As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 17, 2020 

Securities Act File No. 333-92935   

Investment Company Act File No. 811-09729 

UNITED STATES  

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  

Washington, D.C. 20549  

FORM N-1A  

REGISTRATION STATEMENT  

UNDER  

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	x
Pre-Effective Amendment No.	o
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,392	x
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	x
Amendment No. 2,392	x

(Check appropriate box or boxes)  

iShares Trust  

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)  

c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company 

1 Lincoln Street 

Mail Stop SFC0805  

Boston, MA 02111 

(Address of Principal Executive Office)(Zip Code) 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code (415) 670-2000 

The Corporation Trust Company 

1209 Orange Street 

Wilmington, DE 19801 

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)  

With Copies to: 

 MARGERY K. NEALE, ESQ.
WILLKIE FARR &
GALLAGHER LLP
787 SEVENTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10019-6099 DEEPA DAMRE, ESQ.  BLACKROCK FUND  ADVISORS  400 HOWARD STREET  SAN FRANCISCO, CA 9410

Continuous  

(August 17, 2020) 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:  

x immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)  

o on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)  

o 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)  

o on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)  

o 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)  

¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.  

If appropriate, check the following box:  

¨ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.  

This filing relates solely to the following Funds, each a series of iShares Trust: 

iShares Asia 50 ETF 

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF 

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 

iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF 

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF 

iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF 

iShares Currency Hedged JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF 

iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF 

iShares Europe ETF 

iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF 

iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF 

iShares Factors US Blend Style ETF 

iShares Factors US Growth Style ETF 

iShares Factors US Mid Blend Style ETF 

iShares Factors US Small Blend Style ETF 

iShares Factors US Value Style ETF 

iShares Focused Value Factor ETF 

iShares Global 100 ETF 

iShares Global Clean Energy ETF 

iShares Global Comm Services ETF 

iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF 

iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF 

iShares Global Energy ETF 

iShares Global Financials ETF 

iShares Global Healthcare ETF 

iShares Global Industrials ETF 

iShares Global Infrastructure ETF 

iShares Global Materials ETF 

iShares Global Tech ETF 

iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF 

iShares Global Utilities ETF 

iShares iBonds Sep 2020 Term Muni Bond ETF 

iShares India 50 ETF 

iShares International Developed Property ETF 

iShares International Dividend Growth ETF 

iShares International Preferred Stock ETF 

iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF 

iShares Latin America 40 ETF 

iShares Micro-Cap ETF 

iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF 

iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF 

iShares North American Natural Resources ETF 

iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF 

iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF 

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF 

iShares Residential Real Estate ETF 

iShares Russell 1000 ETF 

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF 

iShares Russell 1000 Pure U.S. Revenue ETF 

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF 

iShares Russell 2000 ETF 

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF 

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF 

iShares Russell 2500 ETF 

iShares Russell 3000 ETF 

iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF 

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF 

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF 

iShares Russell Top 200 ETF 

iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF 

iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF 

iShares S&P 100 ETF 

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF 

iShares S&P 500 Value ETF 

iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF 

iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF 

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF 

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF 

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF 

iShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF 

iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF 

iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF 

iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF 

iShares U.S. Insurance ETF 

iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF 

iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF 

iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF 

iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF 

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF 

iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF 

iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF 

SIGNATURES 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,392 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of San Francisco and the State of California on the 14^th day of August, 2020. 

iSHARES TRUST  

By:
	Armando Senra*
	President
	Date: August 14, 2020

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,392 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. 

Salim Ramji* 

Trustee 

Date: August 14, 2020 

John E. Martinez* 

Trustee 

Date: August 14, 2020 

Cecilia H. Herbert* 

Trustee 

Date: August 14, 2020 

John E. Kerrigan* 

Trustee 

Date: August 14, 2020 

Robert S. Kapito* 

Trustee 

Date: August 14, 2020 

Madhav V. Rajan* 

Trustee 

Date: August 14, 2020 

Jane D. Carlin* 

Trustee 

Date: August 14, 2020 

____________________________________________________________________ 

Drew E. Lawton* 

Trustee 

Date: August 14, 2020 

___________________________________________________________________ 

Richard L. Fagnani* 

Trustee 

Date: August 14, 2020 

/s/ Trent W. Walker 

Trent W. Walker* 

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer 

Date: August 14, 2020 

 /s/ Trent W. Walker 

* By: Trent W. Walker 

Attorney-in-fact 

Date: August 14, 2020 

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*  Powers of Attorney, each dated January 1, 2020, for Armando Senra, Salim Ramji, Jane D. Carlin, Cecilia H. Herbert, John E. Kerrigan, John E. Martinez, Madhav V. Rajan, Robert S. Kapito, Drew E. Lawton, Richard L. Fagnani and Trent W. Walker are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2,257, filed January 9, 2020. 

EXHIBIT INDEX 

Index No.		Description of Exhibit
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase