<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000897436-16-000722-index.html : 20160929 <SEC-HEADER>0000897436-16-000722.hdr.sgml : 20160929 <ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20160929103547 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000897436-16-000722 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NSAR-B PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160731 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160929 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160929 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20160929 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: NSAR-B SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-09729 FILM NUMBER: 161908673 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 HOWARD STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 BUSINESS PHONE: (415) 670-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 HOWARD STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ISHARES TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19991213 <SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS-DATA> <EXISTING-SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS> <SERIES> 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<CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares Core Moderate Allocation ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>AOM </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000023587 <SERIES-NAME>iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000069399 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>AOR </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000023588 <SERIES-NAME>iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000069400 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>AOA </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000027327 <SERIES-NAME>iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000082529 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>EUFN </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000031837 <SERIES-NAME>iShares 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</CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000047435 <SERIES-NAME>iShares MSCI China A ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000148919 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares MSCI China A ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>CNYA </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000047503 <SERIES-NAME>iShares Edge MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000149147 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares Edge MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>IMTM </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000047504 <SERIES-NAME>iShares Edge MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000149148 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares Edge MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>IQLT </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000047644 <SERIES-NAME>iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000149539 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>CRBN </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000048311 <SERIES-NAME>iShares Exponential Technologies ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000152570 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares Exponential Technologies ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>XT </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000048366 <SERIES-NAME>iShares U.S. CapEx ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000152747 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares U.S. CapEx ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>CPEX </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000048622 <SERIES-NAME>iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor Global ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000153270 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor Global ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>ACWF </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000048623 <SERIES-NAME>iShares Edge MSCI 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<CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>ISCF </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000049572 <SERIES-NAME>iShares Edge MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000156613 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares Edge MSCI Intl Size Factor ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>ISZE </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000049573 <SERIES-NAME>iShares Edge MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000156614 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares Edge MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>IVLU </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000049791 <SERIES-NAME>iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000157302 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>HACW </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000049792 <SERIES-NAME>iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000157303 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>HAWX </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000049795 <SERIES-NAME>iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000157306 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>HSCZ </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000051287 <SERIES-NAME>iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EAFE Currency Hedged ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000161699 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol EAFE Currency Hedged ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>HEFV </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000051288 <SERIES-NAME>iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Europe Currency Hedged ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000161700 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Europe Currency Hedged ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>HEUV </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000051289 <SERIES-NAME>iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000161701 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Europe Small-Cap ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>HEUS </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> <SERIES> <OWNER-CIK>0001100663 <SERIES-ID>S000052533 <SERIES-NAME>iShares Adaptive Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT> <CLASS-CONTRACT-ID>C000164987 <CLASS-CONTRACT-NAME>iShares Adaptive Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF <CLASS-CONTRACT-TICKER-SYMBOL>DEFA </CLASS-CONTRACT> </SERIES> </EXISTING-SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS> </SERIES-AND-CLASSES-CONTRACTS-DATA> </SEC-HEADER> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>NSAR-B <SEQUENCE>1 <FILENAME>answer.fil <TEXT> Document 1 - file: answer.fil
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>EX-99 <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>audlett.txt <TEXT> Document 2 - file: audlett.txt
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>EX-99 <SEQUENCE>3 <FILENAME>ex-7c.txt <TEXT> Document 3 - file: ex-7c.txt
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