N-CSR 1 dncsr.htm ISHARES BOND FUND ANNUAL REPORT iShares Bond Fund Annual Report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-09729

iShares Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

c/o: Investors Bank & Trust Company
200 Clarendon Street; Boston, MA 02116
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

The Corporation Trust Company

1209 Orange Street; Wilmington, DE 19801

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-474-2737

Date of fiscal year end: February 28, 2006

Date of reporting period: February 28, 2006


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

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iShares®

2006 ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS | FEBRUARY 28, 2006

iSHARES BOND FUNDS

iSHARES LEHMAN 1-3 YEAR TREASURY BOND FUND

iSHARES LEHMAN 7-10 YEAR TREASURY BOND FUND

iSHARES LEHMAN 20+ YEAR TREASURY BOND FUND

iSHARES LEHMAN TIPS BOND FUND

iSHARES LEHMAN AGGREGATE BOND FUND

iSHARES GS $ INVESTOPTM CORPORATE BOND FUND


Table of Contents

 

Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

   1

Shareholder Expenses

   11

Schedules of Investments

   13

iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Fund

   13

iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund

   17

iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund

   21

iShares Lehman TIPS Bond Fund

   25

iShares Lehman Aggregate Bond Fund

   29

iShares GS $ InvesTop™ Corporate Bond Fund

   36

Financial Statements

   42

Financial Highlights

   46

Notes to the Financial Statements

   52

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   59

Tax Information (Unaudited)

   60

Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

   61

Trustee Information (Unaudited)

   63
iShares Family of Funds    66


Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

iSHARES® LEHMAN TREASURY BOND FUNDS

Performance as of February 28, 2006

 

     Average Annual Total Returns

    Cumulative Total Returns

 
     Year Ended 2/28/06

    Inception to 2/28/06

    Inception to 2/28/06

 

iSHARES BOND FUND            


   NAV

    MARKET

    INDEX

    NAV

    MARKET

    INDEX

    NAV

    MARKET

    INDEX

 

Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury

   2.01 %   2.09 %   2.15 %   1.81 %   1.83 %   1.96 %   6.68 %   6.75 %   7.25 %

Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury

   2.21 %   2.32 %   2.33 %   4.16 %   4.16 %   4.09 %   15.83 %   15.86 %   15.59 %

Lehman 20+ Year Treasury

   6.12 %   6.07 %   6.22 %   7.81 %   7.78 %   7.90 %   31.18 %   31.06 %   31.58 %

Lehman TIPS

   3.04 %   3.03 %   3.21 %   5.16 %   5.18 %   5.35 %   11.92 %   11.96 %   12.38 %

Total returns for the periods since inception are calculated from the inception date of each Fund (7/22/02 for the three iShares Lehman Treasury Bond Funds and 12/4/03 for the iShares Lehman TIPS Bond Fund). “Average annual total returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the periods indicated. “Cumulative total returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the periods indicated.

Each Fund’s per share net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of such Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of each Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of each Fund. 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 stock exchange on which the shares of the Funds are listed for trading, as of the time that the Funds’ NAV is calculated. Since shares of each Fund did not trade in the secondary market until several days after each Fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (7/26/02 for the three iShares Lehman Treasury Bond Funds and 12/5/03 for the iShares Lehman TIPS Bond Fund), the NAV of each Fund is used as a proxy for the secondary market trading price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in each Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike each Fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by each Fund. These expenses negatively impact the performance of each Fund. 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. The returns shown in the tables above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares of each Fund will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares of each Fund may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Each Fund’s past performance is no guarantee of future results.

iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Fund

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE

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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Continued)

iSHARES® LEHMAN TREASURY BOND FUNDS

iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE

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iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Continued)

iSHARES® LEHMAN TREASURY BOND FUNDS

iShares Lehman TIPS Bond Fund

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE

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Performance figures 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 the redemption of fund shares. An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike each Fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by each Fund. These expenses negatively impact the performance of each Fund. Each Fund’s past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the short-term sector of the United States Treasury market, as defined by the Lehman Brothers 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of the securities in the Index, which have a similar investment profile as the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund generally does not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the one-year period ended February 28, 2006 (the “reporting period”), the Fund returned 2.01%, while the Index returned 2.15%.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/28/06


 

 


Sector        


   % of
Net Assets


 

U.S. Government Obligations

   98.82 %

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

   1.18  
    

TOTAL

   100.00 %
    

 

TOP FIVE FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/28/06


 

 


Security        


   % of
Net Assets


 

U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.75%, 05/15/08

   11.52 %

U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.13%, 05/15/07

   10.60  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.75%, 08/15/07

   10.46  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.00%, 02/15/08

   7.85  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.00%, 11/15/07

   7.49  
    

TOTAL

   47.92 %
    

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Continued)

iSHARES® LEHMAN TREASURY BOND FUNDS

The iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the intermediate-term sector of the United States Treasury market, as defined by the Lehman Brothers 7-10 Year U.S. Treasury Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of the securities in the Index, which have a similar investment profile as the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund generally does not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the reporting period, the Fund returned 2.21%, while the Index returned 2.33%.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/28/06


 

 


Sector        


   % of
Net Assets


 

U.S. Government Obligations

   98.81 %

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

   1.19  
    

TOTAL

   100.00 %
    

 

TOP FIVE FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/28/06


 

 


Security        


   % of
Net Assets


 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 11.25%, 02/15/15

   26.78 %

U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.25%, 11/15/13

   18.87  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.13%, 05/15/15

   15.52  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.25%, 08/15/13

   10.02  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.75%, 05/15/14

   7.46  
    

TOTAL

   78.65 %
    

The iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the long-term sector of the United States Treasury market, as defined by the Lehman Brothers 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of the securities in the Index, which have a similar investment profile as the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund generally does not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the reporting period, the Fund returned 6.12%, while the Index returned 6.22%.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/28/06


 

 


Sector        


   % of
Net Assets


 

U.S. Government Obligations

   98.89 %

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

   1.11  
    

TOTAL

   100.00 %
    

 

TOP FIVE FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/28/06


 

 


Security        


   % of
Net Assets


 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.13%, 11/15/27

   13.87 %

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.38%, 02/15/31

   12.51  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.25%, 05/15/30

   12.10  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.50%, 02/15/36

   8.51  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.13%, 08/15/29

   8.13  
    

TOTAL

   55.12 %
    

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Continued)

iSHARES® LEHMAN TREASURY BOND FUNDS

The iShares Lehman TIPS Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the inflation-protected sector of the United States Treasury market, as defined by the Lehman Brothers U.S. Treasury Inflation Notes Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of the securities in the Index, which have a similar investment profile as the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund generally does not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the reporting period, the Fund returned 3.04%, while the Index returned 3.21%.

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/28/06


 

 


Sector        


   % of
Net Assets


 

U.S. Government Obligations

   99.49 %

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

   0.51  
    

TOTAL

   100.00 %
    

 

TOP FIVE FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/28/06


 

 


Security        


   % of
Net Assets


 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 3.88%, 04/15/29

   8.63 %

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 2.38%, 01/15/25

   8.43  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 0.88%, 04/15/10

   8.30  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 3.00%, 07/15/12

   7.42  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds, 3.63%, 04/15/28

   7.00  
    

TOTAL

   39.78 %
    

Despite a challenging environment, Treasury bonds posted positive returns for the reporting period. Long-term Treasury securities produced the best results, while short- and intermediate-term Treasury bonds gained modestly.

One factor influencing bond market performance was the resiliency of the economic recovery. The U.S. economy grew by 3.5% in 2005, down from its 4.2% growth rate in 2004 but higher than the 3.1% average growth rate of the past 20 years. Job growth remained healthy – the economy added 2.1 million jobs during the reporting period, and the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in more than four years. Retail sales also contributed to the economy’s growth, rising by 6.7% over the past year thanks in part to strong sales of gasoline and building materials.

Inflation also picked up during the reporting period, though the increase was driven largely by soaring energy prices. The consumer price index rose by 3.6% over the past year, up from 3% for the previous 12 months. Energy prices surged by 20%, but increasing industrial activity also contributed to higher prices as manufacturing capacity usage reached its highest level since September 2000.

In this environment, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) continued its series of short-term interest rate increases. The Fed raised its federal funds rate eight times during the reporting period, each time by a quarter-point. As a result, the federal funds rate rose from 2.5% to 4.5%, its highest level since May 2001. The Fed has now raised rates a total of 14 times in the past 20 months.

The Fed’s rate hikes pushed short-term Treasury yields higher; the two-year Treasury note yield rose from 3.6% to 4.7% during the reporting period, leading to modest price declines. However, interest payments more than offset the price declines, allowing short-term bonds to post gains for the reporting period. Longer-term Treasury yields were more stable – the 10-year Treasury bond yield edged up from 4.4% to 4.6%, and the longest-term Treasurys (maturing in 20 years or more) saw their yields decline during the reporting period. The perceived lack of a broad-based inflation threat kept longer-term yields in check, and consequently long-term bonds posted the best returns in the Treasury market.

Treasury inflation-protected securities (“TIPS”) also performed well, outpacing most of the nominal Treasury market (except for the longest-term bonds). Income from TIPS consists of two components – (1) the nominal interest rate, and (2) inflation adjustments to the principal value of the bond. The nominal yields of TIPS rose by more than the yields of ordinary Treasury securities during the reporting period, producing lower prices on TIPS. However, rising inflation led to increased demand for TIPS, and a higher inflation adjustment provided a boost to TIPS returns.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

iSHARES® LEHMAN AGGREGATE BOND FUND

Performance as of February 28, 2006

 

Average Annual Total Returns

    Cumulative Total Returns

 
Year Ended 2/28/06

    Inception to 2/28/06

    Inception to 2/28/06

 
NAV

  MARKET

    INDEX

    NAV

    MARKET

    INDEX

    NAV

    MARKET

    INDEX

 
2.53%   2.39 %   2.74 %   3.32 %   3.44 %   3.59 %   8.30 %   8.59 %   8.98 %

Total returns for the periods since inception are calculated from the inception date of the Fund (9/22/03). “Average annual total returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the periods indicated. “Cumulative total returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the periods indicated.

The Fund’s per share net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. 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 stock exchange on which the shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until several days after the Fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (9/26/03), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the secondary market trading price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike the Fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by the Fund. These expenses negatively impact the performance of the Fund. 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. The returns shown in the tables above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares of the Fund may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. The Fund’s past performance is no guarantee of future results.

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE

LOGO

Performance figures 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 the redemption of fund shares. An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike the Fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by the Fund. These expenses negatively impact the performance of the Fund. The Fund’s past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Continued)

iSHARES® LEHMAN AGGREGATE BOND FUND

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/28/06


 

 


Sector        


   % of
Net Assets


 

Mortgage-Backed Securities

   37.61 %

U.S. Government Obligations

   25.04  

Financial

   16.81  

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

   8.16  

Communications

   2.37  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

   2.01  

Foreign Government Obligations

   1.35  

Consumer Cyclical

   1.25  

Utilities

   1.02  

Energy

   0.83  

Technology

   0.74  

Basic Materials

   0.54  

Government

   0.51  

Industrial

   0.50  

Municipal Obligations

   0.25  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

   1.01  
    

TOTAL

   100.00 %
    

 

TOP TEN FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/28/06


 

 


Security        


   % of
Net Assets


 

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 03/01/36

   5.50 %

U.S. Treasury Notes, 6.00%, 08/15/09

   5.24  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.88%, 07/31/07

   4.31  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 03/01/36

   4.12  

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 03/01/36

   4.11  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.00%, 11/15/07

   3.51  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.75%, 03/15/08

   3.48  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 8.13%, 08/15/19

   3.22  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 7.63%, 02/15/25

   2.89  

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.63%, 01/15/08

   2.88  
    

TOTAL

   39.26 %
    

The iShares Lehman Aggregate Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the total United States investment-grade bond market, as defined by the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of the securities in the Index, which have a similar investment profile as the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund generally does not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the one-year period ended February 28, 2006 (the “reporting period”), the Fund returned 2.53%, while the Index returned 2.74%.

Despite a challenging environment, U.S. bonds posted positive returns for the reporting period. One factor influencing bond market performance was the resiliency of the economic recovery. The U.S. economy grew by 3.5% in 2005, down from its 4.2% growth rate in 2004 but higher than the 3.1% average growth rate of the past 20 years. Job growth remained healthy — the economy added 2.1 million jobs during the reporting period, and the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in more than four years. Retail sales also contributed to the economy’s growth, rising by 6.7% over the past year thanks in part to strong sales of gasoline and building materials.

Inflation also picked up during the reporting period, though the increase was driven largely by soaring energy prices. The consumer price index rose by 3.6% over the past year, up from 3% for the previous 12 months. Energy prices surged by 20%, but increasing industrial activity also contributed to higher prices as manufacturing capacity usage reached its highest level since September 2000.

In this environment, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) continued its series of short-term interest rate increases. The Fed raised its federal funds rate eight times during the reporting period, each time by a quarter-point. As a result, the federal funds rate rose from 2.5% to 4.5%, its highest level since May 2001. The Fed has now raised rates a total of 14 times in the past 20 months.

The Fed’s rate hikes pushed short-term bond yields higher, but longer-term yields were relatively stable. The perceived lack of a broad-based inflation threat kept longer-term yields in check, and consequently long-term bonds outperformed during the reporting period.

 

MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Continued)

iSHARES® LEHMAN AGGREGATE BOND FUND

From a sector standpoint, every segment of the domestic bond market gained during the reporting period. Mortgage-backed securities posted the best results as long-term interest rates rose enough to keep a lid on mortgage refinancing activity, but not enough to have a significant negative impact on bond prices. Consequently, the returns of mortgage-backed securities derived largely from their relatively high yields, which contributed to their outperformance of the overall bond market.

Treasury and government agency securities produced returns that were in line with the overall bond market. Corporate bonds, which were the market leaders in 2003 and 2004, lagged during the reporting period as investors began to take profits, seeking more attractive values elsewhere in the fixed-income market.

 

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance

iSHARES® GS $ INVESTOP™ CORPORATE BOND FUND

Performance as of February 28, 2006

 

Average Annual Total Returns

    Cumulative Total Returns

 
Year Ended 2/28/06

    Inception to 2/28/06

    Inception to 2/28/06

 
NAV

  MARKET

    INDEX

    NAV

    MARKET

    INDEX

    NAV

    MARKET

    INDEX

 
1.12%   1.14 %   0.98 %   6.01 %   6.08 %   5.98 %   23.44 %   23.75 %   23.31 %

Total returns for the periods since inception are calculated from the inception date of the Fund (7/22/02). “Average annual total returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the periods indicated. “Cumulative total returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the periods indicated.

The Fund’s per share net asset value or “NAV” is the value of one share of the Fund as calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The NAV return is based on the NAV of the Fund and the market return is based on the market price per share of the Fund. 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 stock exchange on which the shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Since shares of the Fund did not trade in the secondary market until several days after the Fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund (7/26/02), the NAV of the Fund is used as a proxy for the secondary market trading price to calculate market returns. Market and NAV returns assume that dividends and capital gain distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at Market Price and NAV, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike the Fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by the Fund. These expenses negatively impact the performance of the Fund. 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. The returns shown in the tables above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption or sale of fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares of the Fund will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares of the Fund may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. The Fund’s past performance is no guarantee of future results.

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT

SINCE INCEPTION AT NET ASSET VALUE

LOGO

Performance figures 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 the redemption of fund shares. An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike the Fund, an index does not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore does not incur the expenses incurred by the Fund. These expenses negatively impact the performance of the Fund. The Fund’s past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance (Continued)

iSHARES® GS $ INVESTOP™ CORPORATE BOND FUND

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

As of 2/28/06


 

 


Sector        


   % of
Net Assets


 

Financial

   52.88 %

Communications

   15.76  

Consumer Non-Cyclical

   6.80  

Consumer Cyclical

   6.75  

Energy

   5.05  

Basic Materials

   4.00  

Industrial

   3.02  

Technology

   1.95  

Utilities

   1.94  

Short-Term and Other Net Assets

   1.85  
    

TOTAL

   100.00 %
    

TOP TEN FUND HOLDINGS

As of 2/28/06


 

 


Security        


  

% of

Net Assets


 

AT&T Wireless Services Inc., 8.13%, 05/01/12

   1.18 %

Sprint Capital Corp., 8.38%, 03/15/12

   1.13  

John Deere Capital Corp., 7.00%, 03/15/12

   1.12  

Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.38%, 03/15/32

   1.10  

General Electric Capital Corp., 5.00%, 01/08/16

   1.05  

United Technologies Corp., 4.38%, 05/01/10

   1.04  

Wells Fargo & Co., 4.20%, 01/15/10

   1.04  

BellSouth Corp., 6.55%, 06/15/34

   1.04  

TXU Energy Co., 7.00%, 03/15/13

   1.04  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.13%, 11/15/14

   1.04  
    

TOTAL

   10.78 %
    

The iShares GS $ InvesTop™ Corporate Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of a segment of the U.S. investment-grade corporate bond market, as defined by the GS $ InvesTop™ Index (the “Index”). The Fund invests in a representative sample of the securities in the Index, which have a similar investment profile as the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund generally does not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. For the one-year period ended February 28, 2006 (the “reporting period”), the Fund returned 1.12%, while the Index returned 0.98%.

Despite a challenging environment, U.S. bonds posted positive returns for the reporting period. One factor influencing bond market performance was the resiliency of the economic recovery. The U.S. economy grew by 3.5% in 2005, down from its 4.2% growth rate in 2004 but higher than the 3.1% average growth rate of the past 20 years. Job growth remained healthy – the economy added 2.1 million jobs during the reporting period, and the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in more than four years. Retail sales also contributed to the economy’s growth, rising by 6.7% over the past year thanks in part to strong sales of gasoline and building materials.

Inflation also picked up during the reporting period, though the increase was driven largely by soaring energy prices. The consumer price index rose by 3.6% over the past year, up from 3% for the previous 12 months. Energy prices surged by 20%, but increasing industrial activity also contributed to higher prices as manufacturing capacity usage reached its highest level since September 2000.

In this environment, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) continued its series of short-term interest rate increases. The Fed raised its federal funds rate eight times during the reporting period, each time by a quarter-point. As a result, the federal funds rate rose from 2.5% to 4.5%, its highest level since May 2001. The Fed has now raised rates a total of 14 times in the past 20 months.

The Fed’s rate hikes pushed short-term bond yields higher, but longer-term yields were relatively stable. The perceived lack of a broad-based inflation threat kept longer-term yields in check, and consequently long-term bonds outperformed during the reporting period.

Corporate bonds, which were the best performers in the domestic bond market in 2003 and 2004, lagged the rest of the market during the reporting period. Although the robust economic environment was favorable for corporate bonds, investors began to take profits in this sector, seeking more attractive values elsewhere in the fixed-income market.

Within the corporate sector, lower-quality bonds performed best, benefiting from a general improvement in credit quality and healthy investor demand for the higher yields offered by lower-rated securities.

 

10   2006 iSHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Shareholder Expenses

iSHARES® TRUST

As a shareholder of an iShares 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 following Example 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.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from September 1, 2005 to February 28, 2006.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

The first line under each Fund in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid 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 in the first line for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

The second line under each Fund in the table below 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, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. 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 second line under each Fund in the table is 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.

 

iShares Bond Fund              


  Beginning
Account Value
(September 1, 2005)


  Ending
Account Value
(February 28, 2006)


  Annualized
Expense Ratio


   

Expenses Paid
During Period a

(September 1, 2005 to

February 28, 2006)


Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury

                 

Actual

  $    1,000.00   $    1,006.00   0.16 %   $    0.80

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  1,000.00   1,024.00   0.16     0.80

Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury

                 

Actual

  1,000.00   981.60   0.16     0.79

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  1,000.00   1,024.00   0.16     0.80

Lehman 20+ Year Treasury

                 

Actual

  1,000.00   976.20   0.16     0.78

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  1,000.00   1,024.00   0.16     0.80

Lehman TIPS

                 

Actual

  1,000.00   998.40   0.21     1.04

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  1,000.00   1,023.75   0.21     1.05

 

SHAREHOLDER EXPENSES   11


Shareholder Expenses (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

 

iShares Bond Fund              


  Beginning
Account Value
(September 1, 2005)


  Ending
Account Value
(February 28, 2006)


  Annualized
Expense Ratio


    Expenses Paid
During Period a
(September 1, 2005 to
February 28, 2006)


Lehman Aggregate

                 

Actual

  $    1,000.00   $    997.60   0.21 %   $    1.04

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  1,000.00   1,023.75   0.21     1.05

GS $ InvesTopTM Corporate

                 

Actual

  1,000.00   984.80   0.16     0.79

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  1,000.00   1,024.00   0.16     0.80

a Expenses are calculated using each 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 (181 days) and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days).

 

12   2006 iSHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments

iSHARES® LEHMAN 1-3 YEAR TREASURY BOND FUND

February 28, 2006

 

Security        


   Principal

   Value

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS – 98.82%

             

U.S. Treasury Notes

             

2.63%, 05/15/08

   $ 142,242,000    $ 136,198,136

2.75%, 08/15/071

     406,002,000      394,617,700

3.00%, 11/15/071

     290,607,000      282,563,004

3.00%, 02/15/081

     305,679,000      296,147,941

3.13%, 05/15/07

     407,415,000      399,678,181

3.13%, 09/15/08

     107,388,000      103,452,229

3.13%, 10/15/081

     98,910,000      95,179,112

3.25%, 01/15/091

     51,810,000      49,869,714

3.38%, 12/15/081

     103,620,000      100,183,959

3.50%, 05/31/07

     78,657,000      77,453,549

3.63%, 04/30/07

     170,502,000      168,302,522

3.63%, 06/30/07

     138,003,000      135,971,596

3.75%, 05/15/081

     442,740,000      434,341,209

4.00%, 09/30/071

     204,885,000      202,526,771

4.13%, 08/15/081

     236,442,000      233,741,837

4.25%, 10/31/071

     141,300,000      140,173,843

4.25%, 11/30/07

     49,455,000      49,083,099

4.38%, 01/31/08

     115,395,000      114,726,861

4.50%, 02/15/09

     147,894,000      147,235,872

4.75%, 11/15/08

     165,321,000      165,688,012
           

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS
(Cost: $3,773,474,856)

            3,727,135,147

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 48.45%

             

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT2 – 0.58%

             

Toronto-Dominion Bank

             

3.94%, 07/10/06

     8,442,327      8,442,327

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

             

4.78%, 12/05/06

     13,507,723      13,507,723
           

              21,950,050

COMMERCIAL PAPER2 – 1.66%

             

Amstel Funding Corp.

             

4.40%, 05/08/06

     8,442,327      8,372,161

CC USA Inc.

             

4.23%, 04/21/06

     5,065,396      5,035,042

Edison Asset Securitization LLC

             

4.37%, 05/08/06

     8,442,327      8,372,640

Galaxy Funding Inc.

             

4.23%, 04/18/06

     4,845,896      4,818,565

Grampian Funding LLC

             

4.41%, 05/15/06

     8,442,327      8,364,763

Nordea North America Inc.

             

4.16%, 04/04/06

     17,728,887      17,659,232

Sigma Finance Inc.

             

4.16%, 04/06/06

     10,130,792      10,088,648
           

              62,711,051

MEDIUM-TERM NOTES2 – 1.51%

             

Dorada Finance Inc.

             

3.93%, 07/07/06

     5,234,243      5,234,059

K2 USA LLC

             

3.94%, 07/07/06

     10,130,792      10,130,615

Marshall & Ilsley Bank

             

5.18%, 12/15/06

     16,884,654      16,930,660

Toronto-Dominion Bank

             

3.81%, 06/20/06

     21,105,818      21,106,444

US Bank N.A.

             

2.85%, 11/15/06

     3,376,931      3,332,836
           

              56,734,614

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 12.39%

             

Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (The) Repurchase Agreement, 4.62%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $25,330,231 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $27,905,213, 0.00% to 9.40%, 11/15/15 to 6/12/47).2

     25,326,981      25,326,981

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.57%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $84,433,987 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $86,281,692, 3.69% to 10.00%, 5/1/09 to 1/1/36).2

     84,423,270      84,423,270

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS   13


Schedule of Investments (Continued)

iSHARES® LEHMAN 1-3 YEAR TREASURY BOND FUND

February 28, 2006

 

Security        


   Principal

   Value

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.61%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $42,217,040 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $44,393,361, 1.01%, 9/19/35).2

   $ 42,211,635    $ 42,211,635

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.56%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $84,433,964 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $86,249,959, 4.50% to 7.50%, 9/1/09 to 11/1/35).2

     84,423,270      84,423,270

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.71%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $84,434,315 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $88,786,723, 0.00% to 10.00%, 8/15/07 to 2/1/16).2

     84,423,270      84,423,270

Investors Bank & Trust Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, 4.24%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $24,911,660 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $25,406,901, 6.13%, 8/15/07).

     24,908,727      24,908,727

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.53%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $20,264,135 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $20,700,417, 3.99% to 5.51%, 7/1/32 to 2/1/36).2

     20,261,585      20,261,585

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.66%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $16,886,840 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $17,419,720, 0.00% to 7.88%, 5/15/08 to 1/15/16).2

     16,884,654      16,884,654

Morgan Stanley Repurchase Agreement, 4.61%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $84,434,081 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $88,651,574, 0.00% to 7.16%, 3/1/06 to 3/25/35).2

     84,423,270      84,423,270
           

              467,286,662

TIME DEPOSITS2 – 3.27%

             
KBC Bank              

4.57%, 03/01/06

     33,769,308      33,769,308

Societe Generale

             

4.57%, 03/01/06

     59,096,289      59,096,289

US Bank N.A.

             

4.45%, 03/01/06

     30,383,428      30,383,428
           

              123,249,025

VARIABLE & FLOATING RATE NOTES2 – 29.04%

             

Allstate Life Global Funding II

             

4.57% - 4.63%, 02/08/07 - 03/27/073

     47,445,878      47,453,419

American Express Bank

             

4.53% - 4.57%, 06/29/06 - 10/25/06

     39,678,937      39,678,701

American Express Centurion Bank

             

4.57%, 06/29/06

     6,753,862      6,753,862

American Express Credit Corp.

             

4.67%, 02/05/07

     5,065,396      5,069,453

ASIF Global Financing

             

4.75% - 4.95%, 05/30/06 - 08/11/063

     54,875,126      54,889,307

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

             

4.55%, 02/23/073

     10,975,025      10,975,025

 

14   2006 iSHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments (Continued)

iSHARES® LEHMAN 1-3 YEAR TREASURY BOND FUND

February 28, 2006

 

Security        


   Principal

   Value

Bank of Ireland

             

4.54%, 03/20/073

   $ 16,884,654    $ 16,884,654

Beta Finance Inc.

             

4.53% - 4.54%, 04/25/06 - 05/25/063

     21,781,204      21,780,769

BMW US Capital LLC

             

4.54%, 02/15/073

     16,884,654      16,884,654

CC USA Inc.

             

4.52% - 4.56%, 03/23/06 - 07/14/063

     45,419,719      45,419,111

Commodore CDO Ltd.

             

4.56%, 12/12/063

     4,221,164      4,221,164

DEPFA Bank PLC

             

4.50%, 12/15/06

     16,884,654      16,884,654

Dorada Finance Inc.

             

4.52%, 06/26/063

     4,221,164      4,221,029

Eli Lilly Services Inc.

             

4.54%, 09/01/063

     16,884,654      16,884,654

Fifth Third Bancorp.

             

4.55%, 01/23/073

     33,769,308      33,769,308

Five Finance Inc.

             

4.54%, 06/26/063

     3,376,931      3,376,822

General Electric Capital Corp.

             

4.67%, 03/09/07

     7,598,094      7,603,814

Greenwich Capital Holdings Inc.

             

4.53%, 03/02/06

     4,221,164      4,221,164

Hartford Life Global Funding Trusts

             

4.56%, 02/15/07

     16,884,654      16,884,654

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

             

4.57%, 01/24/073

     16,884,654      16,884,654

Holmes Financing PLC

             

4.54%, 12/15/063

     46,432,799      46,432,799

HSBC Bank USA N.A.

             

4.70%, 05/04/06

     5,909,629      5,910,473

K2 USA LLC

             

4.53%, 06/02/063

     15,196,189      15,195,802

Leafs LLC

             

4.57%, 01/22/07 - 02/20/073

     17,690,390      17,690,390

Links Finance LLC

             

4.56%, 03/15/063

     13,507,723      13,507,790

Marshall & Ilsley Bank

             

4.55%, 02/15/07

     9,286,560      9,286,560

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I

             

4.56% - 4.96%, 08/28/06 - 03/06/073

     50,485,116      50,505,894

Mound Financing PLC

             

4.53%, 11/08/063

     33,769,308      33,769,308

Natexis Banques Populaires

             

4.55%, 03/15/073

     12,663,491      12,663,491

Nationwide Building Society

             

4.58% - 4.60%, 01/05/07 - 01/26/073

     45,588,566      45,590,144

Nordea Bank AB

             

4.55%, 02/09/073

     29,548,145      29,548,145

Northern Rock PLC

             

4.61%, 02/02/073

     20,261,585      20,262,219

Permanent Financing PLC

             

4.53%, 03/10/06 - 06/12/063

     45,926,259      45,926,267

Pfizer Investment Capital PLC

             

4.53%, 02/15/073

     42,211,635      42,211,635

Principal Life Income Funding Trusts

             

4.70%, 05/10/06

     12,663,491      12,663,576

Sedna Finance Inc.

             

4.54%, 09/20/063

     5,065,396      5,065,396

Sigma Finance Inc.

             

4.53% - 4.55%, 03/20/06 - 08/15/063

     18,741,966      18,741,621

Skandinaviska Enskilda Bank NY

             

4.56%, 03/19/073

     16,884,654      16,884,654

Societe Generale

             

4.54%, 03/02/073

     11,819,258      11,819,258

Strips III LLC

             

4.62%, 07/24/063

     4,356,171      4,356,171

SunTrust Bank

             

4.62%, 04/28/06

     25,326,981      25,326,981

Tango Finance Corp.

             

4.53% - 4.54%, 05/25/06 - 09/27/063

     37,652,779      37,650,969

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

             

4.57%, 04/10/06

     7,598,094      7,598,082

UniCredito Italiano SpA

             

4.43%, 06/14/06

     21,950,050      21,947,811

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS   15


Schedule of Investments (Continued)

iSHARES® LEHMAN 1-3 YEAR TREASURY BOND FUND

February 28, 2006

 

Security        


   Principal

   Value

 

Union Hamilton Special Funding LLC

               

4.52%, 03/28/063

   $ 16,884,654    $ 16,884,654  

US Bank N.A.

               

4.54%, 09/29/06

     7,598,094      7,596,937  

Variable Funding Capital Corp.

               

4.52%, 03/09/06 - 03/13/06

     25,326,981      25,326,981  

Wachovia Asset Securitization Inc.

               

4.57%, 03/26/063

     32,224,326      32,224,326  

Wells Fargo & Co.

               

4.56%, 03/15/073

     8,442,327      8,442,969  

WhistleJacket Capital Ltd.

               

4.53% - 4.56%, 06/22/06 - 07/28/063

     8,442,327      8,441,886  

White Pine Finance LLC

               

4.53% - 4.57%, 03/27/06 - 06/20/063

     17,728,887      17,728,910  

Winston Funding Ltd.

               

4.68%, 04/23/063

     12,055,643      12,055,643  

World Savings Bank

               

4.52%, 03/09/06

     25,326,981      25,326,951  
           


              1,095,325,565  
           


TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $1,827,256,967)

            1,827,256,967  
           


TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 147.27%
(Cost: $5,600,731,823)

            5,554,392,114  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (47.27)%

            (1,782,712,979 )
           


NET ASSETS – 100.00%

          $ 3,771,679,135  
           



1 All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.
2 All or a portion of this security (these securities) represent(s) an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.
3 This security or a portion of these securities is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

See notes to the financial statements.

 

16   2006 iSHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments

iSHARES® LEHMAN 7-10 YEAR TREASURY BOND FUND

February 28, 2006

 

Security        


   Principal

   Value

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS – 98.81%

             

U.S. Treasury Bonds

             

9.25%, 02/15/16

   $ 56,800,000    $ 77,593,909

9.88%, 11/15/151

     11,360,000      15,984,201

11.25%, 02/15/151

     212,858,000      315,336,349

U.S. Treasury Notes

             

3.63%, 05/15/131

     93,010,000      87,558,684

4.13%, 05/15/151

     189,286,000      182,757,532

4.25%, 08/15/131

     120,700,000      117,958,898

4.25%, 11/15/131

     227,484,000      222,142,676

4.25%, 11/15/141

     57,652,000      56,178,991

4.75%, 05/15/141

     87,046,000      87,852,048
           

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS
(Cost: $ 1,184,368,039)

            1,163,363,288

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 45.80%

             

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT2 – 0.54%

             

Toronto-Dominion Bank

             

3.94%, 07/10/06

     2,453,468      2,453,468

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

             

4.78%, 12/05/06

     3,925,549      3,925,549
           

              6,379,017

COMMERCIAL PAPER2 – 1.55%

             

Amstel Funding Corp.

             

4.40%, 05/08/06

     2,453,468      2,433,077

CC USA Inc.

             

4.23%, 04/21/06

     1,472,081      1,463,260

Edison Asset Securitization LLC

             

4.37%, 05/08/06

     2,453,468      2,433,216

Galaxy Funding Inc.

             

4.23%, 04/18/06

     1,408,291      1,400,348

Grampian Funding LLC

             

4.41%, 05/15/06

     2,453,468      2,430,927

Nordea North America Inc.

             

4.16%, 04/04/06

     5,152,284      5,132,041

Sigma Finance Inc.

             

4.16%, 04/06/06

     2,944,162      2,931,914
           

              18,224,783

MEDIUM-TERM NOTES2 – 1.40%

             

Dorada Finance Inc.

             

3.93%, 07/07/06

     1,521,150      1,521,097

K2 USA LLC

             

3.94%, 07/07/06

     2,944,162      2,944,110

Marshall & Ilsley Bank

             

5.18%, 12/15/06

     4,906,937      4,920,307

Toronto-Dominion Bank

             

3.81%, 06/20/06

     6,133,671      6,133,853

US Bank N.A.

             

2.85%, 11/15/06

     981,387      968,573
           

              16,487,940

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 12.23%

             

Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (The) Repurchase Agreement, 4.62%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $7,361,350 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $8,109,679, 0.00% to 9.40%, 11/15/15 to 6/12/47).2

     7,360,405      7,360,405

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.57%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $24,537,799 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $25,074,770, 3.69% to 10.00%, 5/1/09 to 1/1/36).2

     24,534,684      24,534,684

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.61%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $12,268,913 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $12,901,385, 1.01%, 9/19/35).2

     12,267,342      12,267,342

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

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Security        


   Principal

   Value

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.56%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $24,537,792 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $25,065,548, 4.50% to 7.50%, 9/1/09 to 11/1/35).2

   $ 24,534,684    $ 24,534,684

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.71%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $24,537,894 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $25,802,770, 0.00% to 10.00%, 8/15/07 to 2/1/16).2

     24,534,684      24,534,684

Investors Bank & Trust Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, 4.24%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $15,417,623 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $15,724,124, 6.13%, 8/15/07).

     15,415,808      15,415,808

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.53%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $5,889,065 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $6,015,855, 3.99% to 5.51%, 7/1/32 to 2/1/36).2

     5,888,324      5,888,324

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.66%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $4,907,572 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $5,062,435, 0.00% to 7.88%, 5/15/08 to 1/15/16).2

     4,906,937      4,906,937

Morgan Stanley Repurchase Agreement, 4.61%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $24,537,826 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $25,763,493, 0.00% to 7.16%, 3/1/06 to 3/25/35).2

     24,534,684      24,534,684
           

              143,977,552

TIME DEPOSITS2 – 3.04%

             

KBC Bank

             

4.57%, 03/01/06

     9,813,874      9,813,874

Societe Generale

             

4.57%, 03/01/06

     17,174,279      17,174,279

US Bank N.A.

             

4.45%, 03/01/06

     8,829,886      8,829,886
           

              35,818,039

VARIABLE & FLOATING RATE NOTES2 – 27.04%

             

Allstate Life Global Funding II

             

4.57% - 4.63%, 02/08/07 - 03/27/073

     13,788,492      13,790,685

American Express Bank

             

4.53% - 4.57%, 06/29/06 - 10/25/06

     11,531,302      11,531,233

American Express Centurion Bank

             

4.57%, 06/29/06

     1,962,775      1,962,775

American Express Credit Corp.

             

4.67%, 02/05/07

     1,472,081      1,473,260

ASIF Global Financing

             

4.75% - 4.95%, 05/30/06 - 08/11/063

     15,947,545      15,951,666

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

             

4.55%, 02/23/073

     3,189,509      3,189,509

Bank of Ireland

             

4.54%, 03/20/073

     4,906,937      4,906,937

Beta Finance Inc.

             

4.53% - 4.54%, 04/25/06 - 05/25/063

     6,329,948      6,329,822

BMW US Capital LLC

             

4.54%, 02/15/073

     4,906,937      4,906,937

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

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February 28, 2006

 

Security        


   Principal

   Value

CC USA Inc.

             

4.52% - 4.56%, 03/23/06 - 07/14/063

   $ 13,199,660    $ 13,199,482

Commodore CDO Ltd.

             

4.56%, 12/12/063

     1,226,734      1,226,734

DEPFA Bank PLC

             

4.50%, 12/15/06

     4,906,937      4,906,937

Dorada Finance Inc.

             

4.52%, 06/26/063

     1,226,734      1,226,695

Eli Lilly Services Inc.

             

4.54%, 09/01/063

     4,906,937      4,906,937

Fifth Third Bancorp.

             

4.55%, 01/23/073

     9,813,874      9,813,874

Five Finance Inc.

             

4.54%, 06/26/063

     981,387      981,356

General Electric Capital Corp.

             

4.67%, 03/09/07

     2,208,122      2,209,784

Greenwich Capital Holdings Inc.

             

4.53%, 03/02/06

     1,226,734      1,226,734

Hartford Life Global Funding Trusts

             

4.56%, 02/15/07

     4,906,937      4,906,937

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

             

4.57%, 01/24/073

     4,906,937      4,906,937

Holmes Financing PLC

             

4.54%, 12/15/063

     13,494,076      13,494,076

HSBC Bank USA N.A.

             

4.70%, 05/04/06

     1,717,428      1,717,673

K2 USA LLC

             

4.53%, 06/02/063

     4,416,243      4,416,131

Leafs LLC

             

4.57%, 01/22/07 - 02/20/073

     5,141,096      5,141,096

Links Finance LLC

             

4.56%, 03/15/063

     3,925,549      3,925,569

Marshall & Ilsley Bank

             

4.55%, 02/15/07

     2,698,815      2,698,815

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I

             

4.56% - 4.96%, 08/28/06 - 03/06/073

     14,671,741      14,677,779

Mound Financing PLC

             

4.53%, 11/08/063

     9,813,874      9,813,874

Natexis Banques Populaires

             

4.55%, 03/15/073

     3,680,203      3,680,203

Nationwide Building Society

             

4.58% - 4.60%, 01/05/07 - 01/26/073

     13,248,729      13,249,188

Nordea Bank AB

             

4.55%, 02/09/073

     8,587,139      8,587,139

Northern Rock PLC

             

4.61%, 02/02/073

     5,888,324      5,888,509

Permanent Financing PLC

             

4.53%, 03/10/06 - 06/12/063

     13,346,868      13,346,871

Pfizer Investment Capital PLC

             

4.53%, 02/15/073

     12,267,342      12,267,342

Principal Life Income Funding Trusts

             

4.70%, 05/10/06

     3,680,203      3,680,227

Sedna Finance Inc.

             

4.54%, 09/20/063

     1,472,081      1,472,081

Sigma Finance Inc.

             

4.53% - 4.55%, 03/20/06 - 08/15/063

     5,446,700      5,446,599

Skandinaviska Enskilda Bank NY

             

4.56%, 03/19/073

     4,906,937      4,906,937

Societe Generale

             

4.54%, 03/02/073

     3,434,856      3,434,856

Strips III LLC

             

4.62%, 07/24/063

     1,265,969      1,265,969

SunTrust Bank

             

4.62%, 04/28/06

     7,360,405      7,360,405

Tango Finance Corp.

             

4.53% - 4.54%, 05/25/06 - 09/27/063

     10,942,469      10,941,944

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

             

4.57%, 04/10/06

     2,208,122      2,208,118

UniCredito Italiano SpA

             

4.43%, 06/14/06

     6,379,018      6,378,367

Union Hamilton Special Funding LLC

             

4.52%, 03/28/063

     4,906,937      4,906,937

US Bank N.A.

             

4.54%, 09/29/06

     2,208,122      2,207,785

Variable Funding Capital Corp.

             

4.52%, 03/09/06 - 03/13/06

     7,360,405      7,360,405

Wachovia Asset Securitization Inc.

             

4.57%, 03/26/063

     9,364,878      9,364,878

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

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February 28, 2006

 

Security        


   Principal

   Value

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

               

4.56%, 03/15/073

   $ 2,453,468    $ 2,453,655  

WhistleJacket Capital Ltd.

               

4.53% - 4.56%, 06/22/06 - 07/28/063

     2,453,468      2,453,341  

White Pine Finance LLC

               

4.53% - 4.57%, 03/27/06 - 06/20/063

     5,152,284      5,152,291  

Winston Funding Ltd.

               

4.68%, 04/23/063

     3,503,553      3,503,553  

World Savings Bank

               

4.52%, 03/09/06

     7,360,405      7,360,396  
           


              318,318,240  
           


TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $539,205,571)

            539,205,571  
           


TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 144.61%
(Cost: $1,723,573,610)

            1,702,568,859  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (44.61)%

            (525,189,713 )
           


NET ASSETS – 100.00%

          $ 1,177,379,146  
           



1 All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.
2 All or a portion of this security (these securities) represent(s) an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.
3 This security or a portion of these securities is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

See notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments

iSHARES® LEHMAN 20+ YEAR TREASURY BOND FUND

February 28, 2006

 

Security        


   Principal

   Value

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS – 98.89%

             

U.S. Treasury Bonds

             

4.50%, 02/15/36

   $ 73,910,000    $ 73,921,825

5.25%, 11/15/281

     43,225,000      46,772,044

5.25%, 02/15/291

     51,205,000      55,436,069

5.38%, 02/15/311

     97,470,000      108,598,142

5.50%, 08/15/281

     55,955,000      62,435,713

6.13%, 11/15/27

     100,700,000      120,486,545

6.13%, 08/15/291

     58,425,000      70,597,843

6.25%, 05/15/301

     85,215,000      105,065,832

6.38%, 08/15/27

     30,210,000      37,101,504

6.50%, 11/15/261

     52,250,000      64,745,066

6.63%, 02/15/27

     45,885,000      57,722,873

6.75%, 08/15/26

     43,985,000      55,848,631
           

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS
(Cost: $882,409,147)

            858,732,087

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 35.06%

             

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT2 – 0.41%

             

Toronto-Dominion Bank

             

3.94%, 07/10/06

     1,369,194      1,369,194

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

             

4.78%, 12/05/06

     2,190,711      2,190,711
           

              3,559,905

COMMERCIAL PAPER2 – 1.17%

             

Amstel Funding Corp.

             

4.40%, 05/08/06

     1,369,194      1,357,814

CC USA Inc.

             

4.23%, 04/21/06

     821,517      816,594

Edison Asset Securitization LLC

             

4.37%, 05/08/06

     1,369,194      1,357,892

Galaxy Funding Inc.

             

4.23%, 04/18/06

     785,917      781,485

Grampian Funding LLC

             

4.41%, 05/15/06

     1,369,194      1,356,615

Nordea North America Inc.

             

4.16%, 04/04/06

     2,875,308      2,864,011

Sigma Finance Inc.

             

4.16%, 04/06/06

     1,643,033      1,636,198
           

              10,170,609

MEDIUM-TERM NOTES2 – 1.06%

             

Dorada Finance Inc.

             

3.93%, 07/07/06

     848,900      848,871

K2 USA LLC

             

3.94%, 07/07/06

     1,643,033      1,643,004

Marshall & Ilsley Bank

             

5.18%, 12/15/06

     2,738,388      2,745,850

Toronto-Dominion Bank

             

3.81%, 06/20/06

     3,422,985      3,423,087

US Bank N.A.

             

2.85%, 11/15/06

     547,678      540,526
           

              9,201,338

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 9.66%

             

Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (The) Repurchase Agreement, 4.62%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $4,108,110 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $4,525,726, 0.00% to 9.40%, 11/15/15 to 6/12/47).2

     4,107,583      4,107,583

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.57%, due 3/1/06, maturity value 13,693,680 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $13,993,345, 3.69% to 10.00%, 5/1/09 to 1/1/36).2

     13,691,942      13,691,942

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.61%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $6,846,848 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $7,199,808, 1.01%, 9/19/35).2

     6,845,971      6,845,971

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

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Security        


   Principal

   Value

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.56%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $13,693,676 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $13,988,198, 4.50% to 7.50%, 9/1/09 to 11/1/35).2

   $ 13,691,942    $ 13,691,942

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.71%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $13,693,733 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $14,399,616, 0.00% to 10.00%, 8/15/07 to 2/1/16).2

     13,691,942      13,691,942

Investors Bank & Trust Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, 4.24%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $12,149,201 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $12,390,726, 6.13%, 8/15/07).

     12,147,771      12,147,771

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.53%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $3,286,479 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $3,357,237, 3.99% to 5.51%, 7/1/32 to 2/1/36).2

     3,286,066      3,286,066

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.66%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $2,738,742 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $2,825,167, 0.00% to 7.88%, 5/15/08 to 1/15/16).2

     2,738,388      2,738,388

Morgan Stanley Repurchase Agreement, 4.61%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $13,693,695 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $14,377,697, 0.00% to 7.16%, 3/1/06 to 3/25/35).2

     13,691,942      13,691,942
           

              83,893,547

TIME DEPOSITS2 – 2.30%

             

KBC Bank

             

4.57%, 03/01/06

     5,476,777      5,476,777

Societe Generale

             

4.57%, 03/01/06

     9,584,359      9,584,359

US Bank N.A.

             

4.45%, 03/01/06

     4,927,648      4,927,648
           

              19,988,784

VARIABLE & FLOATING RATE NOTES2 – 20.46%

             

Allstate Life Global Funding II

             

4.57% - 4.63%, 02/08/07 - 03/27/073

     7,694,871      7,696,095

American Express Bank

             

4.53% - 4.57%, 06/29/06 - 10/25/06

     6,435,213      6,435,174

American Express Centurion Bank

             

4.57%, 06/29/06

     1,095,355      1,095,355

American Express Credit Corp.

             

4.67%, 02/05/07

     821,517      822,174

ASIF Global Financing

             

4.75% - 4.95%, 05/30/06 - 08/11/063

     8,899,762      8,902,062

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

             

4.55%, 02/23/073

     1,779,952      1,779,952

Bank of Ireland

             

4.54%, 03/20/073

     2,738,388      2,738,388

Beta Finance Inc.

             

4.53% - 4.54%, 04/25/06 - 05/25/063

     3,532,521      3,532,451

BMW US Capital LLC

             

4.54%, 02/15/073

     2,738,388      2,738,388

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

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Security        


   Principal

   Value

CC USA Inc.

             

4.52% - 4.56%, 03/23/06 - 07/14/063

   $ 7,366,265    $ 7,366,165

Commodore CDO Ltd.

             

4.56%, 12/12/063

     684,597      684,597

DEPFA Bank PLC

             

4.50%, 12/15/06

     2,738,388      2,738,388

Dorada Finance Inc.

             

4.52%, 06/26/063

     684,597      684,575

Eli Lilly Services Inc.

             

4.54%, 09/01/063

     2,738,388      2,738,388

Fifth Third Bancorp.

             

4.55%, 01/23/073

     5,476,777      5,476,777

Five Finance Inc.

             

4.54%, 06/26/063

     547,678      547,660

General Electric Capital Corp.

             

4.67%, 03/09/07

     1,232,275      1,233,202

Greenwich Capital Holdings Inc.

             

4.53%, 03/02/06

     684,597      684,597

Hartford Life Global Funding Trusts

             

4.56%, 02/15/07

     2,738,388      2,738,388

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

             

4.57%, 01/24/073

     2,738,388      2,738,388

Holmes Financing PLC

             

4.54%, 12/15/063

     7,530,568      7,530,568

HSBC Bank USA N.A.

             

4.70%, 05/04/06

     958,436      958,573

K2 USA LLC

             

4.53%, 06/02/063

     2,464,550      2,464,487

Leafs LLC

             

4.57%, 01/22/07 - 02/20/073

     2,869,064      2,869,065

Links Finance LLC

             

4.56%, 03/15/063

     2,190,711      2,190,722

Marshall & Ilsley Bank

             

4.55%, 02/15/07

     1,506,114      1,506,114

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I

             

4.56% - 4.96%, 08/28/06 - 03/06/073

     8,187,781      8,191,152

Mound Financing PLC

             

4.53%, 11/08/063

     5,476,777      5,476,777

Natexis Banques Populaires

             

4.55%, 03/15/073

     2,053,791      2,053,791

Nationwide Building Society

             

4.58% - 4.60%, 01/05/07 - 01/26/073

     7,393,649      7,393,904

Nordea Bank AB

             

4.55%, 02/09/073

     4,792,180      4,792,180

Northern Rock PLC

             

4.61%, 02/02/073

     3,286,066      3,286,169

Permanent Financing PLC

             

4.53%, 03/10/06 - 06/12/063

     7,448,416      7,448,417

Pfizer Investment Capital PLC

             

4.53%, 02/15/073

     6,845,971      6,845,971

Principal Life Income Funding Trusts

             

4.70%, 05/10/06

     2,053,791      2,053,805

Sedna Finance Inc.

             

4.54%, 09/20/063

     821,517      821,517

Sigma Finance Inc.

             

4.53% - 4.55%, 03/20/06 - 08/15/063

     3,039,611      3,039,556

Skandinaviska Enskilda Bank NY

             

4.56%, 03/19/073

     2,738,388      2,738,388

Societe Generale

             

4.54%, 03/02/073

     1,916,872      1,916,872

Strips III LLC

             

4.62%, 07/24/063

     706,493      706,493

SunTrust Bank

             

4.62%, 04/28/06

     4,107,583      4,107,583

Tango Finance Corp.

             

4.53% - 4.54%, 05/25/06 - 09/27/063

     6,106,606      6,106,314

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

             

4.57%, 04/10/06

     1,232,275      1,232,273

UniCredito Italiano SpA

             

4.43%, 06/14/06

     3,559,905      3,559,542

Union Hamilton Special Funding LLC

             

4.52%, 03/28/063

     2,738,388      2,738,388

US Bank N.A.

             

4.54%, 09/29/06

     1,232,275      1,232,087

Variable Funding Capital Corp.

             

4.52%, 03/09/06 - 03/13/06

     4,107,583      4,107,582

Wachovia Asset Securitization Inc.

             

4.57%, 03/26/063

     5,226,208      5,226,209

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

iSHARES® LEHMAN 20+ YEAR TREASURY BOND FUND

February 28, 2006

 

Security        


   Principal

   Value

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

               

4.56%, 03/15/073

   $ 1,369,194    $ 1,369,298  

WhistleJacket Capital Ltd.

               

4.53% - 4.56%, 06/22/06 - 07/28/063

     1,369,194      1,369,122  

White Pine Finance LLC

               

4.53% - 4.57%, 03/27/06 - 06/20/063

     2,875,308      2,875,311  

Winston Funding Ltd.

               

4.68%, 04/23/063

     1,955,209      1,955,209  

World Savings Bank

               

4.52%, 03/09/06

     4,107,583      4,107,578  
           


              177,642,181  
           


TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $304,456,364)

            304,456,364  
           


TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 133.95%
(Cost: $1,186,865,511)

            1,163,188,451  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (33.95)%

            (294,786,764 )
           


NET ASSETS – 100.00%

          $ 868,401,687  
           



1 All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.
2 All or a portion of this security (these securities) represent(s) an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.
3 This security or a portion of these securities is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

See notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments

iSHARES® LEHMAN TIPS BOND FUND

February 28, 2006

 

Security        


   Principal

   Value

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS – 99.49%

             

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Bonds

             

0.88%, 04/15/10

   $ 313,054,129    $ 300,168,821

1.63%, 01/15/151

     216,255,692      209,802,622

1.88%, 07/15/13

     236,899,084      235,311,859

1.88%, 07/15/15

     192,345,754      190,481,923

2.00%, 01/15/14

     240,727,196      240,895,705

2.00%, 07/15/141

     220,167,482      220,425,077

2.00%, 01/15/16

     100,882,640      100,913,914

2.00%, 01/15/26

     111,703,962      112,409,931

2.38%, 01/15/25

     286,695,552      304,880,651

3.00%, 07/15/121

     252,396,338      268,292,259

3.38%, 01/15/121

     73,355,434      79,247,343

3.38%, 04/15/321

     58,159,063      76,946,185

3.50%, 01/15/11

     133,754,988      143,640,819

3.63%, 01/15/08

     203,706,448      210,931,915

3.63%, 04/15/28

     193,620,022      253,115,582

3.88%, 01/15/09

     185,037,410      195,821,390

3.88%, 04/15/29

     228,425,683      312,230,498

4.25%, 01/15/101

     130,952,807      142,615,464
           

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS
(Cost: $3,603,144,890)

            3,598,131,958

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 13.74%

             

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT2 – 0.17%

             

Toronto-Dominion Bank

             

3.94%, 07/10/06

     2,316,623      2,316,623

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

             

4.78%, 12/05/06

     3,706,597      3,706,597
           

              6,023,220

COMMERCIAL PAPER2 – 0.48%

             

Amstel Funding Corp.

             

4.40%, 05/08/06

     2,316,623      2,297,371

CC USA Inc.

             

4.23%, 04/21/06

     1,389,974      1,381,644

Edison Asset Securitization LLC

             

4.37%, 05/08/06

     2,316,623      2,297,501

Galaxy Funding Inc.

             

4.23%, 04/18/06

     1,329,742      1,322,242

Grampian Funding LLC

             

4.41%, 05/15/06

     2,316,623      2,295,339

Nordea North America Inc.

             

4.16%, 04/04/06

     4,864,909      4,845,795

Sigma Finance Inc.

             

4.16%, 04/06/06

     2,779,948      2,768,383
           

              17,208,275

MEDIUM-TERM NOTES2 – 0.43%

             

Dorada Finance Inc.

             

3.93%, 07/07/06

     1,436,306      1,436,256

K2 USA LLC

             

3.94%, 07/07/06

     2,779,948      2,779,899

Marshall & Ilsley Bank

             

5.18%, 12/15/06

     4,633,246      4,645,871

Toronto-Dominion Bank

             

3.81%, 06/20/06

     5,791,558      5,791,730

US Bank N.A.

             

2.85%, 11/15/06

     926,649      914,549
           

              15,568,305

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 3.42%

             

Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (The) Repurchase Agreement, 4.62%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $6,950,761 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $7,657,351, 0.00% to 9.40%, 11/15/15 to 6/12/47).2

     6,949,869      6,949,869

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.57%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $23,169,172 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $23,676,193, 3.69% to 10.00%, 5/1/09 to 1/1/36).2

     23,166,231      23,166,231

 

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February 28, 2006

 

Security        


   Principal

   Value

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.61%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $11,584,599 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $12,181,794, 1.01%, 9/19/35).2

   $ 11,583,116    $ 11,583,116

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.56%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $23,169,165 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $23,667,485, 4.50% to 7.50%, 9/1/09 to 11/1/35).2

     23,166,231      23,166,231

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.71%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $23,169,262 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $24,363,588, 0.00% to 10.00%, 8/15/07 to 2/1/16).2

     23,166,231      23,166,231

Investors Bank & Trust Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, 4.24%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $2,489,578 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $2,539,070, 6.13%, 8/15/07).

     2,489,285      2,489,285

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.53%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $5,560,596 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $5,680,314, 3.99% to 5.51%, 7/1/32 to 2/1/36).2

     5,559,896      5,559,896

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.66%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $4,633,846 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $4,780,072, 0.00% to 7.88%, 5/15/08 to 1/15/16).2

     4,633,246      4,633,246

Morgan Stanley Repurchase Agreement, 4.61%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $23,169,198 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $24,326,502, 0.00% to 7.16%, 3/1/06 to 3/25/35).2

     23,166,231      23,166,231
           

              123,880,336

TIME DEPOSITS2 – 0.93%

             

KBC Bank

             

4.57%, 03/01/06

     9,266,493      9,266,493

Societe Generale

             

4.57%, 03/01/06

     16,216,362      16,216,362

US Bank N.A.

             

4.45%, 03/01/06

     8,337,388      8,337,388
           

              33,820,243

VARIABLE & FLOATING RATE NOTES2 – 8.31%

             

Allstate Life Global Funding II

             

4.57% - 4.63%, 02/08/07 - 03/27/073

     13,019,422      13,021,492

American Express Bank

             

4.53% - 4.57%, 06/29/06 - 10/25/06

     10,888,129      10,888,065

American Express Centurion Bank

             

4.57%, 06/29/06

     1,853,299      1,853,299

American Express Credit Corp.

             

4.67%, 02/05/07

     1,389,974      1,391,087

ASIF Global Financing

             

4.75% - 4.95%, 05/30/06 - 08/11/063

     15,058,050      15,061,942

 

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February 28, 2006

 

Security        


   Principal

   Value

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

             

4.55%, 02/23/073

   $ 3,011,610    $ 3,011,610

Bank of Ireland

             

4.54%, 03/20/073

     4,633,246      4,633,246

Beta Finance Inc.

             

4.53% - 4.54%, 04/25/06 - 05/25/063

     5,976,888      5,976,768

BMW US Capital LLC

             

4.54%, 02/15/073

     4,633,246      4,633,246

CC USA Inc.

             

4.52% - 4.56%, 03/23/06 - 07/14/063

     12,463,433      12,463,266

Commodore CDO Ltd.

             

4.56%, 12/12/063

     1,158,312      1,158,312

DEPFA Bank PLC

             

4.50%, 12/15/06

     4,633,246      4,633,246

Dorada Finance Inc.

             

4.52%, 06/26/063

     1,158,312      1,158,275

Eli Lilly Services Inc.

             

4.54%, 09/01/063

     4,633,246      4,633,246

Fifth Third Bancorp.

             

4.55%, 01/23/073

     9,266,493      9,266,493

Five Finance Inc.

             

4.54%, 06/26/063

     926,649      926,619

General Electric Capital Corp.

             

4.67%, 03/09/07

     2,084,961      2,086,530

Greenwich Capital Holdings Inc.

             

4.53%, 03/02/06

     1,158,312      1,158,312

Hartford Life Global Funding Trusts

             

4.56%, 02/15/07

     4,633,246      4,633,246

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

             

4.57%, 01/24/073

     4,633,246      4,633,246

Holmes Financing PLC

             

4.54%, 12/15/063

     12,741,427      12,741,427

HSBC Bank USA N.A.

             

4.70%, 05/04/06

     1,621,636      1,621,868

K2 USA LLC

             

4.53%, 06/02/063

     4,169,922      4,169,815

Leafs LLC

             

4.57%, 01/22/07 - 02/20/073

     4,854,345      4,854,345

Links Finance LLC

             

4.56%, 03/15/063

     3,706,597      3,706,615

Marshall & Ilsley Bank

             

4.55%, 02/15/07

     2,548,285      2,548,285

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I

             

4.56% - 4.96%, 08/28/06 - 03/06/073

     13,853,406      13,859,108

Mound Financing PLC

             

4.53%, 11/08/063

     9,266,493      9,266,493

Natexis Banques Populaires

             

4.55%, 03/15/073

     3,474,935      3,474,935

Nationwide Building Society

             

4.58% - 4.60%, 01/05/07 - 01/26/073

     12,509,765      12,510,198

Nordea Bank AB

             

4.55%, 02/09/073

     8,108,181      8,108,181

Northern Rock PLC

             

4.61%, 02/02/073

     5,559,896      5,560,070

Permanent Financing PLC

             

4.53%, 03/10/06 - 06/12/063

     12,602,430      12,602,433

Pfizer Investment Capital PLC

             

4.53%, 02/15/073

     11,583,116      11,583,116

Principal Life Income Funding Trusts

             

4.70%, 05/10/06

     3,474,935      3,474,958

Sedna Finance Inc.

             

4.54%, 09/20/063

     1,389,974      1,389,974

Sigma Finance Inc.

             

4.53% - 4.55%, 03/20/06 - 08/15/063

     5,142,903      5,142,809

Skandinaviska Enskilda Bank NY

             

4.56%, 03/19/073

     4,633,246      4,633,246

Societe Generale

             

4.54%, 03/02/073

     3,243,272      3,243,272

Strips III LLC

             

4.62%, 07/24/063

     1,195,358      1,195,358

SunTrust Bank

             

4.62%, 04/28/06

     6,949,869      6,949,869

Tango Finance Corp.

             

4.53% - 4.54%, 05/25/06 - 09/27/063

     10,332,139      10,331,643

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

iSHARES® LEHMAN TIPS BOND FUND

February 28, 2006

 

Security        


   Principal

   Value

 

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

               

4.57%, 04/10/06

   $ 2,084,961    $ 2,084,957  

UniCredito Italiano SpA

               

4.43%, 06/14/06

     6,023,220      6,022,606  

Union Hamilton Special Funding LLC

               

4.52%, 03/28/063

     4,633,246      4,633,246  

US Bank N.A.

               

4.54%, 09/29/06

     2,084,961      2,084,643  

Variable Funding Capital Corp.

               

4.52%, 03/09/06 - 03/13/06

     6,949,869      6,949,869  

Wachovia Asset Securitization Inc.

               

4.57%, 03/26/063

     8,842,541      8,842,541  

Wells Fargo & Co.

               

4.56%, 03/15/073

     2,316,623      2,316,799  

WhistleJacket Capital Ltd.

               

4.53% - 4.56%, 06/22/06 - 07/28/063

     2,316,623      2,316,502  

White Pine Finance LLC

               

4.53% - 4.57%, 03/27/06 - 06/20/063

     4,864,909      4,864,915  

Winston Funding Ltd.

               

4.68%, 04/23/063

     3,308,138      3,308,138  

World Savings Bank

               

4.52%, 03/09/06

     6,949,869      6,949,861  
           


              300,563,641  
           


TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $497,064,020)

            497,064,020  
           


TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 113.23%
(Cost: $4,100,208,910)

            4,095,195,978  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (13.23)%

            (478,528,610 )
           


NET ASSETS – 100.00%

          $ 3,616,667,368  
           



1 All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.
2 All or a portion of this security (these securities) represent(s) an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.
3 This security or a portion of these securities is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

See notes to the financial statements.

 

28   2006 iSHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments

iSHARES® LEHMAN AGGREGATE BOND FUND

February 28, 2006

 

Security        


   Principal

   Value

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES – 26.07%

             

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 0.24%

             

United Technologies Corp.

             

4.38%, 05/01/10

   $ 7,850,000    $ 7,638,101
           

              7,638,101

AUTO MANUFACTURERS – 0.75%

             

DaimlerChrysler N.A. Holding Corp.

             

3.88%, 07/22/08

     7,850,000      7,625,083

4.05%, 06/04/08

     7,850,000      7,620,183

7.30%, 01/15/12

     7,850,000      8,410,104
           

              23,655,370

BANKS – 3.89%

             

Bank of America Corp.

             

4.50%, 08/01/10

     15,700,000      15,306,436

4.88%, 01/15/13

     7,850,000      7,719,245

Bank One Corp.

             

2.63%, 06/30/08

     15,700,000      14,851,468

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development

             

4.13%, 08/12/091

     23,550,000      23,107,027

KFW

             

4.25%, 06/15/10

     15,700,000      15,308,155

US Bank N.A.

             

4.95%, 10/30/14

     7,850,000      7,673,851

Wachovia Corp.

             

3.50%, 08/15/08

     15,700,000      15,115,597

5.25%, 08/01/14

     7,850,000      7,773,434

Washington Mutual Inc.

             

4.00%, 01/15/09

     7,850,000      7,598,845

Wells Fargo & Co.

             

5.00%, 11/15/14

     7,850,000      7,705,605
           

              122,159,663

BEVERAGES – 0.25%

             

Diageo Finance BV

             

5.30%, 10/28/15

     7,850,000      7,793,840
           

              7,793,840

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 0.24%

             

Amgen Inc.

             

4.00%, 11/18/09

     7,850,000      7,547,693
           

              7,547,693

COMMERCIAL SERVICES – 0.28%

             

Cendant Corp.

             

7.38%, 01/15/13

     7,850,000      8,670,390
           

              8,670,390

COMPUTERS – 0.49%

             

Hewlett-Packard Co.

             

5.50%, 07/01/07

     7,850,000      7,896,142

International Business Machines Corp.

             

4.25%, 09/15/09

     7,850,000      7,643,530
           

              15,539,672

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 11.45%

             

American Express Co.

             

4.88%, 07/15/13

     15,700,000      15,366,419

American General Finance Corp.

             

5.38%, 10/01/12

     15,700,000      15,643,699

Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (The)

             

2.88%, 07/02/08

     15,700,000      14,925,245

Boeing Capital Corp.

             

5.80%, 01/15/13

     7,850,000      8,130,174

CIT Group Inc.

             

7.38%, 04/02/07

     15,700,000      16,057,937

Citigroup Inc.

             

3.50%, 02/01/08

     15,700,000      15,245,557

6.00%, 02/21/12

     15,700,000      16,357,894

Countrywide Home Loans Inc.

             

3.25%, 05/21/08

     7,850,000      7,522,278

Credit Suisse First Boston USA Inc.

             

7.13%, 07/15/32

     7,850,000      9,450,590

General Electric Capital Corp.

             

3.50%, 05/01/08

     7,850,000      7,596,170

5.88%, 02/15/12

     15,700,000      16,256,674

6.75%, 03/15/32

     7,850,000      9,198,364

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

             

3.88%, 01/15/09

     15,700,000      15,158,142

5.00%, 10/01/14

     7,850,000      7,612,639

Household Finance Corp.

             

4.63%, 01/15/08

     7,850,000      7,779,272

6.38%, 11/27/12

     15,700,000      16,558,051

International Lease Finance Corp.

             

5.63%, 06/01/07

     15,700,000      15,781,595

 

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   Principal

   Value

John Deere Capital Corp.

             

7.00%, 03/15/12

   $ 7,850,000    $ 8,559,238

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

             

5.75%, 01/02/13

     7,850,000      8,042,961

Lehman Brothers Inc.

             

4.00%, 01/22/08

     23,550,000      23,090,452

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.

             

3.70%, 04/21/08

     15,700,000      15,249,055

5.00%, 01/15/15

     7,850,000      7,654,738

Morgan Stanley

             

5.05%, 01/21/11

     7,850,000      7,770,436

5.30%, 03/01/13

     7,850,000      7,807,005

National Rural Utilities

             

7.25%, 03/01/12

     15,700,000      17,260,280

Residential Capital Corp.

             

6.38%, 06/30/10

     7,850,000      7,935,985

SLM Corp.

             

5.38%, 05/15/14

     15,700,000      15,626,689

Sprint Capital Corp.

             

8.38%, 03/15/12

     7,850,000      9,006,973

Unilever Capital Corp.

             

5.90%, 11/15/32

     7,850,000      8,117,111

Verizon Global Funding Corp.

             

7.75%, 12/01/30

     7,850,000      9,166,329
           

              359,927,952

ELECTRIC – 1.02%

             

Dominion Resources Inc.

             

5.15%, 07/15/15

     7,850,000      7,542,061

Duke Capital LLC

             

6.25%, 02/15/13

     7,850,000      8,165,559

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

             

6.05%, 03/01/34

     7,850,000      8,085,951

Progress Energy Inc.

             

7.10%, 03/01/11

     7,850,000      8,392,363
           

              32,185,934

FOOD – 0.24%

             

Kraft Foods Inc.

             

4.00%, 10/01/08

     7,850,000      7,604,138
           

              7,604,138

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER – 0.28%

             

Weyerhaeuser Co.

             

7.38%, 03/15/32

     7,850,000      8,812,689
           

              8,812,689

HEALTH CARE – SERVICES – 0.24%

             

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

             

4.88%, 03/15/15

     7,850,000      7,604,452
           

              7,604,452

INSURANCE – 0.74%

             

Allstate Corp. (The)

             

5.55%, 05/09/35

     7,850,000      7,714,627

Genworth Financial Inc.

             

5.75%, 06/15/14

     7,850,000      8,028,300

Metlife Inc.

             

5.00%, 06/15/15

     7,850,000      7,614,002
           

              23,356,929

MANUFACTURING – 0.26%

             

Tyco International Group SA

             

6.38%, 10/15/11

     7,850,000      8,146,753
           

              8,146,753

MEDIA – 0.79%

             

AOL Time Warner Inc.

             

6.15%, 05/01/07

     7,850,000      7,915,703

7.70%, 05/01/32

     7,850,000      9,025,370

News America Inc.

             

6.20%, 12/15/34

     7,850,000      7,734,177
           

              24,675,250

MINING – 0.26%

             

Alcoa Inc.

             

6.00%, 01/15/12

     7,850,000      8,137,643
           

              8,137,643

MULTI-NATIONAL – 0.49%

             

European Investment Bank

             

4.63%, 05/15/141

     15,700,000      15,467,377
           

              15,467,377

OIL & GAS – 0.57%

             

ConocoPhillips

             

5.90%, 10/15/32

     7,850,000      8,341,660

Valero Energy Corp.

             

7.50%, 04/15/32

     7,850,000      9,510,818
           

              17,852,478

 

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   Principal

   Value

PHARMACEUTICALS – 0.76%

             

Amerisourcebergen Corp.

             

5.88%, 09/15/152

   $ 7,850,000    $ 7,912,454

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

             

5.75%, 10/01/11

     7,850,000      7,999,178

Wyeth

             

5.50%, 02/01/14

     7,850,000      7,897,129
           

              23,808,761

REAL ESTATE – 0.24%

             

EOP Operating LP

             

4.75%, 03/15/14

     7,850,000      7,395,950
           

              7,395,950

RETAIL – 0.50%

             

Target Corp.

             

5.88%, 03/01/12

     7,850,000      8,167,257

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

             

4.55%, 05/01/13

     7,850,000      7,604,471
           

              15,771,728

SOFTWARE – 0.25%

             

Oracle Corp.

             

5.25%, 01/15/162

     7,850,000      7,692,686
           

              7,692,686

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 1.29%

             

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.

             

7.88%, 03/01/11

     15,700,000      17,396,971

BellSouth Corp.

             

6.00%, 11/15/34

     7,850,000      7,721,541

SBC Communications Inc.

             

5.88%, 02/01/12

     7,850,000      8,042,279

Telecom Italia Capital SA

             

4.00%, 01/15/10

     7,850,000      7,417,572
           

              40,578,363

TELEPHONE – 0.29%

             

AT&T Broadband Corp.

             

8.38%, 03/15/13

     7,850,000      9,001,917
           

              9,001,917

UTILITIES – 0.26%

             

TXU Energy Co.

             

7.00%, 03/15/13

     7,850,000      8,311,213
           

              8,311,213
           

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost: $834,139,884)

            819,336,942

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS & NOTES7 – 1.86%

             

Italy (Republic of)

             

6.00%, 02/22/11

     7,850,000      8,174,115

Ontario (Province of)

             

5.50%, 10/01/08

     7,850,000      7,958,461

Quebec (Province of)

             

7.50%, 09/15/29

     7,850,000      10,270,733

United Mexican States

             

4.63%, 10/08/081

     15,700,000      15,527,300

6.38%, 01/16/13

     15,700,000      16,539,950
           

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS & NOTES
(Cost: $58,742,034)

            58,470,559

MUNICIPAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS – 0.25%

             

ILLINOIS – 0.25%

             

Illinois State, General Obligations

             

5.10%, 06/01/33

     7,850,000      7,702,106
           

              7,702,106
           

TOTAL MUNICIPAL DEBT OBLIGATIONS
(Cost: $7,613,892)

            7,702,106

U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS – 70.81%

             

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 34.72%

             

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

             

4.50%, 03/01/363

     41,134,000      39,822,854

5.00%, 03/01/213

     48,042,000      47,396,412

5.00%, 03/01/363

     78,814,000      76,351,063

5.50%, 03/01/213

     55,892,000      56,084,157

5.50%, 03/01/363

     130,624,000      129,481,040

6.00%, 03/01/363

     88,862,000      89,695,081

Federal National Mortgage Association

             

4.50%, 03/01/213

     41,134,000      39,951,398

5.00%, 03/01/213

     73,162,000      72,178,849

5.00%, 03/01/363

     86,664,000      84,172,410

5.50%, 03/01/213

     42,704,000      42,890,830

5.50%, 03/01/363

     174,584,000      172,947,275

6.00%, 03/01/363

     128,112,000      129,272,951

 

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   Principal

   Value

Government National Mortgage Association

             

5.00%, 03/01/363

   $ 45,530,000    $ 44,804,343

5.50%, 03/01/363

     41,134,000      41,224,001

6.00%, 03/01/363

     24,492,000      24,974,199
           

              1,091,246,863

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS – 11.04%

             

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

             

2.75%, 03/15/08

     113,982,000      109,252,613

4.50%, 01/15/131

     64,370,000      62,702,984

6.25%, 07/15/321

     12,560,000      14,982,838

Federal National Mortgage Association

             

4.63%, 01/15/08

     91,060,000      90,591,596

5.00%, 04/15/151

     20,410,000      20,598,633

7.25%, 01/15/10

     45,216,000      48,865,876
           

              346,994,540

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS – 25.05%

             

U.S. Treasury Bonds

             

6.25%, 05/15/301

     27,946,000      34,456,020

7.50%, 11/15/16

     18,840,000      23,332,963

7.63%, 02/15/251

     66,568,000      90,887,291

8.13%, 08/15/191

     75,674,000      101,279,816

U.S. Treasury Notes

             

3.00%, 11/15/071

     113,354,000      110,216,364

3.50%, 02/15/101

     73,476,000      70,450,261

3.88%, 07/31/071

     137,218,000      135,572,760

4.75%, 05/15/141

     55,578,000      56,092,654

6.00%, 08/15/091

     157,942,000      164,730,342
           

              787,018,471

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost: $2,233,558,122)

            2,225,259,874

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 51.21%

             

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT4 – 0.20%

             

Toronto-Dominion Bank

             

3.94%, 07/10/06

     2,396,169      2,396,169

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

             

4.78%, 12/05/06

     3,833,871      3,833,871
           

              6,230,040

Security        


   Shares or
Principal


   Value

COMMERCIAL PAPER4 – 0.57%

             

Amstel Funding Corp.

             

4.40%, 05/08/06

   $ 2,396,169    $ 2,376,250

CC USA Inc.

             

4.23%, 04/21/06

     1,437,702      1,429,086

Edison Asset Securitization LLC

             

4.37%, 05/08/06

     2,396,169      2,376,390

Galaxy Funding Inc.

             

4.23%, 04/18/06

     1,375,401      1,367,644

Grampian Funding LLC

             

4.41%, 05/15/06

     2,396,169      2,374,155

Nordea North America Inc.

             

4.16%, 04/04/06

     5,031,956      5,012,186

Sigma Finance Inc.

             

4.16%, 04/06/06

     2,875,403      2,863,441
           

              17,799,152

MEDIUM-TERM NOTES4 – 0.51%

             

Dorada Finance Inc.

             

3.93%, 07/07/06

     1,485,625      1,485,573

K2 USA LLC

             

3.94%, 07/07/06

     2,875,403      2,875,353

Marshall & Ilsley Bank

             

5.18%, 12/15/06

     4,792,339      4,805,397

Toronto-Dominion Bank

             

3.81%, 06/20/06

     5,990,423      5,990,601

US Bank N.A.

             

2.85%, 11/15/06

     958,468      945,952
           

              16,102,876

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 32.20%

             

Barclays Global Investors Funds Prime Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares

             

4.48%5,6

     1,011,835,588      1,011,835,588
           

              1,011,835,588

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 6.73%

             

Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (The) Repurchase Agreement, 4.62%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $7,189,431 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $7,920,283, 0.00% to 9.40%, 11/15/15 to 6/12/47).4

   $ 7,188,508      7,188,508

 

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   Principal

   Value

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.57%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $23,964,735 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $24,489,166, 3.69% to 10.00%, 5/1/09 to 1/1/36).4

   $ 23,961,693    $ 23,961,693

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.61%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $11,982,381 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $12,600,082, 1.01%, 9/19/35).4

     11,980,847      11,980,847

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.56%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $23,964,728 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $24,480,159, 4.50% to 7.50%, 9/1/09 to 11/1/35).4

     23,961,693      23,961,693

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.71%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $23,964,828 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $25,200,164, 0.00% to 10.00%, 8/15/07 to 2/1/16).4

     23,961,693      23,961,693

Investors Bank & Trust Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, 4.24%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $85,983,845 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $87,693,194, 2.75% to 6.13%, 8/15/07).

     85,973,720      85,973,720

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.53%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $5,751,530 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $5,875,359, 3.99% to 5.51%, 7/1/32 to 2/1/36).4

     5,750,806      5,750,806

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.66%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $4,792,959 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $4,944,206, 0.00% to 7.88%, 5/15/08 to 1/15/16).4

     4,792,339      4,792,339

Morgan Stanley Repurchase Agreement, 4.61%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $23,964,761 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $25,161,805, 0.00% to 7.16%, 3/1/06 to 3/25/35).4

     23,961,693      23,961,693
           

              211,532,992

TIME DEPOSITS4 – 1.11%

             

KBC Bank

             

4.57%, 03/01/06

     9,584,677      9,584,677

Societe Generale

             

4.57%, 03/01/06

     16,773,185      16,773,185

US Bank N.A.

             

4.45%, 03/01/06

     8,623,670      8,623,670
           

              34,981,532

VARIABLE & FLOATING RATE NOTES4 – 9.89%

             

Allstate Life Global Funding II

             

4.57% - 4.63%, 02/08/07 - 03/27/072

     13,466,472      13,468,612

American Express Bank

             

4.53% - 4.57%, 06/29/06 - 10/25/06

     11,261,996      11,261,929

 

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   Value

American Express Centurion Bank

             

4.57%, 06/29/06

   $ 1,916,935    $ 1,916,935

American Express Credit Corp.

             

4.67%, 02/05/07

     1,437,702      1,438,853

ASIF Global Financing

             

4.75% - 4.95%, 05/30/06 - 08/11/062

     15,575,101      15,579,126

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

             

4.55%, 02/23/072

     3,115,020      3,115,020

Bank of Ireland

             

4.54%, 03/20/072

     4,792,339      4,792,339

Beta Finance Inc.

             

4.53% - 4.54%, 04/25/06 - 05/25/062

     6,182,117      6,181,993

BMW US Capital LLC

             

4.54%, 02/15/072

     4,792,339      4,792,339

CC USA Inc.

             

4.52% - 4.56%, 03/23/06 - 07/14/062

     12,891,391      12,891,218

Commodore CDO Ltd.

             

4.56%, 12/12/062

     1,198,085      1,198,085

DEPFA Bank PLC

             

4.50%, 12/15/06

     4,792,339      4,792,339

Dorada Finance Inc.

             

4.52%, 06/26/062

     1,198,085      1,198,046

Eli Lilly Services Inc.

             

4.54%, 09/01/062

     4,792,339      4,792,339

Fifth Third Bancorp.

             

4.55%, 01/23/072

     9,584,677      9,584,677

Five Finance Inc.

             

4.54%, 06/26/062

     958,468      958,437

General Electric Capital Corp.

             

4.67%, 03/09/07

     2,156,552      2,158,175

Greenwich Capital Holdings Inc.

             

4.53%, 03/02/06

     1,198,085      1,198,085

Hartford Life Global Funding Trusts

             

4.56%, 02/15/07

     4,792,339      4,792,339

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

             

4.57%, 01/24/072

     4,792,339      4,792,339

Holmes Financing PLC

             

4.54%, 12/15/062

     13,178,931      13,178,931

HSBC Bank USA N.A.

             

4.70%, 05/04/06

     1,677,319      1,677,558

K2 USA LLC

             

4.53%, 06/02/062

     4,313,105      4,312,995

Leafs LLC

             

4.57%, 01/22/07 - 02/20/072

     5,021,029      5,021,029

Links Finance LLC

             

4.56%, 03/15/062

     3,833,871      3,833,890

Marshall & Ilsley Bank

             

4.55%, 02/15/07

     2,635,786      2,635,786

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I

             

4.56% - 4.96%, 08/28/06 - 03/06/072

     14,329,093      14,334,990

Mound Financing PLC

             

4.53%, 11/08/062

     9,584,677      9,584,677

Natexis Banques Populaires

             

4.55%, 03/15/072

     3,594,254      3,594,254

Nationwide Building Society

             

4.58% - 4.60%, 01/05/07 - 01/26/072

     12,939,314      12,939,763

Nordea Bank AB

             

4.55%, 02/09/072

     8,386,593      8,386,593

Northern Rock PLC

             

4.61%, 02/02/072

     5,750,806      5,750,986

Permanent Financing PLC

             

4.53%, 03/10/06 - 06/12/062

     13,035,161      13,035,164

Pfizer Investment Capital PLC

             

4.53%, 02/15/072

     11,980,847      11,980,847

Principal Life Income Funding Trusts

             

4.70%, 05/10/06

     3,594,254      3,594,278

Sedna Finance Inc.

             

4.54%, 09/20/062

     1,437,702      1,437,702

Sigma Finance Inc.

             

4.53% - 4.55%, 03/20/06 - 08/15/062

     5,319,496      5,319,398

Skandinaviska Enskilda Bank NY

             

4.56%, 03/19/072

     4,792,339      4,792,339

Societe Generale

             

4.54%, 03/02/072

     3,354,637      3,354,637

 

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February 28, 2006

 

Security        


   Principal

   Value

 

Strips III LLC

               

4.62%, 07/24/062

   $ 1,236,404    $ 1,236,404  

SunTrust Bank

               

4.62%, 04/28/06

     7,188,508      7,188,508  

Tango Finance Corp.

               

4.53% - 4.54%, 05/25/06 - 09/27/062

     10,686,915      10,686,403  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

               

4.57%, 04/10/06

     2,156,552      2,156,549  

UniCredito Italiano SpA

               

4.43%, 06/14/06

     6,230,040      6,229,405  

Union Hamilton Special Funding LLC

               

4.52%, 03/28/062

     4,792,339      4,792,339  

US Bank N.A.

               

4.54%, 09/29/06

     2,156,552      2,156,224  

Variable Funding Capital Corp.

               

4.52%, 03/09/06 - 03/13/06

     7,188,508      7,188,508  

Wachovia Asset Securitization Inc.

               

4.57%, 03/26/062

     9,146,168      9,146,168  

Wells Fargo & Co.

               

4.56%, 03/15/072

     2,396,169      2,396,351  

WhistleJacket Capital Ltd.

               

4.53% - 4.56%, 06/22/06 - 07/28/062

     2,396,169      2,396,045  

White Pine Finance LLC

               

4.53% - 4.57%, 03/27/06 - 06/20/062

     5,031,956      5,031,963  

Winston Funding Ltd.

               

4.68%, 04/23/062

     3,421,730      3,421,730  

World Savings Bank

               

4.52%, 03/09/06

     7,188,508      7,188,499  
           


              310,884,138  
           


TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $1,609,366,318)

            1,609,366,318  
           


TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 150.20%
(Cost: $4,743,420,250)

            4,720,135,799  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (50.20)%

            (1,577,591,339 )
           


NET ASSETS – 100.00%

          $ 3,142,544,460  
           



1 All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.
2 This security or a portion of these securities is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
3 To-be-announced (TBA). See Note 1.
4 All or a portion of this security (these securities) represent(s) an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.
5 The Fund’s investment adviser is an affiliate of the issuer. See Note 2.
6 The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
7 Investments are denominated in U.S. dollars.

See notes to the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments

iSHARES® GS $ INVESTOPTM CORPORATE BOND FUND

February 28, 2006

 

Security            


   Principal

   Value

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES – 98.15%

             

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE – 3.02%

             

United Technologies Corp.

             

4.38%, 05/01/10

   $ 25,760,000    $ 25,089,725

4.88%, 05/01/15

     23,520,000      22,975,277

5.40%, 05/01/35

     24,640,000      24,466,533
           

              72,531,535

AUTO MANUFACTURERS – 1.97%

             

DaimlerChrysler N.A. Holding Corp.

             

4.88%, 06/15/10

     23,520,000      22,885,313

6.50%, 11/15/13

     23,520,000      24,356,371
           

              47,241,684

BANKS – 11.80%

             

BAC Capital Trust VI

             

5.63%, 03/08/35

     24,640,000      24,300,091

Bank of America Corp.

             

4.50%, 08/01/10

     24,640,000      24,023,630

4.75%, 08/01/15

     25,760,000      24,858,271

Fifth Third Bancorp

             

4.20%, 02/23/10

     23,520,000      22,767,125

HSBC Bank USA Inc.

             

5.88%, 11/01/34

     23,520,000      23,968,762

US Bancorp

             

4.50%, 07/29/10

     23,520,000      22,903,423

US Bank N.A.

             

4.95%, 10/30/14

     23,520,000      22,976,570

Wachovia Corp.

             

4.38%, 06/01/10

     23,520,000      22,851,326

5.25%, 08/01/14

     23,520,000      23,298,442

5.50%, 08/01/35

     23,520,000      22,809,226

Wells Fargo & Co.

             

4.20%, 01/15/10

     25,760,000      24,935,036

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

             

4.75%, 02/09/15

     24,640,000      23,710,086
           

              283,401,988

BIOTECHNOLOGY – 0.99%

             

Amgen Inc.

             

4.00%, 11/18/09

     24,640,000      23,752,837
           

              23,752,837

CHEMICALS – 0.94%

             

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co.

             

4.13%, 04/30/101

     23,520,000      22,579,788
           

              22,579,788

COMPUTERS – 0.96%

             

International Business Machines Corp.

             

4.75%, 11/29/12

     23,520,000      23,106,989
           

              23,106,989

COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE – 2.00%

             

Procter & Gamble Co.

             

4.95%, 08/15/14

     23,520,000      23,233,644

5.80%, 08/15/34

     23,520,000      24,755,506
           

              47,989,150

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES – 31.46%

             

American Express Credit Corp.

             

5.00%, 12/02/10

     23,520,000      23,356,654

American General Finance Corp.

             

5.40%, 12/01/15

     23,520,000      23,281,154

Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (The)

             

4.55%, 06/23/10

     23,520,000      22,917,653

5.30%, 10/30/15

     23,520,000      23,308,202

Capital One Financial Corp.

             

5.50%, 06/01/15

     23,520,000      23,274,804

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.

             

4.50%, 06/15/09

     23,520,000      23,085,938

CIT Group Inc.

             

4.25%, 02/01/10

     24,640,000      23,750,989

5.40%, 01/30/16

     23,520,000      23,234,938

Citigroup Inc.

             

5.00%, 09/15/14

     24,640,000      24,112,581

5.13%, 02/14/11

     23,520,000      23,458,378

5.85%, 12/11/34

     23,520,000      24,446,453

Countrywide Home Loans Inc.

             

4.00%, 03/22/11

     24,640,000      23,067,352

Credit Suisse First Boston USA Inc.

             

4.88%, 08/15/10

     23,520,000      23,200,834

4.88%, 01/15/15

     23,520,000      22,681,630

General Electric Capital Corp.

             

5.00%, 11/15/11

     23,520,000      23,300,676

5.00%, 01/08/16

     25,760,000      25,248,664

 

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February 28, 2006

 

Security            


   Principal

   Value

HSBC Finance Corp.

             

5.25%, 01/14/11

   $ 23,520,000    $ 23,458,613

5.50%, 01/19/16

     23,520,000      23,394,521

International Lease Finance Corp.

             

5.00%, 04/15/10

     23,520,000      23,216,357

John Deere Capital Corp.

             

7.00%, 03/15/12

     24,640,000      26,851,194

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

             

4.50%, 01/15/12

     23,520,000      22,590,254

5.13%, 09/15/14

     23,520,000      23,136,977

JP Morgan Chase Capital XV

             

5.88%, 03/15/35

     24,640,000      24,375,366

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

             

4.25%, 01/27/10

     23,520,000      22,737,725

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.

             

4.25%, 02/08/10

     23,520,000      22,732,433

5.00%, 01/15/15

     23,520,000      22,959,518

Morgan Stanley

             

5.05%, 01/21/11

     23,520,000      23,277,509

5.38%, 10/15/15

     23,520,000      23,353,243

National Rural Utilities

             

5.75%, 08/28/09

     23,520,000      23,931,835

Residential Capital Corp.

             

6.38%, 06/30/10

     23,520,000      23,880,444

SLM Corp.

             

4.50%, 07/26/10

     23,520,000      22,807,344

Sprint Capital Corp.

             

8.38%, 03/15/12

     23,520,000      27,024,245
           

              755,454,478

ELECTRIC – 1.94%

             

Dominion Resources Inc.

             

5.15%, 07/15/15

     23,520,000      22,524,516

5.95%, 06/15/35

     24,640,000      23,978,662
           

              46,503,178

FOOD – 0.94%

             

Kraft Foods Inc.

             

4.13%, 11/12/09

     23,520,000      22,629,062
           

              22,629,062

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER – 3.06%

             

International Paper Co.

             

4.00%, 04/01/10

     23,520,000      22,200,881

Weyerhaeuser Co.

             

6.75%, 03/15/12

     23,520,000      24,857,347

7.38%, 03/15/32

     23,520,000      26,446,358
           

              73,504,586

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS & WARES – 0.94%

             

Clorox Co. (The)

             

4.20%, 01/15/10

     23,520,000      22,664,695
           

              22,664,695

INSURANCE – 3.84%

             

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

             

4.13%, 01/15/10

     23,520,000      22,715,263

4.85%, 01/15/15

     23,520,000      22,858,382

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

             

5.15%, 09/15/10

     24,640,000      24,314,998

5.75%, 09/15/15

     22,400,000      22,415,792
           

              92,304,435

LODGING – 0.98%

             

Harrah’s Operating Co. Inc.

             

5.50%, 07/01/10

     23,520,000      23,495,657
           

              23,495,657

MEDIA – 5.70%

             

Comcast Corp.

             

4.95%, 06/15/16

     24,640,000      23,070,802

5.45%, 11/15/10

     23,520,000      23,484,132

5.65%, 06/15/35

     23,520,000      21,545,614

COX Communications Inc.

             

4.63%, 01/15/10

     23,520,000      22,711,265

5.45%, 12/15/14

     23,520,000      22,801,934

News America Inc.

             

6.20%, 12/15/34

     23,520,000      23,330,311
           

              136,944,058

OIL & GAS – 0.96%

             

ConocoPhillips

             

4.75%, 10/15/12

     23,520,000      23,106,636
           

              23,106,636

OIL & GAS SERVICES – 0.99%

             

Halliburton Co.

             

5.50%, 10/15/10

     23,520,000      23,809,649
           

              23,809,649

 

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February 28, 2006

 

Security            


   Principal

   Value

PHARMACEUTICALS – 1.93%

             

Merck & Co. Inc.

             

4.75%, 03/01/15

   $ 23,520,000    $ 22,555,210

Wyeth

             

5.50%, 02/15/16

     23,520,000      23,680,524
           

              46,235,734

PIPELINES – 2.06%

             

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

             

5.13%, 11/15/14

     25,760,000      24,873,470

5.80%, 03/15/35

     25,760,000      24,586,117
           

              49,459,587

REAL ESTATE – 1.86%

             

EOP Operating LP

             

4.65%, 10/01/10

     23,520,000      22,667,165

4.75%, 03/15/14

     23,520,000      22,039,063
           

              44,706,228

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 0.99%

             

iStar Financial Inc.

             

5.15%, 03/01/12

     24,640,000      23,751,851
           

              23,751,851

RETAIL – 3.80%

             

Home Depot Inc.

             

3.75%, 09/15/09

     23,520,000      22,556,150

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

             

4.13%, 02/15/11

     23,520,000      22,557,209

4.50%, 07/01/15

     23,520,000      22,332,122

5.25%, 09/01/35

     24,640,000      23,800,269
           

              91,245,750

SAVINGS & LOANS – 2.93%

             

Washington Mutual Inc.

             

4.20%, 01/15/10

     24,640,000      23,717,232

5.13%, 01/15/15

     23,520,000      22,801,817

World Savings Bank

             

4.13%, 12/15/09

     24,640,000      23,736,328
           

              70,255,377

SOFTWARE – 0.99%

             

First Data Corp.

             

4.50%, 06/15/10

     24,640,000      23,877,885
           

              23,877,885

TELECOMMUNICATIONS – 10.06%

             

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.

             

8.13%, 05/01/12

     24,640,000      28,250,006

BellSouth Corp.

             

4.20%, 09/15/09

     24,640,000      23,849,795

5.20%, 09/15/14

     23,520,000      23,234,467

6.55%, 06/15/34

     23,520,000      24,918,852

SBC Communications Inc.

             

4.13%, 09/15/09

     23,520,000      22,665,283

5.10%, 09/15/14

     24,640,000      23,985,192

6.45%, 06/15/34

     23,520,000      24,296,983

Verizon Communications

             

5.35%, 02/15/11

     23,520,000      23,524,351

Verizon Global Funding Corp.

             

4.90%, 09/15/15

     24,640,000      23,520,482

5.85%, 09/15/35

     24,640,000      23,401,224
           

              241,646,635
           

UTILITIES – 1.04%

             

TXU Energy Co.

             

7.00%, 03/15/13

     23,520,000      24,894,862
           

              24,894,862
           

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES
(Cost: $2,403,619,560)

            2,357,094,314

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.44%

             

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT2 – 0.00%

             

Toronto-Dominion Bank

             

3.94%, 07/10/06

     7,940      7,940

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

             

4.78%, 12/05/06

     12,703      12,703
           

              20,643

COMMERCIAL PAPER2 – 0.00%

             

Amstel Funding Corp.

             

4.40%, 05/08/06

     7,940      7,875

CC USA Inc.

             

4.23%, 04/21/06

     4,764      4,735

Edison Asset Securitization LLC

             

4.37%, 05/08/06

     7,940      7,874

Galaxy Funding Inc.

             

4.23%, 04/18/06

     4,557      4,532

 

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February 28, 2006

 

Security            


   Principal

   Value

Grampian Funding LLC

             

4.41%, 05/15/06

   $ 7,940    $ 7,867

Nordea North America Inc.

             

4.16%, 04/04/06

     16,673      16,607

Sigma Finance Inc.

             

4.16%, 04/06/06

     9,527      9,488
           

              58,978

MEDIUM-TERM NOTES2 – 0.00%

             

Dorada Finance Inc.

             

3.93%, 07/07/06

     4,922      4,922

K2 USA LLC

             

3.94%, 07/07/06

     9,527      9,527

Marshall & Ilsley Bank

             

5.18%, 12/15/06

     15,879      15,922

Toronto-Dominion Bank

             

3.81%, 06/20/06

     19,849      19,849

US Bank N.A.

             

2.85%, 11/15/06

     3,176      3,134
           

              53,354

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 0.39%

             

Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (The) Repurchase Agreement, 4.62%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $23,822 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $26,243, 0.00% to 9.40%, 11/15/15 to 6/12/47).2

     23,819      23,819

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.57%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $79,405 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $81,143, 3.69% to 10.00%, 5/1/09 to 1/1/36).2

     79,395      79,395

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.61%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $39,703 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $41,749, 1.01%, 9/19/35).2

     39,698      39,698

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.56%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $79,405 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $81,113, 4.50% to 7.50%, 9/1/09 to 11/1/35).2

     79,395      79,395

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.71%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $79,405 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $83,499, 0.00% to 10.00%, 8/15/07 to 2/1/16).2

     79,395      79,395

Investors Bank & Trust Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement, 4.24%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $8,830,894 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $9,006,451, 6.13%, 8/15/07).

     8,829,854      8,829,854

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.53%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $19,057 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, value $19,467, 3.99% to 5.51%, 7/1/32 to 2/1/36).2

     19,055      19,055

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

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February 28, 2006

 

Security            


   Principal

   Value

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.66%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $15,881 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $16,382, 0.00% to 7.88%, 5/15/08 to 1/15/16).2

   $ 15,879    $ 15,879

Morgan Stanley Repurchase Agreement, 4.61%, due 3/1/06, maturity value $79,405 (collateralized by non-U.S. Government debt securities, value $83,371, 0.00% to 7.16%, 3/1/06 to 3/25/35).2

     79,395      79,395
           

              9,245,885

TIME DEPOSITS2 – 0.01%

             

KBC Bank

             

4.57%, 03/01/06

     31,758      31,758

Societe Generale

             

4.57%, 03/01/06

     55,577      55,576

US Bank N.A.

             

4.45%, 03/01/06

     28,574      28,574
           

              115,908

VARIABLE & FLOATING RATE NOTES2 – 0.04%

             

Allstate Life Global Funding II

             

4.57% - 4.63%, 02/08/07 - 03/27/073

     44,620      44,627

American Express Bank

             

4.53% - 4.57%, 06/29/06 - 10/25/06

     37,316      37,315

American Express Centurion Bank

             

4.57%, 06/29/06

     6,352      6,352

American Express Credit Corp.

             

4.67%, 02/05/07

     4,764      4,768

ASIF Global Financing

             

4.75% - 4.95%, 05/30/06 - 08/11/063

     51,607      51,620

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

             

4.55%, 02/23/073

     10,321      10,321

Bank of Ireland

             

4.54%, 03/20/073

     15,879      15,879

Beta Finance Inc.

             

4.53% - 4.54%, 04/25/06 - 05/25/063

     20,484      20,483

BMW US Capital LLC

             

4.54%, 02/15/073

     15,879      15,879

CC USA Inc.

             

4.52% - 4.56%, 03/23/06 - 07/14/063

     42,715      42,715

Commodore CDO Ltd.

             

4.56%, 12/12/063

     3,970      3,970

DEPFA Bank PLC

             

4.50%, 12/15/06

     15,879      15,879

Dorada Finance Inc.

             

4.52%, 06/26/063

     3,970      3,970

Eli Lilly Services Inc.

             

4.54%, 09/01/063

     15,879      15,879

Fifth Third Bancorp.

             

4.55%, 01/23/073

     31,758      31,758

Five Finance Inc.

             

4.54%, 06/26/063

     3,176      3,176

General Electric Capital Corp.

             

4.67%, 03/09/07

     7,146      7,151

Greenwich Capital Holdings Inc.

             

4.53%, 03/02/06

     3,970      3,970

Hartford Life Global Funding Trusts

             

4.56%, 02/15/07

     15,879      15,879

HBOS Treasury Services PLC

             

4.57%, 01/24/073

     15,879      15,879

Holmes Financing PLC

             

4.54%, 12/15/063

     43,667      43,667

HSBC Bank USA N.A.

             

4.70%, 05/04/06

     5,558      5,558

K2 USA LLC

             

4.53%, 06/02/063

     14,291      14,291

Leafs LLC

             

4.57%, 01/22/07 - 02/20/073

     16,637      16,637

 

40   2006 iSHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments (Continued)

iSHARES® GS $ INVESTOPTM CORPORATE BOND FUND

February 28, 2006

 

Security            


   Principal

   Value

Links Finance LLC

             

4.56%, 03/15/063

   $ 12,703    $ 12,703

Marshall & Ilsley Bank

             

4.55%, 02/15/07

     8,733      8,733

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I

             

4.56% - 4.96%, 08/28/06 - 03/06/073

     47,478      47,497

Mound Financing PLC

             

4.53%, 11/08/063

     31,758      31,758

Natexis Banques Populaires

             

4.55%, 03/15/073

     11,909      11,909

Nationwide Building Society

             

4.58% - 4.60%, 01/05/07 - 01/26/073

     42,873      42,875

Nordea Bank AB

             

4.55%, 02/09/073

     27,788      27,788

Northern Rock PLC

             

4.61%, 02/02/073

     19,055      19,055

Permanent Financing PLC

             

4.53%, 03/10/06 - 06/12/063

     43,191      43,190

Pfizer Investment Capital PLC

             

4.53%, 02/15/073

     39,698      39,698

Principal Life Income Funding Trusts

             

4.70%, 05/10/06

     11,909      11,909

Sedna Finance Inc.

             

4.54%, 09/20/063

     4,764      4,764

Sigma Finance Inc.

             

4.53% - 4.55%, 03/20/06 - 08/15/063

     17,626      17,625

Skandinaviska Enskilda Bank NY

             

4.56%, 03/19/073

     15,879      15,879

Societe Generale

             

4.54%, 03/02/073

     11,115      11,115

Strips III LLC

             

4.62%, 07/24/063

     4,097      4,097

SunTrust Bank

             

4.62%, 04/28/06

     23,819      23,818

Tango Finance Corp.

             

4.53% - 4.54%, 05/25/06 - 09/27/063

     35,410      35,409

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

             

4.57%, 04/10/06

     7,146      7,146

UniCredito Italiano SpA

             

4.43%, 06/14/06

     20,643      20,641

Union Hamilton Special Funding LLC

             

4.52%, 03/28/063

     15,879      15,879

US Bank N.A.

             

4.54%, 09/29/06

     7,146      7,144

Variable Funding Capital Corp.

             

4.52%, 03/09/06 - 03/13/06

     23,819      23,819

Wachovia Asset Securitization Inc.

             

4.57%, 03/26/063

     30,305      30,305

Wells Fargo & Co.

             

4.56%, 03/15/073

     7,940      7,940

WhistleJacket Capital Ltd.

             

4.53% - 4.56%, 06/22/06 - 07/28/063

     7,940      7,939

White Pine Finance LLC

             

4.53% - 4.57%, 03/27/06 - 06/20/063

     16,673      16,672

Winston Funding Ltd.

             

4.68%, 04/23/063

     11,338      11,338

World Savings Bank

             

4.52%, 03/09/06

     23,819      23,818
           

              1,030,086
           

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost: $10,524,854)

            10,524,854
           

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – 98.59%
(Cost: $2,414,144,414)

            2,367,619,168

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – 1.41%

            33,759,163
           

NET ASSETS – 100.00%

          $ 2,401,378,331
           


1 All or a portion of this security represents a security on loan. See Note 5.
2 All or a portion of this security (these securities) represent(s) an investment of securities lending collateral. See Note 5.
3 This security or a portion of these securities is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

See notes to the financial statements.

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  41


Statements of Assets and Liabilities

iSHARES® TRUST

February 28, 2006

 

     iShares Lehman

    iShares GS

 
    

1-3 Year

Treasury

Bond Fund


   

7-10 Year

Treasury

Bond Fund


   

20+ Year

Treasury

Bond Fund


   

TIPS

Bond Fund


   

Aggregate

Bond Fund


   

$ InvesTop TM

Corporate

Bond Fund


 

ASSETS

                                                

Investments, at cost:

                                                

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 5,600,731,823     $ 1,723,573,610     $ 1,186,865,511     $ 4,100,208,910     $ 3,731,584,662     $ 2,414,144,414  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Affiliated issuersa

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 1,011,835,588     $ —    
    


 


 


 


 


 


Investments in securities, at value (including securities on loanb) (Note 1):

                                                

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 5,087,105,452     $ 1,558,591,307     $ 1,079,294,904     $ 3,971,315,642     $ 3,496,767,219     $ 2,358,373,283  

Affiliated issuersa

     —         —         —         —         1,011,835,588       —    

Repurchase agreements

     467,286,662       143,977,552       83,893,547       123,880,336       211,532,992       9,245,885  

Receivables:

                                                

Investment securities sold

     551,306,733       109,053,439       74,789,212       521,337       163,725,743       190,178,274  

Interest

     29,861,855       9,764,014       6,084,987       16,054,031       25,667,999       32,557,947  

Capital shares sold

     —         326,335       1,264,950       11,256       —         —    
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Assets

     6,135,560,702       1,821,712,647       1,245,327,600       4,111,782,602       4,909,529,541       2,590,355,389  
    


 


 


 


 


 


LIABILITIES

                                                

Payables:

                                                

Investment securities purchased

     561,023,208       120,410,994       84,526,652       —         1,254,959,196       187,006,772  

Collateral for securities on loan (Note 5)

     1,802,348,240       523,789,763       292,308,593       494,574,735       511,557,010       1,695,000  

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     510,119       132,744       90,668       540,499       468,875       275,286  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Liabilities

     2,363,881,567       644,333,501       376,925,913       495,115,234       1,766,985,081       188,977,058  
    


 


 


 


 


 


NET ASSETS

   $ 3,771,679,135     $ 1,177,379,146     $ 868,401,687     $ 3,616,667,368     $ 3,142,544,460     $ 2,401,378,331  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net assets consist of:

                                                

Paid-in capital

   $ 3,846,692,555     $ 1,222,168,757     $ 896,514,153     $ 3,635,837,840     $ 3,185,272,194     $ 2,465,010,008  

Undistributed net investment income

     13,151,817       3,442,121       1,918,236       22       11,805,975       10,224,878  

Accumulated net realized loss

     (41,825,528 )     (27,226,981 )     (6,353,642 )     (14,157,562 )     (31,249,258 )     (27,331,309 )

Net unrealized depreciation

     (46,339,709 )     (21,004,751 )     (23,677,060 )     (5,012,932 )     (23,284,451 )     (46,525,246 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


NET ASSETS

   $ 3,771,679,135     $ 1,177,379,146     $ 868,401,687     $ 3,616,667,368     $ 3,142,544,460     $ 2,401,378,331  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Shares outstanding

     47,100,000       14,200,000       9,500,000       35,200,000       31,400,000       22,400,000  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net asset value per share

   $ 80.08     $ 82.91     $ 91.41     $ 102.75     $ 100.08     $ 107.20  
    


 


 


 


 


 



a The Funds’ investment adviser is an affiliate of the issuers. See Note 2.
b Securities on loan with market values of $1,774,156,639, $516,343,496, $289,063,456, $486,843,816, $502,782,385 and $1,654,483, respectively. See Note 5.

See notes to the financial statements.

 

42   2006 iSHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Statements of Operations

iSHARES® TRUST

Year ended February 28, 2006

 

     iShares Lehman

    iShares GS

 
    

1-3 Year

Treasury

Bond Fund


   

7-10 Year

Treasury

Bond Fund


   

20+ Year

Treasury

Bond Fund


   

TIPS

Bond Fund


   

Aggregate

Bond Fund


   

$ InvesTop TM

Corporate

Bond Fund


 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME                                                 

Interest from unaffiliated issuers

   $ 139,118,651     $ 42,327,398     $ 34,542,010     $ 119,768,309 a   $ 65,523,952     $ 120,726,162  

Interest from affiliated issuersb

     —         —         —         —         26,761,754       —    

Securities lending incomec

     2,151,938       848,393       509,241       314,035       538,948       64,468  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total investment income

     141,270,589       43,175,791       35,051,251       120,082,344       92,824,654       120,790,630  
    


 


 


 


 


 


EXPENSES

                                                

Investment advisory fees (Note 2)

     6,037,175       1,551,259       1,148,825       5,549,043       4,530,914       3,696,766  

Proxy fees

     156,020       36,156       33,532       95,659       71,032       106,266  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total expenses

     6,193,195       1,587,415       1,182,357       5,644,702       4,601,946       3,803,032  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net investment income

     135,077,394       41,588,376       33,868,894       114,437,642       88,222,708       116,987,598  
    


 


 


 


 


 


NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

                                                

Net realized gain (loss) from:

                                                

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

     (32,225,055 )     (20,393,261 )     (4,578,751 )     (8,748,769 )     (19,021,880 )     (22,414,745 )

In-kind redemptions

     (5,831,639 )     5,186,124       24,536,231       6,667,288       —         893,305  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net realized gain (loss)

     (38,056,694 )     (15,207,137 )     19,957,480       (2,081,481 )     (19,021,880 )     (21,521,440 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (17,012,252 )     (10,010,704 )     (7,015,936 )     (33,098,547 )     (17,014,253 )     (68,444,863 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (55,068,946 )     (25,217,841 )     12,941,544       (35,180,028 )     (36,036,133 )     (89,966,303 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 80,008,448     $ 16,370,535     $ 46,810,438     $ 79,257,614     $ 52,186,575     $ 27,021,295  
    


 


 


 


 


 



a Includes monthly inflationary and deflationary adjustments to income. See Note 1.
b The Funds’ investment adviser is an affiliate of the issuers. See Note 2.
c Includes income earned from issuers of which the Funds’ investment adviser is an affiliate. See Note 2.

See notes to the financial statements.

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS   43


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

iSHARES® TRUST

 

   

iShares Lehman

1-3 Year

Treasury Bond Fund


   

iShares Lehman

7-10 Year

Treasury Bond Fund


   

iShares Lehman

20+ Year

Treasury Bond Fund


 
   

Year ended

February 28, 2006


   

Year ended

February 28, 2005


   

Year ended

February 28, 2006


   

Year ended

February 28, 2005


   

Year ended

February 28, 2006


   

Year ended

February 28, 2005


 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                                               

OPERATIONS:

                                               

Net investment income

  $ 135,077,394     $ 41,760,061     $ 41,588,376     $ 22,213,487     $ 33,868,894     $ 19,343,756  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (38,056,694 )     (11,595,859 )     (15,207,137 )     (6,032,253 )     19,957,480       29,452,107  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (17,012,252 )     (36,788,143 )     (10,010,704 )     (10,353,511 )     (7,015,936 )     (6,727,298 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    80,008,448       (6,623,941 )     16,370,535       5,827,723       46,810,438       42,068,565  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Undistributed net investment income included in the price of capital shares issued or redeemed

    1,050,000       961,000       937,000       515,000       59,000       909,000  
   


 


 


 


 


 


DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

                                               

From net investment income

    (126,416,707 )     (39,084,864 )     (39,810,668 )     (21,322,522 )     (33,869,183 )     (18,496,162 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Total distributions to shareholders

    (126,416,707 )     (39,084,864 )     (39,810,668 )     (21,322,522 )     (33,869,183 )     (18,496,162 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                                               

Proceeds from shares sold

    2,851,837,622       1,560,418,824       1,283,399,993       1,299,910,453       5,619,523,008       4,355,114,374  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (1,764,161,262 )     (334,745,805 )     (850,617,249 )     (717,116,614 )     (5,512,144,004 )     (3,897,269,213 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

    1,087,676,360       1,225,673,019       432,782,744       582,793,839       107,379,004       457,845,161  
   


 


 


 


 


 


INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

    1,042,318,101       1,180,925,214       410,279,611       567,814,040       120,379,259       482,326,564  

NET ASSETS:

                                               

Beginning of year

    2,729,361,034       1,548,435,820       767,099,535       199,285,495       748,022,428       265,695,864  
   


 


 


 


 


 


End of year

  $ 3,771,679,135     $ 2,729,361,034     $ 1,177,379,146     $ 767,099,535     $ 868,401,687     $ 748,022,428  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of year

  $ 13,151,817     $ 4,716,845     $ 3,442,121     $ 2,103,154     $ 1,918,236     $ 1,918,525  
   


 


 


 


 


 


SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED:

                                               

Shares sold

    35,400,000       19,100,000       15,200,000       15,300,000       61,200,000       50,000,000  

Shares redeemed

    (22,000,000 )     (4,100,000 )     (10,100,000 )     (8,500,000 )     (60,000,000 )     (44,700,000 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net increase in shares outstanding

    13,400,000       15,000,000       5,100,000       6,800,000       1,200,000       5,300,000  
   


 


 


 


 


 


See notes to the financial statements.

 

44   2006 iSHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

 

    

iShares Lehman

TIPS

Bond Fund


   

iShares Lehman

Aggregate

Bond Fund


   

iShares

GS $ InvesTopTM

Corporate

Bond Fund


 
    

Year ended

February 28, 2006


   

Year ended

February 28, 2005


   

Year ended

February 28, 2006


   

Year ended

February 28, 2005


   

Year ended

February 28, 2006


   

Year ended

February 28, 2005


 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                                                

OPERATIONS:

                                                

Net investment income

   $ 114,437,642     $ 43,305,547     $ 88,222,708     $ 20,552,387     $ 116,987,598     $ 117,048,586  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (2,081,481 )     (3,740,914 )     (19,021,880 )     6,108,089       (21,521,440 )     23,961,255  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (33,098,547 )     13,777,982       (17,014,253 )     (10,290,150 )     (68,444,863 )     (63,578,079 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     79,257,614       53,342,615       52,186,575       16,370,326       27,021,295       77,431,762  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Undistributed net investment income included in the price of capital shares issued or redeemed

     5,719,000       3,084,000       —         —         559,000       352,000  
    


 


 


 


 


 


DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

                                                

From net investment income

     (142,905,626 )     (43,145,685 )     (91,986,737 )     (24,078,772 )     (116,439,147 )     (116,525,219 )

Return of capital

     (1,298,777 )     (3,958,248 )     —         —         —         —    
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total distributions to shareholders

     (144,204,403 )     (47,103,933 )     (91,986,737 )     (24,078,772 )     (116,439,147 )     (116,525,219 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                                                

Proceeds from shares sold

     2,186,814,185       1,471,422,838       1,890,527,411       1,010,969,235       1,252,423,816       1,238,269,496  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (517,005,928 )     (63,329,690 )     —         (62,243,193 )     (1,317,104,628 )     (1,137,051,506 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

     1,669,808,257       1,408,093,148       1,890,527,411       948,726,042       (64,680,812 )     101,217,990  
    


 


 


 


 


 


INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     1,610,580,468       1,417,415,830       1,850,727,249       941,017,596       (153,539,664 )     62,476,533  

NET ASSETS:

                                                

Beginning of year

     2,006,086,900       588,671,070       1,291,817,211       350,799,615       2,554,917,995       2,492,441,462  
    


 


 


 


 


 


End of year

   $ 3,616,667,368     $ 2,006,086,900     $ 3,142,544,460     $ 1,291,817,211     $ 2,401,378,331     $ 2,554,917,995  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of year

   $ 22     $ —       $ 11,805,975     $ 4,363,674     $ 10,224,878     $ 10,056,582  
    


 


 


 


 


 


SHARES ISSUED AND REDEEMED:

                                                

Shares sold

     21,100,000       14,100,000       18,700,000       9,900,000       11,400,000       11,100,000  

Shares redeemed

     (5,000,000 )     (600,000 )     —         (600,000 )     (12,000,000 )     (10,200,000 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding

     16,100,000       13,500,000       18,700,000       9,300,000       (600,000 )     900,000  
    


 


 


 


 


 


See notes to the financial statements.

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  45


Financial Highlights

iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Fund

 
    

Year ended

Feb. 28, 2006


   

Year ended

Feb. 28, 2005


   

Year ended

Feb. 29, 2004


   

Period from

Jul. 22, 2002a

to

Feb. 28, 2003


 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 80.99     $ 82.80     $ 82.40     $ 81.01  
    


 


 


 


Income from investment operations:

                                

Net investment income

     2.66       1.66       1.31       0.84  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1.05 )     (1.84 )     0.40       1.32  
    


 


 


 


Total from investment operations

     1.61       (0.18 )     1.71       2.16  
    


 


 


 


Less distributions from:

                                

Net investment income

     (2.52 )     (1.63 )     (1.31 )     (0.77 )
    


 


 


 


Total distributions

     (2.52 )     (1.63 )     (1.31 )     (0.77 )
    


 


 


 


Net asset value, end of period

   $ 80.08     $ 80.99     $ 82.80     $ 82.40  
    


 


 


 


Total return

     2.01 %     (0.21 )%     2.11 %     2.66 %b
    


 


 


 


Ratios/Supplemental data:

                                

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 3,771,679     $ 2,729,361     $ 1,548,436     $ 922,908  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsc

     0.15 %d     0.15 %     0.15 %     0.15 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsc

     3.36 %     2.11 %     1.63 %     1.80 %

Portfolio turnover ratee

     83 %     106 %     21 %     44 %

a Commencement of operations.
b Not annualized.
c Annualized for periods of less than one year.
d Includes proxy fees.
e Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to the financial statements.

 

46   2006 iSHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Financial Highlights (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund

 
    

Year ended

Feb. 28, 2006


   

Year ended

Feb. 28, 2005


   

Year ended

Feb. 29, 2004


   

Period from

Jul. 22, 2002a

to

Feb. 28, 2003


 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 84.30     $ 86.65     $ 87.10     $ 82.13  
    


 


 


 


Income from investment operations:

                                

Net investment income

     3.29       2.88       3.43       1.99  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1.43 )     (2.05 )     (0.68 )     5.04  
    


 


 


 


Total from investment operations

     1.86       0.83       2.75       7.03  
    


 


 


 


Less distributions from:

                                

Net investment income

     (3.25 )     (3.18 )     (3.20 )     (1.68 )

Net realized gain

     —         —         —         (0.38 )b
    


 


 


 


Total distributions

     (3.25 )     (3.18 )     (3.20 )     (2.06 )
    


 


 


 


Net asset value, end of period

   $ 82.91     $ 84.30     $ 86.65     $ 87.10  
    


 


 


 


Total return

     2.21 %     1.06 %     3.26 %     8.64 %c
    


 


 


 


Ratios/Supplemental data:

                                

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 1,177,379     $ 767,100     $ 199,285     $ 444,194  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.15 %e     0.15 %     0.15 %     0.15 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     4.02 %     3.75 %     3.59 %     3.79 %

Portfolio turnover ratef

     94 %     121 %     74 %     54 %

a Commencement of operations.
b Represents all short-term gain distributions. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.
c Not annualized.
d Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e Includes proxy fees.
f Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to the financial statements.

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

  47


Financial Highlights (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund

 
    

Year ended

Feb. 28, 2006


   

Year ended

Feb. 28, 2005


   

Year ended

Feb. 29, 2004


   

Period from

Jul. 22, 2002a

to

Feb. 28, 2003


 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 90.12     $ 88.57     $ 90.52     $ 82.69  
    


 


 


 


Income from investment operations:

                                

Net investment income

     4.12       4.00       4.35       2.79  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.32       1.68       (1.72 )     7.29  
    


 


 


 


Total from investment operations

     5.44       5.68       2.63       10.08  
    


 


 


 


Less distributions from:

                                

Net investment income

     (4.15 )     (4.13 )     (4.58 )     (2.20 )

Net realized gain

     —         —         —         (0.05 )b
    


 


 


 


Total distributions

     (4.15 )     (4.13 )     (4.58 )     (2.25 )
    


 


 


 


Net asset value, end of period

   $ 91.41     $ 90.12     $ 88.57     $ 90.52  
    


 


 


 


Total return

     6.12 %     6.72 %     3.11 %     12.31 %c
    


 


 


 


Ratios/Supplemental data:

                                

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 868,402     $ 748,022     $ 265,696     $ 316,828  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.15 %e     0.15 %     0.15 %     0.15 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     4.42 %     4.71 %     4.84 %     4.92 %

Portfolio turnover ratef

     25 %     18 %     31 %     7 %

a Commencement of operations.
b Represents all short-term gain distributions. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.
c Not annualized.
d Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e Includes proxy fees.
f Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to the financial statements.

 

48   2006 iSHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Financial Highlights (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares Lehman TIPS Bond Fund

 
    

Year ended

Feb. 28, 2006


   

Year ended

Feb. 28, 2005


   

Period from

Dec. 4, 2003a

to

Feb. 29, 2004


 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 105.03     $ 105.12     $ 100.92  
    


 


 


Income from investment operations:

                        

Net investment income (loss)b

     4.29       3.74       (0.06 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1.15 )     0.48       4.38  
    


 


 


Total from investment operations

     3.14       4.22       4.32  
    


 


 


Less distributions from:

                        

Net investment income

     (5.37 )     (3.95 )     (0.02 )

Return of capital

     (0.05 )     (0.36 )     (0.10 )
    


 


 


Total distributions

     (5.42 )     (4.31 )     (0.12 )
    


 


 


Net asset value, end of period

   $ 102.75     $ 105.03     $ 105.12  
    


 


 


Total return

     3.04 %     4.16 %     4.29 %c
    


 


 


Ratios/Supplemental data:

                        

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 3,616,667     $ 2,006,087     $ 588,671  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.20 %e     0.20 %     0.20 %

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assetsd

     4.12 %     3.60 %     (0.25 )%

Portfolio turnover ratef

     13 %     32 %     2 %

a Commencement of operations.
b Based on average shares outstanding throughout each period.
c Not annualized.
d Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e Includes proxy fees.
f Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to the financial statements.

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

  49


Financial Highlights (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares Lehman Aggregate Bond Fund

 
    

Year ended

Feb. 28, 2006


   

Year ended

Feb. 28, 2005


   

Period from

Sep. 22, 2003a

to

Feb. 29, 2004


 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 101.72     $ 103.18     $ 100.92  
    


 


 


Income from investment operations:

                        

Net investment income

     3.83       3.73       1.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (1.32 )     (1.62 )     2.34  
    


 


 


Total from investment operations

     2.51       2.11       3.46  
    


 


 


Less distributions from:

                        

Net investment income

     (4.15 )     (3.57 )     (1.20 )
    


 


 


Total distributions

     (4.15 )     (3.57 )     (1.20 )
    


 


 


Net asset value, end of period

   $ 100.08     $ 101.72     $ 103.18  
    


 


 


Total return

     2.53 %     2.11 %     3.46 %b
    


 


 


Ratios/Supplemental data:

                        

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 3,142,544     $ 1,291,817     $ 350,800  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsc

     0.20 %d     0.20 %     0.20 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsc

     3.89 %     2.90 %     2.47 %

Portfolio turnover ratee,f

     456 %     457 %     165 %

a Commencement of operations.
b Not annualized.
c Annualized for periods of less than one year.
d Includes proxy fees.
e Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.
f Portfolio turnover rates include to-be-announced transactions. See Note 1.

See notes to the financial statements.

 

50   2006 iSHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Financial Highlights (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     iShares GS $ InvesTop™ Corporate Bond Fund

 
     Year ended
Feb. 28, 2006


    Year ended
Feb. 28, 2005


    Year ended
Feb. 29, 2004


   

Period from
Jul. 22, 2002a

to

Feb. 28, 2003


 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 111.08     $ 112.78     $ 110.46     $ 103.03  
    


 


 


 


Income from investment operations:

                                

Net investment income

     5.15       5.18       5.35       3.24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     (3.92 )     (1.70 )     2.44       7.12  
    


 


 


 


Total from investment operations

     1.23       3.48       7.79       10.36  
    


 


 


 


Less distributions from:

                                

Net investment income

     (5.11 )     (5.18 )     (5.38 )     (2.93 )

Net realized gain

     —         —         (0.09 )b     —    
    


 


 


 


Total distributions

     (5.11 )     (5.18 )     (5.47 )     (2.93 )
    


 


 


 


Net asset value, end of period

   $ 107.20     $ 111.08     $ 112.78     $ 110.46  
    


 


 


 


Total return

     1.12 %     3.24 %     7.29 %     10.22 %c
    


 


 


 


Ratios/Supplemental data:

                                

Net assets, end of period (000s)

   $ 2,401,378     $ 2,554,918     $ 2,492,441     $ 2,076,579  

Ratio of expenses to average net assetsd

     0.15 %e     0.15 %     0.15 %     0.15 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assetsd

     4.75 %     4.71 %     4.83 %     5.38 %

Portfolio turnover ratef

     71 %     32 %     0 %     20 %

a Commencement of operations.
b Represents all short-term gain distributions. Short-term gain distributions are treated as ordinary income dividends for tax purposes.
c Not annualized.
d Annualized for periods of less than one year.
e Includes proxy fees.
f Portfolio turnover rates exclude portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of processing capital share transactions in Creation Units.

See notes to the financial statements.

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

  51


Notes to the Financial Statements

iSHARES® TRUST

iShares Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was established as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated December 16, 1999. As of February 28, 2006, the Trust offered 77 investment portfolios or funds.

These financial statements relate only to the iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Fund, iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund, iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund, iShares Lehman TIPS Bond Fund, iShares Lehman Aggregate Bond Fund, and iShares GS $ InvesTopTM Corporate Bond Fund, (each, a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”).

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, as indicated in the name of each Fund. The investment adviser uses a “passive” or index approach to achieve each Fund’s investment objective. Each of the Funds is classified as a diversified fund under the 1940 Act, except for the iShares GS $ InvesTopTM Corporate Bond Fund, which is classified as a non-diversified fund. Non-diversified funds generally hold securities of fewer companies than diversified funds and may be more susceptible to the risks associated with these particular companies, or to a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers and trustees 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 Trust in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for investment companies. The preparation of the 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.

SECURITY VALUATION

The securities and other assets of each Fund are generally valued using market valuations. A market valuation generally means a valuation (i) obtained from an exchange, a pricing service or a major market maker (or dealer), (ii) based on a price quotation or other equivalent indication of value supplied by an exchange, a pricing service or a major market maker (or dealer) or (iii) based on amortized cost. In the case of shares of funds that are not traded on an exchange, a market valuation means such fund’s published net asset value per share. The investment adviser may use various pricing services or discontinue the use of any pricing service. A price obtained from a pricing service based on such pricing service’s valuation matrix may be considered a market valuation. In the event that current market valuations are not readily available or such valuations do not reflect current market values, the affected investments will be valued using fair value pricing pursuant to the pricing policy and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).

SECURITY TRANSACTIONS AND INCOME RECOGNITION

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Interest income is accrued daily. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. The Funds amortize premiums and accrete discounts on debt securities purchased, using a constant yield to maturity method.

 

52   2006 iSHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

The inflation-protected public obligations held by the iShares Lehman TIPS Bond Fund are income-generating instruments whose interest and principal payments are adjusted for inflation (or deflation). The inflation (deflation) adjustment is applied to the principal of each bond on a monthly basis and is accounted for as interest income in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.

EQUALIZATION

The Funds use the accounting practice of equalization. This accounting method is used to keep the continuing shareholders’ per share equity in undistributed net investment income from being affected by the continuous sales and redemptions of capital stock. The amounts of equalization are disclosed in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets as undistributed net investment income included in the price of capital shares issued or redeemed.

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income, if any, are declared and distributed at least monthly by each Fund. Distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, generally are declared and distributed at least once a year. 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.

As of February 28, 2006, the tax year-end of the Funds, the components of net accumulated losses on a tax basis were as follows:

 

iShares Bond Fund            


   Undistributed
Ordinary
Income


   Unrealized
Depreciation


    Capital and
Other Losses


    Net
Accumulated
Losses


 

Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury

   $ 13,054,233    $ (46,696,123 )   $ (41,371,530 )   $ (75,013,420 )

Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury

     3,366,472      (23,105,234 )     (25,050,849 )     (44,789,611 )

Lehman 20+ Year Treasury

     1,918,236      (24,700,873 )     (5,329,829 )     (28,112,466 )

Lehman TIPS

     —        (15,493,544 )     (3,676,928 )     (19,170,472 )

Lehman Aggregate

     11,712,221      (41,538,199 )     (12,901,756 )     (42,727,734 )

GS $ InvesTopTM Corporate

     9,786,561      (46,088,143 )     (27,330,095 )     (63,631,677 )

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended February 28, 2006 and February 28, 2005, were as follows:

 

iShares Bond Fund            


   2006

   2005

Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury

             

Distributions paid from:

             

Ordinary income

   $ 126,416,707    $ 39,084,864
    

  

Total Distributions

   $ 126,416,707    $ 39,084,864
    

  

Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury

             

Distributions paid from:

             

Ordinary income

   $ 39,810,668    $ 21,322,522
    

  

Total Distributions

   $ 39,810,668    $ 21,322,522
    

  

 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  53


Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

 

iShares Bond Fund            


   2006

   2005

Lehman 20+ Year Treasury

             

Distributions paid from:

             

Ordinary income

   $ 33,869,183    $ 18,496,162
    

  

Total Distributions

   $ 33,869,183    $ 18,496,162
    

  

Lehman TIPS

             

Distributions paid from:

             

Ordinary income

   $ 142,905,626    $ 43,145,685

Return of capital

     1,298,777      3,958,248
    

  

Total Distributions

   $ 144,204,403    $ 47,103,933
    

  

Lehman Aggregate

             

Distributions paid from:

             

Ordinary income

   $ 91,986,737    $ 24,078,772
    

  

Total Distributions

   $ 91,986,737    $ 24,078,772
    

  

GS $ InvesTopTM Corporate

             

Distributions paid from:

             

Ordinary income

   $ 116,439,147    $ 116,525,219
    

  

Total Distributions

   $ 116,439,147    $ 116,525,219
    

  

FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

Each Fund is treated as a separate entity 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 net income and any net 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 was required for the year ended February 28, 2006.

From November 1, 2005 to February 28, 2006, the Funds incurred net realized capital losses. As permitted by tax regulations, the Funds have elected to defer those losses and treat them as arising in the year ending February 28, 2007, as follows:

 

iShares Bond Fund            


  

Deferred

Net Realized

Capital Losses


Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury

   $ 16,693,636

Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury

     14,685,244

Lehman 20+ Year Treasury

     2,005,417

Lehman TIPS

     774,767

Lehman Aggregate

     7,392,050

GS $ InvesTopTM Corporate

     15,150,978

 

54   2006 iSHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

The Funds had tax basis net capital loss carryforwards as of February 28, 2006, the tax year-end of the Funds, as follows:

 

iShares Bond Fund            


   Expiring
2012


   Expiring
2013


  

Expiring

2014


   Total

Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury

   $ 11,523    $ 2,648,872    $ 22,017,499    $ 24,677,894

Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury

     3,648,187      —        6,717,418      10,365,605

Lehman 20+ Year Treasury

     2,218,753      —        1,105,659      3,324,412

Lehman TIPS

     —        2,389,570      512,591      2,902,161

Lehman Aggregate

     —        1,089,293      4,420,413      5,509,706

GS $ InvesTopTM Corporate

     —        4,185,823      7,993,294      12,179,117

Net capital loss carryforwards may be applied against any net realized taxable gains in each succeeding year or until their respective expiration dates, whichever occurs first.

For the year ended February 28, 2006, certain Funds realized net capital gains or losses resulting from in-kind redemptions of large blocks of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”). 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 gains or losses to paid-in-capital at the end of the Funds’ tax year. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. The net realized in-kind gains or losses for the year ended February 28, 2006 are disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Operations.

As of February 28, 2006, the aggregate unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

iShares Bond Fund            


   Tax Cost

   Unrealized
Appreciation


   Unrealized
Depreciation


   

Net

Unrealized
Depreciation


 

Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury

   $ 5,601,088,237    $ 463    $ (46,696,586 )   $ (46,696,123 )

Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury

     1,725,674,093      28,487      (23,133,721 )     (23,105,234 )

Lehman 20+ Year Treasury

     1,187,889,324      133,940      (24,834,813 )     (24,700,873 )

Lehman TIPS

     4,110,689,522      16,736,902      (32,230,446 )     (15,493,544 )

Lehman Aggregate

     4,761,673,998      5,707,993      (47,246,192 )     (41,538,199 )

GS $ InvesTopTM Corporate

     2,413,707,311      4,506,407      (50,594,550 )     (46,088,143 )

Differences between cost for financial statement purposes and cost for tax purposes are primarily due to deferred wash sale losses.

WHEN-ISSUED/TBA TRANSACTIONS

The iShares Lehman Aggregate Bond Fund may purchase mortgage pass-through securities on a when-issued or to-be-announced (“TBA”) basis, with payment and delivery scheduled for a future date. The Fund may enter into a TBA agreement, sell the obligation to purchase the pools stipulated in the TBA agreement prior to the stipulated settlement date and enter into a new TBA agreement for future delivery of pools of mortgage pass-through securities (a “TBA roll”). A TBA roll is treated by the Fund as a purchase transaction and a sale transaction in which the Fund realizes a gain or loss. The Fund’s use of TBA rolls may cause the Fund to experience higher portfolio turnover, higher transaction costs and to allocate larger short-term capital gain distributions to shareholders. The Fund could be exposed to possible risk if there is adverse market action, expenses or delays in connection with the TBA transactions or if the counterparty fails to complete the transaction.

 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with banks and securities dealers. These transactions involve the purchase of securities with a simultaneous commitment to resell the securities to the bank or the dealer at an agreed-upon date and price. A repurchase agreement is accounted for as an investment by the Fund, collateralized by securities, which are delivered to the Fund’s custodian, or to an agent bank under a tri-party agreement. The securities are marked-to-market daily and additional securities are acquired as needed, to ensure that their value equals or exceeds the repurchase price plus accrued interest.

2. AGREEMENTS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Trust, Barclays Global Fund Advisors (“BGFA”) manages the investment of each Fund’s assets. BGFA is a California corporation indirectly owned by Barclays Bank PLC. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, BGFA is responsible for all expenses (“Covered Expenses”) of the Trust, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, legal, audit and other services, except interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses connected with the execution of portfolio transactions, distribution fees and extraordinary expenses. Expenses related to the organization and initial registration of the Trust were borne by BGFA.

For its investment advisory services to each Fund, BGFA is entitled to an annual investment advisory fee based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

iShares Bond Fund            


   Investment
Advisory Fee


 

Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury

   0.15 %

Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury

   0.15  

Lehman 20+ Year Treasury

   0.15  

Lehman TIPS

   0.20  

Lehman Aggregate

   0.20  

GS $ InvesTopTM Corporate

   0.15  

Investors Bank & Trust Company (“Investors Bank”) serves as administrator, custodian and transfer agent for the Trust. As compensation for its services, Investors Bank receives certain out-of-pocket costs, transaction fees and asset-based fees, which are accrued daily and paid monthly. These fees and expenses are Covered Expenses as defined above.

SEI Investments Distribution Co. (“SEI”) serves as each Fund’s underwriter and distributor of the shares of each Fund, pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with the Trust. SEI does not receive a fee from the Funds for its distribution services.

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Funds are permitted to lend portfolio securities to Barclays Capital, Inc. (“BarCap”). Pursuant to the same exemptive order, Barclays Global Investors, N.A. (“BGI”) serves as securities lending agent for the Trust. BarCap and BGI are affiliates of BGFA, the Funds’ investment adviser. As securities lending agent, BGI receives, as fees, a share of the income earned on investment of the cash collateral received for the loan of securities. For the year ended February 28, 2006, BGI earned securities lending agent fees as follows:

 

iShares Bond Fund            


   Securities Lending
Agent Fees


Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury

   $ 2,151,938

Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury

     848,393

Lehman 20+ Year Treasury

     509,241

Lehman TIPS

     314,035

Lehman Aggregate

     538,948

GS $ InvesTopTM Corporate

     64,468

 

56   2006 iSHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, each Fund may invest in the Institutional Shares of the Government Money Market Fund (“GMMF”), Institutional Money Market Fund (“IMMF”) and Prime Money Market Fund (“PMMF”) of Barclays Global Investors Funds. The GMMF, IMMF and PMMF are feeder funds in a master/feeder fund structure that invest substantially all of their assets in the Government Money Market Master Portfolio, Money Market Master Portfolio and Prime Money Market Master Portfolio (collectively, the “Master Portfolios”), respectively, which are managed by BGFA, the Funds’ investment adviser. The GMMF, IMMF and PMMF are open-end money market funds available to institutional and accredited investors, including other investment companies managed by BGFA. The GMMF, IMMF and PMMF seek a high level of income consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital. While the GMMF, IMMF and PMMF do not directly charge an investment advisory fee, the Master Portfolios in which they invest do charge an investment advisory fee. Income distributions from the GMMF, IMMF and PMMF are declared daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Income distributions earned by the Funds from temporary cash investments or from investment of securities lending collateral are recorded as either interest from affiliated issuers or securities lending income, respectively, in the accompanying Statements of Operations.

The following table provides information about the investment by the iShares Lehman Aggregate Bond Fund in shares of issuers of which BGFA is an affiliate, for the year ended February 28, 2006, including income earned from these affiliated issuers.

 

iShares Bond Fund and

Name of Affiliated Issuer            


  

Number of
Shares Held
Beginning
of Year

(in 000s)


   Gross
Additions
(in 000s)


   Gross
Reductions
(in 000s)


   Number of
Shares Held
End of Year
(in 000s)


  

Value at

End of Year


   Interest
Income


Lehman Aggregate

                                 

PMMF

   406,878    697,404    92,446    1,011,836    $ 1,011,835,588    $ 26,761,754

During the year ended February 28, 2006, the Funds invested cash collateral from securities on loan in a joint investment account with other investment funds managed by BGFA (See Note 5). The joint account invested in the GMMF, IMMF and PMMF. Due to the nature of the structure of the joint account, the information needed to isolate the activity at the Fund level is not available. As such, the information reported above does not include the Fund’s holdings of the GMMF, IMMF and PMMF in connection with the investment of collateral for securities on loan.

As of February 28, 2006, certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of BGI.

3. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments (excluding in-kind transactions and short-term investments) for the year ended February 28, 2006, were as follows:

 

     U.S. Government Obligations

   Other Securities

iShares Bond Fund            


   Purchases

   Sales

   Purchases

   Sales

Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury

   $ 3,266,461,270    $ 3,272,244,548    $ —      $ —  

Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury

     979,275,407      962,866,194      —        —  

Lehman 20+ Year Treasury

     187,870,508      184,714,536      —        —  

Lehman TIPS

     372,067,295      446,762,641      —        —  

Lehman Aggregate

     10,722,944,832      10,067,406,900      177,741,490      170,550,537

GS $ InvesTop™ Corporate

     —        —        1,736,697,026      1,731,504,705

 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

In-kind transactions (See Note 4) for the year ended February 28, 2006, were as follows:

 

iShares Bond Fund            


   In-kind Purchases

   In-kind Sales

Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury

   $ 2,827,756,064    $ 1,748,611,982

Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury

     1,260,853,774      835,593,212

Lehman 20+ Year Treasury

     5,546,076,770      5,439,766,709

Lehman TIPS

     2,173,518,362      510,354,158

Lehman Aggregate

     1,214,040,963      —  

GS $ InvesTop™ Corporate

     1,236,912,334      1,298,910,752

4. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

As of February 28, 2006, there were an unlimited number of no par value capital shares of beneficial interest authorized by the Trust. Capital shares are issued and redeemed by each Fund only in Creation Units or multiples thereof. 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 generally consists of the in-kind contribution of a designated portfolio of securities constituting a portfolio sampling representation of the securities involved in the relevant Fund’s underlying index and an amount of cash. In the case of the iShares Lehman Aggregate Bond Fund, a portion of the designated portfolio of securities are purchased through TBA transactions, in which case the Fund generally requires the substitution of an amount of cash equivalent to the price of the securities involved in such TBA transactions. Investors purchasing and redeeming Creation Units in the iShares GS $ InvesTopTM Corporate Bond Fund and the iShares Lehman Aggregate Bond Fund pay a purchase transaction fee and a redemption transaction fee directly to Investors Bank, the administrator, to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.

5. 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 market value of the loaned securities plus the interest accrued on such securities. The collateral is maintained thereafter, at a value equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the securities on loan plus accrued interest. The risks to the Funds of securities lending are that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or may not return the securities when due.

As of February 28, 2006, the Funds had loaned securities which were collateralized by cash. Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the cash collateral received was invested in a joint account with other investment funds managed by BGFA. The joint account invests in securities with remaining maturities of 397 days or less, repurchase agreements and money market mutual funds, including money market funds managed by BGFA. Repurchase agreements held in the joint account are fully collateralized by U.S. Government securities and non-U.S. Government debt securities. Income from the joint account is allocated daily to each Fund, based on each Fund’s portion of the total cash collateral received. The market value of the securities on loan as of February 28, 2006 and the value of the related collateral are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Securities lending income, which is disclosed in the Funds’ Statements of Operations, is presented net of rebates paid to, or fees paid by, borrowers.

 

58   2006 iSHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

iShares Trust:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury Bond, iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury Bond, iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond, iShares Lehman TIPS Bond, iShares Lehman Aggregate Bond and iShares GS $ InvesTopTM Corporate Bond Funds, each a Fund of the iShares Bond Funds Series (the “Funds”), at February 28, 2006, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, and the changes in each of their net assets and their financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at February 28, 2006 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Francisco, California

April 21, 2006

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

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Tax Information (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

Under Section 871(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Funds hereby designate the following amounts as “interest-related dividend” for the year ended February 28, 2006:

 

iShares Bond Fund            


  

Interest-

Related
Dividend


Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury

   $ 84,845,747

Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury

     19,701,228

Lehman 20+ Year Treasury

     23,395,164

Lehman TIPS

     107,615,325

Lehman Aggregate

     66,966,760

GS $ InvestTopTM Corporate

     110,153,681

 

60   2006 iSHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

The tables that follow present information about the differences between the daily market price on secondary markets for shares of an iShares Fund and that Fund’s net asset value. Net asset value, or “NAV”, is the price per share at which each Fund issues and redeems shares. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing mutual fund shares. The “Market Price” of each iShares Fund generally is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the stock exchange on which the shares of such Fund is listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Each Fund’s Market Price may be at, above or below its NAV. The NAV of each Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of its portfolio holdings. The Market Price of each Fund will fluctuate in accordance with changes in its NAV, as well as market supply and demand.

Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a percentage) between the NAV and Market Price of a Fund on a given day, generally at the time NAV is calculated. A premium is the amount that a Fund is trading above the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV. A discount is the amount that a Fund is trading below the reported NAV, expressed as a percentage of the NAV.

The following information shows the frequency distributions of premiums and discounts for each of the iShares Funds included in this report. The information shown for each Fund is for each full calendar quarter completed after the inception date of such Fund through December 31, 2005, the date of the most recent calendar quarter end. The specific periods covered for each Fund are disclosed in the table for such Fund.

Each line in the table shows the number of trading days in which the iShares Fund traded within the premium/discount range indicated. The number of trading days in each premium/discount range is also shown as a percentage of the total number of trading days in the period covered by each table. All data presented here represents past performance, which cannot be used to predict future results.

iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Fund

Period Covered: October 1, 2002 through December 31, 2005

 

     Number
of Days


   Percentage of
Total Days


 

Between 0.5% and –0.5%

   819    100.00 %
    
  

     819    100.00 %
    
  

iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Fund

Period Covered: October 1, 2002 through December 31, 2005

 

     Number
of Days


   Percentage of
Total Days


 

Greater than 0.5%

   1    0.12 %

Between 0.5% and –0.5%

   818    99.88  
    
  

     819    100.00 %
    
  

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

  61


Supplemental Information (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund

Period Covered: October 1, 2002 through December 31, 2005

 

     Number
of Days


   Percentage of
Total Days


 

Greater than 0.5%

   2    0.24 %

Between 0.5% and –0.5%

   816    99.64  

Less than –0.5%

   1    0.12  
    
  

     819    100.00 %
    
  

iShares Lehman TIPS Bond Fund

Period Covered: January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2005

 

     Number
of Days


   Percentage of
Total Days


 

Greater than 0.5%

   3    0.60 %

Between 0.5% and –0.5%

   501    99.40  
    
  

     504    100.00 %
    
  

iShares Lehman Aggregate Bond Fund

Period Covered: October 1, 2003 through December 31, 2005

 

     Number
of Days


   Percentage of
Total Days


 

Greater than 0.5% and Less than 1.0%

   35    6.16 %

Between 0.5% and –0.5%

   533    93.84  
    
  

     568    100.00 %
    
  

iShares GS $ InvesTop™ Corporate Bond Fund

Period Covered: October 1, 2002 through December 31, 2005

 

     Number
of Days


   Percentage of
Total Days


 

Greater than 1.0%

   13    1.59 %

Greater than 0.5% and Less than 1.0%

   133    16.24  

Between 0.5% and –0.5%

   672    82.04  

Less than –0.5%

   1    0.13  
    
  

     819    100.00 %
    
  

 

62   2006 iSHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Trustee Information (Unaudited)

iSHARES® TRUST

The Board of Trustees has responsibility for the overall management and operations of the Trust, including general supervision of the duties performed by BGFA and other service providers. Each Trustee serves until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified.

iShares Trust, iShares, Inc., Barclays Global Investors Funds and Master Investment Portfolio are considered to be members of the same fund complex, as defined in Form N-1A under the 1940 Act. Each Trustee of iShares Trust also serves as a Director for iShares, Inc. and oversees 101 portfolios within the fund complex. In addition, Lee T. Kranefuss and Richard K. Lyons each serves as a Trustee for Barclays Global Investors Funds and Master Investment Portfolio and oversees 126 portfolios within the fund complex.

Unless otherwise noted in the tables below, the address for each Trustee is 45 Fremont Street, San Francisco, California 94105. Additional information about the Funds’ Trustees may be found in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-474-2737.

Interested Trustees and Officers

 

Name, Year of Birth            


 

Position(s),

Length of Service


 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years


 

Other Directorships Held


*Lee T. Kranefuss, 1961  

Trustee, Chairman,

and President

(since 2003).

  Chief Executive Officer of Intermediary Investor and Exchange Traded Products Business of BGI (since 2003); Chief Executive Officer of the Individual Investor Business of BGI (1999-2003); Chief Executive Officer, Global Index and Markets Group of BGI (since 2005).   Director (since 2003) of iShares, Inc.; Trustee (since 2001) of Barclays Global Investors Funds and Master Investment Portfolio; Director (since 2003) of BGI Cayman Prime Money Market Fund, Ltd.; Director (since 2003) of iShares PLC and EETF PLC (Dublin).
*John E. Martinez, 1962  

Trustee

(since 2003).

  Co- Chief Executive Officer of Global Index and Markets Group of BGI (2001-2003); Chairman of Barclays Global Investors Services (2000-2003); Chief Executive Officer of Capital Markets Group of BGI (1996-2001).   Director (since 2003) of iShares, Inc.; Director (since 2005) of Real Estate Equity Exchange; Director (since 2003) of Larkin Street Youth Services.

* Lee T. Kranefuss and John E. Martinez are considered to be “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust due to their affiliations with BGFA, the Funds’ investment adviser, and BGFA’s affiliates.

 

TRUSTEE INFORMATION

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Trustee Information (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

Independent Trustees

 

Name, Year of Birth            


 

Position(s),

Length of Service


 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years


 

Other Directorships Held


Richard K. Lyons, 1961  

Trustee

(since 2000).

  Executive Associate Dean (since 2005) and Sylvan Coleman Chair in Finance (since 2004); Acting Dean (2004-2005) and Professor (since 1993), University of California, Berkeley: Haas School of Business; Consultant for IMF World Bank, Federal Reserve Bank and Citibank N.A. (since 2000).   Director (since 2002) of iShares, Inc.; Trustee (since 2001) of Barclays Global Investors Funds and Master Investment Portfolio; Director (since 2003) of BGI Cayman Prime Money Market Fund, Ltd.; Trustee (since 1995) and Chairman of Matthews Asian Funds (oversees 8 portfolios).
George G. C. Parker, 1939  

Trustee

(since 2000).

  Dean Witter Distinguished Professor of Finance (since 1994); Formerly Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Director of MBA Program, Stanford University: Graduate School of Business (1993-2001).   Director (since 2002) of iShares, Inc.; Director (since 1996) of Continental Airlines, Inc.; Director (since 1995) of Community First Financial Group; Director (since 1999) of Tejon Ranch Company; Director (since 2003) of First Republic Bank; Director (since 2004) of Threshold Pharmaceuticals.
W. Allen Reed, 1947  

Trustee

(since 2002).

  President and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors Investment Management Corporation (since 1994); Chief Executive Officer of General Motors Trust Bank (since 2003); Chief Executive Officer of General Motors Trust Company (since 1999).   Director (since 1996) of iShares, Inc.; Director (since 1994) of General Motors Investment Management Corporation; Director and Chairman (since 2003) of General Motors Trust Bank; Director and Chairman (since 1999) of General Motors Trust Company; Director (since 2002) of GMAM ARS Fund I; Director (since 1994) of General Motors Acceptance Corporation; Director (since 1994) of GMAC Insurance Holdings, Inc.; Director (since 1995) of Global Emerging Markets Fund; Director (since 2000) of Temple Inland Industries; Member (since 2004) of Board of Executives of New York Stock Exchange; Member (since 2004) of the Auburn University Foundation Fund Investment Committee; Director (since 2005) of Performance Equity Management, LLC.

 

64   2006 iSHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Trustee Information (Unaudited) (Continued)

iSHARES® TRUST

Independent Trustees (Continued)

 

Name, Year of Birth            


 

Position(s),

Length of Service


 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years


 

Other Directorships Held


Cecilia H. Herbert, 1949

 

Trustee

(since 2005).

  Member of Finance Council, Archdiocese of San Francisco (since 1991); Chair of Investment Committee, Archdiocese of San Francisco (1994-2005).   Director (since 2005) of iShares, Inc.; Trustee (since 2004) of Pacific Select Funds (31 portfolios); Trustee (1992-2003) of the Montgomery Funds (20 portfolios); Trustee (since 2005) of the Thacher School; Director (since 1998) of Catholic Charities CYO; Trustee (1998-2000) of the Groton School; Director (since 2005) of Women’s Forum West (professional association).

Charles A. Hurty, 1943

 

Trustee

(since 2005).

  Partner, KPMG LLP (1968-2001).   Director (since 2005) of iShares, Inc.; Director (since 2002) of GMAM Absolute Return Strategy Fund (1 portfolio); Director (since 2002) of Citigroup Alternative Investments Multi-Adviser Hedge Fund Portfolios LLC (2 portfolios); Director (since 2005) of CSFB Alternative Investments Fund (15 portfolios).

John E. Kerrigan, 1955

 

Trustee

(since 2005).

  Chief Investment Officer, Santa Clara University (since 2002); Managing Director, Merrill Lynch (1994-2002).   Director (since 2005) of iShares, Inc.; Member (since 2004) of Advisory Council for Commonfund Distressed Debt Partners II.
Officer

Name, Year of Birth            


 

Position(s),

Length of Service


 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years


 

Other Directorships Held


Michael A. Latham, 1965   Secretary, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer (since 2002).   Chief Operating Officer of the Intermediary Investor and Exchange Traded Products Business of BGI (since 2003); Director of Mutual Fund Delivery in the U.S. Individual Investor Business of BGI (2000-2003).  

None.

 

TRUSTEE INFORMATION

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The iShares® Family of Funds

The following is a list of iShares Funds being offered, along with their respective exchange trading symbols. Please call 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737) to obtain a prospectus for any iShares Fund. The prospectus contains more complete information, including charges, expenses, investment objectives and risk factors that should be carefully considered to determine if the Fund(s) are an appropriate investment for you. Read the prospectus(es) carefully before investing. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

iShares S&P Domestic Index Funds

iShares S&P 1500 (ISI)

iShares S&P 100 (OEF)

iShares S&P 500 (IVV)

iShares S&P 500 Growth (IVW)

iShares S&P 500 Value (IVE)

iShares S&P MidCap 400 (IJH)

iShares S&P MidCap 400 Growth (IJK)

iShares S&P MidCap 400 Value (IJJ)

iShares S&P SmallCap 600 (IJR)

iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Growth (IJT)

iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Value (IJS)

iShares Domestic Sector Index Funds

iShares Cohen & Steers Realty Majors (ICF)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Sector (IYM)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services Sector (IYC)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Sector (IYK)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Energy Sector (IYE)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Financial Sector (IYF)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Financial Services (IYG)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare Sector (IYH)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Industrial Sector (IYJ)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate (IYR)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Technology Sector (IYW)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Telecommunications Sector (IYZ)

iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average (IYT)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Sector (IDU)

iShares Dow Jones U.S. Total Market (IYY)

iShares Goldman Sachs Natural Resources (IGE)

iShares Goldman Sachs Networking (IGN)

iShares Goldman Sachs Semiconductor (IGW)

iShares Goldman Sachs Software (IGV)

iShares Goldman Sachs Technology (IGM)

iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology (IBB)

iShares Global Index Funds

iShares S&P Global 100 (IOO)

iShares S&P Global Energy Sector (IXC)

iShares S&P Global Financials Sector (IXG)

iShares S&P Global Healthcare Sector (IXJ)

iShares S&P Global Technology Sector (IXN)

iShares S&P Global Telecommunications Sector (IXP)

iShares Russell Index Funds

iShares Russell 3000 (IWV)

iShares Russell 3000 Growth (IWZ)

iShares Russell 3000 Value (IWW)

iShares Russell 1000 (IWB)

iShares Russell 1000 Growth (IWF)

iShares Russell 1000 Value (IWD)

iShares Russell Midcap (IWR)

iShares Russell Midcap Growth (IWP)

iShares Russell Midcap Value (IWS)

iShares Russell 2000 (IWM)

iShares Russell 2000 Growth (IWO)

iShares Russell 2000 Value (IWN)

iShares Russell Microcap™ (IWC)

iShares International Country Index Funds

iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 (FXI)

iShares MSCI Australia (EWA)

iShares MSCI Austria (EWO)

iShares MSCI Belgium (EWK)

iShares MSCI Brazil (EWZ)

iShares MSCI Canada (EWC)

iShares MSCI France (EWQ)

iShares MSCI Germany (EWG)

iShares MSCI Hong Kong (EWH)

iShares MSCI Italy (EWI)

iShares MSCI Japan (EWJ)

iShares MSCI Malaysia (EWM)

iShares MSCI Mexico (EWW)

iShares MSCI Netherlands (EWN)

iShares MSCI Singapore (EWS)

iShares MSCI South Africa (EZA)

iShares MSCI South Korea (EWY)

iShares MSCI Spain (EWP)

iShares MSCI Sweden (EWD)

iShares MSCI Switzerland (EWL)

iShares MSCI Taiwan (EWT)

iShares MSCI United Kingdom (EWU)

iShares S&P/TOPIX 150 (ITF)

iShares Bond Funds

iShares Lehman Aggregate (AGG)

iShares Lehman TIPS (TIP)

iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury (SHY)

iShares Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury (IEF)

iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury (TLT)

iShares GS $ InvesTop™ Corporate (LQD)

iShares Specialty Index Funds

iShares KLD Select SocialSM (KLD)

iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (DVY)

iShares International Index Funds

iShares MSCI EAFE (EFA)

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth (EFG)

iShares MSCI EAFE Value (EFV)

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM)

iShares MSCI EMU (EZU)

iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan (EPP)

iShares S&P Europe 350 (IEV)

iShares S&P Latin America 40 (ILF)

iShares Morningstar Index Funds

iShares Morningstar Large Core (JKD)

iShares Morningstar Large Growth (JKE)

iShares Morningstar Large Value (JKF)

iShares Morningstar Mid Core (JKG)

iShares Morningstar Mid Growth (JKH)

iShares Morningstar Mid Value (JKI)

iShares Morningstar Small Core (JKJ)

iShares Morningstar Small Growth (JKK)

iShares Morningstar Small Value (JKL)

iShares NYSE Index Funds

iShares NYSE Composite (NYC)

iShares NYSE 100 (NY)

iShares® is a registered trademark of Barclays Global Investors, N.A. The iShares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed or issued by Goldman, Sachs & Co. or Lehman Brothers, nor are they sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., Dow Jones & Company, Inc., FTSE/Xinhua Index Limited, KLD Research & Analytics, Inc., Morgan Stanley Capital International, Morningstar, Inc., The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., New York Stock Exchange, Inc., Frank Russell Company, or Standard & Poor’s. None of these companies make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. Neither SEI nor BGI, nor any of their affiliates, are affiliated with the companies listed above. “GS $ InvesTop™” and “Goldman Sachs®” are trademarks of Goldman, Sachs & Co.

An investment in the Fund(s) is not a deposit of a bank and it is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

This advertising section does not constitute part of the 2006 Annual Report.

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66   2006 iSHARES ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


LOGO

 

The iShares Funds are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SEI). Barclays Global Fund Advisors (BGFA) serves as an adviser to the iShares Funds. Barclays Global Investors Services (BGIS) assists in the marketing of the iShares Funds. BGFA and BGIS are subsidiaries of Barclays Global Investors, N.A., a majority owned subsidiary of Barclays Bank PLC, none of which is affiliated with SEI.

“$ InvesTop, TM” “$ InvesTopTM Index,” “GS $ InvesTopTM” and “Goldman Sachs®” are trademarks of Goldman, Sachs & Co. The methodology of the GS $ InvesTopTM Index is owned by Goldman, Sachs & Co., may be covered by one or more patents or pending patent applications and is provided under license from Goldman, Sachs & Co. The iShares Funds are not sponsored, issued or endorsed by Goldman, Sachs & Co. or Lehman Brothers, nor do these companies make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares Funds. Neither SEI nor BGI, nor any of their affiliates, are affiliated with the companies listed above.

©2006 Barclays Global Investors. All rights reserved. iShares® is a registered trademark of Barclays Global Investors, N.A. All other trademarks, servicemarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

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 ended June 30, 2005 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 Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

The Funds’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’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 and monthly basis on the Funds’ website at www.iShares.com.

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.

BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS

BARCLAYS


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

As of February 28, 2006, iShares Trust (the “Registrant”) had adopted a code of ethics that applies to persons appointed by the Registrant’s Board of Trustees as the Chief Executive Officer and President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and/or Chief Accounting Officer, and any persons performing similar functions. For the year ended February 28, 2006, there were no amendments to any provision of this code of ethics, nor were there any waivers granted from any provision of this code of ethics. A copy of this code of ethics is filed with this Form N-CSR under Item 12(a)(1).

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that the Registrant has more than one audit committee financial expert, as that term is defined under Item 3(b) and 3(c), serving on its audit committee. The audit committee financial experts serving on the Registrant’s audit committee are Richard K. Lyons, George C. Parker, W. Allen Reed, Cecilia H. Herbert, Charles A. Hurty and John E. Kerrigan, all of whom are independent, as that term is defined under Item 3(a)(2). Richard K. Lyons holds a PhD in Economics and qualifies as an audit committee financial expert through his many years of university-level (graduate) teaching of accounting and finance-related subjects, his many years of research in the same subjects (including mutual funds), and his extensive experience serving as independent director and as a member of various mutual fund audit committees.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The principal accountant fees disclosed in items 4(a), 4(b), 4(c), 4(d) and 4(g) are for the six series of the Registrant for which the fiscal year-end is February 28, 2006 (the “Funds”), and whose annual financial statements are reported in Item 1.

 

  (a) Audit Fees – The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the Funds’ annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years, were $78,000 for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2005 and $83,850 for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006.

 

  (b) Audit-Related Fees – There were no fees billed for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2005 and February 28, 2006 for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that were reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Funds’ financial statements and are not reported under (a) of this Item.

 

  (c) Tax Fees – The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the review of the Funds’ tax returns and excise tax calculations, were $34,020 for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2005 and $36,572 for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006.

 

  (d) All Other Fees – There were no other fees billed for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2005 and February 28, 2006 for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in (a) through (c) of this Item.

 

  (e) (1) The Registrant’s audit committee charter, as amended in June 2004, provides that the audit committee is responsible for the approval, prior to appointment, of the engagement of the principal accountant to annually audit and provide their opinion on the Registrant’s financial statements. The audit committee must also approve, prior to appointment, the engagement of the principal accountant to provide non-audit services to the Registrant or to any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Registrant’s investment adviser (“Adviser Affiliate”) that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant.

(2) There were no services described in (b) through (d) above (including services required by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X) that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

  (f) None of the hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the Funds’ financial statements for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006 were attributable to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

 

  (g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Registrant’s principal accountant for services rendered to the Funds, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser, and any Adviser Affiliate that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, were $716,324 for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2005 and $905,938 for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006, respectively.

 

  (h) The Registrant’s audit committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser and any Adviser Affiliate that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, if any, are compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence, and has determined that the provision of these services do not compromise the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

The Registrant is a listed issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The


Registrant’s audit committee members are Richard K. Lyons, George C. Parker, W. Allen Reed, Cecilia H. Herbert, Charles A. Hurty and John E. Kerrigan.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

The Funds’ full schedules of investments are included as part of the reports to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

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 Trustees.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The President and 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 Registrant’s 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) Code of Ethics for Senior Officers that is the subject of Item 2 is attached.

(a) (2) Section 302 Certifications are attached.

(a) (3) Not applicable to the Registrant.

(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached.


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 Trust

By:   /s/ Lee T. Kranefuss
  Lee T. Kranefuss, President
  Date: May 2, 2006

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/ Lee T. Kranefuss
  Lee T. Kranefuss, President
  Date: May 2, 2006
By:   /s/ Michael A. Latham
  Michael A. Latham, Principal Financial Officer
  Date: May 2, 2006