 10.88 | |||
Russia | 8.59 | |||
India | 6.91 | |||
Brazil | 6.52 | |||
Mexico | 3.86 | |||
Qatar | 1.66 | |||
Malaysia | 1.46 | |||
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TOTAL | 95.07 | % | ||
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end is available at www.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. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer 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. Certain funds may have a NAV which is determined prior to the opening of regular trading on its listed exchange and their market returns are calculated using the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the opening of regular trading on the exchange. 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, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower.
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of fund shares and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other fund expenses. The expense example, which is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on September 1, 2015 (or commencement of operations, as applicable) and held through February 29, 2016, is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
Actual Expenses — The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Annualized expense ratios reflect contractual and voluntary fee waivers, if any. To estimate the expenses that you paid on your account over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes — The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
iSHARES® FACTORSELECT™ MSCI EMERGING ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 87.01% |
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BRAZIL — 4.17% |
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BB Seguridade Participacoes SA | 6,200 | $ | 37,580 | |||||
CETIP SA — Mercados Organizados | 2,400 | 22,858 | ||||||
EDP — Energias do Brasil SA | 2,600 | 8,318 | ||||||
M. Dias Branco SA | 300 | 4,783 | ||||||
Odontoprev SA | 4,000 | 10,203 | ||||||
Porto Seguro SA | 1,100 | 6,532 | ||||||
Raia Drogasil SA | 2,300 | 26,593 | ||||||
Sul America SA | 1,900 | 7,663 | ||||||
Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA Units | 1,000 | 4,740 | ||||||
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CHINA — 27.31% |
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AAC Technologies Holdings Inc. | 7,500 | 52,034 | ||||||
ANTA Sports Products Ltd. | 10,000 | 22,608 | ||||||
Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd. Class H | 16,000 | 13,930 | ||||||
China Communications Services Corp. Ltd. Class H | 26,000 | 10,465 | ||||||
China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd. | 13,500 | 21,111 | ||||||
China Everbright Ltd. | 8,000 | 14,753 | ||||||
China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. Ltd.a | 67,000 | 25,159 | ||||||
China Jinmao Holdings Group Ltd. | 40,000 | 9,979 | ||||||
China Medical System Holdings Ltd. | 13,000 | 16,551 | ||||||
China Power International Development Ltd. | 32,000 | 13,374 | ||||||
China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd. | 14,000 | 22,685 | ||||||
China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. Class H | 20,000 | 11,214 | ||||||
Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd. Class B | 8,100 | 14,270 | ||||||
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. Class H | 23,000 | 10,766 | ||||||
CITIC Ltd. | 44,000 | 59,865 | ||||||
Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd. | 60,000 | 21,836 | ||||||
Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 26,000 | 30,326 | ||||||
Far East Horizon Ltd. | 19,000 | 14,049 | ||||||
Fosun International Ltd. | 20,000 | 25,720 | ||||||
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. | 50,000 | 18,518 | ||||||
Guangdong Investment Ltd. | 30,000 | 36,458 | ||||||
Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. Class H | 10,800 | 12,750 | ||||||
Haitian International Holdings Ltd. | 6,000 | 8,009 | ||||||
Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H | 14,000 | 16,455 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Longfor Properties Co. Ltd. | 15,500 | $ | 19,036 | |||||
Netease Inc. | 395 | 53,171 | ||||||
New World China Land Ltd. | 28,000 | 26,717 | ||||||
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd. Class H | 20,000 | 12,860 | ||||||
Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd. | 4,000 | 8,611 | ||||||
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd. Class H | 7,300 | 13,143 | ||||||
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. | 6,000 | 30,709 | ||||||
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. | 13,500 | 17,465 | ||||||
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. | 49,000 | 35,854 | ||||||
Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd. | 33,000 | 14,429 | ||||||
Sinopec Engineering Group Co. Ltd. Class H | 11,500 | 8,311 | ||||||
Sinotrans Ltd. Class H | 16,000 | 5,967 | ||||||
Sunac China Holdings Ltd. | 18,000 | 11,574 | ||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 1,600 | 29,197 | ||||||
Yuexiu Property Co. Ltd. | 76,000 | 10,653 | ||||||
YY Inc. ADRb | 153 | 7,964 | ||||||
Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H | 16,000 | 14,177 | ||||||
Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co. Ltd. Class H | 5,000 | 24,466 | ||||||
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847,189 | ||||||||
COLOMBIA — 0.20% |
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Corp. Financiera Colombiana SA | 550 | 6,297 | ||||||
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6,297 | ||||||||
CZECH REPUBLIC — 0.22% |
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O2 Czech Republic AS | 671 | 6,869 | ||||||
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6,869 | ||||||||
HUNGARY — 0.99% |
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Richter Gedeon Nyrt | 1,720 | 30,577 | ||||||
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MALAYSIA — 1.45% |
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Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd | 11,700 | 8,904 | ||||||
HAP Seng Consolidated Bhd | 1,300 | 2,374 | ||||||
PPB Group Bhd | 6,100 | 23,211 | ||||||
Westports Holdings Bhd | 11,000 | 10,542 | ||||||
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MEXICO — 3.84% |
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Gentera SAB de CV | 11,500 | 21,630 | ||||||
Gruma SAB de CV Series B | 2,200 | 35,434 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Series B | 3,300 | 26,153 |
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iSHARES® FACTORSELECT™ MSCI EMERGING ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Grupo Comercial Chedraui SA de CV | 3,800 | $ | 10,045 | |||||
Grupo Lala SAB de CV | 7,400 | 17,376 | ||||||
OHL Mexico SAB de CVb | 7,200 | 8,415 | ||||||
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119,053 | ||||||||
POLAND — 0.65% |
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CCC SA | 235 | �� | 8,815 | |||||
Enea SA | 2,075 | 5,739 | ||||||
Tauron Polska Energia SA | 9,102 | 5,759 | ||||||
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QATAR — 1.65% |
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Barwa Real Estate Co. | 1,106 | 11,180 | ||||||
Qatar Electricity & Water Co. QSC | 326 | 17,104 | ||||||
Qatar Insurance Co. SAQ | 1,062 | 22,900 | ||||||
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RUSSIA — 7.23% |
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Alrosa PAO | 18,700 | 17,316 | ||||||
Gazprom PAO | 35,360 | 66,523 | ||||||
Lukoil PJSC | 126 | 4,504 | ||||||
Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC | 11,300 | 14,832 | ||||||
Rostelecom PJSC | 9,150 | 10,731 | ||||||
RusHydro PJSC | 1,342,000 | 11,982 | ||||||
Sistema JSFC GDRc | 1,729 | 9,613 | ||||||
Surgutneftegas OAO | 67,300 | 35,245 | ||||||
Tatneft PAO Class S | 12,510 | 53,387 | ||||||
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SOUTH AFRICA — 11.36% |
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Barloworld Ltd. | 1,590 | 6,559 | ||||||
Brait SEb | 3,334 | 32,571 | ||||||
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd. | 330 | 9,910 | ||||||
Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. | 1,625 | 6,498 | ||||||
Discovery Ltd. | 3,471 | 25,083 | ||||||
Fortress Income Fund Ltd. | 6,951 | 14,466 | ||||||
Fortress Income Fund Ltd. Class A | 10,642 | 10,120 | ||||||
Foschini Group Ltd. (The) | 1,955 | 14,462 | ||||||
Hyprop Investments Ltd. | 2,798 | 18,440 | ||||||
Liberty Holdings Ltd. | 944 | 7,357 | ||||||
Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd. | 9,745 | 21,651 | ||||||
Mondi Ltd. | 1,217 | 21,872 | ||||||
Mr. Price Group Ltd. | 2,318 | 24,208 | ||||||
Netcare Ltd. | 10,448 | 21,399 | ||||||
Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. | 2,906 | 10,372 | ||||||
PSG Group Ltd. | 918 | 10,101 | ||||||
Resilient REIT Ltd. | 3,175 | 24,740 | ||||||
RMB Holdings Ltd. | 6,216 | 22,545 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
SPAR Group Ltd. (The) | 1,866 | $ | 21,120 | |||||
Telkom SA SOC Ltd. | 1,179 | 4,032 | ||||||
Tiger Brands Ltd. | 80 | 1,482 | ||||||
Truworths International Ltd. | 4,289 | 23,313 | ||||||
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SOUTH KOREA — 14.27% |
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BGF retail Co. Ltd. | 91 | 11,957 | ||||||
BNK Financial Group Inc. | 2,607 | 18,150 | ||||||
CJ E&M Corp. | 198 | 11,928 | ||||||
DGB Financial Group Inc. | 1,550 | 10,403 | ||||||
Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd. | 446 | 24,343 | ||||||
Dongsuh Cos. Inc. | 354 | 8,444 | ||||||
E-MART Inc. | 216 | 30,740 | ||||||
GS Retail Co. Ltd. | 289 | 11,918 | ||||||
Hanssem Co. Ltd. | 94 | 19,382 | ||||||
Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd. | 148 | 16,216 | ||||||
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. | 616 | 15,317 | ||||||
Hyundai Steel Co. | 387 | 17,399 | ||||||
KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.b | 225 | 12,954 | ||||||
KT&G Corp. | 866 | 74,577 | ||||||
Lotte Chemical Corp. | 156 | 40,302 | ||||||
Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. Ltd.b | 7 | 11,745 | ||||||
Lotte Confectionery Co. Ltd.b | 8 | 15,512 | ||||||
Ottogi Corp. | 13 | 12,047 | ||||||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 44 | 41,911 | ||||||
SK Telecom Co. Ltd. | 94 | 17,748 | ||||||
Yuhan Corp. | 94 | 19,648 | ||||||
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TAIWAN — 10.83% |
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Catcher Technology Co. Ltd. | 6,000 | 46,943 | ||||||
Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd. | 5,000 | 10,908 | ||||||
Eclat Textile Co. Ltd. | 2,000 | 25,277 | ||||||
Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd. | 3,000 | 16,294 | ||||||
Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd. | 9,000 | 17,739 | ||||||
Highwealth Construction Corp. | 8,000 | 7,920 | ||||||
Largan Precision Co. Ltd. | 1,000 | 76,282 | ||||||
Merida Industry Co. Ltd. | 2,000 | 9,148 | ||||||
Phison Electronics Corp. | 2,000 | 15,587 | ||||||
Ruentex Development Co. Ltd. | 8,000 | 10,881 | ||||||
Ruentex Industries Ltd. | 5,000 | 8,832 | ||||||
Simplo Technology Co. Ltd. | 3,000 | 9,659 | ||||||
Taiwan Business Bankb | 57,000 | 14,391 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 8,000 | 35,869 |
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iSHARES® FACTORSELECT™ MSCI EMERGING ETF
February 29, 2016
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
Transcend Information Inc. | 2,000 | $ | 6,109 | |||||
Wistron Corp. | 13,000 | 7,745 | ||||||
WPG Holdings Ltd. | 16,000 | 16,346 | ||||||
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335,930 | ||||||||
THAILAND — 1.06% |
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Delta Electronics Thailand PCL NVDR | 6,900 | 15,735 | ||||||
Thai Union Group PCL NVDR | 31,000 | 17,314 | ||||||
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33,049 | ||||||||
TURKEY — 1.16% |
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Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS | 12,489 | 14,582 | ||||||
Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS | 1,560 | 10,612 | ||||||
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS | 9,327 | 10,669 | ||||||
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35,863 | ||||||||
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — 0.62% |
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Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC | 11,053 | 19,229 | ||||||
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19,229 | ||||||||
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost: $2,950,739) | 2,698,929 | |||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 5.61% |
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BRAZIL — 2.32% |
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Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA Class B | 2,200 | 5,401 | ||||||
Cia. Paranaense de Energia Class B | 1,000 | 5,813 | ||||||
Gerdau SA | 6,500 | 5,766 | ||||||
Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA | 32,100 | 55,015 | ||||||
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71,995 | ||||||||
RUSSIA — 1.32% |
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Surgutneftegas OAO | 69,800 | 41,019 | ||||||
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41,019 | ||||||||
SOUTH KOREA — 1.97% |
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AmorePacific Corp. | 91 | 16,519 | ||||||
Hyundai Motor Co. | 235 | 19,287 | ||||||
Hyundai Motor Co. Series 2 | 302 | 25,153 | ||||||
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60,959 | ||||||||
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TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost: $194,805) | 173,973 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 6.88% |
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INDIA — 6.88% |
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iShares MSCI India ETFd | 8,883 | $ | 213,370 | |||||
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213,370 | ||||||||
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TOTAL INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
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(Cost: $234,600) | 213,370 | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.91% |
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MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.91% |
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BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, |
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0.50%d,e,f | 24,230 | 24,230 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, | ||||||||
0.49%d,e,f | 1,230 | 1,230 | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury, | ||||||||
0.27%d,e | 2,887 | 2,887 | ||||||
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28,347 | ||||||||
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TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
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(Cost: $28,347) | 28,347 | |||||||
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
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(Cost: $3,408,491) | 3,114,619 | |||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities — (0.41)% |
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NET ASSETS — 100.00% | $ | 3,101,916 | ||||||
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ADR — American Depositary Receipts
GDR — Global Depositary Receipts
NVDR — Non-Voting Depositary Receipts
a | All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 1. |
b | Non-income earning security. |
c | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. |
d | Affiliated issuer. See Note 2. |
e | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
f | All or a portion of this security represents an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 1. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
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February 29, 2016
ASSETS | ||||
Investments, at cost: | ||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 3,145,544 | ||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 262,947 | |||
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Total cost of investments | $ | 3,408,491 | ||
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Investments in securities, at fair value (including securities on loana) (Note 1): | ||||
Unaffiliated | $ | 2,872,902 | ||
Affiliated (Note 2) | 241,717 | |||
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Total fair value of investments | 3,114,619 | |||
Foreign currency, at valueb | 4,725 | |||
Receivables: | ||||
Dividends and interest | 9,513 | |||
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Total Assets | 3,128,857 | |||
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LIABILITIES | ||||
Payables: | ||||
Collateral for securities on loan (Note 1) | 25,460 | |||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 1,481 | |||
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Total Liabilities | 26,941 | |||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 3,101,916 | ||
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Net assets consist of: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 3,384,592 | ||
Undistributed net investment income | 12,319 | |||
Accumulated net realized loss | (754 | ) | ||
Net unrealized depreciation | (294,241 | ) | ||
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NET ASSETS | $ | 3,101,916 | ||
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Shares outstandingc | 100,000 | |||
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Net asset value per share | $ | 31.02 | ||
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a | Securities on loan with a value of $23,908. See Note 1. |
b | Cost of foreign currency: $4,698. |
c | $0.001 par value, number of shares authorized: 25 million. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
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Period from December 8, 2015 (commencement of operations) to February 29, 2016
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||
Dividends — unaffiliateda | $ | 14,213 | ||
Dividends — affiliated (Note 2) | 1,779 | |||
Interest — affiliated (Note 2) | 1 | |||
Securities lending income — affiliated — net (Note 2) | 651 | |||
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Total investment income | 16,644 | |||
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EXPENSES | ||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 4,658 | |||
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Total expenses | 4,658 | |||
Less investment advisory fees waived (Note 2) | (333 | ) | ||
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Net expenses | 4,325 | |||
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Net investment income | 12,319 | |||
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Foreign currency transactions | (754 | ) | ||
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Net realized loss | (754 | ) | ||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||
Investments | (293,872 | ) | ||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (369 | ) | ||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (294,241 | ) | ||
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Net realized and unrealized loss | (294,995 | ) | ||
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NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (282,676 | ) | |
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See notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
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Period from to February 29, 2016 | ||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | ||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||
Net investment income | $ | 12,319 | ||
Net realized loss | (754 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (294,241 | ) | ||
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (282,676 | ) | ||
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | ||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 3,384,592 | |||
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Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | 3,384,592 | |||
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INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | 3,101,916 | |||
NET ASSETS | ||||
Beginning of period | — | |||
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End of period | $ | 3,101,916 | ||
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Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of period | $ | 12,319 | ||
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Shares sold | 100,000 | |||
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Net increase in shares outstanding | 100,000 | |||
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See notes to financial statements.
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(For a share outstanding throughout the period)
Period from to Feb. 29, 2016 (Unaudited) | ||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 33.82 | ||
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Income from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment incomeb | 0.12 | |||
Net realized and unrealized lossc | (2.92 | ) | ||
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Total from investment operations | (2.80 | ) | ||
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 31.02 | ||
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Total return | (8.28 | )%d | ||
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Net assets, end of period (000s) | $ | 3,102 | ||
Ratio of expenses to average net assetse | 0.60 | % | ||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to waived feese | 0.65 | % | ||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assetse | 1.72 | % | ||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 0 | % |
a | Commencement of operations. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
c | The amount 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 | Not annualized. |
e | Annualized for periods of less than one year. |
f | Portfolio turnover rate excludes portfolio securities received or delivered in Creation Units but includes portfolio transactions that are executed as a result of the Fund processing capital share transactions in Creation Units partially for cash in U.S. dollars. Excluding such cash transactions, the portfolio turnover rate for the period ended February 29, 2016 was 0%. See Note 4. There were purchases activities only and none for Sales. Therefore the PTO ratio is a true zero %. |
See notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
iSHARES® FACTORSELECT™ MSCI EMERGING ETF
iShares, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on September 1, 1994 pursuant to Articles of Incorporation as subsequently amended and restated.
These financial statements relate only to the following fund (the “Fund”):
iShares ETF | Diversification Classification | |
FactorSelect MSCI Emerginga | Non-diversified |
a | The Fund commenced operations on December 8, 2015. |
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of its underlying index. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve the Fund’s investment objective.
Pursuant to the Company’s organizational documents, the Fund’s officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
1. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The following significant accounting policies are consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.
SECURITY VALUATION
The Fund’s investments are valued at fair value each day that the Fund’s listing exchange is open and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date should the reporting period end on a day that the Fund’s listing exchange is not open. 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) provides oversight of the valuation of investments for the Fund. The investments of the Fund are valued pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the Global Valuation Committee and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
• | Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s last reported trade price or the 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 last reported trade price or the 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 are valued at the last traded price. |
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• | Open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at that day’s published net asset value (“NAV”). |
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the fair value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued based upon other available factors deemed relevant by the Global Valuation Committee, in accordance with policies approved by the Board. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment; (ii) the principal market for the investment; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. Valuations based on such factors are reported to the Board on a quarterly basis.
The Global Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of the Company’s pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices, reviews of large movements in market values, and reviews of market related activity.
Fair value pricing could result in a difference between the prices used to calculate the 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.
Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”) or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for a financial instrument within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The categorization of a value determined for a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in the instrument. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
• | Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
• | Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as exchange rates, financing terms, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs; and |
• | Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments. |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Company’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period.
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The following table summarizes the value of each of the Fund’s investments according to the fair value hierarchy as of February 29, 2016. The breakdown of the Fund’s investments into major categories is disclosed in its schedule of investments.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
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Common Stocks | $ | 2,682,378 | $ | 16,551 | $ | — | $ | 2,698,929 | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 173,973 | — | — | 173,973 | ||||||||||||
Investment Companies | 213,370 | — | — | 213,370 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 28,347 | — | — | 28,347 | ||||||||||||
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SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION
Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date, net of any foreign taxes withheld at source. Any taxes withheld that are reclaimable from foreign tax authorities as of February 29, 2016 are reflected in tax reclaims receivable. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock in an elective dividend, if any, are recorded as dividend income at fair value. Distributions received by the Fund may include a return of capital that is estimated by management. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, as well as investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates deemed appropriate by the investment adviser. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.
The Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of securities. Such fluctuations are reflected by the Fund as a component of realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments for financial reporting purposes.
FOREIGN TAXES
The Fund 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 the Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the Fund and are reflected in its statement 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 February 29, 2016, if any, are disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities.
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
Dividends and distributions paid by the 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 Fund.
LOANS OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
The Fund may lend its investment 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 a bank, or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government. The initial collateral received by the Fund is required to have a value of at least 102% of the current 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. Any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund and any excess collateral is returned by the Fund on the next business day. During the term of the loan, the Fund is entitled to all distributions made on or in respect of the loaned securities. 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.
Any cash received as collateral for securities on loan may be reinvested in certain short-term instruments either directly on behalf of a fund or through one or more joint accounts or money market funds, including those managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”), the Fund’s investment adviser, or its affiliates. As of February 29, 2016, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash. The cash collateral received was invested in money market funds managed by BFA and is disclosed in the schedule of investments. The securities on loan for the Fund are also disclosed in its schedule of investments. The total value of any securities on loan as of February 29, 2016 and the total value of the related collateral are disclosed in the statement of assets and liabilities. Income earned by the Fund from securities lending is disclosed in the statement of operations.
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, the Fund benefits from a borrower default indemnity provided by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). BlackRock’s indemnity allows for full replacement of securities lent. The Fund could suffer a loss if the value of the investments purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the cash collateral received.
Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Fund under Master Securities Lending Agreements (“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 Fund, as lender, would offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender 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, the borrower can resell or re-pledge the loaned securities, and the Fund can reinvest cash collateral, or, upon an event of default, resell or re-pledge the collateral.
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The following table is a summary of securities lending agreements which are subject to offset under an MSLA as of February 29, 2016:
Counterparty | Market Value of Securities on Loan | Cash Collateral Received a | Net Amount | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | $ | 23,908 | $ | 23,908 | $ | — | ||||||
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a | Collateral received in excess of the market value of securities on loan is not presented in this table. The total cash collateral received was in excess of the market value of securities loaned at period end and is disclosed in the Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities. |
2. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Company, BFA manages the investment of the 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 Fund, except interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees, litigation expenses and any extraordinary expenses.
For its investment advisory services to the Fund, BFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee of 0.65% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund. In addition, the Fund indirectly pays its pro rata share of fees and expenses attributable to its investments in other investment companies. BFA has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its investment advisory fees for the Fund through December 31, 2016 on those assets attributable to the Fund’s investments in other iShares funds, if any.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 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 Fund, subject to applicable conditions. As securities lending agent, BTC bears all operational costs directly related to securities lending. The Fund is responsible for fees in connection with the investment of cash collateral received for securities on loan in a money market fund managed by BFA, however, BTC has agreed to reduce the amount of securities lending income it receives in order to effectively limit the collateral investment fees the Fund bears to an annual rate of 0.04% (the “collateral investment fees”). 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. The 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 a securities lending agreement, the Fund retains 80% of securities lending income 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 the aggregate securities lending income generated across the iShares ETF Complex in the calendar year 2013, the Fund, pursuant to a securities lending agreement, will retain for the remainder of that calendar year 85% of securities lending income and the amount retained can never be less than 70% of the total of securities lending income plus the collateral investment fees.
For the period ended February 29, 2016, the Fund paid to BTC securities lending agent services and collateral investment fees in the amount of $163.
BlackRock Investments, LLC, an affiliate of BFA, is the distributor for the Fund. Pursuant to the distribution agreement, BFA is responsible for any fees or expenses for distribution services provided to the Fund.
The 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 included in “Interest—affiliated” in the statement of operations.
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iSHARES® FACTORSELECT™ MSCI EMERGING ETF
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder of BlackRock and is considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for 1940 Act purposes.
The 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.
Investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Fund (excluding money market funds) during the period ended February 29, 2016, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, were as follows:
Name of Affiliated Issuer | Shares Held at Beginning of Period | Shares Purchased | Shares Sold | Shares Held of Period | Value at of Period | Dividend Income | ||||||||||||||||||
iShares MSCI India ETF | — | 8,883 | — | 8,883 | $ | 213,370 | $ | 1,779 | ||||||||||||||||
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Certain directors and officers of the Company are also officers of BTC and/or BFA.
3. | INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS |
Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the period ended February 29, 2016, were $2,180,357 and $—, respectively.
In-kind purchases and sales (see Note 4) for the period ended February 29, 2016, were $1,199,787 and $—, respectively.
4. | CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
Capital shares are issued and redeemed by the 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 the Fund are not redeemable. Transactions in capital shares for the Fund are disclosed in detail in the statements of changes in net assets.
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. Investors 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. Investors 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 “Proceeds from shares sold” in the statement of changes in net assets.
5. | PRINCIPAL RISKS |
In the normal course of business, the Fund’s investment activities expose it to various types of risk associated with the financial instruments and markets in which it invests. The significant types of financial risks the Fund is exposed to include market risk and credit risk. The Fund’s prospectus provides details of these and other types of risk.
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BFA uses a “passive” or index approach to try to achieve the Fund’s investment objective following the securities included in its underlying index during upturns as well as downturns. BFA does not take steps to reduce market exposure or to lessen the effects of a declining market. Divergence from the underlying index and the composition of the portfolio is monitored by BFA.
MARKET RISK
Market risk arises mainly from uncertainty about future values of financial instruments influenced by price, currency and interest rate movements. It represents the potential loss the Fund may suffer through holding market positions in the face of market movements. The Fund is exposed to market risk by virtue of its direct or indirect investment in equity instruments. The fair value of securities held by the Fund may decline due to general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuers of the securities including local, regional or global political, social or economic instability or to factors that affect a particular industry or group of industries. The extent of the Fund’s exposure to market risk is the market value of the investments held as shown in the Fund’s schedule of investments.
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 the Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its schedule of investments.
The Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers that trade in non-U.S. markets. This involves certain considerations and risks not typically associated with securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include, but are not limited to: generally less liquid and less efficient securities markets; generally greater price volatility; exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of funds or other assets of the Fund; less publicly available information about issuers; the imposition of withholding or other taxes; higher transaction and custody costs; settlement delays and risk of loss attendant in settlement procedures; difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; less regulation of securities markets; different accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements; more substantial governmental involvement in the economy; higher inflation rates; greater social, economic and political uncertainties; the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; and the risk of war. These risks are heightened for investments in issuers from countries with less developed markets.
The United States and the European Union, along with the regulatory bodies of a number of countries including Japan, Australia and Canada (collectively, “Sanctioning Bodies”), have imposed sectorial economic sanctions on certain Russian individuals and Russian corporate entities which include prohibitions on transacting in or dealing in new debt of longer than 30 or 90 days maturity or new equity of such issuers. Securities held by the Fund issued prior to the date of the sanctions being imposed are not currently subject to any restrictions under the sanctions. However, compliance with each of these sanctions may impair the ability of a Fund to buy, sell, hold, receive or deliver the affected securities or other securities of such issuers. The Sanctioning Bodies could also institute broader sanctions on Russia. These sanctions, or even the threat of further sanctions, may result in the decline of the value and liquidity of Russian securities, a weakening of the ruble or other adverse consequences to the Russian economy. Current or future sanctions may result in Russia taking counter measures or retaliatory actions, which may further impair the value and liquidity of Russian securities. These retaliatory measures may include the immediate freeze of Russian assets held by a Fund.
CREDIT RISK
Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or the counterparty to a financial transaction, including derivatives contracts, repurchase agreements or loans of portfolio securities, is unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. BFA and its affiliates manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Fund to issuer and counterparty credit
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risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Fund’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to those financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in its statement of assets and liabilities.
6. | INCOME TAX INFORMATION |
The Fund is treated as an entity separate from the Company’s other funds for federal income tax purposes. It is the policy of the Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to regulated investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to annually distribute substantially all of its ordinary income and any net capital gains (taking into account any capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income and excise taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required.
For purposes of U.S. GAAP, in-kind redemptions are treated as sales of securities resulting in realized capital gains or losses to the Fund. Because such gains or losses are not taxable to the Fund 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 Fund’s tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share.
The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
The Fund may own shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to, under U.S. tax law, as “passive foreign investment companies.” The 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 February 29, 2016, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $3,408,491. Net unrealized depreciation was $293,872, of which $54,163 represented gross unrealized appreciation on securities and $348,035 represented gross unrealized depreciation on securities.
Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Fund as of February 29, 2016, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Fund’s financial statements.
7. | LINE OF CREDIT |
The Fund, along with certain other iShares funds, is a party to a $250 million credit agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, which expires on October 28, 2016. The line of credit may be used for temporary or emergency purposes, including redemptions, settlement of trades and rebalancing of portfolio holdings. The credit agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum or (b) the U.S. Federal Funds rate (not less than zero) plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. The commitment fee is allocated to each fund participating in the credit agreement based on each fund’s pro-rata share of the aggregate average daily value of assets invested in local securities of certain foreign markets.
The Fund did not borrow under the credit agreement during the period ended February 29, 2016.
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8. | SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
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Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), including a majority of Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (the “Independent Directors”), is required to consider and approve the proposed Investment Advisory Contract between the Company and BFA (the “Advisory Contract”) on behalf of the Fund. The Independent Directors requested, and BFA provided, such information as the Independent Directors, with advice from independent counsel, deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the proposed Advisory Contract.
At a meeting held on March 24-25, 2015, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, approved the selection of BFA as investment adviser and approved the proposed Advisory Contract for the Fund, based on its review of qualitative and quantitative information provided by BFA. The Board also considered information previously provided by BFA, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), as applicable, at prior Board meetings. The Independent Directors were advised by their independent counsel throughout the process, including about the legal standards applicable to their review.
In selecting BFA and approving the Advisory Contract for the Fund, the Board, including the Independent Directors, considered the following factors, no one of which was controlling, and made the following conclusions:
Expenses of the Fund — The Board reviewed statistical information prepared by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of investment company data, regarding the expense ratio components, including actual advisory fees, waivers/reimbursements, and gross and net total expenses of the Fund in comparison with the same information for other exchange traded funds (including a fund sponsored by an “at cost” service provider) (the “Lipper Group”). The Board was provided with a detailed description of Lipper’s proprietary ETF methodology used by Lipper to determine the applicable Lipper Group and to prepare this information. The Board further noted that due to the limitations in providing comparable funds in the Lipper Group, the statistical information provided in Lipper’s report may or may not provide meaningful direct comparisons to the Fund in all instances.
The Board also noted that the proposed investment advisory fee rate and overall expenses for the Fund were higher than the median of the investment advisory fee rates and overall expenses of the funds in the Lipper Group. The Board noted management’s assertion that many of the funds in the Lipper Group are single-factor funds, while the Fund is a multi-factor fund. The Board further noted that management further discussed, and the Board considered, the differing characteristics and likely client uses for funds that are multi-factor versus single-factor.
Based on this review, the other factors considered at the meeting, and their general knowledge of fund pricing, the Board concluded that the proposed investment advisory fee and expense levels of the Fund supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Contract.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided by BFA — The Board reviewed the scope of services to be provided by BFA under the Advisory Contract. In reviewing the scope of these services, the Board considered BFA’s investment philosophy and experience, noting that BFA and its affiliates have committed significant resources over time, including during the past year, to supporting iShares funds and their shareholders. The Board acknowledged that resources to support the iShares funds and their shareholders have been added or enhanced in recent years. The Board considered representations by BFA, BTC, and BlackRock that the scope and quality of services to be provided to the Fund would be similar to the scope and quality of services provided to other iShares funds. The Board also considered BFA’s compliance program and its compliance record with respect to other iShares funds. In that regard, the Board noted that BFA reports to the Board about portfolio management and compliance matters on a periodic basis in connection with regularly scheduled meetings of the Board, and on other occasions as necessary and appropriate, and has provided information and made appropriate officers available as needed to provide further assistance with these matters. The Board also reviewed the background and experience of the persons who will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, as well as the resources that will be available to them in managing the Fund. In addition to the
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above considerations, the Board reviewed and considered detailed presentations regarding BFA’s investment performance, investment and risk management processes and strategies provided throughout the previous year, and matters related to BFA’s portfolio compliance policies and procedures.
Based on the review of this information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by BFA to the Fund under the Advisory Contract supported the Board’s approval of the Advisory Contract.
Costs of Services to be Provided to the Fund and Profits to be Realized by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board did not consider the profitability of the Fund to BFA based on the fees payable under the Advisory Contract or revenue to be received by BFA or its affiliates in connection with services to be provided to the Fund since the proposed relationship had not yet commenced. The Board noted that it expects to receive profitability information from BFA periodically following the Fund’s launch and will thus be in a position to evaluate whether, in the future, any adjustments in the Fund’s fees would be appropriate.
Economies of Scale — The Board reviewed information regarding economies of scale or other efficiencies that may result from increases in the Fund’s assets. The Board noted that the Advisory Contract for the Fund did not provide for any breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate as the assets of the Fund increase. However, the Board noted that should material economies of scale exist in the future, a breakpoint structure for the Fund may be appropriate, and that it would continue to monitor the sharing of economies of scale to determine the appropriateness of adding breakpoints in the future. The Board noted that there are various ways to share potential economies of scale with iShares fund shareholders, including through fee reductions (that may take the form of breakpoints, price cuts, and/or waivers), continued investment in services to iShares fund shareholders, and fee levels that anticipate scale.
Based on this review, as well as the other factors considered at the meeting, the Board, recognizing its responsibility to consider this issue periodically, determined to approve the Advisory Contract.
Fees and Services Provided for Other Comparable Funds/Accounts Managed by BFA and its Affiliates — The Board received and considered information regarding the investment advisory/management fee rates for other funds/accounts in the U.S. for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory/management services, including open-end and closed-end funds registered under the 1940 Act (including sub-advised funds), collective trust funds, separately managed accounts, and institutional separate accounts (together, the “Other Accounts”), and acknowledged BFA’s assertion that the iShares funds are fundamentally different investment vehicles from the Other Accounts. The Board noted that BFA and its affiliates do not manage Other Accounts that track the same underlying index that serves as the underlying index for the Fund. The Board further noted that BFA previously provided the Board with detailed information regarding how the Other Accounts (particularly institutional clients) generally differ from the iShares funds, including in terms of the different, generally more extensive services to be provided to the iShares funds, as well as other significant differences in the approach of BFA and its affiliates to the iShares funds, on one hand, and the Other Accounts, on the other. In that regard, the Board considered that the pricing of services to institutional clients is typically based on a number of factors beyond the nature and extent of the specific services to be provided and often depends on the overall relationship between the client and its affiliates and the adviser and its affiliates. In addition, the Board considered the relative complexity and inherent risks and challenges of managing and providing other services to the Fund, as a publicly traded exchange traded fund, as compared to the Other Accounts that are institutional clients in light of differing regulatory requirements and client-imposed mandates. The Board also considered the “all-inclusive” nature of the Fund’s advisory fee structure and the Fund expenses to be borne by BFA under this arrangement. The Board noted that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract for the Fund was generally higher than the investment advisory/management fee rates for the Other Accounts that are institutional clients of BFA (or its affiliates) and concluded that the differences appeared to be consistent with the factors discussed.
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Other Benefits to BFA and/or its Affiliates — Except as noted below, the Board did not consider the “fallout” benefits or ancillary revenue to be received by BFA and/or its affiliates in connection with the services to be provided to the Fund by BFA since the proposed relationship had not yet commenced. However, the Board noted that BFA generally does not use soft dollars or consider the value of research or other services that may be provided to BFA (including its affiliates) in selecting brokers for portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Board considered the potential payment of advisory fees and/or administration fees to BFA and BTC (or their affiliates) in connection with any investments by the Fund in other funds for which BFA (or its affiliates) provides investment advisory services and/or administration services. The Board also considered the potential for revenue to BTC, the Fund’s securities lending agent, and its affiliates in the event of any loaning of portfolio securities of the Fund. The Board further noted that any portfolio transactions on behalf of the Fund placed through a BFA affiliate or purchased from an underwriting syndicate in which a BFA affiliate participates will be reported to the Board pursuant to Rule 17e-1 or Rule 10f-3, as applicable, under the 1940 Act. The Board concluded that the existence of any such ancillary benefits would not alter the Board’s conclusion with respect to the appropriateness of approving the Advisory Contract.
Based on the considerations described above, the Board determined that the investment advisory fee rate under the Advisory Contract does not constitute a fee that is so disproportionately large as to bear no reasonable relationship to the services to be rendered and that could not have been the product of arm’s-length bargaining and concluded that it is in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to approve the Advisory Contract.
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For more information visit www.iShares.com or call 1-800-474-2737
This report is intended for the Fund’s 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.
A description of the policies that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737; on the Fund’s website at www.iShares.com; and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Fund also discloses its complete schedule of portfolio holdings on a daily basis on the Fund’s website.
©2016 BlackRock, Inc. All rights reserved. iSHARES and BLACKROCK are registered trademarks of BlackRock, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable to this semi-annual filing.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable to this semi-annual filing.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable to this semi-annual filing.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to this semi-annual filing.
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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 Directors.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The President (the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (the Registrant’s Principal Financial Officer) have concluded that, based on their evaluation as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the disclosure controls and procedures of the Registrant (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are reasonably designed to achieve the purposes described in Section 4(a) of the attached certification.
(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 second fiscal quarter of 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. Exhibits.
(a) (1) Not applicable to this semi-annual filing.
(a) (2) Section 302 Certifications are attached.
(a) (3) Not applicable to the Registrant.
(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached.
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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, Inc. |
By: /s/ Manish Mehta |
Manish Mehta, President (Principal Executive Officer) |
Date: April 29, 2016 |
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/ Manish Mehta |
Manish Mehta, President (Principal Executive Officer) |
Date: April 29, 2016 |
By: /s/ Jack Gee |
Jack Gee, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
Date: April 29, 2016 |