0001193125-16-532167.txt : 20160406 0001193125-16-532167.hdr.sgml : 20160406 20160406155805 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-532167 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: AW PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160406 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160406 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: iShares U.S. ETF Company, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001492194 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: AW SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-171938 FILM NUMBER: 161557529 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 HOWARD STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 BUSINESS PHONE: (415) 670-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 HOWARD STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index Fund, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20100518 AW 1 d170848daw.htm AW AW
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400 Howard Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737)

www.iShares.com

April 6, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

RE: iShares U.S. ETF Company, Inc. (the “Company”)

(Securities Act File No. 333-171938;

Investment Company Act File No. 811-22522)

Request for Withdrawal of Amendment

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company hereby requests the withdrawal of the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to Form N-1A filed on December 21, 2011 with respect to iShares Strategic Beta Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”). The pre-effective amendment was filed on Form N-1A/A as referenced below and has not been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as of the date of this letter.

 

Registered Fund Name

   Series Identifier      Pre-Effective
Amendment No.
   Initial Filing Date  

iShares Strategic Beta Emerging Markets Fund

     S000036357       1      12/21/2011   

Subsequent to the filing, the Company decided not to go forward with the offering of the Fund as a series of the Company. No securities were sold in connection with this offering.


If you have any questions, please call Benjamin Haskin of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP at (202) 303-1124.

Very Truly Yours,

iShares U.S. ETF Company, Inc.

 

By:  

/s/ Jack Gee

  Jack Gee
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

BlackRock Investments, LLC

 

By:  

/s/ Deepa Damre

  Deepa Damre
  Managing Director
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