Ex.99.906 CERT

N-CSR Exhibit for Item 12(b): CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS

ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Michael Latham, President (Principal Executive Officer), and Jack Gee, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer), of iShares Trust (the “Registrant”), each certify that:

1. The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended July 31, 2013 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date: September 26, 2013	/s/ Michael Latham	President (Principal Executive Officer)
	Michael Latham [Signature]	[Title]

Date: September 26, 2013	/s/ Jack Gee	Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
	Jack Gee [Signature]	[Title]