-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, ItOaWIe5Vr4BInWhSyy8iTOOn6u1OB8pb2FPojO6i3ET2XTSVLuHVfyKGT5Hw989 7OVUVo3qkTymhZvBhYf4MA== 0000897436-08-000540.txt : 20081104 0000897436-08-000540.hdr.sgml : 20081104 20081104135301 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000897436-08-000540 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20081104 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081104 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20081104 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: iSHARES TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001100663 IRS NUMBER: 943351276 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-92935 FILM NUMBER: 081160146 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 HOWARD STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 BUSINESS PHONE: 617 937 5525 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 CLARENDON CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ISHARES TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19991213 0001100663 S000023506 iShares Barclays Agency Bond Fund C000069125 iShares Barclays Agency Bond Fund AGZ 497J 1 barclaysagency.htm ISHARES BARCLAYS AGENCY BOND FUND 497J barclaysagency.htm
November 4, 2008

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549


Re:
 iShares Trust (the “Trust”)
(Securities Act File No. 333-92935 and
Investment Company Act File No. 811-09729)
 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and on behalf of the Trust, please accept this letter as certification that the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for the iShares Barclays Agency Bond Fund, a series of the Trust, each dated November 3, 2008, do not differ from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 187 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed electronically on November 3, 2008.

Please address all questions regarding this filing to the undersigned at (415) 894-6504.



Very truly yours,

_/s/ Jessica N. Bentley
Jessica N. Bentley, Esq.



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