497 1 d245136d497.htm FORM 497 FOR ISHARES TRUST Form 497 for iShares Trust

iShares®

iShares, Inc.

iShares Trust

Supplement dated November 7, 2016

to the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and

Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) for each of the

iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF (REM),

iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING),

iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF (PICK),

iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF (EWI),

iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ),

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF (EWM),

iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF (ERUS),

iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS),

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) and

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU)

(each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”)

The information in this Supplement updates information in, and should be read in conjunction with, the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and SAI for each Fund.

Effective November 7, 2016, the number of shares in a Creation Unit and the approximate value of one Creation Unit of each Fund (as of November 4, 2016) is as follows:

 

Fund   Ticker   Creation Unit Size   Approximate Value of a
Creation Unit as of
November 4, 2016
iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF   REM   50,000 shares per unit   2,086,600
iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF   RING   50,000 shares per unit   1,053,600
iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF   PICK   50,000 shares per unit   1,185,900
iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF   EWI   75,000 shares per unit   1,633,100
iShares MSCI Japan ETF   EWJ   150,000 shares per unit   7,449,600


Fund   Ticker   Creation Unit Size   Approximate Value of a
Creation Unit as of
November 4, 2016
iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF   EWM   75,000 shares per unit   2,371,600
iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF   ERUS   50,000 shares per unit   1,402,000
iShares MSCI Singapore ETF   EWS   50,000 shares per unit   1,033,500
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF   EWT   100,000 shares per unit   3,087,800
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF   EWU   100,000 shares per unit   2,970,800

As a result, all references to Creation Unit size in the Summary Prospectus, Prospectus and SAI for each Fund are hereby revised to the number of shares per unit stated above.

If you have any additional questions, please call 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737).

 

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